Stories Are Perfect

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So, you just finished reading Eleanor & Park and don't know what to do with yourself,  well I'm going to help you out!


Firstly, what is a book hangover or a reading slump?

THE BOOK HANGOVER: The feeling you get after staying up all night to finish reading a great book. Then you realize no other book could possibly live up to the expectations of it and you never want to leave the characters because they are your babies and you just need a couple of days to take in that ending.
Okay, so here's another explanation... After staying up all night to finish reading a really good book (which you hadn't read a good book in a while) that by the end of the book you are extremely attached to those characters and you don't want to move on and let them go. The story was just so great that you want to read it over and over. But then again you can't and so you write your review, look up as many book review videos of that book as you can, fangirl about it online, and force your book buddies to read it so you can squeal in delight.

And then you fangirl so much that you can't even pick up a new book. Which leads us too...








THE READING SLUMP: It's been months, years (well maybe not years :P) since you've picked up a book and read it front to back, or even you know... the first page. It starts off with over fangirling, then you forget to read for a while and you pick up other things like; watching reviews, discovering booktubers, and the next thing you know you're...
 FALLING INTO A NETFLIX HOLE.

 Yep.
Who knew Netflix could be so bad? Let's face it we all knew Netflix is bad for us. Well.... okay okay.
But what do you do when all this happens? Who do you turn to in this time of need? Books. When Netflix asks if you're still watching (or maybe even before) just pause and exit Netflix. Close your laptop give it to someone, tell them to change the password, lock it in a safe, take that safe and ship it to the North Pole because hun, you need to read.





Tips to get your reading game on:

1. If you don't succeed, try and try again... Meaning if you just can't get into the book you're reading just put it down and set it aside, you can always come back to it! Forcing yourself to read a book you aren't in the mood for will most likely make your slump worse because instead of reading you'd rather watch another five and a half hours of Friends and Gilmore Girls on Netflix, and why is that? Because you aren't enjoying reading! So just remember, it's okay to set a book aside for a while.

2. Opposites attract! Try reading the opposite genre, even if you don't know what you want to read pick something up and if you aren't in the mood for it try reading something in a totally different genre. For example read a contemporary if you aren't in the mood for fantasty, or try out an autobiograhy (there are a lot of new YouTuber's books!) 

3. Maybe you just aren't in the mood to read, so try listening! You can most likely borrow your books audio version from your libraries online catalog (if they have one it would be the site they link you to to find ebooks) or you know try out Audible (there are a lot of free trials for new members offered by YouTubers) I find that I really like listening to the audiobooks more! It helps you get more into the story when a voice actor narrates the book, plus you can multitask while listening! Ex: washing clothes, folding clothes, cleaning your room, driving, playing apps (I like to play CutePolish's new app called Polish Splash, it's free on your app store and super addicting. I'm on level 130. Shoutout for that free promo :P), rearranging your bookshelves, etc.

4. Set yourself some goals. Setting some goals for yourself to get back into reading is a great way to encourage yourself to enjoy reading again. What I like to do is mark every fifty pages or so, (I like to end mine at the closes chapter meaning it could be a little before or slightly after fifty) and make it a goal to read fifty pages a day. Doing this will allow you to finish the book within a reasonable time range but still pace yourself. 



5. Get a book review/notes journal. You can buy a simple composition notebook or a fancy journal from Barnes & Noble, it doesn't matter just get what you like. You can use this to write notes, a TBR, books you want to read, etc.

6. Write notes frequently! I can't stress this enough, you can find out a lot through your notes. You can write better reviews, figure out story settings you like and don't, and keep track of when you started a book and finished it.

7. Make a TBR for the month. Nothing gives you more satisfaction than being able to mark something off a list. It makes you feel productive and you can give yourself a break for the month and only read a few books or a challenge by reading eight. It's all up to you to choose!


8. Lastly, try reading an ebook. Sometimes it's more convenient to carry your kindle around than a thick hardcover. Also it's easier to hold when trying to find that perfect reading position laying in bed.



I hope at least some of these tips help you and you get back into reading as soon as possible! 

We weren't tagged by anyone to do this, but I was researching fun posts and really liked this tag! Let's get started!

“We’re here, and then we’re gone, and it’s not about the time we’re here, but what we do with the time.” ― Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave 
 

My Rating: ✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5

 Non-Spoiler Review: 

The first thing I'd like to say is even people who don't like sci-fi will like this book! I'm not a big fan of sci-fi myself and so I never really got around to picking this up until I; 1. heard about the movie and, 2. Found out that Rick Yancey was coming to Ya'll Fest (he didn't end up being about to come because he was sick :/ )
I really didn't have any expectations going into this book, I knew nothing about it other than it was sci-fi and I didn't really like sci-fi, so I did what I always do when I find it hard to pick up a book...I listened to it on Audible. I actually ended up listening to the whole thing on Audible because the voice actors were so great! I found it much more interesting to listen too! The writing (what little I read on the actual page and what I listened too...) was easy to read, but very flowing and not too simple. I really enjoyed The 5th Wave and actually ended up buying the second book; The Infinite Sea. 


 

'Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.'

My Rating: ✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5

Non-Spoiler Review:

I have to say starting this book wasn't so easy for me, the chapter were long and I wasn't into the story much at first, but when you hit the first hundred pages and you meet more characters you won't want to put it down! This book left me in awe, Jandy Nelson's writing is fantastic and captivating! I can't wait to read more of her works!




















Spoiler-Review:

I related a lot to this story, Jude and Noah being artists really got me back in my drawing mood and I often had to stop reading and sketch. Also I found this book to be a very unique contemporary, it felt very real and plausible but at the same time it was still interesting. The way the story is told in two different point of views through the chapters and then intertwine to reveal what happened between the twins was the perfect way of writing this book. Each point of view makes you love that character even more. Sometimes you want to read about Noah more than Jude and vice-versa. The cliffhanger  chapters really make you want to keep reading and never stop!

Isn't it a reader's dream to be transported to another world? Well, dreams are coming true with this tag!

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Long time, no post! I hope you enjoyed our "Guide to Y'ALLfest"! I missed posting so much! Hope you enjoy my very unambitious TBR for this month! They literally all Y'ALLfest reads!

11 days, 7 hours, and 6 minutes until Y'all Fest.
For those of you that are unaware, Tyler and I met because of Y'all Fest. We talked like twice on Instagram and then accidentally met in person in line for Becca Fitzpatrick.
Believe me when I say that not only am I ridiculously excited to for Y'all Fest but I am just as excited to see Tyler again in person. (Hi Tyler if you're reading this. :P)


Since we've been to Y'all Fest, we decided to lend our knowledge to you, so here are some tips for how to survive Y'all Fest!

1. You need a plan!
I think Tyler would always recommend spreed sheets, and I also recommend you have/make a map. Planning ahead is a great way to make sure you make the most of your time.

2. Make a map. They have a map on the Y'all Fest website, but they have so many more places that authors are going to sign this year! If you are crazy like me, I'd screenshot king street on google maps, and then highlight all of the places authors are signing.

Keep in mind that this may not be all of the signing places, you will have to double check all of the places your authors are signing.

3. Bring a something to carry your books. Anything from a tote bag (which EpicReads gives out at the Blue Bicycle Big Tent) to a rolling cart will work!

4. Don't be afraid of bringing too many books! I saw people hauling around thirty books last year, and there is no such thing as over-packing! Just keep in mind that authors will usually have a limit of three books per person. Make sure to double check that if you were planning on bringing more!

Enjoy this spoiler-free review of Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble!

This is a completely non-spoiler review, so read on and enjoy!

Cody and Meg were inseparable.
Two peas in a pod.
Until . . . they weren’t anymore.
When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, who broke Meg’s heart. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.
I Was Here is Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18879761-i-was-here

I'm not gonna lie to you. I didn't read ANYTHING (except the things I read during BookTube-A-Thon) in August. I started "The 5th Wave" by Rick Yancey, but I've had to put it down due to school stuff and all that jazz. This month, I'm keeping the TBR short and simple. I want to read 3 things this month, but I only want complete 2 of them.


First up! I want to restart and finish "The 5th Wave" by Rick Yancey.


After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker.

Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.