Bibliophilia

  noun  bib·lio·phil·ia \¦bi-blē-ə-¦fi-lē-ə, -¦fē-, -blē-ō-\  great or excessive love of books

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Me Before You--Jojo Moyes

So happy that I got the chance to read this book!! This was one of the books I was dying to read this year and now I have!! i loved loved this story and loved the characters of Will and Louisa (Lou). I also loved how it had such a different story line unlike any book I’ve read. However, I don’t know how I feel about the ending. It made me want to hope for more and it was so grim...I’m still contemplating how I feel... my emotions are confused...

Holy crap there were so many gorgeous quotes, how could I pick just one?! So here’s 3: 

“I will never, ever regret the things I've done. Because most days, all you have are places in your memory that you can go to.” --Louisa Clark 

“Push yourself. Don't Settle. Just live well. Just LIVE.” --Will Traynor

And of course: 

“You only get one life. It's actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.”  --Will Traynor

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Water for Elephants--Sara Gruen

I am glad i got to read the story and thought it was pretty good, but it was slightly boring and I kinda needed incentive to finish it. The story seemed to drag on and on and I kinda lost interest into the characters. I also saw the movie a few years ago when it came out and I really liked it...I think I liked the movie better than the book...eek (yes, I know, one of the reader’s sins). Nevertheless, not bad, but not phenomenal. Perhaps in another life....

“Life is the most spectacular show” --Water for Elephants

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Ariel -- Sylvia Plath

Call me Cliche if you must, but I adore Plath! She speaks to my soul and I am so happy and “deep” when I read her poetry, you can certainly feel the pain and the sorrow she endured in her later years whilst writing these poems... I particularly love “Lady Lazarus,” “Daddy,” and “Morning Song.” I will never tire of reading these. 2X a charm! 

“Dying is an art. Like everything else, I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I have a call.” -- Lady Lazarus

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The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins

I am so glad I finally got to read this book! It was certainly a page-turner, I think I was up until 1 in the morning reading it…. I definitely see what the hype is all about now… I liked the story, but couldn’t help think that Rachel’s character was a bit unrealistic and a complete hot mess! Nevertheless, loved this book!

Ready for the movie!

“The holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mold yourself through the gaps.” – Rachel

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter Challenge 2:

Yasss! So happy to have read another HP and I got the privilege in reading from my brand new Special Edition book! How I adore this wonderful and glorious series! Long live Potter!!!

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” –Albus Dumbledore (It’s always Dumbledore, isn’t it?)

Bring on Prisoner of Azkaban!!! 

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -- J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter Challenge #1: 

I have not read all of the HP’s (yes, I know...bad...), therefore, I am doing a challenge in which I read all them in a year! Yay! And starting with the first one did not disappoint....I adored every second of reading HP 1! It was like stepping into this wonderful and fun world. Love, Love, Love!!!! On to reading Chamber of Secrets! 

“It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” --Dumbledore

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Big Little Lies--Liane Moriarty

Absolute page-turner! I more or less stayed up until 1 in the morning because i could not put the book down....I can officially say that I love Liane now....give me more...

“Reading a novel was like returning to a once-beloved holiday destination.” --Liane Moriarty

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The Best Possible Answer -- E. Katherine Kottaras 

Yay! Finally got to read this sad, yet cute story by one of my fav authors! This was such a fun read about how things don’t go as planned and how our past is not our past! We should learn to let go... <3

“There are so many unknowns, and so many possibilities. Sometimes there are things you can say, and talking makes it better. But sometimes, there are no words.”  -  Viviana 

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Smart Girls Get What They Want -- Sarah Strohmeyer 

This story sooo cute and sooo adorable. I loved Gigi and her quest to find herself and to find that things don’t go as planned! Loved this read!! 

“This is probably the advantage of being stupid. Stupid people just do. We tend to overthink. If we could eliminate the “over” and just think, then we could do, too. Only we’d be smarter doers because we’d be thinkers.” - Gigi

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The Bell Jar -- Sylvia Plath 

Yet another classic; beautifully and heartfully written by the woman whom speaks to my soul... I will forever love this sad, yet, poignant story... 2X a charm...

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.” -Esther 

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To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before -- Jenny Han 

I didn’t expect, but I loved. this. book! So much fun and exciting to read....Ready to read P.S. I Still Love You!!! 

“Love is scary: it changes; it can go away” - Lara Jean 

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FanGirl -- Rainbow Rowell 

Finally read it!!! Soooo good!! Long live Cath and her nerdiness!!! 

“To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one.” -Cather 

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The Great Gatsby -- F. Scott Fitzgerald 

OH, My God! I love this book! This wondrous story is of course my favorite book of all time and I will read it time and time again! 3X a charm...

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back carelessly into the past” - Nick Carroway 

“I hope she’ll be a fool--that’s the best thing a girl can be in the world, a beautiful little fool.” - Daisy Buchanan