"Everneath": A Book That Played My Heart Strings

Brodi Ashton's book follows the protagonist; Nicki Beckett who disappeared six months ago into an underworld called the Everneath. She is given a second chance to see the love of her life; Jack Caputo, her family and her best friend Jules, and to make everything between them right again. She only has six months left to say her goodbyes before the shade inside her drags her back down into the tunnels forever.

“Tell me, friend. Is there more for us?"

I looked into his eyes, "There is everything for us.”

― Brodi Ashton, Everneath

Meet Jack Caputo with warm brown eyes and dark hair. The quarter back of the football team who has been Nicki's friend since she was eleven years old and slowly captured her heart and made her fall head over heels for him.

“He was at once severe and beautiful, and the more the played, the more I felt surrounded by that cushion as well, as if I could fall and never hit the ground, as long as he was playing.”

― Brodi Ashton, Everneath

Meet Cole who has blonde hair and is hot in this mysteriously wearing black and leather all of the time way. A member of The Dead Elvises and a dreamingly attractive guitar player that can play your heart strings and captivate you.

This book had me hooked from the very beginning and I hated whenever I had to put the book down to eat or even go to sleep. Moments put a big smile on my face and made my cheeks rosy red, other moments made me want to throw the book across the room and made me feel like someone was stabbing me constantly in the heart. Oh the feels, oh the feels. My heart has been filled with joy and then stepped on and broken into a thousand tiny pieces.

Brodi Ashton's world building and descriptions of the characters made me feel like I was going through the pain Nicki was going through and like I was there with her saying goodbye to the people that mean the most to me. I also couldn't help falling head over heels for Jack Caputo and feeling like he was mine and I was his. Cole, on the other hand; is the type of character you love to hate. At times I wanted Nicki to fall into his arms and give into him, but other times I thought he deserved to get slapped in the face.

This book was beyond amazing and had me on a roller coaster full of emotions. Even though I know I should hate Cole, I want to love him and fall for him just as hard as I did for Jack. At the end of this book I still don't know if I am team Jack or team Cole, and I will definitely pick up the next book in this series soon, because I don't know how long I can hang on this cliff!

My Rating: 5 Out of 5 Paw Prints

"The Fifth Wave": A Book That Makes You Question Humanity

I have anticipated reading Rick Yancey's The Fifth Wave for some time now and I heard mixed reviews about it, but once I read the last words, on the last page I was completely surprised.

The 5th Wave follows two main protagonists; Cassie and Ben, in their battle to save the human race from The Others and to survive this now post-apocalyptic world they now live in.

The 1st Wave
"Lights Out"
The 2nd Wave
"Surf Up"
The Third Wave
"Pestilence"
The Fourth Wave
"Silencer"

The themes we see repeated over and over again in The 5th Wave are run=die stay=die and trust no one. In a world like this where your neighbor, an elderly woman or even your best friend could be one of them; Cassie must fend for herself and not trust any one, because in this world looks can deceive you. If you run you die, if you stay you will probably die, but Ben and Cassie both know if they are gonna die, they might as well go out trying.

Cassie's character is probably my favorite character, because she reminds me of myself in many ways. While she isn't as a bad a** female protagonist like other female protagonists I know; she is a bad a** when she has to be in order to survive. I feel like if I was in Cassie's shoes I would be terrified on the inside, but I would put on a 'I will destroy you face' on, on the outside so I am not eliminated by The Others.

While the book focuses on telling the story out of the eyes of both Cassie and Ben Parish or "Zombie", as he is later known; there are a couple of parts in the book in Cassie's younger brother Sammy's point of view and the silencer's point of view. Each part of the book is told by a different character and in that part there are chapters. At first, when I first started reading it; it was hard to decipher who was talking and telling their story when you arrived to a new part of the book. However, once I got at least 100 pages into the book, I started to catch on to the pattern of the changing of the different characters points of views in various parts of the story. Once I got used to the flow and transitioning of the story I got hooked and couldn't put it down.

Overall, this was a wonderful book and I really enjoyed Rick Yancey's writing style. However, I did find the back and forth switching of character's point of views to be a little confusing and hard to get used to at first. Other than that, this book was pretty good and I can't wait to read the rest of the series and to read more of Rick Yancey's works in the future!

MY RATING: 4 Out Of 5 Paw Prints

RYBSAT Round 7 2016 To-Be-Read Pile

This year I finally decided to participate in the Read Your Bookshelf-a-thon (or RYBSAT) hosted by BooKss101 on Youtube and I am so pumped!

RYBSAT is basically where you pick any spot on your bookshelf and try to read as many books as you possibly can in order, from that point on in about a week.

It starts on January 19th, 2016 and it end on January 25th, 2016. 

For more information and to watch the announcement video you can click here!

I am hoping to at least read Everneath and The Diviners during the Read-athon but if I can read all of these that would be great!!!

Stay tuned for my progress during this Read-a-thon....

Happy Reading!

XOXO,

Jordan Nicole

3rd Annual 24 Hour Read-a-thon 2016 Beginning Questionnaire and Updates

Beginning Questionnaire: 

1. What books are in your TBR pile for the Read-A-Thon?

The 5th Wave, The Diviners, Snow Angels and The Forest of Hands and Teeth

2. What are you eating or drinking during the Read-A-Thon?

Brunch: An omelette

Snacks: Veggie Straws, Yogurt, String Cheese, Chex mix, chocolate covered pretzels,
and caramel corn

3. How are you going to keep yourself awake during this challenge?

Coffee, taking a break and swimming laps at the pool, taking breaks and listening to my record player, and taking breaks and reading magazines

4. What book are you looking forward to reading the most?

To finish The 5th Wave and read The Diviners

5. How many books do you want to read?

at least two

6. Where in your house will you get comfortable to curl up and read?

I will be reading in my dorm room bed, in the coffee/tea shop on campus, in the campus library and in the study lounge.

7. Have you participated in a Read-A-Thon before?

Yes, I have participated in many weekly and 24 hour read-a-thons before.

8.What will you be wearing so you are comfy and cozy to read?

I will be wearing comfy sweat pants and a sweat shirt during the day and my onesie at night.

9. What are you looking forward to most about the Read-A-Thon?

I am looking forward to kick off the new year with kick start towards my goal of fifty books.

10. Where will you be updating what you read (twitter, goodreads, youtube or blog)? 

Twitter: @NoBookLeftBehind

Updates:

Hours 1-17

Time Read: 4 hours
Currently Reading: The 5th Wave
Pages Read of Current Book: 157
Total Pages Read:157
Books Read: NONE
Location: In the study lounge and in my bed in my dorm
Food/Drinks: Coffee, an omelette, string cheese and yogurt
Challenges Completed: NONE

Hours 17-24

Time Read: 2 hours
Currently Reading:The 5th Wave
Pages Read of Current Book: 56
Total Pages Read: 213
Books Read: NONE
Location: In my dorm room bed
Food/Drinks: Pizza and Mocha Oreo ice cream
Challenges Completed: NONE

My TBR for the 3rd Annual Winter 24 Hour Read-a-thon 2016

Here is my TBR list for the 3rd Annual Winter 24 Hour Read-A-Thon 2016 that I am hosting on the 'Reading In Between The Lines YA Book Club' . It starts on  Saturday, January 16th at the stroke of midnight and it ends on Sunday, January 17th at the stroke of midnight (in your time zone). There will be challenges, games and even reading sprints. The goal is to read as much as you can in 24 hours! 

First I need to finish:

My goal is to read :

Then if I have time I will read:

I hope to read all three of these books during the Read-a-thon, but if

 I  just get through The Diviners I will be more than happy. However, if by some miracle I read all three of these I will read books off of my January TBR also. 

I hope you will join me during this Read-a-thon! Happy Reading!

XOXO,

Jordan Nicole

#TBRTakedown3.0 TBR

This year I have decided to participate in the TBR takedown 3.0 hosted by  leaninglights on Youtube.

It will last from midnight on January 4th at 12:00 am until January 10th at 11:59 pm. I have participated in other Read-a-thons and this is the first year I am embarking in it. I am looking forward to participate in this Read-a-thon this week and I hope it helps me kick off the new year with two steps further towards my reading goal!

There are seven different reading challenges you can do, but you don't have to complete all of them or even any of them. I know my to-be-read list is a little ambitious, but I'd rather have more to choose from and who knows I might end up reading all six of them this week! (One of my books counts for two challenges) Even if I don't read all of these this week; I will even be happy if I read at least four.

Here is My TBR:

1. Read a book from your most recent book haul.
The 5th Wave By: Rick Yancey (Picture wouldn't work sorry)

2. Read a book on your TBR Shelf over a year (or longest). 

5. Complete a series/Read a sequel in a series

 3. Read a book outside your comfort zone! (Genre, content, etc).

4. Read a first book in a series

6. Read a FIRE color book (Fire colours such as shades of red, pink, purple, lilac, burgundy.) Lucky Colors for 2016

7. Read a non-novel item: poem, verse, novella, short story, etc.

Are you participating in #TBRtakedown3.0 this week? If so, what is on your TBR list? 

Good luck and Happy reading!

Harry New Year! Read-a-thon 2016

Hey fellow Potter Heads:) I have created a Read-a-thon that will take place through out 2016 and I hope you will join me! I know there are many other Harry Potter Read-a-thons (which you should definitely check out also), but for me personally I am only able to read one of the books per month, so that I still enjoy the books. 

Every month starting in January we will read a Harry Potter book; followed by a discussion of that book on the last day of the month. In the month of August we will take a break and watch two of the movies every week; followed by a discussions of the movies on the last day of the week. To end our Read-a-thon we will read all three companion novels just in time for the 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' movie to be released in November.

There will also be games to participate in also! If you are reading the books or reading them for the first time I hope you will participate!

P.s. If you are not a member of our book club we would love for you to join, but you don't have to be a member to participate. 

Click here to sign-up for the Read-a-thon and to find out more information!
Here is the reading and movie watching schedule:
January

(Discussion Thread up: January 31)
February

(Discussion Thread up: February 29)
March

(Discussion Thread up: March 31)
April

(Discussion Thread up: April 30)
May

(Discussion Thread up: May 31)
June

(Discussion Thread up: June 30)
July

(Discussion Thread up: July 31)


August
Harry Potter Month of Movies
August 1-7 
Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
(Discussion Threads up: August 7)
August 8-14
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
(Discussion Threads up: August 14)
August 15-21
Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
(Discussion Threads up: August 21)
August 22-28
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2
(Discussion Threads up: August 28)

September

(Discussion Thread up: September 30)
October

(Discussion Thread up: October 31)
November

(Discussion Thread up: November 30) 

3rd Annual Winter 24 Hour Read-a-thon 2016

Hey fellow readers of the world:)
In January we will kick off our 3rd Annual Winter 24 Hour Read-A-Thon!!!! Last year we had so many people participate and I would love to have even more participate this year. It would be great to have everyone participate but if you can't there is always next year:) Also feel free to invite other people to join our book club so they can participate in it as well!

What is it?
It will start at midnight and it will end at midnight on the next day. The goal is to read as many books as you can in 24 hours. You may take breaks to rest your eyes, eat, drink, take a shower or go to the bathroom.
There will also be various challenges you can participate in and many games to play too! 
I hope you will grab some Hot Cocoa or Coffee and a blanket and cozy up on the couch with us for the Winter 24 Hour Read-A-Thon for 2016!!!!!

Start Date: Saturday, January 16th at midnight
End Date: Sunday, January 17th at midnight

If you are not a part of the book club we would still love for you to participate. Just comment down below your name and where you will be doing updates (YouTube,Twitter, Goodreads, Tumblr, a blog, instagram, facebook, etc.)  Also we would love for you to join our book club:)

Happy Trails,
Jordan 

Challenges:

 During the Read-A-Thon we will be having some challenges that will be open the whole Read-A-Thon.
These challenges can be completed on a blog, YouTube Channel, Instagram, Twitter or any other social media page. Just leave a comment down below with a link to where you posted it:) The winners of the challenges during hours 5,8,14,17,20,and 23 will get a shout out on my upcoming blog/YouTube post. I will be judging the entries on Monday January 19th.

*Before the Read-A-Thon:  Answer the Beginning Questionnaire

*Hour 2: take a picture of your TBR pile or film a video about your Read-A-Thon TBR
*Hour 5: Imitate a character from a book while having them say a quote by another character from a different book
*Hour 8: Make a poem using book titles
*Hour 11: Just keep reading!!! You can do it!
*Hour 14: talk about what would happen if two of your favorite characters from different books would meet
*Hour 17: build a book tower
*Hour 20: take a selfie with your favorite book
*Hour 23:  Find an every day house hold item that describes one of the books you read
*After the Read-A-Thon: take a picture of the stack of books you read or do a wrap-up video 

Beginning Questionnaire: 
1. What books are in your TBR pile for the Read-A-Thon?
2. What are you eating or drinking during the Read-A-Thon?
3. How are you going to keep yourself awake during this challenge?
4. What book are you looking forward to reading the most?
5. How many books do you want to read?
6. Where in your house will you get comfortable to curl up and read?
7. Have you participated in a Read-A-Thon before?
8.What will you be wearing so you are comfy and cozy to read?
9. What are you looking forward to most about the Read-A-Thon?
10. Where will you be updating what you read (twitter, goodreads, youtube or blog)?

Reading Sprints:

What are they?

They are when you read as much as you can in 30 minutes and when we all are reading together. 

I will be hosting reading sprints every other hour on our new Twitter page @RIBTLbookclub!!! 

Feel free to follow our twitter so you can know when they are and participate in them. 

I realize because of all of the different time zones that not everyone will start and end at the same time, so I will do enough sprints where everyone can at least participate in a few of them. 

Twitter:

Our new twitter @RIBTLbookclub  is now up and running! Follow us so you can be updated and stay connected during the Read-A-Thon. 

hashtags for twitter:   #readforestread #justkeepreading #winterreadathon2k16


 Participants: