Ok so it's been a while...

It's been a long while since i have written a post.  I am still reading A Sweet Far Thing. I need to finish it but I just lost total interest in it. It's not that great, but since i started it i have to finish it but it's taking me forever. Eventual I'll finish it. I also started reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman;now that one is good that I'll finish soon.

Houston: Out & About

Went out and explored Houston for the first time since I've moved here. Finally got to see Discovery Green, and the Skyline from Buffalo Bayou Park. It was awesome, had such a great time. I was at night so it looked amazing. I think I'll be making this a regular thing. Everytime i go out exploring I'll be posting my thought and pictures.

I'm Back

It's been a while since my last post. I haven't read much lately so i haven't had much to post. The last book I was reading was A Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray. I couldn't finish it. I want to finish it, i want to see what happens in the end but, it's just not a very good book so i'm struggling to finish it. Since i can't finish it, it is keeping me from picking up a new book because once I do i will never pick up  A Sweet Far Thing again. So, i am falling behind in my reading. Ugh! I need to finish reading this book.

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Rebel Angels (Gemma Doyle #2)

by Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)

Ah, Christmas! Gemma Doyle is looking forward to a holiday from Spence Academy, spending time with her friends in the city, attending ritzy balls, and on a somber note, tending to her ailing father. As she prepares to ring in the New Year, 1896, a handsome young man, Lord Denby, has set his sights on Gemma, or so it seems. Yet amidst the distractions of London, Gemma’s visions intensify–visions of three girls dressed in white, to whom something horrific has happened, something only the realms can explain...

The lure is strong, and before long, Gemma, Felicity, and Ann are turning flowers into butterflies in the enchanted world of the realms that Gemma alone can bring them to. To the girls’ great joy, their beloved Pippa is there as well, eager to complete their circle of friendship.

But all is not well in the realms–or out. The mysterious Kartik has reappeared, telling Gemma she must find the Temple and bind the magic, else great disaster will befall her. Gemma’s willing to do his intrusive bidding, despite the dangers it brings, for it means she will meet up with her mother’s greatest friend–and now her foe, Circe. Until Circe is destroyed, Gemma cannot live out her destiny. But finding Circe proves a most perilous task.(less)

Paperback, 576 pages

Published December 26th 2006 by Ember (first published August 23rd 2005)

original title

Rebel Angels

ISBN

0385733410 (ISBN13: 9780385733410)

edition language

English

series

Gemma Doyle #2

characters

Gemma Doyle, Kartik, Ann Bradshaw, Felicity Worthington, Pippa Cross

setting

United Kingdom 

literary awards

ALA Teens' Top Ten (2006)

My thoughts:
I finished reading book 9 of my 100 book challenge Rebel Angels by Libba Bray. This one was better than the first one. At the beginning it did keep me in suspense not knowing who was the one on her side and who wasn't. Towards the end it was alright. Although, the main character can annoy me at times, but again it still made me want to read the last book. Well see how that one turns out.

Currently Reading Book # 9

I am currently reading book 2 in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy, which is also book 2 in the read a thon and book 9 in the 100 book challenge. Almost through with it, I will be finishing it tonight.

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A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel.

Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls' academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. There Gemma is snubbed by powerful Felicity, beautiful Pippa, and even her own dumpy roommate Ann, until she blackmails herself and Ann into the treacherous clique. Gemma is distressed to find that she has been followed from India by Kartik, a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Nevertheless, they continue, and one night she is led by a child-spirit to find a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. The clique soon finds a way to accompany Gemma to the other-world realms of her visions "for a bit of fun" and to taste the power they will never have as Victorian wives, but they discover that the delights of the realms are overwhelmed by a menace they cannot control. Gemma is left with the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the "others" and rebuild the Order. A Great and Terrible Beauty is an impressive first book in what should prove to be a fascinating trilogy.

My Thoughts:

Just finish reading this book, it was a fun read. some parts were really predictable and a bit cliche at times but all in all it did keep me reading, there were some really exiting parts and it did make me want to see what happen next, so on to the next book in the series Rebel Angels. 

Treesofreveriereadathon update

Listening to Radiohead while I read.

21 Female authors you should know.

These are the 21 female authors you should be reading http://t.co/NwltyRyyW5 via @TIME
— Nann (@nann979) April 23, 2014

Treesofreverie April Read-A-Thon

Ok it's officially the start of the Read-A-Thon hosted by Treesofreverie, and the first book I am reading is what i am currently reading A Great and Terrible Beauty By Libba Bray.

Music Break

I love Bell & Sebastian. I love listening to music while I read

Currently Reading Book #8

I have now started reading A Great and Terrible Beauty By Libba Bray. A book that I have been wanting to read for about 4 years now and now I finally have.  Can't Wait to see how it goes.


A Great and Terrible Beauty By Libba Bray

A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel.

Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls' academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. There Gemma is snubbed by powerful Felicity, beautiful Pippa, and even her own dumpy roommate Ann, until she blackmails herself and Ann into the treacherous clique. Gemma is distressed to find that she has been followed from India by Kartik, a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Nevertheless, they continue, and one night she is led by a child-spirit to find a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. The clique soon finds a way to accompany Gemma to the other-world realms of her visions "for a bit of fun" and to taste the power they will never have as Victorian wives, but they discover that the delights of the realms are overwhelmed by a menace they cannot control. Gemma is left with the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the "others" and rebuild the Order. A Great and Terrible Beauty is an impressive first book in what should prove to be a fascinating trilogy.

Details

• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
• ISBN 13: 978-0385732314
• ISBN 10: 0385732317
• Reader Level: Young Adult
• Pages: 432

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The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed If I Stay

Picking up several years after the dramatic conclusion of If I Stay, Where She Went continues the story of Adam and Mia, from Adam's point of view. Ever since Mia's decision to stay - but

April Book Haul

April Book Haul, these are all the books I have purchased in the month of April.

• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
• Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
• A Great And Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
• Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman (not shown on my Kindle)
• Where She Went by Gayle Forman
• Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
• A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
• Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart 
• The Sky Conducting by, Michael Seidlinger (not shown borrowed free from Amazon) 

With the read-a-thon coming up, I can't decide which one to read first.  I am currently reading the the 5th book from the top, Where She Went by Gayle Forman.  I just love Thriftbooks.com & Amazon.com.  They are my favorite places to order books from.  Being on a very strict budget they allow me to be able to by 10 books in one month.  So cheap, So Awesome! Hopefully more on the way! 

Currently Reading Book # 7

Where She Went By Gayle Forman

It's been three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life.

And three years he's spent wondering why.

When their paths cross again in New York City, Adam and Mia are brought back together for one life-changing night.

Adam finally has the opportunity to ask Mia the questions that have been haunting him. But will a few hours in this magical city be enough to lay their past to rest, for good - or can you really have a second chance at first love?

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In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen ­year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wre

Currently Reading Book #6

Started reading this book today, we'll see how it goes.

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Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—

April Read-a-Thon

The read-a-thon starts next week, I can't wait for it to start. The only problem is I can't decide which book to read first  So many books so little time.  

Girls Who Read

First Books Memories

I always loved reading ever since I was a little girl.  One of my favorite books as a child was Little Ballerina. A Rand McNally Elf Book it combined two of my most favorite things ever Ballet and Reading. I would spend hours looking a the beautiful illustrations in this book and imagine I was the "Little Ballerina". I just recently came across this book online and it brought back all the happy memories of reading it.

New Books

Just purchased two new books If I Stay & Where She Went By Gayle Forman. They are going to make the

first book into a movie starring Chloë Grace Moretz. The trailer made me cry I can just imagine what the books are going to do to me lol. I can't wait to read the books and then go see the movie.

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Bargain Book Tuesday

The Sky Conducting By Michael Seidlinger
Fiction. America died while no one was looking. All that remains is the skeleton of a land riddled with demise and what had once been referred to as domestic symmetry: those commodities we once called

Blood Moon

This is so awesome! It took me awhile but I finally got a decent picture of the lunar eclipse. It looked amazing. So cool!!

Treesofreverie’s April Read-A-Thon!

Going to start my first Read-A-Thon sponsored by Treesofreverie Can't wait to start it. Now to decide what books I will be reading

Treesofreverie’s April Read-A-Thon!

I’ve decided to hold a read-a-thon event! We’re now over a quarter of the way through 2014, so it’s a great time to assess where you are with your reading goals and progress for the year.

How can I join?

Thriftbooks

Yay!!! I just finished buying some used books from thriftbooks.com  can't wait to recive them hopefully they come soon. First time buying from this site we'll see how it goes.

Currently Reading Book 5

Started Reading it April 5th.  It was slow for me at the start, but it has just started getting really good cant wait to see how it ends. 

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And yet again another John Green book! This was also a great read, although the love interest in the book did kind of annoy me a bit. Although it it is John Green so it was awesome it was hilarious and it made me laugh out loud a lot. Loved it and I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. 

April 2014 TBR

These are the books i'll be reading for the month of April. 

• Paper Towns By John Green 
• Watership Down By Richard Adams
• East of Eden By John Steinbeck
• Leaves of Grass By Walt Whitman
• Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd By Various Authors 

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This was book was funny, & was an unexpected tear jerker. Again another John Green book which i loved, he never seems to disappoint. Loved the characters and another great March read. Gave it 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.

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2nd book I've read in my March reads. I had been wanting to read this book for a very long time, it was just one of those books that i would see all the time and every time i would think of buying it i would choose another book i wanted more. Then i saw the trailer for the movie and figure i should get it now before i see any more of it and i finally read it. It was great and i thought why did I wait so long to read this book, it makes you think, it make you cry, it gives you an insight of what kind of person you by how you perceive the ending. All in all it was a great read. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars . Can't wait to see the movie.

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This the first book i started reading, The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, one of my favorite authors,  This book was awesome I gave it 4 out of 5 stars on goodreads.  Boy did it make me cry, It was hilarious it was smart it was just awesome over all I love it.   

 Read it from March 20th - March 24th 2014

Newbie

Ok so this is my first attempt at blogging. I will use this to blog about my 100 book reading challenge for 2014. I know it is very aspirational of me especially since i started in March and am 23 books behind and have only read 4 books so far, but it is achievable so it can be done. 

So here we go...