{Review} Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik

Publication date: August 2nd, 2011

Publisher: HarperTeen

ISBN-13: 9780061921261

Synopsis

Moving to California was what we had to do, mom got offered a really good job at Coral Tree Prep High in Los Angeles, a plus side you might think yet it’s not, not when the job your mom was offered is school principal and that is the exact same place you will be attending school.

But when your sister dearest falls in love with a gorgeous guy and you suddenly find yourself spending time with the son of Hollywood royalty Derek Edwards then you can really kiss your normal life good bye.

On an attempt to make lunch time bearable Elise tries to talk to Derek only to find him presumptions and way too silent.

Without knowing it Elise finds a friend in the charming Webster Grant who seems to know how to get into Derek’s bad side. Elise will learn that there is more to their story then meets the eye and she will have to make a decision in the type of company she wants to keep.

Review

Ok, lets start with the obvious this is a book that follows the Pride and Prejudice formula, so if you are a fan of the original here is a heads up.

I find that this book might be a way to get a new generation into Pride and Prejudice but, is it worth the spoilers for the new readers, honestly I don’t think so. But as a fan in search of something with the P&P flavor or at least the formula then yes this is for you.

This story is enjoyable, but just know that if you want realistic fiction just know it tends more into realistic glam, which is more like 80’s “normal” there is a bit of glam and exaggeration in those stories.

I would have liked to see an original twist in this story something that would make me forget that this story was based on P&P and feel that Claire LaZebnik made this story her all, sadly this wasn’t the case, the story was enjoyable a nice break into something that I already knew in a different setting.

Have you read Epic Fail? What are your thoughts??

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{Cover Wars} Cover Loving week 13-15

Come one come all to hear what the awesome readers of Forget About TV, Grab a Book like. Today we keep on revealing the winners of Cover Wars a place where covers from the same book get launched into the ring and you guys decide who you like best. Think of it as a sort of bookish cover dance of ;)

Until we finish the winners count down we will be revealing 3 winning covers at a time, so please bear with me a little longer until all the winners are revealed. Once your cover favorites are announced we will return to our regular programming.

From a top secret life to being part of a group of runaways is how Anna’s life changed, from living on a lab watching her dad’s research to escaping and hiding with the altered boys. If you thought this Lil Berry is talking about Altered by Jennifer Rush, then you are 100% CORRECT. So let’s stop messing around and go look at Altered’s cover winner a.k.a. your favorite shirtless guy:

THE FINAL COVER!!!!!

From hot altered boys we moved on to a world of magic and shifters, a girl that was content with her life and destiny until the night she messed up big time by letting a normal buy know her true identity. In Nightshade by Andrea Cremer we have a whole new world of magic unlocking before us, now let’s see which cover you guys feel is the one that describes this book best:

THE GIRL THAT ISN’T AFRAID TO SHOW HER WILD SIDE!!!

The next week we went a little more contemporary with The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines, where black and white battled it out in order to see which cover represented better the love stories between Ashton and Beau (in The Vincent Boys) and Lana and Sawyer (in The Vincent Brothers). Before we dig more into this love stories let’s take a look at what you guys liked best:

THE SEXY BLACK AND WHITE COVERS win this round!!!!!!!!

If you want to get to see more covers getting some loving come join us this Saturday as we get closer into revealing all your Cover Wars favorites.

{Review} The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller

Publication date: May 7, 2013

Publisher: Entangled Teen

ISBN-13: 9781620612392

Synopsis

When we are little they tell us to be ourselves, but sometimes being who we truly are can put us in the spotlight in the wrong way, in the middle of everyone’s jokes.

That was the day I learned that being myself, my true self, was better kept hidden.  The little girl that got laughed at has learned to camouflage herself, if you look at me now you’ll see a blond cheerleader, a cheery girl with good grades and the star quarterback as her boyfriend.

Sounds kind of silly doesn’t it? It all sounded logical at first, the plan seemed simple and flawless; keeping my inner nerd as it should be indoors. Yet when Logan Scott comes into the picture, or more like in a desperate act to get to know the finally of my favorite comic I jump incognito into the towns comic book shop only to find out that Logan is the owner of the last copy.

And that was the beginning of the summer I became a nerd.

Review

Leah Rea Miller tells a wonderful story, Maddie will learn that life outside the geek closet can be wonderful and freeing.  While getting how this new world she is discovering can really mix with the one she left at school?

I liked both the main story and the sub-story that takes place on this book. I feel it gives a deeper layer, and expansion to the world Maddie and Scott live in and talks about a problem that is so involved in the daily life that we sometimes forget about it.

The finally of this book may not be a big surprise, it’s in the title, but the way the author takes us through the story and lets us meet the characters that impact Maddie’s life is what makes this an interesting trip. This story has a flavor of its own.

An element that Rea Miller added to this book and that we don’t always get to see in YA is involved parents, unlike other YA book where parents get to be minor characters if they are present at all. In “The summer I became a Nerd” you may not always read them but you know the parents are there.

Theme wise, Leah Rea Miller’s The Summer I became a nerd may sound a little unreal, she makes the parents a present figure, and her teens aren’t involved in drugs, sex or alcohol, but the author teaches us that even if the after mentioned themes are present in the life of a teen they are not always necessary to tell a story, nor do they need to be in the spotlight.

So guys, I was thinking, in honor of “The summer I became a Nerd” how about exchanging adorkable crushes or love stories? Here is my famous adorkable crush:

Duckie from Pretty in Pink

Cute, Geeky and 100% proud of who he is even if he does mess things up every now and then. And that for me makes him worthy of the title of adorkable!!! 

How about you? What is your story? Or who is your adorkable crush?

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{Trailer Sunday} }Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Series: Miss Peregrine #1

Publication date: June 7th 2011

Publisher: Quirk

ISBN-13: 9781594744761

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage.

A strange collection of very curious photographs.

 It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience.

As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here - one of whom was his own grandfather - were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason.

And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive

{Cover Wars} Winners from week 10 - 12

We are still in the count down of Cover Wars past, we’ve seen which covers from Tahereh Mafi, Emlyn Chand, Jeyn Roberst, Eoin Colfer and much more. This week we have more winners to reveal are you guys up for it???

First up is a Boyfriend from Hell by E. Van Lowe, which cover shows up best that your mother is dating the devil?? And that you are trying to tell your mom that may give you TMI on hot actors who her boyfriend really is??

The winner for Boyfriend from Hell is….

NO WINNER GUYS, IT’S A TIE!!!!!

             

 

The week after Boyfriend from Hell we changed pace and went from hell to well not heaven but way Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. Where survival, romance and getting to know both characters from they’re unique point of view was a treat on itself.

The top dog for Under the Never Sky is….

THE COVER MAKE OVER, poor original cover you didn’t even give it a fighting chance, and if you would like to fangirl about this book with me this is the designated Spoiler Area.

From hell to Under the Never Sky we now move into the world of Wiccan’s, magic and an unsolved murder we go into the world of The Forever Girl by RebeccaHamilton.

The conqueror of your book love this week was….

THE ORIGINAL COVER!!!!

What did you think of today’s results? Did you like the covers that got all the loving?? Or where you cheering for a different cover??

Remember there is more book cover love to uncover as we go by all the contestants and if you still want to vote go ahead, voting isn’t closed yet!!