2016
March Wrap-up
This month is definitely an extremely
busy month. I have started my second semester in Grade 11, and the New SAT test
is on the way. I spent a great proportion of my life practicing for that exam.
However, I still managed to start and finish nine books, which is quite
impressive. I don’t believe I will read as much books in the following two or
three months. Let’s just wish for the best.
I will briefly mention the rating of the
book and how I feel about them.
1.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Intro: Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are
drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have
nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they’ll find
a place of their own and live the American dream. But dreams come at a price.
Gentle giant Lennie doesn’t know his own strength, and when they find work at a
ranch he gets into trouble with the boss’s daughter-in-law. Trouble so bad that
even his protector George may not be able to save him…
Rating: ★★★★
Comments：I am not a big fun
of the writing style, but the plot twist is amazing. I have a detailed book
review here in my blog.
2.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Intro：A beautiful
and distinguished family.
A
private island.
A brilliant,
damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four
friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An
accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National
Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks
you how it ends, just LIE.
Rating：★★
Comments：I hate
this book so much that I want to throw this book out of my window. With rage, I
wrote one of my longest book reviews on my blog.
3.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Intro: "...the hand at the back of my neck was strong. I'm drowning, I thought..."
The Socs' idea of having a good time of beating up Greasers like Ponyboy. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far.
The Socs' idea of having a good time of beating up Greasers like Ponyboy. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far.
Rating: ★★★★★
Comments: Stunning book! I absolutely love it way more than I love The Cater in the Rye.
http://ivysbookblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/book-reviewthe-outsiders.html
http://ivysbookblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/book-reviewthe-outsiders.html
4.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - The World of Hobbits by Paddy Kempshall
Intro: Enter the amazing World of Hobbits.
Packed with photos from the new film, this book will tell you all you need to
know about these amazing creatures – their appearance, appetites, homes, friends,
deadly foes and much more.
From
Bilbo Baggins and Bag End to the Shire and the world beyond Hobbiton, The World
of the Hobbits takes young readers behind the scenes, to reveal the characters
and locations of the film. With
fascinating details on set-building, the challenges of using scale doubles for
the tiny Hobbits, and the visual effects behind the world they inhabit.
Rating:★★★★
Comments:
I love Bilbo Baggins, and that’s why I give it four stars. However, I don’t
recommend buying it because it is not worth it, unless you are a hard core
hobbit fan and you want to collect every single book that mentions hobbits.
5.
Flights and Chimes and Mysterious Times by Emma Trevayne
Intro:Ten-year-old Jack Foster has stepped through a doorway and into quite a different London.
Londinium is a smoky, dark, and dangerous place, home to mischievous metal fairies and fearsome clockwork dragons that breathe scalding steam. The people wear goggles to protect their eyes, brass grill insets in their nostrils to filter air, or mechanical limbs to replace missing ones.
Over it all rules the Lady, and the Lady has demanded a new son—a perfect flesh-and-blood child. She has chosen Jack.
Jack’s wonder at the magic and steam-powered marvels in Londinium lasts until he learns he is the pawn in a very dangerous game. The consequences are deadly, and his only hope of escape, of returning home, lies with a legendary clockwork bird.
The Gearwing grants wishes—or it did, before it was broken—before it was killed. But some things don’t stay dead forever.
Londinium is a smoky, dark, and dangerous place, home to mischievous metal fairies and fearsome clockwork dragons that breathe scalding steam. The people wear goggles to protect their eyes, brass grill insets in their nostrils to filter air, or mechanical limbs to replace missing ones.
Over it all rules the Lady, and the Lady has demanded a new son—a perfect flesh-and-blood child. She has chosen Jack.
Jack’s wonder at the magic and steam-powered marvels in Londinium lasts until he learns he is the pawn in a very dangerous game. The consequences are deadly, and his only hope of escape, of returning home, lies with a legendary clockwork bird.
The Gearwing grants wishes—or it did, before it was broken—before it was killed. But some things don’t stay dead forever.
Rating：★★★★
Comments: I
think the story is fine. I like the steampunk elements and the gorgeous cover.
6.
Raining Down Rules by B.K. Rivers
Intro: Jemma Bowers hasn’t kissed anyone
in over a thousand days. She knows—she’s counted.
For
twenty-year-old Jemma, rules are not meant to be broken…even if she’s the one
who created them. Friendships have boundaries, relationships mean trouble, and
don’t even get her started on sex. Haunted by the death of her mother and her
father’s abandonment, Jemma finds herself hungry for something meaningful and
permanent, but is afraid of what may happen if she pursues it.
Jordan
Capshaw can’t fight his addiction. Not even if it will cost him his career…
When
Jemma finds Jordan drunk and barefoot in the street, she convinces him to get
in her car. Aside from the fact he’s the lead singer of her favorite band and
pretty much the rock star of her dreams, she quickly realizes his addiction is
a monster neither of them can control.
Who
knew choosing between a rock star and a fireman could be so difficult?
Emotions
run high as Jemma soon finds herself caught between the troubled rock star and
her growing affections for Vic Harper, a swoon-worthy firefighter from her
past. But when her grandmother passes away, leaving her with no other family,
Jemma’s world falls apart.
To
save herself from further heartbreak, she risks it all by breaking her own
rules, and putting her heart on the line.
After
all, the heart just might be the biggest rule breaker of them all.
Rating:
★★★★
Comments:
I received the electronic version of this book in exchange of an honest
opinion. I won’t discuss what I feel about this book right here since I have
already written one full-length book review.
7. The Fountain by Suzy Vadori
Intro: Careful what you wish for. It just might come true.
In the forbidden West Woods, Ava stumbles on the secret fountain that has granted wishes to St. Augustus students for generations. Unknowingly, she watches the coin she tosses disappear and with it the world around her as she knows it.
In a quest to undo the damage she’s done, she and alumni kid Ethan break every campus rule unravelling a tangled web of history. Ava discovers that what’s right isn’t always clear and finds herself torn between a love she’s always known and one she has yet to explore.
In the forbidden West Woods, Ava stumbles on the secret fountain that has granted wishes to St. Augustus students for generations. Unknowingly, she watches the coin she tosses disappear and with it the world around her as she knows it.
In a quest to undo the damage she’s done, she and alumni kid Ethan break every campus rule unravelling a tangled web of history. Ava discovers that what’s right isn’t always clear and finds herself torn between a love she’s always known and one she has yet to explore.
Rating:★★★★
Comments：I
also received an electronic version of this book to write an honest review.
8. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Intro:
The monster showed up after midnight. As
they do.
But
it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from
his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her
treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming…
This
monster is something different, though. Something ancient, something wild. And
it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor.
It
wants the truth.
Rating:★★★★★
Comments：I
like this book，and
I think it deserves all of its compliments.
9. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott
Fitzgerald
Intro: For use in schools and libraries only. A young man newly rich tries to recapture the past and win back his former love, despite the fact that she has married.
Rating:★★★★★
Comments：I know a lot of people who dislike this book, but I also know many people love this book. I, fortunately, am in the positive side. The writing is spectacular, and sooner or later, I will finish writing my book review.
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