I nearly didn’t pick up Evie's Unfairytale by Evie Berg. The cover made it look like a romance or a fantasy. However, the book is actually a fictionalised account of a true story of stalking and persecution. The fictional element is that the book is written from the point of view of the antagonists as well as the author herself. Evie has a difficult childhood; her family lose their money and they end up living on a trailer park. She later marries Tim who turns out to be a sex addict. After their divorce, she meets Chad who appears to be her fairytale Prince Charming. Unfortunately, Chad has two children by two other women, Rachel and Tracey, who are both nightmare harpies from hell. The two women join forces to destroy Chad and Evie’s marriage and to ruin Evie’s life. I really …show more content…
On the day Evie’s dad died and she had to go to court, Chad didn’t accompany her. “Divorce him!” I croak hoarsely. Chad’s complete lack of support for Evie throughout, while continuing to protest his love for her, was incredibly frustrating. Especially as Evie was still clinging to her ideals of a fairytale romance. To be fair, though Evie appears to be very bad at making life choices, she didn’t deserve the hell she went through. Her story has also highlighted corruption issues within the legal and CPS systems. It is a serious problem where a person accused of child molestation may actually be the victim of other people’s lies. The book itself is well written but I found a fair number of typos, so it needs another round of editing. There is also a continuity problem in the hospital. Rachel arrives wearing a motocross outfit and leaves in a little black dress. I have agonised over the rating. If this book were totally fictional, I would give it 2 stars. As it’s a true story, my frustration over Evie’s choices shouldn’t detract from the value of the book or its message. I am therefore giving the book 3 out of 4
Evaluation: I thought the book was very exciting and suspenseful like her other books. The book had very good detail and an interesting plot. I liked the twist when Juan and the girl’s father came upon Glenn walking down the road. I also liked how the author described the action in great detail. It made me feel like I was right there seeing it all happen firsthand. I don’t think that the author could’ve made this book any better than she did already.
While she might think that her plans are working, they only lead her down a path of destruction. She lands in a boarding house, when child services find her, she goes to jail, becomes pregnant by a man who she believed was rich. Also she becomes sentenced to 15 years in prison, over a street fight with a former friend she double crossed. In the end, she is still serving time and was freed by the warden to go to her mother’s funeral. To only discover that her two sisters were adopted by the man she once loved, her sister is with the man who impregnated her, and the younger sister has become just like her. She wants to warn her sister, but she realizes if she is just like her there is no use in giving her advice. She just decides that her sister must figure it out by
I found the book to be easy, exciting reading because the story line was very realistic and easily relatable. This book flowed for me to a point when, at times, it was difficult to put down. Several scenes pleasantly caught me off guard and some were extremely hilarious, namely, the visit to Martha Oldcrow. I found myself really fond of the char...
In my eyes I loved the book I rate it a 9/10, its had a good twist and turn to it. I loved this
...was outstanding. She gives great insight to the horrors and the suffering and allows the reader to be placed into the same place with a large understanding of the emotions that took place. The only thing to complain about is the prolonging amount of detail on the dates and statistics. It’s hard to follow and difficult for one to pay attention and that’s where it became mundane. I can definitely confirm that it was worth the purchase and the time spent into the read. I could honestly say that I’ve already recommended it to others, and I will continue to do so. The people I’d recommend it to though is people interested in the subject and overly eager to learn about new things as opposed to my buddies.
She was just as in love with him as she would hang on to him and grow fonder with every minute spent together. Yet, within a month of my father’s death… Oh god, I don’t even want to think about it. Women are so weak. Even with the shoes worn to my father’s funeral, crying like crazy.. An animal would’ve mourned her mate longer than she had.
As Rob’s Dad gets to hear everything that Rob was trying to hold in, from the loss of his Mom. His Dad understands and has the same problem holding back his emotions of the loss of his wife, and how it impacts Robs
My overall opinion of this book is good I really liked it and recommend it to anyone. It is a good book to read and it keep you interested throughout the whole book.
Criticisms (Favourable): Very original, intelligent plot. Well-written characters that aren’t two dimensional and who make human decisions (David’s father, who may seem like a cruel man but who is really just doing what he was brought up to believe is right).
Tracy’s identity development is heavily influenced by her new friendship with Evie from that moment on. Evie is so popular, but she makes very poor choices and Tracy follows her lead because she wants to seem just as “cool” as her new companion. This is a type of peer pressure that affects many teenagers daily.... ... middle of paper ... ...
I would give this book a four point five out of five stars because I really liked the book as a whole, but when it came to the wording of same characters I wasn’t comfortable with how explicit it was. I enjoyed how the author used descriptive words to show what it was like in those times, it really made me think about the story.I
8.Recommendation: I wouldn’t recommend this book for anyone to read because it’s quite boring and very confusing in some parts of the story. Well it’s confusing to me and it’s like the most weirdest book I have ever read. Someone who likes to read novels or read in general would like this book because or if they like this genre they would like this
In Mary Wollstonecraft’s The Wrongs of Woman, or Maria and Mary Robinson’s The Natural Daughter women are subject to many hardships economically, simply because they are women. Women are not given sufficient opportunity, as men are, to pursue a living. Even if she is a woman of taste and morals, she may be treated as though she is a criminal and given no means to protect herself. In order for a woman to be sustained, she must marry into slavery, dishonor herself through unsavory work, or be lucky enough to be properly educated and given proper reference.
Review of Strong Heart – I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars. The book is easy to read because the writing is good but I had some issues with the storyline – I thought some parts of the story was a bit far-fetched. I also thought the author was trying a bit too hard to fit the characters into set profiles and some of the dialogue towards the end of the book seemed a bit forced because of this.
series for two reasons. The first reason is because it ties up all the questions I had from the other books. This book really was a good ending, for me at least. And the second reason is because it’s just a great book. It has mystery, suspense, humor, action and many more things that keep you from putting the book down. On a scale of one to ten I would rate this ten and it is also my number one favorite book (so far).