Juggling is a skill. When a girl is juggling two boyfriends, the skill level rockets because there are so many variables. Each member of the triangle in this story, Ella, Samir, and David, has issues and connections to other people around them. When those get messy, there are painful consequences. Getting through them is painful, but there's freedom on the other side. ( )

I may have liked this better than the first book in this series. Prendergast writes lovely verse, and the characters are offbeat and unusual and the plot twists are often quite unpredictable -- which all makes it more realistic, somehow. ( )

I received this as an early reviewer. This is the second book in a series. I hadn't read the first book, so I was a little lost on some of the background details. However, I don't think that this is a bad thing; a second book should not rehash the whole first book. I enjoyed the verse format and found it easy to follow the story. I gave it four stars because there were some really interesting poems, but I felt that, especially given the subject matter, the poems could have been a little more emotional/deep/poetic. ( )

I received this book for free through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers.

When I had entered the giveaway for this book I did not know that it was a sequel so I am rating this book without having read the previous book.

I really liked this. A lot. I've never read a novel in verse form before and I really dug it. The poetry worked so well in telling the story. It was such a creative way to tell a story and it gave you an inside look into the main character's thoughts and feelings. I loved the diversity of poems (pantoums, haikus, etc.) because it never got boring or repetitive. Also, you don't have to be a poetry fan to enjoy this.

Overall, I loved this book and will definitely be looking for more book like this. ( )

This is a sequel. I did not know that, so clearly I haven't read the first part of the series. I can happily say that reading "Audacious" is not 100% necessary to understand 'Capricious'. For the most part, what you need to know about the first book is sprinkled in here and there when needed, which is great. There is nothing worse than page after page of a half-assed recap. Of course, there are a few things that I wish were elaborated on a bit more. Such as the relationship between Ella and Genie and Sarah. The lack of knowledge doesn't make anything incomprehensible, just a tiny bit confusing. Though truly, this just makes me want to read "Audacious" even more. So that's clever on the authors part.

A big thing with this book is that despite being teenagers, they don't talk how teenagers talk. But at the same time, they do. The subjects, the feelings, they're definitely relatable. It's the delivery that is unrealistic. But for this type of book it's fine. I might even say great. It works because this is a story written in verses. I think verses, I obviously think of poetry. And what they are saying, how Ella is thinking, it's poetic. Without a doubt. If this were written like the average novel, I would have ripped this book a new one. But it's not. So I applaud it.
I've attempted reading a verse novel before, what a disaster that was. It came out seeming like the author was just too lazy to write an actual novel; I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried this would be the same. 'Capricious' is not like that- for the most part. There are sections which do feel like that, but I think it's a bit necessary to further the plot. I do wish that they had just a little something though.

I was not a fan of the ending. I feel the final conversation between Ella and David isn't something Ella would've ultimately excepted. But given that she did,I felt that there needed to be some type of follow up to it. Then, the actual ending is a bit of a cliffhanger. That would be fine if there were a book chronicling her 12th grade year and her school trip, relationship with Genie, etc. But there doesn't seem to be one. Which is unfortunate as it leaves a lot unanswered.

All in all, this is a quick (It took me roughly 4 hours to finish) and beautifully written book that does a good job at capturing the emotion and thoughts and irrational actions of a teenage girl. I give it 4 stars because of the ending. But I give the cover a perfect 10, wowza!
And I need to find a copy of 'Audacious' ASAP. ( )