My thoughts on Delirium and Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Delirium
They say that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I’ve always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I’d rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie.

Pandemonium
I’m pushing aside
the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana
and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke?

I am totally unsure about this series. I love the concept of the series, but something about actually reading them gets to me. I am not sure if it was not executed right for me or it the characters. I mean banning love is such a good concept. love is such a big deal in today's society. Everybody strives for love, so what if you love was banned. I have never been in love but I hope one day do be in love.

I think the characters were a issue of mine. Lena annoyed me. She seemed to complain and not see the world in how she should. Hanna was just a bad friend and also seemed to complain a ot. The boys in both annoyed me. I mainly didn't like them.

The plot flowed nicely but something was off to me. I really I am sure. Maybe it is because I am not a big fan of this type of novel. Don't get me wrong, I did like the books, but something was not right to me. I would tell my friends to read the novels and the next book when it come out next year. This is not a hate review just a I am not quite so sure about the novels but I do like them.

This is really short but it has been a while since I wrote a review.

Hopefully I follow through with my promise this time

So. I have been thinking I have been neglecting my blog for about the last 2ish or so years. So I want to now promise to myself I will post once a week in both July and June. I am about to begin my senior year in high school and I want my senior to be good and one way to do so is improving my blog and working on it once again. I will hopefully be able to do memes and some reviews. This is about the third time I have said this so hopefully third times a charm.

Books I am Most Excited for in 2012

This is hard because I have list so long on amazon and I don't know all the books coming out this year.

In no particular order

1. 52 Reasons To Hate my Father by Jessica Brody

2. My Life in Balck and White by Natasha Friend

3. 37 Things I love (in no Particular order) by Kekla Magoon

4. The Unquiet by Jeannine Garse

5. All These Lives by Sarah Wylie

6. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

7. The Night She Disappeared by April Henry

8. Belles by Jen Calonita

9. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

10. Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf

11. Fracture by Megan Miranda

12. Where It Begins by Ann Redish Stampler

And so many more, 2012 looks to be a very good book year

* numbers 7-12 I already have ordered off amazon and just waiting for them to be released

 

My Favorite Books of 2011

I read a lot of great books this year so this is really hard but here is a list of some of my favorites (not in any order)


1. The Naughty List and So Many Boys by Suzanne Young

These books are something different than a usual book but are still cute. Honestly I read these in January, and remember loving them even though I remember very little about it, which is kinda sad. I do remember them spying on boyfriends to see if they are cheating.


2. Where the Truth Lies by Jessica Warman

I love Jessica Warman's books. I haven't found one I haven't liked. Her book Between is great too. I recommend any of her books.

3. The Education of Emily Kendrick by Eileen Cook

I loved this book. The book was so cute and had a great premise to it.

4. Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harbison

I love Paige and she has a new book coming out soon that I cannot wait to read. A girl going back and kooking at what a witch she was in life.

5. Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasey

Yes, this is a typical rich girl gone poor, but this one felt different for some reason.

6. The Exile of Gigi Lane by Adrienne Marie Vrettos

This is exactly my kind of favorite books. I was a little weird but was totally awesome at the same time.

7. My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody

Jessica's books are so good. What is not to like about a girl giving up and having a blog decide her life. Read her other book The Karma Club to if you haven't already, it's also very good.

8. Love Inc by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout

Such a cute book about girls creating there own business setting people up and hopping for love themselves.

9. Model: A Memoir by Cheryl Diamond

I have had this book on my bookshelf for a like 2 years and finally got to it this year. It was really good, and is all about the rise of Cheryl Diamonds modeling. The ending is kind of sad, I was so into the book and didn't see the ending at all.

10. Past Perfect by Leila Sales

So good. It's about two war reenactment villages competing against each other and the main character falls in love with a guy from the other village which is a total no-no. Read this its really good

Other great books
Rhymes with Cupid by Anna Humpry
Babe in Boyland by Jody Gerham
Wither by Lauren DeStfano
Glimmerglass and Shadowspell by Jenna Black
Bunheads by Sophie Flack
I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler

I read so many good books this year, this was hard to decide. I could have so many more books. And can anyone tell my favorite genre of books?

Waiting On Wednesday

Deadly Cool by Jemma Halliday
Released: October 11 ,2011

Hartley Grace Featherstone is having a very bad day. First she finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her with the president of the Herbert Hoover High School Chastity Club. Then he's pegged as the #1 suspect in a murder. And if that weren't enough, now he's depending on Hartley to clear his name. Seriously? Not cool. But as much as Hartley wouldn't mind seeing him squirm, she knows he's innocent, and she's the only one who can help him. Along with her best friend, Sam, and the school's resident Bad Boy, Chase, Hartley starts investigating on her own. But as the dead bodies begin to pile up, the mystery deepens, the suspects multiply, and Hartley begins to fear that she may be the killer's next victim.



This book sounds so good. Murder and mystery some of my favorite kinds of book. So excited

I am Coming Back

I have taken a break from blogging the last year. I want to come back. I hope to bring reviews to you soon of the last few books I have read and am currently reading.

I am promising to myself

• review more books



• do more weekly features



• maybe a contest



• comment and visit other blogs

Courage In Patience by Beth Fehlbaum

After six years of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse from her stepfather, 14-year-old Ashley finally finds the courage to reveal the painful details of her experiences with her mother, who refuses to acknowledge the problem and turns her back on her daughter. After confiding in her teacher?the only adult whom Ashley can trust?she is removed from her home and sent to live with her father and his second wife, Beverly, an English teacher. Nurtured by Beverly, an extraordinarily positive influence in her life, Ashley and a summer school class of troubled teens learn to face their fears and discover who they really are.

Courage In Patience is a very touching book about a child going through sexual abuse and just wanting to get away from the abuse.

Ashley the main character is a strong but weak character, she is strong enough to go through the pain of abuse but weak that she cannot endure the pain after all the abuse is done. The other character like her mom and stepdad are just selfish people who really shouldn't be parents. The characters were from a wide range of personalties but made the story complex.

The plot interesting and touching, It got a little confusing when random characters started narrating but mostly it was good. Ashley tells her teacher about the sexual abuse from her stepdad Charlie, and is placed to live with her dad who she has never seen. I didn't really get the plot but could understand the plot and the main message that sexual abuse is dangerous and really messes with you.

Overall the characters are weird but good and the plot is interesting and tells a good story.

3 out of 5