Meant To Be - Lauren Morrill

"Point is, maybe some people wouldn't want to be around me all day, but there are people out there who would. And they're smart and funny. And they like some of the same things I like and hate some of the things I hate, but they also introduce me to all kinds of new things. That's as close to 'meant to be' as I can imagine."

Summary: Julia is on a class trip to London where she is forced to be buddies with Jason who she hates. After a night of rule breaking, Julia starts receiving texts from a secret admirer...is it her MTB?

THIS BOOK. OMG. When I finished it, I was literally in tears and wanted to jump around my living room and scream with joy! For this review I think it would be better to just list the things I liked...Jason, London, Jason, rule breaking, Jason, Shakespeare, and oh yeah, JASON. Normally I probably would hate a character like him but I was hooked on him from the beginning. This book was laugh out loud funny and had me at this description of Jason's immaturity on the flight to London when there's extreme turbulence: "Jason's got his arms raised like he's on a roller coaster." He is seriously just the craziest, cutest guy ever. And he sings! I love how he always calls Julia 'Book Licker!' I highlighted so many Jason moments on my Nook and one of my favorites was when he gets Julia a replacement of her Shakespeare book that she lost. I DIED. There is also a really cool twist that I actually wasn't able to figure out that I don't want to spoil so GO READ THIS BOOK :)

Rating: 10/10

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Trapped - Michael Northrop

"You know how sometimes you can tell that it's gray and rainy outside, even if you're not near a window? You know how you can just feel it somehow and it sucks the energy right out of you? That's what this was like, except it wasn't rain and it wasn't draining as much as suffocating. It was like being slowly buried by something quiet and heavy. It was like a cold hand reaching out for your neck in the dark."

Summary: Scotty and his friends are in Tattawa High School when one of the biggest snow storms in history hits. Told from Scotty's POV, follow along as he tells about the week they were trapped.

This book was just okay for me. I didn't love it or hate it. I liked reading the book from Scotty's POV. I think it offered a unique perspective and I was definitely scared while reading this book! I felt like it was pretty realistic but at the same time so unbelievable just because I can't imagine what it would be like to be stuck in a blizzard! I would definitely freak out if I was trapped! The thing that really made me not enjoy the book overall was the ending! I HATED THE ENDING.

Rating: 5/10

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