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The Highs and Lows of Social Media

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You would think social media would be a blogger’s best friend! Right?

WRONG!!
 
My problem with social media is that you have to go through and connect it to everything! Also I’m still self conscious about the whole blogging thing, so attaching it to social media makes everything seem so much more real. With blogging about books it’s difficult to get views. I’m not talking about things that people want to read all the time like fashion, makeup, or traveling. I’m talking about reading, which is a dying thing on its own. Kind of like owning actual paper books. Now that I’ve finally made a Facebook page, after a year or so of contemplating, it’s time to make that better. Check it out here:
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Don’t forget twitter:  @90sbornreader
google+: 90s Born Reader
and even tumblr @90sbornreader
We’ll see if I get the hang of this. I’m trying I promise.
Until next time,
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90s Born Reader
Book Reviews, Uncategorized

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

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the five people you meet in heaven
From the very beginning of this novel I was captured. He starts at the end of our protagonist’s life, Eddie, saying, “But all endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time”. Eddie is your average human being who doesn’t know just how much his life has impacted others. Each one of his actions no matter how small they are from the time that he was young, to his dying breath now are recounted, and show how each one helps to shape each persons life. There is nothing I can summarize that can do this wonderful novel justice, I can only recommend reading it.

I have never reflected more after reading a novel than I have after this one. This novel was so well written that it made you think from the very beginning. The very first sentence trapped me and made me want to continue reading. I started and finished this novel in a trip to Starbucks, but I couldn’t move as I sipped on my iced passion tea lemonade. I can’t scream about how much I loved this novel because of the way it makes you feel. It makes you think about every reaction you have with a person and what that can mean to someone else. It makes you think about the people who you might blame for the rest of your life who really helped to shape who you are. It makes y

ou think about the ones you have loved and lost. It makes you think about the people who have a major part of your life and you don’t even know it. Do I think this novel had a serious impact on my life, of course I do, and I hope to read many more that do as well. Until next time,

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90s Born Reader
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Insurgent, Veronica Roth

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insurgent

Just when you think things won’t get any worse of course they do. Tris, Four, Caleb, Peter, and Marcus are able to make it out of Dauntless and Abnegation. With the leaders of Abnegation now dead, and the Dauntless brainwashed to kill others on command the safest place for them to go is Amity. Of course instead of things getting better Amity is now attacked in order to find the remaining members of Abnegation. The group barely makes it out of there, and on to an oncoming train, which reveals members of the Factionless including some old acquaintances, and some surprises as well. It turns out the Factionless aren’t as down trodden as people like to assume, and they have been making plans for this moment as well. The Divergents are being discovered and slowly being taken out and questioned in order to make a more potent serum.

With the factions becoming more torn apart, and no longer working together chaos is starting to ensue, and questions aren’t getting answer. Tris has had to make some difficult decisions including working with people she wouldn’t normally work with and those actions are starting to change her attitude towards life.
I know that my summary of this book isn’t even doing it justice. Just like Divergent I read this in about 4-5 hours, and loved every minute of it. There are so many twists and turns, and you get to dive into the characters even more. I cannot wait to read Allegiant, and I know I will love that one too. Until next time,
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90s Born Reader
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Divergent, Veronica Roth

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divergent
Abnegation, the selfless, Amity, the peaceful, Candor, the honest, Dauntless, the brave, and Erudite, the intelligent. In which one of those factions do you think you’re a part of. What are your core values? Is a test going to tell you which place you are going to spend the rest of your life? Are the results of that test going to give you a clear path? Saying that you should be apart of this faction, or you are best suited for two factions, or even yet best suited for three factions. On decision day are you going to decide to stay with your family in their faction, or are you going to leave them behind and do something new. At the end of the switch to a new life are you going to be factionless?
Beatrice “Triss” Prior is not the only person who decides to leave their family and go somewhere else, but just because it has been done before doesn’t mean that it is accepted. To switch to a polar opposite of what you have grown up as can be difficult. To not know that your life and your abilities can help shape the future is even more difficult.
If you’re looking for another book to go with your Hunger Games addiction this is the one for you!!!!!! I absolutely fell in love with this book. I read it in a day and was ready to buy the next one immediately. I don’t think I can give this book anymore praise than to just say it was amazing! It provided family issues, secrets that come to the surface, and the decision of embarking on your own journey. Can’t wait for a movie hopefully, and the next couple of books! Until next time,
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90s Born Reader
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The Moon and More, Sarah Dessen

India

the moon and moreIn The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen a young girl, Emaline, lives in a beach town where most of their lives revolve around summer. In Colby they get most of their business in the summer when people come to the beach and stay in the houses that Emaline’s family is in charge of. It is Emaline’s summer before her first year of college, and her eyes are about to be opened to things she never thought she would want to do or see. Like not go to the same college as everyone else, find a summer romance in someone who is like no one she has ever seen, and develop a relationship with estranged family members.
Once again Sarah Dessen has written something that is relatable, amazing, and something that people should read. I went out and bought this on the day it came out, went home and read it. (yes I know this post is soooo late) I think this is relatable to any young girl, especially those from small towns. Finding someone who is new and exciting, and learning what it’s like to have an unconventional family. This is something a lot of people know the feeling of. I of course recommend this book and I plan on reading whatever comes out next by Sarah Dessen. Until next time,
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