Monday, November 30, 2015

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices plastered on lampposts and billboards. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.

Within these nocturnal black-and-white striped tents awaits an utterly unique, a feast for the senses, where one can get lost in a maze of clouds, meander through a lush garden made of ice, stare in wonderment as the tattooed contortionist folds herself into a small glass box, and become deliciously tipsy from the scents of caramel and cinnamon that waft through the air.

Welcome to Le Cirque des Rêves.

Beyond the smoke and mirrors, however, a fierce competition is under way--a contest between two young illusionists, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood to compete in a "game" to which they have been irrevocably bound by their mercurial masters. Unbeknownst to the players, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will.

As the circus travels around the world, the feats of magic gain fantastical new heights with every stop. The game is well under way and the lvies of all those involved--the eccentric circus owner, the elusive contortionist, the mystical fortune-teller, and a pair of red-headed twins born backstage among them--are swept up in a wake of spells and charms.

But when Celia discovers that Marco is her adversary, they begin to think of the game not as a competition but as a wonderful collaboration. With no knowledge of how the game must end, they innocently tumble headfirst into love. A deep, passionate, and magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

Their masters still pull the strings, however, and this unforeseen occurrence forces them to intervene with dangerous consequences, leaving the lives of everyone from the performers to the patrons hanging in the balance.

Both playful and seductive, The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern's spell-casting debut, is a mesmerizing love story for the ages. @goodreads


MY REVIEW:

3 STARS 



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I am in the minority that just liked the book and not loved it. I love the idea of a circus just appearing in the night and that you could only attend it at night. I love that it's all black and white and kinds of different things go on in the individual tents.

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I was confused during a lot of the book, trying to figure out how certain people even pertained to the circus. Maybe I just didn't get it, maybe I was just too sleepy, either way, that's how it is.

I very much loved different parts of the book that seemed so magical and I don't mean..pull a rabbit out of your hat.. I mean the story line, how the author told it in such a way that you felt transported to another time. I would love to go to this circus! I would probably spend most of my time in the ice garden, but I love the cold sooo.... It just sounds like a magical place to be and I wish we could have read more about the things going on in the tents.

I love Celia and Marco. I do not like they were pitted against each other by their masters to see who will win in the "magic" game. I think these two were such sweet characters even if their masters weren't all that great to them. Well, Celia's father was her master and he seemed pretty evil. I will leave that for you to read about.

I would like to try this book again another day to see if I can get my head around the parts I just didn't get. I think this book has a lot of magic inside. :)


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GOODREADS REVIEW:


https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1454127609


AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:


http://www.amazon.com/Night-Circus-Erin-Morgenstern/dp/0385534639/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1448910845&sr=8-1

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Wildflower by Drew Barrymore

Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of happiness she's achieved today.

Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences of her earlier years. It includes tales of living on her own at 14 (and how laundry may have saved her life), getting stuck in a gas station overhang on a cross country road trip, saying goodbye to her father in a way only he could have understood, and many more adventures and lessons that have led her to the successful, happy, and healthy place she is today. It is the first book Drew has written about her life since the age of 14. @goodreads


MY REVIEW:


4 STARS

I have always loved Drew Barrymore so I was excited to read this new book. Drew says in the preface that she didn't write the book in any particular format, it's not a sweeping life story but an elaboration on times in her life as she remembered them. I thought the way it was written, with the back and forth from different years of Drew's life was awesome.

In the beginning chapter of the book, Drew talks about having an avocado tree in their tiny backyard and a cascading bougainvillea flower out front. She felt close to nature with these flowers and tree. She was especially sentimental about the avocado tree....


avocado tree:

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In fact the significance of the avocado tree is still as strong as can be for me. I even have it in my will that I want to be buried under one, or have some of my ashes put there. Some avocado tree preferably on a hill that is nowhere near anything this time. Just up on a rolling mountain, preferably with an ocean view. I can dream!

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Let us all be wildflowers!

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Drew talks about different friendships through out the years. She talks about her business "Flower" with her best friend, which makes movies, a cosmetic line and many other ventures.

Drew talks about how her mom wasn't really a mom to her and she was emancipated at a young age. Her dad was a hippie with another story you will just have to read about.

I loved the story she told about her dogs! Being a dog lover, this would appeal to me. She spent many wonderful years with three dogs she rescued and had a most wonderful bond. They were her family until she made another family of her own. The dogs were Flossy, Templeton and Vivian.


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Flossy outlived all of them and it was sad hearing about them passing away, even when Flossy passed. They all had a wonderful life, I can tell you.

I love that she has dogs with her daughters, they named them Lucy (my dogs name!) and Douglas. Drew says:


The house is chaos sometimes when the dogs are trying to eat the kids' food or jumping into the tub with them. But it's worth it. Life with dogs is better. I just wouldn't have it any other way. They say that dogs can give and receive love through their eyes. The unspoken ability to lock in and actually feel love between human and animal is an extraordinary thing.

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I love when she talks about her beautiful girls, Olive and Frankie. I would say for her this is her best moment of her life, having those girls and bringing them up to be strong women.

Olive & Frankie:

There is a little section called Dear Olive and Dear Frankie. They are so sweet, I will add some words Drew said to each of them.

DEAR OLIVE

I love you in the way where you discover the most selfless true love that one can experience. You are the keeper of my heart. The love of my life. You are trying to just figure it all out right now, but the truth is, I can't wait till you will just collapse in my arms and stay for a while. Like forever.

DEAR FRANKIE

To say I love you is the understatement of the world. To show that I do for the rest of my life will be my honor and my pleasure. As I sing to you the tune of "Rubber Duckie" ... "Little Frankie, you're the one, you always make my day so fun. Little Frankie, I'm awfully fond of you."

I thought is was a great book...

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GOODREADS REVIEW:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1379624233

AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1101983795?keywords=wildflower&qid=1448761032&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

OWLS: Our Most Charming bird by Matt Sewell

In this beautiful follow-up to Our Garden Birds, Our Songbirds and Our Woodland Birds, street artist Matt Sewell captures the world’s most evocative bird: the owl. In his much-loved pop-art watercolours and accompanied with his whimsical descriptions, Matt Sewell expresses the individual characters of owls as never before.

From tiny Elf Owls to huge Eagle Owls, from the mysterious creatures of the night to an impossibly fluffy baby owl, they are undoubtedly one of the world’s most intriguing feathered friends. These wise, magical birds are otherworldly in their striking colours and stature, and it's not just birdwatchers who are obsessed. With 50 hand-selected, hand-painted owls, this is a delightful gift which appeals to owl lovers, bird-watching enthusiasts, children, adults and art and design fans alike. @goodreads


MY REVIEW:

5 STARS


This is the cutest little book. The drawings are so sweet and the little bits of information and whit from the author are very interesting! I didn't know there were that many owl species, although I'm sure there are a lot more than listed in this book!

I'm going to add a picture of one of the owls in the book, then a few different real owl pictures and some facts from the book about that owl

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Above is the Northern Saw-Whet Owl from the book, isn't that a precious little picture? They are all like that in the book. I wish I could draw like that! Below, is a picture of the same owl in real life.
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The Northern Saw-Whet Owl is one of the smallest owls in North America
Next: Ural Owl

Ural Owl:

The book says the Ural Owl is in the Ural mountain forests and Siberian steppes. They are known as one of the the toughest owls around!
Next: Greater Sooty Owl

Greater Sooty Owl:

I think this owl is just beautiful! The book says this goth Barn Owl is not dangerous in any way--except to the small rodents and bugs that he stalks through the eucalyptus forests of northern Australia, his jet-black wizard's cloak contrasting brilliantly with his white markings, shining as bright as the stars of the southern hemisphere.

I like some of the descriptions in this book :)

Next: Snowy Owl

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I couldn't leave this owl out... Harry Potter... anyway, the book states, a monarch of the tundra, the Snowy Owl is a whopper, close to an eagle-owl in height and hunting prowess, feeding upon lemmings, ptarmigans, and other winter fare by snatching her prey with her massive moonboots. To protect against the cruel temperatures of the arctic, her feet are ensconced in thick feathers, styled in a brilliance of frosted white.

I loved this little book of owls. I loved the drawings and being able to google the real owl and seeing how brilliant they truly are and I would recommend this for any owl lover. I might have to get one for my cousin that loves owls, but she can look up all of the real owls herself! :)


*I would like to thank BLOGGING FOR BOOKS for a print copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.* 


GOODREADS REVIEW:

 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1454125791

AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/Owls-Our-Most-Charming-Bird/dp/1607748797/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1448740879&sr=1-1

IT by Stephen King

The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by an eponymous being, which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferred prey of young children. The novel is told through narratives alternating between two time periods, and is largely told in the third-person omniscient mode. It deals with themes which would eventually become King staples: the power of memory, childhood trauma, and the ugliness lurking behind a façade of traditional small-town values. @goodreads

MY REVIEW:

5 STARS


Hello, welcome to Derry.. I'm Pennywise the Clown and at some point, especially if your a kid, I will eat your face off! Have a nice day!




The first time I read this book was in the 6th grade and I had forgotten how good it was! I loved the movie as well, but the book is so much better!

I love how Mr. King goes back and forth from when the friends were kids and to them as adults and what they do in life now, while they are on their way back to Derry. See, when they were young and all became friends, they made a pact that if "IT" ever came back so would they.

IT showed itself to them in many different creeptastic ways but "IT" showed itself more as Pennywise the Clown!

Bill's little brother Georgie was the first one to be.. um.. eaten... by Pennywise. I'm sorry, I don't care how old I am, if I saw a creepy clown down in a drain-gutter thingy (leave me alone, I forgot the name!) I would have ran until I fell over! I mean..no..no...no.. and NO!


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Bill, Eddie, Ben, Richie, Stan, Beverly, and Mike are all friends. I love each of their separate stories and I love their friendship together. They are all picked on by the town bully/jerk named Henry Bowers, but when they are together Henry can just go on down the road when the little group gets their courage and attacks Henry and his gang.

I love the camaraderie between the friends and how they believe each others stories of meeting Pennywise, even when he wasn't in clown form. They didn't ridicule each other, they watched out for each other the best they could.


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At one point they think they kill ole Pennywise, but after many years and the killing of kids starts happening again, Mike, who stayed in Derry at the library, calls everyone home. It's weird how they all forget anything that ever happened to them until they get that phone call. It's like they were made to forget.

And there is sweet Pennywise to welcome them back! Uggggg, clowns!!!!!!!!




I know there are some people out there that hasn't read the book so I won't give out any spoilers for them, but one of the group commits suicide before anything even gets started and another of the group gets killed before they kill Pennywise for good.. or is IT really dead? I think Mr. King should bring him back with a whole new set of peeps that have to take him out :) Yes, I'm not quite right in the head!

This is a very long book to read, but you know good books like this one really doesn't matter the length, when they are written very well, it just doesn't seem like a tome. Well, with the exception of holding the book up if you have joint issues, just let it rest quietly on your lap tray while you read :)

I didn't get bored not one time in this book, I did, however want to shoot a few people and of course Pennywise... but I digress.

At the end Mr. King wrote:


This book was begun in Bangor, Maine, on September 9th, 1981, and completed in Bangor, Maine, on December 28th, 1985.

That's a good amount of time and would explain how freaking good the book was in all of the detail. The detail was just awesome!

I'm going to leave you with one last thing........

THEY ALL FLOAT DOWN HERE.....

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GOODREADS REVIEW:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1321101529

AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/Stephen-King-ebook/dp/B002SR2PKG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1448729649&sr=1-1&keywords=it+in+books

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

The Hidding Place by David Bell

Twenty-five-years ago, the disappearance of four-year-old Justin Manning rocked the small town of Dove Point, Ohio. After his body was found in a shallow grave in the woods two months later, the repercussions were felt for years.

Janet Manning has been haunted by the murder since the day she lost sight of her brother in the park. Now, with the twenty-fifth anniversary of Justin’s death looming, a detective and a newspaper reporter have started to ask questions, opening old wounds and raising new suspicions. Could the man convicted of the murder — who spent more than two decades in prison — really be innocent? Janet’s childhood friend and high school crush, who was in the park with her that day, has returned to Dove Point, where he is wrestling with his own conflicted memories of the events. And a strange man appears at Janet’s door in the middle of the night, claiming to know the truth.

Soon, years of deceit will be swept away, and the truth about what happened to Janet’s brother will be revealed. And the answers that Janet has sought may be found much closer to home than she ever could have imagined. @goodreads


MY REVIEW:

3 STARS


This story takes place 25 years after the murder of a 4 year-old little boy named Justin. Janet, his older sister by just a few years was supposed to be watching him. They were in the park playing and there were people and children all around. Janet's best friend Michael showed up and they were talking and playing. Somehow, little Justin disappears and no one knows exactly what happened. Kids and adults saw different things and someone was accused of the murder. It's just not safe anywhere.
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How can a little boy just disappear and be found in the woods at the park in a little grave two months later. Did they get the right man?


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Twenty-five years later on the anniversary of Justin's death things are being brought up again. The killer has been released. A police detective isn't sure they got the right man. Janet and her daughter Ashleigh are living with Janet's dad as he is down and out in bad times. Janet's best friend Michael returns to town after no word for several years. And there is a mysterious stranger creeping around and leaving cryptic remarks to Janet.

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The book has a lot of twists and turns. Right when you think it's going one way, it takes off in another direction. I did not see that ending coming. Nothing is what it seems at all and the saddest thing is, that sweet little boy was killed for something so stupid.. just adults creating problems they should never have caused in the first place.

All-in-all I thought it was a good mystery. 


GOODREAD REVIEW:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1420967621

AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/045123796X?keywords=the%20hiding%20place&qid=1448380205&ref_=nav_ya_signin&sr=8-8



Monday, November 23, 2015

Teen Frankenstein by Chandler Baker

High school meets classic horror in this groundbreaking new series.

It was a dark and stormy night when Tor Frankenstein accidentally hit someone with her car. And killed him. But all is not lost--Tor, being the scientific genius she is, brings him back to life...

Thus begins a twisty, turn-y take on a familiar tale, set in the town of Hollow Pines, Texas, where high school is truly horrifying. @goodreads


MY REVIEW:



3 STARS




Who doesn't love Frankenstein?

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I thought the book was okay for what it was, I loved the concept. I just didn't love the book to death. That being said, there will be tons of people to love this book and that is great :)

As you can read in the blurb, Victoria (Tor) Frankenstein takes after her late father in the Science department, but she goes a little bit further and creates her own re-animated being. She does this with the help of her best friend Owen, which he wasn't on board with at first, but you kinda have to when it happens.. right? right?

Tor names "him" Adam and he doesn't recall any memories of who he really is.. just nothing. Adam is very sweet and acts like Tor is his mama, which, I guess she is this time around! I mean he's not a randomly pieced together boy, he was in a tragic accident and then boom...he's back :)

I guess what got me for the story is when right the next day they take him to school before teaching him too much of anything. There were some fun things go on at school that involved Adam.

There are some twists, turns and some other things that will lead up to the next book.


*I would like to thank NETGALLEY and MACMILLAN for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.*


GOODREADS REVIEW:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1377660335

AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:

 http://www.amazon.com/High-School-Horror-Teen-Frankenstein/dp/1250058740/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1448291649&sr=1-1


Sunday, November 22, 2015

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer.

She devises a plan to get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street. Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.

With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.
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MY REVIEW:
4 STARS


I wasn't sure I was going to like this book, but I was pleasantly surprised that I did :) I fell in love with so many characters in the book. I felt so bad for Josie having a mother who was a prostitute and didn't care for her at all. The brothel her mom was living in was owned by a woman named Willie and I really loved her. Willie's character was of a good woman, even though she ran a brothel. She was kind to those that needed to be kind to and put people right in their place if they needed that as well. I loved the fact that she became more of a mom to Josie than Josie's real mom. She taught her how to shoot guns and use her head. She gave her a job as a cleaner, unfortunately this involved cleaning up after all of the women after the fact the next day. Ewww!:)

For some reason, I kept picturing Willie as the character from one of my favorite movies, "Spirited Away". I kept picturing Yubaba when I read anything about Willie! LoL




The book is set in 1950's New Orleans as you can read in the blurb.

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Josie lived above a bookstore that she also worked in, she lived there since she was a little girl of 12. The owner and author Charlie was very kind to her, she also worked with Charlie's son Patrick who was like a brother to her.

Josie's mom is trouble with a capital T. She seems to be in on stealing, murders, drugs and who knows what all else.

Josie meets a nice man that comes into the bookstore. She likes him because he seems like a really nice person and it seems there's not too many men like that around...but..he gets murdered and this really upsets Josie, there is a lot more to it but I won't get into that.

Josie decides she wants to try to get into a prestigious college away from New Orleans and does some really smart things to try to help her get there! Josie has had so many let downs in her life.

There is another character I love in the book, it's Cokie, he is Willie's driver. He loves driving around in Willie's Caddy :) He is a really sweet character. Some of the girls at the brothel are very sweet to Josie too. There is also a nice guy named Jesse that I had a crush on and it seemed Josie did too :)

The characters in this book are rich in detail and the way the author weaves the story makes you think your right there with Josie!

The ending was sad and brought tears to my eyes.. well a few things brought tears to my eyes.. tears of sadness and tears of happiness.

I was all over the place with this review, but Lord, I was trying my best not to give out spoilers! I have a hard time with that, I would liked to have talked in more detail about people and what all went on, I will just say... read the book :)

I look forward to reading more books by this author as this was my first by her :)


GOODREADS REVIEW:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1420966370

AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/Out-Easy-Ruta-Sepetys/dp/039925692X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1448219698&sr=8-1


Friday, November 20, 2015

Sugar by Deidre Riordan Hall

I’m the fat Puerto Rican–Polish girl who doesn’t feel like she belongs in her skin, or anywhere else for that matter. I’ve always been too much and yet not enough.
 
Sugar Legowski-Gracia wasn’t always fat, but fat is what she is now at age seventeen. Not as fat as her mama, who is so big she hasn’t gotten out of bed in months. Not as heavy as her brother, Skunk, who has more meanness in him than fat, which is saying something. But she’s large enough to be the object of ridicule wherever she is: at the grocery store, walking down the street, at school. Sugar’s life is dictated by taking care of Mama in their run-down home—cooking, shopping, and, well, eating. A lot of eating, which Sugar hates as much as she loves.
When Sugar meets Even (not Evan—his nearly illiterate father misspelled his name on the birth certificate), she has the new experience of someone seeing her and not her body. As their unlikely friendship builds, Sugar allows herself to think about the future for the first time, a future not weighed down by her body or her mother.
Soon Sugar will have to decide whether to become the girl that Even helps her see within herself or to sink into the darkness of the skin-deep role her family and her life have created for her. @goodreads
MY REVIEW:

5 STARS

 BLOODY HELL! I HAVE CRIED SO HARD OVER THIS BOOK! I LOVE THIS BOOK, I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ARSE WHAT ANYONE ELSE THINKS, THIS BOOK WAS SO DAMN SAD. I FELL IN LOVE WITH SUGAR... AND LET ME GET THROUGH SOME OF THESE GIFS SO I CAN TELL HER STORY.

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This book has just broken my heart! Just torn it apart and put it back together :(

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Sugar's name is Mercy, but her mom named her Sugar when she was little because she found her in a room as a baby with a spoon eating out of the sugar bag. She thought it was funny. Sugar's mom is a b*tch!

Sugar has an older brother named Fat Henry and he moved out long ago. She has another older brother that lives with her and her mom and he is called Skunk from an unfortunate accident when he was a child. Skunk is a demon to Sugar, God I hate him! He beats her up, calls her names, he's just evil. Sugar's mom also calls her a fat slob, lazy.. blah blah.. yet this woman took to her bed years ago and has Sugar wait on her hand and foot because she's too fat to get off the bed.

This woman/thing would feed Sugar and the other kids all kinds of food growing up, but Sugar got the brunt of it. She would say eat more Sugar, you need to grow. Filling her full of carbs and sugar like I have never seen in my life! Now, poor Sugar is almost eighteen and she's obese and loves to eat. They all still eat crap food constantly. I was sickened reading what all they were eating, the amounts of it all.

Sugar has been bullied at school all of her life for being overweight. I mean these kids are so damn cruel. Then she meets Even, yes that's how it's spelled, you can read it in the blurb. He is a new kid and he is so nice to her. He doesn't care that she is overweight and he even actually gets her to lose weight by going on walks together and just talking.


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He stands by her through everything. No one can believe the hot guy wants to hang out with her.. but guess what.. he does, he's nice so they can all suck it!

He has problems at home with his dad being a drunk. His mom died in childbirth. He's building a Harley so he can travel the places his mom wanted to go that he read in her journal and he wants to spread her ashes at the sea.

Even teaches Sugar how to ride his Harley once he gets it ready and she gets her license when she turns eighteen. They have so many wonderful adventures together. I can't give out all of the spoilers.

Sugar can open up to him. She tells him of how when her grandmother Boo was still alive, she teaches her how to sew and she makes a lot of clothes. You know, things like that. Sugar is a good person as I have said before. She goes to church on Sunday's and prays for her family. She just wants to have a normal family but that doesn't really happen. She gets bullied at home and school!

At one point, something really bad happens.. I had to put the book down for a little bit because of the crying.




After a tragedy, Sugar gets into counseling and makes some strides in understanding her life. I forgot to mention her father left when she was young, but there is a whole other story to that... it's not what it seems or what she was told actually.

One day Sugar was leaving school and as she goes to get into her car to leave, she sees it's covered in donuts. Those jerks were still bullying her after the tragedy. They suck so bad. But by learning from Even and her therapist, this is what she had to say to them.


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“I feel sorry for all of you if your idea of humor is insulting the way someone looks. Yeah, I may be different, but in addition to my pity, you also deserve my gratitude. Going on four years, you have all done a solid job of teaching me who I am, but it’s not who you think. I’m a good person, and I am going to do great things.” I pause, but decide to leave it at that.
“So, see ya around and—“ I smile my beautiful smile and lift my arms in victory. Staring into the crowd I loudly say, “Fuck you!”


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After all of this Sugar doesn't go back to school, she goes and stays with her brother Henry and his fiance who are great people. Well Henry's finance turned his life around so he's good people. They get it to where Sugar can do her studies at home so she can graduate. Stacy, the fiance, teaches her how to make some healthy meals, they find some closure with family matters, and Sugar eventually sets out on a Harley to fulfill a dream and a promise.

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The Damn End! Read The Book! I Wish I Had A Friend Like Sugar!


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GOODREADS REVIEW:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1446998730

AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1477829385/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=200PK5IIT8BDX&coliid=I936G886V4IK7

Thursday, November 19, 2015

The Time Chamber by Daria Song

Korean artist Daria Song’s sequel to The Time Garden takes readers on a visual journey into a magical nighttime world seen through the eyes of a fairy.

This second book in the bestselling Time coloring series features the voyage of a fairy who, when the cuckoo clock chimes midnight, enters the human world. To the tiny fairy, everything seems enormous and magical, from the curtains to the chandelier to a mystical rowboat that takes her further into an inky adventure. With her she packs her favorite items, which colorers can find throughout the book’s pages: an owl-feathered pen, a star-scented spray, a time tape measure…even the key to the time chamber itself!

Filled with the imaginative, intricately detailed illustrations Song’s readers have come to love, The Time Chamber presents a view of our world made new—and ready for coloring.

The Time Chamber features extra-thick craft paper, ideal for non bleed-through coloring, and the jacketed cover with flaps is removable and colorable. Special gold-foil stamping on the cover and spine and a To/From page make it perfect for gifting to adults and kids alike. @goodreads 


MY REVIEW:

5 STARS 


I love all of these coloring books they are coming out with, I can't even tell you have many I have! But who doesn't love coloring?!

I started one page using gel pens, I usually use colored pencils, but I think it's looking okay with the pens. I picked a crazy one with all kinds of colors blending together :)

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Here are a couple of other pages, and some have words on them.

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*I would like to thank BLOGGING FOR BOOKS for giving me a copy of this print book in exchange for my honest review.*




GOODREADS REVIEW:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1447066396

AMAZON LINK TO THE BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1607749610?keywords=the%20time%20chamber&qid=1447973881&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1