Dreamland

After finishing This Lullaby I moved on to (yet another) Sarah Dessen. This one was recommended by my friend Leigh. So far the book has been good, but not quite as good as the other. It might be because I just read This Lullaby, with a super quick start and great characters but I dont really like this one as much. It is sort of that book where you feel like you should finish it, but I can get easily distracted by other ones

The book is about a girl named Caitlyn. Caitlyns sister ran away on the day of her sixteenth birthday to be with her boyfriend. Her sister had her whole life ahead of her, she was hugely athletic and going to Yale in two weeks. But Caitlyn's birthday doesn't go forgotten by her sister. She leaves Caitlyn a present out side of her room. It's a dream journal, and n the inside it says "I'll see you there."

Soon afterwards Caitlyns life starts to change. For one, she joins cheer leading. Then she meets a boy. Of course, what Sarah Dessen books don't have that perfect boy. Although this boy is different then the typical Sarah Dessen perfect boy. Rogerson is more of a rebel than the nice guy-next-door. And Caitlyn soon figures out what makes him so vague sometimes.

The book is really good, but I would read some other Sarah Dessen books before you do, they'll leave a better impression. I hope your right Leigh, I hope the book has a bitter sweet ending.

I can't wait to find out how it ends!

Bye for now.

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This Lullaby

After I finished the book Someone Like You I decided to read another one of Sarah Dessens books. Out of all of them I decided to read This Lullaby because of it's great ratings. I loved the book just like I thought I would. The story is a classical romance, with a slight twist like Sarah Dessens other stories. Yet unlike the other stories, This Lullaby starts of pretty quickly and has is really funny, which the other stories lack. This Lullaby has the always happy, funny charming "boy-next door" with the main character, Remy, who only believes in staying in a relationship until the beginning love rush starts.
Remy is a heartbreaker. She's not afraid to love 'em and leave 'em. Except honestly she always leaves the relationship before it gets too serious, before the "loving 'em". When she meets Dexter it isn't a possibility to love him, until she finds herself falling for Dexter. Dexter isn't perfect, like Remy usually makes her boyfriends. He's clumsy, messy and a musician, all the things Remy would break up with boys because of. Yet she can't seem to break up with him. She couldn't possibly love him could she?
Unlike her mother, Remy doesn't fall in love easily, while her mothers constantly in love and currently on her fifth husband. Or her sixth, whether you count Remys dad. Which she doesn't.
Remys dad left before Remy was born. When he heard that Remy was born he wrote a song about her, "This Lullaby." The song was a hit makings Remys dad a one hit wonder. Sadly Remys dad died soon after the song was released.
This book is great, funny and so sweet. It's a romance, with still a touch of friendship and the way life shakes you around. It's a fantastic book and anyone who liked any other Sarah Dessen books will definitely love This Lullaby. It's hard not to!

Someone like you

A couple days ago I started to read a book called, Someone Like You. I finished it the next day. The book, although not exciting every minute, is a really sweet and magical story about friendship. I loved the book! It's the kind of story that takes place over nine months in about 300 pages. So many things are not too descriptive. I thought it was a very cool way of writing and it made me want to read every word. There isn't some surprising twist in the end, but it is a nice look inside what a friendship can or cannot stand.
The story takes place from the perspective of the main character, Halley. Halley is named after her grandmother, who was named after Halley's comet. The comet was seen when Halley's grandmother was born.
Halley's best friend is Scarlett. Scarlett is a tough girl, she's practically raising her family, the complete opposite of Halley.
Scarlett and Halley have been best friends since they were little, and this year is a test of their friendship. In the summer Scarlett's boyfriend dies in a motorcycle accident, and everyone is devastated. Michael, the boyfriend, was nice to everyone, sort of "the guy to like" in their school.
A few months after Michael dies huge changes come to the best friends. Halley falls in love with Michaels best friend and Scarlett finds out something that will change her and Halley's life forever.
And to find out what that is you'll have to read the book!
It's a great story and I totally recommend it. The book isn't really for "a younger crowd" in some parts but in most of it it's appropriate.
I love this book!


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L8R G8R

About two weeks ago I started reading TTYL, a book told totally out of instant messaging. Currently I am read the last book in the series, L8R G8R. Maddie (madmaddie) Zoe (zoegirl), and Angela (Snowangel), are in their last year of highschool! I'm only half way through and I cant imagine what else could happen! Usually in the past books in the series (TTYL and TTFN) have had a sudden unexpected twist at the last couple days of the book. So far Maddie and Angela have been spending a lot of time together, getting closer and closer, while Zoe (though still 'true blue' with Maddie and Angela) has been drifting away, spending more and more and too much time with her boyfriend, Doug. Angela, though she refuses to admit it, seems to be slightly falling in love with Doug who has been in love with Angela, up until Zoe came in!

Through out the books you can so easily imagine what their life is like. Although instant messages aren't descriptive its nice to know what other people are thinking, not just the main character. And through it, its so easy to pick favorites! With girls abandoning each other and what they do, told through the messages, everyone has their own favorite. And it depends with the book! For example, each girl changes through the books. Another life lesson and another mistake made. So you'd think that in their Senior Year of high school they'd have it all figured out.

But nothing comes easy!

This book is great, and a fast read. It's hilarious (though the humor is pretty PG-13), sweet and very hooking. I recomend the whole series!

About a week ago I started reading a book called TTYL. It's told completely out of instant messaging, so of course theres those "I shouldn't say this cause it'll be online forever but..." moments. I haven't finished it yet, but it so far it's so good.
Basically it's about three highschoolers life's... in high school.
Theres Zoe, the saint-like, perfect-at-everything, super-sweet, Maddie, tomboy, mad-Maddie, funny, and Angela, the hopeless romantic, drama queen. The "winsome threesome" all go through different twists and turns of their first couple months of high school.
I could not put this book down, last night I took a good three hours "getting ready for bed". The book is so funny, and even if you don't like to read you'll love this book!
The book has a series so it probably wont have any ending. It's the kind of book that you wanna read the last chapter, just to see what's gonna happen. Since it is written through iChat don't expect any amazing metaphors or spectacular descriptions. Though it isn't set up like normal books it still has all the clever writing and amazing wit. The characters are hilarious and everything they do is too. Its not from any one persons perspective so you hear all the other characters think about each other versus just the main characters. Of course they have opinions on each other so the story is more relatable. Some of the times I want to slap the characters for being so dumb, or think about what I would have said.
I completely recommend this book! It's so good!

Maximum Ride

Earlier this summer I started reading the book Maximum Ride: The angel experiment. I finished the rest of the series within three days! The book is about six kids who had bird DNA implanted in them when they were born. They are avian-human, 98% human, 2% bird. There's Maximum Ride, the leader, 14 years old, Fang, second in command, 14, Iggy, third in command (and considering he's blind he probably shouldn't be), 14, Nudge, 12, The Gasman (there's a reason he's named that) 8, and Angel, 6.

The series has science, romance, adventure, cliff hangers and everything but the kitchen sink. The books always have different twists and turn, although some parts aren't as intense as others, the book is always surprising. At the end of every book there are still huge unanswered questions or just plots needing to be finished. It keeps you wanting to read it till the very end.

There are very few boring parts in Maximum Ride, considering in every book a new villain, or new rising enemy is introduced. The books aren't only all that I said before but they're also really funny. I think anyone could like this book, since there are so many different sides to it. One moment you'll be hearing about Max's oh-so-romantic life and the next her and the rest of the bird-kids will be kicking butt in a battle against some kind of serial killer threat.

What keeps me reading is that its the kind of book that you won't know how it ends till you read it. Since there are so many things being thrown at the characters you don't know who will disappear next. Or who will turn out to be "playing for the other team".

The books are so good! Definitely recommended!