{"id":2135,"date":"2018-03-04T15:40:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T23:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2018-03-04T15:34:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T23:34:08","slug":"review-altered-history-willow-sparks-tara-oconnor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/03\/04\/review-altered-history-willow-sparks-tara-oconnor\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Altered History of Willow Sparks &#8211; Tara O&#8217;Connor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28936299.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: The Altered History of Willow Sparks &#8211; Tara O&#8217;Connor\" title=\"Review: The Altered History of Willow Sparks &#8211; Tara O&#8217;Connor\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>The Altered History of Willow Sparks<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/tara-oconnor\/\">Tara O'Connor<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/oni-press\/\">Oni Press<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> March 6, 2018 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/graphic-novel\/\">Graphic Novel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/young-adult\/\">Young Adult<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 152 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>A nerdy teenage girl discovers a magical book that gives her the power to re-write her life, but magic always comes with a cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What happens when you can finally get everything you ever wanted?<\/p>\n<p> Willow Sparks and her best friend Georgia Pratt are at the bottom of the social ladder at Twin Pines High School, just trying to get through each day relatively unscathed. But when Willow finds a mysterious book that allows her to literally change her life, it feels like her luck is finally turning. As she becomes more and more popular with each entry into the book, her old life, including her friendship with Georgia, seems miles away. Yet as Willow will discover, every action has a reaction, and the future has unusual\u2014even dangerous\u2014ways of protecting itself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Altered-History-Willow-Sparks\/dp\/1620104504\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-altered-history-of-willow-sparks-tara-oconnor\/1126605898?ean=9781620104507&st=AFF&2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20Inc#\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781620104507\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2144 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/willow1.jpg?resize=600%2C604\" alt=\"willow1\" width=\"600\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If anything, it felt particularly short. \u00a0I had a hard time getting emotionally involved with the characters because all we really got to see of Willy, really, before she finds the book was her being bullied. \u00a0I also would&#8217;ve preferred something longer that explored the gradual ramifications of each change she made, rather than, day 1: she wishes away pimples, day 2: nicer clothes, etc. \u00a0Some of the changes &#8211; like the loss of her friendship with Georgia and being accepted into the &#8220;popular kids&#8221; clique &#8211; were explored, but it felt like it was just on the surface. \u00a0At the end of the book, it feels like things have returned to &#8220;normal,&#8221; but I would&#8217;ve liked to have seen her square off with 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