Book #17 "Wither" by Lauren DeStefano: 'Things here are more frightening than even I could have imagined. Life is much different from the days when there were lilies in my mother's garden, and all my secrets fit into a paper cup.' -pg. 204.
May I start by saying: This is probably one of the best books I have read yet! 'Wither' kept me captivated the entire time and had me to the point that I was reading it while walking to class and pretty much doing nothing else with my free time.
To give you an idea, it was very much so like the movie 'In Time' (yes the one with J.T. in it), all the kids that where born in this futuristic world died at the age of 25 for boys and 20 for girls. So in order to keep repopulating the earth the girls would get kidnapped as early as 13 to be sold as brides to the rich. 'Wither' follows the story of 16 year old Rhine Ellery, who is kidnapped and then sold to become a bride along with 2 other girls.
From the start Rhine does everything she can to get out of the fancy and more then slightly frightening world she has landed in and constantly has the goal of getting back to her twin brother, her home, and her freedom. As I have said DeStefano has a way of keeping her readers hooked. This has to be one of the best things I have read in a while.
I am deeply looking forward to finding out what happens to Rhine in the next book in the trilogy, which also happens to be book #18 and it is 'Fever' by Lauren DeStefano.
That is all for now,
Michaela Jane
Monday, September 16, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Book #15: "Bright Young Things" and Book #16: "Remember Me?" ...Both Finished!
Book #15 "Bright Young Things" by Anna Godbersen: Ok, so Godbersen has also written the "The Luxe" series, which I am a pretty big fan of personally. Her newest series was allot like "The Luxe", more of a time period kind of thing.
"Bright Young Things" takes place in the 1920's in New York City. It is about two teenage girls, one due to be married off and the other under appreciated by her family, Cordelia and Letty running away from their homes in Ohio to go to the big city so they can see what what they can make of themselves and see just who it is that they are meant to be.
They end up going their own ways after only a few hours in the NY and Letty starts to work her way towards her dream of acting and singing on stage. She gets a job and learns that New York may not be all that she thought it would be. Cordelia however always had a different reason for wanting to go to New York, she wanted to find her long lost father whom just so happens to be one of NY's biggest gangsters/alcohol providers. She is instantly pulled into a world full of glamor and parties but there turns out to be so much that is not shown on the surface.
Overall It was a pretty good read for being more of a 'time period' book.
Book #16 "Remember Me?" by Sophie Kinsella: This book was one that my sister picked up off the Half Price Books (one of my favorite stores) clearance self over the summer and told me that if I was looking for something mindless to read that this would be a good book for that. And while I really don't mean this to be mean/rude to Kinsella, there is really no other way to describe this book other then a 'mindless read'.
Sure the plot was funny but it was very soap operaish. The main character, Lexi Smart, falls and hits her head and when she wakes up it is 3 years later and she looks amazing and is the boss at her old job and is married and oh did I mention insanely rich?? Not to bad huh? Man, I almost wish someone would hit me over the head so I could see what my life will be like in 3 years....I am kidding fyi.
So the story gets going and we follow as poor Lexi goes from one awkward situation to the next. From trying to remember how to live with her 'amazing' husband to trying to remember how she went from being the bottom at her job to become the boss that everyone now hates, including her three 'use-to-be' best friends.
Like I said if you are looking for something mindless to read then it isn't all that bad, however (and sorry, yes I am about to get on my soap box) the one bad thing that I would have to say about it would be all the talk of sex. And sorry, forgive me if I am wrong, but I personally don't think that you need to have sex brought up to make it a good book. But as I said that is just me.
Overall both books weren't to bad, not my favorites but not that bad. Next up for Book #17 is "Wither" by Lauren DeStefano. It is the first book in The Chemical Garden Trilogy.
That's all for now,
Michaela Jane
"Bright Young Things" takes place in the 1920's in New York City. It is about two teenage girls, one due to be married off and the other under appreciated by her family, Cordelia and Letty running away from their homes in Ohio to go to the big city so they can see what what they can make of themselves and see just who it is that they are meant to be.
They end up going their own ways after only a few hours in the NY and Letty starts to work her way towards her dream of acting and singing on stage. She gets a job and learns that New York may not be all that she thought it would be. Cordelia however always had a different reason for wanting to go to New York, she wanted to find her long lost father whom just so happens to be one of NY's biggest gangsters/alcohol providers. She is instantly pulled into a world full of glamor and parties but there turns out to be so much that is not shown on the surface.
Overall It was a pretty good read for being more of a 'time period' book.
Book #16 "Remember Me?" by Sophie Kinsella: This book was one that my sister picked up off the Half Price Books (one of my favorite stores) clearance self over the summer and told me that if I was looking for something mindless to read that this would be a good book for that. And while I really don't mean this to be mean/rude to Kinsella, there is really no other way to describe this book other then a 'mindless read'.
Sure the plot was funny but it was very soap operaish. The main character, Lexi Smart, falls and hits her head and when she wakes up it is 3 years later and she looks amazing and is the boss at her old job and is married and oh did I mention insanely rich?? Not to bad huh? Man, I almost wish someone would hit me over the head so I could see what my life will be like in 3 years....I am kidding fyi.
So the story gets going and we follow as poor Lexi goes from one awkward situation to the next. From trying to remember how to live with her 'amazing' husband to trying to remember how she went from being the bottom at her job to become the boss that everyone now hates, including her three 'use-to-be' best friends.
Like I said if you are looking for something mindless to read then it isn't all that bad, however (and sorry, yes I am about to get on my soap box) the one bad thing that I would have to say about it would be all the talk of sex. And sorry, forgive me if I am wrong, but I personally don't think that you need to have sex brought up to make it a good book. But as I said that is just me.
Overall both books weren't to bad, not my favorites but not that bad. Next up for Book #17 is "Wither" by Lauren DeStefano. It is the first book in The Chemical Garden Trilogy.
That's all for now,
Michaela Jane
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