Waiting On Wednesday: THE NEXT PART IN THE SERIES

WoW is weekly meme created by Jill at Breaking The Spine in which bloggers can share books they're excited to get soon :)

 

 

Well hello there my darlings!

today I'm feeling festive and happy because I just got chosen to be an exchange student this next summer, which is absolutely awesome because yes.

 

So, I got really inspired and decided to do a WoW about books that are part of a series that I love/like/am excited about :)

 

HERE THEY ARE:

 

 

Isla and the Happily Ever After

by Stephanie Perkins

 

From the glittering streets of Manhattan to the moonlit rooftops of Paris, falling in love is easy for hopeless dreamer Isla and introspective artist Josh. But as they begin their senior year in France, Isla and Josh are quickly forced to confront the heartbreaking reality that happily-ever-afters aren’t always forever.

 

Their romantic journey is skillfully intertwined with those of beloved couples Anna and Étienne and Lola and Cricket, whose paths are destined to collide in a sweeping finale certain to please fans old and new.

 

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Friends, I'm gonna tell you since when I've been waiting for this book: 2010. You read that right, twothousandfreakingten. It's gotten to the point where I almost lost interest, if it weren't any other author I'd probably had, but my faith is on Perkins. And my expectations are HIGH.

 

 

 

Double Digit

by Annabel Monaghan

 

To say eighteen-year-old Farrah Higgins—or Digit—is good at math is a laughable understatement. She’s been cracking codes since childhood, and is finally at home with “her people” at MIT in Cambridge. Her talents are so off the charts that her laptop is under surveillance by both the CIA and an ecoterrorist named Jonas Furnis. So when she thoughtlessly hacks into the Department of Defense’s database, she lands in serious hot water inside and outside the law. Readers will be sad to turn the last page of this suspenseful, sassy, super smart thriller, the sequel to A Girl Named Digit.

 

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This series is currently my favorite because it's fun and witty and fast and fabulous. I am a math hater, seriously I'm probably in med school because I suck at math so bad they wouldn't haven taken me anywhere else ;) but still I super enjoy Digit talking about math, she makes it interesting and not boring at all.

 

 

 

Just One Year

by Gayle Forman

 

It will be in Willem's POV.

"Can you fall in love in just one day? Can you become a new person? How about in just one year? In JUST ONE DAY and its companion novel JUST ONE YEAR, sheltered American good girl Allyson “LuLu” Healey and easygoing actor Willem De Ruiter are about to find out against a guidebook-worthy array of foreign backdrops. Equal parts romance, coming-of-age-tale, mystery and travel romp (with settings that span from England’s Stratford upon Avon to Paris to Amsterdam to India’s Bollywood) JUST ONE DAY and JUST ONE YEAR show how in looking for someone else, you just might wind up finding yourself."

 

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As y'all know, I wasn't a big fan of Just One Day. BUT I am hoping Willem's part of the story will change my insight and therefore my perspective. Also, (cover) I thought Willem was a blonde and not a brunette?, and doesn't he look like he's not enjoying the kiss hee hee.

Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Title: Anna and the french kiss

author: Stephanie Perkins

Published December 2nd 2010 by Dutton

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(Old review from December 2010)

COVER YOUR EARS YOU ALL PEOPLE OUT THERE IN PLANET EARTH! I GOTTA SCREAM!:
"I'M IN LOOOOOOOOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
yes, I'm in love with this book!

and I'm so very pleased that an author that writes a book that has no vampires/werewolves/angels etc and instead has simple human characters can create such an interesting story that puts the biggest grin on my face and makes me dance around my room with taylor swift in the background :P

Review: Lola and The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Title: Lola and the boy next door

Author: Stephanie Perkins

Published September 29th 2011 by Dutton

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Things I loved:

• Cricket. I liked him from the first moment I read him, and I know exactly why... because he reminds me of my beloved Dexter from Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby. Cricket's like Dexter long lost twin (yes, Cricket has 2 twins haha), they are both tall and have crazy hair and the same animated, cheerful and extremely charming personality that makes it impossible NOT to love them.
 
• The setting. I've never been to San Francisco but Perkin's obvious love for it was contagious.
 

 

• The childhood flashbacks. Those stories were the cutest! I loooooooved the one about the elevator! *wink*
• The romance. It may have driven me crazy sometimes, but the chemistry and most of all, Cricket's love for Lola, was undeniable.
 
• Calliope. I understood where she was coming from and why she was so interested in letting Lola know that she was not doing the right thing leading Cricket on. Her interest was saving her brother from heartbreak, and don't we all want to save our brothers from that? (:
 
• Anna and Etienne. Awww, lovely surprise! they're the best! <3
 

Things I didn't like:

• The parentals. I mean I get they want to pretect their daughter but really?! did they have to be so rude? It's not like Lola is a saint so why blame only Cricket (or Max for the matter). And they really should have said something to Lola before all the mess exploded, they saw what was happening between her and Cricket and they knew she was with Max, I bet my parents would have sat with me and made me come to my senses.

 
• Lola's dilemma. If she had a fresh personality, I could have not cared less. Most of the time her selfishness bugged me to infinity and beyond. Maybe because she was young (17)? maybe because she was in love with the jerk (Max)? but I simply didn't get her choices.
 
• Lola's  lack of relationship with her mom. I hated the way she treated her mom, it only made her look selfish and childish. I thought with the costumes and all that she didn't care what people thought of her? her actions told me otherwise.
 

Things I didn't care about:

• Lola's style.
• The Marie Antoniette gown.
• The anti-hobos trauma.
• The best friend's obsession with Nancy Whats-her-name.
 



Isn't he super cute? aww hahaha

 

Things I'm excited about:

• The revelation of the conection with Isla's story. [*SPOILER AHEAD*] I was ecstatic to see they're going to France for the Olympics! YAY! I've always liked Isla, she's quiet and serene and shy but she stood up for Anna who she didn't even know that well, and my heart bursts with love for her. And Josh! oh please don't get me started with Josh! he was my favorite character from Anna and the French Kiss and I can't friggin wait for his story! <3.

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