In My Mailbox (2)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by the The Story Siren (www.thestorysiren.com) :)

Title: The Giver


Author: Lois Lowry


Source: Bought


Reason: I first read this book in middle school and I loved it! I'm going to read it a again and write my thoughts :)


Links:
Goodreads | Amazon


Title: Trumpet


Author: Jackie Kay


Source: Bought


Reason: I first heard of this book in a book haul. The synopsis was WOW. At the start of the book, a jazz player dies. When they do an autopsy report, the find out that he is actually a she :O Can't wait to read it! 


Links:
Goodreads | Amazon

Title: Fallen


Author: Lauren Kate


Source: Bought


Reason: I'm probably the last person to read this. I've heard mixed reviews on this book but I can't wait to start reading this because I LOVE angel books :)


Links:
Goodreads | Amazon

A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

A Kiss in Time is a modern day retelling of Sleeping Beauty

Summary
While Jack is escaping from tours of boring museums in Europe, he discovers the country of Euphrasia, hidden behind a hedge filled with thorns. Jack finds that everyone in Euphrasia is asleep. He also finds a beautiful sleeping girl, named Talia and decides to kiss her. After he does, she and all the people of Euphrasia awake from their 300 year slumber, which was the result of Talia pricking her hand on a spindle on her 16th birthday. The king (Talia's father) is furious which forces Talia to run away with Jack. Jack is far from happy, but nonetheless feels responsible for causing all this. 


Review
This is the first book I've read by Alex Flinn. I know Beastly, but I've only watched the movie (I try not to watch the movie before I read the book, but how can you resist Alex Pettyfer?:). When I started reading this book, I fell in love with it. The book was fast-paced, hilarious, and a page-turner. There was very good character development as well: how Jack becomes more mature over time, and how Talia adjusts to modern society was very well executed. On top of that, the book tackled present day issues, such as how you should be faithful to one person, and how if you have a passion for something, pursue it. What really disappointed me, was the ending. It seemed like such a poor ending for such a great start. Even though the ending was a huge disappointment, still check this book out. It will make you laugh and cry~


Rating
✰✰✰✰ 4 stars - Eat it :)

In My Mailbox (1)

This is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren (www.thestorysiren.com). I decided to give it a try! These are the books I got this week:

Title: 1Q84


Author: Haruki Murakami


Source: Bought


Reason: I heard this is a really good book! It has been receiving a lot of hype lately. It was first published in 2009 in Japanese but has recently been translated into English. Can't wait to start reading! :)


Links:
Goodreads | Amazon

Title: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian


Author: Sherman Alexie


Source: Library


Reason: This is a banned book that I never got around to reading during banned books week :/ Currently reading it, so far so good! :)


Links:
Goodreads | Amazon


Title: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close


Author: Jonathan Safran Foer


Source: Library


Reason: I have heard of his books such as Everything is Illuminated but I haven't read any yet. I'm going to start with this book :)


Links:
Goodreads | Amazon