Happy Tag!!!

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I've been Tagged by Laina from http://lainahastoomuchsparetime.blogspot.com/
Now I really don't know who started this game of tag, but sure does look like fun so here it goes:




Rules of Tag:

-Link to the person who Tagged you.
-List 6 things that make you happy.
-Post the rules, tag 6 others and let them know you did so.
-Then tell the person who tagged you that your entry is finished!


My List:

1) Books- (duh!) without books i would so not be who I am today. Seriously I've learned so much and really there's nothing better than reading on a rainy/snowy day or any day for that matter.

2) My Family- oh, my family is crazy but I love them all. Shout out to mom, dad, my brother, my nephew, my nieces (who are two and can't read this anyway,) and to my aunts, uncles, and cousins and every one else too!

3) My Friends- dudes, I'd be lying dead in a ditch somewhere with out you. Ariel, what more can I say other than thanks (and good luck on the English exam!. Shout out to Rachel L (see you Friday), Rachel C. (Girl, your better off with out him, We still love you!!), and Phuc (tell Alyssa hi for me!!)!

4) My Dog- Ginger is weird and drives me up the wall, but even though she tries to kill me by leaving her bones all over the house so I can trip and die I still love her and her big fuzzy butt!

5) Movies/TV- especially watching Gilmore Girls and West Wing with my mom! HI MOM!!!!

6) FOOD!!!- without food I'd die, literally.

And People who are now tagged by me (sorry that's its the actual
website name I don't know how to do it like you guys are):

Dani from http://confessionsofaromancebookaddict.wordpress.com/

Chelsea from http://thepageflipper.blogspot.com/

Kristi from http://www.thestorysiren.com/

Rachel from http://rachel-story-corner.blogspot.com/

Amelia and Tiffany from http://bookjunkiereviews.blogspot.com/

Lauren from http://laurenscrammedbookshelf.blogspot.com/

Okay, that's it, I'm done i did everything

I'll review stuff soon probably over the weekend if Rachel permits (she's coming over for a Heath Ledger movie Marathon). I've finished three books, but I have a chemistry exam on Thursday that I've been studying my butt off for. Wish me Luck (this is the third time I'm taking it)!!

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Rory!

Comment To Your Heart's Content...

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Guess what? The comment problem has been fixed!! I clicked it earlier and it works, well the comment thing pops up now so i hope it works.

So comment away. I want to know what you think of the reviews. Did they help? Or what? Got any book recommendations? Add them too.

Shout outs to Dani from http://confessionsofaromancebookaddict.wordpress.com/ for pointing out the problem to me via Myspace and Laina from http://lainahastoomuchsparetime.blogspot.com/ for helping me with the embedded/full page thingy. Check out their amazing blogs!

Oh and clicking the cute little panda above isn't going to get you to the comment form. It's just a cute little panda picture!

And Don't Forget to email me about the contest. I have some bookmarks to give away (thanks again Saundra!!!)! You can read more about it under the thing CONTEST over there on the side!

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Review: Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen

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I had never really wanted to read this book before 2005. But like most things I come to love, it was forced unto me by my best friend. I went to see the 2005 version of it with her and fell in love.


Title: Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen
Summary: "Vanity, not love, has been my folly."
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.


My Review: Okay this is the first 'classic' I ever read. It's really hard to give this a fair review because 1) it's a classic and 2) it's been done so many times. This book was first published in 1813 (give or take) so its written in an oldder version of English. So if you can't read it or don't like to read that type of English this is definitely not the book for you. P&P has so many great characters to fall in love with, Elizabeth who is headstrong, Jane, the shy one or Lydia the annoying one. But my all time favorite is Mr. Darcy, I love him and I have the t-shirt to prove it. I know you're all like " why do you love him?,"  but I really can't figure it out myself. If and when you read this book you're either going to Love it and say it's the best book ever or you're going to absolutely Hate it and throw it across the room. So, there you have it.

As always tell me what you think! Still working on the comment thing so email me (with the blog name as the subject so it won't be deleted as spam).
Don't Forget to enter the contest. Read more about it on the side of this blog.

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My Tribute to... Heath Ledger!

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Today marks the one year anniversary of Heath Ledger's untimely death. I've decided to write this thing about Heath because he's my favorite Australian actor (my American favorite being Johnny Depp and my English favorite being Orlando Bloom!) and because i have to get this out of my system of I'm going to be depressed for a month.

I found out at around four o'clock on this day last year about Heath's death. My best friend in the world called me and said "Heath died." i thought she meant he died as the joker, we had been talking about the movie for ages even though it wouldn't come out 'til July. But she told be he was found in his apartment dead. I thought she was lying and i may have mentioned that and she hung up. That non-existent fight lasted three days (the longest we had ever had, i say non-exsistent because she hadn't hung up on purpose). So, today sucks for a lot of reasons.

I planned on writing a biography on his amazing life but I really can't handle it.

Here's some links to some good websites if you want to read up:

1) Imdb- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005132/

2) Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Ledger

3) and my new favorite- http://heathledger.com/

Heathledger.com has a tribute page, you can find the link on their site. A girl named Angel wrote a beautiful poem on &posted it on there:

One year that Heath's been gone

His legacy still carrys on

His daughter lives everyday with out him

but also has a great part of him

He is deeply missed by his family and friends

also his fans

God received a beautiful Angel

The day he received you

On this day January 22nd

This day

was way to soon

To all that really knew him

I feel of what your going through

Ignore all the negative that people choose to say

Cause you truly knew this man in many ways

Remember him the way he was

the love for him will never end

He will be there

In your thoughts...

In your dreams...

where ever you go

until the end

and when God takes you home..

May you rest in peace

my darlin Heath

Isn't that just amazing. I almost cried. You rock, Angel!

Heath Ledger has played many people, a patriot, a knight, a cop, a player, a fairy tale fighter, an outlaw, a freaky guy with bad makup a couple of scars and green hair, a skateboarder and many more. But even after seeing all those characters, i love it when he sings! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6XGUhzfutc

I'm super excited that he won Best Supporting Actor for the Joker a few weeks ago and Today exactly one year after he died he was nominated for a Oscar!

"The other big surprise of the nominations was the absence of The Dark Knight from any major categories save an expected Best Supporting Actor nod for Heath Ledger (who died exactly one year ago), though the box office hit did get eight nominations in all, mostly in technical categories."- IMDB.com

I'll leave you with this picture of Our Beloved Heath!

R.I.P.

Heath Andrew Ledger

April 04, 1979-

January 22, 2008

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Review: Alcatraz Versus The Scrivener's Bones- Brandon Sanderson

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Here it is as promised my review of Alcatraz the sequel! I read this a couple of weeks ago so its fresh in my mind (kind of).

Title: Alcatraz Versus The Scrivener's Bones

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Summary: The Evil Librarians are still up to their antics and it's up to Alcatraz Smedry to put a stop to it! This second book will take Alcatraz and company on an exploration of the Library of Alexandria, which -- despite Librarian rumors -- was never destroyed. It is a mysterious place and everyone knows that it holds dark secrets. Can Alcatraz, with his talent for breaking things, break into this secret world? Or will the Evil Librarians once again prevail?

My Review: Well, there were no talking dinosaurs in this one, but just as good. It's a sarcastic and snarky read for fans of books like the SoUE by Lemony Snicket or even the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. This is the second book in the series so there's less of the whole introduction stage, we know the main characters now so there's more time for action. And there's a lot of it, action I mean. We learn more about the famous Smedry talents and about Alcatraz's father. The writing is funny and clever, and the plot moves quickly and entertainingly in unexpected directions. But be warned if you get annoyed easily, don't read this or the first one. He interrupts a lot to explain useless things. I think this series is aimed toward young boys, but really if you're a child at heart, you'll adore it.
Visit Brandon Sanderson's website, http://www.brandonsanderson.com/ to read excepts of these books and more.

Like the Review? Buy it. Rent it. Borrow it. Read it. Then TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!
(EDIT: I'm classifying this as both YA and Children's Lit because I can't decided which it is)

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Review: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians- Brandon Sanderson

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This is the first book I read last summer. So, I figured I'd review it now for something to do while I'm in bed sick with the flu. Having the flu stinks but being able to read all day is an added bonus!

Title: Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Summary (from the back of the book, I think this is easier so I'm going to do this from now on): A hero with an incredible talent...for breaking things. A life-or-death mission...to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from a powerful secret network...the evil Librarians. Alcatraz Smedry doesn't seem destined for anything but disaster. On his 13th birthday he receives a bag of sand, which is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians plotting to take over the world. The sand will give the Librarians the edge they need to achieve world domination. Alcatraz must stop them!...by infiltrating the local library, armed with nothing but eyeglasses and a talent for klutziness.

My Review: First off I've got to say that this is one of my favorite books. Its really funny what with all the talking dinosaurs and evil romance novels (yeah you read that right). It's definitely easy-to-read, fast-paced book. I read this book in like three hours, I laughed practically every other page and got some seriously weird looks (i was at the library for the first half hour!).The title alone had me hooked, just thinking that librarians could be evil was funny to me (Sorry, Mrs Connelly). Sanderson is obviously trying to imitate Lemony Snicket withhis style of writing, but he does a great job. He inturupts the story quite a bit to be... well, weird, it works though. I would recommend this book to people who need a good laugh every once and a while and to Librarians most off all. If you like the Series of Unfortunate Events, I'm sure you'll like this book as well. I can't wait for Alcatraz 3!

I'll be posting my review of Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones, this book's sequel soon, so check in later.

Visit Brandon Sanderson's website, http://www.brandonsanderson.com/ to see all thing Smedry!

Once again if this review made you want to visit your local library to check this great novel out or just check to see if your favorite librarians are really part of a evil cult, tell me about it!

Oh and I've heard that some people are having trouble leaving comments (the comment box isn't coming up or something equally annoying), I'm working on fixing that!

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Rory!

(EDIT: I'm classifying this as both YA and Children's Lit because I can't decided which it is)

Review: Cross My Heart and Hope To Spy- Ally Carter

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Here it is what you've all been waiting for...drumroll, please... my first review. Now keep in mind that I've never done this before so this may not be extremely critical. This is a learning process.

Title: Cross My Heart and Hope To Spy

Author: Ally Carter

Summary (from back of book 'cause I'm too lazy to make my own hehe): After staking out, obtaining, and then being forced to give up her first boyfriend, Josh, all Cammie Morgan wants is a peaceful semester. But that's easier said than done when you're a CIA legacy and go to the premier school in the world...for spies.
Cammie may have a genius IQ , but there are still a lot of things she doesn't know. Like, will her ex-boyfriend even remember she exists? And how much trouble is she really in after what happened last semester? And most of all, why is her mother acting so strangely?Despite Cammie's best intentions to be a normal student, danger seems to follow her. She and her best friends learn that their school is going to play host to some mysterious guests--code name: "Blackthorne. Then she's blamed for a security breach that leaves the school's top-secret status at risk.
Soon Cammie and her friends are crawling through walls and surveilling the school to learn the truth about Blackthorne and clear Cammie's name. Even though they have confidence in their spy skills, this time the targets are tougher (and hotter), and the stakes for Cammie's heart--and her beloved school--are higher than ever

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My Review: I think that if you've read the first book in the Gallagher Girl series (I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You) you're going to think this book rocks. It's got even more spy action than the first and a couple more cool guys. It's a fast read, just perfect for a rainy/snowy day. Girls will love the spies spying on their new crushes and guys will love all the spy action that Cammie and her friends get up to. The idea of a girl spy boarding school is so original, I didn't want to put it down. The story flowed perfectly until the ending. It came on rather abruptly if you ask me. Other than that it's a superb novel. I can't wait until GG3: Don't Judge a Girl By her Cover, Due in bookstores everywhere June 9, 2009!
You can read an excerpt from both Ally Carter's books at her website: http://www.allycarter.com/

So what do you think? Did this help? Did it give you the urge to run to your nearest bookstore/library? Tell me all about it.

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(Edit as of 1-2-14: I've been going through each of my reviews and editing them for typos and changing the wacky colors that I had to use when my blog was black, but THIS one my FIRST one will remain the same save for this edit!)

Upcoming Reviews!

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Sorry it's taken so bloody long for me to post something. I've had so much homework lately...I've hardly had time to think let alone Read!

Here's a list of books i'm going to get around to Reading/Reviewing in the coming posts:

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy- Ally Carter

Marley and Me- Josh Grogan (recommended by my new friend Dani, over at Confessions of a Romance Book Addict)

Alcatraz verses the Evil Librrarians- Brandon Sanderson

Doctor Illuminatus: The Alchemist's Son Part 1- Martin Booth (recommeded by Teakup at school!!!!!!!!!!)

Soul Stealer: The Alchemist's Son Part 2- Martin Booth (ditto ths one well she told me to read this one but it's the sequel so I gotta read one first!)

The Lost Queen- Frewin Jones

Enthusiasm- Polly Shulman

Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen

Now I know some of these books are old or whatever, but they're new to me well some of the are. I've read a lot of them already so they'll probably be the first ones up.

Also, if you've read anything good lately (or ever), tell me about.

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First Post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi!~

This is the first of many posts I will end up putting on this new site.

You have to hang in there with me because I haven't the foggiest idea of what I'm doing.

This is supposed to be a book review blog, but I'll probably go off topic quite a bit. I tend to do that a lot.

If you want me to read a book you think is good, tell me about it. I'll see if I can check it out at the library (well as soon as I pay the zillion dollars that I owe for forgetting about those stupid audio books). If I already read it, I'll get around to reviewing it. I'm not Supergirl, so it may take awhile.

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Rory!