3/30/12

In My Mailbox (1)







Well hello guys!
This is my first ever In My Mailbox and I am super excited about it :)


In My Mailbox is a weekly feature housted by book bloger The Story Siren where book blogers share with their readers the new book the bought that week.


This week I bought 3 new books all translated from English :)






The first book on the left is a book written by Hugh Laurie (Ya, the guy that plays Doctor House) and it is called The Gun Seller. When I saw the book a few days ago I knew I must have it and finally I bought it. I have very high expectation from it and I really hope that it won't let me down.


The second book, as you can probably guess, is the first Vampire Diaries book by L.J. Smith. It is called The Awakening. I know it doesn't have wonderful rating but when I saw it I knew I had to give it chance. I am a fan of the series and I guess I just had to find out for myself .


The last book is called Think Of A Number by John Verdon. The store in which I bought the book had a sale and all the books in the sale were stocked up nicely on a stand. I circled the stand and everytime I passed the book it caught my eye. After the third time I just picked it up, it was like it was calling me or something : P .


I really hope to enjoy those book. How about you guys? Bought any new books lately? Feel free to share if you did :D.


Noa

3/29/12

Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen

Hi guys!
This past week I have read "Along For The Ride" by Sarah Dessen. This is one good book.

Summary (from Goodreads)
Along for the Ride
(From Goodreads)
It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live. 

A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend. 

In her signature pitch-perfect style, Sarah Dessen explores the hearts of two lonely people learning to connect.


I want to start by quoting from the book:
"From up above, in a plane passing over, you'd just see one little light in all this dark, with no idea of the lives that were being lived within it, and in the house besides, and beside that one."
This quote represents what I loved about the book, the writing. I think this book was written marvelously. I could actually feel the characters. The fact that most of the plot happens at night, my favorite time of day, made the book even better.
The character of Eli was soooo good. He was complicated and a little hard to read but I love characters that evolve through out a book. From being this loner he evolves into someone different (you have to read it to find out more : P  )
Auden is very complicated. She starts out without any social life but she, like Eli, also get to evolve through out the summer.
The one thing that bothered me, it took a pretty long time for the romance to happen. It also took quite some time for things to become deep.


Bottom Line:
A great book with wonderful writing. The characters are complexe with different layers to them.
I really hope you will read it if you love YA contemprary books. Keep in mind that it took sometimes for the plot to evolve to where it should.
This book gets 4.5 because the writing the amazing.


Noa




3/7/12

Every Breath You Take by Judith McNaught

Hi guys!
Sorry about the delay, I had a week full of major tests but now I'm back.
So in the past week I read Every Breath You Take by Judith McNaught but I read it in Hebrew so you get to see the Hebrew cover (Yay!!)

Summary (from Goodreads)
(From Google )
High atop a snow-covered hill, the stately old Wyatt mansion is perched like a crown, its stone spires pointing upward, its stained glass windows glowing like colorful jewels. Such opulence means success and, surely, happiness. But on the eve of wealthy philanthropist Cecil Wyatt’s eightieth birthday, all the money in the world won’t bring back his missing grandson, William Wyatt. The only thing for certain: Foul play was involved.
The family, the police, the media–all have tried in vain to discover the young man’s fate. Now suspicion has turned shockingly toward William’s own half-brother, the rather distant and enigmatic Mitchell Wyatt.
Kate Donovan never dreamed that a chance romantic encounter on a tropical island paradise would tag her as a suspect in a high-society murder case. But after Kate tangles with the darkly charismatic Mitchell Wyatt, she finds herself cast in a shadow of guilt and mistrust. As the Chicago police tighten their net, it will take all of Kate’s ingenuity to clear her name. With her calm, cool wit, and the help of a man who may or may not be a dangerous catch, Kate vows to claim the life and love she desires.


Well this book is a romantic book. I enjoyed reading it and connected to Mitchell even though he is not like me at all but I do like guys who have different sides to them than what you expect. I enjoyed the first part of the book very much but I had a problem with the second part. The time changes all of a sudden without a warning. Another thing that I had an issue with is that the suspence wasn't that good, I felt it was a more "By the way" plot.
I don't know why, but I don't have alot to say about the book except it was romantic and had suspence in it.

Bottom Line:
A very romantic book with cute characters. I enjoyed reading it and I think you should read it if you love romance and if you get a chance to read it.
The time changes are unclear at first and the suspence isn't that thrilling.
This book gets 3.5 stars.

Hope to see you again,
Noa