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Abandon: Abandon 1
Abandon: Abandon 1 | Meg Cabot
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The first book in the brand-new dark and dangerously seductive trilogy from bestselling teen author Meg Cabot. Last year, Pierce died - just for a moment. And when she was in the space between life and death, she met John: tall dark and terrifying, its his job to usher souls from one realm to the next. Theres a fierce attraction between them, but Pierce knows that if she allows herself to fall for John she will be doomed to a life of shadows and loneliness in the underworld. But now things are getting dangerous for her, and her only hope is to do exactly what John says...
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AshleyHoss820
Abandon | Meg Cabot
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Mehso-so

There‘s some problems...Insta-Love, BAD-BOY-SO-HOT-MUST-SAVE, “not like other girls/super-special-and-important-FOR-NO-REASON main female, underdeveloped characters (and plot)...I didn‘t *hate* this, but I don‘t want to hand it over to Zoey (12 yo) anytime soon. I know it‘s Hades/Persephone retold, but Lore Olympus does this with more success. I ordered the rest of the trilogy (used) to see if it gets better. Stay tuned.

Emilymdxn Meg Cabot was my favourite author on the planet when I was a tween, I wonder what it‘d be like reading her books now though I‘d probably notice a lot I didn‘t before. If I saw too much ‘not like other girls‘ my eyes might roll all the way back in my head 4y
AshleyHoss820 @Emilymdxn I think that‘s just it! I‘m not a young adult and I‘m definitely far too cynical for romances (which has been true no matter what age I am) so I‘m not the target audience for this! I don‘t like the “maybe if you were nicer to him he wouldn‘t act that way” crap. Or Mary Sue characters. It‘s okay to be unique, not okay to be in comparison to (better than) others. I‘ve heard this isn‘t her best work, though! I‘ll try her again and see! 😊 4y
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AshleyHoss820
Abandon | Meg Cabot
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I dunno. Maybe I‘m a seasoned (nice way of saying old) woman, but I hate the “not like other girls/no one like her/isn‘t she so different” trope...🤷🏻‍♀️😂 (I‘m reading this for my Adolescent Lit class...)

BarbaraBB I know what you mean and you‘re not old 👵🏼😃 4y
AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB Thank you!! 😄 Once I made it past the halfway mark, the book started improving...a little...😄😊 4y
Clare-Dragonfly It‘s a sexist trope! You‘re right to hate it! 4y
AshleyHoss820 @Clare-Dragonfly Exactly! Hey, let‘s pit women against each other, that‘ll be fun! 🙄 (edited) 4y
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ladybrightscales
Abandon | Meg Cabot
Bailedbailed

📖 like these need to stop being written. There is absolutely nothing 💖 about a sociopath!!!! 😠😠😠😠

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dreamless.eternity
Abandon: Abandon 1 | Meg Cabot
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“I didn't even think about suggesting he take the boots off. There'd probably be a apocalypse or something.”
― Meg Cabot, Abandon

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AvidReaderandGeekGirl
Abandon: Abandon 1 | Meg Cabot
Mehso-so

This was an interesting book, not great writing but interesting premise.

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HiddenGemBooks
Abandon | Meg Cabot
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Don‘t ever let them tell you that you‘re too stupid to do something. I‘m not saying it‘s going to be easy for you. Maybe you‘re going to have to work for it a little harder than other people, which I know isn‘t fair. But that doesn‘t mean you should just give up.

Tav Big fan of Meg from way back. 8y
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Lettyg25
Abandon | Meg Cabot
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My next book :)

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mccumbers
Abandon | Meg Cabot
Mehso-so

Read the whole trilogy in about 2 days. Not awful, but some parts were confusing and annoying.

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