It's Not You It's Me

Its not You Its me by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann...

Plot: Funny and touching—this is a heartfelt breakup story.Zoe loves Henry.Henry dumps Zoe.Zoe wants Henry back—at any cost.Zoe’s two best friends come up with a plan to help Zoe get what she thinks she wants. The plan: make Henry jealous.But the plan takes a surprising turn. . . .Spanning thirty-one days in the cycle of a breakup, Kerry Cohen Hoffmann’s humorous and poignant novel depicts a girl whose single-minded focus on her ex-boyfriend has pulled her far from the person she most needs to win back—herself.

Review: Throughout this book my spine just twisted. Why oh why is this girl so dependent on a boy. Its the classic novel of a sad pathetic breakup. Zoe, the main character, just cant seem to get over him. She is clingy, and borderline crazy obsessed. I thought that this novel would be different in a sort of self discovery way, but no its just the same as all the others. Very light! Cover: much more cute than the book! I am in love with this!!

3/5 Suns

Once was lost

Once was lost by Sara Zarr...

Samara Taylor used to believe in miracles. She used to believe in a lot of things. As a pastor's kid, it's hard not to buy in to the idea of the perfect family, a loving God, and amazing grace. But lately, Sam has a lot of reason to doubt. Her mother lands in rehab after a DUI and her father seems more interested in his congregation than his family. When a young girl in her small town is kidnapped, the local tragedy overlaps with Sam's personal one, and the already-worn thread of faith holding her together begins to unravel.

I was expecting so much from sara Zarr, Unfortunately i didnt get it. The book had a good concept that could have been played out beautifully, Execpt it didnt. Radom characters were placed throughout the whole book. and the girl that was lost you never really got the conncection to how it played a role in Samara's Life. Also it bugged me that their was a boy throughout the novel, except he really did not play an important role. I mean why would'nt you put a little romance in there! Girls, especially me, love that junk!I did on the other hand like the interactions with her parents. Her dad is the minister of her church and has this perfect role, when actually he is unstable and secluded. Her mom, who is trying to keep up the "perfect wife" is in a rehab center. I was skeptical at first about the religious aspect, but it worked actually. By having religion be part of a community helped the story line. I did not bug me that it wasnt my religion because it wasnt overly used. The setting also helped this book. With a dry climate and small town, it just worked. Not a bad read. Love the Cover

3/5 Suns

~THANK YOU~

I just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in my TRICK-Or-TREAT blog tour! All who posted comments, guest posted, interviewed, and participated in any way! I am extreemly lucky to have such a great blogging community and authors who are so willing to speak with readers!! Again thank you!!

My Amazing Authors were:

Kristina Springer

Tera Lynn Childs

Melissa Walker

Lidnesey Levitt

Rhonda Stapleton

Tom Dolby

Lauren Oliver

Linda Gerber

My Fabulous Bloggers were:

Katie-Sophistikatied Reviews

Jessica -Chick-Lit-Teens

Mealanie-Mealanie's Musings

Megan-Simply Books

Chealsea-The Page Flipper

Jessica-Eat Sleep and Dance

ReaderGirl Reviews

Again thank you thank you thank you!!!! You are all so wonderfull and i couldnt have done it without all your awsome Hallowen posts!!! I hope you all enjoyed this celebration, and had a fabulous halloween Season!!! xoxoxox, Rachel

Winner!!!

The Winner Of the Fear Street series is ...........

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TOTBT DAY 31: Happy Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEEN! The countdown is finally over! The Trick-or Treat blog tour was a a huge sucess and i want to thank everyone who participated! I had so much fun, and you guys made everything possible! For this last day i finally got my pictures off facebook-so i am going to share what i was last year! I was the Cheshire Cat from alice in Wonderland!! p.s. How cute are those socks???

I loved Being the Cheshire Cat!!

here is a full Body Costume

Here is my face makeup

Hope your halloween is Purrrrfect!!! Have a very fun eventful night and stay safe!!!!! xoxoxxo,Rachel

TOTBT Day 28: Lauren Oliver

Today we have Wonderful Lauren Oliver!!! She is author of the debut novel Before i fall, which i can not wait to read!! She is going to share with us her very special Halloween Treat! Enjoy!
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My name is Lauren Oliver, and I am a Halloween Grynch.
(Hiiii, Lauren Oliver.)
Okay, so for real, here’s the thing: When I was little, I loved Halloween. Probably all kids do, although I liked the holiday apart from its promise of bags and bags full of candy (my sister had the sweet tooth in the family, and because she was older and bigger, she usually confiscated all the good stuff as soon as we got home, anyway).
So yeah, the candy was besides the point. I loved Halloween because I loved the costumes.
When I was younger I dressed up as many things: a gypsy (pictures show me grinning, radiantly happy, with about a pound of black eye shadow smeared across my cheeks, as apparently my seven-year-old self believed that the primary mark of a gypsy was a fondness for avoiding baths altogether); a fairy; a pirate; a princess (of course); an octopus (a costume recycled from a school play, as my mother was of the waste not, want not generation); a chef; an acrobat.
They were real costumes—they allowed me to be someone else. It was like getting to play a game of make-believe with the whole world. For one night the world rewarded me for playing make-believe, instead of just telling me to do my homework or sit down for dinner, or any of the things that happened on the other 364 days a year that would rudely interrupt my play time.
But sadly, as I got older, Halloween lost its appeal. The costumes started to become not about transformation, but about the reveal: wear the shortest, tightest, sexiest outfit you can find, throw on a pair of cat ears, and voila! Sexy cat.
Railing against the kind of flaunting girls do, and are expected to do, on Halloween isn’t new, so I won’t go all fem-bot about it. But honestly, I have never at any point aspired to be or fantasized about being a slutty cat, a slutty nurse, or a slutty policewoman. There might be guys who fantasize about sexually experimental felines, of course, but dressing up for someone else isn’t fun, at least not for me. It reminds me of school portrait day and lame formal events and other boring things.
That’s why in recent years I’ve opted out of Halloween altogether. The fun, the magic, the mystery were gone.
But this year I’ve decided to get back in the game. And though you won’t find me rocking out in an octopus costume or smearing any of my precious black Mac eye shadow my cheeks, you won’t find me wearing a pair of cat ears, either.
Instead, I’ll be going down the mask road. I’m attending my first-ever masquerade, and while a fancy, glittery mask and a black-tie ball gown doesn’t exactly count as a real costume—it doesn’t allow me to pretend to be someone else, specifically—it will at least be a break from the ordinary. It will be fun and new and different and special; for one night, I’ll get to be something other, and better, than just the plain old, same old self.
Which I guess, come to think of it, is what makes Halloween so special—and why even a pair of cat ears and a miniskirt can sometimes do the trick.
So…happy Halloween! (Meow.)
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I am seriously blushing right now! I was the Cheshire Cat last year for halloween! It wasnt Slutty but it was not kid-friendly! But i totally agree! It is so much fun to dress up as someone new once a year! i love it! And OMG we are so simmilar, because tommorrow night im going to a mascarade ball too!(except it's for a 16th birthday party) I made myself a feather mask to wear with heels and a gorgeous dress! Thanks for sharing Lauren!

TOTBT Day 28: Costume!

Hey Girlies! Today i was going to show you what i was last year for halloween! I was the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland! I was super cute with these fun thigh high pink socks and pink whiskers! But facebook is being way stupid and delted all my photos!! so sad! Anyways this year for halloween i might be Tinkerbelle!! But anyhow i found this really fun channel-Kandee Jhonson-that does all of these fun halloween looks: Michael Jackson, queen of hearts, Snow white,geisha, and barbie! You should definately check it out for some fun makeup tuturials!!! xoxoxox Rachel