Review : Every Exquisite Thing

Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick

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Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, 

Pages: 265

Published May 31st 2016 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

 Didn’t you ever just simply want to…stop?

Star athlete and straight-A student Nanette O’Hare has played the role of dutiful daughter for as long as she can remember. But one day, a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy of The Bubblegum Reaper—a mysterious, out-of-print cult classic—and the rebel within Nanette awakens.

As the new and outspoken Nanette attempts to insert her true self into the world with wild abandon, she befriends the reclusive author and falls in love with a young, troubled poet. Forced to make some hard choices that bring devastating consequences, Nanette learns the hard way that rebellion can sometimes come at a high price. 

This was one of those random books that I've come across that I've never checked the description first. I've seen this book around and just never really thought much of it. After reading I found myself really enjoying this. It was unexpected, unique, and I found it really interesting. It was a unique experience seeing Nanette's view on things when she like the turtle quit. (Curious what I'm talking about go read the book) It was tough seeing what her character went through at some points seeing her sink deeper. I found myself really enjoying her character and seeing her go through the confusion, third person and trying to just figure out things rather than sticking to the mold most of the teens were sticking to no questions asked. I loved that there was a book to really impact her to make words into actions and finding others much like herself. And talk about Alex, ultimate fanboy seriously took it a bit too much. He was a bit too impulsive and I didnt' like him much. Overall this is a pretty great book.

I think if your a fan of All the Bright places you might like this book.

Blitz : The Silver Lining Playbook

The Silver Lining Playbook by Matthew Quick

Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Movies, Drama, Realistic Fiction

Pages: 289

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Published October 16th 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Meet Pat. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure a happy ending for him -- the return of his estranged wife Nikki. (It might not come as a surprise to learn that Pat has spent time in a mental health facility.) The problem is, Pat's now home, and everything feels off. No one will talk to him about Nikki; his beloved Philadelphia Eagles keep losing; he's being pursued by the deeply odd Tiffany; his new therapist seems to recommend adultery as a form of therapy. Plus, he's being hunted by Kenny G!

In this enchanting novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat's mind, showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. As the award-winning novelist Justin Cronin put it: "Tender, soulful, hilarious, and true, The Silver Linings Playbook is a wonderful debut."

I enjoyed reading this, when I tried watching the movie after just couldn't. I had watched the movie before not knowing about the books existence. I enjoyed the movie before reading. But after... can't say the same, kept cringing at the differences and would'nt continue watching the movie. I did like the book it was enjoyable and I liked getting to know in depth of what was going on with him and what was going on in his minds through the downfall and through its days where things were going good.

I was originally reading this book for the #booktubeathon read & watch a book to movie and I chose Pride & Prejudice as my choice. After so long of not reading it this challenge gave me that push I needed. I loved that book and I loved this book but I did not enjoy that movie. I'll end up watching Pride and Prejudice as my read & watch the book movie challenge.

Now tell me lovely readers are you following along with this challenge? What books have you read. Are things going as you'd hoped. What book to movie challenge did you pick leave your comments below!

Review | Mental Health : Wintergirls

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Genre: Young Adult, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary,Mental Illness, Mental Health, Death, Psychology,

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Pages: 278

Published : March 19, 2009 by Speak

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The New York Times bestselling story of a friendship frozen between life and death 

Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate loss-her life-and Lia is left behind, haunted by her friend's memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her. In her most powerfully moving novel since Speak, award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia's struggle, her painful path to recovery, and her desperate attempts to hold on to the most important thing of all: hope. 

I'm almost very sure that this book should come with a trigger warning. I can honestly say it was tough to read at times seeing the main character go deeper into her illness, see her tear herself apart mentally and physical. Seeing how she was affecting her family and such. This book was interesting and heartbreaking and I enjoyed the book.

Review : Challenger Deep

Challenger Deep By Neal Shusterman

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Psychology, Fantasy,

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Pages: 308

Published April 21st 2015 by HarperCollins

Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench.
Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior.
Caden Bosch is designated the ship's artist in residence, to document the journey with images.
Caden Bosch pretends to join the school track team but spends his days walking for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head.
Caden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny.
Caden Bosch is torn.
A captivating and powerful novel that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by one of today's most admired writers for teens. 

Another great book that did romanticize the illness. This book left me confused and amazed by what was going on through his mind. I haven't come across a character was was quiet this deep in his illness was it was surprised what he though was going on, I'm actually surprised that the parents didn't get him help sooner because the way he was acting I think his parents should've at least had him checked out before things progressed as it did.Overall a really great and interesting book.

Review: I'll Give You The Sun

I'll Give you the Sun By Jandy Nelson

Genre:Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, LGBT, Realistic Fiction, Family, Art

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Pages: 371

Published September 16th 2014 by Dial Books

A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell 

Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else—an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake their world.

This radiant novel from the acclaimed, award-winning author ofThe Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing—often all at once.

Review : The Probability of Miracles

The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Chick lit, Death, Fiction, Realistic Fiction,

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Pages: 360

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Published December 8th 2011 by Razorbill

Synopsis:

Dry, sarcastic, sixteen-year-old Cam Cooper has spent the last seven years in and out hospitals. The last thing she wants to do in the short life she has left is move 1,500 miles away to Promise, Maine - a place known for the miraculous events that occur there. But it's undeniable that strange things happen in Promise: everlasting sunsets; purple dandelions; flamingoes in the frigid Atlantic; an elusive boy named Asher; and finally, a mysterious envelope containing a list of things for Cam to do before she dies. As Cam checks each item off the list, she finally learns to believe - in love, in herself, and even in miracles.

A debut novel from an immensely talented new writer, The Probability of Miracles crackles with wit, romance and humor and will leave readers laughing and crying with each turn of the page.

Review:

I've been seeing this book a lot. I've heard a lot of mixed messages. so I decided to take a chance and see what this book is about. I don't know what the big deal I thought this book was pretty good and I really enjoyed reading it. I though it was sweet at times and hopeful. Overall it was a pretty good book.

Review : Emmy & Oliver

Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction
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Pages: 352
Published June 23rd 2015 by HarperTeen

Synopsis:

Emmy’s best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes to pick up their relationship right where it left off. Are they destined to be together? Or has fate irreparably driven them apart?

Emmy just wants to be in charge of her own life.

She wants to stay out late, surf her favorite beach—go anywhere without her parents’ relentless worrying. But Emmy’s parents can’t seem to let her grow up—not since the day Oliver disappeared.

Oliver needs a moment to figure out his heart.

He’d thought, all these years, that his dad was the good guy. He never knew that it was his father who kidnapped him and kept him on the run. Discovering it, and finding himself returned to his old hometown, all at once, has his heart racing and his thoughts swirling.

Emmy and Oliver were going to be best friends forever, or maybe even more, before their futures were ripped apart. In Emmy’s soul, despite the space and time between them, their connection has never been severed. But is their story still written in the stars? Or are their hearts like the pieces of two different puzzles—impossible to fit together?

Readers who love Sarah Dessen will tear through these pages with hearts in throats as Emmy and Oliver struggle to face the messy, confusing consequences of Oliver’s father’s crime. Full of romance, coming-of-age emotion, and heartache, these two equally compelling characters create an unforgettable story.

Review:

Emmy and Oliver were childhood friends until Oliver's father kidnapped him. Fast Forward ten years and Oliver is no longer that small frail child before. Now he has to live life differently from which he grew up and this is the story of what comes after. Showing the impact and how it changed the life of everyone around him.

I enjoyed this story. Its pretty much what you'd expect in a contemporary book. I loved getting to see the back flashes of what happend them and seeing how they got past things. I thought it was interesting seeing how Emmy was affected by the kidnapping, seeing how her family would treat her after it happened. This is a story about growing up, getting past tragedies and learning to live after. I honestly thought it was interesting getting Oliver's perspective on what happened and how he was dealing with things. Overall it's a nice story.

Review : You Were Here

You Were Here by Cori McCarthy

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Adventure, Death, Family
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Pages: 400
Published: March 1st 2016 by Sourcebooks Fire

Synopsis:

Grief turned Jaycee into a daredevil, but can she dare to deal with her past?

On the anniversary of her daredevil brother's death, Jaycee attempts to break into Jake's favorite hideout—the petrifying ruins of an insane asylum. Joined by four classmates, each with their own brand of dysfunction, Jaycee discovers a map detailing her brother's exploration and the unfinished dares he left behind.

As a tribute to Jake, Jaycee vows to complete the dares, no matter how terrifying or dangerous. What she doesn't bargain on is her eccentric band of friends who challenge her to do the unthinkable: reveal the parts of herself that she buried with her brother.

Review:

Jaycee is still going through grief of after witnessing the death of her brother all cause of a dare. She realizes that with every passing event that's one more thing her brother wasn't able to do and she'll live though. She's depressed and borderline suicidal. School is out and Jaycee and her classmates are going off to live life going to college. Jaycee seems to be going on a path very much like her brother and her friends are there to help stop her before she does something truly idiotic.

Seriously I couldn't think of anything else to describe this book. Regardless this book was a great read. For me to get into this book took a little time but once I got into it I couldn't put it down. It also took me a bit of time to get used to each character perspective of whats going on. I loved the touch of comics and pictures in the book It was a nice touch to add a bit more to the story. I thought it was interesting getting to know each of the characters and seeing how Jaycee wasn't the only person to be affected by the tragedy. Everyone played their part and some hid it better then others. Overall I really enjoyed this book I would rate is 4 of 5 stars

Review : Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Mystery
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Pages:288
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Synopsis:

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush who committed suicide two weeks earlier.

On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list.

Through Hannah and Clay's dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.

Review:

Hannah is heading towards a downward spiral or secrets, betrayal, and its all becoming too much. When someone is depressed they give people the warning signs just in case but what happens when its ignored.

Its been a while and its all been leading to this moment where Hannah decides to tape record 13 reasons why she was going to finally kill herself as well as tell each and every person the reasoning behind what happened. Clay was sent these tapes and reasoning why, the rules are listen to it and pass it on or else everyone will find out how he played a role in her death. It can also lead to some great trouble for those who are on these tapes were to go out with possible jail time or worse. All they have to do is listen and pass it on. It's in these moments that Clay really got to know more about Hannah.

This truly was a sad and depressing book but I just couldn't put it down.I had to know what was going on. This really was a interesting book, its like watching a slowly moving trainwreck. I can only imagine how many people go through this, not through the same situation but the symptoms of depression that is overlooked or not helped when the person is obviously reaching out. I absolutely loved the book.I also recommend you lovely readers to check this book out.

Review : All the Bright Places

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Genre: Young Adult, Mental Illness, Death, Suicide, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance,
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Pages: 388
Published January 6th 2015 by Knopf 
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Synopsis:

The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning!
 
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.

Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.

When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.

This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.

Review:

"What a terrible feeling to love someone and not be able to help them."

Finch is trying to find himself by trying on different personas to figured out which on is the real him. Which one makes him feel like his true self but as times goes on he sinks the deeper into depression. Violet is going through some survivors guilt after the death of her sister in a car crash.

Two very different people, Violet & Finch, find themselves on the ledge of the school and as Finch talks them both off the ledge. From then on there's the connection between the two, as well as a school project, that leads them to wander different place and learn more about each other and themselves.

"The problem with people is that they forget that most of the time it's the small things that count."

Wow, that ending truly I wasn't expecting it. If you have read this book please write your comments below. Trust me when I say this book will pull on some heart strings and really get you to think about mental illness and depression and suicide in a different way... I just can't get over how it ended. I think there were bits and pieces in seeing Finch change and it was hard to see how that ending would've made sense, this is basing it off of his point of view. In the beginning I think it would've make sense how the ending turned out but I thought things were getting better for him. As for Violets point of view I should've expected how it turned out there were little signs on him sinking and not really coming out of that funk. I loved that Finch was able to help Violet and change. I just overall really loved this book. I was able to get this from the library, but I feel like this is one of those books that I can read a couple more times and not get tired so I'll be sure to head to the store and buy a copy of this book it's worth it. Highly Recommend!

"The thing I realize is, that it's not what you take, it's what you leave."

Review : Love Letters to the Dead

Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira

Genre: Grief, Death, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Contemporary,
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Pages : 336
Published April 1st 2014 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Blurb:

It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person.

Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to the dead—to people like Janis Joplin, Heath Ledger, Amelia Earhart, and Amy Winehouse—though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating the choppy waters of new friendships, learning to live with her splintering family, falling in love for the first time, and, most important, trying to grieve for May. But how do you mourn for someone you haven't forgiven?

It's not until Laurel has written the truth about what happened to herself that she can finally accept what happened to May. And only when Laurel has begun to see her sister as the person she was—lovely and amazing and deeply flawed—can she truly start to discover her own path.

In a voice that's as lyrical and as true as a favorite song, Ava Dellaira writes about one girl's journey through life's cha llenges with a haunting and often heartbreaking beauty.

Review:

After the death of her sister May Laurel is feeling abandoned and lost. Everyone deals with death in different way and May decided to held it in remaining the good girl she once was. To get a fresh start she starts school in a different town. A new atmosphere is just what she needs to start things where no one knows her and what happened with her sister. When she is assigned a project writing a love letter to the dead she takes this rather seriously and confides many of her untold secrets to the dead. Things start getting complicated when she meets someone who knows her sister, and the facade that she is holding is starting to crack.

Wow, I loved this book more then I thought I would. I thought it was interesting how she wrote to multiple people and took the time and care to look up each person she was writing to. It was interesting seeing her slowly and surely cracking and breaking down. I loved getting to know Laurel more with each new reveal and throughout the book I couldn't help wondering what really happened that night when May died. I loved watching the relationship between Laurel and Sky, I loved that he was supportive for the most part even he had his points where it was too much for him. But at least she was there even after everything and knowing more then most did. Overall a great story and I really enjoyed it.

Review : Eleanor & Park

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Genre : Contemporary, Romance,
Pages: 328
Published February 26th 2013 by St. Martin's Press

Synopsis:

Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.

Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.

Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.

Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.

Review:

Eleanor has a big family with little money, with an alcoholic step father and a mother who doesn't always seem to be quite there any more for her kids. Meanwhile Park comes from a nice little family with family who cares and everything they could possibly need. The two come from different worlds and still managed to slowly but surly fall for each other.

“I just can’t believe that life would give us to each other,’ he said, ‘and then take it back.’

‘I can,’ she said. ‘Life’s a bastard.” 

Now that's not all of what this book is about if I told you that would be spoiling the book and I don't want to do that to you readers. I found myself enjoying the book more then I thought that I would. I loved how caring Eleanor was when it came to her siblings making sure things were well for them when the parents really wasn't worry much. I hate that her mother let those kids go through what they were going through. Which leads me to that ending, I wished there were more to the story of what happens to the father or the family in general but at least Eleanor made it out ok. ... Wait is that a spoiler? I'm not entirely sure. Sorry if it is.

“If you can’t save your own life, is it even worth saving?” 

I liked how this book turned out it wasn't just some cheesy romance, of falling instantly in love and everything turning out perfectly with a great little HEA. If you are looking for that type of book then don't even bother buying, or borrowing this book. This book can be described as sweet funny and just sad. To me these characters, both Elenore and Park, felt real and relatable. There wasn't such a thing as perfect in this book and I liked that. Even though I wished for another ending I liked how it turned out. Overall this was a great story and I really loved it.

4.5 Stars.

Review : All the Rage

All the Rage by Courtney Summers

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Abuse, Thriller,
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Pages : 321
Published April 14th 2015 by St. Martin's Griffin 

Synopsis:

The sheriff’s son, Kellan Turner, is not the golden boy everyone thinks he is, and Romy Grey knows that for a fact. Because no one wants to believe a girl from the wrong side of town, the truth about him has cost her everything—friends, family, and her community. Branded a liar and bullied relentlessly by a group of kids she used to hang out with, Romy’s only refuge is the diner where she works outside of town. No one knows her name or her past there; she can finally be anonymous. But when a girl with ties to both Romy and Kellan goes missing after a party, and news of him assaulting another girl in a town close by gets out, Romy must decide whether she wants to fight or carry the burden of knowing more girls could get hurt if she doesn’t speak up. Nobody believed her the first time—and they certainly won’t now — but the cost of her silence might be more than she can bear.　

With a shocking conclusion and writing that will absolutely knock you out,All the Rage examines the shame and silence inflicted upon young women after an act of sexual violence, forcing us to ask ourselves: In a culture that refuses to protect its young girls, how can they survive? 

Review:

This can be a tough subject for you readers just a warning...

Romy was rape and kept what happend silenced. Shes not the type of person who people would believe and is bullied so it wouldn't matter if she told, who would believe her? Especially when it could be the sheriffs son, who is well known and every much liked. When a girl goes missing it seems to be tied with the night Romy was assaulted things start to get a little tricky.

Overall I really enjoyed this book. Getting to know different aspects of how rape victims deal with the aftermath, its always an eye opener to learning more even if this book is fiction. I thought that this book was interesting, and liked how the book ended. This was a fast paced book and there was loads of drama, mystery, and suspense to keep the readers wanting more.I thought that this book was pretty great and enjoyed it.

Review : I was Here

I was Here by Gayle Forman

Genre: Mystery, Depression, Mental Illness, Death, Teen, New Adult, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance.
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Pages: 270

Synopsis:

Cody and Meg were inseparable.
Two peas in a pod.
Until . . . they weren’t anymore.

When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, who broke Meg’s heart. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.

I Was Here is Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss. 

So heres what I thought:

Cody's best friend committed suicide and made sure no one would find out until she wanted it so. It was sent through an email. Cody had no clue her friend was suicidal, she didn't know how her friend managed to get a chemical like the one she used. In fact, she didn't know much about her best friend up until recently when she had lost touch with her when her friend left college. Packing up what was left of her best friends,Meg's, life she comes up to come evidence that leads her to think that leads her to want to search more into her friends life.

I this was a journey of Cody's grief learning about her best friend things she never knew. Not knowing what she was facing she headed on to finding out why her Meg did what she did. This book was sad and depressing at times but hopeful that Meg finds the answer she was looking for. I disliked her mother up until the end. I loved that Meg's family was able to give Cody the normalness of a family she wanted. I loved the Meg was able to get a bit away from her life to meet new people, go on a journey for herself and for Meg to come across secrets. I loved the mystery and I loved the relationship she had with Nick. I loved that what was going on between the two wasn't overpowering the book with romance, although there was just little bits of it to show what was going on with the two. This book was very morbid at some times.

Overall a great story, I really loved it.

Review : Anna and the French Kiss

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Parkins

Genre : Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Chick Lit
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Pages : 372
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Published August 4th 2011 by Speak

 Can Anna find love in the City of Light?

Anna is happy in Atlanta. She has a loyal best friend and a crush on her coworker at the movie theater, who is just starting to return her affection. So she's not too pleased when her father decides to send her to a boarding school in Paris for her senior year. But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna meets some cool new friends, including the handsome Étienne St. Clair, who quickly becomes her best friend. Unfortunately, he's taken--and Anna might be too. Will a year of romantic near misses end with the French kiss she's been waiting for?

I've been on and off about whether or not to read it and I've been hearing so much about it that I decided to finally give this book a try. It was sweet and I enjoyed the characters. The story line was entertaining. It was a bit too long for my taste but it was fine. I loved watching the romance and overall I really enjoyed this book. Just as a warning for those of you who want to take a chance at this book this'll be one of those type of books that suck you in and won't let you go till the end.

Review : Facade

Facade by Nyrae Dawn

Genre: Contemporary, Romance, College, Drama, Realistic Fiction
Kindle Edition, 291 pages
Published July 2nd 2013 by Forever
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Can love save them?

After her father commits a crime that shatters her family, eighteen-year-old Delaney Cross is tired of pretending everything is all right. Packing up her car, she sets out to find the people her father hurt. Her search leads her to places she’s never been—and into the arms of Adrian Westfall.

To the outside world, Adrian is a sexy, charming ladies’ man. But his playboy persona is just an act. Secretly his soul is tortured by a memory too painful to share. Only Delaney seems to see through his façade to the real man underneath. And for the first time in his life, Adrian feels he can begin to open up about his past.

Together, Adrian and Delaney share a passionate love they never expected to find. Yet both still harbor their own secrets. When the dark truth is finally revealed, will it bring them closer together—or tear them apart forever?

My Thoughts:

Delaney is too nice, she allows her mother to push her away but still goes to her. Then there's a an accident that her father caused and she goes out to apologize for the heart ache her father caused. Little did she know was that she would fall for Adrian. Meanwhile Adrian is in a mess of his own and is trying to deal with it. Its until he meets Delaney that his old habits of forgetting aren't working any more. Now his fix is Delany she girls with the ghosts in her eyes.

This book was very predictable and yet I still really enjoyed the characters. What I liked about Delany was that I can see myself in her and it made me enjoy her even more. I liked that even if it was predictable there was a couple surprises thrown in. This book was fast paced, never a dull moment. I enjoyed the characters and overall story. I recommend you lovely readers to check out this book! 4 of 5 stars!

Review : The Truth About Alice

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu

Genre: Contmporary, Realitic Fiction, Highschool, Drama, Death
Age Group : Young Adult, New Adult
Hardcover, 208 pages
Expected publication: June 3rd 2014 by Roaring Brook Press

Everyone has a lot to say about Alice Franklin, and it’s stopped mattering whether it’s true. The rumors started at a party when Alice supposedly had sex with two guys in one night. When school starts everyone almost forgets about Alice until one of those guys, super-popular Brandon, dies in a car wreck that was allegedly all Alice’s fault. Now the only friend she has is a boy who may be the only other person who knows the truth, but is too afraid to admit it. Told from the perspectives of popular girl Elaine, football star Josh, former outcast Kelsie, and shy genius Kurt, we see how everyone has a motive to bring – and keep – Alice down.

My Thoughts:

Everyone think they know about Alice but no truly knows her or where the rumors came from.

Wow this book is better then what I thought it would be. Normally I've been getting away from the YA type of books but this book sounded so interesting and that cover was what really drawn me in. What I love about this cover is that it has a lot to do with the book.

This is a story about betrayal, guilt, and Alice trying to get past everything. It was interesting getting more then one point of view. At first I thought that this book was going to be of Alice point of view from what it sounded like in the description but its more of the thoughts of those around her. Every character was unique there were a few choice characters that I hated as the story progressed. Then there was Alice, even if it was everyone else's point of view you can see her character develop. First shes this fun girl who people see as sleazy but shes a great girl, then slowly her character starts to hide as the rumors progress. Actuly I won't say more, because I don't want to spoil the book for you readers.

This is defiantly one of those books you got to bump to the top of your To Read Lists. Trust me you wont regret it. Highly Recommend!!! 5 of 5 stars!