STAY AT HOME READING RUSH BOOK #1

3.5/5 stars.

I couldn’t put this book down the entire time I was reading it. I was glued. I loved the characters and I loved their development. That being said, I’m not very happy with the ending. It kind of fell flat for me. Great book, I just wish the ending could be a little more dynamic :/

Oh my gosh... oh my gosh... I started this book this morning only hoping that I would be able to read a few chapters. I physically could not put it down... John Green's best by far!

Reread(1-30-13): This is the first time I have ever re-read a book ever.

Dear John Green,

  I am writing you regarding your book The Fault in Our Stars. It has ruined my book reading experiences. But, it has also opened me to what perfection can be. I cry, I laugh and my heart aches every time I read your master piece. You are my Peter Van Houten. (The good inspiring part of him not the bad horrible part.) I have only spent a small infinity living, and there is no saying how much longer it will be. But after reading this book I know that I have done at least one thing right with the time I have been allotted .Thank you.

                                           Sincerely,

                                                    Just your average teenage reader, Gabie

04/18/2020

STAY AT HOME READING RUSH BOOK #2

I am a very big believer that you have to read a book at the right time for it to hit home. Regardless of when I pick this book up, it speaks to me. I am so grateful for this story. Regardless of how many times I read it, it always has something to say. Absolutely beautiful.

STAY AT HOME BOOK BUZZ BOOK #3

Woohooo! This is my final book for the book buzz! I switched this one in for The House in Mango Street because it didn’t come in early enough. This wasn’t my favorite book but it was entertaining.

There was a time on Booktube where this book was RIDICULOUSLY popular. Everyone and their mom was reading it. I feel like for a straight six months I couldn't watch a wrap-up video without seeing people talk about it. I absentmindedly added it to my TBR list in 2013 thinking that I would *eventually* get to it. Fast forward to yesterday, when I was looking for a book that was available on my library's digital loaning service. I found this one and rolled my eyes.

"I haven't read a paranormal romance in years," I thought to myself. "I am totally over it ugh."

I totally thought of just skipping over this one, but I recently have DNF'd four books in a row and I really didn't want to give up a book without giving it a chance. Ten pages. That was all that I was going to give this book. I would read ten pages and when I decided that I hated it I was going to put it aside and move onto the next book. Well...I was up until midnight reading this book last night. I could not put it down. I totally thought that I had grown out of paranormal romance. I used to LOVE it when I was in high school. I literally have not picked up a paranormal romance book since my freshman year of college, and the only reason I read that was because it was a part of a series I loved when I was younger. I thought that I was done with paranormal romance, but apparently paranormal romance wasn't done with me.

DAEMON IS A JERK AND IF HE WERE IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD SMACK HIM. Our "hot shot" main dude is kind of a dick. He was manipulative and didn't really value anything that Katy said. I'm not excusing anything that he does in this book by saying that I liked it. It's interesting to me though, because I've been around guys like him. The cocky, arrogant, asshole who know's that people are attracted to him and used that to get what he wants. Now that I am older, I realize how awful this is, but growing up that was my normal. Those guys were always the most sought after. He's awful, but in some weird twisted way, I felt like I was able to connect with Katy better because I totally have met and crushed on guys like Daemon.

I was a total TRASH while reading this book. Fangirling, squealing, the whole shabang. Why, you ask? I HAVE NO IDEA. I mean the story was pretty interesting, the characters were cool, but like nothing monumental happened. I think this book just got to me at the right time where consumed something that allowed me to be in fourteen-year-old fangirl state again. (What am I kidding, I'm in that state quite often, but not with books quite as often as I used to be.)

So, I am willingly going to read the next book. (I already have the next two checked out on my library's ebook lending service.) I'm going to continue the series. (Even though series over four books are like my biggest fear.) And, I guess we'll see what happens. Only time will tell...

I really liked following along on this journey. I'm just curious about how things went after the story ended!

That last 100 pages had me on the edge of my seat the entire time! I was supposed to go to bed an hour ago but I couldn’t put it down. This definitely isn’t a favorite or anything, but it provided some munch needed entertainment during quarantine. I will definitely be picking up the next book!

I picked this one up because one of the local librarians at my library recommended it at a digital book speed dating event they held a few weeks ago. I would have never picked this book up if it weren't for her great description of it. (Great job, Beth!)

This book was really interesting to me. This older white man goes into a situation where the structure isn't made out for him and he starts to realize how frustrating the world can be when it's not cut out for you. I learned a lot about the tech industry and I think that he made some really great points. However, I just can't get over the idea that there are people who feel this way every single day and they don't get books deals. I validate what he was feeling and all the experiences that he went through. However, I was hyper-aware that he could quit his job and things would go back to normal. There are lots of people who don't have that privilege. This book got me thinking A LOT.

2.5/5.

I think this book is a really great example of a book that is a little too Scifi for me. I really got lost in this audiobook.

Some of these scenes were so cute I found myself going back to read them. I really enjoyed this!

3.75/5 stars.

This was super cute! It took me a little bit to get into it but once I was in I was IN! That being said I’m not really in a rush to read the sequels.