I like only one part of the story
926206
I like only one part of the story. I kept reading though and found that I thoroughly enjoyed it till the very end.
2441951
Partial Story - and only book one available via Amazon Prime.  The rest of the story you have to buy.
383028
I am so in to this story I only wish i could be part of it.
1464842
This story truly reads the way one would expect from the memoirs of a teenage boy, and it is also very interesting as a period piece (1968 and the events of that year).  The story that builds up feels as if it terminates anti-climactically, but I can appreciate that because things often happen in such a way in real life.  Because this novella is written in the form of a diary, there are events that happen to the supporting characters that seem to contribute little or nothing to the narrator's story.  Just the same, I couldn't help but perceive this as a weakness in the storytelling owing to having learned in creative writing classes that if it doesn't make some kind of contribution to the main story, it should be deleted.  I just finished reading the book, and I'm mentioning this point because there is a tragedy at the very end that doesn't involve the  main story of this novel and seems totally unnecessary and depressing.
1768337
As other reviews state this story is very clearly 1 part romance and 1 part sci-fi. The two parts don't blend very well together, but it didn't bother me too much.

Judging it as a teen romance, 3 stars. The dialogue is the main down fall here. All of it is so direct and to the point. At times, it does sound justified, but hearing it through the whole story is boring. The first male character introduced isn't her main love interest (kinda) so extra points for that.

As a sci-fi, 3 stars. Very interesting concept, but a few continuity issues are distracting. Sometimes the characters don't know things that I feel would be information passed down. Others times, they know far more than they should and it's explained away with "I read it in something called an 'encyclopedia' one time"

At one point, the characters are completely in awe with something they believe is called a candle even though they use candles in chapter one.

Lots of repetitive dialogue. "Oh my gosh" has become a pet peeve of mine and if I here someone's voice described as "flowing like heated honey" one more time, I'm gonna scream.

There isn't too much character development. Lesser characters are entirely one dementional and the main characters have minor changes at best. Seeing how this bundle is just 1/3 of the series, I'll forgive this and hope for more later on.

I may buy the next book to see if it holds up. If you want to stop at book three, it feels like a good wrap up so you shouldn't be left with too many unanswered questions.
1624998
The story of the Biden family and its heartache are only about 1/3 of the book. That part I liked very much. The other 2/3 were more politics than I cared to read. Too bad; Mr. Biden is an excellent writer even if I found much of the book tiresome.
3568722
I enjoyed this story a lot until I got to the end and found that it was the first chapter of a serial.  That was very disappointing because I will probably never get to see the next segment.  Also there may be 10 more segments and I am just not that interested.
2447892
I really dislike books that start with one plot and a group of characters and then another story forms within the first story. I really enjoyed The first half of this book, but I am throwing the towel in at 57%. Sometimes I read in my down time, books like this force me to reread because I don't know who's life is being narrated at the time.
4284387
I strongly object the simplicity of the story. Having a good story it lacks deepness.

Also, I'm retired but travel a lot and many times to the Southern US, the wording is incorrect. The "phonetic" is as important as a Landmark or Agency (FBI, etc) with strict codes.

Jenkins is a bonafide retired crime investigator from New York adapting to a different place environment, "little town, fish out".

As he returns to active duty his sense of what is wrong or right are very deep in the story. That save the story a lot. 3 stars
2675288
The story is good.  I think it has elements that appeal to this 10-12 age group.  Too much drama for my taste, but I've raised a daughter, so I understand why it's there.  There are also more eye rolling references than I care for.
4845745
I think that reading a lot of Lovecraft at once is a bad thing. Not because of a creeping dread, but because they're all so similar! The only thing that stands out in this story, for me, is the focus on a particular family and their connection to the horror.

Really, my attention faded in and out while listening to this story. It's a lot of mood description of the environment, interspersed with a little action. It feels almost like Lovecraft was being paid per word and rent was due.

Surely Lovecraft fans will disagree, but this is one of those stories of his that fall into the "read one, read them all" category.

This story is in the public domain, and is available in multiple free formats. I listened to the free audio production produced by the Drabblecast.
2918117
I enjoyed the stories about El-ahrairah, but those stories got in the way of the Watership rabbit's lives.
The last part was just too short and hardly focused on my favorite characters.  I finished the book in less than a week, and I don't read that much!
Either way, it was ok and it was interesting reading the stories mentioned in the first book.
4113499
Man, the writing style makes it difficult to really get into the storytelling - what little there is. I feel like the first-person perspective actually put the story at a disadvantage since we never really see the most interesting part of the story, only the thoughts and feelings of Evie.
3557252
OK.  I enjoy anything that includes the Knights Templar.  To me, sadly, it was just one more story.
911006
I was really liking this story until one thing. Reading about cheating when your significant other is pregnant with your child no matter what the reason is for is something that just bothers me.  Once I read that it ruined the story for me. So that's why I'm only rating it two stars.
2446677
I feel like I'm the only one commenting that just doesn't like the story. I think it is confusing, I have zero ideas what is happening most of the time and when I do I'm bored silly. I'm only reading this because I HAVE to for college.
3078172
The story was quite interesting, the first part a fun take on being a were and figuring out how to combine your lives.  However, it is written in the third person which leads to quite a lack of connection with the characters.  Being told everything she does does not involve we readers with her.  I know many details but don't feel hardly any emotional connection with her.  She did this, she did that, she felt this way, etc did not made me to care about her.  It was worth reading, but I don't care about her enough to read more in the series.  The second part is a vigilante story, but again it seems impersonal and I just don't care about Missy.