Alrighty, I let this book suck me right in and I just kept turning the pages. It wasn't necessarily the writing, but more I just needed to know what was going to happen to these four girls locked up in the basement. Although I did find it a bit rushed in the end, I would definitely like to read something else by this author.

16 year old summer is kidnapped and locked in a cellar by Clover with other girls, Rose, Poppy and Violet, his flowers, his family. In the meantime there is big search for summer and you follow Lewis her boyfriend sometimes. Mostly we follow Summer's point of view and sometime Clover/Colin.Yeah I get that the book has its issues and somethings are not adding up. But I was so hooked on this book and this was definitely what I needed today on my way to get my wisdom tooth removed and after to keep...

Oh my gosh!!!!!! Words where are you?! Get yourself together Brittany! Okay, I really enjoyed this! I have seen so many people who hate it and thought the book was awful. Did it have something's wrong with it? Yes. Like the ending... Summer, lily whatever she ended up wanting to be called, all she talked about was how she couldn't wait to get out to see Lewis, but when she finally gets to see him she is scared of him like??? All you talked about through the book was how you want to see him and a...

Have you ever been so engrossed in a book, so terrified by the words you were reading that you couldn't put it down, no matter how many feelings you were being hit with? The Cellar has me feeling just like this throughout the entire freaking book! I almost feel guilty saying I enjoyed this book, as it left me feeling so emotionally wrong. After the last page commenced I just sat there, staring off into space lost in my thoughts. The story the Preston composed has me feeling the entire rainbow of...

I have essentially nothing to say. The Cellar is basically a boring romance disguised as a thriller. Lewis was a boring romantic interest. The writing lacks emotional depth, making it seem boring and annoying. The plot is driven by character stupidity and not much else. The emotions feel incredibly forced. One more note: I hate the way rape is used as a plot device for a terrible romance. Summer's kidnapper rapes her, and it's not... analyzed in any way. It's just used to make circumstances more...

The cellar was a very well written and tense book. I really enjoyed it

I really liked this book and I wanted to give it at least four stars but there were a few things I couldn't get over...Am I the only one that found it confusing and weird that physical descriptions weren't given? It barely touched on who was who and briefly went over what their hair color was, even the main character had limited description. It was harder to imagine and connect with these characters and sometimes I got them all confused because I had no face to stick with a name. Why would he st...

Good Evening, Flowers.And welcome to my review. It will grab you... drag you.... throw you into a very non-cliche white van... rename you.... and turn you into my flower mwahaha! But don't you dare pollenate, because pollenating is for sluts. He's a maaaaaniac, maaaaniac!*dramatic pause*Let me begin by saying that I am quite possibly the biggest crime show freak to ever exist in this world. When I'm not watching Ina Garten, you will find me cuddled under the blankets watching a Criminal Minds ma...

Okay I really need to get this out, so I just will. WARNING-I WILL BE COMPLETELY DESTROYING AND TEARING APART THIS BOOK. PLEASE DON'T THINK I AM INSULTING YOU IF I SAY SOMETHING NEGATIVE. Alrighty, shall we begin?We are introduced to Summer (AKA a 16 year old girl who cries nonstop, is completely incapable of thinking logically and is very very very annoying). To say the least I found Summer to be a very weak character. These are things she did throughout the novel. 1.cry2.cry again3.cry even th...

*Roses are red, Violets are blue, I regret reading this book and so will you!*It’s like the author selected all of the clichés known to man, and blended them all together in one gawd-awful stereotypical smoothie. If you want to read something that has the same storyline but is properly executed read: “The Butterfly Garden” by Dot Hutchison.

I was really looking forward to reading the tense psychological thriller that I thought was "The Cellar". Instead, this was a subpar books filled with too many things to be believed.First, there was no valid reason offered by the author (via her characters) as to why the girls - two, or three, or all four could not team up to overpower Colin (Clover) and rescue themselves. A few times, a character would just tell Summer (aka Lily) people have tried to escape but fail, with tragic consequences. O...

To be honest, the book had a very good potential at the beginning, in fact, that was the reason why I chose it ... But at one point it became too repetitive, even boring ... and the ending, too predictable.It would have been great if, instead of repeating the scenes over and over again, the author would have worked harder with Clover.

“They were as pure as flowers.” The Cellaris basically mindless, somewhat entertaining trash. I mean I didn't hate it but it was problematic and I probably won't remember it in a week. TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual assault, and physical Assault. The book is fairly violent - there are no intensely graphic rape scenes - mostly implied. There is a lot of physical violence against women though. This review will contain a few spoilers so I would not recommend going any further if you have not r

This was an okay story, but the main character came across as stupid at times.Summer was not a very bright girl in this story. She was told repeatedly to accept a lift, to not walk alone at night, and to be careful, and she totally ignored everyone. It was like she was asking to be abducted. When she was then kidnapped, she asked totally stupid questions about things, when it was obvious what the answer was! It seemed to take way too long for her to get a clue! (view spoiler)[ when you’ve just s...

So, so, so, so bad.ETA: apparently Booklist recommended this to fans of LIVING DEAD GIRL? Oh hell no. That book was fantastic, and this one makes a mockery of the subject matter. This is a ridiculous sham of a thriller (pervert bad! He has mommy issues! He must kill! He must keep all the pretty flowers/girls in his basement!) and has neither the intellectual nor the emotional capacity to explore the psychology of captor or captive, let alone make you feel anything for either. And the writing is

What I LikedThe best part about The Cellar is its potential. The premise is fascinating and the reason I picked up the book to read in the first place. Four pretty girls held captive in a basement, named after flowers. The thrill of a kidnapping and hopeful escape. What I Didn't LikeThe writing in this book simply isn't up to par. There is almost no descriptive language. At the end of The Cellar, I sat and stared at the last page, thinking, "What did Poppy even look like? For that matter, what d...

Almost as disturbing and heartbreaking as Elizabeth Scott's Living Dead Girl, The Cellar tells a story of kidnapping, abuse, murder and mental illness. A gut-wrenching and emotionally affecting story of desperation and fear, but also hope and survival. It's a well-written, completely absorbing nail-biter of a book, and I'm really glad I decided to pick it up! Told in three alternating voices, The Cellar kicks-off with the kidnapping of 16-year-old Summer Robinson. Taken by a stranger, forced to

I read this book in wattpad a few times ago....Yeah,and it sucked.It still does.I thought to give it a chance again ,but :I got disappointed.....again !!P.s:The cover is cool !!

3.5/5 :) ‘With every passing second, I started to give up hope. I was going to die.’ (Summer, 36)This book was written in first person POV and switches between Summer, Clover, and Lewis’ perspective. Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her, and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out… ~complete quotes collection~ So basically this book is about a crazy psycho (aka C...

The Cellar. Oh god, where do I begin.This book has some of the poorest writing I have ever been in contact with. And I read Twilight. I learned in 6th grade writing to vary sentence structure and show not tell, but apparently this author never learned that.Summer is one of the most flimsy YA protagonists I have ever come across. She dealt with most of her problems by crying, taking a shower, crying, taking a shower, and crying. Granted, she didn't have many options, but for eight months? If I re...