Sunshine by Robin McKinley has a much more urgent and adult feel than her other books. The book, though an interesting take on pre-Twilight vampires and the possibility of human-vampire relations, leaves a bit to be desired in the character development of Mel, Rae’s mother, and several other characters. It is rather choppy and hard [...]
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Vampires and Sunshine
Posted in Books/Reading, Uncategorized on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
YA Fantasy
Posted in Books/Reading, Uncategorized, tagged fantasy, YA novels on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I did read some of the books on my list! Hooray! Here is a little information and what I thought was good about each. 1. Fire by Kristin Cashore. This book was even better than Graceling, and Fire is another strong female character. I identify more with Fire than Katsa simply because Kasta is very [...]
Great books, summer 2009
Posted in Lists on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been very busy for the past few months, but here are some books I’ve read that I really enjoyed. 1. The Last Summer (of You & Me) by Ann Brashares. This book is potentially my new favorite book. You will laugh and you should cry during this beautiful novel. 2. Along for the Ride [...]
Graceling
Posted in Books/Reading, Uncategorized on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Graceling, by Kristin Cashore, creates a fabulous world where only a few are “graced” with a special skill. Graced people have eyes of two colors and special skills sometimes used to their detriment and Katsa’s skill is killing. When she meets her match in the stranger with gold and silver eyes, Po, Katsa embarks on [...]
Recently Read
Posted in Books/Reading, Lists, tagged books, fiction, novel, reading, recently read on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Um, this is a post I recently found from a while ago. That’s why these books are not even on my list anymore. The books are still worth reading though! Here’s to the books I’ve recently read that need a blurb to praise their authors and tell what I thought about them. First, however, I [...]
a while
Posted in Books/Reading on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s definitely been a while. I’ve not read any drop dead amazing books lately (no time, see). Last semester, sometime between October and December, I read John Green’s first two books, Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines. Both are AWESOME. John and his brother Hank are awesome as well. They have a vlog [...]
Catharsis
Posted in Books/Reading, tagged books, catharsis, friends, weeping on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Catharsis is when you read/watch/listen to something that is emotionally draining. The crying or sad feeling inside you comes from where you are emotionally cleansed. I like books that make me cry, but have closure in the end-essentially books that are cathartic. If you are looking for a book that will make you cry your [...]
Little Brother
Posted in Books/Reading, tagged book, freedom, hacker on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By the way, this book is FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doctorow sets his novel in the near future, making most of the technology familiar, but adding some twists many readers probably don’t know about. The government has basically stolen all privacy from the citizens of the USA. The descisions of only a few computer nerds and hackers start [...]
Reading List
Posted in Books/Reading, Lists, tagged books, reading on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some YA books that look interesting. At any rate, I’m going by the local library to get them sometime in the next three days. Most of them have come out in the past two years or so, but one or two are a bit older. 1. Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson (I absolutely [...]
Musicals
Posted in Lists, tagged broadway, musicals on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I absolutely love musicals. Yes, I know they are completely unrealistic, but they are great! Here are some of my favorite musicals, new and old, that have made it to Broadway. 1. Beauty and the Beast-this musical is a wonderful animated movie and an even better Broadway musical. I love this story and always will. [...]
