the emmephant librarian
the emmephant librarian


"When I step into this library,
I cannot understand why I ever
step out of it."
- Marie de Sevigne -

"I have always imagined Paradise
will be some kind of library."
- Jorge Luis Borges -

(i am the circle)
and the circle is me)

want a personalized list of book recommendations? click ask & tell me about what you've been reading lately / what you'd like your list to cover. i'll then make you a list of at least ten books with short descriptions and (hopefully) links to longer reviews by me. i'm a children's librarian so kids'/YA books are my strong points, but i'm more than happy to give adult books a shot, too.

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Book Review: Before I Fall

On February 12, Cupid Day, Samantha Kingston wakes up and dresses her best in a sexy Cupidish outfit - the same outfit as her best friends Lindsay, Ally, and Elody will be wearing. Throughout the school day, she happily receives roses from friends and admirers, flaunting her popularity to those unlucky enough to receive only one - or no - roses at all. Life with her best friends is perfect, even if her boyfriend Rob writes her a lame note to accompany his rose. After school, Sam and the gang head to Ally’s house, getting dressed for a kegger, downing vodka and laughing it up. The party doesn’t turn out as great as it could have, but laughing with her friends & making fun of others is all worth it for Sam. After a social hazing winds the party down a little bit, Sam and the others hop into Lindsay’s Range Rover and, laughing, begin the drive home.

Then, suddenly, the car swerves into the oncoming lane. Sam sees two white lights coming at her, hears Lindsay yell something, the screeching of metal, the car crumple.

Then nothing.

But Sam’s story isn’t over yet. She keeps waking up, reliving Cupid Day over and over again. At first, she doesn’t mind… what can be worse than death?


This book was absolutely incredible - after finishing it I clicked through my Nook, rereading passages over and over again, not wanting it to end. 


Other books about death and dying:
The Everafter by Amy Huntley
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Hold Still by Nina LaCour



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