The Epic Reads Book Tag

Hello everyone. It's that time again. Friday book tag. I really enjoy book tags and I am glad I get to share these with you. This book tag was found on mylittlebookblog from wordpress. I am almost done with my current read of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, so I hope to have that review up and running soon for all of you, but without any farther interruptions, let's get started.

Questions 1

If you could invite one author and one of their fictional characters to lunch, who would you invite and what would you serve them?

-I would invite author Jennifer Lynn Barns and her character Agent Briggs from the Naturals series. It would be a little weird considering he's in the FBI and deals with teenagers often, but I think it would very interesting to pick both of their brains. I would probably serve cheeseburgers and fries. That sounds so good. Homemade of course.

Question 2

What book do you wish the author would write a prequel for?

-A small prequel to False Memory by Dan Krokos, which is amazing by the way. 

Question 3

Which two characters (not from the same book) would make a good couple?

-This is such a hard question... Oliver from The Statistical Probability of Falling in Love at First Sight and Cath from Fangirl

Question 4

If you ran into your favorite author on the subway and only could say one sentence to them, who is it and what would it be?

-It would most defiantly be Dean Knootz and I would say, "I understand your fear of the dark and I'm afraid of it too."

Question 5

What book made you a reader and why?

-I didn't actually get into read until my freshman year in highschool, so I'm a little behind compared to most book enthusiasts. However, the book that really got me into the love of reading was Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. This book was recommend to me by one of my closest friends and every since then I've always had a book in my hands.

Question 6

Your bookshelf just caught fire. Show the book you'd save.

-If I could only save one of my books... That's a hard question, but I would probably save Percy Jackson and the Olympians; The Lightning Thief.

Question 7

Which dystopian world would you want to live in if you had to choose one? Why?

-The Matched world. When you think about it. The world of Matched isn't that bad. At least your not put in games of death or in a maze of death or being divergent and sentenced to, you know, death.

Question 8

What is your most epic read of all time?

Well, that's all the questions. I'm not going to tag anyone this week, but I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. I hope to have another post up for you soon. Happy readings. 

June Book Haul

    Hey readers, I thought I would share with you some of the novels I have recently acquired whether it be from the library, as gifts, or purchased. I am really excited to share these with you. They are not necessarily on my To Be Read list, but I will probably read them sooner than later. Okay, enough delays, on to the books.

    First, I'll start with my library books. Mainly because I am obsessed with my local library and now they have self-check out. I am in heaven you guys. It's great. I got:

1. Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi.This story is about a girl named Juliette and when she touches people they die. I don't really know a lot about it, but truthfully it's all over BookTube and that's kind of why I checked it out. I just really wanted to see what all the talk was about.
2. Fade by Lisa McMann. So, I picked this book up because I read the first one, which is Wake, and it was absolutely amazing. I loved it. Then I found out there was a second one and I was all over that.
3. A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. This is another book all over BookTube. It's about this girl named Feyre how kills a wolf. I've heard it's kind of like a Beauty and the Beast re-telling which I am over the moon excited for because I love Beauty and the Beast.

    Then we have books that have been given to me this month which is quite a lot actually. I had some family move and they just left all their books behind, so they just made their way onto my book shelf. Anyways, here they are.

1. Written in Red by Anne Bishop. This is the first book in a series of five so far. It's about this world where humans have just started to take the land, but there are all these other creatures about. It's part of a series called, The Others. It sounds very intriguing.
2. Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop. Book two in the Other Series.
3. Vision in Sliver by Anne Bishop. Book three in the Other Series.
4. Ever After by Kim Harrison. I have absolutely no idea what this is about. I haven't even look at it yet.
5. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison. The cover for this book is amazing and I am excited to read it, but again, I haven't even looked to see what it is about.
6. Divergent by Veronica Roth. Most of you probably know this is the first book in the Divergent series which I previously read out of the library and honestly didn't really care for. I read the whole book because my friend was obsessed with it, but I really had no desire or need to read the other two novels in the trilogy.
7. Insurgent by Veronica Roth. The second book in the Divergent trilogy. As I said up above, I never planned on reading this book, mainly because I didn't really care or get into the first novel, but now I own it so I will probably end up reading it as some point. However, I wouldn't put to much hope into it.

    Lastly, these are book that I have purchased myself. I went to Barnes and Nobles, I saw them and just had to buy them.... I've been told I need an intervention... It's a problem, but a problem I love.

1. My Life With the Walter Boys by Ali Novak. Okay, so not only did I see this on BookTube (okay this is sad, I think I'm obsessed...) but I always knew that it was originally published on Wattpad and I'm on Wattpad, so I thought it would be really cool to pick up and read. I also did a review on the this story already, if you all want to check it out.
2. Splintered by A.G. Howard. I am not going to lie, when I picked this book of from the story, the only reason I grabbed it was because the third in the series looked amazing. Then I picked up this one and not only was I interested in the story, but it's got references to Alice in Wonderland which I love. I am obsessed with the Mad Hatter. I haven't started this book yet, but I am ready to read it.

    So, these are all the books I have gotten this month. I will probably end up getting more because I am at the library almost every other week, but also my birthday is soon... *cough* two days... *cough* I am so happy I got to share these with you guys! If any of you guys have read any of these books, please tell me your opinions in the comments. I would love to know what you all thought of them. Anyways, I will see you all real soon. Happy reading!

The Musical Book Tag

Happy Friday everybody. I hope you're week is going spectacular so far. It is Book Tag Friday and I found one that I think is pretty awesome. This book tag is called The Musical Theater Book Tag and it was created by somethinglikelydia of BookTube. I hope you guys like this, I liked creating it and I would love to hear your opinions on these questions in the comments below, let's get started.

WICKED: FAVORITE FICTIONAL FRIENDSHIP

Harry Potter Series

by J.K. Rowling

Ron and Harry have the best friendship and it's just great to read about. Makes you all happy inside. I also love their friendship with Hermione, but I was going to stick to a duo in this.

SWEENEY TODD: FAVORITE VILLAIN

Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Can we just take a minute to appreciate Moriarty. This man, is absolutely incredible. Even though he is the villian, you kind of hate to love him. He is so incredibly smart and he's such a great match for Sherlock over all. I love him. He's the best villian I've read about.... so far. 

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: FAVORITE LOVE TRIANGLE

The Naturals
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Naturals is probably one of my favorite book series ever, but there is this love triangle between three of the main characters and it's amazing. I'm not a huge fan of love triangles, but it's just put together so well. *sigh* It's great.

THE LION KING: FAVORITE SIDEKICK

My Life With The Walter Boys 
by Ali Novak

Nathan Walter is just the best sidekick that you could ever ask for. I don't know if you would actually consider him a sidekick, but I do. He was amazing, I absolutely adored this character and the friendship that the main character builds with him. It was just so cute.

GREASE: LEAST FAVORITE ENDING

This Is What Happy Looks Like
by Jennifer E. Smith
This books ending just made me want to cry, but not from sadness. I was just so frustrated. Nothing really got solved and their where so many questions not answered. I just wanted to chuck the book across the room afterwards. I just... It was just not what I wanted. Their where a lot of holes just left.

MATILDA: THE MUSICAL: FAVORITE ADAPTATION OF A BOOK

The Maze Runner
by James Dashner

This book... I tried to read this book at least three times and I just could not get into it, but the movie. I loved the movies. The first and the second. I thought they were really good and interesting. It made me like the characters that in the novel I didn't really care for. They were great movies.

LES MISERABLES: FAVORITE DEATH IN A BOOK

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
This was a really hard decision for me because a lot of the books I read don't really have death in them or a death that I loved. So, I'm choosing Cato from The Hunger Games, mainly because I just didn't like him in the first place. When he was killed off I was quite happy actually. It's sounds kind of bad, but oh well. 

    I hope I do this again. Maybe like an every Friday kind of thing, or every other Friday, it was really fun. It had a good time trying to choose some of these because I didn't really think of it before. I'd love to know you're opinions down in the comments below. Also, I am tagging, jessereads from BookTube as well as taylorisreading who has her own blog and twitter! Happy reading you guys. See you all real soon.

Wake by Lisa McMann Review

Started: June 14th | Ended: June 15th 

  "Not all dreams are sweet."

  -Janie-

    
    Wake by Lisa McMann is a Young Adult novel that is only about 210 pages long and where do I even begin. At first I was honestly a little hesitant to even read this story. You guys don't know, but I am an incredibly picky reader and when my friend recommended it to me, I thought I might try it. The story follows the main character Janie; a seventeen year old girl who is pulled into other peoples dreams. The story is mainly about her dealing with this problem as well as deal with another problem named Cabel. 

    The story more or less follows the ups and downs of these two characters, who you end up adoring throughout the short novel. This book series is in fact a trilogy and even though I despise trilogies, I absolutely can not wait to get the next book and dive on in. The only thing I didn't really care for in the novel was the slow beginning. I loved the characters and the plot line.

    I feel a little lost now that I've finished. That one time I'm happy it's a trilogy, but let's just hope the next to books are as great as the first one. If you guys have time, I really do recommend thing book. I know I didn't talk as much about it, but I don't want to give to much away, only because it's so good.

    For those of you who have read this book, I would love to hear what you thought of it in the comments below. I really hope this review help you in some way, shape, or form. I am still working on getting better at writing these with giving you a lot of information, but not a lot of spoilers. Also, if there is a book you'd like me to review or even just read, don't be afraid to leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you all.

I will see you all real soon. Happy reading.

My Life With The Walter Boys by Ali Novak Review

Started: June 9th | Ended: June 12th

   "I never felt bad for Romeo and Juliet." 

   -Jackie Howard-

    All right, let's just dive on in, shall we? So, My Life With the Walter Boys is a Young Adult Contemporary novel written by Ali Novak or Fallswimmer. It follows a main character named Jackie Howard who's family tragically dies in a freak car accident and she is forced to move from her hometown of New York City across the country to live with her new guardians; the Walters. The Walters are a normal family besides the fact that they have 12 children. All who are boys, except one, who might as well be. 

    I, personally, enjoyed this novel as a whole. It didn't really talk about anything serious, it's more of a light hearted, and easy read. The book is more or less about a girl from the city having to live in a house full of boys, many are in their teenage years. This story had me laughing quite a bit. 

    One thing that had me picking up the novel in the first place is that it was originally a Wattpad novel. This honestly, made the book, to me, very interesting. I am a huge Wattpad lover, mainly because I get to read a lot of books and many are very well written. This novel surprised me a lot actually. I figured it was going to be good as a novel in whole, but I never imagined loving it as much as I did. 

    I have already recommended it to some of my close friends. I don't know if they will enjoy the story line as much as I did, but I would still love to hear their opinions on it. Also, I would love hear your guys thoughts on this book as well. Don't be afraid to leave me a comment below. I hope you guys like the review, I loved reading this book. If there is a book you'd like me to review next or even just read, please, leave me a comment because I would love to hear from you.

   As always, I will see you all real soon. Happy reading.