Daily Dose (65)

This new meme is hosted by Holly from Good Golly Miss Holly.

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Justine's Thoughts: ttyl by Lauren Myracle

ttyl
By Lauren Myracle

Source: Library
Pages: 209
Rating: 4/5
Book Description:

On the first day of tenth grade, best friends Maddie (mad Maddie), Angela (SnowAngel), and Zoe (zoegirl) vow not to let school stupidness get them down . . . or split them apart.

Bust as the weeks pass and the instant messages accumulate, it’s clear that tenth grade will be a roller coaster ride of boy temptation, math torture, donut emergencies, and Queen Bee encounters. Then a jerky boy sends peppy Angela into the dumps, tough Maddie makes a mistake that has the whole school talking, and good girl Zoe gets in over her head with a flirty teacher. Will the winsome threesome make it through the year?

A quote:

Damn you. WHY do you plant these things in my head?

Any thoughts:

A story told fully in instant messages is quite a unique one. The idea of high school experiences being described by three best friends seem like something that’s filled with drama and boy trouble and homework and hilarity and even more drama. But there are also intense subjects that were covered. A specific example would be a Christian teacher that hits on a student. It’s a little inappropriate, as were some other quotes in the book (there were joke-y sexual innuendos).

It’s crazy to see how each character tries to handle the stuff thrown at them in high school. They have their own different personalities, often observed in the quiz results they usually get for fun (“scared that my inner dragon might eat your little pony?”). The book is mostly about friendship, reliving the teenage life in high school.

I was satisfied with how Lauren Myracle wrapped it up, especially through this style of instant messaging. It kept me interested and laughing throughout the whole book, which made for a quick read in the end. For those who like drama and high school and just plain dialogue, then this is the series for you.

Spring Blog Carnival Hop -- Happy Spring!

HAAAAAAAPPPY SPRING SEASON!
Yes, you could tell by the blooming tulips, the cloudy and rainy days, the occasional sun peeking out from the sky. It's Spring time, baby! Oh, happy days! My favourite of all season!

*ahem*

So to celebrate, I've signed up for my first ever blog hop over at Pure Imagination. Hooray!

I'll make it simple and easy for you guys. As a regular blog hopper, I know I get so happy when I see the form that makes all our lives easier. That's what I've done for you guys below. Just quickly fill the required info in and SEND! Following isn't required but it gives you an extra entry. Another extra entry is tweeting, but that's also not required. Starts May 1st, Ends May 8th.

Let's not forget the important details. I've only something small to offer: ONE winner will win one book that he or she fancies that is below $10 CDN from the Book Depository.

(Need Suggestions? Matched by Allie Condie, But I Love Him by Amanda Grace, Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, Where She Went by Gayle Forman, Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers, etc)

Now, right to the form:

Don't forget to visit the tonsss of other blogs out there in this blog hop!

In My Mailbox (51)

In My Mailbox is held weekly by Kristi at The Story Siren. Click here for details on how to participate.

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Bought:

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard
The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells

Won:

Wither by Lauren DeStefano (Received from Becky via The Book Depository)

Borrowed (from Sarah):

The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey #2) by Julie Kagawa

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Sorry for the qualities of these pictures...I was feeling lazy. But anyway, what a great week for books!!! Spent my gift cards on those 3 books...Wow, I never knew bookstores could be so expensive. And I knew I had to get at least one summer book as well as Anna and the French Kiss. OH MY GOSH ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS! I CANT BELIEVE I HAVE IT! Now I must get to reading it soon!!!

And thanks to Sarah again for letting my borrow another book! Gosh, the cover for The Iron Daughter is so beautiful, isn't it?!

What a busy weekend I have. All the time is spent working on projects that are due on Monday and I have so much to do still. The life of a student sometimes...Not to mention the gloomy weather! So much rain is falling, seriously. And the sudden change in humidity is giving me headaches...

But I wish you all a fantabulous weekend! Happy reading!

Friday's Finest (60)

Friday's Finest is a new meme hosted by Steff & Justine from A Bookful of Thoughts.

Rules:
~Post a quote that really stuck to you after reading it in a book.
~Make sure it isn't a spoiler!
~If you'd like, expand on what you think it means and why you chose it.

Clockwork Angel
by Cassandra Clare

"One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us."

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One of my favourite quotes from this book -- which is of course about books. Tessa is an avid reader and I love how her wisdom shines in this quote.

Got a Friday's Finest to share? Link it below!

The Blog Hop (9)

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee.

Keeping with the dystopian and apocalypse theme that seems to be running rampant on parajunkee.com, I have one very hard question for you: If you were stocking your bomb shelter, what books would you HAVE to include if you only had space for ten?

Holy cow, this is hard! What the heck! I haven't even read 10 dystopian novels I don't think...But I did hear tons of awesome things about some which I would be willing to include in the list:

1) The Hunger Games Trilogy - 3 (all star favourite!!!)

2) Delirium - 1 (the others in the series aren't released yet!)

3) Divergent - 1 (look at its ratings and reviews...holy horses! and this is the one i haven't read.)

4) The Uglies Trilogy - 3 + 1 (the 2nd earliest series I read! this calls for a reread!)

5) The Giver - 1 (okay, I only read the 1st one in class and I hadn't a clue about the others in the series. but this one is a classic for sure.)

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Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Crazy for Books.

Summer is coming quickly - what 2011 summer release are you are most looking forward to?

Ooh, another question that makes me have to choose a book! First of all, I'm already looking forward to summer vacation. It'll be the best summer yet, I can guarantee that. And second of all, it's so difficult to pick just one release! If I had to...I'd pick The Summer I Learned How to Fly by Dana Reinhardt. I already chose it for my WoW at one point but I don't care because I'm really really excited for its release! Just the title and cover of it makes me want to pick it up!