Recent Reads #8
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 3:16PM It's long overdue, but here were my last batch of books for 2011:
Shut out by Kody Keplinger
Release Date: It’s out!
The general idea: No nookie for you!
Thoughts upon seeing the cover art: That chick is so B.A.
It made me feel: Glad I’m not in high school anymore.
Romance: Yes. Gross overbearing type, and sweet slow-burning type.
Highlight: Mysteriousness.
Read it if you like: Sports, Sports Illustrated, face paint.
Rating: Two Reece’s Cups
Release Date: It’s out!
The general idea: Internet predator creepers up in your face.
Thoughts upon seeing the cover art: Spooky.
It made me feel: Dirty.
Romance: Besides the perviness, which doesn’t count, yes, some quiet type.
Highlight: The ending. Not that it ended, just how it did.
Read it if you like: Getting angry, needing to take multiple showers, and feeling inspired to protect your children.
Rating: A large piece of therapeutic chocolate cake.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Release Date: It’s out!
The general idea: Inside the mind of a 10-year-old dealing with losing a parent in 9/11.
Thoughts upon seeing the cover art: I might get tattoos on my hands in that fashion one day.
It made me feel: Normal.
Romance: Yes, but not where I was expecting it from.
Highlight: The Empire State Building. Personally.
Read it if you like: New York, whimsy, not feeling alone.
Rating: A cup of coffee. With sugar and cream.
Release Date: They’re both out!
The general idea: Twilight! But with pictures!
Thoughts upon seeing the cover art: When you put them side by side, they look like they’re holding hands!
It made me feel: Like Twilight did. Except there were pictures!
Romance: Yes, the forbidden type. And with pictures!
Highlight: Seeing the clothes/hair/things described in the book looking like I thought they should.
Read it if you like: Coloring, Muse, big hair.
Rating: A large cup of hot chocolate.
Release Date: It’s out!
The general idea: If you saw yourself on social media BEFORE IT WAS BORN!
Thoughts upon seeing the cover art: Is this cover trying to hack my account?
It made me feel: Nostalgic.
Romance: Yes. What-will-happen-if-we-do-this type.
Highlight: Tighty Whities!
Read it if you like: Saying “tape” instead of “DVR”, time travel without actual time travel, pizza.
Rating: Three Twinkies.
Release Date: It’s out!
The general idea: Letters to author’s bullies. Pretty straightforward.
Thoughts upon seeing the cover art: Peekaboo!
It made me feel: In harmony with every author everywhere.
Romance: Not exactly, but that’s okay.
Highlight: Mo Willems cartoon.
Read it if you like: Awesomeness, forgiveness… lots of other –nesses.
Rating: A big fat slice of humble pie. Not for you, though. For your bully.
This makes for a sad total of 36 books read in 2011. But, mind you, I read The Selection about a gazillion times, so.
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