Back to reading Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover

Hello there Bookies,

I took a small break from reading, but now I'm back to it. Just in time to get Losing Hope back into my hands. I even checked to make sure that this book wasn't missing any pages. It's like the Naruto manga I was reading just recently. I'm pretty sure I spent more time repairing ripped pages than reading. People can be so disrespectful to this little portals into other worlds.

Anyways, I remember nothing from the first fifty or less pages of the book. The only parts I remember is that Holder, our lead character, lost his twin sister to suicide. He started a journal to help him cope with it which was actually meant for his sister but she never used it. He also had a little quick thing with his sister's best friend and that is going to make things awkward between them. He eventually moved to his dad's house because he blew up at school and beat some kid. And that is all I can remember or that was where it left off before the missing pages in the last copy I had. Anyways, I just took a small sneak peak into the book and found out that he didn't even take the notebook back with him. He was gone for a year and had returned home. That is all I know and I'm ready to finish this book. I've put off this book for too long and I think there is a novella after this one that I still need to read. I guess I just have to find out. Wish me luck guys.

So until next time...

Manga Post #24

Hey there Bookies,

My next batch of mangas just came into the library and I picked them up right after work today. I'm pretty excited to live the adventures they hold. Even if the majority of them is just a review of the animes I watched late at night because I'm a proud nerd. Anyways, lets stop with the introduction and just get into talking about the books.

I felt like I missed something when I first opened up this volume. Honestly, I just can't remember what happened in the last one. I know not a whole lot other than the mission taking place. Anyways, in this volume Eren goes through trial about what is going to happen to him. I guess suddenly becoming a titan isn't a good thing when people are eaten by them on a daily basis. Eventually they all come to an agreement and Eren joins the Survey Corps like he always wanted. Sure he had to get beaten up for it, but at least he doesn't have to die. Anyways, the rest of his fellow trainees have to pick where they want to go. Pretty much everyone decided to join the survey corps as well except for a few. Eren is pretty happy about this but it is short lived as they practice for the run they will have to do later. Which they do and things appear to be running smoothly until an abnormal shows up. But then the volume ends. Have I told anyone about how much I hate cliffhangers? I know it is just so you can get the next volume, but that is such a long wait for me. But I guess it can't be helped. Check out the series if you haven't guys. I'm enjoying it so far and can't wait to get the next volume.

Am I not paying attention to these mangas when I read them? I only ask because I can't remember much about what happened in the volume before this one. And I call myself a fan. Anyways, after reading a few pages I am quickly reminded on all that is going on. Luffy and his friends stopped in a town in the good nature of helping Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9 return to their home. They were treated like royalty and eventually pass out from all of the fun. That is when the town shows its true colors and turn out to be full of bounty hunters going after Luffy's head. But they only fight Zoro/Zolo and think that the navy got something wrong. So they eventually think that he is the real captain and not Luffy. Anyways, Luffy is still passed out in the beginning of this book and Zoro/Zolo is left to fighting on his own. Eventually everyone wakes up after a small misunderstanding. They learn a few things about Ms. Wednesday and find out she is a princess out to save her kingdom. I've already watched the anime, so this isn't anything new to me. Anyways, they escape from the enemy. Or, at least that is what they think until the enemy mysteriously shows up on their ship. She offers them a deal to give them and eternal log to help them get to Alabaster, but Luffy breaks it and say that they will get there on their own. Eventually they end up at their next location. The island is huge making Luffy and his friends go investigate the  island while they wait for their log post to log where they are so they can go to their next location. There they meet some giants and things get a little crazy. I don't exactly remember how the volume ends, but I think one of the giants was drinking the ale they gave him and it ended up blowing up. They aren't sure why, but don't have time as the giant blames them for it and starts to go after the. But I'm pretty sure we all know who did it, especially if you saw the anime first like me.

The mission to rescue Gaara is underway and sadly, they don't make it in time. Now all of the big battles begin. Yes, I watched this in the anime, but the manga is so much better. The group gets separated. Not only be they releasing of the barrier, but also by the fact that Naruto has a one track mind and decides to chase after Gaara's body when one of their enemies flies off with it. Making Kakashi to chase after him. Leaving Sakura behind with Granny Chiyo. The battles all start out pretty tense and I know for a face that the anime really drags it out and I'm curious if the manga does the same thing. Either way you are still at the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next. Even I was and I saw what happens in the anime. You also get a backstory on Granny Chiyo and her grandson. Or, at least a hint of one. I remember seeing the backstory with the anime and it is a bit of a sad one. Anyways, Sakura does get poisoned but lucky she had some antidote with her just in case. Only problem is that she has three minutes before it takes affect once again. And of course right when they are getting down to one minute left, the volume ends. That is one way to make you grab the next one because you want to know if they survive. Anyways, I really enjoyed the manga and look forward to the end of the battles in the next volume. I'm just assuming they all end in the next one, I don't know for sure. Either way I look forward to it. Check out the series if you haven't yet. You can even watch the anime or read the mangas. I enjoy this series either way.

So until next time....

Finished reading The Coffin Club

Hello Bookies,

I thought I would finish this book a lot sooner than I did. But it can't be helped. Anyways, all I have to say is really a question, is their relationship just run on lies and secrets? You have to read the book to find out the huge twist at the end. But it sure got me back into the series again. I'm not sure for how long, just have to wait and see. Anyways, not a whole lot happens in the book. Raven continues to go against her vampire boyfriend's wishes by constantly going to the Coffin Club and also the hidden vampire club. She almost has to pay for those mistakes when a mysterious vampire comes and saves her from being forced to become a vampire. Which then leads us to our twist at the end of the book. Like the author waited until two pages to the end to throw in this twist. Mind blown people. Anyways, go check out the series if you haven't already. I'm sure a lot of teens would enjoy reading this series. I'm a grown adult and I kind of enjoy it myself.

So until next time...

About halfway through The Coffin Club

Hello Bookies,

I'm not even that far into the book and I'm already getting frustrated. Our main character Raven starts off leaving school. Then hunts down her vampire boyfriend and gives him a surprise visit. She is full of questions and its obvious he doesn't want to tell her anything. Probably for her own protection, but she just keeps bringing it up. Like, Girl, just stop and accept that he loves you enough to keep you safe. But even after telling him that she wouldn't go to the Coffin Club without him, she does anyways. She explores the place because she stumbled in a new section. The whole time thinking this music and talking must be coming from Jagger's apartment as she walks down a dark hallway. Then she sneaks into an exclusive club and all of the obvious signs are there. But apparently she is to dumb to see it. You would think that having a vampire boyfriend would make her believe that vampires actually exist. Then after she finally leaves, she decides that she isn't going to tell her boyfriend that she betrayed his trust by going to the club without him. Instead she hides the fact and then goes to bed imagining being all snuggled up next to him. I'm pretty sure he is going to find out and probably end up leaving her in the end. I know I'm getting too invested in this book, but this character is pretty much doing everything she shouldn't be doing. And I know something big is going to happen and my reaction is that she should have listened. I just know that it is going to happen.

So until next time...

Started reading The Coffin Club by Ellen Schreiber

Hello there Bookies,

I would like to first say Happy New Year. I do know that the Chinese New Year isn't until January 25th, but I will like to wish them all a happy new year in advance because they still celebrate the new year along with the rest of us. Also China will hopefully be my home by the end of the year, so I need to show some love to them. But enough of that, let's get talking about the book.

The Coffin Club is part of a series that I have been trying to finish reading for like a really long time. It takes me forever because I end up taking breaks after I get bored after reading two books. I usually breeze through the books pretty quickly, but no much happens in them until the very end. So it feels like I have learned absolutly nothing. Also I can't remember what happened in the previous books because I started this series before this blog even started. If I did have  a post about it, I will be sure to read it and refresh my memory.  But until then, I'm reading completely in the dark. Pray for me guys. This is going to be so hard for me to review for you guys. I don't want to turn you off from the series, so I will try my best to talk it up the best I can. It is a teen book for teen readers. And that is all I got for now. I'm sorry I couldn't say more.

So until next time...

Manga Post #23

Hello Bookies,

I'm one manga short for this post. Looks like I forgot to request the next volume for One Piece, so it will have to wait until next time. Sorry about that guys. I won't waste your time too much with the introduction and just go straight to talking about the mangas.

Not much happens in the volume. Everyone is on their way to save Gaara before it is too late. There was a few battle scenes but they ended very quickly because it wasn't actually the actual people. They used a jutsu that turned people into them in order to fight in their place. It was all to buy time. Naruto and friends eventually finish their battles and make it to where Gaara is being held. Now they have one more challenge ahead of them. They have to get past the barrier guarding the place. Sadly, this is where the volume ends. Kind of sad about that because I wanted to keep reading. Even if I feel like I have learned nothing so far. I guess the only option I have is to get the next volume. But check out the series if you haven't all ready. I'm not sure where this is going to end or when, but I have a feeling I still have a long ways to go.

It's hard to believe that I'm on the fourth volume already. This series goes by way too fast. The volume starts off where the other one left off. Eren is a titan and is currently unconscious. His childhood friend Armin tries to wake him up while everyone is dying. Eventually he gets he to wake up and the mission is back on track. They succeed with tons of lives lost, but they finally gained the upper hand. After that, you go through some flashbacks. You go through all of their training they had to experience. Stuff like that. The whole volume is pretty much a flashback until you get close to the end. Then you are back at the present where they are picking up the bodies and disposing them. A little heartless if you ask me, but makes sense if all you see is death everyday while fighting an enemy you don't quite understand. The volume ends with Eren getting accepted into the survey corps. So far I'm enjoying the storyline. Just the sudden flashbacks is hard to keep track of, but it explains the story. If you haven't already, check out the series and share what you think about it as well.

So until next time...