These are my favorite excerpts from Sara's Organized Chaos, a blog, dated January 22, 2013. You can read the entire blog and follow this up-front and in-your-face blogger at http://strandupdate.blogspot.com/ .
She's sassy, a strong woman of character who doesn't hold much back. I guess that's why I like her. She uses words that will offend some, but gosh darn it ... she speaks her mind without reservation. Whether or not you agree with her, she gets her points across.
You may have to cover your virgin ears, but ... hey ... like I said ... I like her. I like her a lot. I've actually liked each and every blogger on this blog tour. Supportive, each blogger has given great reviews, for which I'm grateful. Generous with their words, the blogger's reviews on Televenge are gifts to treasure. This one especially.
Obviously.
She gave me one hell of good one. So good, I had to quote some of it on my own blog.
Enjoy!
I'll
be honest with you. When I first opened my package and saw how huge this book
was, I know I said out loud, "Jesus Christ, I need to start looking to see how
many pages there are going to be. Shit." It's 584 pages. I know, you're
hyperventilating, aren't you? Well I'm going to tell you that every piece of
this book is needed. You know I hate fluff and I'm the first one to tell an
author to stop putting so much useless shit in your book just to make it a
normal sized novel, you're wasting my time. But not the case in this book. I
really thought it would be and I kept looking for it, but in hindsight, you need
everything. Everything plays a piece in the end, ultimately.
I
don't know where to even start. Seriously. I'm sitting here wondering how to
review this but I'll tell you that when I finished it? I had to not read for a
few days. I had to emotionally get my shit together because it takes a lot out
of you ...
The
most fascinating thing about this book is the religion aspect. Anyone who knows
me knows I don't subscribe to church. I have never thought that a pastor or a
preacher has any right interpreting a piece of religious writing that may or may
not be true. The fact is, nobody really knows and the people who don't
acknowledge that, scare the shit out of me ...
Every
time you think you've figured it out, you didn't. You're so wrong it's shameful.
And as the book winds down you think surely there can't be any more surprises ...
And
when the entire ball of yarn unwinds and you see everything as a timeline? Man.
I'd have to think any other person would give up hope all together but Andie
doesn't. Andie is the epitome of a strong woman ... I still can't get
over how so many people failed her. People who really loved her
knew something wasn't right and they either hid hurtful secrets or turned
a blind eye and said Jesus said this is how it should be. And to know that there
are so many people in the world that really believe Jesus thinks this
kind of behavior is OK is insane. And terrifying.
For
this being such a huge book, every loose end was finished. Well, there is one
with Suri (yes, you read that right) that I wish we knew more about. I won't
even tell you who Suri is because it would ruin a huge plot point in the book
for you. But everything else? Tied up, perfectly. Well, as perfectly as all of
these troubled characters could be ...
I
can't tell you how much I want you to read this book. I want you to read it
right now ... You'll enjoy it, love it, be
horrified and hopeful all at once. I am even going to say it's probably one of
the best books I have ever read. Truly. I can think of just a few books in my
lifetime that I've read that have pulled at me and this is one on a very short
list. I can't explain it, it just is.
Thank you, Sara!!!
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