Title: Love and Other Perishable ItemsAuthor: Laura BuzoPages: 243Genre: YA ContemporarySource: library loanRating: Really enjoyed
This title was originally published in Australia as Good Oil. I have no idea why that would be the title because it never mentions anything remotely related. I have enjoyed every single Australian author that I have read and this was no exception. I saw this on a blog awhile ago and was immediately intrigued when I read the story is about a girl who falls for an older guy. Fifteen year old Amelia begins working at a supermarket named Cole's where she meets 21 year old Chris. She is funny and honest and smart and she gets his attention but they both know it will never work. Right?
The writing style was wonderful. Here are two of my favorite quotes:
Then she said, "You are pretty passionate about your unhappiness, aren't you, Chris?" I looked right back at her and said, "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well."
and He eyes her as you would a big juicy steak after a six-day hike eating only dehydrated vegetables. I know the look.
This is o
ne of those "it made me laugh, it made me cry" types of books. Amelia was awesome and Chris is so likable. He sounded like someone that I would crush on myself. The hot older guy that treats you well and laughs at your jokes? Yes, please. The cast of secondary characters were well rounded as well. And the dialogue? You know how I am about believable dialogue and this one was full of it.
Love and Other Perishable Items was an interesting story and ended on a good note. I would recommend it to anyone who has loved an older guy or those who enjoy smart YA contemporaries.
Title: Love and Other Perishable Items
Author: Laura Buzo
Pages: 243
Genre: YA Contemporary
Source: library loan
Rating: Really enjoyed
This title was originally published in Australia as Good Oil. I have no idea why that would be the title because it never mentions anything remotely related. I have enjoyed every single Australian author that I have read and this was no exception. I saw this on a blog awhile ago and was immediately intrigued when I read the story is about a girl who falls for an older guy. Fifteen year old Amelia begins working at a supermarket named Cole's where she meets 21 year old Chris. She is funny and honest and smart and she gets his attention but they both know it will never work. Right?
The writing style was wonderful. Here are two of my favorite quotes:
Then she said, "You are pretty passionate about your unhappiness, aren't you, Chris?" I looked right back at her and said, "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well."
and
He eyes her as you would a big juicy steak after a six-day hike eating only dehydrated vegetables. I know the look.
This is o
ne of those "it made me laugh, it made me cry" types of books. Amelia was awesome and Chris is so likable. He sounded like someone that I would crush on myself. The hot older guy that treats you well and laughs at your jokes? Yes, please. The cast of secondary characters were well rounded as well. And the dialogue? You know how I am about believable dialogue and this one was full of it.
Love and Other Perishable Items was an interesting story and ended on a good note. I would recommend it to anyone who has loved an older guy or those who enjoy smart YA contemporaries.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is the books that we had to buy but haven't yet read. I picked 10 off the shelves closest to me because I had to narrow it down somehow. I am really bad about reading library and review books over books that I own. I haven't bought many books lately but I can be quite bad about needing all the shiny books I see on other blogs.
All of the Lord of the Rings books. In tradepaper back AND movie tie-in editions. And I haven't read a one. Not a single one. Nada. Hangs head in shame.
Praise Habit by David Crowder. I am a huge fan of the David Crowder band so when I saw this at our local Christian bookstore, I had to have it. I have tried to read it twice now and still haven't finished it. It is funny and wonderful but all the new shiny books coming in the door always makes this one get pushed to the side. Unfortunate because David Crowder rocks.
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn. My bookish BFF, Tamara, loved this one so I bought it from Amazon without even knowing what it was about. I tried to read it once but, of course, I picked up a library book instead. Isn't this the cutest title ever?
The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly. Another bookish BFF, Tanya, read and loved this one. She sent me a copy and I still haven't read it though. I've heard such good things about this one too.
Fleur de Leigh's Life of Crime by Diane Leslie. Another one that Tamara loved and I bought but haven't read. Love this cover.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. Another one that everyone was reading and loving that I had to have. But I haven't read it, of course.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig. Yep, same as above. Had to have it but haven't read it. Heard good things about it though. Maybe one day I will actually get to it.
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Another one that I haven't read but that I was excited to get. Several people have said that I will love this one. And I will...one day. In the meantime, this chunkster gets pushed to the back of the pile.
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. After having a big argument (at a yard sale of all places) on Hemingway's best works, the lady I was talking to tried to talk me into reading this one. She thought it was his best work. I found an awesome library cover edition of this soon after that conversation. And it's so pretty...sitting on the shelf. Unread.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is the books that we had to buy but haven't yet read. I picked 10 off the shelves closest to me because I had to narrow it down somehow. I am really bad about reading library and review books over books that I own. I haven't bought many books lately but I can be quite bad about needing all the shiny books I see on other blogs.
All of the Lord of the Rings books. In tradepaper back AND movie tie-in editions. And I haven't read a one. Not a single one. Nada. Hangs head in shame.
Praise Habit by David Crowder. I am a huge fan of the David Crowder band so when I saw this at our local Christian bookstore, I had to have it. I have tried to read it twice now and still haven't finished it. It is funny and wonderful but all the new shiny books coming in the door always makes this one get pushed to the side. Unfortunate because David Crowder rocks.
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn. My bookish BFF, Tamara, loved this one so I bought it from Amazon without even knowing what it was about. I tried to read it once but, of course, I picked up a library book instead. Isn't this the cutest title ever?
The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly. Another bookish BFF, Tanya, read and loved this one. She sent me a copy and I still haven't read it though. I've heard such good things about this one too.
Fleur de Leigh's Life of Crime by Diane Leslie. Another one that Tamara loved and I bought but haven't read. Love this cover.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. Another one that everyone was reading and loving that I had to have. But I haven't read it, of course.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig. Yep, same as above. Had to have it but haven't read it. Heard good things about it though. Maybe one day I will actually get to it.
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Another one that I haven't read but that I was excited to get. Several people have said that I will love this one. And I will...one day. In the meantime, this chunkster gets pushed to the back of the pile.
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. After having a big argument (at a yard sale of all places) on Hemingway's best works, the lady I was talking to tried to talk me into reading this one. She thought it was his best work. I found an awesome library cover edition of this soon after that conversation. And it's so pretty...sitting on the shelf. Unread.
Title: Legend (1st in series)Author: Marie LuPages: 305Genre: YA dystopianSource: library loanRating: Sign me up for the second one now!
I have read a few reviews on this one and they have always been really positive. I am a huge fan of dystopian and young adult dystopian is even better. I always go into these with a bit of fear though. Fear that it isn't really dystopian or that the world building will fall flat or that it will be so "out there" that it will leave me scratching my head.
A quick summary of the story is that 15 year old June is a military prodigy that is born into one of the wealthiest districts in a dystopian Los Angeles. Day is a 15 year old that was born into the slums and is the country's most wanted criminal. When June's brother is murdered, she goes on the hunt to find his killer and crosses paths with Day. But things are not as they seem and June and Day will have to form an uneasy alliance to find out the truth.
This one was awesome! A bit slow to start for me but it picked up quickly. The world building was superb and I loved that I felt like I was walking around in their world. The world of June and the world of Day was shown in such stark contrast and I enjoyed how multi-layered the worlds were.
There was romance but it wasn't an insta-love type of thing and it worked well within the story. June was a smart and smarty pants girl who knew what she knew and she knew how to handle herself. I love a female lead that can kick butt.
Day was a bit of a typical hot male character but he was also so well developed that I was able to look past that. He also was a kick butt character that didn't take June's crap.That I really loved.
Lots of action, twists and turns and great, believable dialogue made this one a winner for me. I would recommend it to all fans of dystopian fiction. Can't wait to read the second in the series!
If you've read this one, what did you think? Did you like it or not?
Title: Legend (1st in series)
Author: Marie Lu
Pages: 305
Genre: YA dystopian
Source: library loan
Rating: Sign me up for the second one now!
I have read a few reviews on this one and they have always been really positive. I am a huge fan of dystopian and young adult dystopian is even better. I always go into these with a bit of fear though. Fear that it isn't really dystopian or that the world building will fall flat or that it will be so "out there" that it will leave me scratching my head.
A quick summary of the story is that 15 year old June is a military prodigy that is born into one of the wealthiest districts in a dystopian Los Angeles. Day is a 15 year old that was born into the slums and is the country's most wanted criminal. When June's brother is murdered, she goes on the hunt to find his killer and crosses paths with Day. But things are not as they seem and June and Day will have to form an uneasy alliance to find out the truth.
This one was awesome! A bit slow to start for me but it picked up quickly. The world building was superb and I loved that I felt like I was walking around in their world. The world of June and the world of Day was shown in such stark contrast and I enjoyed how multi-layered the worlds were.
There was romance but it wasn't an insta-love type of thing and it worked well within the story. June was a smart and smarty pants girl who knew what she knew and she knew how to handle herself. I love a female lead that can kick butt.
Day was a bit of a typical hot male character but he was also so well developed that I was able to look past that. He also was a kick butt character that didn't take June's crap.That I really loved.
Lots of action, twists and turns and great, believable dialogue made this one a winner for me. I would recommend it to all fans of dystopian fiction. Can't wait to read the second in the series!
If you've read this one, what did you think? Did you like it or not?
It's only 9:30 here but my contacts are done for the day. I was able to finish up Legend by Marie Lu making it three books read during the read-a-thon. That was my goal so I'm quite happy.
Wish I had been able to read for more time but seeing how I didn't decide to join until 3:30 on Saturday, I think I did pretty good!
A big round of applause to Kimberly for putting this on for all of us.
If you participated and you did a wrap up post, share your link in the comments so I can see how you did.
It's only 9:30 here but my contacts are done for the day. I was able to finish up Legend by Marie Lu making it three books read during the read-a-thon. That was my goal so I'm quite happy.
Wish I had been able to read for more time but seeing how I didn't decide to join until 3:30 on Saturday, I think I did pretty good!
A big round of applause to Kimberly for putting this on for all of us.
If you participated and you did a wrap up post, share your link in the comments so I can see how you did.
Today is the last day of the Take Control of Your TBR Pile Read-a-Thon. It also happens to be the first day of spring break for my 6 year old. I envisioned a day of reading while I made the boys play outside but Mother Nature heard of my plans and changed them. It is raining here so no outside play. We will still have a day of reading though. Cole needs to read for school and Ian can look through books.
I finished Barbara Corcoran's Shark Tales and started Legend by Marie Lu.
For those of you still participating, what have you gotten read?
Today is the last day of the Take Control of Your TBR Pile Read-a-Thon. It also happens to be the first day of spring break for my 6 year old. I envisioned a day of reading while I made the boys play outside but Mother Nature heard of my plans and changed them. It is raining here so no outside play. We will still have a day of reading though. Cole needs to read for school and Ian can look through books.
I finished Barbara Corcoran's Shark Tales and started Legend by Marie Lu.
For those of you still participating, what have you gotten read?
