I am a Book Hoarder

One of my favorite things to do is to go to a thrift store and buy books. Most of the time I don't buy  planning to read them. I buy them because they are attractive to the eye. I love fancy covers like leather, fabric, or even wood. Yes I judge books by cover. Sometimes I think the saying is more used for people than books. Some books I buy because I have to. Like for in class reading assignments and such. I always think about giving them away, or selling them, or donating them to library. But in the end of the day I refuse. Those are my books and they stay with me!  I am a total book hoarder.
And proud. Are You?

Fall is Here!

I love fall! Nature is even more beautiful. Hot chocolate taste better. Sleeping feels like the thing to do all the time. Its a peace full time. Fall leads all the good, sweet things. Halloween, thanksgiving, then Christmas. But nothing beats cuddling with a good book and a cup of coffee. I am planning on getting a more pillows for my bed so that I can have a more comfortable place to read in my dorm.
What are you excited about this fall? 

Bully (Fall Away #1) by Penelope Douglas

My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me so informally, if he referred to me at all.

We're neighbors, and once, we were best friends. But then, one summer, he turned on me and has made it his mission to screw up my life at every opportunity. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got more sadistic as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to hide from him. I worried about what was around every corner and behind every door. 

So I left.

I spent a year studying abroad and bathed in the freedom of life without Jared. Now I'm back to finish up high school and get the hell out of here forever. I'm hoping that after a year of breathing room, he's moved on and forgotten all about me. 

But even if he hasn't changed, I have. I'm not interested in avoiding him or turning the other cheek anymore. We're going to go head to                                                                          head, because neither of us wants to back down.

Review: 1/5 stars
I read this book all the way through just to see how it would turn out because from the beginning I really doubted a relationship could come out of their disagreements. 
I still dont understand the feelings the had to me Tate seemed like she enjoyed most of the attention she got from Jared. 
It was an interesting book but it just didnt work for me. 
I wish the stuck to the racing part of the story instead.

I'm Broke but I Think I Can Buy a Book... or Two

Hey guys!

I just wanted to let you in on my latest purchase. The other day I went to books a million with a friend of mine. We enjoy going there and just sitting for hours looking at books, reading books, goofing around. It's almost like a way to relax for me. I usually try not to by anything. That is unless it is on the sale section and I just happen to want to read it. So this time I got two books...




 I've been wanting to read Cinder for a while. The cover is beautiful and the story line is eye catching. I was so lucky to get this as a hard cover for less than $5. I practically jumped from joy when I saw it. I'm really excited to start it soon.







My next book was Easy by Tammara Webber (soft cover) This has actually been out for a while. I have already read it on the kindle...I really try not to buy books that I've already read because I'm a broke college student. BUT! It was $3 and I now get to have it with me and read it over and over again. I remember really enjoying it the first time I read it so hopefully it will still feel the same.

What book would you buy even after you have read it on an electrical device?

Reason for this post is because I am working on building a small library in my dorm. I love love books! Hard covers, paperbacks, I just want to feel them. So expect to see more like this. Also If you want to send me more to add to I wouldn't oppose. ;)

From What I Remember... by Stacy Kramer, Valerie Thomas

KYLIE: Mexico? What a nightmare! I should be putting the finishing touches on my valedictorian speech. Graduation is TODAY! Wait! Is this a wedding band on my finger??

MAX: It started with Kylie's laptop and a truck full of stolen electronics and it ended in Ensenada. It was hot, the way she broke us out like some chick in an action movie. But now we're stranded here, with less than twenty-four hours before graduation.

WILL: Saving Kylie Flores from herself is kind of a full-time occupation. Luckily, I, Will Bixby, was born for the job. And when I found out she was stuck in Mexico with dreamy Max Langston, sure, I agreed to bring their passports across the border but there's no reason to rush back home right away. This party is just getting started.

LILY: This cannot be happening. It's like some cruel joke. Or a bad dream. I close my eyes and when I reopen them, they're still there. Max and Kylie Flores, freak of the century. In bed together. If Kylie thinks I'm giving him up without a fight, she's dead wrong.


Review: 5 stars

This is one of those books that escalated quickly. I love books that start with the middle then go back to the beginning. The plot was so out there and the chances of it happening and turning out positive is zero to nothing but! I loved every second. It was funny and really entertaining. Kylie is now one of my faves heroine. She was so relate-able. Not the story. Just her personality. Max sometimes got on my nerves but in the end I liked him. Will!! I loved him! He was hilarious and spoke his mind too much but I wouldn't ask for any less. I couldn't stop reading. Really I spent a whole day in bed reading this. Loved it!!! Definitely recommend this if you want a funny, crazy read.

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next.

Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a passionate tale of friendship, betrayal, and romance—and the enchanting music that inspires one young woman to put her life back together.

Review: 6/5 stars 

Omg! This is the most frustrating book I've read in awhile. Warning do not read this in public people will believe you are crazy. Maybe that's just me. 
I was really nervous to see how the book would turn out. 
This is a love triangle and I hate! Love triangles but I have never enjoyed, cried, and hurt so much in one sitting. Especially when my kindle died in the middle of the chapter. That moment I about died. 
I loved the idea of the book and how it was written and I love colleen hoover because I just do. How does she come up with this stories. Sometimes I would be reading and forget how this isn't real and my heart breaks a little. 
Ok! To the story. I loved the characters and my heart was torn for Ridge. That plot twist after meeting him caught me off guard. I didn't see it coming at all. Warren and Bridgette were awesome too. I wish I could learn more about. Brennan maybe Mrs. Hoover will write a book for him. Wink* wink* I sure hope so. 
I'm scared to say anything else because I feel like I'll spoil something. 
Really good book. Colleen hoover never disappoints me. She is officially one of my top 3 favorite writers.

Read it twice

Just One Day (Just One Day #1) by Gayle Forman

From the New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay

Allyson Healey's life is exactly like her suitcase—packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allyson’s life.

A book about love, heartbreak, travel, identity, and the “accidents” of fate, Just One Day shows us how sometimes in order to get found, you first have to get lost. . . and how often the people we are seeking are much closer than we know.

The first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willem’s story—Just One Year—is coming soon!

Review: 4/5 stars

This was the first read of 2014!!
This was a very odd book because at first i didn't like it very much but when I sat down and explained to my friend what it was about it hit me that it was actually a really good book. 
I just have to say the odds have never been on anyones favor as much as they where on Allyson's. I mean some of the things that happened in the book were kind of out there if it were real life. But it wasn't so I guess one can imagine. 
Otherwise it was an enjoyable read. I can't wait for read the second one.

More Than Her (More #2) by Jay McLean

"For every action there is an equal or opposite reaction."

For every choice you make there are rewards,

or there are consequences.

It was my choice to walk away the first time.

And my choice to chase her the second.

But sometimes you don't get a choice,

and all you get are the consequences.

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,

while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

Unless that someone is Logan Matthews. 

Because loving him didn't give me

the strength to walk away.

It didn't give me

the courage to fight for him.

And when it was over,

all it gave me was a broken heart

Review: 2/5 stars
I didn't end up liking this book as much as I expected. 
I didn't like Logan's character to begin with so I think that night have been part of if. He wasn't swoon worthy to me. 
Also I didn't feel like I knew Amanda. Plus she lets things go too easily. 
Also I felt like this book had the same voice as the first one. The characters, especially the males all really sounded alike. 
I wish I liked it more. 
I'm probably not gonna finish the rest of the series because I felt like this book really dragged. I have to skip some paragraphs and I hate to so that. 
Don't take my opinion for it. Read it yourself and see what you think. 

What? College?!

I think I might be starting to get nervous about college. I move in next week and I am not excited at all.
First of all I'm not even packed, meaning my room look like a tornado came through. Second I still have things I need to get for my room. Fourth I still have things I need to do at home and people I need to see before I live. And fifth and final, what the heck was I thinking to move away. Did I mention that I'm paying for it myself and that I don't even have a job. Holy apple sauce. I'm going to be sharing a bathroom sized room with someone else and I cannot even bring all my books with me. What about... food. Mom? Oh my. But it's okay. I once read that taking risks is how you make it far in life. You will never know unless you try. So I guess this is me trying. And when I really think about, there are much worse problem going on in the world. Wish me luck!

End of Summer

So... I know I have been slacking at my blogging lately and I am working on doing more. I still review on my good reads page so expect some reviews to be moved here. I took a break this summer because I just graduated high school (Yay for me!) and I am about to leave for college soon. I am hoping that once I move in and get everything settle this blog will be updated frequently. Bare with me and I will keep up with my postings. I plan on also writing about everyday stuff that bookaholics can relate to. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Stay Awesome
Ruthy

More Than This (More #1) by Jay McLean

*Mikayla*
In one night my fairytale ended. Or it may have begun. This is my story of friendship and love, heartbreak and desire, and the strength to show weakness.

*Jake*
One night I met a girl. A sad and broken girl, but one more beautiful than any other. She laughed through her sadness, while I loved through her heartbreak.

*This is our story of a maybe ever after.*

He was right. It made no difference whether it was 6 months or 6 years. 
I couldn’t undo what had been done. I couldn’t change the future.
I couldn’t even predict it. 
It was one night.
One night when everything changed.
It was so much more than just the betrayal.
It was the Tragedy. 
The Deaths. 
The Murders.
But it was also that feeling.
The feeling of falling.

Review: 5/5 stars

I don't like giving books 5 stars because I'm never sure if it really deserves it but this is came really close. If I round up what I wanted to give it it would be a 5. I more than really like this book!!! It was so sad at times and I thought many things where unrealistic but still they made this book complete. You don't even get half way through the book before your heart completely shatters. I'm pretty sure I cried a bit. The characters where awesome everything was just awesome. Mikayla was so strong and and jake was the best thing to happen to her and I just *sobs* I love it. And how can I forget the accent mmmh. But that ending tho >_<. I can't help but hope I completely misunderstood it. I can't wait to get my hands on the next book. Hope it's as good as this one if not better. I haven't read any Jay McLean's books but I'm about to start binge reading. Lol.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."

So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's witty comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues. 

Review: 3/5 stars

I had to read this for and outside reading book in English. 
I likes this book.
It was really cute and funny. 
However... It dragged. It had many chapters that nothing really happen but when things did happens it was really excited. I loved Mr. Bennett. Cracked me up! 
I think the reason this book has a low rating for me was only my fault. I'm not American so this English did nothing but confuse me. I don't read classics and enjoy them often but this one is pretty up there. Shows us there was love drama from the start.

The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott

Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don’t like your best friend’s boyfriend.

Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He’s easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he’s paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna’s boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah’s best friend.

Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she’s thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It’s wonderful... and awful.

Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can’t stop herself from wanting more..

Review: 3.8/5 stars
This was a really fun read frustrating at times because it took too long to get to where I really wanted but otherwise really enjoyable. I felt kinda bad that I was rooting for Sarah (best friends shouldn't do that) but I didn't like Brianna's character at all.

Starcrossed (Starcrossed #1) by Josephine Angelini

 How do you defy destiny?

Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.

As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart.

Review: 3/5 stars

This was a really okay book. I enjoyed it didn't love it but it was still good... Kinda. 
I really don't know how to describe it. Okay fits it best. 
The story was good. I saw some vampire diaries/TMI characteristics. I rolled my eyes a couple times. The story also felt choppy, like I was missing some main points. The characters were not strong. I felt only sadness for Lucas. He's character felt a little stiff. Helen was not annoying but she wasn't the best heroine either. She seemed to know a lot for someone who just found out about herself. 
This book was just iffy for me. I guess to really find out if I like the book I should continue the series. I know it sounds like all I have to say about the book is bad but I seriously kind of enjoyed it. It was like a cup of tea with a teaspoon of sugar. Still drinkable but it would have been better with 2 more tea spoons.

Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) by Kasie West

Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.

In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.

Review: 5/5 stars

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I loved every single bit of this book. 
It brought out those emotions I always want to feel when a book is really good. I did not expect the story at all. It had been sitting on my book shelf for a while and now I am starting to question the books that are there. I started reading the book without reading the cover and I was shocked to see how fast we just got into everything. 
The story did not drag at all. 
I loved the plot and the writing. I was at times confused with which point of view I was in but that just me. Otherwise I loved everything and I cant wait for the next one to come out!

That Boy (That Boy #1) by Jillian Dodd

That Boy is a contemporary romance about falling in love with the boys next door.

You know, being friends with two cute boys does have its benefits. 

There's Danny. Danny is a golden boy in every way. He has dreamy blue eyes and blonde hair that always looks perfect, even when it’s windblown or been stuck under a football helmet. He’s the boy every girl crushes on. The boy I get into trouble with, the boy I fight with, the hot quarterback no girl can resist, not even me. Being with Danny is like being on an adventure. He has a bright, contagious smile and abs to die for. He’s pretty much irresistible.

Equally crush worthy is Phillip. Adorable, sweet Phillip, who I have known since birth.  Phillip has dark hair, a perfect smile, brown eyes, and the sexiest voice I have ever heard. He’s the boy I talk to every night before I go to sleep. The boy who rescues me, the boy who can read my mind, the boy who is always there for me, the boy who tries to keep me out of trouble, the boy who irritatingly keeps getting hotter, and whose strong arms always seem to find their way around me.  And when he gives me that grin, I can never say no.

One boy will give me my very first kiss.
One boy will teach me to make out.
One boy will take me to prom.
And finally, one boy will ask me to marry him.
They will both be my best friends.
But only one of them will be the boy I fall in love with.
Only one of them is That Boy.

Review: 4/5 stars

I really liked the whole concept of the story.
This book is written like a diary therefore it tend to go off topic at times or use text message vocabulary but I did not mind at all. 
It actually made me feel more connected because it felt like I was reading someone's diary.
I have to say the book lost a star because JJ annoyed me at times. 
I still loved it.
The beginning or the end or whatever was an awesome way to start the book. 

Crash into You (Pushing the Limits #3 ) by Katie McGarry

The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers...and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker-a guy she has no business even talking to. But when the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind. 

Isaiah has secrets, too. About where he lives, and how he really feels about Rachel. The last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks-no matter how angelic she might look. 

But when their shared love of street racing puts both their lives in jeopardy, they have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.

Review: 3/5 stars

I'm iffy about this one. It was ok I didn't love it I didnt hate it it was ok. Isiah wasn't my kind of guy I guess. 
I wish the characters were just a little bit older because 17 is pretty young and many things felt unrealistic. 
I still love Katie McGarry and I was so excited when I read the Take Me On sneak peak.

The Temptation of Lila and Ethan (The Secret #3) by Jessica Sorensen

On the surface, Lila Summers is flawless: good looks, expensive clothes, and a big, beautiful smile. But a dark past and even darker secrets are threatening to bubble over her perfect façade. She'll do anything to keep the emptiness inside hidden-which leads her into situations that always end badly. Whenever she hits bottom, there's only one person who's there to pull her out: Ethan Gregory.

Ethan set the rules a long time ago: he and Lila are just friends. He doesn't do relationships. Although his tattooed, bad boy exterior is a far cry from Lila's pretty princess image, Ethan can't deny they have a deeper connection than he's used to. If he's not careful, he could be in serious danger of becoming attached-and he's learned the hard way that attachment only leads to heartbreak.

When Lila falls farther than she ever has before, can Ethan continue to help as a friend? Or is he also getting close to falling . . . for her?

Review: 1/5 stars

Sadly I did not like this. Maybe I've read too many books about ruined childhoods but this one was just eh. Lila was not really good on this one. She felt stiff. Robot like maybe it was because of the drugs but she made the story feel really slow.

Finding Cinderella (Hopeless #2.5) by Colleen Hoover

This novella is a companion novel to the Hopeless series, but can be read as a standalone. 

A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love comes with conditions: they agree it will only last one hour and it will only be make-believe.

When their hour is up and the girl rushes off like Cinderella, Daniel tries to convince himself that what happened between them only seemed perfect because they were pretending it was perfect. Moments like that with girls like her don’t happen outside of fairytales.

One year and one bad relationship later, his disbelief in insta-love is stripped away the day he meets Six: a girl with a strange name and an even stranger personality. Daniel soon realizes the way he pretended to feel about Cinderella and the way he really feels about Six may not be so different after all. Especially when the two loves of his life end up being one in the same.

Unfortunately for Daniel, finding Cinderella doesn’t guarantee their happily ever after…it only further threatens it.

Review: 5/5 stars

I loved this!!! I wish it was long when I was about 95% in I still thought I had half way. Seriously Colleen Hoover is one of my favorite authors. I'm pretty sure all of her books are in my favorite list. This one was short and sweet and I smiled every second. The characters had personalities that I loved. I cant wait for her next book.

Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles #1) by Kresley Cole

She could save the world—or destroy it.

Sixteen-year-old Evangeline "Evie" Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, Evie realizes her hallucinations were actually visions of the future—and they're still happening. Fighting for her life and desperate for answers, she must turn to her wrong-side-of-the-bayou classmate: Jack Deveaux.

But she can't do either alone.

With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can't totally depend on Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?

Who can Evie trust?

As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of twenty-two teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it's not always clear who is on which side.

Review: 2/5 stars

This wasn't a favorite for me.
I tried really hard to like the characters but some of them did not work for me at all. 
I didn't like Jack at all. He seemed a little bit sketchy for me. I couldn't figure him out. He would be super sweet one second then rude the next. I couldn't keep up.
Don't get me started Evie. She wasn't horrible but if I had to rank my heroines she will be really down there. I was really hoping to like this but I was really disappointed. I think it was the characters who really blew it for me. The writing style was great and the idea of the story, other than a few things, was really good. I finished the book so it couldn't have been that bad. I might even checkout the next one.

Addicted to You by Colina Brennan

When twenty-one-year-old Leah Carter's latest one night stand burglarizes her apartment, her roommate forces her to attend therapy for sex addicts. Leah insists she isn't a sex addict; she just doesn't do relationships. After all, sooner or later, everyone lets you down.
At first, the group sessions are little more than an education on how to be promiscuous. Until she meets the newest addict—blue eyes, killer body, and a smile that tempts relapse.

Psychology student Will McLean is posing as a fellow addict while researching a case study on unusual addictions. But the more he learns about Leah, the more certain he is that his desire to break through her walls and unearth her secrets has nothing to do with his assignment.

As the uncertainties spike alongside the sexual tension, the only thing Leah knows for sure is that falling in love would be disastrous. Too bad love might be one addiction she can't kick.

Review: 3/5 Stars
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