My Own Fault In Our Stars Shirt!

While I was MIA on the internet I was taking a Photoshop/Shirt Printing Class in school. When it was time for me to design my shirt I had just finished The Fault In Our Stars so this is what I made...

The picture is a little blurry but I was really happy with how the shirt came out. It was actually really easy to do, and now I have a shirt to wear to the midnight release of The Fault in our Stars. Till then it's my pajama shirt.

--Danielle

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

The Fault In Our Stars
by John Green

Summary: Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

Review: On Goodread's The Fault in our Stars has 4.52 stars. That has to be one of the highest rating's I've seen on that site ever. Which must mean that it's universally like. Once I closed the last page I could see why. This is a story that sticks with you, it makes you think, makes you laugh and makes you cry. 

I put off The Fault in our Stars by John Green because I knew it would be an emotional story, and it was. With a story like this one you have to be in the right mind set to read it. When I finally got up the courage to pick this one up, I was glad I did. The character's are so likable. I was routing for the best, even though it's centered around Cancer patients. They had their flaws but that just made me like them even more. 

This is a novel that you won't be able to put down. John Green crafted a beautiful story that will keep you entranced until the very end. You will be dying to know what happen to Hazel and Gus. Green also keeps you on your toes. While you might think you know how this novel ends, I thought I did, but you're probably wrong (I was). 

No matter what age you are, make sure you pick this one up. Just make sure you bring some tissues with you. Because this will be you at the end... 

--Danielle

Hello Again!

Wow it's really been awhile! I'm not going to go on about where I've been, it was just senior year stuff but I'm back now!

I'm going to try to start posting every day again or just about everyday. I have about 40 something books that I've read and need to review. So I have a bunch of work to do! There was also a bunch of news, movies, and new books while I was away. It might be a little late for a Great Gatsby movie review but you can expect one up soon, and other posts like that.

If you went to BEA I would love to hear how it was!!!! I was really upset that I couldn't go this year but I've been so busy with my senior year. Plus one of the requirements for BEA is posting twice a week, which I obviously was not doing. But there's always next year!

One more thing! With A Book is now on TUMBLR!

I wanted to switch from blogger because it was annoying the heck out of me but I really don't know my way around computers. But I love tumblr. I have an addiction. So I decided to also put With A Book on Tumblr.

Plus so many authors have tumblr websites, this way I can reblog them, comment, and stuff like that.

Basically everything on this site will be on tumblr, but also fun book gif's and pictures! Make sure you go check that out.

www.with-a-book.tumblr.com


--Danielle 

Review of Fault in our Stars by John Green tomorrow

p.s. if I own anyone a book review expect it to be up with in the next month, sorry about the wait.

The Voice You Hear When You Read Silently

I came across this poem in my AP Lit class recently and I just had to share it with you guys. I think it captures the essence of reading perfectly. Let me know what you think :) 

And a cute reading gif :)

THE VOICE YOU HEAR WHEN YOU READ SILENTLY

is not silent, it is a speaking-
out-loud voice in your head;  it is *spoken*,
a voice is *saying* it
as you read.  It's the writer's words,
of course, in a literary sense
his or her "voice" but the sound
of that voice is the sound of *your* voice.
Not the sound your friends know
or the sound of a tape played back
but your voice
caught in the dark cathedral
of your skull, your voice heard
by an internal ear informed by internal abstracts
and what you know by feeling,
having felt.  It is your voice
saying, for example, the word "barn"
that the writer wrote
but the "barn" you say
is a barn you know or knew.  The voice
in your head, speaking as you read,
never says anything neutrally- some people
hated the barn they knew,
some people love the barn they know
so you hear the word loaded
and a sensory constellation
is lit:  horse-gnawed stalls,
hayloft, black heat tape wrapping
a water pipe, a slippery
spilled *chirr* of oats from a split sack,
the bony, filthy haunches of cows...
And "barn" is only a noun- no verb
or subject has entered into the sentence yet!
The voice you hear when you read to yourself
is the clearest voice:  you speak it
speaking to you.

                        ~~-Thomas Lux

---Danielle

Breaking Waves Tour - Review!

Today I have the pleasure of being apart of the Breaking Waves tour! Breaking Waves is the sequel to Danielle Sibarium's Heart Waves. You might remember my review from last year here. For the tour I'll be doing a  review of Breaking Waves!

Breaking Waves by Danielle Sibarium (Heart Waves #2)
Publication Date: January 10, 2013
Publisher: KFR Communications

Book Description:
From the moment they met, Jenna knew Reece would break her heart, but she never dreamed it
would happen like this. Jenna is left shattered and broken. When life becomes too painful to deal
with and she feels completely alone, there’s only one person to help her pick up the pieces and
move on. The one person she doesn’t want to turn to. The one person she promised to stay away
from. Tyler.

Can Jenna put aside everything she knows about him and let Tyler help heal her broken heart?

Goodreads Link to Breaking Waves
- Amazon Kindle
- BN Nook

Review: Nothing but perfection should be expected from this novel after Danielle Sibarium's first book in the series, and that's what you get. All the characters and story lines have been set up, the reader already loves these characters and there relationships. After reading Heart Waves you can't help but yearn for the sequel to find out what is in store next for Jenna and Reece, and Danielle had so much planned for those two.

The twists and turns in Breaking Waves starts right off in the beginning. Event's that the reader never expects throws them for a loop. The emotion that Danielle puts into these scene's had me tearing up a few times throughout the novel. Breaking Waves is one of those novels that should have tissue warning written on the front cover. You'll want to have those close by when you start. Yet, all the best novels should have those warnings. The emotion behind the characters and they're actions is what made Breaking Waves so addicting.

Another new twist in Breaking Waves is the love triangle. Which is really hard to explain without any spoilers. The love triangle is only a partial love triangle, since you need all three characters to make a triangle. However, that 'almost' love is another quality that made Breaking Waves new and exciting to read. Personally, I'm completely torn between the two guys. I think either one would be perfect for Stephanie. I can see myself happy with either outcome.

In my opinion, the best way to categorize Breaking Waves and Heart Waves, is as an contemporary novel with a supernatural flare. Reader's who enjoy contemporary will still be able to enjoy this series. While it does have a supernatural touch to it, the characters and their relationships are the main focus. If you are a fan of supernatural novels, you will also love the series because it's so mysterious. No matter what you like, it's easy to fall in love with the world that Danielle created. This is one that you don't want to miss.



More About the Author:
Danielle Sibarium grew up as an only child of divorced parents in Brooklyn, New York. Her imagination was developed at an early age. Surrounded by stuffed animals and imaginary friends, she transported herself into a fantasy world full of magic and wonder. Books were the gateway between her play world and reality. On any given summer afternoon she became Snow White sweeping and cooking for the dwarfs, or Cinderella waiting for the prince.

Danielle always loved dialogue and in elementary school began writing plays and short stories. This is when she began to understand she could not only bring her fantastical world to life for herself, but she could enchant others as well. And so she wrote. She wrote and wrote and wrote.

Sadly the first piece she ever sent out for publication of any sort was a letter to the editor of The Home News Tribune. It was a piece thanking the first responders for their bravery and selflessness on Sept 11th. It was chosen as letter of the week.

In 2007 Danielle collaborated with Charlotte Doreen Small to write songs for her CD More. Danielle wrote the lyrics for Take My Hand, and Goodbye, while Charlotte contributed the melody. In October 2011 Danielle’s debut novel For Always was released. She has since released Heart Waves and the second book in the Heart Waves series, Breaking Waves. Danielle graduated from Farleigh Dickinson University with honors, and currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.

Connect with Danielle Sibarium:
Website: http://www.daniellesibarium.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sibarium
Goodreads page: http://www.goodreads.com/Daniellesibarium
Heart Waves Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/heartwavesbook



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