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Joana Gouin joanagouin — Here's the thing with Prep--I was really excited about reading it. I just loved American Wife A Novel, and I think Sittenfeld is really talented (and she has a wonderful writing style). But if you're going to spend 4 years and 400 pages with a protagonist in first person, you'd better like the character. And frankly, I didn't care for teenager Lee Flora. From pretty much freshman year on at her tony New England prep school (where she's on scholarship), Lee is a self-loathing, insecure nobody sitting at her own table, pity party of one. Yes, she's thoughtful and insightful, but even she says she's surprised when people like her because she thinks she's so unlikable. Hey Lee--you're right. And she doesn't show much growth through the four years! I know that many of us felt angst and stress in high school, but the book never clearly answers (at least not to my satisfaction) why she would leave her family in the midwest to go to a school she can't afford full of snobby rich people that she doesn't like. And holy crap, Lee is just so internally talky. She overthinks EVERYTHING and she's so self-involved! She claims to want to fade into the woodwork but then complains when no one likes her or boys don't pay attention to her. And frankly, I thought the other students were pretty thinly characterized. The most well-rounded character is Lee (obviously) and I thought her parents (whom I liked, and really wished they had smacked Lee around a bit for being such a pill), but the other students seemed vaguely like stereotypes and Lee was only the one insightful, brave and self-righteous enough to call them out on their obvious snobbery. I thought the book was a little tedious and believed Sittenfeld thought the reader would identify with poor Lee because she was ignored and put upon. But since I found her to be the architect of her own exclusion, I thought she was kind of a whiner. I was happy when I finally finished it. That's not right! Huh...now having just read through a bunch of goodreads reviews, I can see others agree with me. I should've read those first!

Büşra Karatay copegidecek — This used to be my favorite book in 4th grade. Highly recommended! I didn't like the movie though...

Marcin Slawek marcinslawek — Great read. Pivotal in my understanding of theology and the whole council of Scripture. Read Summer of 2005.

Frank Engen frankengen9795 — The Kate Daniels series contains a world and characters that are awesome their complexities and grabs my attention anew which each book, and Magic Bleeds is the best yet out of them all. The whole setup for this series makes reading each book feel like a place I just want to dig into and setup my own personal immovable spot. Magic Bleeds was an action packed and fascinating read from start to finish. I haven't read a book like this one that had me so revved up for the next book in a series in a long while. Well, not since reading Dreamfever. [winks] Kate Daniels as a heroine for me is perfect. She's smart talking and tough on the outside with mad fighting skills but she has a softer side that she tries to keep hidden, that has a tendency to bleed over into her actions and decisions that truly pulls me to her. Curran as Kate's love interest is also perfect. Curran and Kate together is perfection. I couldn't think of a better person for Kate. He makes my toes curl, in a good way. The rest of the characters all have their individual quirks that make them feel real as a fiction character can, especially the bad guys. The bad guys. Whoa, they left me with a hopeless feeling in my gut, speculating on how will Kate get herself and everyone involved out of their dire circumstances. All in all, to be brief and to the point, just do yourself a favor pick up this book but also get the first three if you haven't read them because they are so well worth any reader's time and money. You'll find suspense, intrigue, interesting characters you'll want to call your friends and the perfect romance. I'm going to end this with Kate's on words "Bring it!" because I can't wait to dig in with next book in this series, Magic Slays.