National Readathon Day!

Let's make some time to read today! It's National Read-a-Thon Day and everyone is encouraged to read from 12 PM- 4 PM, so let the games begin!

S.

Did I Find Something Better Than Fifty Shades of Grey?

I just finished reading Sylvia Day’s Entwined With You. This is the third installment in her Bared to You trilogy, which follows the overly sexual lives of Gideon Cross and Eva Tramell. Although I wasn’t able to write posts about the preceding books in this series, rest assured I ate them both up. Gideon Cross is the powerful multi-millionaire control freak with a dark past, while Eva Tramell is the sexual damaged 20-something trying to start a new life in New York. Upon their meeting, both Cross and Tramell are instantly drawn to each other. Now in we jump to the third book where they are finally getting married.

            A lot of people have compared this series to the ultra famous Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. I can see the similarities, but there are some unique things about this book and these characters that make this book feel real and relatable.

1.     Cross and Tramell have “vanilla sex”. They just have a lot of it. I’d say a lot more than the average couple. I actually liked the fact that this couple has “regular” sex and it’s not all about bondage and whips and red rooms. It makes their romance a lot more relatable. The only thing I didn’t like about their sex is that they use it as a form of communication, which is clearly an unhealthy way for a couple to communicate.

2.     Both Cross and Tramell have really fucked up pasts. I think Sylvia Day’s decision to tackle child molestation and how it affects both men and women was a brave one and I commend her for doing that. It makes me feel like this book is about more than just sex, which I felt with “Fifty”. Giving both characters a depressing past really adds depth to the story and helps the reader understand why these people are the way they are.

3.     I appreciate the fact that Eva is a strong independent woman. Being a strong independent woman myself I can relate to a woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to ask for it. A woman who doesn’t compromise her independence for a man.

Overall, I’d give this book 5/5 stars and I’d definitely recommend this series to anyone who likes this “mature audience” style of writing. I can’t wait to start the 4^th and 5^th book of this series!

If you like what you read, buy then book here!

S.

Hello 2015!

As you can tell, I am very late on this "Hello 2015" post considering we're already 17 days into January. But hey, better late than never right? So as you can see I changed the name of my blog to Sheri's Library: A Journey Through My Bookshelves. This year I decided to focus on making a dent in the 1000+ books I currently have on my bookshelves. Don't get me wrong, I will definitely be buying new books here and there, because who are we kidding, there's no way I can go a long period of time without wanting a new book. I figure I can turn this into something fun and put all my books in a book jar and have friends and family, and myself of course, pick a certain number of books out each month. You never know what you're going to get and it's like a journey: A Journey Through My Bookshelves. 

Thank you for joining me on this journey, and I look forward to sharing all my bookish discoveries with you!

Happy Reading!

S.

2014 Book Review Catch Up!

Hello Readers,

I'm behind again on my book posts but next year I'm going to do better! I promise! I'll give a couple blurbs about the rest of the books I read at the end of 2014.

Before I Go to Sleep: The movie changed many things

Gang Leader for a Day: Very interesting insight to gang culture

Bared to You: Gideon Cross is waaaayyy too controlling, overbearing, a hypocrite, and quite possibly a little crazy BUT i like this story better than Fifty Shades of Grey! I like that Eva is also an independent strong woman!

Eleanor and Park: Super cute love story!

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: Pretty good but not my favorite

Reflected in You: The ending of this sequel had my jaw dropping

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The feels...

The Martian: Science, science, science....

Wicked: Elphaba is amazing! This book is very detailed and you must pay attention. The stage play is great! #blackelphaba

We Were Liars: That ending tho...

Holiday on Ice: This book is best read out loud.

Unbroken: Such a beautiful story. I had no idea that America and Japan were at such a terrible stand off. I learned so much about human perseverance and will power. The movie was also very well done. Good job Angelina!

S.

Happy Thanksreading!

Hello dear reader,

This month I've decided to take the Thanksreading pledge through literally.io. For every 100 pages I read they will donate $1 to promote literacy! This sounds like a great idea to me! Everyone wins!

I have loved reading ever since I can remember. My mom tells me that she used to read to me even before I was morn. Everyday I get to read I thank God that have the ability to read and comprehend what I'm reading. Sometimes I'll be reading and I just have to smile, not because of what I'm reading but because of the act of reading itself. It boggles my mind how authors come up with some of the stories that they do. I'm thankful that great authors have the ability to bring happiness and joy to me just by writing a few magical words. Without reading I don't know what I would do.

If you're a reader like me make sure you go to www.Thanksreading.com and take the thanksreading pledge. Spread the word by using #thanksreading!

Happy Reading!

S.

Book Review Catch Up!

Hello dear reader,

Clearly I'm very behind on my book reviews. I've definitely still been reading, I just haven't been writing nearly as much as I promised I would be. So I'm going to make this short and sweet. I'll give a couple sentences about what I liked/disliked about the books I've read and we'll go from there!

Hope you Enjoy!

Pretty Little Secrets: It felt like something was missing throughout this whole novel. Oh yea...it was A! It felt like a mystery with no mystery!

The Normal Bar: Great advice for couples trying to get their shit together and letting us know that love and relationships can come in all shapes and sizes.

The Wolf of Wall Street: This was one of the two books I read in August. Im not sure what happened this month but I failed big time. This book was long but actually really entertaining. Some of the things this guy gets involved with amazes me! I appreciate the show of sincerity and remorse in the book.

Dorothy Must Die: Read this with Jonathan! We liked it. It's interesting to see Dorothy as this evil superficial, arrogant dictator but also clever. Ended abruptly! Cannot wait for the sequel!

Legacy: Second book in The Awakening series. Not as fun as the first one.

The Giver: Amazing tale about a kind of twisted utopia. I love the imagery of the book and how the absence of color means "sameness". Super ambiguous ending. My thoughts: He dies... Waaayyyy better than the movie!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Jonathan and I decided to read all the Harry Potter books from start to finish!! We are loving them! This is my 3rd time reading this particular book in the series and I fell in love. Love J.K. Rowling's descriptive writing style.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 2nd book in the HP series! Also super great! Falling more and more in love with this series as I read it.

The Maze Runner: Best book in the series in my opinion. Loved the intensity and adventure feeling the book gave me! Sadly Thomas was too emotional for me! Thought the movie did a great job of conveying the action of the book even though they changed the story line a bit.

Self Coaching- Anxiety and Depression: Learned a lot of valuable tips to help me with my anxiety but it got boring towards the end.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Nothing interesting happens at the beginning of this book. Last couple chapters are the best and most interesting.

Addicted: Not as interested in this book at first as I thought I would be but as the book went on and she got involved with her 3 affairs it became much more interested. This felt like the first time I read an urban novel like this and I was so intrigued by the dialogue and mannerisms of urban culture. 

The One: Last one in this series. I always feel like I cant remember what happens in this series but i cant wait for the newest book that comes out in this series, "The Heir".

The Scorch Trials: Second book in this series. it takes a long time to get to the action and I felt like this book didn't have that adventure feeling the first book had. This book had way more science fiction than the first book. Weird silver goop that decapitates people and weird pods! This is the book where I really started to not like Teresa!

The Death Cure: The last book in this trilogy! I don't want to give too much away about this book because Mr. J hasn't read it yet and I don't want to ruin anything for him BUT some truly unexpected things happen in this conclusion to the series. 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: My favorite book in the series! So much going on but so awesome!

Four: Super short! I wanted more!

Men, Women, and Children: Didn't know what I was getting myself into when I picked up this book. The movie trailer tells you nothing! I thought it was interesting to explore sex and the ways middle schoolers communicate about sex and how their parents communicate with them about sex as well as with other adults. 

This is Where I Leave You: Super funny family drama! Still need to watch the movie.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Too much talking. End scene was the best.

I Am Second: Amazing stories about people's decision to accept God as their Savior. This book made me want to put God first and become second.

The Kill Order: I needed more! To me this has no direct correlation to Thomas and his friends. This is only how the Flare started but I wanted the story of Thomas and Theresa before they went into the maze! Do not skip Teresa's secret chapter!! Heard there is a second prequel coming out and I hope its this contains the story I want! Just read that it is confirmed that I will get this story!!! yes!!!!! 2016 cant come any sooner!!! 


I'm currently on my 45th book for my 50 book challenge and will hopefully surpass by goal by the end of this month! I'll post my November TBR later!

Happy Reading!

S.

June wrap-up