Booking Through Thursday #1-Character or Plot?

This week's question:

What’s more important to you? Real, three-dimensional, fleshed-out fascinating characters? Or an amazing, page-turning plot?

My Answer: This one is a hard one! Having really amazing, fleshed-out characters is the best thing but if the plot sucks and is really predictable, what's the point? But if the plot's amazing and a page-turner and has the most boringest characters, I'll drop the book. I think I'll have to go for the fleshed-out, fascinating characters.. They make the big chunk of the story and the best ones totally make up for ugly plot. I'm a fan of strong character and ones that easliy grap you and have a history.

What would you rather preffer? Feel free to leave a comment! :p

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer-Michelle Hodkin

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Date Released:September 27th 2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 

Pages: 452 pages

Date Read: November 18th 2011
Format: Hardcover Source: Bought from Barnes and Noble 

Goodreads Blurb:

Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.

It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.

There is.

She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.

She's wrong.

                                      
   My Review:

Have you wanted a book so badly because it has such a great cover with an dazzling, mysterious description? Well, that's what I felt buying this book in the rain! I really wanted to love it so much, but I can't!! And its fustrating, since you either love it or hate it. With a cover so beautiful, you can only tear through this book expecting so much more.

I loved the writing! Michelle Hodkin writes twisted and lyrical that most of the time everything is fast-paced and I really liked it! :D It was flawless and enjoyable, making me actually finish this book! And Noah... He really made this book come alive with his British accent and his love to Mara, a flawless romantic he was a jumping, gripping character!

Mara was really easy to relate to with having PTSD ever since her accident and she was really trying to fit in and was really believeable.

Most of the events in this book was really unpredictable! You didn't know when a beuatiful, steamy romace scene would erupt on the pages or a creepy, lyrical part will want you to hide and turn on all the lights in your house! The ending was crazy!! I'm so excited to see how the sequel will turn out and my jaw litterally dropped! :P I am not telling about it!!!!!!!!

Will I re-read it again? Maybe not...but with that awesomeauce cover maybe! And do I recomend it? Yeah, but don't come into this books with big expectations.

 “You want me as much as I want you. And all I want is you."
My tongue warred with my mind. "Today," I whispered.
Noah stood slowly, his body skimming mine as he rose. "Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever.”

 

You Might Also Like:

                              

In My Mailbox #18

In My Mailbox is hosted at the amazing Kristi from the Story Siren!

Only one book, but a great one! No library books since my library had a temporary shut-down over a water problem.





Bought from Barnes and Noble:
-Shatter me by Tarereh Mafi


I was so excited to get this book! I've be seriously waiting forever for it and reading the reviews on Goodreads only added to my excitement! I mean who won't get excited over a book cover with awesomesauce all over it and a captivating title like, Shatter Me?! So freakin excited to read it and its one of my most anticipated fall novels! :)


What's In Your mailbox??!!

In My Mailbox #17-Late!

In My Mailbox is hosted by Krisit over at The Story Siren!

This week's books came from last week and this week!
Sorry I didn't post up last week's IMMB, but here it is! :)







Rented from the Library:
                                           

I really wanted to read this book so BAD! I found it on my library's new releases section and I immediantley grabbed it! Magic and Ghost and Paranormal Romance??=PERFECT READ! Really excited to get into this one! :D

Book I Bought:

-Hex Hall by Rachael Hawkins

-Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

-The Unbecomming of Myra Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Super excited to finally own a copy of HEX HALL!!! :D And Bloodlines by Richelle Mead! Loved those books and I really wanted to have them on my bookshelf^^ And really be waiting F-O-R-E-V-E-R for The Unbecoming of Myra Dyer! So happy I swagged a copy for $9 at Barnes and Noble!

Won From RandomBuzzers:

-The Project by Brian Falkner

What's Your Mailbox???

 

The Daily Dose-3

The Daily Dose is hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly

If you'd like to participate in Daily Dose, simply make a post on Monday with a bunch of images you find magical and hope to inspire your readers with then share the link below^^

Food is great to share with anyone! :P









That's my dose! :D



In My Mailbox #16

In My Mailbox is hosted over at The Story Siren with Kristi!

This week was Great! I got lots books from publishers and it was mostly my mailbox!

        

                                                         

Books Mentioned:

-Born at Midnight by C.C Hunter

-Awake at Dawn,Book #2 by C.C Hunter

-A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

-Dark Souls by Paula Morris

-Ruined by Paula Morris

BIG Thanks to Scholatic Publishing, Candlewick, and St. Martin Press!!! :D 

Hunger Games Movie Trailer!!!!!!!

Did you guys watch the VMA's? Well,I did and they showed the Hunger Games movie trailer!! !*Smiles and is really eagered* I'm so excited to see it!! I loved te books and I really want to see it so badly!! :D

Well, here it is:

That's it?? It's such a cliffhanger and I for sure know once its out, Twilight will definetly be out of the picture and it will be Team Peeta or Gale! And no more Edward or Jacob, Twilight just suck... :D

Check Out My Review on The Hunger Games series:
-The Hunger Games:http://wwwthebookshelves.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-hunger-games-by-suzanne.html (Though this was one of my first review..)
-Catching Fire:http://wwwthebookshelves.blogspot.com/2011/09/dysoptian-week-2-book-reviewcatching.html
-Mockingjay: http://wwwthebookshelves.blogspot.com/2011/09/dysoptian-weekbook-review-mockingjay-by.html

And if you haven't read any of Miss Collins's amazing ,YA, dysoptian trilogy please though and check out the reviews!

Book Review: Rival by Sara Benntte Weaker

Rival by Sara Bennette Wealer

Hardcover, 336 pages

Published February 15th 2011 by HarperTeen

Gerne: Musical,Realistic Fiction

Copy Obtained: From my library :)

Goodreads Blurb: What if your worst enemy turned out to be the best friend you ever had?

Meet Brooke: Popular, powerful and hating every minute of it, she’s the “It” girl at Douglas High in Lake Champion, Minnesota. Her real ambition? Using her operatic mezzo as a ticket back to NYC, where her family lived before her dad ran off with an up and coming male movie star.

Now meet Kathryn: An overachieving soprano with an underachieving savings account, she’s been a leper ever since Brooke punched her at a party junior year. For Kath, music is the key to a much-needed college scholarship.

The stage is set for a high-stakes duet between the two seniors as they prepare for the prestigious Blackmore competition. Brooke and Kathryn work toward the Blackmore with eyes not just on first prize but on one another, each still stinging from a past that started with friendship and ended in betrayal. With competition day nearing, Brooke dreams of escaping the in-crowd for life as a professional singer, but her scheming BFF Chloe has other plans. And when Kathryn gets an unlikely invitation to Homecoming, she suspects Brooke of trying to sabotage her with one last public humiliation.

As pressures mount, Brooke starts to sense that the person she hates most might just be the best friend she ever had. But Kathryn has a decision to make. Can she forgive? Or are some rivalries for life?

 

My Review:

Rival was such a musical, rivalry book between two girls who want the same dream and used to be friends that made me stay up till midnight!!! :)

 

That is how great this book was! The hardest thing about blogging on a book that you love is telling how much you love or hate the book and it took me forever to post this up ever since three months ago! And it took lots of me pushing myself to do this. *Throws Confetti*

 

It was really good! So enjoyable beacuse the writing was done well, and I really loved Brooke and Katheryn and it was so hard to find who I liked. And I really recommend this to everyone who is struggling to see if that old enemy who used to be your friend could be your best friend. I look forward to see any other books by  Miss Wealer! :)

 

 

The story starts with senior year when Katheryn and Brooke used to be friends till one year Brooke actually punches Katheryn in front of everyone and is on Youtube, the internet, and is the buzz at school. They became friends when Katheryn was invited to Brooke's party to make new friends And from there it changes point-of-view,which I thought was done pretty good and you follow how each girl is fighting for Blackmore.

 

I give this book 4 stars! It was so great and enjoyed every second and was surprised to find it one of my favorites! :D

 

 

 Really Good,but had a very little flaws here and there,but its worth to buy it! Will stil re-read..!

 

Reading Friday (3) and New Templete???

Reading Friday: Reading Friday is hosted by The Bookshelves where you share what books you finished during the week, currently reading, and your next reads and you thoughts on them!

Finished: Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Which I plan to have my review up my this week! So be sure to check it out! And I loved Wither! :)

Currently Reading: The Jewel Of Kalderash by Marie Rutkoski

I recieved and ARC of this though Miss Rutkoski said she couldn't but eventually it came and I was so happy! I love people who say they can't do it and they know, then unexpectically it happens! :D

Future Read:  Hereafter by Tara Hudson

New Templete??: So as you know I still don't have a new templete but I changed my old one with the same theme and stuff though only having a right column of widgets! It's just a test run to see if you guys like it or if I like it! :D But I will change it back to the old templete soon!

Happy Reading Friday! Whhaatt's Yours????

Book Review: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

“I'm wishing he could see that music lives. Forever. That it's stronger than death. Stronger than time. And that its strength holds you together when nothing else can.”

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Hardcover, 472 pages                                          

Published October 12th 2010 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Goodreads Blurb:BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.

PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want—and couldn’t escape.
Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present.

Jennifer Donnelly, author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light, artfully weaves two girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love. Revolution spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart.

  My Review:

WOW.....Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly was such an engrossing and heart-felt book.

 Reading the sypnosis you have an idea of how powerful and capturing this book will cause you to cry and after finishing it you realize how hard life is.(Which happened to me!^^) Andi was so relatable and you can feel her intense pain because of her brother's death. She just wanted to play music and stay inside her painful and sad world.

Sometimes she was annoying with all her talk, but it eventually eased out.  I felt both Andi and Alexandria's emotions, which is hard for books to get me inside and connect with them was if your them. :) I like how Miss Donnelly did a great job with Alexandria's journal, making it feel like a 200 year old diary!!!

The story starts out with Andi Aplers, a girl who's on edge. Everything in her life is ruined~her father left, the death of her brother,Truman; and angry,rageful at her mom for not understanding and coping. Music is only her rescue an comfort.  Her life drastcially changes when her father askes Andi to accompany her for winter at Paris,Andi agrees even through her raging and spiritful reaction.

After being accustommed to Paris, we are introduced to Alexandira, the street actor who's lives was overshadowed by the prince of France. These 2 different girl's world collide together, as Andi feels the comfort and obsession in Alex's diary. During a night in the Paris Catacombs, both of the world of the past translate to the present.

A absolutelty stunning historical fiction debut from author, Jennifer Donnelly!!!

         

So Freakin Awesome!! Loved every thing about it. Will Re-read forever!!

 





Book Review:Envy by Greg Olsen

Envy by Greg Olsen                                      

Hardcover, 285 pages

Published September 6th 2011 by Splinter

Sypnosis: Murder is such a dirty word…

New York Times bestselling adult true crime author Gregg Olsen makes his YA debut with EMPTY COFFIN, a gripping new fiction series for teens based on ripped-from-the-headlines stories…with a paranormal touch.

Crime lives--and dies--in the deceptively picture-perfect town of Port Gamble (aka “Empty Coffin”), Washington. Evil lurks and strange things happen--and 15-year-olds Hayley and Taylor Ryan secretly use their wits and their telepathic “twin-sense” to uncover the truth about the town's victims and culprits.

Envy, the series debut, involves the mysterious death of the twins' old friend, Katelyn. Was it murder? Suicide? An accident? Hayley and Taylor are determined to find out--and as they investigate, they stumble upon a dark truth that is far more disturbing than they ever could have imagined.

Based on the shocking true crime about cyber-bullying, Envy will take you to the edge--and push you right over.

My Review:

Envy by Greg Olsen was such A book deserving the "Best Creepy Book Cover Award!" since its immediately haunted you from page one. Its was such a eerie,gripping,spine-tickling read that it kept me on EDGE after reading it at night on a Friday. It made with sweat with the heart-chilling elements really crafted carefully in the book! I was very happy to review this book for Splinter Publishing when I requested an ARC of Colleen Houck's Tiger Voyage. The ending was crazy, I loved the twins Hayley and Taylor with their curious personality, and it was such a different,cool YA Book based on a true crime story! :D Definitely give it a try and try to stray from your normal reads!

Its about a girl named Katelyn whom commits suicide in her bathroom because of some drama about a guy and her mom. After the accident, the town of Port Gamble is abuzz on what happened to Katelyn and the cause of her killing herself.  Twins Hayley and Taylor use their telepathic senses to solve a mystery that left everyone dumbfounded.

Eerie and scary a book with a title Envy is sure to bring you chills you never dreamed.

5 Balloons! Its was a different read and I enjoyed it alot! :D ^^

Reading Friday (2)

Reading Wednesday is hosted by The Bookshevles where you post up the books you just finished, currently reading, and your "next reads" and your ThOuGhTs!! :)

Happy Reading Friday!!!









This week I did not finish any books!,Sorry but I've been really busy and I'm countinuing on:
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly and The Body Finder by Kimberly Dertering

                                 

 

My Future or "Next Read" is:

Nightlight by The Harvard Lampoon. I heard so much funny,hilarious reviews on this one, So I'm Super excited to read it!!! :}

Now is your turn for your Reading Friday!