I Love You, Beth Cooper (↓)

I've finished another one of Fairul's books. This one being I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle. I must say that is probably one of the dumbest books I've ever read, and is definitely not one of my usual books. It was funny sometimes, but overall I must say that it was a bit of a waste of time to read. I definitely prefer books that have a little more substance to them. It just seemed like the book would never end, although it was only 200 pages long. It'd be better if only 1 or 2 incidents occurred, than the 20 or 30 that occurred. It's definitely not a book I will want to buy for myself.

Basically, the book is about a boy who confesses his love to his long-time crush Beth Cooper during his valedictorian speech. Anyway, it continues to follow Denis throughout his graduation night when Beth Cooper and her two friends show up at his house.

It was a stupid book, but I must say that I am looking forward to reading the 2 other books Fairul sent me.

Anyway, happy reading!

The Girl From Junchow (~)

I've finally finished a book. It's not one of Fairul's which is because I was afraid that i was going to finish all of his books before he even got any of mine, but thankfully he's got the package now so I can start reading his again. Anyway, the book I finished was The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall. It was an interesting book, but I wasn't able to just sit still and read it straight through, so I kind of forget what happened in the beginning, which makes me think that's it's not that great of a book. But it probably is. It's a continuation of another book (which I haven't read) so some of it I didn't really understand, so I guess I would recommend that you read the first book first. I found that the book dragged on a little, and didn't really get into the characters, however, the character bit might just be because of the previous book.

This book is about a girl and her brother searching for their father in Soviet Russia. It really divulges a lot of information about what it was like in Stalin's Russia, and how horrible it was for the prisoners in the labour camps. I don't know why they would have the labour camps when it is communism. But I suppose that it might be a way to 'smarten up' the richer people, seeing as I think that's what Stalin was trying to do: punish the rich people for making the poor people live in such squalor.

Anyway, all in all it's an okay book but I probably wouldn't recommend it unless the person read the first book first.

Until next time, happy reading!

Tallgrass (~)

I've finished another book. It's called Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas. It was another one of the books that Fairul sent me. I liked it, but I found that it dragged in parts. She definitely could've sped up what happened in the novel a little while, and it wouldn't change the story a bit. I also found the ending to be a little to quick. It seemed like she didn't know how she was going to end it, and didn't want the story to go on forever, and so she just wrote whatever seemed quickest. I must say that it is well written, and definitely shows what WWII internment camps for the Japanese in America were like, and how badly they were treated, so I have to give Miss Dallas props for that.

Basically this novel is about a little girl who lives in a farming town. When a friend of hers gets murdered, she has to try and discover who did it, and she also discovers other secrets along the way.

Anyway, onward to the next novel! Until then, Happy Reading!

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (↑)

I've finished another book. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time which is by Mark Haddon. It's based in England, and is about an autistic boy who is trying to solve the murder of a neighbour's dog. 

It's really fascinating, because it let's you into the mind of an autistic child (he's not severely autistic mind you). Although the boy's physical age is 15, he acts like he's 7 or 8 years old. He is amazing at all things mathematical and scientific. It allowed me to realize that it can be very difficult to work with autistic children, and that you have to work around their quirks in order to have them do anything.

Anyway, all in all, I definitely recommend this novel to anyone who is fascinated by autism, or wants a good read.

Until next time! Happy Reading

My Sister's Keeper (↑)

I've finished another book. This one being My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Another excellent read by her. You fly through the pages, but it's very much worth it at the end. I would recommend it to anyone. As usual, her book is thought provoking, but not enough to keep you up at night. It just based on a topic that begs to be discussed. Not to mention the ending will surprise the hell out of you! I suppose the one thing that does bother me tad is the ending. It just seems so abrupt and out of nowhere, and as if she just wanted to end the novel quickly.  Even so, it throws you for a loop when you read it.

This novel is basically about a young girl (13 years old) who was genetically matched before birth to be a donor for her cancer patient sister. She decides that at 13, she doesn't want to be a donor for her sister anymore, and would like to be medically emancipated from her family. She does realize the consequences of her actions (her sister will die) and yet she wants it anyway. This novel follows her throughout her trial, switching between viewpoints of herself, her sister, her brother, her mother, her father, her lawyer, her guardian ad litem.

Anyway, I hope that my next book is as good as this one! Until next time, happy reading!

Breaking Dawn (↑)

I've finally finished the Twilight saga! I have to be honest, I kinda liked the last book, Breaking Dawn. The only thing I have to say about it is that it's really long and sort of anti-climatic at the end. You expect a big fight, and it doesn't happen. It does tie up loose ends, so that's not bad. And it's not as lovey-dovey as the last 3 novels. I would recommend this novel, but of course because it is a series, I guess I have to recommend all of them...Damn haha Just when I thought I'd be able to get away from it!

Anyway, this book consists of the marriage of Edward and Bella, their honeymoon where Bella becomes pregnant, the birth of their baby who is half mortal and half vampire (never seen before, apparently). The Volturi hear about it and they come looking for them. In the meanwhile, the Cullens have to find 'witnesses' who will say that their child, Nessie isn't an immortal child but is in fact something different.

I guess what I like the most about the book is the non-mushy-ness of it. I definitely like the character of Renesmee (Nessie). She's cute and I can see how she could have the other vampires and werewolves wrapped around her little finger.

Anyway, I'm not sure what book I will be reading next, but hopefully I will choose one soon! Until next time, happy reading!

Eclipse (~)

Well here I am. I finished Eclipse (book 3 of the Twilight saga) by Stephenie Meyers today. Again, I found it irritating. Bella realizes that she's in love with not only Edward, but also with Jacob. The 2 boys hate each other (sworn enemies--one werewolf, one vampire), and yet Bella can't help but torture both of them by leading them on. She continuously says that she loves Edward, and yet she always goes running to Jacob whenever something goes wrong. I want to slap her. She's one of those girls who I absolutely hate in real life, the one who wants 2 men (or more) but gets upset with herself when she realizes what a bitch she is, but doesn't stop herself from treating those 2 guys like crap. I suppose I should say something good about the novel, seeing as the rating I gave it was '~'. This book made me think about my boyfriend, and how much I miss him. I think I gave it a semi-good rating mostly because it wasn't irritating the whole way through. Mostly in the very beginning and at the end. So the middle part was pretty good, I guess.

Anyway, this book is about how there is a vampire who is hunting down Bella, and is making 'newborns' who are uncontrollable. Anyway, it all ends up with the werewolves and the Cullens fighting together against Victoria (the hunting vampire) and the newborns to save Bella. Bella also chooses between Jacob and Edward. She decides on Edward, but the only way to be changed into a vampire by Edward is if Bella marries him first. So the book ends with Bella and Edward's 'sister' Alice planning their wedding. Aww how sweet...

Alright, time to start the final book in the series. Until next time, happy reading!