tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90413263593353540772024-03-05T15:55:54.293-08:00Hearts In Motion BooksAnisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-1477663935637076112011-03-01T19:23:00.000-08:002011-03-01T19:36:59.369-08:00Top Ten TuesdayTop Ten Tuesday is hosted by <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a><div>Top ten books I just HAD to buy... but are still sitting on my bookshelf...</div><div>These are in no particular order.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan</div><div>2. Fire by Kristin Cashore</div><div>3. 3 Willows by Ann Brashares</div><div>4. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer</div><div>5. The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller</div><div>6. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer</div><div>7. Across the Universe by Beth Revis</div><div>8. The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver</div><div>9. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand</div><div>10. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-26700402923875284602011-02-23T00:00:00.000-08:002011-02-23T00:00:19.489-08:00Bloodlines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoajzqYYveCIgv0uFEz2la9TqqKMyX7pCsKjcqqBkgSyiHfQmG-g29Of4oRhYTYVBNmMrj_cldiapjFkbLA_xnZcWOCsahPz2l0SU7mZ6Go-Mc_azca8Wp2u0BHvTExDNRNlMRBMG4M3V/s1600/8709527.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoajzqYYveCIgv0uFEz2la9TqqKMyX7pCsKjcqqBkgSyiHfQmG-g29Of4oRhYTYVBNmMrj_cldiapjFkbLA_xnZcWOCsahPz2l0SU7mZ6Go-Mc_azca8Wp2u0BHvTExDNRNlMRBMG4M3V/s320/8709527.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575947802779820114" /></a><br />ATTENTION TO: Anyone who is as in love with Vampire Academy as I am!! The cover to Bloodlines has been revealed!<div>Though I think this cover could be way better, it's still exciting! I'm super excited to read about Adrian again... Team Adrian forever! What do you guys think is going to happen in this series??? I'm pretty sure I read that it's a continuation of Sydney and Adrian's story. Are they going to have a fling? I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. Well tell me what you guys think!</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-81481252856923455512011-02-22T00:00:00.000-08:002011-02-22T00:00:13.338-08:00Tuesday Releases I'll Be Grabbing<div style="text-align: center;">This Tuesday I will fasho be picking up:</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRd__7-EbBtBjhAqENwqij1CNPFNJc9dKMGKsRUlZJAe9RFLk5V7rEJ_LWNRYL6fwO_UGTrITh_HMUQr3qia-9-yRvHlUdQF8teshyBfQJVhYMWtv-V9tsh8zGhyphenhyphensJs9MNSy57_Hn2yID/s320/1416984720.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575945895244139602" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8525598-ominous">Ominous</a> by <a href="http://www.privatetheseries.com/">Kate Brian</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm really nervous to see how Private is going to be once it goes paranormal. I'm really disappointed that this series has come to this but Kate Brian is a great author so I have faith that she can pull this off. The prequel to this book was good so I will definitely be grabbing this sometime this week like I do with every Private book. :)</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-21987905286138175022011-02-21T00:00:00.000-08:002011-02-21T00:00:00.102-08:00Monday Melodies (1)Have a current favorite song you can't stop listening to? I always do, and it's always changing so I'm deciding to start a monday meme about music because 1. I love music and 2. Because there isn't ever any monday memes I'm interested in doing. Anyway, join me if you'd like. Leave a link so I can see what your current favorite song is!<div><br /></div><div>My favorite song right now is Superbass by Nicki Minaj.</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q5p1plMqGYQ" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>I have to buy this girl's CD. I love it so much! And if any of you are Selena fans....</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6MVlS5Uj8Xs" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>or Taylor Swift....</div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TSSwUzdk8rU" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-71474997597262846012011-02-20T15:27:00.000-08:002011-02-20T15:59:31.699-08:00In My Mailbox (7)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA1yNPPkqUk6prgD2ztkFAeiI6h-2OAOdTnF3CADau9J-HQD9TFeQ_fq54vGBgDrf8gIdLr34ccMYSTKBvcqJdGqQ7Gelb7piO1VUzJHAn8x8pZzdshIoBRrPaNJYXNTwvWJiYICZL1do/s1600/7812107.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ </span></a><a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">The Story Siren</a>.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7NKfhK-e9S_EyqEJgqYRRBFBTMRi7dCBUxLFAorU0v7pffGSX3gW0emIqg71EIkiRwogZ7BsomCY0CXlcRe9aUdMWWloOI6-1JnFQtDe9EQM5yDZ2RRHz1nJe3cfQTMd7Xdp4n7RhQa6/s320/7812107-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575918777524006914" /></div><div>Bought:</div><div><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7823524-monster-high">Monster High</a> by <a href="http://www.lisiharrison.net/home.html">Lisi Harrison</a></div><div><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3002300.Chains">Chains</a> by <a href="http://madwomanintheforest.com/">Laurie Halse Anderson</a></div><div><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6710476-forgive-my-fins">Forgive My Fins</a> by <a href="http://www.teralynnchilds.com/">Tera Lynn Childs</a></div><div><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7812107-slice-of-cherry">Slice of Cherry</a> by <a href="http://www.diareeves.com/">Dia Reeves</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry I haven't had a review up in a while. I had been trying to get through The Survivor but I just didn't like it at all so I finally decided to just put it down. I started reading the 6th Pretty Little Liars book and plan on reading through the other books and then making a big review post of all three. So until then, happy reading!</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-16909635837571261452011-02-19T13:43:00.000-08:002011-02-19T14:43:43.960-08:00Blog Hop + Life As We Knew It<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WrQpreAU24RxjEioJMaGZwqzVtXSlRYp8PRXgIGmmEmcOeqrwbF78G4QOahwQ69QRk7ld4vNuCp5eSVfQa4aGwJQUih_Yhcxz7uxzJSGBPRX6zRWsv2an0IMI_eWKHFngLGwa2GD_gHz/s1600/LIFE+AS+WE+KNEW+IT+Jacket+Cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WrQpreAU24RxjEioJMaGZwqzVtXSlRYp8PRXgIGmmEmcOeqrwbF78G4QOahwQ69QRk7ld4vNuCp5eSVfQa4aGwJQUih_Yhcxz7uxzJSGBPRX6zRWsv2an0IMI_eWKHFngLGwa2GD_gHz/s320/LIFE+AS+WE+KNEW+IT+Jacket+Cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575534457151892530" /></a><a href="http://www.crazy-for-books.com/"><img src="http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt34/crazybookblog/cfbmemebutton-2.png" alt="Book Blogger Hop" width="150" height="150" /></a><div>Book Blogger Hop is hosted at <a href="http://www.crazy-for-books.com/2011/02/book-blogger-hop-218-221.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+crazy-for-books+%28Crazy-for-Books%29">Crazy-for-Books</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What book would you like to see turned into a movie?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer</div><div>This book was soooo good. Everyone should read this book if you're looking for a break from a story with a love triangle and vampires, werewolves, etc. Anyway, I think it's a perfect book to turn into a movie.</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-52772673792151579752011-02-07T15:46:00.000-08:002011-02-07T16:46:28.996-08:00Gossip Girl Gone Bad<div style="text-align: center;">Check out the original article at <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2011-02-04-gossip-girl-new-book-psycho-killer">PerezHilton.Com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I had personally suspected, Cecily von Ziegezar wasn't done with the original Gossip Girl characters. They're all coming back in a 14th book. It's not so much a 14th book, more a re-write of the first one. Regardless, things will be much different in this 're-write.' Your favorite characters of Gossip Girl are going to become cold-blood killers. Interested? I sure as hell am. I thought a good point was brought up in Perez's article though; Would you rather watch this on the show or read this book? Here's the cover:</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgqnixSeMiLjMPOZs7NWK0FAlsvyERpWiBJqrIEWYwFg7aMh4OmfRho8HtohtWuutFMZI-VCWoht6APEUXWq6O6bEuH-nQhCNPI-z1k7s-xJzVLdgS16T3qThyphenhyphenUQwpbbazK7eHi99zg9Y/s320/gg-book-cover-killer__oPt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571113418381090802" />Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-25344467131301760492011-02-02T05:01:00.000-08:002011-02-02T05:39:34.964-08:00SnowpocalypseHey everyone! Anyone else stuck in this blizzard everyone is calling the Snowpacalypse? Well I for one am loving it. No school for not one but possibly two days = a happy teenager. I just wish I didn't have a cold. Recently, winter hasn't been all great though. I had to take my dad to the doc last weekend to get a sling for his arm. He slipped and fell on his shoulder getting out of the car. But this past weekend we went food tasting for my sister's wedding. They had this crab stuffed cod... MMMM! I love yummy seafood.<div>Monday night I went with a friend to go donate blood. I didn't get blood drawn I was just there to watch. Call me selfish but after seeing that, I will never give blood unless absolutely necessary. Alright, I'm gonna go play The Sims and read all day. BYE! I'll leave a video of one of my new favorite songs. I guess I think it's fitting because her name is Wynter... haha? Sorry if you think it's offensive, but it makes me wanna dance. :)<center></center></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r4XjmDqG48A" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-59641661406618056712011-01-30T00:00:00.000-08:002011-01-30T00:00:01.528-08:00In My Mailbox (6)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(232, 149, 204); line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ </span><a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Story Siren</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This week I bought 2 books:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzcAH7BPQf2vY7sUFfQVtnRPdpw6P28wlgCgE7Ln_YolMUeLw2OfcUMpA6KxmP3_2pTXgF4hCZTEIfHgAgr4BeQGxwx_HnfmZw8fCcoX6DueVz5wqq5UEe-kA9TFg4o8sZKLzL7VanQIz/s320/across-the-universe-big1-1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567751236254418162" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7402393-nightshade">Nightshade</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"> by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.andreacremer.com/index.html">Andrea Cremer</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe">Across the Universe</a> by <a href="http://www.bethrevis.com/">Beth Revis</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">^those covers are so ^%(&^$(&^$*& pretty!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And received one book for review:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR78T1X7swFr4L36lh7eE7mTFTi81NZUU044WTxrDUvZpLs2pVgt0xle0cukyZRcubrVgn2D_nDWuzXyKRXmH4G09bCFMWQcjB3Zmxxikc1Dnqp5r9Mi2aJRKhGlxjutuidXRosHpD5Za2/s320/SeanSlater-TheSurvivor-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567752447981465042" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8563193-the-survivor">The Survivor</a> by <a href="http://authors.simonandschuster.ca/Sean-Slater/78948071">Sean Slater</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">^my first arc!!! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I started The Survivor and I'm only a few pages into it but from what I've read it's preeeeeetty good. Gonna go read more. :) What did you all get in your mailbox this week?</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-55508540216039929622011-01-29T08:40:00.000-08:002011-01-29T11:48:07.609-08:00Ascendant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7u23AuT1qOft4OBqSdyESQXaIrveYYD0iGP7k5NCgfAbkMRwt-RB2X-3NapkIta9ywY4FvOQNN7uDQrmXl6MtqJn6UI3bzEwz0XSTlGKxCijdxBdUR9ULX4TktaSutLVX2-UIWWhC1Xip/s1600/4623509872_d5404be1a3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7u23AuT1qOft4OBqSdyESQXaIrveYYD0iGP7k5NCgfAbkMRwt-RB2X-3NapkIta9ywY4FvOQNN7uDQrmXl6MtqJn6UI3bzEwz0XSTlGKxCijdxBdUR9ULX4TktaSutLVX2-UIWWhC1Xip/s320/4623509872_d5404be1a3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567656552634028754" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Title: </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7726036-ascendant"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ascendant (Killer Unicorns #2)</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Author: </span><a href="http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Diana Peterfreund</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Publisher: </span><a href="http://www.harperteen.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">HarperTeen</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Publication Date: September 28, 2010</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">GoodReads</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Pages: 392</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Challenges: Mystery and Suspense</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rating: 3 out of 5</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><u>SUMMARY</u></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(24, 24, 24); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Astrid Llewelyn is now a fully trained unicorn hunter, but she can't solve all her problems with just a bow and arrow. Her boyfriend, Giovanni, has decided to leave Rome, the Cloisters is in dire financial straits, her best friend's powers seem to be mysteriously disintegrating, and Astrid can't help but feel that school, home, and her hopes of becoming a scientist are nothing but impossible dreams.<br /><br />So when she's given the opportunity to leave the Cloisters and put her skills to use as part of a scientific quest to discover the Remedy, Astrid leaps at the chance. Finally, she can have exactly what she want--or can she? At Gordian headquarters, deep in the French countryside, Astrid begins to question everything she thought she believed: her love for Giovanni, her loyalty to the Cloisters, and most of all her duty as a hunter. Should Astrid be saving the world from killer unicorns, or saving the unicorns from the world?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div>REVIEW</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you're like me and don't remember the first book very much, I suggest you read a quick, complete summary of Rampant. Ascendant didn't have a </span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">long and redundant</span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> short and helpful blurb about what previously happened. Within the first couple of chapters, this book is throwin' in the dramatics. Where the first book was more about reasons to kill the evil unicorns, this one more about reasons NOT to kill the evil unicorns. I always hated reading thoroughly about the unicorns being killed and the suffering blahblahblah (most likely because I'm an animal lover) so I liked that Astrid was having a harder time killing the unicorns and not feeling bad about it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A lot of the book takes place outside of the Cloisters, which I thought was a good change. It took away from getting to know any of the other hunters very much more which I didn't like, but new characters are introduced and some characters with small parts in the last book have big parts in this one.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This book was good but it took me a while to read. It wasn't unputdownable until the last part of the book--about the last six chapters. I still love that this series is so different from what I've read before though, and I would definitely read a third book, but is there going to be one?! While I guess this book could have been the end of Astrid's story, I also think a lot of things had gone unanswered and I feel like I've been left hanging on a limb. Someone please confirm that there will be a third!!!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Attention-Getting Quotes:</b></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" 'This is a different school. I'm not going back to SUNY. This is one--Prat--it's in New York City--' </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Each word was a jolt of alicorn venom. 'You're leaving.' </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'Yes.' " Page 28</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"The steps of the charging unicorn faltered as I spoke her secret aloud. She raised her head and stared at me with fiery, furious eyes. It's the last thing I remember." Page 298</span></i></div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-86850900882791585292011-01-21T14:36:00.001-08:002011-01-21T15:11:11.868-08:00Friday Five<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyhM_9fw3IdiIfLwwyGxVNX9d5Oei3Q-ItZhGLD2uJxYblNfrMqEMhSr3CxtjXlSmT9wv9pPBzNYWceAdsJUu9OmxbXzVNoy3opfYk0jfvmyHqI7zqWZkTAD3f9vjb7-EuupsTPXDxvKF/s1600/F5.png"><img style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 185px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyhM_9fw3IdiIfLwwyGxVNX9d5Oei3Q-ItZhGLD2uJxYblNfrMqEMhSr3CxtjXlSmT9wv9pPBzNYWceAdsJUu9OmxbXzVNoy3opfYk0jfvmyHqI7zqWZkTAD3f9vjb7-EuupsTPXDxvKF/s320/F5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564772321165143410" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Hosted by: <a href="http://www.pageturnersblog.com/2011/01/friday-five_21.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FsNSK+%28Page+Turners+Blog%29">Page Turners</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">5 Books I Wish I Was Apart Of:</div><div style="text-align: right;">1. Harry Potter as a witch.</div><div style="text-align: right;">2. Oh. My. Gods. as a descendant of some awesome god/goddess.</div><div style="text-align: right;">3. Vampire Academy as a royal moroi.</div><div style="text-align: right;">4. Private as Reed so I can be with Upton ;)</div><div style="text-align: right;">5. Hex Hall as a witch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That was really hard for me. Harry Potter is really the only one I REALLY want to live in. So what book worlds would you guys want to be apart of? Leave a comment! Or link me to your Friday 5 post!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In other news, today was the last day of both my english classes. Woot Woot! I'm going on a reading spree this weekend. Plus I have monday off. Ohhhhh yeah! Alright, happy reading everyone!</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-38368328896816923712011-01-16T11:17:00.000-08:002011-01-16T13:06:06.606-08:00Update on Life 1-16-11Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that <b>I haven't ditched blogging again</b>... I just don't have anything to blog about! We started another book in my young adult lit class so I had to put down Rampant to read that. :( I'm going to try to finish this school book tonight though.. hopefully. I also have studying to do... ugh... but theres only 4 days left of all my current classes 'til the new semester starts which means senior english and young adult lit will be over. Therefore <b>no more school books taking away from my free-reading time</b>! Yayayay!<div><br /><div>More good news, <b>I got my acceptance letter to the university I want to go to</b>! Which I then used as an excuse to go see The Dilemna with <b>Channing Tatum, my love</b>.... hahahah, and eat <b>Pancheros for dinner</b>. Yummmmmy. On the topic of food, <b>I have as of today lost around 15 lbs </b>since I decided to become healthier person, which was back in like late November NOT January 1st, so don't freak out. hahahah that would be amazing though. It helps having an elliptical at your house. No excuses about not having time for the gym. ;) Anyway, I THINK that's all the news I have to tell you all. I just really wanted to blog about something, even though I don't have anything book related to say... other than <b>I really need to go buy Across the Universe</b>. Anyone interested in commenting this post telling me if they thought it was good or not? Hahahah I've been hearing from other blogs that it's pretty good.</div><div><br /></div><div>Okay I really need a nap! Thanks for reading!</div></div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-33334575755899805552011-01-09T16:01:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:44:14.319-08:00In My Mailbox (5)<div style="text-align: center;">In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/2011/01/in-my-mailbox-110.html">The Story Siren</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week I bought two books:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/?action=view&current=unearthly-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/unearthly-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7488244-unearthly">Unearthly</a> by <a href="http://www.cynthiahand.blogspot.com/">Cynthia Hand</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6936382-anna-and-the-french-kiss">Anna and the French Kiss</a> by <a href="http://www.stephanieperkins.com/">Stephanie Perkins</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'n hearing really great things about both and am very excited to start both!</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-19957050151232111342011-01-08T13:46:00.000-08:002011-01-08T15:09:32.756-08:00Mortal Instruments Update<div style="text-align: center;">Hey Mortal Instruments lovers! Cassandra Clare revealed <a href="http://cassandraclare.livejournal.com/45970.html">the new cover of City of Fallen Angels</a> AND the girl who is going to play <a href="http://cassandraclare.livejournal.com/45613.html">Clary in the City of Bones movie</a>! I do realize this news has been out for almost over a month but I just found out this week. I luuuuurv both.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the cover...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/?action=view&current=CoFAJKT_DEC7-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/CoFAJKT_DEC7-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Clary...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/?action=view&current=images-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/images-9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thoughts???</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-13572158087509810382011-01-07T16:45:00.000-08:002011-01-07T16:53:31.660-08:00Friday Five<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoC2uxLyCpdOOkrNStraxzc6oupthm72YECNzL9zYKUXbNdz8NQwb50x9dmo0zb01JLsSGMjAVDT3maUvEcK4JNXJricR2Bhin6T6nvCTUReiMYeSvGbIqKqSl7aQ_iWyRsbiBkYCoG4O/s1600/F5.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoC2uxLyCpdOOkrNStraxzc6oupthm72YECNzL9zYKUXbNdz8NQwb50x9dmo0zb01JLsSGMjAVDT3maUvEcK4JNXJricR2Bhin6T6nvCTUReiMYeSvGbIqKqSl7aQ_iWyRsbiBkYCoG4O/s320/F5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559611375181121826" /></a><br /><div><b>5 Resolutions <a href="http://www.pageturnersblog.com/2011/01/friday-five.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FsNSK+%28Page+Turners+Blog%29"> </a></b><a href="http://www.pageturnersblog.com/2011/01/friday-five.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FsNSK+%28Page+Turners+Blog%29">Friday Five</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>1. Eat better, Exercise more, That whole shabang.</div><div>2. Maintain good grades or Get a 4.0 in college 1st semester, Do homework before the day it's due ;)</div><div>3. Care more about the hair.</div><div>4. Get a job</div><div>5. Read 50 books this year!</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-40435332422324341992011-01-05T12:55:00.000-08:002011-01-29T08:57:04.456-08:00Clockwork Angel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mUXBXVgrubGOgILzDHmTK0Ke143hVwad95sMVj_0PpRjm43_9WzgyRbmI-iqyXnTRDH3alGUu2kVZWNqwKkz4-HwhHjpfuBVLTIJ5ketFPPun8Uv6fHvK-OHaQPWLNzn64O9Li0M4706/s1600/clockwork_angel-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mUXBXVgrubGOgILzDHmTK0Ke143hVwad95sMVj_0PpRjm43_9WzgyRbmI-iqyXnTRDH3alGUu2kVZWNqwKkz4-HwhHjpfuBVLTIJ5ketFPPun8Uv6fHvK-OHaQPWLNzn64O9Li0M4706/s320/clockwork_angel-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558808926380482274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Title: </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7171637-clockwork-angel"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1)</span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Author: </span><a href="http://cassandraclare.livejournal.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cassandra Clare</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Publisher: </span><a href="http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/margaret-k-mcelderry-books"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Margaret K. McElderry</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Publication Date: August 31, 2010</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">goodreads</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Genre: Young Adult/Historical Urban Fantasy</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Pages: 476</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Challenges: 1. Horror and Urban Fantasy 2. Mystery and Suspense</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rating: 4 out of 5</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u></u></b><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">SUMMARY </span></b></u></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still. </span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.<br /><br />Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.<br /><br />Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by--and torn between--two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.</span></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><u>REVIEW</u></span></span></span></div><div><u></u><b>The shadowhunters are back! ;)</b></div><div><br /></div><div>So this book centers around Tessa, who is NOT nephilim. She sails to London to live with her brother after her aunt dies and is kidnapped by the Dark Sisters who force her to discover what she is. The shadow hunters come to the rescue and the rest of the book is centered around the mysteries of The Pandemonium Club and Tessa's family.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I first saw that Cassandra Clare was writing this book... lets just say I was less than pleased. For some reason, it peeves me so much when authors decide to make spin-offs. I guess I just get annoyed that it may be bad compared to the original series, and no one wants to read a bad book, especially if it's a spin-off of a book/series you like. Therefore I didn't grab this until a few weeks after it came out, and hadn't started it until December.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wasn't a huge fan of the beginning, probably because I didn't understand what was going on but as I read it got more and more addicting. I actually like these characters better than the ones in The Mortal Instruments! Plus, this book had GREAT plot twists. I love when a book can surprise me and thats exactly what happened. It also didn't end with a huge cliffhanger, which I like. But it left me thinking, "Huh, I wonder what's gonna happen next." This was such a good book! I don't really have a good reason for why I gave it a four but at the same time, a five didn't seem right. Regardless, it's still a great book!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This quote gives a good idea of what to expect in this book ;) </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>"'Many who have gazed upon me have compared the experience to gazing at the radiance of the sun.' Jem still had his eyes closed. 'If they mean it gives you a headache, they aren't wrong.'" (Page 343)</i></span></div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-86815702735016011752011-01-03T17:02:00.000-08:002011-01-03T17:04:11.960-08:00Blog Hop<div style="text-align: center;">Tryna get some more followers and meet cool bloggers!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Join the hop!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hosted at <a href="http://www.pageturnersblog.com/2011/01/its-blog-hop-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FsNSK+%28Page+Turners+Blog%29">Page Turners</a></div><div><br /></div><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=64123" type="text/javascript"></script>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-68590287701451702172011-01-02T00:00:00.000-08:002011-01-01T18:35:27.679-08:00End of 2010 SurveyThis looked fun to fill out... I got this from Ella at <a href="http://theclockmonkey2.blogspot.com/2010/12/end-of-2010-survey.html">The Clock Monkey</a> who got it from Jamie at <a href="http://perpetualpageturner.blogspot.com/2010/12/end-of-2010-survey.html">The Perpetual Page-Turner</a>. Visit both their blogs!!<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">FYI: This survey is full of Vampire Academy. Sorry, I read the whole series this year (:</span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">1. Best Book of 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Last Sacrifice</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Richelle Mead. Fashooooo! Hahaha yes I did just add that. Richelle ended this series sooo well. Even though Rose didn't end up with my man choice, I was still contempt. 600 pages of kick-ass content. :D Now gimme-gimme-gimme Bloodlines!</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">2. Worst Book of 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Push </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">by Sapphire. This book should have a huge sign on it saying TMI. Ugh. My sister's coworker was raving about it and made her read it and then my sister made me read it...never again.<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">3. Most Disappointing Book of 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Mockingjay</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Suzanne Collins. Before everyone goes all crazy on me, I have to say that I did like it. But that's it, only liked it. This didn't five me the 'wow factor' of the first two. By the end of the book, I didn't much like Gale or Peeta either. Therefore, disappointment.<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">4. Most Surprising Book (in a good way!) in 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">The Last Song</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Nicholas Sparks. Alot of people like his books but I usually only find them ooookay. But this one, O. M. G. I cried soooo much. Now one of my favorite books. Oh, and by the way, the book is better than the movie ;)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Hex Hall</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Rachel Hawkins. I loved this book so much! This was the first book I had read by Rachel (and I believe it is her first published) so I wasn't sure what I was going to swim into but I flew through it so quick and I am so ready for book two. Feb 15th baby!! Well, at first I thought it was coming out in March, but then the publication date on goodreads changed to February. Can anyone confirm any information for me??</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Vampire Academy</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Richelle Mead. Okay, I had to include this book. A girl that I know kept telling me to read this series but I was hesitant because I was getting worn out with the whole vampire subject. But I decided to ask for the box set of the first three for christmas, and when I started book one I would not put it down and soon enough book two and three were finished also. Needless to say, this is now one of my favorite series. TEAM ADRIAN! :)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">5. Book You Recommended to People Most in 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">The Hunger Games</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Suzanne Collins.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Vampire Academy</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Richelle Mead.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">They're amazing. That is all.<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">6. Best Series Discovered in 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Vampire Academy</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Richelle Mead.<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">7. Favorite New Authors of 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br />Rachel Hawkins and Richelle Mead<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">8. Most Hilarious Read of 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Sherman Alexie.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">I didn't really like the book though.<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">9. Most Thrilling Unputdownable Book of 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Vampire Academy</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Richelle Mead.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Hex Hall</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Rachel Hawkins.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Anything Kate Brian<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">10. Book You Anticipated the Most for 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Spirit Bound, Last Sacrifice, Mockingjay, Kate Brian books.<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">11. Favorite Cover of a Book You read in 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br />Hex Hall, every Vampire Academy, The Last Song (with the turtles)<br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">12. Most Memorable Character in 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br />Rose, Dimitri, and Adrian from Vampire Academy.<br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">13. Most Beautifully Written Book in 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Honestly, I don't really pay attention to writing. But the most beautiful story was probably </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">If I Stay</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> by Gayle Foreman.<br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">14. Book that had the Greatest Impact on You in 2010</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">The Last Song. I haven't cried that much since I read Marley & Me. (:<br /><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">15. Book You Can't Believe You Waited Until 2010 to Finally Read</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br />Vampire Academy. Hands down.</span></span></span></span></div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-16337921899882950642011-01-01T11:40:00.000-08:002011-01-02T12:43:36.276-08:002011 Challenges<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookchickcity.com/2010/11/sign-up-horror-urban-fantasy-reading.html"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5221105520_92f9ce9b86_o.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hosted by <a href="http://www.bookchickcity.com/2010/11/sign-up-horror-urban-fantasy-reading.html">Book Chick City</a>! Check out her blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center><a href="http://www.bookchickcity.com/2010/11/sign-up-mystery-suspense-reading.html"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5206727111_9651f4e29b.jpg" /></a></center></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also hosted by <a href="http://www.bookchickcity.com/2010/11/sign-up-mystery-suspense-reading.html">Book Chick City</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQdAs88t95lzUrp8uLp1hmvsUdcxROnLmXdaSWrUuY71BXRokezPEhGVRw-I5gSw8ogYrwuLgiZlWu6NbWFv7-2669H9ucXMqcGjWxodgOtbdEYHTcD1KbMjTWVaNck8nzePf7PDh7q2u/s320/2011DebutAuthorChallenge-1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557686963814471186" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hosted by Kristi at <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/2010/11/sign-up-for-2011-debut-author-challenge.html">The Story Siren</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't really committed to any challenges before but I'm hoping to do it this year. Wish me luck everyone! You guys join too!</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-42402174346423427392010-12-30T16:59:00.000-08:002011-01-01T11:14:18.090-08:002010 Books in Review<div style="text-align: left;">FIRST OFF: Guys, all I can say is sorry for being a very bad blogger. I'm done making promises I can't keep. Whoever still follows, please forgive me. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Second, below I typed some very brief reviews of the books I read in 2010. Many of the books I read in 2010 were school books and sorry but no way am I giving those anymore attention. That's why I didn't get to read as much this year. Leave comments! :)</div><div><br /></div><div><u><u>Vampire Ac</u><u>ademy Series:</u> <b>5/5</b></u></div><u><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMapOVT8T3D0eqP7Cy6yU5Ri9iNUD-pRO4KPe9a0lPIa1oAD3tVoVddxHC2dcT7Qg05VOa4dBRKBYBpSrmRDhjvLaXc9s5CCSEJiDlyGWftJcgvEANyTkNzHO0vPHJuCo1uRl34vgnC8-k/s320/23306_357165181469_7044_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556873578173379986" /></u><div><u></u><div>Frostbite: <b>5/5</b></div><div>Vampire Academy: <b>5/5</b></div><div>Shadow Kiss: <b>5</b><b>/5</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Blood Promise: <b>4/5</b></div><div>Spirit Bound: <b>4/5</b></div><div>Last Sacrifice: <b>5/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Seriously, these books were and are amazing.</div><div style="text-align: left;">TEAM ADRIAN 4EVER! ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6MTyKAi5aAP0rFw4dSRChMkDXaTrU2edY6RGO6K-ZiKt_QT5b1h6H2QlTkrQe9rUmhZ7g9iK8jay9M7ALgtXt6_VZUrMsQJZhpKiKhMTLUl5YTxh2tCxDcQInFNP7d491btr2PxeZ-24/s320/515Vy6llLmL-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556948818337774882" /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><u>Pretty</u></div><div style="text-align: right;"><u>Little</u></div><div style="text-align: right;"><u>Liars</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect: <b>4/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unbelievable: <b>4/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wicked: <b>4/5</b></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think most people would shun me for not giving these 5's. I do enjoy reading these it's just I honestly wouldn't have a hard time putting them down. I don't think any of the characters are very likeable. Have yet to finish the rest of the series.</div><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 194px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaaeSxT2YlD28PFkRYk9Uhd37Ekidzcg_o6z_RsTU9M5XUFoFnbJYFBg36f3_6iTgHGWbcMYzyT8FidtZZdN9LovQ6UrZ8ADUaqhP2HAosozTk7RQ3xCjcdtZ5yCYLCpEYlMGMxZrK8N4/s320/BeastlyBook-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556677897952608962" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I read these books because they were being made into movies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>The Last Song:</u> <b>5/5</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now one of my favorite books. The last 100 pages were brutal on me. You could say I was bawling my eyes out. Lolz. I definitely think the book was way better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><u>B</u><u>eastly:</u> <b>3/5</b></div><div style="text-align: right;">This book was just an "eh" for me. I will certainly be showing up to the movie but not because I loved the book. Of course they moved the release date from this past summer to like, this spring er something. Whatever movie people, whatever. ;p</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KWrHVnuVpvJ9qN1PkpwRevIRB7WtfAvaXsj_NcHpqii3ScmlmJqRgvZfo6GvNFq8vkFGPSK7VTt54ageVJ6oa_8LU1nW1LUXWnpTdfFFV6QAU0k1VQr2mTe3nC6AgpRfapg3SyF_jF47/s320/livingdeadindallas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556682814259413282" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Living Dead in Dallas:</u> <b>4/5</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ahhhh True Blood, how I love you. I read each book after each season airs to see what the differences were and such. Only a few things are different but they're both good. :) SPOILER: I am extremely glad that they didn't kill off Lafayette in the show. THANK YOU TRUE BLOOD WRITERS!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Percy Jackson Series:</u> <b>3/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could also quite possibly be shunned for this rating also. Again, these books were good. I loved the stories but I had a hard time relating to the characters seeing at they were all in middle school and I'm almost out of high school. Sorry :/</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeJ8nx8RFTe-KNpapxJKhSjr7E6ee6q4EOErl_A477uhhWq8JbAEs3NmFXfoSCulYmbZdsi8ILSo7-lOiY2Z5GSrODXLoy48ZeUeZ4DFTyt9w3oNlpQWDfiJT4wbl5Jn6myY6Zx80P1EU/s320/Percy+Jackson_2_Yup.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556686572767579938" /><div style="text-align: center;">The Lightning Thief: <b>4/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Sea of Monsters: <b>3/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Titan's Curse: <b>3/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Battle of the Labyrinth: <b>4/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Last Olympian: <b>3/5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________</div><b><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVzI73hR_NpOttUVF0Ibt_sr4KrwGbGOxRxdS2-D_zmJ6dFkuBprb936G9n2-O9Q-bx1pLKZLsCika603E6KFzwJV4G75U8R2FjWVr9cGv8h5sKtaTFDDpmb45s0v0ogkCMIOfZgjl8cZ/s320/th1442412364-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556873015717659746" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></u></div></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></u></div></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></u></div></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></u></div></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></u></div></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></u></div></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">P</span></u><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">rivate Series:</span></u></div></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div></span></b></div></span></b></div></span></b></div></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: right; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">#11 Scandal: <b>4/5</b></span></div></b></span></div></b></span></div></b></span></div></b></span></div></b></span></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">#12 Vanished: <b>4/5</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Prequel: The Book of Spells:</span> 4/5</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5mNVymZug6XvZNGP_NmRJxYM73fUXdBTZI77qdwM6A8_4nJDvzfIgUGGX_Pgto-4aHOlJ7DnYDmbg27-Qr8TSI5cK_8Tr_1r5UGqn0YjyoRma0_5fI0ICRM5Xnrq0_xHb0JZoPfShzrO/s320/n354608-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556943919881089458" /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Privilege Series:</span></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">#4 Sweet Deceit</span>: <b>5/5</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">#5 Pure Sin:</span> <b>3/5</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">____________________________________________</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></b></span></div></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXBQ-gs-ZmTG-HvT4tr6RAG1njSjkBOH4rr6LYBb_RmFgefdphlR07csO6dmXEf157D5MXsJk5trQxsfckUu5zUNY1yBq08mp9VlfdRa9p6YIFCMgGmeg5XitpGV83WVXj-6rOL124f7o/s320/mockingjay.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556871908984694530" /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><u>Mockingjay:</u> </span>3/5</b></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Again with the shunning ;p Well this book was a disappointment for me. I did like the way things ended but this wasn't nearly as good as the first two. Oh and by the end of this book I didn't much like either Peeta or Gale so.. meh</span>.</div></b></div><b><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">____________________________________________</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><u><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 53px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIq2a-2ALPEZAAVqqkELwAlRE9axEKEdE12w4mEKBqpLBSiS6jUTgm6exExo6SLpbFXWoqqXvvas_eeKiL0Oy25WWCjDpyriVOFHRx4fXAPvop4GtziNXUl38uvb3vtdiOhhjDdV1a0Q3T/s320/hex-hall-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556943399717818994" />Rampant:</u> </span>3/5</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">is was better than I thought it was gonna be but I sorta had to work my way through it. I'm still </span></div></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">excited to read the next book pretty soon!</span></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><u>If I S</u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><u>tay:</u> </span>3/5</div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I thought this was going to be better than it was for me because everyone was raving about it. It was really sad but heart warming at the same time. I may or may not read the next one. It so</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">unds good so I put it under the countdowns.</span></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Tw</u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><u>ilight Graphic Novel:</u> <b>4/5</b></span></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The book was better ;p But I was happy to find that I enjoyed it more than I thought I was. Twili</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">ght has become annoying for me because of the movies.. bleh.</span></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Hex Hall:</u> </span>5/5</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD!!! I am so excited for the new one to come out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">____________________________________________</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></div></b></span></div></b></div></b>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-34230082812402069282010-06-24T00:00:00.000-07:002010-06-24T00:00:00.232-07:00The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCh5ke2Z2ixh3ZrSU17c-xwX_8kVkxryUxWrE141nulWp0cuTYsFFQrMuh5lI2comUPj6o4nQrmLt8Eet1729bg4lHXCuuiPYlIyeVkZGcnaK4w2jiJCRsAwjq02Y7qsNt8eFmsiF6w6fB/s1600/part-time-indian1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCh5ke2Z2ixh3ZrSU17c-xwX_8kVkxryUxWrE141nulWp0cuTYsFFQrMuh5lI2comUPj6o4nQrmLt8Eet1729bg4lHXCuuiPYlIyeVkZGcnaK4w2jiJCRsAwjq02Y7qsNt8eFmsiF6w6fB/s320/part-time-indian1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485028519829557890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary from GoodReads: </span>Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he thought he was destined to live.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OVERALL RATING </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(2 out of 5)</span>:<br /><a href="http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/?action=view&current=dreamcatcher-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/dreamcatcher-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm definitely at a minority when it comes to this rating. This book gets way higher reviews than what I actually think of it. I didn't think it was a bad book, it just felt like there was something about it that rubbed me the wrong way. Okay, here's what I liked about it: He was so honest in this book. Lets just say this book is probably tended to be for a more mature audience. Things like masturbation were mentioned in small parts of the books but it made it more real and believable to me. Though at times it seemed to be a bit excess. Also, I know I'm going to remember parts of this book because it left such an effect on me. But, like I said, there was just something about it that bugged me. I think that anyone that reads this review and hasn't read this book should go read this book anyway. Maybe I wasn't in the mood to read this kind of book or something. I don't know. But really, you all should read it and prove this review wrong or something. :) :)Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-78569464310206859882010-06-22T00:00:00.000-07:002010-06-22T00:00:04.518-07:00Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-H52lq3i0AB-e-DHEMpk7jJxDiHNuw0fu2isE1mL3CvrvAXTu2L0S8UvFCYX-pDJJ3ngyONrWbX1Ex1IVAbRAnc-SxC-_ndD_ngOlE0y0R_10kdsYR4iH2OnmuM6rVEX0NiHhGE2Waup/s1600/the-last-olypian.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-H52lq3i0AB-e-DHEMpk7jJxDiHNuw0fu2isE1mL3CvrvAXTu2L0S8UvFCYX-pDJJ3ngyONrWbX1Ex1IVAbRAnc-SxC-_ndD_ngOlE0y0R_10kdsYR4iH2OnmuM6rVEX0NiHhGE2Waup/s320/the-last-olypian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484985945367807538" border="0" /></a>Just gonna let you guys know that this is the fifth book in this series. Therefore, you may want to take caution of spoilers in this summary.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary from Amazon.com: </span>All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OVERALL RATING</span><span><span style="font-style: italic;"> (3 out of 5)<span style="font-style: italic;">:<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><a href="http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/?action=view&current=TD_pegasus_earrings_black-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k231/aeagle0010/TD_pegasus_earrings_black-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm going to apologize ahead of time. I read this so long ago I don't quite remember everything. (Boy do I sound like an elder.) So this is the last book in the Percy Jackson series. Kronos is not only back but bigger and badder then ever. Percy and his friends have to rid of him and his army for good or it's the end of Olympus. Right away the book started out with action but overall I thought the chain of events moved slowly. I thought the plot of this one was only so-so. The ending wrap up was also kinda dragged out but I'm glad that most of it wasn't predictable. All in all, I think if you have read the rest of the books then of course you gotta read this one.Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-30048668495226002010-06-20T08:37:00.000-07:002010-06-20T12:54:15.988-07:00In My Mailbox (4)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd67TwgZZ_eamvA7xSySocPMv7CvNaANPiVV1DM9-fJospcMcDImbwrBC3392jVhz40Ts2Tb47bZ9anplUqiE2885trbdIBtPzjoGir9KseTg7Z5YwIgEzSATx3YKpAHt4icUlO2V2w1X6/s1600/tiki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd67TwgZZ_eamvA7xSySocPMv7CvNaANPiVV1DM9-fJospcMcDImbwrBC3392jVhz40Ts2Tb47bZ9anplUqiE2885trbdIBtPzjoGir9KseTg7Z5YwIgEzSATx3YKpAHt4icUlO2V2w1X6/s320/tiki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484881091127333730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I gotta say sorry right now. My last post was an In My Mailbox post. I'm sorry I haven't been posting like I promised. But I'm on a vacay right now. I always have some excuse but I'm going to try my best to post more!!<br /><br />Alrighty then, In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">The Story Siren</a>.<br />So I'm spending some time with my sister at her house in South Carolina and she lives by this place called BooksAMillion. Holy lord, I leave that place with more books than I read in a year. So here's what I got this week!<br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=tithe.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 101px; height: 142px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/tithe.jpg" alt="Tithe Holly Black" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=Valiant.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 101px; height: 143px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/Valiant.jpg" alt="Valiant Holly Black" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=Ironside.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 101px; height: 143px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/Ironside.jpg" alt="Ironside Holly Black" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46777.Tithe">Tithe</a> by <a href="http://www.blackholly.com/">Holly Black</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/266607.Valiant">Valiant</a> by <a href="http://www.blackholly.com/">Holly Black</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2721856.Ironside">Ironside</a> by <a href="http://www.blackholly.com/">Holly Black</a><br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=almostfamous.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 104px; height: 144px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/almostfamous.jpg" alt="Almost Famous Zoey Dean" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=StarPower.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 101px; height: 143px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/StarPower.jpg" alt="Star Power Zoey Dean" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=violet-in-private.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 97px; height: 143px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/violet-in-private.jpg" alt="Violet In Private Melissa Walker" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3112806.Almost_Famous">Almost Famous</a> by <a href="http://www.zoeydeanstalent.com/">Zoey Dean</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5995898-star-power">Star Power</a> by <a href="http://www.zoeydeanstalent.com/">Zoey Dean</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2591867.Violet_In_Private">Violet in Private</a> by <a href="http://www.melissacwalker.com/blog/">Melissa Walker</a><br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=n292472.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 105px; height: 157px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/n292472.jpg" alt="Summer Girls Hailey Abbott" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=lockandkey.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 105px; height: 158px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/lockandkey.jpg" alt="Lock and Key Sarak Dessen" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=pradaandprejudice.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 105px; height: 158px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/pradaandprejudice.jpg" alt="Prada and Prejudice Mandy Hubbard" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5969993-summer-girls">Summer Girls</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21913.Hailey_Abbott">Hailey Abbott</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5973910-lock-and-key">Lock and Key</a> by <a href="http://www.sarahdessen.com/">Sarah Dessen</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5301920-prada-and-prejudice">Prada & Prejudice</a> by <a href="http://www.mandyhubbard.com/">Mandy Hubbard</a><br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=wanderlust.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 112px; height: 169px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/wanderlust.jpg" alt="Wanderlust Lucy Silag" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=princessonthebrink.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 111px; height: 169px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/princessonthebrink.jpg" alt="Princess on the Brink Meg Cabot" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=paparazziprincess.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 112px; height: 168px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/paparazziprincess.jpg" alt="Paparazzi Princess Jen Calonita" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6373727-wanderlust">Wanderlust</a> by <a href="http://lucysilag.blogspot.com/">Lucy Silag</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85989.Princess_on_the_Brink">Princess on the Brink</a> by <a href="http://www.megcabot.com/">Meg Cabot</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3400744.Paparazzi_Princess">Paparazzi Princess</a> by <a href="http://www.jencalonitaonline.com/">Jen Calonita</a><br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=ninthgradeslayscover-712667.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 117px; height: 171px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/ninthgradeslayscover-712667.jpg" alt="Ninth Grade Slays Heather Brewer" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=n298556.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 113px; height: 170px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/n298556.jpg" alt="Tenth Grade Bleeds Heather Brewer" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=ghostgirl.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 101px; height: 173px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/ghostgirl.jpg" alt="Ghostgirl Tonya Hurley,Ghostgirl Tonya Hurley" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2272813.Ninth_Grade_Slays">Ninth Grade Slays</a> by <a href="http://www.heatherbrewer.com/">Heather Brewer</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6178065-tenth-grade-bleeds">Tenth Grade Bleeds</a> by <a href="http://www.heatherbrewer.com/">Heather Brewer</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2508164.Ghostgirl">Ghostgirl</a> by <a href="http://tonyahurley.com/">Tonya Hurley</a><br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=papertowns.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 116px; height: 174px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/papertowns.jpg" alt="Paper Towns John Green" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=n224129.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 116px; height: 175px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/n224129.jpg" alt="The Last Summer of You and Me Ann Brashares" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=n157549.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 114px; height: 174px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/n157549.jpg" alt="Peter and the Shadow Thieves" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2914097.Paper_Towns">Paper Towns</a> by <a href="http://www.sparksflyup.com/">John Green</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/296302.The_Last_Summer">The Last Summer (of You and Me)</a> by <a href="http://annbrashares.com/">Ann Brashares</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9531.Peter_and_the_Shadow_Thieves">Peter and the Shadow Thieves</a> by <a href="http://www.davebarry.com/">Dave Barry</a> & <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6244.Ridley_Pearson">Ridley Pearson</a><br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=n342243.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 123px; height: 185px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/n342243.jpg" alt="Glimmerglass Jenna Black" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=alittlebitwicked.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 119px; height: 186px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/alittlebitwicked.jpg" alt="A Little Bit Wicked Kristin Chenoweth" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=possessions.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 124px; height: 186px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/possessions.jpg" alt="Possessions Nancy Holder" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8298777-glimmerglass">Glimmerglass</a> by <a href="http://www.jennablack.com/">Jenna Black</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6990128-a-little-bit-wicked">A Little Bit Wicked</a> by <a href="http://www.kristinchenoweth.com/">Kristin Chenoweth</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6411849-possessions">Possessions</a> by <a href="http://nancyholder.com/">Nancy Holder</a><br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=mrsaving-the-world.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 122px; height: 183px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/mrsaving-the-world.jpg" alt="Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=gargoyle.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 123px; height: 184px;" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/gargoyle.jpg" alt="The Gargoyle Andrew Davidson" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33676.Saving_the_World_and_Other_Extreme_Sports">Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports</a> by <a href="http://www.jamespatterson.com/">James Patterson</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2595138.The_Gargoyle">The Gargoyle</a> by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/andrew.davidson.writer?ref=name#%21/andrew.davidson.writer?v=wall&ref=name">Andrew Davidson</a><br /><br />Whewwww.. that took me forever. :)<br /></div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-20987204270580254742010-06-13T00:00:00.000-07:002010-06-13T12:44:05.964-07:00In My Mailbox (3)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXJmAO7ebPGmoUi15x5lpkq3epYZVPR9vpfhKnn7Kh0azlAJHuMg9_TcxkvYt6H5lvSt1uzqZJCJbS6ohgJOCHfcxGrEb5uhXtybEizkXwysMZAWGgMMsSgZo2RFflRY38DBIKQJfM76E/s1600/imm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481735656493546994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXJmAO7ebPGmoUi15x5lpkq3epYZVPR9vpfhKnn7Kh0azlAJHuMg9_TcxkvYt6H5lvSt1uzqZJCJbS6ohgJOCHfcxGrEb5uhXtybEizkXwysMZAWGgMMsSgZo2RFflRY38DBIKQJfM76E/s320/imm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Getting right into the swing of things, In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">The Story Siren</a>.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">So I haven't done an IMM in about a month so of course I have a pretty large amount of books I've gotten since then. Here they are...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=spirit-bound-cover.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="WIDTH: 100px; HEIGHT: 151px" height="233" alt="Spirit Bound Richelle Mead" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/spirit-bound-cover.jpg" width="128" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=the-short-second-life-of-bree-tanne.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="WIDTH: 100px; HEIGHT: 151px" height="295" alt="Short Second Life Bree Tanner" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/the-short-second-life-of-bree-tanne.jpg" width="124" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=cum-laude.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="WIDTH: 96px; HEIGHT: 151px" height="183" alt="Cum Laude Cecily von Ziegesar" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/cum-laude.jpg" width="122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6479259-spirit-bound">Spirit Bound</a></strong> by </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><a href="http://www.richellemead.com/">Richelle Mead</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7937462-the-short-second-life-of-bree-tanner">The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner</a></strong> by <strong><a href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/">Stephanie Meyer</a></strong><br /><strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6022731-cum-laude">Cum Laude</a></strong> by </span><strong><a href="http://www.gossipgirl.net/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cecily von Ziegesar</span><br /></a><br /></strong><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=cum-laude.jpg" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=n342240.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><img style="WIDTH: 112px; HEIGHT: 163px" height="196" alt="Sweet Deceit Kate Brian" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/n342240.jpg" width="94" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=untamed.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><img style="WIDTH: 110px; HEIGHT: 163px" height="169" alt="Untamed Cast" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/untamed.jpg" width="132" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=6a00f48d13ef620001011015fa5adb860b-.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><img style="WIDTH: 105px; HEIGHT: 163px" height="179" alt="Hunted Cast" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/6a00f48d13ef620001011015fa5adb860b-.jpg" width="127" border="0" /></strong></a><strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sweet Deceit </span></strong><span style="font-size:85%;">by</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong> Kate Brian<br />Untamed </strong>by </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast<br />Hunted </strong>by</span><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"> P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast</span><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=miley-cyrus-miles-to-go.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><img style="WIDTH: 108px; HEIGHT: 154px" height="333" alt="Miley Cyrus" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/miley-cyrus-miles-to-go.jpg" width="126" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=eyeslikestars_cover400.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><img style="WIDTH: 104px; HEIGHT: 152px" height="304" alt="Eyes Like Stars Lisa Mantchev" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/eyeslikestars_cover400.jpg" width="140" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://s773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/?action=view&current=9780375845161.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><img style="WIDTH: 101px; HEIGHT: 152px" height="113" alt="The Ruby in the Smoke Philip Pullman" src="http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/akay8/Books/9780375845161.jpg" width="129" border="0" /></strong></a><strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Miles To Go </span></strong><span style="font-size:85%;">by</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong> Miley Cyrus<br />Eyes Like Stars </strong>by </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Lisa Mantchev<br />The Ruby in the Smoke </strong>by</span><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"> Philip Pullman</span><br /><br /></strong>I also found <strong>The Phantom of the Opera</strong>, <strong>Wuthering Heights</strong>, <strong>Around The World In Eighty Days</strong>, and <strong>Pride and Prejudice</strong> in the dollar section at Target! Sweeeeeet, I know. Share any comments you have on these books!!!</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041326359335354077.post-9959432672796589562010-06-11T19:34:00.000-07:002010-06-11T19:55:41.128-07:00Bloggiesta Goals<div align="left">Seeing as the new season of TrueBlood starts this Sunday, (eeeeeeeeee!) a few friends and myself have been holding TrueBlood marathons. So that leaves less time for me to do this stuff. Alright so here is everything I would like to get done. These ideas were taken from the host of Bloggiesta at <a href="http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/06/01/bloggiesta-is-coming-up-fast-mark-your-calendars-for-june-11-13th/">Maw Books</a>. Obviously I won't be able to get all of this completed. If I could even knock off half, that would be amazing. But I'll try my best!!!<br /><br />[ ]Write reviews.<br />[ ]<em>Write that great post idea from three months back.</em><br />[ ]Conduct and edit author interviews.<br />[ ]<em>Create template posts for your future reads (ie: title, images, linking, tags, etc,) so you can open up, write review and post without being bogged down with technicalities</em><br />[ ]Clean up/Create your tags, archives, books reviewed list, etc.<br />[ ]<em>Create a text file (or Google Doc) of cheat sheets (html codes, post url’s, etc)</em><br />[ ]Improve your blog template, clean up sidebars, add a favicon, install those plugins that you’ve been meaning to do.<br />[ ]<em>Add or edit your about me page, review policy, disclosure policy, privacy policy, create landing pages (for example – an about me for Twitter readers page) or any other pages you might have.</em><br />[ ]Clean up and update your challenge lists. Link up your posts with hosts.<br />[ ]<em>Make sure all of your social network profiles are up to date. Be consistent in those profiles with color scheme, images, etc.</em><br />[ ]Visit the Blogging Tips Group on the Book Blogs Ning and find ways to improve your blog.<br />[ ]<em>Clean out and organize your feed reader and blog subscriptions.</em><br /><br />WISH ME LUCK!</div>Anisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249495772104047358noreply@blogger.com1