Final Readathon UPDATE!!

My Personal Goals for this Readathon: 1.) Finish Pride and Prejudice and Zombies = 137 pages 2.) Finish Ashfall by: Mike Mullin = 290 pages 3.) Legend by Marie Lu = 301 pages 4.) OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy =247 pages 5.) Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst = 398 pages Completed:  1.) Finished Pride and Prejudice and Zombies =137 Pages 2.) Finished Ashfall  =290 Pages 3.) Finished Legend =301 Pages 4.) Finished OyMG =247 Pages 5.) Finished The Hijab Boutique = 52 Pages 6.) Drink Slay Love =50 Pages read Total Goaled Page Count = 1,373 Total Pages Read = 1,077  Needed to Complete Challenge = 296 pages!!  Mind you I still have until midnight tonight to complete this, but I have to get up super early tomorrow so will probably  be going to sleep by 10pm the latest and don't forsee myself finishing it tonight!  If you were involved with this challenge,  please comment below and let me know what you read!!

Review: Ashfall by: Mike Mullin

ReadingNook Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

It has taken me a few days to be able to put my thoughts together enough to write this review, and I still don't think i'll be able to do this book justice. Mike Mullin made me reminesce to my past of why I fell in love with reading in the first place. I'm sure you guys have all heard of/read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This book had that feel for me, and as a young girl that book had a huge impact on my love for reading. The theme of survial of the fittest, and going to extreme measure to survive captivated me from the very first page. This book also reminding me of the movie, Dante's Peak which growing up was one of my favorite movies. Now let me say this book is extremely original and i've never read anything that came close to the subject matter of this book.

This book follows a young boys journey through the devastating aftermath of a supervolcano that has erupted in Yellowstone National Park. As soon as I heard the synopsis for this book, I knew I needed to read it, because anything dealing with natural disasters and disasters in general always peak my interest and I love learning about them. Mike Mullin captivated me from the first page, to the very last sentance, and even then I didn't want it to end, and cannot wait for Ashen Winter, which is the sequel due out in Fall of 2012.

This book is not for the faint of heart, and honestly if the protaginists weren't teenagers I would say this book is an adult book strictly because of the content, parts of this book are extremely graphic, but in my opinion extremely neccesary to the overall impact of the book, he makes you really understand the struggles that these survivors go through, and although parts of this novel shook me up, it never felt like it was forced or put into the story simply for dramatic effect.

Mike Mullin literally blew my mind and rocked my socks off with this book. Hands down the best debut i've read all year, dare I say best book i've read all year, and definitely in my top ten books EVER!! This is not a book to pass by. Mike Mullin is a literary superstar and i'm sure he'll be around for a long time to come in the literary world!!

Preorder Ashfall here: Here!!

Readathon Update!!!

My Personal Goals for this Readathon:

1.) Finish Pride and Prejudice and Zombies = 137 pages
2.) Finish Ashfall by: Mike Mullin = 290 pages
3.) Legend by Marie Lu = 301 pages
4.) OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy =247 pages
5.) Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst = 398 pages





Have Currently Read: 
-Finished Pride and Prejudice and Zombies= 137 pages
-Finished OyMG= 247 Pages
-Currently Reading Ashfall and have 270 pages remaining




Pages Read thus Far in Readathon= 404
Pages Still to Read= 969!! 


Ohhh boy still have a long way to go to meet my goal, so i'm going to keep this short and sweet and get back to my massive TBR pile!!!! My final update post will be on Monday, August 15th!! Stay Tuned and Happy Reading.


Also- if you decided to join along with Laura, Kate, and I, i would love to see your updates see either leave a link in the comments or post what you've read, what you still hope to read in the comments below!!! 

Review: But I Love him by: Amanda Grace

ReadingNook Rathing: 3 out of 5 stars

Ann is starting her senior year, she's a track star, and has a great boyfriend and she thinks she has it all together, but Conner is not liked by her friends or by Ann's mother, they think he is bad for her, and with good reason. Conner is possessive and abusive both physically and emotionally. Ann has given Conner all the pieces of her heart, Literally. But what happens when she forgot to save a piece of it for herself?

But I love him opened my eyes to a way I once felt about abusive relationships. I always said that if a man every laid a hand on me, I would be gone so fast their heads would spin, and thank God i've never had to go through that situation, but this book made me see why leaving isn't always the easiest thing to do. Conner was very malipulative and made her feel bad for him, he'd break down after the abuse, and say that he'd never do it again, and don't know what came over him, etc. I could see how Ann felt trapped by his love, because when it was good it was really good, but the lows were even worse then the highs.

I think every teen/adult should read this book. It was very eye-opening to me, and i'm sure that EVERYONE has been in an abusive relationship or has known someone else that has, and if this book dosen't help you, then maybe it will help you help someone you know that's dealing with this. Amanda Grace's writing style in this book was real, emotional, and pulled at your emotions, and i loved it! The only reason why this book didn't get 5 stars for me is because of the jumping around of the timeline, I know a lot of people enjoyed that but for me I found it took away from the story and was a bit confusing at times. 

Mini Readathon with Laura!! August 8th-August 15th

One of my bookish bff's Laura and I were talking last night and are completly overwhelmed with how many books we have to catch up on, so we decided to host an impromptu readathon for this week!! Be sure to check out her blog Books are Precious Gems and check out her giveaway for a signed copy of Shiver by Maggie Stievater. My friend Kate over at Literary Explorations is also going to participate in this readathon as well. If you'd like to join in feel free, the more the merrier!!


My Personal Goals for this Readathon:

1.) Finish Pride and Prejudice and Zombies = 137 pages
2.) Finish Ashfall by: Mike Mullin = 290 pages
3.) Legend by Marie Lu = 301 pages
4.) OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy =247 pages
5.) Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst = 398 pages


Total= 5 books with a total of 1,373 pages!!


I will update this book hopefully on Wendsday to let you know where i'm at, and make sure to check out both Laura and Kate's blogs as well!!

Giveaway of Perfect Chemistry by: Simone Elkeles (CLOSED)

Rules:
*Simply Leave a comment below and include your email address on this post to enter!!
* US residents only
* Must be 13 years or older and have parental permission
* Must be a follower!!


Good Luck Everyone
*Contest will end on August 31st at 11:59 EST

Winner was Contacted, Congrats Kelly!! and thanks for entering everyone!! 

IMM week of August 6th

For Review:

Between by: Jessica Warman (Thanks to Bloomsbury)

Perfect Chemistry by: Simone Elkeles (Thanks again to Bloomsbury)

Cold Magic by: Kate Elliott (Sent to me by the Author)

  

Rockstar's Girl by: J.F. Kristin (Sent by Author for ChickLitPlus blog tour)

Won:

Love you More by: Lisa Gardner (Won from @GalleyGuy on twitter)

From Netgalley:

Wanderlove by: Kirsten Hubbard

The Girl in the Park by: Mariah Fredericks

The Juliet Spell by: Douglas Rees

There you'll find me by: Jenny B. Jones

Another Great IMM week!! What did you guys get in your mailboxes, leave a comment or link me to your blog site to check it out!!