A Look Back At February

KINDLY Taken FROM JAMIE AT THE PERPETUAL PAGE-TURNER

IMAGE FROM FebruarY

January In One Word

Vegas

5 THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN January:

1. Went To Vegas for the 1st time!
2. Valentine's Day!
3. Two Business Strategic Meetings, very fun!
4. Met Authors Ally Carter and Gail Carigger
5. Disneyland with My Friends Kim and Jillian and Kim's daughter and Jillian's Friend

5 SONGS THAT WERE MOST POPULAR ON MY IPOD THIS MONTH:

1. Bright Lights Big City/Magic From Pitch Perfect
2. Thrift Shop By Macklemore
3. Scream & Shout By Britney Spears & Will.I.Am 

4. I Love It By Icona Pop

5. One More Day By The Cast of Les Mis'

 

TOP 2 BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH:

1. Paper Towns By John Green

2.The Strange Life of Copernicus H. Stringfellow

MOST POPULAR REVIEW THIS MONTH

(I do this based on Stats)

Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story By Ally Carter

 

MOST POPULAR 4 BLOG POSTS OVERALL THIS MONTH

1. In My Mailbox (51)
2. Challenges (2)
3. In My Mailbox (50)
4. Double Crossed

3 NEW OBSESSIONS IN FEBRUARY

1. VEGAS!!!

2. Shark Tank

3. Worlds Worst Tenants

2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN March

1. Going to Nor.Cal to have a Mini Vacay with the Husband and his grandparents

2. Going to San Jose to see my friends Play.

The Nightmare Affair

Summary:

"Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare.

Literally.

Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.

Then Eli’s dream comes true.

Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target."

So, here is the deal. Throughout this story I had 2 feelings about this book. One being, this is really mediocre and obvious and the other being "wow, this is some great writing". I think the idea although, pretty original in general was just overdone. The whole magical boarding school thing, just bored me. Although, there were times where I was intrigued. I mainly found myself scanning through the book to get the gist of the story. I'd personally tell you, to pass on this book.

Top Ten Tuesday: Auto-Buy Authors

 

Hosted By The Broke and The Bookish

Well, this more like authors who I will read and if I had the money to buy their books, no questions asked.

1. J.K.Rowling

 Really, I don't care. It is JK Rowling. She could write a book about grass and I'd still buy it.

2. Emily Giffen

 I know a lot of people don't like her writing. But I find her stories to be heart wrenching and beautiful. Whenever, she has a new book, I make sure to buy one. (unless they come out in Hardcover first)

3. John Green

 Paper Towns and The Fault In Our Stars. Enough Said.

4. Libba Bray

 Well, only her Historical Fiction. I have found that I am not a fan of her contemporary works, but I adore Bray's Historical Fiction and she simply cracks me up in real life.

5. Richelle Mead

The Vampire Academy Series was an emotional roller coaster and I am enjoying The Bloodlines series. So, until Mead writes a real sucky book, I am hooked!

6. Karen McQuestion

I love how real and indie her books are and I never hesitate to read one of Karen's books.

7. Stephanie Perkins

 I LOVE Anna and The French Kiss and Lola and The Boy Next Door, So... I am not going to hesitate when Isla and The Happily Ever After comes out.

8. Chelsea Handler 

This may be because, I already own the first four, so why stop?!

9. Ally Carter

Love both her series. So regardless, if it was another book in her series or a new book. I'd buy it.

10. Melissa DeLaCruz

After reading the first book of the Blue Bloods series I bought the boxed set. I am quite committed to her writing.

Paper Towns

Summary:

"Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows.

After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues - and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Q gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew."

I am OBSESSED with this book! I started reading Paper Towns on my last night in Vegas and instead of going out and enjoying the city, I was sucked into this book and couldn't leave. I could relate to Paper Towns and its characters in so many different ways it was ridiculous. This was my anthem.  John Green writing was just beyond amazing and I personally loved this book more than I loved TFIOS. Which says a lot since I have two copies of it. I will say the ending is a little frustrating, but it is a beautiful story.













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The Secret Life of Copernicus H. Stringfellow: Surreptitious Superhero

Summary:

"Copernicus H. Stringfellow, a.k.a. Nick, is not your run-of-the-mill genius. His mind is so powerful it can stop a speeding automobile or stem internal bleeding. As Nick goes about quietly doing good, he discovers that his powers are greatly enhanced by the nutrients present in Twinkies. Follow Nick on his amazing adventures in this humorous and exciting action-packed book for all ages."

The Strange Life of Copernicus H, Stringfellow is a strange book indeed and when I say that I mean it entirely has a compliment. I have not read a book like this pretty much ever. The writing style is very different and quick. You quickly read through several peoples past and present lives and watch as it all begins to intermingle with each other and creates the tale of the very mysterious Copernicus H. Stringfellow. If you want to read a book you haven't read before I HIGHLY recommend this book.

 

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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3)

 

Summary:

"Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year."

Plot: Personally, I felt that Mockingjay lacked the shock and awe that the previous two books did. Everything seemed predictable to me and overall frustrated me.

Characters: FINALLY Gale steps up the plate and becomes a character, but still he lacks enough depth for me to have feelings for him. I cannot even comment on Peeta. Cause really WHY?! Take the one thing I love about this series and change it. UGH.

Final Thoughts: Personally, I was really disappointed with the series. I was iffy about book one, book two made me obsessed and book three made me think it was a fluke. The book was all gore and no real context. I didn't even feel like the ending was right. It was almost like Collins gave up and just gave us all the ending we wanted, without really taking us from A to B. Yes, there were some clever moments, but overall I wasn't impressed. Too Predictable and Infuriating.

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