Throwback Thursday #8

Throwback Thursday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Stephanie @Bookfever and Christina @Booksane where we feature books that we've read in the past but are still crazy about. It could be a book you read as a child and still remember and love or maybe just a book that you haven't read in a long time and want to show your love for.

Each week we'll be featuring a new random question to answer!

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Twilight

by

Stephenie Meyer

Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear.

Don't hate on my but Twilight is one of the ultimate picks for a Throwback post. I mean, who HASN'T read Twilight or at least considered it. It pretty much started the comeback for teen vampire books and it was sickly romantic except for when Bella was being dumb or klutzy. I will admit that I enjoyed it quite a bit when I first read it and was Team Edward, well until New Moon. Twilight will someday be a YA classic. xD

 Quote 

“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
"What a stupid lamb," I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion.”

 Question of the Week: 

What's your favorite most recent book?

The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner

Ripper by Stefan Petrucha

I can't pick just one so it's a tie between the two.

Throwback Thursday #7

Throwback Thursday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Stephanie @Bookfever and Christina @Booksane where we feature books that we've read in the past but are still crazy about. It could be a book you read as a child and still remember and love or maybe just a book that you haven't read in a long time and want to show your love for.

Each week we'll be featuring a new random question to answer!

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Avalon High

by

Meg Cabot

To newcomer Ellie, Avalon High seems like a typical American high school, complete with jocks, nerds, cheerleaders, and even the obligatory senior class president, quarterback, and all-around good guy. But it doesn't take Ellie long to suspect that something weird is going on beneath the glossy surface of this tranquil hall of learning. As she pieces together the meaning of this unfolding drama, she begins to recognize some haunting Arthurian echoes, causing her to worry that she has become just a pawn in mythic history.

This was probably the first book I ever read by Meg Cabot (which was forever ago), and it's what first got me interested in myth re-tellings. It's a pretty short book but it's a fun and cute read.

*I swear the complete cover is there...blame it on my white background. xD*

 Quote 

“Why had I taken all those useless classes like bio and German when I should have been taking lipreading?” 

 Question of the Week: 

Do you read before bed?

I try to read before bed if I can, plus it is one comfy place to read.

Throwback Thursday #6

Throwback Thursday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Stephanie @Bookfever and Christina @Booksane where we feature books that we've read in the past but are still crazy about. It could be a book you read as a child and still remember and love or maybe just a book that you haven't read in a long time and want to show your love for.

Each week we'll be featuring a new random question to answer!

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Blood and Chocolate

by

Annette Curtis Klause

Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf?

Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He’s fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.
Vivian’s divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really—human or beast? Which tastes sweeter—blood or chocolate?

I still remember that after I moved a few years ago this was one of the first books I discovered at my library after having read one of Klause's other books, The Silver Kiss. Blood and Chocolate is one of those short and sweet '90s books which give you thrills but aren't so flippin' long and I loved this for the werewolves that are actually wolves, not monstrous things. The book is much better than what they did to the movie and is pretty much the complete opposite of how the movie went.

 Quote 

“I had the taste of blood and chocolate in my mouth, one as hated as the other.”

 Question of the Week: 

If you were given a free airline ticket with a destination of your own choice, where would you go? And what book would you take with you?

I would love to go to England, it seems like such an interesting country and I think I would take Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare with me.

Throwback Thursday #4 and #5

Throwback Thursday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Stephanie @Bookfever and Christina @Booksane where we feature books that we've read in the past but are still crazy about. It could be a book you read as a child and still remember and love or maybe just a book that you haven't read in a long time and want to show your love for.

Each week we'll be featuring a new random question to answer!

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(Since I missed last week's Throwback Thursday, I'm posting two this week.)

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 Throwback Thursday #4 

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

by

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a Cloak of Invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny cupboard under the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in ten years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was probably the book that got me back into reading once I'd hit my pre-teen years. It's such a wonderful world and the movies were fantastic.

 Quote 

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

 Question of the Week: 

Which author would you buy and read every single book from?

Hmm...that is a tough question! I would say Kelly Creagh is the author I would do this for. Her books are amazing and I love that she bases her Nevermore series around Edgar Allan Poe's work.

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 Throwback Thursday #5 

The Thief Lord
by

Cornelia Funke

Welcome to the magical underworld of Venice, Italy. Here, hidden canals and crumbling rooftops shelters runaways and children with incredible secrets....

After escaping from their cruel aunt and uncle, orphans Prosper and Bo meet a mysterious boy who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Clever and charming, The Thief Lord leads a band of street children who enjoy making mischief. But the Thief Lord also has a dark secret. And suddenly Prosper and Bo find themselves on a fantastical journey to a forgotten place. What they discover there will change the course of their destiny... forever.

I first saw the movie featuring the cutest little guys, Aaron Johnson and Rollo Weeks which was a great movie. A couple years later I found the book to read and loved it. The setting in Venice was fun and Prosper and Bo were so sweet and it was fun to think of hanging out as a kid and making your own trouble.

 Quote 

“Children are caterpillars and adults are butterflies. No butterfly ever remembers what it felt like being a caterpillar.”

 Question of the Week: 

When was the last time you cried over a book?

Just a few weeks ago when reading The Death Cures by James Dashner. I knew what was going to happen but I got a little crazy and cried a bit.

Throwback Thursday #3

Throwback Thursday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Stephanie @Bookfever and Christina @Booksane where we feature books that we've read in the past but are still crazy about. It could be a book you read as a child and still remember and love or maybe just a book that you haven't read in a long time and want to show your love for.

Each week we'll be featuring a new random question to answer!

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The Westing Game

by

Ellen Raskin

When an eccentric millionaire dies mysteriously, sixteen very unlikely people are gathered together for the reading of the will...and what a will it is!

To me the ultimate grade-school read was The Westing Game! Which thinking back on it this was a pretty tough little mystery for us kids. There was a variety of characters and who didn't want to be Turtle Wexler every now and again with her nose stuck where it shouldn't belong?

 Quote 

“Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows.” 

 Question of the Week: 

Do you listen to music while reading?

Sometimes I might have music playing but usually I can't concentrate on the music and reading my book.

Throwback Thursday #2

Throwback Thursday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Stephanie @Bookfever and Christina @Booksane where we feature books that we've read in the past but are still crazy about. It could be a book you read as a child and still remember and love or maybe just a book that you haven't read in a long time and want to show your love for.

Each week we'll be featuring a new random question to answer!

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Lord Loss (The Demonata, #1)

by

Darren Shan

Grubbs Grady has stiff red hair and is a little big for his age, which means he can get into R-rated movies. He hates history and loves bacon, rats, and playing tricks on his squeamish older sister. When he opts out of a family weekend trip, he never guesses that he is about to take a terrifying journey into darkness. Hungry demons and howling werewolves haunt his waking nightmares... and threaten his life.

I recently re-read books 1-3 and then caught up to book 9 in like a month. Then of course the library didn't have the last one but these books are AWESOME! I first read Shan's Saga of Darren Shan/Cirque du Freak series and loved it so then I discovered his Demonata series. These books are creepy, gross and like a more kickass R.L. Stine.

 Quote 

“You thought I was a werewolf?" Dervish asks.
"Yes." I answer hollowly.
"You ass.”

 Question of the Week: 

Do you have an e-reader?

I do have an e-reader! I won my Kindle last December and have loved having it. Paper books are still better but free e-books are nice and addictive.

Throwback Thursday #1

Throwback Thursday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Stephanie @Bookfever and Christina @Booksane where we feature books that we've read in the past but are still crazy about. It could be a book you read as a child and still remember and love or maybe just a book that you haven't read in a long time and want to show your love for.

Each week we'll be featuring a new random question to answer!

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I was almost late to the party since I didn't realize Steph and Christina had decided to start this until today. So my first Throwback Thursday features Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Speak

by

Laurie Halse Anderson

Since the beginning of the school year, high school freshman Melinda has found that it's been getting harder and harder for her to speak out loud: "My throat is always sore, my lips raw.... Every time I try to talk to my parents or a teacher, I sputter or freeze.... It's like I have some kind of spastic laryngitis." What could have caused Melinda to suddenly fall mute? Could it be due to the fact that no one at school is speaking to her because she called the cops and got everyone busted at the seniors' big end-of-summer party? Or maybe it's because her parents' only form of communication is Post-It notes written on their way out the door to their nine-to-whenever jobs. While Melinda is bothered by these things, deep down she knows the real reason why she's been struck mute: Andy Evans. He's a senior at Melinda's high school, and Melinda hasn't been able to speak clearly since the Incident with him at the senior party last August.

I think I read it in my early teens which to me feels like twenty years ago (it's only been ten years). I first saw the movie featuring Kristen Steward, Michael Angarano and Steve Zahn. If you haven't seen the film all I can say is you've missed out. I recently re-read Speak and was blown away again by Melinda's story. to me, it's a must-read for all girls and women.

 Quotes 

“IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding.” 

“Do they choose to be so dense? Were they born that way? I have no friends. I have nothing. I say nothing. I am nothing. ” 

“If I ever form a clan, we'll be the anti-cheerleaders and walk under the bleacher forming mild acts of mayhem.”

 Question of the Week: 

What is your favorite drink while reading?

Truthfully, I try not to drink anything while reading because I'm a bit of a klutz (you're suprised right?) and I don't want to spill anything on my book or Kindle.