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Saving Elliot
“I keep trying to think of ways to make myself hate you.”
“Kind of hard to do when you're in love with me, isn't it?” He said.
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Meet Elliot Jensen; she’s stubborn, intelligent, sarcastic, short-tempered and ambitious. Meet Elliot Fintry, he’s impulsive, rude, cold, devious, and reckless.
It might be annoying having to share the same name as the person you hate, but it’s even more annoying having to share the same house as them. He’s everything she hates, so why does he make her heart pound at just the thought of him?
Winter and summer. Fire and water. North and south. Heaven and hell. This isn’t a love story, this is a story about love.
“Kind of hard to do when you're in love with me, isn't it?” He said.
*
Meet Elliot Jensen; she’s stubborn, intelligent, sarcastic, short-tempered and ambitious. Meet Elliot Fintry, he’s impulsive, rude, cold, devious, and reckless.
It might be annoying having to share the same name as the person you hate, but it’s even more annoying having to share the same house as them. He’s everything she hates, so why does he make her heart pound at just the thought of him?
Winter and summer. Fire and water. North and south. Heaven and hell. This isn’t a love story, this is a story about love.
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February 20, 2015
MY GOODNESS THIS BOOK IS JUST PERFECT IT'S MY FAVOURITE BOOK IN WATTPAD WHY ISN'T IT AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK????
September 4, 2014
I. CAN'T. CONTAIN. THE. FEELS.
Saving Elliot is the most wonderful book I have ever read online / Wattpad. It's an amazing story about a teenage boy (named Elliot Fintry) who moves to Great Britain and to a new family named the Jensen's. Turns out, he's not the only Elliot around.
Elliot Jensen, from the start, is enemies with Fintry. But could they be more than enemies? Or is that all the imagination of Jensen?
Go on a wild ride with the Elliot's, their friends, and a few accidents (sorry, that was a sad pun... Sorry).
Warning: May need several boxes of tissues, friends to laugh with, and stuffed animals to hug throughout the entire book. Read at your own risk.
Saving Elliot is the most wonderful book I have ever read online / Wattpad. It's an amazing story about a teenage boy (named Elliot Fintry) who moves to Great Britain and to a new family named the Jensen's. Turns out, he's not the only Elliot around.
Elliot Jensen, from the start, is enemies with Fintry. But could they be more than enemies? Or is that all the imagination of Jensen?
Go on a wild ride with the Elliot's, their friends, and a few accidents (sorry, that was a sad pun... Sorry).
Warning: May need several boxes of tissues, friends to laugh with, and stuffed animals to hug throughout the entire book. Read at your own risk.
January 28, 2015
I knew this book would not be professional exactly, but I gave it a rating based on a standard pretty similar to one I would give any published book.
To start off, I had a really hard time relating to the characters, which made the story as a whole overall difficult to enjoy. Elliot Jensen's anger made ME angry because it was unjust and unwarranted so often that it just became annoying. It took me a very long time to accept that that was just the character's personality, and we wouldn't get to see her grow out of that. Elliot Fintry made me slightly less angry but still quite infuriated nonetheless. He did manage to steal the scenes and give the plot that depth it needed. However, I found him rather two dimensional and too much like the cliché "bad boy who's actually super sensitive and just needs someone to pay attention to him".
One of the things that bothered me the most was the repetition in the story. I cannot count how many paragraphs I read about the color of Fintry's eyes, or that trademark smirk I'm pretty sure can just be labeled as his face.
On the other hand, I really really enjoyed, as an American, reading the story as it was set in the UK. It is becoming hard to find stories about life in the UK that is not about grown adults and not set in a big city. The author added a note explaining their school system, and that was very interesting to learn about. I also appreciated how much Jensen cared for her academics, sometimes so much so it was an obsession. It was refreshing to see the mindset of a person genuinely concerned for their future and not just what they would be doing that weekend.
The pacing of Elliot and Elliot's relationship seemed really unrealistic to me, and while I do believe in the end, telling the story from Jensen's POV was the best choice, it made it hard to be convinced that the feelings weren't one sided.
Of the supporting characters, O'Connor and Finely were definitely a bright spot. Their friendship always felt genuine and the ending shows a lot of character growth that is always fun to see. The rest of the characters sort of fell to the background, in my opinion. The brothers were entertaining, albeit hard to keep straight, but explained a lot about why Jensen is the way she is, and provided a good feeling of unity. The parents or lack their of, made me very mad. The dad was mentioned like twice, and the mom had absolutely no dialogue, no depth, and no heart. The way she was described gave me an image in my mind of a crazed and depraved madwoman with demon eyes storming around scaring people by breathing.
However, I did like how the ending provided just enough closure, and was resolved in a way that gave me hope for the Elliots. I was really impressed by Fintry's decision, and the maturity he showed by making it.
Overall, the book was a relatively fun read, but very far from the reading value one would get from a published work.
To start off, I had a really hard time relating to the characters, which made the story as a whole overall difficult to enjoy. Elliot Jensen's anger made ME angry because it was unjust and unwarranted so often that it just became annoying. It took me a very long time to accept that that was just the character's personality, and we wouldn't get to see her grow out of that. Elliot Fintry made me slightly less angry but still quite infuriated nonetheless. He did manage to steal the scenes and give the plot that depth it needed. However, I found him rather two dimensional and too much like the cliché "bad boy who's actually super sensitive and just needs someone to pay attention to him".
One of the things that bothered me the most was the repetition in the story. I cannot count how many paragraphs I read about the color of Fintry's eyes, or that trademark smirk I'm pretty sure can just be labeled as his face.
On the other hand, I really really enjoyed, as an American, reading the story as it was set in the UK. It is becoming hard to find stories about life in the UK that is not about grown adults and not set in a big city. The author added a note explaining their school system, and that was very interesting to learn about. I also appreciated how much Jensen cared for her academics, sometimes so much so it was an obsession. It was refreshing to see the mindset of a person genuinely concerned for their future and not just what they would be doing that weekend.
The pacing of Elliot and Elliot's relationship seemed really unrealistic to me, and while I do believe in the end, telling the story from Jensen's POV was the best choice, it made it hard to be convinced that the feelings weren't one sided.
Of the supporting characters, O'Connor and Finely were definitely a bright spot. Their friendship always felt genuine and the ending shows a lot of character growth that is always fun to see. The rest of the characters sort of fell to the background, in my opinion. The brothers were entertaining, albeit hard to keep straight, but explained a lot about why Jensen is the way she is, and provided a good feeling of unity. The parents or lack their of, made me very mad. The dad was mentioned like twice, and the mom had absolutely no dialogue, no depth, and no heart. The way she was described gave me an image in my mind of a crazed and depraved madwoman with demon eyes storming around scaring people by breathing.
However, I did like how the ending provided just enough closure, and was resolved in a way that gave me hope for the Elliots. I was really impressed by Fintry's decision, and the maturity he showed by making it.
Overall, the book was a relatively fun read, but very far from the reading value one would get from a published work.
August 11, 2016
I stumbled upon this story after listening to an amazing 8tracks playlist called Saving Elliot, which happened to be based on this. Turns out, Saving Elliot can be found on Wattpad, which is a site where blossoming authors can post their stories for anyone to read. Needless to say, I just had to read this story after loving the playlist so much. And guess what? I enjoyed the story just as much! While it's riddled with spelling and grammatical mistakes, the story is fast-paced and intriguing. This is definitely unedited, but it was prefaced at the beginning, so it wasn't a big deal to me. Enjoy!
June 8, 2015
This book was actually 1.5 stars, but the ending took it to a full on 2.
I want to start this review by stating my total dislike--on the cusp of hatred--for the main character, Elliot Jensen. This girl is the epitome of an internal misogynist.
"There was a reason why Tamara was the only girl friend I had and the rest of my friends were boys. Girls were bitchy. Girls thought too much, talked too much and were way too melodramatic. Boys? Boys were easy to talk too. Boys didn't think too much. Boys didn't hold grudge[s] the way girls did. Boys were straightforward." This is an actual quote from the book. I honestly cannot stand girls with this type of mindset. Like, we get it. You like to wear converse instead of heels, you don't wear makeup, you hang out with the boys, and you play sports. Wow. No other girl is nearly as eccentric as you are. You deserve an award. (This is sarcasm.)
Elliot Jensen just had this annoying need to set herself apart from the rest of the girl population. She seemed to have a superiority complex for some reason, and I really couldn't stand it. The last straw was when she slut-shamed some girl for wearing a skirt that she believed was too shirt. As if it's her place to judge what other wears. Okay, I'm done speaking up about utter loathing for this fictional character. My inner feminist can go back in its cage . . . for now.
As for the other Elliot, Elliot Fintry, I don't really know what to say. At the beginning of the book I thought he was so crush worthy, but as the story progressed I grew indifferent to him. I found myself rooting for Elliot Jensen to find another boy to obsess over. Their relationship is weird and rather stagnant, and I didn't really care for it. The only thing I liked was the ending.
The rest of the characters, though, were so well written. I loved all of Jensen's crazy brothers. They were very humorous and loving. Same with her best friends Tamara, Finley, and O'Connor. I wish I had friends like them; they're so entertaining! The only undeveloped characters were her parents.
Other than that, the book was written better than most Wattpad books I've read. I found a few grammar mistakes, but it was pretty good since they weren't edited. The only thing that bothered me was how she constantly spelled "definitely" as "defiantly." Would I recommend this book? Maybe, but only because of her friends and her brothers.
I want to start this review by stating my total dislike--on the cusp of hatred--for the main character, Elliot Jensen. This girl is the epitome of an internal misogynist.
"There was a reason why Tamara was the only girl friend I had and the rest of my friends were boys. Girls were bitchy. Girls thought too much, talked too much and were way too melodramatic. Boys? Boys were easy to talk too. Boys didn't think too much. Boys didn't hold grudge[s] the way girls did. Boys were straightforward." This is an actual quote from the book. I honestly cannot stand girls with this type of mindset. Like, we get it. You like to wear converse instead of heels, you don't wear makeup, you hang out with the boys, and you play sports. Wow. No other girl is nearly as eccentric as you are. You deserve an award. (This is sarcasm.)
Elliot Jensen just had this annoying need to set herself apart from the rest of the girl population. She seemed to have a superiority complex for some reason, and I really couldn't stand it. The last straw was when she slut-shamed some girl for wearing a skirt that she believed was too shirt. As if it's her place to judge what other wears. Okay, I'm done speaking up about utter loathing for this fictional character. My inner feminist can go back in its cage . . . for now.
As for the other Elliot, Elliot Fintry, I don't really know what to say. At the beginning of the book I thought he was so crush worthy, but as the story progressed I grew indifferent to him. I found myself rooting for Elliot Jensen to find another boy to obsess over. Their relationship is weird and rather stagnant, and I didn't really care for it. The only thing I liked was the ending.
The rest of the characters, though, were so well written. I loved all of Jensen's crazy brothers. They were very humorous and loving. Same with her best friends Tamara, Finley, and O'Connor. I wish I had friends like them; they're so entertaining! The only undeveloped characters were her parents.
Other than that, the book was written better than most Wattpad books I've read. I found a few grammar mistakes, but it was pretty good since they weren't edited. The only thing that bothered me was how she constantly spelled "definitely" as "defiantly." Would I recommend this book? Maybe, but only because of her friends and her brothers.
June 10, 2017
NorthbyNorth is one of my favorite wattpad authors of all time.
June 26, 2025
rose north wrote this book for ME. jensenfintry, you have my entire heart i will do anything for you
August 8, 2014
To be honest, I don't really like this book, well don't get me wrong, it's not like I hate it. I guess I just don't get that boy Fintry. I know this dude gets hurt after losing his dad and best friends, and crush and not getting along well with her mom but there's no hell making him to push everyone away. I just don't get it why he always thinks he isn't good enough for anyone and pisses off at trivia things. His past is kinda vague isn't it? I don't know if he can't trust people or hate himself or whatever so he wants to be a lonely, cocky person. Ugh. He really makes me so confused because I don't know what he needs or what he wants.
I've shitload questions throughout the reading.
1.what the hell happened to Nova? How she died?
I thought Fintry might have caused her die so he couldn't forgive himself. Hmm. Call me overdramatic. I know right. I mean, it's not like he has killed or caused her death but do I feel like he always put the blame on himself?
2. Why was he always so obsessed with his cell?
I know he loved listening to music but it was impossible to play with cell all the time? He should be texting with someone I guess.
3. Why was he always rushing to go out?
I thought he was busy hooking up with some girls or perhaps hiding secrets from Jensen. But no details were revealed.
I've shitload questions throughout the reading.
1.what the hell happened to Nova? How she died?
I thought Fintry might have caused her die so he couldn't forgive himself. Hmm. Call me overdramatic. I know right. I mean, it's not like he has killed or caused her death but do I feel like he always put the blame on himself?
2. Why was he always so obsessed with his cell?
I know he loved listening to music but it was impossible to play with cell all the time? He should be texting with someone I guess.
3. Why was he always rushing to go out?
I thought he was busy hooking up with some girls or perhaps hiding secrets from Jensen. But no details were revealed.
September 12, 2015
I just finished the story today because the author updated it this morning. And I couldn't sleep because I knew it was being updated.
I loved the ending, even if there were a few things that could've been better. I liked how the last chapter was not solely focused on Elliot Squared, and we got to tie up lose ends with minor characters. And the conclusion was really bittersweet.
Now excuse me while I roll into my metaphorical cave and cry.
I loved the ending, even if there were a few things that could've been better. I liked how the last chapter was not solely focused on Elliot Squared, and we got to tie up lose ends with minor characters. And the conclusion was really bittersweet.
Now excuse me while I roll into my metaphorical cave and cry.
March 10, 2015
Do you love Daemon Black? Go read this book! Plus: Elliot is an even bigger jerk. <3
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EDIT 3/11/15
The feelings I get when thinking back to reading this book remind me of the feelings I get from the Lux series... <3
My Teaser Tusday including this book
My review:https://soundofavoice.wordpress.com/2...
EDIT 3/11/15
The feelings I get when thinking back to reading this book remind me of the feelings I get from the Lux series... <3
August 15, 2014
Thank God, it didn't turn out cliché.. Elliot has to sort out his issues before venturing towards their feelings for each other. Elliot is just complicated spelled in bold and big letters. This story is promising and the slow growth of the characters made it all the more wonderful.
January 12, 2015
This is possibly my favorite book of everything I have ever read in Wattpad. I related to the story and it was amazing to read a story where the characters are flawed and realistic.
It's really worth the read.
It's really worth the read.
September 6, 2014
Loved it ^_^
May 18, 2021
used to be a major favourite
February 21, 2017
This book will always have a special place in my heart even though my taste in books have changed since I've read this books on wattpad, years ago.
I remember swooning over the Elliots, especially Fintry with his dark and mysterious persona and that sharp little tongue. I remember waiting MONTHS for the author to bloody update the next chapter and ugly-crying once finishing the latest update because I knew the wait for the next chapter was going to be a long one. But it was worth the wait every time.
I remember swooning over the Elliots, especially Fintry with his dark and mysterious persona and that sharp little tongue. I remember waiting MONTHS for the author to bloody update the next chapter and ugly-crying once finishing the latest update because I knew the wait for the next chapter was going to be a long one. But it was worth the wait every time.
March 3, 2014
This story... is one of the MOST brilliant stories I've ever read! Seriously. And this story deserves a five-star.
This broke my heart, made me laugh like a madman, and damn, it's plain awesome!
It's so unbelievable! And must be a sin! How could someone write a wonderful story like this. This story should have a label that says: "This book will affect your life forever. Beware." Ugh, man! NorthByNorth's fabulously awesome and damn well talented person.
This story's so, so good that you'll want to read it over and over again.
This broke my heart, made me laugh like a madman, and damn, it's plain awesome!
It's so unbelievable! And must be a sin! How could someone write a wonderful story like this. This story should have a label that says: "This book will affect your life forever. Beware." Ugh, man! NorthByNorth's fabulously awesome and damn well talented person.
This story's so, so good that you'll want to read it over and over again.
October 9, 2014
For the first time I had cry non stopping for a story and keep praying to end up them together.This book let me feel every words in it and make me cry endlessly. Elliot Fintry and Elliot Jensen. Goddammit! I'm freakishly love with them. Reward for crying non-stopped now I'm feeling sick and got flu.Saving Elliot is so great. Argh. Love Saving Elliot. "This isn't a love story. This is a story about love".
January 7, 2015
I totally love it! The final was just perfect! {okay, maybe I would prefeer a final more romantic}, but come on we are talking about our E², so it was perfect for them.
I'm totally in love with the book, Elliot (the girl) is perfect, I love her sarcasm. And well nobody could hate Elliot (the boy) even if they tried {trust me, I tried lol}
So yeah, congratulations to the writter, you're just great!
I'm totally in love with the book, Elliot (the girl) is perfect, I love her sarcasm. And well nobody could hate Elliot (the boy) even if they tried {trust me, I tried lol}
So yeah, congratulations to the writter, you're just great!
February 28, 2018
This is not a bad story. Of course it's a little rough around the edges but it's nice enough to read.
The only things that I wasn't totally in flow with were the two Elliots, I just didn't feel it with them. I couldn't feel their chemistry. They were somewhat off.
But the writing was good and I think this author has the right things to grow into an amazing writer, just needs more practice and more editing.
The only things that I wasn't totally in flow with were the two Elliots, I just didn't feel it with them. I couldn't feel their chemistry. They were somewhat off.
But the writing was good and I think this author has the right things to grow into an amazing writer, just needs more practice and more editing.
June 14, 2017
I am in LOVE with this book. It describe the story of Elliot Jensen a british girl and Elliot Fintry an americain. They hte eachothers but at the same time they are kind of like friends. Through the book we can see the evolution of the frendship between Elliot and Elliot and at the end you want to read more.
This book is on Wattpad.
This book is on Wattpad.
January 4, 2015
Saving Elliot is an amazing book that makes you go through all kinds of emotions. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you fangirl -a lot actually ahah-. It's funny, it's witty, not overly cheesy. The characters are unique and so loveable. It's definetely a book worth publishing in my opinion and I'd recommend it to all my friends.
October 26, 2014
I Loved this book! There's no If's And's or But's; You have to read this book because it was damn good. I only wish this novel was on Amazon so I could buy it on my kindle because I would read it again, again and again.
February 13, 2015
I have no words to say for Saving Elliot. This book has it all; humour, the kind romance of romance that makes you wanna swoon, sarcasm and moments of mystery. It's pure magic, a work of genius and one of my all-time favourites
August 22, 2019
Read this years ago but it's still a great and emotional story!
June 5, 2014
One word: PERFECT
Rose is just so perfect at writing and I love her style. At first I thought it would be one of these cliché shits, but it's just WOOOOOOOW
Rose is just so perfect at writing and I love her style. At first I thought it would be one of these cliché shits, but it's just WOOOOOOOW
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July 10, 2014Read three chapters and got sick.
April 4, 2017
I have never been so addicted to a wattpad book before, I literally didn't put my phone down for 2 days.
Everyone needs to read this
Everyone needs to read this
October 7, 2014
brilliant book. thoroughly enjoyed it and all the characters. amazing wattpad read :) would love to delve into some of the brothers lives :)
February 1, 2015
I loved this book!!! I wish their was a sequel.
June 12, 2015
one of the best wattpad stories.
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