One thing that did grab my attention was the obsession with World War ll (and all things related.) There were so many nazi-communist-Second World War references throughout the book that I lost track of them all. Realistic, but not in an unrealistic way. I absolutely adore those kinds of romances. But then they got to know each other, and they just sort of helped out and completed each other. I found it really funny how they started out hating each other and just looking for ways to make each others lives more miserable, playing pranks on each other and then denying it. I really loved how it stared out as a love-hate relationship, and then morphed itself into so much than that. The romance was really cute, and not in that teenage-lovey-sappy-story-slash-love-at-first-sigh kind of way. I think that added a really nice touch to the story. The descriptions were that good that I thought I was hallucinating. And it really did make me think I was doubting everything around me and wondering what was real, or if something was just my mind making it up. The way that the author described it was so interesting and realistic I really felt like everything that was happening to Alex on that behalf was happening to me too. I loved Charlie, and speaking from experience, she really did represent a proper, lovingly annoying sister. I also didn’t really appreciate that her father was often traveling and not usually home, and that he mother sometimes saw her as more of a disease that needed to be treated, rather than an actual person. They were t bad, but I didn’t exactly like them all that much.

Tucker was also really sweet, and I liked that he was friends with Alex from before plus, he brought a great humor to the story. I also really liked that when Alex arrived, they let her in and made her feel welcome. I loved how they were all “outcasts”, but they still accepted each other and were friends. The other kids from the club were awesome. I loved every single side of him, and I related to him quite a lot too. He was adorable, and I want someone just like him.

I really enjoyed getting to see the world from her eyes, and I just thought she was a great person. Alex was a splendid protagonist, what with all her quirks and personality traits. This book was so exceptional and outstanding.įirst of all, the characters. DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BOOK. Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult But her inability to separate her delusions from reality is always just under the surface, and it could have disastrous consequences for the people closest to her. Before she knows it, Alex is making friends, going to parties, falling in love. After an extremely unfortunate incident, Alex is ready for a fresh start at a new school where no one recognizes her. Armed with a take-no-prisoners attitude, her camera, a Magic 8 Ball, and her only ally (her little sister), Alex fights a daily battle to decipher what is real and what is not.

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