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The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 I've also read Shannon Hale's Princess Academy and loved it, so I've been waiting to read this book for quite some time. The Goose Girl was WAY more amazing than I thought it would be! It was so easy to get caught up in the world of Ani/Isi and the kingdom of Bayern. There wasn't a page that I didn't like. I'm still thinking of the story and wishing that I wouldn't have read through it so fast. It is a perfect combination of fantasy, magic, romance, and mystery. I'm thrilled that there are more books in the series, I plan to buy the next on my nook tonight!


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Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Libba Bray is hilarious in this book. I love her feminism! At first, I was a little skeptical about the title and subject matter. The Gemma Doyle series in one of my favorites, so I was excited for her writing. In this book, Bray found a way to make fun of...well everything. She is completely sarcastic in this book and I was seriously laughing out loud throughout most of the book. It's a light, easy read and you can't take anything in the book seriously. However, the undertones and deeper meanings behind all the sarcasm and jokes do bring out true flaws about social roles and our american society. LOVE IT!


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Summer Reading

So far this has been such a low key summer it has been amazing. I've had a chance to spend time doing what I love the most reading. My summer reading goal was to keep it extremely relaxed and enjoyable, nothing even remotely serious as I've been lost in science textbooks ALL YEAR long. I do love science and reality, but I needed a little fake, easy-to-read, idealistic-world fiction.

The list so far includes the following:

• Bite-Size Science - a fun science book as I was still stuck in science teacher mode....
• Eclipse (okay -so not an outstanding piece of literature, but it was a must re-read before the movie came out!)
• Breaking Dawn (well once I read Eclipse I HAD to follow it up with a re-reading of the last installment of the saga!)
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (now one of my absolute favorites thanks to my good friend Marla for recommending it. Everyone should read this book.)
• The Magicians by Lev Grossman (an older more mature version of a hybrid between Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia - interesting but a hard follow up after The Hunger Games. I didn't love it as much as Dan did)
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (2nd Hunger Games book - amazing!)

Currently reading: True Believer by Nicholas Sparks

Like I said....not brilliant pieces of literature (except maybe The Hunger Games), but they've kept me entertained during this lazy summer that I definitely deserved after the last 9 months of teaching. 

To Be Read List:

• At First Sight - Nicholas Sparks (follow-up to the one I'm currently reading)
• The Short Second Life of Bre Tanner - Stephanie Meyer (again, must read after seeing Eclipse)
• The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan (one that I've been meaning to read and a good follow up to the Nicholas Sparks books as they are about a scientific journalist that tries to debunk the mysterious with true science)
• the last Work and the Glory book - I've been putting it off because I don't want the series to end...
• Re-read the last Harry Potter book (at least before November when the movie comes out)
• The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale
• Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen

I know there are others too - but feel free to let me know if you've had any good summer reads or other recommendations!

     

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