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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Recommend The Most

Posted by Sandra on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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I just found out about "Top Ten Tuesday" hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This consists on posting your top ten books about a weekly topic. It is super fun, because you get to share many books with your readers and connect with new people. So I'll start this time with the following topic:

Top Ten  Books I Recommend The Most

It's always hard to pick books to recommend, at least for me, because I always try to recommend them based on the things that people like, but I will try my best with my list. 

Ps. They're not in particularly order.

1. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green: I'm sure this is a highly recommended book, but I had to put it in this list because it made me feel so many different things at the same time, and it moved me. I'm a big fan of John Green's book, and this one wasn't the exception. Smart, funny, entertaining, sweet and heartbreaking. This book is a must read.

2. Pride and Prejudiceby Jane Austen: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person who enjoys reading, must be in want to read this book. This is my favorite book ever. Jane Austen was a fantastic writer, so inspiring and so clever. There's not much I can say about this, just read it. It's fascinating and the characters are amazingly real. Plus, you'll fall in love with Mr. Darcy.

3. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins: This book falls into the paranormal category, it was written by the lovely Wendy Higgins. The plot is very original and creative, I'm sure that all paranormal/romance fans out there will love this one. Sexy, clever, heart-stopping and with swoon worthy characters, I really recommend this book. The sequel is coming out in April, so it's a good time to get your hands on it if you haven't already.

4. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling: Duh. It amazes me the amount of people who still haven't read Harry Potter. This books are my all time favorites. J.K. Rowling gave us readers a magical world, full of mystery, sacrifice, love, friendship, darkness and fantasy that will always be remembered. This books changed my life and if you haven't read it, I'm sure they'll change yours too.

5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: This is another amazing book. It also shocks me how many people haven't even heard of it. This read about human behavior will move you like no other story. It deals with so many social issues and it makes you think. Plus, Atticus Finch is one of the best characters I've read about, so I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky:  I read this almost 8 years ago and it was life changing. I highly recommend this to everyone, it's probably one of the books I recommend the most. This one is definitely a must read, and it saddens me to hear people saying "I watched the movie... No need to read the book" Seriously, if you have watched the movie you have to read the book, it will blow your mind.

7. Starters by Lissa Price: This is one of my favorite dystopian books. This book is smart. Fun, romantic without being cheesy, and with an amazing female lead character. Price took us readers to a horrifying future, and actually one of the most probable I've read. It gave me goosebumps just to read about it. If you're into good YA dystopia, this one's for you.

8. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath: This is one hell of a book. It's very simple yet so complex, and it's highly entertaining. Plath's writing is poetic, fun and ironic. Some people say that this is not a book for everybody, but I'm telling you otherwise, this book will make you question yourself and the way you see things. I adore this book, I hope that if you read, you will too.

9. The William S Club by Riley Banks: I won this book on a Goodreads giveaway and I'm really happy I did. This is a thrilling story, with mysterious, sexy and great characters that will keep you on the edge of your couch/bed/place where you usually read. It contains explicit sexual situations, but it never ceases to amuse you. Addicting, sexy, romantic and fun. 

10. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella: This is pure chick lit and I love it. This is an easy, fast read that will make you laugh and sigh. It's hilarity will make your stomach hurt. Romantic and also enlightening, this one is perfect for a rainy day, laying in bed with a cup of tea. I always recommend this book to people who are not into classics nor supernatural stuff.


Quote Of The Day

Posted by Sandra on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Filed under: , , , ,
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“Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.” ― John Green

The Fault In... John Green???

Posted by Sandra on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Filed under: , , , , ,
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Title: The Fault In Our Stars
Author: John Green
Pages: 
313
Published: 
2012
Read In: 2012
Rating: 
5/5

Oh John Green, what have you done to me? 

There's something about The Fault In Our Stars that got everyone either hyping about it or wondering why the hype. I belong to the first group of people. When I bought this I was expecting something very different, more childish perhaps, but when I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. I loved it for several reasons:

1. Hazel and Augustus are not entirely realistic, I can't resist teenagers that think in such a complex way and have very mature points of view about everything; although I know why they are like that, they have bigger problems than the average teenagers, but still, I'd love to meet people like them. 


2. Love story is not the main subject of this story. I'm a hopeless romantic, and I can't never resist a love story, but 99% of the times, I get bored when the love life of the main characters is the center of the whole story. This story was about trying to overcome a letal disease, achieving goals, trying to make dreams come true, but most important, LIVING. 

3. Augustus Waters. Oh my. This boy was too much for me to read. He is close to perfection, and I'm not talking about looks. I mean, he's flawed, like we all are; but he's got a big soul and aura that made him become one of my favourite characters ever. I think he might be an improved male version of me. 

4. They exchanged books. I think this is one of the most romantic ways of showing someone that you care about them. Lending them your books, talking about them, discussing how you liked it or why you hated it; it just brings you closer to someone. 

5. Peter Van Houten. REAL ass character. Not living in a fairytale, he lives trying to suppress the pain of losing someone you love due to cancer. Not all characters must be lovable in a book. I can't tell if John Green wrote Peter with the intention of being hated or being understood. I understood him. 

6. The sex scene. No explanation needed. 

7. Quotes. This book is full of relatable quotes that make you think. Seriously. My favorite? "That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt" 

8. The ending. Just no. All my emotions met while reading the last chapters of this book. I was a mess, i literally was curled up, weeping and wishing I had never read this. It's just how I dealt with so many things going on with my life, but still, It made me think and cry my heart out. 

So, it's understandable and respectable if you didn't like this book, or any book that's causing so much hype among your fellow readers, because we all handle every story differently. One thing is true: This is one of my favorite books and I recommend it to every single person in the world. This was an amazing, full of emotions reading. It's amazingness its unbelievable, if you haven't read it yet I don't know what are you waiting for. 

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