Faceless

I loved Faceless because I felt connected to Maisie from the very beginning of the book and I fell in love with her and the other characters along the way. The beginning of the book, in my opinion, was a little slow but toward the middle of the book was when I fell in love with it and I honestly didn't want to put it down after that. The author did an amazing job really showing how Maisie felt and giving a lot of detail, not too much and not too little either. There was a lot of twist and turns in the book that made me laugh, cry and throw my book on the ground out of anger and I loved going through all that emotion; it made me feel more connected. I strongly recommend you to read this book; it's good for all ages, no cussing and no inappropriate terms.

Make sure you have tissues at the ready for this emotional heartwarming read. What happens is tragic, and there's lots of detail about Maisie's feelings. There's anger, hurt, frustration and acceptance, not necessarily in that order and it takes both family, friends, and medical staff to help Maisie deal with her new self. She reacts impulsively over a few issues, and then has to sort out the resulting mess. It made me feel grateful for what I have, even though my body is fairly useless; at least I can taste and smell things which Maisie can't. Imagining losing those two senses is impossible, but Maisie's difficulties convey what that is like. Set aside a few hours to read this!I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review on my blog Nayu's Reading Corner [...]

I love this book first I would say that if there is any book I like to see as a movie this is the book but I would love for the author to add a chapter about her life five years later but overall this book was awesome its also inspiring, jaw dropping it also teaches a lesson that "no matter what happens to you in life that you have to stay strong and believe in yourself and be with the people that love you "

I read this novel as part of #yabookchat twitter discussion. When we meet Maisie, she is enjoying a morning run, loves being on the track team, loves her boyfriend, Chirag and best friend, Ellen. As she finishes her run, she stops to enjoy the morning when a lightning storm hits, and that is all she remembers until she wakes in a hospital and part of her face is gone. Together with her parents she accepts getting a face transplant; the many pills and routines that will become part of her life FOREVER. It is during this time, summer and school is out, that I really started not liking Maisie. She did/did not want to see her boyfriend (who she thought about ALL the time) and best friend. She withdrew further and further, became insolent, angry, and lashed out at her parents and friends. It is was only in the final part of the book (I thought it should have happened much sooner) that Maisie joins a therapy support group- BOY did she need it; that she finally started coming around, figuring things out (lots of discussion) with her support friends, then slowly with her best friend and even slower with her ex-boyfriend and I really thought Maisie was a good person once again like she was at the beginning of the book. Teens will love this book, but I wished Maisie had sought out help MUCH sooner, thankfully she had tight, loyal friends.

We don't always respond to a crises the way we think we would until it happens to us. I felt the author truly had "walked the walk" and this couldn't possibly be a work of fiction. Well done Alyssa Scheinmel. I'm sure you met some extraordinary people during your research for this novel!

I loved this book sooooooooo much! This book has so much heart in it that I almost cried reading it. The book is about a girl who gets a face transplant and tries to live a normal high school life. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes relevant books and books that you pull away with some sort of message.

It’s a wonderful book love the author

Alyssa did a very good job on explaining how the characters felt. I had a very clear understanding in my head of how she felt and what she looked like. Overall the book was outstanding.

This book shows you to love yourself inside and out. That friendships are important, and to know that people love and care about you. I love this book and Maisie has definitely inspired me to love myself and to not give up on life even when it feels like life’s against you.

Yet again another book for young adults which puts to shame many so called adult novels. The story of Maisie - who literally loses her face - is told with compassion, honesty and a total lack of sentiment. Maisie is by no means obsessed with her looks but once she loses them she understands all the things that went along with her pretty face that she took for granted - a handsome boyfriend, the respect and friendship of her peers, the right to feel normal. Her boyfriend Chirag is supportive but things aren't the same, Maisie always admired his calm logical mind, but now she finds herself wishing he could be a little less logical and more emotional - tell her he loves her and she is still beautiful to him. Her best friend Serena is a treasure, supporting Maisie unconditionally. The ending is quite remarkable - the author manages to avoid the trap of basing her teenage heroine's redemption on finding a man or boy to love her as she is, or on a makeover which transforms her to her former self.

Arrived very quickly. Daughter loves this book.

This book is absolutely beautiful. It follows Maisie as she is out running and is in a freak accident which results in her having a large part of her face destroyed by fire.You're there with her as she wakes from her medically induced coma and the confusion she goes through. The writing is flawless. It's not melodramatic. It's clean and crisp and measured.How she then adjusts to life afterwards, how she figures out who she is now. It's about identity. Letting go. Friendship. ( I adore her best friend Serena. We all need a Serena in our lives.) Relationships. And it ends perfectly. There couldn't have been another way once you read it.What I particularly like is how Maisie constantly honours the character we never see. A touching tribute. A beautiful book.

this book has been soo good. it has been so entertaining and suspenseful at the same time. my favourite part would have to be wheen she woke up in hospital, because it was so descriptive and i wanted to know more. i can never put this book down and am amazed on how amazing this author is. Alyssa is now by far my favourite author!!#LoveIt #Amazing #FavourtieAuthor #SoGood #BUYIT!!!!!!!!!!