But her parents keep telling her the same thing: "When you're twelve." Well, that day has finally arrived and Rory is going to discover (through a series of long, painful and distorting events) that, even though all her wishes are about to come true, she has to learn that the road to getting what you want is not as rewarding as helping the people you meet along the way. Ever since Rory could talk, and understand that her parents are overprotective in every stretch of the means, she has wanted to be like every other kid her age. "Finally" is the story of Rory (girl-Rory, not to be confused with boy-Rory, which seems to happen a whole lot). Seeing as this is "11 Birthdays" companion novel, you will be entirely confused from about the fourth chapter until the end of the book. Firstly, if you have not yet read "11 Birthdays", don't even think of picking up this book.
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Plot: The genius in managing to stick to the outline of the original fairytale while weaving the story into a huge multi-layered, fast-paced plot put these books neatly above the cliched YA. Cress is an excellent compliment to the other two characters, and gives the story heart. The author even makes a gentle, but distinct point that helped compensate for the Scarlet (love at first sight) that generally romance is simply an opportunity not a destiny. Her relationship with Thorn is awkward and hilarious and full of true feelings rather than sappy. She is not the usual "tough"girl (Scarlet) or the "smart" tomboy (Cinder), but rather a gentle rather shy heroine who screams when she's afraid gets excited over pretty dresses but still has the courage to do what's right. Character: Cress herself as commented in a different review is a refreshing change in perspective. This is rare and highly enjoyable in a YA book. The author actually bothers to tie up details that felt "too convenient" from Scarlet giving them believable reasons for occurring rather than just ignoring them and hoping the reader will suspend believability. Not only was the book itself an excellent continuation, it made Scarlet make more sense. After reading Cinder, I'd been a bit disappointed by Scarlet, so with some hesitation I started Cress. Flashman doesn't mind being a coward he just doesn't want other people to know it.Īll his maneuvering actually just brings Flashman closer to the actual war and a series of wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time events will land him in the ill-fated Charge. As usual, as the book begins, he is trying to actually avoid fighting with a clamor in England for a war with Russia, he knows that soon he will be pressed into battle due to his (undeserved) reputation as a military hero. As with the other Flashman books, this is a historical novel, and Flashman is right in the middle of history. 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