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Friday, June 20, 2014

Catching Fire

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Series: The Hunger Games

Hardcover - Paperback

Pages: 391

Price: $12.99 - 17.99

Dystopian Series

Summary

Katniss Everdeen has survived The Hunger Games, along with her 'Star-crossed' lover Peeta Mellark. Coming back should be easy for her, but with Peeta ignoring her and Gale, her long time friend, away with a new job, it's not that easy.

But that is not the only thing that is making her unhappy. The Victory Tour which awakens her nightmares from the games. Along the Victory Tour something else arises, rebellions against the capital and they are all because of the two 'Star-crossed' lovers. The districts did not see their victory as an act of rebellion. President Snow must stop these rebellions, so he calls on Katniss and Peeta to make the districts believe it was an act of love. When that fails he must do something more cruel.

This year is the Quarter Quell and President Snow has made this year very special. He has called all victories to be reaped. This means Katniss will be going back into the games along with Haymitch or Peeta. This year the games will be harder. Who will win this years Hunger Games?

My View

So this was my second time trying to read this book. I remember when my mother got it for me, she had been worried The Hunger Games would be to scary for me, but after I read it I begged her for the 2nd book. She got me the hard cover for Christmas, which now drives me insane because the rest of the series is in paperback. I was so happy! I began reading it an found it boring. I put it down. That was 2012 and I read it in 2014.

I hate to tell this to you guys, but I watched the movie before I read it *gasp*, twice. I wanted to read it over spring break, that first Monday, but I watched the movie. Technically I read it in a day, though, I read two pages that Thursday and the rest that Friday. So I hope that makes you feel better.

This book was hard for me to get through. I know a lot of people say that it is the best book in the trilogy, but for me it was not. The beginning was all about the Victory Tour, which I did not care about, all I wanted was the games. And that is what got me into the book. They were better than the first games. But that ending! I want to start Mockingjay, but I heard spoilers and it ruined the book for me, stop posting spoilers! So overall it was a good book not my favorite out of the series, but the movie did live up to it! Can't wait for the last book and the Mockingjay movie!

My Grading

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which showcases books we can’t wait to get our hands on. If you would like to join please go to http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/ .

This Weeks WoW pick is Isla and the Happily Ever After

Title: Isla and the Happily Ever After

By. Stephanie Perkins

Release Date: August 14, 2014

Summary

Love ignites in the City That Never Sleeps, but can it last?

Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on introspective cartoonist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer, romance might be closer than Isla imagined. But as they begin their senior year back in France, Isla and Josh are forced to confront the challenges every young couple must face, including family drama, uncertainty about their college futures, and the very real possibility of being apart.

Featuring cameos from fan-favorites Anna, Étienne, Lola, and Cricket, this sweet and sexy story of true love—set against the stunning backdrops of New York City, Paris, and Barcelona—is a swoon worthy conclusion to Stephanie Perkins’s beloved series.

My View

My first WoW pick in forever! I know your as excited as I am, or maybe not I could be wrong. Now lets get off that thought and onto something more important, this WoW pick.

Now most people don't know this about me, but I like to marathon books, meaning I read one book in a series back to back. This book is in the series Anna and the French Kiss, which is a trilogy. I have been meaning to start this series, but I want to read them all without having to wait for the last book. I love the what they are about and they has great rating on Goodreads. I also love the new covers, the original cover were really cheesy, to me their names our too, but I don't care as long as the story is good. I can't wait to see these books on my self and love them as much as everyone else does.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

May Book Haul

Hi guys,

It's the end of May, wow that came fast! So you know what that means, May book haul. You guys know that the past months I have kept my limit at 8, well this month I went way over that number, with 47 books. I bought 18 new books, then I went to garage sales and bought 8 books for $5.50 and then our neighbor had a garage sale, but I did not go, so that night every thing he did not sell he put on the curb with a free sign, I went over to look and saw a box of books and took the whole book, it going to rain, I could not let the book go through that! So I got 16 free books. Now looking at the free books I see most are adult so I think I will give them to older people I know, I really don't know. So I went over 8 books. It was never my intention, but more books for me. So here is how it happened...

I had order books at the end of April, because Barnes & Noble never has the book I want, but I still love them, and they did not arrive till May. So while I was picking them up I decided to look in the young adult section, and took with me 2 more books, making that trip come to 6 books, in the first week. The next week The One by Kiera Cass, so the day it came out I went to get it, and it came out in hardcover and I have the series in paperback, so I didn't get it because the books need to match, so instead I got three other books that I wanted, making the total then at 9 books. Then on the weekend I went to Walmart and picked up an unauthorized guide to a series that I really like, because it was cheaper there than at Barnes & Nobles. That same week end I went to The Dollar Tree and bought 3 more cheap books, because who does not like cheap books. Then the number was at 11 books. The next week end I bought 1 book at Barnes & Nobles, then went to garage sales and bought 3 books for $2, making the total, 15 books. The next week I went to one garage sale and bought 5 books for $3.50, then went to K-mart and bought a book for $4. Then I was at 19 books. The second to last week I went to Barnes & Nobles to pick up a book for my read along. That Sunday my neighbor put out the free books, and I took them all, which was 16 books in total, making it 26 books. Then came the last day in May, we learned K-mart was closing in my town, so we hurried there. I ended up getting 7 books, which one is three books in one making it 50/52 books, because on has multiple books in it. So long story short I went over board this month. So lets see what I got!

May

Brand New Books:

Awakened- P.C Cast & Kristin Cast
City of Fallen Angels- Cassandra Clare
City of Lost Souls- Cassandra Clare
Cold Light- Jenn Ashworth
Dark Possession- Christine Feehan
Divergent- Veronica Roth: Movie Tie-in
Dollhouse- Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, & Khloe Kardashian
Don't Close Your Eyes- Lisa McMann

Hide and Seek- Sara Shepard
Prodigy- Marie Lu
Obsidian- Jennifer L. Armentrout
Onyx- Jennifer L. Armentrout
Opal- Jennifer L. Armentrout
Origin- Jennifer L. Armentrout
Shadow City- Diana Pharaoh Francis
Starstruck- Lauren Conrad
Stunning- Sara Shepard
Sweet Valley Confidential- Francine Pascal
The Divergent Companion- Lois H. Gresh
The Elite- Kiera Cass
The Fame Game- Lauren Conrad
The Fault in our Stars- John Green: Movie Tie-in addition
The Truth About Forever- Sarah Dessen

Garage Sale Books:

Hamlet- William Shakespeare
Hawkes Harbor- S.E. Hinton
He's Just Not That Into You- Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo
Marley & Me- John Grogan: Illustrated addition
Othello- William Shakespeare
Pet Sematary- Stephen King
The Secret Life of Bees- Sue Monk Kidd
Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen

Free Books:

Adult:

Kids/Teens:

Sunday, May 25, 2014

The Summer of Sarah Dessen

Who is ready for this! It's The Summer of Sarah Dessen, where we read books by Sarah Dessen to kick off Summer! It will run from May 25 - July 1. I have selected 6 books that I want to read by her, they have the dates to be reading the book, pages/ pages per day, and title. The number of days changes for each book because you have more time to read in the summer, and you read faster(Note: I have rounded some of the pages/ pages per day up because it will help you stay on track and they a rounded close to the number of real pages in the book, plus I got the page number of Goodreads, so they may be wrong). So let's get this Summer started!

The Summer of Sarah Dessen

The Truth about Forever

Pages: 400

Read- May 25 - July 3

Page per: 40

Lock and Key

Pages:432

Read: June 4 - 11

Per: 54

Keeping the Moon

Pages: 256

Read: June 12 - 16

Per: 52

Someone Like You

Pages: 288

Read: June 17 - 20

Per: 72

Along for the Ride

Pages: 432

Read: June 21 - 26

Per: 72

Just Listen

Pages: 400

Read: June 27 - July 1

Per: 80

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Biggest Book Haul Ever

Hi guys,

Yes I know I have been off for a while, and I am so sorry! I do have an excuse, because of all the homework I've been having, and you can't just blame me because a lot of bloggers are slacking, too. Not that I'm mad at you guys, I am mad at my self for doing this to you guys. I hope I can be a better blogger in the next couple of months, but grill me if I'm not on. I've also been in a huge reading slump, I'm still reading, but very slowly. Since I was gone I've read about five or more books, I know I was slacking, but I am still going to school. My goal for this Summer is to have a review a week, until then you might have to be patient, because I am really busy. I hope you understand and I still love you guys!

Anyways, I am doing a book haul instead of 'Stacking the Shelves' or 'In my Mailbox' because sometimes I don't buy books ever week, SHOCKER! Sorry guys but I don't have a lot of time any more to buy books. This is most likely the biggest book haul I will ever do because it's not only for April. I am doing it for the months of January, February, March, and April, so more books for you guys. I just hope this will get me back to blogging for you guys.



                                                                          January

February

March

April

A Dog's Journey- W. Bruce Cameron
Bloodlines- Richelle Mead
City of Ashes- Cassandra Clare
City of Bones- Cassandra Clare: Movie Tie-in Edition
City of Glass- Cassandra Clare
Easy- Tammara Webber
Romeo & Juliet- William Shakespeare
The Maze Runner- James Dashner: Barnes & Noble Exclusive Cover

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday

This Weeks WoW pick is Pretty Little Liars #14 : Deadly

Title: Pretty Little Liars #14: Deadly

By. Sara Shepard

Released On: December 3, 2013

Summary

Deadly, the fourteenth volume in Sara Shepard's YA Pretty Little Liars series, delivers more juicy scandals, dark secrets, and shocking plot twists. This #1 New York Times bestselling series is also a hit ABC Family original TV show.

High school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have all done horrible things—things that would put them behind bars if anyone ever found out. And their stalker "A" knows everything.

So far A has kept their secrets, using them to torture the girls.

But now A's changed the game. Suddenly the girls are hauled in for questioning, and all their worlds begin to unravel. If A's plan succeeds, Rosewood's pretty little liars will be locked away for good. . . .

My View

Ok I know have not been on in a month and I'm sorry nut I have been busy with school and editing, yes I said editing it is hobby beside reading and I am actually good at it, maybe I will have edits on here. Rambling, rambling, but don't worry I have reviews coming up so don't you worry.

Anyways lets talk about my WoW pick. I love this series I have been keeping up with the show and finishing all Sara's books. There really short but I love this series, and to me the show does not give it credit, Spoiler but the first book is the first show in the series they don't stretch the story they change everything, but I still love it because of the MANCANDY(Team Caleb) and the drama! As I always say the books are better then the shows or movies. I have read the series and it is so perfect I have been waiting for this book for months! I hope the series keeps getting better(I hope it never ends!) and maybe the TV show will get better, one can only hope!

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday

Blogger's note: School just started so you know what that means more books to read! I will be posting more and with be editing the account more, thank you, and her is your WoW pick!

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which showcases books we can’t wait to get our hands on. If you would like to join please go to http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/ .

This Week's WoW pick is...

                                            Title: Confessions: The Private School Murders
                                                By. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
                                                     Released On: Octuber 7, 2013


                                                                    Summery

          Tandy Angel may have played the hero when she solved the case of her magnificently wealthy parents' mysterious deaths, but she isn't done yet. Her brother Matthew stands trial for homicide, young girls are found murdered all around New York's Upper West side, and Tandy is determined to use her piercing intellect to get to the bottom of both cases.

         But the biggest mystery of allmay be what actually happened to James Rampling, the handsome son of a family enemy, whom Tandy fell in love and ran away with--though most of her memories of the affair are disturbingly absent...

The confessions keep coming as Tandy delves even deeper into her own tumultuous history and the skeletons in the Angel family closet.

My View

First off, I must say I love James Patterson's books, I have reads many of them. This book caught my eye when I saw his name on it. I know it is going to be a best seller. When I first saw it I had a billion things in my head on what the book could be about, and I was wrong on every single one of them. That what I love about James Patterson's work, he keep me surprised! To me the cover is a bit bland, if I would not of saw who it was bye I would have skipped over the book. I am not a person who likes a lot of murder books, but you try something new everyday. And so to make myself clear, I would say I would like to read the book, but I will most likely have in my hands on the day it is released, So I guess that's all, until next time, bye!

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday

This weeks WoW pick is...

Title- Earth Bound

By. Aprilynne Pike

Released on: July 30, 2013

Summery

Tavia Michaels is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she starts to see strange visions of a boy she’s never spoken with in real life, she begins to suspect that there’s much about her past that she isn’t being told.

Tavia immediately searches for answers, desperate to determine why she feels so drawn to a boy she hardly knows. But when Tavia discovers that the aunt and uncle who took her in after her parents' death may have actually been responsible for the plane crash that killed them—and that she may have been the true intended victim—she flees for the safety of Camden, Maine, where the boy she sees in her visions instructs her to go.

Now, Tavia is on the run with no one to trust. No one, that is, except for her best friend and longtime crush, Benson.

Tavia feels torn between the boy who mysteriously comes to her at night and the boy who has been by her side every step of the way. But what Tavia doesn't know is that the world is literally falling apart and that to save it she will have to unite with the boy in her visions. Only problem? To do so would mean rejecting Benson's love. And that's the one thing Tavia Michaels swore she'd never do.

My View

I really like the cover and the title, the name really fits the book. I love the summery, it a bit like boy meets girl, girl likes boy, but has a bit of a twist. The boy is a ghost. This does sound like the book for me. Hopefully I can find time t read this, or any other books, I have been so busy, I know I have been lacking on my blog, but I am on vacation this week, so a girl can relax. I know not about the book, but you guys need to know I still love my blog and will be updating soon, I have books for you!

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday

Hi, this week I will be doing two WoW picks because I was not able to use blogger because of my computer. So here are my two WoW picks...

Title- A Darkness Strange and Lovely

By. Susan Dennard

Released on: July 23, 2013

Summery

With her brother dead and her mother insane, Eleanor Fitt is alone. Even the Spirit-Hunters—Joseph, Jie, and the handsome Daniel—have fled to Paris. So when Eleanor hears the vicious barking of hounds and see haunting yellow eyes, she fears that the Dead, and the necromancer Marcus, are after her.

To escape, Eleanor boards a steamer bound for France. There she meets Oliver, a young man who claims to have known her brother. But Oliver harbors a dangerous secret involving necromancy and black magic that entices Eleanor beyond words. If she can resist him, she’ll be fine. But when she arrives in Paris, she finds that the Dead have taken over, and there’s a whole new evil lurking. And she is forced to make a deadly decision that will go against everything the Spirit-Hunters stand for.

In Paris, there’s a price for this darkness strange and lovely, and it may have Eleanor paying with her life.

My View

I really like the cover, it chic but has a dark side to it. I don't really understand the title, but I guess I will have to read it to find out. The summery is a bit confusing, but I get some things out of it that I like. To me this book sounds like it should be in the 1800 because now a days people do not go insane when someone in there family dies. I do not know if I will get this book, it is very low on my going to read list.

2nd WoW

Title- Just One Day

By. Gayle Forman

Released on: August 20, 2013

Summery

Sheltered and perhaps a tad less than worldly wise, Allyson Healey was a just another young, star-struck American in Paris when she met Willem De Ruiter at an offbeat performance of Twelfth Night. Willem was an actor, relaxed and self-confident; just the type of man who could win the heart of a girl on her first European vacation. For one glorious day, he leads her on a whirlwind tour of the City of the Light; but the next morning, he is gone. Stranded, confused Allyson will not let the matter rest. In the months ahead, she grapples with who he was, where he is, and who she is becoming. A fascinating love story and quest.

My View

The title really got my attention. The cover is so cute! I can not wait to pick this up. I like love stories that end up being quest, it is so romantic! Quests, to me, make the story better. They help the character find some thing that was lost or something forgotten. They always take the character on some many different adventures, sometime, I myself, want to be the character, just to feel what they are feeling! So as you can see I really, really, really want this book now. I can not wait!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday

This weeks WoW pick is- Starters

Title- Starters

By. Lissa Price

Released on: July 23, 2013

Summery

You can’t get them out of your head. . . .

            Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie.

           Callie’s only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in Callie’s head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter.

         Callie soon discovers that her renter intends to do more than party—and that Prime Destinations’ plans are more evil than she could ever have imagined. . . .

                                                                       My View

       I loved the cover and the overview really got my attention. I can not wait to pick it up. This book reminds me of The Host because they control her mind. I love the idea that she is trying to protect her brother and Michael. I am a bit lost when is comes to the Spore Wars, I know the wipe out everyone between 20 and 60, but I don't understand why they have to do that. It may not be a paranormal romance, but is still sounds like a book for me. So hurry up July 23, I'm waiting!!!!!