The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson

The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Okay, I'll be honest. I didn't love this book. it took me over a month and a half to read it and over half of it was read this past week because I've been forcing myself to read it. This is similar to Tiger Lily and I think I may have gone too far to say that I loved it, but I also feel that was influenced by the fact that I didn't read it on my own time.

This book starts off slow, it's sort of interesting but you're thinking just get to the point. In the middle of the book there isn't much going on, and that is also the point in which I decided to take up The Maze Runner instead. By the end, you are just wanting to know who it is, but it just keeps going on and on. Throughout the whole story, too, you can tell that there is romance, but it isn't a key characteristic that makes me think ship them!

It is extremely well written, and there is a very interesting narrator that shocked me at the end, but I can't say that I loved this book. Overall, I would give this book a B, maybe B+.

10 Reasons Why I Loved Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

1. It's a retelling of Peter Pan (which I've always loved)
2. It's told from Tink's persective
3. You learn so much more than you thought you ever would've
4. Tik Tok
5. First love
6. I kept reading even though I didn't like it all that much, it paid off
7. Feels
8. Smee, Mareyn, Phillip
9. Oh, that ending
10. Never aging

10 Reasons Why I Loved The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

1. Ezra (Yes, Ezra!) plays tennis
2. He's smart
3. A male lead
4. Debate team
5. The strangest few chapters I've read in a long time
6. Ah, the end
7. His dog..
8. Morse code flashlights
9. The Great Gatsby
10. The end felt good

My Analysis (Not Really) of Fandoms

I think that all you have to do to be a part of a fandom is to like the book, simple as that. But, I also believe that there are different levels of fandom(hood?) and which levels are truly superior to others. To be clear, this is mostly about book fandoms, sorry, there isn't much else in my life.

0.5. There is a movie: you are an untouchable (if we are comparing this to the Indian caste system). The only reason you are reading the book is because there is a movie, and while reading it you weren't drooling over the pages. Or showing any sign of true love for it. You know if you are a part of this group, you just know because when other people talk about that book you just roll your eyes.

1. A Fan: this is the lowest cast in a fandom. You like the book, you enjoyed it, you are anticipating the sequel, but you aren't going to kill for the first copy. When the movie comes out you aren't going to the premier, you're going to the opening day, weekend, or when it becomes cheap showing. There is nothing wrong with just being a fan of a book, but when you talk to others that are at a higher level caste for that particular series, they will look down on you.

2. A Follower: this is the group of people who check to see the release date or the sequels, movies, and when the DVD comes out, but they would choose their friends sleepover the premier. You probably own all the books, and might buy the DVD when it comes out, but you find other things in life. Again, there is nothing wrong with being in this group of people, some people just like some books more than others.

3. A Fangirl(or boy): this is sometimes hard to distinguish between A Fanatic. You do your best to go to the premier, you search for times and places to meet the author and actors, you do absolutely everything you can to support the movie, but sometimes things just don't work out. Even at this stage of fandom, people may consider you a little bit crazy, but that's good. I promise.

4,5. A Fanatic: there are two types, neither of which are really all that much higher on the caste.

       Just Found Out Fan: it's okay, sometimes it takes buzz to hear about something. I am a fanatic over The Maze Runner, but it took the movie for me to find out (sort of...it's complicated). You know you are at this stage when you dress up as characters Halloween, and eventually realize that it is the end all be all to life. The only reason this is second to highest to those that were original fans of the book is because they will think that you are inferior, when really they should be happy to find another person to share their love with. Right?

       Original Fan: you pre-ordered the book the moment you saw the cover. And, when you heard about the movie coming out you nearly died. This has been the END ALL BE ALL to your life for quite a while, and you consider yourself at the top of the caste. I'm putting you here because you've had to be tortured with waiting longer than all the others, so...this is your gift.

10 Reasons Why I loved Positive by Paige Rawl and Ali Benjamin

Positive by Paige Rawl and Ali Benjamin

1. It's her life (Paige Rawls)

2. She wasn't always positive

3. Her thoughts are very quotable

4. When you are reading the book you think wow, I'm glad this never happened to me and then you          realize that it actually happened to her

5. I cried for a moment, that never happens

6. Paige Rawl didn't think that being HIV positive was a big deal for a while, until she told her best         friend

7. I've met her, and she is amazing (only 20!)

8. She has a very rich life, and one that you should look up to

9. She's from the Midwest

10. She wants to help find a cure, or treatment, or vaccination for HIV by getting into that field