enjoyed this book
It was very well written, Easy to get wrapped up in, But come on. The end Seriously ugh. When is the next book coming out, I can't even find it, When Loved it but I hate those damn cliffhangers! : The longest book I have ever read, It went on and on and on and on and on, Don't read. Pretty terrible
I'm sorry, but I did not like this, There were a lot of grammatical mistakes and the writing was so stilted, There weren't enough contractions, so conversations felt awkward and fake, I did not like the main character Ashton, at all, I felt bad for her that she grew up in a terrible environment, but she was always super dramatic and running away because she thought it was better for Charlie.
Get over yourself already, geez, The ending was stupid and made me hate Ashton even more, I will not be reading the next book, WTF First, I really liked this book, Yes, it was a roller coaster ride, and the characters did not seem like high school students, . . AT ALL, but I liked the maturity that they showed, even their immaturity made sense, The ending . hmmm, first, there is no way that Charlie let her disappear for four and a half months, . . nope, no way, don't believe it, Ashton ran shocker! While I can believe that he may have given her a day or two of space, four and a half months Nope, So this cliffhanger has me baffled, Will I read book two Um, yeah! What the heck is going on
I liked this book enough to give itstars, Honestly, the ending was reason enough to give it only four, . . but it probably only deservesbecause of the terrible editing, How an author is incapable of using conjunctions but can write sentences saying, "I seen the way, " Ummm . not good at all. So my feelings on this go like this, when I am writing something, no matter what it is, I tend to have run on sentences, I write and write just trying to get my thoughts out before I forget, My point is that I totally understand grammatical errors and things like that, So do I blame the author, . . not completely. It is the editors job to go through and find these mistakes, So, do I blame the editor Not completely, If I had written this book and sent it off to my editor, I would be combing through it to make sure that I couldn't find anything my editor had missed.
I don't think I would want my name attached to something unless I knew without a shadow of a doubt that it was ready for the public.
Those are my thoughts rant over. Did not like or enjoy any of it, I rolled my eyesthrough it, I sided with Charlie's father! This young kid had such a good thing going until he meets white trash ashton, I could not connect with her, The only one I liked was Noah, He was such a sweetie, She had to go for the popular man whore jock though!!! as usual in every darn book, Good story. But, needed better editing Great read
I'm excited to see what happens next, This was a good book, Lots of laughs and a few tears, Was a good read. This and more reviews at The Book Bar, co
Rating: sitelinkHouse/Well Debut YA novel for the young at heart,
Bartender Banter :
Des: YA books have a delicate line to tread, There's a lesson to learn, a coming of age metaphor that will make an appearance, but you can't shove it down the reader's throat, It needs to happen organically the story needs to flow and the reader needs to be
there next to the characters,
Jen: I have to be honest YA is not my preferred genre, I love dark, angsty, books, Getting Out was the first YA book that truly held my interest, I could not put it down,
I drove around for awhile trying to clear my head, I was thinking too much about things like my grades, and hockey, and my issues with my dad and then there was Ashton, I felt better when I thought about her, its like everything else melted away when her beautiful face was in my mind, Brinkman, Afton. Getting Out Getting Out Series Kindle Locations, Afton Brinkman. Kindle Edition.
Des: All the characters in Getting Out have issues, as do the majority of teens, These characters, however, weren't helpless, They all seemed to have a plan to better their lives, No one was 'saving' the other, they all leaned on each other,
Jen: Ditto on that! Good point, no one was trying to "save" the other, Maybe that is why I enjoyed this book, All the characters were strong on their own,
I locked myself in the bathroom and started the shower wishing that the hot water could wash away the scars that were on my body, but also the ones inside my head.
I was falling in love with him, I hated that he pointed out my imperfections, They weighed heavy on me already, but when he asked about them, and made the memories come back, it was so much worse, Brinkman, Afton. Getting Out Getting Out Series Kindle Locations, Afton Brinkman. Kindle Edition.
Des: What I appreciated about this YA is that it's so simplistic, believable and relatable, The very emotional events aren't too far flung, There are moments of love, lust, confusion and fear that is understandable for teenagers, I am immediately turned off by sex scenes with teenagers when they are acting way beyond their experience, I no longer believe the situation or the attempts the author is making to keep it sweet and vulnerable,
Jen: Lol nothing is more unbelievable than when a character goes from virgin to porn star,
Afton Brinkman did a great job with relationships in the book, they were appropriate for the character age, and felt natural,
“Fuck that,” I heard him growl before he spun me around and crashed his lips to mine in a ferocious kiss that was anything but gentle.
And just like that, any rational thinking on my part was gone, We kissed each other with all the pain and frustration we felt, It was rough and borderlined on pain but felt like it was exactly what we both needed, His fingers dug into my back crushing me against him and my hands pulled his hair so hard I knew it had to hurt but he just growled into my mouth.
He pushed me back against the side of the truck and lifted me up, I immediately wrapped my legs around his waist and continued to kiss and nip and suck at his mouth,
“Does this feel like I dont own you Ashton Does it Because you completely own me, ” Brinkman, Afton. Getting Out Getting Out Series Kindle Locations, Afton Brinkman. Kindle Edition.
Des: Aghh cliffhangers! No one likes them, "WHAT THE HELL WHAT HAPPENS NEXT YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!" When I finished Getting Out, I said to myself, "Damn, that's a good cliffhanger.
" Sure, it would have been nice to know what's next, but I also like to have the characters suspended in that moment for me to walk away, contemplate the interest I have for them, and come back to them when I am ready.
Obviously, this story has made an impact and I can't wait to read what happens with Ashton amp Charlie, Noah too! Damn Noah!
Jen: Initially, I was not happy with the way Getting Out ended, I am so done with cliffhangers, After thinking it over for a few days, because yes it's one of those that will give you a book hangover I came to the conclusion it is not truly a cliffhanger, but a closing of one part of the story.
Did I want the second part of the story right then and there Of Course! But, I think the second book will open a new chapter in life for Ashton.
I have a feeling I may be upset by some of the choices she makes but I am invested and want to see where Ashton, Charlie, Noah and Tess go.
I think this was an amazing debut novel for Afton Brinkman and look forward to reading more!
QUOTES:
“Ah here you are.
” Clicking her pen to mark my name off, I hadnt been here ten minutes and the woman had already managed to give me a mini heart attack,
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“See you later Ashton,” he called out, My name sounded amazing coming from his beautiful mouth, like he was the only person in the world meant to say it, He had his hands in his pockets and was walking backwards, looking me right in the eye when he said it, I gave him a frown as he winked and turned back around sauntering away, Yep that was such a player move, Brinkman, Afton. Getting Out Getting Out Series Kindle Locations, Afton Brinkman. Kindle Edition.
Tess was quiet for a long moment then out of the blue she said something that nobody had ever said to me before.
“Im so glad I met you, ”
I looked at her, nodding my head, “Me too. "Brinkman, Afton. Getting Out Getting Out Series Kindle Locations, Afton Brinkman. Kindle Edition.
“Say what you want to say but I am staying right here and do not touch me again, ”
Hearing her say she didnt want me to touch her was like a slash to my insides, If she only knew how it felt for me when I touched her, held her, kissed herBrinkman, Afton, Getting Out Getting Out Series Kindle Locations, Afton Brinkman. Kindle Edition.
“Beautiful girl, this is a promise ring, My promises to you are to never hurt you and never allow anyone else to either, I promise to be faithful, and most of all, I promise that someday, when we are both ready, I will give you two more rings that take us into our future together forever because that is exactly what I want.
I know we are young but I know that I want you, Forever. ”Brinkman, Afton. Getting Out Getting Out Series Kindle Locations, Afton Brinkman. Kindle Edition.
“If I had known the last time I kissed you was going to be the last time ever, I never would have stopped.It's a shame there is no such thing as grammarcheck,
” Before she could refuse, I clasped her face in my hands and kissed her lips, Brinkman, Afton. Getting Out Getting Out Series Kindle Locations, Afton Brinkman. Kindle Edition.
While I thought the story line was a good one, I'm wondering where the editor was for this book, So many misspelled words that I lost track, "Starred" instead of "stared". "Your"instead of "you're". "Seen" instead of "saw". "To" instead of "too". Sentences that ran on and on without any punctuation, It was bad. Enjoyed the book
Thought this book was really good, Even though Ashton had a little bit to much problems/drama there in the middle, Worked it self out in the end, Charlie had just enough of good and bad, Great cliff hanger there are the end, This was an okay read, but it dragged a bit,
Ashton was an okay character, and I felt sorry for her at the start, as her home life wasn't good,
Charlie wasn't a bad character, but it took me a while to warm to him, and even then I didn't love him,
This was an okay read, but at times I felt bored, Some parts were dragged out far too much, and I just want it to get a move on!
I didn't love the ending, but it was alright.
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