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Hi, so I love YA and Jane Austen. I have a Kobo and its name is James. I'm from Brazil and I really don't know what else to say.

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera, Michael Henry Heim
Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare I don't know what happened. I couldn't finish this, other books seemed more interesting, I'll come back eventually.
In the Middle of Nowhere - Julie Ann Knudsen I was given this book by one A.R.R on the We Love YA group.I don't know why I asked to read this book. I mean, I should have known. Anyways, I didn't like it. The whole thing could've been good, but it was poorly executed, the story was full of cliches and really predictable. The girl was really immature and her friends manage to be even more so. Her mother was confusing, after all: was she a bad mother, a grieving wife or a mean woman? That was never clear. Oh God, and the love interest… He was the worst of all. Seriously, he didn't know her, and there he was writing poetry and saying he loved her. And of course, he had to be dying. Other wise, she wouldn't fall for him, would she? The book is kinda pointless and the worst part is the fact that they repeated the title of the book all the time. Like, every page you turn there it was: " in the middle of nowhere"Yes, we get it. She lived on an isolated island. Now, move on. If you like silly fanfic this is your book, if you don't, stay away from it. PS: The only good character in this awful book was her baby brother, but Willow was really mean to him for no apparent reason.
Talented - Sophie  Davis So, this was the first book I received from the author in exchange of review about it. The story seemed interesting and I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't. I always was into dystopian, since I read "Brave New World". And I absolutely adore The Hunger Games trilogy. But, this book was kinda cliche. The main character, Talia, was annoying, immature, silly and I didn't like her at all. Her boyfriend was a… well, I can't describe it. I hated him from the very first page. The whole thing that lead to the "Talented" is absurd to be consider nowadays . I mean years a go, when people didn't know what radiation could do, it was ok to say that it gave super powers, but now, after Hiroshima e Nagasaki, Chernobyl and that leaking in Japan, and no one showed up with powers yet, it didn't seem plausible. The only thing good about this book was Erik and Henry. They were funny, handsome and lovable characters. The food descriptions sounded a lot like the Hunger Games to me( and apart from the Hunger games, where Katniss described the food because she didn't have much at home, Talia had no reason to love food so much and describe it in the smallest details.) The book ended in a cliffhanger, but it didn't make me want to read the second one, because it seemed really forced, just to make me want to read the next.
Fani em Busca do Final Feliz (Fazendo Meu Filme, #4) - Paula Pimenta *____*
Cross My Heart - Katie Klein I haven't made a review in ages, let's see if I still know how. I think I must start this review by saying that I have a thing for bad boys. Leather jackets, motorcycles and all that. Cliche, I know, but what can one do? I don't believe I'll ever see one for real, ( Leather Jackets in my weather? I don't think so) so let me read about them, and dream for a while. I also really like stories where the characters start not liking each other, and we can see them slowly changing their minds and falling in love ( No wonders my favorite book is Pride and Prejudice). This book had the very best of both. The first time I read it, I loved it so, so much. And I decided to read it again a few days ago, to see if I had changed my mind, nope. Still love it. The story is about Jaden, one of those girls that want to be perfect, the teachers' pet, the straight A student. She wants to go to Harvard really bad, not getting in is unthinkable. Her two older brothers didn't go to college, instead going to work with her dad, so everyone expects her to do better. She has a nice boyfriend, a group of friends. She is comfortable. .And then, she gets paired with Parker in a english project. Parker is the loner of the school, and there are wild rumors about him circulating. It's in their interactions, that we see more of Jaden, what she is besides the girl trying to save the world. And we also get to know Parker, and that's when Jaden, me, and I'll bet most of those who read this book, fall in love with him. We fall for his wits, his smiles, his eyes, the way he can talk about books ( he got me there). There's no pointless angst in Parker, he's not mean, or overprotective, as many of others bad boys apparently need to be. There's also a plot twist I didn't see coming and that explains a lot. The ending is really cute and sweet. If you want a quick, lovely read, give this a shot. It'll surprise you.
Fixing Delilah - Sarah Ockler The story was too predictable and not in a good way. And the writing was weird.