Review: Walking Disaster (Beautiful Disaster #2) by Jamie MacGuire

This is basically the same book as Beautiful Disaster, but it is in a different character’s point of view. Beautiful Disaster is written in Abby’s point of view. Walking Disaster is in Travis Maddox’s point of view, which creates a different mind set and it makes the book different from the 1st one. It doesn’t matter if you read one or the other or even both.

For my review on Abby Abernathy’s point of view in this story, go to:

Beautiful Disaster Review

Cover: Attractive (I guess)

Rating: M or 17 and Up (Violence, Alcohol, Sex)

Thumbs Up: 4

Overall: Great

Characters: Great

Plot: Different

Page Turner: Yes

Series Cont: No

Recommend: Yes

Book Girlfriend: Abby Abernathy

For my review on Walking Disaster:

I give Walking Disaster 4 stars, but I think it’s better than Beautiful Disaster by a little bit. So Travis has never been in love. His life is all about parties, drinking, and sex. He is known as the guy who will never be tamed and will run wild for his life. But when a girl named Abby Abernathy who he calls Pigeon, things start to change. She absolutely hates him, or at least acts like it. Her attitude makes him fight for her attention. She gives him a hard time about everything, but after a bet he wins she stays at his apartment for a whole month. A lot can happen in 1 month. Will she tame him? Will he end his wild ways? Will he be able to love someone for real and not one night stands?

For the Goodreads’ page, go to:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745950-walking-disaster

Review: Partials by Dan Wells

Cover: Epic

Rating: PG-13 (Violence)

Thumbs Up: 4

Overall: Good

Characters: Good

Plot: Interesting

Page Turner: Yes

Series Cont: Yes

Recommend: Yes

Book Boyfriend: Marcus

 

My review on Partials:

I give Partials 4 stars. Partials is set on a futuristic New York City where the human population is dying quickly. There hasn’t been a baby that lived for more than 3 days for more than 10 years. It’s because of the RM virus released by the Partials. What are Partials? Partials are the robots that the humans made for war and protection, but the Partials have gone rogue, along with release a threatening virus. Kira is a 16 year old girl and she is training to become a nurse so she has to watch all these infants die, while researching on them when they are both alive and dead. She can’t stand it and wants to figure out a way to save the babies before it’s too late for herself. Why is that? Well, currently a female at the age 18 or over have to have children no matter what. There’s talk of lower the age and Kira doesn’t want to endure through watching her own future children die. She comes up with the theory that the Partials have the cure, but that means she has to go get a live one. Will she be allowed to get a Partial? Will she do it whether she has the permission or not? Will she find a cure? Will she be able to stay alive during all this pandemonium?

 

For the Goodreads’ page, go to:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12476820-partials

Review: Candide by Voltaire

I had to read this for my AP European History class, and then wrote a paper on it.

 

Cover: Boring

Rating: PG-13 (Violence)

Thumbs Up: 4

Overall: Great

Characters: Great

Plot: Interesting

Page Turner: Yes

Series Cont: No

Recommend: Yes

Book Girlfriend: Cunegonde

 

My Review for Candide:

I give Candide 4 stars. This book is a satire on optimism. Voltaire made this book really funny in a witty kind of way and the humor made the book more enjoyable and easier to finish. Voltaire uses historical events and fictional events that he uses to get his point across that optimism is basically ignorance to what is really happening in the real world. The main character is named Candide and he is in love with Cunegonde, the daughter of the nobleman’s house he is living in. Unfortunately, Candide gets thrown out of the manor or castle and forced to figure things out on his own. Will he be reunited with Pangloss, his mentor and good philosophical friend? Will he be able to find Cunegonde and live happily ever after with her? Will he start being more realistic and stop being so naive?

 

For the Goodreads’ page, go to:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19380.Candide

A to Z Challenge: Letters Q to T

Q is for Quote that Inspires You. My quote that inspires me and I use all the time is:

“Fear doesn’t shut you down. It wakes you up.”  – Four, Divergent

This helps me motivated to do things, such as skydiving.

 R is for Reading Regret. A reading regret I have would be reading the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. The series was painful to read and to finish.

 S is for Series You Started and Need to Finish. A series I need to finish is The Goddess Test series by Aimee Carter. I read the first 2 books to the series, but I still have to read the final book.

T is for Three of Your All-Time Favorite Books. My ultimate favorite book is Divergent by Veronica Roth, which is based in a futuristic Chicago. My second favorite book is Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky, which is based in a futuristic Oregon. My third favorite book is The Selection by Kiera Cass, which is a futuristic USA.

A to Z Challenge: Letters M to P

     M is for Major Book Hangover Because Of… The last major book hangover I had was because of The Selection series by Kiera Cass. I finished the 2 currently published books in less than 3 days.

     N is for Number of Bookcases You Own. I own no bookcases currently, but I do put all my books in large boxes, which do the job for now. I have about 12 of the boxes filled with my own books.

     O is for One Book You’ve Read Multiple Times. A book that I’ve read multiple times was Divergent by Veronica Roth, which I will start reading again in about 3 weeks.

     P is for Preferred Reading Spot. My preferred reading spot is either my bed or a couch. I like to be able to sit up and have plenty of leg room so that it’s more comfortable to read.

A to Z Challenge: Letters I to L

     I for is Important Moment in Your Reading Life. An important moment in my reading life would be when I read Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky. The book, to me, is like a warning on what society might become if violence continues and increases.

     J is for Just Finished. I just finished reading The Odyssey by Homer for my English IV AP class. I loved it so much.

     K is for Kind of Book You Won’t Read. A kind of book I won’t read is vampire or supernatural crap like that. I read the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and it was torture!

     L is for the Longest Book You Have Ever Read. The longest book I’ve read was probably The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, but I’m not completely sure.

A to Z Challenge: Letters E to H

 E is for E- Reader or Physical Book. I like both but for separate reasons. E-readers I use for books that I have to read for research or make notes on, while a physical books I read more for pleasure.

F is for Fictional Character You Would Most Likely Date in High School. That would be Divergent‘s Four/Tobias. He is so dreamy!

 G is Glad You Gave This Book a Chance. That would be Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. The cover on my book didn’t look appealing, but the title was catchy. Shatter Me is about a teenage girl with the power to kill just by her touch.

H is for Hidden Gem Book. The Odyssey is my hidden gem because when I was a freshmen in high school I didn’t like The Odyssey, but after a 2nd time reading it in my senior year I loved it!

A to Z Challenge: Letters A to D

     A is for Author You’ve Read the Most Books From. That author is Sara Shepard and she wrote the Pretty Little Liars series, which will eventually consist of 16 books.

     B is for Best Sequel Ever. The best sequel I’ve ever read was The Hunger Games’ Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins because of all the action and obstacles that needed to be overcome.

     C is for Currently Reading. I’m currently reading 2 books. The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr, which is based on music. Also, I’m reading Partials by Dan Wells, which is a dystopian society about the end of the world.

     D is for Drink of Choice While Reading. This an easy one. It’s coffee so that I can pull a late night trying to finish a book that is so good.

Review: The Odyssey by Homer

Cover: Interesting

Rating: PG

Thumbs Up: 5

Overall: Great

Characters: Great

Plot: Interesting

Page Turner: Yes

Series Cont: No

Recommend: Yes

Book Girlfriend: Penelope

 

My Review on The Odyssey:

I give The Odyssey 5 stars. The Odyssey is heavily based on mythology, which is one reason why I really like it. If you haven’t read The Illiad, there is no need to worry because The Odyssey is a separate story all by itself. This an epic poem broken up into 24 books instead of chapters, which makes it interesting. Odysseus is the main character and he is trying to get home to his, Penelope, but it’s been twenty years of war and fighting his way back home. Odysseus causes himself many problems by angering Poseidon along with fighting other mythical creatures.  Meanwhile at his home in Ithaca, his wife Penelope is being bothered and pushed by suitors who want her hand in marriage. She still has hope and believes that Odysseus will get home, but it’s been 20 years, and she has a son (Telemakos) that hasn’t known his father for his entire life. Why is Poseidon mad at Odysseus and what does Poseidon’s punishment involve? Will Odysseus make it home? Will Penelope hold off a marriage if Odysseus comes home? How will the suitors be dealt with?

 

For the Goodreads’ page, go to:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1382.The_Odyssey

Review: Secret Letters by Leah Scheier

Cover: Interesting

Rating: PG

Thumbs Up: 3

Overall: Good

Characters: Good

Plot: Mysterious

Page Turner: Yes

Series Cont: No

Recommend: Yes

Book Boyfriend: None

My Review on Secret Letters:

I give Secret Letters 3 stars.The setting takes place in England in the 1800s. Dora is a young woman who never knew who her real father was, but she intends to find out anyway. When Dora hears that her father could possibly be Sherlock Holmes, she tries to find an excuse to go to London to find him and ask him if there is a possibility that she is his child. When her cousin needs help finding secret letters that can ruin her parents marriage, Dora goes to London to help her cousin find those secret letters. When Dora arrives in London, she finds out that Sherlock Holmes has died. She meets an ex assistant of his named Peter Cartwright who Dora asks for help for her cousin and she wants to help too. Will she figure out who her father is? Will she be able to help Cartwright? Will she find the secret letters?

For the Goodreads’ page, go to:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12924019-secret-letters