In the Month of July I read 4 books. I am very happy with this number as I was traveling the whole month and was super busy the last week I was home! Here is my book wrap up and quick reviews of these books.
1. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.
This follows a girl named Juliette whose touch kills. She has been trapped in an asylum for many years waiting to see what these people are going to do to her. One day a boy is sent to be her cellmate. He soon discovers that he can touch Juliette and is not effected. Why? You will have to see. Rating: 4 of 5
I felt like this whole word was built beautifully. It was dynamic and questionable. It kept me guessing the whole time. I did feel like it took a moment to be fully engaged in the story (maybe 80-100 pages or so), but after that it's definitely a speed read. One thing that stood out to me about this novel was the poetic writing. Here is a non spoiler excerpt from the book:
"In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived life and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction."
The whole book is like that! Her writing does tend to get a bit to poetic at times and I think it distracts from the story, but overall it is stunning!
2. Paper Towns by John Green
Quentin has been friends with Margo forever. I guess it depends on how you define "friends". They are at least next door neighbors. One night Margo shows up at Quentin's house and takes him on an adventure. The next morning, she is gone. Margo is quite the unusual type and she has left clues all over for Quentin to discover and piece together. Rating: 3.75 out of 5
I know my description was vague, but I think thats how you need to go into the story. I loved Fault in our Stars and would kill to meet John Green. Paper Towns is the second book of his that I have read. It took me a while to read. I was never drawn in completely to Quentin and his story telling. Margo on the other hand did interest me. She actually reminded me a lot of Star Girl from the book with the same name by Jerry Spinelli. I felt like sometimes the plot was spinning in a circle with no way out. But the last 100 pages had me turning page after page and I thought the ending was thought provoking. John Green's ability to make you question different aspects of life, is just fascinating.
3. Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Georgie McCool is right on the edge of getting the job she has always wanted. Her and her writing partner have one week to right a number of scripts for their very own TV show. The problem is, the week is Christmas. With struggles already in her marriage, Neal, Georgie's husband, takes the kids to Omaha (to visit Neal's mom) without Georgie. Not knowing what to do, Georgie goes to her Mom's house for dinner. She finds an old yellow landline phone to call her husband. Neal does answer, but it's not Neal from today. Its Neal from 18 years ago, the week before he is suppose to propose to Georgie. Rating: 4.5 out of 5
The first time I rated this book I only gave it a 4 out of 5. But the two weeks since I have read this book, I haven't stopped thinking about it! Literally! Everyday this story reappears in my brain begging for attention. I just enjoyed this book. Rainbow Rowell is a truly amazing contemporary writer. Her ability to write (especially dialogue) is remarkable. I am just speechless. The only reason this book is not a 5 out of 5 is for some language at some parts and one part that if I explained further, would be a spoiler. I did a full review of this novel so you can find that here on the blog!
4. The One by Kierra Cass
This is the third and last book of the Selection Trilogy. It follows a girl named America who is chosen with 35 other girls to "compete" for a chance to marry the prince. Its super fast paced with a few twists and an amazing prince! Rating: 3.8 out of 5
I can't say to much about this because that would spoil the first two books. (I do have a review on this series on my blog). I think this book was a good conclusion to the series. There were parts that my mouth fell open in shock, and a few twists and turns that I didn't expect. But overall I think these characters started to become a little annoying. For a majority of the book I felt like nothing happened and we were sucked into the same situation, playing out the same way, with different dialogue. That being said, I couldn't put the book down. I needed to know what was going to happen! It's definitely not my favorite series of all time, but it is a pretty fun one to be sucked into.
1. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.
This follows a girl named Juliette whose touch kills. She has been trapped in an asylum for many years waiting to see what these people are going to do to her. One day a boy is sent to be her cellmate. He soon discovers that he can touch Juliette and is not effected. Why? You will have to see. Rating: 4 of 5
I felt like this whole word was built beautifully. It was dynamic and questionable. It kept me guessing the whole time. I did feel like it took a moment to be fully engaged in the story (maybe 80-100 pages or so), but after that it's definitely a speed read. One thing that stood out to me about this novel was the poetic writing. Here is a non spoiler excerpt from the book:
"In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived life and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction."
The whole book is like that! Her writing does tend to get a bit to poetic at times and I think it distracts from the story, but overall it is stunning!
2. Paper Towns by John Green
Quentin has been friends with Margo forever. I guess it depends on how you define "friends". They are at least next door neighbors. One night Margo shows up at Quentin's house and takes him on an adventure. The next morning, she is gone. Margo is quite the unusual type and she has left clues all over for Quentin to discover and piece together. Rating: 3.75 out of 5
I know my description was vague, but I think thats how you need to go into the story. I loved Fault in our Stars and would kill to meet John Green. Paper Towns is the second book of his that I have read. It took me a while to read. I was never drawn in completely to Quentin and his story telling. Margo on the other hand did interest me. She actually reminded me a lot of Star Girl from the book with the same name by Jerry Spinelli. I felt like sometimes the plot was spinning in a circle with no way out. But the last 100 pages had me turning page after page and I thought the ending was thought provoking. John Green's ability to make you question different aspects of life, is just fascinating.
3. Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Georgie McCool is right on the edge of getting the job she has always wanted. Her and her writing partner have one week to right a number of scripts for their very own TV show. The problem is, the week is Christmas. With struggles already in her marriage, Neal, Georgie's husband, takes the kids to Omaha (to visit Neal's mom) without Georgie. Not knowing what to do, Georgie goes to her Mom's house for dinner. She finds an old yellow landline phone to call her husband. Neal does answer, but it's not Neal from today. Its Neal from 18 years ago, the week before he is suppose to propose to Georgie. Rating: 4.5 out of 5
The first time I rated this book I only gave it a 4 out of 5. But the two weeks since I have read this book, I haven't stopped thinking about it! Literally! Everyday this story reappears in my brain begging for attention. I just enjoyed this book. Rainbow Rowell is a truly amazing contemporary writer. Her ability to write (especially dialogue) is remarkable. I am just speechless. The only reason this book is not a 5 out of 5 is for some language at some parts and one part that if I explained further, would be a spoiler. I did a full review of this novel so you can find that here on the blog!
4. The One by Kierra Cass
This is the third and last book of the Selection Trilogy. It follows a girl named America who is chosen with 35 other girls to "compete" for a chance to marry the prince. Its super fast paced with a few twists and an amazing prince! Rating: 3.8 out of 5
I can't say to much about this because that would spoil the first two books. (I do have a review on this series on my blog). I think this book was a good conclusion to the series. There were parts that my mouth fell open in shock, and a few twists and turns that I didn't expect. But overall I think these characters started to become a little annoying. For a majority of the book I felt like nothing happened and we were sucked into the same situation, playing out the same way, with different dialogue. That being said, I couldn't put the book down. I needed to know what was going to happen! It's definitely not my favorite series of all time, but it is a pretty fun one to be sucked into.
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