Book and Literature Challenge 2014
1.
Your 10 favorite books
of all time.
This is really hard.
1. The Bible
2. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
4. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra
Bracken
5. The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne
Collins
6. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
7. Lisey’s Story by Stephen...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
I picked up this novel because the book bloggers I really respect all had great things to say about this. I have never so ardently disagreed.
In the first page, the main character is pathetic. "It's so hard to open my eyes!" I am stuck to a boy and he stole everything that...
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Delirium Series by Lauren Oliver
Overall I didn't like it. I kept reading because the first book ended and I wanted to see how the main character, Lena, would handle the tragic ending. So I read Pandemonium which was much better than the first book but it's ending twist wasn't surprising at all. The third book I only started because...
Monday, November 3, 2014
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
From Goodreads
I loved this book in a way that is pure enjoyment. It was like going to an amusement park, yes there were some cliches but there was also the unexpected and the entertainment. I purchased this in actual, page turning book form which I haven't done in ages but am so glad that I did....
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Longbourn by Jo Baker
From Goodreads
Baker has given me a roller coaster ride. At first I wasn't too interested but then suddenly-invested! I was invested for awhile and then that lulled too. I started to get bored right at what was suppose to be a climax--not a good sign. But then she started this backstory/flashback...
Monday, October 6, 2014
Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor
I am just going to come out and say it: This was fluff. The fluff we were dying to hear about since Days of Starlight and Blood from the Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy. (Woah, that's a mouth full.) Night of Cake and Puppets tells the story of how Mik and Zuzanna finally met. Of course it was...
Rogues editted by George RR Martin
Here are my brief thoughts about the anthology "Rogues". I picked this collection up because of the authors that I knew-Martin, Flynn, Cornell, Abraham, but the best part about it was finding authors I am excited to get to know.
George R.R. Martin “Everybody Loves a Rogue”...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Stole the picture from Goodreads
In the past I have really like Rainbow Rowell writing. Attachments, not so much. I understand this was Rowell's first novel and I think it shows. Everything feels super contrived.
So, this novel is about Lincoln, basically 90's loser that is cute. Today...
Monday, September 22, 2014
The Secret Place by Tana French
Image stole from Google
Let me start by fan girling over here...and over there and every where. I love Tana French. I first picked up Into the Woods in high school and it intrigued me but I had no money to buy it. My dear sweet Rob G bought it for me and it was all over from there. Tana French...
Thursday, September 18, 2014
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Taken from Good Reads
This book is about a princess trusted with special destiny in a fantasy world. Sounds boring already. The characters could have been so stale. The gender role bashing could have been eye roll worthy. The culture blending could have been so fake and over done. But it wasn't.
From...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
About Observations from The End
Hello!
This is the only post I want to be brief. This blog for my thoughts about books. I will be reviewing some of the books I read. You will get my honest opinion and nothing else.
I would love to take suggestions on what to read next, hear your opinions, and by all means challenge my observations. Please be respectful, no one here needs to agree but any name calling or slander will not be tolerated.
Currently...
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