My Escapades Over The Last Month: Books I Read
I used to read a lot of books back in high school. I'd just pick up a book without looking at the author name or the book name, and if the description at the back catches my attention, I'll read it. I have read so many books even I can't recall how many. So I know I never posted about it on my blog, well that was because I started it by the end of my high school and since then, college has taken up my time. College prep and then college. If you think getting into a med school in Pakistan is tough, wait till you enter it. Your life dies. And you're left in a corner in the darkness where your only ray of hope is text books. The only way you can escape this world properly is by finishing off your course books. But halfway there, I just gave up. So when I failed a subject, i started reading novels again. Too much of text books were costing me myself. So here's a list of books and their short reviews, that I read over the past month. On Friday nights. Yes, i am THAT boring.
And I admit, I should be studying for my Pharmacology exam right now, but I can't. Ok? Now don't try and get on my nerves. Whatever!
Tender Hooks - By Moni Mohsin
5/5 stars
This tell it all book about the socialite scene in Lahore is a must read. For all those people who complain there are no "desi" authors doing chick flicks, well, here's one for you. The book chronicles the life of this socialite butterfly as she lives through the horrors of news in newspapers and her kitty party peers. Meanwhile she has to look for a suitable girl for her cousin, tricked into doing it by her aunt Pussy. It's a hilarious plunge into the mind of an innocent woman who only wants the best for her family, not knowing when to shut up!
The book is the sequel to the Diary of a Social Butterfly. The book is funny, honest and depicts the minds of not just the rich aunties from kitty parties, but every woman of Pakistan. Because I could not help but relate my mum to her!
Elixir - by Hilary Duff
2.5/5 stars
This book was a highly anticipated book for me. I am a HUGE hilary duff fan, and when I found out years ago she was writing a YA novel, I could not help but want it. And I finally got my hands on a copy of it.
It is a story about a girl, whose dad goes missing. And soon she starts finding a mysterious shadow in the pictures she takes. As she digs deep to find answers as to who that is, she finds that it relates the her dad getting lost.
The book a Meg Cabot meets Dan Brown in a very disappointing way. I thought it was a good plot, only not well executed. I will have to read the rest of the books in the series, but I don't want to now.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Grene
4/5 stars
Cancer seems to be the only thing on people's minds. And when I found that out a few pages into the book, I couldn't help but hate it then. But it turned out otherwise. I ended up getting hooked to it. And couldn't wait to read it when I'd come bak home from classes. The book is about a cancer girl falling in love with a boy. As they become boyfriend and girfriend, the girl finds out that the boy has cancer too. But he had cancer. And he survived. So he helps her find the author of he favorite book and they travel and fall in love and all that.
But the ending was just too abrupt and not very well plotted. That was the only drawback of it. The book executes teen emotions too well and the plot is just too good to hate, but the ending was just....eekh!
Anna and the French Kiss - by Stephanie Perkins
5/5 stars
The book is all a person could ask to read about a teenager's emotions. It's about a girl whose father sends her to boarding school in Paris (hence the title) and she hates it. Until she befriends a couple of people who live by groups and she falls in love with her best friend. Who is a guy. A guy with a girlfriend. So that's complicated. Yes. Very. And I love how the book deals with friendship and love. It's almost like a movie! I loved it! Partly because of the boarding-school-hate part, and partly cuz it depicts life in a Parisian boarding school to be so much fun, i wish it were me studying there!
They pace through Paris, watching movies and hang out. And little do they know that this friendship might be something more than that, and they both are holding back. Let's see who makes the first move.
Princess in Training: Princess Diaries Book 6 - by Meg Cabot
2/5 stars
I had expected more from Meg Cabot in this book. Having read book 5 way back in 2006, I was hoping more from this book. Sure, Mia whines a lot. But she does it in her thoughts. Which were not shown very well in this book. We read about Mia being elected to campaign for the President in her school, and how her life is affected because she's a princess and her green and nature loving ways may pose a threat to her country being kicked out of the European Union, and her getting a first ever non-A grade in English. It's just a hosh posh of things that can be done better. I didn't like the book at all. Even though I'm a huge Meg Cabot fan.
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Anyways, After this burst of reading YA novels, I couldn't help but feel there's a dearth of YA books from boys point of view. And that is what I'll do next. When I get free from exams, I'll hunt down good books boys can relate to!
And I admit, I should be studying for my Pharmacology exam right now, but I can't. Ok? Now don't try and get on my nerves. Whatever!
Tender Hooks - By Moni Mohsin
5/5 stars
This tell it all book about the socialite scene in Lahore is a must read. For all those people who complain there are no "desi" authors doing chick flicks, well, here's one for you. The book chronicles the life of this socialite butterfly as she lives through the horrors of news in newspapers and her kitty party peers. Meanwhile she has to look for a suitable girl for her cousin, tricked into doing it by her aunt Pussy. It's a hilarious plunge into the mind of an innocent woman who only wants the best for her family, not knowing when to shut up!The book is the sequel to the Diary of a Social Butterfly. The book is funny, honest and depicts the minds of not just the rich aunties from kitty parties, but every woman of Pakistan. Because I could not help but relate my mum to her!
Elixir - by Hilary Duff
2.5/5 stars
This book was a highly anticipated book for me. I am a HUGE hilary duff fan, and when I found out years ago she was writing a YA novel, I could not help but want it. And I finally got my hands on a copy of it.It is a story about a girl, whose dad goes missing. And soon she starts finding a mysterious shadow in the pictures she takes. As she digs deep to find answers as to who that is, she finds that it relates the her dad getting lost.
The book a Meg Cabot meets Dan Brown in a very disappointing way. I thought it was a good plot, only not well executed. I will have to read the rest of the books in the series, but I don't want to now.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Grene
4/5 stars
Cancer seems to be the only thing on people's minds. And when I found that out a few pages into the book, I couldn't help but hate it then. But it turned out otherwise. I ended up getting hooked to it. And couldn't wait to read it when I'd come bak home from classes. The book is about a cancer girl falling in love with a boy. As they become boyfriend and girfriend, the girl finds out that the boy has cancer too. But he had cancer. And he survived. So he helps her find the author of he favorite book and they travel and fall in love and all that.But the ending was just too abrupt and not very well plotted. That was the only drawback of it. The book executes teen emotions too well and the plot is just too good to hate, but the ending was just....eekh!
Anna and the French Kiss - by Stephanie Perkins
5/5 stars
The book is all a person could ask to read about a teenager's emotions. It's about a girl whose father sends her to boarding school in Paris (hence the title) and she hates it. Until she befriends a couple of people who live by groups and she falls in love with her best friend. Who is a guy. A guy with a girlfriend. So that's complicated. Yes. Very. And I love how the book deals with friendship and love. It's almost like a movie! I loved it! Partly because of the boarding-school-hate part, and partly cuz it depicts life in a Parisian boarding school to be so much fun, i wish it were me studying there!They pace through Paris, watching movies and hang out. And little do they know that this friendship might be something more than that, and they both are holding back. Let's see who makes the first move.
Princess in Training: Princess Diaries Book 6 - by Meg Cabot
2/5 stars
I had expected more from Meg Cabot in this book. Having read book 5 way back in 2006, I was hoping more from this book. Sure, Mia whines a lot. But she does it in her thoughts. Which were not shown very well in this book. We read about Mia being elected to campaign for the President in her school, and how her life is affected because she's a princess and her green and nature loving ways may pose a threat to her country being kicked out of the European Union, and her getting a first ever non-A grade in English. It's just a hosh posh of things that can be done better. I didn't like the book at all. Even though I'm a huge Meg Cabot fan.
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Anyways, After this burst of reading YA novels, I couldn't help but feel there's a dearth of YA books from boys point of view. And that is what I'll do next. When I get free from exams, I'll hunt down good books boys can relate to!