Book Review: Wake By: Lisa McMann

Not all dreams are sweet.



For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody- notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.


She can't tell anybody about what she does — they'd never believe her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control.


Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She is a participant....

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Characters: 16/20

Plot: 18/20

Originality: 18/20

Writing: 15/20

Recommendation: 17/20

Overall: 84 or "B"


The Characters in the book wasn't a strong point for me. I found it hard to connect with Janie because of how the author chose to write the book. So it may just be me, but I wasn't to fond of the characters in this book. The plot was good. I really liked reading about other people's dreams and such, so that was a stronger point for me. The book I feel was very original, at least I haven't read another like it. The writing was...lets say not my cup of tea. I tried to get into it, but she wrote in such short bursts. What I mean is, she's all over the place in her writing style, in my opinion and I'm not the only person who thinks that way. I think the writing is mostly what keeps this book from being amazing. This book would've been almost an "A" if it wasn't for the writing. My overall recommendation would be, probably a good book, but it wasn't my favorite. Although, don't let me stop you from reading this book because I didn't like the writing. Believe me, this is far from a bad book. I've given books "F"'s already. So people might enjoy this, some may not. I will probably buy the next two books in the trilogy to find out what happens next, but lets just say I wouldn't cry if they suddenly stopped selling them. Sorry!

2010 Debut author challenge!

What I will be reading....

1. "The Iron King" By: Julie Kagawa

2. "Tweet Heart" By: Elizabeth Rudnick (Completed)

3. "The bodyFinder" By: Kimberly Derting (Completed)

4."Hex Hall" by: Rachel Hawkins

5. "The Sky is Everywhere" By: Jandy Nelson

6. "Brightly Woven" By:Alexandra Bracken

7."Bleeding Violet" By:Dia Reeves

8. "All unquiet Things" By:Anna Jarzub

9."Dirty Little Secrets" By: C.J  Omololu

10. "The Dark Dvine" By: Bre Despain

11."NightShade" By:Andrea Cremer

12. "Other" By: Karen Kincy

Book Review: Tweet heart By: Elizabeth Rudnick

Claire is a #hopelessromantic. Lottie is determined to set up her BFF with Mr. Perfect. Will wants his #secretcrush to finally notice him. Bennett is a man with a plan.

Claire can’t believe it when her dream guy starts following her on Twitter. She never thought he noticed her, and suddenly he seems to understand her better than almost anyone.

But the Twitterverse can be a confusing place, especially when friends act differently online than they do in person. Things get even more complicated when Claire realizes she’s falling for someone else, the last person she ever would have expected….

Told in an innovative format combining tweets, emails, and blogs, Tweet Heart is a contemporary romantic comedy that will set your heart atwitter.

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Characters: 19/20

Plot: 20/20

Originality: 20/20

Writing: 20/20

Recommendation: 20/20

Overall: 99 or A+

The characters are the only thing that didn't get a perfect score for this book and I'll tell you why. Claire. Simple as that. She was a little bit whiney for me, you may feel different. Almost a little to overly dramatic. Also, I wasn't a huge fan of Will, call me crazy, but I felt like the author made him try to hard to be perfect. Obviously he had a slip up in the story, which I won't go into detail. I really liked Bennet and lottie, they were my favorite because they were really funny and entertaining. The plot was typical high School, guy hurts girl type of thing, but I really enjoyed how she played out the plot. Very entertaining and enjoyable. I can't say that I have ever heard of an other more creative than this. The conflict was common for the most part, but the way she wrote the book made it an enjoyable read. I mean who has read a book before this one, in all emails, blogs, and tweets? I never have. So that was very unique and I really liked it anyway. The writing from what I said was self-explanatory, I really enjoyed it and it really stuck out from any other book. i wasn't positive that I would like it at first, AT ALL, but I actually really liked it. I would recommend this book to anyone. Guys, girls, whoever and I'll tell you why. Some guys would look at this cover and say "Hmmm, girly book. That's a no.", but I'll tell you what, there was a lot of guy problems in there that a guy could relate to easily. I know I did. So don't let the cover stop you, guys. Girls will enjoy this simply because it's how they would say "cute, and fun.", but yeah you'll defintely remember this book from all the others you've read. Although, the writing may not be for everybody, I wouldn't let that stop you because you'd be passing up a really good story.

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"Fallen" by Lauren Kate

Books To Check Out!! Literally!

"Impossible" By Nancy Werlin

"The Iron King" By Julie Kagawa

"Tweet Heart" By: Elizabeth Rudnick

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What I'm currently Reading!!

Pretty Good so far, very different style of writing, I let you guys decide for yourself if that's a good or bad thing...very short though, so probably a review by tomorrow.

Book Review: Pretty Little Liars By: Sara Shepard

(Sorry for Delay) Here's my thoughts on Pretty Little Liars the first book.

Spencer Covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's Fantasizing about her english teacher. Emily's crushing on a new girl at school. Hanna uses some ugly tricks to stay beautiful. But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished. How do I know? Because I know everything about the bad girls they were, the naughty girls they are, and all the dirty secrets they've kept. And guess what? I'm telling. --A
                                      
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Characters: 20/20
Plot: 19/20
Originality: 19/20
Writing: 18/20
Recommendation: 18/20
Overall: 94/100 or "A"

The characters in this book are very diverse, which makes it nice to read. Say you're currently getting annoyed with a character, well in the next chapter it follows another completely different character. That's always a plus in my opinion. Aria was, in my opinion, down to earth more so than the other characters. I won't give away spoilers, but like the description said, she falls for her english teacher. Spencer was the brainiac that you often felt sorry for. Once you read you'll find out why. Emily is struggling with her sexuality a bit. She really likes a new girl from school, but feels she still likes guys. Hanna is the new "it" girl of the school. So she has to do everything to stay on top, but that can be very risky when you do what she's doing.
The plot was very cool, I love how she made it suspenseful and on the edge of your seats feeling. The writing style was good, but I thought she would write it in first person with all the characters instead of third person omniscent, although I believe there is a reason for why she did that. No big deal though. When I was recommended this book I will admit I was shaky because I thought it would be a non-stop girly book. I was wrong for the most part. Honestly, there isn't that many girly parts in the story, except maybe Hanna's parts. The rest of the characters can be, but not so much. So I would recommend this to guys that are open minded and to any female. Overall, this was a very good book, I will be checking out the rest of Sara shepard's books in the series. Good Job Sara! Go buy it, anyone who hasn't!

BONUS BOOK REVIEW: The body Finder By Kimberly Derting

(Ok guys, so I'm gonna try a new reviewing method. Lets see if you like it!)


Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world . . . and the imprints that attach to their killers.




Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.


Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet find the murderer—and Violet is unnerved by her hope that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer . . . and becoming his prey herself.
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Well, what can I say about "The body finder" by Kimberly Derting? It was great!! Very interesting plot, beautifully written, and awesome idea of a book in general. I found myself really getting connected with Violet, the main character, because it would be extremely hard not to. If you haven't bought this book already I don't know what your waiting for! I hope this author continues to write such addicting novels. I love her work so far, 5 out of 5 stars in my opinion. Loved it! Keep it coming Kimberly! Can't wait for your next novel "Desires of the dead". Just know at the very least, I'll be buying it. Lol

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In My Mailbox (1)

Borrowed From Library:

Blue wolf By: Catherine Creedon

Wake By: Lisa McMann


Purchased from Walmart:

Dead Until Dark By: Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)

Living Dead in Dallas By: Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)

The Perfect Liar By: Brenda Novak (The Last stand, #5)

This Rage of Echoes By: Simon Clark

Purchased from Barnes and Noble:

Pretty Little Liars By: Sara Shepard (Pretty little Liars, #1)

Flawless By: Sara Shepard (Pretty little Liars, #2)

Perfect By: Sara Shepard (Prety Little Liars, #3)

Willow By: Julia Hoban

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What did you get in YOUR mailbox this week?

Upcoming reviews For this week (7/26--7/30)

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

Wake By: Lisa McMann

Tweet Heart By: Elizabeth Rudnick

Flawless By: Sara Shepard


That's what's coming up! :)

What I'm currently Reading!

It's very good so far. I love mystery/suspense stories. Defintely recommend it up to this point lol

Most anticipated Books of 2010!!

MockingJay by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games, #3)

Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy, #6)

ClockWork Angel by Cassandra Claire (The Infernal Devices, #1)

Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick (Hush, Hush #2)

Torment by Lauren Kate (Fallen, #2)

Marked By: P.C + Kristin Cast

Hi again everybody! This time I'll be talking about "Marked". When I first bought this book there really wasn't anyway I could've known what the book was about just by looking at it's cover. Well, without spoilers, I will tell you what the book was about. It was about a girl named Zoey Redbird and how she was summoned to join the house of Night. The only catch is you have to give up your previous life and friends, move out of your house, and come to learn how to become a "vamprye" fledgling. Oh yeah, you get a cresant moon on your forehead as well. The series starts out kind of slow, but very funny at times. I've heard many complaints about the writing style and how it veers off the storyline to much. I personally liked that writing because it makes me feel like she really wants to connect with her audience and try to make us have a laugh at serious points in the book. That's not saying, however, that it wasn't annoying at times. The character Zoey Redbird herself, was...interesting to say the least. She was very comical at certain times, but like I said, she could also be annoying. That doesn't make this book a bad read at all though. For the most part I would recommend this book to anyone who wants an amazing plot, but can deal with it being interrupted for random things at times. I myself, would give this book 3.5 stars out of 5. It was an enjoyable read for the most part and is the start of a very good series. Go buy it! lol

Willow By: Julia Hoban

I will start with my thoughts when I first bought the book, "Willow". I really liked the cover and I knew automatically that this

would be a sad book. Boy was I right! So without spoilers, I will tell you what the book was about. As the name may give away, it's about a girl named willow and seven months ago she was in a car accident and killed both of her parents. She now lives with her brother and resorts to cutting herself to get through the pain, she eventually meets a boy named Guy. She then finds it's a little hard to keep the secrets written all over her body. Believe it or not, that is just the beginning. There was absolutely no spoilers in that whatsoever. You can find all of that on the back of the book itself pretty much. I will say that I really liked this book. It gives an amazing message and I think that any teenager (like me) needs to read this book. You'll find out, most likely, that no matter what's going on in your life, it could always be worse. The only thing negative that I can say is that some times, willow gets a little irritating due to being such a stereotypical "emo", but I would still recommend the book, it could really put your life into perspective. I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars. Thanks for reading about what I thought of Willow! Go borrow/buy it! lol

WELCOME TO MY NEW BLOG!!

Hello Everybody! I just wanted to start things of by saying, thank you guys so much for checking out my blog. I will try my best to update and give you guys what you want to hear. In this blog, I will be reviewing books, announcing relaease dates of neccesity books, posting (hopefully) interesting topics and atricles, adressing any rumors there may be, I will post whatever book I am currently reading and that is most likely my next review, and hopefully much, much more in the future. Please bare with me for these first few weeks and I promise I'll make sure you won't be sorry. Thank you guys again and I will make sure to update regularly. Bye guys! :)