Wild Roses

Author - Deb Caletti ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Simon Pulse was reviewed on 7-Nov-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Wild Roses by Simon Pulse. This being my second Deb Caletti book, I feel like I´m starting to get a feel for her writing style. So far, I´m impressed. Caletti writes solidly and in a manner that is entirely alive. It´s quite enjoyable to read. Her characters are well drawn and diverse, such that even side characters brought to center-stage once or twice in the book are realistic and nice to come across. So from an entirely technical position, Caletti´s book is a hit.

Plotwise, "Wild Roses" has me slightly split. While I really liked reading it - the characters, the writing, the overall story while I was reading - there are a bunch of things that bothered me later. Characters suddenly irked me. Not to the point of hating the book, but something felt off about them. Ian and Cassie´s romance, while a nice part, also felt startlingly empty by the end of the book.

What happened? I´m not sure. This book is obviously flufftastic - it´s a warm, comforting read for young women about an adorable romance between two attractive (in the literary sense) characters. Readers are quickly drawn into this world and it will most certainly interest just about everyone who comes in. The book has drama, love, and insanity. What more could one need? The music theme for me was a highlight, though, and many musicians will be able to appreciate this as well. The book brings to light an interesting culture that can be found among young and old musicians, including the obsessive tendencies. It´s interesting to read and gives the story more depth.

In the end, though, even if at times the book is not strictly incredible, it does what it´s meant to do and does it well. "Wild Roses" is a lovely, fun, heart-warming, fluffy read for (probably) young women looking for a well-written world to dive into for a few hours. It´s not any sort of classic nor does it delve particularly deep into any important social issues, but it´s a nice read - pleasant, enjoyable, and interesting - and it does give readers a fresh and cool story to read.

Not a solid five-star, but a recommended book nonetheless for aforementioned readers.¤

2) Paperback Book Wild Roses by Simon Pulse. i liked this book becasue of how Deb Caletti wrote it. it got thirlling at parts and the romance between Casie and Ian was really sweet and romanitic. at times the book got to the point where i had to see what happened next and at times it wasnt. but all in all it was a great read and i liked it.¤

3) Paperback Book Wild Roses by Simon Pulse. For me, reading this book was a lot like the emotions it tries to convey. It was forceful; one wild, crashing, rollercoaster ride that left me spent and exhausted.

The last time a book did that to me was ´Becoming Abigail´ but that is a more superior piece of literature.

This book is intended for teen readers but the scope is very mature and is very intelligently written. Most of the stuff out there for young adults are about young, blond, spoiled, and rich bimbos with superficial adventures.

Deb Caletti delicately and more importantly, truthfully explores the impact of divorce through the eyes of our lovely teen protagonist Cassie Morgan.

Most of the book also is about that thin, fine line between genius and madeness or even if there is a fine line at all. Perhaps, all geniuses are mad and that is something I have personally always wondered. I have always strongly suspected that to be creative, you have to part with a piece of yourself and it leaves you a little less whole.
I like how the book is littered with gazillions of examples of geniuses and their, to put it kindly, ´eccentricities´.

Deb Calletti handles her characters and their relationships and impacts of their actions on one another with tender care and skill and the book ends like it should.

The book is hardly perfect but it´s hard for me to list faults with a book that is for the most part, many rungs ahead in the ladder of young adult fiction. For one thing, Cassie´s interior emotions, reactions and brain smarts are focused on rather than her looks or possessions.

Deb Calletti is an intelligent, admirable writer. I do not say that lightly and I will be on the watch for her.














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4) Paperback Book Wild Roses by Simon Pulse. I´ve never read a DC book before, and I bought this one based on a blurb on another author´s site. Much of the writing is excellent. I love YA authors that push the YA boundaries into higher levels. This definitely does that. The characters were distinct, the dialog good ( the foul language peppered thru out wasn´t needed ) and she went out of her way to avoid many cliches. It dragged a little in spots where I thought the heroine talked unnecessarily and I skimmed. Overall, a sophsticated read for a more mature YA audience.¤

5) Paperback Book Wild Roses by Simon Pulse. Cassie´s stepfather Dino is famous. The world knows him as a talented violinist. Cassie knows him as an unpredictable and violent man. As the story progresses, he nears the brink of self-destruction. You can almost hear the walls shake and see Cassie cringe when Dino raises his voice. Meanwhile, Cassie becomes involved with Ian, another violin virtuoso - and a student of Dino´s.

While there are plenty of books out there about abusive significant others, there are few - especially those shelved in teen fiction - that confront mental illness or the dynamics of stepfamilies head-on. This book has both. It is honest and unflinching.

Deb Caletti imbues all of her stories with realistic sensibility and captivating characters. Make sure that you read not only Wild Roses but her other novels as well. You won´t be sorry.¤

6) Paperback Book Wild Roses by Simon Pulse. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Morgan lives with a time bomb (a.k.a. her stepfather, Dino Cavalli). To the public, Dino is a world-renowned violin player and composer. To Cassie, he´s an erratic, self-centered bully. And he´s getting worse: He no longer sleeps, and he grows increasingly paranoid. Before, Cassie was angry. Now she is afraid.

Enter Ian Waters: a brilliant young violinist, and Dino´s first-ever student. The minute Cassie lays eyes on Ian she knows she´s doomed. Cassie thought she understood that love could bring pain, but this union will have consequences she could not have imagined.

In the end, only one thing becomes clear: In the world of insanity, nothing is sacred....¤

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