Happy Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 

There's so much to be thankful for that it would take forever to name it all but I'd like to highlight some points:

- My family 

I just love having everyone together at the house. So wonderful :)

- My friends

I don't think I'd be alive today without them sometimes

- For living in America

There's no where else I'd rather be!

- For the ability to learn

It's one of my favorite things to do. I will never stop learning!

- To be physically able to do activities I like to do. 

I may hate my body sometimes, but I always try to remember and be thankful. 

 - My dad's exceptional cooking skills

Especially today, because if we had to rely on my Mom to cook, we'd never eat. 

Everyone enjoy time with your families/friends/anything you are doing today. It's a beautiful day to be alive! 

Oh, and if you're going shopping tomorrow - Good Luck! 

Review: Hushed

Title: Hushed
Author: Kelley York
Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Description:
He’s saved her. He’s loved her. He’s killed for her. 

Eighteen-year-old Archer couldn’t protect his best friend, Vivian, from what happened when they were kids, so he’s never stopped trying to protect her from everything else. It doesn’t matter that Vivian only uses him when hopping from one toxic relationship to another—Archer is always there, waiting to be noticed. 

Then along comes Evan, the only person who’s ever cared about Archer without a single string attached. The harder he falls for Evan, the more Archer sees Vivian for the manipulative hot-mess she really is. 

But Viv has her hooks in deep, and when she finds out about the murders Archer’s committed and his relationship with Evan, she threatens to turn him in if she doesn’t get what she wants… And what she wants is Evan’s death, and for Archer to forfeit his last chance at redemption.

My take:

This book is very original. I don't think I've ever read anything like it before. I think a big part of that fact is that the main character, Archer, is bisexual. And this made the story very interesting to read because I've never read a story about bisexual main characters before, so it was nice to get something new.


This story was a little gory and I'm not usually a big fan of that, but this wasn't too bad. What was most intriguing about the book was the way the characters think. Archer seems to have a flaw in his thinking pattern, because he finds excuses to kill people. Evan challenges him on those thoughts though and it makes Archer think twice about doing it again. Although I won't say if he does or not. 


Even though Vivian bothered me, I do think her personality was very human. I liked Evan's personality too because he was constant, but Archer was a little hard to figure out sometimes. I couldn't really understand what attracted Evan to Archer. I mean I see why Archer would be attracted to Evan, but I couldn't figure out what kept Evan around. 


Overall, this is a great story and one I would definitely recommend for someone who wants something completely different!

This book will be released December 6!

Review: The Near Witch

Title: The Near Witch
Author: Victoria Schwab
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Description:
A darkly romantic young adult novel about a sixteen-year-old girl who lives on enchanted moors. A strange boy arrives in her small village, and right away, children start disappearing.


My Review:
I liked the story. It was a very cute story. But I couldn't do more than like it. It didn't blow me away.

It is a very original story about a young girl living in a village called Near. She meets a boy, a stranger, who isn't exactly all human. When children start going missing he is blamed, but Lexi knows it's not him.

I do have to say Lexi is a great choice of a name because that's my nickname :) So I liked that part of the story.

The characters had dimensions to them and they were even all likable, but maybe we just didn't get to see them enough. Because I feel like I barely knew them.

The story was executed great but there weren't any huge surprises, which can make for an uninteresting story sometimes.

If there becomes a sequel, I'm not sure if I would read it or not. Other people may love this book but something about it just didn't click for me very well.

Review: Enchantment

Title: Enchantment 

Author: Charlotte Abel

Rating: 4/5 stars


Goodreads Description:
Sixteen year old Channie Kerns leads an idyllic life of seclusion and magic deep in the Ozark Mountains ... until her family is forced to flee for their lives.


They leave everything and everyone behind to start over in Louisville, Colorado. Magic is forbidden while they are in hiding, but Channie can't resist the temptation to enchant a group of local boys. When her overbearing parents catch her flirting with these "sex-crazed, non-magical delinquints,” they slap a chastity spell on her to protect her virtue.
The spell is triggered by lust, so just navigating the halls at her new school is an ordeal. She can't even touch a boy she's attracted to without blasting him with a jolt of magical energy that feels like a taser.


When Channie falls in love with Josh Abrim, a BMX racer with dangerous secrets of his own, she rebels against her parents and turns to dark and forbidden magic to break the chastity spell ... with disastrous results.


My Review:
The beginning of this book was a little slow for me but I really liked it after they moved and she met Josh.


There was a good plot, and even though I guessed at the end, I wasn't completely sure it would happen.


What I really liked about the book was the characters, they definitely had strong personalities of their own. They were very believable and they grew, which is always important!


I kept picturing the Channie and Josh as younger, probably because Channie calls her parents Mommy and Daddy still. So when they kept talking about sex, and it's a HUGE part of this book, I was a little shocked. The characters are around 18 though so it makes sense that it would be a big topic. Their love was so cute and it was fun to watch.


I will definitely be reading the next book!