To Meet You Again - Hayley Nelson

Hello Lovelies!

I know I have been slacking on book reviews lately but now I'm back with a brand new one. I just got this book recently and finished it last night.

Goodreads Summary...

A couple of years ago, Ruby Balbacois and Don Vernal shared a moment together. Sadly for Ruby there was no follow-through. But this Valentine’s Day she has the unique opportunity to fight for the relationship she never had the chance to explore, under very strange circumstances, and with the resistance of her best friend, Angelo de Laurentiis.

 4 out of 10.

Thoughts

This book was a let down for me. It sounds like a good concept in the summary and I was excited to read it but as I got further into it I realized that it was very poorly developed. Ruby is cynical about Valentine's Day in a way that is a little disheartening to say the least.

Her moment with Don was not electric enough for me to think the author should have based an entire book on it, especially not basing it two years later. Ruby does not have the qualities that a reader can fall in love with and the author does nothing to redeem her as the story goes on.

Don is a jerk. Not that it's surprising that he is but it needs to be said. He pretends to be with Ruby to make his ex-girlfriend jealous. It is also not a believable situation because one day he pretends to be with Ruby for the first time and the next day he and his ex are making out in the hallway. 

The only thing I found redeeming about this book was Angelo. He is sweet and caring and he's in love with Ruby. He has the wit and sense of humor that got me through this book. He and Ruby are great together and their relationship made me laugh.

The last nail in coffin however was at the end of the book Ruby can't and won't tell Angelo she has feelings for him even though she does. The book simply ends not resolving this situation and leaves the reader wondering with no hope for a sequel.

The book was very short. Too short to explain anything and really get a reader to fall in love with the characters. 

Overall I did not like this book and I don't think I will be reading any more books by Nelson.

Leave me a comment letting me know if you've read this book.

Thanks for reading!

C.

Music Monday 7.22.13

Hello Lovelies!

This week has been FULL of good music! I heard a bunch of new songs and I'm going to do something a little different and tell you all about something that didn't hit my top 5. I'm telling you about it because I love it but I can't listen to it 40 times in a row.

The Piano Guys on Youtube! 

I'm posting the video below because it is my favorite but they're all fabulous!

I was introduced to them by a friend of mine and am in love! Enjoy and head over to their page to hear more!

Now onto the countdown!

5. If I Had You - Adam Lambert

4. Beautiful Mess - Diamond Rio

3. I Drive Your Truck - Lee Brice

2. This Kiss - Carly Rae Jepson

1. Haven't Had Enough - Marianas Trench

Leave me a comment! I love reading them!

I'll leave you all with a video that is hilarious by The Piano Guys (I know, I'm obsessed!).

Thanks for reading!

C.

Amazon Book Haul! 4.20.13

Hello Lovelies!

So I went a little crazy on Amazon today looking for new books and found 5 new ones I can't wait to read.

I have a Kindle Touch and I love it! I have played around with a Kindle Fire but I like my Kindle Touch better to read with because you can still read it in the sun and the battery lasts for days of continual use.

On with the haul!

All these books are free (the Kindle edition) as of today (because I am broke!).

 

 

The only book I did not immediately want to get upon reading the tag was My Boyfriend Merlin. I had to read the first chapter before I was hooked. It didn't take long which is usually the sign of a good read.  

All of these books sound completely amazing and I have no idea which one I'm going to read first. I'm just glad I found some that I am really excited about reading even with my non budget.

I just want to put it out there that I was not gifted any of the items I talked about in this blog and I am not affiliated with Amazon.com in any way.

I hope you will take a look at these books and maybe read a few. Leave me a comment! I try to respond to every one.

Thanks for reading!

C.

Ready for the Weekend? 7.19.13

Hello Lovelies!

I skipped last week's Ready for the Weekend post because of my busy weekend but I am finally back and ready to show you all what my weekend has in store.

Book to Start

I am actually between books as I write this post so I am either going to start one of the books from my recent Amazon haul (which will be up tomorrow) or this!

Book Wish!

I want this book so badly!!

I can't wait to start my next John Green book!

Blog of the Week

I have already mentioned this blog in an earlier post this week but I had to tell you all about it again! I love this blog. 

Top 5!

5. Met some amazing new people last weekend and saw some old friends!

4. I passed my state test and am officially a certified teacher!

3. Hearing some new music! (I'll tell you all about it on Music Monday)

2. Only one more week of summer classes!

1. Spending the weekend with my grandparents!

That is my week and weekend in a nutshell! Leave me a comment letting me know what you're going to read this weekend.

Thanks for reading!

C.

Read Across America Challenge: Nevada

Hello Lovelies!

This is my second review for my Read Across America Challenge!

Nevada is the state in which the book Crank by Ellen Hopkins is set.

9 out of 10!

Goodreads summary:

In Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the "monster," the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or "crank." Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father. While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: "there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. / There is only Bree." Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won't, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank.

Thoughts:

I loved this book. Kristina is a timid character that reminded me of myself when I read this book. It is a scary concept but Hopkins writes it in a way that the reader sees the change in Kristina happen steadily. 

Kristina comes back home from visiting her dad with an addiction to crank and begins to become a different person because of it. She does whatever she has to do to get this drug and begins to see herself on this drug as a completely different person. Bree, her alter-ego, takes over her narrative when she is on the drug. It is told as if she is no longer Kristina.  

The storyline is good by itself but the real reason I love this book is the style in which Hopkins writes it. It is an ever-changing poem that makes the story come to life in a way that a regularly written book cannot. The stanzas are not set up in a way that is consistent from page to page. I love her style of writing.

 

This book is based on Hopkin's daughter who went through a similar situation with drugs and you can tell while reading that Hopkins can relate very closely to the character she is writing about. 

It has been a while since I have read this book but it is thrilling and a book to get emotionally wrapped up in. 

I know this is a rather short review since it has been a while since I have read this book but I do highly recommend it to anyone who likes the main character to struggle through something of this magnitude. It is an excellent read and I couldn't put it down.

I will try to do a review for this challenge every week but once I run out of the books I have it may take me a while to find the others on the list so please be patient with me. 

Leave me a comment! I love them!

Thanks for reading!

C.

Read Across America Challenge: South Carolina

Hello Lovelies!

This first day of my new challenge I'm actually cheating a little. I have already read a few of the books on this list but I've already reviewed one of them. I want to have a link for every review in this challenge so I made this post so I could check South Carolina off my list.

Beautiful Creatures is set in South Carolina. Click on the book cover for the review I did a while back on this book.

I will be back later today with a true new review for the next book on my Read Across America Challenge. 

Thanks for reading!

C.

Book Review Challenge?

Hello Lovelies!

I have decided to give a book challenge a try and you are all welcome to join me! I found this on Pinterest and I love this idea!

This was done by epicreads.com and I absolutely love it! Basically there is one book that is set in each of the 50 states of the the United States of America. I am challenging myself to read and review each of these books for you all. I am not giving myself a time limit like I would normally do because I am a poor college student and do not have the funds to buy almost 50 books. 

I have already read a few of these books and the reviews for these will be coming up very soon so I can start on more books. 

If you want to do this challenge with me, feel free! At the end of each review I do for this challenge I will tell you all what book I am going to read/review next so everyone can keep track of where I am. I may start going in some sort of order once I finish reviewing the books I have already read but I'm not sure yet.

Leave me a comment letting me know if you like this idea and if you will do it with me. :] 

Thanks for reading!

C.