Entwined

Grimm Legacy

Right now I am revisiting the land of my youth by rereading a book by Polly Shulman called Grimm Legacy. It's a YA book, but I remember it as well written with a strong plot. It's basically about a girl who gets a job in a repository, which is a library for stuff. They have all kinds of things to borrow: clothes,  tools, cooking supplies, etc. I would love to go to a place like that! Or even work there! In this book they have sections for different items, and one of these collections are called the Grimm Collection, which holds things from the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales. Not the kids version, but the originals, in their full gore. I remember a bit of what happens, but it's a refreshing read.

From a recommendation, I started reading the works of Haruki Murakami. I started "Kafka on the Shore", which despite my English teacher telling me otherwise, it does have some mention of writer Franz Kafka. I got threw  the fist 10 chapters, and it really is like no other book I've read. The two main characters are introduced in sub plots that occur in every other chapter. Kafka, a 15 year old runaway, is trying to... well runaway. He's far from home, trying to survive without getting caught and keeping a budget. In a sub plot, Nakata a sixty year old man, who was stripped of any human intelligence by a mysterious accident that occurred when he was in fourth grade searches for a lost cat. Nakata can't read or write, but he can speak to cats. Some easier than others. It's strange, but really interesting.

Loser/Queen

I regularly force myself to read teen drama books, even though they aren't my cup of tea. I really hate the boyfriend drama, and close-mindedness of teen drama. I hate the use of weird (like when they talk about Japan, which is really offensive), or their tolerance of certain things (like how they think some boys are "soo cute" or some are "totally gross"). Why do I get those? Because that's  60% of what my library has to offer. Some are really cool, like any Maureen Johnson books. And some are, dare I say totally gross. I finished Loser/Queen, and I must say, it wasn't that bad, but it was hard to pick up. It wasn't something I devoured. Sorry that I didn't post much about this book. I just didn't find it that blog-worthy.  

Loser/Queen

So, I'm pretty sure the "mysterious" texter is Luke. It kind of fits. It's kind of like an average teen book. A long time crush, a mean girl, beat friend, etc. I enjoy her knitting and her helping in the animal shelter, though.

Okay, so I started Loser/Queen.

It's about a girl named Cammy, who is your basic loser. She has a bunch of embaressing scenes in her school. Suddenly, a text pops up that might help her climb to be the Queen of the school. Who is the texter? Will she reach her throne? Will she get her prince? Will the evil forces of high school stop her? Let's dive.

Konnichiwa! I had a major book hall from the library this weekend. Here are some of the books I got:

• The Clockwork Scarab 
• Zombies vs Unicorns
• Loser/queen
• The Masque of the Red Death
• An Ember in the Ashes
• Voice Over (Manga)
• Nightspell
• Tokyo Heist
• Who Done It?
• Thirteen Reasons Why
• Fangirl

I also got the sequel to Masque of the Red Death. ANd I got volumes 1-3 of Voice Over!I can't wait to start reading!