and actually read a teen book for the first time in a very long time. And… it was like being young again. I miss just going to B&N and indulging myself in a good book… Staying there, for hours, reading just for fun, reading because I wanted to read and not because it was forced. I can spend hours and hours cooped up in a corner just turning page after page until I read the back cover. I love the feeling of jumping into the pages and feeling like another character in the novel. I’ve spent so much time, recently, just consumed with school, and never doing anything for fun. It was always, go to school, go home, do homework, finish project, study tests, study in general, read mandatory material, barely go to sleep, wake up with dark circles, and go back to school. School I can say, or IB I can sum up in one word… Mundane. and Stressful. and… I feel like, walking away from it, I’ve just been living in a black and white world. I go to class with the same people for the past… ten years. I can’t even remember a time where I fell head over heels for a real guy. One that I actually talk to, one that I really like. Honestly, I can say that it’s hard for me to make new friends. Yeah, sure, go ahead and say “Whatt??? Noo, stop joking. You’re totally sociable! You have so many friends. Who wouldn’t like you?” But at school, sometimes I feel like those people who always compliment me (like this boy on my bus)… Fake. Doesn’t it suck to be someone you’re not really? I feel like I can’t change how I act in school because then everyone would be “What’s wrong?? Why are you sad? Why aren’t you smiling anymore?” Sometimes, there are days where I’m tired as heck and all I want to do is sleep or I’m just not really in a good mood. People say they like me because I’m crazy and wild. But would they still love me if I was just normal? Relaxed and not hyper and always sunshine and smiley? Doubt it. You can’t have friends if you’re not outgoing. I want to have a real conversation once in a while. A honest talk. Let’s talk about they weather, let’s talk about why the sky is blue and why the grass is green. Let’s spend lunch looking at the clouds. Let’s look at the simple beauties around school instead of always complaining about all the uglies inside of it. Let’s genuinely reminisce about the past, optimistically hope about our future. No fake talks, no fake compliments, no fake laughs… Shoot, this is making me depressed.
Anyway, at Barnes and Nobles, I picked up this book called Epic Fail by Claire Lazebnik. And I thoroughly enjoyed it! (although I haven’t finished and I’m dying to grab a hold of it again) It’s about a girl and her sister who just moved into a new town and begin attending a new high school. This high school is a well-known school, and everyone attending it is wealthy, beautiful, and famous (or related to someone famous)… bleahhasdoih I’ll just post the synopsis:
• As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards is pretty much prince of the school—not that he deigns to acknowledge many of his loyal subjects.
• As the daughter of the new principal, new-girl-on-campus Elise Benton isn’t exactly on everyone’s must-sit-next-to-at-lunch list.
When Elise’s beautiful sister catches the eye of the prince’s best friend, Elise gets to spend a lot of time with Derek, making her the envy of every girl. Except she refuses to fall for any of his rare smiles and instead warms up to his enemy, the surprisingly charming social outcast Webster Grant. But in this hilarious tale of fitting in and flirting, not all snubs are undeserved, not all celebrity brats are bratty, and pride and prejudice can get in the way of true love for only so long. Fans of Susane Colasanti (When It Happens), Polly Shulman (Enthusiasm), and, of course, Jane Austen will love finding out if Elise’s love life will be an epic win or an epic fail.
Yeah, so the reason why I like this is because the main character is witty, intelligent, and funny. She has character and she’s relatable. My favorite thing about her is that she’s not obsessed with popularity, sex, alcohol, or drugs. (Like how most other teen novels are about) She has high morals and she’s got class. She also doesn’t fall for prince charming at a first glance. And I also love it how the beautiful sister is like in love with the best friend of the prince and not the prince himself. (haha, it’s not one of those catfight, backstabbing novels). Good. The best friend never gets any credit in any romantic teen novel. AND. I like how the prince is not a flirt in any way. Hahaha, he’s kinda like… the exact opposite in a way. Anyway, she first falls for like this dorky outcast guy and I commend her. It’s not often the main character ditches the prince for a loser. Ahaha. I’m saying loser because… WELL, I’m not going to spoil anything, but I like all (well.. most of them) the characters! They have so much depth and they aren’t two dimensional. I think that’s why I really like this quick, summery read. Hahaha, it just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Heehehe, I feel like a little kid again. Aww mannn. Well, pick up this book! It’s really cute, I love it. I’m actually thinking of buying it… even though I’m like 3/4 done with the book. It’s so cute! It’s $10 :( but, I think I’m working on being less stingy and buying things that I love! <3 And I can always reread it. xD I don’t mind… I re-watch movies ALL the time… I think I’ve honestly seen Cheaper By the Dozen fifty bajillion times, and yet, each time I watch it, I’m still excited and happy. I think I have short term memory; I always forget things really quickly. Which is sad. There are things in life that I don’t want to ever forget.
