Recommend A Book With a Character Who Plays a Sport

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The prompt:

Recommend A Book With a Character Who Plays a Sport

Being Sloane Jacobs

By: Lauren Morrill
Pub Date: January 2014

Meet Sloane Emily Jacobs: a seriously stressed-out figure-skater from Washington, D.C., who choked during junior nationals and isn’t sure she’s ready for a comeback. What she does know is that she’d give anything to escape the mass of misery that is her life.
Now meet Sloane Devon Jacobs, a spunky ice hockey player from Philly who’s been suspended from her team for too many aggressive hip checks. Her punishment? Hockey camp, now, when she’s playing the worst she’s ever played. If she messes up? Her life will be over.
When the two Sloanes meet by chance in Montreal and decide to trade places for the summer, each girl thinks she’s the lucky one: no strangers to judge or laugh at Sloane Emily, no scouts expecting Sloane Devon to be a hero. But it didn’t occur to Sloane E. that while avoiding sequins and axels she might meet a hockey hottie—and Sloane D. never expected to run into a familiar (and very good-looking) face from home. It’s not long before the Sloanes discover that convincing people you’re someone else might be more difficult than being yourself.

I really enjoyed this book! I loved reading about these two characters, Sloane Emily and Sloane Devon. Sloane Emily is a figure-skater, and for those of you that don't think it's a sport, think again. Sloane Devon plays hockey and I really enjoyed reading her chapters! Both sports require so much and are emotionally and physically draining. For my full review of this book, click here.

Recommend a Book That Made You Want To Travel

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The prompt:

Recommend a Book That Made You Want To Travel

Anna and the French Kiss
By Stephanie Perkins
Pub Date: August 2011

Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?

I loved this book! For my full review, click here. I really enjoyed reading about Anna while she was at boarding school in Paris, France. I've never been out of the country so when I read books like this I can't help, but daydream about how wonderful it would be to see all of the amazing sights that Anna got to see! I highly recommend this book to all lovers of contemporary books!

Recommend An... Underrated Book

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This week's prompt:
Recommend an Underrated Book

Bloody Jack
By L.A. Meyer
Pub Date: June 2002
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Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas.
There's only one problem: Jacky is a girl. And she will have to use every bit of her spirit, wit, and courage to keep the crew from discovering her secret. This could be the adventure of her life--if only she doesn't get caught. . . .

I used to be SUCH a big fan of this series. Eventually, as I got older I admit that I haven't continued reading the lastest books. I read the first seven books, but I've been really wanting to finish the series! If I'm not mistaken there's eleven books out now and I believe that a twelfth will be out sometime later this year. While some might say the series is carrying on a bit too long, they are extremely enjoyable reads. I own three of the eleven already out and I hope to someday own them all! The situations that the main character Jacky get's into are just so comical. Of course, I love the pirates in this story as well!

Recommend A... Book with a Musically Talented Character

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This week's prompt:

Recommend A... Book with a Musically Talented Character

Clockwork Angel

by Cassandra Clare

Pub Date: Aug 31, 2010

Series: Infernal Devices #1

In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever.
Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.

The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters—including Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to.

Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them....

This trilogy is one of my favorite trilogies of all time. I fell head over heels in love with the characters. I've never seen a book bring out so many different emotions in me..  Jem Carstairs is one of the main characters and can play the violin. I think the violin is heartbreakingly beautiful and I've always admired people that can play. I've always been attracted to men that can play a musical instrument (that's the band geek coming out in me I suppose). I fell in love with Jem's character and this is the only book series I read where I absolutely loved the love triangle involved (and found myself loving both of the guys involved). That usually never happens to me! I highly recommend this series!

I found this link on someone's Tumblr! This was the song that Jem was playing the night he met Tessa! So romantic! Click here to listen!

Here is my review over the first book in the trilogy, Clockwork Angel!

What are some of your favorite books with musically talented characters?

Reccomend A... book you want to reread for the 1st time

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This week's prompt:
Recommend A... Book You Want to Reread for the 1st Time

Uglies

By Scott Westerfeld

Published: Feb 8th, 2005

Series: Uglies #1

Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that?

Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license - for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all.

The choice Tally makes changes her world forever...

This book is so amazing. This will always be one of my favorite series! I've read through the series now a few times, but of course there's nothing like the very first time! If you haven't read this book yet, I definitely recommend it!

Here's my video review!