ZOMBIES VS INCORNS by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier

THIS IS AN ANTHOLOGY (meaning a collection of short stories) THE POINT OF THIS BOOK IS TO GET YOU TO DECIDE WHICH ONE MAKES A BETTER FICTION CHARACTER, A BETTER CREATURE. THE BOOK CONSISTS OF 12 SHORT STORIES, 6 ZOMBIE STORIES (edited by Justine Larbalestier) AND 6 UNICORN STORIES (edited by holly Black). I HAVE TO SAY THAT I HAD HIGH HOPES FOR THIS BOOK AND WAS VERY EXCITED WHEN IT ARRIVED IN THE MAIL. I FOUND OUT THAT ITS A BOOK I DIDN'T ENJOY ALL THAT MUCH. 4 OF THE STORIES ARE GREAT BUT THE REST ARE NOT VERY GOOD AND SOME NOT GOOD AT ALL. SOMETHING I LIKED VERY MUCH WAS THAT IT TOOK THE STORIES TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL AND GAVE DIFFERENT MEANING TO THE WHOLE ZOMBIE TERRIFYING MONSTER AND TO THE UNICORN RAINBOW PRETTY STORIES.
MY FAVORITE STORY IS CALLED "THE CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION" BY MAUREEN JOHNSON AND THE STORY I DIDN'T LIKE AT ALL "A THOUSAND FLOWERS" BY MARGO LANAGAN.
TO THE ANTHOLOGY I GIVE ***

THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER by Sarah Dessen

                                          
THIS IS THE FIRST SARAH DESSEN NOVEL I READ AND I REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK. IT WAS FUNNY AND SAD AND CUTE. THE STORY TAKES PLACE DURING SUMMER, MACI IS NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO A LONG AND BORING SUMMER. HER BOYFRIEND JASON IS AWAY FOR BRAIN CAMP SO SHE TAKES OVER HIS JOB AT THE LIBRARY WHERE BETHANY AND AMANDA MAKE HER JOB HARD. THEY TREAT HE LIKE SHE'S DUMB JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY SMART AND HAVE A CRUSH ON JASON. MACI ENDS UP GETTING A SECOND JOB, ONE SHE REALLY LIKES. SHE DOESN'T FEEL LIKE AN OUTCAST WORKING THERE AND THAT'S WHEN SHE MEETS WES. THEY BECOME CLOSE FRIENDS AND TALK A LOT ABOUT THEY'RE PROBLEMS. MACI FINDS HERSELF IN THAT SECOND JOB, SHE KNOWS LIFE IS NOT ABOUT PLEASING EVERYONE AND EVEN RETHINKS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH JASON. MACI AND HER MOTHER HAVE ALWAYS STRUGGLED WITH THE DEATH OF MACI'S FATHER BUT NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT IN THIS STORY YOU'LL READ HOW THEY BEGIN TO COPE WITH THE PAST. THIS BOOK IS 374 PAGES.
I GIVE IT *****

13 REASONS WHY by Jay Asher

                                                            
THIS IS A BOOK I FOUND MYSELF DEVOURING, THIS BOOK IS A BESTSELLER AND THERE'S POSSIBLY 13 REASONS WHY (if not more). IN THIS STORY THE MAIN CHARACTER IS DEAD HER NAME IS HANNAH BAKER, AFTER KILLING HERSELF SCHOOLMATES GET THE PACKAGE, ONE BY ONE. THE BOX CONTAINS 7 AUDIOTAPES. THE STUDENTS THAT GET THIS IS IN NO WAY GOOD NEWS TO THEM BECAUSE SURPRISE, SURPRISE THAT ONLY MAKES THEM ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SHE COMMITTED SUICIDE AND THERE'S 13 REASONS WHY. HANNAH BAKER  EXPLAINS EVERYTHING IN THOSE TAPES AND SHE EXPLAINS IT WITH A KIND OF DARK SENSE OF HUMOR. EVEN THOUGH SHE'S DEAD I FOUND MYSELF UNDERSTANDING HER PAIN AND LIKING HER. I WAS HOPING THAT THERE WOULD BE A SURPRISING ENDING LETTING ME KNOW SHE WAS ACTUALLY ALIVE BUT NO SURPRISE THERE. I FOUND MYSELF GRIEVING FOR THIS CHARACTER. 13 REASONS WHY IS A NOVEL THAT WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART AND MAKE YOU REMEMBER THAT BULLY YOU ONCE HAD IN YOUR SCHOOL.
1-5 I GIVE *****

ONE DAY by David Nicholls

                                                                   
I JUST FINISHED READING ONE DAY 4 DAYS AGO AND AS SOON AS I FINISHED THE BOOK I WATCHED THE MOVIE. I MUST SAY, I WAS IMPRESSED BY HOW WELL THE MOVIE FOLLOWED THE BOOK. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO GET INTO THE STORY BUT AFTER READING ABOUT MORE THAN HALF OF IT I STARTED LIKING IT. IT HAS GOOD REVIEWS AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE COVER IT IS A BESTSELLER, UNFORTUNATELY I FOUND MYSELF NOT LIKING IT TOO  MUCH. PLEASE PEOPLE THAT LOVED THE BOOK PLEASE DON'T HATE ME, I TRIED TO LOVE IT. THIS BOOK IS 435 PAGES. THE BOOK DOESN'T GO BY CHAPTERS IT GOES BY THE SAME DATE ONLY A YEAR LATER. THE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE DEXTER AND EMMA THEY MEET DURING THEIR GRADUATION ON JULY 15, 1988 AND IT FOLLOWS THEIR LIFE'S ALL THE WAY TO JULY 15, 2007. EMMA AND DEXTER ARE BEST FRIENDS, DEXTER IS AN ALCOHOLIC TRYING TO NOT BE A FAILURE AND EMMA IS A VERY NICE GIRL TRYING TO FIND HERSELF. THIS BOOK HAS A SURPRISING ENDING WHICH THAT I DID LOVE. I HONESTLY THINK THE ENDING IS THE BEST PART OF THE BOOK AND FOUND MYSELF RELIEVED WHEN I FINISHED IT.
FROM 1-5 I GIVE ***