August Was Abducted

So about a month ago I made a long list of books I needed/wanted to read by the end of August. It looked like this:

• Dante's Girl by Courtney Cole
• Saving June by Hannah Harrington
• Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman
• Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (currently reading this one and it's ... interesting)
• Fathomeless by Jackson Pearce (funny tidbit blogger doesn't recognize Fathomless as a word. It's suggestion? Fat homeless)
• The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen by Andrea Cealo
• Of Posidon by Anna Banks
• Poltergeeks by Sean Cummings
• A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger
• The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke 
• Struck by Jennifer Bosworth
• Blackwood by Gwenda Bond
• The Ghost and The Goth by Stacey Kade
• Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford
• Fat Cat Robin Brande
• Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade
• Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson

It was lofty and mostly unrealistic but I made it anyway. I didn't read much because I fell into a book coma (aka: Book Hangover). I can't read!! It's like my worst nightmare come to life and it's still going on!!

Sidetrack... my worst nightmare isn't this:

It's not even this:

This is my nightmare

* commence self-destruct sequence*

What I read this month:

• Dante's Girl by Courtney Cole
• Fathomless by Jackson Pearce
• The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
• Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford

Reviews Posted:

• Dante's Girl
• Ruby Red (Dallin)
• A Monster Calls
• If I Stay
• The Ghost and the Goth
• Nolichuck TJ's Wild Adventures (Dallin)
• Wintergirls

Back to the Land-O-Potatoes I go!!

1. Don't know if you noticed but I changed my design!! I love the fun colors and the simplicity of the title. What do you think?
2. I go back to school TODAY!! That break went way too quick. Time to hit the books again (and not the fun ones either). Which means... I'm going to MIA for a while. I might post a review every once in a while but really don't expect too much from me. I'm hoping Dallin will step in *nudge nudge* and provide reviews and a few Daily Doses.
3. I love you guys. You few but faithful!! :)

-Kare Out-

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Description:  Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris - until she meets Etienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home. As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near - misses end with the French kiss Anna - and readers - have long awaited?

Epic Wins:

• Pairs- Perkins has an awesome gift of presenting a setting. I could see and feel Pairs around me as I read.
• Anna- I wasn’t expecting this but Anna was hilarious. There were so many line that I laughed at that came through her thoughts. I loved her passion for movies, such a unique hobby.
• St. Clair- British Accent + French Name + From America= Confusingly hot. He was so cute sometimes and just perfect for Anna.
• Rashmi- she was an unforeseen friend. I liked her she was very honest in a blunt way.
• Meredith- She was like a teddy bear, so sweet and kind.
• Josh- Dark artist type but the dudes got mad talent.
• Something about Anna stumped me (a lot like something about Harry stumped Voldemort). This book threw me for a loop and then some. I’m just sad I didn’t pick it up sooner.
• Message 1: Sometimes in this world you just have to find someone that makes you laugh, so in those dark times you can find yourself laughing.
• Message 2: Go outside your fear and explore your surroundings.
• Message 3: Good friends are a must.

Epic Fails:

• Yes I know this is totally unnecessary but I must mention that there are a couple occasions where they drink. It felt more like a warning against drinking then anything else.

Overall: Stunned, mystified, and ready for Lola. I even had a book coma. *Bows to the great and powerful Perkins.* A bowl full of awesomesauce, that’s what this book was. 

Kare Out