Why Hello There

So, how many sorries do I have to say for you to forgive me on my unexcused absence?
I am indeed incredibly sorry! Things have been pretty hectic due to school and other stuffs. So, I do apologize, but hey I'm back!
Anyways, I do have a few books I want to talk about.
Going to Far by Jennifer Echols:
I absolutely loved this book. It was amazing. Going to Far is the perfect book to read on a rainy day and you just want to curl up on your bed with something good to read.
HARRY POTTER SERIES!!!!:
Recently (meaning like a few weeks ago) I started on the Harry Potter series....I fell in love! Okay, so at first I refused to read the series because I thought it would ruin my view on the movies (because that's usually what happens when I read the book after I see the movie), but oh my gosh! No, my view on the movies have not changed at all (so far). I still love the movies, but I slightly love the books more. I'm currently on the third book and I get excited like a little kid on Christmas morning whenever I pick the book up.

Okays, for now I bid you good-bye and I promise I'll try to get better at posting more stuffs on here! Love ya and stay lovely my dears!!!
-K

Hello, Old Friend...

So, it's been a while. A really long while. That's what happens though when life gets hectic. Blame school. That's all I have to say about that. (if anyone got my Forrest Gump reference there, I will be a happy girl.) last time I posted, I was reading the Harry Potter books and in a competition with my friend to see who could watch all the movies in order and read all the books in time for opening weekend. In case you were wondering, I won :) she didn't have time to watch movie #6, so she skipped it and watched 7.1....therefore I won since she did t watch all the movies in order. Boom! Ok anyway, lately my reading slump (which I realize has been a constant topic from me in previous posts) has extended and ive lost hope in reading new books bc I assume they won't live up to my expectations. However, I'm trying to break that mindset. I've basically been doing a lot of rereading bc I havnt made it to the library in a while, so Ive been reading stuff here at home. I read an Agatha Christie which took forever to get through and was pretty disappointing in the end and sort of a waste of my time. I also reread Secrets of a First Daughter by Cassidy Calloway and then read (for the first time) the sequel, Confessions of a First Daughter. They were both very pleasing. Then, I reread Just Listen by Sarah Dessen bc I wanted to read a satisfying piece of chick lit. After reading it, two things went thru my head: 1) I want to start listening to more music, especially stuff I would nvr think to listen to and 2) i wish this book never had to end bc its so addicting and entertaining (and lets be honest,I wanted to see Owen and Annabel's relationship blossom more). I have to say that it's possibly my favorite Dessen book, but Along for the Ride gives it a run for it's money. Anyway, then I found a book on my shelf that I got several yrs ago for my birthday but had nevr gotten around to reading and decided it was time to give it a
shot. It was awesome. You probably want to know what this awesome book was, right? Leap Day by Wendy Mass. I'm glad I waited to read it bc the main character is 16 and I can relate more now than I ever could've a few years ago. The book follows a day in the life of Josie Taylor, an outgoing teen who was born on Leap Day and is, therefore, technically only 4 yrs old since her birthday only comes around evry four yrs. The book takes place on the day of her sweet sixteen and all the drama that could possibly unfold in just 24 hrs. I loved how the book was set up in time intervals throughout the day and the first part of the chapter is from Josie's perspective and the second half is everyone else's POV and we get to figure out people's inner thoughts and motivations.I read this book in two days bc A) it was relatively short and B) it was impossible to put down and I found myself reading at all possible chances. I highly recommend it to y'all bc it got me thinking about perspective and how we judge people and their actions too quickly without really knowing what they are like. In case you couldn't tell, that was one of the 55 (since it was beast and I wrote a rather medium-lengthed summary and evaluation of it). Well, I will keep reading and hopefully make it to 55, altho I doubt it is possible to make it to that goal by January 1st. I'm currently reading Black by Ted Dekker since ive read one of his other books, Kiss, and liked it so figured I would start his most famous series. 'Night all.
-M

Elixir

Well hiya there! I just wanted to do a real quick post on the book Elixir by Hilary Duff. Yes, Hilary Duff as in the actress/singer. I wasn't expecting too much out of her book, but picked it up anyway because it was on sale for a good price. However, I quickly realized I did good by getting the book. I'm not going into any details (in hope that you'll get curious and go get the book), but it was rather shocking how good it was. It was no Sarah Dessen book, but it was still good in it's own way. When you get the free time check it out and let me know what ya think!
That's all for now. Adios!
-K

Eh, What's Up Doc?

If you realized that the title of this post is Bugs Bunny's catch phrase then you are one smart cookie! I've been watching cartoons all morning. It brings the kid out in me :)

Anyway let's get this show on the roll because I'm super excited and have big news (kinda).
Well I just got back from Chicago yesterday. I got five new books (one is a 3 in 1 combo)! I'm super excited. So far I've read two of the books and I'll give you my review on them right now.
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen:

I loved this book. I was expecting a bit more romance (I mean come on it's Sarah Dessen), but I'm glad it wasn't like some other books and it's just one big make out session. It was sweet and honest.
As always it showed real relationships and it was an enlightening story of a girl trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs. What Happened to Goodbye is kinda predictable. I guessed how the book was going to end when I was only six or so chapters into the book. However it also very unpredictable at the same time. I highly recommned this book and comment your opinions on it.

Uncommon Criminal by Ally Carter:
As you guys know (or should know) I've been dying to get this book since it came out (even before then). When I started reading it you have no idea how pumped I was. Well she did it again. Ally Carter wrote another amazing book. I was hooked on the romance and drama of the heists. If you've read the first boo (Heist Society) then you should know the characters Kat (Katarina) and W.W Hale (what the W's represent is unknown is apart of Kat's & Hale's adorable banter). I can't say too much without giving away the ending to this, but I can tell you it's not what you expect and you're in for many surprises. Take the time to get this book (but if you haven't read the first one get that one also of course) and enjoy yourself for a long complicated road of the life that is of a theif's.
That's pretty much all for this post. Happy reading to ya!

HOWDY!!!

Hey I know it's been a while. I've been trying to wait until I got some new interesting books to tell you about. However, sadly that's not the case yet. So, I'll just fill the post with randomness that I hope you enjoy.

1) I have realized that I have slight obsession with not only books, but movies too! Of course I do not like scary movies AT ALL! Anyways, I was thinking about it and I realized when I'm older my apartment (yes apartment, get over it) will be overflowing with books and DVDs. I look forward to my future now haha :)
2) In M's random post she mentioned London. It had me practically drooling. I've wanted to visit London since I was either in 3rd or 4th grade. It would just be absolutely amazing if I got to go. My mom said that she'll consider it for spring break (that's kinda far away, but hey I don't care as long as I get to go to London). It's not just London I wanted to visit. It's all of Europe. I've always wanted to travel around Europe. Of course I had a few chances to be able to see a few places, but my mother always said no. Yesterday the movie Taken was on and she said that's why she always said no (if you haven't seen it go watch it & you'll understand). So, my mom says I can only go to Europe with her. It doesn't matter to me as long as I get to go :)
3) My Sweet Valley High challenge isn't going so well, but I refuse to give up! I'm going to get book four soon (hopefully).
4) I'm going to Chicago this weekend! I absolutely love it there. Plus, my mom is always generous with book giving when we go out of town so I'm hoping I can pick up a few good books (like the new Sarah Dessen book AND Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter-it came out two days ago!)
5) I NEED NEW BOOKS SOON OR I'LL DIE!!!!!.....maybe
6) I go to camp for the first time in a week & four days! woo hoo :D
I'm super pumped. I'm going with two friends of mine and hopefully we'll get the same cabin!
7) Okay I knew this dude in elementary school and I just saw/found him on facebook (totally by accident I promise) and he looks sssssssoooooooooo different. If it was like six years ago and someone showed me that's what he would look like I would not believe them....it's just very shocking....and a bit weird....also pretty awesome though.
8) I'm weirdly in love with the show Covert Affairs. Like I'm not even joking. I'm going to get the first season on DVD & I'm super pumped about it.
9) I went over my friend's house last weekend and we watched the movie The Other Boleyn Girl. It was disturbing...good, but I will never watch it again and will not recommend it to anyone. That's all I'm going to say.
10) Random fact: M is exactly two days older than me. Awesome right? I thought so.
11) Now I'm going to end this wonderful madness of randomness so, I can go watch the last Covert Affairs episode that I sadly missed. Adios, stay awesome peoples!
-K :p

6) Dream Factory

As you may have known, I've been in a sort of reading slump since like December, but this book really was an unexpected jem amongst all the metaphorically rocky books I've been reading recently. Dream Factory by Heather Hepler and Brad Barkley truly was enjoyable and made me wish to be at the "Happiest Place On Earth," Disney World. That is, after all, where the book takes place as the reader is introduced to the teens playing the Disney characters at the park temporarily while the regulars are on strike: Ella (Cinderella), Cassie (Chip), Luke (Dale), and Mark (Prince Charming). It is told in alternating POV's which i absolutely loved about this book because you get to see the views of both Luke and Ella as they work at the park. Naturally, everyone thinks Cinderella should be with Prince Charming, but this book shows that even though a match seems "perfect," thats not exactly what you need. Luke is going out with the seemingly perfect Cassie and Ella is with Disney know-it-all Mark, but these matches arent what anyone actually needs. Throughout the book, Cassie gets jealous because Luke is spending a lot of time with Ella and does everything she can to get them away from each other, but cant stop them from meeting on "their bench" at night to talk. Then, a scavenger hunt is announced to make the employees learn more about Disney World. Ella and Luke pair up because Cassie paired with Mark in order to win. I absolutely loved this book and definitely recommend it as great chick lit. It makes you believe in the magic of Walt Disney World.

-M

lots of unrelated stuff mushed together into one post

ok everybody i am very much aware of how long its been since i've posted anything and thats as much of an apology as i can give bc i've been busy and havnt gotten around to it recently. sorry. so this is going to be really random and hopefully cover a lot of ground:
1) i was sooooo excited to learn that the release date for the fifth Gallagher Girls book (see K's last post for the website) is March 20, 2012 which seems like forever, but at least shows that there will indeed be a fifth book.
2) GUESS WHAT BOOK I GOT TODAY FROM THE LIBRARY THAT I HAD ON HOLD?!!! sarah dessen's new book :) :) believe me when i finish it i will definitely post about it (my guess is that it will be one of the 55 so u will probably get a full review)
3) in honor of the premiere of the last harry potter movie, i'm reading all the books and watching all the movies. when i was younger, my parents never let me read them because they thought they were too violent, graphic, and dark for kids (which isnt true so far) however they let me watch all the movies....that makes perfect sense. not. watever, anyway, with permission now i'm reading all the books for the first time and am about 50 pages into the second book. we just finished the second movie a couple nights ago. i'm watching the movies with my family and reading the books as fast as possible so i can beat my friend who is re-reading them all as well (she's on the second one too). it's on!
4) i'm volunteering at the library this summer again and loving it. i totally recommend it to anyone. find out if your public library needs help or is looking for volunteers bc its a great way for me to discover new things about the building i've grown up loving and i learn more about books and librarians etc.
5) i really wish i was in London right now (as i said this was going to be pretty random) as it is my favorite place in the world
6) i'm pretty upset that Psych won't be coming back with new episodes until the fall (they were supposed to have new episodes this summer, but that didnt happen....) but at least its not completely being discontinued or something horrible like that
7) i really need to get season 5 dvds of Psych
8) the song Under the Bridge originally by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is pretty awful, but if you listen to the version that Straight No Chaser did of it, it's awesome!! check it out and compare...i'm just saying
ok thats enough random stuff...oh and watch for a review of the book Dream Factory because it's on the 55 Books in a Year List altho idk what number it is i'll have to check....
Enjoy your summer everybody!
-M