DNF Glass

 

Hello Bookies,

I'm not going to lie, I'm a little disappointed. I've read half of this book and not much is going on. I breezed through Crank and I thought I would like and breeze through this book, but I was wrong. I guess this is just another book that shows how much my reading taste has changed. When I read Crank, I was reading other books with a similar subject. Like Go Ask Alice, Smashed, and other books like that. I can't remember them all but I was fascinated by those books for a while and I saw them as lessons to what happens if you become addicted to something not good for you. Of course, when I read these books I had also just recovered from my own issues, so you can say I felt like I could relate. But I just wasn't feeling Crank. It felt like it was too slow. As if nothing really was happening. Just our main character talking about how she was introduced to the stuff. How she ended up getting SAed to the point she got pregnant. Then she straightened up for almost a whole year even though she had that voice in her head begging her to go back. She was doing good, but sometimes that voice becomes too powerful. Then we read about how she gets her stuff. How she meets a guy. How she gets a job to pay for her stuff. That's all I got so far before I felt like we aren't really seeing the struggle of using this drug. We don't see how her life is falling apart. Right now it just seems like she is getting away with it. No one suspects anything different about her. I'm sure if I read more of the book, we would get to that part. But I can't do it. It's too slow. I wanted to finish this book and read the third one but I can't. It's like I'm forcing myself to read and it's just ruining my love for reading. So I made the choice to stop reading it. I'll be returning it to the library and maybe pick it back up at a later time. We will just have to wait and see. 

So until next time.....

Reading The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

 

Hey there Bookies,

I know it's been a while. I had some personal stuff that I needed to take care of. It's still not resolved but I have done all that I can do at this point. So whatever the outcome is, it is what it is. Also due to this issue taking place, I didn't have much time to read. Also it doesn't help when I read two books I really didn't like. It pretty much put me out of a reading mood. But with the arrival of a book in the mail, I got that little spark to try reading again.

The book I picked up was The Poet X and this is supposed to be a quick read to get you out of your reading slump. Just what I need right now. I'm about halfway through the book and it is interesting. The whole book is written like a series of poems, which makes it an easy read so far. My only complaint is that there is Spanish in the book without translations. Being a non-Spanish speaker, I don't understand some stuff. I kind of get the idea but it would be nice to have translations somewhere for some words. Or, even an explanation of what some things are. Its just a small suggestion for those that don't quite understand but it isn't really necessary. It's just something I would personally like. But the story is interesting to show how our main character's mother is really religious and our main character is starting to wonder that maybe there is more than what the bible tell you. So far the story is just two generations clashing in ideals. Especially when our main character wants to become a poet but her mother doesn't want her to because it's devil's work. Or, something like that. It must be heard to express yourself in a strict household. But I am wondering if the main character is going to express her feelings to her mother or not. Especially about writing. I guess I just have to continue reading.

So until next time....

-Lys

I DNF Allegiant

 Hey there Bookies,

So I thought my lack of love reading this book was because I was just too overwhelmed in the past. But after trying to read this book again, I have learned that I just don't like it. I've decided to not read the book anymore or try to because I'm slowly losing my drive to read and I don't want that. I stopped right when they were about to leave the city in secret and that is as far as I could make it. Will I pick up this book again in the future? Probably not, but it isn't entirely set in stone. I think through this experience that I'm just not a fan of these books. Or even the genre. I've never given a book one star before, well maybe once before. But this book is getting one star. I just didn't like it. It was slow and nothing exciting was happening. I know other people likes these books but I just don't. I will still recommend it to people if they like Hunger Games or other books like that. But I'm not a fan.

So until next time...

-Lys

Stared reading Glass by Ellen Hopkins

 

Hey there Bookies,

I'm still reading two books at once. I'm not really enjoying Allegiant but it's the last book of a series and I have to finish it. Anyways, when I take breaks from that book, I'm reading Glass by Ellen Hopkins. I had no idea that Crank was part of a series. So being the completionist that I am, I got the second book. This is probably going to be a quick read for me. The format is much like that of a poem book, so it's pretty easy. But it is a heavy subject, aka substance abuse, so I will need breaks from this book as well. It's a good educational book. You get to read about someone's struggles trying to overcome the monster they fell victim to. I know most school districts have banned these kinds of book because it "promotes" drugs. But I see it as a learning experience. Read about someone's struggle and how they overcame it and make your own ideas about what you want to do with your life. Do you want to suffer as much as the person in the book, or do you want to live a straight and narrow path? Who are we to tell people what they should and shouldn't do? I'm all about making your own choices and if you want to read this series, then go right ahead. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Started reading Allegiant by Veronica Roth...Again

 Hello there Bookies,

I'm back to trying to finish off this series. I've tried to read Allegiant before but a lot was going on and I just couldn't do it. I felt like I was forcing myself to read and I just wasn't enjoy the book at that time. But I will have to confess that I'm not a huge fan of this series. It's okay but maybe it just isn't for me. Anyways, I'm already a few chapters in and I have no idea what is going on. I take such long breaks between books that I just forget what happens to the point I get confused. I really need to stop doing that. All I know is that Four's mother has taken over the city and Tris wants to see what is outside the city due to a video she saw at the end of Insurgent. I think I said the title right. It's been a while. But once I finish this book, I no longer have to worry about the series ever again. I know there is a book through Four's point of view but I have no desire to read it. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Finished reading Immortal Hearts

 

Hey there Bookies,

I finally finished the series. Its been so long that I have no idea what to do now. I've literally grew up with this series. Sadly, this book is only going to get two stars from me. It just isn't my cup of tea anymore. I started this series when Twilight was just getting huge. Vampires was the in thing and now it's not really anymore. But I did enjoy the book a bit. I know my younger self would have loved this series if it didn't take me so long to read it. But with life, you have to take breaks. Especially when your library doesn't have all of the books. Anyways, the book is just about Raven and Alexander working on their relationship to the point that Raven even thinks she pushed him too far. She was so sure that their relationship was going to end. But in her heartbreak, Alexander confesses to her the one thing that she always wanted to hear. He is willing to take the next step and spend eternity with her. So that is how the book pretty much ends. Nothing huge happens in the book. Sure Stormy, Alexander's sister, comes to visit but that was pretty normal. Raven seems to be meeting someone new in every book. Raven's brother, Billy, finds out about vampires after hanging out with Stormy but is promised to keep the secret. More for Stormy than anything. Stormy sees the true colors of Luna when she tries to help Jagger force a bond with Raven just to get back at Alexander. You know the typical Maxwells thing. That family can't be trusted with anything. I am a little sad that we don't get to see Raven's life as a vampire but I guess the whole series was based around Raven being mortal and dating a vampire. The struggles they go through being from two different worlds was the drama of the series. So I can understand why there won't be another book explaining Raven's life as a vampire. Maybe there is a spin off somewhere that will have that, but I think I'm satisfied with how this one ended. But I'm off to my next book.

So until next time....

-Lys

Taking a small break from Immortal Hearts

 Hey there Bookies,

I have to take a small break from this book. Only because over the years I've grown to not like this series but being someone that has to complete something they started, I continue to read it. It's hard when you don't enjoy the series as much as you used to. But I figured a small break will be good and not put me back into a reading slump. I have four books to read anyways, so I can read one of those and then come back to this one. I am a third of the way of the book and I think this will be a good system. So far not much has happened in the book. Just the usual stuff. Luna grinding on Raven's gears. Raven is able to finally share her world with her best friend, who is still trying to process all of it. Also Alexander's sister comes to visit and Raven wants her to love her as much as Alexander does. But Stormy thinks that the reason why Alexander hasn't returned home is because of Raven, so she is polite but cold to her. Also Stormy has a strong relationship with Luna which makes Raven very jealous. That is as far as I got. Raven just complaining how she thinks is unfair that Stormy loves Luna and not her. 

So until next time....

-Lys