LEAP into BOOKS!

Welcome to A Monster Ate My Book Report!

Today is Leap Day and we want you to leap into these adventurous books.  We are participating in the Leap into Books Giveaway Hop.  There are lots of other blogs participating too, so make sure you stop by the other blogs by visiting http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/ for the list!

Since there are two of us, we both picked books.  Make sure you read the rules:

1.  Become a Follower of our blog. 

Make sure it's public, so we can see you.

2.  Leave your email address, and make sure you check to see that it's correct.

3.  Please post in your comment with the book you'd like to win and make sure you post on the review for that book.

Good Luck,

Marsh & Emiline

Emiline's pick is an AUTOGRAPHED paperback copy of I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter.

     I love the Gallagher Girls Series by Ally Carter.  It's not your regular girl drama book, I mean do you have spies in girl drama books?  This book has cool spies and flaberghasting adventures! Now you can have an adventure with a signed copy.  Just leave a comment on my  introduction to I'd Tell you I love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You.  This one of my first posts!

(click here-  http://amonsteratemybookreport.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-im-reading-emiline-edition.html )

Marsh's pick is an AUTOGRAPHED hardcover copy of The Death Cure by James Dashner.

     Hey guys!  I'm sorry I have been a little late on my reviews for this series, but I figured you could be reading the last book in the Maze Runner Trilogy while I'm working on finishing these up!  Happy reading.  Please leave a comment on my review of The Maze Runner -- http://amonsteratemybookreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/marshs-report-on-maze-runner.html

Emiline Reviews: Ally Carter's I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

Gallagher Girls

Behind the walls of the Gallagher Academy there is a girl named Cammie (AKA the Chameleon--because she blends in with things, just as good spies do).

Here are some of the characters: Cammie's mother, also the principal; her BFFs: Liz ( AKA Bookworm), Rebeca (AKA BEX).  As you read more, you will discover a new character named Josh, Cammie's secret love.  Surprisingly, he loves her back.  But he could never love her if he knew the truth--that she is a spy.  She's told him lots of lies about her life, her family . . . everything.

On their first date they wanted to go to the movies.  Cammie's friends put two spy movie tickets into her purse.  But, sadly, Cammie snuck out of the Academy a little too late.  So they went to grab a burger.   Dee Dee (the mystery girl), and Dillon (AKA D-Man) rudely squeezed into their booth.

Dillon asks Josh to sneak into the Gallagher Academy.  Josh explains to Cammie that he's been wanting to do it for a long time.  Cammie has to stop Dillon, because she doesn't want any of her friends to get discovered as spies.  Thankfully, Josh says, "no."

Later, Josh takes her to the fall dance. Disturbingly, her mom and COVE OPS. teacher, Mr. Solomon are dancing together.  I mean, her mom's married--well, that's what everyone thinks, but her husband is . . . dead :(

Josh doesn't like Cammie when he knows the truth.  Just like Cammie thought.  Not because she's a Gallagher Girl, because she lied to him.

Well, you'll have to read the book to find out the rest.

I give this book five out of five monsters.  It's a really great book with lots of action.  And it's really kind of funny.

The first line in the book is: "I suppose a lot of teenage girls feel invisible sometimes, like they just disappear.  Well, that's me--Cammie the Chameleon."  This line really gives out the plot of the book.  Because, most of the Gallagher Girls feel invisible.  Some just want to be normal.

Well, all I can say now is: Read the book.  I bet you'll love it.

What I'm reading (Emiline Edition)

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

by Ally Carter

(In which Marsh and Emiline have a brief visit with the author)

Well, when I started filming at the book signing, they said we couldn't film the whole thing.  So . . . I just wanted to, well, tell you what we asked.  Here it is:

Ally's Awesome Answers, by Emiline.

I asked:  When did you start writing?

This is what she told us: When I was in middle school.  But I started seriously writing when I was 25 or 26.

I asked: What was your favorite book when you were a kid?

Her response: When I was 12, and it still is my favorite book now, [Harper Lee's] To Kill a Mocking Bird

My brother hasn't started the books, but he also asked a question: 

Questions for a Spy, by Marsh.

I asked: What is your favorite book that you've written?

She said: It's like children--you can't pick a favorite, you can only pick which one is less annoying.  My favorite is my new book, Uncommon Criminals.

[Editor's note: All answers to the interview questions are paraphrased--filtered through the memories of seven and ten-year-olds.]