M & K: A Book Swap Extravaganza

hello all! we realize that a book swap is WAY overdue, but just be glad to have it at all. school is crazy for both of us and we haven't had sufficient time to get together. anyway, ONWARD!
So, the guy next to us is watching a video of a tv show or movie and it's very distracting. I keep glancing over and probably seem like a total creeper, but hey!....Yeah I didn't have anything to make that better. haha it's true, she is being a little creepy with her furtive glances toward his screen. come to think of it, this is the most full i've ever seen this room (our public library's computer lab). K, what do you think, character analysis of our neighbors?? Well the guy next to us obviously has good taste in shows because whatever he's watching is really good (and I can't even hear the dialogue). Then there's the women I saw the other day who has the most adorable baby ever!!! He's sleeping, but that's probably best for a library. Oh! A friend of mine is in here. I would say his name, but I don't want to call him out. He's on the opposite wall behind us. So that's cool I guess. There's a man, he's very jittery...well kinda...okay his leg keeps bouncing so :p Everyone else seems pretty normal...for now. of course, because everyone seems normal at first. even the hypothetical mass murderer/child molester down the street seems normal until he asks you to get candy from his white van with suspiciously tinted windows. my point being, all these people are weird, whether we realize it or not....just hopefully none of them try killing me. Um, or your lovely friend sitting right next to you. I do agree with all of them being weird...it actually sounded like something that could possibly be in a Dessen novel...eh...no....maybe I just want to read a book of hers'....yup that could be it. Especially since I haven't really had time to read much since school started. meow. hehe, I love doing that. I kept pausing like I was done, but nope.....meow. Okay sorry I'm done. My brain is honestly all over the place. Oh! On another note: I do apologize for not posting sooner than this. I do have a lot to catch you guys up on. I shall try to post...um....Sunday? Or Monday....we'll see, but I will post soon :) Daaaaaanggg that guy's music is loud. THIS IS A LIBRARY FOR HEAVENS SAKE!!! We take pride in remaining silent during our book swaps, i think other people should have the same consideration. oh wait, he got in trouble, nevermind. justice has been done. Anyway, now onto books...so for the book swap last time, K gave me Girl V. Boy by Yvonne Collins & Sandy Rideout. I already reviewed this book here so i won't waste space here and do it again. however, it was great. nuff said. So, to repay the favor and hopefully give K something that she will love as much as i do (which will be pretty difficult given how awesome i think this book is) i have chosen................*the ellipsis indicates your mental drumroll, we're in a library after all!*..............................................Stay by Deb Caletti. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Okay, so I always see this book whenever I go to the book store and I always want to get it, but usally don't. Meaning I've been wanting to read this book for a while now. So, hopefully I will enjoy it as much as M did :)  Okay so M just pointed out that at the bottom of the cover it says "Perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen" -Booklist. Honestly?!?! It's a sign!!! Haha, okay so last night...I think it was last night, but not the point. I texted M asking about Greek mythology. Well, it wasn't a pointless question. I was doing it to see what book I would share next with her. So I have brought................."Oh. My. Gods" By Tera Lynn Childs. Personally I think M will love it because
1. The main character is a runner
2. There's a good little love story going on
annnnnnnnndddddddddddd because the Greek mythology involved is actually pretty cool. However, this is coming from a person who can spend hours reading the stuff. I don't believe in it, but I just think it is so awesome. I got K's text last night (or whenever) and was very unsure because i knew that it meant she would be bringing me some mythology book. the mental image i got was some thick, tan, volume with words in it like "thither". not exactly my ideal pleasure read. Needless to say i was pleasantly surprised when she pulled this one "out of the hat" (and by hat i mean backpack, but it was for literary purposes, cut me some slack). Upon looking at the back to figure out what the heck a fiction novel like this had to do with Greek mythology, i found out that this girl RUNS XC!! i kinda freaked out a little as K watched. i'm sorta excited now to read it after reading the *how dare he! this guy's phone just rang. ONCE AGAIN this is a library. need i spell it out for you??? L. I. B. R. A. R. Y. (boy, wouldn't it have been embarrassing if i had misspelled that?!) meaning no noise or minimal noise. sorry, back to the point* synopsis. we shall see... So, K what did you think of Girl at Sea?? So I really should *M is going to murder someone if their phone goes off again...oh my...she's the murderer she was referring to earlier....I'm going to die D: * *no, you aren't gonna die. he is. also, K can't type today, and neither can i....it's been a long week* *agreed, back to the point* So I really should have like typed up my opinion earlier so I could just copy and paste, but I didn't so shame on me. Anywho, I would like to say that I love the main characters name. "Clio" it's not over used and it just was cool to me. I honestly enjoyed this book. I had moments of frustration with Clio though because she was in total denial about her feelings!!! I mean...okay so I had to back track for a moment because I almost gave stuff away :o  Nope, not on my watch. Anywho I shall just say that I really liked the book, the plot, the characters and the underlying stories. Okay...I actually didn't fully enjoy that they were at sea....deep depths of water...me not being the best swimmer...bad images *insert my shudder here* Fudge I forgot what I was going to say...well I guess we'll have to wait and see if it comes back to me. Oh and on a side note I'm pretty sure what the guy next to us was watching was Once Upon A Time...I think...I should ask, but then he'd know I was creeping on him. I love that show! i haven't exactly watched any of this season's episodes, but they're on my DVR at home for later because i have no free time, but when i find some, i will be watching them. but it didn't really look like that to me on his screen...it looked more fantasy-based...but what do i know? i wasn't exactly creeping like K was. I've only seen one episode and that was more because I was at a friend's house and his mom insisted that I would love it (I would have liked it more if I wasn't so confused- it was mid season :p). However, I do intend to watch it when I get the chance. Maybe winter break if my teachers aren't evil and decide to give me homework. if i had the first season readily available, i would invite you over for a marathon to get you educated, but i sadly do not. maybe i can procure (props to M for the SAT vocab word!) it from someone? a friend and fellow Once Upon A Time watcher? watchee? idk. Eh, i think either could work. So we must see who else watches the show and pray they have it on DVD. Then we will beg them to let us borrow it :D I don't know why, but I just had the image of me standing on a hill with a cape and crown while holding up the DVD....yup, it's been a long week. ummmm is this really what you think about during the day??? and i thought my mind was weird and messed up.... haha, well my mind never stays focused on one thing for too long...except for in my block class...I'll explain that to you later though. So, I guess to answer your question simply...yes :) Ok unrelated i know, but i realized that i haven't ranted about the book i just finished or the book i'm currently reading. So for AP Lit i had to choose a book off "The AP List" *picture some British gentleman reading this in a pretentious tone with a look of disgust thrown to any and all in....normal English* for my SSR book and i chose Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (i would add the umlat on the e of her name, but i can't on the Internet). Now, me and this book have history together......i started it last year for fun (bad idea) and ended up quitting after about 100 pages. however, i told myself that i would complete it someday. so, i thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do so. Maybe not. i got to i think about page 80 this time before quitting. now, i've had people tell me that the book is really good, but it just is boring until about page 120. i have yet to make it that far, so i can't really agree with them. however, same as last time, i vow to finish it some day. (that day might just be farther in the future than i would hope) So, it was like 4 days before we had to have our SSR book done and a literary packet about the book completed and i switched books. wow, M, you're smart. yes, yes i am, thank you. UGH bad idea to wait that long to switch. Especially considering the fact that 2 of those 4 days included Thanksgiving break, during which i knew i wouldn't go near a book for school. So, i somehow managed to pull it off and read Persuasion by Jane Austen. i chose this one because i already owned it and it was short. simple as that. convenience. also, i like Jane Austen, so that was a plus. at first, i had trouble getting into it (this seems to happen a lot for me and books of this time period), but once i did, i got emotionally attached to the characters and was rooting for Anne the whole way through. it got to the point where i was reading the day before it was due and i was holding the book in front of my face by about 5 inches hunched over with excitement and anxiety of what would happen. All in all, a TERRIFIC book. (not as great as Pride and Prejudice, my all-time favorite, but still really good) This is why it's going on the List of 55. Then, i realized that i now have all this time where i don't have an SSR book due for class, so i can read for pleasure! yay! i picked up two books at the library on Monday: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green and Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson. the John Green one because so many friends have recommended it (some with such intensity i'm getting a little nervous). the Morgan Matson one because K had me read Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by recommendation (not a book swap) and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT, so i thought i would try it out. I'm currently reading The Fault In Our Stars and it's pretty good so far. this is the book that my mother confiscated from me yesterday claiming that i was reading it too much and not focusing enough on studying for my physics test. pshh. i was going to get around to studying eventually....after i finished the book :) anyway, pretty good so far, i'll probably be doing another post after i finish it to tell you all what i thought. Yeah, I tried reading Wuthering Heights once....didn't finish it. Maybe I'll go back to it one day...not today, but one day. I must read Persuasion! I love Jane Austen and if M also enjoyed it I think it'll be pretty darn good. Now that M has reminded me I must also read Emma again. Okaie doks, I must go and push my brother down the stairs for being a butt face (not really, he's taking me to get food so I'll be nice for now). Adios lovely readers I shall post later (probably not today seeing as I won't get home until 10).

#21 and some AWESOME news

So, this is gonna have to be a short post for me seeing as how I've got a project to finish and physics homework to do, but I couldn't resist blogging today. That is because of the following: I was innocently logging into my email account to send myself something to print out later and what appears in my inbox but a Sarah Dessen Newsletter. Now, I signed up for her newsletter several several years ago when I first became obsessive about her books. However, she doesn't send them out very often; only about two or three times a year. So, I was pleasantly surprised to find one in my inbox this afternoon. Then, I opened it and what did I find? SHE'S COMING OUT WITH A NEW BOOK!!! It will be in store in June!! As you may have picked up, I was super excited to hear this and so I clicked on the link (I've provided it for you) and read the article about it in USA Today. I had no idea that they would be giving me a preview of the first chapter of the book, but USA Today, being the nice people that they are, provided that for us Dessen fanatics! And after reading that excerpt may I just say: June cannot come any sooner. It sounds fantastic and I'm getting anxious to read it even though it's like 8 months away from coming out. Funny, because I was just talking to my mother the other day about how if/when she came out with a new book, K or I would be the first to know and that if one of us knew, we would alert the other. Well, folks, it took me all of four or five minutes (the time it took me to read the excerpt) to get around to texting K in all caps and sending her the link. That's called fanhood.
Also, I would like to recognize Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (recommended to me by K) as number 21 on The List of 55. It was a really cute story about a road trip and personal discovery and love and music (Man, Roger had great musical taste! I feel like Owen would approve). So it got five stars and if I had more time I would do a full rant, but I have to go, so you all should go get it and read it.
Read like your life depended on it,
M