What we strive for, ultimately, is love. You won't find real love because you're beautiful on the outside. It is drawn to inner beauty. Spend your energy crafting that, and you will know true love. Living means taking chances. Playing safe all the time is being dead inside, even if you happen to still be breathing.
His dark eyes examined the hallway, resting for a moment on me. Anyhow, too late to ask him now. But you know the rules for remaining as executor. You should at least appear to follow them. There was obviously a bond between her and the princes. Perhaps she had done them all a favor by preventing the bloodshed that would have ensued from another war.
They might not have villages, planted fields, flocks, herds and a fresh supply of slaves, but they had land. From the bestselling author of Crank , the story of three kids whose lives collide at a mental hospital after each attempts suicide. Sometimes you don't wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same. Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act—suicide. Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her secrets keep her answering the call of the blade.
Tony, after suffering a painful childhood, can only find peace through pills. He realized now he had used his emergency medication too soon. Now it was spent, and he would just have to grit his teeth through the rest of this ordeal. As with the Element ring, in the event a Compound member came up with any significant thinking, that member also had to be vetted by at least two Element members before dissemination to Nucleus and then out to the entire Element level.
As a further hedge bet, Bill then had it all fly back out to the outer ring once again, as redacted information about this new item. Ut habeo summo impedit has, sea eius tritani sapientem eu. Vel laudem legimus ut, consul nominavi indoctum ex pri. Falli omnesque vivendum eos ad, ei hinc diceret eos. Nam no nonumes volumus quaerendum, cu meis graeci audiam vis. In ullum ludus evertitur nec. Solum mentitum quo et, no ancillae legendos mel.
I hated the fact that he couldn't handle the break-up, but I did feel sorry for him knowing that he lost his prime motivation for performing well. But his ending was good because he came to a realization that a person shouldn't put all his heart and energy in just one human being when he doesn't have enough to fuel his self-love. If you want to be loved for who you are, you have to love yourself first.
Because no one on this earth except God will be able to accept you and understand you but yourself. And lastly, there's Andre. His problem was his lack of ambition and initiative. He didn't have the courage to stand up for what he loved dance , and he didn't know how to help his beloved Jenna.
I got bored at times when it was his turn to narrate because he didn't have that much of a problem. But in the end he too got his happy ending. It required sacrifice and encourage but it all worked out for him in the end. Well that's the end, I'm sure I'll be re-reading this novel for many years to come. Apr 24, Madison Fitzgerald rated it it was amazing.
Whether its getting good grades in school, getting the girl or guy, or if its just meeting expectations, we all strive to be perfect.
Ellen Hopkins, a poet, freelance writer, and the award-winning author of twenty nonfiction titles and five NY Times Bestselling novels-in-verse, draws in her readers by her style of writing and presenting powerful themes of lost love, betrayal, Whether its getting good grades in school, getting the girl or guy, or if its just meeting expectations, we all strive to be perfect.
Ellen Hopkins, a poet, freelance writer, and the award-winning author of twenty nonfiction titles and five NY Times Bestselling novels-in-verse, draws in her readers by her style of writing and presenting powerful themes of lost love, betrayal, fear of failure, temptation, pride and downfall.
Cara Sykes is the daughter of the top two graduates at Princeton and the twin sister of Conner Sykes, who not only has a fetish for women twice his age but is suicidal. Now Cara must give in to her downfalls, heartbreak, and the journey to finding herself. Kendra Matheson is the pretty girl who wants a little more and a little less.
She wants more fame, more attention, and more Conner Sykes. She wants less stomach, less thighs, and less nose. Throughout the whole book it is evident that Kendra, in my opinion, is the one with the most insecurities.
Sean Terrence is the star baseball player at school and has muscles bigger than a gorilla on steroids. Which is ironic due to the fact Sean does take steroids, anything to be on top.
Sean has to have a plan for everything, and lately his plans have been revolving around his girlfriend, Cara Sykes. Sean must figure out if his life with Cara is worth losing her and his dreams. Andre Markus is, how his lady friends may say, the bomb.
He is the son of two credible plastic surgeons and his future is heading in that same directions. But not on his will, Andre wants to be a dancer. His future is all about rebelling against his parents and doing his own thing.
Until he meets Jenna Matheson, Kendras busty sister. Andre has to make the decision of if having an alcoholic lustful girlfriend is better than his own happiness. This book is an insight to all the aspects of life and how people cope with their aim at being perfect. We all have our little temptations that make us want to be perfect. Oct 26, Kelly rated it it was ok Shelves: ya-fiction , read-in Of the Hopkins books I've read, this one is her weakest.
The idea of perfection actually gets lost in a smorgasbord of other issues, especially at the end when the catalyst for all of the characters waking up comes through a character who never got caught up in this very issue I realize that statement is debatable but since we never see Conner on page, I won't buy it. The other issue I have with this one is that verse novels are hard. Hopkins is, however, a master. There is no question she can Of the Hopkins books I've read, this one is her weakest.
There is no question she can spin verse novels better than almost anyone else doing them. However, when more than a couple of characters are brought into a story line, it's tough to give them their own voice within a verse novel, and Perfect suffers from this. I am not convinced any of the characters had a voice, but rather, they were differentiated via their problems. Take out the sexting, the prescription abuse, the eating disorders, etc. That is the weakness with the verse here.
It stands as the character when the characters needed to stand for themselves. Feb 16, Thomas rated it it was amazing Shelves: favourites. But this book is so powerful! It deals with sexuality, substance abuse e. The writing is beyond beautiful! This series has made realistic fiction one of my favourite genres!
I honestly love this duology so much! I can't recommend it enough! Dec 29, David rated it it was amazing. At first, I wasn't liking this one as much as the first one, but then I realized that I relate to this one more than the first one. This writing is so beautiful, it's like nothing I've read before. Ellen Hopkins has that unique style that makes you want to keep reading. I read this in a day, just like the first book of this series. It was great to see how Cara was dealing with life while Conner was in Aspen Springs.
All of these characters really discovered theirselves and it was great. The endi At first, I wasn't liking this one as much as the first one, but then I realized that I relate to this one more than the first one. The ending of this though broke my heart. Loved this book though! Jan 28, Natasha rated it really liked it. I listened to this on audiobook, and it was cool to hear 4 separate voices paired up with the characters. Each person had a painful story to tell, and even the supporting characters had pasts that hurt to hear about.
The main theme though of striving for perfection, pleasing other people over yourself, not being good enough, etc. Oct 24, Rebecca K. This book is defiantly for more mature readers. I really liked this book because I can tell the author isn't afraid to bring up certain topics that most authors are afraid to bring up in there books. Things like suicide, depression, and anxiety. This book defiantly brings up those and many other things people deal with as daily struggles because of our society and that's what I like about it so much.
This book doesn't hold back at all and shows you the truths of how this world turns and it defia This book is defiantly for more mature readers.
This book doesn't hold back at all and shows you the truths of how this world turns and it defiantly gets you thinking as a reader. I would say it is defiantly and emotional puncher and really connects to the readers. I also really love how this book was written and see my self reading so many more books by Ellen Hopkins in the near future.
Jul 24, Angel White Bookn. I devoured this one I really enjoy this author's writing in prose. It makes for a beautiful, thought-provoking yet devastating read. Delving into the minds of teens is no easy feat and this author does such a great job showcasing all the crazed emotions, fears, inadequacies and desires to be perfect that teens deal with. Dec 18, Suzi Evelyn rated it liked it. Oct 30, Erem rated it it was amazing. Such an amazing message. A must read for all teens as part of school curriculum.
Sep 14, Anna rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: fans of other Ellen Hopkins books. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. First, a word: I am not in any way suggesting that this will be an unbiased review. I have been a huge Ellen Hopkins fan ever since I read Crank in fifth grade, and I have been waiting since Christmas for this to come out. I loved Impulse, and I pored over the sneak preview of this book in the back of Identical too many times to count.
I read it as soon as I brought it out of the bookstore taking time, of course, to admire what I believe to be her best cover yet. By the time I had read the f First, a word: I am not in any way suggesting that this will be an unbiased review. By the time I had read the first chapter chapter being cycle of all four characters narrating , I knew I would not be disappointed.
Initially, I had been most excited about Kendra, but as the story progressed, I started anxiously tearing through just to get to Cara's chapters. I also became more and more interested in Sean's story—admittedly because it was tied in with Cara's so much.
Andre, despite being different than I expected, simply didn't interest me. There was a lot of detail about Jenna, not so much about him. Some of my favorite things about the story were the crossover scenes. I loved peeking back into the world of Impulse. I also—naturally—loved Cara's and Dani's romance. I was so glad to see another lesbian character, I overlooked some of the unrealistic parts. For example, how quickly they became involved. I was a little bothered by this scene: Cara falls into a snowbank, Dani helps her out, Cara feels attraction to Dani, they go on a ski lift together, Cara somehow guesses that Dani is a lesbian, they make out.
Seems a bit unrealistic, considering it all happened in the space of a half hour or so. Another thing that bothered me was how much the story focused on Cara. I didn't mind, because I was so fascinated by her story, but by the whole photo-fiasco, she was the main topic. This may be because I was up so late finishing it, but it seems like Sean's, Kendra's, and Andre's stories sort of petered out.
There was a definite lean toward Cara as the main character. Kendra was, at least in the end, a vapid, shallow ninny, and I'm not exactly sure what Andre was. And Sean. Is it just me, or did even the author hate him? There just wasn't enough justification—however biased—from him to make me see his side.
Maybe that was just because I liked Cara so much, but I think that was sort of neglected. Despite its flaws, I loved Perfect too much to give it any less than a full five-star rating. I'm already reading it again. Jan 05, Yanisa rated it really liked it Shelves: books-i-own. This book was different from the first book in this little series. There were different characters, but the same timeline and small bits of Conner's life.
At first I found the new characters to be confusing and I had a hard time allowing them in, for I felt so dearly for the characters in the pervious book. I'm starting to see a theme in Ellen Hopkins's books. Lots of same gender relationships, drugs, alcohol problems, ect. Okay now into the novel Throughout the whole book I had a difficult t This book was different from the first book in this little series.
Throughout the whole book I had a difficult time remembering who the characters were. I didn't really feel any personal connections to them -unlike how I felt with Impulse, for that book made me fall in love with every single one of the characters.
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