Buddy Reads VOTE - Nov 2013

So, every month the Ravens read one book together and we do a mini review on the blog and a spoilerific discussion and have a lot of fun! However, we can't always come up with what to read. So, on the first (or around the first) of each month we will schedule a post and ask for your help on which book should be our next Buddy Read! So, comment and vote please!

Voting starts on October 1st 2013 and ends October 26th 2013

Stacking the Shelves [14]

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

What Angela got this week:

Bought:

Terrorscape by Nenia Campbell

Borrowed:

The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston

This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

What did you get this week? (:

Top Ten Tuesday [23]

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke & The Bookish.

Top Ten Best Sequels Ever

Angela's Picks:
1. Dare You To by Katie McGarry

2. Fire with Fire by Jenny Han

3. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

4. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

5. Middle Ground by Katie Kacvinsky

6. Spark by Brigid Kemmerer

7. Where She Went by Gayle Forman

And that is my "ten." I don't usually find sequels I like.

Review: Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt

Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt
Series: Companion to Two-way Street
Source: Borrowed
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: July 9, 2013

Can a road trip repair a romance gone wrong? Find out in this standalone companion to Lauren Barnholdt’s Two-way Street.

Here are Peyton and Jace, meeting on vacation. Click! It’s awesome, it’s easy, it’s romantic. This is the real deal.

Unless it isn’t. Because when you’re in love, you don’t just stop calling one day. And you don’t keep secrets. Or lie. And when your life starts falling apart, you’re supposed to have the other person to lean on.

Here are Peyton and Jace again, broken up but thrown together on a road trip. One of them is lying about the destination. One of them is pretending not to be leaving something behind. And neither of them is prepared for what’s coming on the road ahead…

This isn't Lauren Barnholdt's best, that's for sure.

I enjoyed Two-way Street so I was looking forward to reading this. But it wasn't as good as I hoped it to be. Right of Way is very predictable, and the story line is JUST like the one of the companion novel. And the first paragraph is almost exactly the same too. 

Peyton wasn't a great main character; more often than not, I found her to be extremely annoying. The same goes for Jace, although he's not as bad. I liked seeing Courtney, Jordan, B.J. (LOL), and Jocelyn again but it's really different reading them from a different point of view.

I didn't really understand the love between Peyton and Jace. They've only known each other for a short period, yet they're so attracted to each other. And nothing in their relationship really made much sense (like why they stopped talking, etc.).

And Jace, you're VALEDICTORIAN. Not that I understand how, but go make the stupid speech. Seriously.

The ending felt too abrupt. It ended without much being resolved and everything just left hanging. Peyton and Jace get back together. The end.

Overall, this was an okay read, nothing really special. The characters weren't likeable, the plot predictable, and everything illogical. It was enjoyable at times, but some parts bored me. This is a book I wouldn't recommend if you're looking for a good road trip book.

Stacking the Shelves [13]

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

What Angela got this week:

Bought:

Horrorscape by Nenia Campbell
Cloak and Dagger by Nenia Campbell
Armed and Dangerous by Nenia Campbell

Borrowed:

United We Spy by Ally Carter

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Then You Were Gone by Lauren Strasnick

What did you get this week? (: