Paper Towns by John Green

Paper Towns by John Green
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Release Date: October 16, 2008
Rating: 4/5
Synopsis:

"When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night-dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge-he follows her. Margo's always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she's always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues."




Review:
This is the second John Green book that I've read and I wasn't disappointed. I love his writing and I just couldn't put it down.

I liked the characters in this book, and the plot was amazing, but the only thing that I didn't like was the relationship between the characters "Q" and Margo. These two characters were really good friends when they were little but as they got older they grew apart. Margo never really bothered talking the "Q" but one day she decides that they are going to and then for some reason "Q" now can't live without her.

When Margo went missing, it seemed like "Q" just became obsessed with Margo and that kind of got annoying sometimes because that's all the book would talk about. BUT, besides that it was amazing, and it is definitely a book that I would recommend you all to read!

**synopsis from goodreads.com

2011 Debut Author Challenge!

So, I finally decided that I'm going to do the 2011 Debut Author Challenge! This is hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren. I'm really excited to do this because 1. I get to read some awsome books by new authors 2. It gives me an excuse to buy books!

I don't know what books I'm going to be reading, but soon I'll let you know!!!!!

2011 Blogging Resolutions!

Hey everyone! So I decided to make this post about my blogging and reading resolutions for 2011. This year (or, well, when I started up my blog) my posts were very random and I didn't write my review when I finished reading a book and waited a little while to post it. Starting the new year I am not going to do that! So my first resolution: Write my reviews when I finish my book and not wait a few days. My second resoultion, is to: try to write a blog post everday or every other day. I want to start writing more on my blog, because I really enjoy having it but I don't write posts on it as much as I should. My last resolution: Comment on more blogs and try to talk to more people in the book blogging community! So those are some of my blogging resolutions! Now for my reading resolutions: I usually don't really read as much as I should and I really don't know why. Honestly, I usually only read in school (I get a lot read in school though) but I can get the book read A LOT faster if I read for a few hours at home everyday.

Also, I want to start making my YouTube videos more often. I've been really bad at not making as many videos as I should, so hopefully that'll change in the new year!

So those are some of my resolutions, what are yours?

Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill
Release Date: December 7, 2010
Rating: 5/5
Synopsis:

"Rose Hathaway has always played by her own rules.


She broke the law when she ran away from St. Vladimir’s Academy with her best friend and last surviving Dragomir Princess, Lissa. She broke the law when she fell in love with her gorgeous, off-limits instructor, Dimitri. And she dared to defy Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi world, risking her life and reputation to protect generations of dhampir guardian to come.

Now the law has finally caught up with Rose- for a crime she didn’t even commit. She’s in prison for the highest offense imaginable: the assassination of a monarch. She’ll need help from both Dimitri and Adrian to find the one living person who can stall her execution and force the Moroi elite to acknowledge a shocking new candidate for the royal throne: Vasilisa Dragomir.

But the clock on Rose’s life is running out. Rose knows in her heart the world of the dead wants her back… and this time she is truly out of second chances. The big question is, when your life is about saving others, who will save you?"

Review:
Wow! I don't know what to say. This book was everything and more. I don't really want to say much about it because I don't want to give anything away and it's such a good book that you just have to read the books to really understand.

The plot was amazing, there never was a dull moment and just like always I loved the writing. It leaves off just where Spirit Bound ended which I loved. The characters all evolved to what they really are and it was just amazing. I honestly don't know what I'm going to do know that it's all over! I honestly think that the way it ended there should be another book. I don't want to say what the ending was, but I feel like it left room for a next one in the series.

If you haven't read this series yet, PLEASE DO! You don't know what your missing! These are by far the best books that I have read. There should be a spin-off series coming out next year, so I'm really excited about that, but from what I've heard it's based on Sydney's "point-of-view" and I don't really know how I feel about that because she wasn't a major character and I don't really know how you would make a book based on her and everything. But, I don't know. We shall see!!

Loved, loved, loved, loved this and I know why The Story Siren said she had Vampire Academy withdrawl. (haha)

2011 Off The Shelf Reading Challenge

So, I decided that I'm gonna do the 2011 Off The Shelf Reading Challenge! Basically what this is, is to read books that are on your TBR pile! This is great because I have a lot of books and hopefully this will get me to read more of them. You can't buy books in 2011 to read this challenge, it will be on the books that you have before 2011 and those are the ones you will read! Here is a link to all of the rules and everything else you need to know! 2011 Off The Shelf Reading Challenge

Here is a quick list of the few different levels:
1) Tempted- 5 books
2) Trying- 15 books
3) Making a Dint- 30 books
4) On A Roll- 50 books
5) Flying Off- 75 books

I'm gonna do level 3, 30 books! I was going to go for the 50 but I kinda wanna read some other books that aren't on my shelf right now!

Are any of you doing this challenge or any other challenge? If so make sure to write a comment and tell me which ones your gonna do!

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Publisher: Walker Publishing
Release Date: December 23, 2008
Rating: 5/5
Synopsis:

"When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created “perfect” life is about to unravel before her eyes. She’s forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for—her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect. Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more."


Review:
Wow! This book was amazing! I literally could not put it down. The very first page instantly drew me in and I just kept turning page after page after page. It's your teenage romance story but with much much more.

I loved the characters, Brittany and Alex. Brittany is you "preppy" teenage girl, or so everyone thinks, and Alex is the bad boy in a gang. I like how you would never expect these two kind of people to be together, but I guess everything is not how it seems.

Besides your love story, its a very rebel kind of a story. Brittany's parents don't really want to accept who she is with. Her family is very rich, so they expect her to be with someone who is up to how her family is. Alexs' mom doesn't know what to think of her at first but over time she comes to accept her. I loved how you would never think that two people like this would ever be together but sometimes you have to put those little differences aside and look at the bigger picture. Look at who they are as a person and not what kind of "material" things they may or may not have.

The whole story line was absolutely amazing. It was such a simple idea (in a way) but there was just something about it that definitely made it one of my favorite books of all time. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series and read all the wonderfulness (is that even a word?) that I know they'll have!

Gone by Michael Grant

Gone by Michael Grant
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Rating: 4/5
Synopsis:


"In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE.


Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day.

It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else... "

Review:
For starters I just want to say that I really enjoyed reading this and I will continue reading the rest of the series! It was a pretty long book and I feel that it could've been written a little shorter and got everything across that they wanted.

There were a lot of characters that were being talked about and sometimes I had to re-read a part to see what character I was reading. It went from one characters perspective in one sentence to another characters in another so it did get a little confusing at times.

I loved the whole idea of the story, it's a fantasy about everyone 15 and older disappears, so all of the kids are the ones 'ruling' the world basically. There was a ton of action and adventure which was nice, but I think in some parts there might've been too much.

I really enjoyed reading this and it was way different from what I thought it was going to be like! I would recommend everyone to read this because it's a really great story and it just wants you to keep reading more and more to see what happens!


*synopsis from goodreads