a "whole heap" of reading, 'mon

please tell me that someone out there appreciated my Cool Runnings reference in honor of the Olympics...except for the fact that that movie is about the WINTER Olympics, but still...close enough. (Float On- Ben Lee) so, as the title says, i've been reading a whole heap of stuff so this is probably going to be long, boring, droning, and i'll go on at least one rant, but what do you honestly expect coming from me? :) so, ONWARD! (Surfer Girl- Home Grown)

• Wild Roses by Deb Caletti...this book for me started out great and i was really getting into the writing style and sarcastic humour of the main character. however, over time i felt like the book got kind of repetitive and she fell for the guy WAYY too fast. also, the end wasn't very satisfying. (My Hero (acoustic)- Foo Fighters) loose ends were left and i still ended up hating certain characters at the conclusion. i was pretty disappointed because i had really high hopes for that book and then, like most things in life, it didn't really turn out how i wanted it to.

• The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle...in one word: amazing. very well written. i felt all the emotions of the main character and almost found myself crying along with her (which is pretty impressive if an author can get me to do that). also, i should point out that the cover art is breath-taking. quick summary: Laurel's entire family gets killed in a car crash (we know this after just the 12th page so i don't feel too bad about giving this away) as does the mother of her bad boy neighbor, David. (Mirror ft Bruno Mars- Lil Wayne) the entire book is just Laurel coping with her loss and going through the grieving process. she grows closer to David as they realize they have more in common now more than ever. *May I just point out that David definitely reminded me of the John Bender type? Which, of course, I loved about him. You know K and I's slight obsession with Bender and The Breakfast Club in general.* This amazing book I've already suggested to K and it definitely deserves a spot on The List of 55. this would make it number 16. yay.

• The Julian Game by Adele Griffin...i started this book and made myself get through a full three chapters before giving up completely. i always try to give the book a chance, but this book was just petty and pathetic. i hated the main character and all the supporting characters, so i didn't really see it going anywhere that i would like. therefore, it got discarded onto the return stack.

• The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti...I got through the first half of this book before giving up and going to the book swap hoping for a good book to read. i didn't like the dad, sister, main character, or boyfriend. (Metal Health (Bang Your Head)- Quiet Riot....from Footloose, the original of course) however, i very much enjoyed the best friend, aunt, grandma, and mom and their skepticism towards men. i just didn't like the basis of the book. i kept hoping it would get better, but it didn't and i had already wasted a lot of my time on that book, so i skimmed and figured out who the love interest would be and realized i wasn't missing a whole lot by skipping the rest of the book.

• BOOK SWAP ALERT: On July 14, K and I met at the public library (aka heaven) to talk/rant about books and swap. i waited for K, as she was late (no complaints here), and read the first few chapters of Pet Sematary by Stephen King, but i haven't picked it up since. In the swap, I got Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti and K got The Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, a book that I read several summers ago and loved so much that upon finding it in a used book warehouse, i had to buy it. (Candlelight- Relient k) It's a book about life and love and the seaside. To be honest, i don't remember much about it except for the fact that i loved it. I haven't heard from K about it though, so i don't know what she thought of it. As for me, I started reading Waiting For You the day i got it and finished it the next day. i wasn't all that thrilled by it. i pretty much had the entire plot figured out just by reading the jacket cover. it was a very predictable and somewhat frustrating book. the main character (sorry i don't remember her name) wasn't all that likable in my opinion and she seemed rather immature and young. also, the guy she was after wasn't "attractive" enough (as in, i wasn't attracted by the author's description. she should've made him slightly more likable so it was really more of a struggle for the reader to switch loyalties). also, i pegged the radio host from the start and it just seemed wayy too obvious. that being said, i did enjoy his character, although i DO NOT approve of his whole "what should i do about liking a girl" approach. that's petty and, as the main character said, very 5th grader-ish. overall, it was kinda a blazé (sp?) book. (Tears in Heaven- Eric Clapton) maybe susane colasanti just isn't for me, seeing as how i wasn't exactly thrilled with the other book by her that i read: When It Happens (which you might remember i went on a rant about how the author should've just stopped at chapter 29). but K can go right ahead and try to persuade me otherwise. (From the Bottom of My Heart- The Wallflowers)

• What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen...I've been putting this book off for a while now because K had told me that she wasn't exactly thrilled with the ending of it, so i was very hesitant because i thought that i would be disappointed, as has happened before with Ms. Dessen's earlier works *cough Dreamland cough*. However, during our hour and a half book discussion that went along with the swap, we talked about the book and how she didn't really remember the book that well so that i should just give it a chance. So, after reading the swap book, i started What Happened to Goodbye. Since it's been over a week since i read it, i'm reading back through the texts i sent K while reading and after finishing WHTG.(When I See You- The Moog) here are some excerpts from our texting ranting: i'm on pg 53 and freaking out!!! annabel and owen get a cameo appearance!!.....i just finished what happened to goodbye. i agree about it not being satisfying......i feel like Dave should've been a more developed character and he should've made a move sooner. i feel like the ending was too rushed to fully resolve things. also, mclean went off to college--not a very happy ending. also she didn't get to go on the Texas trip which i'd hoped she would've done. oh and they didn't explain the whole restaurant thing very well at the end. thank you!! ah, okay. i didn't know if it was just me and i knew you'd understand. okay thank you for sharing what you thought. i thought the book had so much potential, but then the end screwed it up. I feel pathetic that i had to type out our texts, but that's the best thing i could think to do so you guys could get the full experience of our opinions and mine right after i finished the book. I would like to say, though, that Ms. Dessen has a way of writing great male characters (ex: Owen, Eli, Norman, Dave). (All Apologies- Nirvana)

• Gallagher Girls Series...After finishing WHTG, i felt like i owed it to myself to read a book with a good ending and a good love story. That's what made me walk over to my bookshelf and grab I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter. Possibly one of my favorite series (behind Harry Potter of course) and there's always comfort in reading books you know you'll love. Also, me being lazy, i hadn't read the newest book yet so it seemed right to go through and read the entire series as a refresher. Here are some essential stats about the series... favorite book in the series: book 2 (because Zach is always around and it's when Cammie and Zach meet....yeah i know what you're thinking about me being some ridiculous teenage girl...well you'd be absolutely right :) ). most confusing book: book 5. (By the Way- Red Hot Chili Peppers) most boring book: book 1 (because, let's face it, regular boys aren't nearly as exciting as super-spy boys :P ) After finishing book 5, i felt even more confused than i was when i started the book and i know for a fact that Ally Carter is writing another. However, it was kind of hinted at that the next one will be the last. (If I Should Fall From Grace With God- The Young Dubliners) Cammie said something along the lines of "when we come back next semester we'll end this for good" or something like that. also, there's the fact that the girls are going into the last semester of their senior year, so of course they can't stay at Gallagher Academy forever. however, i would be very pleased if Ms. Carter kept going and wrote novels about their after high school experience like their first years in the field doing whatever it is they'll go on to do. i'm just going to be really sad when the series is over and Cammie, Bex, Liz, and Macey are no longer students at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Girls. I guess i'm just a Gallagher Girl at heart. Anyway, book 5 made me tear up because i have always felt very connected to Cammie and when i thought that her best friend was trying to steal her boyfriend i was outraged and literally had tears in my eyes. I read the whole series in a week and that made it even more emotional because i basically spent all my free time with Cammie, Bex, Liz, and Macey and then i felt really lonely when i finished the fifth book. I now sit waiting for the next to come out...whenever that happens to be. (Someone Like You- Adele)

• Avalon High by Meg Cabot....I was at the library last week and got Avalon High and The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. What made me pick up Avalon High was the fact that K and i had talked about it when we were discussing The Song of the Sparrow and how it's also about King Arthur and how i said that i didn't like any books on the topic except for Avalon High. So, i remembered this while i was there and grabbed it off the shelf. However, I still had five books left from my last trip to the library. I was simply not in the mood to read those books because when i get something in my head, i have to do it. i looked over the books that had been checked out previously and realized that i didn't want to read about a serial killer or a person with supernatural ability or a historical fiction novel. so, i put those five books in my return stack and picked up Avalon High this morning after/during breakfast. It was not my first time reading it, in fact i think it's probably the second time i've re-read it. I finished it this afternoon and it was just as delightful as i remembered. I had forgotten that Ellie is a runner (probably because it wasn't relevant before...as i hadn't started running xc yet...that's how long ago i read this book last) too, which helped me relate to her even more. (Aint No Rest for the Wicked- Cage the Elephant) After reading the book, i wanted to go outside and run two miles in the pouring rain as she did, but that's not exactly possible seeing as how we're in the middle of a drought. May i just point out that i LOVE running in the rain. other people are complaining about getting soaked and wet and how they feel gross but my best friend and i are out there running with huge smiles on our faces enjoying the rain running down our faces. we're weird; we know. anyway i was so excited when i got to that part of the book and i just wanted to join Ellie out there in the pouring rain and go for a run (despite the fact that i already ran this morning). (Run- Ben Lee) It's a perfect chick lit book for those looking to read a fast read.

• I am now reading The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. During our chat, K suggested that I re-read it because i'd obviously forgotten most of the plotline. (Stand By Me- Marvin Gaye) So, after finishing Avalon High today, i stuck my bookmark (a worn sticky note) in the front of The Truth About Forever and i haven't touched it since. i plan on getting started on it soon, though. Also, as i've learned through the summer reading program, i've read 8,420 pages this summer. YAY! my goal is to get to 10,000 before school starts, which, the rate i'm going won't be a problem. (Salvation- Carolina Liar) i only have 1,580 pages left and 23 days left of summer break. which means that ideally i'll have to read 68 pages a day. which isn't exactly a problem for me, seeing as how i pretty much have been finishing a book every day the past couple of weeks. so i will keep you guys up to date on my progress towards 10,000 as the summer comes to a close. 

enjoy your summer, read far too many books, live your life.
-M

a little catching up then a library run

ok guys so i feel like i should get you up to speed on my reading habits over the past few days. i found myself with extremely high expectations the day after finishing The Name of the Star, so i picked up Obsessed by Ted Dekker. i got through the first chapter and said, "eh, screw it. there are better books out there." i then picked up The Song of the Sparrow, which was a book swap book that K had given me. i lasted 17 pages before quitting. i just couldn't stand how it was written in a poetic form and was about King Arthur. i'm sorry, but the only thing about King Arthur that i've ever enjoyed was Avalon High by Meg Cabot and that was a present day re-telling, so i'm not really sure if that counts. so, i put that down and grabbed Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral. i had such high hopes for this book since it was a mixed media book, which interested me greatly. it was told through pictures and words and ticket stubs and newspaper clippings and IMs. it was a really cool concept, but after i finished it that day (it only took about an hour or so) i was incredibly confused and disappointed. i then turned to my friend, the Internet, and found a site where people were talking about the book. their theories about the ending really helped me understand, but it was a conclusion that i never would've came to on my own. i was so frustrated because i'd gone through 3 crappy (sorry, K) books in one day. so, i turned to a book that i found at Haslam's Used Bookstore in Florida over spring break. So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson. it seemed like such an appropriate book to read at that time, so i went for it :) i enjoyed the writing style, but found myself dragging through it, so i practically begged to go to the library today (she didn't object to the idea). *sidenote: i still fully intend to read So Many Books, So Little Time at some point.* i walked out of the library with 9 books and 7 CDs. yeah. i'm that girl. so, i thought i would let y'all know the books and music i picked up so you know what to expect reviews on in the near future. also, if you want another place to see what books are in the queue, there's a place on the right side of the page that says "Books on the Stack" and it serves the same purpose. let's begin, shall we?

Books (in the order i will be reading them):

1. Wild Roses by Deb Caletti <---- I actually started this book while at the library and I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far.
2. The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle
3. The Julian Game by Adele Griffin
4. Legacy by Molly Cochran
5. The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti
6. Gilt by Katherine Longshore
7. Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year by Amy Belasen & Jacob Osborn
8. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
9. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

Music (in no particular order):

1. Bringing Down the Horse--The Wallflowers (currently listening to)
2. Eyes Open--Snow Patrol
3. Adore--Smashing Pumpkins
4. Americana--The Offspring
5. Everything All the Time--Band of Horses
6. The Science of Things--Bush
7. Golden State--Bush

That's all folks. I hope you enjoyed reading about my acquired bounty.
Live free, read to the fullest, and enjoy your summertime while it's here.
-M

An awesome short story you should check out :D

So we read this short story in my English class one year and I fell in love with it. It's awesome and I wanted to share it with you guys. So I have a link placed below. Enjoy!
The Dinner Party by Mona Gardner.

She's back!!!

A few notes to my fellow blogger M:
1. I definitely plan on continuing the HP series (I'm already to emotionally invested not to haha)
2. I would have been surprised if you actually left the library without a book in hand
3. I look forward to your review on Chopsticks (I've heard of the book and have been debating on if I was going to read it or not).
4. I wasn't a big fan of Maureen Johnson's book 13 Little Blue Envelopes, but after your high praise of  The Name of the Star I must read it!
5. Very nice music you had playing :)
Now on to my post :D  (pretend to be excited please haha).
(iTunes on shuffle: Teenage Dream- Katy Perry) Wow two post in one week??? Someone get me some butter because I'm on a roll! Hahaha, yeah I know that was lame, but hey at least I can still joke around! I think it's one of the saddest things when people have been so jaded by life that they can barely smile anymore...
Of course this being a post by K it's going to be all over the place as usual. So enjoy the long, random but entertaining (hopefully) ride :)
So first off I would just like to complain for a second because I'm very annoyed!!! My knee has been feeling really strange for a few weeks so far so I've been trying to stay off of it but it hasn't really helped (All The Way Up- Emily Osment, don't judge me! lol). So I'm just going to go back to my usual work out routine since putting it on pause hasn't helped :p
Guess what I just realized today. I've always known this I guess, but never really acknowledged it until today. When the book has a girl for the main character, I hate it when she's a "damsel in distress." Nothing annoys me more than a girl who can't take care of herself. Now don't get me wrong, I don't mean that she has to always deal with things on her own and never let anyone help her. That's not what I'm saying at all. (Pretending- Glee version). What I mean is I hate it when the girl always counts on a guy to rescue her because then she never learns to rescue herself. It's kinda like the song Cinderella by the Cheetah Girls (yeah, I know throwback moment haha). "I don't wanna be like Cinderella, Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar, Waiting for somebody to come and set me free, I don't wanna be like someone waiting, For a handsome prince to come and save me, I'd rather rescue myself." Does that make sense at all? I like a strong independent female lead, but I just don't believe that independent means that she has to do everything on her own. How about I give you an example of what I mean (of a female character I don't like): Isabella Swan (you should have seen that coming). She completely changes her life for a guy and basically set herself up for disaster when he left to "protect" her. I hate that. I can understand if you truly love a guy and he actually is the guy you want to marry. Yes, he's supposed to protect you and you're supposed to be able to depend on him, but you also need to know how to depend on yourself. (Far Away- Nickelback). I'm not sure if I got my point across, but if I didn't oh well. I'm moving on with this post.
My reasoning for posting so soon anyway is because I was reading M's latest post and I saw that she got book #15 for her list (congratulations by the way). That just made me realize that I have yet to set up my own list of 55 books *insert my "I'm so appalled" face here* haha. Anywho so that's what I will be doing with my lovely night while I try not to die of heat stroke. I just wanted to inform all of our lovely readers that I will begin my own list since M and I have different books on ours (despite the many things we have in common). (Not Afraid- Eminem).
Okay, so I love summer as much as the next student, but I'm not a summer chick. Yeah, there are days where I love to feel the warmth the sun radiates. It's relaxing and feels amazing, but this whole two months of upper 90s and lower 100 degrees of weather is NOT my cup of hot coco (I don't like tea... Mercy-Duffy). I'm a perfect weather gal. Of course mother nature does not always give us perfect weather despite my pleas. So I always tend to enjoy the cold more. I love the cold because that means I can drink hot coco and bundle under covers while watching a good movie. Plus, my body is naturally cold (you won't believe how many times I've had friends tell me how cold my hands are) and I like it that way. I don't like sweating and I don't like all the exposed skin girls show in the summer (yes, I would say I'm rather conservative in the way I dress, but I'm not a nun or anything -.-). I'm just not a summer weather girl so this weather is kicking my butt (Fade to Black- Apocalyptica). However, I'm enjoying summer and I hope you are too :)
Oh one quick thing before I go. I won't be doing star ratings anymore. Purely because I'm forgetful and often too lazy to do so. I'm sorry if you're disappointed, but I think I do a pretty decent job of making my opinion known of a book in my posts. Yups, that's all. Good bye for now!!!

15) The Name of the Star

ok guys i know i just posted a couple days ago, but since then i have finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (which made me feel like my life's purpose was gone because i've spent so much of my time with Harry, Ron, and Hermoine o' course :P ). the re-reading of the entire series was very satisfying and i picked up on some stuff that i hadn't noticed the first time around. i wholly (sp?) encourage K to get through the series because they're awesome. nuff said. (song: Come As You Are (live)--Nirvana)
i went to our public library today for my volunteer shift (this happens every thursday during the summer) and checked out a book despite the fact that i told myself i would walk out of there empty-handed. it's called Chopsticks by: Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral. a couple months ago i had read a review on a book blog i read occassionally. it's a book that tells a story through pictures, letters, quotes, and other types of mixed media forms. i was intrigued and thus when i saw it on the New Book Shelf at the library i just HAD to pick it up. i'm very intrigued to start it and sorta flipped through it earlier. (song: Bullet with Butterfly Wings--Smashing Pumpkins) so that is now on my stack of books (it's pretty small though so i don't feel quite so bad about it).
after finishing the wonderful series of Ms. Rowling, i started The Name of the Star by: Maureen Johnson. this book has been in the back of my mind since whenever it came out. a friend of mine is a huge fan of Maureen Johnson, so she kept going on and on about it when we were in Barnes and Noble. i told myself that i would read it eventually, but hadn't seen it around the library much because it was always checked out when i was in there. so, when i went to the library (probably for another volunteer shift) a couple weeks ago and saw it was in, i was thrilled. (Ain't No Rest for the Wicked--Cage the Elephant) although the other books i checked out that day were due, i kept only this one because i had been waiting so long to read it. as it turns out, it's a great thing that i read this right after Harry Potter, because there were some noticeable similarities that made it easier to transition into real life again. for example: it takes place at an English boarding school where there are prefects and head boys and girls. i was so excited when i found that part out. now, i don't know if all English boarding schools are organized like this, but it came as a shock to me, the naive American. (The House of the Rising Sun--The Animals) oh and i should also point out that i'm very into books that take place in boarding schools, so if there are any suggestions out there, that would be great. anyway, a quick synopsis for y'all:
Aurora (Rory...like in Gilmore Girls :P ) is from New Orleans and moves to England her senior year of high school to go to boarding school at Wexford, a pretty prestigious school. (One Headlight--The Wallflowers) London is in a state of panic after a murder takes place in exactly the same fashion of the killings of Jack the Ripper in the 1800's. This copycat is scaring everyone because they know that the city isn't safe on certain days (the same days that the original Ripper victims were killed). Rory finds herself in the middle of all the conflict and has to juggle that, her new friends and roommates, homework, and adjusting to the culture of boarding school.
This book is great because it incorporates mystery, romance, chick lit (which is pretty much the same as the one before it), paranormal, and suspense. i haven't enjoyed a book this much in a long time. i was on the edge of my seat for the majority of the book and started it one day (read 30 pages) then finished it the next day and the book is 370 pages long. i was hooked from the start. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone. (My Hero--Foo Fighters *sidenote: i like the acoustic version better, but whatever*) i simply can't explain how great this book was and am thoroughly looking forward to the next books in the series when they come out. until then, i will continue enjoying reading Maureen Johnson's tweets, as they are always obscure yet awesome in a creepy way. anyway, for those reasons and many more, The Name of the Star deserves a spot on The List of 55. we're up to #15! woo hoo! yay us!
so, after reading such an awesome book, i sat down last night and had planned to start reading Obsessed by Ted Dekker, but was somehow drawn to a Sarah Dessen book because i was feeling very girly and needed some good chick lit. so, i grabbed my copy of Along For the Ride and read it until about 4am when i finally gave in and fell asleep (i stayed up to read it in homage to Eli and Auden's nighttime wanderings). i then finished it today and was very pleased. (Brain Stew--Green Day) however, i've said it before and i'll say it again: the ending isn't quite satisfying. as K said in her last post: it's like The Vow's ending. we're girls. we need closure and a good, satisfying, if not stereotypical and cheesy ending to keep us happy. (Self Esteem--The Offspring)
on a completely unrelated note, i'm really enjoying my Nirvana Pandora station right now, as you might've noticed from my song choices. i've been listening to it for the past few days and i feel like Owen would be so proud of how much i've branched out. i never would've thought that i would be the type of person to listen to Nirvana, but here i am. so i guess you never know until you try. also, stereotyping people is bad. in general. i'm just pointing this out because people are often more than they appear to be. oh and i was very happy when i saw that Serena Williams won her match at Wimbledon this morning. i will definitely be rooting for her Saturday morning in the finals if i'm up. this ties back to the whole England obsession that i harbor, as does K. we have problems and we know it. (In One Ear--Cage the Elephant) ok enough rambling from me. good bye, auvoir, adios. (sorry, that's the extent of my foreign language knowledge) happy reading and enjoy your lives and keep the music loud :)
-M

Long time, no blog

I've been listening to music constantly all day. I love music with every fiber of my being. I honestly don't know what I'd do without music. Actually I do, I'd go insane. If I don't have my headphones in then most likely I'm singing a song (aloud or in my head, depends who I'm with haha). I could go on forever talking about music, but I'll just say what I was originally going to. Currently listening to: Dance Again by Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull (we dance to this in zumba and I've been mildly obsessed with it *insert my sheepish grin here*
Oh and I would also like to give my deepest and most sincerest apologizes for not blogging often even though it's summer. I wish I had an excuse for my absence, but in all honesty I've just been extremely lazy and too caught up in reading fanfiction (my friend got me hooked on this website :p haha, but it's all good. I still love her anyways).
So, in case you haven't already noticed this is going to be a really random post purely because I don't feel like organizing my thoughts. Welcome to the inside of my brain *insert my evil grin and laughter here* Just kidding!!! Sorta, my mind isn't that bad...it's just a little all over the place (not sure if you already figured that out from previous posting...oh no my crazy is already showing via blog D:  hahaha, oh goodness. Okay, I'm sorry I'll try to chill *puts on serious face which quickly morphs into a smile) song: Show Me How to Live by Audio Slave
One of my best friends gets home from Colombia on Friday night!!! I'm super excited. I haven't seen her in a little over a month and have missed her greatly. I'm used to seeing her everyday since we live in the same apartment building. Since the day we met we've been practically inseparable. (song: Irene by tobyMac). So as soon as she gets home she's going to come visit me to say hi :) We have summer bucket list that we're going to quickly put into action when she gets back since she's moving to a different state at the beginning of August. I was heart broken when I found out she was moving, but I know she'll quickly make friends at her new school :)
Okaie doks now on to the book chatter!!! Hahaha, that reminded me of this talk show host Alan Carr: Chatty Man (he's hilarious and British). I shall be discussing several books with you all (if there's anyone even reading this post or managed to sit through my rambling-again sorry). So sit tight and enjoy my opinion on stuffs (song: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes by the Disney Channel Co-stars. Don't judge me!)

Leap Day by Wendy Mass- This is the book M gave me on our last book swap. I finished it a month or soago and forgot to blog about it (it was my stress reliever book from studying for finals :p). I loved and disliked this book at the same time. If you liked this book don't get your undies in a twist. I'll explain what I didn't like about the book in a moment. I would like to say what I enjoyed about the book first if you don't mind (haha you don't really have a say since you're not here while I type this *smug smile* song: Breathe by Taylor Swift).
Pros of Leap Day:
1. I liked the "main" character
2. I enjoyed the twins. I don't really know why, but I pictured them to be adorable with a little child like innocence.
3. The family relationship was awesome because it was believable and could actually depict how an actual family would act around each other. I wasn't a huge fan of the mom though. I mean she was okay, but she irked me a little. Whoops sorry I'm supposed to be talking about good things. Lo siento (song: When You Look Me in the Eyes by the Jonas Brothers).
4. I thought the friendships between the friends was very sincere and true to real life.
5. You got to see into the minds of other characters and I'm a big fan of different point of views :)
Random note: you wouldn't know, but I just spent several minutes laughing at my older brother (who is almost 20 may I add) who was in bathroom squealing because there was a spider in there and he had a bit of trouble killing it. It was hilarious. song: Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz (if you haven't heard of it then stop reading right now and go youtube it. It's beautiful and I love it so much). Back to my review of Leap Day.
Cons:
1. I feel like Mass was a little to flippy floppy in the POV and I felt a couple of the POV were unnecessary.
2. The guy the main character, Josie, was a jerk. That's not a reason why I didn't like the book (most guys us girls like end up to be jerks so whatever), I just wanted to point out that fact.  (song: Heaven by O.A.R)
3. There wasn't a third reason, but I had already typed the three so yeah...


Oh. My. Gods by Tera Lynn Childs- I must confess that I read the second book first, but it was completely by accident!!! I felt really bad about reading them out of order, but I didn't know and I did end up reading the first book!!! So it's all good. Forgive me? (song: Boomin' by tobyMac). Anywho, I enjoyed this book a lot. I'm not sure what it is, but I've always been fascinated by Greek mythology. I don't believe in it, but I think it's really cool and interesting. If you're into Greek mythology books then you should like this book. Especially if you enjoy some good romances and a few chick "fights" (nothing to major, I mean I enjoyed it *shrugs*). Oh M I think you should definitely read this book because the main character, Phoebe happens to be a cross country runner ;) (song: Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen). Sorry, but that's all I'll give you. If you haven't figured out yet I try not to give to many details because I'm afraid I'll give something away. Yeah, I'm paranoid like that. Just read the book so you can form your own opinion :)


I got the book Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald. It was part of my very belated birthday gift from my brother. Just so you know I'm about to go on a rant, but I'll let you know ahead time that my opinion of this book was pretty much the same as M's. In case you missed her description of it here ya go. M's thoughts on the book (it's number eight down if you want to read it right away).
(song: Black or White by Micheal Jackson). Okay now here's my rant:
I don't understand!!! There's two things I don't understand to be specific:
1. How can you wrap your life around someone, let alone a guy!??!
2. How can one guy be so flipping condescending, judgmental and a pompous jerk!!!???
3. How could Sadie not see what a butt face Garrett is??? -I know I said there was only two things, but I thought of this and yeah...
I'm sorry if you feel this gave away the book, but I don't think so and I think you need to read the book to see what I'm talking about. Plus, I kinda just loved the 'girl power' in this book for lack of better words. I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but it reminded me a bit of Sarah Dessen's book Keeping the Moon (I think M will know what I mean when I say this). Oh, but I disliked the ending. I mean it was decent, but I didn't think it was a substantial ending for the same reason I felt the movie "The Vow" didn't have a substantial ending.


Song: Crawling by Linkin Park (if you haven't noticed I have a very...diverse music taste).

That's all the book reviews I have for you, but here's a list of what I now must do (reading wise):
1. Finish the Harry Potter series *insert my "I'm ashamed of myself" face here* I enjoy the series (well I'm kinda in love with them, but not the point) I just haven't had time and I also want to watch the movies while I read them so I can do comparisons. I'm sad to admit that I've seen all the books (and I watched them before I read the books. If you shun me I understand- song: Come Clean by Hilary Duff). Oh, but I had a very heated discussion/debate with my brother and mom about Twilight vs. Harry Potter. They were just trying to get me to see "logically" from a Twilight fans point of view. However, they just shut up when they realized I wasn't going to let up. I will take anyone head on in a debate on that matter. Don't EVER say that Twilight is just as good as the Harry Potter series (or better). I have read all four books in the Twilight series and it was pure torture seeing as I wanted to just kill the main character. Honestly through out the whole time I thought Stephanie Meyers was going to kill her off, that was my motivation to keep reading the books. (song: Who Says by Selena Gomez). I've never hated a main character as much as I hated Bella. The only thing I can praise Meyers for is her descriptive fight scenes (even though she didn't have the balls to kill off anyone important- sorry for the language, but it's true), her other characters in the story (I actually liked majority of the other characters in the story). However, I think the moral of the story was basically "If your boyfriend- who has to resist from killing you every second may I add- leaves you then your life no longer holds any meaning and you should worry everyone who cares about you by doing careless, stupid, dangerous things because the 'rush' reminds you of him" and just the whole plot of the books was completely idiotic. No. The Twilight series will can't even compare to the Harry Potter series. No, just flipping no. End of discussion.
Song: I Still Miss You by Hawk Nelson
2. Read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott so I can discuss it with my grandma
3. Re-read Saving Sailor by Renee Riva simply because it used to be one of my favorite books
4. Re-read the first two books in the Wings series by Aprilynne Pike (as a refresher) so I can read the last two books
5. Get the fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series (M I still would like for you to at least give the first book a shot, but I understand your hesitation and I won't push since I'm already making you listen to country music ;]).
6. Read and annotate The Golden Fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles (I told you I'm into Greek mythology...I wasn't kidding). ---Song: Superman by Taylor Swift
7. Read Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen for the millionth time then watch all the different movie versions of the book, while saving the Keira (spell check???) Knightly version for last <3
8. Not book related but I'm going to spend a whole day eating junk while watching the whole sixth season of Gilmore Girls :)

Before I wrap up this post I have to mention this other blog on tumblr. I found it through Pintrest a few days ago and I really like it. It reminds me of the book Waiting for You by Susane Colasanti (picture of the cover at the right). Anywho, I think the guy is pretty cool, but I don't know who he is. That's the whole point. He gives advice to random people, but refuse to post a picture of himself (despite many girls asking him to). It's to prove his point that looks are not the most important thing in life and just because you don't need to know what he looks like for him to give you advice. That's one of the things I think is awesome about the guy. He also will answer questions about himself if asked. Anyway his blog is pretty cool. It's called theCRAZYtruth. Check it out if you get the chance.


Okaie doks that's all I have energy to type for now. Until next time book lovers. I bid you a goodbye *tips imaginary hat* song: Live Like We're Dying by Kris Allen.