Showing posts with label Read-a-thons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Read-a-thons. Show all posts

Monday, February 29, 2016

#AYearAThon #Romance Girl Online: On Tour ~ Zoe Sugg (a.k.a Zoella)


Penny joins her rock-star boyfriend on the road in Europe.

When Noah invites Penny on his first-ever European tour, she can’t wait to spend the summer with her rock-god-tastic boyfriend.

But, between Noah’s jam-packed schedule, less-than-welcoming band mates, and threatening messages from jealous fans, Penny wonders whether she’s really cut out for life on tour. She can’t help but miss her family, her best friend Elliot, and her blog, “Girl Online.”

Can Penny learn to balance life and love on the road, or will she lose everything in pursuit of the perfect summer?

Book Review:

It only took me a couple of days to finish this book. Just like the first one, it was a super quick read. I just really wanted to know how things were going to end. Was Penny going to be able to figure out how to date a rockstar boyfriend? Was she going to be able to manage her anxiety on tour? Would she ever start blogging again, publically? Etc. 

I love Noah and Penny's relationship. No matter how big he gets, he really does care for her and she is on his mind. I just really hate the people that come between them. I really do love how Penny finds a frind in Leah Brown while they are on tour because she needs a good female friend. I do wish that Elliot had gotten to go on tour with them though. Oh and I really hate Noah's manager, Dean!!! 

Because this is a second installment I can't say too much without giving anything away so if you have read it, go on to my discussion. If not, read them!!!

Pages: 352                                                                                                                               Rate: 5/5                                                   

Book Discussion: SPOILERS:

Probably the most exciting part for me was the end, when Penny starts blogging publically again. I feel like that was missing so much in this installment. I really missed it. I also really loved how Noah came back to help Alex win Elliot back being as a good part of their break up was because of him. 

So lets discuss Noah and Penny. They were so cute in the beginning but you could also tell that a rocky patch was coming. Noah was becoming this huge success and touring was obviously taking a lot out of him, meaning less time was being spent with Penny. I mean, I really liked that Penny got to explore the cities herself, because with her anxiety, I wasn't sure how comfortable she was going to be doing that and I didn't want her holed up in her room all of the time waiting for Noah. I was really worried about her with TheRealShift mailing them all of that weird blackmail after her phone was stolen. Now I was suspicious about this story line, and rightly so!! 

Noah and Penny's entire break up, courtesy of their already rocky situation and Blake making it worse, that lying bastar, broke my heart. I still pictured that as that sweet little Girl Online and Brooklyn Boy. I wanted those cute moments back again. When she finally texted him to talk while he was in town for a show, I'm pretty sure that I screamed! Then we find out that Dean is TheRealShift and Noah fires him!! I wanted to high five that boy so hard!!! Those entire few pages weree incredible. 

I also love that the ending wasn't definitive. Basically, Penny states that she loves him and that he loves her and somehow they will figure it out together. 

Favorite Quote:

“Sometimes the hero of the fairy tale isn't a handsome prince. Sometimes it's you.” 

Monday, January 4, 2016

Read-a-thons I Want To Participate In


*These are just the ones that I will be trying to participate in. If you want a more comprehensive list http://www.littlebookowl.com/p/read-thon-calendar.html is a great resource with links for the information on each. I will be post regular updates as often as possible on my goodreads and you can friend me if you'd like, on my twitter @Frantas_Angel. 
January:
Jan 4th-10th: #AYearAThon (benchwarmers)
Jan 19th-25th: #Read-Your-Bookshelf-A-Thon Round 7

February:
Feb 8th-14th: #AYearAThon (Romance/New Adult)
No Date Yet: Underhyped Books

March:
Mar 7th-13th: #AYearAThon (Horror/Suspense)
Mar 13th-20th: Slay That Series

April:
Apr. 4th-10th: #AYearAThon (Re-reads)
Apr. 23rd: Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon

May:
May 2nd-8th: #AYearAThon (Catch up/finish a series)
May 9th-15th:  Bout of Books 16.0

June:
June 6th-12th: #AYearAThon (LGBTQQIAAP+)

July:
Jul. 4th-10th: #AYearAThon (TBR Catch Up)
No Date: Cram-a-thon
No Date: Harry Potter Read-a-thon

August:
Aug: 1st-7th: #AYearAThon (Nonfiction/Biography)
Aug. 22nd-28th: Bout of Books 17.0


September:
Sep. 5th-11th: #AYearAThon (Small books ≤200 pages)

October:
Oct. 3rd-9th: #AYearAThon (Mental Health)
 No Date: Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon
No Date: Frightfall Read-a-thon

November:
Nov. 7th-13th: #AYearAThon (2016 Debut Authors)
No Date: #AntiBullyReads

December
Dec. 1st-31st: Harry Xmas To You
Dec. 5th-11th: #AYearAThon (Graphic Novels)
Dec. 17th-20th: Cram-a-thon