Blog Hop and Follow Friday

Instead of posting it on here I posted it on my other blog :) I want to be able to comment back to ya'll and follow instead of just read and not being able to since this blog is still not doing right >:(

Link:

http://liveandread.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/blog-hop-15-follow-friday-16/

Lauren Oliver's Writing Challenge

okay so a lot of people have been having trouble trying to see Laurens writing challenge and etc. I was one of those people until i went to goodreads and it had trouble on there but at the bottom of all the coding and stuff was what was on her post that know one can see so I took the time to delete the coding from her writing so people can submit to her challenge because I for one was looking forward to it so here it is:

It has been far too long since I've posted a writing challenge. Blame it on post-tour exhaustion, lots of napping, and a decent amount of blowing off work to frolic in Prospect Park! But I'm back on the blog and I expect you to be back at your computers, too. This month's challenge is about—what else?—Summer Lovin.' Yes Your challenge is to complete a 200-250 word submission that begins with or incorporates the following sentence: “The first time I saw Kyle, I was standing in between the Dunk-A-Dunce booth and the Hoop Hop, wrestling with a gigantic stuffed panda bear. Not the best way to make a good first impression." Please note that Kyle might be either a girl's name or a boy's name. And the submission can focus on a romantic entanglement, or it can just explore the brand-new friendships that often seem to sprout around June and wither away by Labor Day.Get writing! I'll expect your submissions by June 18. Remember to send them to laurenoliverbooks at gmail dot com.And in the meantime…happy summering!

New blog over on Wordpress

So, lately I've been having trouble with this blog right here when it comes to subscribing back to new followers and commenting back and etc. So I made another blog with another gmail account but it did the same thing as this blog so I've decided to use my Wordpress that I never use, to blog and give the latest reviews and stuff. I might post them on here also but I want to be able to reply to ya'll when you comment and etc..so I haven't decided. So here's my new blog that's still in Work in progress haha: http://liveandread.wordpress.com/

Hope to see you guys on the other blog also

Keep Reading :D

Ps. Can ya'll help spread the word, if so I'd appreciate it lots

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In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance




In the past two years, Mclean Sweet has moved four times. At each stop, she assumes a new persona, but it never quite works. Whether she's an effervescent cheerleader or an intense drama queen, nothing can permanently dispel the turmoil and rage at her mother since her parents' divorce. Sarah Dessen's novel about a teenager and her restaurant manager father captures the vulnerability that young people often experience after the dissolution of their family. A compelling story; strong characterization; and with a touch of romance.

Can't wait to read them :)

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Q. How many books do you read in a week? And in what format do you read them, or listen to them?

Well it all depends on my mood and how much school work I have, but usually I read maybe two or three books a week. Uusally it's hardback,but depending on how many pages it is I'll read it on my Nook Color :D.

"What book-to-movie adaption have you most liked? Which have you disliked?"

Book to Movie adaptation that I really liked most would be....Harry Potter :D. They did a wonderful and excellent job on the series/gave the book justice except the 6th movie kinda lol
The one I disliked the most..I want to say Twilight but Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief takes the cake when I left the movie theater I was pissed. I payed 7.50 to see Percy Jackson and the missing Beads instead of Percy Jackson and the Lightening Theif.

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Q. The Blogger Apocalypse made me a little emotional. What is the most emotional scene in a book that you have read lately?

To tell you the truth I haven't read anything in a while, besides Tiger's curse but so I guess I'm going to have to say that the last book that made me tear up would have to be Anna and the French Kiss and it's been a while since i've read that haha, but I kinda teared up on City of Fallen Angels for some strange reason o.0. I thik it was because my favorite book series is going down the drain :(.




"Are you going to Book Expo America (BEA) and/or the Book Blogger Convention (BBC) this year?"

Sadly No, even though I really want to. Why I'm not going? Because I'm pretty sure my parent's wont let me go to New York :(. plus I don't have the funds sadly. Maybe next year if I'm lucky I'll go since I'll be in college with a job.

Don't Forget to check out and comment on my Tiger's Curse Review:
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REVIEW: Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck

Title: Tiger's Curse
Author: Colleen Houck
Publisher: Splinter (Sterling Publishing)
Released Date: January 11,2011
Rating: 3/5

Passion. Fate. Loyalty.
Would you risk it all to change your destiny?
The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world.
But that's exactly what happened.
Face-to-face with dark forces, spell-binding magic, and mystical worlds where nothing is what it seems, Kelsey risks everything to piece together an ancient prophecy that could break the curse forever.
Tiger's Curse is the exciting first volume in an epic fantasy-romance that will leave you breathless and yearning for more.

Review:

This review maybe a little all over the place since I finished this last week and I just couldn't really get how I felt about this book into words so bare with me a little. Kelsey Hayes is a 18yr who is just getting out of high school and is looking for a summer job. Never knowing that, that summer job would lead her on a hunt over seas to India to break a 300 yr old curse. While facing plenty of traps,ancient curses and binding magic kelsey risks everything just to break the curse.

Tiger's Curse was a really interesting and enjoyable read. You have your ancient curse, ancient magic, handsome tiger/males (I don't want to call them a shapeshifter since it's a curse) and a lot of adventures. But this book was missing a lot that makes a book intriguing. Let's start with the main character Kelsey she was very plain, immature and she thought too much through out the book. It seems like every page was filled up with 2/3 of her thoughts than rather what's happening. The author seemed to have focused too much on her research than having more dialogue and action in the book. The rest of the characters such as Ren, Kishan, and Mr. Kadam I pretty much enjoyed They had humor and a personality, but kelsey she really didn't have any.


The desription of this book was well written and had a lot of details like I said before. I think she described India so well and chose beautiful places to describe that I felt like I was actually visiting India as I was reading. Like I said before I really with there was more dialogue and action, since majority of the book was filled with Kelsey's thoughts and also her daily routine. I didn't really understand why the author kept repeating Kelsey braiding her hair, going to the bathroom, sleeping, everytime she got the chance to and when it wasn't needed which is the main reason why besides Kelsey's lack of personality a 3/5.

Tiger's Curse was truly a pretty good book besides it's setbacks. It had a plot that wasn't the same as every paranormal book coming out now, it had alittle bit og humor but you don't really see much of it till the end of it, mostly and it was well researched. I really liked it. Will I read the next book, Tiger's Quest? I think I might, now that I've read the synopsis.

Quotes:

"Kelsey-"Perfect! Now we're being chased by hoards of monkeys! Perhaps you would care to name their species as we're attacked, just so I can appreciate the special traits of said monkey as it kills me!"
Ren- "At least when the monkeys are harassing you, you dont have any time to harass me!"
— Colleen Houck (Tiger's Curse)

"Just so you know, I hate camping. I'm not so much appreciating the fact that there's no bathroom out here. 'Nature calls' while walking in nature is on my list of least favorite things. You tigers, and men in general, have it so much easier than us girls."
— Colleen Houck (Tiger's Curse)

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"Summer is coming quickly - what 2011 summer release are you are most looking forward to?"

This is a really hard question.I'm looking frward to a lot of summer release's. hmm...I'm going to put two of them haha.



This thrilling sequel to the much-talked-about Nightshade begins just where it ended–Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemy, and she's certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer–one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack–and the man–she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive.







A lot has changed in the six months since Evie escaped from the International Paranormal Containment Agency with her shape-shifter boyfriend, Lend. She finally has the blissfully normal life she’s always dreamed of, including:
1) A real live high school
2) A perfectly ordinary after-school job
3) Her very own locker (and by the way, rusted metal is every bit as awesome as she imagined)

But Evie’s not-so-normal past keeps creeping up on her...and things get pretty complicated when you factor in:
1) A centuries-old, seriously decaying vampire stalker
2) A crazy faerie ex-boyfriend who is the perpetual bearer of really bad news
3) A major battle brewing between the faerie courts where the prize in question happens to be...Evie herself.

So much for normal.

I can't wait to see what Evie gets herself into and I can't wait to see what happens to Calla.




If you were stocking your bomb shelter, what books would you HAVE to include if you only had space for ten?

1)Delirium by Lauren Oliver
2)Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
3)Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
4)Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5)One of Ellen Hopkins books. (I can't choose at the moment)
6)TTYL By Lauren Myracle
7)One of Cassandra Clare's book from the Mortal Instrument Series
8)Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

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Title: Misfit
Author: Jon Skovron
Publisher: Amulet
Release Date: August 2011


Jael Thompson has never really fit in. She’s changed schools too many times to count. The only family she’s ever known is her father, a bitter ex-priest who never lets her date and insists she attend the strictest Catholic school in Seattle. And her mother—well, she was a five thousand year old demon. That doesn’t exactly help.

But on her sixteenth birthday, her father gives her a present that brings about some unexpected changes. Some of the changes, like strange and wonderful powers and the cute skater boy with a knack for science, are awesome. But others, like the homicidal demon seeking revenge on her family? Not so much.

Steeped in mythology, this is an epic tale of a heroine who balances old world with new, science with magic, and the terrifying depths of the underworld with the ordinary halls of high school

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"If you find a book you love, do you hunt down other books by the same author?"

Sometimes I do sometimes I don't. It all depends on what the story line of the author's other books are. Take for example Holly Black and Casandra Clare. I first books I've read of Holly Black's was Ironside which I loved and since I loved that series I decided to read White Cat since it sounded different and interesting but it turned out to be okay not amazing or anything. Also Cassandra Clare's Mortal instruments series which I love also even though I think it's going a bit down hill with the th book I loved her Prequel, The Infernal Devices series.

What is on your current playlist right now?

Many songs and bands right now like:

Florence + The Machine
All Time Low's song Time Bomb
Adele
Lights
Britney Spears
Camera Obscura
Vanessa Carlton

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Title: Wolfsbane
Author: Andrea Creamer
Release Date: July 26,2011

This thrilling sequel to the much-talked-about Nightshade begins just where it ended.Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemy, and she's certain her days are numbered.

But then the Searchers make her an offer,one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack and the man she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive.

Notes: I like the other cover better :(

Also Check out:
My review on City of Fallen Angels:
http://tinyurl.com/3la95r7
and
In My Mailbox
http://tinyurl.com/3vlmpby

In My Mailbox

Title: Mercy
Author: Rebecca Lim
Release Date: May 17, 2011

Mercy in an exile from heaven with shattered memories of who she used to be. She's doomed to "wake" repeatedly on earth in a new body, each time assuming a new life. During the day she survives in the human world on instinct and at night her dreams are haunted by her lost love, who pleads with her to find him. But this time is different. When Mercy wakes up she meets Ryan, an eighteen-year-old reeling from the loss of his twin sister, Lauren, who was kidnapped two years ago. Only Mercy and Ryan believe his sister is still alive. For the first time since she can remember, Mercy has a purpose: she can help. So she doesn't understand why the man in her dreams cautions her not to interfere. But as Ryan and Mercy come closer to solving the mystery of Lauren's disappearance, danger looms just one step behind. Will Mercy be able to harness her extraordinary power in time?


Title: Bumped
Author: Megan McCafferty
Release Date: April 26, 2011

When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents are forced to pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society. Sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony were separated at birth and had never met until the day Harmony shows up on Melody’s doorstep. Until now, the twins have followed completely opposite paths. Melody has scored an enviable conception contract with a couple called the Jaydens. While they are searching for the perfect partner for Melody to bump with, she is fighting her attraction to her best friend Zen, who is way too short for the job.


Title: Die for Me
Author: Amy Plum
Release Date: May 10, 2011

My life had always been blissfully, wonderfully normal. But it only took one moment to change everything. Suddenly, my sister, Georgia, and I were orphans. We put our lives into storage and moved to Paris to live with my grandparents. And I knew my shattered heart, my shattered life, would never feel normal again. Then I met Vincent. Mysterious, sexy, and unnervingly charming, Vincent Delacroix appeared out of nowhere and swept me off my feet. Just like that, I was in danger of losing my heart all over again. But I was ready to let it happen. Of course, nothing is ever that easy. Because Vincent is no normal human. He has a terrifying destiny, one that puts his life at risk every day. He also has enemies . . . immortal, murderous enemies who are determined to destroy him and all of his kind. While I'm fighting to piece together the remnants of my life, can I risk putting my heart—as well as my life and my family's—in jeopardy for a chance at love?

Notes: I love Die for Me's cover. It's so gorgous :)

Don't forget to check out my rebiew for City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare http://tinyurl.com/3la95r7

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

Title: City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instrument Series)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Publisher:McElderry Books (Simon and Schuster)
Release Date: April 5, 2011
Rating: 4/5

City of Fallen Angels takes place two months after the events of City of Glass. In it, a mysterious someone’s killing the Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine’s Circle and displaying their bodies around New York City in a manner designed to provoke hostility between Downworlders and Shadowhunters, leaving tensions running high in the city and disrupting Clary’s plan to lead as normal a life as she can — training to be a Shadowhunter, and pursuing her relationship with Jace. As Jace and Clary delve into the issue of the murdered Shadowhunters, they discover a mystery that has deeply personal consequences for them — consequences that may strengthen their relationship, or rip it apart forever. Meanwhile, internecine warfare among vampires is tearing the Downworld community apart, and only Simon — the Daylighter who everyone wants on their side — can decide the outcome; too bad he wants nothing to do with Downworld politics. Love, blood, betrayal and revenge: the stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels.

Review:

CoF=the book title

Simon,Clary, and Jace are back and better than ever. Of course the series was originally suppose to be a trilogy, but instead is turned into a six book deal and of course I was one of those fans who were excited but also upset at the same time. If you say a book series is going to be a trilogy keep it at a trilogy. That's like JK Rowling saying she wants to write 5 more books to the Harry Potter Series, flat out ridiculous. Anywho I'm kind of glad she did a fourth book. In City of Fallen Angels you get a variety of point of views, but the most point of view you read in is Simon's since basically most of the plot is circled around him. There are some new characters, characters that you heard about but never met, and more involvement of old characters, which I absolutely loved. I loved almost everything about CoF from the details of where abouts, the writing, the characters just almost everything I loved, but there are somethings that I didn't love and some setbacks on the book.

I love romance and drama in books, but when the whole book is nothing but relationship problems rather than focusing on what the plot is all about you start to get annoyed and bored a little and want to skip over the relationship drama. The book like I kind of mentioned before was pretty well written and plotted out, but to me it felt like everything happened in an amount of two days instead of almost a week. Everything just happened so fast in the book everything just blurs together and your like wasn't this or that suppose to happen, but never did. Also (sorry for this spoiler, but everyone knew this was bound to happen) the book was kind of centered around the wedding of Clary's mom and Luke, but there was no wedding which means it's going to be in the next book, which a little bit agitates me since Clary was nagging Simon a lot about fixing his relationship problems before the wedding on Saturday.

Thus making the series one of the series i'm becoming skeptical about because there are a lot of details in the book I can sense that are going to be stretched out in the remaining books like Clary and Jace's I love you, but can't have you relationship, Simon being an untouchable and also an outcast, and a whole lot of stuff. Moving onto the dialogue, I always loved the character's witty banter going back and forth at each other but to me, I'm not sure if anyone else felt this way but it seemed a bit forced and everyonce in a while cheesy throughout the book. It didn't feel natural like it did when it was a trilogy, which basically goes back to why trilogys should stay a trilogy. Other than the minor things that I hope wont affect me from loving this series I loved CoF it was pretty much awesome. I forgot to mention you did a little deeper into why Isabelle acts the way she is and take a little peek into Maia's past also :D.

(Non-Spoiler) Quotes: "You're the first Shadowhunter I've ever met." “That’s too bad,” said Jace, “since all the others you meet from now on will be a terrible letdown." — Cassandra Clare (City of Fallen Angels)

"I suppose you've always been amazing at this stuff."- Clary "I was born amazing." - Jace" — Cassandra Clare (City of Fallen Angels)

"You know, some people think Shadowhunters are just myths. Like mummies and genies." Kyle grinned at Jace. "Can you grant wishes?" "That depends," he (Jace) said. "Do you wish to be punched in the face?" — Cassandra Clare (City of Fallen Angels)

"Hearts are breakable," Isabelle said. "And I think even when you heal, you're never what you were before"." — Cassandra Clare (City of Fallen Angels)

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Title: Lola and the Boy Next Door Author: Stephanie Perkins Publisher: Dutton (Penguin) Release date: September 29, 2011 How excited: Highly excited!!!

For budding costume designer Lola Nolan, the more outrageous, the outfit—more sparkly, more fun, more wild—the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins move back into the house next door. When the family returns and Cricket—a gifted inventor and engineer—steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.

Thoughts and a note:

Thought: I absolutely loved Anna and the French Kiss and I can't wait to read this :D

Note: I know, I know it's been a while since I've posted a book review :( and I'm really sorry. Keeping up my math grade up is super hard ;=(. I hate math grrr....but hopefully even though I said this last week probably or so on my twitter that i'd have a review up by sunday but i'm pretty positive i'll have a review up by monday :) so don't delete me or anything haha (some one did recently) :( but you guys are awesome. <>

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Title: Beautiful Chaos

Author: Kami Stohl and Margaret Garcia

Publisher: Little Brown

Release Date: October 12, 2011

How Excited: Very!!

Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impact of Lena's Claiming. Even Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals is affected - and their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What - or who - will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?

For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening but welcome distraction. He's being haunted in his dreams again, but this time it isn't by Lena - and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself - forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and most days he's too afraid to ask.

Sometimes there isn't just one answer or one choice. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending

Title: Supernaturally

Author: Kiersten White

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release Date: July 26, 2011

How excited: Very!

A lot has changed in the six months since Evie escaped from the International Paranormal Containment Agency with her shape-shifter boyfriend, Lend. She finally has the blissfully normal life she’s always dreamed of, including:
1) A real live high school
2) A perfectly ordinary after-school job
3) Her very own locker (and by the way, rusted metal is every bit as awesome as she imagined)

But Evie’s not-so-normal past keeps creeping up on her...and things get pretty complicated when you factor in:
1) A centuries-old, seriously decaying vampire stalker
2) A crazy faerie ex-boyfriend who is the perpetual bearer of really bad news
3) A major battle brewing between the faerie courts where the prize in question happens to be...Evie herself.

So much for normal

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Title: Abandon
Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Release Date: April 26, 2011

When Pierce first sees him, she thinks he is a murderer. She's right about one
thing -- he does take lives. But not in the way she ever imagined. Pierce is
drawn to the dark stranger even as she tries to uncover the mystery surrounding
the tragic death of someone close to her. As she gets closer to the truth -- and
the stranger -- unexpected secrets are revealed, even in her own heart

In My Mailbox (2)

Another week of In My Mailbox hosted by The Story Siren

Bought:

The Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck

Clarity by Kim Harrington

To Review: (Net Galley)

Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly

Daily Dose #2

Another week of Dailly Dose where you find pictures that are inspirational, mean something to you or just want to share. Hosted by : Good Golly Miss Holly

(you guys really are awesome!!)

Zan-Gah by Allen Richard Shickman

Title: Zan-Gah
Author: Allan Richard Shickman
Publisher: EarthShaker Books
Rating: 3/5

Zan-Gah, seeking his lost twin brother in a savage prehistoric world, encounters adventure, suffering, conflict, captivity, and final victory. In three years hero passes from an uncertain boyhood to a tried and proven manhood and a position of leadership among his people. Themes include survival, brotherhood, cultures, gender roles, psychological trauma, and nature's wonders and terrors. This is the electronic version of Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure, which has been awarded Mom's Choice Gold Medal for Series, the Eric Hoffer Notable Book Award, and was a finalist for ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year


Review:

It's been a long time since I've read a book for audience younger than I am, especially a book that's a quick read. Zan-Gah tells a story about a boy who lives in the prehistoric times where to stay a live you must not be afraid because that is the quickest way to die. I must say even though I don't read books based in prehistoric times, Zan-Gah kept me insterested. He starts off by telling you about a hunt for the lion that killed a boy from his tribe which automatically captures your attention and all about how he lives and how the people who lived before him lived their life. Zan Gah is filled with action and adventure that anyone would enjoy from children to elders.

I love how the author doesn't use many big words making it easier for younger audience to understand what's happening and what certain things mean and how even though it's desciption on many things isn't much since it's written in third person, you can still imagine a boy with a spear and he gradually through the book grows. This book is an adventurous book for anyone of all ages :).

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Test
Author: Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Releas Date: April 19, 2011
Rating: 3.5/5

It's always been just Kate and her mom--and now her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.

Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld--and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.

Kate is sure he's crazy--until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.

If she fails...

Short Review:

Simply beautiful. I love Greek Mythology, just as much as the next person and when I first read the synopsis I just had to read it and I'm glad I did. I really absolutely enjoyed this book. Just everything about it from the characters, plot, and writing itself was awesome. I'm still Giddy from reading it :). The characters weren't all what expected. I loved them but I really wish there was more to her characters especially Henry, Ella, and Ava. You only get bits and pieces of them but not the whole thing, just only what makes a character, which is the basics. Some characters you don't really get the full detail of them until the last 50 or so pages, which felt a little rushed. Kate I really enjoyed, but I felt she was a bit too whiny, witty, a little funny, smart, and brave yes, but always expect a little more from everyone around her.That was the main reason it's a 3.5/5. Plus I always thought Hades to be, well what he's known for, a bad guy. Not the oh so charming, gentlemenm cute and patient guy I really enjoyed. The plot had a lot of twist and turns and a lot of small hints here and there letting you know something or someone is about to come or happen. With the ending though I kind of wasn't satisfied. I wanted more than just a simple ending. I wanted something that made me want to look forward to the next book or at least something that was shocking instead of a simple ending. It had some new stuff added to the greek mythology which I loved. To me and I'm pretty sure it's just me but it felt like it had a hint of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice feel to it on some parts. The Goddess Test was a romantic, enjoyable, and beautiful debut and I can't wait for the next book which comes out in 2012.

Note: Sorry this is a short and not thourough review. I went to see Beastly and it clouded my thoughts since I finished the book earlier this morning and didn't review it then :(.

Quotes:

"Sometimes we misjudge what is possible and what is not."
— Aimee Carter (The Goddess Test)

"I care," he said in a trembling voice. "I care so much that I do not know how to tell you without it seeming inconsequential compared to how I feel. Even if I am distant at times and seem as if I do not want to be with you, it is only because this scares me, too."
— Aimee Carter (The Goddess Test)
(My favorite Scene)

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"Who's your all-time favorite book villian?"

I really don't know who's my favorite Villain of all-time because when I read I pay very little attention to villains unless they do something that makes me say a comment out loud and make everyone look at me weird. BUt if I had to choose it would be The evil ruler in Hunger Games, Jace's "father" in Mortal instrument series, and the Edison Group in The Summoning book.

Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Title: Across the Universe
Author: Beth Revis
Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin)
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Rating: 4/5

A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.
Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.

Review:

Don't be a chutz, just buy and read the frexing book!! Beth Revis is a genius mastermind who I think is probably secretly trying to invent a way to slowly take over our minds and blow it up with her epicness,like Eldest does in her novel,but with with good intentions. As most of you know I rarely read science fiction genre, so when I first heard about it I was interested in it, but I wasn't fully committed to it. I was like oh, ok, love the cover and sounds nice.But when there was so much hype about this book, I was like ugh!, it's probably just another sci-fi book with it's galaxy far far away crap, when really its not....okay it kind of is depending how you look at it (read it and you'll know what i'm talking about). This book deffinitely hit my favorite book list of this year. I just couldn't put it down, even though the begginning like most books have was a little slow, I still couldn't put it down.

I really don't know how to start with this review...besides saying this book was completly well thought out and everything fit just like a jigsaw puzzle. The characters I loved, particularly the two main characters Elder and Amy. I felt both of their pain, loss, and understanding and misunderstanding when it came to certain topics and events that happened on the ship. The plot and dialogue was just simply amazing. Some questions or statements that Amy,Elder, and even the bad guy Eldest said, made me stop and think about the stars and hopes and longing. If you were stuck on a spaceship for years or maybe centuries, and the only thing that kept your hopes up for landing on another planet were your children or someday seeing the stars. The real stars and not just fake ones they used/lied about to keep the hope alive and chaos from happening on board. How can something that everyone in real life see everyday give these fictional characters so much hopes and dreams, from just wanting to see the stars. Is it weird that right now I'm thinking about Disney and how they always tell you to wish upon a star, and talk about dreams, and wish's?

There were a lot of twist and turns, mysteries, and suspicions. One minute you think you know something and the next your like how is that possible?When did that happen? Everything just grabs your attention. This review really doesn't give the book any justice what so ever. I can't stop gushing about it. The only disappointment I had with the book was there not being a cliff hanger at the end. I was so hoping for one. I loved how it ended, bit I was just hyped for a cliff hanger. Besides everything else, I loved Across the Universe!!

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Share your current favorite television show! Tell us a bit about it...

Well My favorite television show used to be and kind of still is Gossip Girl! I'm absolutly in love with that show. Even though lately after the second season it started going down hill. Either nothing good is happening or they're just repeating certain crap with different characters but have a twist at the end and it' not entertaining much anymore. with certain shows that are based on books, especially clique type books. There are only so much you can write without repeating or the writers getting bored which I can tell. Gossip Girl is based on a book Gossip Girl. After the Second or third book I stopped reading it and just watched the show. My favorite season of this show is second season and my forever will be fav. couple is chuck & Blair. Another show I love is Glee. At first I wanted to hate it so much, but I went out and bought the first season to see what the hype was about and I found myself a new show to like haha.

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"Do you ever wish you would have named your blog something differnt?"

hmm...sometimes I wish I would have named it different, like Read Now Enjoy Later or something else, but I like my blog name even though it's kind of long because of the dots, but giving a blog or anything a name is like naming a child or pet. It defines that person and who or what it's going to be and the name has some type of meaning to the person who chose the name.

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Title: City of Fallen Angels
Author: Cassandra Clare
Release date: April 5th, 2011

“City of Fallen Angels takes place two months after the events of City of Glass. In it, a mysterious someone’s killing the Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine’s Circle and displaying their bodies around New York City in a manner designed to provoke hostility between Downworlders and Shadowhunters, leaving tensions running high in the city and disrupting Clary’s plan to lead as normal a life as she can — training to be a Shadowhunter, and pursuing her relationship with Jace. As Jace and Clary delve into the issue of the murdered Shadowhunters, they discover a mystery that has deeply personal consequences for them — consequences that may strengthen their relationship, or rip it apart forever. Meanwhile, internecine warfare among vampires is tearing the Downworld community apart, and only Simon — the Daylighter who everyone wants on their side — can decide the outcome; too bad he wants nothing to do with Downworld politics. Love, blood, betrayal and revenge: the stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels.”





Title: Department 19
Author: Will Hill
Publisher: Razorbill
Release Date:March 31, 2011

In a secret supernatural battle that's been raging for over a century, the stakes have just been raised -- and they're not wooden anymore. When Jamie Carpenter's mother is kidnapped by strange creatures, he finds himself dragged into Department 19, the government's most secret agency. Fortunately for Jamie, Department 19 can provide the tools he needs to find his mother, and to kill the vampires who want him dead. But unfortunately for everyone, something much older is stirring, something even Department 19 can't stand up against!

Daily Dose #1

This is my first Daily Dose :). I love photography a lot and just thought this was an awesome meme to do. All you have to do is find pics that are inspiring or I guess have something meaningfull in them :). It's hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly.

Author Interview: Alex Flinn

Author: Alex Flinn
Website: http://www.alexflinn.com/
Books:
Beastly(an upcoming movie)
Clocked(recently came out on February 8, 2011
A Kiss in Time
Breathing Underwater
Diva
Nothing to Lose
Breaking Point
Fade to black

In your books you love to re-write classic stories. How come?

I loved these stories as a kid, and now that I am older, I enjoy the idea of revisiting them and thinking about what was going on "behind the scenes," so to speak. Why was the Beast all alone? How could Sleeping Beauty live happily ever after with a stranger. Stuff like that.

When it comes to love do you think society is stead on looks more than personality and if so what do you think might help change that?

I don't know if that is the case or not. It's definitely the case with some people. I wonder if, now that more and more people are meeting online, it makes people more likely to look past looks.

What are some hopes that you have for the future?

I hope to keep writing forever.

Are the cast for the upcoming film of your book Beastly exactly how you portrayed in your head?

Well, of course not. The characters in my head are in my head, and the producers of Beastly had to fill the roles with actual people who not only looked like the characters but could act like the characters and also, could carry a movie. They couldn't just find some random girl who looked like Lindy. To me, the changes are minimal. I've seen fans complaining that they didn't like the (usually because Vanessa Hudgens doesn't have red hair), and I think it is sweet that they are so loyal to the book. But I have to say I haven't seen any suggestions that would be better (Emma Stone, for example, is a frequent suggestion because she has auburn hair, but I really think she is just way too mature and tough to play Lindy -- she's playing an adult role in The Help). I think Vanessa has both Lindy's sweetness and intelligence, and that is more important than hair color. I do think Alex Pettyfer looks just like Kyle.

From all of the books you wrote what is one thing you hoped readers learned, received, or got out of reading your books?

I really just hope they enjoyed reading them and took something away from them. It would be different for every book, and every reader.

Thanks!

My Review on Beastly:
Beastly Review

Trailer for Beastly Movie

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If you are a fan of Science Fiction what is your favorite book? If you haven't read Science Fiction before...any inkling to? Anything catch your eye?

I'm not really a science fiction type person. I rarely read them, but the book I'm reading now that has that science fiction feel and is close to it is Across the Universe by Beth Revis. I'm not so far along in it to tell if I like it or not, but hopefully it's as awesome as everyone says :D.

"What movie would you like to see made into a movie?"

I wouldn't mind seeing Beautiful Creatures, Looking for Alaska, and well two of the movies I hope would be a movie are actually at work no :). Mortal Instrument series and Hunger Games

p.s Don't forget to check out my latest review Cryer'sCrossbyLisaMcMann