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Küçük Tatlı Şeyler (2000)

by Jilliane Hoffman(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: Very well crafted tale of suspense. The story starts by exposing the vulnerability of a young teenage girl who meets a boy (she thinks) online, is wooed by him, and finally arranges to meet him. When she does, and finds out he isn't who she thought he was, it is too late. She's captured by a man who preys on young girls. The twists and turns that follow lead to an exciting and satisfying ending. A hard-to-put-down suspense read.
review 2: I love finding new places to get books! And the Dollar Tree might be my favorite! Sure, most of the selection is lame. A lot of political books, children's books and cheesy romance novels. But on occasion I find one that looks interesting enough to throw down the $1.08. And even if it doesn't turn out to be a book I love, I ca... moren pass it on and it didn't cost me an arm and a leg. Have I mentioned how cheap I am? So here we go!Within the first few pages I wasn't feeling great about this book. Maybe there is a reason it's at the dollar store? Oh well. I press on.The first thing that really irked me was once again, the name dropping. There were seven (SEVEN!) in two pages! Too much. And it continued that way. The whole book. Name dropping might be second only to weak female characters in the list of things that bother me in books. Do you really need to mention all of those things by name? Non-stop? She referred to the main character's cell phone as his Nextel on multiple occasions. First of all, I don't know anyone who refers to their phone by the maker, maybe the iphone, but usually people just say phone or cell. And does Nextel even exist anymore? At one point she even referenced Brangelina... It felt like she was trying way too hard to be relevant. Let it go.Anywho, I usually have a lot of issues when something is written from a teenage girls perspective. Mostly because it wasn't that long ago that I was one and a lot of the times it feels very phoney. Like the author is trying REALLY hard to be the stereotypical 13 year old. And usually, it's not good. I was pleasantly surprised with this book. There were a few moments where I thought she was going to cross the line into ridiculous, but for the most part Lainey is a pretty average 13 year old. She's insecure and naive and wanting to grow up just a little too fast, but still a kid. So kudos for that!The first few chapters I was worried this book would be a bust. And then I came across a typo! Typos really bother me so I had a moment of annoyance, but then I reminded myself it was probably at the dollar store for a reason. So I let it go. And that was the only one I found, so yay! As for the rest of the book, it really wasn't until after Lainey disappeared that I really got interested. And then I was really interested! I had a hard time pealing myself away to go to work and last night I stayed up waaaay too late trying finish.It wasn't too predictable which is always great. A few things I felt were pretty obvious and I was pretty sure I had it figured out fairly early on. Luckily there were a few twists that had me thinking I was wrong. So the ending still was a bit of a surprise. I think that some people would say the ending was too convenient. I know a lot of people prefer a realistic ending to a happy one, but I'm a sucker and like when things get wrapped up nicely in the end.What started as a so-so dollar store thriller, actually turned into a pretty good book! I give it 4/5 for the slow start, slight predictability and name dropping. I would recommend this to a friend. I definitely would like to read more her books! less

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