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Yes, two book reviews in one day. It is because I have read, but I haven't blogged. This other book is called, "Empty" by K.M. Walton. This book is very sad and depressing. If you are triggered by bullying and suicidal thoughts this isn't the book for you.

This book is a quick read I picked one day because the story was about a girl who wanted to disappear. Adele felt lonely and insecure. She is an overweight teen in high school that constantly gets bullied. She has to deal with hurt at school and hurt at home. Her dad isn't there for her and her mom pops pills. Her life ain't easy.

I'm not going to lie because this reviews are meant to speak my truth. This book was overwhelming. It was super sad. Although, it was quick, easy read, it didn't mean that it was easy to read. Adele was falling apart every single page. The deeper you get into the novel, the less fun I am having. I didn't know how sad it was going to be. However, I understood why the story was told. People HAVE TO stop bullying others. It doesn't help and it hurts. STOP.

It definitely wasn't my favorite book I've read, but I didn't dislike it. I do think that it was a little more sad then I would like, but it wasn't bad. The writing was good, the story was fine, but the overall feel was upsetting.

Because of the theme of this book I don't really have a favorite character or any quotes. I couldn't find any.

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Hey guys today's book review comes from a book I finished about a month ago and just couldn't find the time to blog about it. I have been so busy with school coming up and moving into my new apartment. Plus my summer was jam packed with crazy events and memories I'll never forget <3
Anyway, back to the book. Today's book is called "Love, Rosie" by Cecelia Ahern. It is a very sweet book that I randomly picked up on a sale shelf in Barnes & Noble. I thought it looked interesting because the cover I saw was with the actors from the movie version. I heard of this movie, never seen it, but I liked both main actors. So I swiped it up and decided to read it before trying to watch the movie.

It takes place in Ireland and is about two people named Rosie and Alex. They are best friends and the whole book is based off their relationship. Basically, they are always missing opportunities to be a couple. Everyone sees it, but them and they go from 5 years old to mid 30s always missing the right moments. It is heart wrenching as a reader because you want them to get together, but they always miss it.

The other interesting part of this book is the format it is in. The whole book is in emails, letters, and IMs between all the characters. So, all the story is told through those forms of communications which I think is very unique. It makes it easy to read and really fun! I loved the new format, it is the first time I read a book like this.

I really loved this book. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. It was cute, fun, exciting, and even made me mad. The story had me pulled in and felt like I was living the story myself. You should definitely pick this up!!!

Favorite Character: This is difficult. Both main characters are fantastic. Rosie is sweet, kind, strong, and loyal. However, she is blind to love and things that are best for her. Then Alex is loyal, funny, cute, and more. However, he never decides what is best for him. I go back and forth on who I like best.

Favorite Quotes: " Life is hard, so what? It's hard for everyone isn't it? Anyone who says it's easy is a lair."

"Every small thing grows when you nurture it."

"You can run and run as fast and as far as you like but the truth is, whether you run, there you are."

"I've learned that home isn't a place, it's a feeling."

"What's so good about being 20? I call them the materialistic years. The years we get distracted by all the bullshit. Then we cop on when we hit our 30s and spend those years trying to make up for the 20s. But your 40s? Those years are for enjoying it."

"It's your life. If you want something, you need to get out there and grab it by the horns because no one is going to give you what you want on a plate."

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New book review! This one is deep. If you are triggered by serious topics like sexual assault, suicide, etc. then this book may not be the one for you. However, if you love woman empowerment then it may be a good one for you! I love the strong, intensity that Amanda Lovelace uses in her book, "The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One." She goes deep into the mind and the social injustices of everyday life as a woman!

This book was pretty intense, I will not lie. It had poems that hit me in the feels, it also had poems that smacked me in the face. It was crazy to read. However, I loved every bit of it.

I don't know how else to explain it without giving anything away. It is a beautiful, tortured book of poetry about woman and the things they struggle with. Pick it up and practice self care while reading.

Here are some of my favorite poems from the book that left me jaw smacked. 

WOW 

Take care of yourself first

My favorite lipstick color to wear

TOO REAL

PLEASE READ THIS

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

REMEMBER THIS!!!

It doesn't

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This book review is brought to you by a lovely red head with a alcoholic themed show. Yep, you guessed it, this book is "I've Got This Round" by Mamrie Hart. Mamrie is a youtuber and comedian who does a show called you deserve a drink. She makes puns and drinks because she is one hilarious and 2 she loves to drink. Now she does it for a job!

I read Mamries first book that had me rolling from laughter. She talks about her mishaps and shenanigans of her and her friends. It is quite a crazy roller coaster. That is how book 2 is as well. It is full of more stories and tales of debauchery. It is quite fabulous.

The stories that she tells make me laugh, smile, empathize, and get down right envious! She gets to travel the world, drink, and attend the craziest shit. I truly wish I lived her life. For example, she talks about going to a murder mystery party cruise and I was like hold the phone, where do I sign up?!?! Also, she talks about doing very spontaneous things and I wish I would do that, but I guess I have to stay in school.

Overall, this book was funny all the way from the first to the last page. It was full of classic Mamrie puns and it left me wanting more. WOW WHAT A BOOK. It is hard to review because I don't want to give any spoilers away about any story. Therefore, you should definitely go and pick it up anywhere books are found. Also watch her new youtube show with Grace Helbig (another fav of mine) called This Might Get. It is quite the comedy show <3

Favorite quotes: "If there's anything that I've learned in my time on this planet, it's that there is nothing more sacred or more important than your female friendships."

"Some people think in a relationship that 'honesty is the best policy,' but I honestly think the best policy is 'a little lie can keep it fly'... never said that in my life, but consider it trademarked!"

"Go find reasons to say 'This is my life now.' I promise, it'll be worth it."

"Everybody needs to take those little moments when they come and not let them be tainted by the greater problems."

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This book review is a good one guys. It is on the novel, "The Cellar" by Nastasha Preston. This book was ironically enough first published to Wattpad. If you don't know, Wattpad is a place where anyone who loves to write can create stories and post them for people to read. This book started off as a random girl writing a story that wanted to share her creation and now it has 22.5 million reads on Wattpad and a million copies sold. That is crazy, so keep writing my friends! I heard about this book a couple of times and shoved it to the side for years. However, my list of books I knew I wanted to buy was running out so next time I went to the bookstore I had to improvise.

I saw this book on the shelf and immediately recognized the cover and the title from word of mouth. I was now intrigued. I decided to get it based on the major buzz that it got over the years. As a book lover sometimes getting a book based off its hype can be dangerous because if you have crazy high expectation, it is possible you may be let down in the end. This book was not one of those.

This book is about a young woman named Summer who gets kidnapped and locked in a, you guessed it, a cellar. She is locked down there by a psycho with 3 other girls. It is told in 3 perspectives. The first one is Summer, the one who is actually kidnapped. She tries to survive and live within a world she doesn't quite understand. It is the journey of survival and the saving of one girl. The second one is the kidnapper, Clover. He believes that he is saving these women from corruption of the world and they can be a family. In his free time he also irradiates the women who aren't pure. I won't give to much away. The third is Lewis, Summer's boyfriend, who she thinks about constantly while she is stuck. I thought the use of three perspective gave the book so much more dimension to the story. From Summer, we got to know how she was dealing with her situation and everything that happened while Clover was gone. From Clover, we got to know his back story and find out why he does what he does and how he is getting away with his antics. From Lewis, we see the hope. We see the fight that Summers' family has in searching for their daughter.

It is such a different book for me. I never really read thrillers or scary novels, but I am so glad I did. This book was amazing. It hooked me from the first chapter. I couldn't put the book down and I couldn't help but cover my mouth and gasp at a lot of things that go on. It is a crazy concept that is actually quite possible. It really made me want to never walk alone ever again, which in certain situations isn't a good idea in the first place. It taught me to watch your surroundings, which is always something to keep in mind (especially my ladies reading this! PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!)

Overall, this book was fantastic. When I finished it made it even more shocking and great knowing that the author was just a girl on her laptop writing a good story on Wattpad. That is truly an amazing story and I can't wait to read another one of her novels. "The Cabin" is sitting on my bookshelf as we speak!

Favorite Character: I don't want to say Clover was my favorite character because he was totally crazy, but his backstory was so fascinating. I did really like the idea of his character because stories and crimes interest me. However, my favorite character was without a doubt, Summer. She went through so much within one story. She was strong and held her own while being kidnapped and when she got back she tried to find who she was again. In a situation like that, that completely changes you, it is hard to find who you were because you don't feel like that anymore. You become a new version of yourself and I could relate to that part of her character. I am so proud of her <3

Favorite Quotes: "That was something I never understood. Why were women so callous when it came to other women's happiness?"

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Yayyyy, another book review coming your way. This one is "Buffering" by Hannah Hart. Hannah is a big youtuber known for her hit comedy show, My Drunk Kitchen. She drinks and tries to cook things, it is comedy gold. Also she has a cook book before her next book which is the one I will be talking about today.

Now I knew Hannah Hart through youtubers Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart. She would collaborate with them as the holy trinity youtuber and they are still to this day the best trio on the internet. I would see her in collabs with people I was subscribed to, like them, Tyler Oakley, Connor Franta, etc. I have been watching those people for years now and I have seen Hannah progress through those videos. I haven't had the chance to explore in depth her own channel, but what I see hit my curiosity button. I was strolling through Barnes and Noble and I saw her book Buffering. I knew she wrote a cook book previously, but I never read it cause I am not a cook. This was a good old book about her and I was totally intrigued. I bought it and now it is sitting on the shelf with all my youtuber books I have. I finally got around to it and boy is it good.

Like I said before I had never gone in depth into her or her channel, so reading her book was a eye opener. She has gone through hella shit and that was what was crazy. I never would have known this things by just seeing these funny, light-hearted videos that were popping up on my feed. Every story she told was a revelation into something deeper into who she was. The things that she had to deal with as a child was something I could never imagine and I give her major props. She turned her situation into progress and that is completely amazing. She grew from what her childhood gave her and made her life better. It was truly inspiring to read and put myself into her shoes through her stories.

This person I was reading about seemed completely different from the internet personality who cooks drunk on youtube. It was such a flip to what I saw of her in video form. It made me so happy that I decided to venture into this book and the stories she had to tell. She speaks for the ones who can't on mental illness, depression, anxiety, and more. She lets you know that the struggles you are going through are okay and that you aren't the only one. It is such a reassuring book with a moral at the end of each chapter. It made me sad, it made me angry, but it also made me happy. Now that I see her in 2018, even if it is only a small part, I can see how happy she is in her life right now. She has grown so much from that person she was in 2012-2016 and I couldn't be happier for her.

I have always been inspired by the trio that is Grace, Mamrie, and Hannah. However, I have a new found respect for them all and especially Hannah. They are some of my favorite comedians to this day. Please if you haven't go read "Buffering," it is beautiful. (you can also read grace and mamries books if you want- they are also a hoot!).

Favorite Quotes: "Buffering is that time you spend waiting for the pixels of your life to crystallize into a clearer picture; it's a time of reflection, a time of pause, a time for regaining your composure or readjusting your course. We all have a limited amount of mental and emotional bandwidth, and some of life's episodes take a long time to fully load."

"I've always been a big believer in sharing ideas. The magic is not in the "what" of the idea, it's in the "how." Because honestly, no one can steal your ability to come up with new thoughts."

"I try to remind myself daily that success and failure have less to do with actual results but rather how we choose to respond to the results. You can squander success and you can overcome failure. You can flourish or you can flounder. Sometimes it's about choosing which feelings to fight and which feelings to follow."

"Sometimes it's just easier to decide that someone is the bad guy. But the truth is never that simple."

"With our bodies we make statements before we speak, our presentation is language spoken without words. You - and only you - get to decide what it is you're trying to say."

"All or nothing. That's my thought spiral. You're in or you're out. You win or you die. Game of Thrones is the best. Etc., etc., etc." (GOT is the best... can't wait for season 8).

"It wasn't that Life had selected their family to suffer, but rather that in Life there is both Suffering and Joy."

"There is much in this world that hurts us, but if we let pain become our master, we live our lives as slaves."

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YOU GUYS THIS BOOK I'M ABOUT TO REVIEW IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ. It is probably in my top 5 or 10. It is "Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli. You guys have probably heard of the movie, "Love, Simon" and this was the book it was based off of.

I saw the trailer for the movie and I immediately was like, "I need to see this," so I wanted to read the book before I saw the movie, just because that is who I am. So I picked it up in the book store and I read that ish fast. The last half of the book made me stay up till 2 am to finish the entire book. The whole thing is such a funny, inspiring, loving story. If you don't know the story, it is about a boy named Simon who is a closeted gay kid at his school. He sees something on the internet about another gay boy at his school and he emails him. They go back and forth and in a way fall in love through the internet, but neither of them know the true identity of each other. IT IS SO GOOD!

This topic is so relveant in our society right now. We have to open the door to LGBTQ rights and give them things that straight people have all the time, a romance about them. I support all LGBTQ people and their stories. This book and movie will and is already helping so many people feel less lonely, special, and feel included. I really love this so much. I cannot wait to see the movie.

However, this post is about the book. The book is amazing, the characters are perfect, and the story is just written so beautifully. Not to mention it is FRIGGIN hilarious!! Also, just because this book has an LGTBQ protagonist, that doesn't mean other people who aren't like that cannot relate. There are some things in this book I totally related to even though I am not apart of the LGTBQ group.

Favorite Character: When you read this book you cannot fall in love with Simon, it'll just happen. I also have a weird connection to Leah, because her personality reminds me of myself. For example, she is sassy and sarcastic, which are basically my two descriptors of myself. However, Simon is someone that I wanna be best friends with and know in my real life right now.

Favorite Quotes: "I hate listening to stuff through the speakers of my phone, but music is always better than no music."

"I take a sip of my beer, and it's- I mean, it's just astonishing disgusting. I don't think I was expecting it to taste like ice cream, but holy fucking hell. People lie and get fake IDs and sneak into bars, and for this? I honestly think I'd rather make out with Bieber. The Dog. Or Justin."

"Do you ever feel locked into yourself? I'm not sure if I'm making sense here. I guess what I mean is that sometimes it seems like everyone knows who I am except me."

"I'm just so sick of straight people who can't get their shit together."

"White shouldn't be the default any more than straight should be the default. There shouldn't even be a default."

THESE ARE SO IMPORTANT! LOVE YOURSELF AND LOVE EACH OTHER <3

XOXOXOXOXO