4.5 stars
Satisfying. There’s angst, hot sexytimes, family dysfunction, lots of humor, and what I love best, female friendships.
I read the first chapter in advance sometime ago so I expected angst, but the funny was a total surprise and brought a balance to the seriousness of the subject matter.
I enjoyed the banter between Finn and Liv and their strong chemistry. Their reconciliation was sweet and snarky and sexy.
A highlight for me is the friendship among Liv, Rebecca, Kincaid, and Taryn. The way they came to Liv's side whenever she needed help was so reminiscent of me and my own friends.
The theme of taking one's fate in hand and going for your dream in the present is something that parallels my own motto of Carpe Diem that's why I have such an affinity with this book.
Some of my favorite lines are from Liv's letter to the Class of 2005:
"... I will not waste the second chance that I have been given, that I will honor all the people we lost by living my life to the fullest.
... I won't play it safe. I won't be practical. I'll live a passionate life ... I promise, Class of 2005, to live the life that scares me."
The only thing that I did not like about The Ones Who Got Away was the texting. The language sometimes verged on juvenile and not the thirty year-olds they were supposed to be. Other than that, I loved it.
Satisfying. There’s angst, hot sexytimes, family dysfunction, lots of humor, and what I love best, female friendships.
I read the first chapter in advance sometime ago so I expected angst, but the funny was a total surprise and brought a balance to the seriousness of the subject matter.
I enjoyed the banter between Finn and Liv and their strong chemistry. Their reconciliation was sweet and snarky and sexy.
A highlight for me is the friendship among Liv, Rebecca, Kincaid, and Taryn. The way they came to Liv's side whenever she needed help was so reminiscent of me and my own friends.
The theme of taking one's fate in hand and going for your dream in the present is something that parallels my own motto of Carpe Diem that's why I have such an affinity with this book.
Some of my favorite lines are from Liv's letter to the Class of 2005:
"... I will not waste the second chance that I have been given, that I will honor all the people we lost by living my life to the fullest.
... I won't play it safe. I won't be practical. I'll live a passionate life ... I promise, Class of 2005, to live the life that scares me."
The only thing that I did not like about The Ones Who Got Away was the texting. The language sometimes verged on juvenile and not the thirty year-olds they were supposed to be. Other than that, I loved it.