Greetings From Planet Lost

Well hello there! If you're reading this, I thank you for sticking with this blog through my extended absence.

My explanation? Life. I have been very stressed out as of late. Nothing big, just the typical too much to do, too little time scenario. But boy, did I have too much to do. And unfortunately, my blogging, reading, and reviewing came to a screeching halt. I had bigger things to do, and even thought it killed me, I had to cut down on the blogging for a while. I don't know when things will calm down so I can get on a normal schedule, but I can only hope that it is soon. I am trying my hardest to get things done around here, but I don't have enough time at the moment. I just sat down and said to myself "I have got to post something soon, or my followers will think I've died." So, I set aside the other things I should be doing and am now taking a moment to do a brief catch up. I'll probably pay for this later, but I had to say hello.

Hope all is well with you. And let's wish upon a star that I'll have this blog back up in running in no time.

After Review

Author: Amy Efaw

Pages: 350

Rating: 4 Waffles

Excerpt: 

The microwave beeps. Devon flinches. She hears the door to the microwave open then, hears it shut. Hears her mom stir in the Ovaltine, a spoon clinking against the sides of a mug. 

"You won't believe this, Devon."

Devon thinks of the swirling brown milk. Swirling... swirling... a vortex of brown, swirling milk. She fights the dizziness... closes her eyes.

"You just won't believe what they found in the trash."

Trash. Devon feels a vague anxiety slice through her mind. Trash... something about that word... And the thought seeps away.

Summary: Devon was perfect. Grades, friends, activities, a future, all in pecking order, nice and neat.  Until she did the unthinkable, the inhumane, the worst crime a person can commit. Suddenly she's thrown into the unfamiliar world of the juvenile detention center, for committing such a horrible crime that she can't even admit to herself what she's done. If she can't even reconcile with her conscience, how will she evade the life sentence being thrown at her? 

What’s Up: At first, this book was a little difficult to get into. I felt like I was getting no where with Devon's story, I was like a lost puppy, because the author left out a lot of detail to lead the reader on and get her interested. I typically don't like this approach to getting a reader's attention, I like the details straight up. But after I got into it and understood what was going on, I was happy with what I read. I wouldn't say it was a page-turner, but at times it was pretty hard to put down. I, yet again, was not too pleased when it came to the ending. Then again, I judge book endings very harshly. It has to be perfect and even then I still might want more. Anyways, like most books I read, I felt the ending wasn't enough, like there was so much more to tell. The way the book was written was a bit difficult to understand at times, but I kind of liked it that way. The style really helped out with the story. Another thing that bothered me was (at least I thought) a lack of detail. It just felt like there were time breaks where there shouldn't have been, leaving me wondering what happened. Overall, After was a book on the deeper side, and even though it was confusing and missing some details, I was pleased and enjoyed reading the book.

Do I recommend it? Yes. After was deeper level thinking book, not like the typical YA fiction book about a girl messing up her life. It's not a light read, not one you can just breeze through. So there you have it, the rest is up to you.

Catching Up, A Giveaway and What's To Come

Hey there followers, sorry I haven't posted in a while, still struggling on the review for After. I'll try my best to have it done this weekend. In other things, I NEED to get out! All I've done for the past weeks is practice and school. I am just itching to go out on a shopping spree. And I am so incredibly done with winter. Don't know about you guys, but I kinda need summer to be here now! So, I bet you're wanting to know about this giveaway, eh?

Well, again, it's not my giveaway, but it's still pretty awesome. So run on over to Kimberly's Bloomin' Corner to enter to win a $50 for Amazon.com! I mean come on! That's not only money for books, but other stuff as well. Ah, who am I kidding, I would totally spend it all on books. So go enter, and good luck!

So, what's coming up? I do really need to jump start this blog! I'm hoping to have some giveaways soon (hooray)! And I'm going to really try to have book reviews up faster, because right now I'm reading books like two times faster than I'm reviewing them, which needs to change. I also need to start requesting books from publishers, but first I gotta get some more followers. Any tips on that are much appreciated! :)

I suppose that's it for now! :)