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What a fabulous read!! Sam is a preacher's kid and gets bullied and harassed alot. He just wants to fit in and find his place as well as understand the good and the evil in the world. He finds himself pulled into a classmate's hallucinations - Jennifer. Her hallucinations involve demons, death and the devil and Sam wonders if she is crazy. But if she isn't, then their small town is in a whole heap of trouble and he and Jennifer need to save it.
Told from Sam's point of view, Crazy Dangerous is modern and realistic, with morals and values embedded in it's entertaining pages. Fantastic character development and dialogue, I was quickly immersed in Sam's world - from trying to do the right thing, to his conscience talking to him about knowing he is doing something wrong. The wrong crowd can lead you astray if you're not careful. A fast-paced read that will have you laughing out loud and gasping in shock, the plot twists and turns and left this reader thoroughly satisfied. One of the best YA novels this year - don't miss it!!
Told from Sam's point of view, Crazy Dangerous is modern and realistic, with morals and values embedded in it's entertaining pages. Fantastic character development and dialogue, I was quickly immersed in Sam's world - from trying to do the right thing, to his conscience talking to him about knowing he is doing something wrong. The wrong crowd can lead you astray if you're not careful. A fast-paced read that will have you laughing out loud and gasping in shock, the plot twists and turns and left this reader thoroughly satisfied. One of the best YA novels this year - don't miss it!!
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first some facts: I am a grandma and a very picky reader, I buy books for the young members in the family BUT I read them first before I decide whether to pass them along or not.
I feel this was a well written book, has a good lesson about the peer pressures of teens, maybe it does mention demons, etc. but did you read the rest of the book? Any kind of mental illness is nothing to 'scoff' at and if you don't know anything about it then I suggest you read up on it and get educated. Don't mean to sound harsh but some other reviews have 'comdemmed' this book, but I guess it depends on how you look at it.
I feel this was a well written book, has a good lesson about the peer pressures of teens, maybe it does mention demons, etc. but did you read the rest of the book? Any kind of mental illness is nothing to 'scoff' at and if you don't know anything about it then I suggest you read up on it and get educated. Don't mean to sound harsh but some other reviews have 'comdemmed' this book, but I guess it depends on how you look at it.
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I LOVED this book. I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next and yet the closer I got to the end the less I wanted it to end.
Sam is just a normal kid. Not really outstanding at anything. He's a preacher's son and stays out of trouble. But then he starts hanging with the wrong crowd and starts to get into trouble. I didn't feel bad for Sam, as I think what he was going through was fairly normal - the feelings of wanting to fit in and being awed by a lifestyle that he wasn't used to. I think he knew what he was doing was wrong and yet he did it anyway. But he absolutely got more than he bargained for. And once he befriends Jennifer he appeared to be way in over his head. Even though Jennifer is portrayed as being "crazy" I kind of liked her. She had mental problems, but what was going on to her was as real as it could be. It was Jennifer I felt sorry for. She just kept getting blown off because she was a bit weird and the way she was interpreting what was going on to her seemed too odd to be true so no one believed her.
I loved the story. I was drawn into the story immediately. Jennifer's abnormal way of describing what was going on was a neat idea. Jennifer was telling us what was going to happen, but it took a bit to "unscramble" what she was saying. Plus the story just goes, there's a few slow parts but for the most part this one keeps moving right to the end. It wasn't the kind of fast paced story that drains you, but it does move pretty quickly.
I would say that even though this is a YA book that it would be enjoyable for anyone to read. The writing was good and I didn't feel like it was being dumbed-down to meet the younger audience. It was just a good story.
Sam is just a normal kid. Not really outstanding at anything. He's a preacher's son and stays out of trouble. But then he starts hanging with the wrong crowd and starts to get into trouble. I didn't feel bad for Sam, as I think what he was going through was fairly normal - the feelings of wanting to fit in and being awed by a lifestyle that he wasn't used to. I think he knew what he was doing was wrong and yet he did it anyway. But he absolutely got more than he bargained for. And once he befriends Jennifer he appeared to be way in over his head. Even though Jennifer is portrayed as being "crazy" I kind of liked her. She had mental problems, but what was going on to her was as real as it could be. It was Jennifer I felt sorry for. She just kept getting blown off because she was a bit weird and the way she was interpreting what was going on to her seemed too odd to be true so no one believed her.
I loved the story. I was drawn into the story immediately. Jennifer's abnormal way of describing what was going on was a neat idea. Jennifer was telling us what was going to happen, but it took a bit to "unscramble" what she was saying. Plus the story just goes, there's a few slow parts but for the most part this one keeps moving right to the end. It wasn't the kind of fast paced story that drains you, but it does move pretty quickly.
I would say that even though this is a YA book that it would be enjoyable for anyone to read. The writing was good and I didn't feel like it was being dumbed-down to meet the younger audience. It was just a good story.
