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Review: One Moment
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‚One Moment‘
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Kristina McBride
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Synopsis:
„This was supposed to be the best summer of Maggie’s life. Now it’s the one she’d do anything to forget.“
Maggie remembers hanging out at the gorge with her closest friends after a blowout party. She remembers climbing the trail with her perfect boyfriend, Joey. She remembers that last kiss, soft, lingering, and meant to reassure her. So why can’t she remember what happened in the moment before they were supposed to dive? Why was she left cowering at the top of the cliff, while Joey floated in the water below-dead?
As Maggie’s memories return in snatches, nothing seems to make sense. Why was Joey acting so strangely at the party? Where did he go after taking her home? And if Joey was keeping these secrets, what else was he hiding? (Source: Goodreads.com)
My thoughts about the book:
Sometimes the insignificant books surprise you more than the books for which you’ve waited for months and you’ve started to read cheerfully. This book here I’ve found by chance on netgalley and I started to read it only because I wanted to read a not addicted-making book and I thought this book won’t carry me away so much or occupy me. There I’ve been so completely wrong! Because the book didn’t let me go anymore and now that I’ve finished it already a few days ago, I still think or sympathize about it.
Right at the beginning of the story happens the tragedy, which is also described in the synopsis, and where Maggie’s boyfriend Joey dies in an unnecessary accident. Nevertheless the police intervene and some inconsistencies are being thrown up in connection with Joey’s death and bring some secrets to light, which some would have rather liked to be buried with him.
But who thinks now, this book is about a thriller or a crime novel, than that is wrong, because in the focus stands unmistakably the grief processing and above all the emotional life of the main protagonist Maggie, from whose view the events are told, full of flashbacks from her time together with Joey.
In so doing the author has made it possible that the readers could also get to know Joey, although the reader knows the whole time that Joey is already death. Although I also know that all along I nevertheless felt with Maggie as she remembered her first date with him, their first kiss and everything and I could only cry all the time, because it’s so sweet and sad at the same time – and I have also grouted some tears during this book!
Beside Maggie, it also tells much about the other characters and friends of Joey and how they deal with his sudden death. The narrow clique existed of 3 girls and 3 boys in whom now an important part is missing and instead that Joey’s death bond them together even more, they and also their friendship threatens to break.
I could also like most of these other central figures, but right from the beginning I had problems with Shannon and I also didn’t get along with Tanna from the start but it got better during the book. In return Adam was at the same time my chosen hero and favorite and he could convince me more and more during the plot, although he has also twisted himself in the story and has turned in different directions.
The end remains, let us say‚ half-open‘. I liked that, because I could play a little with my own imagination, but at the same time not too much and without an end. I’m very glad how the story has developed throughout the book and I could feel and hope with the protagonists, also despair, though. Hence, the end after all this strain was that what I’ve wished for and I’m really happy about it. 🙂
Cover:
The cover was what got my attention first. So for me the cover shows very felicitous the feelings in the book, the melancholy and naivety, and it also gets the reader into the right mood for the story.
All in all:
A heartbreaking book, which has gripped and hasn’t let me go anymore up to the last pages. The author has made it greatly to bring the emotional life of Maggie by her words on paper and let them share with the reader. I wasn’t caught for a long time into such an emotionally story. *great*
Rating:
3,5 of 5 points – (I really liked it)
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Thanks to netgalley.com for the reviewer’s copy!
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Quotes:
„Running.
We were running.
Almost there.
But the thunder of my feet crashed through something in my consciousness.
And I knew.
It was like I hit an invisible wall.
One that did not exist for Joey.
I had been so close to flying.
Then, suddenly—I stopped.“
Maggie: „What if it’s as simple as one moment? One tiny thing, like that kiss on the rocks? What if I’d kissed him a little longer? Would he be alive right now? Or what if I’d stayed with him Friday night, what if I’d been with him… wherever he was?“.
Maggie: Above, leaves fluttered in the moonlight, and I wondered if their whispers were meant for me, if they were imprinted with a code that I needed to decipher. Some kind of important message that would help me get this right.
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About the author – Kristina McBride:
Kristina McBride, a former English teacher and yearbook advisor, dreamed of being a published author since she was a child and lived across the street from a library. Kristina has published two novels for young adults – The Tension of Opposites (May 2010) and One Moment (June 2012). She lives in Ohio with her husband and two young children.
(Source: goodreads.com)
Visit her Website »».
Rezension: One Moment
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‚One Moment‘
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Kristina McBride
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Inhaltsangabe:
„This was supposed to be the best summer of Maggie’s life. Now it’s the one she’d do anything to forget.“
Maggie remembers hanging out at the gorge with her closest friends after a blowout party. She remembers climbing the trail with her perfect boyfriend, Joey. She remembers that last kiss, soft, lingering, and meant to reassure her. So why can’t she remember what happened in the moment before they were supposed to dive? Why was she left cowering at the top of the cliff, while Joey floated in the water below-dead?
As Maggie’s memories return in snatches, nothing seems to make sense. Why was Joey acting so strangely at the party? Where did he go after taking her home? And if Joey was keeping these secrets, what else was he hiding? (Source: Goodreads.com)
Meine Gedanken zum Buch:
Manchmal überraschen einen die unscheinbaren Bücher mehr, als jene auf die man Monate wartet und mit voller Vorfreude beginnt zu lesen. Dieses Buch hier habe ich zufällig auf netgalley gefunden und es nur zum Lesen begonnen, weil ich gerade kein süchtig-machendes Buch lesen wollte und ich dachte, es wird mich nicht so mitreißen und beschäftigen. Da habe ich mich sowas von geirrt! Denn das Buch ließ mich bald nicht mehr los und jetzt, wo ich es schon vor ein paar Tagen beendet habe, denke ich immer noch darüber nach oder fühle es nach.
Gleich zu Beginn der Geschichte passiert das Unglück, welches auch bei der Inhaltsangabe angeführt ist, und Maggies Freund Joey bei einem unnötigen Unfall stirbt. Trotzdem schaltet sich die Polizei ein und einige Ungereimtheiten werden im Zusammenhang mit Joeys Tod aufgeworfen und bringen Geheimnisse ans Licht, die einige lieber mit ihm begraben hätten.
Aber wer nun denkt, es handelt sich um eine Kriminalgeschichte, der irrt sich, denn im Fokus steht eindeutig die Trauerverarbeitung und vor allem das Gefühlseben der Hauptprotagonistin Maggie, aus deren Sicht die Geschehnisse erzählt werden, gefüllt mit Rückblenden aus ihrer gemeinsamen Zeit mit Joey. Dadurch hat es die Autorin geschafft, dass die Leser auch Joey kennen lernen konnten, obwohl dieser bereits Tod ist und obwohl man das die ganze Zeit über weiß, fühlt man trotzdem mit als man vom ersten Date, ersten Kuss erfährt und könnte die ganze Zeit nur heulen – und ich habe auch einige Tränen während diesem Buch vergossen!
Es wird auch sehr darauf eingegangen wie neben Maggie die übrigen Charaktere mit dem Tod ihres Freundes umgehen. Die enge Clique bestand aus 3 Mädchen und 3 Jungs, in der nun ein wichtiger Teil fehlt und anstatt dass Joyes Tod die restlichen Freunde noch mehr zusammen schweißt, drohen sie und ihre Freundschaft daran zu zerbrechen.
Die meisten dieser andern Hauptfiguren konnte ich ganz gut leiden, wobei mir Shannon von Anfang an unsympathisch war und ich mit Tanna erst langsam warm wurde. Dafür war Adam zugleich mein erklärter Held und Liebling und konnte immer mehr überzeugen, auch obwohl er sich in der Geschichte gewunden und auch in verschiedene Richtungen gewendet hat.
Das Ende bleibt, sagen wir, ‚halb-offen‘. Was mir gut gefällt, da man ein wenig mit seiner eigenen Fantasie spielen kann, aber gleichzeitig nicht zu offen, um komplett ohne Schluss dazustehen. Ich bin sehr froh, wie es sich entwickelt hat und ich konnte mit den Protagonisten mitfühlen, hoffen und verzweifeln. Daher war das Ende nach den Strapazen das, was ich mir gewünscht habe. 🙂
Cover:
Das Cover war das was mich überhaupt erst auf das Buch aufmerksam gemacht hat. Für mich zeigt es sehr trefflich die Gefühlswelt, die Melancholie und gibt einem die richtige Stimmung für die Geschichte.
All in all:
Ein herzzerreißendes Buch, das mich gepackt und mich bis zur letzten Seite nicht mehr losgelassen hat. Die Autorin hat es toll geschafft, die Gefühlswelt von Maggie auf Papier zu bringen und gleichzeitig den Leser durch ihre Worte mitfühlen zu lassen. Ich war schon lange nicht mehr so emotional in einer Geschichte gefangen. *toll*
Rating:
3,5 of 5 points – (I really liked it)
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Thanks to netgalley.com for the reviewer’s copy!
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Quotes:
„Running.
We were running.
Almost there.
But the thunder of my feet crashed through something in my consciousness.
And I knew.
It was like I hit an invisible wall.
One that did not exist for Joey.
I had been so close to flying.
Then, suddenly—I stopped.“
Maggie: „What if it’s as simple as one moment? One tiny thing, like that kiss on the rocks? What if I’d kissed him a little longer? Would he be alive right now? Or what if I’d stayed with him Friday night, what if I’d been with him… wherever he was?“.
Maggie: Above, leaves fluttered in the moonlight, and I wondered if their whispers were meant for me, if they were imprinted with a code that I needed to decipher. Some kind of important message that would help me get this right.
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About the author – Kristina McBride:
Kristina McBride, a former English teacher and yearbook advisor, dreamed of being a published author since she was a child and lived across the street from a library. Kristina has published two novels for young adults – The Tension of Opposites (May 2010) and One Moment (June 2012). She lives in Ohio with her husband and two young children.
(Source: goodreads.com)
Visit her Website »».
Hey Mr. Postman…- June 2012 # 1
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Hallo Leute!
Ich habe neue Bücher bekommen und ich wollte diese Neuigkeit mit euch teilen. Hoffe ihr habt Spaß beim durchstöbern. 🙂
xx Martina
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Hello guys!
I got new books and I wanted to share the news with you. Hope you’ve fun while going throw them. xx Martina
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Ich habe mich ja wirklich zusammen gerissen keine weiteren neuen Bücher zu bekommen, aber was soll ich machen? … 3 sind es dann doch wieder geworden. *seufz*
Die ersten beiden habe ich schon gelesen, wobei sie mir beide gut gefallen haben. Nicht überragend, aber doch nett und schönes Lesevergnügen. Und dieses Mal habe ich auch mein erstes Rezensionsexemplar bekommen und zwar vom Arena Verlag – vielen Dank dafür!
I really have pulled myself together to get no new books, but what should I do? … however, I got again 3 new books. *sigh*
I’ve already read the first two books and I’ve liked them both. Not outstanding, but nice and a fine reading pleasure. And this time I‘ve also got my first reviewer’s copy namely from the Arena Verlag – many thanks for it!
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Kristina McBride – One Moment
(eBook in English from netgalley)
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This was supposed to be the best summer of Maggie’s life. Now it’s the one she’d do anything to forget…. Maggie Reynolds remembers hanging out at the gorge with her closest friends after a blowout party the night before. She remembers climbing the trail hand in hand with her perfect boyfriend, Joey. She remembers that last kiss, soft, lingering, and meant to reassure her. So why can’t she remember what happened in the moment before they were supposed to dive? Why was she left cowering at the top of the cliff, while Joey floated in the water below—dead? As Maggie’s memories return in snatches, nothing seems to make sense. Why was Joey acting so strangely at the party? Where did he go after taking her home? And if Joey was keeping these secrets, what else was he hiding? (Source: Goodreads.com)
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Laura Buzo – Good Oil/ Wunder wie diese
(Hardcover in German from Arena Verlag)
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‚Miss Amelia Hayes, welcome to The Land of Dreams. I am the staff trainer. I will call you grasshopper and you will call me sensei and I will give you the good oil. Right? And just so you know, I’m open to all kinds of bribery.‘
From the moment 15-year-old Amelia begins work on the checkout at Woolworths she is sunk, gone, lost…head-over-heels in love with Chris. Chris is the funny, charming, man-about-Woolies, but he’s 21, and the 6-year difference in their ages may as well be 100. Chris and Amelia talk about everything from Second Wave Feminism to Great Expectations and Alien but will he ever look at her in the way she wants him to? And if he does, will it be everything she hopes?
(Source: Goodreads.com)
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Inhaltsangabe:
Amelia hat immer das Gefühl, nirgendwo richtig dazuzugehören. In größeren Gruppen scheint sie mit der Wand zu verschmelzen. Chris dagegen gehört überall dazu. Charmant, gut aussehend, chaotisch und selbstbewusst steht er – egal wo – im Mittelpunkt. Als Amelia und Chris einander begegnen, scheint die Welt einen Moment lang stillzustehen … Und als sie sich wieder dreht, ist nichts mehr wie es war…
(Source: Goodreads.com)
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Myra McEntire – Hourglass # 1
(eBook in English)
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For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn’t there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents‘ death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She’s tried everything, but the visions keep coming back. So when her well-meaning brother brings in a consultant from a secretive organization called the Hourglass, Emerson’s willing to try one last cure. But meeting Michael Weaver may not only change her future, it may change her past.
Who is this dark, mysterious, sympathetic guy, barely older than Emerson herself, who seems to believe every crazy word she says? Why does an electric charge seem to run through the room whenever he’s around? And why is he so insistent that he needs her help to prevent a death that never should have happened?
(Source: Goodreads.com)
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Die 17-jährige Emerson Cole sieht Dinge, die niemand sonst sehen kann: Es sind Geister, Menschen aus einer anderen Zeit. Keiner konnte ihr bisher erklären warum. Erst als sie Michael Weaver kennenlernt, den attraktiven Experten einer mysteriösen Organisation namens „Hourglass“, scheint ihre Welt wieder Sinn zu ergeben. Nicht nur fühlt sie sich zu ihm hingezogen, sondern er eröffnet ihr, dass sie eine besondere Gabe besitzt – sie kann durch die Zeit reisen. Nur deshalb hat Michael sie aufgesucht, und nur deshalb schwebt sie bereits in größter Gefahr.
(Source: Goodreads.com)
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