remember when i used to do these?
it was only a yearly goal (that i did complete) and then i just, was over it.
i recently got a new phone and even though i now have expandable memory again, i kinda wanted to do a photo dump and clear them out of there...so here i am.
that and FINALLY a beautiful mess released a color story for android. never have i bought an app so freaking fast.
and honestly, I'm in love with how GOOD it works.
its crazy to see the before! from super dark to crispy clear!!!!
gah!
about 1000000 pictures of my dogs. but mostly chonch. i can just hold a tennis ball in front of my phone and i can take a trillion pictures. chester is just a taaaad bit harder to snap but when i do, all of the heart eye emojis!!!
fitbit goal day 2016!!!! (sat 5/21)
i was up at 8 because i had a dentist apt at 9 (who does that!?) so i was up and walking around waiting for my nails to dry cause i had an interview later and i didn't want my nails to be all busted looking. (that interview was busted as heck) this was at 845. haha. my sister was mad that i was taking forever to get ready for the dentist. got there 2 mins late and i had to wait cause HE was late. -_-
I've had an empty space next to my bed where my window USED to be. one random day i rolled over and all of the bells went off in my head. so i made a chalk calendar. i just used thin washi tape to make the lines and i did not care one bit to make them even or straight. i love not being a perfectionist.
i have shitty lighting in my room so my brother bought me those hanging lights and since i couldn't hang them from the ceiling, i bought ikea shelf holders and ta-da!
my sister and i!
i LOVED her purple hair.
she dyed it some stupid ass lavender with some grey. then she bought this color corrector thing or whatever dafuq and it was supposed to make it blond (the color had already faded) but it made it some sort of green. idk it was weird but it was actually pretty cool. then she FINALLY bought the manic panic purple and this was the color she got. and i absolutely LOOOOOVED it. (looked better in person)
of course leave it to my her to finally say fuck it and dye it black when she finally gets a good color going. i was so mad at her too cause she could have had dope hair for edc. but noooo.
i still love her with plain black hair i guess.
Saturday i had that busted ass interview. don't tell me you need customer service and then tell me i don't have enough when I've had only about 12 freaking years of experience. anyways, afterward, i went to B's house. we had costco pizza and i snapped this waiting for him to grab it. after we stuffed our faces (the whole fam), i took the two little babes that were over and we all went along for a walk. seeing his goddaughter go absolutely ape shit happy about walking was about only the best thing in the world ever. she'd randomly squeal in delight when she realized she was free to run free and it was the cutest thing ever. i love those little kids with all my heart.
dreams came true when i finally got to see Bob's burgers live.
i loved it and I'm happy that i got to check it off my list. but also, if I'm being honest, i don't think ill be doing it again. i got lucky that it was the 100th episode! but for the price those two damn tickets cost me, while it was fun, money wise it did not make sense. and those freaking seats! might as well have just sat on each other's lap.
then, for the next week, they had an art gallery showing a bunch of Bob's pieces. the very first one is my absolute favorite. and it was only $4,000. they were about as tall as me and trust me, if i had f*ck you money, they would have DEFINITELY gone home with me.
the left over pieces from b's sisters bday party diys that i made.
freaking kids tore into them.
got that mirror in ikea on sale and it was only about the best purchase ever!!!!!
i love all of the color!
took my momma to the flower fields in Carlsbad CA. she was in heaven and it was ridiculously nice to spend the entire day with her. just us two <3
a random selfie!
i used to have really thin (read super fucked up) eyebrows. then i went thru a phase where i looked like chewbacca trying to grow them out. then this lady shaped em soooo beautifully but still left them thick and i LOVED them. that was years ago. then a few months, i got them threaded at some other place and the lady left me completely bald. it was the weirdest thing ever and i hated it.
I'm used to them now. but, ya know, be careful whatcha wish for.
bahaha.
hopefully i take time to do this more often cause i do love sharing my random ass pictures.
have a great week ahead!
love ya!
published: 2016
pages: 425 (ebook)
isbn#: 1530771625 (at least that's what it says on amazon)
read from: 5/17-18/2016
stars: 1) hate it 2) liked it 3) LOVED IT
As an Olympic rookie, Andie Foster has spent far more time in her cleats than between the sheets. For 21 years, her Friday nights have consisted of blocking shots rather than taking them. But now that she's landed in Rio, she's ready to see for herself if the rumors about the Olympic Village are true:
- The athletes are all sex-crazed maniacs...
- The committee passes out condoms like candy...
- The games continue long after the medals have been handed out...
In other words: off limits.
It doesn't matter that he has abs that could bring peace to the Middle East and a smile that makes even the Queen blush; Andie fully intends on keeping her focus on the soccer field. But the Village is small. Suffocating. Everywhere Andie goes, Freddie happens to be there--shirtless, wet from the pool, and determined to show her a whole new meaning of the phrase "international affairs".
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SPOILERS
basically (have you noticed i start everything with basically!? sorry guys!), Andie is in Rio to compete in the Olympics. She catches a glimpse of Freddie (hate that fucking name) and shes all woah. only to run into him later on at a party and start from there.
Fred (cause i hate Freddie) is in town as well to compete in swimming.
they meet at a party he basically falls in love and then they go all over Rio messing around. sorta.
all is well and great til she finds out hes actually betrothed to some chick in London names Caroline. she was actually supposed to marry his brother Henry and Henry was supposed to take over all the family duties. then, Henry passed away and it fell on Fred.
he told his mom no and blew it off but was reluctantly i guess willing to go with it sorta low key (meaning he was putting it off as long as possible by not giving a crap). ...til he met Andie.
anyways, they meet up, they say yes, they say no, he finally mans up about telling Caroline no and then shit hits the fan.
Caroline of course agrees to end their "engagement" since they are not in love but she suggests that they keep on pretending to be together just to help him out while he's about to finish his stunt in the Olympics.
but you all know that a woman scorned isn't a woman to trust.
she goes bat shit crazy threatening Andie that if she doesn't back up she will ruin her career...and then of course she does. tries.
she releases a very "graphic" picture of them at the club and of course Andie becomes the "media whore."
("Gene, what did i tell you about finger quotes?" -Bob "Not to "use" them." -Gene.
a) let that show you that my bobs burgers game is hella strong and EVERYTHING in my life, i can relate to a BB moment and that b) i just said all that cause i noticed I'm " " basically everything in this post. i need a life!)
anyyyways, so there. she outed them. you'd think "oh well, they can now be together of course."
eeeer, wrong (you know that noise. i have no idea how you type it out.)
Andie is a slut bag basically but Caroline is the woman of the year and everyone is on her side, so she "forgives" Fred and decides the wedding is still on. he says nah and shes all like "when will you get it through your head that the more you fuck with me, the more i fuck with Andie?" and that's when she drops another bomb on him.
SHE'S PREGNANT!!!!!!
or well, as we all know in these kind of stories, shes really not but how can you prove it when you have a doctors note!?
long story short, she lied about being pregnant, she gets outed (the way she was caught was sooo funny and never in a million years work in real life). its in the media that she was never pregnant and black mailing Fred and Andie all cause she wanted to be Duchess of whatever dafuq. #golddigger
in the end of course Andie and Fred end up together. while their personal love lives took a shit most of the book, their professional life was great for them individually.
and it all worked out in the end. but seriously Andie? all at 21!!?
the end.
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MY RAMBLINGS
(just thoughts on the book itself)
"....never let someone make you ashamed of what you LOVE to read."
-Rae Carson
(this has nothing to do with the book. its just that after reading the xxx stuff that it had and the cover, i honestly feel like, eeeesh. I'm glad i don't have the physical book because that cover is all sorts of cheesy. and its not that it was even that sexually graphic but i usually tend to get all shy about admitting that sometimes i read that stuff. not cause i seek it, just cause its there.)
this is everything 50 shades should have been without the promise of what 50 shades was supposed to be. but this wasn't as graphic so its more like 23 shades or something.
and i guess, i don't know, the main point of 50 shades wasn't a love story (although we all know how that turned out.) it was more of a grown up read.....and this one was a love story with grown up themes but not so, blah. (and I'm talking about the movie not the books. basically, just ignore me.)
anyways, i bought this book because it was on sale for $.99 during the presale. i never say no to $.99 books. specially if i have read something of theirs before.
i read it after i gave up on both the luckiest girl alive AND all the lights we cannot see.
(i just couldn't get in to them at all.)
overall, i liked the book because it did everything that a book of its essence was supposed to do.
i was happy, i laughed, i cried, i was mad, i raged, i wanted to murder a character (several) for being soooo stupid and basically, it had me feeling all of the emotions ever!
for $.99 it wasn't bad and heck for the $2.99 it currently is, it still is a fun, quick read.
this book does have several sexual subjects so i don't recommend this for reading such as book clubs where people can be shy about the subject.
and definitely not with like your mom and stuff unless you guys are cool like that and all.
this is a standalone and I'm freaking glad its not part of a series cause i somehow ALWAYS get those! but there is one other book before this and after that both follow something about the Olympics and Rio. if im being honest, i dont see myself reading those just cause...iduno. i might later on down the line but its not something that im going out of my way to read right now.
but this book, if ya want to feel all of the emotions out there, i recommend.
love, sex, drama! blaaah!
if you pick up the book, let me know what you think!
thanks for reading.
#lesreads on IG
published: 2016 // pages: 223
isbn: 978-0-553-49778-6
read from: 5/5-8/2016
stars: 3 loved it.
lets try something new....
MY RAMBLE
you just have to LOVE the library.
i went in to check out 3 books and of course they weren't there. they said it'd take about 4-6 weeks. 2 days later i get an email that 2 are in and when i get there, all 3 are ready to go. luckily, 2/3 are small ones that i can rip into pretty fast and the last one, all the lights we cannot see, i can take my time with if i need too.
anyways!, this book!!!! this cover!!!!!
i think it was through another book blog that i came across it and the cover!! that's what made me fall in love with this book. i mean coooome on!!!!!!
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SYNOPSIS
In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn’t like being a teenager anywhere else. This deeply moving and authentic debut is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America’s Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare talent.
Ruth has a secret that she can’t hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her desire to dance, with the life she’s always known on her family’s fishing boat. Hank and his brothers decide it’s safer to run away than to stay home—until one of them ends up in terrible danger.
Four very different lives are about to become entangled. This unforgettable book is about people who try to save each other—and how sometimes, when they least expect it, they succeed.
Ruth has a secret that she can’t hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her desire to dance, with the life she’s always known on her family’s fishing boat. Hank and his brothers decide it’s safer to run away than to stay home—until one of them ends up in terrible danger.
Four very different lives are about to become entangled. This unforgettable book is about people who try to save each other—and how sometimes, when they least expect it, they succeed.
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SPOILERS
RUTH (& Lily....but mostly Ruth)
Ruth is i honestly forgot how old when her mom is pregnant with Lily. everything is fine, perfect family and whatnot until her father passes away in a plane crash. mom goes bazzerk, births lily and disappears.
they both move in with Grama who is very anti showing love and so they grow up not knowing how to show affection. well no. i wouldn't call it that but it was a very hard place for them to grow up in (according to her)
Ruth dates this dude Ray and they hook up and long story short she ends up pregnant.
he ignores her, she gets shipped off to a monastery in Canada, gives the baby up for adoption and goes back home. and ends up dating Hank i believe. it doesn't necessarily say it out loud BUT for the sake of "I deserve a happy ending", they do.
the sister, meh. nothing much i don't think. she's pretty cool though.
HANK (and Jack and Sam)
they basically run away from home because their father passed away and their mother is now dating some loser who i guess beats them.
they stow away on a boat and Sam is all about the whales hoping to meet up with their father (who passed away on a boat accident)
so then he basically disappears from the boat while their brothers are looking for food.
so Hank being the "man of the family" and the "realist" has accepted that his brother might be dead while Jack is still holding up hope. but as it ends up turning out, he is still alive. he was saved by....
ALYCE
Alyce lives in Alaska as well and her biggest deal is that she wants to be a ballerina but is about to miss the most important audition of her life because she has to go fishing with her father and shes too scared to say anything.
that and she also saves Sam. she sees him fall off the boat. and so she saves him....and of course they also end up dating.
DORA
Dora's parents are huge dicks. i think her dad used to bear her or maybe even raped her (or tried) and hes in jail. she wins this lot of money on a bet so her mom is all of a sudden around and when her dad's out hes all like you're giving me that money no matter what.
there comes a point when she finally confronts him but luckily the cops make it just in time. her big deal is that she cant seem to find happiness. no. not even find it. she just doesn't want to let it in now because she knows how fleeting it can be. that and shes very protective of Dumpling (her best friend)
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MY RAMBLINGS (just thoughts on the book itself)
if you read the spoilers above, please know that yes, i gave you their basic spoilers BUT there is still a lot i left out. A LOT!
A LOT!!!!!!!!!! (like i always do!)
anyways, this book. man, i LOVED it! its on my to buy list if i see it for a really good price somewhere out there. (read: broke status)
i absolutely loved the writing in this book.
there are several things that i feel were not answered however.
for example, Ruth's mom, while we do eventually get a hold of her, we realized the condition shes in but never how she got there and never what happens after the confrontation. so.....I'd like to know what happens / happened there. (i mean i know what sent her over the edge but like....what the freak? i guess, read it to see what i mean.)
uhm....there's other stuff or at least one other thing that I'm completely blanking out on.
but i think that speaks well of the book if I'm completely satisfied like that (in my personal opinion.)
i think the one thing that left me hanging was my personal need to know what happens to everyone in the end. there is sort of a huge collective happy ending but it would have been nice to know individual stories but i think it speaks volumes of this book if it can have a collective ending that a) does it job as a whole but b) also does its job leaving you wanting more BUT acknowledging that it ends great without being an overkill. (thinking of this book)
ill leave you with some lines that i liked from the book.
"Catholics are pretty good at keeping Jesus nailed to that cross, rather than focusing more on that happy bit where he rose from the dead and freed us from sin and evil."
Ruth page 122
"ill never understand how certain things that happen to us can climb under our skin and make us some one new."
Hank page 168
"we don't have to be blood to be family."
-Ruth page 185
if you pick up the book, let me know what you think!
thanks for reading.
#lesreads on IG
published: 2015 // pages: 286
isbn: 978-1-101-93125-7
read from: 4/17-23/2016
stars: 2
BE WARNED.
THIS WHOLE ENTIRE POST IS BASICALLY A GIGANTIC SPOILER!!!
BE WARNED.
THIS WHOLE ENTIRE POST IS BASICALLY A GIGANTIC SPOILER!!!
i HATE rating systems.
mostly because i cant pick a number to save my life. obviously 1-10 means 1: you hated it 5: meh 10: i loved it. and it sounds SO EASY to pick a number but i cant. it gets me antsy.
but then i read this book and well, hence my own version of a rating system was born so i guess ill do that from now on. (i guess its just easier for you to see if i love or hate it quicker.)
so let me break it to you.
1 star: HATED IT. WTF. NO
2 stars: meh. it was okay. i could have lived without it. and
3 stars: LOVED IT!!!!!
this book is a solid 1.9 (but les! you just said you couldnt!...and you're right.)
let me tell you why...
the ONLY reason its a 3 for me: it was super funny in a lot of places. Aud's brother Frank was HIGHLARIOUS (Simpsons anyone?) if he had a book on his own, id DEFINITELY read the hell out of it.
the reason its a 2: uhm. keep reading.
the reason its a 1: so...lets jump in yea?
Audrey has this idk, depression disorder and basically it renders her unable to leave her house or see anyone eye to eye so she's always wearing these sunglasses. ALWAYS. only makes eye contact with her little brother.
basically what happened is, a bunch of little turd heads bullied her and they fucked her up real bad.
now, you all KNOW i love to give you spoilers and i will BUT not what you're used too.
ready?
i cannot tell you what the ef they did to her because, ready?
THEY NEVER FUCKEN SAY IT!!!!!!!!
THEY NEVER FUCKEN SAY IT!!!!!!!!
she went through this traumatic experience and we never know wtf it was (i bet you're catching on to how much that ish bugged me.)
so basically this whole effin book is 3 about things.
- audrey seeing her therapist and building the courage to go out again. and just her therapist in general.
- frank being super into LOC (online game) and his mom being an overly gullible woman who believes EVERYTHING she reads in the daily mail so she thinks that frank is basically failing at life and let me tell you this, this woman does not know her son at all.
- frank bringing his friend linus over and of course he happens to be a part of getting aud out into the world. so yes, they end up together.
and yes there is more in between but like, that's the gist of it.
want a little more detailed run down?
...some shit happens, she goes to therapy, mom freaks out over everything, dad doesn't man up, she decides to man up and meet up with the girl who fucked her up and it turns out that shes sorta cured, she goes off her meds, finally takes them again, she goes missing and shes basically gotta start over but with more self control.
yep that's it.
that's the shortest I've ever written a blog post description of a book.
look, i don't hate the book.
but if I'm being honest, the reason this book was good for me, it was because of frank.
he was super funny and as much as i hated how much of a nag the mom was, their bits were funny. (the whole computer stuff reminded me of how i want to kick my brothers ass for always being on his.)
and because i wanted to know wtf happened to aud that fucked her up so bad, i kept reading.
BUT we never find out. and that really bugged me.
in all honesty, i picked this book up because I'd seen everyone and their mom read it.
and because the cover reminded me of Where'd You Go Bernadette (that's 3 stars for SURE!)
I AM OKAY WITH HAVING READ THE BOOK BUT IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN:
L I B R A R Y ! ! !
BUT we never find out. and that really bugged me.
in all honesty, i picked this book up because I'd seen everyone and their mom read it.
and because the cover reminded me of Where'd You Go Bernadette (that's 3 stars for SURE!)
I AM OKAY WITH HAVING READ THE BOOK BUT IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN:
L I B R A R Y ! ! !
so yea.
have you read it? whatcha think???
thanks for reading!
#lesreads on ig
ps: sorry for all the cussin. but i should let you know thats nothing. i can probably out curse a sailor but i try to keep it pg for you guys. why? i honestly do not know but well, yea. eep!
isbn: 978-1519536617
read: 4/19/2016
I love secrets and I'm good at finding them. For the last two years, I've sat and waited and watched, I've learned to collect secrets, one by one, because secrets are flames and no place deserves to burn more than my small town.
I love secrets and I'm good at finding them. For the last two years, I've sat and waited and watched, I've learned to collect secrets, one by one, because secrets are flames and no place deserves to burn more than my small town.
Prologue
what a freaking prologue.
that alone got me hooked.
id seen this book all over instagram and I took a screenshot (like I do with
all of the books I want to read) and I thought to myself that I'd eventually
get to it.
well, as luck would have it, on the second to last day of my free
kindle thingamamober thing, I saw that this book was one of the "free"
options. lucky me, it's free when I don't have time to read it. I was getting
ready to head to Barnes and Noble to buy it after work if I somehow didn't get to
finish it on time before my trial expired....luckily....
love love love LOVE LOOOOVED it!
I must have if I managed to finish it in 6.5 hrs!
typical YA love story kind of book but I loved it!
you don't know from the get go what the premise is about and when you sorta
think you have it figured out, it twists another way.
and just then when you do think you have it figured out (once
again), BAM! switches again!
(at least it did for me.)
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so, here's Amazon for you and then ill
spill the beans!
I thought I'd left
Blackwater, Texas behind for good. I didn't belong in the small town, but my
dad wouldn't listen. He dragged me back home in his beat-up truck and dropped a
bomb along the way: Chase Matthews was moving in with us. He was the golden boy
of my high school, my former best friend, and the last person I wanted sleeping
across the hall. His presence was too great a reminder of the ghosts I was
trying to forget.
I didn't ask for a hero. I don't want to be saved.
To me, Lilah Calloway meant late nights sneakin'
out, moonlit hair, and sparklers in July. She was my best friend until the day
she left and I'd assumed Blackwater had seen the last of her. Then, like a
tempest, she rolled back into town for the final half of senior year. The
chopped hair and dark devil-may-care attitude warned most people away, but I
knew if I fought hard enough, I could find the lost girl.
I didn't want to be her hero. Some girls don't need to
be saved.
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****SPOILERS****
Lilah
returns home after running away from her problems only to have Chase, who was a
huge part of her past, living right across the hall from her.
They both know each other because their mothers were best of friends.
except
that their friendship was a toxic one. (the mothers not the kids)
Growing
up Lilah's mom, Elaine, was a witness to her own mother being abused by her
father. so when any of that happened, her mother would send her over to Hannah's
house to spare her. ever since they were kids, they've been attached to each
other. from both being pregnant together to eventually "ending" each
other.
Elaine grew up to have a drug and alcohol problem leading her to leave Lilah
and her husband behind. (even though she did want to be a part of Lilah's life)
and she only really had Hannah to always back her up.
to not make this long, lets me just spill it for you. so stop here for
sure.
Elaine owes big time drug dealers money (I'm talking like 20k) and because she
had no money, she stoops low enough to suggest that they rob Hannah's home. it won't
complete it all but it's something better than nothing; giving her another day
to live.
except
that the night they went, Hannah was home (she was supposed to be at a fair)
and ultimately, that ended up costing her her life. so Elaine, trying to save
herself the night before ended up costing her her own "guardian
angel" as she used to call Hannah.
that's basically the big secret.
her
mother ended up costing them his mother's life.
Lilah ran away because even though her mother had abandoned her at a young age,
she still felt that by "denying it all" she could hold on to her own
version of her mother. and if no one was there to make her face it, then she'd
be fine.
that
why she stops talking to Chase. 1) because he can't make her see it if she
avoids him and 2) because as much as she wants to be with him and love him,
she's afraid to turn in to her mother and damage him as well.
throughout the whole book she wants to learn as many secrets as she can so that
she can I guess burn everyone in her town for always giving her so much
shit.
and if
I'm being honest, that bugged the crap out of me but I mean, I guess I can
understand.
eventually, yes. they do end up together but it's after trial and error and
after he leaves her so she can learn that maybe she isn't like her mother and
she can in fact end up being happy.
and in-between there's
a bunch of other drama. Like Trent (!) and Kimberly and Chases' father and
whatnot.
****SPOILERS OVER****
overall, I really did enjoy this book. I mean I must have if I read it in a few
hours.
I read
a couple of comments on goodreads saying that this was one of her least
readable books but I loved it and if I loved this one, I can't wait to dive in
to her other books.
as always (at this point I feel like I sound like a broken record x's 10) there
is a bunch more stuff I left out.
if you
can, pick up the book, and if you already have, let me know what you
think.
and with that, I leave you with 2 of my favorite quotes in the book.
"think about it. Does the ending even matter? shouldn't the middle be the happy
part? it's the biggest chunk of our life, and yet no one ever asks if two
people had a happy middle. they care too much about the ending." -Chase.
we have grand visions of our lives because we assume we are the center
of the universe while in reality, the universe doesn't even realize we're
there. - Lilah
thanks for reading <3
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just wanted to share some snaps from our weekend trip to Vegas last week.
this time last week, we were i think getting out of the pool (rain) and getting ready to conquer the strip. with eric on a motorized scooter. my fitbit had "died" and i was sooo sad. (first world problems for sure.)
we met up with our friends from AZ (thanks Alyssa for picking a date and making us stick to it!) and had a blast.
i had written a post but i decided to forgo it and just share some pictures.
im off work now and about to head home and do nothing.
i can not wait!
hope you have a good weekend.
published: 2/26/2015 // pages: 346 (e book)
isbn: 9780007593989
read from: 3/18 to 4/8 2016
read from: 3/18 to 4/8 2016
march was a slow month for me reading wise
i think i burned myself out and i just needed a break. hence this book taking me this long to read, which it shouldn't have.
i heard about this book while on goodreads trying to log another book.
i bought it on my nook since it was only $2. and i can honestly say it was worth the two bucks.
from amazon:
THEY SAY EVERY FAMILY HAS SKELETONS IN THEIR CLOSET . . .
But what happens when you open the door and they won’t stop tumbling out?
For Adam and Beth the first secret wasn’t the last, it was just the beginning.
You think you can imagine the worst thing that could happen to your family, but there are some secrets that change everything.
And then the question is, how can you piece together a future when your past is being rewritten?
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I'm not exactly sure what i was expecting the secret to be.
and then you find out. and its pretty simple.
and then you get slapped with 4 more and you're like whaaaat the ef.
basic run down:
Adam cheats. Beth finds out. their family is torn apart.
want the details?
****SPOILERS****
lets make this as short as possible. (ha!)
Adam and Beth have been married for about 20 something years.
he has an affair that she finds out about. they manage to make it work if that's what you want to call it but you know its never the same.
10 years later he cheats again.
except this time she leaves.
so that's the secret. he's cheated. T W I C E ! ! !
okay that's not thaaat bad (im talking about the secret not the act.)
the book starts with the second cheating story so i had no idea that was the second cheat....until there is mention of Kiera.
in the beginning of the book there's talks about driving by with a gift and wanting to get off but never doing it. honestly, it JUST hit me right now why he was driving by. (hey! i started it a while ago and left it alone for a good period of time! don't judge!)
anyways, the 2nd woman Adam's cheated with is Emma so when Kiera comes along, specially after seeing how broken Beth is, you're thinking holy shiz! (even though Beth knew about Kiera) but its when you find out that Adam has a child with Kiera that you're like holy crap! (the kid Noah, is the second secret.)
he has an almost 10/11 year old kid with the first woman he cheated on his wife with and hes never told her a thing until he absolutely needed too.
if Beth thought they were broken before, they're beyond repair now. how do you even think of cheating on your wife,then actually do it and THEN have a freaking kid with another woman while you're married in the first place and then hide said child for years from the woman you are married to while you're supposedly trying to "work it out"?!!?!?!?!
jesus! (did that make sense?)
its a hot mess.
eventually Adam realizes that he majorly effed up but by then Beth is miss independent and isn't taking any of his crap.
Noah, Adam & Kiera's kid, has leukemia and a turn for the worse leaves him needing a transplant. so of course they both don't match and their best bet is a sibling. enter Adam & Beth's daughter Meg. so he has to tell her and while she does do what she needs to do, it comes at a price. he eventually tells Beth before Meg does and that's when it seals the deal for her.
it is over and done.
from there on, Adam loses his shit, goes crazy (figuratively speaking) checks in to a rehab....checks out, decides that he does indeed love his wife but that means letting go and he ends up moving to NYC (and boy did Beth call that one!)
Beth finds success in her music writing career, has her own home now and ends up finding someone.
secrets 3 & 4 are 3: his parents death and 4: his brothers truth (i wont give it all away)
****SPOILERS OVER****
as always, there is A LOT i left out.
I'm on a slump right now and it sucks cause i have a lot of books to read.
but anyways, this book was a quick read. several reviews on amazon are kinda over it but i wasn't expecting the world so it was good for me.
and i wont lie, the secrets kinda got me. i wasn't expecting them. maaaaaybe the parents one but i kiiinda figured that's what was going to happen.
anyhow, sorry for the meh report.
ill kick ass in the next one.
promise!!!
xx
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