My New Normal - Sara Michelle

My New Normal by Sara Michelle


Part two!!!
I was able to finally get the next three books in this series.
Hopefully Sara keeps writing these.
The last one so far has left open the possibility for more books.

These three were just like the first two.
Super gigantic print.
Super fast reads.

Book 3: The Others

Short synopsis:

Jason proves himself to be as creepy as they thought. After Ryan kicks him out of the shelter he and Cecilia fight. They make up fairly quickly but Ryan tells Ceilia that he and the other guys really think they need to go out to find more supplies. Cecilia isn't happy about this but a knock on the shelter door puts those thoughts on hold.

Book 4:

Short synopsis:

That knock on the door was Dr. Jenkins. A geological anomalies scientist who worked with a group that had known something like the earthquake would happen, just not when. Ryan and the other original guys decide that now with more people in the shelter they really need to go find more supplies. This book is written from Ryan's point of view. Another one was too, but this one is a much bigger deal. Ryan and two of the other guys go off in search of supplies and Ryan meets Jesska. Jesska shows Ryan the Hummer she found and the warehouse where she's been getting supplies. At the warehouse they meet Jason.

Book 5:

Short synopsis:

The encounter with Jason leaves Ryan and Jesska shaken. They gather supplies into the Hummer and set off to get back to the snow shelter. Meanwhile the other boys have gotten back to the snow shelter days ago. Cecilia is worried because Ryan didn't come back with the others, but when he and Jesska show up her fears are put aside. After emptying the Hummer they enjoy a huge feast, but the following day, things change. Amazingly enough  Sergeant Myles and a Red Cross emergency team show up and prove that it's not just the nine of them that made it out alive. They pack their stuff into trucks and head off to a survivor camp in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

I cannot wait to see what happens next in this series. I love these books.

Read on.
Jessica.

A Month????

Has it really been over a month since I posted?
Oye.
Working my regular summer job and teaching was rough.
Today is my last day of work.
And I have 17 more days before I leave for school.

In that month I did manage to read five books.
So I wasn't a total slacker.
But just finding the time to write about them has been rough.

I also read four more in the past few days...
So hopefully I can bust out nine book reviews.
Soon. :)

Read on.
Jessica.

Wherever You Go - Heather Davis

Wherever You Go by Heather Davis

 

This was a typical for me tragedy.
But it wasn't just tragedy.
It was about figuring yourself out, and knowing that it's okay to move on, and knowing that sometimes you have to do things that make you happy.

Short synopsis:

Holly Mullen lost her boyfriend in a car accident last fall.
She takes care of her little sister because he mom has to work two jobs.
And now her grandfather has to move in with them because his Alzheimer's is getting bad.
Holly makes sure everything in her life is perfect, but rarely does anything for herself.
Jason, her boyfriend Rob's best friend, realizes that Holly needs someone other than family in her life and starts helping her with her grandfather and sister.
Eventually Holly allows herself to feel something for someone other than Rob.
Rob hasn't crossed to the other side yet.
He can't been seen or heard or touched, no one knows he's still here, except Holly's grandfather.
Through him Rob is able to come to terms with his own death, with Holly's new boyfriend, and even with leaving Holly all together.

I loved this book. I think it was perfect.
It hit on a couple hard topics but did it gracefully, and with purpose.
There were many things hinted at in the book that you figure out in the end, but seeing the end result, before knowing the cause helps put consequences into perspective.
I also liked the way that Heather Davis portrays Alzheimer's.
My grandmother had Dementia, a form of it, and while every one's disease progresses differently, I often am disappointed at how authors make it seem like there are these extended periods of absolute perfect normalcy, when in my experience, that just doesn't happen.
It's not a game, something you twist to fit your story plot.
I think Heather's personal experience shows that she realizes this.
Holly's grandfather has 'good days' and 'bad days' and when Rob is visiting he has a hard time focusing on the present.
This is much closer to every real life patient I've come across.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
Heather Davis - author website

Read A-Like:
I feel like I've read something similar, but can't put my finger on it at the moment.
If I can figure it out, I will update this!!

Read on.
Jessica.

Reading Funk. Ughh.

I have been in this funk lately.
I have no less than six library books sitting on my shelf, and every time I pick one up, I put it back.
It's not what I want to read, I'm not interested in the subject matter, or whatever.
I don't even know.
These are all books I picked, and I don't 'like' them now that they're home.
I hardly ever return a whole stack of books without reading them.
But I think I might, I need a fresh start for July.

I joined the Adult Summer reading program at the library.
I thought I was gonna kick butt.
But I'm pretty sure my mom is dominating me so far.

So here's to fresh starts for the rest of the summer.

Read on.
Jessica.

Bystander - James Preller

Bystander by James Preller

 

I picked this one out because of Before You Go. I really liked James Preller's style and that story so I thought, 'read all the James Preller books!'

This one though didn't hit me as hard. 

It is about a very tough and prevalent subject matter. Bullying. 

But I didn't like the main characters reasoning and decision making. 

Preller did do something that I love. 

And that is tying landmarks and places between stories. 

In Before You Go Jude works at Jones Beach Concessions and there are a whole bunch of locations, West End Two and Pier Six. 

Preller talks about the company and those locations in Bystander  

Short synopsis

Eric Hayes is starting a new life with his mom on Long Island.
He's starting a new middle school right smack in the middle.
Being the new seventh grader is hard. The groups and cliques have already formed.
But Griffin Connelly seems to want to be Eric's friend.
Eric quickly realizes Griffin and his friends are bullies.
After a school assembly about bullying, Eric also realizes that he while he isn't a bully, being friends with Griffin and Co. means he is a bystander.
Eric isn't sure how he feels about this, but finds out the hard way, that bullies retaliate.

I honestly didn't like this book, and it's taken me weeks to finish this post.
I can't pinpoint the reason anymore than just Eric's judgement and decision making.
I dreaded the ending, and while it turned out alright, I didn't feel the lesson was strong enough for a YA novel.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
James Preller - author website

Read on.
Jessica.

Exposed - Kimberly Marcus

Exposed by Kimberly Marcus

 

 

 

This book is a good example of how sometimes I don't read or pay attention of the names of the books I've read. 

I had this book on my e-library wish list for a good while and never even realized that I had already read it.

The description isn't very informative. And I feel doesn't say much to jog your memory.

I really liked this book, both times I read it.

But I don't care for the format, this book is written in a series of poems, and I feel that it takes away from the story. 

The main character is a photographer and I feel that the poems imply that she is a poet.

Short synopsis:

Liz Grayson is Photogirl, and her forever-best friend is Kate, the Mistress of Modern Dance.
At their monthly slumber party they argue, Liz goes upstairs, and Kate leaves early.
It isn't until a few days later that Liz finds out why Kate left early.
She says Liz's brother Mike raped her.
Mike says it was just sex.
Kate presses charges, and everything that was solid in Liz's world turns upside down.
In the months leading up to the trial, Liz has a hard time with everything, she feels out of place and uncertain.

You will have to find out the results of the trial for yourself. And decide for yourself if it was the right decision.

This book touches on a tough topic, rape, and while it does it in a graceful way, it's not all that in depth.
It talks more about how Liz deals with it, and her conflicting feelings.
I really liked it both times I read it, and definitely think it's worth a read even though the poetry isn't my favorite part.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
Kimberly Marcus - author website

Read on.
Jessica.

Dead To You - Lisa McMann

Dead To You by Lisa McMann

I read this book a while back, in March I think.
And then it got lost somewhere in a pile.
I found it this morning and flipped through it to remind myself of what it was.

And this is one that I really, really liked.
It's almost a mind eff book, but there's a little piece of you that knows what's going to happen even if you don't want to it to, or even want to admit that it's possible.

I feel like I remember typing out Lisa McMann's name, but I don't think I have.
I think this might be one of the ones I tried to start writing about, had formatting issues, got frustrated, deleted and forgot about it.
But I think I've found a way around my formatting issues, so we shouldn't forget anymore.

Short synopsis:

Ethan De Wilde was abducted when he was seven, and now at sixteen he's finally found his way back home.
After living with Ellen for most of his life, and being homeless for the last few years, coming back to his family is a huge transition, for him and his family.
But mostly for his little brother Blake.
Ethan is having a hard time remembering anything at all from his first seven years of life, and Blake catches on quickly.
Ethan's anxiety attacks don't help either.
Blake's tactics for debunking Ethan's identity continue to tear their family apart when the unthinkable happens.
And. You have to read it to find out!

This was another one of those books that I picked because of the tragedy.
Although I think everyone is drawn to those what happened during the abduction books, or life after coming home books.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
Lisa McMann - author website

Read A-like:

Girl, Stolen - April Henry  (This is a 'during the abduction' book)
 

Read on.
Jessica.

Ask The Passengers - A. S. King

Ask The Passengers by A. S. King

 

So I hate to admit it, but I couldn't finish this book.
I haven't met many books that I wasn't fond of, but this is one of them.
It was such a chore to pick it up and read it.
I always feel that once I start one I have to finish it, so I plow through even when I don't want to.
But I just couldn't do it with this one.

I don't have a short synopsis for you, because I didn't finish.
But I do have this.

Astrid Jones is a high schooler, her mom is an over bearing, over achieving crazy.
She could be part of why I couldn't finish, sometimes, characters irk me so much I can't handle it.
And they live in an over bearing, busy body town, where everyone is judging everyone else.
Astrid has two best friends, Justin and Kristina, and they're both gay.
Astrid has a secret. She thinks she is gay,
But she's not sure, she has Dee, her coworker and real best friend, who is also gay.
She's pretty sure she's in love with Dee.
But Astrid's just not ready to tell anyone that she is (gay or in love that is).
She also talks to passengers on planes flying over head.
And like in a freaky Sci-Fi movie, they can 'hear/feel' her sending love their way.
I think the point of the story will be her figuring out that no one will think less of her if she is gay. But someone else will have to figure that out.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
A. S. King - authors website

Read on.
Jessica.

Small Persons With Wings - Ellen Booraem

Small Persons With Wings (They Hate To Be Called Fairies) by Ellen Booraem




I pulled this myself yesterday, (Darrell was out,) and ended up reading it yesterday as well.
I was kind of intrigued by the jacket description, but wasn't expecting too much.
About midway through I was a little nervous that the book wasn't going to have a conflict, but I was wrong, it was just a lot further into the book than most.

Short synopsis:

Mellie Turpin used to have a fairy small person with wings living in her bedroom, she proclaimed this to her kindergarten class, but when she tried to bring him in, he disappeared. For years she has never been able to live it down but gets her chance when her family moves away. But of course having a small person with wings isn't just a coincidence, its her families birthright. So moving only makes her small person with wings problem worse. They want their magic back from the Turpin family, but of course one small person with wings wants the power all to themselves.

This was a cute take on fairies. I had a hard time following the magic and what made it work and where it was from.
But sometimes I have a tendency to skip over or skim sections without realizing, and then it's too much trouble to reread because I'm not sure what I missed.
Other than that, which is my own fault, I really liked it.
The throw you for a loop part at the end wasn't too drastic, and it played out nicely.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
Ellen Booraem - author website

Read on.
Jessica.

Fall Of Night - Rachel Caine

The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine

This is book 14 of a series I started 2 summers ago.

I had read the Twilight books, and wanted more vampire books,

so I searched for vamp books on the e-library consortium and came up with this series.

I will be adding a page up top for series' that I really like, and keep up with.

This will definitely be on the top of the list.

This is one of my favorite series, and I can't wait for each new book to come out.

I don't want to give too much of the backstory away because I do want to write about the rest of the books that come before this.

 

Fall of Night

 

 

Short synopsis:

 

Claire Danvers is finally on her way to MIT.

She leaves everything she's known for the last two years, and tries to make it on her own.

But leaving Morganville isn't what she thinks it will be, they may have made nice with the vamps in Morganville, but Claire doesn't realize that there are vamps other places.

And while they aren't directly under Amelie's thumb, she still has eyes on every vamp 'alive'.

The vamps outside of Morganville are going to put everybody in Morganville in jeporady.

 

I love every single book in this series, and am always stoked to get the next book when it comes out.

The series doesn't drag on and repeat itself, there are legitimate new obstacles, and villians in each new book, and Rachel Caine also extends some villians and obstacles through more than one book, which helps keep the series alive.

 

I will deffinately be doing a write up on each of the books in this series. So look for that in the coming months. (13 will take me some time.)

 

Credit:

Amazon - in case you're into buying

Morganville Vampires - series website

Rachel Caine - author website

 

Read on.

Jessica.

My New Normal - Sara Michelle

My New Normal, Series by Sara Michelle

This is a two part post.
I started this series and had planned to wait to post about the first two.
But. I have no idea when I'll be able to get my hands on the third,fourth, and fifth books.
And I also don't know how many more past five she is going to write.
Sara Michelle is a teen author, I'm all about kids getting big breaks in life.
I think it's super cool that she's still in school.

These books are kinda cool. The print in them is gigantic, so they don't take that long to read, plus they are super tiny to begin with. I read them each in about 15 minutes.
They are of course about tragedy. Were you surprised???
So, without further ado....

 

 

Book 1: The Aftermath

 

Short synopsis:
 

Cecilia and Ryan are two of only a handful of apocalypse survivors.  After a ginormous earthquake they are alone in an a world of unknowns. Set in what was previously Denver, they brave the elements of late December, to find food, water, and shelter.



Book 2: The Inside

 

Short synopsis:

 

After Cecilia and Ryan find the Denver Snow Shelter, they make themselves as comfortable as they can given the circumstances. A few days after finding shelter, a stranger, Jason shows up demanding to know why they kept the place a secret and when they were going to let other know about it. Jason goes out, finds five other survivors and brings them back. But Cecilia is getting sick, and Jason is a little too creepy for everybody's liking.

 

 

These books break off suddenly with a very suspenseful last sentence, so you are hanging on at the end of each waiting to start the next one.  Hopefully the third book takes after the second book and isn't as foreboding as the last sentence implies it will be. I can't wait to read the next three and however many more she is able to write.

 

Credit:

Amazon - in case you're into buying

Author has no website

 

Read on.

Jessica.



Before You Go - James Preller

Before You Go by James Preller





I finished this back in March but didn't have time to write about it because of school.
I checked this out way back then, but I don't remember if I pulled it or if Darrell recommended it.

I must be magnetically attracted to books about tragedy, so of course this one is tragic as well. And so are the next two. It must be a disease.

This one has no happy ending, unfortunately. But it is a good book nonetheless. I read this over a month ago, and while I don't rememeber all the details, I remember I don't really want to reread the tragedy. So my synopsis might be a little dry.

Short synopsis:

Jude starts his summer with a new not so glamerous job, but is dertermined to make new friends, and hopefully continue to put his past behind him. Eight??? (I can't remember exactly how many) years before he lost his little sister to a tragic accident. Since then his barely kept together family, has been trying not to fall apart. It's an event that continually haunts Jude, so he hopes that this summer will liven up his life a litte bit. He meets a girl, and hopes that maybe his luck and his life are finally looking up. (Of course this can't be accurate, I don't read happily ever after books!!!) Then tragically, you have to read the book. Because I haven't given any endings away yet, I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
James Preller - author website

Read on.
Jessica.

School sucks, but now it's Summerrrr!!!!!

Ohhh Mannnn!

Its been 2.5 months since I've been on here.
I totally suck. Well actually it was school that sucked.

MAJOR.
This semester was ridiculous. My science class killed me.
I haven't read anything lately.
I didn't even end up reading my textbooks really.

So I have a lot to make up for this summer. Starting today hopefully.
I made out a schedule, so I can try to keep on top of what I'm posting,
and how much I'm reading.

I've read a grand-total (drumroll please) of FOUR books this year. 
Whoops. I better get started reading if I'm gonna make that 120 mark by 12.31.

I will be starting book 14 of one of my most favorite series tonight.
Be on the lookout for that post in the next few days.

Until then.

Read on.
Jessica.

Blink Once - Cylin Busby

Blink Once by Cylin Busby

 

First book of March!!!
Woohoo!
I can't believe I managed to read two books in one week.

We had a snow day Wednesday, so I took advantage of that downtime to knock one off the pile.
I realllllllyyyyyy enjoyed this book.
This was one I pulled myself.
My book choosing strategy is probably not politically correct, I look at the spines, and when the spine design and font grab my attention, I pull the book and read the jacket. I base all my personal selections based on jacket summaries.

I don't read reviews that say "Great story, another fantastic blahhh blahhh blahhh" -New York Times.
What does that even mean?????
I wanna know what the dang book is about.

So back to this story, it's another mind efff like The Raft by S. A. Bodeen.
And I didn't even realize it!!! I was so disappointed in my self.

I have this tendency to pick out books about amputees, paralysis, coma and cancer patients. I'm such a sucker for a heart warming story. And I'm way past sold if it's a love story.
And this one just happened to be a paralyzed coma patient, I know right?? Such a sucker.

Short synopsis:

West wakes up from a dirt bike accident to a pretty dark haired girl named Olivia telling him he is paralyzed. With her help, he figures out how to communicate with her and his surroundings. During his stay, he falls in love with Olivia. Before he transfers hospitals to have surgery, he promises to come back for her. And here comes the mind eff, but I can't give anymore away. Because anything else I say will give away what happens, and I can't have that.
You must read this book.
It's an amazing show of love, dedication, healing, strength, trust and perseverance.

This book and West are so easy to fall in love with. I highly recommend it, and I think it's a fantastic motivational book, you know RahRahRah! you can overcome any obstacle, but in an endearing way.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
Cylin Busby - author website

Read on.
Jessica.

Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls - Mary Downing Hahn

 

Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing Hahn

I finished this a few days ago, and have been formulating a 'review' in my head since then.

 

This book is insanely intense and very close to home.

Mary Downing Hahn was born and raised in Maryland, within two hours of where I was.

Every place she talks about in the book is something I recognize. That in of itself is kindaaaaa freaky if you ask me.

Darrell actually asked me to read this for him to get feedback for his summer reading program.

When I saw him last, I was only a portion of the way through, but we already had tons to discuss.

This book is based on a series of true events that Downing Hahn experienced and then added some fiction into.

 

I started reading at night and got freaked out by the first chapter, I thought it was going to be a horror/ghost novel, but it's not. As I kept reading I noticed the Maryland references, mainly Ocean City. I actually flipped the book upside down and shook it. Like that would explain why OC was in the book I was reading. :)

 

Short synopsis:

 

July 1956, two girls were killed in a park in broad daylight while walking to school on their last day for the year. Nora, the main character and one of three narrators deals with the deaths, (the two girls were good friends with her best friend) her wavering faith, and coming of age as a good girl.

The second narrator is Buddy, who is accused of killing the girls, his chapters are not as prevalent and are angst filled. The last narrator is the actual killer. And he's creepy as hell. I did not enjoy reading his chapters. I think I would've preferred to not know his opinion, but it does add a lot to the story, it fills in a lot of gaps. That being said, it is not a clean ending by any means.

 

This would have been an easy read had I not been so busy with school and being sick. Although it would've been quicker and easier, it would not have been any less intense.

This is one that gave me chills more than a few times.

I want everyone in Maryland to read this, mainly because it is so rare for us Marylanders to read a book that takes place in our own state.

 

Darrell and I did some research on the actual murders, and even found a few articles from the Baltimore Sun.

In her author's note Downing Hahn explains her connection to the murders, but reading the actual articles, was bone chilling.

What she wrote in the book, actually happened.

 

I keep thinking of more I want to say.....

This book uses these deaths to deal with very real religious issues, thing's that I think kids are still going through today. I think that there are a great number of girls especially that will read this in the next ten or so years and figure out that it's okay to question, to wonder, and to stray, because ultimately, it's your life, not your parents, and you must deal with your own feelings and beliefs.

 

Credit:

Amazon - in case you're into buying

Mary Downing Hahn - author website, that is very outdated

 

Read on.

Jessica.

 

Janie Face to Face - Caroline B. Cooney

Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney

I just finished this this past week. It might be the only book I read in February. School sucks!!!
I'll make up the 18 books I haven't read yet this summer, don't you worry.

So I have to introduce this book big time!
This is book five in a series that was born the same year I was.
I read them in middle school.

I'm not real sure where to start....

The Face on the Milk Carton, 1990
Janie Johnson, sees her three year old self on a milk carton while eating lunch.
Her real name is Jennie Spring.
She was kidnapped from a mall.
This first book is anxiety ridden, and abrupt.
It chronicles Janie as she finds out, researches, freaks out, double checks, and then confronts her parents about the kidnapping.
There is a logical explination.
(and also there is Reeve, the boy next door.)
The end.

Whatever Happened to Janie?, 1993
Janie/Jennie is forced to go live with her biological parents.
I do not remember as much from this book.
She isn't happy with the Spring's and decides that she has the right to move back with her adoptive parents.
There was never supposed to be a second Janie book.
This book answers much of Caroline B. Cooney's fan mail.

The Voice on the Radio, 1996
The kidnapping is old news.
Janie/Jennie's life is settling back down.
Reeve, the boy next door, is away at college.
And he has a job at the campus radio station.
He is supposed to talk inbetween songs, but he doesn't know what to say.
So he tells the only story he knows. Janie's. And Janie finds out.
He made me mad. I hated him for hurting Janie. (I get pretty caught up sometimes.)
I don't remember ever finishing this one.
There was never supposed to be a third book either. (Do you see a pattern??)

What Janie Found, 2000
Janie/Jennie is living life as best she can.
She decides to speak to Reeve again.
And then her Conneticut father has a stroke.
This leaves Janie to help her mother with the family finances.
As she get their affairs in order, she finds some information that only her and two other people know about.
I don't remember much about this book either, but it's anxiety ridden again. (This poor girl needs some meds)
There wasn't supposed to be a fourth book. (Forrealllll, it says that in the back of the fifth book)

Drum Roll Please!!!!!


Janie Face to Face, 2013
There are two sides to every story.
Janie/Jennie is away at college in New York.
She doesn't use social media. She's had enough media to last her a lifetime.
Her friends do.
Her kidnapper does.
I can't give anything else away. It hasn't even been out on the shelves for a month.

I reallllllly reallly liked it. Especially considering the other three after TFOTMC didn't really do a whole lot for me. I even tried to reread them all before Face to Face came out. Janie was making me anxious. :) It's the perfect ending for the fifth book that wasn't supposed to be written.
If you read it make sure you read the aithors note in the back, she kind of explains why there ended up beng five.

There is also a short story. I will be reading that, as soon as I remember to look for it on the eLibrary.

Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
Caroline B. Cooney - author website

Read A-likes:
What Janie Saw - Caroline B. Cooney (short digital novella)
1-800-WHERE-R-YOU Series - Meg Cabot

Read on.
Jessica.

The Raft - S. A. Bodeen

The Raft by S. A. Bodeen

 

I read this back in January. It's the only book I managed to read for fun.

I took a Winter minimester class that kicked my butt, and I only had one week day off before the Spring semester started.

 

This book was recommended to me by Darrell, my friend at CCPL.

Basically, he emailed me that he put it on hold for me, and one day it just showed up.

It pays to have friends at your favorite place.

 

When I went to see him the other day we discussed The Raft.

 

I personally loved it. It was a total mind eff at times, but I really really liked it.

 

We spent a good ten minutes trying to figure out what book is strikingly similar to this one.

But we couldn't figure out which one it is.

I had reading deja vu while reading it, but it was just published in August of 2012.

 

Short synopsis:

 

Robie (In my head I pronounced it Robbie/Robby, but who knows) lives in Hawaii. She travels frequently by herself. This particular trip though is different. The supply plane she's on goes down in the Pacific. She manages to hang on until she's rescued, but there are few twist and turns that aren't expected, and a few moments when you second guess your own comprehension of the story. It ends fairly well, as well as a plane crash book can end.

 

I read it in a matter of a few hours.

It is a quick read. But it's a good one.

The imagery is amazing, it does deal with quite a bit of death, but it does it gracefully.

You are rarely smacked in the face with it, even though it is a plane crash book.

I highly recommend it.

 

Credit:

Amazon - in case you're into buying

S. A. Bodeen - author website

 

Read A-likes:

 

(I may not always do these, but Darrell and I talked about them, so I figured I could put them up.)

 

The Cay - Theodore Taylor, 1969

Far North - Will Hobbs, 1996

Hatchet - Gary Paulsen, 1987

 

I read all three of these in elementary school and middle school, but they each are fantastic books!

Read on.

Jessica.

Hello World

I was just going to jump right on in, but I thought I'd introduce myself first.

I'm Jessica.
I read.
A lot.
Constantly.
FOR FUN.

Yeah, some people think I'm crazy.

But I don't care.

I'm 22. I live in Maryland, about an hour outside of Baltimore.

I challenged myself to read 120 books in 2013.
That's 10 books a month. I think.

So far I've read two.

But basically my purpose here is to 'review' books I've read.
I'm not talking critiques, just if I liked it or not, short overview type stuff.

I have a good friend in the CCPL system, who recommends most of the books I read.
But I'll read prettttyyyy much anything I can get my hands on.

I do have a type. Sorta like boys, I like a certain kind of book. One genre makes me happier than others.

Young Adult, or YA.
It's kindaa my FAV.

Most of what I'll review is going to be YA.
But I'm also going to use this as a platform to review anything my friend needs for the library.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jessica.