Safe Haven

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

So, I have seen the movie for Safe Haven, but I haven't ever read the book until now, I KNOW, I KNOW, what a big no-no ;)

Katie has a secret. One that could ruin her new life. She came to the teeny town of Southport, North Carolina to start over, and create a new life for herself, a safe life. She definitely doesn't want to let her guard down, even to her super friendly neighbor, Jo. But after she opens herself up to Jo, she finds her heart opening up to little Kristen, the shopkeeper, Alex's, daughter. Which soon leads her to Alex. Who is a widow and more than cute. and loving & gah. But how can Katie possibly be falling for this guy when she knows love doesn't last... or does it? And can Katie even love this man when she knows her life will bring so much bad into his?

So personally I loved the movie! I did skip a couple parts in it, where there is a sex scene & makeouts, but for the most part I really enjoyed it. I was suuuuper disappointed though, because the book was much more crude. I don't even want to get into it too much, because it's just kinda gross/awkward to me. But lets just say it had much more sexual stuff in it. I would definitely not recommend. BOO! Thumbs down!!

Rate: PG13/R
   Some cussing, and lots of sexuality
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
    GOODBYE ;(

The Magicians

The Magician by Lev Grossman 

Review by Grant 

Quentin Coldwater is a high school senior, but he’s still secretly obsessed with a series of fantasy novels he read when he was little, about the adventures of five children in a magical land called Fillory. Compared to that, everything in his real life just seems gray and colorless. That changes when Quentin finds himself admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the practice of modern sorcery.

But magic doesn’t bring Quentin the happiness and adventure and meaning he thought it would—until he and his friends make a stunning discovery: Fillory is real.

I discovered this book in my middle school library! At first it is an interesting story about magicians trying to fit in he real world, but there are concepts in this book that are nowhere near okay. This includes: profanity, crude jokes, sex references, homosexual sex, prostitution, and explicit descriptions. And I discovered it in MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY! I only read halfway through, but this is a horrible book. Please don't read. 

RATE: R                                                                                                                                                  GOOD OR GOODBYE?                                                                                                             GOODBYE! 
                                                                                                                             
NITTY GRITTY: there is profanity, crude jokes, sex references, homosexual sex, prostitution and explicit descriptions

Let's Get Lost

Let's Get lost by Adi Alsaid

Four teens from across the country all end up running into the same girl named Leila at different points when they needed someone the most. Hudson, Bree, Elliot, and Sonia all find a friend in Leila, so when it comes time for her to leave their lives are changed forever. During her journey across the country she learns that sometimes what you need the most is right where you started, and maybe the only way to figure that out is to get lost along the way.

I really wish that I could say I love this book, but I can't. There are quite a few parts where it hints about getting stealing, sex, making out, appropriate thinking/touching towards some characters and getting drunk plus a little bit of swearing. I really enjoyed the story and the lesson it taught but the author had to add in all the extra content which made me dislike this book.

Rate: PG13

Some drinking which lead to a few inappropriate scenes 

GOOD OR GOODBYE?

I would have to say GOODBYE / maybe just for adults or older teens?

NITTY GRITTY:
Sexual: there are a couple make out and hinted sex scenes plus inappropriate touching/ thinking towards some characters

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
I've heard about this book for like years...but I've just now gotten around to reading it... and I was disappointed..... sad sad day.

Four bestfriends going four different ways. One thing in common.... The Pants. The Pants are magical. They fit all four girls PERFECTLY. But not only do they fit four very different girls, they look Gooooooood! As these four girls send the pants back and forth throughout the summer they grow closer together, and grow as individuals.

Like I said, this is a very popular book.... but I am so sad to say I didn't like it. It was a cute story... and I really did like watching the characters grow... but it was too crude... Since it was about teenage girls the book talked alot about bodies... and there was small nudity and hints at sex.. and just ah no... Makes me sad, but I would not recommend.
Rate: PG13
  A couple cuss words, crude parts, small nudity, hint at sex
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
  GOODBYE

The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
Since this is a newly popular movie, I decided to read the book and review it for you guys. I'm beginning to realize I should really stop reading Nicholas Sparks...

Sophia's roomates beg her to go to a bull-riding event, and in order to please them, Sophia finally agrees. Never does she dream of meeting Luke, the hot cowboy who saves her from her creepy ex-boyfriend. Soon the two can't get enough of each other, but will Luke's secret ruin the closest thing to love he's ever felt?

Meanwhile, Ira is dying. Literally. After accidentally driving his car off the road on a snowy night, 91 year old Ira distracts himself of the pain by talking with his deceased wife, Ruth. Talking with Ruth, and reliving all of their memories seems to be the only thing keeping himself alive. But is this "ghost of Ruth" even real? And what do Ira and Ruth have anything to do with Sophia and Luke.

Ah, so like I said earlier, I really need to stop reading Nicholas Sparks! Here's the problem... they are so well written and super cute, and they just draw you in... BUT THEY ARE BAD! Like they have cussing and sex.... This book mainly had sex.. like lots of it.. :( SO DISAPPOINTING... like honestly Nicholas why....
Rate: PG13/R
    Cussing (3-4 words) and sex
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
    GOODBYE? Ah idk it's hard to say goodbye since its so cute. Maybe just for adult readers? #itsastruggle

Delirium

Delirium by Lauren Oliver
(Author of Before I Fall)

Okay, so bad news. I guess Lauren Oliver is just an author to stay away from... :((
I had already read Delirium, and remember liking it okay, but thinking there were some bad parts.... so I decided to re-read it. Bad idea. I had to stop after 10 chapters.

Lena is looking for her operation. Soon she will forget all of her pain, and she will be more mature. She will be free from the deadliest disease of all: Love. The American people have discovered that not only is love deadly are harmful when you don't have it, but when you do have it as well. This is why the operation must happen to all 18 year olds. But when Lena's friend Hanna starts acting funny, and participating in illegal activity, Lena is somehow coerced into following..... and soon she dragged into another world. A world of love, and emotions.

There's not even much to say.... Just the fact that this book is not worth the read. There were lots of cuss words (including the f word multiple times, not to mention lots of passionate kissing.
Rate: R
   Swearing & sexual scenes
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
    GOODBYE!! 

Charlie St. Cloud

Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood

I'M HEART-BROKEN. I absolutely loved this movie, but the book isn't very clean. :(

Charlie St. Cloud has a secret. If he were to tell people that he played catch with his dead brother every night, everyone would call him crazy. But that's exactly what happens. Ever since that night 13 years ago when Charlie barely survived the wreck that took his brother, Charlie had been able to see spirits. Charlie knows that if he misses the game of catch for even one night, he will never see his brother again. So even when his mother moves away, Charlie stays. He tends the lawns of the ancient cemetery where Sam is buried. His life isn't very exciting, but it's his life. When Tess Carroll, a woman planning for a huge round-the-world sailing trip, suddenly gets mixed into Charlie's life, Charlie learns that life is meant to be lived.

So, like I mentioned earlier, I watched the movie before I read the book. (A big no-no I know...) I absolutely loved the movie, (besides skipping the sex scene) and so I was really looking forward to the book. But I was disappointed to find out how much cussing there was.... ;( Also the sex scene... major bummer. Therefore, I think I will have to say GOODBYE!
Rate: PG13
   Cussing, sex scene
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
   GOODBYE ;((((

NITTY GRITTY:
So I just realized what the difference is between explicit and normal swear words.
I don't like any of them, but for those wondering, this book did not have any explicit swear words. However it had the H & D word multiple times.

ALSO what I did for my book is mark out all the cuss words & sex scene so that I could re-read the book and enjoy it! Because I really do like the storyline!!

The Book Thief

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Last night I finished The Book Thief and again am struggling. The story line was great, and a totally original idea.... but there was so much cussing. Honestly other than that, this was a totally clean book. It just had so so much cussing...

Liesel was abandoned. Her mother left her in the hands of Rosa and Hans Hubermann, Liesel's new foster parents. Nazi Germany is fighting in World War 2, jews are in concentration camps, bombing raids, rations are small, life is tough. Liesel finds something though that makes her life have meaning....words. Words from books. They seem to be her only comfort in life. But she only has one, so she steals. With her new parents, bestfriend Rudy, and the jew hidden in her basement, Liesel learns the power that words have.

I really enjoyed this book. It did start out kinda boring, but it was just so powerful. And I have to admit... I did cry at the end ;) There was one other thing that bothered me besides the cussing. That was the narrator. Liesel wasn't the one telling the story. Death was. Yes, you heard me right... Death! Because of this little fun fact, it made the book wayyyyy more confusing than it could have been. But once you got used to it, it wasn't a big deal at all!! :) Okay, so I'm going on and on about how I liked it.... and yet I am rating it Goodbye! I'm sorry guys. But I really can't recommend this one. It literally has so many cuss words. When I create my own company to change the bad words in books to clean words.... this will be one of the first ones edited so I can freely recommend! But until then... I can't recommend & still be cool with my conscience.
Rate: PG13 (R for amount of Language)
     LOTS of cussing
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
    Goodbye, sadly...

A Voice in the Wind

A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers

Well my friends, I am sorry this review is going up so late... my bad..
So this book is one I have been thinking alot about. I actually finished it almost 2 weeks ago, but I haven't been able to decide it's rating. It was very good, I couldn't put it down. However there was alot of stuff in there that made it hard to make and easy decision. Gah it was super hard!

Flash back to the early years after Christ's death. Jerusalem is being destroyed. All of Christ's apostles have been killed. Rome is in chaos.
Hadassah, a young jewish/christian girl with no family remaining, is taken to be a slave for a wealthy aristocratic family. She is to be the hand maiden of the daughter of the household, Julia.But as she starts to serve, she finds Julia to be a selfish brat who cares only for her own wants. Then there is Marcus, the son of the household, who's only pleasure in life is money and women. With a father seriously ill, and a mother not knowing which way to turn, this family seems to be falling apart. Hadassah loves each member of the family dearly, (some a little more than others(; ) and tries to serve them, and teach them of the Savior. With little success. As Hadassah clings to her faith and serves dutifully, she is also introduced to the product of what Rome has become.

Okay so first of all, the reason why I am having such a hard time deciding on this one is because it is definitely an adult book. There is death, and sexuality, and violence. However it is historical fiction, so how much of that is needed to be said in order to be factual?! I don't know..  The author did do a decent job at not going into detail during sex scenes, however the sex scenes did happen alot. (It would just kinda be like "After they slept together... yata yata") The violence was decently graphic, and there were some deaths. Yet there were no cuss words. A Voice in the Wind is  historical fiction, and I enjoyed learning about ancient Rome. But it was religious, and I try not to bring too much religion into reviews, so anyone can enjoy them.

As you can see, I am in quite a predicament. There are many bad things in this book, that I wouldn't recommend to others. However there was also wonderful underlying messages. Messages of always being grateful no matter your circumstance; never ever losing faith in what you know is right; and the knowledge that there are things more important than money, and simple pleasures. There is so much good and so much bad. Gah it has been very hard to decide, but here is my final conclusion:

Rate: PG13/R
   Violence, Sex, and adult content.
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
    I would give this book a little bit of a you decide. If you are a teen, I WOULD NOT recommend. However I think if you are an adult/mature (older) teen, and you think you can handle it, I think it would be okay! It is very well written, and entertaining. I just don't think its suitable for young teens. 

NITTY GRITTY:
There is sexuality. Same gender attraction is brought up, passionate kisses, prostitutes, some nudity, etc... However, I know the author did try to tone it down a little bit, instead of detailing each part.....
The violence is during the gladiator fights. This was a common pastime for romans. Getting prisoners to train to fight each other to the death. So there was death and violence.
I really would not recommend to young teens.

A Kiss in Time

A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn.
(Same author as Beastly)


Funny story, I was looking in the library for a new book to read and review for you guys, and I checked out this book -- A Kiss in Time. & I was thinking "oh perfect!" Well turns out I have already read this book & didn't like it because it was baaaad! Hahah so oops. Here's the review for it anyways :-)
Also, since I don't think I could give the book much justice myself, I will just use the review from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5266667-a-kiss-in-time?from_search=true&search_version=service :

"Talia fell under a spell...Jack broke the curse.

T: I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic...
J: I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind.
T: I awakened in the same place but in another time—to a stranger's soft kiss.
J: I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn't know this would happen.
T: Now I am in dire trouble because my father, the king, says I have brought ruin upon our country. I have no choice but to run away with this commoner!
J: Now I'm stuck with a bratty princess and a trunk full of her jewels...The good news: My parents will freak!

Think you have dating issues? Try locking lips with a snoozing stunner who turns out to be 316 years old. Can a kiss transcend all—even time?"

Obviously this book sounds cute, like maybe a little romantic, and obviously full of comedy. I was suppppperrrr excited to read it, but then suppperrrrr disappointed when I read it. I was definitely not expecting there to be drinking, partying, sexuality, and cussing. & yet there it was. I would not recommend.

Rate: PG13

   Cussing, sexuality, partying

GOOD OR GOODBYE?

   GOODBYE!!!!

Before I Fall

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
I just finished Before I Fall, although I am not sure you could even call it finishing. I read the beginning and the end, but could not bear to read the middle due to the amount of cussing, drinking, and sex.
The story definitely made me think about who I am, and how I treat people. It led me to think, HOWEVER I would not recommend due to the amounts of cussing and sexuality.

Sam has it all. The perfect boyfriend, popularity, and three amazing best friends. Her life couldn't be any better. But after she dies in a car accident, and is forced to live her last day 7 times, she begins to realize how much her life affects others. Sam learns that there is more to life than partying, and being on top of the social pyramid.

Although this book is thought provoking, I definitely think Before I Fall is inappropriate for all ages. I don't really have much more to say.

Rate: PG13/R 
  Cussing, Sex, Drinking
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
   GOODBYE!!!

NITTY GRITTY:
Like I mentioned above, this book has sex, drinking, partying, suicide, and cussing.
Need I go on? ;)
Really really don't recommend, no matter how thought provoking it is.

City of Bones

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare.
I just finished City of Bones.. and I kinda have mixed feelings. The story-line is very entertaining, but there are sooo many cuss words. Which is why I will have to say goodbye. (Plus the cover is sketchy(; )

Summary from inside book cover:
"When 15 year old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York city, she hardly expects to witness a murder-- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?
This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within 24 hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know..."

To be honest, I didn't really get into the book until the 6th or 7th chapter. Then I was sucked in ;) but I was so disappointed because seriously it cussed sooo much. I don't recommend. Yes it's got an interesting story line, but it's really not worth it to read all the cussing. Not to mention it has some violence.

Rate: PG13/R
   lots & lots of cussing
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
   GOODBYE

NITTY GRITTY:
City of Bones did not use the F word, however it used just about every other word. The H, D, A, and B words.
I wouldn't read it, and if you do decide you would like to read it, I would recommend only 14/15 and up.

THANKS FOR READING! 

If I Stay

If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Okay so no hate please, but I have to say goodbye to If I stay. I'll tell you why after the summary.
When Mia's family gets in a terrible car accident, she is left in a coma. But her spirit is still awake. She watches everything that is happening to her, and replays many memories of her past. As she watches all of her extended family, her bestfriend, and her boyfriend come and visit her, she realizes she has a big decision, to live or to die.

The story was very touching about the meaning of life & love. HOWEVER, it cussed. A lot. A couple words I could maybe deal with, but anytime a book uses the F word, it is gonna have to go. To me, that's just too far. So, although I liked the actual story, I am going to say goodbye to If I Stay.
Rate: PG13/R
   Bad language/a little bit of sexual stuff
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
   GOODBYE

NITTY GRITTY:
If I Stay used the D word & F word in the part that I read. After using each a couple times & reading a sexual-ish scene I decided to stop reading the book. I really don't recommend.

THANKS FOR READING!!

Fangirl

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
I picked up this book in my local library, and thought oh how cute! I know I am definitely a fangirl for a lot of books, and I just had to give the book a try. Don't.. I didn't even read it all the way through. There was so much cussing. Like honestly... authors are supposed to be smart and good writers, who are creative. If they can't come up with better, more creative, clean words to say, then their book is not worth my (or your) time.
Since I barely read the book, the summary is from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16068905-fangirl?ac=1https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16068905-fangirl?ac=1
"Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan...
But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words... And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?"

Rate: R
   So much cussing.... legit full of it...
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
   Ladies & possibly Gents, say GOODBYE to Fangirl

NITTY GRITTY:
All kinds of colorful words are used.. I really really would not read.

THANKS FOR READING!! :)

Waves

Waves by Sharon Dogar
This isn't a very well known book, but I picked it up and thought it looked really good. It wasn't. The story was cool, but there was so much cussing & kissing & such that I would definitely not read it.
Summary from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/874413.Waves

"When Hal's family makes the heart-wrenching decision to leave Charley, their comatose daughter, behind in a hospital ward while they spend the summer on the west coast of England, Hal finds it harder than ever to shake his sister's presence. What power is letting him share her memories? And will they reveal the deep, dark truth behind her tragic "accident"? Set at a beach where growing up goes wrong, WAVES is a coming-of-age story about first love and first loss; about a family drowning in sorrow, and the remarkable son who is struggling against the tide to save them."

Rate: PG13/possibly R

    Lots of cussing, some smoking/drinking, kissing

GOOD OR GOODBYE? GOODBYE

NITTY GRITTY: 

Cussing (basically all words), some smoking and drinking, and lots of kissing. Personally I would just avoid this book! 

THANKS FOR READING

Let it Snow

Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle 

One of my wonderful followers asked me to review this book for her, so she would know whether or not to read this book & so this one is for her! (And all of you ;)) 

Let it Snow is a book with 3 short stories by 3 different authors. All of the stories all go along with each other! 

Each of the short stories have a cute little romance & christmas holiday filled plot. Also I like how they all have pieces that fit together. However each of the 3 books had lots of cuss words. There was a lot of make outs & just bad language. I wouldn't recommended this book. 

Rate: PG13/R 

     Lots of bad language 

GOOD OR GOODBYE? 

     GOODBYE 

NITTY GRITTY: 

Let it Snow uses the A,S,D and H words. Also it talks about kissing & makeouts. & some content leaning towards inappropriate (mentions strippers, cheating on boyfriends, etc) Honestly it isn't terrible content though, except for the cussing. That's the main fault. 

THANKS FOR READING!!

     

Hunger Games

Ah, the infamous Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
While I read the series, I absolutely loved them, they captured my attention, and held it the entire series. The story line was good, there was a cute love story, honestly I really enjoyed them. However, when you really take a step back, and really look at the series for what it is, it isn't good. Yes it was very well written & very entertaining, but kids killing each other? Is that really something we should all be wanting to read about and enjoy? This is such a toughy because it is very well written, but I don't think I would recommend it. I want to recommend it because I enjoyed it, but that's the whole point of this blog. Either it's good & clean, or you need to say goodbye. It would be going against my integrity to recommend it to you.

Summary from: http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/works.htm
Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be North America. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When her sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.

rate: PG13/R
    Few cuss words, but too much violence
GOOD OR GOODBYE?
       I would say GOODBYE

NITTY GRITTY:

There are only a few cuss words, if I remember correctly, however there was just so much violence. Kids kill each other throughout the whole series.

THANK YOU FOR READING! 

Variant & Feedback

Variant & its sequel Feedback by Robison Wells.


My good friend Rylan recommended these books to me, and let me tell ya, they definitely captured my attention right away!! I could not put them down! I stayed up so late to read them... bahaha.. oops. BUT I'm so depressed. I am going to have to say goodbye to them, and I will tell you why after the summary.
Benson Fisher gets a scholarship to Maxfield academy and thinks that it's going to make his life so much better. After bouncing from foster home to foster home, Benson is so ready for a steady, nice school. But when he shows up to Maxfield Academy it isn't what he expects. There are cameras everywhere, a razor wire fence, and a brick wall surrounding the fancy building. He is trapped. But there are no adults. The school is run by student gangs... However, the adults have not completely left them alone, they have given them 4 rules. And breaking the rules, means death. But as Benson comes to find out, following the rules may also mean death. Escape is his only chance, but even that is impossible.

Okay so obviously this is a different, new idea & it sounds so awesome. And it is. But.. it uses alot of cuss words. The first book, Variant, only uses a hand full of cuss words, but Feedback, the second one, uses many more. It's really so frustrating. Also they both have a lot of violence. Especially the second one. I really want to recommend these two books to you,  but I just cant. They are so good, but like I said, they do have cussing.
Rate: PG13
GOOD OR GOODBYE? GOODBYE ;((((
    Ahh so stinkin sad because these are soo good! But if I were you, I would just not read them, because otherwise, you will get sucked in. They are too captivating ;) This is probably the hardest decision on this blog I have had to make. Hahah



 NITTY GRITTY:
In Variant, it uses about 7 cuss words. The H, D, and S words.
The second one, Feedback probably has like 25.. it's a lot more, same words, just more.
Honestly there is a part in the second that I would just skip because it uses so many cuss words right in a row. Pg. 25-40. Just skip it. You can email me and I can tell you what happened during that part. (If you do end up reading the book that is!)


 THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING!

Switched & Wake

I got Switched and Wake (totally separate books, same author) the other day at the library, and had to put them down. Again, disappointed.

SWITCHED:

"When Wendy Everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Eleven years later, Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. She’s not the person she’s always believed herself to be, and her whole life begins to unravel—all because of Finn Holmes.

Mysterious Finn always seems to be watching her. Every encounter leaves her deeply shaken…though it has more to do with her fierce attraction to him than she’d ever admit. But it isn’t long before he reveals the truth: Wendy is a changeling who was switched at birth—and he’s come to take her home.
Now Wendy’s about to journey to a magical world she never knew existed, one that’s both beautiful and frightening. And where she must leave her old life behind to discover who she’s meant to become…" (from http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/p/short-stories-etc.html)

Cussed so much I didn't even finish reading it. Don't even start it.

Rate: PG13/R

GOOD OR GOODBYE? GOODBYE

WAKE:
"Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kind of girls you envy; the kind of girls you want to hate. Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone's attention—but it’s Gemma who’s attracted theirs. She’s the one they’ve chosen to be part of their group.
Gemma seems to have it all—she’s carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He’s always been just a friend, but this summer they’ve taken their relationship to the next level, and now there’s no going back. Then one night, Gemma’s ordinary life changes forever. She’s taking a late night swim under the stars when she finds Penn, Lexi and Thea partying on the cove. They invite her to join them, and the next morning she wakes up on the beach feeling groggy and sick, knowing something is different.
Suddenly Gemma is stronger, faster, and more beautiful than ever. But her new powers come with a terrifying price. And as she uncovers the truth, she’s is forced to choose between staying with those she loves—or entering a new world brimming with dark hungers and unimaginable secrets." 
(From https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10586539-wake)

Same as other one.. I don't recommend either of these series.
Rate: PG13
GOOD OR GOODBYE? GOODBYE

THANKS FOR READING

Eve & Adam

So the other day I started reading Eve & Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate, and I was sooooo disappointed. It started up the cussing on the second page. When I say it cusses a ton, I am not exaggerating. It cusses about once or twice a page...


"And then there was a car crash, a horrible injury, and a hospital. But before Evening Spiker’s head clears a strange boy named Solo is rushing her to her mother’s research facility. There, under the best care available, Eve is left alone to heal.
Just when Eve thinks she will die—not from her injuries, but from boredom—her mother gives her a special project: Create the perfect boy.
Using an amazingly detailed simulation, Eve starts building a boy from the ground up. Eve is creating Adam. And he will be just perfect... won’t he?" (from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13493463-eve-adam)

AH SOUNDS SO GOOD BUT DON'T READ! THE LANGUAGE IS TERRIBLE. 

Rate: R

       LANGUAGE

GOOD OR GOODBYE?

       GOODBYE!!!!

NITTY GRITTY:

Says every cuss word imaginable....

THANKS FOR READING