All Books Considered

Monday Musts is a weekly event, started and hosted by Jessica @ Lovin' Los Libros , which asks you to highlight your must read, must listen and must see! MUST READ! The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer  by Neal Stephenson From Goodreads : The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is a postcyberpunk novel by Neal Stephenson. It is to some extent a science fiction coming-of-age story, focused on a young girl named Nell, and set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. The novel deals with themes of education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of artificial intelligence. I haven't read a lot of sci-fi but I cannot recommend this book enough -- amazing world building and completely captivating, especially about reading in the future! MUST LISTEN! New Kids on the Block - Tonight So I read 33 1/3's book re: Hangin' Tough last week (my review will be out so...

Number of Books Read I read (well, including two DNFs at around 50%) 19 books in March: Highest rating One book was a 4.5 Star rating! Lowest rating Two DNFs Best read of the month Book which surprised me the most Fictional crush of the month Three books I’m looking forward to reading next month I really could just say TRK but I can't wait for all of these!                    Monthly Recap Reviews The Passenger by Lisa Lutz In Real Life by Jessica Love Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop Save Me, Kurt Cobain by Jenny Manzer Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes Just Fall by Nina Sadowsky Li...

In Real Life by Jessica Love Blurb from Goodreads : Hannah Cho and Nick Cooper have been best friends since 8th grade. They talk for hours on the phone, regularly shower each other with presents, and know everything there is to know about one another.  There's just one problem: Hannah and Nick have never actually met. Hannah has spent her entire life doing what she's supposed to, but when her senior year spring break plans get ruined by a rule-breaker, she decides to break a rule or two herself. She impulsively decides to road trip to Las Vegas, her older sister and BFF in tow, to surprise Nick and finally declare her more-than-friend feelings for him. Hannah's surprise romantic gesture backfires when she gets to Vegas and finds out that Nick has been keeping some major secrets. Hannah knows the real Nick can't be that different from the online Nick she knows and loves, but now she only has night in Sin City to...

 "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that you are eagerly anticipating. Today, I am waiting on:   The Last Boy and Girl in the World  by Siobhan Vivian From Goodreads : From the critically acclaimed author of The List comes a stunning new novel about a girl who must say goodbye to everything she knows after a storm wreaks havoc on her hometown. Aberdeen is drowning.  Keeley Hewitt always has a joke to crack. Except there is nothing funny about her life right now. Her hometown of Aberdeen has always been known for flooding, but after one last terrible storm, the entire town has been told they must evacuate by the end of the summer--for good. How will she say goodbye to everything and everyone she has ever known? Most of the Aberdeen residents happily take the generous payout and look forward to starting over someplace new. But Keeley's dad isn't swayed by the overtures...

 "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that you are eagerly anticipating. Today, I am waiting on:   Ashes to Ashes (Burn for Burn #3)  by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian !! From Goodreads : New Year's Eve ended with a bang and Mary, Kat and Lillia may not be prepared for what is to come.   After Rennie's death, Kat and Lillia try to put the pieces together of what happened to her. They both blame themselves. If Lillia hadn't left with Reeve... If Kat had only stayed with Rennie... Things could have been different. Now they will never be the same.   Only Mary knows the truth about that night. About what she is. She also knows the truth about Lillia and Reeve falling in love, about Reeve being happy when all he deserves is misery, just like the misery he caused her. Now their childish attempts at revenge are a thing of the past and Mary is out for blood. Will she leave any...