Musing Monday (2)

This weeks Musing Monday Question is...

Have you ever found a book out of the blue, read it, and then had it be surprisingly good - one that stuck with you for years? If so, what book was it?

A few years back i picked up a book from the library while scanning the isles, it was The truth about forever by Sarah Dessen. I dont know why but i always remember random parts of the book, when i read a book i sort of imagine it in my mind almost like a movie, sometimes randomly play little 'scenes' from the book in my mind. Okay noy you guys probably think i am really really odd. Never mind, Has a book ever stuck with any of you? 
I think i may re-read this book some time soon, maybe in the summer, after all it is a summer book. Below is the synopsis from goodreads. 

a long, hot summer... 
That's what Macy has to look forward to while her boyfriend, Jason, is away at Brain Camp. Days will be spent at a boring job in the library, evenings will be filled with vocabulary drills for the SATs, and spare time will be passed with her mother, the two of them sharing a silent grief at the traumatic loss of Macy's father.
But sometimes unexpected things can happen—things such as the catering job at Wish, with its fun-loving, chaotic crew. Or her sister's project of renovating the neglected beach house, awakening long-buried memories. Things such as meeting Wes, a boy with a past, a taste for Truth-telling, and an amazing artistic talent, the kind of boy who could turn any girl's world upside down. As Macy ventures out of her shell, she begins to wonder, Is it really better to be safe than sorry?

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Musing Monday (1)

This weeks Musing Monday Question is...

Would you choose to review a book if its description sounded interesting but the cover was terrible?

Quite simply, yes.

Before I was part of this whole 'online book-readers community', my main reason for picking up a book was based on three things; the title, the blurb and the cover. Obviously if the cover and name appealed to me I would be intrigued and I would read the blurb. The blurb was the main decider, if the blurb managed to really grab my attention then I would read the book. But even if I didn't really like the cover but I liked the blurb I would probably read the book.

Recently, since I''ve started reading again I have been using Goodreads, if I like the synopsis I will generally read the book, even if I don't like the cover. But another big one fore me is reviews and ratings, if lots of people have written good reviews or lots of people have given 4/5 star rating then I will probably read the book; there's obviously something good about the book and I wouldn't want to miss out on anything great. 

But obviously, a good cover will make the whole book reading experience just that little bit more enjoyable, especially if the cover portrays an aspect of the book that you discover only by reading the book, those little details. For example, i'm currently reading Delirium by Lauren Oliver (buddy review up soon) the cover of the book has silhouettes of birds which i guess you could say represent freedom in the book. well thats what i would say. 

You'll understand what i mean from the following quote:

“After a while, though, I would just walk. I liked to watch the birds. They would lift off from our side and soar over into the Wilds, as easily as anything. Back and forth, back and forth, lifting and curling through the air. I could watch them for hours at a time. Free: They were totally free. I’d thought that nothing and nobody was free in Portland, but I was wrong. There were always the birds.”

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