stars & books

Naila’s conservative immigrant parents have always said the same thing: She may choose what to study, how to wear her hair, and what to be when she grows up—but they will choose her husband. Following their cultural tradition, they will plan an arranged marriage for her. And until then, dating—even friendship with a boy—is forbidden. When Naila breaks their rule by falling in love with Saif, her parents are livid. Convinced she has forgotten who she truly is, they travel to Pakistan to visit relatives and explore their roots. But Naila’s vacation turns into a nightmare when she learns that plans have changed—her parents have found her a husband and they want her to marry him, now! Despite her greatest efforts, Naila is aghast to find herself cut off from everything and everyone she once knew. Her only hope of escape is Saif . . . if he can find her before it’s too late.

“Dead girl walking”, the boys say in the halls.
“Tell us your secret”, the girls whisper, one toilet to another.
I am that girl.
I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through.
I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame.

Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit.

Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia’s descent into the powerful vortex of anorexia, and her painful path toward recovery.

If you are not familiar with this book tag it is created by faultydevices of booktube and was a bit edited by Arie Bissett, though I used most of the questions of Raegan and just added goodreads which Ariel added!

• Twitter - A book you want to share with the world

For this I would pick Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer because I think there are a lot of things we can learn from the story of this book, not only in love but with friends, family, and more.

• Facebook - A book you really enjoyed that was recommended by someone else

• Tumblr - A book you read before booktube (/blogging in my case) but haven't raved much about on booktube/blogger

• MySpace- A book you don't plan on re-reading

• Instagram - A book with a gorgeous, picture worthy cover

• Youtube- A book you wish would be turned into a movie

Also one of my fave books. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. This world is so awesome and I would really like to see how they look like and also the gadgets in this novel is a need for me! HOVERBOARDS! (* u *)

• Skype- A book with characters that you wish you could talk to instead of just reading about

For this social media I choose Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Who wouldn't want to talk with the gods? With Percy?

• Goodreads- A book you recommend to everyone

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands", she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actuallygrows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.

When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy finds out her mother might've been telling the truth. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed—and it's one she's not sure if she wants to be a part of.