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Seeing Red was a unique book that definitely took me a while to get into. The novel started off very slow if I'm being completely honest, however once I hit the middle of the book (and I mean that literally, the pages were split dead even), the whole vibe changed. I understood that this novel was about more than just a tween learning to cope with his father's death, but also much broader themes that included racism, friendship, decision making and mystery. This book was completely unexpected for me and I'm thrilled to have not given up on it!

An absolutely shocking plotline. The entire time I read the book, I couldn't help but picture the Duggars and their perspective on life and the role of women in the household. I was slightly disgusted at the fact that there are women that feel as though their only option is the path their father lays out for them. As I type this, my mother came in to ask which shoe matched her outfit better. In this society, who cares? You'll be married off anyway, whether your outfit looks nice, or like you pulled it out of the trash. You're a wholesome, wonderful girl who is only to take care of the household and your future husband and children. You don't have a place of worth or a meaning to do anything but take care of your family. Education and success is raising healthy babies. It's like the dark ages again.

But aside from my own personal opinions of the plot, the book was very unique and well written. It was a lovely read and really (obviously) made me think about things.

Seriously one of the best love stories I've read recently. I fell in love with Delilah as a character, and Ockler as a writer portrayed her as the perfect, rebellious, teenage girl who would so absolutely despise going to Vermont for a summer. The only complaint I really had was the fact that I basically guessed what was going to happen at the end, as soon as I started reading it. It wasn't a very complex ending, but HOW she got to that ending is what kept me reading the entire time. Her style of writing is lovely, and incredibly descriptive and poetic at times (something that tends to keep my interests peaked).

I was thrilled with some of the quotes I got from this book and some of the issues that were tackled as well as the word 'love' actually wasn't said five-hundred times in the course of a chapter...as a reader, you just knew that it was implied without having to read it. And that I appreciate; Ockler wasn't looking as the reader as someone who didn't understand her characters or their motives. She said what they were thinking, but she left out things that I (as a reader) could add. I knew Delilah and Patrick and they didn't have to say everything.

By the time I got to the end of the book, I began questioning things in my own life, as Delilah did. I would drive past cemeteries and wonder who the people were and what secrets were buried with them. I tended to do that a lot but more frequently now, reading about someone who lost someone so full of hidden secrets and untold stories. I would definitely recommend this, and will be purchasing it, ASAP!

I can't even put into words the amount of joy this book gave me. Through all the tears it brought me, (there were many), I have never read a book that gave me so much. I learned an incredible amount about myself and life in general from this book and it enlightened me enough to realize the things that matter. I've been given a wonderful family that I know I've taken for granted and through this book I realize pain that I put them through without realizing. It might not be as awful as if I had terminal cancer, but I know when I do things to hurt them, it never really sunk in. I realize now. I know that when my boyfriend tries to make me happy and do the littlest of things for me, it isn't for himself but simply for the sake of me smiling. Life can give you a lot of things, including many window panes of glass opportunities just waiting for you to grasp and cherish. The more chances you let slip by, the more panes break; and eventually, they'll all be used up and you'll have nothing left to view the world outside.

I loved the three separate perspectives the book took from three characters who were incredible examples of bravery, courage, independence. The three women who the book focuses on don't have clear cut ideas about love, money or even the English language; they just know they want some of each, whether they admit to it or not. There's never enough. But friendship isn't something they had planned on having and they realized that it was the one thing they needed most.

I loved the book! Great historical facts and left a lot of curiosity brewing within me, wanting to know more about the deadliest disaster in New York City history before September 11th.

I found it really predictable. I kind of knew what was coming, who the bad guy was, who was going to make it to the ending....I don't know. I wasn't impressed. On a supernatural level, I was SO MUCH HAPPIER than twilight or books of that nature (Though every time they mentioned going to Portland, I would think they were in Oregon). I was really happy with their characters and the supernatural abilities because they all made sense. I just wasn't as thrilled with the plot line. I will be picking up the second book in the series though, in hopes maybe it will be something different from this first one.

I will say, however, that I was hoping for a little more...gore. Granted, people died, but the deaths were very non-descriptive. Maybe that's just a personal thing for me, but the whole darkness aura the book gave off made it seem like the type of novel that required death to be described rather than just mentioned. It was pretty decent though, I will say, and I did like it. I don't think it was an absolute favorite though

Incredibly informative, this historical fiction piece gave me so much to consider about one of our founding fathers and how he perceived his invisible children. Unable to acknowledge the fact that he technically had three sons that he would never be about to tell anyone about, Mr. Jefferson must not have had it easy. However, his life as a president and a face for the country to look up to made it impossible for him to look at his sons as anything but he own flesh and blood.

I just finished this and I was obsessed with the idea of modern cupids. However I was very disappointed in the style of writing and the whole story was incredibly predictable. I was yelling at the author while reading the book for writing the plot in such a predictable way. I had hoped for a good love story with an interesting twist, and the concept was brilliant! however the writing was incredibly disappointing.

This book was incredible. I won't lie. Laurie Halse Anderson is amazing, yet again and I can't explain how addicting it was. I couldn't put it down. The story line was great and the relationships between characters was fantastic. It was great because, I know how difficult it is for a woman to write from a man's perspective. And she pulled it off with flying colors. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a good read!

Absolutely wonderful concept! The idea of a society that believes love is the root of all evil is a brilliant idea. I absolutely adored the transformation the main character made throughout the book and developed as a person. I was shocked by the way it ended and I cannot wait to read the 2nd one!