Monday, May 30, 2011

Who's Been A Very Bad Blogger Lately? Me Me!



UGH! I HAVE BEEN THE WORST BLOGGER IN HISTORY THESE PAST 2 MONTHS!! I'm sure you don't want to know all the details-which I probably would love to talk about myself-so I wll just say school and lotsssss of family shtuff was going on. Anyway, I am going to get back on track and make my book blog a priority because it truly makes me jappy; plus, I have internet 24/7 now! So I'm back to being good blogger! Thanks for staying with me and don't give up on me just yet!!!
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Book Blogger Hop: May 27-30 (11)

Book Blogger Hop

This week's question comes from Britta of I Like These Books: What book-to-movie adaption have you most liked? Which have you disliked?

Ooh!! Great question! I would have to say the Harry Potter movies are the best adaption of a book I've seen so far. With that being said, I haven't watched that many movies adapted from books either. And ones I've disliked would have to be Twilight and The Last Song. Twilight because the whole movie was okay but it did not live up to the book at all and I was so in love with the series I had my hopes high-maybe to high?? And The Last Song because I HATE Miley Cyrus. Sorry to her fans, but her voice is annoying and she ruined the movie for me. Everyone else though was great.

Sidenote: I CANNOT wair for The Hunger Games movie!!!
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Shades of Atlantis Blog Tour + Review



I'm so excited for my stop on the Shades of Atlantis Book Blog Tour!! This tour is hosted by A Tale Of Many Reviews and there are just a few simple rules to win: Just comment on every blog by the last day of the tour. This contest is open internationally and all the WILL be checked, so be faithful! And you don't have to be a follower either! Easy a pie! Or cheesecake :)



Summary:

Since the death of their parents, Triona Pryor and her brother, Ben, have lived with their aunt and uncle in Camden, Maine. Now in her senior year of high school, Triona loves her family and friends, but she has always felt that she didn’t quite fit in…in Camden, or anywhere else.
Enter Caleb Wallace, the devilishly handsome man who has recently moved to Triona’s small town. While their attraction to each other is instantaneous, it also proves to be dangerous…and deadly.

When tragedy strikes, Triona flees to London for solace and to start her life anew. It’s there she discovers from an unlikely source that her family has been keeping secrets from her – secrets about not only her birthright, but her ultimate destiny as well. Armed with this knowledge, Triona finds herself thrown into a whole new world and into a battle to save the lives of everyone she loves.

Review:
Rating: 4.5/5

Plot: 5/5

Characters: 5/5

Ending: 4.5/5

I was first interested in this book a little while ago. I was on the publishing company's site and was immediately drawn to the cover. Then I read the summary of the book and was even more intrigued. I love a story with legends and, being part Irish, Celtic legends especially. I've seen a lot of reviews mentioning the similarties between this and a certain other YA book that has turned into a huge franchise, and even though I have to concede, the author definetely made it her own and it didn't feel like the same book or a copycat of any sort.

The romace was great. I thought, because I'm a very picky person, that I'd dislike the fact that it was kinda fast and the whole "love at first site" thing, but I loved it and that was because it was so well-written it wasn't at all akward. I fell in love with all the characters and felt invested in the story. I also would like to say that one thing I really loved was that even though you knew that something was up, it was very subtle--enough so that it wasn't in your face annoying and you couldn't believe Triona didn't get it.












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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher Review



From Goodreads: You only hurt the ones you love.

Logan Witherspoon recently discovered that his girlfriend of three years cheated on him. But things start to look up when a new student breezes through the halls of his small-town high school. Sage Hendricks befriends Logan at a time when he no longer trusts or believes in people. Sage has been homeschooled for a number of years and her parents have forbidden her to date anyone, but she won’t tell Logan why. One day, Logan acts on his growing feelings for Sage. Moments later, he wishes he never had. Sage finally discloses her big secret: she’s actually a boy. Enraged, frightened, and feeling betrayed, Logan lashes out at Sage and disowns her. But once Logan comes to terms with what happened, he reaches out to Sage in an attempt to understand her situation. But Logan has no idea how rocky the road back to friendship will be.
Rating: 5/5

 Plot: 5/5

 Characters: 4/5

 Ending: 4/5

 Wow. This book was so intriguing and it did not disappoint! While I don't think it's an original plot, it is very new to the YA genre, in my experience. I was drawn in to the plot because I wanted to know how a guy would handle the situation, if it were to happen to him. And while I didn't like all of the things Logan did and thought, it was truly realistic and I think a greatly written novel.

 I really loved Sage and thought, after reading the back cover, that Sage was just a transgender woman who didn't really care about how she affected others because obviously, in my mind, she wouldn't have done this to Logan if she cared about him. But I was wrong in my assumptions and understood Sage and her life.

 Some problems I had with this book were the setting. Maybe it's just because I'm a suburban girl and cannot imagine a place like theirs really exists, but I didn't buy the whole small town boy who wants to experience life thing. Also, Logan was really freaking annoying sometimes. But you'll have to come back Wednesday so I can share some spoliers and discuss the book if you've read it already!!!
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