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In any case, that entire scene seemed entirely too farfetched. Who let those people into the dorm randomly? Why would Jackson and Holly's first reaction be to attack the people when all they did was ask a question? I don't understand. But despite my initial turnoff I continued reading and found that I really like Jackson's sister, Courtney.
I was a little sad when she view spoiler [tells Jackson it was her that normally visits him hide spoiler ] and it wasn't explored more.
That would have been really interesting and added another layer of intrigue. In fact, now that I think about it, I'm not sure what the point was in the whole Courtney sub-plot.
Was it to make Jackson a more sympathetic protagonist? Unfortunately, just when I thought the plot was about to actually pick up, this book gets really corny. When he gets stuck in he affectionately renames that Holly as " I was already have a hard enough time connecting with the characters before Jackson became some super speshul badass agent. With regards to the time traveling, for the most part I kinda sorta understood it, but when they started getting into "time-lines" and "alternate dimensions," they lost me.
When Jackson is stuck in why didn't anything he do affect the future when he got back to view spoiler [since that was considered a full jump hide spoiler ]? Add that to the fact that Jackson is constantly jumping from to back and forth every few pages, and it gets pretty hard to remember what the hell was going on.
The few times where he did stay in one year long enough for me to catch my breath, he is having a flashback to either The plot was also very predictable.
Tempest book. Read reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The year is Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy he's. Editorial Reviews. From Booklist. Equal parts sf time-travel saga, secret-agent action thriller, Tempest: A Novel (The Tempest Trilogy Book 1) by [Cross, Julie.
I knew exactly what his dad was hiding. By the time the big plot twist came up I remained unmoved in my boredom. The Characters: I think one of the biggest issues with this book is that the characters were underdeveloped. Many times it felt like Cross was so eager to get to "the good parts" that she didn't spend enough time writing believable dialogue and characters.
One part that really bugged me was when Jackson had the conversation with his teacher about dropping out of school and getting his GED. He basically says he's going to drop out and she pretty much goes, "Okay. None that I've had.
She didn't even ask him why he wanted to do that: She laughed again. No way was I going back to high school. I went to one, and look how I turned out," she said. Her reaction is child's play, however, to his father's.
I understand you have your reasons for coming back from Spain, but at least consider returning to Loyola. Please consider going back to school? Oh, no, no, no, no.
He became the suffocating ivy which obscured my princely dignity and drained my power. The science fiction film Forbidden Planet set the story on a planet in space, Altair IV, instead of an island. If thy greatness will Revenge it on him,—for I know thou darest, But this thing dare not,—. See note IX. To trash for over-topping, new created. All the Things We Do in the Dark. This dammed witch Sycorax was banished from Algiers for innumerable mischiefs and sorceries to vile to recount.
This is pretty much the last time his dad has the "school conversation" with him and Jackson never does go back to school. Anyone else see how unrealistic that is? Please tell me I'm not the only one. Holly and Adam. Who are these people? The girlfriend and the sidekick. Once again more stereotypes. Can you guess what Holly looks like? She's a blonde haired, blue eyed beauty perfect in every way.
You know, like a real life Barbie Doll. Jackson treats her like crap and she still continues to forgive him and then sleep with him. That's the perfect message to send to girls. Adam wasn't much better of a character. We really never learn anything else about him. I don't even remember his last name. I just love the smell of FAIL in the morning, don't you? As I mentioned before the dialogue also was unrealistic. The characters are supposed to be 19 in and 17 in , but they always felt younger to me, especially Jackson.
No doubt some parts were meant to be funny, but I never once cracked a smile. Jackson he gets his own section : I was really excited to learn the story is told from a male protagonist, but I quickly discovered that Jackson isn't really a guy. But wait, Stephanie! Julie Cross said Jackson is a male! The author said he is therefore it must be so, right? And to you sheepies I would reply, "NO. Most of the time it felt like he was trying too hard to prove that he did, in fact, have a Y chromosome. For example, there is a scene in the novel where Jackson and Holly are on the verge of having sex and she mentions she's "never done this before.
One, because he is afraid of hurting her and for this reason: The idea that she might not enjoy this was turning me in the other direction. Maybe never.
Now, in this flashback he was 17 and maybe it's just me, but that statement gave me pause. At years-old he's had sex with so many girls that he can't even remember if any were virgins? Not only that, but he also says the longest relationship besides Holly he'd been in lasted a month and the girl was out of the country for two of those weeks. How did Britney put it? Faking like a good one, but I call 'em like I see 'em. I know what you are, what you are, baby. Ironically, I read this scene to my husband to gather a male perspective and the first thing he asked was, "This is supposed to be a guy?
I may have been able to accept those things if that corresponded with his apparent personality, but it didn't. It's almost like Cross tried to write a character with these stereotypes I'm a rich man-whore, but it's gravy 'cause that's what boys my age do!
I just wouldn't, okay? Boy don't try to front. I suppose we are to ass ume hahaha, see what I did there? Holly sparked this change in Jackson, but there was nothing remotely special about her that made me go, "Okay, I see it. You are concerned enough for her to not hurt her during sex, but not concerned enough to not flirt with other girls or deceive her self into liking you? Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer. Oh womanizer, oh you're a womanizer, baby. So, no. I did not buy their relationship. If anything I was wondering why Holly, who did seem like a smart girl, was with him in the first place.
The Ending: This part may or may not contain mild spoilers Two words: Thrown together. I did not understand it at all. The sad part is, I finished the book two days ago and I can barely remember the fine details of it. I love you so much, I have to break up with you so the bad guys don't use you as a target! If it didn't work out for Spiderman and Mary Jane, then it's damn sure not gonna work out for you either.
And of course this book happens to have a major marketing campaign and the rights for a movie, with Summit Entertainment no less, have been optioned. I'm left asking, "Why? I had zero emotions running through me. I had my 'Dark Knight' face on the entire time I read this. I've added the next books to my shelf, but if I'm being honest here, I'm not sure if I'll ever read them. We win some, we lose some, right?
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