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To Be Read Pile

2012-04-17T04:13:00.000-07:00

I have read most of my books that I have at the moment and I really want to read the two books that I have got left to read. I have not been able to read the two books as have not had time to actually sit down and grab a book in the last couple of mouths. I have been busy with my college work as you may or may not know I am in my last year of doing my course. So I hope you understand when I say that I am very sorry for not posting a review or haul video for a good couple of months. Anyways let’s get on with the to be read pile;

Bumped by Megan McCafferty

I have heard a lot of good reviews of this book so this is the book that I when I have free time would read first. I know that this is very bad but I brought this book month ago but for some reason or another I was not gravitated towards this book, but when I heard that the author was doing another book in the bumped series then it got me intrigued again. So I want to read the book before the other book comes out. I will check this book out soon. If you have read this book please tell me what you felt about this book, but please no spoilers.

An Abundance of Katherines By John Green

I am also very excited to read this book. I know that without a dought I am going to love reading this book. My younger sister was bored one day and asked me if she could read this book and of course I said yes. She then got back to me the next day saying that the book was amazing. She said she could not put it down, and that she would love to read the other books by John Green. So I cannot wait to sit back, relax and get into the book.

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Video Review - ROOM by Emma

2011-12-07T15:36:00.000-08:00

Amazon Book Haul

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This or That Book Tag

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If I Stay By Gale Forman

2011-12-05T16:12:00.000-08:00

Title of the book-If I Stay

Author- Gale Forman

Publisher-Dutton Juvenile

Published on the 9^th April 2009

Source-Own copy of book

Source- Goodreads

In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces - to figure out what she has lost, what she has left, and the very difficult choice she must make. Heart-wrenchingly beautiful, Mia's story will stay with you for a long, long time

My Views and opinions

This book as really touched me in a way that a book as ever touched me before. This is a story about Mia, she has had an accident which leads her to be in a state of coma in the hospital. While she is in this state she is evaluating her life to see whether she should stay in her body and continue her life, or if she should just let her sprit go. We look into Mia’s past and see her life before the accident and how different her life outcome had become after the horrible accident. While I started reading this book it never once made me once put the book down as a reason of boredom but instead I had to put the book down couple of times just to take in my emotions and stop basically to stop my tears flowing.

Mia lived a happy and fulfilling life for a girl of her age. She has a great relationship with her family and also a loving relationship with her boyfriend she couldn’t have had asked for more. Throughout the book the story is told from Mia’s perspective while she is having an out-of body experience and she lets us on a journey into her past and ultimately her dictions for the future.

This book exposed me to my deep inner emotions and had no trouble letting me have a tearful moment. I cannot recommend this book enough and hope that if you haven’t read this book yet then to read this book and go through an emotional reading experience that you would never forget.

My Rating

5/5 stars

The Replacement By Brennda Yovenoff

2011-12-04T17:09:00.000-08:00

The Replacement by Brennda Yovenoff

(US Cover)

I know that this review is late but I just recently got a hold of this book. Although it’s better late than never though right? Hope you enjoy reading this review.

The Replacement is a story about Mackie Doyle. Mackie is a replacement, a replacement is where a human baby is taken away from their cribs and in its place a supernatural baby is put in its place. For sixteen years, Mackie has found that living in our world has been proving him difficult. This is because he is allergic to blood, iron and consecrated grounds. Having contact with what he is allergic to leads him to have an anaphylactic shock. But he continues to carry on and live on with his life even if it means that he tries to blend in the background and not get involved in social activities.

Tate is a girl at his school, whose baby sister died. After the incident Tate has become mysterious after her sister’s death. Mackie finds that he spends most time with Tate.

I found that the characters in the book to be amazing. They are a very strong individual especially Mackie and Tate. While they are out in different situations they show their courage and dedication. I really liked Mackie’s character because for me it was something different. You don’t know or have a clue before reading what sort of supernatural creature he is, so I feel that, that aspect has helped drew me into the book in the first place. I am so happy that I read the book because I felt very pleased with the story line and how the book took me through an experience that does not evolve the typical YA story. I felt that Tate’s character was very strong and when I say that I really do mean it. I can honestly say that Tate is one of the strongest female in the book and I looked that. In some YA book you do see that the male character is more dominant in a book but I felt that in the book Tate was stronger and dominant which was refreshing to read.

I highly recommend this book because of the concept of the book as well has how the book was written by Brenda Yovenoff. I loved her writing style in this book so definitely two thumbs up. If you love reading YA books like me and want something that is going to be a fast paced read, as well as a book that is different to the rest of the other books. Then I definitely advise you to read this book and give this book a chance.

My Rating

I give this book a 5/5 stars.

Here is the Uk cover. Which one do you like the most comment below, and comment below what you think about the book if you have read it.

Never Tell by Claire Sheeber

2011-06-06T06:42:00.000-07:00

Published on April 30, 2010

A secret never to be told.....

With her millionaire husband and beautiful children, journalist Rose Miller has an enviable life. But beneath the domestic bliss lies a terrible secret.

As oxford students, Rose and James where members of the Society X. Led by the enigmatic Dalziel, the elite clique where determined to push society’s boundaries to the very limit- until they went too far and a shocking tragedy occurred.

With the scandal covered up, Rose settles in a domestic life. But some secrets won’t stay buried, and when Rose becomes entangled with a local businessman, it looks like the past has come back to haunt her. And this time there can be no hiding place....

My thoughts on the book

To be honest with you I really did not enjoy reading this book. This was because of many factors like the plot line. I thought the plot line was too confusing and after I read the book I did not get what happened through the most of the book. As well as the fact of the actual story line, it was to dark and uncomfortable. I am the kind of person that loves thriller, suspense and crime but I think that that this book was too much for my liking. This book is a psychological thriller so it is bound to stretch your brains and get to you. But still...

Also I would to add that the characters I felt where off putting and unrelatable as well as the main character, rose “I mean come on!. The character Dalziel was just odd and creepy and to be honest a bit psychotic (I’ll try not to spoil it for you). Too much things where going on so my brain where trying to get though one bit and then BHAM!! Another thing is going on.

When I was reading the book I did not even go half way through, but I put the book down and read other books because it was REALLY stressing me out. But then after a couple of day later i decided to finish of this book. And when I did was like WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

I’ll give the book 2 out Of 5 stars because I think that if the plot was better or less confusing then I would have rated the book higher than 2 stars.

Other people might like this book. I am not implying that no one is going to write this book or that Clair Sheeber is a bad author ,she is not it’s just that” I don’t think I like physiological movies never mind books”. Give the book a go and tell me what you think of the book

Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton (coming out soon)

2011-06-05T14:49:00.000-07:00

The next debut novel Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton is going to come out soon I am so exited. This is going to be her second book and I know it is going to be amazing. I just love the concept of her next book and I know I will just as enjoy it as her first debut novel. If you have not read her first book seriously you need to read it now!. (See my review of the book Sister). Eeek! I think out of any book I have read this is the most exited I have been while waiting for a book to release. Cannot wait.

Want to know more about the author and her upcoming book then go to her official page by clicking here.

PS I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

2011-06-05T10:41:00.000-07:00

Blurb

Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other’s sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other.

Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry’s death devastates Holly. But as her 30^th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He’s left her a bundle of notes, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note is signed ‘PS I Love you’.

As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone else sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing-and being braver than ever before.

My thoughts

This book was a really good emotional book. It deals with issues that most people deal with “depression” as a result of losing a loved one. But I love the way that Gerry, even though he has passed away is still communicating with holly through the use of letters. This was not a slow read but I thought it was not a really fast read either. The letters that where written to holly where so sweet through the emotions that she was feeling I could say that I could relate to holly. This book is not a YA (Young reader) book. It’s more in the adult genre which I still loves and adored and would definitely read again in the distant future.

The whole emotions and depth that the book went to was amazing. The book is written in a third point of view so you can get the feel of the other characters better at least that’s is what I thought. The book is not a thin book it has around 501 pages so it is a big book but the book does not feel long or dragging for ages. Overall I give the book a 4 out of 5 stars which is a really good score coming from me. I would differently recommend the book to anyone who wants an emotional read and anyone else for that matter.

Room By Emma Donoghue

2011-06-05T07:00:00.000-07:00

Jack is five. He lives in a single, locked room with his ma.

Year published-2010

Award-Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year as well as the the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize

Oh my goodness this book is so emotional. I cried at the certain aspects of the book. The book is told in a first point of view from a little boy who is five years old. Jack is a boy who is trapped in a room with his mother by an abductor who kidnapped his Ma when she was younger. This is a very emotional read it shows the relationship between Jack and his ma. Jack truly believes that it is only them in the world and then one day after Jack had turned 6 years of age. His ma told him that there are lives beyond the room. This was an emotional for his ma to tell him because she knew that he would be devastated on hearing this. And the story takes on from there.

How could a book be so emotional, this was the question I thought to myself while I was reading out the book. But it was and when I finished reading the book which took me a day and two days (I am a slow reader) I really could feel what jack and his ma was feeling and how they must have coped. And the character of Old Nick was portrayed to be horrible, disgusting and vile when you read the book you know what I mean. I really think that we get to know the characteristics of the characters and I really believe that this book is really good read. I give the book 4 out of 5 stars. If you want a deep provoking book then this one is differently for you.

Thank You

2011-06-05T06:10:00.000-07:00

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Sister By Rosamund Lupton

2011-06-05T03:22:00.000-07:00

Published- 2nd September 2010

Awards- had been longlisted for this year's Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel Of the Year Award

This is an AMAZING book I don’t even know where to begin. The books is a story about the main character who is called Beatrice and she one day find out from her mum that her younger sister Tess is missing. So she boards the first flight from America to go England, where her whole family lives. So she leaves her fiancé in America to look for her sister. When she arrives in England she becomes sort of like a private detective as a result of her family, friends as well as the police who have given up on the search for Tess. While she Beatrice is franticly looking and searching for her sister, she finds and meets new characters that could help her look for new leads. But not only that but she also begins to find some suspicions’ on who she believes had a hand to Tess’s disappearance or knows something about her sisters disappearance. Who she then later finds out that not everyone is who they say they are.

While I was reading the book I felt really intrigued on where the book was going. The book is cleverly written in a first point of view so you do feel that the emotions that Beatrice was feeling though out the books were what I was feeling. Because the book was realistic I could really relate to the main character and that was I made me to continue reading the book. Some parts of the book I agreed and thought what Beatrice was thinking so this aspect while reading the book made me hooked into the book. If this happened to me I would probably act the way she had because of my own relationship to my sister.

The book is the first novel written by Rosamund Lupton and I believe that this is a fantastically executed book considering that this is her first book. This book is full of suspense and thrills continue all the way through the book. Not in one part of the book did I feel that I was bored or felt that it had unnecessary information but instead felt that all the chapters went smoothly throughout the book. This book is a fast read so you get into the book faster than some other books that I have read recently. This is great book for people who love crime books and fast passed books (duh... who does not like fast books, Silly me) And the ending of the book just blew me away because I did not see that one coming it was a very (very) big twist so because of that i give the whole book a 4.5 out of 5. This is a must read and one of my favourite book so that means something to me. All i can say is give it a go because i know that this book would not disappoint you.