Comments on: REVIEW: Charmed Thirds by Megan Mccafferty

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:01:43 +0000

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By: -JayyDee.

-JayyDee. — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:20:32 +0000

How many pages total in this book?!

By: Achsah Okeke

Achsah Okeke — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:30:26 +0000

I have read the first to books and I have the fourth one. The library doesnt have the third book. Please, I know you didn’t like the book, but could you please tell me what happens. Please. I dont feel like trying to buy the third book or waiting for it to come to the library. Please tell me what happens in the story all the details. Thank You.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:35:53 +0000

You know, I read some reviews at Barnes and Noble that stated that this is what real college life is like and that who could expect Jessica and Marcus to stay together. And I guess that is the reality of most high school couples, but when you read YA fiction, you want to believe in that fiction – that these two people are fated. MM does have J and M end up together but it is an incomplete together. An uncertain together. She has them fighting in the third to the last journal entry and having fabulous sex in the last journal entry. It’s funny because you and I are well past the college period and we long for that fantasy of the high school lovers while those girls in college are all like – this is what real life is and I love the reflection of it. It’s all about perspective, I guess.

By: AAR Rachel

AAR Rachel — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:31:10 +0000

Jane,
I went to Amazon and read the reader reviews and have decided to return it. Which makes me so sad. Really. I had high hopes, but based on readers’ comments I don’t think I’d like the college Jessica and I don’t think I’d like where McCafferty is taking the relationship between her and Marcus (which is kind of why I wanted to read it anyway). How depressing. I’ve been looking forward to this book (in an abstract way) since the summer of 2004 and excitedly since January. But sometimes you just have to know when to fold ‘em. I’d rather end with book 2 when they are still happy and life is somewhat less messy and ugly.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:40:56 +0000

Rachel

I hate to tell you not to read it but I am sorry that I did. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. I would note that the professional reviewers all liked it but most of the regular readers had the same problems I had. Why don’t you read the first few chapters and if it doesn’t appeal to you, send it back. I had a hard time making it through the first half. The story is set all on breaks while Jessica is home but her journal diaries events throughout the year. It is alot of book for 3 years to fit into.

By: AAR Rachel

AAR Rachel — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:35:00 +0000

I should add that this is the SECOND sequel book this year I’ve had this dilemma about. I paid major money to have The Summer Garden by Paullina Simons shipped from AUSTRALIA, and halfway through I wished I hadn’t bothered.

Man. I used up major money of these disappointments. Money I could have spent elsewhere.

By: AAR Rachel

AAR Rachel — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:32:01 +0000

Sob. This book is supposed to come today from Amazon. I’ve been waiting for it since January. Practically with baited breath. I LOVED the first two books. Now I think it would be better off if I just tried to sell it on half.com without even cracking it.

If you could turn back time, would you toss it unread?

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:25:33 +0000

CT did end with Marcus and Jessica together but it looked like there may be more separation and it ended with the idea that maybe they would be together in the future and maybe not. It didn’t leave me with great hopes. (oh, and of course to be consistent, Jessica and Marcus have great sex at the end. LOL).

By: jmc

jmc — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:12:34 +0000

I have Charmed Thirds in the TBR mountain. I had to buy it the day it was released because I so looked forward to the book. But I’ve been afraid to open it up and start reading. I expected a break up and some sort of flings, experimentation, whatever you’d like to call it, but I’m disappointed to learn that what happened was so much worse than that :(

McCafferty’s website indicated that a fourth book would be published eventually. Did CT end in a way that left room for more Jessica? More Marcus?