Book Haul #3

Hi there! So I just got back from Barnes and Noble and of course I got more books! It is so hard to go into a bookstore, without buying a book or two. I bought three books I've been dying to read! I can't wait to show them to you.

First, here are the books my sister got. I thought I should mention them, because my sister is awesome and the books need some publicity. Let's get started!

My sisters books:

1) Lost Voices by Sarah Porter. This is the first book in the Lost Voices trilogy. I haven't read this book yet, but my sister recommends it because she loves it! She loved the book so much, she had to buy the last two books tonight!

2) Waking Storms- by Sarah Porter. This is the second book.

3) The Twice Lost by Sarah Porter. This is the last book in the trilogy. I will be reading these books eventually.


Now here are the books I bought! I am so excited to read these!

4) Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan ( I apologize, I can't upload any more pictures because my internet isn't working correctly. I'm sorry).


5) The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith


6) Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally


So, those are all the books I recently bought. Stay tuned for more updates and remember, there is never a wrong time to read, bye!

Book Question #1- My Favorite Books

Hi! So I thought I would do something different. I thought it would be fun to do a book tag or questions about books.  I decided to make a separate post for each question instead of answering every question in one post. It's a good way to get to know what books I like. Here's an update before I get started. Since I just finished reading Cruel Summer (you can read my review below this post) I picked up The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. I wanted to read this book for a while now. I heard it is one of her best books. I only read the first twenty pages so far and I like it. Anyway, let's get started with it.

Question #1- What is your favorite book?
That is a very tough question because I have many favorite books.  I will list more than one since I can't choose.






#1- The Year I Turned Sixteen by Diane Schwemm

I really love this book! My friend read this book and let me borrow it. I loved it so much, I had to buy my own copy. This book is four stories in one. The book is about four sisters, Rose, Daisy, Laurel and Lily. Each girl is different but they are all really close. Each of their stories is about the year they each turned sixteen. I loved all the characters and they are so different and unique. Also, there is romance in each story, but I won't spoil anything. I really recommend this book!

 

 

 

#2 The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

 I'm sure some of you have heard of this book. This book is also a movie. Let me say I love this book! This is an adult book and my friend loved it and told me I had to read it. I borrowed a copy from my library and loved it!! This book is so good! I never read anything like it before. I believe the genre is Historical fiction because the book takes place in the 60's. I also love the movie and it's one of my favorite movies. I was obsessed with the move for awhile! Oh, the pie scene, lol! That's the best part. If you saw the movie, you know what I'm talking about. I really recommend this book, but since it's an adult book, I think teens 16 and up should read it.

#3 The Perfect Game by J. Sterling.

This book is amazing! The author does a great job with the characters and the plot. This book had me almost on the edge of my seat, wondering what's gonna happen next. This book held my attention throughout the whole book. The plot was very cheesy and the typical "Cocky jock player falls for nice, good girl" but I really loved it!! I couldn't put this book down, well it wasn't really a book since I read it on my kindle. So the book is about a guy and a girl in college. Yes! I love how the book takes place in college. The guy's name is Jack and he is a player and the kind of guy that all girls love. He is popular and is the star of his baseball team. Cassie is a normal girl majoring in photography. At first it is not love at first sight for Cassie, in fact she can't stand him!! Jack admires her and follows her, and soon Cassie falls for him and they have a relationship. I thought the dialogue in the beginning was funny when Cassie kept telling Jack off. I loved her attitude for some reason. Anyway this book was written well and was amazing! Go check it out!

#4 Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins.

Many of you have heard of this book, if your into YA. The reviews for this book were amazing! My sister read this book first and told me I had to read it. So I did. Let me say, this book was soo unbelievable! This book is so good, all the books I read now just can't compare to it. The plot was awesome! The pacing was good. The book was written really well and I loved the characters! Anna was an awesome main character and so was St. Clair. If you haven't heard of this book, you must be living under a rock. Go read this now!!

#5 Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins.

This was a great second book. I loved the characters especially Lola because she was so different and artsy.  She designs and makes her own clothes. I admire that because I can barely work a sewing machine, lol! I can't say Anna was better than this one. The books are both amazing! I can't favor one over the other. I also love how the author put Anna and St. Clair in this book too! The plot and characters were so developed!! I love how Stephanie's books have a happy ending. This book did not disappoint and that's why it is one of my favorites. Go read this now!

#6 Isabel of the Whales by Hester Velmans.

 I thought this book was very important to choose. I read this when I was younger and I still love it! It is such a good book. I really wanted to mention this one because most people haven't heard of this book. This book is a middle-grade read because the main character is in fifth grade. The book is about a girl named Isabel. She is in fifth grade. She has best friends and loves the ocean, especially whales. She gets so psyched when her class goes on a whale watch. She has been waiting years to go see whales. But something unexpected happens. She falls overboard and turns into a whale. She must live her life as a whale and try to find her way home. Through her journey she meets some good friends, people she doesn't want to leave behind, especially Jessaloup. This book is so cute and simple. Even though it's a middle-grade read, I really recommend anyone to read this book, especially for a beach trip.

Those are my top favorite books. I have more favorites but I didn't want to put a long list and most of my favorite books are trilogies or series. That's it for now and stay tuned for more, bye! Remember, there's never a wrong time to read.

Cruel Summer Book Review

Beware of Spoilers!!!
So I finished this book today. This was actually my second time reading it, and I was still surprised and amazed!! I totally forgot who the secret person was, though it was pretty obvious. I loved the book the first time I read it, and I still loved it the second time. It was the perfect summer book to read. Some people were really annoyed with the main character, but  I actually liked her throughout the whole book, even the beginning! Yes, she was a snob in the beginning but I actually liked that. The reason why I liked her attitude is because it's very different from most books I read. Most books I read have a main character that's strong or not very confident with low self-esteem. The character did lack confidence, but at times she was also full of herself, which I liked because like I said before it is different. I got to read a book about a snobby brat, in her point of view. I thought it was funny how she complained almost the whole time. In the oddest way I could relate to her. She's trying to find herself and doesn't know what she wants to do with her life yet. I could so relate to that. Even now I still don't know myself completely and have no idea what I want to do with my life, other than write! The book was very predictable, but that wasn't a bad thing. All I wanted was a cute summer read and that's what I got. The main character changed throughout the book which I loved! In the beginning she was seen as a spoiled brat who wanted to impress her new fake friends and crowd. By the end, she realized she is a geek and she's okay with that! Let me tell you what the book is actually about:
Okay so the book is about a seventeen year old girl named Colby Cavendish. It is the summer of her upcoming senior year of high school. She is looking forward to the summer because she hooked up with a guy she really wanted. Now she dumped her best friend Natalie to be in the in crowd. The leader Amanda took Colby under her wing and allowed her to be in the cool group. So Colby abandoned her friend and took advantage of going from a total dork, to a cool chick. She was so excited for the summer cause it is supposed to be the best summer ever! But then she finds out her parents are getting a divorce. Now her parents are sending her to Greece for the summer to spend time with her "Crazy Aunt Tally." Colby is so mad that she can't spend the summer with the cool group. She has to go on an Island that no one ever heard of. The book is told in Colby's point of view. The book is filled with letters, Colby's journal entries and her blog. There is not much dialogue since she tells everything from her diary and blog. I liked that, it was different. Alyson Noel does a great job putting herself in the shoes of an average teenage girl. But that's not all! Colby finds out her mom is selling the house! So most of the book is Colby complaining about her boring bad life. One day she checks her blog and sees that someone posted a comment. It doesn't have a name, it is signed as "Anonymous." Colby tries to figure out who the person could be. That secret person always post comments on her blog and she responds back. I liked the mystery part of that. Throughout the book I was trying to figure out who the person could be. Then later in the book she meets a guy named Yannis. He is a nice guy and hangs out with Colby. Colby tells herself not to get too close to him, because he is just a summer fling. But by the end of the book, her and Yannis have a very good relationship  and they don't want to leave each other. Colby learns a lot about her Aunt Tally. She enjoys staying with her Aunt and Tally's boyfriend Tassos. She ends up not wanting to leave the small island Tinos. She tries to get her parents to let her stay but her plan doesn't work. This book really taught me a lot. I learned to be thankful for what you have, and no matter how hard life can be, you'll always be okay and be able to handle whatever comes your way. This book was really amazing! I give it five stars on goodreads! The book isn't very big. It's about 220 pages. I love Alyson Noel's work and I will be reading all her other books. Yep, that was my review and stay tuned for more! Also go and buy this book now! You won't regret it! And if you hate Colby in the beginning, don't put the book down, keep reading  it and it will really surprise you.! I know it surprised me. So, bye!!!!

Different Book

Hi there! So I recently told you that I was currently reading "Beauty Queens" and "Life's a Beach."
Well I decided to put those two books aside for now. They are good so far, but also boring. I wanted to read something different, so I took "Cruel Summer" off my shelf. This is my second time reading this book and I love it! The book is so good, it's hard for me to put down! It is soo good!!I guess I'm not in a reading slump after all, I just needed to read a different book. Also the pacing is very fast in the book. That's my update for now so stay tuned for more, and don't forget to pick up a book!
Here's a picture of the book:
Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel

Hello

Hey there! So right now I'm not exactly in a reading slump. Right now I am currently reading two books and I don't know what to think. The books are good so far, but not amazing. Maybe it's just me. Right now I am reading: "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray. This book is okay so far. I thought it would be a little bit better, and it has mixed reviews. The other book I am reading is "Life's a Beach" by Claire Cook. This book is also okay so far. Both books have an average of 3 stars on goodreads. Yep, that's it for now. I will post more soon. See ya!

Book Haul #2!

Hey there! Sorry if I haven't been blogging. I am actually in a little reading slump right now. I always say it's never the wrong time to buy books! An hour ago I went to Goodwill. I looked at all the used books and saw some books I want to read. Here they are:

#1- Evermore by Alyson Noel. This is the first book in the "Immortals" series.

 

 

#2 Blue Moon by Alyson Noel.
#3 Shadowland  by Alyson Noel.
I got the first three books in the series.
The Last book I got is:
#4 The Salamander Spell" by ED Baker.
Okay, the last book is from the Frog Princess series. The first book is the Frog Princess. This series is really amazing, and no one knows about it. It is a middle-grade read so I started reading the books when I was in middle school. But age doesn't matter. Whoever reads this needs to go search the Frog Princess by ED Baker because it is so cute. It is a fairy tale and a twist on the Frog Prince.
Yeah so those are the books I bought recently. Stay tuned for more soon!

My friend Emily

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