Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 3.97

Goodreads Summary:
"Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you... "

Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.

Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.

When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.

By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.

What would he say . . . ? 


Actual Rating: 3.5

OMG THIS BOOK WAS LIKE A ROLLER COASTER THAT ONLY GOES UP.

I seriously felt like I was waiting for that moment for the WHOLE book!! I get that that's kinda the point, the whole he fell in love with her before the "Harry met Sally moment".

It was cute, don't get me wrong. Rainbow Rowell really is talented; she has the ability to bring tears to my eyes at times that really aren't that sad rather are so relateable that it hits you in the heart. This happened here yes, in random scenes like when Lincoln was describing his break up with Sam. 

**SPOILER**

It really wasn't that traumatic (girl cheats on boy in college after they've been drifting apart for months). but it was heavy and full of real emotions and thoughts and concerns.

I'm so happy there was [ a happy ever after.. I really thought we might finally get to the "fireworks" part where Beth & Lincoln meet and then go their own separate ways because of irreconcilable differences.. But I am SO happy that wasn't the case. (hide spoiler)]a happy ever after.. I really thought we might finally get to the "fireworks" part where Beth & Lincoln meet and then go their own separate ways because of irreconcilable differences.. But I am SO happy that wasn't the case.

Lowish rating because I literally felt like we were climbing a mountain for the whollllllllle book.

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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 3.75

Goodreads Summary:
Katherine V thought boys were gross
Katherine X just wanted to be friends
Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail
K-19 broke his heart
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.

On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself. 

Actual Rating: 3.8

Colin Singleton is a brainiac.. Like seriously, he knows a lot of things about a lot of things. He has made it his goal in life to figure our this crazy mathematical equation (more or less a geometrical theorem) that predicts the everlastingness of a relationship.

Now, I'm not gonna lie and say I followed this theorem and understood it but wow, John Green did a pretty good job of explaining it.

Throughout the whole book I was kinda waiting for a revolution about the Katherines. Like maybe all the Katherines were really one katherine that kept coming back but no... there was really 18 Katherines..

It's strange because Colin thinks or himself as such a "nerd" or "dork" yet he's had 19 girlfriends by the age of 18... I don't think that's a normal number for a dork.

Hassan and Colin's friendship is my favorite.. There were a lot of boring parts of this book but Hassan & Colin were usually being entertaining during the boring spots so I was still laughing..

Unfortunately this was my least favorite of all John Green's book but it still had a cute message and love story and was really well thought out so I can appreciate the good work and will continue to support him in any future endeavors.

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