The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith

 Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they're rescued, they spend a single night together, wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the rare appearance of stars above Manhattan. But once the power is restored, so is reality. Lucy soon moves to Edinburgh with her parents, while Owen heads out west with his father.

Lucy and Owen's relationship plays out across the globe as they stay in touch through postcards, occasional e-mails, and -- finally -- a reunion in the city where they first met.

Lucy Patterson has lived in New York her whole life, and she loves it. She is left alone for the first time while her parents travel to Paris for a business trip.  Now that her brothers have moved out, she's all by herself. On the way up to her apartment on the twenty-fourth floor, the whole East Coast goes black. At this point, she's stuck in the elevator in-between, the 10th and 11th floors, with the new superintendent's son. They're only in there for half an hour but it feels longer to Lucy. After that, they spend the night walking the streets, and stargazing on the top of their building. But once the lights come back, whatever had drawn them together retreats. Lucy is flown to London to meet up with her parents and is hit with the news that they're moving, to a different country.

Owen Buckley hasn't gone many places but he wants to. But moving from their house in Pennsylvania to The Big Apple wasn't his idea. But since his mom died, they couldn't stay in Pennsylvania, where his dad couldn't find a job. Since his dad was offered a job as a superintendent in one of his dad's second cousin's buildings, they had to move to the basement of a big building. The night with Lucy was the best thing to happen to him since he moved there. Now that Owen's dad got fired and Lucy's parents got their new job, they're both moving, Owen out west somewhere and Lucy to Edinburgh.

 This is very important and you must read every words very carefully. READ THIS BOOK. In the past I've read This is What Happy Looks Like, and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, and loved them. When my mom handed me The Geography of You and Me I swiped it and read half of it before we got the audio book and finished it. I have an obsession with these super adorable contemporaries, and this just made my world. With these kind of books,  you can't really choose a main character, mostly because the book revolves around the two main characters and not much else. There are other characters yes (Liam, Paisley, parents, Owen's friends from Pennsylvania) but they come and go, so you can't really get attached. But good thing I loved Owen and Lucy. They are so funny and cute, I can't stand it.

I also happened to listen the audiobook. One thing I loved is that it has two readers for both points of view. The narrators, Leslie Bellair & Corey Bradberry, were, in my humble opinion, awesome.  Leslie had a fantastic Scottish accent for Liam.  Such a good book, such good readers. I wish she would write a sequel. Fingers crossed!

Alright, so this is the point in the review I would tell you what kind of people would like this book, but if you don't like this book, you are heartless. So go read it!

 5/5

Prophecy by Ellen Oh

Prophecy by Ellen Oh (The Dragon King Chronicles #1)

Reviewed by Reagan

Kira’s the only female in the king’s army, and the prince’s bodyguard. She’s a demon slayer and an outcast, hated by nearly everyone in her home city of Hansong. And, she’s their only hope...

Murdered kings and discovered traitors point to a demon invasion, sending Kira on the run with the young prince. He may be the savior predicted in the Dragon King Prophecy, but the missing treasure of myth may be the true key. With only the guidance of the cryptic prophecy, Kira must battle demon soldiers, evil shaman, and the Demon Lord himself to find what was once lost and raise a prince into a king.

I loved this book. It was the adventure and the strangeness of it all that pulled me in. After I heard what this book was about I was so curious. Prophecy is very thrilling and strange, but I like books that way. I thought everything about this book was unique and well done. I really enjoyed reading it and finished it after a couple of hours from starting. My mom says I'm ridiculous but I just have a hunger to know what's next. 

My favorite character in this book is probably Kira herself. She is incredibly brave.  She is insulted and feared by almost everyone, but she doesn't let that slow her down. There were a lot of great characters in this book. I'm the worst at remembering names, and the fact that they're strange names doesn't help my short term memory (that is non-existent XD). I know this book isn't for everyone, but it's not all about magical stuff. It's about hunting demons and killing them with weapons. The magic isn't in people, it's in items.  It's also humorous sometimes.

People who liked books like Salt, Percy Jackson/Heroes Of Olympus, or movies like, I, Frankenstein would like this book too.  I can't wait until I can read the next one!

Love you all for reading through my strange reviews! 

5/5

A Writer's Top 3 Best Friends

Hello all, If you haven't noticed, I'm a writer. Not published, yet. But I'd like share a few things that have made my writing life so much easier.

1. Synonyms!
   If you want to spice up a sentence with a special word but can only think of over used words,use                a   synonym!

2. Music!
    I use Spotify all the time, the words are so inspiring and they drown out any unwanted sounds.

3. Future Readers.
   It's good to go and read reviews to see what the general audience like to see in their books. Friend         are also good sources.

Stepsister's Tale by Tracy Barrett

The Stepsister's Tale by Tracy Barrett {Review}

Jane Montjoy is tired of being a lady. She's tired of pretending to live up to the standards of her mother's noble family-especially now that the family's wealth is gone and their stately mansion has fallen to ruin. It's hard enough that she must tend to the animals and find a way to feed her mother and her little sister each day. Jane's burden only gets worse after her mother returns from a trip to town with a new stepfather and stepsister in tow. Despite the family's struggle to prepare for the long winter ahead, Jane's stepfather remains determined to give his beautiful but spoiled child her every desire. When her stepfather suddenly dies, leaving nothing but debts and a bereaved daughter behind, it seems to Jane that her family is destined for eternal unhappiness. But a mysterious boy from the woods and an invitation to a royal ball are certain to change her fate...

 In this book the stepsisters live in a big house. But the house is falling apart, they can't even go upstairs without being in danger of falling through the floorboards. The story kicks off with Jane and her sister, Maude, gathering whatever food they can find. After a bit, their mother comes home from the city in a fancy carriage with the news that she has gotten married. Now Jane has a new stepfather and stepsister. Right off you can tell that her stepsister, Isabella, is a spoiled brat. You can also tell that their stepfather doesn't really like them. Isabella is the prettiest girl anyone has ever seen. But she is very young. Their stepfather dies from an illness later on and the family is stuck in winter, in debt.
I love the Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales. I also love spin-offs of those stories, such as The Lunar Chronicles. This story is a spin off of Cinderella. It is kind-of a reverse story. "Cinderella" is a brat and doesn't do any of the chores and dresses in fine silk, while the "ugly stepsisters" do all of the chores and runs around without shoes.
This book is small and so an easy read. This book is also clean, which I LOVED and highly appreciate. Just to let everyone know this is a stand-alone. I don't know about any future spin-offs but there will be no more off of these particular people.
I thought the book and the idea of it was good, but I thought it lingered too much around the same household chores, and Isabella's many gifts, and not enough on things like, the ball.
Overall it was a really good read and something that took up what would have been an extremely boring day, and turned it into something fun!

4/5

Can't Look Away by Donna Cooner

Torrey Grey is famous. At least, on the internet. Thousands of people watch her popular videos on fashion and beauty. But when Torrey's sister is killed in an accident -- maybe because of Torrey and her videos -- Torrey's perfect world implodes.
Now, strangers online are bashing Torrey. And at her new school, she doesn't know who to trust. Is queen bee Blair only being sweet because of Torrey's internet infamy? What about Raylene, who is decidedly unpopular, but seems accepts Torrey for who she is? And then there's Luis, with his brooding dark eyes, whose family runs the local funeral home. Torrey finds herself drawn to Luis, and his fascinating stories about El dio de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.
As the Day of the Dead draws near, Torrey will have to really look at her own feelings about death, and life, and everything in between. Can she learn to mourn her sister out of the public eye?

Hello Beautystarz! (Don't worry, read the book, you'll get it in time grasshopper). 
Torrey Grey's sister has just died. Not by any natural caused either. She was hit by a drunk driver. Thing is, Torrey's millions of viewers are saying its her fault. Torrey and her now crushed family move to Texas, away from all the memories of her sister. Torrey now starts a new life at a new school. Blair, the school's top dog, is nice to her while totally bashing her cousin, who has been nothing but sweet to her. Torrey can't tell if Blair is nice because of her online infamy or because of Torrey herself. Meanwhile Torrey finds herself attracted to Luis, the son of a funeral home manager. Even though he has been declared undatable by Blair, she can't help but wonder why. When Torrey hangs out more and more with Luis he tells her more and more about the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday. Now she wants to be apart of it and maybe, finally, let go of Miranda. 

I enjoyed this book throughly. Why, you might be asking? I'm about to get to that part now shut your trap and listen, or read, WHATEVER. I thought Donna put together this book soooooooo well. The pain Torrey felt of losing her sister felt so real, and the characters where positively brought to life. As if I could go down to Texas right now and meet them. I like how she didn't exclude that feeling  of wanting to fit in, and wanting people to like you. Because no matter how many times your parents tell you it doesn't matter, it's still there. I thought my favorite character was her cousin, Reylene. Because no matter how much Torrey pushed her away she knew Torrey was just hurt and was there for her. 
I think that this book was real, and if you like it when contemps are like that then read it!
Thanks!

4/5