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Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey Format (That I Read It): Books Challenge Completed: Book you DNF'd (Did not finish) Summary: After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors? To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother--or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up. Initial Thoughts: My brother got this book before I even knew really what it was all about. He go
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#TBRTakedown Jan. 4th (12:00 am) - January 10th (11:59 pm) I took part in the TBRTakedown 3.0 Challenge. It is hosted by @leaninglights . It is a week long read/tweet-athon  that encourages people to take on their To Be Read shelves.  TBR Challenges: Read a book from your most recent book haul Read a book on your TBR shelf over a year (for longest) Read a non-novel item: poem, verse, novella, short story, etc. Read a book outside your comfort zone! (Genre, content, etc.) Read the first book in a series Complete series/Read a sequel in a series Read a FIRE colored book (Such as shades of red, pink, purple, etc.) Lucky colors for 2016 *MINOR SPOILERS BELOW* Day 1: Read a non-novel item: poem, verse, novella, short story, etc. Read a book on your TBR shelf over a year (for longest) The Giraffe, the Pelly, and Me by Roald Dahl   ★★★★★ The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me is just what the title says. It's about a boy who stops by this old sweet shop and one
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Review: Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes Format (That I Read It): Ebook/Arc Summary: Charmingly murderous anti-hero Joe Goldberg continues his twisted quest for the perfect love in this thrilling follow-up to the “deeply dark yet mesmerizing” You. When Joe follows the woman he wants to marry to the West Coast, he never imagines that his obsession will lead him to such tragedy. Initial Thoughts: I wanted to read this novel as soon as I finished You. Ever since I read it back in September I kept thinking back to the story. The characters haven't been forgotten. I would even randomly pick up the book and flip around the pages wondering what would happen next to Joe. Then one day I was updating my Goodreads page when someone I follow mentioned NetGalley. NetGalley is the website for professional readers that allowing reviewers, booksellers, blogger, etc. to request and read brand new titles then provide feedback for publishers and other readers. I signed up and
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2016 TBR Jar Challenge In 2016, I want to start a TBR Jar so I took twelve colorful slips of paper that I cut out and wrote down some challenges from various lists. I pulled out the challenge for January and it is: Read a book you DNF'd (Did Not Finish). This goes perfectly with what I already planned to read.