The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

Caymen has always had strong opinions toward rich people, mostly fed to her by her mother. The only thing she knows about her dad is that his family has a ton of money and her mother was paid off by them when she got pregnant. She’s never felt like they were anything more than rich and wasteful with money. Then one day while she was working at her mother's doll shop, Xander comes in and her opinion about rich people slowly changes. First of all, I love love love Caymen. She's witty, sarcastic and funny, she is totally my favorite! I think that's what made this book so enjoyable! If you like a strong female main character you will enjoy this book. Also Kasie West's writing is amazing! And this cover is just adorable!

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The Heir by Kiera Cass

Twenty years ago America Singer was in the selection where she was chosen by Prince Maxon and made queen, now her daughter Eadelyn is being forced to have a selection of her own. Eadelyn wants nothing to do with it but her parents feel like it's the distraction the kingdom needs. All she wants is to be her own independent leader no king needed. She by no means thinks it will end in romance but as the course of the selection goes on she realizes it isn't as impossible as she thought it'd be. Eadelyn takes some getting used to character wise, she can be a little mean and not as likable. If you didn't like The Selection don't read this book, I promise you that you will not like this one. BUT if you loved The Selection as much as I did stop reading this now and start reading the book!!

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Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult

Delilah loves books and would rather just stay in her book than be in the real world. Her mother is worried about her, especially when she find an old fairytale book at the library and reads it over and over again. One day when Delilah is reading the book she realizes that the main character, Oliver can talk to her. All Oliver wants to do is get out of the story he’s been made to replay over and over again his whole life and thinks that Delilah can help him get out of the book. I loved the concept of this book and even liked how it was executed. I felt like it was simpler then my actual reading level but I don't think there's anything wrong with reading below your reading level once and awhile. I recommend this book to anyone who loves books and who have a little fairytale in their heart.

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Entice by Carrie Jones

Nick is gone, killed by some evil, mystical thing, and no where to be found. He gets taken right in the middle of a large pixie attack going on in Bedford. Pixies are taking students and more and more people have just disappeared. Zara knows she’s supposed to be with Nick, he's her soulmate, but in order to get him back she has to kiss Astley and become his pixie queen. Kissing him will turn her pixie making her stronger and it will also give Astley more power. Zara worries that even when they find Nick he won’t even want to be with her when he finds out what she’s done. No one hates pixies more than him. This book made me re-think who Zara should be with. Until this book I felt it was supposed to be her and Nick all the way but this book made me reconsider the possibility of her being with Astley. He clearly cares about her, more than just needing a queen, he spends the whole book helping her find Nick because he's who she cares about. I love this series so far and if you've been through book one and two you'll love this one too!

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City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

Clary just wants to go back to her normal life and be done with the Shadow world but that’s kind of hard since her mother is in a magical coma. Things with her life has changed a lot since she started being able to see the shadow world and since she found out Jace is her brother. Ever since Jace and Clary found out that they're siblings Jace has been acting cold and crass towards Clary making her have an even harder time coping with everything that's going on in her life. She has Simon, and their relationship is growing but he doesn't understand as much as she wishes he could. I had a hard time putting this book down. It was a lot of non stop, what's going to happen next, kind of stuff. Definitely more exciting then the first book (not that I didn't love the first one). Many people have a problem with everything about Jace and Clary, I'd just like to say this. They didn't do anything 'gross' enough to call it incest. I also am of the belief it'd be grosser if they grew up as brother and sister, but they didn't. I'm not say that that makes incest okay I'm just saying it's not as disgusting as many reviewers make it out to be. I recommend this book to anyone who genuinely liked the first one.

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Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix

This book is about what happens to Cinderella after she finds her prince. And the reality of what happens isn’t all "Happily Ever After" like she thought it’d be and what most people think it was. Once she moved to the castle Ella had to take boring classes and learn everything she didn’t grow up learning, like how to needle point and be a princess. Ella soon realizes that she is not made to become queen or even be a princess but it is harder to break off the engagement than she thought it would be. I have to say this first off, I was not a fan of this book. I love the concept but for me it could have been more elaborate and well written. The main problem that I and other reviewers had with this book was how annoying and unlikeable Ella is. It's really hard to like a book when the main character is unlikeable. I can't even put my finger on it. Another thing that kept me from diving into this book was how simply written it was, I think that this would be a great bed time story to read to a 10 year-old but it should not be catagorized as young adult. I mainly recommend this book to Cinderella lovers who can't get enough or middle schoolers.

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The One by Kiera Cass

It's getting closer to the time America never thought would come. When she first got chosen to be in the selection she didn't want to even be in the selection and she never thought she'd last this long. She never thought she’d be this close to the crown and actually want it. She's had to fight even harder for Maxon now that she's waited so long to tell him how she really feels. With attacks on the palace walls happening by the rebels there is a lot of pressure on everyone and they are just the start of the problems everyone is afraid will inevitably happen. Like most complaints about these books they aren't much different with this one. It's the classic problem with America's uncertain emotions that gets everyone all upset but I honestly believe that if you just push past it it's easy to ignore and just enjoy the story.

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Captivate by Carrie Jones

After Zara and her friends successfully locked up all of the pixies, including Zara's father, a new king comes to town. With the king locked up, losing his control he has over the other pixies, things are chaotic in Bedford. Then Astley comes into town. He is a lot younger that her father, the only other king she's met, and he intrigues Zara. Nick, being the protective boyfriend he is, of course hates Astley's presence and it causes friction between him and Zara. But soon Zara has no choice but to work with Astley to help control the pixies. The first half of this book is mostly just taking off from where Need left off and building Nick and Zara's relationship. This is definitely a must read for the series but as many reviews do say, it's a boring book compared to the first one. If you loved Need this is a book you should push through to get through the rest of the series!

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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Clary Fray thinks she’s just a normal girl but when she goes to a club with her best friend, Simon, she sees something no one else does. Nobody notices a fight that goes on but her and after that her life completely started to change. She continues to see these people and things that no one else does. When she meets Jace, a Shadowhunter, he helps her understand what is going on. Then her mom gets kidnapped and Clary’s forced into the Shadowhunter world at full force. To my surprise there are a lot of people who think this book is poorly written and boring. I guess being in high school doesn't qualify me to truly judge but I do have enough education and reading knowledge to know I disagree with this. I found this book intriguing and suspenseful. But what I do have to say that completely sucks, DO NOT listen to the audio version. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good fantasy story. Shadowhunters are a new twist added into the supernatural world of books :)

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The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg

Brie literally died of a broken heart. I'm not even kidding. Trust me, when I read the back of this book I laughed and was really worried it'd be totally lame because dying of a literal broken heart? Really? I picked it up and started reading it, it starts out very confusing but all in all it did surprise me. When Brie crosses over to ‘the other side’ she meets someone named Patrick, and he helps her out and tries to help her understand everything. All Brie wants to do is go back to her old life and when she finds out she can at least go and see her family of course she wants to! Patrick takes her to see her family she finds out that they are falling apart. Brie tries to find a way to help them and get the happily ever after she always wanted. To my surprise there are so many wonderful reviews about this book, I'm not surprised because I thought it sucked I just always find books that have shitty reviews and didn't think this would be any different. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good broken heart story. I will warn you though, this one may have a twist! Overall this was a very good book.

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The Elite by Kiera Cass

It's now down to 6 girls all competing for Prince Maxon's heart and the competition is heating up! America is struggling with the choice between Maxon and Aspen, all she wants is more time but she's running out of it. Both Maxon and Aspen want her to decide but she doesn't want to lose either of them. This book does move rather slowly, as many people say in reviews, but I find it a necessary part in the series. America is very indecisive with her emotions in this book and it can feel slightly obsessive. It takes a lot to put up with and push back the constant back and forth of her love for Maxon or Aspen. This may be the classic 'filler book' but don't give up on the series, I honestly feel like if you enjoyed the first book you need to just push past this one to get to the rest! 

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Need by Carrie Jones

 Zara is obsessed with phobias, that’s her thing. She feels that if you know the name to something it’s not as scary. When she moved to Maine to be with her grandmother she saw someone that she thought she saw back at her old house. She tries to convince herself it's all in her head but she can’t prevent the feeling that she is being stalked. She soon finds out that this man stalking her isn’t human and that she's not the only one who can see him, he leaves behind a strange gold dust and his footprints just stop like he's disappeared. This book is filled with magic, and adventure. I recommend this book to anyone who liked Glimmerglass by Jenna Black or just anyone who likes a good mystical story. Now there are a lot of thumbs down reviews on this book and they all make okay points. Many reviews compare the beginning of this book to Twilight, awkward girl, bad family situation, whatever. I was a Twilight fan just like any other teenage girl but I honestly disagree with this. There's not enough resemblance to Twilight to not read this amazing book because of that. This book is well written and completely worth the read.

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I'm back!!

School is back in session and I am so ready to start back up again! First blog post of the school year (like besides this one) will be Monday the 5th!!