The Book Geek

Books I am Most Excited for in 2012

2012-01-08T16:46:00.004-06:00

This is hard because I have list so long on amazon and I don't know all the books coming out this year.

In no particular order

1. 52 Reasons To Hate my Father by Jessica Brody

2. My Life in Balck and White by Natasha Friend

3. 37 Things I love (in no Particular order) by Kekla Magoon

4. The Unquiet by Jeannine Garse

5. All These Lives by Sarah Wylie

6. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

7. The Night She Disappeared by April Henry

8. Belles by Jen Calonita

9. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

10. Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf

11. Fracture by Megan Miranda

12. Where It Begins by Ann Redish Stampler

And so many more, 2012 looks to be a very good book year

* numbers 7-12 I already have ordered off amazon and just waiting for them to be released

My Favorite Books of 2011

2011-12-26T06:24:00.003-06:00

I read a lot of great books this year so this is really hard but here is a list of some of my favorites (not in any order)

1. The Naughty List and So Many Boys by Suzanne Young
These books are something different than a usual book but are still cute. Honestly I read these in January, and remember loving them even though I remember very little about it, which is kinda sad. I do remember them spying on boyfriends to see if they are cheating.

2. Where the Truth Lies by Jessica Warman
I love Jessica Warman's books. I haven;t found one I haven't liked. Her book Between is great too. I recommend any of her books.

3. The Education of Emily Kendrick by Eileen Cook
I loved this book. The book was so cute and had a great premise to it.

4. Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harbison
I love Paige and she has a new book coming out soon that I cannot wait to read. A girl going back and kooking at what a witch she was in life.

5. Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasey
Yes, this is a typical rich girl gone poor, but this one felt different for some reason.

6. The Exile of Gigi Lane by Adrienne Marie Vrettos
This is exactly my kind of favorite books. I was a little weird but was totally awesome at the same time.

7. My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody
Jessica's books are so good. What is not to like about a girl giving up and having a blog decide her life. Read her other book The Karma Club to if you haven't already, it's also very good.

8. Love Inc by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout
Such a cute book about girls creating there own business setting people up and hopping for love themselves.

9. Model: A Memoir by Cheryl Diamond
I have had this book on my bookshelf for a like 2 years and finally got to it this year. It was really good, and is all about the rise of Cheryl Diamonds modeling. The ending is kind of sad, I was so into the book and didn't see the ending at all.

10. Past Perfect by Leila Sales
So good. It's about two war reenactment villages compete against each other and the main character falls in love with a guy from the other village which is a total no-no. Read this its really good

Other great books
Rhymes with Cupid by Anna Humpry
Babe in Boyland by Jody Gerham
Wither by Lauren DeStfano
Glimmerglass and Shadowspell by Jenna Black
Bunheads by Sophie Flack
I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler

I read so many good books this year, this was hard to decide. I could have so many more books. And can anyone tell my favorite genre of books?

Waiting On Wednesday

2011-07-06T13:04:00.002-05:00

Deadly Cool by Jemma Halliday
Released: October 11 ,2011

Hartley Grace Featherstone is having a very bad day. First she finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her with the president of the Herbert Hoover High School Chastity Club. Then he's pegged as the #1 suspect in a murder. And if that weren't enough, now he's depending on Hartley to clear his name. Seriously? Not cool. But as much as Hartley wouldn't mind seeing him squirm, she knows he's innocent, and she's the only one who can help him. Along with her best friend, Sam, and the school's resident Bad Boy, Chase, Hartley starts investigating on her own. But as the dead bodies begin to pile up, the mystery deepens, the suspects multiply, and Hartley begins to fear that she may be the killer's next victim.

This book sounds so good. Murder and mystery some of my favorite kinds of book. So excited

I am Coming Back

2011-07-06T09:55:00.003-05:00

I have taken a break from blogging the last year. I want to come back. I hope to bring reviews to you soon of the last few books I have read and am currently reading.

I am promising to myself

review more books

do more weekly features

maybe a contest

comment and visit other blogs

Courage In Patience by Beth Fehlbaum

2011-02-05T08:55:00.003-06:00

After six years of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse from her stepfather, 14-year-old Ashley finally finds the courage to reveal the painful details of her experiences with her mother, who refuses to acknowledge the problem and turns her back on her daughter. After confiding in her teacher?the only adult whom Ashley can trust?she is removed from her home and sent to live with her father and his second wife, Beverly, an English teacher. Nurtured by Beverly, an extraordinarily positive influence in her life, Ashley and a summer school class of troubled teens learn to face their fears and discover who they really are.

Courage In Patience is a very touching book about a child going through sexual abuse and just wanting to get away from the abuse.

Ashley the main character is a strong but weak character, she is strong enough to go through the pain of abuse but weak that she cannot endure the pain after all the abuse is done. The other character like her mom and stepdad are just selfish people who really shouldn't be parents. The characters were from a wide range of personalties but made the story complex.

The plot interesting and touching, It got a little confusing when random characters started narrating but mostly it was good. Ashley tells her teacher about the sexual abuse from her stepdad Charlie, and is placed to live with her dad who she has never seen. I didn't really get the plot but could understand the plot and the main message that sexual abuse is dangerous and really messes with you.

Overall the characters are weird but good and the plot is interesting and tells a good story.

3 out of 5

A Fieldguide For Heartbreakers by Kristin Tracey

2010-08-01T09:49:00.005-05:00

When best friends Dessy and Veronica arrive in Prague for a prestigious writing workshop, their priorities diverge. Dessy, fragile from a recent breakup, has come to mend her broken heart by honing her craft. Veronica has just dumped her boyfriend and plans to blow off the workshop. She’d rather master a different subject—boys. Veronica gets right to work on her “man-wall”—one paper cutout for every hot-dude she meets— and embarks on her mission to cover a wall of their dorm by summer’s end. At times, Dessy thinks her friend might be a genius. At others, Veronica seems more like an agent of chaos.

As if their love lives weren’t complicated enough, soon a homicidal suitemate is bent on killing Veronica and Dessy, and both girls are hiding secrets that could wreck their friendship. Well, no one ever said breaking hearts was a simple craft....

Dessy was a great main character and she added to this really cute aummer read.

I loved this plot I thiught it was different because the characters are way different from each other but still great. Also beacuse they were going to a writing camp in Prague which served as a great backdop for the story. The plot was fast moving and really good. It never really slowed down.

I thought all the characters were really good and all had unique quality's. Some of Dessy and Veronica's love interests and roommates were really different they they just aded to the story and made it way better,

Overall I really everyting about the book and thought it was differnet but still a great summer read.

4.5 out of 5

In My Mailbox

2010-06-12T18:46:00.006-05:00

Here is a list of books I have bought in the past few months

Alpha Bet by Stephanie Hale
Flirting with Disaster by Rhonda Stapleton
Pucker Up by Rhonda Stapleton
Under the Rose: A Ivy Leaque Novel by Diana Peterfreund
Sweet Deceit by Kate Brian
How To Teach Dirthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean
Art Geeks and Prom Queens by Alyson Noel
Betrayals by Lili St. Crow
The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
Sweet 16 by Kate Brian
Reality Check by Jen Calonita
Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita
The Daughters by Joanna Philbin
Mermaid Park by Beth Mayall (Got on Birthday)
Bras and Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski
Frogs and French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski (both books by this author from Random Buzzers)
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

All these books are either from Half Price Books,Walmart, Target, Barnes and Noble and Borders.

Thanks Story Siren for IMM

I Promise

2010-06-12T18:44:00.001-05:00

To be a good blogger.

I have been absent really the past 6 months. I was so busy with homeowrk and finals recently. I have decided to be a better blogger. I am going to post more, with reviews and other weekly things.

The Karma Club by Jessica Brody

2010-06-06T17:11:00.002-05:00

Madison Kasparkova always thought she understood how Karma works. It’s that mysterious, powerful force that brings harmony to the universe. You know—do good things and you will be rewarded, do something bad and Karma will make sure you get what’s coming to you. A sort of cosmic balancing act.

But when Mason Brooks, Maddy’s boyfriend of two years, gets caught tongue-wrestling with Miss Perfect Body Heather Campbell, and absolutely nothing happens to either of them—except that they wind up the hot new couple of Colonial High School, it seems like Karma has officially left Maddy in the lurch. That’s why Maddy and her best friends, Angie and Jade, decide to start the Karma Club—a secret, members-only organization whose sole purpose is to clean up the messes that the universe has been leaving behind. Whether they’re modifying Heather Campbell’s acne cream as part of “Operation Butterface,” or righting a few wrongs when it comes to Angie and Jade’s own slimy exes, they know they’re just doing what Karma should have done in the first place. They’re taking care of one another.

Sometimes, though, it isn’t wise to meddle with the universe. Because it turns out, when you mess with Karma, Karma messes back. Now Maddy must find a way to balance her life for good, even as everything around her seems to be toppling to the ground.

This book was funny, cute and totally addictive. The plot kept getting better and better I couldn't even put it down.

I loved all the characters. Madison was funny, smart, and had everything wrong happen to her but she still made it through everything. Her friend Angie and Jade were great BFF's who wanted to help Maddy with all their evil plans.

The plot was cute and really good. The book was pretty hard to put down. It was a nice light read but has meaning to it.

Overall I loved almost everything and would recommend this to anyone. Especially if you want a nice light book to read.

I am definitely looking forward to more of Jessica Brody books

4.75 out of 5

The Snowball Effect by Holly Nicole Hoxter

2010-05-25T19:47:00.004-05:00

Lainey Pike can tell you everything you need to know about the people in her family just by letting you know how they died. Her reckless stepfather drove his motorcycle off the highway and caused the biggest traffic jam in years. Her long-suffering grandmother lived through cancer and a heart attack before finally succumbing to a stroke. And Lainey's mother—well, Lainey's mother hanged herself in the basement just days after Lainey's high school graduation.

Now Lainey's five-year-old brother is an orphan and her estranged older sister is moving back home to be his guardian. Meanwhile, Lainey's boyfriend is thinking about having a family of their own, and her best friends are always asking the wrong sorts of questions and giving advice Lainey doesn't want to hear. As she tries to pull away from everything familiar, Lainey meets an intriguing new guy who, through a series of Slurpee's, burgers, and snowballs, helps her to make peace with a parent she never understood.

This book was okay. The characters didn't have much to them and Lainey to me was whiny.

The characters I think were kinda bland and had no depth and no real personality. Lainey was whiny. Vanessa and Collin(brother and sister) were okay but weird. Riley(her boyfriend) was really clingy which annoys me.

The plot was average but was pretty good to read. The ending was weird and not good enough. This took me longer to read then usual which to mean usually means the book is okay but not favorite.

Overall I did not like the characters that much. They were just okay. The plot was average and not a very good ending.

I was really looking forward to reading this book but I have to say I was disappointed.

I would still read the book. It was pretty good but the characters and plot fell flat for me. I did enjoy readingit just it did not live up to my liking.

3 out of 5

Being Nikki by Meg Cabot

2010-05-21T09:32:00.004-05:00

There's no escape
When everyone is watching you.

Emerson Watts was pretty sure there couldn't be anything worse than being a straight A student whose brain had been transplanted into the body of a teenage supermodel.

But it turned out she was wrong.

Because that supermodel could turn out to have a mother who's mysteriously gone missing, a brother who's shown up on her doorstep demanding answers, ex-boyfriends crawling out of the woodwork who want more than just a photo op, and a British heartthrob who's written a song about her that's topping the charts.

How can Em balance all that with school, lingerie runway shows, and weekend jaunts to St. John—especially when she's got final exams; a sister who is headed to the high school cheerleading championships; a former best friend, Christopher, who's intent on destroying Stark Enterprises to avenge the death of his lost love; and a company she represents that seems to be turning to the dark side...

But then, nobody said it was going to be easy, being Nikki.

I loved this book.

I think Meg Cabot has a really good writing style, it is very detailed and explains just what you want to know.

Em is a little whiny but other than that she is good. The guys in the book all sound mad and clingy. Christopher sounds good but Em is always complaining how they aren't together and they both are in love. Gabriel and Brandon sound mean. Gabrial sounds really clingy. Brandon just mean.

The plot is very original and very good. The plot is always growing and is really addictive to read. The ending is really good and makes you want to to read the next book.

Overall I would say is good and really addictive to read.

4.5 out of 5

In My Mailbox (19)

2010-03-13T16:27:00.003-06:00

This a cummulation of the last month and a half. I bought all these books.

Chicks Ahoy by Lynda Sandoval
Under The Rose: Ivy League Novel by Dianna Peterfreund
Geek High by Piper Banks
Drama! The Four Dorothys
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
This Llullaby by Sarah Dessen
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

All from a Half Price Books visit

Strike A Pose by Taryn Bell
Little Miss Red by Robin Palmer
Flirting With Disaster by Rhonda Stapleton
Broadway Lights by Jen Calonita
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

All ordered from amazon.com

I am really excited for Before I Fall because everyone is saying its good. I am also looking foward to Broadway Lights(Love the series) and Little Miss Red, strated reading it and it was really good.

Thanks Story Siren for IMM

A Book I Can't Wait To Read

2010-02-28T18:18:00.002-06:00

The Unwriten Rule by Elizabeth Scott

Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like you best friend's boyfriend.

Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend.

Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she's thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It's wonderful...and awful.

Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more...

Comes Out March 16

Can't wait

Has anyone else noticed?

2010-02-28T14:51:00.002-06:00

That in books if the characters go school they are always in biology. Almost every book I read where they are in school they always seem to be in biology no matter what grade there in in.

I am in biology right now and I am a freshman. I was wondering at some schools do they teach biology Junior year? At my school you usually take it in 10 grade but I am advanced so I took it this year. So is biology just a easy class for someone to right in a book or they just think that every grade takes it?

Has anyone else noticed this or something where just about every book seems to have?

An example
Hush Hush
Twilight

A Match Made In High School by Kristin Walker

2010-02-25T11:00:00.003-06:00

When the principal announces that every senior must participate in a mandatory year-long Marriage Education program, Fiona Sheehan believes that her life canat get any worse. Thatas until she marries her ahusbanda: jerky jock Todd, whose cheerleader girlfriend, Amanda, has had it in for Fiona since day one of second grade. Even worse? Amanda is paired with Fionaas long-term crush, Gabe. At least Fiona is doing better than her best friend, Marcie, who is paired up with the very quiet, very dorky, very big Johnny Mercer.

Pranks, fights, misunderstandings, and reconciliations ensue in an almost Shakespearean comedy of errors about mistaken first impressions, convoluted coupling, and hidden crushes.

I loved this book it was realy cute. It had pranks,crushes, and a lot of drama that make up a really book.

Fiona was a great main character. She had flaws and a best friend who lied to her. Her parents are againest the marriage ed class which brings attention to her. Gabe her crush ended up being a jerk which helped Fiona grow as a charater. Jonny I think was a great guy he helped Fiona get out of trouble which a good guy should do.

The plot was preety good. There was a lot of pranks pulled and was full of drama. Fiona was againest being with Todd which made the book better seeing a hate. The ending was ok but the falling action was pretty good there was a few twist you wouldn't expect.

I thought the book was pretty good. I love Kristen's writing style and I can't wait to read more by her.

4.75 out of 5

How To Say Goodbye In Robot by Natalie Standiford

2010-02-12T17:17:00.007-06:00

New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn't made a new friend since third grade. Something about him, though, gets to Bea, and soon they form an unexpected friendship. It's not romance, exactly - but it's definitely love. Still, Bea can't quite dispel Jonah's gloom and doom - and as she finds out his family history, she understands why. Can Bea help Jonah? Or is he destined to vanish?

I liked this book. It was kinda weird but it was good.

The characters were good but a little weird. Bea was a good main character but I think she was weird. Jonah was a good male character but was also a little weird.

The plot was good. I think the radio show was weird and some of the people there were weird like the dude who thinks he is from the future. I loved the part where you find out about Jonah having a brothere who he thought was lost. It was a good way to base the last half of the book and I really enjoyed it.

Overall it was a little weird but pretty good.

3.25 out of 5

In My Mailbox (18)

2010-01-24T12:32:00.004-06:00

This is from the past two weeks. Thanks Story Siren for IMM.

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

A prodigal son
A dangerous love
A deadly secret . . .I stood back and watched his movements. Daniel had that way about him that could shut me down in an instant. . . . I kicked the gravel a couple of times and worked up my courage again. “Tell me . . . I mean . . . why did you come back? Why now, after all this time?”
Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared—the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in blood. But she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night really held. And when Daniel returns three years later, Grace can no longer deny her attraction to him, despite promising Jude she’ll stay away.
As Grace gets closer to Daniel, her actions stir the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind Jude and Daniel's dark secret . . . and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it—her soul.

The ABC's of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro
I got this from Random Buzzers
Parker Stanhope has played soccer practically since she could walk. And now that she’s a high school junior, everything she’s worked for is finally coming together. She’s paid her dues on the field, and as an upperclassman, she’s a shoo-in for the varsity team. But that’s not what happens.This year, Coach Hartley moved up every JV player but two—and one of those two was Parker. Now, she’s stuck with the freshmen, her friends are cutting her loose, and her love of the game is seriously beginning to fail. But Parker is determined to get her life back. She has to get on the varsity team, and she has the perfect plan. All she needs now is the right kind of coach.

My Blog Is One Year's Old

2010-01-11T15:53:00.005-06:00

When I started this blog I didn't know what to expect. I was one day and I had seen another blog I watched for a while (The Book Reader) and decided I could do that. I learned blogging is hard and I am not the best at it but oh well. I am not very good at reviews and posting but I do enjoy blogging and looking at the other good blogs.

Some Firsts

Review: The Interns: Truth or Fashion - this review is so short and not very good

Follower; The Book Reader- Hillary- who was my first commenter

In My Mailbox: 4-12-09- which I explained all the books I got for my birthday the day before

Waiting On Wednesday: 6-17-09 I haven't done this in a while since my computer is stupid

Cover Crush, Library Loot: both were like a two week thing I want to bring back- 7-11-09

105 posts to date

34 followers

Hopefully this next year I will be better at posting and my blog is even better.

How do you schedule posts and another question

2010-01-10T14:02:00.002-06:00

I really want to know to schedule posts like reviews and Waiting On Wednesday but I don't know how.

Where do you find the list thing that you can scroll through. Like instead of the huge long list there is something wher you put hte list and you can scroll it. I want this to put the books I've read.
if you could help I would really appreiciate it. Thanks

In My Mailbox (17)

2010-01-10T09:13:00.003-06:00

This is from the past two weeks.

Stupid Cupid by Rhonda Stapleton

Breakfast At Bloomingdale's by Kristen Kemp

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I think I am the last person to read this. And my grandma gave it to me saying it good.

Fallen By Lauren Kate

America's Next Top Model: Skin Deep by Taryn Bell

Sorry there is no pictures or summarys but my copy and paste doesn't work on blogger anymore. It works fine everywhere else.

Thanks Story Siren for IMM.

Defying The Diva by D. Anne Love

2010-01-09T09:42:00.002-06:00

For Haley Peterson her freshman year is fun with two best friends and the only freshman on the newspaper. But when she reveals a little too much everyone in the school is aganiest her and her two best friends leave her.

For the summer she works at a resort where everything begins to change. But along with the job there is some heartbreak and new friends.

I loved this book. It is being strong for who you are and not letting others get to you. Haley really struggles the end of her freshman year to bullies. People can definatly relate to bullies. The ook is very refreshing and has ups and downs to it that make up a really good book.

Haley is a great main character she has many emotions and they all aresomething you have been through before.

The boys in the story are good too. I liked one a little better because Evan had the girls chasing after him.

The plot I loved because bullies are around now and everyone seems to know one. Haley had to learn to accept the change in her life and keep going on with life.

4.25 out of 5

Demon Pricess:Reign Or Shine by Michelle Rowen

2010-01-07T16:24:00.002-06:00

As if moving away from your home and trying to fit into a new home isn't enough. Nikki finds out that her long lost father is theking of the Shadowlands and he next heir. She is also a Darklingwhich is half human and half emon. She meets Michael and starts to grow some feelings for him.

( sorry that is not the best that is my own shortened summary)

Review: I thought to begin this book was going to bad and just a typical book. It totally wasn't I actually enjoyed the book.

Nikki was a great main character and kinda leads a life where her father is gone and her mother keeps getting remarried and has to move across the country. She was a tpyical girl falling in love and having friends. She seemed off a little in some way I don't know. Michael sounded like a typical forbbin love.

The plot was pretty good where Nikki finds out she is a demon princess and must become queen because her father is dying. Elizabeth is ruining her life and everyone ios telling Nikki to drink the potion so she forgets everything. The plot was kinda weird though I got lost a few times and forgot if I had read some thing.

Overall it as a good first book in a series and I will most likely read the next one.

4 out 5

I have a problem

2010-01-03T19:19:00.001-06:00

My copy and paste doesn't work. I need that to post summaries and pictures and all sort of things. Help!!!!

Goals For 2010

2010-01-03T10:20:00.002-06:00

1. Read 225 book
In 2009 I only read 199 books and want to try to read more

2.Blog more
I am really bad about posting

3. Comment More
I used to comment more and now have kinda stopped

4, Read more books I own
I seem to only read books from the library and I need to read some of the books I own

(may add more as year goes on)

Challenge of 2009 ( my 100th post)

2009-12-31T14:10:00.003-06:00

I only participated in 1 challenge and was succesful in completing it.
I did the 100 books. I wanted to know how many books I could read in a year so at first it was 100 but then it changed to 120 and in July I read 100 and in August 120 both my major goals reached. I was so shocked when I read that much I didn't know I could so much. I am now up to 197 and over halfway in a book. I am really hoping to read 3 books today.

Next year I will try 225 or 250. But I still deciding since I know I have school and high school swim season in August through October which really takes over my life snd don't have that much time to do other things like reading.

1 Book: All American Girl
50th book: Wake
100th book: This Llullaby
120th book: Killer
150 book: Sea Change
Current: The Celebutantes: In the Club

This is my 100th post!!!! And on the last day of the year!!!

My Top Books of 2009

2009-12-31T13:44:00.005-06:00

I read a lot of great books this year. Not all that came out this year but a lot of good ones. I am going to list my top series I read this year and top books. These aren't in any specific order.

My Top Series
Private by Kate Brian
Pretty Little Liars bt Sara Shepard
House Of Night by P.C and Kristen Cast
Inside Girls by J. Minter
Summer Novels by(couldn't find name) Applebee
Sweet Seasons by Debbie Viguie
Evernight series by Claudia Gray
Airhead series by Meg Cabot
Fade/ Wake by Lisa McMann
The Nannies Melody Mayer

Top Single Books
If I Stay
Hush, Hush
The Hate List
Sleepaway Girls
Just One Wish
Haters
Jane In Bloom
Wintergirls
Privilege
The Espressologist

Amazon.com Question Please Help

2009-12-29T13:20:00.005-06:00

I have a debit gift card thing I got for birthday (back in April) that I haven't spent yet and it expires soon (as in January first) and I wanted to spend it on amazon but II have question first.

Does amazon charge you when you order the things (meaning right away) or when they ship the books to you?

There is a list of books I want to preorder but am not sure when they charge you. If you could help it would very much appreciated. Thanks

Merry Christmas

2009-12-25T10:41:00.002-06:00

Merry Christmas to all of you. Hope you have a great day and recieve lots of good things.

In My Mailbox (16)

2009-12-06T09:32:00.004-06:00

In My Mailbox is a weekly event where bloggers post about their book or other goodies they got that week.

This week I bought

Shadowland by Alyson Noel

This loks good even though I have read a few bad reviews

My copy and paste is not working currently so there won't be any picyure and summary Sorry.

2010 Debut Author Challenge

2009-12-01T16:31:00.003-06:00

I love this challenge and I am really looking foward to trying the challenge this year since I didn't do the 2009 one. I also love debut authors since they are people I can look foward to reading new books from and there writing style to me is usually different then those who have written books before.

In case you didn't know the objective is to read a goal of whatever YA or middle grade books in 2010.

I don't have a list yet since I haven't really been paying attention yet to books that come out next year and also don't have any books yet.

I did think of Two
Cinderalla Society
Princess For Hire

I promise to add more when I find some

Please Consider joining the challenge at The Story Siren. She has a whole bunch of really great things planned.

The Espressologist by Kristina Springer

2009-11-30T20:14:00.002-06:00

What’s your drink of choice? Is it a small pumpkin spice latte? Then you’re lots of fun and a bit sassy. Or a medium americano? You prefer simplicity in life. Or perhaps it’s a small decaf soy sugar-free hazelnut caffe latte? Some might call you a yuppie. Seventeen-year-old barista Jane Turner has this theory that you can tell a lot about a person by their regular coffee drink. She scribbles it all down in a notebook and calls it Espressology. So it’s not a totally crazy idea when Jane starts hooking up some of her friends based on their coffee orders. Like her best friend, Em, a medium hot chocolate, and Cam, a toffee nut latte. But when her boss, Derek, gets wind of Jane’s Espressology, he makes it an in-store holiday promotion, promising customers their perfect matches for the price of their favorite coffee. Things are going better than Derek could ever have hoped, so why is Jane so freaked out? Does it have anything to do with Em dating Cam? She’s the one who set them up! She should be happy for them, right?

Review: This book was a really cute holiday book.

The plot was realy cute and kinda a typical romance book but was different because it had a setting and main idea ata coffehouse and matchmaking. I thought the plot was a little predicatble though.

The characters were really fun and relatable. Jane was a tpical girl you would want to be friends with. And the guys sounded fun and interesting.

Overall it was a cute holiday read. I would reccamend you read it since it short and cute

I am looking foward to other books Kristina Springer writes.

4.5 out 5 stars

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

2009-11-30T17:36:00.003-06:00

For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along.
With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.
But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.
For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.

Review: I liked this book but I had a few things that this reminded me of. Things like Twilight. I do not know why since there aren't any vampires or anything like that and they are like toatlly different but I was constantlly reminded of Twilight.

The plot was good. I was addicted to it. I was really entertained and wanted to keep reading. It was also kinda freaky and weird but in a good way that made me want to read it. The ending was really good the last 100 pages really were good.

The characters were okay and weird. Nora was good. Patch freaked me out. Vee was a weird best friend. The characters I was kinda confused on a few mainly the guy characters I thought there were one or two too many and got them confused.

Overall it was good

4.25 out 5

Is there a sequel?

So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones

2009-11-21T12:05:00.005-06:00

New York's social darling just woke up in a nightmare: Oklahoma. Problem is, it's right where God wants her.
Bella Kirkwood had it all: A-list friends at her prestigious private school, Broadway in her backyard, and Daddy's MasterCard in her wallet. Then her father, a plastic surgeon to the stars, decided to trade her mother in for a newer model.
When Bella's mom falls in love with a man she met on the Internet--a factory worker with two bratty sons--Bella has to pack up and move in with her new family in Truman, Oklahoma. On a farm no less!
Forced to trade her uber-trendy NYC lifestyle for down-home charm, Bella feels like a pair of Rock & Republic jeans in a sea of Wranglers.
At least some of the people in her new high school are pretty cool. Especially the hunky football player who invites her to lunch. And maybe even the annoying--but kinda hot--editor of the school newspaper.
But before long, Bella smells something rotten in the town of Truman, and it's not just the cow pasture. With her savvy reporter's instincts, she is determined to find the story behind all the secrets.
How can a girl go on when her charmed life is gone and God appears to be giving her the total smackdown?

I honestly didn't expect much this. I thought it would just be another one the stories where a spoiled girl goes somewhere where she does not belong since it has been done many times before. But I was surprised when the book actually wasn't that bad.

The plot was interesting and was different. You would never think in the small town that they are in that there is a evil football brotherhood that is very dangerous. I loved the ending it was really good and puts an ending to the story and makes you want to read the next book in the series.

The characters: I thought they are a lot of characters. I was getting confused on who's who and why are they in the story. Bella was definetly a spoiled little girl and you tell. She was also a little whiny about everything like moving and school. I thought the characters were okay and not very relatable. Meaning someone I would want to hang around. Lindy I thought was trying to hard to be liked by Matt, And Matt was weird liking her since she was trying to impress him.

Overall it was okay with the character and the plot was good.

3.25 out 5 stars

Liar by Justine Larbalestier

2009-11-19T16:13:00.004-06:00

Micah will freely admit that she’s a compulsive liar, but that may be the one honest thing she’ll ever tell you. Over the years she’s duped her classmates, her teachers, and even her parents, and she’s always managed to stay one step ahead of her lies. That is, until her boyfriend dies under brutal circumstances and her dishonesty begins to catch up with her. But is it possible to tell the truth when lying comes as naturally as breathing? Taking readers deep into the psyche of a young woman who will say just about anything to convince them—and herself—that she’s finally come clean, Liar is a bone-chilling thriller that will have readers see-sawing between truths and lies right up to the end. Honestly.

I didn't really like this book. It was okay in the beggining but got worse and worse as the story went on.

The plot was really weird. The whole story was about Zach dying and her being and wolf and a very bad liar. I hated how it was told and the plaot was to me always saying the same thing over and over.

The characters I hated. Micah to me was naggy nad always saying how being a wolf was bad then later how it was good. Which really annoyed me.

The other characters were just as bad.

Her lying was annoying even though it was the whole point of the story.

I basicaly did not really like the story at. Which is weird since a lot of other people liked it.

2 out 5 stars

In My Mailbox (15)

2009-11-15T08:39:00.005-06:00

I have not had a a In My Mailbox in like forever. I did a few books when I was gone from the blogging world but not very many. This week was one of my better weeks in a while.

Thanks Kristi (the Story Siren) for In My Mailbox idea

Ex-Mas by Kate Brian

Yeah I Got this I am so excited to read this.

Perfect Mistake By Kate Brian

I loved Privilege but haven't read Beautiful Disaster yet but I still bought this anyways.

Survival Of The Fiercest: A Sloane Sisters Novel by Anna Carey

I won this. Which was the first contest I have entered in two months and I won. I own Sloane sister and have not yet read that either but I still entered the contest.

Beatiful Creatures By Kami Garcia and Margeret Stohl

Barnes and Noble has this in stock and just had to get when I saw it. I was going to order it online (where it is cheaper) but I decided I didn't want to wait and just got it.

Sorry there is no pictures or descriptions.

Christmas Books

2009-11-08T21:03:00.002-06:00

I do this every year, almost the whole month of December I read basically only Christmas books and I was wondering if you could help me find some good ones to read this. I read the same books every year and it gets kinda boring. So this year i really want to find some new ones.

I own Ex-mas so don't add that

If you could it would be greatly appreciated.

The Hollow by Jessica Verday

2009-11-05T15:43:00.004-06:00

When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead?and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey goes through the motions of mourning her best friend, but privately, she refuses to believe that Kristen is really gone. Then she meets Caspian, the gorgeous and mysterious boy who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen's funeral, and keeps reappearing in Abbey's life. Caspian clearly has secrets of his own, but he's the only person who makes Abbey feel normal again...but also special.
Just when Abbey starts to feel that she might survive all this, she learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. How could Kristen have kept silent about so much? And could this secret have led to her death? As Abbey struggles to understand Kristen's betrayal, she uncovers a frightening truth that nearly unravels her—one that will challenge her emerging love for Caspian, as well as her own sanity.

Review:The Hollow was pretty good. I loved the characters and the plot and the writing had a lot of details.

The plot was interesting it had lots of turns and you were always learning something new. I didn't really like how the book ended it ended kinda weird and abrupt to me.

The character. Abbey I thought grew all through the story like learning about Kristen took a toll on her and made her kinda crazy and she was very sheltered and it annoyed me how she was always at the cemetary.Caspian sounded okay he didn't blow me away he sounded kinda weird. The other characters were okay and not that good.

Overall the book was okay not the best but wasn't horrible.

3 out 5

Sorry again this is kinda a bad review.

Viola In Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani

2009-10-30T16:22:00.002-05:00

I'm marooned.
Abandoned.
Left to rot in boarding school . . .
Viola doesn't want to go to boarding school, but somehow she ends up at an all-girls school in South Bend, Indiana, far, far away from her home in Brooklyn, New York. Now Viola is stuck for a whole year in the sherbet-colored sweater capital of the world.
Ick.
There's no way Viola's going to survive the year—especially since she has to replace her best friend Andrew with three new roommates who, disturbingly, actually seem to like it there. She resorts to viewing the world (and hiding) behind the lens of her video camera.
Boarding school, though, and her roommates and even the Midwest are nothing like she thought they would be, and soon Viola realizes she may be in for the most incredible year of her life.
But first she has to put the camera down and let the world in.

I thought this book was really cute. It was very relatable. The characters were funy and good.

I liked that Viola liked filming and movies which not really books focus on so the book was different but was still familar with the boarding school theme. The plot started out kinda boring and got a little batter as it went on and the ending was kinda boring and a little dry and not the best.

The charters were great and relatable. Viola, she has a passion which many people do. And her roomates were great and all someting relatable to them like one her dad was in wheel chair and shse has really cute older brothers. Another gives boy advice.Her botfriend sounded okay he did seem to give a lot of gifts and kisses. Overall the charaters were good.

3 out 5 stars

I'm Back from a almost two month break

2009-10-30T09:05:00.003-05:00

I will now be back to normal posting(or actually posting).

My swim season is finally over. Which JV won conference and yesterday the freshmen(me) won this huge meet where it was based on grade level. And the whole season we were undafeated.Our varsity isn't even undefeated.

I am excited to finally be back now I can catch up on what boks are out there and good. I can follow blogs now since I didn't have time too.

Expect more reviews too come and all the weekly posts.

Braless In Wonderland by Debbie Reed Fischer

2009-10-05T18:44:00.002-05:00

If you’re reading this and expecting a tale of some top model who wins the heart of a rock star, adopts a third world baby, launches her own clothing line, winds up on the cover of Us Weekly’s Who’s Hot issue, and gets her own reality show (or at least, her own E! True Hollywood Story), then I better warn you . . . That’s not exactly what happened to me
Allee Rosen is a lot of things: high school senior, overachiever, feminist, brainiac. The one thing she’s not is super model material. She leaves that to pretty people like her little sister (a.k.a. “The Fluff”). That’s why it’s a complete shock when Allee, not her sister, is the one spotted by modeling scouts at the mall and signed by a major modeling agency in Miami.

I thought this okay it wasn't the best but it was real bad.

I liked the characters though I though Allee was cute and fun and someone I would want to be friends with. And all the girls were good like a girl that you thought was all nice until you get to know her anad she really is evil, and the girls that really are nice.

The plot was okay but

3.5 out 5

(sorry this isn't the best review) (if you have noticed I haven't posted in exactly a month)

The Lost Summer by Kathyrn Williams

2009-09-05T19:26:00.002-05:00

For the past nine years, seventeen year-old Helena Waite has come to summer camp at Southpoint. Each July, the camp and its familiar routines, landmarks, and people have welcomed her back as a Southpoint sister. This year, however, she is returning not as a camper, but as a counselor. The only downside? Her best friend, Katie Bell, is still a camper.
All too quickly, Helena discovers that the innocent world of campfires, sing-alongs, and field days have been pushed aside for late night pranks on the boys' camp and stolen kisses in the hay loft. As she struggles to define herself, Helena begins to lose sight of what made camp special and the friendships that have sustained her for so many years. When Ransome, her longtime crush, becomes a romantic reality, things get even more confusing. It will take a life-threatening accident to show her what she's lost... and found.
Told with honesty and heart, Kathryn Williams' second novel tackles the timeless theme of growing up against the backdrop of summer camp--a place where innocence is safely guarded and sometimes lost .

I loved this book. The charaters were perfect and the plot was really good.

Helena was really good as a main character and don't have any complaints and Katie Bell (is this a name of a character in Harry Potter?) was a good best friend even though you don't get to know her that much and she gets in a fight with Helena.

I thought the writing was very good and had a lot details and you felt like you could understand what was happening.

The one thing I did not like was the ending I felt like it just stopped and you didn't get much information. I wanted to know what happened next but the book like stopped and ended at a really weird place.

Overall it was really good but the ending could have used some more work

4 out 5

Waiting On Wednesday (9)

2009-09-03T07:47:00.003-05:00

This week's pick .....................Catwalk: Strike A Pose

The competition heats up at Fashion International High School. Bring it!Sashay, parlay! The design competition at Fashion International High School heats up as each design house struggles to produce its first—and hopefully award-winning—line. Tensions are cropping up in the House of Pashmina, and it’s not clear whether Pashmina and her best friends will weather the runway. They’d better scramble if they want to win a real shot at a fashion career and an all-expenses-paid trip to Florence!

I have seen that a few bloggers have received this and it is released next week. I own the first book Catwalk but have not had a chance to read it yet. So I can't wait to read this series. And maybe if I have this I will finally read catwalk. And these bothe sound really good.

Slept Away by Julie Kraut

2009-08-31T13:04:00.004-05:00

Laney Parker is a city girl through and through. For her, summertime means stepping out of her itchy gray school uniform and into a season of tanning at rooftop swimming pools, brunching at sidewalk cafes, and—as soon as the parents leave for the Hamptons—partying at her classmates’ apartments.But this summer Laney’s mother has other plans for Laney. It’s called Camp Timber Trails and rustic doesn’t even begin to describe the un-air-conditioned log cabin nightmare. Laney is way out of her element—the in-crowd is anything but cool, popularity seems to be determined by swimming skills, and the activities seem more like boot camp than summer camp.Splattered with tie dye fall out, stripped of her cell, and going through Diet Coke withdrawal, Laney is barely hanging on. Being declared the biggest loser of the bunk is one thing, but when she realizes her summer crush is untouchably uncrushable in the real world, she starts to wonder, can camp cool possibly translate to cool cool? Summer camp might just turn this city girl’s world upside down!

This book was definetly a cute light summer read. It was not my favorite campy type book. It had your typical mean girls and a camp crush but they weren't put together or something right.

The plot was good but kind of predictable. And the ending wasn't that good.

The characters were ok too. Laney was good but complained a lot but she did have a little sense of humor. And all the rest were ok.

I was actually expecting a better book and was kinda dissapointed.

3 out 5 stars

Waiting on Wednesday (8)

2009-08-26T11:09:00.006-05:00

This Week's Pick.............The Mark by Jen Nadol

Releases Date January 19, 2010

Sixteen-year old Cassie Renfield has seen the mark since forever: a glow around certain people as if a candle were held behind their back.
The only time she pointed it out taught her she shouldn’t do it again, so Cassie has kept quiet, considering its rare appearances odd, but insignificant. Until she watches a man die. Mining her memories, Cassie realizes she can see a person’s imminent death. Not how or where, only when: today.
Cassie searches her past, her philosophy lessons, even her new boyfriend for answers, always careful to hide her secret. How does the mark work? Why her? Most importantly, if you know today is someone’s last, should you tell?

This sounds really good. It sounds like a lot of books coming out lately but it still sounds really good.

I wish I had a copy

Living Your Five

2009-08-26T10:41:00.002-05:00

A couple of awesome authors have created this thing called Living You Five way of life. Its a lot about what differnces you can make in the world and a few other things. Check it out here

http://www.livingyourfive.com/

Oh and they a cool quote

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."~ Mahatma Gandhi

The Geek Girl's Guide To Cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb and Darcy Vance

2009-08-25T14:35:00.003-05:00

When Bethany–self-proclaimed geek girl–makes the varsity cheerleading squad, she realizes that there’s one thing worse than blending in with the lockers: getting noticed. She always felt comfortable as part of the nerd herd, but being a member of the most scrutinized group in her school is weighing her down like a ton of textbooks.
Even her Varsity Cheerleading Guide can’t answer the really tough questions, like:
How do you maintain some semblance of dignity while wearing an insanely short skirt?
What do you do when the head cheerleader spills her beer on you at your first in-crowd party?
And how do you know if your crush likes you for your mind or your … pom-poms?
One thing’s for sure: It’s going to take more than brains for this girl genius to cheer her way to the top of the pyramid.

I thought This book was ok. The plot was good. But I think the characters were weird and there was a few too many.

Ok about the characters. Bethany to me was kinda annoying and naggy. She seemed to complain too much about cheerleading and the uniforms and everything else. And she magically gets the best basketball player to fall for her. Not Real even if you are a geek turn cheerleader. I think there were to many guy charcters I got them confused to much.

The plot was pretty good and seemed to progress pretty well.

Overallt I liked the book but was just not a huge fan of the characters

4 out 5

In My Mailbox (14)

2009-08-23T14:49:00.003-05:00

I didn't get anything last week and didn't get anything this week until yesterday when I bought 3 books.I was at a bookstore and ther were like 20 books I wanted.

Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors

When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in the alley behind her grandmother's coffee shop, she decides to leave him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans, and some pastries to tide him over. Little does she know that this random act of kindness is about to turn her life upside down. Because this adorable vagrant, Malcolm, is really a guardian angel on a break between missions. And he won't leave until he can reward Katrina's selflessness by fulfilling her deepest desire. Now if only she could decide what that might be . . .

This looks really cute.And I love the cover it is super cute. And I have this is really good.

Face Value by Taryn Bell

Get ready to enter a world of high-fashion and high-drama with a fabulous new fiction series inspired by the hit TV show America's Next Top Model!

ALEXIS: With my red curls and blue eyes, I may seem like just another shy small-town girl. But I have some serious secrets up my sleeve.

CHLOE: I’ve inherited my supermodel mom’s looks, and everyone expects me to follow in her Jimmy Choos. The catch? My wildest dreams have nothing to do with a runway.

LINDSAY: Just call me the comeback kid. I used to be a celeb, but my star power dimmed. Now, I’m hoping that my beauty, brains, and a little bit of backstabbing will make me famous again.

SHIVA-ROSE: As the exotic international girl, I’ve got mystery working in my favor. But will a crush on the wrong guy threaten my shot at winning?

This sounds like my type of book. But I didn't find any reviews so I don't know what it's like. I am not a big fan of any of the covers in this series.

Eye Candy by Taryn Bell

The five girls from Book One are back, and this time there are boys involved. The competition heats up, and so do the crushes. On top of that secrets are revealed, including the fact that one of the competitors has already been kicked out of three different schools. If she can't make it this time, there won't be another chance, but will her efforts to save the world get in the way? Or can this free-spirit settle down and do what needs to be done?
Includes exclusive content from America's Next Top Model: an insider's view of a fashion shoot, tips for keeping cool when the pressure is on, how to deal with not getting the assignment, and much more all from former contestants and winners on the show!

This is the second book in the series. I don't like this cover either. But the books still look good.

I found Ash At A Store

2009-08-22T16:37:00.004-05:00

I had to go Barnes and Noble while we up in Milwaukee (which is the closest I can get to a book store about 30 minutes away). While I found Ash which sounds super good.

I didn't get a copy because I hate buying hardcovers even though I bought one. And hardcovers are kinda expensive. And I didn't pay for the books my dad did but I hate oweing money to him so I only bought 3 books.

Waiting On Wednesday (7)

2009-08-20T11:49:00.003-05:00

Sorry This is a day late my copy and paste would not work yesterday

This Week's Pick........... Viola In Real Life by Adriana Trigiani

I'm marooned.

Abandoned.
Left to rot in boarding school . . .
Viola doesn't want to go to boarding school, but somehow she ends up at an all-girls school in South Bend, Indiana, far, far away from her home in Brooklyn, New York. Now Viola is stuck for a whole year in the sherbet-colored sweater capital of the world.
Ick.
There's no way Viola's going to survive the year—especially since she has to replace her best friend Andrew with three new roommates who, disturbingly, actually seem to like it there. She resorts to viewing the world (and hiding) behind the lens of her video camera.
Boarding school, though, and her roommates and even the Midwest are nothing like she thought they would be, and soon Viola realizes she may be in for the most incredible year of her life.
But first she has to put the camera down and let the world in.

This just looks really good and is another type of book I love.

I really wish I had a copy.

Secrets Of Truth And Beauty by Megan Frazer

2009-08-15T11:04:00.003-05:00

When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.
That was then. Now Dara’s seventeen and she’s not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That’s just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won’t get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family secret: Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.
When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor’s office–and her parents pull her out of school to save face–Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she’s never met–a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she’s taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.

At the beginning I wanted to put this away I wasn't really into the book. I was starting to think it was a typical book where you find you have a long lost sister and you have parents who you hate. But as soon as she got to her sister Rachel's house itt got much better.

Dara the main character was okay and kinda complained about about her weight a lot but it has a lot to with story. Owen was your typical gay guy. And Rachel was okay too.

The plot took a while to get into but in the was good but the ending was predictable. Actually the whole book was kinda predictable .

Overall it was good but predictable

3.5 out of 5

Way To Sore To Read

2009-08-12T14:57:00.003-05:00

Since swim team started yesterday I have been super sore and tired. So saying that I have not been able to read mainly because I just want to lay down and sleep and eat or I want to lay down and watch t.v.. So the past two days I have only read like 3 chapters that were like 3 pages long. So I don't know when I 'll be able to post again. And feel like reading I think now is the time for that reading slump where you've read so much and just want a break from reading.

And my coach said the soreness should last only week but I think it might be longer for me. And I have to get used to swimming a lot. And running (which I hate greatly) and lifting lots of weights.

Oh and I hate waking up early to get ready for practice at 8.
And one day I don't when this month we have one practice at 7.

The past two days have been sleep,eat,lift weights, sleep, eat and swim eat sleep. In that order all day.

If you feel like knowing right know my abs (which don't really exist),shoulders, thigh,calf and my upper arm all hurt.

Waiting On Wednesday (6)

2009-08-12T10:27:00.003-05:00

This weeks pick...................................Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

There were no surprises in Gatlin County. We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere.At least, that's what I thought.Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.There was a curse.There was a girl.And in the end, there was a grave.Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.

For some odd reason lately I have been into books like this which is not my normal type of books.

But I love the idea of this and I have heard its really good.

Now I really wish I had a copy of this

Hancock Park by Isabel Kaplan

2009-08-10T18:37:00.003-05:00

Becky Miller lives in the best neighborhood, goes to school with the children of movie stars, and has her psychiatrist on speed dial. She may live in the City of Angels, but this sixteen-year-old's life is far from perfect.
By day, Becky navigates the halls of one of L.A.'s most elite schools, where the mean girls are a special breed of mean, and at night, she deals with sparring parents, a grandmother who is man-crazy, and a younger brother, Jack, who answers only to J-zizzy. As Becky's life comes crashing down around her, she struggles to put it back together and learn to grow up while trying to stay sane.
Isabel Kaplan dishes the dirt on the children of Hollywood's elite—from Spago delivered to campus at lunch and shrinks who dole out psychotropic drugs as though they're candy to parent-free parties at the Four Seasons—the lives of Becky and her creator, Isabel Kaplan, are like no other, and yet strangely, just like everyone's.

I thought this book was ok. I didn't really like Becky she complained a lot and was always talking about all these different doctors she had to go to and all the meds she was taking for all these weird disorders she had.

The book was kinda typical I have no friends,my best friend moved away, and parents getting a divorve book. And then she becomes best friends with the popular group and follows them and does some naughty things. And then she the boyfriend who she thought was great and ended up being hoorible. So I didn't really like the plot it was good but not really all that good.

Overall I kinda liked the book but not really

3 out of 5

This is Kinda Like My Last Of Summer

2009-08-10T09:26:00.003-05:00

I mean that because starting tomorrow I will start my swimming season. My first as a High Schooler. We have two practices a day ffrom 8-10 am and 4-6:30 pm. Well that takes up a lot of the day. And since I can't drive and my mom is at work in the morning I am having another girl take me to practice in the morning which means I have even less of a day.

Oh and is every day all week. Until School starts. (in almost a month a little less)

And during the school year we have practice every day all week but only after school. Or at least I think. Because I know some other sports practice at like 6 until school starts.

And we have meets during the school week too.

I feel like I have had no summer this year since I was taking summer school all morning. And I have only had 16 days off this summer to do nothing at all. And 9 of those I was on vacation.

Bye-bye summer. Hello swimming and school.

Oh since I am curious what day do you start school again? (if you are still in school)

The One by Ed Dector

2009-08-10T08:00:00.002-05:00

She doesn't know the rules.
But a girl like her doesn't need to.

Chloe Gamble knows three things: she's better than the tiny Texas town she grew up in; there's just one person she can trust; and she wants to be famous.

And what Chloe wants...Chloe gets.

I have to say I really liked this. The plot was well thought out and very entertaining. The begining was really interesting and was about why she a career in acting.Then she becomes famous for a not so reason and then is everyone looking for her she gets a job in a movie and is famous. And becomes even more famous when she gets a job in a tv show where she is the main character.That just sounds so easy. I really doubt you can a acting job that easy.

The characters were okay. Chloe seemed to always get what she wanted and was a little demanding but was determined to get what she wanted. The rest were kinda interesting. But I did like how it was told in three different points of view. Nika's Manuscript notes, Chloe as the main narrative and Travis's emails.

Overall this was good and makes me want to read the next in the series. Vip Lounge coming out in December.

4 out of 5 stars

In My Mailbox (13)

2009-08-09T09:03:00.012-05:00

I had a pretty good week. I got some books for review and I bought some.

For Review: (All from Scholastic or Point)

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human . . . until the cold makes him shift back again.
Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human--or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

This looks really good and I have read a lot of great reviws.

How To Steal A Car By Pete Hautman

Some girls act out by drinking or doing drugs. Some girls act out by sleeping with guys. Some girls act out by starving themselves or cutting themselves. Some girls act out by being a bitch to other girls.
Not Kelleigh. Kelleigh steals cars.

This looks pretty good. I had never heard of it before I got it in the mail. It also only has like 200 pages altogether with the pages up front too. This comes out in September if you want to know.

Love In The Corner Pocket by Marlene Perez

Chloe is used to seeing all the angles on the table, so she's shocked when Alex turns up at Gino's Pizza and turns her life upside down. Not only does he confuse her and steal her best friend Bridget, but -- perhaps worst of all -- he threatens to beat her at pool.

This looks really cute.

The School For Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schnefer

Hidden oak is a reform school for dangerous girls. But even if it was founded with good intentions, its methods are questionable, as Angela Cardenas discovers within hours of arriving at the isolated campus. The school is structured like a jail, intended to keep the “dangerous” girls in and intruders out. Physical punishment and strange psychological exercises are commonplace. No one really knows what’s going on, but it soon becomes apparent that there is no escape from Hidden Oak. And even if some of the girls have been deemed capable of getting better, the others’ situations have been manipulated so these girls seem even more dangerous than ever, especially to outside eyes. It’s an endless cycle that feeds itself; it’s a dangerous incarcerating institution—and some girls are inmates for life.

I am not sure about this book because I have heard it wasn't the best.

And I received another copy of Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten (hope you don't mind I don't put up cover and summery)

The Bought:

Prohecy Of The Sisters by Michelle Zink

An ancient prophecy divides two sisters-One good...One evil...Who will prevail?Twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe have just become orphans. They have also become enemies. As they discover their roles in a prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other, the girls find themselves entangled in a mystery that involves a tattoo-like mark, their parents' deaths, a boy, a book, and a lifetime of secrets. Lia and Alice don't know whom they can trust.They just know they can't trust each other.

This looks amazing and I have also read a lot of great reviews.

L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad

Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can't wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun.
When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a "reality version of Sex and the City," they can hardly believe their luck. Their own show? Yes, please!
Soon Jane is TV's hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara—free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres—and she's lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane's spotlight.
In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it's not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be.

I have never seen the Hills or Laguna Beach. But I still want to read the book. It is a lot like the type of books I really love. And I love the cover.

Sorry about all the picture sizes looking weird and way different.

Waiting on Wednesday on a Friday (5)

2009-08-07T12:32:00.008-05:00

Since I was gone on Wednesday and didn't think about posting this I will post this today.

This week's choice is........................... Tempted by P.C. and Kristen Cast

So…you’d think after banishing an immortal being and a fallen High Priestess, saving Stark’s life, biting Heath, getting a headache from Erik, and almost dying, Zoey Redbird would catch a break. Sadly, a break is not in the House of Night school forecast for the High Priestess in training and her gang. Juggling three guys is anything but a stress reliever, especially when one of them is a sexy Warrior who is so into protecting Zoey that he can sense her emotions. Speaking of stress, the dark force lurking in the tunnels under the Tulsa Depot is spreading, and Zoey is beginning to believe Stevie Rae could be responsible for a lot more than a group of misfit red fledglings. Aphrodite’s visions warn Zoey to stay away from Kalona and his dark allure, but they also show that it is Zoey who has the power to stop the evil immortal. Soon it becomes obvious that Zoey has no choice: if she doesn’t go to Kalona he will exact a fiery vengeance on those closest to her. Will Zoey have the courage to chance losing her life, her heart, and her soul?

I love this series and really want to know how it continues. I love the cover. But it looks different from the rest of the series.

I'm Back from vacation

2009-08-07T12:30:00.002-05:00

I am finally back from Niagra Falls (which is very pretty). I had a great time. And as soon as I catch up on my sleep, unpack and a few other things I might give a info on our trip.

Oh And I found a few good books on my counter when I got back. Thanks to my neighbor for watching my cat and her finding my package and bringing it in.

In My Mailbox (12)

2009-08-01T14:21:00.005-05:00

I got two books this week

The Comeback by Marlene Perez

I was offered a copy the day after my Wow post.

Sophie Donnelly is one half of the most popular and powerful couple in school, until new girl Angie Vogel shows up and compromises everything. Angie steals Sophie's starring role in the school play, and, worse, her super-popular boyfriend. Sophie has been quickly dispatched to social Siberia, but not for long--she'll do anything it takes to make a triumphant comeback.

Celebrity Skin:Fame Unlimited by Liane Bonin

I ordered this from amazon.com. They had it on bargain price and decided to finally get. I had been contamplating for a while to get and when it was on bargain price I had to get it. I just happened to get the last bargain price copy. They have full priced ones too.

This is the exact type of book I love I am so excited to read it. I just need the rest of the sereis but no one has it.

Nowadays, Taylor Christensen is gorgeous, rich, and one of the biggest stars around, but the day Erin Kim met her, Taylor was on the middle school D-list, with the headgear to prove it. Erin, under her own stress from her traditional Koreanborn parents who don't want her to change, was there for Taylor when she needed a friend way back when, and she was there for her when the braces came off and the whole world noticed. Sure, Taylor had the "it" Hollywood was looking for, but someone had to help her deal with the ups and downs of superstardom. Erin didn't mind-especially since it helped her get her mind off some tough problems at home. Through it all, Erin was Taylor's one true friend. But as Erin watches her best friend self-destruct, she knows that telling Taylor the truth about what she's become could end their friendship once and for all.

What did you get this week?

Heartless cover

2009-08-01T13:57:00.006-05:00

This is the next book in the pretty little liars series by Sara Shepard that is is amazing and you should definetly read them.

I personaly am not a big fan of the creppy looking doll figures on the covers.

But I can't change it.

I am Finally Done With Health Class!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-31T13:49:00.002-05:00

I have been taking a summer school class this June and July. Well I have been taking health which is required for all freshman and I have been taking it now instead of during the school year. And I have been told we have to do so much less work then they do during hte school year. Now I have a half credit before I start even High School. Yeah. I even took my first ever final exam not that it was fun but it's still cool.

Now I have more time to read.

One problem. I am going on vacation and the week after that Swim Team starts. They have to practices a day.I think like 9-11 and 3-5:30 or something like that. And I will even less time to read.

My summer is going by so fast.

Leaving On Vacation

2009-07-31T13:45:00.002-05:00

I will be leaving tomorrow to go vacation to Niagra Falls. We will be going through a whole bunch states not really. I think we are going states like New York,Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan I can't think of any others. I am most likely not going to have any posts since I don't know how to schedule them.(will someone please tell me how). Well wish me luck during our our very car ride. But I will be bringing a lot of books.

Question: Does anyone else always bring way to many books to read with you vacation? And you actually read a few but you bring a lot.

Waiting On Wednesday (4)

2009-07-29T12:27:00.007-05:00

I have decided to do three books this week one that is already released (released a week ago) and two that are coming up...........and they are Coffee House Angel and The Hollow and One A Witch.

The Hollow By Jessica Verday
Comes Out September 1,2009
When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead?and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey goes through the motions of mourning her best friend, but privately, she refuses to believe that Kristen is really gone. Then she meets Caspian, the gorgeous and mysterious boy who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen's funeral, and keeps reappearing in Abbey's life. Caspian clearly has secrets of his own, but he's the only person who makes Abbey feel normal again...but also special.
Just when Abbey starts to feel that she might survive all this, she learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. How could Kristen have kept silent about so much? And could this secret have led to her death? As Abbey struggles to understand Kristen's betrayal, she uncovers a frightening truth that nearly unravels her—one that will challenge her emerging love for Caspian, as well as her own sanity.

I love the idea of this book. I can't wait to read it and really wish I had a copy.

Once A Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
Comes Out Sepember 14 ,2009

Tamsin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was supposed to be one of the most Talented among them. But Tamsin's magic never showed up. Now seventeen, Tamsin attends boarding school in Manhattan, far from her family. But when a handsome young professor mistakes her for her very Talented sister, Tamsin agrees to find a lost family heirloom for him. The search—and the stranger—will prove to be more sinister than they first appeared, ultimately sending Tamsin on a treasure hunt through time that will unlock the secret of her true identity, unearth the sins of her family, and unleash a power so vengeful that it could destroy them all. This is a spellbinding display of storytelling that will exhilarate, enthrall, and thoroughly enchant.

This looks really good. And I love these types of books. I like the cover too. I wish I had a copy.

Coffee House Angel by Suzanne Selfors

Came Out July 21
When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in the alley behind her grandmother’s coffee shop, she decides to leave him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans, and some pastries to tide him over. Little does she know that this random act of kindness is about to turn her life upside down. Because this adorable vagrant, Malcolm, is really a guardian angel on a break between missions. And he won’t leave until he can reward Katrina’s selflessness by fulfilling her deepest desire. Now if only she could decide what that might be . . .

This is another one of those books where this is the type of books I love and I love the cover it is just super cute.
I wish I had a copy.

All of these books I really want a copy of. They all look great and can't want to read to them.

I got a new bookshelf

2009-07-26T16:33:00.002-05:00

When my grandma was at my house last month she brought me a bookshelf that used to belong to the library she works out. It was this really weird dark purple color. So finally last weekend me and my dad painted it a very light blue since it's not going in my room but a hallway and under a window it had to be light and nuetral color. And today I finaaly made time to put put all the loose books on my floor and my immediate to read pile on it. And it almost full already. It's not the biggest bookshlef just 3 shelves if you include the bottom. But I am excited to get a new one.

Another story about bookshelves. So last year my dad made each me and my brother a bookshelf however we wanted it and would at least fit our rooms. I chose a 5 shelf one and is wide but not deep. I basically have that full well 3.5 shelves it. I have one shelf where I keep things like jewelry and other nick knacks. I am just shocked that I have like almost two full bookshelves which is little compared to some blogers but is a lot to me.

Amazon.com Question

2009-07-26T14:19:00.004-05:00

I want to make a amazon purchase which I never done well I have but I have some pre-order books. And I want to ask if you preorder books and get some books that are availble now do you have to wait till all the books are available or do they all ship separtly? Or should I just make a few orders for the books availble now and then all my preorders each in separate orders. And I don't want ot pay extra feees on anything.

Hopefully my questions make sense to you since I really need a answer.

Library Loot (3)

2009-07-26T11:55:00.002-05:00

This week I got I think 5 books.

Hancock Park by Isabel Kaplan

Keeping The Moon by Sarah Dessen

Fashionistas by Chloe Walsh

Truth or Fashion by Chloe Walsh

Juicy Secrets by Victoria Ashton

I have already read Fashionistas,Truth or Fasion and Juicy Secrets. I read Juicy Secrets and loved it and wanted to reread it. I read both book by Chlow Walsh but i wanted to reread them I don't know why. I read Truth or Fashion this year and wrote a review in January. Since I don't know how to a link (will someone please tell me) here is the URL. It happens to be my second post and my first ever review. So it's not the best.

http://bookworm411.blogspot.com/2009/01/truth-or-fashion-by-chloe-walsh.html

In My Mailbox (11)

2009-07-26T11:33:00.002-05:00

Another slow week with one book that I won froma contest. Thank Book and Literature for Teens for holdong the contest.

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson

Scarlett Martin has grown up in a most unusual way. Her family owns the Hopewell, a small hotel in the heart of New York City. Her nineteen-year-old brother, Spencer, is an out of work actor facing a family deadline to get his career in order. Eighteen-year-old Lola has the delicate looks of a model, the practical nature of a nurse, and a wealthy society boyfriend. Eleven-year-old Marlene is the family terror with a tragic past.

When the Martins turn fifteen, they are each expected to take over the care of a suite in the once elegant, now shabby Art Deco hotel. For Scarlett’s fifteenth birthday, she gets both a room called the Empire Suite, and a permanent guest named Mrs. Amberson. Scarlett doesn’t quite know what to make of this C-list starlet, world traveler, and aspiring autobiographer who wants to take over her life. And when she meets Eric, an astonishingly gorgeous actor who has just moved to the city, her summer takes a second unexpected turn.

With Mrs. Amberson calling the shots, Spencer’s career to save, Lola’s love life to navigate around, and Marlene’s prying eyes everywhere, things won’t be easy. Before the summer is over, Scarlett will have to survive a whirlwind of thievery, Broadway glamour, romantic missteps, and theatrical deception.

The show, as they say, must always go on . . . .

Okay I have a very short story about this book. I have checked this out twice before from the library and started once and the other time returned it for some reson. And know it feel weird getting this book because I have strated it nad returned it before.

I guess I'm weird

Summer Intern by Carrie Karsoyov

2009-07-26T10:41:00.005-05:00

To do:
Secure models for photo shoot.
Fetch dry cleaning when it arrives from Paris.
Walk big star's makeup artist's assistant's dog.
Snag invitation to tonight's hot party downtown.
I'm Kira Parker, total fashion junkie. I thought I had it made when I landed a summer internship at Skirt, the preeminent fashion magazine. Ha. Don't get me wrong—working at Skirt, and spending the summer in New York City without my parents, is amazing. But now I'm up against Daphne Hughes, daughter of the magazine's owner. She's already got the guy of my dreams and all the right connections. Now she thinks she'll get the plum position working for the editor in chief without even lifting a diamond-adorned pinky? This catwalk is primed for battle.

Review:I really enjoyed Jet Set by these authors so I thought I would try this one. I was really expecting a book full of snotty characters but Kira the main character is super relatable and is not at all snotty like some of the other characters. She was a great main character but one thing that did bother me was how she was always ready to do extra things and really seemed like a goody two shoes to me even though I know she really wanted to Geniveve's intern. The other characters were okay it had your typical gay guy, the hot guy you like but can't go out with, the snotty mean girl who thinks she is the best, and the guy you are dating who you don't really like bacause there is another guy you like better who you have.

The plot was kinda similer to Jet Set. They both have major twists that you never expect. I loved th plot though. It was kinda typical work at a fashion magizine book but it had things I have never seen in a book like this. So overalll it was a okay book not great but not boring.

3.75 out of 5 stars

Waiting On Wednesday (3)

2009-07-22T14:29:00.004-05:00

This weeks pick..............The Comeback by Marlene Perez

Comes Out August 1, 2009

Sophie Donnelly is one half of the most popular and powerful couple in school, until new girl Angie Vogel shows up and compromises everything. Angie steals Sophie's starring role in the school play, and, worse, her super-popular boyfriend. Sophie has been quickly dispatched to social Siberia, but not for long--she'll do anything it takes to make a triumphant comeback.

This book looks so good. It's the kind of books I love to read. And I love Marlene Perez's other books. I love the cover on this book. Meaning I love her dress.

I really wish I had a copy.

Animal Encounters

2009-07-20T07:02:00.003-05:00

We found a racoon last night out in our yard in broad daylight. That is rare to see. I took pictures but all of them are blurry. We think it was hurt because it's back leg or one them when it was walking looked weird.

Then Wednesday night we saw a little bunny in our yard who was just sitting there. And didn't move when we came close. So then I saw it's neck was injured we thought it was sick. Thursday our neighbor told us there dog bit it and had to stop to the dog from killing it.

We had a weird week with strange animal encounters.

Scandal Cover

2009-07-19T17:06:00.005-05:00

This is the book after Suspicion. In the private series by Kate Brian.This is the eleventh book in the series and comes out March 9,2010

Alright I couldn't find it on google and the Simon and Schuster website dorsn't have a link to the photo so here is a link to the page on their website.

http://books.simonandschuster.com/Scandal/Kate-Brian/Private/9781416984702

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/1416984704/sr=1-1/qid=1248042144/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&qid=1248042144&sr=1-1

I posted the Amazon one too which is a little different. Instead of yellow it's green. I mean the title section. Thanks Callie for saying that.

I am not a huge fan of the new layout. And the colors.

And has anyone seen the new tie in covers for the webseries. They I think are worse than the originals.

Library Loot (2)

2009-07-19T15:29:00.003-05:00

I got 7 books this week.

Just Listen By Sarah Dessen

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard *

Confessions Of A Teen Nanny by Victoria Ashton*

Summer Intern by Carrie Karasyov*

How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean

The books with stars I have read before and loved them and wanted to read them again. And the other ones like Eyes Like Stars I heard were good and wanted to read them. A ndI am slowly reading all of Sarah Dessen's books. Ans I wanted to know what Filthy Rich Girls was about and know more abnout the show Privliged which it is based of off.

Which Cover do you like better????

2009-07-19T14:52:00.007-05:00

I was searching through Barnesandnoble.com and found the paperback for Living Dead Girl By Elizabeth Scott and I want to know which you like better. The paperback comes out September 8 if you want to know.

Hardcover

Paperback

I like them both. I love the dress and the leaves it leaves this vibe that I you don't know about. And the paperback is so simple and really leaves me wondering what is this about and it seems very mysterious. So I like them both and don't know which ones better.

Which One Do You Like Better??????

I decided to put another set of cover in here. I don't like either one but I want to know what tou think.

Paperback

Hardcover

I really don't like either cover. The paperbook looks weird, like her legs all discombonulated. And the hardcover it just looks plan weird.

Which Do You Like Better????

Cover Crush (2)

2009-07-19T14:49:00.006-05:00

I changed the name this week.

This week my choice is................ L.A. Candy By Lauren Conrad

Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can't wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun.
When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a "reality version of Sex and the City," they can hardly believe their luck. Their own show? Yes, please!
Soon Jane is TV's hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara—free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres—and she's lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane's spotlight.
In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it's not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be.

I have never saw the Hills or Laguna Beach but this book sounds a lot like the type of books I love to read. But I love the hearts and the one red one. It just so simple its good. I can't say much about why I love the cover but I do.

In My Mailbox (10)

2009-07-19T14:45:00.002-05:00

This was a very slow week. I only got one book. And I won it from a contest Thanks Lauren at Laurens Crammed Bookshelf.

After The Moment by
Garret Freymann-Weyr

Maia Morland is pretty, only not pretty-pretty. She?s smart. She?s brave. She?s also a self-proclaimed train wreck.Leigh Hunter is smart, popular, and extremely polite. He?s also completely and forever in love with Maia Morland.Their young love starts off like a romance novel?full of hope, strength, and passion. But life is not a romance novel and theirs will never become a true romance. For when Maia needs him the most, Leigh betrays both her trust and her love.Told with compassion and true understanding, After the Moment is about what happens when a young man discovers that sometimes love fails us, and that, quite often, we fail love.

This is weird

2009-07-17T16:27:00.002-05:00

I was looking at Barnesandnoble.com and I saw that the House Of Night Series was being released in Hardcover. When it was originally released in paperback. I did notice that the one that just came out and the one released in October are hardcover. But the rest of the series that first came out in paperback are now being released in hardcover. That's relly strange. Usually if a book is being released in hardcover it comes out before the paperback not after.

I really loved the series by the way.

Waiting On Wednesday (2)

2009-07-15T17:42:00.003-05:00

This week I pick Ex-Mas by Kate Brian

Comes Out October 6,2009

Well I can't find a summary.

But I love anything by Kate Brian/ Kieron Scott. They are all amazing and I can't wait to read this. I also love this cover. I love the candy cane broken like that.

Harry Potter

2009-07-14T19:58:00.002-05:00

I am a very bad Harry Potter Fan!!! I have owned the 5,6,and 7 book since they have come and I have not yet read the 6 and 7 one. I started Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince but I think I got sidetracked and started reading Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants Series. Which I know I got the month the 4 one came out which was the same time I was like half way through the 6 book.
I am now gonna have to read the 6 book before I see the movie but I don't know when I have time since I have so many book right now to read.

Touch By Francine Prose

2009-07-14T17:17:00.006-05:00

What really happened at the back of the bus? Did they, or didn't they? Did she, or didn't she? Something happened to fourteen-year-old Maisie Willard—something involving her three friends, all boys. But their stories don't match, and the rumors spin out of control. Then other people get involved . . . the school, the parents, the lawyers. The incident at the back of the bus becomes the center of Maisie's life and the talk of the school, and, horribly, it becomes news. With just a few words and a touch, the kids and their community are changed forever. From nationally acclaimed author Francine Prose comes an unforgettable story about the difficulties of telling the truth, the consequences of lying, and the most dangerous twist of all—the possibility that you yourself will come to believe something that you know isn't true

This book kept me constantly confused. You were always wondering what just happened and everything seemed not in a specific order. Sometimes instead of going foward it went back and explained weird things. I thought Maisie was really whiney. She was always complaing by her stepmom and for the short time at her mom's her stepdad. She was also a really weird main character, like the story was oddly narrated. Oh she was also complaining about her therapy and lawyer she was always constantly naggging about how she doesn't want to go there but when she usually gets there she acts normal and sounds like she wants be there. Her three best friends who are guys sounded wierd and I think its highly unlikely that your three best friends are going to ask to touch your boobs. I know she was gone for a year and she all of a sudden grew boobs but I don't think they will ask to touch your boobs. So I know this sounds like a bad review but the book was okay not the best but not horrible.

3.25 out of 5

In My Mailbox (9)

2009-07-12T09:04:00.007-05:00

These are the books this week that I bought. I didn't receive any in the mail.

The Market by J.M. Steele

I had never heard of this before and found it n the new table they had at the store.

This is not the cover I have but my cover was super hard to find and the one I found it was super small and blurry.

High school senior Kate Winthrop is about to find out just how much she's worth.

After stumbling across the Millbank Social Stock Market, Kate is horrified to discover that out of the 140 girls in her class, she's ranked a bleak 71. Sure, she's not drop-dead gorgeous, and her "fashion" choices leave a bit to be desired...but 71?! Determined not to accept her fate as a "junk bond," she and her best friends quickly set out to make her the fastest rising stock on the Market.
Armed with a sexy new haircut and killer wardrobe, Kate puts her plan into effect -- and the analysts take note. In a matter of weeks, her stock value soars, and "Blue Chip" status is within reach. But what begins as a fun social experiment quickly turns into an obsession, one that threatens to ruin her reputation, friendships, and a chance at first love. Will Kate survive the highs and lows of the Market, or will her security crash and burn?

Blue Moon by Alyson Noel

I begged my dad to go to Barnes and Noble on its release day to get this. I am so excited to read this. I loved Evermore and can't wait to find out what happens next.
Just as Ever is learning everything she can about her new abilities as an immortal, initiated into the dark, seductive world by her beloved Damen, something terrible is happening to him. As Ever’s powers are increasing, Damen’s are fading—stricken by a mysterious illness that threatens his memory, his identity, his life. Desperate to save him, Ever travels to the mystical dimension of Summerland, uncovering not only the secrets of Damen’s past—the brutal, tortured history he hoped to keep hidden—but also an ancient text revealing the workings of time. With the approaching blue moon heralding her only window for travel, Ever is forced to decide between turning back the clock and saving her family from the accident that claimed them—or staying in the present and saving Damen, who grows weaker each day...

I am really excited to read both of these. They both look really good.

Awards

2009-07-11T14:43:00.004-05:00

I have three awards

I got the Lemonade and Humane award from Taschima Cullen at Bloody Bookaholics . Thanks for the award

I hope no one minds me not nominating anybody. I am to lazy and I don't like handing out awards. But If you see this you can say I gave it to you.

And from Lizzy at Cornucop iaofReviews I got the You Blog Rocks Award. Thanks for the award.

Again if you see this you can say I nominated you for the award. That goes for all three.

Book I Want (1)

2009-07-11T10:57:00.010-05:00

I will post this whenever I find a lot of book I want.

Perfect Mistake By Kate Brian I hate her sweater but I love the series

Suspicion By Kate Brain I love this series and can't wait to find out what happens next. I also don't like this cover the girl in the middle has huge lips I think.

Pretty In Pink by Rachel Maude I liked this series. Yet Again I hate the cover. The girls just look really weird.

The Alphas by Lisi Harrison I know this is a bit young for me but I love the idea behind it. And a cover I like

The Comeback By Marlene Perez this looks so good I can't wait to get a copy. I love her dress

VIP Longe by Ed Dector I started The One and really liked it so far. I really like this cover

Ash by Malinda Lo This looks super good and I love the cover

Sorry The Pictures are all weird

Cover I Heart (1)

2009-07-11T10:37:00.006-05:00

I am going to start doing this. I might change the name though.

This week it's Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

Ruby is used to taking care of herself. But now she's living in a fancy new house with her sister Cora—a sister she hasn't seen in ten years—and her husband Jamie—creator of one of the most popular online networking sites. She's attending private school, wearing new clothes, and for the first time, feels the promise of a future that include college and her family. So why is she so wary? And what is Nate— the adorable and good-hearted boy next door— hiding behind his genial nature? As Ruby starts to see, there's a big difference between being given help, and being able to accept it. And sometimes, in order to save yourself, you've got to reach out to someone else.

I recently read this and loved this but i read the hardcover which I didn't really like the cover. But I liked the cover if you took off the dust jacket.

I love the colors on this. And the simplicty of the girl just danging the key. The cover does go really well this book. The one thing I don't like is the way her lags are together they just look really weird.

Do you like this cover?

From My Library (1)

2009-07-11T10:17:00.005-05:00

I have decided now to post all the books I get from the library each week on a different post then In My Mailbox. Even though I think once I put library book on there. But this week I checked out a lot of books 15 to be exact. But I was gone earlier in the week and couldn't put them up and I didn't really go last week so my on hold books kept piling up.

If your wondering almost all the books I check out I placed on hold since my libray isn't the best at getting new books. But recently they got a new libarian who gets the kids and ya books. So there have been some new recenter books.

But this week I got: (sorry no pictures)

Vamped by Lucienne Diver

This looks interesting but I don't know if I'll like it

Wicked by Sara Shepard

I wanted to reread this before I read Killer (which no library has gotten yet)

All night long by Melody Mayer

This is part of the Nannies series which I liked and the 6 book was finally released after many changing release dates.

Bad to the bone by Melody Mayer

This is the finally released book. It was orginally going to come out last December and then May then changed to this June

The debs. Love, lies, and Texas dips by Susan McBride

The Debs by Susan McBride

The Miracle Girls by Anne Dayton

Breaking up is hard to do by Anne Dayton

star power : a talent novel by Zoey Dean

They finally got this after 3 months now I can reread the whole series to remember what happened

The geek girl's guide to cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb and Darcy Vance

I am really excited to read this it looks so good

Tan lines : a Summer novel by Katherine Applegate

This came before Beach Blondes which is the first book and I haven't read it yet

Drive me crazy by Erin Downing

Who made you a princess? by Shelley Adina

This is a good series but it's very religious

The one : a Chloe Gamble novel by Ed Dector

This looks so good I started reading it and was good so far.

Chloe Leiberman (sometimes Wong) by Carrie Rosten

100 Books Read This Year!!!!

2009-07-10T18:05:00.003-05:00

Yes I have read a hundred books this year. I know if you read my list of books I have this year it says 120 but I am just excited to read 100.

At the end of last year I had decided I wanted to count the number of books I read this year. I then fell in love with some blogs (the first blog was The Book Reader) (Which I found in October on a google search for books to read) (she was the main rason I decided to start blogging). And decided to create my own on I think January 20 or around that time. I then thought I should keep track on there. At first it was 100 but then I saw The Book Reader again and saw hers was 120 and changed mine to that.

I never thought I could read 120 in a year but I guess I can. And next year will definetly push myself to over 200.

Question?????? : Would it be wierd to change my list to like 200 or 175 this late in the year.

And my goal like 3 months was to get 100 by July 2nd (halfway through the year) and I was so upset (not really) whenI had read 98.

I like to also know how many book I have read each month if you noticed that you see many colors on my list.

Yay 25 Followers

2009-07-08T16:39:00.002-05:00

Well I can't have a contest. But I want to thank all my followers. I know I am not the best with frequent posts. But I love my blog and wish I had more time to do things. I also wish I had more money to host a contest.

It took me almost 7 months to get 25 followers. And I am just wondering how long it will take to get to 100.

Thanks for following me and hopefully sometime I will be able to have time to post all the things I want to.

In My Mailbox (8)

2009-07-03T19:36:00.006-05:00

This is a little early since I am leaving Sunday and their will be no mail Saturday(Happy Fourth Of July).

Evermore by Alyson Noel

Thanks Serena Robar for your giving it away thing all June where I won this.

I have already read this but I finally got my own copy.

Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people’s thoughts, and know a person’s life story by touch. Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school—but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste…
Ever sees Damen and feels an instant recognition. He is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy, and he holds many secrets. Damen is able to make things appear and disappear, he always seems to know what she’s thinking—and he’s the only one who can silence the noise and the random energy in her head. She doesn’t know who he really is—or what he is. Damen equal parts light and darkness, and he belongs to an enchanted new world where no one ever dies.

And last week I got some non book stuff but they go along with Twilight. I got some Essence Of Twilight things. This was a contest win so I didn't actually buy them. They are supposed to smell like the character. I got Edward, Bella, Alice, Renesme, and Jacob and Promise which is the wedding scent. They all smell good except Jacob it smells like sunscreen. I some of the thing like I got Alice in a spray and Edward in Lip Balm and Lotion (the lip balm smells bad).

Here are the websites if you want to check them out.

http://essenceoftwilight.blogspot.com/
or
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6388665

Happy Half Way Through The Year

2009-07-02T17:37:00.002-05:00

Yep that's today. You might be thinking right now that this year has gone by really fast. I feel like I have so much I want to do this year and haven't really accomplished much of it yet. But I have read I think 96 or 97 books so far. And my goal at the beggining of the year was 100 but I later changed it to 120. I am pretty sure I will make it to 120. Can't think of much else to say.

Oh I just remembered Happy Birthday Kelly. I know you won't read this blog cause you don't read book but Happy Brthday. She has been one of best friends for a long time but we aren't as close since we used to go to different schools. But yeah now we are in the same school. Yeah for High School.

Death By Series By Linda Gerber (Review)

2009-06-24T17:04:00.005-05:00

Death By Bikini

A day at the beach can be murder… Aphra Behn Connolly has the type of life most teenage girls envy. She lives on a remote tropical island and spends most of her time eavesdropping on the rich and famous. The problem is that her family's secluded luxury resort allows few opportunities for her to make friends—much less to meet cute boys. So when a smoldering Seth Mulo turns up with his parents, she's immediately drawn to him. Sure, he's a little bit guarded, and sure his parents are rather cold, and okay he won't say a word about his past, but their chemistry is undeniable.Then a famous rock star's girlfriend turns up dead on the beach—strangled by her own bikini top—and alarm bells sound. What exactly are Seth and his family hiding? And is it too great a coincidence that they turned up just one day before a murder? As Aphra digs into the mystery, she discovers that Seth and his family are in hiding from a dangerous terrorist organization. And, what's more, her mother—whom she hadn't heard from in years—might be involved. As the plot thickens, Aphra finds that danger lurks behind even the most unexpected of faces. . . .

This was super good I don't remember much because I read a week ago and I have read like 10 books since then.But I really love Aphra she is a really good main character and I thought Seth was great to. I can't say to much or it ruins the whole book. But I would read this book. It was really good and the plot was very entertainging and fast paced especially at the last 75ish pages.

Death By Latte

It was only a few weeks ago that Aphra Connolly's life changed completely. She had been living a quiet existence on her father's secluded island resort, until Seth Mulo turned up and stole her heart . . . and provided information that led her to find her mom in Seattle. But the reunion isn't quite what she expected. Aphra's mom, Natalie, doesn't seem happy to see Aphra, and Natalie's boyfriend, Joe, insists that Aphra go home. Even worse, Seth shows up, only to ask her to return the ring he gave her the previous summer. At least Natalie's hunky neighbor is sympathetic. But when Joe is found dead at a nearby coffee shop, Aphra discovers her whole trip to Seattle has been based on a lie. And now someone just might be trying to kill her. . . .

This one wasn't as good as the first one in the beginning but I really liked the ending I think it was almost better. We learn even more about Aphra ans Seth and what kind person Natalie is and her background. There is a lot of mystery and a lot twists and turns and people who don't seem like who they really are.

Death By Denim
Even though Aphra Connolly knows there are some very dangerous people on their tail when she met her mom, Natalie, in Paris, she envisioned the two of them strolling along the Champs-Elysées, sharing Nutella-smeared crepes and mother-daughter bonding. But the only strolling they’ve been doing is from one cheap hostel to another, and the “moments” they share consist of Natalie instructing Aphra on the finer points of anonymity and survival. When Natalie’s CIA contact in Paris is found floating in the Seine with a deadly message stuffed into his mouth, Aphra realizes that, like Seth Mulo and his family, she will never be able to stop running unless she confronts the situation head-on. Sneaking away from her mom and her CIA protector Ryan, Aphra tracks down a criminal mastermind in Italy, only to discover that Seth had the same idea, and her presence may have just put Seth in mortal danger...

This I think was the best in the sseries so far don't know if there will be anymore. But the plaot was the best and got going the fastest and hooked me the fastest too. This definetly had the best ending and turn of events. I can't say much because I might reveal too much

So I know these aren't the best of reviews but Ii had to do this fast and I didn't want a really long post.

But these are areally good and you should really read them.

Award Time

2009-06-21T10:23:00.003-05:00

I got my very first award from Katie at Katie's Book Blog so Thanks.

This blog invests and believes in the Proximity - nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this clever-written text into the body of their award.

I feel that everyone deserves this award so I won't be nominating anyone.

I also think like everybody has already gotten this award.

In My Mailbox (7)

2009-06-21T10:14:00.006-05:00

This was a slow week for me but I still got a book.

Thanks Kristi for this Idea of IMM.

The one book I got was:

The Real Real by Emma Mclaughlin and Nicola Kraus

Imagine there was never a Laguna Beach, a Newport Harbor, the shimmering Hills. Imagine that your hometown—your school—is the first place XTV descends to set up cameras.
Now imagine they've trained them on you.
When Jesse O'Rourke gets picked for a "documentary" being filmed at her school in the Hamptons she's tempted to turn down the offer. But there's a tuition check attached to being on the show, and Jesse needs the cash so she can be the first in her family to attend college. All she has to do is trade her best friend for the glam clique she's studiously avoided, her privacy for a 24/7 mike, and her sense of right and wrong for "what sells on camera." . . . At least there's one bright spot in the train wreck that is her suddenly public senior year: Jesse's crush has also made the cast.
As the producers manipulate the lives of their "characters" to heighten the drama, and Us Weekly covers become a regular occurrence for Jesse, she must struggle to remember one thing: the difference between real and the real real.

This book looks really good and is the type of book I like to read

Thanks Garden of books(for teens) for the contest that I won this from. She even sent me a little note with it.

That's all I got this week. But only getting one book allows me read to catch up on my reading pile. And the last two weeks were really good.

Come back later to my blog and I will announce a challenge Reviewabook 123 and I are hosting this summer.

September Sisters By Jillian Cantor

2009-06-18T15:02:00.003-05:00

Abigail Reed and her younger sister Becky are always at each others throats. Their mother calls them The September Sisters, because their birthdays are only a day apart and pretends that they’re best friends. But really, they delight in making each other miserable. Then Becky disappears in the middle of the night, and a torn gold chain with a sapphire heart charm is the only clue to the mystery of her kidnapping. Abby struggles to cope with her own feelings of guilt and loss as she tries to keep her family together. When her world is at its bleakest, Abby meets a new neighbor, Tommy, who is dealing with his own loss, and the two of them discover that love can bloom, even when it's surrounded by thorns.

I loved this book. It really touched my heart. I don't have a sister but I have a really annoying little brother who if this happened to I might be happy at first but then I might start to miss him. There were some parts where I wanted to cry but I couldn't because of where I was reading it (Waiting for my summer school health class) (This was not forced on me)(So Don't think I failed a class and had to take summer school) (I am taking it to be ahead when I start High School in the Fall). I was reading on the staircase in this secret like corner and there were teachers talking and I didn't want them to to know I was there. That was like a side story.

The book has some sad and happy moments in it. That make up a really good book.

Abigail was a great main character. She was sad that her sister was gone but was in a way a little happy. Becky sounded really cute like a sister I would want. She sounded funny and charming but was a tattletale.

So overall this book touches your heart and is happy sad and really good. So I highly reccomend it.

4.75 o0ut of 5

I said she was somewhat happy becuase Abigail and Becky fought a lot. So she was glad she was gone so they didn't fight.

But she wasn't happy because her parents were protecting her a lot and wouldn't let her do things.

Waiting On Wednesday (1)

2009-06-17T12:39:00.004-05:00

This Week's Pick Fairy Tale By Cyn Balong

Comes out: June 23, 2009

I have a countdown on My blog

Morgan Sparks has always known that she and her boyfriend, Cam, are made for each other. But when Cam’s cousin Pip comes to stay with the family, Cam seems depressed. Finally Cam confesses to Morgan what’s going on: Cam is a fairy. The night he was born, fairies came down and switched him with a healthy human boy. Nobody expected Cam to live, and nobody expected his biological brother, heir to the fairy throne, to die. But both things happened, and now the fairies want Cam back to take his rightful place as Fairy King.Even as Cam physically changes, becoming more miserable each day, he and Morgan pledge to fool the fairies and stay together forever. But by the time Cam has to decide once and for all what to do, Morgan’s no longer sure what’s best for everyone, or whether her and Cam’s love can weather an uncertain future.

This book looks really good, Even though I am not a huge fan of like fantasy books with fairys and things. But I still want to read this.

In My Mailbox (6)

2009-06-14T09:52:00.003-05:00

Since I got a lot of books this week I won't put up pictures

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

I found this at walmart on Monday and just had to get it even though I have never read a Sarah Dessen book before!!!!

It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.
A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.

The Pretty One by Cheryl Kam
All Megan Fletcher had wanted was to be like her sister Lucy: a beautiful, thin girl whom everyone at the Chesapeake School for Performing Arts worshipped and adored. While Lucy was a star actress with lots of fans, Megan had always been hiding behind the set designs that she and her best friend Simon had created, hoping that no one would notice her.And then one day, life as Megan knew it had changed forever. Megan wasin an accident that disfigured her face and plastic surgeons had torestructure it very carefully. Only no one would have thought that whenthe bandages came off, Megan would be even more beautiful than Lucy . . .

Privilege by Kate Brian
I have already read this but I got it from the library and I found a copy at Half Price Books so I had to get it.

MOST GIRLS WOULD DIE FOR A LIFE OF PRIVILEGE....
SOME WOULD EVEN KILL FOR IT.
Ariana Osgood ruled exclusive Easton Academy -- until she was arrested for murdering Thomas Pearson. She's spent the past two years at the Brenda T. Trumbull Correctional Facility for Women plotting her escape and is determined to get a second chance at the glamorous life she left behind. And Ariana will do anything to get her way....
From the author of the bestselling Private novels comes a new series about

Beautiful Disasters by Kate Brian
Once I found Privilege I had to go back to Barnes and Noble to get this.

She's Back....
After wasting away in a mental institution for a year and a half, Ariana Osgood is finally back where she belongs. She has a new look, a new name, and a new life -- all thanks to her former friend Briana Leigh Covington.
Now enrolled as a junior at the exclusive Atherton-Pryce boarding school just outside of D.C., Ariana sleeps in Frette sheets, flirts with the captain of the crew team, and gossips with the most beautiful girls on campus. She killed to get back her life of privilege. Just how far will she go to keep it?

Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
I have read this too. I had to beg my mom to get this. But shes read the book and liked it.

If Phoebe Castro can keep her grades up and have another stellar cross-country season, her dream of attending USC with her best friends is only a track scholarship away. She’s made all her plans, so it’s a complete shock when her mom announces she’s marrying a mysterious stranger and moving them half-way around the world—to Greece.
Phoebe’s stuck on a secret island in the Aegean attending the super-exclusive Academy, where her new stepfather is the headmaster and the kids are anything but your average students—they are descendants of the Greek gods, super powers included. That’s right, Greek gods are no myth! If Phoebe thought high school was hard, she knows this is going to be mortal misery.
Securing that scholarship seems like Phoebe’s only ticket out of Greece, but training and maintaining her grades will be grueling, even without a sabotaging stepsister from Hades and a gorgeous guy—what a god!—who just might be her Achilles heel. One thing is for sure—summoning the will to win and find her place among the gods could be Phoebe’s toughest course yet.
The Greek gods get a makeover in this romantic odyssey of mythic proportion.

Goddess Boot Camp bt Tera Lynn Childs
I just to get this my mom also wanted to read it.

Phoebe recently discovered she’s a descendent of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe), and now she's finding out that supernatural powers come with a crazy learning curve. Her new stepfather, headmaster of the Academy for descendants of Greek gods, has enrolled her in Dynamotheos Development Camp—aka Goddess Boot Camp—with a bunch of ten-year-olds for the summer. Embarrassing as that is, hopefully it’ll help her get control of her powers in time to pass the test of the gods, continue training hard enough to qualify for the Pythian Games (the only sporting event bigger than the Olympics), and enjoy her godly boyfriend, Griffin, all while avoiding getting smoted for accidental misuse of powers!

Twenty Boy Summer By Sarah Ockler
I heard this was good so I had to get it.

According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in ZanzibarBay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy ever day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie---she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago.Beautifully written and emotionally honest, this is a debut novel that explores what it truly means to love someone and what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.

I got the first 9 books in The Gossip Girl Series.

Half Price books had them on clearence and 2 other series I really wanted to buy but couldn't. I actually got ten but I got a duplicate by accident since they were bundles.

Gossip Girl
You Know You Love Me
AllI want Is Everything
Because I'm Worth It
I Like It LIke That
You're The One That I want
Nobody Does It Better
Nothing Can Keep Us Together
Only In Your Dreams

Hot Mess: Summer In The City by Julie Kraut and Shallon Lester

2009-06-13T18:44:00.003-05:00

EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she’s heading to the big city. Emma’s totally prepped for days at a fabulous internship and nights of socialite-ing around town. But when you’re 17 and not an heiress, reality is far from pink fizzy drinks and red velvet ropes. As the summer heats up, Emma learns that glamour is hard to come by when your only friend is too boy-crazy to hang, your budget is more H&M than D&G, and you spend 8 hours a day working for a man who proves that the devil wears Dockers too. Add one little white lie told to one very hot coworker and a roommate who makes Paris Hilton look junior varsity, and this summer in the city is starting to turn into one hot mess.

This was definetly a summer read. It has great characters who are funny and easy to relate to. The idea of the book was good and funny. I loved Colin he sounded like a gut I would date. The Dorf was really annoying in a chracter way because that's how is character way. I would hate to have him as a boss but he makes part of the great novel. Emma was a little whiny but other than that she was great. Ths book shows some great friendships between Rachel and Emma and how they reley on each other and what bff's are for. Jayla added to fun by making a funny charcter who I think was a little over the top. The plot was never slow and took some bad turns and a few good ones.

I have to say I love the shoes and bracelet on the cover.

3.5 out of 5

Breathless by Lurlene Mcdaniel

2009-06-07T15:03:00.004-05:00

What is the toughest request anyone can be asked to fulfill?Travis Morrison is a champion diver and one of the most popular kids at school. On the first day of summer vacation, while boating on the lake with his friends, Travis attempts a silly stunt dive that goes wrong. He fears he has broken his leg. Instead, his trip to the hospital reveals he has a rare form of cancer, and to save him, the doctors tell his parents they must amputate. In an instant, Travis’s life and the lives of everyone around him are forever changed. Travis is determined that he and only he should decide the course of his life. He has a plan, but he can’t carry it out alone. Will he convince one of his friends to fulfill his most important request? Lurlene McDaniel tackles a controversial subject, probing the issues of personal choice and quality of life.

I love Lurlene Mcdaniel books but this one wan't one of my favorites. I didn't really like the changing narrators in each chapter. In all the other books you like feel the person's pain but in this one I just didn't feel it. You never really got to know the characters. You got to know little tidbits about them but you never really knew anything about them.

If you want to read a Lurlene McDaniel book I wouldn't suggest this one but try The Time Capsule,Telling Christina Goodbye,Till Death Do Us Part and For Better, for Worse, Forever .

3.5 out of 5 stars

In My Mailbox (5)

2009-06-07T11:46:00.005-05:00

I finally had a good week or day I mean I got them all yesterday all but one were with a giftcard. I got them at Barnes and Noble, Half Price Books and Sam's Club. So Yay I finally book 8 to be exact.

Thanks Kristi for the IMM Idea

I guess I had a thing for Melissa de la Cruz books since I got three.

Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker

Austin music fest
Yay, summer in Austin!
Good food, good times. Fun for everyone!
Okay, living with my sorority-brainwashed cousin, who willingly goes by "Party Penny," is not exactly what I had in mind.
All your favorite bands
But the cute musicians I've met totally make up for it . . . like Sebastian. Swoon.
All ages welcome
So why can't I stop thinking about Penny's friend All-American Russ and his Texas twang??
Saturday & Sunday, from noon to midnight
Don't wait up!

Girl Stays in the Picture by Melissa de la Cruz

If you can’t be a mega-selling teen pop star, maybe you can join her entourage…
Devon—one name only, please—is the latest and jail-bait-est pop star to hit #1 on the Billboard chart and she’s making her big screen debut in Juicy. But after a stint in rehab, the studio isn’t so sure she’s their girl anymore. If they cut any more of her lines, she’ll be a silent film actress! Can Devon regain her star status? She needs to watch her back and make sure that flash doesn’t catch her causing a scene, and we don’t mean the kind you can yell "Cut!" after.
Livia has lost the weight and gained a reputation for attitude in the Hollywood party scene. Her dad’s an Oscar-winning producer, and with a hot Beverly Hills boyfriend on her arm as well as her photos all over the pages of Gossizzle.com, Livia looks like she has a perfect life. But looks can be perfectly deceiving…
And there’s fresh-faced Casey, who left a job bagging groceries at the Piggly Wiggly to play personal assistant to her best friend...and Devon’s biggest rival. She’s got the biggest crush on the biggest star of the film—a hot Brit known for loving and leaving them. Will Casey stay true to herself while trying to find a place in his universe?
Stars. They’re just like us. But what does that mean for the rest of us? Stay tuned, people.

Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen

Halley and Scarlett have been best friends for years, sharing secrets, clothes, and crushes. People know Scarlett as the popular, flamboyant one; Halley's just her quiet sidekick. Then, at the beginning of their junior year, the balance shifts. First, Scarlett's boyfriend Michael is killed in a freak accident; soon afterward, she learns that she is carrying his baby. For the first time, Scarlett really needs Halley. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but it'll never break--because a true friendship is a promise you keep forever.

Klepto by Jenny Pollack

Couldn't find Summary

But I got a cool waterproof splash proof cover

Trash Talk: Good Girls, Bad Boys and Dirty Big Secrets by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gotterfeld

Couldn't find cover or summary

I think these are a 3 and 4 book in a series

Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz

Within New York City’s most elite families, there lurks a secret society of celebrated Americans whose ancestors sailed on the Mayflower. They are the powerful and the wealthy—and in fact, they are not human. They are the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of vampires.
Schuyler Van Alen has never fit in at Duchesne, her prestigious New York City private school. She prefers baggy, vintage clothes instead of the Prada and pearls worn by her classmates, and she lives with her reclusive grandmother in a dilapidated mansion. Schuyler is a loner—and happy that way.
But when she turns fifteen, Schuyler’s life changes dramatically. She has a mosaic of blue veins on her arms, and craves raw meat. The death of a popular girl from Duchesne is surrounded by a mystery that haunts her. And strangest off all, Jack Force, the most popular boy in school, is showing a sudden interest in her.
Schuyler wants to find out the secrets the Blue Bloods are keeping. But is she herself in danger?

Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz

Schuyler Van Alen wants an explanation for the mysterious deaths of young Blue Bloods. Her search brings her to Venice, Italy, in the hopes of finding the one person who can help. Meanwhile, back in New York, preparations are feverishly underway for the famous Four Hundred Ball, an exclusive gala hosted by the city’s wealthy, powerful, and unhuman—a true Blue Blood affair. But it’s at the after-party masquerade that the true danger lurks. Hidden behind the masks is a revelation that will change the course of a young vampire’s destiny.

Wings by Aprilynne Pike

Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful--too beautiful for words.
Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.

It's Almost Summer (for me)

2009-06-07T09:47:00.003-05:00

I get out of school on Tuesday. Yay I am finally graduating from eighth grade. Since I go to a small school we have a ceremony and everything. But I am scared to start high school for a couple reasons. I have been with almost my whole class of 12 kids for 9 years (except 4 people) so we are all really close and know like everything about eachother we even call ourselves a dysfunctional family. I have to go a really big school where there are two floors and way bigger than my school right now. We have 4 classrooms we go to throughtout the day. I scared for lunch because I don't know many kids in the school so I don't know who I will sit by I will probaly sit by my class right now or at least I hope so.
Summer comes for me Thursady because we have a class trip Thursday. But over the June and July I am being forced to go to health class instead of taking it next year. But I get credits for it so yay. But I feel like I will be wasteing away my summer sitting at the high school for 4 hours. I have to ride the summer school bus there since my mom can't take me. So I will to sit for a 1.5 hours doing nothing so I think I will read then and catch up my huge pile of books.
For vacation this summer we might go to Niagara Falls so that's all I planned to do this summer. So what are you doing this summer?

In My Mailbox

2009-05-31T08:54:00.003-05:00

I haven't gotten anything for the past two weeks. I am kinda getting depressed because I am not getting books. But there is one good thing about not getting books you get to catch up on my huge evergrowing TBR pile. Hopefully I will get a few books in the next few weeks. But I almost bought a Sarah Dessan book yesterday but I didn't want to use the rest of my birthday money when I wasn't for I would like it.

Which weekly meme's should do?

2009-05-30T17:35:00.004-05:00

I am thinking about doing some but I don't know which to do and the one's people actually look at? So could tell me the one's you look and enjoy looking at. I also need one's that don't take much time since I don't have a lot of time in a day to blog.

What would you think if I did a cover of the week post?

Please answer my few question it would be greatly appreciated.