It Just Didnt Cut It For Me...

     So, this is the post I have been waiting to do. These books have been really over talked about and thats why I bought them and read them. I read them to share what other people felt about these books but then didnt feel anything. Its okay that I didnt like them. I dont regret buying them or regret reading them. Yes, some of them wasted by time at parts, but I am going to keep them just in case I feel like reading them again and getting a different opinion about them. Certainly not anytime soon, but in the future. But, thats what I get for ASSuming these were good books..

* Me and Earl and The Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Goodreads rating: 3.67/5 stars
My rating: 2/5 stars
The only good part about this book was the humor. Other than that there was no story line and did not feel any emotions toward the characters.

* Looking For Alaska by John Green
Goodreads rating: 4.25/5 stars
My rating: 4/5 stars
I just kept reading it to get it over with. All they were doing was smoking and drinking and going to school. A lot of the characters were seriously annoying and I just wanted to put the book down. I kept reading it though and was not impressed. Totally a let down after reading TFIOS...

* Hold Still by Nina LaCour
Goodreads rating: 3.98/5 stars
My rating: 3/5 stars
I honestly dont know how to describe this book. But I kept reading it and it was so-so.

* Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Goodreads rating: 4.02/5 stars
My rating: 1/5 stars
HOLY HELL. This book sucked balls. Everyone is like 4 or 5 stars and Im like "What..." It was SO boring. I havent seen the movie yet but I hope its way better than the book! There was no plot. His dad was an asshole, his mom was controlling and Tiffany was a freak until the ending of the book. The only people I liked was his brother and therapist. I will probably never read this book again...

There it is! It wasnt as many books as I realized. Maybe I will go back through my shelf and pick some more in the future. These are the main ones for now. Tell me what you think of these books!

Book Review: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

SYNOPSIS:

Blood doesn't lie...
Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the last place anyone would think to look for vampire royalty - a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. But instead of finding safety at Amberwood Prep, Sydney discovers the drama is only just beginning...

MY REVIEW:
Ohmygosh. This book sucked butt. I only made it to book 5 in The Vampire Academy series and wanted to continue it until I finished them so I picked this book up and caved into the withdraws I was having. Yeah, not impressed. It was JUST like VA! It was someone in the group they had going that was the murderer or whoever was doing the mysterious things. Like, there was nothing original about this storyline! And I hate how Jill acted snotty the whole book and how everyone else was just a douche to Sydney. She totally bitched them out at a part but other times, she just took it. Dear God girl, stand up for yourself! I just didnt fall in love with the characters or get to know them on a personal level at all. The only person I liked out of this whole book was Adrian! And on the back of the book it says there is romance that will get in the way of whatever it is she has to do there. THERE WAS NO ROMANCE! This book took me a week to read and not just because I also read another book. I just didnt want to read this book at times and it was just boring at times. The ending might have forced some other people to go out and buy the next two books but not me. I was just glad it was over. I finished it, closed it and practically threw it back on my shelf. If you liked the Vampire Academy, read something other than this series to fill your vampire withdraws. I love the Vampire Academy but hated this one. Ended up giving this book a 3/5. Ick.

Read-A-Thon Wrap Up

I am done with this Read-A-Thon! Hallelujah! I am still reading my book but will totally finish before midnight! I liked this weeks reading but I think I could have read have read one or two more books. I will be happy to do this again in the future and hopefully will have more time to read more books! So to conclude for this week:

Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout: 29 pages
Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout: 382 pages
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead: 421 pages

Total pages read: 832
Books completed: 2
Days left: NONE!

I hope everyone did a good job this week! And I will have a review for Bloodlines up soon so look out for that!

Maybe, Possibly, Probably.

I go on Goodreads quite a lot and have been getting more friends that share the same interest in books that I do. I see their reviews of books I have already read and see that they loved it just as much as I did. But, at other times, I have to disagree with them... a lot! So, I was thinking I will eventually do one post describing all the books that didnt live up to my expectations but that lived up to other people's or do a review for each of them separately. It is quite a lot of books so I will see how many first before making a post about it. I just think its a good idea because I dont make a huge review on Goodreads about each one and I think I can make it longer on here. Like going into more detail, tell exactly why I didnt like it exactly and give it an honest rating it deserves. Thats my ramblings for the day! Have a good one!

Read-A-Thon Update: Day 6

Holy crap am I tired. I woke up at 7.30 this morning and am exhausted! I am running on about 5 hours of sleep. It is currently quarter after 10 PM so I am doing this a little early because I just might pass out! Today, was probably one of the better days of the week as far as reading goes. I am STILL reading Bloodlines by Richelle Mead and will hopefully finish it tomorrow before midnight-the end of the Read-A-Thon. And somewhere along the week, I got my number of pages wrong. I knew I read more than what I was putting up. I realized I was counting wrong, went back and fixed it and voila! I got it right. To conclude:

Pages read: 638
Books finished: 1
Days left: 1

Book Haul! Yet again. Im broke. (#3)

I got all of these wonderful books today at my favorite store to buy books at which is Ollie's! I got all of these books for under $10! That includes two paperbacks and two hardcovers. And, I have linked below along with the books, the description Goodreads has for them and other people's reviews and ratings.

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5152478-wintergirls?ac=1

Amelia Anne Is Dead And Gone by Kat Rosenfield
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11737266-amelia-anne-is-dead-and-gone?ac=1

Virals by Kathy Reichs
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7800188-virals?ac=1

Jerk California by Jonathan Friesen
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3250465-jerk-california?ac=1

Read-A-Thon Update: Day 5

TODAY SUCKED. I am still currently reading Bloodlines by Richelle Mead and...yeah. I had my senior pictures today so that took up a lot of the time, but by the time I got home, I just didnt feel like reading. So I have been reading for about 2 or 3 hours and got another 20 pages read. Wooh... So, I am hoping to get a lot of reading done tomorrow and Sunday to finish off this thing! (The book and the Read-A-Thon) Lets cross our fingers.

Pages read: 353
Books read: 1
Days left: 2