Sleepless by Cyn Balog

"Eron DeMarchelle isn't supposed to feel this connection. He is a Sandman, a supernatural being whose purpose is to seduce his human charges to sleep. Though he can communicate with his charges in their dreams, he isn't encouraged to do so. After all, becoming too involved in one human's life could prevent him from helping others get their needed rest."-goodread synopsis 

This wont be a long review because Sleepless isn't a long book. I believed it was rocking somewhere around the 150-200 pages mark. Sleepless had one of the best concepts I've heard of/read in a long time, but the concept wasn't enough to make up for the few issues I had with it.

The two main characters, through likable, both are lacking in subsistence. Neither ever feel fully fleshed out. Julia is a nice character, but that's it. She just nice. Her thoughts are realistic and funny but there's not really much else going for her. Also though it is possible I didn't fully believe that 3, yes 3, guys could be head over heels freakishly in love with her. That leads me to Eron, our other POV and main character. Eron is a sandman. He sounded super sweet, but again, that's it. He too was highly lacking in depth. Both characters appearance wise sounded nice, but we also only got a tiny description of the two. When it comes to the side characters Julia's boyfriend and best friend, I had no real feeling towards them what so ever.  Neither were anything to write home about.

The plot of Sleepless could have really been something. The start of the book has this nice steady pace that matches most other books in it's genre. The middle of this book is 100% the strongest part. When things actually start happening, and it gets a little more spooky I was hooked. I was really excited to see how things were going to play out and what direction the author would take it. I was starting to get into the characters and started too feel like I was getting to relate to them. Sadly, this was short lived. The ending was a little anti-climatic. We had all this build up, things were setting up, characters were developing, relationships were forming, events were really coming together... then nothing. The ending is all shoved into a handful of papers and ended up being mundane and predictable.

Overall Sleepless is a nice light read it just had all this wasted potential. I wish the concept behind this book would have plated out better than it did. Sleepless wasn't the worst read ever, but wasn't the best. If this book had maybe had 100-200 pages more it could of used the extra space to fill it with more action and really highlighted more.

2/10 Stars 
-Angela 

Q&A Pt2

Recently I asked my friends on Goodreads to send me questions they would like me to answer. So, here's a new and updated Question and Answer post. Some of the questions I got were the same as last time but oddly some of the answers might have changed. I love doing these and plan to do more as time goes on.

If your whole life were written in a book, would you want to read the ending? (aka get life spoilers?)
No! I hate spoilers! I get so enraged when someone spoils a book (or movie for me). Special place in Hell for people who spoil books for others.

If you had to introduce any male fictional character to your family who would it be and why?
Daemon Black, my family is very supportive of my alien obsession.

Favorite color?
Grey

Most Over-hyped/Under-Hyped book? 
Over hyped-We Were Liars by E Lockhart and Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Under hyped- Fractured Skies Series by Theresa Kay, Under Different Stars by Amy Bartol, and The Devil's Intern by Donna Hosie

Favorite Fandom show:
Teen Wolf or Mistfits


If your house was on fire and you could only save one book what would it be?
Tell me you didn't see this coming? UGLY LOVE! I would basically try to save any Colleen Hoover book. 

Book store or online?
Online. Sadly, our stores don't have the best selection.

Favorite author: 
Colleen Hoover, Christina Lauren, and Sarah J. Maas

Favorite Disney Princess:
I actually love this question. Mulan and Merida.

What was your dream job growing up?
I was a really interesting child. The first job I ever wanted was to be the Easter bunny. Then I wanted to be a taxi driver. Then I wanted to be a Nun for the longest time because of the movie Sister Act. Finally, and even up to this day, I want to be the person who writes the one-liners at the bottom of movie posters.  

Favorite book as a child?
Harry Potter... I know it's really cliché but I don't care. I remember going to those amazing book fairs and buying so much Harry Potter.


Celebrity Crush?
Girl crush is Lily Collins and guy crush is Nick Bateman. (just saying his name gets me weak in the knees)

Natural Hair Color?
Black 

How many tattoos do you have? What are they/Are they all book related?
I have 10. Only one is book related. I have my dad's signature on my foot. A rose with my mother name on my knee. I have an hourglass on my thigh that says I will rise from the ashes in Latin. I have a bird on my other thigh. I have stars on my lower stomach. I have a treble clef tattoo on my arm. A compass rose on one arm. I have the word Ignite on my arm from T Mafi's Ignite. I have remember to live in Latin on my upper shoulder. And I have my whole back done with a Indian.

Who are you favorite fictional book boyfriends/girlfriend/and OTP?
Angela: My favorite fictional guy is still Warner. My favorite fictional lady crushes are Celaena, Cassie, and Ringer. My favorite OTP changes all the time but currently it's probably Celaena and Rowan. Oh and Ridge and Sydney from Maybe Someday will always be one.

Favorite fictional universe?
Wizarding World

Favorite book friendship?
Juliette and Kenji from Shatter Me

If you could only read one book the rest of your life what would it be?
Ugly Love or Maybe Someday... Basically anything CoHo

What book has altered your on life?
I have two. A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhot and It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover.

Favorite TV show?
I have a lot. Here are some: Misfits, Friday Night Lights, Lost, Survivor, and Seinfeld.

Where do you work?
I work at a salon

Favorite First Part Two

Sometimes all it takes is a killer opening line or paragraph to get you hooked on a book; and so we're giving you some of our favorites.  
For part one just click here. 

"The air in the room tastes sterile. The lingering scent of bleach is mixing with the fresh white paint on the walls, and I wish my teacher would open the window to let in a breeze. But we're on the third floor so the pane is sealed shut-just in case anyone gets the urge to jump." -The Program by Suzanne Young

"'Just breathe, my mother would say. Ten tiny breaths... Seize them. Feel them. Love them." -Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A Tucker

“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.” -Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way." -A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 

"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight, from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home." -The Outsiders by  S.E Hinton 

"I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war." -Red Rising by Peirce Brown 

"There used to be more of us. I'm certain of this. Not enough to fill a sports stadium or even a movie theater, but certainly more than what's left today. Truth is, I don't think there's any of us left. Except me. It's what happens when you're a delicacy. When you're craved. You go extinct." -The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda 

"My first memory of James is what keeps me here, smoothing hair out of a boy's blood-spattered face. The sirens screaming in the distance are too late. They're always too late. Forehead pressed to his, I choke on the burnt stench of gunpowder and try to hum the lullaby James used to sing to me. You are my sunshine my only sunshine... James is why I never left. I should have left." -Flawed by Kate Avelynn 


"There was a demon in McDonald's. And it had a powerful hunger for Big Macs. Most days, I loved my after-school job. Tagging the soulless and the damned usually gave me a mad case of the warm fuzzies. I'd even given myself a quota out of boredom, but tonight was different. I had a paper to outline for AP English." -White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout 

"Risking my life to steal an orange was a stupid thing to do, but today of all days, I didn't care about the consequences. If I were lucky, the Shields would throw me to the ground and put a bullet in my brain. Dead at seventeen would be a relief." -Pawn by Aimee Carter 

"You think it's easy to change yourself. You think it's so easy, but it's not. What do you think it takes to reinvent yourself as an all-new person, a person who makes sense, who belongs? Do you change your clothes, your hair, your face? Go on, then. Do it. Pierce your ears, trim your bangs, buy a new purse. They will still see past that, see you, the girl who is still too scared, still too smart for her own good, still a beat behind, still, always, wrong. Change all you want; you can't change that." -This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales 

"Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time thinking about death." -The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 

"They say that just before you die your whole life flashes before your eyes, but that’s not how it happened for me." -Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 

"The way I figure it, everyone gets a miracle." -Paper Towns by John Green

Angelas 2015 Wrap-Up

220! Yes you read that right, 220 books this year!!!! I'm typing this up on the 28th and I don't think I'll be reading anymore while I'm on vacation. I think this is my final number and it has to be some kind of record. I'm even blowing my own mind right now! Guess you could say it was an amazing year reading wise. I have no clue how I'll ever be able to top these numbers. Next year I have more traveling planned so my reading wont nearly be as hardcore. This year my goal was 185 books, in 2016 it'll be 100. Hopefully it'll be more of a quality over quantity kind of thing.

Below is the list of everything I read this year  (I believe I got them all)! Enjoy the massive insane list that was my year. I bet you can guess who was my most read author was this year.... Yep, Colleen Hoover. It's also so fitting that the first book I read this year was Apollyon since Apollyon Con is the first event Leah and I will be going to this year. The last book I read was Manwhore. interesting title, I know, but it was super fun and a perfect read to end the year. 2015 you were alright.

Also don't forget to check out the list of our 2015 favorites!

The 5th Wave- Rick Yancey (Re-Read)
The Infinite Sea- Rick Yancey (Re-Read)

Elixir- Jennifer L. Armentrout 

Apollyon- Jennifer L. Armentrout
Sentinel- Jennifer L. Armentrout
Stay With Me- Jennifer L. Armentrout Broken Skies- Theresa Kay
Fractured Suns- Theresa KayRed Rising- Pierce Brown Golden Son- Pierce Brown Never Never- Collen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher Slammed- Colleen Hoover Maybe Not- Colleen HooverPoint of Retreat- Colleen Hoover  Never Never pt 2- Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher  Maybe Not- Colleen Hoover (Re-Read/Audio Book)
Ugly Love-Colleen Hoover (Re-Read)Confess- Colleen HooverHopeless- Colleen HooverThis Girl- Colleen Hoover

November 9- Colleen Hoover

Finding Cinderella (Hopeless 2.5)- Colleen Hoover

Friend-Zoned- Belle AuroraLev- Belle Aurora
Shatter Me- Tahereh Mafi (Re-Read)
Unravel Me- Tahereh Mafi (Re-Read)
Ignite Me- Tahereh Mafi (Re-Read)Bad Romeo- Leisa RayvenBroken Juliet- Leisa Rayven

The Red Queen- Victoria Aveyard

Glass Sword- Victoria Aveyard Obsidian- Jennifer L. Armentrout (Re-Read)Onyx- Jennifer L. Armentrout (Re-Read)Opal- Jennifer L. Armentrout (Re-Read)Origin- Jennifer L. Armentrout (Re-Read)Opposition- Jennifer L. Armentrout (Re-Read)

Every Last Breath- Jennifer L. Armentrout

Hardline- Michelle Wilds
Hardpressed- Michelle WildsHardwired- Meredith Wild

Lovely Vicious- Sara Wolf
Savage Delight- Sara Wolf
Brutal Precious- Sara Wolf

Sea of Stars- Amy Bartol

Darken the Stars- Amy A. Bartol

The Law of Moses- Amy Harmon

Making Faces- Amy Harmon 

Kaleidoscope Hearts- Clarie Contreras

Paper Hearts- Claire Contreras

Torn Hearts- Claire Contreras

Beautiful Stranger- Christina Lauren

Beautiful Player- Christina Lauren 

Beautiful Secret- Christina Lauren

Beautiful Beloved- Christina Lauren 

Sweet Filthy Boy- Christina Lauren
Dark Wild Night- Christina Lauren
Dirty Rowdy Thing- Christina Lauren

Unteachable- Leah Reader (Re-Read)

Black Iris- Leah Reader

Angelfall- Susan Ee
World After- Susan Ee

End of Days-Susan Ee

Clockwork Prince- Cassandra Clare

Clockwork Princess- Cassandra Clare

Clockwork Angel- Cassandra Clare

Because of Low- Abbi Glines

While it Last- Abbi Glines 

Until Friday Night- Abbi Glines
The Vincent Boys- Abbi Glines

Fallen Too Far- Abbi Glines

Never Too Far- Abbi Glines

After- Anna Todd

After We Collided- Anna Todd

After We Fell- Anna Todd

After Ever Happy- Anna Todd

Darkfever- Karen Moning
Bloodfever- Karen Moning

Faefever- Karen Moning
Dreamfever- Karen Moning
Shadowfever-Karen Moning

Clipped Wings- Helena Hunting
Inked Amor- Helene Hunting

Untethered- Jax Spenser 
Singularity- Jax Spenser 
Freefall- Jax Spenser  
Coherence- Jax Spenser 
Redshift- Jax Spenser

Saga Volume 1- Brain K. Vaughan

Saga Volume 2- Brain K. Vaughan

Saga Volume 3- Brain K. Vaughan

Saga Volume 4- Brian K. Vaughan 

Saga Volume 5- Brian K. Vaughn

Y: The Last Man Volume 1- Brain K. Vaughan

Y the Last Man book 2- Brian K Vaughn

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone- J K Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets- J K Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- Jk Rowling  (re-read)

Twilight- Stephanie Meyer (re-read)
New Moon- Stephanie Meyer (re-read)

Heir of Fire- Sarah J. Maas (re-read)

Queen of Shadows- Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses- Sara J. Maas The Devil's Intern- Donna Hoise

The Devil's Dreamcatcher- Donna Hoise
 East of West Volume 1- Jonathan Hickman
East of West Volume 2- Jonathan Hickman

Suicide Squad Volume 1- Adam Glass

Suicide Squad Vol. 2- Adam Glass
Suicide Squad Volume 3- Adam Glass

Harley's Little Black Book Issue 1- Amanda Conner

Harley Quinn Hot in the City- Amanda Conner

Inexcuseable- Chris Lynch

Hooked on the Game- C.M Owens

The Conspiracy of Us- Maggie Hall

Bound by Duty- Stormy Smith The Invitation- Roxy Sloane

Losing It- Cora Carmack Blackbird- Anna Carey
Reborn- Jennifer RushFlawed- Kate Avelynn

Ignite- Lily Paradis

Dark Places- Gillian Flynn

The Duff- Kody Keplinger

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children- Ransom Riggs
Collide- Ella AdamsTen Tiny Breaths- K. A. Tucker
Let the Sky Fall- Shannon Messenger
Hexed- Michelle Krys
This Song Will Save Your Life- Lelia Sales

I'll Give You the Sun- Jandy Nelson

Snare- Clarissa Wild 

Invaded- Melissa Landers

Me Before You- Jojo Moyes

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe- Benjamin Saenz

Insurgent- Veronica Roth (Re-Read)Royal Saga- Geneva Lee
Transparent- Natalie Whipple
Conviction- Kelly Lou Gilbert
My Heart and Other Black Holes- Jasmine WargaBeautiful Disaster- Jamie McGuire
To All the Boys I Loved Before- Jenny Han
The Last Time We Say Goodbye- Cynthia Hand
Keep Me Safe- Maya Banks
Sisters of Shiloh- Kathy Hepinstall
We All Looked Up- Tommy Wallach

Chase Me- Tessa Bailey

Me Early and the Dying Girl- Jesse Andrews

Easy- Tammara Webber

Ready Player One- Cline Ernest

The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise- Matthew Crow

Aftermath- Tom Lewis 

3:AM Kisses- Addison Moore
Sweet Submission- Roxy Sloane

Silence- Natasha Preston

The Heir- Kiera Cass

Anomaly-Tonya Kuper
An Ember in the Ashes- Sabaa Tahir

Fangirl- Rainbow Rowell

Ugly People Beautiful Hearts- Marlen KomarVelvet- Temple West
Stargazing at Noon- Amanda Torroni
Hunted- Abi Ketner and Missy Kalicicki 

The Martian- Andy Weir  

Ugly People Beautiful Hearts- Marlen Komar  

The Wrath and the Dawn-  Renee Ahdieh

A Song of Ice and Fire- George R.R. Martin

White Bird in a Blizzard- Laura Kasischke
The Cage- Megan Shepherd

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close- Jonathan Foer

More Happy Than Not- Adam Silvera
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist- Rachel Cohn, David Levithan

Maud's Line- Margret Verble   

Warm Bodies- Isaac Marion

No Country for Old Men- Cormac McCarthy
Black Out- Robinson Wells

You- Caroline Kepnes

Stolen- Lucy Christopher

The Statistically Probability of Love at First Sight- Jennifer E. Smith

World War Z- Max Brooks

Amber to Ashes- Gail McHugh

Thicker Than Blood- Madeline Sheehan

Everything Everything- Nicola Yoon

The Paper Swan- Leylah Attarr

Illumiane- Amie Kaufman

Sleepless- Cyn Balog

The White Rose- Amy Ewing 

Steelheart- Brandon Sanderson

Room- Emma Donoghue

Romeo and Juliet- William Shakespeare
The Girl of Fire and Thorns- Rae Carson

Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo
Addicted to You- Kristia Ritchie
Everything Leads to You- Nina LaCour

The Fall Up- Ally Martinez

Going Bovine- Libba Bray

Unravel- Calia Read

How I Live Now- Meg Rosoff

Revival Vol. 1- Tim Seeley

Day 21 (The Hundred 2)- Kass Morgan

Bared to You (Crossfire 1)-- Sylvia Day

The Deal- Elle Kennedy

Tell Me Three Things- Julia Buxbaum

Preacher Book 1- Garth Ennis

Green Arrow #46- Benjamin Perry

Six of Hearts- L.H. Cosway

Complicit- Stephanie Kuehn

The Scorpion Rules- Erin Bow

Love in a Time of Global Warming- Lia Block

Deathstroke #12-Tony Daniel

Wolf by Wolf- Ryan Graudin

Low Volume 1- Rick Remender

Manwhore- Katy Evans

An Abundance of Katherine's- John GreenThe Elfstones of Shannara- Terry BrooksBefore, During, After- Richard BauschThe V Girl- Mya Robarts

Soundless- Richelle Mead

Diamonds- K.A. LindeThe Heart of Betrayal- Mary E. Pearson

Till 2016

-Angela