Stories Are Perfect

 
"Miss Audrey is heading for the stars"

My Rating: ✮✮✮✮☆ 3.5/5

Non-Spoiler Review
This book is about a girl, Audrey who has an extreme anxiety disorder from an accident which we really don't go into details about. This book really hit home for me because I shared a lot of similarities with Audrey but it was also a quite entertaining book as her brother is basically mine with a different name and accent, I'm not even joking! You don't know how many times I've wanted to throw his computer out the window! I found this book very refreshing as I've been reading a lot of fantasy and supernatural genre as of late and it was definitely not a bad read! I give it 3.5 stars because I really would have liked Audrey to get better and finally tell us the reader what had happened and also I think Audrey and Linus' relationship moved a bit fast. I enjoyed reading this book and was happy to here it was the book of the month from the Paper Towns Liveshow, (See Christine, Kat, and Jesse's Finding Audrey liveshow here)


Spoiler Review:
After finishing the book I realized it doesn't actually matter what happened to Audrey, the only thing that matters is that she's gotten better and that she has Linus and her family and she can continue to move forward with all their love and support. One of the best things about this book is that last page. After this whole time where she's filming her documentary we never in fact see her "on screen" per say and that last page is almost like a reveal.

Not a Fan-Art but this is the Indonesian Edition

 She reveals herself to the camera holding her new makeup not wearing her dark glasses and it's almost like she's a whole different person, she's like a normal teenage girl about to go on her first date. I just felt so happy for her! I can't really explain the feelings I have towards this book too much because I feel that everyone will feel differently about it because everyone has something that they have to overcome in their life and you can relate to this book at least a little bit.











Favorite quotes:

“But, Audrey, that's what life is. We're all on a jagged graph. I know I am. Up a bit, down a bit. That's life.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Finding Audrey

“It won’t be forever. You’ll be in the dark for as long as it takes and then you’ll come out.”

― Sophie Kinsella, Finding Audrey

 “We don't have to reveal everything to each other. It's OK to be private. It's OK to say no. It's OK to say, 'I'm not going to share that.”

― Sophie Kinsella, Finding Audrey

So I didn't read much in August so I'll spare a wimpy wrap up and post my three reviews instead. I actually started a lot of books in August, but since it's the first month of school I didn't get a lot of free time to read. I did however read the book of the month (Finding Audrey) and the tmireadathon book of the month (City of Glass) and a book that I have been wanting to read for a while (and that Tyler has been telling me to read for a while) which is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and wait for it... The second book (Hollow City) is the September book of the month because... Library of Souls comes out this month!(September 22nd) And DON'T FORGET Loop Day is September 3rd!

"I'd been born in the wrong century, and I felt cheated."-Page 13; Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (First Paperback Edition)

My Rating: ✮✮✮✮✮ 5/5

Non-Spoiler Review:
I don't normally give out five stars so you better believe that I absolutely LOVED this book. I can not wait for the movie to come out, I have high hopes for it as my favorite director is directing it; Tim Burton! This is definitely a book I'll be re-reading in the future!
So this story is about a teenager called Jacob, and the stories his grandfather told him as a child. He showed Jacob old photographs of the peculiar children from the children's home he lived in as a young-adult and told him the most fascinating stories, stories about the wise old bird who smoked a pipe, and the little girl who could fly, and the boy that had bees living inside him.We along with Jacob go and explore the island where the children's home once was located and discover the strangest and most peculiar things along the way. Full of eerie settings and haunting photographs this book is the perfect mix of supernatural, horror and mystery.

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Spoiler Review:

I am going to say this again I. Can. Not. Believe. I. Didn't. Read. This. Sooner. Of course I had several people tell me to read it but I did have a reason why I didn't want to at the time and it was simply that for some reason I thought it was a middle-grade book and I don't really fancy those... But after thinking about it a while and seeing it on sale at Wal-Mart I had to pick it up.
I started it and couldn't put it down! Every free second I had I would pick it up! Going to the grocery store? Well guess I'll take my book and read for the four and a half minutes it takes to get there! No but seriously, it's been a while since a book has caught my attention that much! You can ask anyone who knows me and they'd tell you I love creepy peculiar things! I love oddities and horror and this was just the book I've been looking for! This I am proud to say is my favorite supernatural/horror book, while Mara Dyer is right under it and The Mortal Instruments is my top fantasy book!
I think over all my favorite character has to be Millard, I couldn't tell you exactly why but that I just do! I really can't tell you much other than that you must read it for yourself! And I must say that when I pictured the hollows or the wights I thought of the Ood from Doctor Who and now that you have that in your head enjoy your day! hehe

I just had to share my favorite photo from the entire book has to be the one of Emma and Abe that they leave as proof for Jacob's father and The one of Emma peeling spuds!







 

















And lastly I'd like to share my favorite quotes!

“I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen.”
― Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children ; Page 12 (First Paperback Edition)

 “I'd been born in the wrong century, and I felt cheated.”
― Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children ; Page 13 (First Paperback Edition)

 “We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing in them becomes too high.”
― Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children ; Page 20 (First Paperback Edition)

“I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was.”
― Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children ; Page 351 (First Paperback Edition)

"I love you, and I will love you until I die, and if there is life after that, I'll love you then.” 

My Rating: ✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5

Review (Minor Spoilers)

City of Glass and City of Heavenly Fire are the two in the whole Mortal Instruments series that I have been eagerly wanting to re-read, they are my absolute favorites! This is the first book that we get to see Idris and experience the surroundings of the Shadowhunters and really where it sets off for the series. Clary in an attempt to save her mother, portals to Idris with Luke, there she gets into trouble, meets a mysterious boy, fights with Jace and saves Simon. She also helps Shadowhunters and downworlders create an alliance and get along. Jace and Clary come to grips with being siblings but also don't... We meet some new characters and lose some others:( Magnus helps save Jocelyn and Alec finally gets a grip and makes up his mind.
The third book in The Mortal Instruments series consists of action, romance, mystery, and is poetic?
It's true! Cassie has this poetic way of writing that makes you want to quote the whole book!

So here are my favorites.

“Did you ever think that in a past life Alec was an old woman with ninety cats who was always yelling at the neighborhood kids to get off her lawn? Because I do,” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass; page 48, (First Paperback Edition)

“You never called me back," he said. "I called you so many times and you never called me back."  

Magnus looked at Alec as if he'd lost his mind. "Your city is under attack," he said. "The wards have been broken, and the streets are full of demons. And you want to know why I haven't called you?"

Alec set his jaw in a stubborn line. "I want to know why you haven't called me back." ― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass; page 238, (First Paperback Edition)

“Malachi scowled. "I don't remember the Clave inviting you into the Glass City, Magnus Bane.""They didn't," Magnus said. "Your wards are down.""Really?" the Consul's voice dripped sarcasm. "I hadn't noticed."Magnus looked concerned. "That's terrible. Someone should have told you." He glanced at Luke. "Tell him the wards are down.” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass; page 256, (First Paperback Edition)

“Have you tried talking to her?" 
"No. We've been punching her in the face repeatedly. What? You don't think that will work?” 
― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass; page 316, (First Paperback Edition)

Day 1{August 3rd}- I started this read-a-thon off with a bang! At about 1 in the morning, I started "Dreaming Anastasia" by Joy Preble. I ended up finishing it around 5 P.M., and then I started the sequel "Haunted". I only got 52 pages in, but that didn't bother me because my plan was just to finish one book a day.
Challenges Completed- "Read A Book With Blue On The Cover"

Day 2{August 4th}- I only got 64% into "Haunted" on Day 2. Whoops!
Challenges Completed- None.

Day 3{August 5th}- I stayed up until 1:40 A.M. to finish "Haunted"! The only other thing that I read that day was 100 pages of "Will Grayson, Will Grayson".
Challenges Completed- I ended up having to change up which book completes each challenge because I forgot that my Amazon order with "I Was Here" and "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" came on the 4th, which meant that "Haunted" wasn't my most recently acquired book. I counted "Haunted" towards the challenge to "Read 7 Books".

Day 4{August 6th}- I read so much this day! The first thing I read was "Will Grayson, Will Grayson", and then I read "The Son of Sobek" in one sitting. I also read "The Staff of Serapis" and "The Crown of Ptolemy", which are the other two Percy Jackson crossover novellas. At this point, I was back on track for my goal of reading a book each day.
Challenges Completed- "Read The Last Book You Acquired" and "Read A Book Without Letting Go Of It"

Day 5-7{August 7th-August 9th}- I only read 26 pages of "The 5th Wave" because school started on the 7th, and I was just too exhausted to read! The weekend just ended up not being good for me either. By not good for me, I just mean that I wasn't motivated.
Challenges Completed- None.


*Books Read*
"Dreaming Anastasia" by Joy Preble
"Haunted" by Joy Preble
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by David Levithan and John Green
"The Son of Sobek" by Rick Riordan
"The Staff of Serapis" by Rick Riordan
"The Crown of Ptolemy" by Rick Riordan

*Challenges Completed*
"Read A Book With Blue On The Cover"
"Read The Last Book You Acquired"
"Read A Book Without Letting Go Of It"
And I read 6/7 books and 26 pages of a 7th books.


Okay you guys! Although I didn't totally meet my goals, I think I did pretty well! Did you guys participate? Did you do well? Did you participate in the Twitter sprints? Tell me all about it!
-Tyler| @perfectabeth__

The first week of August is the BookTube-a-thon, so I will not be including the books that I plan to read during that in this TBR! I will leave a link at the bottom of this post if you would like to see those books! As for the rest of August, I have pretty low expectations because school starts back on the 7th! Although I would still like to read a lot, I don't want to put pressure on myself and try to read 10 books or something crazy!


Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy, ( I've had some bad experiences in my time, but the heroes I'm going to tell you about were the original old school hard luck cases. They boldly screwed up where no one had screwed up before. . .) and enhanced with vibrant artwork by Caldecott Honoree John Rocco, this story collection will become the new must-have classic for Rick Riordan's legions of devoted fans--and for anyone who needs a hero. So get your flaming spear. Put on your lion skin cape. Polish your shield and make sure you've got arrows in your quiver. We're going back about four thousand years to decapitate monsters, save some kingdoms, shoot a few gods in the butt, raid the Underworld, and steal loot from evil people. Then, for dessert, we'll die painful tragic deaths. Ready? Sweet. Let's do this.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23349901-percy-jackson-s-greek-heroes

Just when I thought I heard the last from my sweet baby, I find out about this! I am placing my pre-order as soon as I finish this post! I cannot wait to hear from Percy again! Plus.. THE ILLUSTRATIONS! I hope that they're just as gorgeous as the ones in "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods". The pictures are not only super pretty, but they should also help make this book a quick read, which means it's perfect for my laid back TBR this month!



Greyson is a green-eyed misfit. Teased all through his childhood for being some sort of demon, the only kid without brown eyes. Now 19, Greyson travels to the Kingdom of Viæden, an ancient and secluded realm where trees grow to be seven miles tall. And there, he discovers his eyes mean that he is a vertui: something more than human, destined to play a major role in the fate of the world. But will it be for good? Or evil?
The truth is never black and white. And on his first day as a Royal Guard, Greyson accidentally releases the kingdom’s most dreaded memory: Stiqula, a monster sealed away by a goddess long ago. Born again, Stiqula strikes a deal with an evil god to end the world, and in return be reunited with his love. But is their reunion worth the world’s destruction? And will Greyson discover his true destiny in time to stop him?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25675039-progeny-of-gods

I got this book for two main reasons. #1. I had heard a few book tubers talking about it recently. #2. Jesse from jessethereader tweeted something saying that it was free on Kindle, and I just couldn't pass that up! I don't know anything about this book besides what it says in the synopsis, but I am super intrigued by the cover! I have it, so I might as well read it right?







After living as a Mundane and a Vampire, Simon never thought he would become a Shadowhunter, but today he begins his training at Shadowhunter Academy.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22428828-welcome-to-shadowhunter-academy

Woohoo! The #TBRTakedown 2.0 read-a-thon is over! I think I did pretty well! I read a total of 4 books during the last week of July thanks to this read-a-thon!
My TBR- http://ourstoriesareperfect.blogspot.com/2015/07/tbrtakedown-20-read-thon-tbr.html



DAY 1{July 25th}- When I started the day, I was 35% through "The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusak. I read 350 pages on the first day and finished my first book at 9:36 PM! I didn't read anything else that night because I needed a break!

My Day 1 Challenge Entry: What I'm Reading to Kick Off The Read-A-Thon

DAY 2{July 26th}-  I started "Never Fade" by Alexandra Bracken. I don't know my exact page count for that day, but i know I didn't read more than 150 pages!

My Day 2 Challenge Entry: Favorite Series

My Day 3 Challenge Entry: My Name in Books. T for Twilight, Y from Since You've Been Gone. L for City of Lost Souls, E for The Elite, R for The Retribution of Mara Dyer

DAY 4{July 28th}- I finished my second book of this read-a-thon! At this point, my page count was 857 pages! I also started "The Diviners" by Libba Bray on the 4th day! At 11:30 PM, I was about 17% through it!

My Day 4 Challenge Entry: Top 5 Standalones

DAY 5{July 29th}- I didn't really read much because we had a four hour road trip, and I get really carsick. I think I managed to read when we got home though!

My Day 5 Challenge Entry: It was supposed to be your Top 5 Most Embarrassing Unread Books on your shelf, but this is the only book I haven't read that I own!

DAY 6{July 30th}- I completed my 3rd book of the week! Finishing the Diviners added 578 pages to my page count! In only 6 days, I had read 1,435 pages!

My Day 6 Challenge Entry Pt 1: Book Poetry- If I Stay, Dorothy Must Die.

My Day 6 Challenge Entry Pt 2 Book Poetry- Beautiful Creatures, Looking For Alaska Where She Went

DAY 7{July 31st}- For the final day, I started and finished "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai. This book was written in verse which made it a really quick read! I probably read it in less than 2 hours, if not quicker! It added 260 pages to my count!

My Day 7 Challenge Entry: Book Scavenger Hunt- Favorite Title, Fav Under Hyped Book, Fav Hyped Book, Fav Spine, Favorite 2015 Read so far

Total Page Count- 1,695 Pages
Books I Completed- "The Book Thief", "Never Fade", "The Diviners", "Inside Out & Back Again"


I had a fantastic time participating in this read-a-thon, and I just wanted to say thank you to Shannon(@leaninglights) and the other hosts for making it possible! Shannon was also kind enough to host a very generous giveaway, so I would also like to say thank you for that as well!

If you want to be my friend on GoodReads and see what I rated all of these books, here is my link. https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/37952813-tyler-felmet
If you want to see the other books I read this month, here's a link to my wrap-up. http://ourstoriesareperfect.blogspot.com/2015/07/tylers-july-wrap-up.html 

-Tyler| @perfectabeth__

So, remember when I wrote in my July TBR post that I was going to read a total of eight books? I did it! Even though I didn't read all of my TBR I did read most of them! The ones I didn't read were; To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Insurgent, and I'll Give You The Sun. So what I'm going to tie in with this review is my top three of the month!

My favorite book of the month is now by far one of my favorites books ever! It was also in my Top Summer Must Reads  That is...



1. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson 
My Rating:✮✮✮✮✮ 5/5 Click for review 
I loved this book, Matson made this book entirely realistic and relatable, the plot wasn't boring, it was fun and mysterious, and emotional!

Since You've Been Gone on Goodreads!

 It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list.

On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best friend back?

Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough.

Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not?

Kiss a stranger? Um...

Emily now has this unexpected summer, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected), to check things off Sloane's list. Who knows what she’ll find?

Go skinny-dipping? Wait...what?





















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3. The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard 
My Rating:✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5 

The Prince & The Guard on Goodreads!

4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
My Rating:✮✮✮✮☆ 4/5
I re-read City of Ashes for the tmireadathon and I thought I had written my re-review already but I had actually forgotten to do it, so it be up soon!

City of Ashes on Goodreads!

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?



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5. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Anyone who wants to read a short cute contemporary! It was an OK book, I think the hype ruined it. Attachments on Goodreads! "Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you . . . " Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives. Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke. When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories. By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself. What would he say . . . ?  _________________________________________________________________

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Pale Kings and Princes on Goodreads!

These Broken Stars on Goodreads!