Bout Of Books Day 5/6 + Breakable Review

ARRRGGRGRGR i feel so bad!! i stopped updating!!!!

So since i last updated i have finished breakable (and the review is below) and i finished We Were Liars By E. Lockhart.

That puts my total pages read....... 890!! Im going to post the review for We Were  Liaes separate but the review is on its way!

So now on to the review of Breakable!

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Breakable
Aimee L. Salter

Goodreads
Published: October 2013
Publisher: Aimee L. Salter
My copy is a.... Paperback, I got as a gift.

Summary: When seventeen-year-old Stacy looks in the mirror she can see and talk to her future self. Stacy's depended on "Older Me" to help her hold onto hope as the effects of relentless bullying, and unrequited love for her best friend Mark threaten to strip away every last piece of her self-belief. 

Then Stacy finds out Older Me is a liar. 
If you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?  (via Goodreads)

I have no idea how i found this book but it got on to my to read list and when i was asked what i wanted for my birthday I went through the list and picked this one. The way the story is told is so amazing, the way that it goes back to the her in the councilors office and the writing is just amazing. 

I won't say what it is but there is a huge twist at the ending that is just perfect.

UGGGG books with twist endings are very hard to review.

The key part that Stacy's art played in the book was very well done. It showed how she perceived everyone other than just saint it outright.

Another thing i liked about the book was that it never have a description of herself. Stacy never described herself for the reader. It contributed to showing what Stacy's self esteem was.

The writing was so beautiful. It was the type of story that really shows the difference between showing and tell. I wish i could put more quotes but that would spoil the book.

Verdict:

Five Stars
This book was so amazing.
I would recommend it to anyone who like books by Laurie Halse Anderson's books

Quotes (spoiler free):

"...I had the womb of silence all to myself and I got lost. I spent so many hours mixing colors, scraping crayon and smudging pencil, my eyes fixed in the short distance. When I'd look up from the paper, my vision blurred." page 153

"What was wrong with me? Why couldn't I be the kick-ass heroine, like in books? Or the strong, noble star of a movie?
Because it hurts." page 264

Read-A-Thon Day 3

Well it is the third day of the read-a-thon and sadly i have to admit that i have given up on Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone and marked it did not finish. I got 67 pages in but the story line was confusing and i couldn't get into the story.

so i have now read 389 pages and have started Breakable by Aimee L. Salter. So far i really like this book and am enjoying reading it and am 62 pages in.

I am not participating in today's challenge just reading and enjoying the read-a-thon. 

Read-A-Thon Day 2

Well it is day 2 of the read-a-thon and i did not get as much reading done as i hoped but i already finished and wrote a review for one book so i think i am doing pretty good. :)
At the moment i am at page 67 in Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone. So far its okay, and i am hoping that it gets better.

One of todays challenge is hosted by My Life in Books and the challenge is to pick 3+ characters and put them against each other and then choose who wins.

I decided to pick the Kick-Ass Sidekicks in books.

First up is Roux! Roux is in Also Known As and is Maggies best friend. Her three strengths are 1) she punched a dude in the face, 2) she can hold an impressive amount of alcohol, and 3) She is impressively smart about anything not pertaining to school. Her weaknesses are 1) she doesn't think before she speaks, 2) she can make very stupid deciosns after she has consumed impressive amounts of alcohol, and 3) She has a hard time acting serious.

Second up is....... Ginny Weasley!!!!! her likable qualities 1) She got her famous childhood crush, 2) She can perform an awesome bat-boogey curse, 3) kinda obvious but very helpful, she's a wizard. Now for her not so likable qualities 1) She's stubborn, 2) She can be rude, 3) she would sacrifice he life for Harry.

The third and final contestant is....... Annabeth Chase! Her good qualities: 1) She has read almost every book, 2) she is dangerous with a sword or dagger 3) she can make the best strategies. her not go good qualities: 1) overly self confident, 2) stubborn, 3) hates being wrong.

In the end i think that Roux would end up winning just because elf the fact that she is the badest bad ass of them all.

so thats it!
Adious!

Bout Of Books Read-A-Thon!

So while avoiding my math homework by looking at random YA blogs i stumbled upon the Bout Of Books's Read-A-Thon! I think this would be really fun to try and hopefully I'll be able to do it! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional.

I decided to set myself two goals:

1)To read five books! this may not sound like a lot but i have school and a math project I'm still avoiding........
2)To write a review for EVERY book i read during the week. I try to do this a lot but i tend to skip books I didn't love...

Hopefully i can do this and if you want to join click here --------->>>>> CLICK ME!!!