Review: Beauty

Title: Beauty

Author: Nancy Ohlin

Pages: 208

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Review: 

I am usually not so critical of books but I just really did not like this book. There was just many things wrong with it. The synopsis originally sounded really intriguing to me but it did not turn out to be what I hoped it would be.     The book follows the story of Ana the daughter of very beautiful Queen Veda. Queen Veda's goal in life is to be the most beautiful person of all time. So when she sees how beautiful her daughter is becoming she shuns her. All that Ana wants though is to have her mother love her. In result she tries to make herself as ugly as possible. But still her mother worries that Ana will become more beautiful then her so the Queen sends her away to a special academy. But at the academy the girls are as obsessed with being beautiful as Ana's mother and maybe even more.     The thing that was the biggest issue for my was the way the author wrote the story. It was written in a very exaggerated and over the top voice. Sometimes it also sounded somewhat childish to me too.  The tone of the book in general just turned me off. She also wrote the story in a very dark way sometime,s which I wouldn't originally object to but sometimes it just came out as being really strange.     There was also not much character development in the book. I also couldn't stand the main character Ana. She was so whiny at times and came across desperate and annoying. I could not connect to her at all and that made the book hard to read. Not one of the characters in this book actually stood out to me in a good way. They were either annoying, strange, or just boring.    Overall this book just did not do anything for me. It was dark, annoying, and strange. I think this book could of had potential with the interesting synopsis but the author just did not execute it the right way. 1 Star *

Review: This is What Happy Looks Like

Title: This is What Happy Looks Like

Author: Jennifer E. Smith

Pages: 416

Publisher: Poppy

"Exactly. How can you know it makes you happy if you’ve never experienced it?”

“There are different kinds of happy,” she said. “Some kinds don’t need any proof.” 

Review:

This is What Happy Looks like was a cute and enjoyable read and it is the perfect summer book for any teen girl. This book has a great plot line that any girl would dream of living.    The story follows two main characters, Graham, a movie star who is every teen girls latest obsession and, Ellie a small town girl who loves poetry. These twos worlds collide when Graham by accident sends Ellie an email and soon they are having daily conversations and becoming closer then they ever thought possible. The catch is that Ellie has no clue that Graham is the Graham starring in all the latest movies. When Graham's latest movie starts looking for a new location to film he convinces them to go to Henley,Maine, Ellie's hometown, so he can finally meet the girl of his dreams. Once they meet up they start on a roller coaster journey together as they fall harder and harder for each other and discover new things about themselves and the world. But can Ellie deal with the spotlight that comes with being Graham Larkin's girlfriend?    I think my favorite part of this book was where it took place. It all took place in a small town up in Maine. It was one of those towns were everyone knows everyone. It was full of little local stores and lobster boats and community traditions. I loved loved loved this town. I would of loved to live in a town like this growing up and it really added to the charming aspect of the book.     My favorite character I think was Graham he was probably the most complex of all of the characters and the most likable. I also really liked Graham and Ellie's relationship. Being totally honest though, besides the two main characters in the book none of the other characters really stood out to me.     The book was fast moving and in result kept me interested. I don't think this was a phenomenal book but it was pretty good. It was more of just a cute fun read for teenage girls. But I would recommend this for any young girls looking for a book to read this summer to pass the time under the sun.

4 Stars ****

Stacking The Shelves #19

Stacking The Shelves is hosted over at Tynga's Review. It is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Guidelines:

• Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You can use my official graphic or your own, but please link back to Tynga’s Reviews so more people can join the fun!
• You can set your post any way you want, simple book list, covers, pictures, vlog, sky is the limit!
• I am posting Stacking The Shelves on Saturdays, but feel free topost yours any day that fits you.
• Visit Tynga’s Reviews on Saturday and add your link so others can visit you!

• Visit other participants link to find out what they added to their shelves!

Truth or Dare by, Jaqueline Green

Golden by, Jessi Kirby

The Nightmare Affair by, Mindee Arnett

The Program by, Suzanne Young

The Rules for Disappearing by, Ashley Elston

What did you guys get this week? 

Stacking the Shelves #18

 

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga's Reviews. It is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Guidelines:

• Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You can use my official graphic or your own, but please link back to Tynga’s Reviews so more people can join the fun!
• You can set your post any way you want, simple book list, covers, pictures, vlog, sky is the limit!
• I am posting Stacking The Shelves on Saturdays, but feel free to post yours any day that fits you.
• Visit Tynga’s Reviews on Saturday and add your link so others can visit you!

The Boyfriend App by, Katie Sise

Revel by, Maurissa Guibord

Invisibility by, Andrea Cremer and David Levithan

The Originals by, Cat Patrick

Nantucket Blue by, Lelia Howland

Reboot by, Amy Tintera

The Beautiful and the Curse by, Page Morgan



 

Five Summers by, Una LaMarche


What did you all get this week??

Review: Confessions of an Angry Girl

Title: Confessions of an Angry Girl

Author: Louise Rozett

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Pages: 266

Synopsis: Rose Zarelli, self-proclaimed word geek and angry girl, has some confessions to make…

1. I'm livid all the time. Why? My dad died. My mom barely talks. My brother abandoned us. I think I'm allowed to be irate, don't you?

2. I make people furious regularly. Want an example? I kissed Jamie Forta, a badass guy who might be dating a cheerleader. She is now enraged and out for blood. Mine.

3. High school might as well be Mars. My best friend has been replaced by an alien, and I see red all the time. (Mars is red and "seeing red" means being angry—get it?)

Here are some other vocab words that describe my life: Inadequate. Insufferable. Intolerable.

(Don't know what they mean? Look them up yourself.)

(Sorry. That was rude.)

 

Review:

 

"And suddenly, the reason I’ve been so mad at everyone and everything for the past few weeks is very clear to me: I don’t understand any of this."

 

 

 

When I first picked up Confessions of an Angry Girl I thought it was going to be a guilty pleasure revenge type of read but it turned out to be a heart wrenching, realistic, hopeful, coming of age story and it was so so good. The book follows a girl named rose during her freshman year of high school. Over the course of the school year Rose has to deal with many things like her best friend Tracy who is caught up with her popular cheerleading squad and whether or not she should go all the way with...more    When I first picked up Confessions of an Angry Girl I thought it was going to be a guilty pleasure revenge type of read but it turned out to be a heart wrenching, realistic, hopeful, coming of age story and it was so so good.    The book follows a girl named rose during her freshman year of high school. Over the course of the school year Rose has to deal with many things like her best friend Tracy who is caught up with her popular cheerleading squad and whether or not she should go all the way with her boyfriend, the hot upperclassmen Jamie who Rosie is crushing on big time, and the evil jealous popular Regina who is out to get Rose for liking her boyfriend. But the biggest thing Rose deals with during the year is the aftermath of her dads sudden death.    After her father dies it leaves her family in ruins. Her brother has left for college so now it is just her and her therapist mother, who seems to give advice to her patients but can't apply her advice to her own life and things at home no longer feel very welcoming to Rose. Throughout the book Rose can't seem to figure out how she feels about her fathers death and how to react to it. She has walled up all her pain inside of her that all that comes out is rage which gets her into trouble. Once she finally comes to terms with herself and she and her mother start to accept reality and move on but still with her fathers memory you can start to see new happy beginnings.    I really liked this book. Rose was a great protagonist with a great voice and she made you feel like you could relate to her and her feelings. I personally liked all the characters it was a great mix of well rounded personalities, but I was very tempted to punch her best friend Tracy in the face sometimes. I would recommend this book to all teenage girls. You get to see the growth of a teenage girl in this book but also many common issues that everyone experiences in high schools everywhere. This book was heart wrenching and emotional but not overwhelming so it was the perfect fix for me.    I thought this was a great fast read and will be picking up the sequel without a doubt! 4 Stars ****