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Extremely well written. The choice of descriptive words gave me chills and the character development was incredible, even in characters like Julia who weren't alive throughout the novel, it was as though we knew her. I didn't however, care much for the ending. I felt as though it wasn't closed enough and the resolution wasn't as solid as I had hoped for.

My favorite quote from this book:

‎"It was one of those fights where the other persons' words burn right through you and apologies don't keep them from scarring."

The book was a good overall concept, but there were just WAY too many characters that were mentioned in all parts of the book. I'd say there were close to 15 supporting characters, that were possibly supposed to be just background characters but they just had too big a role to just be cast off as a background. It was incredibly confusing at points to figure out who was who. The writing itself was alright, nothing fancy. I wasn't impressed at all, and was expecting more from an author who won a Newbery Honor.

A wonderfully, historical take on the New York Subway System. Wasn't expecting to learn so much from the cover, as it portrayed a rather quick read, but instead it was packed with extremely informative paragraphs and unique perspectives on New York in the early 1900s that I definitely wasn't expecting. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone with an interest to learn more. :)

The story line was lovely, as the themes and main idea was well thought out. The style of writing was simply something I could not get used to. I actually had to download the audiobook off itunes in order to get through it. If it were re-written today in modern dialect, I feel like it would be easier to relate to. Overall, a nice read but extremely difficult to get through.

This book gave a very real interpretation of the epidemic that struck Philadelphia in 1793. It is incredibly factual and the story of Maddie is one that could be from any 15 year old from the time. I really liked this book, though it wasn't a favorite. There wasn't anything that was wrong with it, it just didn't click with me as well as I had hoped.

The book in entirety was a wonderful read, but the part that it focused on the Titanic, was very short and completely unrealistic. I know the jist of the book was focusing on the supernatural world, but it seemed as if the last 30 pages were rushed and a lot of detail was skipped...as well as quite a bit of information was unnecessary.

A chilling read...a bit quick. I read it in about an hour and a half. But overall, the whole plot has an intensity level of about 10 on a 10 point scale. Not recommended for anyone younger than 13. An incredible book though...touches on subjects not many authors like to include in their novels.

Though there are many mixed opinions about Huck Finn, I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to reading it again sometime in the future. :)