Cover Reveal #1 - WINTER by Marissa Meyer & READ EXCERPT + PAPER TOWNS MOVIE POSTER?

Hello lovies!

Title: Winter #4

Author: Marissa Meyer

No. of Pages: 800 pages (hardcover)

Expected publication: November 10th 2015

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends

It's here!! The cover for Winter by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #4). I'm incredibly excited and I still haven't even started the first book yet. I have a feeling that it doesn't match the rest of the books perfectly.. ? Just me? Something is lacking.. or maybe it's because I don't have the actual book in my hand. 

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On another note.. 

The Paper Towns movie poster is HERE!!! I personally am not in love with it, but Cara is my female crush and .. she's beautiful. I think she'll make a great Margo! 

What do you guys think?! I'm curious to know, so comment down below :)

Have a great day <3

Book Review: Falling into Place by Amy Zhang

Goodreads synopsis: 

On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton’s laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road. 

Why? Why did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? Vividly told by an unexpected and surprising narrator, this heartbreaking and nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life of Meridian High’s most popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum, force—Liz didn’t understand it in physics, and even as her Mercedes hurtles toward the tree, she doesn’t understand it now. How do we impact one another? How do our actions reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love someone? To be a daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and effect? Amy Zhang’s haunting and universal story will appeal to fans of Lauren Oliver, Gayle Forman, and Jay Asher.

I plainly state that this book will probably be one of my favorites of 2015. Maybe because it reminds me (somehow) of Looking for Alaska by John Green which is one of my favorite books? Maybe.  

I have picked this book out on a whim, I was in the mood for something sad and something that I will cherish forever and I thought, hey, I've just bought this book today and it fits my needs and maybe I'll just read it right away. And here I am, 24 hours later, done with it and in tears. AMAZING. 

This was one heck of an eye-opener. Falling into Place dealt with mental illness, family issues, drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, eating disorders, etc. This book made me see behind the popularity, behind the facade that people put on and it makes me devastated that there are people out there who are suffering from so much and carrying the burden of depression and refusing to seek help or do not know how. It breaks my heart in every way possible that human beings believe what they see. Human beings do not dig deeper, they do not judge a person upon personality anymore. A person is nothing but what his outer appearance indicates and what he chooses to portray to others.. it surprises me how shallow, cruel and merciless us human beings have become. 

All the sadness and rawness of this book aside, I loved loved the characters. I related to most of them and I grew a strange connection to each and every one. Liz, Julia, Kennie and Liam; each carry a load that drowns ME in sorrow. This book had me in tears just because all the characters were so REAL. This is a perfect portrayal of life in general, as a teenager or even as an adult.

Can I mention that Amy Zhang, the author, is actually sixteen? She is two years younger than I am and she managed to write something so beautiful that had me experience the awesomeness of simply falling in love with a book and it captivating your whole being. Yes, that's how I feel towards Falling into Place. The plot twists, the serious issues addressed, and the characters added to the stunning cover and design of this book. Amy's writing is simple and captivating; you can't help but love it.

Throughout this book, I didn't quite understand who the mysterious narrator is. It is told from a perspective of an outsider and not Liz's. I finally pieced the bits and pieces together at the end and it made me fall in love with this book again and again. 

I flew through this; it was really fast-paced. The characters intrigued me and their stories were exciting to read. It is my most marked book and here is a quote that I really liked and memorized: 

"He believed in broken things."

It may not hit you as much as it hit me, but you'll understand me more if you read this book (which you totally should).

I will NOT include spoilers in this one, because I'm too heartbroken and engulfed in misery to even talk about it, but I'd love to discuss it with you if you have read it! Comment down below your thoughts or tweet me @BooksByJayy so we can cry together, haha. 

Have a great day or night! :) 

Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Goodreads:

One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers cross paths. Two teens with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, culminating in heroic turns-of-heart and the most epic musical ever to grace the high-school stage.

I received this eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

I couldn't help but feel the feels!! This hooked me from the very first page, only really witty books make me laugh out loud. Whenever I was reading this, I felt like I was reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which is my favorite book, it had this "perks vibe" which made me love it even more.

We're firstly introduced to Will Grayson, then a chapter later, the writing is in lower-case and it's confusing.. it took me 3 chapters to realize that the book is from both Will Grayson's POVs and the way you'll be able to differentiate is in the writing. 

I was anticipating Will and Will to be together the whole time, I totally didn't expect a change of events (read the book to know what I mean *evil grin*). Overall, I loved most of the characters, Will Grayson went through some character development that I loved, he stepped out of his shell and it made me happy to see him happy. On the same hand, the other will grayson went through a ton of crap only to get picked up again by someone.. I can possibly say that I liked will and was interested in him more than Will. Maybe the reason is because I fell in love with Tiny and his quirkiness. You can't help but love Tiny. Am I right, or am I right?

will grayson was just in the middle; he lacked a dad and was neither okay with it or extremely upset about it. He suffered from a heartbreak and wasn't as dramatic as Tiny was about it, he just moved on. Seeing such a character that also suffered from depression live normally with the hardships of his life affected me deeply. The lower-case writing also added in to the aspect of him not caring about anything which I loved.

I didn't like the love stories as much as I expected to, I thought they were unoriginal and cliche, but they still made my heart flutter. Aside from that, this book really made me think, you can always appreciate contemporaries that make you stop. Put down the book. And think. That is why I gave it such a high rating, it's not just a story about love. This book will stay for a long time with me, as it was truly memorable. I picked out some of my favorite quotes and I will include them down below..

Will Grayson, Will Grasyon dealt with LGBT, which was one of my 2015 reading resolutions, it also tackled some major depression aspects. It was my first time ever reading anything by David Levithan and I must say, I'm missing out! The writing of both of these authors captivated me..

Friendships, family and relationships, this book had it all! It's fast-paced and heart-warming! I needed such a light read.. I recommend it to all! 

" The things you hope for the most are the things that destroy you in the end."

" Love is tied to truth." 

Have you read Will Grayson,Will Grayson? Tell me in the comments below!

Have a great day everyone! 

- Jay

TBR: January 2015

Hey guys! 

So my TBR for this month will be really little due to school and homework load.

I'd honestly love to read more, but I have zero reading time. I hope to read more next month .. *wishful thinking*

 

These are the books that I'll be reading for sure:

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book 5) by J.K. Rowling
• Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

These one's a maybe.. only if I had time for the ones mentioned above :) 

• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

PS, if you click on the book names, it will take you to the goodreads page of each :) 

Comment down below if you've read any of these books (I'm sure you did) and tell me what you thought!

Happy weekend everybody..