Book Review: Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

Publish Date: March 27, 2018
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Series: Stand Alone
Source: ARC ebook from Netgalley

Goodreads Synopsis:

For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were fine, and while she somehow managed to land a boyfriend, he doesn’t actually know anything about her. When Penny heads to college in Austin, Texas, to learn how to become a writer, it’s seventy-nine miles and a zillion light years away from everything she can’t wait to leave behind.
Sam’s stuck. Literally, figuratively, emotionally, financially. He works at a café and sleeps there too, on a mattress on the floor of an empty storage room upstairs. He knows that this is the god-awful chapter of his life that will serve as inspiration for when he’s a famous movie director but right this second the seventeen bucks in his checking account and his dying laptop are really testing him.
When Sam and Penny cross paths it’s less meet-cute and more a collision of unbearable awkwardness. Still, they swap numbers and stay in touch—via text—and soon become digitally inseparable, sharing their deepest anxieties and secret dreams without the humiliating weirdness of having to see each other.

My Review:

I actually found this book super hard to get into. In fact, I couldn't. I tried so many times at first and found myself thinking of just about anything else. I knew I needed to read it for NetGalley and get a review up, so one night, I started again. Once I set my sights on actually reading it, I found that I was enjoying it! It was funny, heartfelt and I was finally looking forward to being able to read, and then it "expired" and I couldn't read my galley copy any longer! 
So to be honest, I can't write a fair review. I will say I have heard amazing things about Emergency Contact and the reviews are so good. I'd love to pick up this book at some time, and give it a second chance for sure!
If you've read it, what did you think?

I can't wait for this one...

I just finished reading Zeros by Scott Westerfeld the other day, and let me tell you that it was pretty freaking fantastic! I really enjoyed it and cannot wait to post a review of it!

If you like superheros, action and League of Extraordinary Gentleman, then Zeros may be what you're looking for for your next read.

Stay tuned...

Mini Book Review: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Goodreads Synopsis:

When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines explores all the friendship, romance, battles and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive - this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone's out for blood.

My Mini Review:

Since I'm a Bloodlines blog tour hosr, I wanted to save my review for then, but I really liked Bloodlines and with the release just days away, I've been telling so many people about how great this book is. So I wanted to share this with you - my readers! Here's my mini review...

As I've said, I loved Bloodlines. I haven't read any of Richelle Mead's books before so this was a first. The story, the characters, the writing, it was all done so well that I guarantee this wont be the last of Meads books that I read.
I really liked Sydney, I think she is a strong character and I enjoyed reading about her. I am very intrugied about Adrian and Rose as they are mentioned in this book. (Adrian does have a role in Bloodlines though not to the extent of Vampire Academy series)
I can't wait to read more in the Bloodlines series, and I hope and encourage you all to pick up this book, whether you're new to Richelle Meads books or not, I'm sure you wont be disappointed!
Stay tuned and come back for a visit when I post my full review and participate in the Bloodlines Blog Tour. (My date is scheduled for September 25th, 2011) Hope to see you all then!