Book Review: Need

Need by Carrie Jones

4.5 Lily Pads


No Spoilers

Would I Recommend it? Yes



Hey readers, I am back with a review. Today I am reviewing "Need" by Carrie Jones. This is the first book in the "Need" series. What did I think about this book? I really, really liked it. It was different and entertaining. Let's get on with the review.

The Plot

This will be a spoiler free review, so I will try my best to describe this book. There may be a tiny spoiler, but it's not really a spoiler, does that make sense?

Need is about a girl named Zara(rhymes with Sarah)who lives a dangerous life. Her stepfather recently died, so she's sad. Her biological father is gone, she doesn't know what happened to him. Her mom thinks Zara is in danger so she makes Zara move to Maine to live with Zara's grandmother. Zara is the new girl in town, and she's still not over her father's death. Zara goes to a new school, and makes some new friends named Issie and Devyn. She also meets the popular bad boy named Nick, and the overachiever, Ian. Zara is living her life, when she discovers there have been murders in town. Two boys are missing and no one knows what happened to them. Also, Zara always hears mysterious noises, and whenever she goes outside, she hears someone calling her name. Zara learns that there is something very weird and mysterious going on, and she wants to figure out who's killing the residents. Zara discovers that the town has pixies and werewolves, and other strange creatures. 

 My Opinion

I really liked this book. It was so different and unique. I haven't read many paranormal books, but I want to read more from the genre. 

This book takes place in Maine and there's snow and its always cold there. The setting was perfect for me to read right now, because it's cold out and there's snow outside. This is a really good winter read. 

The characters were really well-developed. I loved all the main characters. Zara was a great protagonist, she was so nice, and strong. She's really into saving the world and she was just a great character to read about. She could be clueless at times, but she's pretty smart. 

I really liked Nick. Nick is Zara's love interest. He was a nice guy and I loved that he was friends with Zara's other friends too. He's your typical bad boy(not really), supernatural creature that saves the main  character. This isn't a spoiler, but Nick is a werewolf.(Not really a surprise right?) The romance in this book wasn't rushed at all. For some reason, I didn't think it was insta-love, I felt the author developed the romance perfectly. 

I loved Zara's grandmother. I also loved her friends Devyn and Issie.  Devyn was so sweet. He got into an accident so he's in a wheelchair most of the time. I just love him, he's such a great guy and a good friend. Issie was one of the sweetest characters. She was so cute and I just loved her personality. 

Now let's talk about the plot. The pacing was really good, I never got bored. This book was unique because it's about pixies and I've never read about pixies before, and the pixies aren't good. I liked how the author made up different paranormal creatures like were-tiger and were-eagle. It was different than most paranormal books. I think the writing was good, it was really easy to read and simple. Another reason why the book was unique is, this book doesn't have chapter numbers. Instead there are phobias. The author put a phobia for each chapter and the phobia goes with the chapter and how Zara feels. I thought that was cool. Zara loves phobias so that's why the phobias were there. It was really educational, I got to learn phobias I never heard of before. So yeah, I really liked this book. This book actually got alot of hate, I don't know why. The average rating for Need is 3 stars and I think it deserves more hype. I own the second book "Captivate" so I will read that book in the future. That's my review. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves paranormal books. I think this book is worth a buy, I actually got it at a used book store for less than a dollar. This book has been on my TBR for a long time, and I'm glad I gave it a chance. Thank you so much for reading. I will film a review on my channel soon so stay tuned. Bye :)

Recommendations?

Hey everyone, today I decided to write something different. Let me give you an update first. I haven't been reading much lately because I've been reading fanfiction instead of actual books. I'm not in a reading slump. I'm currently reading "Clockwork Prince" but I'm not in the mood to read it right now. I'm actually not sure what I'm in the mood to read right now. I was wondering if you can comment and give me some recommendations. It can be any genre except dystopia, it can be a book you thought was amazing. It doesn't have to be popular, it can be an underrated book.It doesn't have to be YA, it can be a adult book.  If you want, I can write a list of books on my TBR shelf and then you can tell me which one to read. You don't have to comment on this blog, you can recommend a book to me on goodreads. My goodreads link is right here, https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8953513-stephanie

You don't have to recommend a book to me, I would appreciate it if you did :) That was just a quick update, stay tuned for more, bye.

Book Review: Fancy White Trash

Fancy White Trash by
Marjetta Geerling

Pages-257

Edition-Hardcover

Would I recommend it? Yes!

Rating-5/5 Lily Pads

No Spoilers! 



Hey everyone, I am back with a book review. Today I am reviewing "Fancy White Trash" by Marjetta Geerling. What did I think of this book? I really really enjoyed this book so much. It was a very light, funny contemporary book. Contemporary is my favorite genre to read, and this book did not disappoint me. I've been wanting to read this book for a long time and I'm glad I finally read it. I haven't heard anyone talk about this book on booktube, but I read whatever I want to read and this book sounded really good. Oops, I'm rambling, anyway let me tell you what this book is about.

The Plot

Fancy White Trash is about a fifteen year old girl named Abby Savage. She is a normal girl in High School. Her life is fine except for one problem, her family. Her family is completely messed up. Abby watches lots of soap operas and her life is basically one. She thinks her family is so embarrassing and not normal so she always hangs out with her best friend, Cody who lives next door. She also has a crush on Cody's older brother, Jackson. Abby doesn't want to be like her psycho family, but she has to live with them. She just wishes her life was normal. She also has a plan to find her True Love, and her plan has rules. 

That's basically the whole plot. I can't say much without spoiling anything. Let me tell you about her family so you can see why her family is messed up. Basically, her family doesn't believe in dating different guys. They all dated the same one. This is actually hard to explain, it might seem confusing but it's not. So, Abby's parents got divorced, so her dad moved out and got married to someone else. Her parents got back together a couple times and then got divorced again. Her mom married a guy named Steve(Abby calls him "The Guitar Player). This is not a spoiler, because it's in the plot description. So, Abby's eighteen year old sister Kait, had flings with Steve. Abby's other older sister, Shelby(who is 21) also hooked up with Steve. The mom didn't know. So Abby's mom and sister Kait are both pregnant and Steve got them both pregnant. Kait has feelings for Steve, but he's with her mom. Also Shelby got divorced and has a baby named Hannah. In the middle of the book Kait has a baby girl named Stephanie(Yay my name, lol!) Abby tries to figure out who Stephanie's dad is. Shelby tells Abby that Jackson is the dad but Abby thinks the dad of the baby is The Guitar Player. Abby doesn't want to be messed up like her family so she tries to find a different guy for her "True Love" plan. 

My Opinion  

Wow, that was really hard to describe. This book has so much family drama in it, it was insane but it kept me so entertained. One of the reasons why I loved this book so much is because Abby's family is so different from my family. I guess you can say my family is perfect. My sister's aren't messed up, my parents are still together and we never really fight much. Abby's family is very realistic nowadays and I couldn't relate to it but that's why I liked it. I like to read to escape from my life and this was perfect. Another thing I liked about this book was, even though everyone in her family had relationship problems, they all got a happy ending, even Abby. Let's talk about the characters now. I really liked Abby. She is the youngest in her family and she was mature and she always helped her family. She didn't want to turn out like her family, she wanted to be normal. I was so happy Abby didn't get messed up. She stayed true to herself, and she was just a great character. I can see why she wanted to find a different guy. I loved her best friend Cody. Cody is gay so him and Abby don't have feelings for each other, which I loved because in every book now, the best friends like each other but they are just friends. Abby tries to find Cody a partner too. I just loved Cody because he was such a good friend. He always helped Abby and cheered her up when she was upset. I liked her love interest, Jackson. He seemed like a nice guy and he is actually three years older than Abby. Even though Abby's family is so messed up, I actually liked reading about them. I didn't really like her sister Shelby but I liked Kait. The pacing was perfect, I was never bored and the book was pretty short. I liked how the book ended, and it was a very entertaining read. I think this book is worth a buy. If you love contemporary books that are funny, cute and light, I really recommend this book. It made me feel thankful for my good family. This book was so realistic, it should be a movie. Marjetta Geerling is a great author and this book is so underrated. This is her only book but I hope she writes more books in the future. I gave this book 5/5 Lily Pads. Thanks for reading and I will have a review on my channel soon so stay tuned. Bye :)

October Wrap-Up and a Mini Review!

Hey everyone, its November. I know it's a little late, but I'm going to show you all the books I read in October. I read 6 books in October and that's pretty good for me. I usually read about 4 books a month. Let's get on to the wrap-up!



1)  Switched by Amanda Hocking.

This was a great book to start my creepy/paranormal theme for October. I liked this book, it was pretty good. I gave it 4 Lily Pads. I have a review on my blog and my youtube channel if you wanna check those out. Here's my video review if you wanna watch it. :)

 

2) Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake

 

I really loved this book. I was scared to read it because I heard it's really creepy but I really enjoyed it. I gave it 5 Lily Pads because the plot was so interesting and I loved the characters. I have to read the sequel, I'll probably borrow it from the library like I did with this book. If your looking for a good creepy, mysterious read, I recommend this book :) I have reviews for Anna on my blog and on my youtube channel. Here's the video

 

 

3) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

This book series has so much hype. It's really popular all over the booktube community. I was hesitant to read it because of the hype, but I finally read it. I thought it was just okay. I gave it 4 Lily Pads because I liked it, I loved the main characters Rose and Lissa,  but there were times when the book was boring, and certain parts made me uncomfortable and grossed out. If you want a more detailed review, check out the review on the blog, and on my channel. Scroll down to watch my review for the book.

 

         



4) Cinder by Marissa Meyer

I thought this book was alright. I gave this book 4 Lily Pads. I started reading this book in August for a read-along and I read half of it, but I couldn't get into it so I put it down. In October I decided to pick it up again, and I finished. I liked it but didn't love it. It is dystopian and I don't like dystopian books, but I liked the Cinderella part of it. I just bought the next book "Scarlet" so I want to continue the series because I heard it gets better. I have a review on the blog and a video review up above if you wanna know more about my opinion. 

5) Legend by Marie Lu

Honestly, I didn't like this book. It's okay, you can kill me. I know everyone else loved this book but it just wasn't for me. I hate dystopians now because every time I read a dystopian, I end up not liking it, but I loved The Hunger Games. It was slow, boring and I just couldn't get into it. I didn't film a review on my channel yet. I'm not sure if I'm going to film one but I have a review on the blog if you want to read it :) I gave this book 2 Lily Pads.

6) Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K Rowling

I'm reading HP for the first time and I am loving the series so far. The books get better and better. I think this book is my favorite out of the first three. I loved this book so much. It was addicting, and just amazing. I love the world and the characters, I was never bored. I can't wait to read Goblet Of Fire next, I have a review on the blog if you are interested in reading it. I don't have a review on my channel yet. I would recommend Harry Potter to everyone, I am obsessed now. Of course I gave this book 5 Lily Pads. :)



Those were all the books I read in October. October was a good reading month for me, even though I didn't love most of the books I read. 
Now I have a quick review for you guys. This is a book I just finished the other day. It is a new released book.

 
 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
by Jeff Kinney

Hardcover Edition

5/5 Lily Pads

No Spoilers!


I loved this book. I love the whole series. I started reading this series when it first came out and I was in middle school. This is the 9th book in the series. As soon as the mail came I started this book and finished it in two hours. The book is about a boy named Greg who is in middle school. Basically in this book, his family goes on a road trip together and it turns into a disaster. The family is so unlucky. I just love this series so much. No one in booktube talks about it. It's middle grade, but its so easy to read and there's pictures on every page. Overall, this book didn't disappoint me and I will continue to buy more books the author writes. 

So that was my wrap-up and quick review. I want to thank you so much for reading this and checking out my blog. I really appreciate it :) Stay tuned for more.