A Rambling Review: Extraordinary Means by Robin Schneider

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4 Stars

“At seventeen, overachieving Lane finds himself at Latham House, a sanatorium for teens suffering from an incurable strain of tuberculosis. Part hospital and part boarding school, Latham is a place of endless rules and confusing rituals, where it’s easier to fail breakfast than it is to flunk French.

There, Lane encounters a girl he knew years ago. Instead of the shy loner he remembers, Sadie has transformed. At Latham, she is sarcastic, fearless, and utterly compelling. Her friends, a group of eccentric troublemakers, fascinate Lane, who has never stepped out of bounds his whole life. And as he gradually becomes one of them, Sadie shows him their secrets: how to steal internet, how to sneak into town, and how to disable the med sensors they must wear at all times.

But there are consequences to having secrets, particularly at Latham House. And as Lane and Sadie begin to fall in love and their group begins to fall sicker, their insular world threatens to come crashing down.

Told in alternating points of view, Extraordinary Means is a darkly funny story about doomed friendships, first love, and the rare miracle of second chances.”

-Summary from goodreads.com

Isla and the Happily Ever After: A Rambling Review

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins

5/5 Stars

I had some time to kill between work shifts the other day so I walked around Barnes and Noble taking sketchy pictures

“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” 

Summary from Goodreads.com 

Books You Read in High School That You Definitely Should Re-Read

When I came home from the summer I was in desperate need of a good book. The constant demands of my classes, work, friends and sleep kept me from doing one of my favorite things last semester: reading. I had a goal this summer to read as many books as possible, and I’d say I have done a pretty good job of it.

We All Live in a Paper Town

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

John Green is obviously a very talented writer, however, I had only read one of his novels as of a week ago. But when you are aimlessly strolling Target on a Saturday night at 9:30 with your mom, you pick up a 30% off John Green book and place it in your basket along with a yoga shirt, some toothpaste and coffee ice cream because, you know, why not?

Summer Reading Book Review: Free to Fall Lauren Miller

Free to Fall by Lauren Miller

“What if there was an app that told you what song to listen to, what coffee to order, who to date, even what to do with your life—an app that could ensure your complete and utter happiness? What if you never had to fail or make a wrong choice?

What if you never had to fall?”

(summary from goodreads.com)

3.6 stars out of 5

***I’ll try to keep this review as vague as possible to avoid spoilers, but that being said there might be some light spoilers in this post that I don’t realize are spoilers. You’ve been warned***