Lush by Natasha Friend

So for Banned Book Week I ended up winning the book Lush by Natasha Friend. A book I have been interested in picking up for a while. The book is a real quick read.

The character is from a family where her father is an alcoholic and she is looking for someone who can relate and talk to her. She starts writing notes to another girl in the library asking for help. It's a coming of age, coming to realize about life story.

At the beginning of the book Sam makes some comments about realizing she's growing into becoming a woman.. I think a lot of woman can relate to and remember noticing..
For me at least, I was 5'1 69 lbs up until high school, I was a runt basically. I hit high school and grew 2 inches and gained some weight and filled out.. and I spent the next 4 years trying to make guys not notice me. I was so uncomfortable in my skin.

Excerpt : From that moment on, I have made a point to ignore my body. Clothes: the baggier, the better. Need to be naked? Lights out.

That was me. I grew out of it.. but it surely rang true for me.

I really like the way you hear the story from what feels like a 13 year old girls point of view. I don't want to ruin the 2 big shockers in the story so I won't tell you much about the rest of the story.. but really it's a quick read and if you've dealt with alcohol or addiction in your family you can definitely relate.. or even just been an awkward teenager trying to fit in.

I liked the book. It's simple to read and narratively intriguing. I'd say if you pick it up and are at all interested give it a chance. You might enjoy it

Extra Time

Today I had some extra time and ended up waiting at Barnes and Nobles are 3 hours.. so I wrote down the name of every book I want to read in the Paranormal YA section. I made a list of like over 50 books.. but it was interesting to see so many books I want to read but haven't got the chance to yet.

Fins are Forever is on that list. The book looks really great and for even more excitement the book is about mermaids. I love mermaids.

I can't even list here all the books, but tonight I'm going to add them all to my amazon wishlist so I can track the prices as I go.

In other news Nicholas Sparks new book came out today. "The Best of Me" I am looking forward to it. I can't wait to get my hands on it. Might grab it while I am out tonight.

Other then that read the first story in the new George R R Martin editted short story book, "Down These Strange Streets". The story by Charlaine Harris. I liked the characters and the setting a party. Definitely interesting and worth picking up since it has multiple authors of note in it.. off the top of my head Patricia Briggs, Diana Gabaloon, Carrie Vaughn and so many more.

KINDLE

I finally got a kindle.. and it is full already of books I want to be reading.. so as I polish them off expect reviews.. This weekend is pretty full, my bestie from high school turns 26 on saturday and on sunday I'm going to Disney on Ice.. with one of my favorite people. So not much reading will be getting done.
But Torment the 2nd book in the Fallen series is sitting at my mothers house waiting for me.. so hopefully I can get in a bit of reading while I am out and about this weekend.

Look for posts and enjoy your week.

Kitten

Banned Book Week

I can't believe some of the books that have been banned or have been in controversy. It is crazy how so many people have to hate things they dislike or don't understand.

I find a lot of good in books like The Lovely Bones. It shows the dangers in society. The stress in families. It shows someone who may have not been careful before that life is precious and you should be careful with it.

Or ridiculous bannings like the Dictionary.. please people are you really that crazy?

I enjoy reading a lot of the banned books, not because they were banned but because in general they are good books.

So tell me what's your favorite banned book?

An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris

I love True Blood.. but I haven't been able to get past a page in the Sookie Stackhouse novels.. and it makes me crazy cause I really want to read the series.

Book jacket info.. when I figure out where it went to in my room

So I went and picked up An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris in an attempt to see if maybe it was just the series or if it really was her writing style. And I must say I really am enjoying this book. This is the 3rd book of the series.. I haven't read the others and its not affecting me cause it really is seemless in she lets you know anything you need to know

I like the characters, I like the interactions. I like the ideas she came up with for her characters. Im liking the plot and its progression. So Im happy with it..

4/5 its a good read and a quick read.

Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black

Im reading Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black right now.

I really enjoyed this novel. I read the entire book during a bus ride (a quite long bus ride) to the mall to pick up some promotional stuff.

I liked the main characters ambition and her never give up attitude. I liked the way the author wrote a background to why the characters were the way they were. It was suspenseful and a little bit predictable. But the twists and turns in the book were fun to read and the relationships were believable.

I would give this book a 3.7/5 stars. Its a quick nice read. Definitely worth picking up.

Cinder and Ella

I feel truly bad. i was part of the blog tour for this book and had to take some time away from my computer and never got the chance to post about it.

Cinder and Ella

I read and must say really loved this book. I love retellings of fairy tales that are vastly different from the other versions. And let me tell you. This book is vastly different from the Cinderella you are used to.

I loved her development of the characters, the supernatural aspects. She wrote a really riveting story with twists and fun. I can't wait til it is released in November so I can hand my mother a copy of the book.

I received a digital ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.I was not compensated in any ways for writing this review.