Amy's Reviews > Faceless

I finished this book in almost one sitting!! This book is just.... so good! I cried a lot, sad tears, happy tears... I'm so emotionally attached to Maisie and her family! Maisie is a great character, full of sarcasm and quirky! I laughed out loud a lot of her jokes! and I sorta understand why Maisie is so angry at the first, and I also knew that her parents are concerned about her more than she can imagined. Chirag is a very nice guy too, I mean he actually sacrificed a lot to accept her even though he knew that things can't go back anymore. He can be quite cruel but he is a human too, a teenager, so it's acceptable... At first, I was angry with Chirag, really angry, because I still want some good romance in this book, but I think this is more than that, especially finding out what have Chirag done for Maisie.
Sorry, I just went to re-read some of the parts that I want to mention and then, BOOM! being sucked into it again... I appreciate all the characters in it. The family dynamics are great, parents come together for their daughter even though they are not in love with each other anymore! Parents played a big role in this book, so that they can make their child stand up again.
Her friends, Adam and Serena are very supportive... Adam is the most charming one despite of his face and arm, I mean those are the symbol of his braveness.
*spoiler alert*
When Maisie kinda had a crush on him, I think mostly because he is that great, I was kinda disappointed, I mean, isn't this too convenient? Even though Adam is my 2nd fav character, this is just wrong! But luckily, Maisie didn't end up with someone else, and I totally appreciate that ending, romance is not her priority now,ahahah!
And that scene with Chirag, goodness! That is just perfect! All of these should just happen to YA books now!
and of course, I'm so happy for Maisie that she finally accepted herself, the imperfect but awesome Maisie 2.0! Acceptance is really the key!
So yeah, it was an amazing read! Fantabulous!!! I loved it! My favourite book of the year, tied with Ready Player One!! This year is just awesome! 5 stars!

25/8/2016
I hesitated to re-read this because I was in a fantasy kick and a big hangover(again) after the Queen of the Tearling. Well, when I started reading this, I read Invasion of the Tearling and almost forgot about this book. Yesterday I finally stayed awake and finished reading the whole book in one sitting, man it was crazy, I was so tired but it's worth it, totally. Maisie was very ungrateful at the beginning of the book and whiney. I almost hated her, like really hate her when she argued with her parents about school and taking meds. But when I thought of it, yeah, I wasn't in her shoes, having to get a new face and those drugs, she just wanted to be her old self again. Her character developed so much and I found myself rooting her all over again. She is totally sarcastic and witty, that's very cool of her. Chirag, well, he's very attractive, this time, I almost had a crush on him. Sheinmel really knows how to build her characters, even though Maisie is the main character, I actually appreciate the side characters more this time. Her family's relationship is also one of the main issue, so this is not just Maisie's story, but everyone around changed too because of that accident, and sometimes life moves on. So, acceptance is still the key, but it takes time. I would like to know more about Serena and Adam. I guess face transplant is quite fascinating and this is my first time to learn more about it in YA, quite informative, tbh. I wish YA can explore more on those rare and diverse issues, but done them in a more accurate way. I like Sheinmel's writing style, it just flows, you know. I gave it 4.5 stars, because I knew everything already and I felt the surprise element is not that surprsing anymore, but still this is still one of my favourites.