November Tbr:

Wow, I can not believe that it's already November! And it's not even the beginning. I'm really sorry I didn't have this up sooner but I was soooo busy with school work. I also just realised that I totally forgot to put one up for October but it was mainly just Everyday and Replica. Anyways here is my tbr for the month of November (Note: GRR means Goodreads Rating):

1. Replica (GRR: 3.74)
Author: Lauren Oliver
Publisher: HarperCollins (Just released: October 4th, 2016)
(I have actually just finished reading this book, but I was still reading it for most of November so far. I started it in October and I bought it because of a book signing event that I went to, but I only read one of two stories. I finished the other, Lyra, this week and started the next book. I will have a review for it shortly.)




2. We were Liars (GRR: 3.85)
Author: E. Lockhart
Publisher: Delacorte Press
(This is actually the November book club book and I just started it, but I have been meaning to read this book for a while. I actually recommended this book for book club, and a few of my friends said it was really good. I've just heard a lot about it, and that it's a classic.)






3. Heartless (GRR: 4.14)
Author: Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Just released: November 8th, 2016)
(I have actually known about this book for more than a year, and have been interested in it ever since Marissa announced it after Winter came out. I really wanted an arc, but it's okay since I pre-ordered it in August anyways. The only reason that it is #3 is because I was almost done Replica when I received it, and because We were Liars is really short and I have to read it for book club. But I have been looking forward to this book for what feels like forever, but now that I have it time is flying by)



4. The Lovely Reckless (GRR: 3.84)
Author: Kami Garcia
Publisher: Imprint (Just released: October 4th, 2016)
(I received an arc of this book and I really really want to read it, but I have soo many other books to read right now. As well one of my closest friends borrowed it, so she is currently reading it. But I will have it back soon and as soon as I finish Heartless I will probably, finally, start this book!)





5. Three Dark Crowns (GRR: 3.84)
Author: Kendare Blake
Publisher: HarperTeen
(I actually also bought this book for the book signing! I heard Kendare discussing it and was intrigued, as well she was signing it so at the last second I decided to buy it. I've heard a lot of talk about this book since it came out, pretty recently. And since I did pay a lot I should probably read it soon.)






6. The Sea of Tranquility (GRR: 4.36)

Author: Katja Millay
Publisher: Atria Books
(As some of you probably know because this has been on my tbr for a while, I was highly recommended of this book by a friend. I still have it on my bookshelf from the library, and I've had it for like 3 months now. I really need to read it but I literally have like no time, with my top reads and my boom club read, and school. *sigh* hopefully I'll have a lot more time to read in December, over the break!)



Anyways that about sums up all the books that I'll probably have time for! Thank you so much for reading my blog posts and tbrs and I'd absolutely love to hear what you're reading right now!
- <3 Kat

October Teen Book Club Report:

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't written in a while.. I have been super busy with math homework, not even school in general just math. I honestly can not wait until second semester! So done with math...

Anyways...

As some of you probably know, for the month of October the book club book was Every Day by David Levithan. We had this meeting on the last Friday of October I'm pretty sure because the last Monday was Halloween. So yes I should have posted this post more than 3 weeks ago, I'm really sorry guys. But what can I say? I'm a procrastinator. Okay so now that my whole life story is out there, let's get into what actual happened at the meeting.

If you guys don't know what the book is about you can check out my review here: and if you don't feel like reading it, but you really should, here's a brief synopsis straight from Goodreads!

"Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.
There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day."

That's the gist of what the book is about! Also as per usual we had cookies and tea (at the meeting, thank you <3), except this time I think we also had juice and some pop. Now as for the book...

A lot of people found it repetitive, and I kind of agree because it revolved around the whole process of being in a new person's body for only one day, and constantly hearing about the process and doing all the regular activities the person really would do got a little overdone. Especially the parts with Rhiannon a lot of people thought that they just seemed like A was saying "come meet me tomorrow" like every chapter and then just meeting up with her. We also discussed why the author chose to make this a love story because one of my close friends pointed out, and I agree with her, is that this book had a lot of potential especially if it wasn't a love story. A lot of people also liked the first half of the book more than the second. However, some people also agreed that it was really interesting how since he was in a different person's body every day, he got to experience all sorts of bodies of people who had disabilities, or were overweight, or even planning a suicide, and because of this he grew as a person.

A little later on we discussed how A would see your life if he woke up in your body, which was a really fascinating thought, except for the fact that most of us said that we wouldn't seem like anything interesting. And it's pretty true, I said that he probably wouldn't see anything interesting especially if it was a school day, which just goes to show how everyone's life is very routine. This is actually a very inspiring thought for what people should strive for, for life to not be a waste or fly by, people should really try to achieve something or try new things all the time. We also talked about how easy it would be for A to literally be the devil. He has no restrictions and no body so nobody could ever actually catch him. We started talking about this because we were thinking about the crazy doctor and whether or not he was like A and whether or not he was bad. But it just goes to show how good of a person A was, he even did everybody'd homework for them. We talked about if you would actually do this. I said I would, because I believe that it is right but some people said they wouldn't. Aha...

It was mentioned how A had to have parents art some point right, and whether or not they were like him and what happened to them. It would be really interesting if David Levithan actually wrote another novella or something about others like A or his parents. Another thing that came up was the fact that A seemed certain of many things, at times , for example that he was the only one. This was never proven but when A said it close to the begging he seemed pretty certain. We also talked about being stuck in relationships and how you can still be lonely even of you are in a relationship. This was very apparent in Justin and Rhiannon's relationship. Because Justin abused her but she still loved him, it seemed that Rhiannon was always sad around Justin. Another idea that was interesting was that a lot of people considered A to be a guy, me included, but technically he was gender neutral, he was both. A few people thought that this was suggested based on the author's writing style, and I actually agree, I just can't prove it.

Another issue with the book that was brought forth was that it kind of seemed like A was stalking Rhiannon. This was thought of because he literally followed her everywhere and interrupted random people's lives just to drive to her school everyday. He also interfered a lot with her school schedule which I think isn't okay. I would never be able to skip so much school, I would be so lost after. Also the relationship felt kind of forced and fake from Rhiannon's point of view, because she was kind of forced into the relationship. A didn't give her much choice, he just kind of followed her around. Especially at the end, a lot of people thought, that it wasn't really fair how he set her up and didn't really give her a choice. He kind of just left... Towards the end of our discussion we also talked about which bodies were the most memorable. For different people it was different but the mot common were the drug addict (because you could see just how bad the addiction was), the girl who was about to commit suicide (especially since A probably saved her life), and the drunk driving girl (because she killed her own brother). A also contributed positively to almost all the bodies he was in, or didn't do any harm at least, except for Nathan, because he just kind of left him in the middle of the road. Which is why the whole other conflict of the story even started.

Some other things were mentioned that I'll try not too go into too great a detail about. Such as...
A had a big impact on a lot of people's lives, because even talking to someone or a smile can make a difference. He and Rhiannon were similar that way they both noticed people. How does it feel to be ripped from someone's body at 12 (he said painful, but what is the feeling)? Some people really appreciated how he respected Rhiannon when he was in her body, but found it kind of weird how he kept saying that "this is what it feels like to .... (move Rhiannon's body part). Lmao (kind of creepy)... ;) When you love someone you need to make sacrifices. Why do people always want to go to LA, Paris, or New York in books? Benefits of A's condition: you can anonymously stop harm, suicides, and shootings (give in tips).

Okay I know that, that was like a text dump and I'm really sorry but there is literally no structure to our discussions. Even the enter I pressed to separate the paragraphs is too much structure. We just have sooo much to discuss and not enough time, but it's okay because otherwise I would be writing like 2 hours worth of text for you guys!

Monthly Book Recommendations: 
A Fine Balance ~ Rohinton Mistry
Replica ~ Lauren Oliver (me)
Devil and the Bluebird ~ Jennifer Mason-Black
The Fifth Rule ~ Don Aker
Me Before You ~ Jojo Moyes
Shadow Fell ~Juliet Marillier
This is Our Story ~ Ashley Elston
Midnighter (DC Comic book)

Thank you so much to all my wonderful readers for sticking around! Even if you didn't read all my paragraphs. Sorry about the lack of structure... ;) If you have anything you want to discuss feel free to comment or even direct message me on instagram, I'm @goldstormbooks! Thank guys! <3   -Katia