Drinking and Tweeting by Brandi Glanville with Leslie Bruce

    In honor of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills return I decided to read Drinking and Tweeting by Brandi Glanville. Yes I watch the Real Housewives shows on Bravo, it's totally a guilty pleasure of mine. Brandi is one of my favorites on the show because she says whatever the hell she wants to. She doesn't have a filter and she's admitted it on more than one occasion but I enjoy that realness in a world that is fake. I've wanted to read this book for a while since I like Brandi but never did.

 



   I thought the book was okay. I knew it had a lot about her divorce but the whole book was about it. I have seen people divorce due to cheating and it is never easy especially with kids involved but she whined too much. I am the type of person who gets over crap the next day while most people don't so I don't understand the whole dwelling on the past which is probably why I couldn't really relate so much.

    The book though had lots of laughs like where she talked about getting vaginal rejuvenation surgery. Yes you read that right, crazy huh? That was such a great chapter and definitely a way to renew yourself after a horrible break up. Brandi was completely honest about everything including her DUI. There was just one chapter that rubbed me the wrong way. She came across like she was just using her fans to make money which I know is what happens with that sort of thing but it came off so rude. It almost made me regret buying the book. I want to support her by buying her book but she just made me feel used, it was weird. Have you read this book and know what I'm talking about?

 

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

    The Heffley's are at it again and this time they are taking it out on the road. Greg Heffley was looking forward to a relaxing summer but when his mom decides that the family needs a road trip full of wholesome fun he knows it's going to go down hill. Trouble find it's way into the trip through a bad bathroom stop, crazy seagulls, a pig, and a fender bender. This is one adventure that the Heffley's will remember forever.

 

 



    I am probably way too old to be reading these books but they are so funny! I think I mentioned before that my grandmother read a bit of one to see what I was reading and she just cracked up. The problem I have with reading these is that since I'm old it doesn't take me very long to read it at all. I don't want the story to end!
    The movies are great too but I guess they can't really make any more since the actor is too grown up to play a middle school boy. It's a shame because they were hilarious but it's life. These books are obviously super easy to read and would be a great Christmas gift for a young one in your family. I can't wait for the next book!

 

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Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison

    Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Lousie Rennison is book number eight in the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series. It was about how Georgia now has two potential boyfriends and she can't figure out which one she wants and who she wants to let go. Plus there is an additional boy who Georgia can't seem to stop snogging and get out of her head. What is a girl to do?! If she doesn't figure it out soon she could end up all alone.

 

    These books are a bit childish in the way that the characters talk and act but I've already read most of the series so I want to just read the last couple books left. I believe I only have two more books left. I'm not sure why but this book I literally could not stop reading. I had it near by at dinner and I wanted to pick it up and finish it but that would have been rude since it was a family dinner.

   Georgia does seem to be growing up a bit more but she still ends up in trouble some how. This time it was with love. She has two contenders for her heart. Well actually one and a maybe, she was still trying to see how Robbie felt about her. It was entertaining to see her go mad over boys and then when she thought she had it all figured out, she was wrong.  This was definitely in the top of my favorites for this series.

 

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They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Clair

    They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Clair is a recent young adult suspense novel. It's been advertised as a combination of Pretty Little Liars and Final Destination which is completely on point. The inside cover reads:
    "Every year, the lives of ten girls at Vienna High are transformed. All because of the list. Kenzie Summerall can't imagine how she's been voted onto a list of the hottest girls in school, but when she lands at number five, her average life becomes amazing. Doors to the best parties open, new friends surround her, the cutest jock in school is after her.
   This is the power of the list. If you're on it, your life changes. If you're on it this year? Your life ends. The girls on the list have started to die, one by one. Is it a coincidence? A curse? Or is the list in the hands of a killer?
    Time is running out for Kenzie, but she's determined to uncover the deadly secret of the list... before her number's up."

   

    This book was incredible! I had goose bumps while reading this book which I love when reading a suspenseful novel. To me what makes a great mystery book is one where it's more complicated than a who did it scenario. It has to be a creative story line to keep my interest and this book did just that. Something that was interesting and creative was that there was a bit of Latin in the story. I took Latin in high school and now I wished I paid a little more attention.

    I would definitely recommend this book for anyone looking for a great suspense book. This is the only book I have read of Roxanne St. Clair but apparently she has written several other books for adults and young adults. I will for sure check out more from her.

 

 

 

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