Amy and Rogers Epic Detour (review)

I just got back from vacation, and I didn't have a computer to post my reviews. So I tried the scedualed post, welll for some reason it only worked up to Tuesday...

Anyway, I'm back and here's one of the reviews that didn't post while I was away :)

Amy and Rogers Epic Detour

By Morgan Matson
Amazon
My Copy: From Library
Summary: Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the home she's always known toward her new life. Joining Amy on the road trip is Roger, the son of Amy's mother's old friend. Amy hasn't seen him in years, and she is less than thrilled to be driving across the country with a guy she barely knows. So she's surprised to find that she is developing a crush on him. At the same time, she's coming to terms with her father's death and how to put her own life back together after the accident. Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from the road--diner napkins, motel receipts, postcards--this is the story of one girl's journey to find herself.

Review: I started Amy and Rogers Epic Detour at 11pm, and I couldn’t stop reading until 2:30 in the morning, which is when I finally finished it. When I began reading I was only going to read a chapter or two before I went to bed, well that didn’t work out. I loved Amy’s voice and character. You could tell she was in so much pain in the beginning of the novel, you can also see the changes in her as the road trip goes on.

Throughout the book you find pictures, maps, little facts about the state that Amy and Roger are driving through. One of my favorites was Kentucky,

“Facts: Roger was deeply disappointed that we did not eat in KFC in Kentucky. He wanted to know if they just called it ‘FC’ here, because the Kentucky part in understood.”

The little things like that made this book so realistic.


There was funny and sarcastic comments through out the book. If you don’t laugh while your reading there is something wrong with your funny bone. I think you should get it fixed.

Amy and Rogers Epic Detour is a must read. It’s heartfelt, and deep but it has those sarcastic moments to keep it a fun upbeat novel. I found myself laughing while I cried a few times. So make sure you check this book out, you won’t regret it.

--Danielle

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:


•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Right now I’m reading Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel.

So here’s my teaser:

""Throughout all of my histories I found no on I loved more than you. No one."
"But I'm losing you," I said, my voice breaking.
Rhode grasped me so my cheek pressed against his chest. I stayed there a moment and let my heartbeat echo between our bodies."

From page 21

What’s your teaser?
--Danielle

In My Mailbox (11) Vlog (1)

So this is my first IMM vlog, I been wanting to do one for awhile but I always chicken out. So here it is!



Emma and the Vampires
Infinite Days
Immortal Beloved
Prophecy of the Sisters

Okay so tell me what you think! Should I keep doing them, or was it horrible and I should never do one again. You tell me!

--Danielle

Journey To The Past: Well when most people go to the bookstore or library they look at the new releases, but what about all those other books. They deserve some love too. So once a week I write about an older book.

Title: To Catch a Pirate
Author: Jade Parker
Published in: 2007
Summary: When Annalisa Townsend’s ship is set upon by pirates in search of her father’s treasure, one of the crew, James Sterling, discovers her in the hold. When he moves to take her necklace, she begs him not to, as it is all she has left of her mother. He accepts a kiss in exchange for the necklace. “A fair trade, m’lady,” he tells her afterward, before disappearing.

A year later, with a forged letter of marque, Annalisa is intent on hunting down the wretched James Sterling and reclaiming her father’s treasure from him. But now she’s in danger of him stealing something far more vulnerable this time: her heart.


It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these, sorry. Also this book is on the newer side, but it is one of my all time favorites so I had to write about it.

I’m a huge fan of books and movies about pirates. Sure there isn’t very many of them, but I have watched every Pirates of The Caribbean movie at least 5 times (The first one I’ve seen closer to 50 times). I’m not sure where this obsession comes from, and it’s probably one of the reasons that I started fencing.

To Catch a Pirate caught my attention with the title, and the summary. How can you go wrong with a book about pirates and romance? The adventure through out the book captured me, and has caused me to read, and reread this book. I should warn you that it is one of those short, quick romance novels. At times it’s very predictable and while the ending was so cute (my favorite part) it was very cheesy. This book isn’t for everyone, but if you’re like me and just love a good YA romance book. To Catch a Pirate is one of the best.

--Danielle

I made a new JTTP banner! What do you think? I really didn't like the last one, and this one matches everything else better.

100 Followers Giveaway!

Okay I’ve been saying I was going to have this contest for a while now. Well I finally got the perfect book!

First I want to say how amazing you all are! I never thought that people would actually read my reviews or my ramblings. I started my blog to keep track of my reviews, and what books I’ve read. I also recommending books to my friends and family, so it’s so much fun to tell so many people about these outstanding books.

So enough with my rambling, I bet you want to know what book I’m giving away.

An ARC of Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan!!!! She is one of my favorite authors, and I very excited for this new series! It sounds amazing, here’s the summary…

New name, new town, new life. Nastasya has done it too often to count. And there’s no end in sight. Nothing ever really ends... when you’re immortal. But this time is different: Nastasya knows that this new town must hold her salvation—or her death.


Nastasya was born into darkness, and has embraced it her whole life. Four hundred years ago, a tragedy robbed her of her birthright, and she’s been living a lie ever since. Now, four centuries of exploring the depths and limits of dark power has left Nastasya feeling sickened unto death. If she continues down this road, she will end up as a very dark, twisted, evil thing—with unthinkable power. Or she can begin the long, painful road toward light, and reclaim the destiny that others tried to destroy.


They’re rare. You may have never met one, never sat next to one on a plane, never eaten in the same restaurant at the same time. But the Immortals are there. Have always been there. Will always be there. Moving among humans, playing out their own cursed fate. Sometimes subtly, sometimes with huge, sweeping implications for mankind. But no one will ever know. Except you.

Rules:
1) You have too be a follower (Since this contest is for my followers, but you don’t need to be one for my Winter Longing giveaway)

2) You have to have an US address for the book to be mailed to.

3) And you have to fill out this FORM or the one below.



That’s it! Thanks again to all my followers!
I'll be announcing the winner on August 30th.

--Danielle