I feel like this book should be the crowning jewel of an author who has written for decades, but it is her first book. It is a breathtaking glimpse into the lives of Clare and Henry, a couple that is destined to be together. It is beautifully written and put together perfectly. Definitely a good read for people who like characters who have depth and substance.

I started this book scared that I would hate it. I was surprised that Seth was able to take a historically romantic story and add the elements of adventure and humor to it. I personally think this would be a really funny movie someday.

I am not rating this book as "I didn't like it," because it was not written well or a classic piece of literature. Mainly, my rating is because as a female reader I was not happy with the negative way women were treated by the males in this book. They were an after thought and only for pleasure, not for building and sharing ones life with.

I think that the story was very dark and the characters where almost heartless, except for their self love. The main character is as fickle in love as Romeo, except Romeo eventually got his act together. Dorian unfortunately, never does.

To me Lord Henry uses his theories and experiments as a cover for his inability to have a successful relationship with his wife or friends. If your best friend is your personal experiment then you should seek psychiatric help.

This is a great story of friendship that I think most women can relate to. I think every circle of friends has at least one of these characters within them and therefore this book, to me, made me think about what my circle of friends could accomplish together.

I really wish the author would have included more about the house near the park (you will have to read the book to find out what that means). I think it could have been more developed more as a part of the lives of the characters.

I thought that this book was a nice easy read. It did slow a little in places, but the author recovers nicely. The last few pages made me cry with laughter.

This is nothing I would have picked up on my own, but through the Book Movement book drawings I was very happy to receive a copy. I found the story of the O'Connor family very heartfelt and beautiful. I related to the characters and wanted them to see them find success during their journey. I wanted to be able to step into their living room and provide comfort when they were in need. I really appreciate the author showing the Native American traditions and heritage of the characters. I think this is a great story of a father helping his son to become a man and to never give up when he is passionate about something. Overall, I think the book was very well written, pleasant to read, and well paced.

I took my time reading The Bell Jar. Knowing that this book was basically her autobiography I didn't want to rush it and miss something. It is very poignantly written by an obviously tortured soul. If she hadn't lived it, I think it would have been a completely different story. Because she lived it we have the unbelievably detailed story of her decent into numb darkness and the treatments she had to undergo before assimilating back into society.

I think this book was the hardest for me to read of the past 3 Austen novels I picked up. It was one of her earlier books and I think as you read her later works, you can definitely see her come into her own. What I didn't like about this particular book is that Emma the main character is such a meddler/spoiled/stuck up and she just flat out annoyed me.

It took way to long to get to the end and once you were there it all unfolded very quickly and too perfectly.

This book brings fantasy to the real world (literally that is what it is about). I had seen the movie before reading the book, but the book adds so much more insight and depth to the story. This is a young adult read, but I enjoyed it as an adult.

Criticism: some parts of the story start to feel very repetitive, but if you push thru there is a solid fairytale ending to enjoy.

I was excited to get away from the popular vampire/werewolf stories that are coming out in mass print. I thought I would try a story about a dragon, for a change of pace. I liked the concept for the story, but it just took too long to get my attention...250 pages too long. When I got to the good part that was exciting, I was to annoyed to enjoy it.

However, it is set up well for a sequel...should the author like to continue.