torpor
/ˈtôrpər/
noun
- a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy
Now I’m shaking off the torpor, powering through it, rising up and up — above the road, above the trees.
– Brenna Yovanoff, Places No One Knows
Places No One Knows
November 2018 Reading Wrap-Up
Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really like it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 30 – November 3
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Waverly’s salty, salty thoughts.
Least Favorite Thing: No one communicates well in this book and it is infuriating reading their conversations because like JUST SAY WORDS OK JUST SAY IT DON’T THINK IT!!
I really liked this book. Now I’m torn on Brenna Yovanoff because two of her books I hated and two I loved… What is the real Brenna Yovanoff?? Stress.
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Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 3 – 6
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Laini’s writing voice.
Least Favorite Thing: As I’ve said before, there were some bits that were just too descriptive. Things I’d rather not visualize.
These stories aren’t pleasant, but I like them anyway because of Laini’s voice.
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Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
(Shatter Me, book 4)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 6 – 9
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: That scream! Whaaat!
Least Favorite Thing: No one communicates in this book!
Man I loved the ending to this book, it was exactly what I wanted.
My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Aston, & Jodi Meadows
(The Lady Janies, book 2)
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 10 – 19
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Helen
Least Favorite Thing: Just a tiny bit longish…?
I read this book during a reading slump and it still managed to be a four star book for me. It was so funny!
They Never Came Back by Caroline B. Cooney
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: July 22 – November 23
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: The POV shifts.
Least Favorite Thing: What about Marmee and Dad Bob??
It took me ages to get past the third chapter of this book, but I won’t name any names as to whyyyy… Anyway I finished it and it was well written.
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Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 17 – 25
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Beatrice/Benedick
Least Favorite Thing: EVERYONE JUST FORGIVES FUCKING CLAUDIO LIKE HE DIDN’T PUBLICLY SHAME HERO????
Fuck Claudio. Also why is it always the friar who’s like “let’s pretend someone is dead!”?
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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
(To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, book 1)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ – it was ok
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 24 – 27
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Um….
Least Favorite Thing: I did not like a single character in this whole book…
I have to say, even though I rated this 2 stars, that doesn’t mean it’s a bad book. It’s a solid, decent book, but it’s really not my cup of tea which bumped it down a bit. And if you like YA Romance, then you’ll probably love this book.
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In Progress
Book Haul: November 13, 2018
I’m so fucking real that it hurts.
– Brenna Yovanoff, Places No One Knows, page 109
Version:
Hardcover, 373 pages
Published May 17th 2016 by Delacorte Press
1000 Pages Read-a-Thon Progress: Day 1
I probably could have read more, but this was a pretty distracting day. I’m going to call this good progress. I read a couple chapters on a reread, finished a book I was reading, and started a new one.
21 pages – The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
141 pages – Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff
42 pages – Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
Total Pages: 204
Completed: Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff
October 2018 Reading Wrap-Up
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
(Strange the Dreamer, book 1)
Rating: ★★★★★ – it was amazing
Review: Yes
Format: eBook
Reading Dates: September 30 – October 3
Read Count: 2
Favorite Thing: Dreamer’s Weep
Least Favorite Thing: Descriptions of the Carnage
I reread this on a whim to prepare for Muse of Nightmares and I’m glad I did because I enjoyed it just as much as the first time.
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At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
(The Mitford Years, book 1)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: September 27 – October 9
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: The peaceful nature of the village.
Least Favorite Thing: So much religion…
This is one of those calm books where even when something happens, nothing really happens. But I mean that in a good way, I promise; it’s mostly character based. I found this series when I was in jail and it was so calming I bought them all when I was released.
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Clarity by Kim Harrington
(Clarity, book 1)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: Yes
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 9 – 10
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: The mechanics of the various psychic abilities.
Least Favorite Thing: She saw her brother have sex in a vision like….yikes, poor Clarity.
I grabbed this book on a whim, partly because I accidentally grabbed it’s sequel on a whim also, but mostly because it’s October and I wanted to read something with a little supernatural tint.
Perception by Kim Harrington
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ – it was ok
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 10 – 12
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Perry’s anxiety was relatable as hell.
Least Favorite Thing: Clarity is incredibly judgmental of like…everyone.
Hmm… Well, that was not as good as the first one. It wasn’t terrible or anything, it just wasn’t good. And once again the romance was super clumsy; I just didn’t buy either of the love interests at all.
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ – did not like it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 13
Read Count: 1 (DNF)
Favorite Thing: Nothing.
Least Favorite Thing: The supernatural creatures need you to be in a band! For fucks sake…
I got about halfway through this book and then could go no further. The premise had potential, but it just wouldn’t get there and the writing felt awkward. I’ve read other novels by this author and they were alright, but this first one just wasn’t doing it for me.
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My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows
(The Lady Janies, book 1)
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 13 – 18
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: So funny!
Least Favorite Thing: Can’t think of a single thing! Hurray!
This book was so funny, I definitely recommend everyone read it. (Don’t worry, you don’t need to know any of the actual history to enjoy this, although it is a little bonus.)
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Rating: N/A
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: March 27 – October 21
Read Count: 1 (DNF)
Favorite Thing: Nothing.
Least Favorite Thing: So boring…
Well I tried for almost a year and never got past the first quarter of this book, so I’m giving up! I like to think I’m not usually so impatient when I read classic novels, but this one really beat me, y’all. Maybe I’ll give it another go when I’m older and wiser.
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Touched by Corrine Jackson
(Sense Thieves, book 1)
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 20 – 24
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: This book is like if Twilight had been actually good.
Least Favorite Thing: Dean. Yuck.
I’m officially calling this as a guilty-pleasure read. Now I just need to find the sequels!
Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart
(Grace and Fury, book 1)
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 26 – 27
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: The Mount Ruin women.
Least Favorite Thing: Men.
As I mentioned before, this book starts a little slow, but it picks up pretty soon and once it gets going it’s hard to put down.
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Rating: Unrated
Review: Yes
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 28
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Not likely.
Least Favorite Thing: Graphic.
Trigger Warnings: Child Abuse, Child Sex Abuse (and others)
This book was well-written, but I think in the case of this story that’s almost a bad thing.
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In Progress
What Are You Reading Wednesdays: October 31, 2018
What Are You Reading Wednesdays #WAYRW is a weekly feature on It’s A Reading Thing. Everyone is welcome to participate.
Grab the book you are currently reading and answer three questions:
- What’s the name of your current read?
- Go to page 34 in your book or 34% in your eBook and share a couple of sentences.
- Would you like to live in the world that exists within your book? Why or why not?
- Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff
- I’m beginning to suspect that thinking is overrated. There are all kinds of people at school and I’m reasonably sure they rarely think at all.
- I mean, sure? I’m only 100 pages in, but so far the world seems safe enough?
First Lines Fridays: November 10, 2017
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?
- Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
- Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
- Finally… reveal the book!
First Lines:
There’s something awful about the sun.
Interested? Scroll down for the cover and summary!
Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff
Waverly Camdenmar spends her nights running until she can’t even think. Then the sun comes up, life goes on, and Waverly goes back to her perfectly hateful best friend, her perfectly dull classes, and the tiny, nagging suspicion that there’s more to life than student council and GPAs.
Marshall Holt is a loser. He drinks on school nights and gets stoned in the park. He is at risk of not graduating, he does not care, he is no one. He is not even close to being in Waverly’s world.
But then one night Waverly falls asleep and dreams herself into Marshall’s bedroom—and when the sun comes up, nothing in her life can ever be the same. In Waverly’s dreams, the rules have changed. But in her days, she’ll have to decide if it’s worth losing everything for a boy who barely exists.
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