Top Ten Tuesday #1 | Books I Loved but Will Never Re-Read

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Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

Books I Loved but Will Never Re-Read (submitted by Brandyn @Goingforgoldilocks)

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I searched trough my goodreads read list to find ones that I loved but wouldn't re-read and found these books.

Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen

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Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin
The Fortune Teller by Gwendolyn Womack

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American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Prettiest One by James Hankins

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 Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist

This is My Brain on Boys by Sarah Strohmeyer

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The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre

The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver

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Extra

The Body Reader by Anne Frasier

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Stacking The Shelves - 5

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where bloggers share what books they got throughout the week!



I have been busy lately with projects, re-taking a math exam, and studying for finals that I haven't posted one of these posts in a while. So this one will be bigger than normal, since I have been reading a lot lately. I'm glad my reading slump had lifted, and I no longer have a problem not reading. Plus, I have participated in NaNoWriMo this past month and will talk a bit about that here.

Reviewed:

        

 Last week I didn't do this Stacking The Shelves, so I have a bit more to talk about. This week I reviewed three of the bunch of books I read.
I really liked these three books, giving them 5 out of 5 stars each, despite reading them one after the other.

A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody -- REVIEWED!!
The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West -- REVIEWED!!
We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun & Susan Mullen -- REVIEWED!!

As For Update:

I did finish more books that I read and still haven't reviewed. I have kind of been a little lazy recently when it comes to blogging. And I have sadly noticed that my instagram is dying a little too, because of that. But I'm still working out how to work with this new laptop so in time I will make a comeback.

I read this week and the last week a total of 5 books. Which is a lot for me, because I'm such a slow reader. But then again these are just books I finished this week and the last, I did not start them now. Well a few I did, but not We Are Still Tornadoes, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and A Week of Mondays. Those I have been reading for a while, and stop reading them for days only to pick back up.
I also have to say that I did finished Miss Peregrine's and I loved it. The very next day I went and saw the movie. Because, duh.
 I would have to say that even if I liked certain parts of the books ending, I loved the movies ending a thousand times more. I don't know if it's because it showed more promise, or because of the visual aspect, and the monsters and the ship, but I just loved it.
😍

I have also been reading This is My Brain on Boys by Sarah Strohmeyer. I just immediately feel I should say that I already love it. It does have a ton of big scientific words that I don't understand, but I still like the story it has, and the romance between the two main characters. It's sweet and smart, and I like it.


Books To Read:

   

        

This is the new part I decided to add to my version of Stacking The Shelves where I talk about the books I want to read or finish in the near future.
So, let me start with the books I feel like I have to read, whether its because it was sent to be for review or because its been in my tbr for a while.
I want to read:
How To Keep a Boy From Kissing You by Tara Englington
Nine Woman, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen

And Below those covers I have the books I borrowed from my friend. They all have beautiful covers and interesting synopsis.
Books Borrowed:
Vendetta by Catherine Doyle
Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius
99 Days by Katie Cotugno

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I usually add the links on the goodreads but  that is a lot more trouble when there are a lot of covers. So I will make a list and link them here.

A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody -- REVIEWED!!
The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West -- REVIEWED!!

We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun & Susan Mullen -- REVIEWED!!

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
This is My Brain on Boys by Sarah Strohmeyer

How To Keep a Boy From Kissing You by Tara Eglington
Nine Woman, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen

Vendetta by Catherine Doyle
Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius
99 Days by Katie Cotugno

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We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen | Spoiler Free Book Review

Book Review:
We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen

Spoilers?

No!

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Title -We Are Still Tornadoes
By - by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen
Publication - November 1st 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin
Format - Hardcover, 304 pages
Genre - Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Growing up across the street from each other, Scott and Cath have been best friends their entire lives. Cath would help Scott with his English homework, he would make her mix tapes (it's the 80's after all), and any fight they had would be forgotten over TV and cookies. But now they've graduated high school and Cath is off to college while Scott is at home pursuing his musical dreams.

During their first year apart, Scott and Cath's letters help them understand heartache, annoying roommates, family drama and the pressure to figure out what to do with the rest of their lives. And through it all, they realize that the only person they want to turn to is each other. But does that mean they should be more than friends? The only thing that's clear is that change is an inescapable part of growing up. And the friends who help us navigate it share an unshakable bond.

The Rating :

My Review:

My review in a gif. Which equals 5 stars.

via GIPHY

I want to say that this was sent to me for review from publisher and that, as all my reviews, this one is full of my honest opinions.

The Cover:

Although they say never judge a book by it's cover I believe the cover should represent what the book is going to be like or at least some aspect of it.

This blue is so pretty and bright and I love the font of the title. The thing that bothered me was how the tornado looked like it was made in microsoft paint.
Please tell me you agree.



The Story:
This is the story of two friends since childhood who had just graduated from high school. We see them going through what is the main characters. Cath, going through college life, and Scott staying in his hometown and working in his father's clothing store, and starting a band with his friends. It's set in the 80’s, in the form of letters sent back and forth between these two. 
It has great music references from the time and Scott’s band’s song lyrics strewn throughout.



Relationships:
For this review I will only talk about the main characters relationship.

Scott x Cath
Scott and Cath have been next door neighbors and friends for a long time. After they graduated from high school Cath went off to college on another state, and Scott stayed behind and started working in his father's clothing store for men and boys. But they never stopped all communications. Instead they wrote letters to each other, back and forwards, telling each other of their day. How college was for Cath, and for Scott it was stories from the store and the band he started with his friends, Crash.



Family Dynamics:
As for Cath’s family.
While Cath went off to college her family (i.e her parents) did go through their share of troubles and I like how well it was explained and how realistic each of their reactions to this problem was. The took their share of hurt and broke through them coming out more alive, in a sense. 

As for Scott’s family.
Scott’s family also went through some trouble. Though theirs was more serious. I like how Scott and his mom united to go through it and not go their separate ways and make things worse. I think they were braver that way.



Settings:
There is this place in the book that is where Cath worked at the campus and it is also a pizza place /bar/place for people to listen to good music. I love the sound of that place and would totally love for a pace like that to exist near my college.



Overall:
I admired how Cath and Scott kept in contact with each other despite being in two different states. With Cath at college and Scott working with his father in their hometown. To keep in touch with a friends in that kind of situation is a hard thing to do. For me it was hard because I sometimes don’t know what to say, and I have lost friends because of this. 

I had fun reading their letters and reading their stories. The song lyrics from Scott’s band, Crush, were fun to read too.

But I have to say that I wished there were more 80s references. Like movies and music. Cause even if I was born in he 90s, I love 80s movies nd music, so it would have been cool to spot more references, and know what they were. Or look them up.

This book reminded me bit of Cecelia Ahern’s Love Rosie (also known as Where Rainbows End). With how Rosie and Alex have been exchanging notes or emails or sometimes letters to each other since they were in school. Adorable story. Sadly I’ve only watched the movie.

But while Love Rosie is of them sending letters since they were kids, We Are Still Tornadoes is of Cath and Scott sending letters after they graduated from high school. Small difference but yeah.


I don’t know what else to say about this book, other than please read it. It truly is worth five stars out of five and I would totally read this book again.
 No lies.

Get a copy at:
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Stacking The Shelves - 4

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where bloggers share what books they got throughout the week!

Reviewed:

   

Last week I didn't do one of these, because I had nothing to talk about but this week I do. I not only wrote the reviews of two books but I finished one two.

I had read The New Guy (And Other Senior Year Distractions) by Amy Spalding. But I hadn't written the review until a few days ago.

REVIEWED!

As for Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell. I also wrote the review to this.

REVIEWED!

As For Update:

    

I stopped reading All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, and in turn tried to read through We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun & Susan Mullen. Im halfway through it and hope to finish it soon. I have to say that I really like the way it was written. It's fun and easy to read through. I would have finished it by now if it wasn't for my english project that is due on monday.

As for A Week of Monday by Jessica Brody. I actually finished it when I wrote this (which is on Thursday) and I will write a review for this book as well.

Hint: I really, really liked it.

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Stacking The Shelves - 3

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where bloggers share what books they got throughout the week!

Reviewed:

This week I finished 3 books on the day I wrote the last Stacking The Shelves. I finished Santorini Sunset by Anita Hughes and wrote the review. I also read The New Guy (And Other Senior Year Distractions) by Amy Spalding. Review Pending! As well as Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell

As For Update:

All The Bright Places has been going slow. I think I read like five or ten pages. With We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun & Susan Mullen I've done 42 pages and I really like it so far.
I did try to start another of the books that I borrowed, A Week of Monday by Jessica Brody. And I'm 81 pages in so far and I'm liking it too. 

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