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Prudence, don’t even get me started on Prudence. She was this goody two-shoes who always tried to excel in school and I thought I might be able to relate to her, but she came off rather bitter and rude. We do get to see her change a bit throughout the story, and I think the author did a good job at making her transition from pesky brat to palpable human being, but she was still adamant on being selfish and unlikable. The law of growth teaches us to change ourselves rather than attempting to change others. This law maintains that growth starts from within. I spent half of the first chapter fearing that this wouldn't be as good as Marissa Meyer's other books, then the next half just laughing and being giddy at this sizzling we-hate-each-other chemistry. I was almost tempted to put it down, but I am very thankful I didn't. This was so cute, so adorable, so quirky, so everything along the lines of that! It was very fun to read, especially if you just came out of a heavy-action, slightly-depressing book. I liked the writing, the setting, the general concept of the story, and the audiobook narration. But, it wasn't enough to actually get me actually like the novel as a whole Durante todo un verano Quint y Prudence deberán trabajar juntos por un trato que hicieron en el que ambos se ven beneficiados. Y poco a poco se darán cuenta que las opiniones que tenían sobre el otro eran incorrectas..
A todo esto hay que sumarle que al principio de la historia la protagonista se da un golpe en la cabeza y DE LA NADA puede controlar el Karma. Este poder tendrá poca importancia a lo largo de la historia y me pareció un poco de más. Personal development, or the process of working on yourself, is the key to creating positive change in life. It's futile to attempt to change others; you can only change that which you can control, which is yourself!The karma angle was probably a little weak for my tastes, but it means that you can hold on to realism by wondering if maybe it IS all just coincidental. I did enjoy the ethical dilemmas it led to, but it still felt poorly utilised. The story definitely feels more about the romance than karma.
Tenemos a nuestra protagonista Prudence, que es súper organizada y exigente con sus cosas y al comienzo de la novela se pone muy mal por tener una mala nota en un trabajo que estuvo haciendo todo el año. El problema es Quint, quien debía ayudarla en ese trabajo y no hizo nada. O por lo menos eso pensará Prudence. This is triple caramel whip, half-sweet, skim, iced vanilla cappuccino kind of delicious reading! I loved the karmic justice idea! Prudence was a little annoying heroine at the beginning but thankfully the book is long enough for you to get used to her quirkiness! I think my biggest issue with this book is that it’s a romance, but the characters have no chemistry and are just flat. I felt like the main male character was just too perfect, he was given no flaws, and the “flaws” that we were supposed to believe were true were so obviously false (you’ll see what I mean if or when you read the book).
However, most of the major plot twists and secrets were predictable. I also felt like a few things were left hanging? So I would definitely embrace a sequel--or even a whole series. I love Fortuna Beach and the characters of this book, and I need to explore more of their lives! (I actually had a bad book hangover after this, because I couldn't let go of Prudence and Quint's story just yet)
And dear Prudence doesn’t like to connect with animals, hating fish smell but she slowly realizes the values of the job they’re doing. And she finally realizes her lazy, absentminded nemesis is a responsible, hard worker! Oh, he’s more than that! Is she blushing? Yes, she’s ! She starts to like him a lot but how their relationship work when Quint hates her so much. Or does he still hate her? With all the humour, honesty, sarcasm (and hats!) that you'd expect, Karma gives us a unique insight into Boy George's incredible story and the true evolution of a music icon. As you can imagine Prudence doesn’t give up so easily. She finds out Quint’s mother works at Sea Animal Rescue Center and Quint also works there as a volunteer. To convince Quint for redoing the project, she offers her help to work at the center for four weeks. And Quint accepts her offer because he believes she will run away before her first shift ends. Oh Quint, you don’t know how stubborn dear Prudence can be.
I really wanted to love this, truly. I think Marissa Meyer is an amazing author and though I have not finished The Lunar Chronicles yet, the first book amazed me. But this one was not it. This story has all the elements to amaze or at least entertain. The author is great judging by her other works, the protagonist is semi-relatable (or at least I thought she would be in the beginning) and it includes enemies-to-lovers, and don't even get me started on this trope because I love it with a passion. Unfortunately though, all of these elements combined resulted in a boring, predictable, chemistry-less (let's pretend that's a word) book that I did not enjoy. BUT! That climax had me shaking. Literally. I was so unnerved with the developments and I was so scared for the characters, and that says so much about the writing. Marissa Meyer has this talent where she makes me think something's about to happen, and then it doesn't, but when my guard is down, BAM the scene hits me in the face. Every single time. She's done it in TLC, Heartless, and Renegades, and she did it again in Instant Karma. An expert indeed. Definitely a stress reliever of a book. I was thinking about giving this 4 stars when I was almost at the end, but now, as I'm writing this review, I know that it deserves 5 stars all the way. The words are rich, the story is fresh, and the lessons are heart-warming.
Karma is the definitive autobiography from music icon, Boy George - the fabulous Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award-winning lead singer of 80s pop/reggae band, Culture Club.
El libro lo leí súper rápido y me enamoró. Las parejas de Marissa Meyer son lo mejor que existen. Siempre tan sanas, puras y con tanta química. Me reí y me emocioné un montón de veces.🙈🙈 I think it’s smart that Meyer introduces us to these two from Pru’s biased perspective. It really lends to the way we eventually get to know Quint. Reluctantly (haha) through Pru’s eyes. I thought that this was a great YA love story. Their friendship is non-existent at first, more enemies than anything, then grows to more over time. Pru has flaws. She isn’t a perfect bubbly character. I appreciated that because don’t we all have moments of selfishness or poor decision making? I think sometimes in fiction we expect characters to be without fault, and I liked that our lead had faults and had to recognize and grow out of them. Quint also has his flaws, even though they aren’t really as extensive as Pru once assumed. I like that these two got to know each other on a deeper level, and sort of learned that they were more than the people they were in science. Mindfulness is at the heart of attracting good karma. Learning to focus your intentions in the right direction is the first step in manifesting. In the words of Tony Robbins, "your life is controlled by what you focus on." 8. The Law Of Giving And Hospitality
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