Blog Tour: Gone Too Far

Posted by cat2002116 on January 5, 2015
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GONE TOO FAR

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).

(This review may contain spoilers).

I was a bit surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I wasn’t sure I would like reading it all that much, but the blurb sounded really intriguing, so I was happy to receive a free copy as part of the blog tour.

I found Piper to be quite an interesting character. She was really easy to relate to and I felt the author did a good job of showing what the school ennvironment was like for her and the other students.

I did have some moments of confusion. There were a couple of scenes where time periods were randomly skipped over. And I couldn’t remember which part of the cliques Connor belonged to.

I felt that Nick was a particularly strong character through the course of the book. It was nice that he wasn’t all about the romance, even though he did pursue Piper quite enthusiastically after a while. And I was a bit confused about why it suddenly came out then, too. Still, the scene where he gives her the Christmas present was a particularly sweet one.

I liked that everything started with a particular tragedy. I thought it made sense that Piper would want to make a difference and that that was how it all started. It was easy for things to snowball out of proportion, I think.

I also liked that the author made it clear that the popular kids weren’t just about one thing that defined them. There were a couple who I didn’t see any redeeming qualities in, but I think that was more because they weren’t shown in great detail. I actually found myself liking Tate more by the end of the book.

It was good that Piper did make mistakes. I felt those mistakes made her human. There were certain things that managed to surprise me through the course of the book, but those did make sense. I liked the plot and the characters and I would read more books by this author in the future.

About The Book

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BOOK DETAILS

Gone Too Far

by Natalie D. Richards

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Release Date: January 6th 2015

Synopsis: Keeping secrets ruined her life. But the truth might just kill her.
Piper Woods can’t wait for the purgatory of senior year to end. She skirts the fringes of high school like a pro until the morning she finds a notebook with mutilated photographs and a list of student sins. She’s sure the book is too gruesome to be true, until pretty, popular Stella dies after a sex-tape goes viral. Everyone’s sure it’s suicide, but Piper remembers Stella’s name from the book and begins to suspect something much worse.
Drowning in secrets she doesn’t want to keep, Piper’s fears are confirmed when she receives an anonymous text message daring her to make things right. All she needs to do is choose a name, the name of someone who deserves to be punished…
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About The Author

Natalie

At seven, Natalie D. Richards wrote about Barbara Frances Bizzlefishes (who wouldn’t dare do the dishes.) Now she writes about awesome girls, broody boys, and all things dark and creepy. Natalie lives in Ohio (Go Bucks!) with her techno-wiz husband, three amazing kids, and a seventy pound dust-mop who swears he’s the family dog. Her psychological thriller, Six Months Later, will be released in October 1, 2013 by Sourcebooks Fire. Until then, you’ll probably find her writing her next book or trying to wade through the towers of dog-eared paperbacks that have taken over her bedroom.

 

AUTHOR LINKS:

Website: http://www.nataliedrichards.com/

Blog: http://www.doomsdaisies.com

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6927030.Natalie_Richards

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NatDRichards

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Natalie-D-Richards/398044640315789

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/natdrichards/

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Chapter One

Late. So late. I slam the car door behind me and race across the parking lot. My hair is tangled in the strap of my messenger bag, my shoes are untied, and I have no idea how I’m going to get to my locker without getting caught. I have to try because I need those chemistry notes.Technically I needed them last night when I’d actually had the time to study for my midterm, but I didn’t think it was a big deal. I know the materials and I figured I could do a little last-minute cramming during first period homeroom. It was a decent plan until my phone battery died, taking my morning alarm down with it. Now I’ll be lucky to catch the last ten minutes of first period.I hop the curb and slow as I slide into the shadow of the ancient brick school. It’s probably not classy to barrel through the door like an escaped convict. Of course, it probably wasn’t classy flying into the parking lot doing Mach 2 either.I check my barely charged phone for the time as I climb the first step. My foot slips on something halfway up the stairs. It’s like hitting a patch of ice. I lunge gor the handrail and jerk myself upright, glaring down at the thing that tripped me –a dropped notebook.Nothing special. It’s a plain, spiral-bound pad, the kind you can get at the drugstore for less than a buck. Pretty much worthless, excerpt I know it’s probably chock-full of notes. Notes seomone will need during midterm week.

Oh, fine.

I snatch the notebook off the steps and shove it into my bag. Lost and Found is going to have to wait though. It’s in the student store, which is on the opposite side of the school.

 

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