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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Bookish Subscription Box: Uppercase Jan 2019 Unboxing

From the Uppercase Website

"Uppercase is a young adult book subscription box. Simply put: You sign up and receive a YA book and a bookish goody every month! Plus the subscription comes with online access to extras like a live book discussion & recommendations for similar books."

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Wrap-Ups: Main

These are my video wrap ups for each month. Along with them will be the books and how I star-rated them. :)

2017

2018

May (No may wrap up video)

2019
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September

2020

March

August

September

October

November

December

Monday, January 14, 2019

Book Talk: Rumble by Ellen Hopkins

AUTHOR: Ellen Hopkins

PUBLISHED: August 26th 2014

PUBLISHER: Margaret K. McElderry Books

PAGES: 550

SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand alone

SOURCE: Book Outlet

CHALLENGES: None

OUTLINE:

"There is no God, no benevolent ruler of the earth, no omnipotent grand poobah of countless universes. Because if there was ... my little brother would still be fishing or playing basketball instead of fertilizing cemetery vegetation."

Matthew Turner doesn't have faith in anything.

Not in family—his is a shambles after his younger brother was bullied into suicide. Not in so-called friends who turn their backs when things get tough. Not in some all-powerful creator who lets too much bad stuff happen. And certainly not in some "It Gets Better" psychobabble.

No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about faith and forgiveness, there's no way Matt's letting go of blame. He's decided to "live large and go out with a huge bang," and whatever happens happens. But when a horrific event plunges Matt into a dark, silent place, he hears a rumble … a rumble that wakes him up, calling everything he's ever disbelieved into question.

Video

In a nutshell

Characters

My Journey through Goodreads

Status

September 19, 2018 – Finished Reading

September 19, 2018 –

page 200

36.36%

September 18, 2018 –

page 200

36.36% "The dad is an asshole."

September 18, 2018 – Started Reading

December 9, 2017 – Shelved as: books-i-own-not-read

August 14, 2017 – Shelved as: to-read

August 14, 2017 – Shelved

Fun pictures

Monday, January 7, 2019

Book Talk: Burned by Ellen Hopkins

AUTHOR: Ellen Hopkins

PUBLISHED: April 1st 2006

PUBLISHER: Margaret K. McElderry Books

PAGES: 431

SERIES/STAND ALONE: Series book 1

SOURCE: Book Outlet

CHALLENGES: None

OUTLINE:

I do know things really began to spin out of control after my first sex dream.

It all started with a dream. Nothing exceptional, just a typical fantasy about a boy, the kind of dream that most teen girls experience. But Pattyn Von Stratten is not like most teen girls. Raised in a religious—yet abusive—family, a simple dream may not be exactly a sin, but it could be the first step toward hell and eternal damnation.

This dream is a first step for Pattyn. But is it to hell or to a better life? For the first time Pattyn starts asking questions. Questions seemingly without answers—about God, a woman's role, sex, love—mostly love. What is it? Where is it? Will she ever experience it? Is she deserving of it?

It's with a real boy that Pattyn gets into real trouble. After Pattyn's father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control until Pattyn ends up suspended from school and sent to live with an aunt she doesn't know.

Pattyn is supposed to find salvation and redemption during her exile to the wilds of rural Nevada. Yet what she finds instead is love and acceptance. And for the first time she feels worthy of both—until she realizes her old demons will not let her go. Pattyn begins down a path that will lead her to a hell—a hell that may not be the one she learned about in sacrament meetings, but it is hell all the same.

In this riveting and masterful novel told in verse, Ellen Hopkins takes readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride. From the highs of true love to the lows of abuse, Pattyn's story will have readers engrossed until the very last word.

Video

In a nutshell

Characters

My Journey through Goodreads

Status

September 27, 2018 – Finished Reading

September 25, 2018 –

page 140

32.48%

September 25, 2018 – Started Reading

October 13, 2017 – Shelved as: books-i-own-not-read

September 7, 2011 – Shelved

Fun pictures

Readathon: Bout of Books 24: Main

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 24 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

As always I'm ready for Bout of Books. It is one of the few readathons I try to participate in every time. I never get farther than 1 book, but this time I will. I love the challenges as well. I say definitely click on and check out the challenges I always have fun trying to make graphics that go with them.

Last Bout of books I actually read 6 books in a week but I also had that week off. I'll be doing good if I get 1 or 2 books read.

Monday: January 7th

Number of Pages I've read today:
Number of books I've read today: 0

Total number of books I've read: 0

Books: 0
Challenges:

Tuesday: January 8th

Number of Pages I've read today:
Number of books I've read today: