Reviews

Most readers will agree that books are better than movies and that is the case here. If you didn't read the book and just went to see the movie, you would get a movie for the time and the money. If you read the book, like I did, you will feel cheated of some of the most crucial moments from the book. I don't feel that there were any needless parts in the movie. I can't even tell you how you could've added more. But I do feel like this would've thrived better if it would've been a mini series. There is literally no time to develop character relationships. It also lacked a lot of the faith and the connectivity to the Bible that it's famous for.

The actors were wonderful though. The actor who played Michael is smaller than described in the book but you quickly connect with him. The actress who played Angel was terrific also! Duke is dashing but as monstrous as the book portrays him to be.

Overall I'm not sorry I saw it but I will certainly go back to the book and likely won't need to see the movie beyond maybe one more showing.

The reason I like this show is because of Katie. She really understands the awkwardness of high school. She's very likable and her antics are great! Also I like Alexa's mom, I think Tiffany does a great job portraying the worried mom.

The other characters COULD be likable but just need some depth. The worst of the bunch is Alexa's dad and Katie's mom. They come across as uncaring about anything but sports. Alexa's brother and Katie's brother seem to have no relationship with their sisters. AGAIN if they can work on the character developments I think it has the potential to be amazing!