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"If I woke up in a different body every day..."

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goodreads *Includes Every Day spoilers* Every Day by David Levithan was in my ebooks folder for quite a while but I just couldn’t find any interest. I loved all Levithan books I’ve read; Boy Meets Boy, The Lover’s Dictionary etc. For some reason Every Day just didn't grab my attention. But for some reason I started reading it. I think this was mostly because I saw a quote from it on Tumblr and wondered why I wasn’t reading a book with such beautiful words. So I read it and of course, I love it. Every Day is a story about A. A wakes up in a different body everyday. Today A is a Chinese girl living in America and tomorrow A is a metalhead. Since this has been happening since birth, A is now used to the whole deal. By assessing the memories attached to the body, A can be that person for the day. Then A falls in love with Rhiannon and things get complicated. "This is hard for me.     I have gotten so used to what I am, and how my life work...

The Book Thief

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*No Spoilers* Most books seem perfect within the first day or so since completing it. It’s the same with movies. However, deciding if a movie or book is good should be done a few days after reading or watching it. Good books do exist. Those books that bring you close to tears, there’s something special about them. However, very rarely, you come across books that actually make you cry. Certain movies also have a similar effect on people. They don’t just make you feel like the world is crashing to the ground. They don’t just make it difficult to talk. Some movies and books actually make you cry, make your eyes and face burn from the tears. Such movies and books are rare. But they do exist. Marcus Zusak’s Book Thief is a movie that left me in tears. The style adopted by the author made the characters real and easy to relate to. Here were two kids who annoyed each other, who explored life together and who loved each other. The boy with the hair the color of lemons, from the ...