Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson | Book review
Before getting started on the review for this book, I think that it should be worth mentioning that I haven't finished any book since last December. I got busy with school and painting and caught up with friends and family... I was just too distracted to finish a book. I kept picking them up, Harry Potter, the Matched series, and plenty of other amazing books that I ended up putting down after reading less than a hundred pages. This book, although it took me two weeks and a half to finish, finally broke the curse. I'm not sure if that is because school is over and my life is finally emptier than it used to be, or because it was simply so good, but I ended up enjoying every page of Amy and Roger's epic detour by Morgan Matson.
Amy & Roger's epic detour is about a highschool graduate, Amy, who has recently been in a car accident that cost her father his life, and her family its happiness. Amy's mom decides to start a new life in Connecticut and asks Amy to drive there from California. Amy, torn between a deep feeling of guilt and a new fear of driving, finds herself with no other choice but let Roger, a friend of the family, drive her there. As they trip starts, they realize that the plan Amy's mom put for the trip is boring, so they try to take a little detour.
The first thing that struck me is the artwork of the book. To start with, the cover is BEAUTIFUL. The spine is a bit boring but it's still pretty, and the inside of the book is a whole other world. The book starts with amy's final report card and as she tells the story and refers to some documents you find them printed for you to view: maps, receipts, notes... which makes it easier to get into the story and adds a lot of credibility. What I also adored about this book is how Matson included pictures of the places that Amy and Roger visited in the book and how, in fact, the author went on that road trip herself and those pictures are the pictures that she took while traveling accross the United States. But what I had the most fun over is the playlists. While Amy and Roger were on their trip, they both made playlists to listen to while driving and guess what? THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE BOOK! And the music is SO GOOD. To tell you the truth, I didn't listen to all the songs in the book but I did listen to a lot of them and my favorite so far is Adrift by Jack Johnson (which by the way I'm listening to while I'm writing this).
All of that shows how much work and effort Morgan Matson put while writing this book which made me like it more and more.
This book was such a light, intertaining read. It made me want to read more from Morgan Matson (which I probably will) and I'm seriously craving a road trip now thanks to it.
I'm planning on filming a review about this book where I can talk more about it and show you a few more details but my camera is broken, so until I find a way videos, I'm going to post here.
I hope you're having a wonderful evening/day (depending to when you're reading this) and I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts about Amy and Roger's Epic Detour in the comments bellow. Thanks for sticking around to the end of the review; I'll see you guys.
Amy & Roger's epic detour is about a highschool graduate, Amy, who has recently been in a car accident that cost her father his life, and her family its happiness. Amy's mom decides to start a new life in Connecticut and asks Amy to drive there from California. Amy, torn between a deep feeling of guilt and a new fear of driving, finds herself with no other choice but let Roger, a friend of the family, drive her there. As they trip starts, they realize that the plan Amy's mom put for the trip is boring, so they try to take a little detour.
The first thing that struck me is the artwork of the book. To start with, the cover is BEAUTIFUL. The spine is a bit boring but it's still pretty, and the inside of the book is a whole other world. The book starts with amy's final report card and as she tells the story and refers to some documents you find them printed for you to view: maps, receipts, notes... which makes it easier to get into the story and adds a lot of credibility. What I also adored about this book is how Matson included pictures of the places that Amy and Roger visited in the book and how, in fact, the author went on that road trip herself and those pictures are the pictures that she took while traveling accross the United States. But what I had the most fun over is the playlists. While Amy and Roger were on their trip, they both made playlists to listen to while driving and guess what? THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE BOOK! And the music is SO GOOD. To tell you the truth, I didn't listen to all the songs in the book but I did listen to a lot of them and my favorite so far is Adrift by Jack Johnson (which by the way I'm listening to while I'm writing this).
All of that shows how much work and effort Morgan Matson put while writing this book which made me like it more and more.
I don't want to give away so much of the book so I'm going to go through what I liked most about it and what I disliked.
This book was such a light, intertaining read. It made me want to read more from Morgan Matson (which I probably will) and I'm seriously craving a road trip now thanks to it.
I'm planning on filming a review about this book where I can talk more about it and show you a few more details but my camera is broken, so until I find a way videos, I'm going to post here.
I hope you're having a wonderful evening/day (depending to when you're reading this) and I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts about Amy and Roger's Epic Detour in the comments bellow. Thanks for sticking around to the end of the review; I'll see you guys.
FINAL RATING: 4.5 STARS
Friday, July 31, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Book review #9 Delirium series (Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem) by Lauren Oliver
Hello bookaholics!
Today I'm going to talk to you about the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver, the first book is Delirium, the second one is Pandemonium and the final one is Requiem. Delirium is set in a dystopian world where love is considered as a disease that people get "cured" of at the age of 18. I made a review for the first book that explains the world building and gets a bit into the details without spoiling. You can check it HERE, read the whole series then comeback to read this review because I will spoil you. I rated the whole series four out of five stars.
That's all I can say without spoiling you. If you haven't read the series yet go away, read it, then comeback. This post isn't going anywhere.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
Top 14 books of 2014 and the books I regretted reading
Over 2014, I read a total of 48 books. I know it's not a big number, I got addicted to reading by May so I lost five months during which I hardly read any book at all. But anyway, today I'm sharing with you guys my top 14 books of 2014 AND the books I regret reading during this year. These books are not in any particular order. Here we go!
It's a dystopian series of four books (the last one just came out so I haven't read it yet but the first three books were AMAZING) about a society that allows parents to send their kids to "unwind" them which means literally dividing them, conserving their parts for later use. I talked about the series more in My Top 5 Dystopian Series Book Recommendations so check that out if you want to know a bit more about it.
1- Unwind series by Neal Shusterman
Monday, December 8, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Where I get my books from
Hello there!
My greatest struggle as a reader is where to find English books. If you're not from Tunisia, let me explain: THERE IS NOT ENOUGH BOOKSTORES THAT SELL ENGLISH BOOKS. Let that sink in.
Today I thought I'd share with you wonderful readers where I get my books from.
My greatest struggle as a reader is where to find English books. If you're not from Tunisia, let me explain: THERE IS NOT ENOUGH BOOKSTORES THAT SELL ENGLISH BOOKS. Let that sink in.
Today I thought I'd share with you wonderful readers where I get my books from.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Book recommendations #1 : My Top 5 Dystopian Series
Hello bookaholics!
I was going through my read books on goodreads (click HERE to add me) and I noticed that I read a lot of dystopian series.
Okay maybe not that a lot, but most of the books I read are series. So I thought I would talk to you about my favorite five dystopian ones.
(Dystopia is a form of literature that explores social and political structures. It is a creation of a nightmare world - unlike its opposite, Utopia, which is an ideal world. Dystopia is often characterized by an authoritarian or totalitarian form of government. It often features different kinds of repressive social control systems, a lack or total absence of individual freedoms and expressions, and a state of constant warfare or violence. Many novels combine both Dystopia and Utopia, often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take in its choices, ending up with one of the two possible futures)
Enjoy.
I was going through my read books on goodreads (click HERE to add me) and I noticed that I read a lot of dystopian series.
Okay maybe not that a lot, but most of the books I read are series. So I thought I would talk to you about my favorite five dystopian ones.
(Dystopia is a form of literature that explores social and political structures. It is a creation of a nightmare world - unlike its opposite, Utopia, which is an ideal world. Dystopia is often characterized by an authoritarian or totalitarian form of government. It often features different kinds of repressive social control systems, a lack or total absence of individual freedoms and expressions, and a state of constant warfare or violence. Many novels combine both Dystopia and Utopia, often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take in its choices, ending up with one of the two possible futures)
Enjoy.
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)