30 Day Book Meme: Day 8

30 Day Book Meme is a, well, meme which I found over at Chimneys & Magic, and to participate you need to answer a bookish "question" (you can't really call it a question :P) each day of the 30 days. Today's "question" is...

Most Overrated book

Okay, this one was fairly easy. I don't have many books which are overrated, but this one was the first that came to mind. 

Yeah, I know.

Okay, I will have to admit, I did enjoy it the first time I read this series. And the second time through as well. Maybe a third time. But then after, you suddenly wonder, what IS so great about this series? Sure, it has the most controversial love triangles in YA book history, but seriously? Not too great once you find yourself in the midst of Twi-hard fans. (btw, I'm so Team Jacob...uptil the 4th book. That went a little off-hand with the whole "I'm in love with Bella...but she got married and had a kid. Oh well, now I'll love the kid instead").

Are You Team Edward or Team Jacob? and which book do YOU think is so not worth it?

Cover Love - Week 11

"Cover Love" is a weekly meme I've adapted from 21 Pages. Here's this week's Cover Love theme: Books with a Black Backdrop on the Cover. I dunno. It seems like I'm running out of ideas :S but here's one I found on my Background (aka the blog header :P). Leave a comment with ideas for the next Cover Love!

Here's the first one, which I've been seeing around a lot. I SO need to get this one :) The Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting.

The Body Finder (Amazon❘Goodreads)

Desires of the Dead (Amazon❘Goodreads)

This one also sounds so amazing! I haven't read any of Simone Elkeles books (yet) but this one seems really interesting. The first book of the Leaving Paradise series, Leaving Paradise (Amazon❘Goodreads). 

I think all the series on this Cover Love is on my wishlist, so yes, this one is as well. The Dark Divine series by Bree Despain.

The Dark Divine (Amazon❘Goodreads)
The Lost Saint (Amazon❘Goodreads)


Well, actually, I just thought about this book series. I HAVE read this one and it's the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer.

Twilight (Amazon❘Goodreads)
New Moon (Amazon❘Goodreads)
Eclipse (Amazon❘Goodreads)
Breaking Dawn (Amazon❘Goodreads)


...and here's the last one for today, The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (Amazon❘Goodreads). I've heard a lot of mixed reviews on this one...what do you think of it?

Well, that's it for this week's Cover Love! Which ones do you like? Leave comment with your opinion of the cover or the book and/or a link to your Cover Love!

Cover Love - Week 3

Hey Guys!


"Cover Love" is a weekly meme I've adapted from 21 Pages. This week's Cover Love theme is: Books with Flowers on the cover!

OK, and here's the first one. Also, pretty obvious. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer.

Hmm...here's one of Sarah Dessen's I haven't read...yet. The Truth About Forever.

Read THIS one though! Review here. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr.

Haven't Read this one by Elizabeth Chandler yet, but it came to mind when I thought about the theme. Kissed By an Angel, Vol. 1

Loved this book! Lastly, Evermore by Alyson Noël.

Well, hope you enjoyed this week's Cover Love! What books that you know have flowers on them?

Cover Love - Week 1

I've decided to adapt this amazing weekly meme (is it still running?) by the ever amazing 21 Pages. I loved your idea so much, that I decided to continue it! on my own blog! and isn't that image so awesome?? I fell in love with it once I laid my eyes on it.

So this week's Cover Love will be...Book with Food on it! Hmm...I've been on the hunt and thank GODS for Goodreads lists, because they do have some pretty amazing food book covers... like these!

gods, it's making me thirsty already! Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff.


and of course, the ever famous cover of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

or how about this one? my friend keeps recommending it to me...after this cover I think I will read it. Shug by Jenny Han.

OMG save the falling cupcake! The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler.

and last, but not least, Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee!

Well that's it! I'll see y'all next week and head over 21 Pages for Cover Love!

Which Book Covers make YOU hungry? Leave a comment/link!

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner OUT NOW

Hey guys! I'm SUPER BUSY, but I have time for one short announcement :)


The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, the Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer is out now!
You can read it online for free from June 7th until July 5th, or just buy the book :) Seems good, and I can't wait to get it... or read it online... I dunno which! I just have to wait for EXAMS to be done (Bleh) and then I'll be reading like crazy! here's the site (just click on the words) :


The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner


Happy Reading!

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

Hey Guys...even though I have a long standing battle (well, not really) with the Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer (as you can see from my rant - earlier post) once I kinda think about it, its not that bad. I mean as in the way Stephanie Meyer writes her books and elements...it's mainly just the craze that makes me oppose these books. But anyway, here's a review for Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. BUT first things first, summary!

When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs. Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life--first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse--seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed...forever? The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

What I really like about, not only the book, but the series, is that it's actually focused on "stages" of Bella's life. Like, the series doesn't continue with Bella and Edward/Jacob being girlfriend and boyfriend, but they actually get married...which is a pretty huge jump. This actually is good, because we know how Bella chooses in the end, instead of going on and off with Edward and Jacob and making this a super-long series with readers trying to catch up with who Bella's with. Stephanie Meyer definitely makes it to a point that Bella is going to marry Edward around the 2nd-3rd book, and they of course, get married in the 4th. It isn't like (to make an analogy) like the House of Night Series (Luv the series though!) by PC and Kristin Cast, where Zoey keeps going between Heath, Erik, Loren and Stark (GO TEAM STARK!) and we're all hanging at the edge of our seats wondering who she'll end up with. Stephanie Meyer does keep it to the point, but of course, adds in suspense to make the reader wonder.
In Breaking Dawn, I could kinda guess what was gonna definitely happen. Bella was gonna turn into a Vamp FOR SURE and was most likely gonna end up with Edward...which she did. But it did have things that came out of the blue. Charlie finding out about werewolves for instance, even though I was pretty sure he would find out about Vamps though, that was one thing that jumped out. And OF COURSE Renesmee. I didn't expect a half-human half-vamp child to appear in this book...but I was expecting some sort of child or the other (I really had no idea what it would be). Also the joining of other vampires was like, different because it showed the unique vamps and the different "tribes/clans" of Vamps in Stephanie Meyer's world.
Things I didn't like about Breaking Dawn. WELL. I'll admit this was one of my faves from the Twilight Saga (right before [along with Twilight] I kinda had fallen in love with Taylor Lautner and then preferred New Moon and Twilight as my faves). Well anyway, one thing that I definitely didn't like was the fact that, there WAS. NO. VAMP. WAR. I was so excited, cause if you've read earlier posts, you'll kinda know that I love Fantasy Wars (Books and Movies) so I was BUMMED when there wasn't anything. Because seriously, they gathered a huge amount of Vamps to go against the Volturi (did I spell that right?) and nothing really happened except for discussion, Bella's shield and blah blah blah. It was kinda a really boring way to end the series (for now). Another thing I didn't like about Breaking Dawn was that Jacob Black fell in love. With a CHILD. That's totally high on the creepy and weird scale 'cause normal people do not, and I repeat NOT, fall in Love with a fast-aging child, especially ones that was the girl's you-loved daughter. Yeah, that definitely was weird.
Well, anyway, I have commented enough on Breaking Dawn, and if you haven't read the Twilight Saga, it's definitely something that you HAVE to read. Don't be a wimp...and make sure you don't get caught in the Twilight Craze, 'cause once you get in, it's really hard to get out. Well other than that, I HAVE to get a copy of The Host, Stephanie Meyer's other novel-book thing and of course, the Eclipse Novella: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Bye till next post!

Rant on Twilight

Hey Guys! So I wrote a Rant on Twilight (with my friend) which was for my drama class comedy monologue! So here it is.

You know what I really hate?

Twilight...and all its over obsessed fans. I mean, seriously, Team Edward and Team Jacob? You don’t see anyone going round saying, “Team Cho” or “Team Ginny” showing who you’d like to see Harry end up with. I mean seriously, can’t Bella just fall for a normal guy already? Is it really that hard? Bella has like, 5 guys after her, and some of them are human, but NO, she has to go for the Vampire, the Werewolf...so, what’s next, a Merman? And she’s so whiny during the whole book, and she only focuses on what Edward looks like, his godliness and his perfectness and blah blah blah, well guess what? There’s something called GET A LIFE. 

If Robert Pattinson was walking down the street, I DOUBT anyone would ever say, OMG, its Cedric Diggory!! and Basically, what they’re trying to prove in Twilight, is that Vampires are blood sucking creatures, that either prey on humans or animals...and they “sparkle” in the sun, I know. How terrifying. Speaking of animals, sucking blood from animals doesn’t make them “vegetarian.” I mean, yeah, sure, they’re doing that not to hurt the humans, but I’m wondering do they realize, how many deers, lions and bears they consume? No wonder many animals are considered endangered species. 

Well, that's what I wrote for my rant (BTW this is © of Me 2010) and although this is negative towards the Twilight Saga, I guess I'm still quite excited for the upcoming release of the Eclipse Novella The Short Second life of Bree Tanner which is in store June 5th, 2010 and will be a free e-book from June 7th to July 5th on http://www.breetanner.com/! but seriously what happened to Midnight Sun?? when's that gonna come out...just a question for y'all...