Review: Pirouette

One woman's trash is another woman's treasure. 

Hannah and Simone, identical twins separated during an adoption process, meet after years of being apart. Both of them have different family lives; different personalities. And yet they share a special love and hate connection to dance. To make things simple, they switch places so Hannah can dance at a specialized school, and Simone can relax from the twirls. What's the worst that can happen?

Although the plot might resemble The Parent Trap, Bavati spiced things up with a quadrangle love story. The only character that seemed lacking was Hannah, who didn't appear enthused at all to do anything worth while. 

A fast read, that will make you wonder the wasted opportunities due to parents and teens lack of communication. 

  

Top Ten Tuesday: One way or Another

 

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

TOP COVERS I WOULD REDESIGN

Although I did prepare a list of covers I would instantly redesign, I decided to take the topic into a different direction. So I displayed two cover options for each book, that way we can all choose our own favorites.

                                                        The Queen of Everything 

My Pick                                          

                                                                   Unearthly

                                         My Pick

                                                                   Shatter Me 

My Pick                                        

                 

                                                        Under the Never Sky 

                                      My Pick

                                                           Ten Tiny Breaths 

My Pick                                       

Share your own favorites!!

Review: The Lightning Thief

The Gods are brought back to life, as Rick Riordan gives Greek Mythology a makeover.

Percy Jackson keeps having problems at school, mainly caused by his ADHD and dyslexia. Little does he know that his life is about to change -- taking a turn for the worst -- as his mother is attacked by a creature and Percy forced to shelter at Camp Half-Blood where he is declared a Demi-God. He will now have to take on the task of hero and accept a quest to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt. 

Well-written and plotted, The Lightning Thief knows no boundaries when it comes to action. Percy is strong, wise for his age, and yet grows as a character before our eyes. But what makes the book impossible to put down are the magical scenes including Centaurs and The Fates. 

Glad to see the movie doesn't deviate too much from the book.

Caught my arrow #25

Caught my Arrow is a meme similar to In my mailbox and  Stalking the Shelves featuring books that were purchased, borrowed or received that week.

Believe it or not, it snowed in Montreal last night, officially making Winter present in the town. Maybe it's time to start writing down my Christmas list. Until then, here are the goodies I received this week.

Received from Author
(Thank you very much!!)



The Boy from the Woods


Bought

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck

Borrowed from Library

The Lover's Dictionary (Came highly recommended from a Nanowrimo )

What are you reading this week?

Top Ten Tuesday: Coup de Coeur

 

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

TOP SEQUELS I DESIRE

You finish a book only to find out it ends in a cliffhanger! Thus begins the agonizing wait for the sequel. Here are the top books that have me restless with anticipation.

 

Please do tell what is driving you wild!