Woosh. Woosh. Woosh. You know that hand gesture you make over your head when something is well, over your head? That is how I felt while reading Harriet Reuter Hapgood’s The Square Root of Summer. I was drawn to the title because I’m a nerd like that and thought a nerdy YA would be interesting and fun. I was so wrong. This girl’s not out of high school yet and thinks and talks like a math major. You really have to love math to enjoy this book. I mean I like the element of magic realism to it, but it’s so confusing I never know when anything is taking place. This book makes me feel dumb. Am I really that dumb? (Don’t answer that.) I don’t know how accurate the math is in here because again, I am not familiar with all the principles quoted in here. Bah, humbug! I do, however, understand the love parts, surprise, surprise. I understand getting your heart broken over a boy who doesn’t invest enough in you and breaking a boy’s heart who you don’t invest enough into. I understand growing apart from a best girl friend, but not growing up without a mother. I don’t understand having a laid back father who would allow such an epic party while he was away and not do anything to her, just let her brother take responsibility. There’s a lot of German words in here and I don’t know what they all mean. I like the idea of being able to time travel, but I’m not sure I’ll actually like it since it will be hard for me to figure out where I’ve gone...

It’s been a while guys and I’m sorry for that. I’m hoping to get back to regular posting, but it all depends on how things go. Anyways, Janet Gurtler  is one of my favorite authors and I just finished #16thingithoughtweretrue. (Since this title is special, I don’t even know how to punctuate it.) But here’s what I thought about it. This is not a page-turner. This is a brain teaser. Actually, I’m not sure brain teaser is the right word. What I mean is, this book makes you think. In a good way. Morgan is going through a lot. Lexi is someone she thought was her best friend until she posts a video of Morgan dancing in men’s underwear to LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” that goes viral. Her mom lied to her about her dad leaving them and she has yet to meet him. Adam is her boss who is becoming a new friend, just like her co-worker Amy, who is hiding a big secret of her own. They go on a road trip together to find her dad. During the process she learns who in her life has earned the spot to be there and how to let go and not care what anyone else thinks. I like it. It’s a very simple story, yet with a lot of complicated relationships. Isn’t that the story of a lot of people’s lives? We are all connected after all…just like Pocahontas said…just think about it....

Well, enough time has certainly passed and I have finally finished this trilogy.  Let me tell you it has been a little bit confusing finishing up this story. I remember the first one I really enjoyed, the second one was all right, and this one surprised me at the end. I didn’t see her killing Coin at the end nor ending up with Peeta. It also didn’t help that I had a lot of stressful situations going on in my mind as I was reading so was not able to fully concentrate on the story. It gave me the impression this story is a violent one and there were bombs going off and they were constantly on the run. I am sad Prim died and all that, but kind of happy she does get married and has kids. I was surprised at myself for being sad she didn’t end up with Gale, but I suppose she’s with who she’s meant to be with and that’s all that counts. After all that district fighting and having trouble concentrating, the one thing that always sticks out to me is the love...

I know, I know. It’s been forever. And a day! There’s been a lot going on, but I’ll spare you the details. (It’s been so long I don’t remember how I do these. I could go back and reread old entries, but that would spoil the fun now wouldn’t it?) I picked up Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley because it was a recommendation from Bethany Mota and the author went to Mizzou. Turns out the plot moves slowly, but the language is witty and funny so it makes up for the little action. The story is simple: rich girl is living a charmed life until her parents send her away from her New York City life to a middle-of-nowhere place in Texas where she’s originally from due to a recession. As I’m reading I know parts of it will be so predictable it gets boring, but there’s something about Corrinne, our heroine, that keeps me turning the pages. Corrinne is spoiled, yes, so much it’s beyond most girls’ comprehension, and childish as to be expected, but the whole time I wanted her to adapt to life in Texas and grow into a young lady who respects her elders. She accomplishes this in the end as predicted, of course, but what I didn’t expect is how bold and free she is. She’s not afraid to be herself the whole time, despite how out of place she felt. I always admire that quality in a person, especially in girls. Things predictable: -Tripp, Corrinne’s younger brother, writes an essay all about how she’s his hero -Corrinne falls for a guy who turns out to be a jerk only using her to get ahead in his music career and she ends up with the guy who crushes on her, but she doesn’t like back at first -Corrinne hates Texas at first, but ends up not wanting to leave by the end of the book -Corrinne gets into a fight with her old best friend Waverly because she’s changed so much after moving, but they make...

I read and reviewed Fangirl a while ago, but I just made the video talking about it: I’d like to think my awkwardness talking about the novel pays tribute to the awkwardness of Cath. Oh, also I tried to do my hair like her, though it’s kind of hard to...