Here's a story for you:
I went home for labor day weekend to stay with my sister while my parents went out of time and I had all day Friday to myself. My parents were gone and my sister was at the state institution called public school so what does a 21 year old girl do when she is home alone, you may ask??
She lays out by the pool reading a book while tanning and she may have had an iced tea.
I also stumbled upon a random channel on DirectTV and saw that the show Veronica Mars was playing. I thought: Hm, I like Kristen Bell and I know she plays Veronica and that this is set during the 2000s, this could be promising. So I decided to watch it. I watched three episodes from the middle of season 1 and was so lost and confused but SO HOOKED!!! So here I am, almost done with season 3 and it's amazing. Go watch it now. It's so good.
Also Veronica made the lamest joke that I would totally make in real life on purpose, so are we the same person? Probably.
My plans are to watch the movie too when I finish season 3 if you wanted to know my future plans.
Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
Started: May 22, 2016
Finished: May 25, 2016
Stars: 3/5
This book was pretty funny. It makes fun of the private school type parents and that whole situation and kind of how people raise their kids. It's told mostly through the daughter's point of view and she plays detective to find her mom. Bernadette and Bee are probably the best parts of this book. They are quirky, funny, and really love each other.
Honestly, the ending was a little dragged out. I don't want to spoil anything, but in the middle of the book the big conflict happened and it felt like it took forever for it to be resolved. That was the only thing I didn't really like.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Started: June 20, 2016
Finished: June 21, 2016
Stars: 4/5
This adult version of what all good things about Harry Potter and other supernatural books. It was soo good. I started this on the plan home from China and stayed up the entire. flight. home. reading it. I ended up crashing in my bed at home when I landed 16 hours later with 100 pages left. So I got up the next day and finished it. It was such a great read.
I loved the history involved with the magic and the human dynamics. It was such a fun book to get lost in. My mom's good friend and also our neighbor loved these books. And was convinced that I would like it too. Also our DG House Mom loved them and said I would like it. So I read it via their recommendations and here were are.
["book recommended by a family member" for my 2016 Reading Challenge]
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Started: June 22, 2016
Finished: June 22, 2016
Stars: 3.5/5
I started this book in February 2014 and couldn't finish it because school is a lot and busy and I couldn't find the time. When I picked it up again in the summer, I just picked up where I left off when I first started. I also finished it in one sitting when we were driving on a family road trip so win.
I picked it back up during the summer and loved it. I love Cheryl's story and how she had the courage to backpack in the woods by herself. She finds healing and reassurance in the woods and it is beautifully written. Her words are comforting and peaceful and I want to have the courage to do something half as brave as her.
["book you started but not finished previously" for my 2016 Reading Challenge]
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Started: June 22, 2016
Finished: June 25, 2016
Stars: 5/5
So many great things about this book. I read her previous series called Shadow and Bone and it was pretty good. So when I saw this new book I had some decent expectations, you know kind of meh. But it wayyyy surpassed my expectations. It was so good.
There were different perspectives from the different characters and each character was so diverse and unique and it was so much fun to read. I love her writing. It's magical. The sequel came out a few weeks ago and I so want to find the time to read it because I want to know what happens dammit!!! I just need to play time out with school so I can sleep and read this book (or maybe not sleep) and then go back to school. Takers any one?
["first book you sea in a bookstore" for my 2016 Reading Challenge]
