tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53208356335603292012017-03-13T12:50:30.862-04:00Jenny's BookshelvesMy bookshelves seem to be never ending.. Curious to find out what's on them? Well, come over and find out!Jenny Buijshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452709247222440341noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-80993127731799149502013-11-06T08:02:00.001-05:002013-11-06T08:02:15.235-05:00Break<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you all might have noticed, there haven't been many new blog posts lately and I apologize for that. With work and everything else, there just hasn't been enough time for me to read as much as I normally do and that means less reviews. This is why I've decided to take a break from blogging for a while. I want to catch up on my reading and write lots and lots of reviews so I won't have to leave you guys with only one blog post a week again. I'm not exactly sure when I'll be back but it's going to be somewhere in the new year. Be sure to sign up so you'll get an email when I come back with new reviews. Again, sorry for all of this.</span><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See you all in 2014!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hugs,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jenny</span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-83373530903112548922013-10-29T06:00:00.000-04:002013-10-29T06:00:09.289-04:00Review: Shadow of Time by Jen Minkman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4y0hXISS29U/Ucw7w3F98oI/AAAAAAAAAaE/zfOxVgLCePI/s1600/shadow+of+time.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4y0hXISS29U/Ucw7w3F98oI/AAAAAAAAAaE/zfOxVgLCePI/s320/shadow+of+time.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Shadow of Time</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Jen Minkman</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 400</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ISBN:&nbsp;9781480242234</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Paranormal/Young Adult</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: December 2012</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Shadow-Time-Jen-Minkman/9781480242234?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>All Hannah needs is a nice and quiet vacation after her first year of teaching French at a high school. She joins her brother Ben for the summer in their mom’s log cabin in Arizona. There, she meets Josh again, Ben’s childhood friend from the Navajo reservation. The little boy from the rez has grown up fast, and Hannah can’t help but feeling more for him than just friendship. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>But fate apparently has something else in store for her. And it’s not peace and quiet. Night after night, Hannah is plagued by strange nightmares about the past of Navajo Nation and terrifying shadows chasing her. They seem to come closer – and why is Josh always present in her dreams? <o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Sometimes, the past has a way of catching up with you.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all, my compliments to Jen Minkman for the way she wrote this book. There's no way to tell that a dutchie wrote and translated this book herself. Great job! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, the story. It's very intriguing and definitely original. I've never read anything like it. The characters in the book are all very likable. Hannah doesn't come off as a 23-year old, but that didn't really bother me. I also adored Josh. He’s such a sweet guy, it’s impossible not to like him.</span></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The reasons I can't give this book 5 stars is because even though I enjoyed the story, I think it was a bit too long. The part when you read about Josh' past two lives actually bored me a little bit. That's why Shadow of Time is getting 4 stars from me. It's a great book and I loved how Minkman makes you really feel like you are actually there at the Navajo reservation even though she hasn't even been in the United States herself. </span>I'm looking forward to Jen Minkmans next books!</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmRbno4HxNo/UaOOlDa98aI/AAAAAAAAAQs/OB7uMMoqH0I/s1600/4sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmRbno4HxNo/UaOOlDa98aI/AAAAAAAAAQs/OB7uMMoqH0I/s1600/4sterren.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a small note for all the dutch readers: Jen Minkmans boek Back to School is nu ook <a href="http://www.bol.com/nl/p/back-to-school/9200000019666105/" target="_blank">hier</a> te verkrijgen als ebook. Ook de moeite waard om te lezen!</span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-52904382359919895892013-10-15T05:32:00.000-04:002013-10-15T05:32:21.430-04:00Review: Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jLSyCMOmqHU/Ul0JyDMR21I/AAAAAAAAAuQ/1n9XtLggeBo/s1600/deeper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jLSyCMOmqHU/Ul0JyDMR21I/AAAAAAAAAuQ/1n9XtLggeBo/s320/deeper.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Deeper We Fall (Fall and Rise #1)</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Chelsea M. Cameron</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 446</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN: 9781481100922</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: New Adult</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: January 2013</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Deeper-We-Fall-Chelsea-M-Cameron/9781481100922?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Two years after her best friend was involved in a car accident that caused a traumatic brain injury, Lottie Anders is ready to start her freshman year of college. Ready to move on. Ready to start forgetting the night that ripped her life apart.&nbsp;</i></span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her plans come to a screeching halt when not one, but both brothers responsible for the accident end up back in her life again.</i></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Zack is cruel, selfish and constantly rubbing what happened to her friend in Lottie's face.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Zan is different. He listens to her awkward ramblings. He loves "To Kill a Mockingbird" as much as she does, and his dark eyes are irresistible. His words are few and far between, but when he does speak, she can't help but listen.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The trouble is, Zan was the driver in the accident, and now Lottie's discovered he lied to her about what happened that night. Now she must decide if trusting him again will lead to real forgiveness, or deeper heartache.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got this book from Netgalley and wasn't quite sure what to expect. Now, after finishing it, I am definitely a Chelsea M. Cameron fan! This was a wonderful and lovely book. It was sad, but also funny and sexy. It has the best pillow talk I've ever come across in a book. The fact that Lottie wasn't able to shut up made me enjoy it even more.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of the characters in this book were great, except for Zack, he's just a major douche. Thankfully, Zan makes up for that. He's so sweet and nice. And even though Zan and Zack were responsible for the accident, Lottie starts to fall for Zan. Obviously, you can't choose who you love..</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are only two small things; I wished we would've been able to read about Lottie meeting Miss Carole. And in the end I felt like the book was a teeny tiny bit too long. But I still loved and enjoyed it a lot. So I'm giving it 4,5 stars.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QICbGkh6E10/UZv6Wyy7ieI/AAAAAAAAAO0/QQfuBAdB5nM/s1600/4%252C5sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QICbGkh6E10/UZv6Wyy7ieI/AAAAAAAAAO0/QQfuBAdB5nM/s1600/4%252C5sterren.jpg" /></a></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-45251099045481137262013-10-11T06:00:00.000-04:002013-10-11T06:00:00.818-04:00Filling Up The Weekend (9)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few tips for you all to read this weekend:</span><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15790873-this-is-what-happy-looks-like?ac=1" target="_blank">This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The story sounds very romantic. I haven't read it yet, but I'm going to start it this weekend. My expectations are very high, this book just has to be amazing!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>New Adult: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18269659-the-wager" target="_blank">The Wager (The Bet #2) by Rachel van Dyken</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Anyone who has read my <a href="http://jennysbookshelves.blogspot.nl/2013/05/review-bet-by-rachel-van-dyken.html" target="_blank">review</a> of the Bet knows how much I absolutely loved it. If you haven't read the Bet, you should go do it soon. And while you're at it, try the sequel too! You won't be&nbsp;disappointed!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-agzSppw-EBo/UlakcTv3L9I/AAAAAAAAAtw/9Pm2cAtYOPU/s1600/used20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-agzSppw-EBo/UlakcTv3L9I/AAAAAAAAAtw/9Pm2cAtYOPU/s320/used20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6707693-my-love-lies-bleeding" target="_blank">My Love Lies Bleeding (Drake Chronicles #1) by Alyxandra Harvey</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I discovered this series when I was on vacation in New Zealand. I've read the first three books and loved them. It's a fun and lovely series that you should really try if you like vampires.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chick lit: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16071745-someday-someday-maybe" target="_blank">Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I still want to punch myself for not going to Lauren Graham's book signing when I still lived in New York. So stupid! Anyway, this book is a must read for all you chick lit/romance lovers out there.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-70445384501570969222013-10-09T05:34:00.000-04:002013-10-09T05:34:45.383-04:00Review: Goddess by Josephine Angelini<div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hx01B2CzaT0/UlUhWMNDFmI/AAAAAAAAAtY/LsDWDVcdOQA/s1600/goddess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hx01B2CzaT0/UlUhWMNDFmI/AAAAAAAAAtY/LsDWDVcdOQA/s320/goddess.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US"></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Goddess (Starcrossed #3)</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Josephine Angelini</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 448</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN: 9780330529761</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Young Adult</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: May 2013</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Goddess-%28Starcrossed-3%29-Josephine-Angelini/9780330529761?a_aid=JennysBookshelves">Bookdepository</a></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>She must rise, or they will fall ...Helen's powers are increasing--and so is the distance between her and her mortal friends. To make matters worse, the Oracle reveals that a dangerous traitor is lurking among them, and all fingers point to Orion. Still unsure whether she loves him or Lucas, Helen is forced to make a terrifying decision, or risk all-out war.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always saw the Greek gods as good, but after reading this trilogy, I'm seeing them in a completely different way. My favorite god was Hades, surprisingly. This book was a good ending to the series, although after reading it I kind of feel like Angelini is keeping her options open, she can easily write a fourth book if she wants too.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What I didn't like was that it took so damn long for Daphne to finally admit the truth to Helen about her and Lucas and I was sad that there wasn't much time for romance because of the big war. But there were still some cute moments. I especially liked Orion's HEA. The whole Matt thing was a bit confusing for me and I didn't really like that twist. But it was still a very cool book. It made me want to read more books with Greek mythology in it!&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 stars for Goddess.</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmRbno4HxNo/UaOOlDa98aI/AAAAAAAAAQs/OB7uMMoqH0I/s1600/4sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmRbno4HxNo/UaOOlDa98aI/AAAAAAAAAQs/OB7uMMoqH0I/s1600/4sterren.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-46299506249167796372013-10-02T06:15:00.000-04:002013-10-02T06:19:06.821-04:00Review: Dreamless by Josephine Angelini<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1jJvNCz3UVw/UkvxLFiUPtI/AAAAAAAAAtA/va6p7NHGe68/s1600/dreamless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1jJvNCz3UVw/UkvxLFiUPtI/AAAAAAAAAtA/va6p7NHGe68/s1600/dreamless.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Dreamless (Starcrossed #2)</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Josephine Angelini</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 503</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN: 9780330529747</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Young Adult</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: May 2012</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Starcrossed%3A-Dreamless-Josephine-Angelini/9780330529747?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>As the only Scion who can descend into the Underworld, Helen Hamilton has been given a nearly impossible task. By night she wanders through Hades, trying to stop the endless cycle of revenge that has cursed her family. By day she struggles to overcome the fatigue that is rapidly eroding her sanity. Without Lucas by her side, Helen is not sure she has the strength to go on.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Just as Helen is pushed to her breaking point, a mysterious new Scion comes to her rescue. Funny and brave, Orion shields her from the dangers of the Underworld. But time is running out—a ruthless foe plots against them, and the Furies’ cry for blood is growing louder.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>As the ancient Greek world collides with the mortal one, Helen’s sheltered life on Nantucket descends into chaos. But the hardest task of all will be forgetting Lucas Delos.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The day after I finished Starcrossed, I rushed to the store to buy Dreamless. I was completely addicted to this series. My mistake, is that I didn't buy Goddess, because boy do I want to read that book now!&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dreamless is a very awesome book. I love the Greek mythology that's going on in the story. I felt like there was less of Lucas and Helen's family, which is too bad because Jerry cracks me up. The whole underworld thing was kind of scary, especially the&nbsp;consequences&nbsp;it had for Helen, but the presence of new hottie Orion made up for that. What I also still adore about these books is Helen. She's such a badass and she's not even at her full strength yet.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The thing that makes me not give the book 5 stars is the fact that Daphne has the whole book to tell Lucas and Helen they're not related, but she just doesn't tell them. What kind of a mother does that?? It's really annoying and Angelini better make up for it in the third and final book.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmRbno4HxNo/UaOOlDa98aI/AAAAAAAAAQs/OB7uMMoqH0I/s1600/4sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmRbno4HxNo/UaOOlDa98aI/AAAAAAAAAQs/OB7uMMoqH0I/s1600/4sterren.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-72198013854664017512013-09-25T11:05:00.000-04:002013-09-25T11:05:54.205-04:00Review: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini<div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gkeiuqnj38/UW7XwrWRihI/AAAAAAAAAHU/ObOJfetfa60/s1600/starcrossed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gkeiuqnj38/UW7XwrWRihI/AAAAAAAAAHU/ObOJfetfa60/s320/starcrossed.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Starcrossed (#1)</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Josephine Angelini</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 518</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN: 9780330529730</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Young Adult</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: April 2011</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Starcrossed-Josephine-Angelini/9780330529730?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></span><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Destiny brought them together.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The gods will keep them apart.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>When shy, awkward Helen Hamilton meets Lucas Delos for the first time, she thinks two things: the first, that he is the most ridiculously beautiful boy she has seen in her life; the second, that she wants to kill him with her bare hands.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>An ancient curse means Lucas and Helen are destined to loathe one another. But sometimes love is stronger than hate, and not even the gods themselves can prevent what will happen next...</i></span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I absolutely love YA's with greek mythology. When I started this book I had no idea what it was about so I was pleasantly surprised. The first time Helen and Lucas meet was so awesome. I love how badass Helen was in that moment. But I've got to say, those furies really scared the crap out of me..</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Starcrossed is a very original book. I can't compare it to anything, and I don't even want to. It's an amazing book and you will be completely absorbed in it from the start. I read it for the read-a-thon so I finished it within a day, but even if I would've read it at any other time, I still would have been so addicted that couldn't do anything but read.&nbsp; In the beginning I didn't like that Helen was so incredibly shy that she even got cramps when people looked at her, so I'm glad that eventually you find out the reason for that. Lucas and his family are great. I loved all of them.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">At the end of the book, a few devastating things happen, some of which really bothered me, that's why it's getting 4,5 stars instead of 5. The day after I finished Starcrossed, I bought the sequel: Dreamless. I can't wait to see how this story will continue.&nbsp;</span>Josephine Angeline has turned me into an addict.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QICbGkh6E10/UZv6Wyy7ieI/AAAAAAAAAO0/QQfuBAdB5nM/s1600/4%252C5sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QICbGkh6E10/UZv6Wyy7ieI/AAAAAAAAAO0/QQfuBAdB5nM/s1600/4%252C5sterren.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-74435242455748953592013-09-20T06:47:00.000-04:002013-09-20T06:47:29.362-04:00Filling Up The Weekend (8)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't know what to read? Here are a few tips to get you through the weekend.</span><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Womens Fiction: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14866.Nineteen_Minutes" target="_blank">Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I was very impressed by this book. When I started reading it, I couldn't stop. And it has an ending that blew me away. Definitely a must-read!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429045-shatter-me" target="_blank">Shatter Me (#1) by Tahereh Mafi</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I've read this last year and I still remember how much I loved it. It was a 5 star book, without a doubt. Most of you YA lovers have probably already read it, but if you haven't: please read it soon! You will not be&nbsp;disappointed!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g145QSBx78Q/UjwndHwb6vI/AAAAAAAAAsg/08XVOSmlAhw/s1600/quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g145QSBx78Q/UjwndHwb6vI/AAAAAAAAAsg/08XVOSmlAhw/s320/quote.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Fantasy: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112750.Darkfever" target="_blank">Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Once you get into the story, you won't be able to stop reading. I read all five of the Fever books in a row. They just kept getting better and better!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3462638-poison-study" target="_blank">Poison Study (Study #1) by Maria V. Snyder</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Another great YA. I've only read the first book in this series but the ending leaves you wanting more, so the second book, Magic Study, is very high on my wishlist.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-35819644992229042292013-09-18T05:01:00.000-04:002013-09-18T05:01:53.935-04:00My Wishlist Wednesday (17)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's been&nbsp;awhile&nbsp;since my last wishlist, so in the&nbsp;meantime&nbsp;my list grow a lot longer. Keep reading if you want to know which books I'm dying to buy!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LjzUOJy8IUc/UjivZTZdiRI/AAAAAAAAArE/OyjjooYpYdk/s1600/5th+wave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LjzUOJy8IUc/UjivZTZdiRI/AAAAAAAAArE/OyjjooYpYdk/s200/5th+wave.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16101128-the-5th-wave?from_search=true" target="_blank">The 5th Wave (#1) by Rick Yancey</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Ever since I saw Rick Yancey in real life at a booksigning, I've been very curious about his books. This one is supposed to be really great so I'm definitely going to read it. I hope his books are as great as Yancey himself.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Romance: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15734418-destined-to-play" target="_blank">Destined to Play (Avalon Trilogy #1) by Indigo Bloome</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>When I saw this book, my first thought was: Another E.L. James wannabe? But the synopsis intrigued me, and even though the ratings on Goodreads aren't all that great, I'm still going to read it. Stubborn is my middle name after all...</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Romance: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16170663-mirror" target="_blank">Mirror (Luke #1) by Cassia Leo</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I don't like short stories or novella's, simply because they're too damn short. But this series is getting so many great reviews that I put on my wishlist despite my aversion towards short stories.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7WywpkOtIQ0/UjlrTog8BdI/AAAAAAAAArg/ooLdFBMOfnk/s1600/angelfire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7WywpkOtIQ0/UjlrTog8BdI/AAAAAAAAArg/ooLdFBMOfnk/s200/angelfire.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7285498-angelfire" target="_blank">Angelfire (#1) by Courtney Allison Moulton</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Goodreads recommended this book to me because I loved Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. Well okay then, if Angelfire is as good as the Starcrossed series, I'm definitely going to enjoy it!</i>&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-72683427315558927962013-09-15T06:53:00.000-04:002013-09-15T06:53:34.559-04:00Review: Stripped by H.M. Ward<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--XepZqNdKUk/UjWRW3sZ70I/AAAAAAAAAqo/EbUqDWvJ7ks/s1600/stripped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--XepZqNdKUk/UjWRW3sZ70I/AAAAAAAAAqo/EbUqDWvJ7ks/s320/stripped.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Stripped (#1)</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: H.M. Ward</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 250</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ASIN:&nbsp;</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">B00CXFU2S0</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: New Adult/Romance</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: September 2013</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/STRIPPED-The-Ferro-Family-ebook/dp/B00CXFU2S0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1379242245&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=stripped" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The V Card. Virgin. Most of us want to punch that sucker ASAP, and hide the fact until then, but not Cassie Hale. Three years ago she frickin' covered hers in glitter and laminated the thing, proudly telling me that she's waiting for the perfect guy. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"> </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>So when I see her half naked, tangled together, rolling around on the floor with another stripper, I'm kind of shocked. Okay, that's an understatement. I'm enthralled. I have to know what cracked her picture perfect world and landed her here, and I hope it's something horrible-an event that broke her the way she broke me. Because, that's who Cassie Hale is--the woman who stole my heart and crushed it in her hand.</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This book started off strong. The flashbacks to how Cassie and Jon met and how their relationship ended, I think that was my favorite part of the book. When we came back to the present it wasn't what I expected. I wasn't drawn into the book anymore but kept reading because I hoped it would get better. For me, not enough happened in the present part of the book. I kept waiting for that Mark to show up or something else exciting. And then all of a sudden the book ended. It wasn't even an ending, it felt like I was in the middle of a chapter and then boom. The end. Maybe Ward did this so you just have to buy the second book, which worked on me, because now I have to read it, but I would have been happier if she made an ending that makes more sense.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course there are some positive things too, Cassie for example. I love how she stayed true to her beliefs and didn't let Jon turn her into mush and forget everything that's important to her. And Jon, another hot Ferro brother, but still, I can't give this book more than 3,5 stars. Which I absolutely don't like to do, because I adored Damaged 1 and 2.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdU8uaG_9lI/UYRzpybNyqI/AAAAAAAAAK8/YQOwYJEtDsY/s1600/3%252C5sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdU8uaG_9lI/UYRzpybNyqI/AAAAAAAAAK8/YQOwYJEtDsY/s1600/3%252C5sterren.jpg" /></a></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-15878250789072843242013-09-11T06:24:00.001-04:002013-09-11T06:24:32.220-04:00Review: Midnight Frost by Jennifer Estep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VeSMEl0I5uY/Ue_gL3B1bZI/AAAAAAAAAhE/o6yObpmPnhU/s1600/midnight+frost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VeSMEl0I5uY/Ue_gL3B1bZI/AAAAAAAAAhE/o6yObpmPnhU/s320/midnight+frost.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy #5)</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Jennifer Estep</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 372</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ISBN: 9780758281494</b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Genre: Young Adult</b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First Published: July 2013</b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Midnight-Frost-Jennifer-Estep/9780758281494?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Just when it seems life at Mythos Academy can’t get any more dangerous, the Reapers of Chaos manage to prove me wrong. It was just a typical night at the Library of Antiquities — until a Reaper tried to poison me. The good news is I’m still alive and kicking. The bad news is the Reaper poisoned someone else instead. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>As Nike’s Champion, everyone expects me to lead the charge against the Reapers, even though I’m still hurting over what happened with Spartan warrior Logan Quinn. I’ve got to get my hands on the antidote fast — otherwise, an innocent person will die. But the only known cure is hidden in some creepy ruins — and the Reapers are sure to be waiting for me there …<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few months ago, I came across this series and because anything supernatural that involves an academy draws my attention, so I started reading. And I kept on reading until I finished the first four of the books. Then, a little while ago, I saw that the fifth book was out and I tried my luck on Netgalley. I was very very happy when I was approved for Midnight Frost.</span></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just like the other four books, it's action packed and has lots of humor. There wasn't much Loki in this books, for which I'm glad, because in these books he's much scarier than Tom Hiddleston in Thor. Something I didn't like about this book is that it took forever until Logan finally came back into the story. Other than that, this is a great book. I loved the Gryphons and Eir. Also, I hope we will see more of Rory. I always love badass female characters.&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmRbno4HxNo/UaOOlDa98aI/AAAAAAAAAQs/OB7uMMoqH0I/s1600/4sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vmRbno4HxNo/UaOOlDa98aI/AAAAAAAAAQs/OB7uMMoqH0I/s1600/4sterren.jpg" /></a></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-57434775845287877952013-09-04T10:55:00.000-04:002013-09-04T10:55:18.360-04:00Fifty Shades of Grey: The Casting Choices<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KvdcseR_by4/UidJfx92VUI/AAAAAAAAAqI/Kfv6S2GPcKg/s1600/fifty+shades.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KvdcseR_by4/UidJfx92VUI/AAAAAAAAAqI/Kfv6S2GPcKg/s200/fifty+shades.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By now the whole world knows who are going to play Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey: Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam. So what I want to know is: what do you think of these two actors? Are they right for the role? Or should E.L. James have chosen two different actors? Because I heard she herself chose them. I'm very curious about your opinions, so don't hesitate to leave a comment.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X-hQTWoCsnQ/UidHbxBSrYI/AAAAAAAAAp0/GrpUY34t3Ng/s1600/dakota.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X-hQTWoCsnQ/UidHbxBSrYI/AAAAAAAAAp0/GrpUY34t3Ng/s200/dakota.jpg" width="156" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What I think about Hunnam and Johnson as Christian and Ana? First of all, I don't know either of them. Before they were cast for the Fifty Shades movie I'd never heard of them and therefore I have no idea how good their acting is. But based on their looks, I'd say Johnson could be a good Anastasia, if they dye her hair of course. Hunnam on the other hand, is a firm NO way, for me. I'm sure everybody has a different image of Christian Grey in their heads, and mine doesn't even come near the looks of this guy.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Personally, I was rooting for Ian Somerhalder and Alexis Bledel. I was hugely&nbsp;disappointed&nbsp;when the news came out on monday that they chose two completely different actors.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4K5quiFnbuw/UidHb8gnK0I/AAAAAAAAApw/9xnnOZunhYs/s1600/charlie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4K5quiFnbuw/UidHb8gnK0I/AAAAAAAAApw/9xnnOZunhYs/s200/charlie.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, I'm very much prepared to change my opinion of Charlie Hunnam. I wánt to like him. I wánt to think he's sexy. So I can't wait until they start shooting the movie and the first images of Ana and Christian come out.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We will see..&nbsp;</span>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-32525444186897349372013-09-02T08:42:00.000-04:002013-09-02T08:42:11.111-04:00Review: Tall, Dork and Handsome by Remy Richard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-el7t8JaPyUA/Ubl-QMrmduI/AAAAAAAAAYg/wngyrClM4ac/s1600/tall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-el7t8JaPyUA/Ubl-QMrmduI/AAAAAAAAAYg/wngyrClM4ac/s320/tall.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Tall, Dork and Handsome (#1)</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Remy Richard</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ASIN:&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>B00D0H7RW4</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Romance</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: May 2013</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy it: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Dork-and-Handsome-ebook/dp/B00D0H7RW4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1371110669&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=tall%2C+dork+and+handsome" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i>Holden is working on the biggest coding problem of his life, and that’s saying something for a man who’s been coding since he was ten years old. The problem is all of these distractions: threats against his sister’s life, break-ins, and the sexiest, most contrary con artist imaginable. How is a guy supposed to keep his mind on math when there’s a man-eater in the room?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i>Sabrina is just minding her own business, breaking into Holden’s home, when his head of security catches her in the act. She barters information about her accomplices (who are working on much more dangerous schemes than she is comfortable with) for her freedom. But after a few days with Holden, his sister and friends, she’s not sure that she wants her freedom anymore.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got this book as a freebie on Amazon, and I thought it would be a nice change between a few more serious books. It was a very light and easy read. After the first 10% of the book I thought it was gonna be one of those books where they meet, have sex and instantly fall in love. All in a couple of days. Fortunately, it was more than a couple of days and they didn't fall in love instantly. They were attracted to each other obviously, but didn't act on it at first.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I liked the story, Sabrina being a&nbsp;con artist who breaks into Holden's home and then gets kidnapped by Holden and his head of security, Sam. They promise her to not call the police if she tells them who hired her. She's a bit reluctant to give names at first, but after there is another break in, she finally opens up. After all, Sabrina's in this with them now, the burglars saw her face and think she changed sides. But has she?</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holden is a cute guy, kind of dorky (he can't stop working) but with a smoking hot body. How is that even possible if he works day and night? There's another thing that didn't make sense. In the beginning, Sabrina tells Holden everything she knows about him, including what she knows about his parents. And then later on she asks why Holden's mom wasn't around when he was a kid, and what happened to his dad. A sloppy mistake if you ask me, because Sabrina already told Holden that she knew that.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know this book is about Holden and Sabrina, but I would've loved to read more about Sam and Holden's sister, Lila. But maybe they will be in a future book? I hope so. This book, Tall, Dork and Handsome, is getting 3 stars from me. If you want to relax and don't think too much, this is a fun read.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4WPToGoibQ/UYpoA-prS0I/AAAAAAAAAMY/YbLYv9QK3RA/s1600/3+stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4WPToGoibQ/UYpoA-prS0I/AAAAAAAAAMY/YbLYv9QK3RA/s1600/3+stars.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-476182827540192132013-08-28T13:59:00.000-04:002013-08-28T13:59:10.513-04:00My Wishlist Wednesday (16)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Romance: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15858248-wallbanger?ac=1" target="_blank">Wallbanger by Alice Clayton</a></span><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The title gives me some weird ideas, but maybe that's just me. The reviews are really good and the synopsis sounds funny so I really want to read this one.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M9P0bkYYcVI/Uh46F39SxAI/AAAAAAAAApg/NlNFpPDI0xw/s1600/jillmansell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M9P0bkYYcVI/Uh46F39SxAI/AAAAAAAAApg/NlNFpPDI0xw/s200/jillmansell.jpg" width="123" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chick lit: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18240500-the-unpredictable-consequences-of-love" target="_blank">The Unpredictable Consequences of Love by Jill Mansell<b>&nbsp;</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I don't have to explain this one. I mean, it's Jill Mansell!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Womens Fiction: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1472878.Firefly_Lane" target="_blank">Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane #1)&nbsp;by Kristin Hannah</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>After reading Night Road (which was beautiful btw, please read it if you haven't yet) I got very curious about Hannah's other books. This one sounds great so I'm going to read it soon.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G7zZhqyKe9A/Uh45vB09pjI/AAAAAAAAApY/afYDl_H7BrY/s1600/igniteme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G7zZhqyKe9A/Uh45vB09pjI/AAAAAAAAApY/afYDl_H7BrY/s200/igniteme.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13188676-ignite-me" target="_blank">Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) by Tahereh Mafi</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Confession time: I haven't read Unravel Me yet. I know, I know, shame on me, but because I know it's going to be awesome, I already put the third book on my wishlist.</i></span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-37527183221534998712013-08-26T05:33:00.000-04:002013-08-26T05:33:18.553-04:00Review: Head Over Wheels by January Valentine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g56OKib6ZZo/Udv73mUsEPI/AAAAAAAAAcY/jL1kNXjH0J0/s1600/head+over+wheels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g56OKib6ZZo/Udv73mUsEPI/AAAAAAAAAcY/jL1kNXjH0J0/s1600/head+over+wheels.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Title: Head Over Wheels</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Author: January Valentine</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Pages: 398</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>ISBN: 9780615750273</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Genre: New Adult</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>First Published: January 2013</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Head-Wheels-Adult-Romance-ebook/dp/B00B7NAUGI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1373371311&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=head+over+wheels" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i>Being a member of the NYPD has been Jewelia's lifelong dream. Things are going as planned until she meets Indigo, the hot med student who sends her flying head over heels. Which is not to be confused with Head Over Wheels.</i></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i>It's love at first sight, but there's a lot of inward and outward struggling going on, as well as sexual tension. So many problems to contend with, like Vanessa Whitehall who has loved Indigo since they were kids. Then there's his wealthy family complete with skeletons in every closet in their mansion.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can sum this book up in one word: DRAMA! There is so much of it, that it gets a little annoying at one point. Head Over Wheels is a roller coaster of emotions. One moment Jewel is deliriously happy, then she's depressed, then she's mad and then she's happy again. Every little thing that happens upsets her. Of course I can understand that Vanessa pisses her off, but Jewel's thoughts and reactions were kind of extreme sometimes.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Indigo seemed like a great guy at first, but a someone who can't even send one text message during his work week because apparently he is too busy all of the time, pisses me off. Eventually you get an explanation about why he acts like that, which is actually really sad, but I'm not sure if that just makes everything okay.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Something I noticed about this book is that the writer keeps using the word groovy. Isn't that a word from the sixties and seventies or something? It felt kind of silly to me.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall, Head Over Heels is a nice story, but it didn't live up to my expectations. What I did love was the beautiful epilogue. Great ending of the book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4WPToGoibQ/UYpoA-prS0I/AAAAAAAAAMY/YbLYv9QK3RA/s1600/3+stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4WPToGoibQ/UYpoA-prS0I/AAAAAAAAAMY/YbLYv9QK3RA/s1600/3+stars.jpg" /></a></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-51434321525872126232013-08-24T07:26:00.000-04:002013-08-24T07:26:17.466-04:00My Favorite Quotes (5)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this segment of my blog you can read my favorite quotes from the books I've read in the past few weeks.</span><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"As much as you wanted someone to chance and believed they could, they were in control of their life. Not you. And you could throw yourself against the wall of their choices until you were black-and-blue and dizzy as hell, but unless they decided to take a different road, the outcome wasn't going to be what you wanted."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>- Crave by J. R. Ward</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"As he walked out of the locker room, he stripped his bloody shirt and threw it in the garbage. Helen's vision stabilized again and she watched his bare back moving away from her. The last cobwebs clearing from her eyes, she decided that if Lucas was gay then she was going to get a sex change operation. He would be so worth it."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>- Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b2H1_I0B4Fc/UhiX53OKhtI/AAAAAAAAApI/2NCR1Lpf_Co/s1600/quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b2H1_I0B4Fc/UhiX53OKhtI/AAAAAAAAApI/2NCR1Lpf_Co/s200/quote.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Helen decided that the saying about 'time healing all wounds' was a bunch of bull and probably only worked for people with very poor memories."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>- Dreamless by Josephine Angelini</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"As far as I was concerned, the only bad book was a book that didn't have any pages in it."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>- Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">" 'Do you mind if we stop at the bookstore?' I said.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'What for?' I resisted the urge to say unicorns and rainbows.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'I just want to see if there's anything new out.' "</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>- Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M. Cameron</i></b></span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-24209623292073153682013-08-21T09:00:00.000-04:002013-08-21T09:00:00.893-04:00Review: Crave by J.R. Ward<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qWC-SZdW93c/UeU20kvBXcI/AAAAAAAAAe0/CkLG0hL6agE/s1600/crave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qWC-SZdW93c/UeU20kvBXcI/AAAAAAAAAe0/CkLG0hL6agE/s320/crave.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Crave (Fallen Angels #2)</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: J.R. Ward</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 454</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN: 9780349400198</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Paranormal Romance</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: October 2010</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Crave-Ward/9780349400198?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The battle between good and evil has left the future of humanity in the hands of a reluctant saviour and his band of fallen angels. Seven deadly sins that must be righted. Seven souls that must be saved. While his first task was success, Jim Heron is battling a demon that can take any form for the soul of someone he must identify on his own. If that weren't enough, his old boss Matthias wants Jim to assassinate an AWOL member of The Firm - Isaac, the man Jim is pretty sure he is supposed to save. Jim knows first hand that once you're in The Firm, there's no getting out. But when Jim finds Isaac to warn him, he has been picked up by the police for illegal street fighting, and it is clear that Isaac is falling for his gorgeous public defender. Is their love the redemption that will save Isaac's soul? Or has the demon Devina set an elaborate trap?</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It took me awhile to get into, but eventually I got hooked. Jim is trying to save Isaac, someone he knows from his past. Isaac, another tortured hero is in jail and falls for his DA, Grier. Of course you knew how it was going to end between those two, but the biggest question was, would Jim be able to save Isaac's soul, so he wins from Devina again.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I wasn't really able to connect with Jim in this book, although I did love Dog. The one who I'm most intrigued by, is actually Adrian. I want to know and read more about him. Maybe in one of the next books? Some parts of the book were a bit too long, but the surprising twist near the ending made sure I just had to keep reading. Oh and by the way, a corpse sending a text message? That was super creepy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I hate comparing books from the same writer that basically have nothing to do with each other, but for BDB fans: I've found that this series is much darker and has less humor. If you just finished one of the BDB books, don't read this right after, because your expectations are going to be too high.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdU8uaG_9lI/UYRzpybNyqI/AAAAAAAAAK8/YQOwYJEtDsY/s1600/3%252C5sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdU8uaG_9lI/UYRzpybNyqI/AAAAAAAAAK8/YQOwYJEtDsY/s1600/3%252C5sterren.jpg" /></a></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-1530423347246623382013-08-19T06:09:00.001-04:002013-08-19T06:09:40.393-04:00Review: Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--MsrzMhhmRY/UelOaCdBSoI/AAAAAAAAAfE/uJZClZzCUpY/s1600/sweet+little+lies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--MsrzMhhmRY/UelOaCdBSoI/AAAAAAAAAfE/uJZClZzCUpY/s320/sweet+little+lies.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: Sweet Little Lies (L.A. Candy #2)</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Lauren Conrad</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 336</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN: 9780061767616</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Young Adult/Chick lit</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: February 2010</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Sweet-Little-Lies-LA-Candy-Novel-Lauren-Conrad/9780061767616?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><i>Jane Roberts was the average girl next door until she and her best friend, Scarlett Harp, landed their own hit reality show, L.A. Candy. But life on camera is getting complicated. . . .When racy photos of Jane are leaked to the press, she becomes the center of a tabloid scandal. She turns to costar Madison Parker for help, but does Madison really have Jane's back?</i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><i>Scarlett's got a scandal of her own. She's fallen for a guy who's strictly off-limits--which means Scarlett has a big secret to keep. But nothing stays secret for long in Hollywood.In television star Lauren Conrad's dishy, entertaining novel about young Hollywood, the lies are only as sweet as the people telling them.</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">It's an okay story but nothing special. I feel like the book was too long, even though it only has 336 pages. There aren't that many exciting things h</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">appening. And it's crazy predictable. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The fact that Jane could only see the good in Madison and Jesse really annoyed me. How can someone be so dense? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I liked Scarlett the most in this book and I was definitely rooting for her and Liam. But with an ending like this, I can see a love triangle in the future for both Jane and Scarlett. That would be too much, but who knows, maybe I'm wrong.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I'm giving it 3 stars, because it's a cute story but not that great. </span>Maybe it's more interesting for people who are a few years younger than me.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4WPToGoibQ/UYpoA-prS0I/AAAAAAAAAMY/YbLYv9QK3RA/s1600/3+stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4WPToGoibQ/UYpoA-prS0I/AAAAAAAAAMY/YbLYv9QK3RA/s1600/3+stars.jpg" /></a></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-13540693888891583202013-08-14T06:38:00.000-04:002013-08-14T06:38:31.505-04:00My Wishlist Wednesday (15)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-swZk8f9jPlc/UgtX66IMS7I/AAAAAAAAAoM/sFmXBALAkfg/s1600/tbr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-swZk8f9jPlc/UgtX66IMS7I/AAAAAAAAAoM/sFmXBALAkfg/s320/tbr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13125947-reached" target="_blank">Reached (Matched #3) by Ally Condie</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I loved the first book, but was kind of&nbsp;disappointed&nbsp;by the second book. So I'm really hoping this third and last book will make up for that. The covers are certainly beautiful!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cFPjJtwnQmI/Ugtdz4i0dbI/AAAAAAAAAok/LbTeNCbPMYY/s1600/concidence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cFPjJtwnQmI/Ugtdz4i0dbI/AAAAAAAAAok/LbTeNCbPMYY/s200/concidence.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>New Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16113791-the-coincidence-of-callie-and-kayden" target="_blank">The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden (The Coincidence #1) by Jessica Sorensen</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>It seems like all the Dutch book bloggers I know are reading this book, which made me curious of course. Almost everyone of them is in love with this book, so my expectations are very high!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6357708-sisters-red?ac=1" target="_blank">Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings #1) by Jackson Pearce</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Fairytales are actually a guilty pleasure of mine. I love that they're making new movies of all the old fairytales and when I found out this writer that retells some of the most famous fairytales, I put them on my wishlist immediately.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1PSz1CV1KGU/UgtdvmgEwnI/AAAAAAAAAoc/C603sh_yxfo/s1600/nine+uses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1PSz1CV1KGU/UgtdvmgEwnI/AAAAAAAAAoc/C603sh_yxfo/s200/nine+uses.jpg" width="128" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chick lit: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11339030-nine-uses-for-an-ex-boyfriend" target="_blank">Nine Uses for an Ex-Boyfriend by Sarra Manning</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>What do you do when you catch your boyfriend kissing your best friend. Forgive and forget, or get even? I know what I would do, but I definitely want to know what the writer made of the situation.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-80965063088084216562013-08-12T09:00:00.000-04:002013-08-12T09:00:07.585-04:00Review: The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x7Q7Vtg810c/UgCz0YWVWJI/AAAAAAAAAm4/3C-ZcogXXaM/s1600/envelope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x7Q7Vtg810c/UgCz0YWVWJI/AAAAAAAAAm4/3C-ZcogXXaM/s320/envelope.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: The Last Little Blue Envelope (Little Blue Envelope #2)</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: Maureen Johnson</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 288</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN: 9780061976810</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Young Adult</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: April 2011</b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Last-Little-Blue-Envelope-Maureen-Johnson/9780061976810?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><i>Ginny Blackstone thought that the biggest adventure of her life was behind her. She spent last summer traveling around Europe, following the tasks her aunt Peg laid out in a series of letters before she died. When someone stole Ginny's backpack—and the last little blue envelope inside—she resigned herself to never knowing how it was supposed to end.</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><i>Months later, a mysterious boy contacts Ginny from London, saying he's found her bag. Finally, Ginny can finish what she started. But instead of ending her journey, the last letter starts a new adventure—one filled with old friends, new loves, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Ginny finds she must hold on to her wits . . . and her heart. </i></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><i>This time, there are no instructions.</i></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During the book I never really liked Keith that much. The fact that he was dating Ellis, when Ginny thought she was still kind of together with him and Keith's habit of making fun of Oliver made me wish he would disappear. I really didn’t get what Ginny saw in him.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even though I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;like what Oliver did in the beginning of the book, I'm kind of bummed that it took so long for Ginny to realize how much she actually liked Oliver. I would have loved to read more about them together. The ending was rushed. I don't get why everything was so rushed like that. Why couldn’t Johnson take a few more pages to write a nice ending?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall a nice book and I'm glad Ginny got the last envelope, eventually, but the first book was much, much better. So I'm giving 3,5 stars to The Last Little Blue Envelope.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdU8uaG_9lI/UYRzpybNyqI/AAAAAAAAAK8/YQOwYJEtDsY/s1600/3%252C5sterren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdU8uaG_9lI/UYRzpybNyqI/AAAAAAAAAK8/YQOwYJEtDsY/s1600/3%252C5sterren.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-76214457125851269792013-08-09T09:00:00.000-04:002013-08-09T09:00:10.984-04:00Filling Up The Weekend (7)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't know what to read? Here are some tips from me, so you'll survive the weekend without dying of boredom.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FYqO-5PxTUM/UgPAWF_LMJI/AAAAAAAAAns/JNQGySiSF_U/s1600/daughter+of+smoke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FYqO-5PxTUM/UgPAWF_LMJI/AAAAAAAAAns/JNQGySiSF_U/s200/daughter+of+smoke.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8490112-daughter-of-smoke-bone?ac=1" target="_blank">Daughter of Smoke &amp; Bone (Daughter of Smoke &amp; Bone #1) by Laini Taylor</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I'm so happy I stumbled upon this book by accident at the bookstore. It's an amazing and very original story, but also quite complicated. You definitely need to pay attention while reading this book.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Women's Fiction: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8949352-night-road" target="_blank">Night Road by Kristin Hannah</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I'm going to keep recommending this book to you all, until everybody read it. That's right, I loved it thát much! It's an heartbreaking and incredibly beautiful book.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>New Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17729036-elite" target="_blank">Elite (Eagle Elite #1) by Rachel van Dyken</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I've already mentioned Rachel van Dyken a few times on my blog. I read two of her books so far and loved them both. Elite is an awesome and addictive book.</i></span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gkeiuqnj38/UW7XwrWRihI/AAAAAAAAAHU/ObOJfetfa60/s1600/starcrossed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gkeiuqnj38/UW7XwrWRihI/AAAAAAAAAHU/ObOJfetfa60/s200/starcrossed.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9721690-starcrossed" target="_blank">Starcrossed (Starcrossed #1) by Josephine Angelini</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Oh my god, this book is so great! I finished it within a day and went straight to the store the next day to buy the second book. Finished that one within a day too and went to the store again the next day for the last book. I'm going to try to go slow on that one because I don't want the series to end.</i></span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-31421245601637737882013-08-07T06:00:00.000-04:002013-08-07T06:00:02.190-04:00Results of the First Dutch Read-a-thon<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As many of you might know, last week was the first Dutch Read-a-thon organised by Joany from <a href="http://www.cravingpages.nl/" target="_blank">Craving Pages</a>. Sometimes, when visiting English blogs I read something about read-a-thons but I never actually participated in them. So this wasn't just The Netherlands' first read-a-thon, but also mine. Unfortunately, I had to work five days that week, four of them during the read-a-thon so I couldn't read all day. But during my spare time I made sure to spend as much time as I could with my books. So here are my personal results of the read-a-thon:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- I've read 5,23 books, one each day, from Monday 'till Friday and 23% of a book on saturday morning.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- I've read 1963 pages.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- I've read three Young Adults, one Woman's Fiction and one New Adult.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- I only gave one book 5 stars; the dutch version of Night Road by Kristin Hannah</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- I gave the lowest rating (3 stars) to For You by Mimi strong</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, I know I'm not the one who read the most book during the read-a-thon, but I'm very satisfied with my results. I'm happy I participated and I'm already looking forward to the next read-a-thon. Before last week I let other things get in the way of reading, but the read-a-thon gave me back my&nbsp;rhythm and my books are getting my full attention again!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-86t3-esPhwE/UgEzltfV-sI/AAAAAAAAAnI/z9B4nYb50kw/s1600/leesmarathon+boeken.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-86t3-esPhwE/UgEzltfV-sI/AAAAAAAAAnI/z9B4nYb50kw/s320/leesmarathon+boeken.png" width="238" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Books read during the read-a-thon:</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Zomernacht by Kristin Hannah (Dutch version of Night Road)</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- De Klauwen van het Woud by Carrie Ryan (Dutch version of The Forest of Hands and Teeth #1)</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- For You by Mimi Strong</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Starcrossed (#1) by Josephine Angelini</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- 23% of Seducing Cinderella (Fighting For Love #1) by Gina L. Maxwell</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To everyone who participated, what are your results? And are you happy with those results?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-59475363320782419442013-08-05T06:55:00.000-04:002013-08-06T16:11:25.434-04:00Review: S.E.C.R.E.T. by L. Marie Adeline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Uo0klUL2Sg/UfYswrSZZnI/AAAAAAAAAj8/nlDNSGH7gKk/s1600/secret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Uo0klUL2Sg/UfYswrSZZnI/AAAAAAAAAj8/nlDNSGH7gKk/s320/secret.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: S.E.C.R.E.T. (Secret #1)</b></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: L. Marie Adeline</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: 288</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN: 9780385346436</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Adult Fiction</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First Published: February 2013</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy It: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/SECRET-Marie-Adeline/9780552169394?a_aid=JennysBookshelves" target="_blank">Bookdepository</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i>Cassie Robichaud’s life is filled with regret and loneliness after the sudden death of her husband. She waits tables at the rundown Café Rose in New Orleans, and every night she heads home to her solitary one-bedroom apartment. But when she discovers a notebook left behind by a mysterious woman at the café, Cassie’s world is forever changed. The notebook’s stunningly explicit confessions shock and fascinate Cassie, and eventually lead her to S∙E∙C∙R∙E∙T, an underground society dedicated to helping women realize their wildest, most intimate sexual fantasies. Cassie soon immerses herself in an electrifying journey through a series of ten rapturous fantasies with gorgeous men who awaken and satisfy her like never before. As she is set free from her inhibitions, she discovers a new confidence that transforms her, giving her the courage to live passionately. Equal parts enticing, liberating and emotionally powerful, S∙E∙C∙R∙E∙T is a world where fantasy becomes reality.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I'm just going to go ahead and say it: This book is just about sex. Cassie is trying to find her courage, confidence etc, by having sex with a bunch of different guys. I hate to compare, but I'd hoped that, just like in Fifty Shades, sex would only be part of the book, but not the most important part. I wanted some romance, but there wasn't much of that unfortunately.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What I also didn't like about this book is that Cassie has no self-confidence at all, but when some guy who was sent to her to please her, tells her how beautiful she is, she believes it without a second thought. That's not how it works. Very unrealistic. Actually, I think most of this book is unrealistic. It's just too much. Things like this just don't happen. Now, I know it's fiction, but still.. Adeline could have made it a little bit more believable.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yyw0gUsB8ak/UfYwEawfYfI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/0bnqZUtVEKQ/s1600/mweh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yyw0gUsB8ak/UfYwEawfYfI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/0bnqZUtVEKQ/s200/mweh.jpg" width="193" /></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The worst part for me was the ending. What the heck was that? I haven't read a book with such a crappy ending in a long time. The only reason I'm giving this book 2 stars instead of 1 is that part of why I didn't like this book was because of the vocabulary that was used, and I read the dutch version so I'm blaming the translators for that. I'm just going to assume the english version would have been slightly better.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eebVQgUfsEI/UWLBhLDMSZI/AAAAAAAAAFU/eDdBYSNvLmA/s1600/2+stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eebVQgUfsEI/UWLBhLDMSZI/AAAAAAAAAFU/eDdBYSNvLmA/s1600/2+stars.jpg" /></span></a></div></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-44559265752759322642013-08-03T02:00:00.000-04:002013-08-05T07:01:06.304-04:00Leesmarathon Challenge: Raad de Auteur<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, the first Dutch read-a-thon is almost over. Hope you all read lots and lots of books. But, we still have one day so we can still have some fun before it ends! I've got a nice challenge for all you Dutchies out there. Because this challenge is for people from the Netherlands only, I'm gonna do something I normally never do, I'm gonna write this post in Dutch. Sorry, sorry, sorry to all my foreign visitors, but I really want to make sure everyone who wants to enter, know what they have to do for this challenge.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Raad de Auteur</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ik heb foto's geplaatst van 10 verschillende auteurs. Aan jullie de taak om uit te vinden wie deze auteurs zijn. Als je denkt dat je ze allemaal hebt gevonden, dan kan je je antwoorden sturen naar leesmarathon@cravingpages.nl Plaats je antwoorden a.ub. niet onder deze post, want dan is het voor de anderen geen uitdaging meer om de goede auteurs te raden. Jullie hebben vanaf nu tot morgen 4 augustus 12:00 uur de tijd om jullie antwoorden in te sturen, dus doe snel mee! Voorwaarde is wel dat je je hebt ingeschreven voor de leesmarathon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Wat kan je winnen?</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">De drie mensen met de meeste goeie antwoorden winnen een exemplaar van de IJzerkoning van Julie Kagawa. Nog niet bekend met deze geweldige serie? Scroll dan door naar het einde van deze post om uit te vinden waar hij over gaat.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maar nu eerst tijd voor de challenge. Zijn jullie er klaar voor? Dan zijn hier de foto's:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>1.</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IClVQck2eqE/Uf-FUGHQf8I/AAAAAAAAAlg/Mbbwym0y64I/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IClVQck2eqE/Uf-FUGHQf8I/AAAAAAAAAlg/Mbbwym0y64I/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>2</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NIqFVjV6knM/Uf-FVhrftaI/AAAAAAAAAl8/fx_QQJEZwqQ/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NIqFVjV6knM/Uf-FVhrftaI/AAAAAAAAAl8/fx_QQJEZwqQ/s320/2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>3</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dfoeMhJAUrs/Uf-FWIF1NLI/AAAAAAAAAmI/AFISxWxGCcA/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dfoeMhJAUrs/Uf-FWIF1NLI/AAAAAAAAAmI/AFISxWxGCcA/s320/3.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>4</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Et1elVfuqBw/Uf-FUwgli2I/AAAAAAAAAls/FuS0ENISRDs/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Et1elVfuqBw/Uf-FUwgli2I/AAAAAAAAAls/FuS0ENISRDs/s320/4.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>5</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hT8RDzYaaaI/Uf-FVptazQI/AAAAAAAAAl4/t0X9Shc-4DQ/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hT8RDzYaaaI/Uf-FVptazQI/AAAAAAAAAl4/t0X9Shc-4DQ/s1600/5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>6</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E56gwtiS39M/Uf-FWC-qJEI/AAAAAAAAAmM/QhnnCJ4SF98/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E56gwtiS39M/Uf-FWC-qJEI/AAAAAAAAAmM/QhnnCJ4SF98/s1600/6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>7</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MGbtyJbokHM/Uf-FWqa2obI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/mmwwZzuuiXo/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MGbtyJbokHM/Uf-FWqa2obI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/mmwwZzuuiXo/s320/7.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>8</u></b></span>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XBDN6_3aiFc/Uf-FXLqJdsI/AAAAAAAAAmg/rqUSQNzq5G8/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XBDN6_3aiFc/Uf-FXLqJdsI/AAAAAAAAAmg/rqUSQNzq5G8/s320/8.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>9</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CJg27D89M-8/Uf-FXHz4kVI/AAAAAAAAAmk/06nMDZz85cs/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CJg27D89M-8/Uf-FXHz4kVI/AAAAAAAAAmk/06nMDZz85cs/s320/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>10</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7SZMZTRyyGg/Uf-FUK38ccI/AAAAAAAAAlk/bkIjfbojSjs/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7SZMZTRyyGg/Uf-FUK38ccI/AAAAAAAAAlk/bkIjfbojSjs/s1600/10.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nogmaals, plaats je antwoorden niet onder deze post maar mail ze naar leesmarathon@cravingpages.nl o.v.v. Raad de Auteur.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>De IJzerkoning van Julie Kagawa</b></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Mijn naam is Megan Chase.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--AN10mUd7cw/UfYdUpgHvXI/AAAAAAAAAh4/uUS3V671J50/s1600/ijzerkoning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--AN10mUd7cw/UfYdUpgHvXI/AAAAAAAAAh4/uUS3V671J50/s320/ijzerkoning.jpg" width="207" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Over minder dan vierentwintig uur word ik zestien. Sweet sixteen, zeggen ze dan, maar ik geloof niet dat dat voor mij opgaat. Alles in mijn leven begint op een griezelige manier uit de hand te lopen, en dan is het feit dat mijn moeder en stiefvader mijn verjaardag weer zijn vergeten nog mijn minste probleem.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Wat gebeurt er allemaal?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Net als mijn broertje zie ik ineens overal vreemde monsters, in het bos bij de bushalte lijkt zich iets engs schuil te houden en op school staat er plotseling op een computerscherm: Meghan Chase, we komen je halen...<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Maar wat ik al helemaal niet had kunnen dromen is dat ik verliefd zou worden op een mysterieuze prins - die helaas niks van mij wil weten...<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Hoe overleef ik in een wereld waarin echte vrienden op één hand te tellen zijn.</i></span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deze winactie wordt gesponsord door Uitgeverij Harlequin. Doe allemaal mee om kans te maken op deze leuke prijs! Heel veel succes!!</span></div>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320835633560329201.post-74499112296114554812013-07-31T09:00:00.000-04:002013-07-31T09:00:14.038-04:00My Wishlist Wednesday (14)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's been a while since I worked with a theme in MWW, so this week I've decided to show you what stand alone books are on my wishlist. And I have to be honest, it wasn't easy to find four stand alone books. I'm pretty sure at least 90% of the books I read are part of a series. But, my wishlist is só&nbsp;ridiculously long, of course I found a few stand alone books!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-symedGGp4Ts/Ufd9Cq80GrI/AAAAAAAAAks/26Sj8a2wkZY/s1600/about+a+girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-symedGGp4Ts/Ufd9Cq80GrI/AAAAAAAAAks/26Sj8a2wkZY/s200/about+a+girl.jpg" width="130" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chick lit:&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16279773-about-a-girl" target="_blank">About a Girl by Lindsey Kelk</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The cover of this book looks so cute and pretty that I don't even have to know what the book is about. I want it on my shelves.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11945589-cursed" target="_blank">Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>This books sounds a teeny tiny bit like Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, and that book was seriously amazing, so I'm hoping this will be equally good. But it's written by Jennifer L. Armentrout, so I'm not worried.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SThWlZbgcHk/Ufd9V2BBztI/AAAAAAAAAk0/uwNUIrYveow/s1600/ingredients.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SThWlZbgcHk/Ufd9V2BBztI/AAAAAAAAAk0/uwNUIrYveow/s200/ingredients.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Chick lit: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15793153-the-ingredients-of-love" target="_blank">The Ingredients of Love by Nicolas Barreau</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>This book sounds very intriguing. A woman comes across a book that's about her. She tries to find the writer but will she actually find him? And it's in Paris, the city of love. Should be the perfect setting.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>New Adult: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18134249-ruin" target="_blank">Ruin by Rachel van Dyken</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I honestly have no idea what this book is about, because there is no description on Goodreads, but when the author is Rachel van Dyken, I have no doubt it will be an awesome book.</i></span>Jenny Buijshttps://plus.google.com/114422114973617283589noreply@blogger.com0
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