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I'm Mackenzie Wellesley, and I've spent my life avoiding the spotlight. But that was four million hits ago... Blame it on that grade school ballet recital, when I tripped and pulled the curtain down, only to reveal my father kissing my dance instructor. At Smith High, I'm doing a pretty good job of being the awkward freshman people only notice when they need help with homework. Until I send a burly football player flying with my massive backpack, and make a disastrous - not to mention unwelcome - attempt at CPR.
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Loved it
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Play On
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Nora O'Brien chased a dream from Indiana to Scotland, so sure it was the right thing to do. Three years later she was left in her adopted country with nothing to her name but guilt and regret. Until Aidan Lennox entered her life. Older, worldlier, a music producer and composer, the sexy Scot should never have made sense for Nora. But somehow in each other they found the light they were looking for, the laughter and the passion - the strength to play on despite their past losses.
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Play On
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Loved this book so hard.
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Your Perfect Life
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Best friends, Casey and Rachel couldn't lead more different lives. While workaholic Casey rubs elbows with celebrities daily as the host of Gossip TV and comes home nightly to an empty apartment, stay-at-home mom Rachel juggles a baby, two teenagers, and a husband who barely seems the man she fell in love with two decades before. After an argument at their 20th high school reunion, Casey and Rachel throw back shots to get the night back on track. Instead, they get a life-changing hangover.
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Save your time!
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By: Liz Fenton, and others
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Shut Out
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Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other Schools. At Hamilton High, it’s a civil war: the football team versus the soccer team. And for her part, Lissa is sick of it. Her quarterback boyfriend, Randy, is always ditching her to go pick a fight or haze a freshman. And on three separate occasions Randy’s car has been egged while he and Lissa were inside, making out. She is done competing with a bunch of sweaty boys for her own boyfriend’s attention. Lissa decides to end the rivalry once and for all: She and the other players’ girlfriends go on a hookup strike.
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A great read
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When I first met Jasmine Greene, she came in as raindrops. I was the awkward musician, and she was the high school queen. The only things we had in common were our music and our loneliness. Something in her eyes told me her smile wasn't always the truth. Something in her voice gave me a hope I always wished to find. And in a flash, she was gone. Years later, she was standing in front of me on a street in New Orleans. She was different, but so was I.
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✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫
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Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “the Duff,” she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now, and Bianca is desperate for a distraction. She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she likes it.
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Different (and better) story from the movie
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Bryna feels his eyes on her. Hot, seductive, enticing. He's at least 10 years older than her 17 years, and he knows exactly what he's doing to her with that look. Walking away would be the smart thing to do...but she can't. Not that first night when he takes her home and claims her body. Not when he shows up in her life again with expensive gifts to win her trust. Not even when she's falling for him, and everything else is falling apart....
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Seriously....I’ve not been in high school and don’t want to go back
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All of Me
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Narrator 😳
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Change of Hart
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My name is Jason Hart. As the best defensive lineman in the country, I eat, sleep, and breathe football. That is, until I have a random meeting with a little boy that just lost his father. We have more in common than you might think and it creates an unlikely bond. As our friendship grows, so do my feelings for his mother. I know Addison, as a recent widow, isn't ready to date again. But I want to get to know her better in spite of all her rejections. Is it possible that I, a self-proclaimed bachelor, could be having a Change of Hart?
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LOVED IT!
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Let's Talk About Love
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Alice had her whole summer planned. Nonstop all-you-can-eat buffets while marathoning her favorite TV shows (best friends totally included) with the smallest dash of adulting - working at the library to pay her share of the rent. The only thing missing from her perfect plan? Her girlfriend (who ended things when Alice confessed she's asexual). Alice is done with dating - no thank you, do not pass go, stick a fork in her, done. But then Alice meets Takumi and she can't stop thinking about him or the rom com-grade romance feels she did not ask for.
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good ya/na story
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Ophelia After All
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Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldn’t change, even if she wanted to.
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YA Gem 💎
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- AudioAddict
- 06-03-17
If you're in the mood for a sweet YA fairy tale...
STORY (teen romance) - The main part of this story is set in Los Angeles in about 2014. The main characters are 18 and 21 throughout most of the story, so it is YA. Yeah, I admit it, I occasionally listen to YA romances. They're just so sweet and innocent, not full of sex like more adult romances (though I like those, too!) Anyway, this is kind of a modern-day twist on Cinderella. The story has some similarities and has the same fairy tale quality to it, but it's still quite different from the original.
The main female character is named Ella, and the male's internet name is Cinder. Ella has a stepmother and two mean twin stepsisters, but there is no prince, no ball, etc. Cinder and Ella meet on the internet. Ella's life is in total turmoil and Cinder is a heart-throb actor, but neither knows the other's true identity. There is some teenage drama and high school bullying, so you must be that age group or an adult who enjoys a trip down memory lane. I find YA to be refreshing occasionally, and this book does not disappoint. The whole book is a nice escape and the ending will make you swoon!!!
PERFORMANCE - The narrator does a pretty good job. Ella is from Boston, so the narrator tries to mimic that accent. I think natives from that area will probably cringe, as she forgets the accent sometimes, but she makes a good enough effort to please this Texas reviewer. She definitely remembered to say "ca" instead of "car."
OVERALL - The book stands alone. There is no sex, violence or cussing, so it's okay for teens or older. Definitely not for guys. Highly recommended if you think you'd like a sweet remake of a classic fairy tale!
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- Ezinwanyi
- 08-25-15
One of the Best YA retellings
One of the best audiobooks I've listened to this year. This book was all that. It was well written, with great characters. I appreciate that the characters were not ALL good or all bad, they were human with different emotions.
I think I took to Ella immediately because she was a lover of books and a blogger. That made me smile immediately. I could picture her hoarding ARCs and the whole interaction online. It made me think of goodreads.
Ella is so impressive as was Cinder (Brian Oliver). I really empathized wit Ella and what she had been through. I was mad at her father for a while, but I saw there was genuine effort to be better. The sisters were trying even though some of the comments were biting. Ella was highly sensitive, understandably so, so I could see where her step sister Juliet and step mother Jennifer were coming from.
I couldn't stop listening to this book as I was waiting for Ella to heal emotionally and physically. I wanted her to find that joy of life again. This book was truly a joy because the writing was so visceral and I was just entranced with the story. This is the best cinderella YA retellings I've read. I will definitely check out more work by this author.
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- whatcha.listening.to
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A MUST READ!!!
I was looking for something different, and I am so flipping glad I took a chance on this book!
I am not a HUGE fan of YA, because usually there is just too much immature dramalama and it drives me nuts. But I am going to say it... This book had drama yes but in a way that flows with the book.
I was enthralled with Ella, and Cinder and their relationship. I didn’t want to stop listening at any point and I was even sorry when the book ended I wanted more, more, more.
It really is a twist on the Cinderella tale but in a completely fresh way. We really get to know the characters well and not just on the surface. This book reminds me of The Sea of Tranquility if anyone has read that YA novel you know what I mean by the depth of a YA book.
Ella has a lot of bad going for her but I loved her tenacity, is she broken down? Sure, but she doesn’t make it anyone’s fault when she could. I wouldn’t say she just takes it but she is coping the very best way she knows how.
I loved how she asks for help and picks herself up.
Cinder was delicious but it was more than that, you fall in love with his heart. His character is just one of those characters you want to keep for yourself. I am calling it he is my BOOK BOYFRIEND.. Back off Ladies :p
I loved the narration!! I don’t know what a Boston accent is but I would think Kirsten nailed it. Because it wasn’t on every word but it was there. I liked her male voice too... ;)
Also really wished this author had more audiobooks because I was going to go get more... :(
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- Got My Book
- 07-09-16
The Blogger & The Hollywood Prince
A fun but not exactly fluffy YA Contemporary Re-telling.
BOOK DETAILS:
Cinder & Ella by Kelly Oram, read by Kirsten Leigh, published 2015 / Length: 10 hrs 10 min
SERIES INFO: This book is standalone, but Brian Oliver was mentioned in A is for Abstinence. UPDATED - There is now a sequel "Happily Ever After" and it is also available here on Audible.
SUMMARY:
I have a confession, I have never wanted to marry a prince or an entertainment star (I don't even like my family to take my picture, and I'm too lazy to look good most days). I don't seek out Hollywood or rock star romances. But I do have a weakness for fairy tale retellings.
What draws me to this book is not Ella getting a Hollywood prince, but Ella reconnecting with her best friend - the guy who will always be there for her, no matter what.
CHARACTERS:
Ella(mara) Rodriguez: A beautiful but nerdy book blogger, what's not to like? She is passionate and incredibly strong. Although she has given in to despair in the past, totally understandably, she is still fighting for what she wants & needs.
Brian Oliver (aka Cinder): I'm not actually a fan of bad boy characters, and I have a real problem with a particular throw away statement Brian made that seems to blame his behavior on the inadequacies of all the other women he's been with. That said however, he does totally own and acknowledge the inappropriateness of his past actions. I believe that he really has overcome his past.
Ella & Cinder: Unlike many movie star romance couples, these two have been really good friends since before he hit the big time. They shared so many of the same interests, and their personalities were a really good match. One of the things I loved was how, when Ella became distressed, he Immediately drops the heartthrob persona and became a tender & caring best friend and true love. Even her other friends recognize how he feels about her.
"Cinder? That’s the guy who’s not your boyfriend, but texts you like a twelve-year-old girl experiencing her first crush?”
Vivian & Scotty are my favorites among the supporting cast. Scotty is Brian's long suffering assistant and steals every scene he's in.
PLOT:
The beginning sets the tone perfectly.
“The problem with fairy tales is that most of them begin with tragedy. I understand the reasoning behind it. No one likes a pampered heroine. A great character needs trials to overcome—experiences to give them depth, to make them vulnerable, relatable, and likable. Good characters need hardships to make them strong. The idea makes sense, but it still sucks if you’re the heroine.”
I am not a fan of books about bullying, so I struggled with those parts. But I love it when Ella finally lets loose at the guy who accidentally injured her.
This is a standalone book with a perfect fairy tale ending. UPDATE - See above re: sequel.
HIGHLIGHTS / CAUTIONS:
--Brian’s response to Vivian answering Ella’s phone and introducing herself as Ella’s best friend.
--Brian's understanding that, in a way, one of the things Ella lost was herself & her own body.
--Scotty going the 2nd mile (or 2nd hundred) in support of Ella.
I COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT: Lots of swearing (but no F-words). / Quite a bit of sex-talk (but nothing explicit)
OTHER CAUTIONS: Ella's father left her mother for another woman, abandoning her in the process. / There is info about a couple who became pregnant before they were married. / One of the characters has 2 Dads, who appear in a couple of scenes (and wicked step sister Anastasia is nasty about it).
NARRATION:
Character voices differentiated = Yes, though sometimes not very strongly / Opposite sex voices acceptable = Yes / Accents = Ella's Boston accent is mostly very subtle except where directly mentioned in the book. I don't know what a Chilean accent sounds like, but this version didn't bother me / Phrasing, Pacing & Pronunciation = Good / Emoting = Good, I think she did an especially good job on the many moods and layers of Brian. She also did a truly horrible Kaylee (that's a compliment). / Speed = listened on 1.25, my usual, but it was a bit fast.
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- 06-26-15
Nice Twist on Cinderella fairytale
The story was touching and believable!I enjoyed how the character triumphed through psychological healing after tragedy.
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- Trudy Owens
- 11-10-15
Very nice YA happily-ever-after story
This is a nice twist on the common fairy tale story line. And it does, as it says, start with tragedy. But, although there is angst, embarrassment, anger and some real pain, there is no further real tragedy. That was nice. This story is about doing what is expected, or following your heart, about fear, and courage.
What makes this story interesting and a little different from other stories of lovers who meet online, is that there is a story within this story that becomes central to the romance. It is a creditable tale itself, and the discussion of it forms some of the most interesting portions of the book. Another interesting angle in these online Cinderella tales, is that rather than being creepy stalkers, the bloggers and followers seem to show their true inner selves. And yet there is still one fact that they hide.
The characters are deeper than those in typical fairy tales, and we get to look at the different personages' motivations. It is good to discover that when everyone is being a jerk, you probably are too! There is good discussion of how differing fears lead to people's misunderstood behaviors. It also seems that many people can be witchy! Some of the reactions and conversations may seem unbelievable, but these are kids. There are some truly wonderful characters here whom I would like to follow further!
The only thing I would have liked more of would be discussion of the reasons for Anastasia's cruelty. It was hinted at but never fully developed: she was afraid the dad would leave her as he had left Ella.
The narration is acceptable. Seems nobody told her the heroine is from Boston, so that accent didn't start up until several chapters in, and then intermittently. Otherwise the voicings were very good.
There's a good ending all around for all the good people, without a horrible ending for the witch!
A fine, light read for adults, and something more for teens to contemplate than just being saved by a prince.
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- Dan
- 06-30-15
To how good can it get?
I collect Cinderella stories. I seek creative and entertaining variants. I love the use of elements from the original story to create a new one that is somehow familiar. Cinder & Ella does not disappoint!
Kelly Oram has reached into our collective past and combined it with a believable present to create a story to which this romantic couldn't stop listening. She sucks you in immediately, makes you care about these characters, and gives you just enough predictability to make you comfortable yet curious to see if the story will really unfold as you believe it will. Don't worry, you'll be pleased either way. The writing is so fluent, the dialog so natural, and the situations so believable you'll be half way through before you realize you're hooked.
There is one flaw. It's not the story or the performance. The recording quality varies frequently. It's a bit distracting. Get past it. This book is worth your time.
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- vlloyd94
- 06-12-20
Ugly Cry
This story is so very touching. I ugly cried during 80% of this book. Great story and narration.
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- Laura McMillin
- 11-14-15
Get your tissues ready!
This book was an amazing read! It will rip out your heart several times but eventually put in back together. Ella's story is heartbreaking and she has a rough journey but through it all, she has always had her internet best friend, Cinder. Although they don't know each others identities, they share a special bond and love for one another. I don't want to give away spoilers so I will just say that you have to read this! Cinder and Ella's story is very realistic, you will love some of the other characters in the book, and you will simply fall in love with Cinder and Ella!
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- Kristina
- 06-12-15
LOVED IT!
This story was so much better than the name may lead you to believe. I'm a sucker for a fairytale and this one far exceeded my expectations. I'm sure I'll listen/read this one again. And again.
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