Thoughts on Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

This book brought out so many feels in me. I enjoyed Eleanor & Park and had deemed Fangirl my favorite by Rainbow thus far but Attachments came and blew those two out of the water.New favorite for sure!

So let's get into it a little, shall we?   The main narrator's name is Lincoln and he's the IT guy for the newspaper called The Courier. He is basically paid to read people's emails when they are flagged for "inappropriate" talk. The reason that's even in quotations is because the reason he meets Beth and Jennifer is over innocent emails in which they talk about their lives, which end up in his flagged folder. First,the way this story is written is brilliant. It alternates between Lincoln's life narration and then the emails between Beth and Jennifer. It makes the reader feel super attached to all the characters. At least, that's how it was for me. Lincoln becomes invested in Beth and Jennifer's life without having met them and so did I. I felt their ups and downs and they felt like people I actually knew so that's why I definitely understood and sided with Lincoln when he decided not to report them and just keep reading.

Lincoln's life was something I could relate to as well in that he felt like he was doing a very repetitive and easy job. His life was filled with highs and lows and he let a lot of his emotion be dictated by the conversations he read which is not healthy but totally understandable in his lonely life. He lives at home with his mother, who clearly loves him but is very overprotective of him.

The deeper into the story we delve the more connected I became to Beth and Jennifer as well and totally wanted to cry when we learn about what happens to them. I won't spoil it, but they are inspiring in that they show that it is totally fine to breakdown and have the time to feel the pain but then you have to pick yourself up because life keeps going.

I even felt like I knew Doris, Lincoln's work friend, and Mitch, Jennifer's husband, and Chris, Beth's boyfriend. It just goes to show how well Lady Rainbow Rowell is able to bring the reader into this little world she has created. All in all, I adored how real the story is and the romance was beautiful as well. With every page, I found myself smiling, laughing or on the verge of tears. So prepare yourself for a rollercoaster of emotions!

I am a lover of quotes. So here are some of my favorites and some have explanations as to why:

"Money is a cruel thing. It's the thing that stands between you and the things you want and the people you love." -Lincoln's mother

Beth has some great passages * this is my favorite because it's exactly how I feel about October.
"There is a chill in the air that lifts my heart and makes my hair stand on end. Every moment feels meant for me. In October, I'm the star of my own movie-I hear the soundtrack in my head-and  have faith in my own rising action. I was born in February, but I come alive in October."

"I'd known you in the dark. From a thousand miles away. There's nothing you could become that I haven't already fallen in love with." Lincoln remembering a time with his ex-girlfriend Sam (So beautiful.)

Eve is Lincoln's sister and the way she talks to him makes me smile because it's very me while being something I myself need to hear.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I don't know," he said. "I just feel like I have to do something."
"Do what?"
"I don't know. That's what's wrong. Or part of what's wrong. I feel like I'm sleepwalking."
"You look like you're sleepwalking," she said.
"And I don't know how to wake up."
"Do something," she said.
"Do what?"
"Change something."

Eve: "So what if, instead of thinking about solving your whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow."

Beth: Nothing is bound to go wrong. Nothing is bound to go, period. And the chances are so much better that everything is going to be all right.

SPOILERS
"I didn't know love could leave the lights on all the time. Do you know what I mean?"
"Not exactly," he said, finding a way to pull her closer.
"I thought it took more naps," she said, struggling to find the right words. "Or blinked. I didn't know it could just go on and on and like this without falling of an edge. Like pi."

Cutest conversation ever.

Introduction & Bout of Books

I have always wanted to have a blog. So here we go! My name is Betty. I've loved to read since I was a young one. My mother always tells me that instead of a doll I had a book in my hand. Favorite anecdote about little me ever!

I'm starting this post since the Bout of Books 9.0 readathon is kicking off in a few hours and I'm excited to read away and post some reviews. I'm not great with to be read lists but I do have some books that I want to get to.

The books I have in mind for the readathon are as follows:

• The Uprising by Lisa M. Stasse
• The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
• Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
• Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
• Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Let me know if you're joining in the fun and what you plan to read!

My plans for this blog are:

• book reviews:
• song thoughts
• thoughts about shows

Anything that is on my mind writing-wise like poems or excerpts from the novel I'm still working on is fair game as well.

Thanks for reading. Let the fun begin! :]