Wordpress.

After having several frustrations on blogger I have decided to switch over to Wordpress, so here is where the rest of the challenge will be (though did add a thing to redirect it automatically so we'll see how that goes..)

http://simplyreading.wordpress.com/

Existence by Abbi Glines

"What happens when you're stalked by Death? You fall in love with him, of course.
Pagan Moore doesn't cheat Death, but instead, falls in love with him.
Seventeen year old Pagan Moore has seen souls her entire life. Once she realized the strangers she often saw walking through walls were not visible to anyone else, she started ignoring them. If she didn't let them know she could see them, then they left her alone. Until she stepped out of her car the first day of school and saw an incredibly sexy guy lounging on a picnic table, watching her with an amused smirk on his face. Problem is, she knows he's dead.
Not only does he not go away when she ignores him, but he does something none of the others have ever done. He speaks. Pagan is fascinated by the soul. What she doesn't realize is that her appointed time to die is drawing near and the wickedly beautiful soul she is falling in love with is not a soul at all.
He is Death and he's about to break all the rules." -Goodreads

I was actually surprised that I liked Existence, after being wary of anything by Abbi Glines after reading the Vincent Boys. Now it wasn't a "Oh My God. This is so fucking good!" but more I wasn't just waiting for it to be done. I might actually read the next book in the series. And not just because I always feel horrible if I don't finish a book series because I always have that hope it might get better....
anyways...

3 stars.
Read on April 11, 2013

The Selection by Kiera Cass

"For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself--and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined." -Goodreads

Going into The Selection I was a bit wary of it because of all the goodreads drama around it. But decided to just go ahead and read it once I saw it was on sale for kindle. While some things annoyed me tremendously I overall really enjoyed it. But that is probably because anything that might revolve reality tv or a ordinary girl and some super famous person is one of my weaknesses. One thing that really annoyed me though were the names, America Singer  and King Clarkson? Really? Even if she went by a nickname it would have been better. And whenever they would mention King Clarkson I would always think of Kelly Clarkson... Fail.
But overall was pretty good if you like these type of books.

4 stars.
Read on April 11, 2013

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

"Blood doesn't lie...
Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the last place anyone would think to look for vampire royalty - a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. But instead of finding safety at Amberwood Prep, Sydney discovers the drama is only just beginning..." -Goodreads

Maybe it's because I haven't read the Vampire Academy books before but I just couldn't get into Bloodlines. I liked the ending of it but not everything else. And Sydney was annoying the shit out of me. Just all the little things (like complaining that she was a size 2 not 4, seriously??). But I slowly pushed through it since I have heard people say that the liked the books later in the series than this one, might see sometime in the future but won't be seeking it out like crazy to read it.

3 stars.
Read from March 19 to April 10, 2013

The Queen of Babble Series by Meg Cabot

"What's an American girl with a big mouth, but an equally big heart, to do?
Lizzie Nichols has a problem, and it isn't that she doesn't have the slightest idea what she's going to do with her life, or that she's blowing what should be her down payment on a cute little Manhattan apartment on a trip to London to visit her long-distance boyfriend, Andrew. What's the point of planning for the future when she's done it again? See, Lizzie can't keep her mouth shut. And it's not just that she can't keep her own secrets, she can't keep anything to herself.
This time when she opens her big mouth, her good intentions get Andrew in major hot water. Now Lizzie's stuck in London with no boyfriend and no place to stay until the departure date written on her non-changeable airline ticket.
Fortunately, Lizzie's best friend and college roommate is spending her summer in the south of France, catering weddings in a chateau. One call and Lizzie's on a train to Paris. Who cares if she speaks only rudimentary French? One glimpse of gorgeous Chateau Mirac -- not to mention gorgeous Luke, Chateau Mirac's owner -- and she's smitten.
But while most caterers can be trusted to keep a secret, Lizzie's the exception. And no sooner has the first cork been popped than Luke hates her, the bride is in tears, and it looks like Chateau Mirac is in danger of becoming a lipo-recovery spa. As if things aren't bad enough, ex-boyfriend Andy shows up looking for "closure" (or at least a loan), threatening to ruin everything, especially Lizzie's chance at ever finding real love -- unless she can figure out a way to use that big mouth of hers to save the day." -Goodreads

I've been meaning to read the Queen of Babble series for several years now and when I found the whole series at a library book sale for $3 (and in hardcover!) I immediately bought them and started reading them the next day.
I'm so glad I didn't pass them up because overall I loved them! Didn't care for the first book in the series as much as the last two but ended up changing the rating to a 5 because I loved the whole series in general.

5 stars for the whole series!
Read from April 08 to 10, 2013

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

"Meet Bridget Jones—a 30-something Singleton who is certain she would have all the answers if she could:
a. lose 7 pounds
b. stop smoking
c. develop Inner Poise
"123 lbs. (how is it possible to put on 4 pounds in the middle of the night? Could flesh have somehow solidified becoming denser and heavier? Repulsive, horrifying notion), alcohol units 4 (excellent), cigarettes 21 (poor but will give up totally tomorrow), number of correct lottery numbers 2 (better, but nevertheless useless)..."
Bridget Jones' Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud daily chronicle of Bridget's permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement — a year in which she resolves to: reduce the circumference of each thigh by 1.5 inches, visit the gym three times a week not just to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship with a responsible adult, and learn to program the VCR.
Over the course of the year, Bridget loses a total of 72 pounds but gains a total of 74. She remains, however, optimistic. Through it all, Bridget will have you helpless with laughter, and — like millions of readers the world round — you'll find yourself shouting, "Bridget Jones is me!"" -Goodreads

While reading Bridget Jones's Diary I felt like I had a love/hate relationship with it, some parts would laugh out loud but other times I would just wish that the book would end already. While writing this I'm seriously wish I would have marked the parts in the book that I hated because my mind is just drawing blank... Though I have the feeling if it isn't long I will end up reading the next book in the series (I actually thought it was a stand a lone book...) just to see what happens...

3 stars.
Read on April 08, 2013

Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern

"Sometimes you have to look at life in a whole new way...From the bestselling author of PS, I Love You comes a delightfully enchanting novel about what happens when two people who are meant to be together just can't seem to get it right.
Rosie and Alex are destined for one another, and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, their relationship gets closer by the day, until Alex gets the news that his family is leaving Dublin and moving to Boston. At 17, Rosie and Alex have just started to see each other in a more romantic light. Devastated, the two make plans for Rosie to apply to colleges in the U.S.
She gets into Boston University, Alex gets into Harvard, and everything is falling into place, when on the eve of her departure, Rosie gets news that will change their lives forever: She's pregnant by a boy she'd gone out with while on the rebound from Alex.
Her dreams for college, Alex, and a glamorous career dashed, Rosie stays in Dublin to become a single mother, while Alex pursues a medical career and a new love in Boston. But destiny is a funny thing, and in this novel, structured as a series of clever e-mails, letters, notes, and a trail of missed opportunities, Alex and Rosie find out that fate isn't done with them yet.
From the gifted author of PS, I Love You comes this charming, romantic, addictively page-turning novel that will keep readers laughing and guessing until the very last page." -Goodreads

I always forget how much I love books that are written in notes between people, that (if written correctly) you don't realize how much of the story you are missing and that it really just focuses on the core plot of the story. In Love, Rosie it focused primarily on Rosie and Alex's story but it also at times focused in on the lives around them (and even the letters others would write). Even though it feels long while reading it (it is spanning from when they are 5 till I believe 50ish, (am to lazy to grab it and check how old they were at the end of the book)). Reading it you can predict how it will end, but not exactly :)
Overall was a really cute/girly read and will most likely be reading PS I Love You in the near future (It is on my tbr pile... the ever growing one... that I did have the thought it would topple over me in my sleep...) anywaysssss
I should probably stop writing now since I am rambling...

4 stars.
Read on April 07, 2013

Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

"Anne Bronte was a 19th century British novelist and poet. She and her sisters Charlotte and Emily were the best-known women writers of the 19th century. At age 19 she left home and worked as a governess for a few years before becoming a writer. Agnes Grey was an 1847 novel based on her experience as a governess. Bronte depicts the precarious position of a governess and how that can affect a young woman. Agnes was the daughter of a minister whose family was in financial difficulty. She has only a few choices for employment. Agnes experiences the difficulty of reining in spoiled children and how wealth can corrupt morals. She later opens a school and finds happiness." -Goodreads

I can now say I have read one book by each of the Bronte sisters (and plan to read the rest each one has written!), and have loved every single one. I am now understanding why all 3 of the sisters or so well known.
When I started Agnes Grey I didn't know exactly what to expect since I have heard more about Charlotte and Emily Bronte then Anne. I loved how they all had different writing styles but at the same aren't in the "How the heck are they even related" (because I do sometimes feel like that when reading something written by siblings...). It's hard to explain all that I liked about it Agnes Grey was so good, a really fast read (finished it in less than 3 hours...) but yet I might have had a slight silly little girl grin at the ending of it.... I am such a sucker for those type of endings!

Have to say, I am so glad I have finally started finding classics that I actually like!

5 stars.
Read on April 07, 2013

Endlessly by Kiersten White

"Evie's paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep insisting that Evie is the only one who can save them from a mysterious, perilous fate.
The clock is ticking on the entire paranormal world. And its fate rests solely in Evie's hands.
So much for normal." -Goodreads.com

Even though some people have loved this series so much I have never been super into it, yeah the books were good but I never finished the book and hoped right on to goodreads to see when the next one would come out. Which is probably why it took me so long for me to read Endlessly but thankfully when finishing it I didn't feel like I just wasted all that time on a series that I didn't like, the ending pulled everything together really well (or that I remember, it has been a long time since I read the last two books...).
I think the only thing was that it felt like it was written for a bit younger audience, maybe 13-15? And so it made it harder for me to get sucked into (and all the bleep, bleeping, and crap annoyed me. I personally have the opinion that if you are going to substitute a cuss word you might as well cuss because it is like you are, and if you have a problem with it don't put it there in the first place. Gahhh.).
Anyways.
was pretty good overall, and very thankful there won't (that I know of, it's a trilogy right?) be another book in this series. Definitely  like Kiersten White's other book better....

4 stars.
Read from April 04 to 05, 2013

Lady Susan by Jane Austen

"Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. A magnificently crafted novel of Regency manners and mores that will delight Austen enthusiasts with its wit and elegant expression." -Goodreads.com

It's weird but in a way I liked Lady Susan in some aspects better than some of Jane Austen's books. Wasn't perfect but felt like I was able to get into it easier and her writing felt a bit different which I liked.

3 stars.
Read on April 04, 2013

Unbreak My Heart by Melissa C. Walker

"Sophomore year broke Clementine Williams’ heart. She fell for her best friend’s boyfriend and long story short: he’s excused, but Clem is vilified and she heads into summer with zero social life.
Enter her parents’ plan to spend the summer on their sailboat. Normally the idea of being stuck on a tiny boat with her parents and little sister would make Clem break out in hives, but floating away sounds pretty good right now.
Then she meets James at one of their first stops along the river. He and his dad are sailing for the summer and he’s just the distraction Clem needs. Can he break down Clem’s walls and heal her broken heart?
Told in alternating chapters that chronicle the year that broke Clem’s heart and the summer that healed it, Unbreak My Heart is a wonderful dual love story that fans of Sarah Dessen, Deb Caletti, and Susane Colasanti will flock to." -Goodreads.com

Unbreak My Heart took on a difficult subject. One that I am personally not a fan of, and while reading it I actually was thinking uh oh when she first mentioned it (I actually bought it solely on the cover and that it was by Melissa Walker, didn't know anything about it before starting it). But it was so well written. I loved how that it showed it's not just one person in this type of situation. That it takes two to tango, so to speak. And there are after affects when it happens, and it is normally harder on the girl instead of the guy. Overall went in thinking I would like it, about 50 pages in thinking I wouldn't like it, and then finishing it and can honestly say that I really did like it and will most likely suggest it to people who are wanting to read this kind of book.

4 stars.
Read on April 03, 2013

One Day More by Aprilynne Pike

"Most teenagers would do anything to have Kimberlee Schaffer's life. But beneath the beauty, the wealth, and the popularity, Kimberlee has a terrible problem: an uncontrollable, insatiable need to steal. Over the years, she's learned to hide her secret from those closest to her, but now it's completely consuming her life—and Kimberlee is afraid that if she doesn't find a way to put an end to her compulsion, she may see her perfect world come crumbling down." -Goodreads.com

One Day More is the prequel to Life After Theft. It's pretty self explanatory but I really liked being able to get the background of Kimberlee's life and really looking forward to read more about everything in Life After Theft.

5 stars.
Read on April 03, 2013

The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

"In the sequel to the acclaimed The Girl of Fire and Thorns, a seventeen-year-old princess turned war queen faces sorcery, adventure, untold power, and romance as she fulfills her epic destiny.
Elisa is the hero of her country. She led her people to victory against a terrifying enemy, and now she is their queen. But she is only seventeen years old. Her rivals may have simply retreated, choosing stealth over battle. And no one within her court trusts her-except Hector, the commander of the royal guard, and her companions. As the country begins to crumble beneath her and her enemies emerge from the shadows, Elisa will take another journey. With a one-eyed warrior, a loyal friend, an enemy defector, and the man she is falling in love with, Elisa crosses the ocean in search of the perilous, uncharted, and mythical source of the Godstone's power. That is not all she finds. A breathtaking, romantic, and dangerous second volume in the Fire and Thorns trilogy." -Goodreads.com

Why oh why did I hold off on reading The Crown of Embers??? I loved The Girl of Fire and Thrones, I just never made it my top priority to read the sequel. Though in a way am glad I waited so I have less time to wait till the next (and last *gulp*) book. Is it August yet? :)
So yes I did like this book. Just so amazing!

5 stars.
Read from April 02 to 03, 2013

Poison by Bridget Zinn

"Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she’s the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom’s future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend.
But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart . . . misses.
Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king’s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she’s not alone. She’s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can’t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her?
Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she’s certainly no damsel-in-distress—she’s the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon." -Goodreads.com

After I finished Poison I felt so heartbroken. Not because the book wasn't good. It was the complete opposite of that. It was amazing. I fell in love with Kyra, Fred, the world, and pretty much everything in the book. The reason I felt heartbroken was the fact Bridget Zinn sadly passed away to 2 years ago and the fact I will never get to read another book that was so amazing was heartbreaking. Even when I started it I knew there wouldn't be another one so mentally tried to not to fall in love with it but that lasted all of maybe 10 pages. I don't think I can say it enough but I just am so sad that Bridget Zinn won't have any new books (or that she never got to see how many people have fallen in love with her book.).
So as you can see via my long ramble I loved this book. A lot.

 Rest in awesome Bridget Zinn. Your book will make you missed by people who have never met you, including me.

5 stars.
Read from March 30 to April 01, 2013

If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch

"There are some things you can’t leave behind…A broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen year-old Carey can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence, with the one bright spot being Carey’s younger sister, Jenessa, who depends on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that one fateful day their mother disappears for good, and two strangers arrive. Suddenly, the girls are taken from the woods and thrust into a bright and perplexing new world of high school, clothes and boys.
Now, Carey must face the truth of why her mother abducted her ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won’t let her go… a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn’t spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down." -Goodreads.com

Wow. If You Find Me left me speechless after I finished it. I went into to it expecting it to be good but not leaving me speechless.... specifically the last 50ish pages. I really loved how Emily Murdoch wrote out the story and really liked her writing style (I am actually hesitant when reading something by a new author because there are writing styles that I just can't get into.).

5 stars.
Read from March 29 to 30, 2013

Underworld by Meg Cabot

"Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead.
Not this time.
But she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking upon their final journey.
Her captor, John Hayden, claims it’s for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they’ve come back as Furies, intent on vengeance…on the one who sent them there and on the one whom he loves.
But while Pierce might be safe from the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for her there…and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his enemies.
And unless Pierce is careful, this time there’ll be no escape." -Goodreads

I feel horrible. It's been so long I actually forgot most of what happened in Abandon...It's just been so long since I read it... But even forgetting most of what happened before starting Underworld I did start to remember a lot that happened before. Though in all reality I think I would read anything by Meg Cabot, even if I forgot stuff that happened before hand. It is actually really fast paced, the whole book takes place in one day I believe (3 tops).But it wasn't like books that feel like they just go on and on when the whole book is in a short period of time. In some ways I like this one better than the first book because I actually start to like John more than I did in the first book...

4 stars
Read from March 28 to 29, 2013

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

"It all begins with a stupid question:
Are you a Global Vagabond?
No, but 18-year-old Bria Sandoval wants to be. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a guided tour of Central America—the wrong one. Middle-aged tourists with fanny packs are hardly the key to self-rediscovery. When Bria meets Rowan, devoted backpacker and dive instructor, and his outspokenly humanitarian sister Starling, she seizes the chance to ditch her group and join them off the beaten path.
Bria's a good girl trying to go bad. Rowan's a bad boy trying to stay good. As they travel across a panorama of Mayan villages, remote Belizean islands, and hostels plagued with jungle beasties, they discover what they've got in common: both seek to leave behind the old versions of themselves. And the secret to escaping the past, Rowan’s found, is to keep moving forward.
But Bria comes to realize she can't run forever, no matter what Rowan says. If she ever wants the courage to fall for someone worthwhile, she has to start looking back.
Kirsten Hubbard lends her artistry to this ultimate backpacker novel, weaving her drawings into the text. Her career as a travel writer and her experiences as a real-life vagabond backpacking Central America are deeply seeded in this inspiring story." Goodreads

Because of Wanderlove I now want to go backpacking. This is coming from the person who would rather stay indoors than outdoors (Though if I ever do go backpacking I know for a fact I will need ton of allergy meds since I am allergic to practically anything outside, which isn't good for walking around outside a lot..).
I got so sucked into the story that now I feel like I actually know Bria and Rowan (*squeals*). I think I become to attached to fictional characters...
I loved how well the story line was and it closed up perfectly but yet left a bit up to the readers for their imagination.

5 stars.
Read on March 27, 2013

Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg

"A hilarious new novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom.Don't mess with a girl with a great personality!
Everybody loves Lexi. She's popular, smart, funny...but she's never been one of those girls, the pretty ones who get all the attention from guys. And on top of that, her seven-year-old sister, Mackenzie, is a terror in a tiara, and part of a pageant scene where she gets praised for her beauty (with the help of fake hair and tons of makeup).
Lexi's sick of it. She's sick of being the girl who hears about kisses instead of getting them. She's sick of being ignored by her longtime crush, Logan. She's sick of being taken for granted by her pageant-obsessed mom. And she's sick of having all her family's money wasted on a phony pursuit of perfection.
The time has come for Lexi to step out from the sidelines. Girls without great personalities aren't going to know what hit them. Because Lexi's going to play the beauty game - and she's in it to win it." -Goodreads

In a way I felt like the title for Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality was slightly misleading... Because there was no revenge. Don't get me wrong, I loved this book. I just went into it expecting something different. I also really liked the ending for it too which was a plus.

4 stars.
Read on March 26, 2013

Winter White by Jen Calonita

"Isabelle Scott and Mirabelle Monroe are still reeling from the revelation that they share more than just the roof over their heads. The media has pounced on their story, and while Izzie and Mira have each put on a happy public face, someone is leaking their true feelings to the press. It seems as if the world is watching their every move, but at least the girls have each other.
With cotillion season right around the corner, however, Izzie and Mira have barely had time to process their newfound sisterhood. Mira has dreamed of making her debut in a gorgeous white gown forever--now if only she had an escort... Izzie, meanwhile, is still struggling to find her place in Emerald Cove, which seems ever more impossible with EC mean girls, young and old, trying to keep her down. As cotillion preparations heat up, there are dance steps to learn, manners to perfect... and secret initiations to complete?
It's time for the gowns to go on and the gloves to come off." -Goodreads

Winter White picked up just a bit after Belles took place and didn't have a whole lot take place between the books. I really liked how it flowed but definitely didn't like it as much as Belles :(

3 stars.
Read on March 26, 2013

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

"tick
tick
tick
tick
tick
it's almost
time for war.
Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.
She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.
In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life." -Goodreads

Unravel Me was such a perfect sequel! I normally have doubts when going into a sequel of a book because I fear that the sequel will be horrible... And thankfully this wasn't the case! It read pretty quickly (Finished almost the whole book during the nephew's naptime, even though it is over 400 pages). But it didn't read quick because it was boring, it was more of the trying to read it as fast as possible because I didn't know what would happen next (Am guilty though... when I started it I forgot how Shatter Me ended.. Oops.).
I am already patiently (or not) waiting for the next book because I want to see what happens next!

5 stars.
Read on March 25, 2013

Deadline by Chris Crutcher

"Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world.
How can a pint-sized, smart-ass seventeen-year-old do anything significant in the nowheresville of Trout, Idaho?
First, Ben makes sure that no one else knows what is going on--not his superstar quarterback brother, Cody, not his parents, not his coach, no one. Next, he decides to become the best 127-pound football player Trout High has ever seen; to give his close-minded civics teacher a daily migraine; and to help the local drunk clean up his act.
And then there's Dallas Suzuki. Amazingly perfect, fascinating Dallas Suzuki, who may or may not give Ben the time of day. Really, she's first on the list.
Living with a secret isn't easy, though, and Ben's resolve begins to crumble . . . especially when he realizes that he isn't the only person in Trout with secrets." -Goodreads

I have actually been meaning to read Deadline for several years now and I wish I didn't wait to read it (as it has been, it's been on my bookshelf for about 3 months now after finally buying it). While I wasn't completely sucked into it like I am with some ideas I really liked the concept of it. I felt like it flowed really well. One of the things I didn't like was that at times he seemed to not care that he was dying and that the ending felt rushed.

4 stars
Read from March 23 to 24, 2013