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30 Day Book Meme: Day 6



30 Day Book Meme is a, well, meme I found over at Chimneys & Magic. To participate, you need to answer the question per day! Today's "question" (you can't really call it a question, now can you?) is...


A book that makes you sad



Luckily, there haven't been too many books that have made me feel very depressed after reading. These two have maybe got to be the only ones on the list (I never cry while reading books...kinda came close with these two). Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma because that ending was COMPLETELY shocking. So close to bringing out the waterworks for the non-emotional girl (hey, I'm not completely unemotional...just not when it comes to movies or books so much). Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins because so many amazing people die in the book AND it's the last of the amazing series.


Which book made you cry?

30 Day Book Meme: Day 1

I stumbled across this meme on Good Golly Miss Holly, while I was blog surfing. I went to the site at which it "started" (I'm not sure if it's originally from there) which is Chimneys and Magic. Go check it out!


Day 1 - The Best Book You Read Last Year


It was toughI think that the best book I read last year would probably be The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I'd heard about this one for a while, but never really bothered to pick it up. It was only then when one of my friends bought it and recommended it to me when I decided to read it. O. Em. Gee. I wish I'd bought it earlier, because I couldn't STOP reading when I started it. I only bought a copy later (which was on sale at Walmart :P) because I read it over, and over AND over again. I just loved it so much! :D Definitely the best book out of The Hunger Games trilogy.


Runner Up: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare


What was the best book you read last year?

Top Ten Tuesday - Week 11

"Top Ten Tuesday" is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Today's Top Ten is: Top Ten Characters I would want as Family Members. (btw: Love the new image for Top Ten Tuesday!)




1. Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I totally agree with The Broke and the Bookish. I would love to bond over with a sister like Elizabeth over books and stuff like that. She's just so strong and she could really stand up for me!


2. April Grace from In Front of God and Everybody by KD McCrite. I love this 11 year old girl. She's hilarious, loud-mouthed and amazingly smart for her age. She loves reading too!! (Review coming soon btw :D)


3. Sirius Black from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. I would love him as a fictional dad/guardian or whatever. He's just so amazingly awesome and seems like he'd die for his son/godchild (which he does :(...).


4. Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. I know, I know, he's a Hobbit! But he'd seem like an amazing grandfather. With a whole bunch of amazing stories to tell. Except for the ring part...that has to go.


5. Mia from The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. I love how Mia takes care of her little brother Rocky so well! Wish I could have an older sister like that :).


6. Jane from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. I mean, she's young and all, but when she gets older, I would love her as a fictional mom. I mean, she's smart, loves literature and of course, the tragic and heartwarming romance is one thing I adore.


7. Junie B. Jones from Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park. This little girl is AH.MA.ZING. Love her hilarity (like April Grace!) and wish I had a little sister as crazy and silly as her.


8. Teddy from The Luxe by Anna Godbersen. I'd like him for an older brother! in the books, he's so sweet and caring to Elizabeth (even though she turned him down first) and he's an amazing friend.


9. Percy from Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan. I would like this guy to be my brother, doesn't matter if he's younger or older, but he's AWESOME!


10. Gale from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I didn't like his as a perfect match for Katniss or whatever, but I think he's fierce, determined and cares for his family. Would like him as an older bro!


Well, that's my list! What's your Top Ten? Leave a link/comment!

Hey Guys! Long Time, No Blog....

Hey!!! and I'M SORRY but lol, I haven't been able to catch up and type up blogs and stuff like that, so I'm telling you now, the books that I bought...since my last blog (starting with the oldest to most recent).



I already have done a blog for this one, and it was AMAZING as I have already said before, but I totally wanted to re-read it!
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel, and it keeps the Districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before. Survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity, and life against love.




Finished this one as well, and SO gonna do a review on it! Although this book was good, it wasn't AS GOOD as the previous ones.
Things have turned black at the House of Night.
- Zoey Redbird’s soul has shattered.
With everything she’s ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey’s fading fast.
It’s seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able to pull herself back together in time to rejoin her friends and set the world to rights.
As the only living person who can reach her, Stark must find a way to get to her.
- But how? He will have to die to do so, the Vampire High Council stipulates.
And then Zoey will give up for sure.
There are only 7 days left…
Stevie Rae wants to help Z but she has massive problems of her own.
The rogue Red Fledglings are acting up, and this time not even Stevie Rae can protect them from the consequences.
Her kinda boyfriend, Dallas, is sweet but too nosy for his own good.
The truth is, Stevie Rae’s hiding a secret that might be the key to getting Zoey home but also threatens to explode her whole world.


In the middle of the whole mess is Aphrodite: ex-Fledgling, trust-fund baby, total hag from Hell (and proud of it).
She’s always been blessed (if you could call it that) with visions that can reveal the future, but now it seems Nyx has decided to speak through her with the goddess’s own voice, whether she wants it or not.
Aphrodite’s loyalty can swing a lot of different ways, but right now Zoey’s fate hangs in the balance.


Three girls… playing with fire… if they don’t watch out, everyone will get Burned.

This was a fave of mine when I was in 6th grade :)...I just had bought it, and now I really have to re-read it, 'cause I forgot everything that happened!
Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great; they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Tibby says they’re great. She’d love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they’re fabulous. Lena decides they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Even Carmen (who never thinks she looks good in anything), thinks she looks good in the pants. Over a few bags of cheese puffs they decide to form a sisterhood, and take the vow of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . . . the next morning, they say good-bye. And now the journey of the pants–and the most memorable summer of their lives–begins. Filled with real-life troubles, almost any adolescent can sympathize with the sisterhood's hardships that they face.

yup, We bought (my sis and I) got now the whole series of these books, and I still don't remember what really happens...I have short-term memory loss! I'll be like DORY from Finding Nemo!!! Dory's cool anyway :P
With unraveled embroidery and fraying hems, the Traveling Pants are back for one last, glorious summer. Lena: Immerses herself in her painting and an intoxicating summer fling, fearing that the moment she forgets about Kostos will be the moment she sees him again. Carmen: Falls under the spell of a sophisticated college friend for whom a theatrical role means everything and the heritage of the Pants means nothing. Bridget: Joins a dig for an ancient city on the coast of Turkey and discovers that her archaeology professor is available in every way except one. Tibby: Leaves behind someone she loves, wrongly believing he will stay where she has left him. Join Ann Brashares's beloved sisterhood once again in a dazzling, fearless novel. It's a summer that will forever change the lives of Lena, Carmen, Bee, and Tibby, here and now, past and future, together and apart.

This one was different, but still really good. I don't know if I'll continue the series until later though, cause I've just got too much stuff on my hands! (too much stuff = more books, EXAMS, moving to Singapore)
My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again.
All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary.
I don't even know what that means anymore.
It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost—and the ghost saw me.
Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone.
To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special home" for troubled teens.
Yet the home isn't what it seems.
Don't tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye.
The question is, whose side are they on?
It's up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House . . . before its skeletons come back to haunt me.
The thing is how do I know who's on my side or who's betraying me?

YES!!! My Pal, Alex and I were waiting for this...but not for too long :P I saw this one @ Walmart for 30% IN HARDCOVER and I was like, I AM SOO GETTING THAT BOOK...and plus Alex would have killed me if I didn't. It was also really sad to find out that this was the LAST book of the Airhead series!!! anyway, review's coming soon!
Emerson Watts is on the run: from school, from work, from her family, from her friends, from herself. With everyone she loves furious with her for something she can't explain, and nothing but the live Stark Angel fashion show on New Year's Eve to look forward to, Em's reached the end of her rope. . .what's the point of even going on? But when she discovers the truth about Nikki's secret, she knows there's only one person she can turn to. Will Christopher be able to put aside his personal feelings and help her expose her employer to the world? Is it even fair to get Christopher involved--since if he agrees, there's every chance that Stark Enterprises will try to have them both killed--this time, permanently? Maybe it would be better for Em to just keep on running.

My AMAZING Friend Katie gave this to me as a Going-away gift (moving to Singapore) and when I first received it, like in the packet, all I could see was "Riordan" and then I take the book out quickly and start freaking out. This I'm starting to read, and it's amazing so far...I love how the chapter names are funny like they were in PJ and the Olymps!
Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them -- Set -- has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe -- a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
Anyway, that's all for now, but I'll be back soon! (I hope..) next book blog will be Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins! I PROMISE!! and OHH!!! yeah, me and my fellow commenters, Hanaa and Alex, will be doing a list, kinda like Mia Thermopolis' List of Hot Guys with Commentary by Lily Moskivitch (I kno I spelt that wrong :P), except it's BOOK Character Guys!!! BYe for now, and ttyl8er!

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Wassup People! Here I am again, with The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! This book was sooo intense and kept me hanging on till the very end, and it just made me even more wanna read the next book! BLURB:
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel, and it keeps the Districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before--and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity, and life against love.

This book was AMAZING...no wait BEYOND that. It was like no other book I've ever read, but some parts were similar to the short story, The Lottery and it was like a movie. Action. Romance. Violent Deaths. What more could you ask for? It was so cute though with Peeta (again, seriously I love him) and Katniss, although it was so mean of what she thought she was doing right, but might end up hurting him...y'all understanding what I'm trying to say? don't bother answering cause even I'm not sure.
When you're reading the Hunger Games, I felt as if I was an audience member or NO. Even being part of these violent, bloodthirsty games. It was as if I felt as if that these games were the only basis of my survival when I was reading this book. I wanted to get through and know what happens so badly, I felt I was fighting for my life. Huh, so much for getting caught up in a book eh?
I wanna read the 2nd book, Catching Fire, REAAAALLLLYYY badly! I heard it was so emotional from a bunch of people, but it would have even been better to read it immediately after reading the 1st book. So that's a tip for those of you who haven't read this book yet, READ THEM together...not so far apart. And I also recommend reading The Lottery (it should be available online) and seeing how the connection between these two things is. 
I gotta go now, and finish a few other things, but be sure to come back for these reviews (hopefully) coming up soon: Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer; Hunted by PC and Kristin Cast; and maybe even Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins! so come back for those (it's not like I'm going anywhere soon though :P) and bye for now!