Book Review: The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hello Lovely readers! I'm here with another book review because well I finished another one! And I love to voice my opinion so here we go. 

If you love the 1920's and the luxurious life of the elite in New York then think about reading this book. What attracted me to it was not only that it was set in the 20's but also that it took place in NY or really West Egg (Long Island).  It was also written by Fitzgerald and is a major classic! 

(It just so happens to be a movie as well and they are making a remake this year!)

So on to the review!
I believe the book was well written and entertaining. The characters aren't that relatable but still you feel empathy for them. I immediately fell in love with Gatsby and his story was the one I absolutely loved the most! I wasn't sure if it was because he came from rags to riches and lived life as one big party or because he held onto the love he felt for a girl five years ago, never letting it go. Either way, Gatsby is my favorite character in the book!

The description is incredible, Fitzgerald actually makes you feel as if you are there and living it!
It is a super quick read, only 180 pages, and the writing style is not difficult to understand at all. In fact, it was quite easy! I admit there are some boring parts and things that just didn't make the story as great as I thought it would be. But I will put it all aside and take it for what it is.

Well, another book to add to my collection!

What will I be reading next? 

 Movie Poster!!!

Book Review: Perks of being a Wallflower

Alright everyone, if you're sensitive or overly in love with this book please feel free to disagree. Everyone has their own opinion or else the world would be a boring place. 

With that being said.. Hello Lovely Readers! Hope you guys are having a fabulous week. I start my second semester of college and feel like sharing a book that has a lot of hype around it. Now I know my opinion isn't law but this is my blog and I'm not gonna lie about anything. 

So let's get right into this!

Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Probably the most overhyped book I have ever heard of, after Twilight, Hunger Games, and Pretty Little Liars. For the amount of attention the movie got and the "good" reviews I was hearing about the book I expected so much out of it. I want to let you guys know that it really is just another book to me. 

The characters were some what relatable and the events that happen are def relatable. But overall, I was not transformed after reading the book and that is the sole purpose of a book, to me, to transform you. 

The book is set in a diary form with the protagonist, Charlie, as its writer. He is actually writing to someone, who we never meet, that he knows and heard of. I think that the ending was kind of unexpected and it leaves you hanging. I didn't understand it at all and I wish the author had given us more hints or details about certian events. 

However, since I have yet to see the movie (which I think is what people truly went crazy about) I cannot close this chapter on my opinion of Perks just yet. Movies have a way of conveying an emotion and a message. Visuals are sometimes greater than books. (Blasphemy as a writer, I know lol)

I also think that I am highly influenced by the idea that a book is suppose to be magical. As if the world you are reading about wasn't just a normal world. I believe books are suppose to be passages to a different time and place. It's the only way to feel alive and differentiate with "real life". 

(Same goes for movies)

So that is why I was a bit upset when nothing extraordinary happened in Perks, and maybe I'm just wrong and I'm not seeing the big picture.

What are your opinions? 

But I admit, It was still a great book.

Currently Reading....

Just wanted to show you guys what I'll be reading for the next few months! 

Frozen and Edgar Allan Poe were given to me by my mama. Love the genetically advanced kind of books like Frozen. And Poe is a classic!

The bottom two were gifts from my bestie! I've been dying to read the Night Circus and Phantom is my obsession! hehe!

What have you guys read or are currently reading??

Amazing Vogue magazine with Gaga!! Had to have this

This was an AMAZING STEAL!!!!! Omg I am sooo extremely happy to have gotten the Gaga book which was at a bargain price for only $10!!! I almost flipped when I saw it!! This book costs $50 and back when I saw it at last years Monster Ball we were gonna purchase it but decided not to. I'm so happy I waited patiently hehe!

Splendor By Anna Godbersen

SPOILER ALERT:

Splendor by Anna Godbersen

Okay, everyone who is reading along with me the Luxe Series must be highly disappointed! If you are not then please tell me what in the world was the point to this book if the characters didn't even end up together in the end! Seriously! I was rooting for Henry and Diana since the beginning. This book has shocked me, bored me, and left me speechless (sometimes in a bad way). But I never stopped reading because I just had to know what the end results were going to be. Let me tell you that Anna really threw me in a loop in this book. I was soooo upset by the end that I regretted wasting my money and time to buy these books. I'm so sorry for anyone who went and bought these books and was as disappointed as I was. I truly am, I had no idea that this was going to be a twist right at the very end when happy endings are suppose to happen! Come on Anna, you can get away with messing with the relationships in the second even third book but the final book! Just fix them up again! Why couldn't you give us a bone to mull over the perfect, romantic relationship these two (Henry and Di) individuals had! I love being wrapped up in a fantasy and I just felt that this book really brought you down to something worse than reality. Well, at least this is the end and I wont have to suffer any longer! 

Now that I've finished my rant on how mad I got when I finished that last chapter!

On to real fantasy with dragons and magic! I know that will NEVER disappoint!

Rumors By Anna Godbersen

Rumors is the sequel to Luxe by Anna Godbersen. The Luxe series are about the Socialites of old Manhattan set back in 1899. If you love fashion, drama and a good mystery here's a quick read for you! The series consists of four books. Rumors is the second and I just finished it in just a week! Wow, in the end it was such a great story! It leaves you wanting to get your hands on the next. Unfortunetly the Barnes and Noble in my area ran out of the third book, Envy! Is that possible??
  Well Rumors isn't my favorite, so far Luxe is still the top book. But it had it's romantic parts, slow parts and shocking parts! I admit most will NOT like this at all but I'm praying the next two books in the series will be better! I hope. :S
 I hope you guys get a chance to read it! Let me know if there are similar books like the Luxe Series! I really want to start reading more of those genres!!

Comment below and let me know if you have read recommendable books please! Anything Luxe, Gossip Girl, It Girl related. Even set back in the Victorian era!

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Luxe By Anna Godbersen

I read this book a few months ago and never got a chance to write a review! I think this is pretty similar to Gossip Girl since it is set in New York but in the 1890's!! Specifically 1899 at the end of the year and of the turn of the century. It deals with the society women of the era and the elite society of New York. I love the way Anna told the story though some scenes are very slow. I have two favorite characters: Henry and Diana! Ugh they are amazing and have the best story to tell!! 

Anna discribes the ladies elaborate dresses, the fancy parties and events that  happen in the story with full detail and passion. I can't help but fall in love with the era and the fashion! The life style in that time was luxiorious, of course only for the rich and wealthy class. 

I wish I could travel back and see life in that time. 

Do you have a favorite series? I'd love to know!

For now the Luxe series are top on the list! My next read is Rumors the sequel to Luxe!!

Atonement By Ian McEwan

Atonement was a beautiful, amazing, heart breaking novel by Ian McEwan. If this man has more books than I am definitely investigating to see what they're about. This book was about the two child hood friends who never knew about their love for each other and when it finally blossomed they were torn away from each other. Both heart tearing and still mind boggling but it is a story I truly love and has to be one of my all time favorites! It is a work of art and I recommend this to any hopeless romantic. I will admit I think seeing the movie was a spoiler but I liked having an even better picture while I read the book. It is unforgettable and will stay in your head for days to come. Pick it up. :)