"Anna was looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. So she's less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris, until she meets Ètienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful Ètienne has it all, including a serious girlfriend. But in the City of Life, wishes have a way of becoming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?"
Stephanie Perkins sure knows how to write a love story. Very cute and sweet filled with ‘will they, wont they’ moments. This one is defiantly written for teenage girls but if you love a good romance novel then give it a go. I liked it.
‘After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, girls are kidnapped and married off in order to repopulate the world.’
Despite the blurb above this book is essentially the light, teenage version of
‘The HandmaidsTale’ by Margret Atwood. Set in the future in a dystopian society (they’re all the rage right now) Rhine Ellery is kidnapped to be sold the bride of a wealthy and powerful scientist’s son. Wither has 2 sequels called Fever and Sever.
‘I'm Trella. I'm a scrub. A nobody. One of thousands who work the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I've got one friend, do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. So what if I occasionally use the pipes to sneak around the Upper levels? The only neck at risk is my own…until I accidentally start a rebellion and become the go-to girl to lead a revolution.’
This is another futuristic dystopian book but unlike ‘Wither’ this one is science fiction. I won’t give too much away because figuring out what’s going on with Trella is super fun but I will say that it’s an interesting concept with great characters and well worth a read. The sequel of this book is called ‘Outside In’ is available now.
You will like this if you liked: Uglies
‘Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low and in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war.’
Set in the beautiful city of Prague this dark and mysterious book is a fresh twist on the ever so fashionable supernatural teen novel. A little bit gothic and what would have been emo five years ago. This book made me want to pack a bag and head off to Europe and then not talk to any strangers once I got there.
You will like this if you liked: Hush Hush.
At age ten Martin started his career at Disneyland, selling guidebooks in the newly opened theme park. In the decade that followed, he worked in the Disney magic shop and the Bird Cage Theatre at Knott's Berry Farm, performing his first magic/comedy act a dozen times a week. The story of these years, during which he practiced and honed his craft, is moving and revelatory. The dedication to excellence and innovation is formed at an astonishingly early age and never wavers or wanes.
Whoopi Goldberg has always been her own woman. From her days in standup, through her acclaimed work as an actor, and now into her duties as the moderator and co-host of The View, Whoopi has been outspoken and honest, respectfully taking no prisoners even while drawing people in and making them laugh--or cry. Total honesty, administered civilly and with a healthy dose of audacity, is her hallmark and her way of life.
‘After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, girls are kidnapped and married off in order to repopulate the world.’
This is my second post featuring a book about dogs and knitting. The first 'Men who Knit and the Dogs who Love Them' is the most popular blog I have ever posted so here's another really weird one for you. 
