Sunday, January 20, 2013

I have to say, it got a little boring, to me, now and then for maybe three pages at a time but then again that's life right? Overall, this story was so unlike many others, it was just... perfect! The main character wasn't boring, which is one of the things I appreciate while reading a book. I mean, understand that NO ONE wants to read a book written from the point of view from a boring person, or rather someone with figuratively (or literally, if that's even possible) no emotion. It may not be the happiest story ever, I'll give you that much, but that's the reason it's under CONTEMPORARY! Anyway, that's beside the point. I loved the way you never knew what to expect in Macy's job at Wish. Something always, except for that one time, went wrong. And then there was the boring job, the one with the ugly stares, the unwelcoming view.... You know, now that I think about it I think this is the very first book in which I just love most of the characters. Sarah Dessen truly made each and every character come to life. But the best part of it, the part I loved the most was the ending. I am so glad I took the time to read this book! I can't even finish explaining how glad I am. It was like BOOM! Great book! If you asked me for a book recommendation, without doubt 'The Truth About Forever' would be the first thing I'd tell you to read.

Friday, January 18, 2013

I will be reading:

For the next two or three weeks I will be reading these six books, I actually have high hopes from this bundle.

     Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.
A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?
Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.
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     Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home--and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.

Free in the jungle, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. Together, they embark on a race against time to discover the truth about Pia's origin--a truth with deadly consequences that will change their lives forever.

Origin is a beautifully told, shocking new way to look at an age-old desire: to live forever, no matter the cost.
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     What if you only had one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life?

Samantha Kingston has it all: looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it turns out to be her last.

The catch: Samantha still wakes up the next morning. Living the last day of her life seven times during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death--and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.


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     That's what Macy has to look forward to while her boyfriend, Jason, is away at Brain Camp. Days will be spent at a boring job in the library, evenings will be filled with vocabulary drills for the SATs, and spare time will be passed with her mother, the two of them sharing a silent grief at the traumatic loss of Macy's father.
But sometimes unexpected things can happen—things such as the catering job at Wish, with its fun-loving, chaotic crew. Or her sister's project of renovating the neglected beach house, awakening long-buried memories. Things such as meeting Wes, a boy with a past, a taste for Truth-telling, and an amazing artistic talent, the kind of boy who could turn any girl's world upside down. As Macy ventures out of her shell, she begins to wonder, Is it really better to be safe than sorry?

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     Morgan Sparks has always known that she and her boyfriend, Cam, are made for each other. But when Cam’s cousin Pip comes to stay with the family, Cam seems depressed. Finally Cam confesses to Morgan what’s going on: Cam is a fairy. The night he was born, fairies came down and switched him with a healthy human boy. Nobody expected Cam to live, and nobody expected his biological brother, heir to the fairy throne, to die. But both things happened, and now the fairies want Cam back to take his rightful place as Fairy King.

Even as Cam physically changes, becoming more miserable each day, he and Morgan pledge to fool the fairies and stay together forever. But by the time Cam has to decide once and for all what to do, Morgan’s no longer sure what’s best for everyone, or whether her and Cam’s love can weather an uncertain future.

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It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever.

Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future-and each other.

First Book:  If I Stay


   




Thursday, January 17, 2013

Enchanted by, Alethea Kontis

I think the beginning if the book is such a good start. It tells enough, not too much, not too little. I have to admit, the way some words were used did confuse me at first, but towards the middle of the book I understood, for the most part, what was going on. Trix, Sundays brother, is one of my favorite characters, you never do know what exactly to expect from him. He may do one thing, like he may do the other, or he may even do something out of the blue which will make no sense at all. Another of my favorite characters is Saturday, you think you know her and BAM! She does something that's not who you thought she was. I enjoyed this book because it didn't focus on one, and only one fairy tale. It varied between a few, and that's what kept me hooked. I didn't know what to expect when I turned the page for maybe 75% of the book. Rumbold and Sunday, the obvious, they weren't really surprising at all. But I must say, I liked the background information about the Woodcutter family. Overall the book was good. And if you're a Fairy-Tale, or Fantasy genre fan, you should consider reading it, now if you're not... well let's just say... you should stick to your own genre. This wont really make you change your mind, but then again this is only my opinion.


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