Musing Mondays!

Hosted by: Should Be Reading

Other than for school, do you read books to learn how to do something? What was/were the topic(s)?


Rebekah here.

I haven't read many "how-to" books lately, but I used to love them growing up.

I don't know about you gal readers, but I was a huge American Girl. Like not just the dolls...but all the books.

No, these aren't "How to Build a Rocketship" or "Learn to be Trilingual"....but they're AWESOME. Still refer back to the Hair one....still trying to learn how to french braid..tsk tsk

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In My Mailbox

Hosted by The Story Siren

Every You, Every Me by David Leviathan

Stay With Me by Paul Griffin

Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan.

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Audio: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

We've heard a lot of different opinions on all of these books. What do you think? And what's in your mailbox? 

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Follow Friday

Follow my book blog friday is hosted by parajunkee and alisoncanread!

Today's question:

Q: Today’s Question is something new, an activity. We want to see what you look like! Take a pic with you and your current read! Too shy? Boo! Just post a fun pic you want to share.

 So, unfortunately, Rebekah is out of town and can't participate today! but here i (taylor) am with one of my favorite books!

(i also have no idea why all of this is in caps! i swear i'm not yelling at y'all!)

Divergent.. Duh! Can't wait to actually see the faces of the blogs I religiously read! 

Everybody, have a wonderful weekend!

Taylor

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Monthly Wrap Up (October)

Hey! Taylor here. I thought I would do a quick wrap up of the books I read in the month of October. Overall, I would say it was a pretty successful month of books!

Books I was absolutely OBSESSED with

 The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure by James Dashner. HUGE fan of this series. While they played with my emotions the whole time I was reading them, I still could just not put them down.

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins. 10 stars! okay, that isn't a rating, but let me just go ahead and say I LOVED this book. Even more than Anna!

Looking for Alaska by John Green. Ahhh. I don't even know what it was about this book that got me so excited. I just loved it.

Books I loved

 

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare. Wow. This series is so amazing! Totally action packed. Can't wait to continue reading the series!

Books I liked

 

All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin. I definitely enjoyed this book, however I just can't rank it with the other books i loved this month. It's classified as Dystopian, however it lacked in the action I often identify with Dystopian novels.

Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken. Now, i know that a ton of people obssesed over and loved this book. And, i truly did enjoy it. However, it just wasn't really the book for me. Sometimes i have trouble really getting into high fantasy and i think that may have been my problem. Definitely worth picking up though!

Books I would skip

 

 

Possession by Elana Johnson. Yes, while this book does have a very pretty cover, the story inside just didn't do it for me.  I didn't hate it, but it was just a book that I couldn't wait to get through so I could get to other books in my pile. If you want to read it, I would definitely borrow, not buy.

So, there you have it! My favorite and not so favorite books of the month. Leave a comment letting me know what you read so I will know to pick it up for November!

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Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Click to go to goodreads page!

 Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Expected: January 2012 

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Expected: January 2012

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

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