May Photo Challenge

May Photo Challenge -

Hey guys!! This is the new book photo challenge on Instagram (go follow me - lovsingdance) so I thought I would include you all in my photos/the ones I find/what I say!

Love you all and would love to see what your photos would be!!


Day 1) May TBR - So I am reading some buddy reads and review books -
                            Paper towns by John Green
                            The devil I know by Trish Doller
                            The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
                            Triangles by Ellen Hopkins
                           

Day 2) Best book read in April - In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang
                                                        

Day 3) Blue books -  


Day 4) Book with a snack -always gotta be healthy!



                          


Day 5) Fave book to movie - The Fault in our stars
                        


Day 6) Chapter 6 - Didn't have a picture of the book I'm reading now lol
                            

Day 7) Fave fictional Characters - Totally Blair and Serena from Gossip Girl!
                                             

Day 8) Unfinished Series - Still finishing The Program series...
                      

Day 9) Fave Trilogy - I haven't finished most trilogies but this is one of the best I have read!
                                       

Day 10) Books with shoes - I love my books to much to put shoes on them so heres the best cover with a shoe! Cinder!
                                               

Day 11) Books of fave genre - I love mystery! And this is one of my fave authors!
                                                      

Day 12) Currently Reading - The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
                                                


Day 13) Fave Romantic Book - Landline by Rainbow Rowell
                                               


Day 14) Book of fave author - Sing you home by Jodi Picoult
                                                

Day 15) Books and Coffee - Great drink for reading!!
                                              


Day 16) Books and Flowers - Best picture!
                         


There is the first half of the month!! So I will be adding the rest of the month tomorrow! Watch out for that!!

Thanks for reading!!! Go pick up a book!!

Book Review: No Parking at the end times

Book Review:  By Sarah Ice

 No Parking at the end times

By: Bryan Bliss

General Information: 

Title: No Parking at the End Times

 Author: Bryan Bliss

Copyright Date: 2015

Genre: YA contemperary

Pages: 272

Price: $14.02

ISBN: 9780062275417

Synopsis: "Abigail’s parents have made mistake after mistake, and now they've lost everything. She’s left to decide: Does she still believe in them? Or is it time to believe in herself? Fans of Sara Zarr, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell will connect with this moving debut.

Abigail doesn't know how her dad found Brother John. Maybe it was the billboards. Or the radio. What she does know is that he never should have made that first donation. Or the next, or the next. Her parents shouldn't have sold their house. Or packed Abigail and her twin brother, Aaron, into their old van to drive across the country to San Francisco, to be there with Brother John for the "end of the world." Because of course the end didn't come. And now they're living in their van. And Aaron’s disappearing to who-knows-where every night. Their family is falling apart. All Abigail wants is to hold them together, to get them back to the place where things were right. But maybe it’s too big a task for one teenage girl. Bryan Bliss’s thoughtful, literary debut novel is about losing everything—and about what you will do for the people you love."

Cover: The cover was really pretty because of all the fog. The colors really goes well together. It does go along with the book; even though they didn't say what color the van was. 

Theme: Throughout the book the theme was really clear because the whole book seemed to revolve around it. The theme was that family is the most important thing in someones life! No matter what happens family will always be there for you whatever hardship you are going through.

Point of View: It was in first person; spoken from Abigail. She was the main character. 

Intended Audience: This book was written for young adults. It seemed like it was a reality show you were reading. That it could be happening right now. It was just right now teens, not written below them but not above them either.

Author Style: Bryan Bliss didn't have any distinctive writing styles but he was not descriptive at all. Writing like this can be a pro or a con. Yes it was easier to read because only the details that were needed were written but sometimes there were not enough details. 

Characters: The main characters were Abigail, her parents and her brother. Abigail was written really well and I enjoyed reading her. One of her biggest qualities was that she was very optimistic but that lead her to be borderline annoying. Something that I couldn't stand with her is that she could never make a decision. By the end of the book she grew up and became a better woman though.

Her parents were written well but not the best characters. Abigail's mother didn't really play a part in the book so there is not much I can say about her. The father was sort of the 'villian' of the book. I didn't like him at all and thought he was an idiot. The last character is her brother - at the beginning of the book I didn't like him at all but then by the end of it he had some qualities that I could like.

 Plot: There were a lot of things that happened within this book but none of them were 'WOW' moments. If your looking for action or some huge remarkable book then skip this one. 

This book did flow very well and a worthwhile read but once I finished it, it didn't leave me with anything. The only thing I can really say is that it was kind of dull compared to other books I normally read. 

My Opinion: I liked this book but not one of the best. My first statement after finishing the book was that I liked it but that's it. It didn't leave me with any message or any feelings. I feel like there was enough stuff happening but there should have been some great moments that make me not want to put it down. I read it all in one day because it was so short as well. Like I have said before - if you are looking for action or mind changing books then this is not for you. 

 

Score:

Would you recommend this book?  Yes

Want to buy this book?  http://www.bookdepository.com/No-Parking-at-End-Times-Bryan-Bliss/9780062275417

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Wish I could rant!!

There has been so many times I wish I could just rant to you all but then I feel like no one will like me...or want to read this!
I'm done with trying to make sure everyones happy...I am going to read what I want and when I want. If you all dont like that and want to read reviews about books that are newer than stick with me because I will get to them sometime!

I do love you all and hope you stick with me!

What to escape reality?

When I was younger I was always the kid that used to stay inside and read instead of going outside and playing with everyone else. I also had a hard childhood because of some unfortunate events. I was born and grew up in Indiana so I never even knew anything about LGBTQ or even what a lesbian or gay was so I was so confused moving to Connecticut and hearing about it. I never really had anyone to talk to about it because I didn’t know what I wanted/needed to talk about. One of the greatest things I found when I was very young was that I had a way to escape reality. Reading! Ever since I could read I always read – anything I could! I could sit down and read for hours on end because it helped me forget what was happening in reality! Of course the real world is still going on – there’s no way to change that but you can at least not think about it and enter the fantastic world that is made up of the letters on the page. My favorite thing to do was to find a good book and just let my mind fly free. Once I started figuring out about my sexuality LGBT books helped me with how to think or how to handle things. They made me actually know that I was normal no matter what anyone had to say to me. This is what I personally want to have for others. I have been buying a lot of books lately, yes because I want them but more because I want to have some type of library for the safe house. I want to give those people, no matter how old or young they are, a chance to escape reality and for even just ten minutes, not worry about not being right or good enough or the hurt they are going through. In my eyes books helped me throughout my years of growing into the person I am today. So all I really have to say is how important it is to read, it can do wonders for your intelligence and your emotional intelligence. 

  Listen – I just told you how important books are so why are you still sitting here?? Go Read! J

Love you all and always remember to smile!!

       Kat Wells (co-founder of Pride Space)

Under appreciated YA books

There are so many YA series that not many people have heard a lot about. It seems like YA books are so popular these days that everyone has read all the new ones but when there is so much hype for a book a whole bunch kind of fly through under the radar. Of course every book has at least one person out there that loves it so here are five of the littler known books/series.

1) Noughts and Crosses series by Malorie Blackman  - This book takes what we know and flips it to the total other side. Historical events are written from a different perspective. As an example; in this book the whole race issue is the opposite way.

2) Chicken soup for the Soul books - I can remember these books were huge when I was in elementary school and high school.  These books seemed good for about a couple of reads but they quickly got boring. It kind of seemed like they were all the same stories. It seems like they are underrated because there are so many and one for every single issue out there.

3) The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart - These books are great for any age; from kids, teenagers, and even adults. This series is underrated because it's one of those books that if no one tells you about it then you won't know about it. The characters seem like everyday people that we can relate to so it seems dull in a way. Now a days people what to read about all these different types of people and situations that could never happen!

4) Shatter me series by Tareheh Mafi - When this book first came out there was so much hype about it that everyone was so excited to read it. Once people read it there were some things that some people didn't like but it was still a good book. Because it wasn't the biggest book out at the time all of the other books in the series were not really anticipated and because of that it has gone unnoticed now.

5) The Time Quintet by Madeleine L'Engle - I am sure you guys are wondering why this series is on here but most people these days do not even know that there was more than one book in the series. The first book is a classic but the rest of them are hardly ever mentioned. It seems to me that maybe the first book is not underrated but the rest of the series is!


These books are some that many people don't really know or have not heard all the hype about them. I believe that you all should go and look for these books and read them. I challenge you all to do this - go and read these books then tell at least five people about them. Maybe we can get them into the reading circles again!

Some new books! :)

Hey Everyone!!
So I guess I have been getting a lot more books lately then I can probably read but... I have a system so no need to judge me!
I love getting all these books and will not be shamed because of having so many! I don't think I should have to say sorry about having/getting so many books. We all love reading so I am just going to get whatever I want and read whatever I want.
Most of what I am reading is older books that almost everyone has read already but oh well; I am starting to read them all and get up on what everyone already knows!

Here's a tiny haul that I got today:
Thought it would be a nice to put it here instead of youtube :)

1) Princess Diaries By Meg Cabot - Yes I have seen all of the movies but...theres a lot in the series so I thought I would finally read all the books

2) The Real Simple guide to real life: adulthood made easy by Noelle Howey - I have already finished it and it was super cute. It was a good, easy read about things that are kind of hard to think of because you are never taught them at school. A lot of good advice in this book!

3) Little peach by Peggy Kern - This is a new book, just came out recently. It is about a girl who's mother dies and she moves to NYC. Once shes there she finds a man who looks like a great business man that says he will help her. Come to find out; she get involved into a child prostitution ring. It sounds like such an interesting read - I don't think there has been many books like this!

4) Disney at dawn by Ridley Pearson - This is the second book in the Kingdom Keepers series. These books are about a group of kids that go to Disney after its closed and fight off the villains of Disney. I have not started the series but I know I will love them!!


Those were the books that I got today, I can't wait to read them and put some reviews up! If there is any books that you see here or on my youtube page (youtube.com/kwells7788) that you would like me to review or do a book talk then please let me know! You can comment here, my youtube page or email me personally. (wells4191@gmail.com)

Thanks Book Nerds!!

Kat :)