The Daughters by Joanna Philbin

by Joanna Philbin
Blurb: The only daughter of supermodel Katia Summers, witty and thoughtful Lizzie Summers likes to stick to the sidelines.

The sole heir to Metronome Media and the daughter of billionaire Karl Jurgensen, outspoken Carina Jurgensen would rather climb mountains than social ladders.

Daughter of chart-topping pop icon Holla Jones, stylish and sensitive Hudson Jones is on the brink of her own music breakthrough.

By the time freshman year begins, unconventional-looking Lizzie Summers has come to expect fawning photographers and adoring fans to surround her gorgeous supermodel mother. But when Lizzie is approached by a fashion photographer who believes she’s “the new face of beauty,” Lizzie surprises herself and her family by becoming the newest Summers woman to capture the media spotlight.

In this debut young adult series tailored for younger teens, author Joanna Philbin explores what it’s really like to grow up in the thick of the celebrity world. As Lizzie and her two best friends (and fellow daughters-of-celebrities) juggle normal high school events with glamorous family functions, they discover the pitfalls of fame and the importance of friendship

My Rating:
Series: The Daughters, #1
Started: August 25, 2013
Finished: August 27, 2013
My Review:
This was a very good read. Quick & easy, only 288 pages. :)
This series is very enjoyable for me, because I enjoy these types of books. There are four books in the series, I am currently reading #4 :). I have loved each and every book so far.
This book is focused on Lizzie Summers, Katia Summer's only daughter.
I really liked how Hudson, Lizzie, and Carina weren't snobby, but really relatable too. Review of the second book will be up soon!!

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?!?!?!?!

Wow, just wow. I completely forgot about this. I am sososo sorry, I will try to stay more updated. If I don't post, just message me on goodreads :)

Bubba and the Dead Woman Review

by C.L. Bevill
 

Blurb:  Bubba is a good old boy with lots of problems. His ex-fiancee is deader than a door nail and everyone thinks he dun did it. His house is haunted. His mother is running an illegal gambling ring. His dog likes to bite people too much. And he's got to find out who really did it before the sheriff throws him in jail...again.
My Rating:
Series: Bubba Snoddy, #1
Format: eBook, Lended To Me by Nina
Date I Started This:  September 03. 2012
Date I Finished This: September 10, 2012
My Review:   First, thanks Nina for lending this to me!
This probably could've been a 5 star book, but it was sooooo long! Plus, I only had it for 14 days. Overall, it was a good book.

Wish You Weren't Here Review

 by Melissa J. Morgan
Synposis: Athletic, quiet Sarah loves Camp Lakeview and is psyched to be back for another summer in the sun. She gets along with everyone and never makes waves. But when Sarah meets the girls of bunk 4C, she’s in for a huge surprise: Phoebe, a classmate of hers from back home, has come to camp this summer! Phoebe’s friendly, sure, but . . . well, she’s from Sarah’s other life, her "real" life, the one she leaves behind when she heads off for Lakeview. And if Sarah isn’t careful, Phoebe could spill her secrets to the rest of the campers. Sarah could never live that down . . .
My Rating:
Series: Camp Confedential, #8
My Review:

	Another Camp Confedential book! Like always, it was awesome. Was defeniately way too short. Charactors were usual.

Shiver Review

 by Maggie Stiefvater
Synposis: Grace and Sam share a kinship so close they could be lovers or siblings. But they also share a problem. When the temperature slips towards freezing, Sam reverts to his wolf identity and must retreat into the woods to protect his pack. He worries that eventually his human side will fade away and he will left howling alone at the lonely moon. A stirring supernatural teen romance.

My Rating:     
Format: eBook, Read on NOOK
Start Date: August 23rd, 2012
Finish Date: August 28th, 2012
Series: Mercy Falls #1

My Review:
     I usally don't take very long to read a book, but this one was different. I had a hard time at first getting into it. I practically had to force myself to read it. Then, it got really interesting. I couldn't put Nookie Cookie (My nook's name) down. I got soooooo mad when I had to charge it and when I had to go to bed. The writing was amazing. About the cover. The cover doesn't make it look like its a goot book, but it is. I gave it four stars because I had times where I was like, "Really?". I still can't belive Grace didn't ask Sam to become a werewolf. I will have to read the rest of the series. I wish my mom hadn't put a hold on my buying books.... ONto the charactors!
Grace: Grace was, different. A good kind of different. I had this picture in my mind of her, she looked pretty, in my opinion. I liked that she wasn't a goody two shoes, and still cared about her grades, and tried her hardest to do well on her tests and stuff.
Sam: Throuought the story, I found my self thinking, "God, He's a wimp." Which, in my opinion, he is.

In A Heatbeat Review

 by Loretta Ellsworth
Synposis: When a small mistake costs sixteen-year-old Eagan her life during a figure-skating competition, she leaves many things unreconciled, including her troubled relationship with her mother. From her vantage point in the afterlife, Eagan reflects back on her memories, and what she could have done differently, through her still-beating heart.

When fourteen-year-old Amelia learns she will be getting a heart transplant, her fear and guilt battle with her joy at this new chance at life. And afterwards when she starts to feel different—dreaming about figure skating, craving grape candy—her need to learn about her donor leads her to discover and explore Eagan’s life, meeting her grieving loved ones and trying to bring the closure they all need to move on.

Told in alternating viewpoints, In a Heartbeat tells the emotional and compelling story of two girls sharing one heart.

My Rating:
Format: Paperback
Start Date: August 16th.
Finished Date: August 17th.

My Review:
     A friend lent me this book. I loved it, but there wasn't much detail. It was also hard at times to figure out who's Point Of View it was in, if it was in Eagan's, and she was in her Mom's dream, and then Amelia showed up. Really hard. Still, I loved it.

My To-Read List

My To Read List

(No special order)

1. Reached by Allie Condie
2. Drizzle by Kathleen Van Cleve
3. The Staircase by Ann Rinaldi
4. Running in the Rain by Ronda Burke
5. Rules for Secret Keeping by Lauren Barnholdt
6. The Golden Acorn by Catharine Cooper
7. Chocolate Wars: The 150 Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury
8. Sweet Treats and Secret Crushes by Lisa Greenwald
9. Mia in the Mix by Coco Simon
10. What I Learned From Being a Cheerleader by Adrianne Ambrose
11. Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
12. The Summer Before Boys by Nora Raleigh Baskin
13. No Passengers Beyond This Point by Gennifer Choldenko
14. Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith
15. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
16. Candy Wars: The Tooth Fairy vs. the Candy King by R.G. Cordiner
17. Katie and the Cupcake War by Coco Simon
18. Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally
19. The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
20. Whisper by Alyson Noel
21. Revamped by Ada Adams
22. The Bronze and the Brimstone
23. Finally by Wendy Mass
24. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
25. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by  Stieg Larsson
26. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
27. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
28. Dracula by Bram Stoker
29. Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer
30. All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
31. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
32. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
33. Timepiece by Myra McEntire
34. Lonely Souls by Karice Bolton
35. The Boy On Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone
36. Film at Eleven by Maggie Bloom
37. This Is So Not Happening by Kieran Scott
38. He's So Not Worth It by Kieran Scott
39. She's So Dead To Us by Kieran Scott
40. Lost It by Kirsten Tracy
41. The Reinvention of Bessica Lefter by Kirsten Tracy
42. Geek Chic: The Zoey Zone by Margie Palatini
43. Double Feature by Julia DeVillers
44. My Life in Pink and Green by  Lisa Greenwald
45. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
46. Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout
47. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
48. The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester
49. Cross My Heart And Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
50. Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik
51. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
52. This Bird Flew Away by Lynda M. Martin
53. Au Revoir Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber
54. ttyl by Lauren Myracle
55. Someone Else's Fairytale by Emily Mah Tippetts
56. Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
57. Somone Like You by Sarah Dessen
58. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
59. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
60. Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
61. Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Septeys
62. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
63. Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
64. Flipped by Wendalin Van Draanen
65. Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay
66. Shine by Lauren Myracle
67. Burn for Burn by Jenny Han
68. ttfn by Lauren Myracle
69. Crash by Nicole Williams
70. Tales From a Not-So Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renee Russel
71. Skating Sensation by Rachel Renee Russel
72. Dork Diaries Party Time by Rachel Renee Russel
73. Dork Diaries #5 by Rachel Renee Russel
74. How to Rock Braces and Glasses by Meg Haston
75. Sprinkles & Secrets by Lisa Schroeder
76. Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
77. Starkissed by Brynna Gabrielson
78. The Curiosity Cabinet by Catherine Czerkawska
79. The Never-Ending Story by Michael Ende
80. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer