This story packs a punch. There is always something interesting at every corner of this novel. Brie just constantly surprises you and we know that Patrick is intrigued by her just as we are.
Brie dies from something we all have experienced but not to the extent that Brie did, and that is heartbreak. Her heart literally broke in half when her boyfriend told her that he doesn't like love her. After Brie dies, she finds it hard to move on, so she goes back to her friends and family. Only to find that things weren't exactly as great as she thought it was. One of her best friends might be in love with her ex-boyfriend and her dad might have some secrets of his own as well.
Halfway through the story you might be thinking, this is a typical teenage girl story. Wrong! The ending was quite a surprise. Not in a million years would I have thought what the author brought out. Jessica Rothenberg ends the novel with a big punch and reveals the true story behind the catastrophic history of Brie and Patrick.
The Catastrophic History of You and Me is an easy to read novel that can be read in one sitting. There is not a single moment when the readers aren't laughing at Brie or thinking that why doesn't she know that Patrick likes her because we all know just how much Patrick adores her. This story really brings us inside Brie's and Patrick's little world and takes us on an adventure of afterlife that we wished was happening in their real life. A must-read novel that will make you laugh, cry and be glad at the end that you read this book.
Starting today, I will be doing a favorite author series. This series will feature my favorite authors that I can't live without. I will try to feature a favorite author of mine at least once a month, if not more. Let me know what you think of this blog post idea and leave me any feedback on what you think of Natalie Goldberg.
I read Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg in 2008, and ever since then I have been in love with her works and writing style. I thank my nonfiction professor everyday for introducing me to her. When I was reading that book, I felt as if I was in the room with Natalie and she was passing her wisdom down to me. It never felt like a novel. It never felt drawn out or anything. It never felt too wordy or anything. It felt real. It felt refreshing and rejuvenating. The novel wrote itself deep into my bones. I read that book over and over again, and I still do. Its a book that is on my top reads list everyday.
Natalie Goldberg breaks down writing and tells us how we can become better writers. She shares with us how she started writing and how she cut through her writing with practice. What's good about this book is that each chapter can be read by itself. You can turn to any chapter and read it. You don't have to start reading from the beginning. You can start anywhere, and you'd never feel out of place, lost or anything. If you do decide to read from the beginning, you will see how each chapter flows together as well. In my eyes, this book is magical. Natalie doesn't focus heavily on the mechanics of writing that we have learned. She focuses on her practice and the readers. Its like the whole book is "tea time with Natalie Goldberg."
I thank Natalie Goldberg everyday for writing such great books. If you'd like to learn more about Natalie Goldberg and her works, please do visit her website at: http://nataliegoldberg.com/
Who knows you might fall in love with her works and writing style just like me.
Alice Hoffman is a brilliant writer. Her works never fail to captivate and inspire me. Incantation is one of her works that had me reading through the night. The novel is well crafted and written brilliantly inside the mind of a 17 year old girl named Estrella whose best friend, Catalina, betrays her when she finds out that her cousin, Andres, likes Estrella and not her. Estrella's family faces persecution when Catalina reveals to the townspeople that Estrella's family is Jewish.
Alice Hoffman shows us what its like to live to live in Spain as a Jewish person and practicing their faith in the night. She also shows us how those who do get caught are called Marrano's and are killed in the worst possible way.
Estrella shows great strength after her family brutally killed. She remains strong for her grandmother and moves to a place where she, her grandmother and Andres can live peacefully.
Incantation is a short novel that shows us what happened to the Jews in the Spanish Inquisition and how it affected this one girl who finds the strength and hope to move to a better place. This novel will leave you remembering Estrella and her story.
Laurel sure has it in for Emma now, and it looks like Garrett is using this to his advantage to get his revenge on Emma for not sleeping with him. Things have taken an ugly turn. Now the tables seem to be turning and pointing to Laurel for the death of Sutton.
Also Mr. Mercer was also at the scene of the murder hiding a huge secret from his family as well. In Hide and Seek, Emma come face to face with those who are hiding dirty secrets from her and Sutton's family.
Laurel's transformation was something. She went from being sweet and nice to being vicious and evil over Thayer, and we all know that Thayer does not like Laurel in the same way that she does. Seeing this change in her could make anyone think that she killed Sutton.
Hide and seek uncovered a ton of secrets and shed some light on some touchy issues for Emma. It does seem like someone is playing Hide and Seek with her or is disappearing in and out of her life sporadically, but Emma doesn't know if that is a dream or if its real. We also see Mr. Mercer hiding a big secret from his family as well. A secret that involves Emma and Sutton. Hide and seek raises the bar on the Emma in who could be the killer because it just might be someone she would not expect.
I would highly recommend The Lying Game series to everyone because this is the real story of Emma and Sutton, The real Lying Game, and not what is on ABCFamily. I will say that I do watch the show but now I just don't enjoy it as much as I do the books. I cannot wait for more of the The Lying Game series and would certainly like to see Emma get close to Sutton's killer and end this game of Hide and Seek.
Things are really heating up now that Thayer has arrived in the scene, and Laurel has decided to show her true self, her vicious self. However, this means that Emma's life is in more danger than ever. Who could have killed Sutton? Thayer or Laurel? Both seem to have good motives, and Laurel's reason to kill Sutton puts her on the spotlight more than Thayer. Laurel has begun to hate Sutton (Emma) more than ever, and she is the prime suspect on Emma's list, but is she the real killer, that is the question.
Emma's life has turned upside down since Thayer has entered the scene, and Laurel hatred for Sutton has turned her into an ugly person. She will find every reason to get Emma, and nothing has stopped her up until now. She does not plan on forgiving Sutton (Emma) any time soon. Also a new shocking twist in the story of the night of August 31st has turned the case completely around. It seems like Thayer had come to meet Sutton and was attacked by someone driving Sutton's car. However, Thayer saves Sutton and gets hurt in the process, so they call Laurel to help them since the killer took the car with him or her, but Sutton decides to hide in order to avoid conflict. This new shocking twist in the story has bought Emma back to square one. Now Emma must find out who was driving Sutton's car on that night before the killer gets to her.
Emma seems to be playing the blame game. She is putting the blame on someone, and doesn't seem to be thinking rationally through this. The story just seems to be stretching more and more with putting the blame on someone, and I'm just waiting for something big to happen. Something that will take us closer to the killer because as of now I don't feel like I'm getting close. The author brings us back to square one every time. However, we do find out what Sutton was doing on that night. That is one good thing, but they are just some puzzle pieces. Honestly, I'd love to see Sutton trying to communicate with Emma in some form or fashion or something that will start Emma connecting with Sutton more because I am getting tired of seeing Emma and Sutton separately since Sutton is inside of Emma. Nevertheless, Thayer has made everything interesting, and I can't wait to see what lies and truths are hidden underneath the night of August 31st.
Hey Everyone!
Sorry, its been taking me long to make a post on here. I have been so busy with my job that I haven't had too much time to read The Lying Game series. However, I just finished reading Climbing the Corporate Ladder in High Heels and it got me all fired up in trying new things, so I will be posting a review on that and hope you get inspired by it just as much as I did.
Emma might have just landed herself right where she needs to be and wants to be, which is close to finding out the truth about her sisters murder. With The Twitter Twins constantly trying to get her attention, the killer is sending her threats about stop digging or she'll be next. Emma thinks that the Twitter Twins are the killers because of what happened to Gabby (one of the Twitter Twins) on the night of the train track lying game. However, Emma finds out something completely unexpected and also finds someone completely unexpected at the end of the second book.
If I say anymore, it will destroy reading the second book, so I'll leave the summary at that. The second book opens up a whole other door, and Emma's attraction towards Ethan is getting stronger. Now that Ethan knows that she's not Sutton, they both have teamed up to find out who killed Sutton.
I must add that reading the books make me feel like I'm reading a
completely different story than what I'm watching on ABC family. I
prefer the books over the television show in any given day. Also the
books make more sense as far as the story is concerned than the show.
The show focuses more on the drama than the actual story. I would have
loved seeing The Twitter Twins in the show and the books. I wish TV
would stay true to the books.
Emma is definitely the opposite of Sutton. However, after her death, Sutton is realizing just how horrible she was. Emma's character is strong, and she makes some great decisions. After Emma took over Sutton's life, things have become better around the Mercers house. A lot of Sutton's friendships have improved and Ethan is secretively making his way into Emma's life. However the tension still remains, and the killer is still loose. How long before the killer makes Emma play Never Have I Ever truthfully?
This story packs a punch. There is always something interesting at every corner of this novel. Brie just constantly surprises you and we know that Patrick is intrigued by her just as we are. 
