Lili V

Really enjoyed the world-building in this trilogy. It was the highlight of the whole thing because while I'm usually a character-driven reader, I enjoyed the familial and friend relationships in this series more than the romance. The chemistry was lacking quite a bit between the FMC and her love interests, and most of all, while I appreciated how mature and competent she was, the writing of her character wasn't very fleshed out. There were a lot of mentions about the AGE of these characters, and their psuedo-immortality, but the impact of that time and experience was lacking from their character-building. Basically, don't just tell me you're old, talk to me about how you've lived!

Finally done, and oh boy what an ending...

Oh man, this took forever and a day but it was worth it. I am going to continue with the series, however, I'm taking a break from it before I start A Clash of Kings.

Quick pro and con: Loved the camaraderie in the different groups of men, from Lord Eddard's men to Khal Drogo's to Jon's. Hated the cruelties of war in the Seven Kingdoms and of the khalasars, and obviously the way the women were treated. Though there's no love lost for me towards Lady Catelyn and Cersei; despised for different reasons but despised all the same.

I especially had major problem's with a certain main character's death because it was just stupidly executed but that's my biggest complaint towards the book and does not detract from its merits.

Just absolutely amazing, a masterpiece of epic proportions. Definitely have to re-read it in the future because there's so much to learn and understand. New gods, old gods, but gods all the same. And then there's Shadow. Shadow...love. Yes, I'm in love with Shadow and I hated Laura. Glad she's dead. She didn't realize his full potential and neither did I till I got to know him better. But he's just so...polite and charming and he makes me want to introduce him to more naughty bits. Can't help it.

But seriously, this book just blew my mind. And I loved guessing some of the plot twists, they themselves were uninhibited and imaginative.

Just...absolutely amazing.

Change is everything. Oppisites become regulars.
Having to depend on someone most of her life, Halley realizes that now it's her turn to take care, watch over, and instruct Scarlett through this unexpected pregnancy. She has to be the strong one. What, at first, Halley doesn't realize is that she's going through changes herself. Personally. Emotionally. Mentally. Whether they're good or bad is not her concern. It's whether she's ready for what's looming over her head. What's rumbling in the distance. Is she ready to be the dominant of the pair? Is she ready for the decisions that are coming at her head-on? Is she ready to defy the way she has lived her life for fifteen years for Scarlett, and again for the guy? Though, is he really the guy? Is she ready to be an aunty?
I have two favorite characters; more like features from said characters. Halley, through her first stages of the book, being the quiet one, waiting for someone to take the dominate position as her friend. Then there's Micheal, the one who was killed. Who belonged nowhere and everywhere; and that's why they loved him. Praised him for being of a different flavor.
Someone Like You is insightful, in a heart-felt way that let's you view, not only the life of a pregnant teenager, but the effects it causes upon others that surrond her–specifically the MC. Only thing that tickled me was the frustrating Mother–Halley's, I mean, never really giving Halley a chance to explain. I think this book lacks a bit in detail, but besides that I would recommend this book to YA readers, and hope they like the ending as much as I did.

I liked the writing of the first few essays but man did it get boring quick.