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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Hello again! I'm back with my review of the books I've read in 2014 :)
Looking For Alaska - John Green
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Pudge
Favorite secondary character: The Colonel
Favorite part: I love Alaska's story about how she chose her name. Also, the greatest prank ;)
Favorite quote: "I wanted so badly to lie down next to her on the couch, to wrap my arms around her and sleep. Not fuck, like in those movies. Not even have sex. Just sleep together in the most innocent sense of the phrase. But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was hurricane."
Least favorite character: I like them all, I guess.
Least favorite part: When Pudge and the Colonel try to figure out what happened to Alaska.
Favorite character: Pudge
Favorite secondary character: The Colonel
Favorite part: I love Alaska's story about how she chose her name. Also, the greatest prank ;)
Favorite quote: "I wanted so badly to lie down next to her on the couch, to wrap my arms around her and sleep. Not fuck, like in those movies. Not even have sex. Just sleep together in the most innocent sense of the phrase. But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was hurricane."
Least favorite character: I like them all, I guess.
Least favorite part: When Pudge and the Colonel try to figure out what happened to Alaska.
Would I read
it again? I've read it twice before, so yes.
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Abdul
Favorite secondary character: Manju
Favorite part: As a whole, I think the fact that Boo is a journalist and got to 'report' the situation as a story is great. It is a really sad book, you really get that it is real, but her story-telling skills are amazing! Also, I loved the part when
Favorite quote: "As every slumdweller knew, there were three main ways out of poverty: finding an entrepreneurial niche, as the Husains had found in garbage; politics and corruption, in which Asha placed her hopes; and education."
Least favorite character: Asha and Fatima... ugh, they made me so mad!
Least favorite part: All the deaths.
Favorite character: Abdul
Favorite secondary character: Manju
Favorite part: As a whole, I think the fact that Boo is a journalist and got to 'report' the situation as a story is great. It is a really sad book, you really get that it is real, but her story-telling skills are amazing! Also, I loved the part when
Favorite quote: "As every slumdweller knew, there were three main ways out of poverty: finding an entrepreneurial niche, as the Husains had found in garbage; politics and corruption, in which Asha placed her hopes; and education."
Least favorite character: Asha and Fatima... ugh, they made me so mad!
Least favorite part: All the deaths.
Would I read
it again? Maybe. I read this one because it was one of the Nerdfighters book club choice.
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Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Eleanor
Favorite secondary character: Park
Favorite part: Many, but I think one of my very favorite is when he starts giving her comic books in the bus.
Favorite quote: "You saved me life, she tried to tell him. Not forever, not for good. Probably just temporarily. But you saved my life, and now I'm yours. The me that's me right now is yours. Always."
Least favorite character: Eleanor's mother. Ugh, so irritating!
Least favorite part: When she left!!! :'(
Favorite character: Eleanor
Favorite secondary character: Park
Favorite part: Many, but I think one of my very favorite is when he starts giving her comic books in the bus.
Favorite quote: "You saved me life, she tried to tell him. Not forever, not for good. Probably just temporarily. But you saved my life, and now I'm yours. The me that's me right now is yours. Always."
Least favorite character: Eleanor's mother. Ugh, so irritating!
Least favorite part: When she left!!! :'(
Would I read
it again? YES!!
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Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (HP #1) - J.K. Rowling
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Hermione
Favorite secondary character: Ron
Favorite part: Invisibility cloak!!! Seriously, though... where can I get one?
Favorite quote: "Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."
Least favorite character: Draco Malfoy
Favorite character: Hermione
Favorite secondary character: Ron
Favorite part: Invisibility cloak!!! Seriously, though... where can I get one?
Favorite quote: "Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."
Least favorite character: Draco Malfoy
Would I read
it again? Probably, but I need to finish the rest of the series first.
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| He's the reason I read the first HP book... |
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Just One Day - Gayle FormanRating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Allyson (except when she was a zombie)
Favorite secondary character: Hmmm... Dee. I feel tempted to say Willem, because he was pretty cool and even though I hated him, it was.not.his.fault... apparently :P But I'll go with Dee because he was real and he helped Allyson a lot!
Favorite part: That part during the dinner with her family in Miami (I think it was Miami) when she told them she was going on a trip to Europe and everybody freaks out! And then when she starts working at that restaurant... and obviously when she goes back to Europe and meets the shy girl in France and sees her again in Amsterdam. Lots of favorite parts, I guess.
Favorite quote: "There is a world of difference, Lulu, between falling in love and being in love."
#2 "And that's when I understand that I have been stained. Whether I'm still in love with him, whether he was ever in love with me, and no matter who he's in love with now, Willem changed my life. He showed me how to get lost, and the I showed myself how to get found."
Least favorite character: I don't know... I guess it would have to be Celine (I think that was the French girl...) But not so much. And for a while it was Willem, but not anymore.
Least favorite part: I think that boring part when she was zombified during her first semester at the university...
Would I read
it again? Of course! I got Just One Year so I have to reread JOD :)
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The Stand - Stephen King
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Stuart Redman. Since the beginning he was the one I liked ;)
Favorite secondary character: Nick, he's just so sweet and smart!
Favorite part: At the end, Stu's journey back to Free zone with Tom Cullen (M-O-O-N, that spells Tom Cullen... Laws yes! LOL)
Favorite quote: I have two this time: “That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.”
“God doesn't bribe, child. He just makes a sign and lets people take it as they will.”
Least favorite character: Harold. There is no doubt about it. He was nastier than Flaggs, for fuck's sake! Just despicable. I really don't understand how he did what he did. He did deserve to die the way he did!!!
Least favorite part: Well, how about every time one of the good ones died?! Larry, Nick, the Judge... Terrible... all of their deaths. Also, all of the gross parts with dead people (eek :S)
Favorite character: Stuart Redman. Since the beginning he was the one I liked ;)
Favorite secondary character: Nick, he's just so sweet and smart!
Favorite part: At the end, Stu's journey back to Free zone with Tom Cullen (M-O-O-N, that spells Tom Cullen... Laws yes! LOL)
Favorite quote: I have two this time: “That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.”
“God doesn't bribe, child. He just makes a sign and lets people take it as they will.”
Least favorite character: Harold. There is no doubt about it. He was nastier than Flaggs, for fuck's sake! Just despicable. I really don't understand how he did what he did. He did deserve to die the way he did!!!
Least favorite part: Well, how about every time one of the good ones died?! Larry, Nick, the Judge... Terrible... all of their deaths. Also, all of the gross parts with dead people (eek :S)
Would I read it again? It took me like 8 months to read it... so I don't think so. Also, I have like 40 more Stephen King books to read.
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The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Max (?) ...OK, it was a tie between Max and Liesel.
Favorite secondary character: Hans. He's just so sweet, I loved the way he would stay up all night with Liesel when she got her nightmares.
Favorite part: I think that when she becomes friends with Max is my favorite part. They are very similar and the way they help each other is very nice.
Favorite quote: “I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skill is their capacity to escalate.”
Least favorite character: The Führer , obviously.
Least favorite part: After the bombs hit Himmel Street, and Liesel finds Rudy and kisses him. That part was heart-breaking. Also, right after that when she finds Hans and Rosa :'(
Favorite character: Max (?) ...OK, it was a tie between Max and Liesel.
Favorite secondary character: Hans. He's just so sweet, I loved the way he would stay up all night with Liesel when she got her nightmares.
Favorite part: I think that when she becomes friends with Max is my favorite part. They are very similar and the way they help each other is very nice.
Favorite quote: “I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skill is their capacity to escalate.”
Least favorite character: The Führer , obviously.
Least favorite part: After the bombs hit Himmel Street, and Liesel finds Rudy and kisses him. That part was heart-breaking. Also, right after that when she finds Hans and Rosa :'(
Would I read it
again? In a couple of years, maybe.
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The Lovely Bones - Alice Seabold
Rating: ★★
Favorite character: Susie, I guess...
Favorite secondary character: Lindsey
Favorite part: I liked the part when Lindsey goes into Mr. Harvey's house to get evidence. She does it for her father and it is so brave (that was a very tense part during the movie!). And at the end it is what causes Mr. Harvey to leave, which is better than him being there and the police doing nothing!
Favorite quote: “Murderers are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.”
Least favorite character: Mr. Harvey. He's despicable... how many girls did he kill?! And for what?! I was happy when he died :P
Least favorite part: Well, of course all the first chapter is horrible!!! But also when Susie starts discovering in Heaven all of the girls that Mr. Harvey had killed.
Favorite character: Susie, I guess...
Favorite secondary character: Lindsey
Favorite part: I liked the part when Lindsey goes into Mr. Harvey's house to get evidence. She does it for her father and it is so brave (that was a very tense part during the movie!). And at the end it is what causes Mr. Harvey to leave, which is better than him being there and the police doing nothing!
Favorite quote: “Murderers are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.”
Least favorite character: Mr. Harvey. He's despicable... how many girls did he kill?! And for what?! I was happy when he died :P
Least favorite part: Well, of course all the first chapter is horrible!!! But also when Susie starts discovering in Heaven all of the girls that Mr. Harvey had killed.
Would I read it again? NO! but I could watch the movie again (Stanley Tucci *wink wink*)
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Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Jude
Favorite secondary character: Angus and Bon, the dogs!!!!!
Favorite character: Jude
Favorite secondary character: Angus and Bon, the dogs!!!!!
Favorite part: The trip to Florida. Oh, and the ending!
Favorite quote: "He understood that the ghost existed first and foremost within his own head. That maybe ghosts always haunted minds, not places."
Least favorite character: A tie between Craddock and Jessica.
Least favorite part: Aside from the scary parts, I think the almost-ending, when they have all this light and stuff and the magical door swallows Craddock.
Favorite quote: "He understood that the ghost existed first and foremost within his own head. That maybe ghosts always haunted minds, not places."
Least favorite character: A tie between Craddock and Jessica.
Least favorite part: Aside from the scary parts, I think the almost-ending, when they have all this light and stuff and the magical door swallows Craddock.
Would I read
it again? I would prefer reading Horns again...
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Lettie Hempstock
Favorite secondary character: The rest of the Hempstock family
Favorite part: I liked a lot of different parts throughout the novel, but the ending is shocking and amazing!
Favorite quote: "I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway."
Favorite character: Lettie Hempstock
Favorite secondary character: The rest of the Hempstock family
Favorite part: I liked a lot of different parts throughout the novel, but the ending is shocking and amazing!
Favorite quote: "I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway."
"Nobody actually looks like what they really are on the inside. You don't. People are much more complicated than that. It's true for everybody"
Least favorite character: Ursula
Least favorite part:When his family didn't believe him about Ursula!!
Least favorite character: Ursula
Least favorite part:When his family didn't believe him about Ursula!!
Would I read
it again? A big, fat YES!
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The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler
Rating: ★★★
Favorite character: Grigg!!
Favorite secondary character: Allegra
Favorite part: So different from the movie from which I have tons of favorite parts (Hugh Dancy!). I can't really recall any from the book. What a disappointment.
Favorite quote: "Love at first sigh was as ridiculous as it was irresistible."
Least favorite character: Prudie
Least favorite part: All of the times when they were talking about the past, like in a flashback or something, and I didn't really get it because the narrator was freaking confusing!
Favorite character: Grigg!!
Favorite secondary character: Allegra
Favorite part: So different from the movie from which I have tons of favorite parts (Hugh Dancy!). I can't really recall any from the book. What a disappointment.
Favorite quote: "Love at first sigh was as ridiculous as it was irresistible."
Least favorite character: Prudie
Least favorite part: All of the times when they were talking about the past, like in a flashback or something, and I didn't really get it because the narrator was freaking confusing!
Would I read
it again? Nope, but I want to watch the movie again!
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah
Rating: ★★★
Favorite character: Ishmael/narrator
Favorite secondary character: Esther
Favorite part: When Esther started helping him.
Favorite quote: "If you're alive, then there is hope for a better day and something good to happen. If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person, he or she will die."
Least favorite part: The time that he actually was a soldier and when he left his uncle's house.
Favorite character: Ishmael/narrator
Favorite secondary character: Esther
Favorite part: When Esther started helping him.
Favorite quote: "If you're alive, then there is hope for a better day and something good to happen. If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person, he or she will die."
Least favorite part: The time that he actually was a soldier and when he left his uncle's house.
Would I read
it again? Maaaybe? Not a big fan of memoirs...
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Me Before You - Jojo Moyes
Rating: ★★★
Favorite character: Lou
Favorite secondary character: Will Traynor
Favorite part: When she starts planning his trips and adventures (with the little calendar)
Favorite quote: "Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you. You, Clark, have the choice not to let that happen."
Least favorite character: Oh God, the sister!
Least favorite part: Last time she sees him :( and the letter.
Favorite character: Lou
Favorite secondary character: Will Traynor
Favorite part: When she starts planning his trips and adventures (with the little calendar)
Favorite quote: "Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you. You, Clark, have the choice not to let that happen."
Least favorite character: Oh God, the sister!
Least favorite part: Last time she sees him :( and the letter.
Would I read
it again? I don't
know. For me, the ending saved the book, that's the main reason I gave it three
stars (would've given it one if it had ended up the way I thought it would), so
I don't know how knowing the ending would impact in the rest of the story...
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Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) - Stephanie Perkins
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Anna and Etienne (again, don't make me choose!)
Favorite secondary character: Josh
Favorite part: Knowing now what happens at the almost-end of Isla and the Happily Ever After *fangirling dangerously* But from this book... when Etienne goes to the top of that high building to talk to her <3
Favorite quote: "Is it possible for home to be a person and not a place?"
Least favorite character: Ellie and Bridgette (*puking all over the place*)
Least favorite part: When Anna finds out about Bridgette and Toph and when she and Etienne kiss and the others see them and get mad at Anna :S
Favorite character: Anna and Etienne (again, don't make me choose!)
Favorite secondary character: Josh
Favorite part: Knowing now what happens at the almost-end of Isla and the Happily Ever After *fangirling dangerously* But from this book... when Etienne goes to the top of that high building to talk to her <3
Favorite quote: "Is it possible for home to be a person and not a place?"
Least favorite character: Ellie and Bridgette (*puking all over the place*)
Least favorite part: When Anna finds out about Bridgette and Toph and when she and Etienne kiss and the others see them and get mad at Anna :S
Would I read
it again? Yup, I'll reread this series forever and ever!
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (HP #2) - J.K. Rowling
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Hermoine and Ron
Favorite secondary character: Harry (?)
Favorite character: Hermoine and Ron
Favorite secondary character: Harry (?)
Favorite part: When Harry thought he was going to be held responsible for Dumbledore's phoenix's death... hilarious! :P
Favorite quote: “But why’s she got to go to the library?”
“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.”
Least favorite character: The Dursleys (omg) and the annoying Gilderoy!
Favorite quote: “But why’s she got to go to the library?”
“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.”
Least favorite character: The Dursleys (omg) and the annoying Gilderoy!
Would I read
it again? I'll see...
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We Were Liars - E. Lockhart
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Cadence
Favorite secondary character: The rest of the liars
Favorite part: When she remembers....
Favorite quote: "Be a little kinder than you have to / Do not accept an evil you can change. / Always do what you're afraid to do."
Least favorite part: When she remembers....
Favorite character: Cadence
Favorite secondary character: The rest of the liars
Favorite part: When she remembers....
Favorite quote: "Be a little kinder than you have to / Do not accept an evil you can change. / Always do what you're afraid to do."
Least favorite part: When she remembers....
Would I read
it again? Yes!!!!
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Orange is the New Black: My Time in a Women's Prison - Piper Kerman
Rating:
★★★
Favorite character: Hmm... Piper? No... I think it was her friend/bunkie Natalie (was that her name?)
Favorite secondary character: Yeah... I don't really remember the names of all the women who were nice to her while she was in Danbury... and no, I'm not going to say Larry (he seems too good to be true :P)
Favorite part: Obviously when she goes home!!!
Favorite quote: "When you are deep in misery, you reach out to those who can help, people who can understand"
Least favorite character: Nora?? Or that guy she worked for while she was in prison, and she kept trying to change because the other guy was nicer
Favorite character: Hmm... Piper? No... I think it was her friend/bunkie Natalie (was that her name?)
Favorite secondary character: Yeah... I don't really remember the names of all the women who were nice to her while she was in Danbury... and no, I'm not going to say Larry (he seems too good to be true :P)
Favorite part: Obviously when she goes home!!!
Favorite quote: "When you are deep in misery, you reach out to those who can help, people who can understand"
Least favorite character: Nora?? Or that guy she worked for while she was in prison, and she kept trying to change because the other guy was nicer
Least
favorite part: When she was saying bye to Larry (yeah,
I don't really like him, but hey, I still have a heart...or part of it)
Would I read
it again? Could be...
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Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
Rating: ★★★
Favorite character: Fred/narrator
Favorite part: I'm so confused between the movie and the book, that I'm pretty sure whatever I type here will refer to the movie and not the book
Favorite quote: "Holly Golightly: You know the days when you get the mean reds?
Paul Varjak: The mean reds. You mean like the blues?
Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you’re getting fat, and maybe it’s been raining too long. You’re just sad, that’s all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you’re afraid, and you don’t know what you’re afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?"
Least favorite character: Holly Golightly
Least favorite part: ...
Favorite character: Fred/narrator
Favorite part: I'm so confused between the movie and the book, that I'm pretty sure whatever I type here will refer to the movie and not the book
Favorite quote: "Holly Golightly: You know the days when you get the mean reds?
Paul Varjak: The mean reds. You mean like the blues?
Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you’re getting fat, and maybe it’s been raining too long. You’re just sad, that’s all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you’re afraid, and you don’t know what you’re afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?"
Least favorite character: Holly Golightly
Least favorite part: ...
Would I read
it again? Nope. Reason: the movie is better.
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Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Rating: ★★★
Favorite character: Margo
Favorite part: Plot twists!!!!
Favorite quote: "There's a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her."
Least favorite character: Amy and Nick Dun Least favorite part: How to choose only one when everybody in the book has a serious psychological problem!!! But I guess I didn't particularly enjoyed when she freaking kills Desi. Or when they end up living together again after both of them know the truth!
Favorite character: Margo
Favorite part: Plot twists!!!!
Favorite quote: "There's a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her."
Least favorite character: Amy and Nick Dun Least favorite part: How to choose only one when everybody in the book has a serious psychological problem!!! But I guess I didn't particularly enjoyed when she freaking kills Desi. Or when they end up living together again after both of them know the truth!
Would I read
it again? I think I'll read Dark Places and Sharp Objects before I reread this...
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The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Bilbo Baggins
Favorite secondary character: Fili and Kili :3
Favorite part: So many... I really, really loved when the dwarves get to Bilbo's hole. Also when Bilbo "plays" riddles with Gollum. And of course every time Bilbo saves the company.
Favorite quote: "There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
Least favorite character: Thorin's not my cup of tea. Also, the ugly wargs
Least favorite part: When Bilbo is told that Fili and Kili died :(
Favorite character: Bilbo Baggins
Favorite secondary character: Fili and Kili :3
Favorite part: So many... I really, really loved when the dwarves get to Bilbo's hole. Also when Bilbo "plays" riddles with Gollum. And of course every time Bilbo saves the company.
Favorite quote: "There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
Least favorite character: Thorin's not my cup of tea. Also, the ugly wargs
Least favorite part: When Bilbo is told that Fili and Kili died :(
Would I read
it again? I've read it twice already... of course I'd read it again!
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Isla and the Happily Ever After - Stephanie Perkins
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Isla
Favorite secondary character: Josh
Favorite part: When they go to Spain. Also the New Year's eve party at the museum. And obviously the end *swoons*
Favorite quote: "Phones are distracting. The internet is distracting.The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed."
Least favorite character: Josh's parents
Favorite character: Isla
Favorite secondary character: Josh
Favorite part: When they go to Spain. Also the New Year's eve party at the museum. And obviously the end *swoons*
Favorite quote: "Phones are distracting. The internet is distracting.The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed."
Least favorite character: Josh's parents
Would I read
it again? Yes!!!!!
The Dead Zone - Stephen King
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Johnny Smith
Favorite secondary character: I liked Chuck and his Dad, they were very cool and supportive with Johnny.
Favorite part: Every time he got to save something or somebody because of his 'power'
Favorite quote: "We all do what we can, and it has to be good enough, and if it isn't good enough, it has to do."
Least favorite character: Greg Stillson. And that cop that was killing girls!
Least favorite part: He suffered a lot while recovering, especially with the Sarah thing.
Favorite character: Johnny Smith
Favorite secondary character: I liked Chuck and his Dad, they were very cool and supportive with Johnny.
Favorite part: Every time he got to save something or somebody because of his 'power'
Favorite quote: "We all do what we can, and it has to be good enough, and if it isn't good enough, it has to do."
Least favorite character: Greg Stillson. And that cop that was killing girls!
Least favorite part: He suffered a lot while recovering, especially with the Sarah thing.
Would I read
it again? I still have forty-something Stephen King books to read, so I don't know...
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Beautiful Mess - Lucy V. Morgan
Rating: ★★★
Favorite character: Bailey
Favorite secondary character: Tom and Ollie
Favorite part: When she realizes Linc likes her as well.
Favorite quote: none found :(
Least favorite character: Craig
Least favorite part: Could've done without the Fifty Shades sex scene...
Favorite character: Bailey
Favorite secondary character: Tom and Ollie
Favorite part: When she realizes Linc likes her as well.
Favorite quote: none found :(
Least favorite character: Craig
Least favorite part: Could've done without the Fifty Shades sex scene...
Would I read
it again? No
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Dash and Lily's Book of Dares - David Levithan & Rachel Cohn
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Dash
Favorite secondary character: Boomer
Favorite part: The book exchange at the beginning... though the convenient relatives all over NY made me uncomfortable.
Favorite quote: "I dare you to ask Santa for your next message. No. No fucking no no no. If I hadn't appreciated her sadism, I would've headed straight for the hills. But instead, I headed straight for Santa."
Favorite character: Dash
Favorite secondary character: Boomer
Favorite part: The book exchange at the beginning... though the convenient relatives all over NY made me uncomfortable.
Favorite quote: "I dare you to ask Santa for your next message. No. No fucking no no no. If I hadn't appreciated her sadism, I would've headed straight for the hills. But instead, I headed straight for Santa."
"Children frighten me. I mean, I appreciate them on a cute aesthetic level, but they're very demanding and unreasonable creatures and often smell funny."
Least favorite character: The angry moms!! LOL
Least favorite part: When Dash tells Lily sad things about him. Also, best friend's famous chef aunt's kitchen... come on!! Way too cheesy...
Least favorite character: The angry moms!! LOL
Least favorite part: When Dash tells Lily sad things about him. Also, best friend's famous chef aunt's kitchen... come on!! Way too cheesy...
Would I read
it again? Yep, it's a cool Christmas-y book
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Christopher
Favorite secondary character: Siobhan
Favorite part: Happy ending?
Favorite quote: "On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty."
Least favorite character: The dad and the mom
Least favorite part:When he founds the letters and founds out the truth about his family.
Favorite character: Christopher
Favorite secondary character: Siobhan
Favorite part: Happy ending?
Favorite quote: "On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty."
Least favorite character: The dad and the mom
Least favorite part:When he founds the letters and founds out the truth about his family.
Would I read
it again? Yes
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Let It Snow - John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle
Rating: ★★★★★ (The Jubilee Express gets 5 stars, A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle gets 4 stars and The Patron Saint of Pigs gets 4 stars)
Favorite character: Out of the three stories, Jubilee is my favorite character.
Favorite secondary character: The Duke (Hashbrowns!!!)
Favorite part: I like the angel thing with Addie.
Favorite quote: "It's such a disaster, whenever, in the course of human relationships, someone begins to chisel away at the wall of separation between friendship and kissing."
Least favorite character: Cheerleaders... ugh!
Favorite character: Out of the three stories, Jubilee is my favorite character.
Favorite secondary character: The Duke (Hashbrowns!!!)
Favorite part: I like the angel thing with Addie.
Favorite quote: "It's such a disaster, whenever, in the course of human relationships, someone begins to chisel away at the wall of separation between friendship and kissing."
Least favorite character: Cheerleaders... ugh!
Would I read
it again? Absolutely!
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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1) - Graeme Simsion
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite character: Don Tillman
Favorite secondary character: Rosie
Favorite part: Many, but probably the Night of the Cocktails is #1
Favorite quote: "But Rosie's response was a verbal version of mine. 'Wow,' she said very quietly, looking back at the vastness of it all. Then, in this vanishingly small moment in the history of the universe, she took my hand and held it all the way back to the subway."
Least favorite character: Gene
Least favorite part: When he proposes and she says no!!! :O
Favorite character: Don Tillman
Favorite secondary character: Rosie
Favorite part: Many, but probably the Night of the Cocktails is #1
Favorite quote: "But Rosie's response was a verbal version of mine. 'Wow,' she said very quietly, looking back at the vastness of it all. Then, in this vanishingly small moment in the history of the universe, she took my hand and held it all the way back to the subway."
Least favorite character: Gene
Least favorite part: When he proposes and she says no!!! :O
Would I read
it again? Sure, why not...
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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer E. Smith
Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Hadley
Favorite secondary character: Oliver
Favorite part: The flight from NY to London <3
Favorite quote: "'Lost you in there,' he says, and she manages a nod, happy to be found again."
Least favorite part:I think my problem with this book is the narration. I'm used to first-person narrators, and this third-person one was driving me crazy!!!
Favorite character: Hadley
Favorite secondary character: Oliver
Favorite part: The flight from NY to London <3
Favorite quote: "'Lost you in there,' he says, and she manages a nod, happy to be found again."
Least favorite part:I think my problem with this book is the narration. I'm used to first-person narrators, and this third-person one was driving me crazy!!!
Would I read
it again? Maybe
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Everyday and Six Earlier Days - David Levithan
Rating: ★★★★★ (Everyday) & ★★★★
(6ED)
Favorite character: AFavorite secondary character: Rhiannon
Favorite part: When he was Justin and met Rhiannon.
Favorite quote: "In your heart, in your bones, no matter how silly you know it is, you feel that everything has been leading to this, all the secret arrows were pointing here, the universe and time itself crafted this long ago, and you are just now realizing it, you are just now arriving at the place you were always meant to be."
"People are rarely as attractive in reality as they are in the eyes of the people who are in love with them."
Least favorite character: Justin and Nathan (not sure how I feel about the Reverend... I really hope the next book talks more about him)
Least favorite part: When he leaves her!! *crying uncontrollably*
Least favorite character: Justin and Nathan (not sure how I feel about the Reverend... I really hope the next book talks more about him)
Least favorite part: When he leaves her!! *crying uncontrollably*
Would I read
it again? Yes! I'll read it again before reading Another
Day!!
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The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman #2) - Graeme Simsion
Rating: ★★
Favorite character: Don Tillman
Favorite secondary character: Don's friends (George, Dave and Gene)
Favorite part: Whenever he met with his male friends. Also, when he drew Bud in the tiles.
Favorite quote: none found
Least favorite character: Rosie. I cannot believe what a bitch she was!
Least favorite part: Whenever Rosie was acting like a bitch. It was very irritating to see how she would
stress Don out because of the baby. Why was she acting like she didn't know about Don's personality?!
Favorite character: Don Tillman
Favorite secondary character: Don's friends (George, Dave and Gene)
Favorite part: Whenever he met with his male friends. Also, when he drew Bud in the tiles.
Favorite quote: none found
Least favorite character: Rosie. I cannot believe what a bitch she was!
Least favorite part: Whenever Rosie was acting like a bitch. It was very irritating to see how she would
stress Don out because of the baby. Why was she acting like she didn't know about Don's personality?!
Would I read
it again? Definitely not!
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Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: Hermione and Harry
Favorite secondary character: Ron
Favorite part: When Griffyndor won the Quidditch cup! Also, Black's letter to Harry.
Favorite quote: "I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me."
Least favorite character: Malfoy, Snape and the Dementors.
Least favorite part: At the Shrieking Shack, discovering the (confusing) truth about Sirius and Peter.
Favorite character: Hermione and Harry
Favorite secondary character: Ron
Favorite part: When Griffyndor won the Quidditch cup! Also, Black's letter to Harry.
Favorite quote: "I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me."
Least favorite character: Malfoy, Snape and the Dementors.
Least favorite part: At the Shrieking Shack, discovering the (confusing) truth about Sirius and Peter.
Would I read it again? I don't know, I just finished it like four hours ago.
I am finally
done!
:)
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