Evolution. Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande

This is Robin Brande's first book, and it is really awesome. So, here is summary (type thing) taken from the back of the book:

I knew today would be ugly. When you're single-handedly responsible for getting your church, your pastor, and every one of your former friends and their parents sued for millions of dollars, you expect to make some enemies. Fine. It's just that I oped my first day of school-high school, thank you, which I've been looking forward to my entire life- might turn out to be at least slightly better than eating live bugs. But I guess I was wrong.

I started reading this book this morning (at around 8:00a.m.) and couldn't stop reading. As I was making and eating my breakfast- still reading-I finished it about 3 hours later (about 11:00 a.m) and still, at midnight after finishing it, I am still amazed at the wonderful thought that was put into this book. I immediately fell in love with the characters. And I discovered I have a soft spot for nerdy boys. Robin did a wonderful job writing this book. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone who reads YA, loves evolution, loves nerdy people, or just loves reading.



Silence is silver, but Books are golden...

Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

When I bought this book, for some reason I was bouncing off the wall with excitement. Now I know why, here is the summary of this wonderful book (taken off the back):

Beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic heaven, the kind you only see in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss with a charming stranger. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks.

Wow, just Wow. Though it isn't December yet, this book made me want it to be winter. John, Maureen, and Lauren did wonderful jobs writing their stories, and they should pare up again. I lost many hours of sleep trying to finish reading this book, it dragged me in and I love it. I recommend it to anyone and everyone who loves YA Fiction. And, its in Paperback so it doesn't cost a lot of money!


Silence is silver, but Books are golden.

Along for the Ride Cover

This is the cover of Sarah Dessen's upcoming book, which is set to release in June 09' . I like this cover way more than Lock and Keys'. It is more like her previous book covers, all whimsical and sweet. It also kind of makes me interested to read the book, because the bike and dress are kind of vintage, but the outfit that the boy is wearing is modern looking. I can't wait for this book!

You Can Punish Me

Okay, so I finished My Almost Epic Summer, Let it Snow (which was AWESOME), and The Last Days. But I cant bring myself to read the other four. I really want to , but I just can't. So you can go shed and punish me. Leave suggestions in the comments, and I will go back to reading other books. I'm getting really busy with school, because grades go out next week, but I'll try my hardest to post.

My Almost Epic Summer by Adele Griffin

This is the first book, that I am challenging myself to finish reading. At the end I found myself wanting the book not to end. Now, I will give you a summary that I found off of Amazon:

Irene loves hair and plans to open a salon someday. In the meantime, she combines her stylist yearnings with her love of literature, drawing hairdos from great novels in her ever-present sketchpad. After she flops at washing hair at her mother's beauty shop, she's forced to take a job babysitting. It's at the beach, where she takes the kids to swim, that she first observes lifeguard Starla, a beautiful drama queen on whom she gets a girl crush. Soon Irene is checking out Starla's blog, and she quickly realizes that Starla has noticed her--and appointed her the Witness, the person who will observe her vengeance against D., the boyfriend who dumped her. The role includes Irene's watching Starla key D.'s car. With Starla so hung up on D., it's disconcerting for Irene to realize that D. is interested in her.

Like I said before, I didn't want this book to end, I got so caught up in the gossip, and literature talks that it pulled me into its crazy beautiful written world. I strongly recommend this book to anybody who enjoys reading YA Fiction. Though, I did start getting annoyed with two of the younger characters, they add flavor to the novel, and without them it wouldn't be interesting.

When I was at the library, I needed a book to read, and without reading the back, or knowing anything about this book, I checked it out. Now, because of this book I have restored my trust in the "random book-picking at the library" technique. Thank You Adele Griffin for writing this wonderful novel.

Silence is silver, but Books are golden...

The Order in which I Shall Post

Okay, to get me to read the books I have been putting off reading (or finish reading), I have devised a plan. I will list in order the books I will be reviewing in the next month or two (depending on how busy I am). These books will be, books that I just got, books that I am in the middle of reading, books that I have put off reading, and books that I have forgotten about. If I don't post the book reviews in order and for every book, you guys/girls can punish me. The punishment can be many things (but I have veto power). For example... you can have me read a crazy amount of books in a certain time limit or you can make me read a certain amount of books written by a certain author or in a certain genera that I wouldn't normally read ( i.e Jane Austen or Sci-Fi). So here is the list of books:

1. My Almost Epic Summer by Adele Griffin

2. Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

3. The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld

4. King Dork by Frank Portman

5. The Melting of Maggie Bean by Tricia Rayburn

6. Violet on the Runway by Melissa Walker

7. Lily B. on the Brink of Cool by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Expect a review of My Almost Epic Summer soon!

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Yes, I fan-girled this book... No, this isn't going to be a fangirling rant about how Twilight is remarkable. FYI: I have given up my fan-girling Twilight ways, and I don't like the book that much now. I'm not going to put up a summary for a few reasons, the first reason is that it is late and I am tires, the second reason is that there are so many different ways to sum up this book I can't choose which one, and third, most of you have probably already read Twilight.

Fist I am going to talk about the reasons why I like Twilight, and why at the time, I was obsessed. Twilight is a thrilling book to read. Not only is there romance and forbidden love. But there is also that teen angst type of stuff that is so fun to read about. You find yourself falling in love with Edward with Bella, and you just keep getting sucked into this dangerous pit of compassion and fast-moving thoughts. I got obsessed with this book the same way most YA readers did. Twilight is an addictive book. Because its from the perspective of Bella and she meets this ultra handsome guy, you feel like you are meeting him too, and you get to live this dream from whole new character, who lives in the wonderful world of YA Fiction.

The reasons I don't like this book (I'm getting ready for a hundred Twilight fans to throw metaphorical books at me) are as follows: though Stephanie Meyer wrote this world wide bestselling book, the characters have no depth, the plot isn't that strong, and the characters don't speak how people speak.

Though I believe that this book isn't well written, I can't deny that I have read it a lot of times over (I think five to be exact). I still re-read it again once and a while when I'm feeling in the mood for a sappy love story! I may not agree with ll of the fan-girls, but I still think you should read it if you haven't, if you don't you are missing out on a big part of our teen culture impactors. Twilight is the first in a four book series, the other books are : New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.


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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

I've been wanting to read this book ever since I first heard of it, just because of its spreading fan base. I have to say, it is a slightly small book though. Here is the summary (from the back of the book):

Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates, family dramas, and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, where all you need is that perfect song on the perfect drive to feel infinite.

The thing I didn't like about this book, is that it was pretty dirty. I don't enjoy reading "dirty" books, because I just wish for once there was a young adult book that doesn't involve a lot of romance. This book only has around 215 pages, but it took me forever to read, I really don't know why. What I liked bout this book was that, though Charlie is only a freshman in high school, he still can hang out with seniors. This book made me cry, and laugh, and smile all within a few chapters. Stephen Chbosky did a wonderful job writing this books, and part of it really touched me.

The thing about a good book, is that when you finish it, you feel kind of empty with disbelief that this wonderful book had ended. After I finished this, I stared at the book for five minutes just waiting for it to hit me...


Silence is silver, but Books are golden...