My Librarian friend Jess from I Read to Relax came up with a great idea. It's to highlight the books on hold at the library. I usually have 20-40 items checked out at the library and another 20 items on hold.
Here are the books I'm looking forward to reading this month. It's a new year full of fabulous possibilities!
The story of the aftermath where Willem meets Lulu. He wakes up in a hospital with a foggy brain. He knows he's supposed to meet someone, but he's not sure who or where.My Thoughts: I didn't read too much about this book - so I just thought it was a sequel, but instead it was the next year from Willem's perspective. It look me a bit to get used to him. There were times when I wanted to shake him for his decisions. But his way actually worked - he found himself and discovered his dream. I really liked this book - but I confess I wanted a little more at the ending, just an epilogue or a chapter. Maybe it's it better to imagine the accidents that come their way.
As he struggles to get back home, he realizes that he's lost something valuable that day. As gains his memory back, he tries hard to track down Lulu - but with so little clues, it's virtually impossible.
He's not giving up - even in his darkest days. Some friends and family help him along the way. Accidents happen that lead him to discover truths about himself; sometimes not exactly what he wants to hear.
Willem finds himself at a crossroads in life - on the brink of something important when fate knocks on the door.
Her parents promised her the trip of a lifetime after her high school graduation - but Allyson didn't believe it until the end of the trip. That's when she met Willem.My Thoughts: I'd heard about this book for ages it seems. Everyone was raving about it, so I finally decided to give it a try and I'm so glad that I did. I devoured it. I wanted to fly to Paris immediately. I loved the time Allyson spent with Willem. I felt horrible for her the next morning and the next year. I mourned with her over Willem, over her hard time at college, over her parents, and over her crumbling friendship with Melanie. I really liked the ending and Allyson's determination. A powerful emotional ride. I can't wait to read Just One Year.
Allyson regrets not being able to go to Paris due to strikes. Just like that, Willem suggests they go for one day. It's not far from London and Allyson has an extra day to hang out with no prior commitments.
She makes the most impulsive decision of her life and goes. Even though she has doubts and fears, it's a mostly perfect day - until it goes horribly wrong.
Now Allyson is starting college, but her mind is elsewhere. Her grades are tanking. She's not meeting new people. All she wants to do is to sleep and hide away from the world. Can Allyson recover from just one day?
