Okay guys I really wanted to like this book. But here's my take on it...
the entire first half of the book is the novelization of the film. the second half of the book as to where the sequel is. I found the writing to be tedious in areas. I'm talking completely over descriptive where it is not necessary. And then in other parts she left out things like little jokes here and there that made the movie funny. I understand having to rewrite some things in order to set up for the sequel (because the film obviously did not) but I feel that all in all it could have been written better. The one thing that the author has going for her is that it is very obvious that she does care for the story and the characters and that is a nice touch. The one biggest issue that I have with the movie novelization and then switching to the sequel is the fact that the writer decided to choose to go from third-person in the first half to first-person in the second half. It is completely disorienting and it's almost like reading whiplash. I'm going to be honest here and let you guys know forthright that I did not finish this book. It was just too disappointing. I will probably keep this in my library to try to read at a later date but for right now it's a no-go. I honestly can't say that I would recommend this book and that makes me very very very sad. Most people that are going to be reading this book are big fans of the film and if you are a big fan of the film, unfortunately like most sequels, you will be disappointed here.
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