Library Haul/Mini Book Haul

Library Haul/ Mini Book Haul

I went a little crazy at the library today. Crazy for me anyways. I got 4 books. They all seemed really good this week, so I just had to check them all out. 

1. Girl Online by Zoe Sugg

        

• Publisher: Atria/Keywords Press
• Publication date: 11/25/2014
• Pages: 352
• Summary: 
• Penny has a secret.Under the alias GirlOnline, Penny blogs her hidden feelings about friendship, boys, high school drama, her quirky family, and the panic attacks that have begun to take over her life. When things go from bad to worse at school, her parents accept an opportunity to whisk the family away for Christmas at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. There, she meets Noah, a gorgeous, guitar-strumming American. Suddenly Penny is falling in love—and capturing every moment she spends with “Brooklyn Boy” on her blog.But Noah has a secret, too, one that threatens to ruin Penny’s cover—and her closest friendship—forever.
• 2. Perfect Kiss by Robin Mellom
•      
•  202 pages
• Publication Date: March 1, 2015
• Summary:
• Justina Griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Designer dresses and strappy heels? Not her thing. So she never expected her best friend, Ian Clark, to ask her. 
  Ian, who always passed her the baseball bat, handle first. 
  Ian, who knew exactly when she needed red licorice. 
  Ian, who promised her the most amazing night at prom. 
  And then ditched her. 
  Justina must piece together--stain-by-stain on her thrift store dress--exactly how she ended up dateless...with only the help of some opinionated ladies at the 7-Eleven. 
  To get the whole story, Justina will have to face the boy who ditched her. Can losing out at her prom ultimately lead to finding true love?
• 3. Perfect Timing by Robin Mellom
• 
• Print Length: 279 pages
• Summary:
• After a break-up with her boyfriend, Tori Wright decides to get her mind off the guy and takes a job running errands for an eccentric couple. Suddenly she finds herself involved in the crazy world of LA nightlife--nightclubs, palm readers, movie stars, and a roving pack of paparazzi. After a misunderstanding lands her in jail, she has one night to clear her name, help a movie starlet avoid the paparazzi, and find Adam...the coworker who is quickly stealing her heart.
  As she makes decisions that can change the course of her life, Tori discovers just how far she'll go to set the record straight.
  But is she too late?
  Perfect Timing is a charming romantic comedy that will have you wondering if true love can be found at the wrong time. Perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins, Jenny B. Jones, Rainbow Rowell, and Sophie Kinsella
• 4. Famous In Love by Rebecca Serle
•       
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 10/21/2014
• Pages: 336
• Summary:
• When Paige Townsen gets plucked from high school obscurity to star in the movie adaptation of a blockbuster book series, her life changes practically overnight. Within a month, Paige has traded the quiet streets of her hometown for a bustling film set on the shores of Maui, and she is spending quality time with her costar Rainer Devon, one of People's Sexiest Men Alive. But when troubled star Jordan Wilder lands the role of the other point in the movie's famous love triangle, Paige's crazy new life begins to resemble her character's.In this exciting tale of romance and drama, both on-and offscreen, Paige must adjust to a crazy new life without the daily support of her friends and family, while figuring out who she is--and who she wants--as the whole world watches.
• Book Haul:

1. The Replaced by Kimberly Derting

   

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 4/28/2015
• Series: Kimberly Derting's Taking Series, #2
• Pages: 368
• Summary: 
• Kyra hasn't been the same since she returned from her mysterious five-year disappearance. Now, on the run from the NSA, Kyra is forced to hide out with others who, like her, have been Returned. Yet she is determined to find Tyler, the boy she loves who was also abducted . . . all because of her. When her group intercepts a message that Tyler might still be alive, Kyra risks everything to get him back. But he is being held by a shadowy government organization that experiments on the Returned, and going after him puts the rest of the group in danger. Even if Kyra gets Tyler back, the fight to save him—and the rest of the Returned—is just beginning.

• 
  

Review of Love and Other Unknown Variables

Love and Other Unknown Variables

by Shannon Lee Alexander

Review

    

• Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 10/7/2014
• Pages: 352

Summary:

Charlie Hanson has a clear vision of his future. A senior at Brighton School of Mathematics and Science, he knows he'll graduate, go to MIT, and inevitably discover solutions to the universe's greatest unanswered questions. He's that smart. But Charlie's future blurs the moment he reaches out to touch the tattoo on a beautiful girl's neck.

The future has never seemed very kind to Charlotte Finch, so she's counting on the present. She's not impressed by the strange boy at the donut shop--until she learns he's a student at Brighton where her sister has just taken a job as the English teacher. With her encouragement, Charlie orchestrates the most effective prank campaign in Brighton history. But, in doing so, he puts his own future in jeopardy.

By the time he learns she's ill--and that the pranks were a way to distract Ms. Finch from Charlotte's illness--Charlotte's gravitational pull is too great to overcome. Soon he must choose between the familiar formulas he's always relied on or the girl he's falling for (at far more than 32 feet per second squared).

My Honest Review:

The beginning to around the middle of this book was really slow for me. It was hard for me to get into.
Take whatever you think you know about this book and forget it. This book was ridiculously good. If you think you know what this story is about your probably wrong. I wasn't expecting much depth to this story. But this book is really deep. It really delves into a certain topic. It was just so good.

I just need to talk about this ending. Throughout the book your hoping something isn't going to happen but when it does happen it rips you into 2 pieces. By the ending your just crying your eyes out. Your going to fall in love with these characters by the end and its just going to rip you up and tear you into pieces. Its just THAT amazing.

I loved her tattoo. Infinity Hope How they incorporated into the cover. I just loved it. The cover and dust jacket is just what drew me into the story. I am just so happy I got to read this story.

I loved the sweet romance to the story. It wasn't what you expected. It was just a fall in love high school romance. Full of emotions and just so sweet.

Please read this story. Its just an emotional rollercoaster. That you will love. The depth to this book is very unexpected. This is definately a must read story. That every teenager and YA fan will LOVE.

5 stars

Quotes:

“Please don't confuse love and logic ... They aren't even remotely related.” 

“I'll either find a way or make one.” 

“Charlotte
told me that afternoon. It sucked, but we weren’t as close then, so it
didn’t suck as much. I didn’t know then, you know?”
“Know what?”
“What it meant to have a friend—that having a friend would
change me, make me a better person—make me more real. How
was I to know?” 

“The thought of kissing Charlotte again makes me feel like I’m being sucked away into the vacuum of space. Which, if you’re wondering, is painful and scary and leaves me almost breathless.” 

May 2015 Anticipated Releases

May 2015

Anticipated Releases

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
• Publication date: 5/26/2015
• Series: To All the Boys I've Loved Before Series, #2
• Pages: 352
• Summary:
• Given the way love turned her heart in the New York Times bestselling To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, which SLJcalled a “lovely, lighthearted romance,” it’s no surprise that Lara Jean still has letters to write.
  Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter.
  She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever.
  When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
  In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times bestseller To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, we see first love through the eyes of the unforgettable Lara Jean. Love is never easy, but maybe that’s part of makes it so amazing.

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 5/5/2015
• Pages: 352
• Summary:
• When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she decides to do the unthinkable…convince the cute guy waiting to pick up his sister to pretend to be her boyfriend for the night. The task is simple: two hours, zero commitment, a few white lies.
  The problem is that days after prom, she can't stop thinking about her fill-in boyfriend. But can Gia turn her fake boyfriend into a real one without exposing her lie and possibly destroying her friendships and her newfound relationship?
  Smartly observed and wonderfully romantic, Kasie West's talent shines in this tale of one girl's unexpected quest to find love…and possibly herself.
• 
• Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 5/5/2015
• Pages: 304
• Summary:
• Lola Carlyle is lonely, out of sorts, and in for a boring summer. So when her best friend, Sydney, calls to rave about her stay at a posh Malibu rehab and reveals that the love of Lola's life, Wade Miller, is being admitted, she knows what she has to do. Never mind that her worst addiction is decaf cappuccino; Lola is going to rehab.
  Lola arrives at Sunrise Rehab intent solely on finding Wade, saving him from himself, and-naturally-making him fall in love with her...only to discover she's actually expected to be an addict. And get treatment. And talk about her issues with her parents, and with herself. Plus she has insane roommates, and an irritatingly attractive mentor, Adam, who's determined to thwart her at every turn.
  Oh, and Sydney? She's gone.
  Turns out, once her pride, her defenses, and her best friend are stripped away, Lola realizes she's actually got a lot to overcome...if she can open her heart long enough to let it happen.
• 
• Publisher: Colleen Hoover
• Publication date: 5/17/2015
• Series: Never Never
• Summary:
• Part two in the Never Never series, by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher.

•