This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston

Everyone's heard the saying, "Never judge a book by its cover." But I just have to say that the cover of this book is spot on. This book is good through and through - starting with the excellent cover design and the very first page, all the way to the last words.
Just reading the title, I assumed that the book was some sort of love story. But the unique cover had me intrigued, so I picked it up - and am I glad I did. There is some romance in this novel, but this book is really about the death of a boy named Grant Perkins. Or was it murder? No one knows, because the only four witnesses of Grant's death are his four best friends.
One of them shot Grant.
And none of them are talking.
They are called the River Point Boys.
Kate Marino has an internship at the district attorney's office, and when the River Point case is handed to her boss, she gets caught up in trying to find out who pulled the trigger.
This Is Our Story is told mainly from Kate's view, but there are also some snippets from the POV of the killer as well as some manuscripts of interviews and a few texts from the past, which have you trying to piece the puzzle together yourself.
I will tell you that there are major twists in this book and loose threads, but they are all tied up in the end. Every little detail matters.
      What made this book even more enjoyable was the enormous amount of research Elston did to make it as realistic as possible. When you think that this story could have actually happened, that just makes you love it even more.
      This is most definitely another one of my favorites.

we were liars by E. Lockhart

If you're looking for a book with a major plot twist that will leave you quite possibly in tears, read this book. Lockhart writes the story of a girl named Cadence Sinclair, who comes from a privileged family. Every summer they all go to an island together, but one summer there is an accident and she loses some of her memory. You are swept up into the journey as Cadence tries to find out exactly what happened around the time of the accident. She makes the decision to spend another summer with Gat, Johnny, Mirren and "the Littles" on the island, hoping to find answers to her questions....and she does. But they weren't the answers she thought she would find.
This book may seem a little slow at first, but trust me, once Cadence starts putting pieces together, you won't be able to put it down.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is an incredibly beautiful and unique book, and one of my all time favorites. It is about a freshman boy named Charlie and his first year of high school. The whole book is written as a series of letters to a friend that remains unnamed throughout the book, though you really feel as if Charlie is writing to you. Charlie writes out his pure thoughts and holds nothing back; you are literally let into his mind. I have always thought that people who smoked or did drugs and such were incredibly crazy, but he conveys his reasons in such a way that I can actually see why people would do things like that now - that's how well written the book is. He showed me that people who are depressed aren't always just people who have no hope for themselves and mope around all day, and also how he handled his sadness. This book is guaranteed to give you the feels.

Welcome!

This is my new blog - thanks for visiting it! I will be posting mostly about my thoughts on different texts ("texts" referring to books, poems, movies, etc...).
Now onto an explanation of my blog's title, Reflections of My Ocean. Christopher Booker, author of The Seven Basic Plots, says that our collective unconscious is like the ocean. We stand on the edge of the ocean, trying to find the best view for us. That's what I will be doing with this blog: writing about the best view of the ocean for me. I will reflect on them and then reveal them to you.

-Diana Rose

P.S  I guess you may want to know some about me. If you do, right now I'm a fifteen year old girl who lives in  the United States. For now, I think that's all you need to know. Thank you again for visiting my blog!