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3.59 AVERAGE
I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD!
I read the first half of Lose Me in a day, I was swept up in the tension and drama between Wes and Ari, I was waiting just waiting for them to get together, for them to finally admit that they had feelings for the other and was at first frustrated when I was not given that instant gratification. I was frustrated at the prideful way Ari was acting, the way Wes could easily be the same.
I read the book and was prepared to review it, but before I did, I decided I should reread the novel, I must have missed something in speeding through this lovely summer read. And I did.
This is a modern day retelling of Pride and Prejudice, a slow burn tale of love, and life, of finding that person who does not just make you feel loved but makes you feel alive, makes you want to be the absolute best version of yourself. Lizzy and Mr. Darcy really were present in this novel, not just in the movie they were shooting, but in the characters themselves. They were both prideful, both had their own prejudices and both had their own flaws. But found that those flaws were less garish when reflected upon the other. With each others help, they both could truly live, could truly move on from the horrors of their pasts that haunt them.
I found that I really did find this book delightful. At times the loneliness the characters felt made me ache for them, and at times I laughed in the strangest of places. I never stopped loving Wes, and Ari was far more than the spunky stunt girl I had imagined her to be (just like Lizzy was more than what Darcy had first seen.) She was deep and feeling, the same as Wes. He was so much more than the alcohol dipped, bad boy, with a bangin' bod, the media had played him up to be (just like Darcy was more than the rich snob Lizzy had thought him to be.)
This book was so clever and feeling, a true story of love and what it truly does mean to be alive.
Do not miss out. You will regret it.
POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD!
I read the first half of Lose Me in a day, I was swept up in the tension and drama between Wes and Ari, I was waiting just waiting for them to get together, for them to finally admit that they had feelings for the other and was at first frustrated when I was not given that instant gratification. I was frustrated at the prideful way Ari was acting, the way Wes could easily be the same.
I read the book and was prepared to review it, but before I did, I decided I should reread the novel, I must have missed something in speeding through this lovely summer read. And I did.
This is a modern day retelling of Pride and Prejudice, a slow burn tale of love, and life, of finding that person who does not just make you feel loved but makes you feel alive, makes you want to be the absolute best version of yourself. Lizzy and Mr. Darcy really were present in this novel, not just in the movie they were shooting, but in the characters themselves. They were both prideful, both had their own prejudices and both had their own flaws. But found that those flaws were less garish when reflected upon the other. With each others help, they both could truly live, could truly move on from the horrors of their pasts that haunt them.
I found that I really did find this book delightful. At times the loneliness the characters felt made me ache for them, and at times I laughed in the strangest of places. I never stopped loving Wes, and Ari was far more than the spunky stunt girl I had imagined her to be (just like Lizzy was more than what Darcy had first seen.) She was deep and feeling, the same as Wes. He was so much more than the alcohol dipped, bad boy, with a bangin' bod, the media had played him up to be (just like Darcy was more than the rich snob Lizzy had thought him to be.)
This book was so clever and feeling, a true story of love and what it truly does mean to be alive.
Do not miss out. You will regret it.
I'm pretty confident I would have abandoned this book if I wasn't reading it o. vacation. The melodrama was just too much, and the teenage angst about "saving" your significant other made me roll my eyes. And that was all before it became a book about the man characters finding God in the last few pages.
ARC PROVIDED BY AUTHOR IN RETURN FOR AN HONEST REVIEW!!
As many of you know I have read two of M.C. Frank's books before and I loved them so much! Her books always put me in such a happy mood when I finish them and I get through them so fast, they are SO addictive!
So, this New Adult novel is based around Ari and Wes and is set in Greece, reading it makes you feel as though you are in Greece with these characters.
Ari and Wes's relationship is not a simple relationship. Oh no, it certainly is a rocky relationship filled with hurt, fear. But don't worry you'll be laughing as well as a few tears slipping out.
The chapters can vary so you get to know the characters in different perspective. (Want to know what I mean??) Well the chapters can go through tumblr posts, interviews, twitter conversations etc... Which I found even more amazing.
I will not say too much about the book as I do not want to ramble on and spoil the book for the rest of you. But I highly recommend reading this when it comes out on 11th April!
I love M.C. Frank and her books so much, she will never disappoint and if you've never read her before.
As many of you know I have read two of M.C. Frank's books before and I loved them so much! Her books always put me in such a happy mood when I finish them and I get through them so fast, they are SO addictive!
So, this New Adult novel is based around Ari and Wes and is set in Greece, reading it makes you feel as though you are in Greece with these characters.
Ari and Wes's relationship is not a simple relationship. Oh no, it certainly is a rocky relationship filled with hurt, fear. But don't worry you'll be laughing as well as a few tears slipping out.
The chapters can vary so you get to know the characters in different perspective. (Want to know what I mean??) Well the chapters can go through tumblr posts, interviews, twitter conversations etc... Which I found even more amazing.
I will not say too much about the book as I do not want to ramble on and spoil the book for the rest of you. But I highly recommend reading this when it comes out on 11th April!
I love M.C. Frank and her books so much, she will never disappoint and if you've never read her before.
I absolutely loved the first half of this book. It made me cry like a baby. Literally, big ugly sobs! Okay, so that's not really like a baby, but you get the picture! Weird reason to love a book I know. Haha. Its not the only reason, I loved the place too, I could picture I was there. Then there was Wes, he was just one of those characters that you are forced to love! I wish the second half was more like the first half though.
Whoah... a year to finish this book 😱 Clearly not for me!
I was drawn by the reference to Jane Austen but this is YA romance through and through, no wit, no ironic society description, no subtlety...
The MCs are too much: stars, geniuses, perfect people... you know: poor little rich famous talented people...
No salvation from the plot neither: no spoil but this one is so common I could have screamed!
I was drawn by the reference to Jane Austen but this is YA romance through and through, no wit, no ironic society description, no subtlety...
The MCs are too much: stars, geniuses, perfect people... you know: poor little rich famous talented people...
No salvation from the plot neither: no spoil but this one is so common I could have screamed!
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Title: Lose Me.
Author: M.C. Frank
Publication: 2017
Difficulty Level: 3.5/5
My Rating: 4/5
Ari's dream job as a stunt girl on a film set in her hometown of Corfu is upset after an accident lands her right in the middle of the infuriating and confusing lead actor's life.
I've seen this book floating around tumblr for some time and now I have to hit myself for waiting so long to read it. This book is the perfect indulgence. Plenty of romance (and plenty of angst), beautiful settings, complicated characters, and just enough action packed in between.
Ari is a wonderful character. I won't say anything because spoilers, but M.C. Frank does a fantastic job of describing Ari's internal dilemma and the reasons why she doesn't tell anyone. Her relationship with Wes felt raw and real, mostly because it wasn't perfect, and those things never are.
Speaking of, this book should be called Break Me, because that's what happened when the real problems went down between Wes and Ari, when she stopped speaking to him (which I totally understand, by the way). I could understand both points of view, and it was beautifully devastating to watch things unfold.
That being said, the book was a little long and was difficult to read in a few points because it felt somewhat repetitive. Overall, it was a great book though. If you're looking for an obsessive, dramatic summer romance, look no further.
Author: M.C. Frank
Publication: 2017
Difficulty Level: 3.5/5
My Rating: 4/5
Ari's dream job as a stunt girl on a film set in her hometown of Corfu is upset after an accident lands her right in the middle of the infuriating and confusing lead actor's life.
I've seen this book floating around tumblr for some time and now I have to hit myself for waiting so long to read it. This book is the perfect indulgence. Plenty of romance (and plenty of angst), beautiful settings, complicated characters, and just enough action packed in between.
Ari is a wonderful character. I won't say anything because spoilers, but M.C. Frank does a fantastic job of describing Ari's internal dilemma and the reasons why she doesn't tell anyone. Her relationship with Wes felt raw and real, mostly because it wasn't perfect, and those things never are.
Speaking of, this book should be called Break Me, because that's what happened when the real problems went down between Wes and Ari, when she stopped speaking to him (which I totally understand, by the way). I could understand both points of view, and it was beautifully devastating to watch things unfold.
That being said, the book was a little long and was difficult to read in a few points because it felt somewhat repetitive. Overall, it was a great book though. If you're looking for an obsessive, dramatic summer romance, look no further.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was in no way influenced by this arrangement.
Ari is an eighteen year old young woman living on an Greek island who has one constant thought running through her brain: "Today is not the day I die". She's a stunt woman and has been training hard for her first movie shoot that is taking place right in her hometown. Wes is a twenty-one year old British actor. He started acting when he was young, skyrocketed to fame very quickly, and is used to getting whatever he wants in the world. He's on the Grecian island to film a Pride and Prejudice adaptation. When Ari has a near fatal accident a day before filming is set to start, she has to face the inevitable reality that will forever intertwine Ari and Wes forever.
The book is a YA romantic parody of the classic Pride and Prejudice. I quite enjoyed that not only was the book a parody of the famous classic, but the movie the two mains were to be filming was a Pride and Prejudice parody as well. I could more accurately describe the book as a mix of Pride and Prejudice, The Fault in Our Stars, a dash of If I Stay/Where She Went, and sprinkling of Hamlet. The book was very well crafted and this normally non-romantic girl read over 300 pages of this book in one night. If that doesn't describe how much I enjoyed the book, I don't know what will. The characters are well written for the most part and the dialogue and actions between them was natural, again for the most part. The author did an excellent job of setting up the story and describing each scene so perfectly I felt I was watching a movie instead of reading a book. While I did greatly enjoy the book I did have a few critiques about it. I felt really uneasy with Ari a lot of time. She was super annoying with her wishy-washy personality and I kind of expected this stunt girl to be a bit tougher and bolder. While my opinion of her relaxed towards the middle of the novel I generally felt angered towards her through a lot of the novel. I think that's more of a personality difference between me and the character. I also felt that the characters fell in love way too quickly with one another. I believe that the story at the beginning could have been stretched a bit further. Also, at the beginning of my journey with this novel, I hated Wes. I realize he was the Darcy character, but in my one (yes, sorry classic lovers, I've only read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies before this other P&P parody) other P&P book I also hated Darcy. Both of those opinions later changed as the story went on, so this is more of a general warning to other readers: you will hate Wes in the beginning and then fall in love with him hard and fast much like Ari did. I also felt that this novel could have ended earlier. I felt the ending was dragged out and there were four or five perfect ending points that were prolonged for Ari to return to the character she once was. I felt Ari's story arc could have been completed earlier.
Overall I greatly enjoyed the novel. The novel does an excellent job of sucker punching you in the face with feels and making you rethink life itself. Trust me, once you read this epic romance, you'll be saying to yourself "today is not the day I die" and wishing for a hot pirate to come save you.
Ari is an eighteen year old young woman living on an Greek island who has one constant thought running through her brain: "Today is not the day I die". She's a stunt woman and has been training hard for her first movie shoot that is taking place right in her hometown. Wes is a twenty-one year old British actor. He started acting when he was young, skyrocketed to fame very quickly, and is used to getting whatever he wants in the world. He's on the Grecian island to film a Pride and Prejudice adaptation. When Ari has a near fatal accident a day before filming is set to start, she has to face the inevitable reality that will forever intertwine Ari and Wes forever.
The book is a YA romantic parody of the classic Pride and Prejudice. I quite enjoyed that not only was the book a parody of the famous classic, but the movie the two mains were to be filming was a Pride and Prejudice parody as well. I could more accurately describe the book as a mix of Pride and Prejudice, The Fault in Our Stars, a dash of If I Stay/Where She Went, and sprinkling of Hamlet. The book was very well crafted and this normally non-romantic girl read over 300 pages of this book in one night. If that doesn't describe how much I enjoyed the book, I don't know what will. The characters are well written for the most part and the dialogue and actions between them was natural, again for the most part. The author did an excellent job of setting up the story and describing each scene so perfectly I felt I was watching a movie instead of reading a book. While I did greatly enjoy the book I did have a few critiques about it. I felt really uneasy with Ari a lot of time. She was super annoying with her wishy-washy personality and I kind of expected this stunt girl to be a bit tougher and bolder. While my opinion of her relaxed towards the middle of the novel I generally felt angered towards her through a lot of the novel. I think that's more of a personality difference between me and the character. I also felt that the characters fell in love way too quickly with one another. I believe that the story at the beginning could have been stretched a bit further. Also, at the beginning of my journey with this novel, I hated Wes. I realize he was the Darcy character, but in my one (yes, sorry classic lovers, I've only read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies before this other P&P parody) other P&P book I also hated Darcy. Both of those opinions later changed as the story went on, so this is more of a general warning to other readers: you will hate Wes in the beginning and then fall in love with him hard and fast much like Ari did. I also felt that this novel could have ended earlier. I felt the ending was dragged out and there were four or five perfect ending points that were prolonged for Ari to return to the character she once was. I felt Ari's story arc could have been completed earlier.
Overall I greatly enjoyed the novel. The novel does an excellent job of sucker punching you in the face with feels and making you rethink life itself. Trust me, once you read this epic romance, you'll be saying to yourself "today is not the day I die" and wishing for a hot pirate to come save you.
From the synopsis, I thought this was going to be an easy swoon-worthy romance with obstacles here and there. Now that I'm finished, I was completely wrong. Ari Demos starts her day off with"Today is not the day I die." Ari, stunt performer, is more than meets the eye. Her story is deeper than the Corfu sea and having the ability to read it was both heartbreaking and touching.
What I admired in Lose Me was the family dynamic and the international location, Greece. I love reading about strong family ties. Nothing resonates with me more than a great support system and awesome parent relationships and Lose Me definitely had that. I've always wanted to visit Greece so this was a great way to get a feel of the Greek culture.
The social media posts in between chapters added a nice touch to the characters. All in all, Lose Me captured my attention from the very first page and kept me interested for a full eight hours because who needs reality when you have Weston Spencer ;)
Thank you M.C. Frank for this eARC in exchange for my honest review!
Lose Me will be released 04/11/17!
What I admired in Lose Me was the family dynamic and the international location, Greece. I love reading about strong family ties. Nothing resonates with me more than a great support system and awesome parent relationships and Lose Me definitely had that. I've always wanted to visit Greece so this was a great way to get a feel of the Greek culture.
The social media posts in between chapters added a nice touch to the characters. All in all, Lose Me captured my attention from the very first page and kept me interested for a full eight hours because who needs reality when you have Weston Spencer ;)
Thank you M.C. Frank for this eARC in exchange for my honest review!
Lose Me will be released 04/11/17!
“Today is not the day I die.”
Ari Demos, a young stunt actress with a promising start. Weston Spencer, Hollywood’s golden boy (literally, have you seen his hair?). When the two are thrown together for a modern-day adaptation of Pride and Prejudice anything can happen, and it does.
Lose Me by M.C. Frank is a story about overcoming fears, being true to one’s self, and -maybe- finding love along the way.
I gave this book a five star review because it met and exceeded all my expectations. Brilliant main heroine who's not just a Mary Sue? Check. Heart-throb main guy who's not just a love interest? Check. Plot that that you think you know what's going on but then the author pulls something out of left field leaving you grasping at the pages to find out what's going on? Check times a million. Once I started Lose Me I did not want to put the book down and I read it three main sittings.
Let's begin this review with our characters, Ari and Wes, our Elizabeth and Darcy. I don't know how Frank makes such well-rounded characters that I can't help but fall in love with but she does.
Ari is a stunt double in a new adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which is actually pretty dang cool. Ladies, you don't have to be the leading actress. You can kick-ass by jumping off cliffs and driving cars around sick bends. Ari is an eginma the moment you meet her repeating “today is not the day I die” over and over again. Something’s amiss, obvious by the gentle cues from the writings, but you don't know what it is.
Wes is the leading man in the movie, literally the Darcy. And he’s just as you would picture as described by Ari before she meets him. But Wes isn't just a two-dimensional characters, smiling at the camera. He has feelings and demons that will haunt him throughout the novel.
When beginning this story I thought it was going to be a cut and dry Pride and Prejudice retelling: Elizabeth and Darcy meet, they hate each other. Darcy starts to pine after her and actually ends up doing things that make her hate him more. They apologize, realize their own faults and fall in love. But when I realized there were more than 200 pages left in the book it was obvious this novel would be so much more.
This book dragged my feels through the dirt, especially starting with Part II.
It was around this time I was thinking “what more could there be to this story?” And Frank oh so delivered. At the time I was screaming at certain character’s decisions but looking back on the novel as a whole, those decisions were critical to the plot.
Part III was too short for my liking. I wanted to read more and more. But even I understand that a book can't go on forever and it has to end somewhere and I was not disappointed when I did.
“It's a story about misunderstand, of overcoming one’s worst faults and social comedy.” Wes couldn't have described Lose Me in a better way (he was actually explaining P&P but you get the point).
**Disclaimer: I was given an ebook of this novel in exchange for my honest review**
Ari Demos, a young stunt actress with a promising start. Weston Spencer, Hollywood’s golden boy (literally, have you seen his hair?). When the two are thrown together for a modern-day adaptation of Pride and Prejudice anything can happen, and it does.
Lose Me by M.C. Frank is a story about overcoming fears, being true to one’s self, and -maybe- finding love along the way.
I gave this book a five star review because it met and exceeded all my expectations. Brilliant main heroine who's not just a Mary Sue? Check. Heart-throb main guy who's not just a love interest? Check. Plot that that you think you know what's going on but then the author pulls something out of left field leaving you grasping at the pages to find out what's going on? Check times a million. Once I started Lose Me I did not want to put the book down and I read it three main sittings.
Let's begin this review with our characters, Ari and Wes, our Elizabeth and Darcy. I don't know how Frank makes such well-rounded characters that I can't help but fall in love with but she does.
Ari is a stunt double in a new adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which is actually pretty dang cool. Ladies, you don't have to be the leading actress. You can kick-ass by jumping off cliffs and driving cars around sick bends. Ari is an eginma the moment you meet her repeating “today is not the day I die” over and over again. Something’s amiss, obvious by the gentle cues from the writings, but you don't know what it is.
Wes is the leading man in the movie, literally the Darcy. And he’s just as you would picture as described by Ari before she meets him. But Wes isn't just a two-dimensional characters, smiling at the camera. He has feelings and demons that will haunt him throughout the novel.
When beginning this story I thought it was going to be a cut and dry Pride and Prejudice retelling: Elizabeth and Darcy meet, they hate each other. Darcy starts to pine after her and actually ends up doing things that make her hate him more. They apologize, realize their own faults and fall in love. But when I realized there were more than 200 pages left in the book it was obvious this novel would be so much more.
This book dragged my feels through the dirt, especially starting with Part II.
It was around this time I was thinking “what more could there be to this story?” And Frank oh so delivered. At the time I was screaming at certain character’s decisions but looking back on the novel as a whole, those decisions were critical to the plot.
Part III was too short for my liking. I wanted to read more and more. But even I understand that a book can't go on forever and it has to end somewhere and I was not disappointed when I did.
“It's a story about misunderstand, of overcoming one’s worst faults and social comedy.” Wes couldn't have described Lose Me in a better way (he was actually explaining P&P but you get the point).
**Disclaimer: I was given an ebook of this novel in exchange for my honest review**