Waiting on Wednesday #13

This weekly feature is hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine.

My Pick

Goodreads

Synopsis from Goodreads:
A boldly surreal novel from one of the best YA writers working today.

Four talented teenagers are traumatized-coping with grief, surviving date rape, facing the anxiety of standardized tests and the neglect of self-absorbed adults--and they'll do anything to escape the pressure. They'll even build an invisible helicopter, to fly far away to a place where everyone will understand them... until they learn the only way to escape reality is to face it head-on.

My Thoughts

Yes, gimmie this book. It looks like something I'll absolutely fall in love with. It involves tough stuff, which is one of my favorite things in books. Plus it's written by A. S. King, someone who I've heard a lot about, but whose books I have not read yet. That cover is just so simple and classic. Thankfully I don't have to wait long to read this book.

So what books are you eagerly awaiting?

Stacking the Shelves #54

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This feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Hi everyone! This week was a very quiet week book wise. I added four books this week. One review book that I'm stoked about and three library books that I am really excited about. 

Let's see those books!

Bought

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Received for Review

-NetGalley-

Loop ( Loop #1) by Karen Akins

Gifted

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Won

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Library

  

Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda Kenneally

Racing Savannah by Miranda Kenneally

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

So, definitely let me know if you've read any of these books. Also leave me the links to your posts and vlogs. Have a great week.

Stacking the Shelves #53

This feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

This was a great week for books. I got 4 NetGalley books and I added three more library books to my temporary shelf. I am very excited for all seven of these books. I'm hoping I can get to these books very soon, especially the library books. 

Let's see what I added to my shelves this week.

Bought

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Received for Review

-NetGalley-

Wildlife (Wildlife #2) by Fiona Wood

Stronger Than You Know by Jolene Perry

Suspicion by Alexandra Monir

Watched by C.J. Lyons

Won

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Gifted

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Library

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children #1) by Ransom Riggs

Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Please let me know if you've read any of these or if you are planning to. Don't forget to leave me the links to your Stacking the Shelves posts and vlogs. Have a fabulous week!

Stacking the Shelves #51

This feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

This week was AWESOME! I got 4 packages. On Monday I got 3 books from my bookish friend Tammy as well as my OTSP Secret Sister package which included the top book on my wishlist. On Tuesday I got an ARC of Emery Lord's newest book, so thank you so much Bloomsbury Children's. And finally, my friend Andi sent me her extra copy of a book that she's been begging me to read. I also got a NetGalley book and an Edelweiss book.

Let's see what arrived in my mailbox and on my Kindle this week.

Bought

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Received for Review

-Edelweiss-

The Fall by Bethany Griffin

-NetGalley-

Vision by Lisa Amowitz

-From the Publisher-

The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord

Gifted

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

Cinders & Sapphires  (At Somerton #1) by Leila Rasheed

Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown

A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins

Won
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Let me know if you have read any of these or if you are planning to at some point. Also leave me the links to your Stacking the Shelves posts or vlogs so I can stop by and see what you got.

Book Friends Mentioned

Andi of Andi's ABC's

Tammy

Review: Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Book Title: Twenty Boy Summer

Author: Sarah Ockler

Published Date: June 1st, 2009

Publisher: Little, Brown Books For Young Readers

Genre: YA Contemporary

Standalone

Book Link: Goodreads

Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository 

Synopsis from Goodreads:

"Don’t worry, Anna. I’ll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it."
"Okay."
"Promise me? Promise you won’t say anything?"
"Don’t worry.” I laughed. “It’s our secret, right?"

According to Anna’s best friend, Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there’s a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there’s something she hasn’t told Frankie–she’s already had her romance, and it was with Frankie’s older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago.

TWENTY BOY SUMMER explores what it truly means to love someone, what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every beautiful moment life has to offer.

Disclaimer: Library book.

Review:

I had heard so many beautiful things about this book and I was so excited to read it, but I was never fully invested in it. The characters didn't interest me at all and that's so crucial for me in order for me to love a book. I found myself bored by the characters, particularly Frankie. Holy hell she was a pain in the ass and while I understood that she was grieving, it wasn't an excuse for her to be a terrible person.

The pacing was very slow and I found myself skimming pages and then realizing that I wasn't missing anything major. Nothing exciting or even remotely interesting was happening. Frankie was obsessed with Anna losing her virginity, which I found to be very creepy. Anna's virginity was no one's business but hers. Yet Frankie was obsessed with finding Anna a summer fling and I found Frankie's boy obsession to be quite grating.

I also didn't feel like the characters were as developed as I would have liked. I wanted to see more about Frankie actually dealing with her brother's death in a constructive way and not in a "become more girly & boy obsessed way" I wanted desperately to connect with these characters and that just didn't happen. Major disappointment.

I wanted to cry and swoon, but that didn't happen. I was expecting to bawl like some of my other blogger friends did. I was expecting Matt and Sam to both make me swoon for different reasons, but that didn't happen. In fact both boys seemed rather bland and I think that had to do with the lackluster character development.

In short, this book just didn't work for me. I'm definitely disappointed as I had such high hopes for this book. It kills me to give this book 2 stars but I am going to have to as I didn't enjoy this book. Hopefully someone else will love it.