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“I started reading this and almost didn't continue. With a 17 month old daughter who is my world, the thought of losing her in this way was too horrible to stand, and I knew I would think of her through the entire book. But I am never able to just stop reading anything I've started, and I'm glad I finished it. I turned into a beautiful, yet heart-breaking, love story about the kind of love a rare few experience. ”
Sara wrote this review 11 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Heartbreaking story about young love much more mature than some. I was a little surprised towards the end, in a good way. One of my favorite Picoult books.”
Larissa S wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Don't read this right after Defending Jacob! Very sad, hard to read if you are a parent!”
Jessie F wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Dunno why , but have this feeling that this is going to be a GREAT book! ^^ 3 stars for now, but who nows, maybe 5 stars if I start saving money to buy the book... Now, find money... fast! ._.”
Cynadia wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved how Chris and Emily had been inseperable since day one. She was a beautiful talented young girl, and he was your typical ordinary guy. Emily got tangeled in a mess between trying to please everyone, and trying to maker herself happy. It made me sad that someone would make a pact to commit suicide. I was glad Chris wasnt given the chance, since he passed out. But I hated that he was in jail for it and that no one understood it was a pact that he never got to follow through with. In this book, you live through the characters. You see everyones point of view, which is rare.”
Sheradon Smith wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“From the second I picked it up I could not put it down. Jodi Picult did a phenominal job with this novel. It was so hard to predict what would happen next!”
Kutztown University wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loving is not separate from hurting and caring.”
Debie Orrell wrote this review Sunday, April 29, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Jodi Picoult kind of stresses me out, which makes me realize her writing is just that good. But this book was kind of predictable.”
Wendy Schuh wrote this review Friday, April 27, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“My favorite book by Jodi Picoult”
laura eberle wrote this review Tuesday, April 24, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“After you've read a few Jodi Picoult books, you come to expect certain things. A compelling topic (teen suicide, school shootings, sexual abuse, etc.) that rips a small New England community apart. Courtroom drama. Finely wrought family dynamics. A maverick lawyer, a quirky judge, and a lot of angst. Tons of plot twists and turns.
Alison wrote this review Tuesday, April 24, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
All of the above were present in "The Pact," a story of the death of a teenage golden girl, with her longtime boyfriend accused of the murder -- which he claims was a double suicide gone awry. The defendant bobs and weaves as news of Emily's pregnancy comes to light, and plenty of red herrings are thrown into the mix. But still something was missing.
I felt like there just wasn't quite ENOUGH drama in this book... I expected one more horrifying secret to be revealed at the end. I did not believe that Emily's reasons for killing herself were sufficiently grave. And I couldn't believe that NO ONE -- not the police, not his parents, not the lawyer, no one -- asked Chris what really happened that night.
Yet again, however, Picoult succeeds in capturing my attention, I just couldn't bring myself to put the book down!”
