End of the Puzzle

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I just finished Why We Broke Up by Maira Kalman and Daniel Handler. In the end, you finally discover (sort of) why Ed and Min broke up. At the end, Min finds out that Ed cheated on her with a girl that Min thought was really nice. Min felt really betrayed by Ed and the girl he cheated on her with, because Min thought they could be friends.
I was really shocked by the ending of this book. Just like Min, I was really mad at Ed when I read that Ed had cheated. I really hate cheating in relationships, so I felt really strongly. I knew this book was really good from the beginning, but when I felt betrayed by Ed as much as Min did, I realized how much I connected with the book. Throughout the book, in the letter, Min had kept saying "and that is why we broke up" which makes me think that all these things that happened during the relationship would have ended their relationship anyway. All in all, I really enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it if you like girly books.

Long Time to Finish

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I just finished So Big by Edna Ferber. I really enjoyed the book even though it was on a hard level and was slow going. Towards the end of the book the chapters and point of view started changing to Dirks point of view has well as Selena's. The book had a happy, positive ending but it wasn't fake. Roelf (from the beginning of the book when he was 12) came back to the farm to visit Selena which was nice. By the end of the book Dirk had a very nice, privileged life as a business man. I felt like Selena was disappointed in Dirk because his original dream of being an architect was abandoned for money. Selena had worked hard all her life for what she had and to help Dirk but Dirk did not do the same.

If I were Selena I would also be disappointed in Dirk as well. As soon as Dirk moved into the city of Chicago, he changed. This really opened my eyes to show how much society can change you. Dirk learned the way of life in the city and abandoned his old ways. For some people, this change can be positive but for some it can be negative (like Dirk). If society can change someone's views and make them forget what they believed in then that is a negative thing. Overall I thought the book was really good and I recommend it. 

Giant Cliffhanger!

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I just finished Speaking From Among the Bones by Alan Bradley, which is part of the Flavia de Luce series. This is the newest book in the series that is currently being written about a 12 year old girl who solves the murder mysteries in her town and just so happens to be a chemist. In the end of the book, the killer of the organist, Mr. Collicut, is revealed to be Ms. Tanty one of the choir singers at the same church.
Once again, the killer surprised me and I did not expect Ms. Tanty to be the killer. Even though I did not expect Ms. Tanty to be the killer, it made sense she was the murderer and every thing clicked. Throughout the book, there had been the threat of the de Luce's (Flavia's family) house, Buckshaw, being sold because of financial problems. In the book, the de Luce's are forced to put a "FOR SALE" sign so the threat was even more present than in the other books. At the end of the book, Flavia's father calls the three sisters into the room to talk to them seriously. I thought (as did Flavia) that her father was going to tell them that they would have to sell the house. Instead, he tells them that their mother has been found. Their mother was supposedly dead on an expedition (because she was never found) when Flavia was a little kid. Then the book ends. I freaked out! Not only is that the biggest cliffhanger, but I have to wait a very long time until the next book comes out. This is definitely a giant twist for the series and I can't wait for the next book to come out so I can continue reading! But for now, I guess I will have to wait!

The Book Thief- End

*THIS IS BEING POSTED NOW BECAUSE I DIDN'T NOW IT NEVER POSTED*

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    I have just finished The Book Theif by Markus Zusak. In the end of the book, a lot of things happened. Max had to leave the basement because it was becoming too dangerous for him to be there. Later in the book, Liesel saw Max when a bunch of Jewish people were being marched through town and she chased him down which got her whipped by a solider. In the epilouge, Death also said that Max came to visit Liesel once the war was over and "...they hugged and cried and fell to the floor." The mayors wife came to visit Liesel and gave her a notebook because Liesel had sent her a note informing her that she could not steal her books anymore. Liesel then started going down to the basement every night to write and would often end up sleeping down there. At the end of the book, Molching (the town) was bombed while everyone was sleeping and unfortunately, since no one could get to shelter because they were asleep, everyone died. Except Liesel because she was in the basement. The last chapter when Liesel was walking through Himmel Street after the bombing was incredibly. She found the dead bodies of her mother and father and she found Rudy and kissed him finally (during the book Rudy would always ask Liesel for a kiss). In the epilouge, it also explained that Liesel moved into the mayors house.

    I really loved this book. The last chapters made me cry and the entire book made me smile. I highly recommend this book!!!!