Book Haul!

Dear Readers,

I was gonna be writing a book review for Conversion maybe or another book, but I wanted to make a post before that with all the books I got lately. I am gonna have to go on a book buying ban soon cause I can't buy anymore books because I already have like 8 I have to read. Anyway this is just a list of books I will be reading and If you guy could suggest which one of these books I should do a review on after reading that would be great.

1. Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
3. Why we Broke up by Daniel Handler
4. 10 rules for living with my sister by Ann M Martin
5. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
6. A Girl like Moi by Lisa Barham
7. the summer i turned pretty by Jenny Han
8. The Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson
9. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

I think those books will probably be enough to last me about the rest of the summer. I hope that they are at least, anyway please write to me and tell me what books our of those you want a review on. I will try to write the review and choose the book according to what you readers say in the comments about which book you want me to read and review. Anyway I will try to post more soon, but I must warn you my life is kinda a little hectic right now with all the stuff I have to do so please be patient.

Thank you

- Jessica

Anna and the French Kiss Book Review

Book Review #1

Book: Anna and The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

For my first book review I will be reviewing the book Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. This book I will admit really surprised me.I think this is one of those books that you should really not judge by its cover. I will admit that when I first saw the cover of this book I was not that impressed. I honestly thought it would be another one of those cliche teen romance type stories. Something where boy meets girl and there is some kind of misunderstanding or love life of one of the two leads that is preventing them from being together and then they get together in the end and live happily ever after.

Anna and French Kiss hardcover cover (left) and paper back cover (right)
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Now do not get me wrong there are those cliches in the book. What I enjoyed about the book though is there is more to just those teen romance tropes in the book. The book I actually thought was pretty funny and had actually some culture and history in it. Before I get into that I want to talk about the story.

A quick spoiler free synopsis of the book is the story of Anna Oliphant, a senior who hopes to grow up to become a film critic and is happy with her life in Georgia working at a movie theater with her crush. Her life is turned around though when her "Nicholas Sparks writer like dad" ships her off to a boarding school in Paris for her senior year. There Anna meets new friends, new bullies, and Etienne St. Claire, the cute and nice boy who unfortunately has a girlfriend. Anna is torn between her new life in France she has a love/hate relationship with and her crush, best friend, mom, and brother at home. She also had to deal with her crush on St. Claire as well as remember her crush at home.

Upon reading my synopsis you may be thinking "How is this not a cliche teen romance story?" Like I said though it does have those themes of young love rom com type of story, but again it is more than just that. The book is actually really funny. I found myself laughing a few times out loud at some of the situations in the book. Like at one part [Spoiler Alert] St Claire had slept in Anna's room ( nothing actually happened btw) and when he wakes up he accidentally hits her boob.That I thought was funny. Another part of the book that I enjoyed was the parts when the characters were actually in Paris and [Spoiler Alert] St Claire was showing Anna around and explaining about the history of certain places in Paris and even the story of how Rasputin had died.

There is not much to say about this book. Honestly I did enjoy it, I was not a whole fan of some of the cliches but I still enjoyed it. I did not see much chemistry between St. Claire and Anna at first, but as the story went on I started to like them together more and more. I enjoyed Stephanie Perkins writing as well and do want to read Lola and the Boy Next Door and the other books she has written.

3 & 1/2 out of 5 Stars

*** 1/2 out of 5

- Jessica

What I've Read and TBR ( To Be Read)

Hey,

So I thought to help for my readers to get a better idea for what kind of books I enjoy and what I have read and what I will be reading, I thought I would make a list for you guys of the books off the top of my head that I owned the the books that are in my TBR ( to be read) pile. I also wanted to inform you all that I am open to recommendations so if there are any book recommendations you have for me please feel free to tell me.
Books I Have Read ( from my own bookshelf or borrowed)

1. Sing Me to Sleep by Angela Morrison
2. Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan 
3. Struck by Lightning by Chris Colfer
4. Peeled by Joan Bauer
5. Looking for J.J. by Anne Cassidy
6. Paper Towns by  John Green
7. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
8. Elanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
9. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
10. Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
11. Geektastic by various authors ( large collaboration of authors worked on this book)
12. Looking for Alaska by John Green
13. Abundance of Katherines by John Green
14. Will Grayson Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
15. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
16. Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
17. Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
18. Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell 
19. The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
20. Diva by Alex Flinn
21. Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
22. Across the Universe by Ann M Martin
23. Penelope by Marilyn Kaye
24. Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
25. Mixed of Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Koningsburg
26. With you and Without you by Ann M Martin
27. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
28. Divergent Trilogy (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant) by Veronica Roth
29. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
30. Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
31. Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
32. Belle Teal by Ann M Martin
33. Glee The Beginning by Sophia Lowell
34. Glee Foreign Exchange by Sophia Lowell
35. Glee Summer Break by Sophia Lowell
36. Heaven looks a lot like the mall by Wendy Mass
37. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
38. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
39. Someone like You by Sarah Dessen
40. That Summer by Sarah Dessen
41. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
42. Dream land by Sarah Dessen
43. Matched by Ally Condie
44. I'd Tell you I Love You but then I'd have to Kill you by Ally Carter
45. The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Roth
46. Charlottes Web by E. B. White
47. Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
48. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
49. The Unauthorized Glee Companion Filled With Glee edited by Leah Wilson
50. Don't Stop Believin the unofficial guide to glee by Erin Balser and Suzanne Gardner
51. Lily B on the Brink of Cool by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
52. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
53. The Clique book series #1-14 by Lisi Harrison
54. Baby Sitters Club by Ann M Martin ( basically I own about 50-75 books in the series)
55. The Clique Summer Book: Dylan by Lisi Harrison
56. The Clique Summer Book Claire by Lisi Harrison
57. The Clique Summer Book: Massie by Lisi Harrison
58. Main Street: Welcome to Camden Falls by Ann M Martin
59. Main Street: Needle and Thread by Ann M Martin
60. Main Street: Tis the Season by Ann M Martin
61. Main Street: Best Friends
62. Main Street: The Secret Book Club
63. Main Street: Summer Surprises
64. Main Street: Special Delivery
65. Main Street: Coming Apart
66. Leap Year by Wendy Mass
67. Nancy Drew Series ( I own about 17 of the original books) by Carolyn Keene
68. Nancy Drew Files Case 37 Last Dance by Carolyn Keene
69. Nancy Drew Files Case 40 Shadow of Douby by Carolyn Keene
70. Nancy Drew Files Case 41 Something to Hide by Carolyn Keene
71. Nancy Drew Files Case 101 The Picture of Guilt by Carolyn Keene
72. Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Without a Trace by Carolyn Keene
73. Nancy Drew Girl Detective: A Race Against Time by Carolyn Keene
74. Nancy Drew Girl Detective: False Notes by Carolyn Keene
75. Nancy Drew Girl Detective: High Risk by Carolyn Keene
76. Nancy Drew Girl Detective Super Special Edition (Secrets can Kill,Deadly Intent, Murder on Ice) by Carolyn Keene
77. Nancy Drew Super Mystery #2 Once upon a Crime by Carolyn Keene
78. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories # 68 The Elusive Heiress
79. Nancy Drew on Campus #116 The Case of the Teddy Bear Twins by Carolyn Keene
80. Nancy Drew Digest #134 The Secret of The Forgotten Cave by Carolyn Keene
81. Nancy Drew Digest # 143 Mystery on Maui by Carolyn Keene
82. Nancy Drew Digest # 151 The Chocolate Covered Contest by Carolyn Keene
83. Nancy Drew Digest # 162 The Case of the Lost Song by Carolyn Keene
84. Nancy Drew Digest #173 Danger on the Great Lakes by Carolyn Keene
85. Nancy Drew Digest #175 Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland by Carolyn Keene
86. Nancy Drew Ghost Stories by Carolyn Keene
87. Nancy Drew Sleuth Book by Carolyn Keene
88. Lilly B. on the Brink of Love by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
89. Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume
90. American Girl Series
91. Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
92. This Star Won't Go Out by Esther Grace Earl 
93. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J.K Rowling

And that is just books I mostly own, that is not even counting every book I own or the books i have borrowed from the library or from friends and family

To Be Read ( Books I own but are currently sitting in a pile waiting to be read)

1. Conversion by Katherine Howe (Currently Reading)
2. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
3. The Summer I turned Pretty by Jenny Han
4. The Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson
5. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
6. Sarah's Key by Tatianna De Rosnay
7. The Interns: Truth or Fashion by Chloe Walsh
8. Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
9. Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
10. The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp
11. Breaking Night by Liz Murray

Finally, Books I want to read that have not come out yet or books I have not bought from book store yet

1. Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
2. Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
3. The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove
4. Find Me by Romily Bernard
5. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier ( Out August 2014)
6. Lola and The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

The next post will probably be a book review. Currently I am reading Conversion and when I am done that I will probably write a review. Before that is finished though I will be reviewing one of the books I have already read. If you have any book suggestions for me or suggestions about what I should review from the list of books I have read or just want to comment please feel free. I love getting comments on my post.

Till next time dear readers,

- Jessica 

Welcome!

Welcome,

If you found the time to click on this blog thank you for your interest. This is just a little tidbit about me and what I will be writing on this blog. I am gonna try to update this book blog as often as I can and I even may  start "book tubing" ( basically making a youtube channel about books). The blog that hopefully you will come back and read is about just that reading. I will be talking about basically all things books. Some times it will be updates about book hauls and what I have got this week or month or even just a trip to the book store, book reviews or recommendations, my opinions about book related issues like e-books or independent book stores vs. online shopping, etc. I will be basically just blogging about books. So I thought just to get started I would do a little book blog Q& A for you to answer any questions that you may have ( of course you can always comments about questions you have for me or reactions to what I wrote,etc).
Anyway...

Q: What is your favorite book?
A: My number 1 favorite book is The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, 2nd is Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, & 3rd is To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee.

Q: Who are your favorite Authors
A: John Green is my number 1 favorite author. Other authors I enjoy though are Joan Bauer, Chris Colfer, Sarah Dessen, Ann M Martin, Rainbow Rowell, Wendy Mass, and Maureen Johnson.

Q: Do you enjoy writing
A: I actually want to go into journalism as well as one day actually start and finish a novel that I can maybe publish. I am not asking to be like J.K. Rowling famous or rich, but It would be nice to have a book published even if it did not end up a bestseller.

Q: What else do you enjoy besides reading and writing?
A: I enjoy going on social media (Twitter, Facebook,etc.), watching shows on Netflix ( my favorite show is New Girl), eating chocolate, playing video games ( Wii or Nancy Drew computer games), Watching movies especially musicals ( my favorites are Rent, Funny Girl, and Sound of Music), watching musicals on YouTube ( Legally Blonde the musical is awesome by the way), watching YouTube videos in general ( web shows, musicals, old TV shows or clips, movie clips, music videos,etc.), and just hanging out with my friends. I also have a job ( grader for Kumon Learning Center) and college starts in fall ( community college for two years and then I will be transferring to another school for my bachelors degree).

Q: What are you majoring in?
A:  Communications with a focus in Journalism

Q: What can you not live without?
A: Books,Wifi, TV, Computers, Phone, and Chocolate

Q: E books or Print books?
A: I will probably make a post about my opinion on this soon, but for now Print books (I'll explain in the post later).

Q: Will you take book recommendations?
A: Absolutely! I can not make any promises, but I will try to at least see if I can find the book to read and if I can, I will at least try to read it. If I get a lot of recommendations I can not promise I can fulfill every one and that I will enjoy every book, but I will at least try to read each book recommendations I get and if I have strong enough feelings about it I may even write a review on it.

Q: Why are you writing this blog?
A: I am writing this blog because I love books and I want to be able to share my opinions about books and recommendations with all my readers. I also hope that I can help others find books they will love.

- Jessica