The Force of Gravity review & Mini Haul

Hi, Nikki here!

I am going to review a book that I recently read, and talk about two books I recently purchased. Firstly, the book I will be reviewing is called The Force of Gravity. It is from the NA/YA theme and dealing with the much taboo student/teacher relationship. I feel this book was closer to the YA genre versus NA as is wasn't that descriptive in the naughty department. This is one of my favorite themes to read about in a story, so anytime I see a book dealing with a student and a teacher that is decently rated, I hop on board!

This story follows along with Kaley and Mr. Slate, who happens to be her new math teacher after an unexpected incident leaving her old math teacher no longer in the picture. Her once perfect life, now seems unfulfilling as she finds herself struggling with where she wants to go in life. Things such as parties, prom and just the typical high school actions no longer seem important to her. Slowly she begins to blur the lines between just being a student and wanting something more.

The interactions and subtle hints between the two were perfect and I feel it progressed the story at a believable pace. Their internal struggles of knowing what is right and wrong, and certain actions they took with that knowledge in mind, had my heart racing at several parts through out the story. Of course a book wouldn't be great unless it has some intense situations included, and this definitely had that. I found myself several times very mad and having to put it down, just to huff and puff and pick it up again to find out how it would all end.

All in all, I think this is a great story to add to the collection of growing books dealing with the subject. If you want to check it out, you can find more information on Goodreads or purchase on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Now on to the two books I recently purchased. I found myself in the book aisle of Target and of course, there is one book I always pick up, yet never actually purchase. This time I did. The Fault in Our Stars, but not the infamous blue cover edition. I opted for the movie tie-in with Hazel and Gus on the cover. When I first saw it, I fell in love. But I am always hesitant at buying books I already own on Kindle, just because there are so many other books I can buy that I haven't read yet. And now, seeing it on my shelf, I regret nothing.

As you all probably know the story, it is one I will treasure and read and read and read again until it is falling apart. Or I might just reread the Kindle version so I don't ruin the beauty sitting on my shelf. The story is fantastic and each reread I fall more in love with the characters and the world.

The second book I finally purchased is Four. Up until recently I have found myself really OCD about the way my bookshelf looks. A mix between paperbacks and hardcovers have me itching just thinking about it. It was to the point that I wouldn't even purchase if it was a hardcover because of how it would look on my shelf next to the paperbacks in the same series. My poor Divergent is all alone as well as my Cinder and Scarlet.

But I did it. I took the plunge and bought the hardcover edition of Four. I have yet to read it, but I am very close to picking it up as one of my next reads. I love the world Roth has created and I have easily added this series to my favorite shelves. Getting into Four's mind will only add to the experience!

On a closing note for you guys, I would like to add a few of my favorites dealing with the theme of students and teachers. First is the Slammed Series by Colleen Hoover. My first book to introduce me to the world of taboo! Definitely a must read if you like these kind of books. More of a YA but grows to NA with the following books. Next is A Different Blue by Amy Harmon. Also a toss up between the genres. The last one, Veiled Innocence by Ella Frank, which might be my all time favorite, but definitely not anywhere near the YA genre. This is definitely an adult book as all of hers are. Highly recommend if you are into those though!

 

And now a little funny extra for you guys. As you know by now, there are two of us here. I apparently started this post the other day and never finished it. When I logged on, I noticed Eli made her introduction post and this one was saved as a draft. I thought, "Oh yay! Eli has started her first review post." I didn't look at it, because I knew it wasn't ready and didn't want to be nosey. I asked her what her first book she would be reviewing to post, and she told me. She also added that she hadn't finished the book yet, which I thought was weird seeing as she already started a post about it, but continued on thinking nothing of it.

Later on she mentioned that she read my draft post about my review. I fell off the couch laughing. Here I am thinking that this post was hers, and I didn't want to read it to be nosey, and it was mine the whole time. We have literally laughed for the past twenty minutes about this. How bad at blogging I am that I started something and didn't even remember it was my own. So glad that she already knows me so well that we could laugh so hard about this incident. Oh Eli, I don't know if everyone else will find this as funny as us, but dang! We sure are awesome.

 

If you have any questions about the books I shared or anything else, let me know and I will answer anything! Goodnight all.

-Nikki