Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott Review

The Truth Hurts.

That one sentence basically sums up this book. Everybody looks at the world and sees themselves. Admit it, it's true. Do we stop and notice those around us?

This book is about a girl who is abducted. Pretty much it.

Even though that doesn't sound like a promising book, um well, it is a promising book. It's actually so much more. It's deep, it's powerful, moving, full of emotion. I like to read a book straight through if at all possible. I had to literally put this book down and gather up the courage to pick it back up again. Some force was driving me to read it, and that's how powerful this book is. It is so overwhelming that it's not even funny. I will say that this book did not make me cry. Why? Because it drove me past the point of tears. My emotions felt like they were put in a blender.

I can't really say too much about this book except READ IT. Also know that this book is not for the light-hearted. It does contain mature themes (being rape, physical abuse, and the all-basic truth). Highly recommended. Five Stars.

Eureka! (Maybe spoilers?)

I just realized something that is completely and utterly random. It's about the book Sunday's at Tiffany's and my realization on why I picked up this book.
Have you ever read or watched the manga/anime Skip Beat? Yes, no? Anyway Kyoko has a childhood friend who she meets up with for a few days before he disappears and says they'll never see her again. Well obviously Kyoko runs into her childhood friend later in life. And oh, she thinks her childhood friend is a fairy and she also has an uncaring mother... Yeah, where am I going with this? James Patterson's book Sundays At Tiffany's is about a girl who has an imaginary childhood friend she meets up with until he disappears and says he'll never see her again (sound familiar) she does later on in life. Oh, and she has an uncaring mother.
Ok, so I had no idea whatsoever on why I wanted to read this book. When I heard the review something was nagging at the back of my head so I went and bought it. About 3 months after I bought it (and am now just reading it) I realize that I picked this book up subconsciously because it reminds me of my favorite manga Skip Beat. So, my point? If you love Skip Beat and want to read a book that is similar, read Sunday's At Tiffany's. And if you love Sunday's At Tiffany's and want to read a manga, get Skip Beat. Yep. But those might be the only similarities... I'll keep reading and update as I go along.

Book Haul No. 3

Got a lot of lovely wonderful crap! Yeah!

Mixed Vegetables vol 1-8 COMPLETE SERIES!

Maid Sama! vol 2-6

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Calletti (sp?)

Jane by April Lindner

Betraying Season by Marissa Doyle (? correct me if I'm wrong, I'm getting these off the top of my head)

Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock

Oh My Gods and Goddess Boot Camp by Terra Lynn Childs

Jellicoe Road by (?)

Before I Die

Story of A Girl

Romiette and Julio

Going too Far

Clockwork Angel

The Clockwork Three

The Cupcake Queen

The Girl Who Could Fly

Yeah, you can tell I got lazy and stopped putting the authors... Haha, see you next time.

I'm back!!!!!

It has been wayy too long. Let me tell you, high school sucks. Big time. Whatever, so guess what? I'm president of my school's first ever book club! Isn't that awesome! I'm soo happy! Anyway, we're reading a lot of books! I'll post what those are later. So i finished some stuff while I was away.

The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian

Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman

If I Stay by Gayle Foreman

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols

Wildwing by Emily Whitman

Jane by April Lindner

Absolute Boyfriend (manga series)

Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers

Mixed Vegetables (manga series)

So how bout this, you guys tell me what you want reviewed and I'll review it! Is that a deal :) Okayz, see ya'll in a sec with a book haul.

Book Haul No. 2

Yeah, blogging for me is becoming a no-no. Why? Answer is school. Yeah, typical, cliche excuse. But I am a freshman that just transferred into school 2 weeks late. Crap. Anyway I did finish one book, and that was Halo by Alexandra Adornetto. Look for a review on that later. Here's what I got this week.

Sunday's At Tiffany's - James Patterson I really loved Breakfast At Tiffany's, so the title of this book drew me in like a moth to a flame. (Was that the right expression?) Anyway, the plot of the book looked amazing, so I got it.

Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys - Kate Brian Megan Meade moves into a house filled with 7 boys. That alone drew me in instantly.

Juliet - Anne Fortier I think this is an adult book. Whatever, I'll skip the smut part if there is one. I always try to get the books that have Romeo and Juliet directly involved. There really aren't that many. There are: Saving Juliet - ?, The Juliet Club - ?, and O, Juliet - ? Yeah, I'm bad with author names. But this looked good and it was 30% off at Barnes and Noble. So I was like, aw just get it.

Paranormalcy - Kiersten White

Jellicoe Road - Melina Marchetta

Looking for Alaska - John Green

The Candy Shop Wars - Brandon Mull

Halo - Alexandra Adornetto

Twenty Boy Summer - Sarah Ockler

Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare

5 People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

Mockingjay Review

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.

Okay, first of all I had the HIGHEST expectations for this book. I loved the first one to death (Five Stars), the second one got a 4.5, and this one?... 3.5 stars. *GASP* I know right. Well, before you exit out and start hating me, hear me out.

The characters were so aggravating. Katniss turned emo and depressing on us. Peeta's "true love" didn't conquer (you know what I mean if you've read it). And Gale, ah, dear Gale... I wanted to slap him for being so feelingless. Does this make sense? The characters I thought I had known did a sort of 180 degree turn.

The writing was... eh. The last few chapters or so were so completely confusing! I had to read and re-read to figure out what was going on! And at the climax of the book, Suzanne puts a blindfold on us and has us stumble through. I felt like she had suddenly gotten tired or something and had taken the easy way out. I did NOT like Katniss' love interest, I was rooting for the other one. The ending sort of dropped, literally. I was like "what", out loud. Another thing was that some of the characters completely disappeared. I kept asking myself, "so where is this person exactly?"

This was still a good book, I read it in one sitting. And yes, this book was not all crud. It made me laugh out loud and even cry. But, the ending, in my opinion, was terrible, and I feel Suzanne Collins got lazy and just ended it all. That made me mad. After I finished it, I closed the book, sat in shocked silence for five minutes, and then began punching pillows. You know, that leaves me feeling very disappointed, because I was really looking forward to a spectacular conclusion. But, I still like the series and I don't regret reading it. It's just that "Mockingjay" wasn't the best book out of the three.

Well, if you read this far, thanks. And please, comment and tell me what you think.

Re: Why do we read books that make us sad?

I saw this question on bloggers-heart-books and I wanted to share the comment I made on it with all of you.

I read sad books to sort of remind me of the reality of things. There are thousands of books out there that are all fluff and happy endings. But life isn't always like that. What about that family who's mother died of cancer? What about that man who lost his wife in 9/11? What about that single mother who lost her son in a car wreck? Sure, we read books so we can enter a world other than the one we live in, but if we only read books with completely happy endings won't we forget about the realness of life? And anyway, you know the book was amazing if it made you cry :)

Oh, and "My Sister's Keeper" made me bawl.