The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Book Review

This book is about Hazel. She has cancer and is going to die. She meets this boy Augustus at a support group. He has lost his leg to cancer. This is the story of their friendship and love.

I had some high expectations when I started listening to this audiobook, which I highly recommend you do as well. I heard so many good things about this book that I was worried that it would not meet those expectations. I'm happy to say I was wrong.

The Fault in Our Stars exceeded all my expectations. As I listened to the narrator, Kate Rudd, I couldn't help but be drawn into Hazel's world. She was a strong character. I felt a real connection to her.

I also adore Augustus. He was so funny.  I like the friendship he had with Isaac as well.

The ending was so touching I couldn't help but cry.

Like Hazel with the Imperial Affliction, I wonder what happened to Hazel after the book ended. I don't think the book could have ended on a better note though. It was sad yes but beautiful too.

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.

My next planned review is on 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

Booktubeathon update days 1&2

Sorry this is late. Life has been crazy. Anyways, on days 1&2 I read the Queen of the Orcs trilogy by Morgen Howell.

It was amazing. Only the first book was on my TBR but as soon as I finished the first book I jumped right into the next one. Highly recommend this trilogy.  

Not sure what I'm reading next but I can't wait to start.

Good luck to all other participants. 

Booktube-a-thon

Hello. To make up for my long absence I will be making daily  posts for the Booktube-a-thon,which is from July 14th to July 20th.

I'm so excited!! He's my TBR:
1. Anna dressed in blood by Kendare Blake
2. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
3. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
4. The warrior heir by Cinda Williams Chima
5. Queen of the orcs: King's property by Morgan Howell
6. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
7. The geography of you and me by Jennifer Smith

Hopefully I'll be able to meet today and I will update my progress daily.

Leave a comment below let me know if you are participating in booktube-a-thon as well.

I hope you guys have a wonderful evening and my next post will be up tomorrow night.

Current Read

Today I decided to read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This is one of my all time favorite books from school.

It's pretty short at only 180 pages. I should have this done definitely within a few hours.

What is your favorite book you read in school? What are you reading today? Leave your answers in the comments section below.

I hope you have a wonderful day. Bye!

Review for We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

This book was amazing! I'm not going to go into too much detail on the plot because I don't want to spoil it for anybody but, I suggest you read it.

I just love the characters and the writing style. Some people thought it was choppy and annoying but I thought it made sense from the protagonist's point of view.

My favorite character was Cadence. Reading the story from her point of view is really gripping.

I recommend going into this book absolutely blind to anything about it.

Sometimes if books have a lot of hype it raises expectations extremely high. I expected a great novel and that is exactly what I got.

I read this book 5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.

Booksplosion read-a-long

On my TBR list this month is We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. 
This is the Booksplosion Book of the Month.  I'm going into this not even knowing with this book is about.
I'm really excited to read this book and and the post my thoughts on what I read so far. Don't worry I won't be posting any spoilers. I know how irritating that is ( Someone totally spoiled me for something to happened in Allegiant)  

Until the next post, goodbye!

Review for Fiendish by Meka James

I received this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Calida Alexander meets Seth Jokobi.  He's handsome and a gentleman.  However Seth has a darkside Calida doesn't know about and it changes her life.
This book is very dark and for mature readers only.

Despite the difficult subject matters in the story, I really enjoyed it. Once I got into it I couldn't put it down. Calida was very relatable and I really felt so much for her and what she went through.

Seth, wow my feelings on him are hard to say... He's everything I would avoid in a man: Possessive and controlling. He was a well written character. Every reaction he had was believable. None of the violence was there for its own sake. It showed either how sadistic Seth was or how it effected Calida.

I highly recommend this book and highly anticipate Meka James's next novel.

I rated this book 5 out of 5 stars.

#ArmchairBEA introduction

I'm Stephanie I have 3 children and two fur babies (cats). I love reading YA, sci fi and fantasy. I've only been blogging for a couple months and I started blogging so I can meet people who love reading as much as I do!

My favorite book bloggers are Catriona @littlebookowl and Kat @katytastic even though she's a booktuber and not a blogger.

I read a lot of YA but also a lot of fantasy too. I love to read because you can visit another world through the pages.

My favorite book last year was Vicious by V.E. Schwab. It was amazing! I highly recommend this book. My favorite books that I read this year so far was Divergent by Veronica Roth. I avoided it for so long because of the hype ,but then I sat down and read it and I loved it!

My favorite book related quotes is: " her home is the burrow of a bibliophile hobbit- low ceilinged, close- walled and brimming over with books. "
- Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore

That was my introduction. I hope you all liked it. See you all tomorrow.

Read-a-thon Progress

For the past few days I've been trying to read crazy by William Peter Blatty. I say try because I really don't understand what's going on this book. Its really confusing that narration is all jumbled.

I've decided I'm going to put that book down and pick up the Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. It's the third book in the His Dark Materials trilogy. I'm really eager to see what happens especially after the ending of the second book.

It's 518 pages long so it'll probably be a couple days to finish it. I'll will post a review as soon as I finish.

I'd like to thank you guys for visiting my blog. It means a lot.

New read-a-thon! YAY!

Regan from @peruseProject is "hosting" a very informal read-a-thon. It starts today and lasts all week. Follow along on Twitter using #shitihavetoomanybooks. Have fun!

Bout of books 10.0 wrap up

This week was so much fun. I finished six books and started one.

Books finished:
The Mysterious Benedict Society at 485 pages
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey at 440 pages
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma at 391- pages
Club Shadowland at 155 pages
The Golden Compass at 399 pages
The Subtle Knife at 326 pages

Books not finished:
Crazy by William Peter Blatty, I read 16 pages.

My page total for this week is...
2212 pages!

I was wowed by this number. I did not set a goal for pages read but I'm very happy with the amount I read.

I plan on being the rest of the books on my TBR list in the next couple weeks. One of which is a review book so I really have to get on that.

If you participated in bout of books 10.0 send me a Tweet, message me on Facebook,or leave a comment on how much you read  throughout the week and if you're happy with that amount. Links are on the Contact Me page.

Hope to hear from you guys. Have a good night.

The Subtle Knife book review

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book as much as I did the Golden Compass. it's a little slow in the beginning because you're entering a new world but then it picked up and I love the story.

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Bout of Books day 6 update

I finally finished the Golden Compass! Yay! * throws confetti in the air* LOL.

It took so long because there was so many distractions. I really loved it and as soon as I finished it I picked up the second book in the trilogy: The Subtle Knife.

I am on page 124 out of 326. When I first started reading it I was kinda bummed. I was like, where's Lyra? But then she came in and everything is getting really really interesting now. I can't wait to finish this book and pick up the final book in the trilogy the Amber Spyglass.

Perhaps I'm lucky I can finish these two books before midnight tonight. Good luck on BOB Day 7!

Bout of Books day 5 update

I only read 73 pages of the Golden Compass today. Today wasn't the best reading day. Hope to finish this book by tomorrow.

What is your favorite book you've read this week so far? Leave an answer in the comment section or on Twitter @lindyk1987. 

Hope you all had a wonderful day 5!

Let's Discuss - How soon do you review?- feed your fiction addiction

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Page Count So Far

My total page count so far is 1640 pages.
The Mysterious Benedict Society had 492 pages, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey had 440 pages, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma had 391- pages, Club Shadowland had 155 pages, and I have read 162 pages of the Golden Compass.

I hope everyone has a wonderful reading day and I can't wait to hear how you're doing.

Tweet favorited

I'm so happy Victoria Schwab actually read and favorited my tweet!

Bout of Books day 4 update

Today was not the greatest reading  day for me. I read Club Shadowland by Charise Sinclair. It was about 155 pages so it didn't take long. I read 130 pages from the Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. I'm liking it so far even though it is a little bit slow. There's some world building and getting to know the characters so I don't mind that. I'm really excited to finish this book and read the other two books in the trilogy. I hope everyone had a really fun day yesterday and hopefully you have a great day today.

Bout of books day 3 update

I finished The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma. I really enjoyed it. I didn't finish it as fast as I would have liked though. The next book I will be reading is Club Shadowland. It is only 155 pages, so I should be able to read it quickly. Then I will be reading The Golden Compass by  Philip Pullman. I hope all you participants  are making progress on your TBR list.

Bout of books day 2 update

I finished reading the Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey and started the Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma. I'm only 41 pages in and not much has happened yet. Hope to finish it today.
I hope everyone is having fun and making progress. 

Bout of books day 1 update

I finished reading The Mysterious Benedict Society. I really enjoyed that book. It is really really good. I started the Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey. I'm also enjoying this book a lot. I'm a little over halfway right now and I cannot wait to finish this book and start the 3rd one.

Bout of Books 10 TBR

I will be reading these books in the coming week:
The Mysterious Benedict Society trilogy by Trenton Lee Stewart:  The Mysterious Benedict Society , the Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma.
The His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, the Amber Spyglass.
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher, Attachments by Rainbow Rowell,  Fiendish  by Meka James, Club Shadowland  by Cherise Sinclair.

I really hope to read all of these but I'll be happy with whatever I manage. I wish all participants luck. Have fun and happy reading!

Mother's day yard sale

I got 10 books ranging from 50¢ to $1. Had a lot if fun today. 

Dewey's read a thon wrap up

I was only able to finish Wonder.  I'm a little disappointed I wasn't able to read more. I started 172 hours on the moon but didn't get far in. Plan on finishing it today or tomorrow.

Wonder by R J Palacio

I just finished this book and wow. It was so sweet and heartwarming and I loved it. I highly recommend this book. This is the story of August Pullman. He was born disfigured and the story is about the friends and enemies he makes in the 5th grade.

My rating: *****

Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon TBR

I'm going to be reading Wonder by RJ Palacio, and More Than This by Patrick Ness. If I manage to finish those two I want to read172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad.  I wish everyone luck in the read-a-thon!

READ-A-THON

I am participating in Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon. It starts on Saturday April 26th. I'm so excited to begin.

Bout of books 10

I am participating in bout of books 10 on May 12th. I had so much fun with bout of books 9.0 and I just cannot wait for this one to start. Good luck to all participants. I hope you meet your goals.

Review for Riot by Sarah Mussi

I got this book as an ARC from Netgalley. In the near future, Great Britian suffers from rising unemployment, overflowing prisons, and a maxed out population. The solution is forced sterilization for the unemployed and uneducated. Tia Thompson starts a group under the alias EVE, to protest the "Snip" Bill. What starts as a peaceful protest spirals into violence and riots. Cobain is a hooligan and an example of what the government says is wrong with the country. Together they must stop the "Snip" Bill or die trying. I really enjoyed this book. The characters were engaging and easy to connect with. I found Tia was strong even when it seemed like sha wanted to give up and Cobain cares even though he acts like he doesn't The book was fast paced. There was a short period where the action slowed down, but it did not take away from my enjoyment of the story. The only thing i didn't like was the way some crucial information was delivered. It was dry and boring. It could have been delivered in a more interesting manner. I gave this book 4/5 stars and i highly recommend it. Check out my goodreads page. https://www.goodreads.com/ladyofstayne

Welcome

This blog will be for all book reviews I do. I plan on reviewing at least two books per week. I've read a few good ones this week and might post some reviews tonight or tomorrow.