Tangled by Carolyn MacklerDate Released: December 29, 2009
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 308 Pages
Format: Hardcover
Source: Borders
Summary
Paradise wasn't supposed to suck.
Not the state of being, but a resort in the Caribbean.
Jena, Dakota, Skye, and Owen are all there for different reasons, but at Paradise their lives become tangled together in ways none of them can predict. Paradise will change them all.
It will change Jena, whose first brush with romance takes her that much closer to having a life, and not just reading about those infinitely cooler and more exciting.
It will change Dakota, who needs the devastating truth about his past to make him realize that he doesn't have to be a jerk just because people think he's one.
It will change Skye, a heartbreakingly beautiful actress, who must come to terms with the fact that for once she has to stop playing a role or face the consequences.
And it will change Owen, who has never risked anything before and who will take the leap from his online life to a real one all because of a girl he met at Paradise. . . .
From confused to confident and back again, one thing's certain: Four months after it all begins, none of them will ever be the same.
Paradise wasn't supposed to suck.
Not the state of being, but a resort in the Caribbean.
Jena, Dakota, Skye, and Owen are all there for different reasons, but at Paradise their lives become tangled together in ways none of them can predict. Paradise will change them all.
It will change Jena, whose first brush with romance takes her that much closer to having a life, and not just reading about those infinitely cooler and more exciting.
It will change Dakota, who needs the devastating truth about his past to make him realize that he doesn't have to be a jerk just because people think he's one.
It will change Skye, a heartbreakingly beautiful actress, who must come to terms with the fact that for once she has to stop playing a role or face the consequences.
And it will change Owen, who has never risked anything before and who will take the leap from his online life to a real one all because of a girl he met at Paradise. . . .
From confused to confident and back again, one thing's certain: Four months after it all begins, none of them will ever be the same.
My Review:
The book tells the story of these four teenager, its divided in four parts for and told by the voices of each one of them, in the next order:
Jenna: Really low self-esteem.
Dakota: Stupid Jerk.
Skye: Spoiled Brat.
Owen: Loser with a laptop.
Rough first impressions right? Through the first chapter, this is all I could take from the characters, that’s who they were and how they lived, as the story progresses – like any good and complex character – there’s always more than meets the eye.
Skye did seem completely spoiled, she was gorgeous, rich, and teenage actress, but she was not happy, as you depend into the story, you sympathize with her, and you see she’s not really spoiled, just depressed and hurt. And you learn to love her.
Dakota is a total jerk, but he, too, has his reasons. Through his part of the story you see how he changes (and the hard way) and you see that he’s a good guy, and that people change.
Owen, Dakotas brother, seems like a loser and a wimpy kid, after years of being bullied by his own brother and being compared with him – whom is muscular and athletic – by his father, Owen simply, shuts down, and spends his time on his laptop, working on his blog, where he can be who he really is, and remain anonymous. In his part of the story you learn how to break free and that there’s a world outside, and you can’t live it if you’re always inside your shell.
And Jenna, who was my favorite, easy to relate too, in every aspect, from her shyness and her low self-esteem issues, to the moment she truly sees how beautiful she is and she learns to forgive, and with it, to find love.
Mackler delivered us a great work, where she showed us that people can change, the importance of forgiveness and that we are all different, In many ways, and that its ok. A flawless piece, the perfect ending, a few love stories, and characters that jump of the page.
"whether it is clear or unclear to you the universe is folding as it should"
Epic
My review on Tangled is I would give it a 4 star out of 5 star. It was a really good book I just think that the fact what Dakota did was horrible. For him to break Jena's heart and the way that he did it too Jena with Skye was even worse. And for Owen I think he is a sweet kid that just needs to get into reality he is too caught up in his online things with his computer. Also with Dakota I think that sending him to his grandparents was a really good idea because it made him think and realize that he really did hurt people even tough he may have never see Jena or even Skye again he should't have screwed her over like that because from experience and being a girl, I know that girls not necessarily hold grudges all the time but let's just put it this way they don' always forget things as easily as they should.
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