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Title: Divergent Author: Veronica Roth Series: Yes, first of a trilogy. Age Range: I would say 16 and up. Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian...
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Title: The Fault in Our Stars Author: John Green Series: No. Age range: I would say 14 and up. Genre: YA Realistic Fiction Would I reco...
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So, Do you associate books with memories? Or certain items? Something reminded me of this about a week ago, and I wanted to post about ...
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Title: Splintered Author: A. G. Howard Series: Yes. Age Range: I would say 16 and up. Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy ...
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So I had to take a week off BookTube and blogging in general. We had a death in the family on my fiance's side and well... I had a to...
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So this is the first edition of my Writing Wednesday! So many things could be posted for this! So many ideas, so many paragraphs! So, ...
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First review since coming back!! ------ Title: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck Series: No. Age Range: 14 and up. Genre: Classic,...
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So I have been thinking... A lot of popular YA (Young Adult) books are in production/optioned lately to be movies. Not that I mind, I hope t...
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So, I have been diving in and out of a lot of books lately. I can't seem to focus on just one. I mean, I am still on chapter 12 of Div...
Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems beside the point now.
Maybe that was always beside the point.
Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn’t expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . .
Is that what she’s supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
That's the problem. She knows she has her priorties kind of messed up, but she is about to hit the deal of a life time. Leaving the show she started with, and writing for her, her best friend's, and a fellow friend writers new show! Just as she strikes the deal, its close to Christmas, meaning they are leaving for Neal's (husbands) parents house for the holiday like they do every year.
That doesn't happen this year. With an arguement left in the wind of Neal and the girls departure, she is left with Seth (Seth) to close the deal and have their example ready. One reason or another she ends up staying at her mothers, and pulls out her old phone from when her Neil started dating when she lived there, and that is where the story takes flight.
I really loved all the voices in this book. It actually made me once more comfortable with adult fiction. Adult Fic and I have been on a stand off for a couple years, but with Ms. Rowell's unique voice and pacing, it makes me think that maybe I should try again.
I loved how she, even though she was a hard working momma, still tried to be active in her childrens life, yet we saw the struggles of not being able to commit completely. From what I have seen from friends of mine that work and have kids, it's like having two full time jobs, but not being able to figure out which is more important at the present moment.
The interactions between her and 'Past' Neil are amazing. So much love and depth that even trancends the years from past to present. Every time I read something from their past, or just her talking to him on the phone reminded me of my fiance and I. The only difference is that I connected with them moreso in the 'past' and on the phone then their present tense.
The only thing I could find that I did not like was her relationship with Seth, but for personal reasons. He is a very well made character, but it didn't make me dislike him less. To me personally, he was too demanding, pushy and just a plain old snot bucket. I did not like a thing about him. If it was me, I either would have pushed him away a long time ago, or cold clocked him by then. Let me note that I am not a violent person either.
Over all, an amazing read that I see myself re-reading around Christmas. Ms. Rowell knows how to really transend genres and just spread the love, hatred, and pure raw emotions everywhere she goes with writing.
Anyone looking for a glimpse into something they may or may not be familiar with. Someone who may be dealing with similar problems. Or just over all anyone. Not quite for anyone under the age of 17, and 17 is pushing it a bit unless they are children with parents in a similar boat.
Title: Splintered
Author: A. G. Howard
Series: Yes.
Age Range: I would say 16 and up.
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy
Would I recommend it to anyone: HELL YES YES YES YES
Description on Goodreads:
This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.
When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.
Review:
Okay. OKAY. LET ME SAY THAT HOLY MONKEYS EATING CORN MUFFINS I LOVE THIS BOOK.
I am going to be spoiler free, but GOOD GOD. The characters are deep, the writing is like beautiful art and just... /Morpheus/.
The way that it all falls together is like paint on a canvas, so delicately placed... so vivid and pulling. I found it so hard to put down this book at ANY point. And I have ADHD.
Even while reading another book, THIS was always on my mind. I found myself needing it more and more. Now, I am waiting for the first to get the Novella. BECAUSE I NEED IT. I own Unhinged, and I plan on buying Ensnared.
The author herself is even a grand example of someone who, even if I didn't end up becoming friends with; would be on my BUY IMMEDIATLEY list. One of my top authors.
Her world is like a fine wine, to be savored and enjoyed.
And I, would love to live in her dark wonderland.
With Morpheus.
My Mothman.
<3
My Rating: 5/5
Goodreads Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12558285-splintered?from_search=true
My video review:
http://youtu.be/5srPYVNBEO0
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Series: No.
Age Range: I would say 16 and up.
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Coming of Age
Would I recommend it to anyone: HELL YES.
Description on Goodreads:
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Eleanor & Park.
A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.
Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .
But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
Review:
Holy shit balls.
HOLY SHIT BALLS.
If you have not heard of this book, you are about too!
As it said in the Goodreads blurb, Cath is pretttyyy much your typical Fangirl... What with the fanfiction, the slash (paring up characters un canon) and 9 times out of ten being an introvert.
She did NOT want to be separated from her sister, the only person in the world who understood her love of the world of
This book is almost like a diagram of how I would and DO react in most situations!
I don't want to give away any spoilers, but I must say that this book took me my surprise. Ever since Lola and the Boy Next Door (Review upcoming), I have been on a HUGE contemporary kick, and this just fed my addiction.
More than the Harry Potterkids can understand the feelings of a fangirl. Those needs, those emotions. How you clutch your books right and cry when [Insert Character] died/was injured/got kicked into nothingness basically. How you squealed and danced when something good happened! When the couple has their first kiss/hug/awkward realization that... Hey. I like this person. OH FUCK.
This book... this is a must in every fan girl, boys, undecideds bookshelf in my opinion.
As this was my first (and DEFINETELY NOT LAST) Rainbow Rowell book, I must tip my hat to this wonderful lady.
You made a fangirl of you, the worlds you created.. and I hope to CROWLEY you make the Simon Snow series a reality.
Also.
YAY LEVI<3
My Rating: 10/10
Goodreads Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16068905-fangirl
PS: A THANK YOU TO MY FRIEND, THE NERDIEST OF BIRDS FOR READING IT ALONG WITH ME. :)
First review since coming back!!
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Title: Of Mice and Men
Author: John Steinbeck
Series: No.
Age Range: 14 and up.
Genre: Classic, Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Would I recommend it to anyone?: Yes. A million times yes.
Description on Goodreads:
The tragic story of the complex bond between two migrant laborers in Central California. They are George Milton and Lennie Small, itinerant ranch hands who dream of one day owning a small farm. George acts as a father figure to Lennie, who is a very large, simple-minded man, calming him and helping to rein in his immense physical strength.
Review:
This is a classic. Something I read a long time ago, but one of my absolute favorite reads.
The story follows Lennie and George.
Lennie is a lovable, but slow oaf who is always getting in trouble just trying to be himself.
George is a short, and even short tempered man who protects Lennie from life and others.
The story follows them both from being chased out of the first town, to their new adventure, new job and new troubles!
There they meet Candy and his dog, who both are a precursor to the whole story. Candy is an aged man, who still works his hardest despite only having one hand, and his only love in life is his dog. Old, smelly and just wanting to make his master smile.
Then there is Curly and his wife. A protective and jealous man, even shorter tempered than George, with a wife who in every sense of a tart, Always angering him my flirting with the farm hands.
The book shows the beauty of a strong male bond, companionship and what we are willing to do for our friends. What we will do when given the choice of hard or harder. Pain or true suffering. What is to be gently touched, and what we should avoid. Temptations hard and searing.
This book, at its core is something I am glad I read growing up. It taught me there isn't always rainbow and sunshine, there sometimes isn't a happy ending, but a needed ending. Something to grow on.
Lennie and George will always have a place in my heart, and I promise not to pet the puppies to hard on my road of life. :)
My Rating: 10/10
Goodreads link:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/890.Of_Mice_and_Men?ac=1
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An added thank you to Ashley and her husband for making this possible. You two are simply amazing. I love you both immensely,