May Reading Challenge | Day 31

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DAY 31: *REVIEW OF A BOOK YOU'VE READ THIS MONTH*

This month was a bit hectic, due to finals, graduation, work and a leadership conference.  I didn't read nearly as many books as I planned to, but hopefully June will be a lot better on me.

I did however, manage to read 3 books and write reviews on two of them.  One of the books I reviewed was Panic by Lauren Oliver.

I thought Oliver did a great job with developing Heather's character- I loved how she made Heather a strong, independent, tall and somewhat clumsy character, despite being one of the weakest characters throughout most of the book.  I also thought the idea of the game itself was really interesting, and at times, kind of scary and freaky.  It was mind-boggling how much power the game had, and how much the game controlled the lives of all the students.  Read the full review here.

May Reading Challenge | Day 30

Hosted by Tee The Quoter from Tumblr, Monthly Challenges are meant to help readers have fun while reading.  Each month, a new set of challenges will be posted, one for each day of the month.  For a complete list of the challenges for this month, click here.

DAY 30: *TBR PILE*

Oh goodness....

Where do I begin?

My TBR pile is longer than the line outside Best Buy on Black Friday.  In addition to having reading lists on Goodreads, I have the titles of books written down EVERYWHERE.  I have a list on the stickies feature on my laptop, in my journal, on Goodreads and I have several pages bookmarked on Safari.  Here is part of my stickies list.

The book I'm currently looking forward to reading the most is The Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor.  I've heard nothing but positive reviews on the series, and I'm really excited to read the books.

May Reading Challenge | Day 29

Hosted by Tee The Quoter from Tumblr, Monthly Challenges are meant to help readers have fun while reading.  Each month, a new set of challenges will be posted, one for each day of the month.  For a complete list of the challenges for this month, click here.

DAY 29: *FAVORITE NON-FICTION*

Back when I was about 11/12, my grandparents visited the Holocaust museum in Washington, DC.  When they returned home, they had presents for me and my siblings.  In addition to shirts, keychains and other little nick-nacks, my grandparents had also bought me a book (knowing how much I loved/love to read). That book was none other than The Diary of Anne Frank written by Anne Frank herself.

I love this DIARY (cause that's what it really is!), it is my favorite non-fiction piece of work.  I was shocked to discover that this book has several negative reviews and comments, and was even more surprised to discover that the biggest complaint was how "boring" this diary was.

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EXCUSE ME!

THIS IS A 14-year-old girl's diary that she wrote while HIDING FROM NAZIS!  What did they expect her to write about?

I loved Anne's writing, and truly believe that had she survived, she would have gone on to become a successful author.  She was so wise beyond her years, and had a great attitude and outlook on life, even in spite of her situation.

"Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." -Anne Frank

I love this book/diary, and highly advise everyone to read it.