1. Sunnydale(Buffy the Vampire Slayer): Well it's implied that there is an extremely high death rate in this town and just about every monster that you can think makes it way to town since the town is on top of a Hellmouth which sounds just very unpleasant. There also seems to be an Apocalypse once a month to avert which is always a negative. There's also the whole thing where the people in the town seem to ignore the bizarre supernatural without trying to which always freaked me out a bit although not as much the murder and apocalypses.
2. Mystic Falls(Vampire Diaries): Mystic Falls appears to be a pretty small town that looks quite picturesque until you realize that there's about 50 on screen deaths per-season and each season only covers half a school year which means that in a town with an already small population there's about 100 murders a year and that just doesn't make me feel safe. Another thing that creeps me out about this town is that it seems that these mass murders that they have has been going on periodically for centuries but it's still something that the townsfolk choose to ignore even though it's clear that there aware of the problem. There's also the fact that this town is just plain weird with them having town wide celebrations at least once a week despite the fact that someone almost always ends up dead at one of these events and it seems like everyone in this town owns a ball gown or tuxedo so that they can all be dressed up for a last minute ball and I'm pretty sure the celebrated Christmas during the spring last season for no reason which freaks me out almost as much as the fact you kill people in the middle of the day in this town and no one would look twice.
3. Westeros(A Song of Ice and Fire): This kingdom is one that is in a huge war at the moment and it seems to be killing a ton of people whether their from noble families or common folks I think it's safe to say that no one is safe in Westeros and I rather not live somewhere in which I constantly fear for my life. I think Westeros is a great setting for this story but I see no reason to ever visit this land.
4. Panem(The Hunger Games): They force young children to fight each other to the death I want no part of a world that does this and it sounds like life in the districts are pretty awful to begin with so adding children getting murder annually just makes an already unappealing world look worse.
5. Acid Tokyo(Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle): This world appears to be post-apocalyptic and it rains acid not to mention that everyone leaves this place much worse off than they were when they came there it seems like a miserable place that I never wish to go to.
6. The World of 1984: The government spies on it's people constantly and there world tries to control your thoughts which is the one thing that someone should always have control of. Any place that messes with your head is a pace that I never want to be.
7. Luna(Cinder): This is another world in which your thoughts are messed with and it's also said that Lunars are pretty cruel as well which while I'm intrigued by this world I know already that I don't want to live there.
8. Beacon Hills(Teen Wolf): This town isn't actually as bad as a lot of fans make it out to be there's multiple murders each season but unlike Mystic Falls the murders are actually solved which does make the town a bit safer and it also seems like Beacon Hills is a city not a small town which would make the murder rate a bit higher than a small town which most people seem to talk about it as if it is one despite the fact there's very little to back up this claim.. I still wouldn't want to live there since there's still quite a few murders and a whole bunch of supernatural creatures seem to be drawn there so I still wouldn't want to live there but I think it's much safer than Sunnydale or Mystic Falls but that's not saying much.
9. Wonderland(Alice in Wonderland): Everyone here appears to be crazy and most of them also seem to like bullying a little girl simply because she doesn't know everything about how their strange world works so I'd rather not live there or visit there.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Movie Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Catching Fire Review
The second movie of The Hunger Games series starts out sometime after the first one and from very early on Katniss(Jenifer Lawrence) is warned by President Snow that he doesn't believe her act of her and Peeta(Josh Hutcherson) being in love and if she isn't able to convince him while they're on their victory tour he'll make sure to find a way to destroy her and the people she loves. The victory tour shows Katniss and Peeta how them both surviving and more importantly Katniss herself have become a symbol of hope which is something that doesn't sit well with the capital which leads to Katniss and Peeta having to witness the deaths of people who show their support to them which is rather horrific thing to witness.
In the end Snow isn't convinced that Katniss loves Peeta so he decides to use the fact that this year is the 75th anniversary of the hunger games as an excuse to have all the victors destroyed but most importantly Katniss who is the one that has inspired rebellion in the districts. Since this hunger games is for the victors it's a whole different system with having most of the victors actually knowing each other for years and being friends which really makes them more unit against the capital especially since they're all pissed that they have to compete again.
Some of my favorite victors where Johanna Mason(Jena Malone) who is just so furious at the capital and didn't hide it for a second which was one of things that I loved most about her. There was Finnick Odair(Sam Claflin) who is so extremely charismatic and charming it's pretty much impossible to dislike him but he's also a very good fighter and caring with how he did his best to protect Mags(Lynn Cohen) even though he knew that chances where that she wouldn't survive the games. I also really loved Beetee(Jeffery Wright) and Wiress(Amanda Plummer) who won the games because of their intellect rather than physical strength.
The games in this film were much different from the first because there were a lot more working together rather than just trying to kill each other like the first one was. The deaths in this film where a lot more effective to me because most of the characters that died I actually liked and cared about so it made me cry when they died. It was also clear through out the film that the real enemies weren't the other tributes but rather Snow and the capital and I feel like this made the movies better.
The romantic subplot with Katniss and Peeta I ended up enjoying a lot more because they were both so set on making sure that the other one survives because they feel that each other is more important then themselves. I overall really love this movie and there's a lot of other things about this movie I loved that I didn't mention in this review but I don't really know how to mention all of them. I thought that the acting and directing where great as well. Please tell me your thoughts on this movie.
In the end Snow isn't convinced that Katniss loves Peeta so he decides to use the fact that this year is the 75th anniversary of the hunger games as an excuse to have all the victors destroyed but most importantly Katniss who is the one that has inspired rebellion in the districts. Since this hunger games is for the victors it's a whole different system with having most of the victors actually knowing each other for years and being friends which really makes them more unit against the capital especially since they're all pissed that they have to compete again.
Some of my favorite victors where Johanna Mason(Jena Malone) who is just so furious at the capital and didn't hide it for a second which was one of things that I loved most about her. There was Finnick Odair(Sam Claflin) who is so extremely charismatic and charming it's pretty much impossible to dislike him but he's also a very good fighter and caring with how he did his best to protect Mags(Lynn Cohen) even though he knew that chances where that she wouldn't survive the games. I also really loved Beetee(Jeffery Wright) and Wiress(Amanda Plummer) who won the games because of their intellect rather than physical strength.
The games in this film were much different from the first because there were a lot more working together rather than just trying to kill each other like the first one was. The deaths in this film where a lot more effective to me because most of the characters that died I actually liked and cared about so it made me cry when they died. It was also clear through out the film that the real enemies weren't the other tributes but rather Snow and the capital and I feel like this made the movies better.
The romantic subplot with Katniss and Peeta I ended up enjoying a lot more because they were both so set on making sure that the other one survives because they feel that each other is more important then themselves. I overall really love this movie and there's a lot of other things about this movie I loved that I didn't mention in this review but I don't really know how to mention all of them. I thought that the acting and directing where great as well. Please tell me your thoughts on this movie.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Top 10 Books on my Fall To be Read list 2013
1. Forever: I loved the first two books of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series especially the second one so I'm really looking forward to seeing how the series ends although I'm pretty sure I'm not going to like how it ends because I have stumbled on to some spoilers that makes it sounds like the one thing that I absolutely did not want to happen to Sam does but I'm sure even if I'm right about that I'll still enjoy the characters and their relationships so that means all overall enjoy the book.
2. The Reckoning: I've loved the first two books of the series and I'm really looking forward to seeing how the series ends.
3. The Mark of Athena: I loved all the books that came before this one and I love all the characters and I'm excited to see on what adventures they go on next.
4. Manic Pixie Dreamgirl: This book sounds like it would be really interesting with how it seems to be about deconstructing the manic pixie dreamgirl trope which is a favorite of mine and it also sounds like the main character is the type I tend to like. Also the passage on the back cover totally sucked me in.
5. The Maze Runner: The movie is going to be released in February and since I'm a big fan of three of the cast members I feel I need to read the book before that and also the books sounds pretty interesting.
6. Demonglass: I loved the first Hex Hall book and I would love to be able to read the second book of the series soon.
7. Catching Fire: This book is one I feel more like I need to read then I want to read because while I liked the first book it did really make feel all that attached to the characters or care as much as I should have and in all honesty I'm more than willing to just watch the movie because like half the reason this book is on this list is because I really love Jena Malone and I'm excited to see her act again and well that's a pretty crap reason to read a book so don't except a review anytime soon.
8. Crank: I love Ellen Hopkins books and this is her most well known one which ironically is one of the few that I haven't read yet. I love Ellen Hopkins writing style and the story sounds like an interesting one.
9. If I Stay: I've heard a lot of great things about this book and I own it so I feel like I should read this one.
10. Adam and Eve: When this book first came out I thought it didn't sound that interesting but after reading the TV Tropes page on it, it actually sounds really interesting and like a type of book that I would really enjoy.
On a completely unrelated note I'm writing this post about comparing the show Teen Wolf to paranormal YA and I was wondering if any of you guys would be interested in reading it since it's going to be fairly long post I'm not sure I want to put the effort into if no one wants to read it.
2. The Reckoning: I've loved the first two books of the series and I'm really looking forward to seeing how the series ends.
3. The Mark of Athena: I loved all the books that came before this one and I love all the characters and I'm excited to see on what adventures they go on next.
4. Manic Pixie Dreamgirl: This book sounds like it would be really interesting with how it seems to be about deconstructing the manic pixie dreamgirl trope which is a favorite of mine and it also sounds like the main character is the type I tend to like. Also the passage on the back cover totally sucked me in.
5. The Maze Runner: The movie is going to be released in February and since I'm a big fan of three of the cast members I feel I need to read the book before that and also the books sounds pretty interesting.
6. Demonglass: I loved the first Hex Hall book and I would love to be able to read the second book of the series soon.
7. Catching Fire: This book is one I feel more like I need to read then I want to read because while I liked the first book it did really make feel all that attached to the characters or care as much as I should have and in all honesty I'm more than willing to just watch the movie because like half the reason this book is on this list is because I really love Jena Malone and I'm excited to see her act again and well that's a pretty crap reason to read a book so don't except a review anytime soon.
8. Crank: I love Ellen Hopkins books and this is her most well known one which ironically is one of the few that I haven't read yet. I love Ellen Hopkins writing style and the story sounds like an interesting one.
9. If I Stay: I've heard a lot of great things about this book and I own it so I feel like I should read this one.
10. Adam and Eve: When this book first came out I thought it didn't sound that interesting but after reading the TV Tropes page on it, it actually sounds really interesting and like a type of book that I would really enjoy.
On a completely unrelated note I'm writing this post about comparing the show Teen Wolf to paranormal YA and I was wondering if any of you guys would be interested in reading it since it's going to be fairly long post I'm not sure I want to put the effort into if no one wants to read it.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Top 10 Best/Worst Book to Screen adaptions
Best
1.Game of Thrones: I think that the show follows the books pretty well over all and all of the actors are fantastic and the production values are really high which makes the show even more enjoyable. I overall love both the tv and book series and I'm glad that this series has such a good adaption.
2. Perks of Being a Wallflower: Perks of Being a Wallflower is my favorite book and it's told through letters so I was really nervous about it being made into a movie although I did feel a bit better once I heard it was going to be an indie film and I saw the trailer. In the end it turned out my fears were unfounded and the movie was almost as good as the book and I have no really complaints about this film which makes me very happy.
3. The Hunger Games: While I'm not a huge fan of the series I think that the film stayed pretty close to the book and I thought that the acting was great through out the film as well.
4. Cardcaptor Sakura: While the anime added a lot of things to series and the ending was quite a bit different as well I thought that it overall kept the series basically the same and I enjoyed pretty much everything that was added in the anime. I love Cardcaptor Sakura it's my favorite anime of all time and recommend it to everyone even if anime isn't usually your thing.
5. 10 Things I Hate About You: This movie is an updated version of Taming of the Shrew and while I think this movie is just a plain great movie in general I'm also amazed that they were actually able to make Taming of the Shrew funny rather than just really unfunny and out dated like the original play. I also think that the movie has a great cast as well and it makes me laugh a lot.
6. Bridge to Terabithia: This is another case were I love the movie but I hated the book but with this movie it sticks really close to the book but the movie just worked for me in a way that the book never did. I loved the movie because it made me really emotionally invested in the characters and it's the reason I'm a fan of Anna Sophia Rob and Josh Hutchson as well.
Worst
1. Percy Jackson: I don't think the movie is bad but I think it's a terrible adaption since it doesn't really follow the plot of the book at all, leaves out a few important characters as well as change others personalities and ages up all the characters by quite a bit. It looks like the second movie will follow the book more closely which makes me happy since Percy Jackson is one of my favorite book series but the first movie really disappointed me so I'm a bit hesitant to believe that the second will be better.
2. A Series of Unfortunate Events: I actually really love this movie but it doesn't follow the books all that well and it combines the first three books and doesn't even completely keeps what happens in the books in order with having the play with the wedding happen after they Violet, Klaus and Sunny had lived with Monty and Josephine. Although I really loved Emily Browning as Violet and Liam Akin as Klaus and I loved the audio commentary with Lemony Snicket which is hilarious and you should watch if you haven't already so I'm in no way unhappy that the film was made and the thing that actually makes me sad about this film is that they never made a second one. Although I would love if there was someday a film that followed the books much closer.
3.Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: I love the manga it's one of my favorite series of all time even though the end of the series is hell a confusing I still love it but the anime tv series is just so bad the art isn't very good and it doesn't really follow the storyline all that well and adds in quite a few filler worlds. In all honesty the best thing that came out of the anime was the soundtrack which was amazing sadly the show wasn't.
4. Twilight: The movies were some of the worst made films that I have ever seen, the acting was horrible even though I had seen the majority of the cast in other things in which they were good, the writing was awkward, makeup and lighting were just weird and the directing wasn't good either. There is really nothing nice I can say about this movie because it was just badly made.
1.Game of Thrones: I think that the show follows the books pretty well over all and all of the actors are fantastic and the production values are really high which makes the show even more enjoyable. I overall love both the tv and book series and I'm glad that this series has such a good adaption.
2. Perks of Being a Wallflower: Perks of Being a Wallflower is my favorite book and it's told through letters so I was really nervous about it being made into a movie although I did feel a bit better once I heard it was going to be an indie film and I saw the trailer. In the end it turned out my fears were unfounded and the movie was almost as good as the book and I have no really complaints about this film which makes me very happy.
3. The Hunger Games: While I'm not a huge fan of the series I think that the film stayed pretty close to the book and I thought that the acting was great through out the film as well.
4. Cardcaptor Sakura: While the anime added a lot of things to series and the ending was quite a bit different as well I thought that it overall kept the series basically the same and I enjoyed pretty much everything that was added in the anime. I love Cardcaptor Sakura it's my favorite anime of all time and recommend it to everyone even if anime isn't usually your thing.
5. 10 Things I Hate About You: This movie is an updated version of Taming of the Shrew and while I think this movie is just a plain great movie in general I'm also amazed that they were actually able to make Taming of the Shrew funny rather than just really unfunny and out dated like the original play. I also think that the movie has a great cast as well and it makes me laugh a lot.
6. Bridge to Terabithia: This is another case were I love the movie but I hated the book but with this movie it sticks really close to the book but the movie just worked for me in a way that the book never did. I loved the movie because it made me really emotionally invested in the characters and it's the reason I'm a fan of Anna Sophia Rob and Josh Hutchson as well.
Worst
1. Percy Jackson: I don't think the movie is bad but I think it's a terrible adaption since it doesn't really follow the plot of the book at all, leaves out a few important characters as well as change others personalities and ages up all the characters by quite a bit. It looks like the second movie will follow the book more closely which makes me happy since Percy Jackson is one of my favorite book series but the first movie really disappointed me so I'm a bit hesitant to believe that the second will be better.
2. A Series of Unfortunate Events: I actually really love this movie but it doesn't follow the books all that well and it combines the first three books and doesn't even completely keeps what happens in the books in order with having the play with the wedding happen after they Violet, Klaus and Sunny had lived with Monty and Josephine. Although I really loved Emily Browning as Violet and Liam Akin as Klaus and I loved the audio commentary with Lemony Snicket which is hilarious and you should watch if you haven't already so I'm in no way unhappy that the film was made and the thing that actually makes me sad about this film is that they never made a second one. Although I would love if there was someday a film that followed the books much closer.
3.Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: I love the manga it's one of my favorite series of all time even though the end of the series is hell a confusing I still love it but the anime tv series is just so bad the art isn't very good and it doesn't really follow the storyline all that well and adds in quite a few filler worlds. In all honesty the best thing that came out of the anime was the soundtrack which was amazing sadly the show wasn't.
4. Twilight: The movies were some of the worst made films that I have ever seen, the acting was horrible even though I had seen the majority of the cast in other things in which they were good, the writing was awkward, makeup and lighting were just weird and the directing wasn't good either. There is really nothing nice I can say about this movie because it was just badly made.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Top 10 Books I want to Read this summer
1. Looking for Alaska: I'm actually reading this book right now and I absolutely love it there's so many good quotes and I love the characters as well. This is only my second John Green book but I think this one may be my favorite but I'm not quite sure yet since I haven't finished it yet.
2. Cinder: This book sounds like a book that I would love and so many people recommend it and love it so it's been high on my to be read list for a long time so I want to actually read it this summer.
3. The Reckoning: I loved the first two books of The Darkest Powers series so I'm sure I'll love the exciting ending of the series and since I just bought the book that means I'm able to read it soon.
4. It's Kind of a Funny Story: I've actually read the first couple of pages of this book months ago and I loved it but I was reading a couple other books at the time so I haven't got back to reading it yet. I also watched the movie years ago and I loved it and since the book is usually better the movie that means I'll love the book even more.
5. The Mark of Athena: I loved the first two books in the Heroes of Olympus series and I see no reason why I wouldn't love this book as well so I'm looking forward to reading this book.
6. Manic Pixie Dreamgirl: I've just bought this book after reading what it was about in the book store it sounded exactly like the kind of book I would love so I'm really excited to read this one. I haven't heard anyone else mention anything about this book so I'll be going into it pretty much blind so that's something I find really cool as well.
7. Forever: I loved the first two books of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series and I love all of the many characters so I'm excited and a little nervous about seeing how their stories are going to end. I own this book already which is good because that means I can start it at anytime I want to. I really hope that the last book is as good as Linger which is my favorite book in the series so far which I hear isn't exactly a popular opinion but I really enjoyed the way the characters were handled in it so I hope that continues in the last book.
8. If I Stay: I hear great things about this book and it's been on my to be read list for awhile now and I hear it's sad and sometimes I really enjoy crying about books or fiction in general. I own this book already but I'm not exactly excited about reading it but I have a feeling that I'll end up enjoying it.
9. Demonglass: I loved Hex Hall so much and the end had a good number of twists to it so I'm really looking forward to the next book of the series. The only reason this book is so far down on the list is because I don't actually own the book yet.
10. Catching Fire: I feel that I need to read the book before I see the movie and since Jena Malone is in the movie I'm actually looking forward to movie since she's one of my favorite actresses but I'm not exactly look forward to the book because while I liked the Hunger Games I didn't love it and I don't feel the need to go back to that world and spend more time with the characters.
2. Cinder: This book sounds like a book that I would love and so many people recommend it and love it so it's been high on my to be read list for a long time so I want to actually read it this summer.
3. The Reckoning: I loved the first two books of The Darkest Powers series so I'm sure I'll love the exciting ending of the series and since I just bought the book that means I'm able to read it soon.
4. It's Kind of a Funny Story: I've actually read the first couple of pages of this book months ago and I loved it but I was reading a couple other books at the time so I haven't got back to reading it yet. I also watched the movie years ago and I loved it and since the book is usually better the movie that means I'll love the book even more.
5. The Mark of Athena: I loved the first two books in the Heroes of Olympus series and I see no reason why I wouldn't love this book as well so I'm looking forward to reading this book.
6. Manic Pixie Dreamgirl: I've just bought this book after reading what it was about in the book store it sounded exactly like the kind of book I would love so I'm really excited to read this one. I haven't heard anyone else mention anything about this book so I'll be going into it pretty much blind so that's something I find really cool as well.
7. Forever: I loved the first two books of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series and I love all of the many characters so I'm excited and a little nervous about seeing how their stories are going to end. I own this book already which is good because that means I can start it at anytime I want to. I really hope that the last book is as good as Linger which is my favorite book in the series so far which I hear isn't exactly a popular opinion but I really enjoyed the way the characters were handled in it so I hope that continues in the last book.
8. If I Stay: I hear great things about this book and it's been on my to be read list for awhile now and I hear it's sad and sometimes I really enjoy crying about books or fiction in general. I own this book already but I'm not exactly excited about reading it but I have a feeling that I'll end up enjoying it.
9. Demonglass: I loved Hex Hall so much and the end had a good number of twists to it so I'm really looking forward to the next book of the series. The only reason this book is so far down on the list is because I don't actually own the book yet.
10. Catching Fire: I feel that I need to read the book before I see the movie and since Jena Malone is in the movie I'm actually looking forward to movie since she's one of my favorite actresses but I'm not exactly look forward to the book because while I liked the Hunger Games I didn't love it and I don't feel the need to go back to that world and spend more time with the characters.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Top 10 Books I thought I'd like more or less than I did
More
1. Anna and the French Kiss: I thought that I would love Anna and the French Kiss because everyone else loved it, I've never read a negative review on this book and it sound like a sweet romance novel. While I like the writing style of the book and it is a sweet romance overall I just couldn't force myself to love this book mostly because I didn't like St.Clair for two reasons. One St.Clair didn't feel like a real person half the time especially with how he was a French a American with a British accent which just doesn't seem like a realistic mix and it was obvious that he had this background in order to make girls swoon. The second reason I don't St.Clair is because he led his girlfriend Ellie on for months even though he knew for most of the novel that he'd rather be with Anna which is just plain cruel in my opinion.
2. Wings: I really wished I could love this book because I love the idea of fairies but I still haven't found a fairy series that I love yet. A big reason I couldn't love this book is because the characters just seemed a bit lifeless which is never a good thing.
3. The Hunger Games: I do like this book because it does of interesting plot and characters but I'm really sad that I didn't love this book as much as everyone else.
Less
1. Catch-22: I really didn't think that I'd like this book at all since it's about war and I've hated every single war movie I've ever seen. I love this book because it's the funniest book I've ever read it has this sense of humor that is rather dark and it deals a lot with absurdities. I also have quite a bit of love for a lot of the characters as well.
2. Reading in the Dark: This is a book that I just started reading one day because I was bored and I honestly had no real expectations for it but in the end it turned out to be one of my favorite books of all time.
3. Fruits Basket: I remember when I first read what this series was about and I remember think that it sounded stupid but since it was one of the best selling mangas in the world I decided to give it a chance. In the end I discovered that Fruits Basket is my favorite series of all time and has brilliant character and relationship developments. So now I recommend everyone to read Fruits Basket even if they don't read manga because it would be a shame to miss this brilliant series.
4. Game of Thrones: I knew that I would like this book but I never thought that I would have been able to read it in only a month but some how I did which surprised me due to it's length.
5. Slaughter House Five: Another war book that surprised me, I don't like it as much as Catch-22 but I was still pleasantly surprised by this book.
6. The Giver: I always thought I wouldn't like this book because of the cover but after I had to read it for school I discovered I loved this book because I found the world and characters interesting.
7. Extras: Extras is the fourth and final book of the Uglies series and almost everyone says it's not as good as the first three, I would have to disagree with that statement since it is my favorite book of the series.
1. Anna and the French Kiss: I thought that I would love Anna and the French Kiss because everyone else loved it, I've never read a negative review on this book and it sound like a sweet romance novel. While I like the writing style of the book and it is a sweet romance overall I just couldn't force myself to love this book mostly because I didn't like St.Clair for two reasons. One St.Clair didn't feel like a real person half the time especially with how he was a French a American with a British accent which just doesn't seem like a realistic mix and it was obvious that he had this background in order to make girls swoon. The second reason I don't St.Clair is because he led his girlfriend Ellie on for months even though he knew for most of the novel that he'd rather be with Anna which is just plain cruel in my opinion.
2. Wings: I really wished I could love this book because I love the idea of fairies but I still haven't found a fairy series that I love yet. A big reason I couldn't love this book is because the characters just seemed a bit lifeless which is never a good thing.
3. The Hunger Games: I do like this book because it does of interesting plot and characters but I'm really sad that I didn't love this book as much as everyone else.
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1. Catch-22: I really didn't think that I'd like this book at all since it's about war and I've hated every single war movie I've ever seen. I love this book because it's the funniest book I've ever read it has this sense of humor that is rather dark and it deals a lot with absurdities. I also have quite a bit of love for a lot of the characters as well.
2. Reading in the Dark: This is a book that I just started reading one day because I was bored and I honestly had no real expectations for it but in the end it turned out to be one of my favorite books of all time.
3. Fruits Basket: I remember when I first read what this series was about and I remember think that it sounded stupid but since it was one of the best selling mangas in the world I decided to give it a chance. In the end I discovered that Fruits Basket is my favorite series of all time and has brilliant character and relationship developments. So now I recommend everyone to read Fruits Basket even if they don't read manga because it would be a shame to miss this brilliant series.
4. Game of Thrones: I knew that I would like this book but I never thought that I would have been able to read it in only a month but some how I did which surprised me due to it's length.
5. Slaughter House Five: Another war book that surprised me, I don't like it as much as Catch-22 but I was still pleasantly surprised by this book.
6. The Giver: I always thought I wouldn't like this book because of the cover but after I had to read it for school I discovered I loved this book because I found the world and characters interesting.
7. Extras: Extras is the fourth and final book of the Uglies series and almost everyone says it's not as good as the first three, I would have to disagree with that statement since it is my favorite book of the series.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Top 10 Books I Resolve to Read in 2013
1. The Fault in Our Stars: I've heard only great things about this book and I've read some lovely quotes from this book and since I got this book for Christmas I plan to start on it as soon as possible.
2. A Clash of Kings/ A Storm of Swords: I loved the first book of the series and I'm already over a hundred pages into A Clash of Kings which I'm sure I'll finish this year and I already own A Storm of Swords so both are high on my to read list for this year.
3. Forever: I'm excited to read the last book of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series since I loved the first two books of the series so I'm eager to see how it ends but I'm a little sad that I'll have to say goodbye to the characters I love.
4. The Reckoning: I loved the first two books of The Darkest Powers series and I'm sure that the final book will be exciting so I'm looking forward to reading it.
5. The Mark of Athena: I love the Heroes of Olympus series so far and I see no reason why I wouldn't love the third book of the series and since I got it for Christmas I will probably read it soon.
6. Only the Good Spy Young: I loved the first three books of Gallagher Girls series and I've heard great things about this book and I already own it so I'll hopefully be reading this book soon.
7. Cinder: I've heard great things about this book and it sounds really interesting so I plan to read this book as soon as I can get my hands on it.
8. Hide and Seek: I love the first three books of The Lying Game series so I plan to buy and read this book this year because these are just books I can get through really quickly because of their mystery aspect.
9. Lola and the Boy Next Door: I've heard all great things about this book and I did enjoy Stephanie Perkins writing style in Anna and the French but it wasn't until Aimee at penmanship Smitten, described Cricket as awkwardly endearing that I really decided that I need to read this book.
10. Catching Fire: I want to read this book before the movie comes out because I feel I should read the books and the movies coming out gives me an excuse to make myself read them.
2. A Clash of Kings/ A Storm of Swords: I loved the first book of the series and I'm already over a hundred pages into A Clash of Kings which I'm sure I'll finish this year and I already own A Storm of Swords so both are high on my to read list for this year.
3. Forever: I'm excited to read the last book of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series since I loved the first two books of the series so I'm eager to see how it ends but I'm a little sad that I'll have to say goodbye to the characters I love.
4. The Reckoning: I loved the first two books of The Darkest Powers series and I'm sure that the final book will be exciting so I'm looking forward to reading it.
5. The Mark of Athena: I love the Heroes of Olympus series so far and I see no reason why I wouldn't love the third book of the series and since I got it for Christmas I will probably read it soon.
6. Only the Good Spy Young: I loved the first three books of Gallagher Girls series and I've heard great things about this book and I already own it so I'll hopefully be reading this book soon.
7. Cinder: I've heard great things about this book and it sounds really interesting so I plan to read this book as soon as I can get my hands on it.
8. Hide and Seek: I love the first three books of The Lying Game series so I plan to buy and read this book this year because these are just books I can get through really quickly because of their mystery aspect.
9. Lola and the Boy Next Door: I've heard all great things about this book and I did enjoy Stephanie Perkins writing style in Anna and the French but it wasn't until Aimee at penmanship Smitten, described Cricket as awkwardly endearing that I really decided that I need to read this book.
10. Catching Fire: I want to read this book before the movie comes out because I feel I should read the books and the movies coming out gives me an excuse to make myself read them.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
My Top 10 Kickass Heroines
I've made a list of my top 10 book heroines just I few months ago so that list and this list are pretty similar but for this list I decided to add a few tv heroines as well.
1. Daenerys Targaryen(A Song of Ice and Fire series): Daenerys is a character I love because of how much she evolved within the first book alone I loved how she went from being fearful and seemingly weak to a strong powerful queen to her people. I love how she's able to walk through fire without getting burned and that she brought the dragons back and out of all the charatcers in the series she's the one I think should win the Iron Throne.
2.Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon(Sailor Moon): Usagi starts off the series not really wanting to fight the bad guys because she gets scared easily but she also ended up fighting and defeating her enemies because she felt that someone had to fight for justice and she just happened to be the person able to do that. Although it's been a while since I watched the anime and I only read the first 2 volumes of the manga I remember it being said or shown that she's one of the most powerful people ever as well so I that contributes to her characters strength but the reason I love her the most is because she fights even when she scared and that she is often times pretty easy to relate to.
3.Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke(Revenge): I actually really wanted to put Emily first but I felt I couldn't because Top 10 Tuesday is a book meme and she's from a tv show so I put her as high as I thought I could. I love Emily she's everything I want and more out of a heroine she's very smart with the elaborate schemes she's able to pull off and I love she's able to fake this whole innocent sweet personality so flawlessly. I love that she is actually a skilled fighter even though she doesn't use that part of her skills often because that direct kind of approach won't usually be able to destroy her enemies. I love her determination in her revenge and I like that she's kind of screwed up with how she doesn't care all that much about collateral damage. I love Emily pretty much completely and she's one of the main reasons I love the show so much.
4.Sakura Kinomoto(Cardcaptor Sakura): I love Sakura because she's one of those people who wants to be friends with everyone and I love how her kindness actually often times help her capture that cards. I also love that she uses quick thinking to capture the cards as well and I love that she doesn't give up on things. Also it said towards the end of the manga that Sakura is the most powerful magical person ever.
5.Nikita(Nikita): I've only recently started watching Nikita but I love the show as well as the character. I think that Nikita is a great heroine because she's strong and smart with how she's able to take on Division with very little outside help. I also like that she isn't detached from her emotions but she knows how to control them.
6.Alyss Heart(The Looking Glass Wars series): I remember Alyss being a good leader who has had to take her kingdom back by force twice in the first two books.
7.Katarina Bishop(The Heist Society series): I love Kat because she's very smart and she's confident in her abilities and I like that she's able to keep her cool during a stressful situation quite easily.
8.Chloe Saunders(The Darkest Powers series): I love her because she knows how she should play a situation to her advantage and then does it and I also like that she can raise the dead.
9.Buffy Summers(Buffy the Vampire Slayer): I may not always love her but I think everyone can agree that she's a great heroine with how she has saved the world many times even though it was often at the expense of her own happiness which just makes her more heroic.
10.Katiness Everdeen(The Hunger Games): She's a good fighter and she does everything in her power to survive the games even though she's not a character I really like I still think she's a great heroine.
1. Daenerys Targaryen(A Song of Ice and Fire series): Daenerys is a character I love because of how much she evolved within the first book alone I loved how she went from being fearful and seemingly weak to a strong powerful queen to her people. I love how she's able to walk through fire without getting burned and that she brought the dragons back and out of all the charatcers in the series she's the one I think should win the Iron Throne.
2.Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon(Sailor Moon): Usagi starts off the series not really wanting to fight the bad guys because she gets scared easily but she also ended up fighting and defeating her enemies because she felt that someone had to fight for justice and she just happened to be the person able to do that. Although it's been a while since I watched the anime and I only read the first 2 volumes of the manga I remember it being said or shown that she's one of the most powerful people ever as well so I that contributes to her characters strength but the reason I love her the most is because she fights even when she scared and that she is often times pretty easy to relate to.
3.Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke(Revenge): I actually really wanted to put Emily first but I felt I couldn't because Top 10 Tuesday is a book meme and she's from a tv show so I put her as high as I thought I could. I love Emily she's everything I want and more out of a heroine she's very smart with the elaborate schemes she's able to pull off and I love she's able to fake this whole innocent sweet personality so flawlessly. I love that she is actually a skilled fighter even though she doesn't use that part of her skills often because that direct kind of approach won't usually be able to destroy her enemies. I love her determination in her revenge and I like that she's kind of screwed up with how she doesn't care all that much about collateral damage. I love Emily pretty much completely and she's one of the main reasons I love the show so much.
4.Sakura Kinomoto(Cardcaptor Sakura): I love Sakura because she's one of those people who wants to be friends with everyone and I love how her kindness actually often times help her capture that cards. I also love that she uses quick thinking to capture the cards as well and I love that she doesn't give up on things. Also it said towards the end of the manga that Sakura is the most powerful magical person ever.
5.Nikita(Nikita): I've only recently started watching Nikita but I love the show as well as the character. I think that Nikita is a great heroine because she's strong and smart with how she's able to take on Division with very little outside help. I also like that she isn't detached from her emotions but she knows how to control them.
6.Alyss Heart(The Looking Glass Wars series): I remember Alyss being a good leader who has had to take her kingdom back by force twice in the first two books.
7.Katarina Bishop(The Heist Society series): I love Kat because she's very smart and she's confident in her abilities and I like that she's able to keep her cool during a stressful situation quite easily.
8.Chloe Saunders(The Darkest Powers series): I love her because she knows how she should play a situation to her advantage and then does it and I also like that she can raise the dead.
9.Buffy Summers(Buffy the Vampire Slayer): I may not always love her but I think everyone can agree that she's a great heroine with how she has saved the world many times even though it was often at the expense of her own happiness which just makes her more heroic.
10.Katiness Everdeen(The Hunger Games): She's a good fighter and she does everything in her power to survive the games even though she's not a character I really like I still think she's a great heroine.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Top 10 Book series I haven't finished yet
1. Wolves of Mercy: I'm working on finishing this series I'm almost finished with Linger and I love that book so far and I especially love that two new narrators were added in this book. I loved the first book as well so I'm planning on getting Forever as soon as I can after I finish Linger but I'm thinking it's going to take awhile for me to complete this series.
2. The Darkest Powers: I love this series and the only reason I haven't finished it yet is because I don't own the last book of the series yet but I'm definitely planning on finishing this series.
3. The Looking Glass Wars:I loved the first book of the series but it's been so long since I've read them that I feel like I'd have to reread those books before I could read the last book. I'm still planning on finishing the series once I reread the first two books and buy the third book.
4. Gallagher Girls: I loved the first three books and I'm planning on finishing the series someday. I have the fourth book and it's one of the books on top of my to be read lists. I think the only reason I haven't read very book that is out so far is because I've just been distracted by other books.
5. The Lying Game: I've loved the first three books of the series(although the third one not as much) and I find the series to be completely addicting so I'm planning on reading the fourth book as soon as I buy it.
6. The Kane Chronicles: I've loved the first book of the series and the only reason I haven't read the other books in the series is because I got distracted by the Heroes of Olympus books. I'm still planning on finishing the series it just may take awhile.
7. A Song of Ice and Fire: I've only recently started this series but I love it already so I plan to read the whole series. I haven't finished this series because I only started it recently and the books are quite long so it's going to take a long time to finish it.
8. The Hunger Games: I liked the first book but I didn't love it so I decided that I wouldn't read Catching Fire until I could find it in paperback in a store so far I haven't been able find one so I have yet to finish even the second book. I plan to buy and read Catching Fire before it's movie comes out even if I have to buy it in hardcover.
9. Wicked Lovely: I liked the first two books and I liked them quite a lot but even though I own the third book I haven't read it yet. The reason I haven't read beyond the second book is because I adore Keenan/Donia as a couple and I loved how things ended on a somewhat happy note for them in Wicked Lovely. Also I heard things about the series being more about a love triangle between Keenan/Aslin/Seth which doesn't make sense to me since Keenan's in love with Donia and Aslin's in love with Seth so a love triangle just seems like a waste of time. I also find both Aslin and Seth to be boring so I'd rather not read about them again but I love Keenan and Donia and the inter workings of fairy politics so I may read the next book of the series.
10. Wings: I didn't really like this book all that much it seemed kind of boring even though it was dealing with fairies which is something I find interesting so I feel no need to continue with this series.
2. The Darkest Powers: I love this series and the only reason I haven't finished it yet is because I don't own the last book of the series yet but I'm definitely planning on finishing this series.
3. The Looking Glass Wars:I loved the first book of the series but it's been so long since I've read them that I feel like I'd have to reread those books before I could read the last book. I'm still planning on finishing the series once I reread the first two books and buy the third book.
4. Gallagher Girls: I loved the first three books and I'm planning on finishing the series someday. I have the fourth book and it's one of the books on top of my to be read lists. I think the only reason I haven't read very book that is out so far is because I've just been distracted by other books.
5. The Lying Game: I've loved the first three books of the series(although the third one not as much) and I find the series to be completely addicting so I'm planning on reading the fourth book as soon as I buy it.
6. The Kane Chronicles: I've loved the first book of the series and the only reason I haven't read the other books in the series is because I got distracted by the Heroes of Olympus books. I'm still planning on finishing the series it just may take awhile.
7. A Song of Ice and Fire: I've only recently started this series but I love it already so I plan to read the whole series. I haven't finished this series because I only started it recently and the books are quite long so it's going to take a long time to finish it.
8. The Hunger Games: I liked the first book but I didn't love it so I decided that I wouldn't read Catching Fire until I could find it in paperback in a store so far I haven't been able find one so I have yet to finish even the second book. I plan to buy and read Catching Fire before it's movie comes out even if I have to buy it in hardcover.
9. Wicked Lovely: I liked the first two books and I liked them quite a lot but even though I own the third book I haven't read it yet. The reason I haven't read beyond the second book is because I adore Keenan/Donia as a couple and I loved how things ended on a somewhat happy note for them in Wicked Lovely. Also I heard things about the series being more about a love triangle between Keenan/Aslin/Seth which doesn't make sense to me since Keenan's in love with Donia and Aslin's in love with Seth so a love triangle just seems like a waste of time. I also find both Aslin and Seth to be boring so I'd rather not read about them again but I love Keenan and Donia and the inter workings of fairy politics so I may read the next book of the series.
10. Wings: I didn't really like this book all that much it seemed kind of boring even though it was dealing with fairies which is something I find interesting so I feel no need to continue with this series.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Top 10 Bookish Confessions
1. I love Books with more than one narrator: I love having more than one narrator a book because I dislike the idea of always being stuck with one character and I also love to hear the thoughts of as many characters as possible through out the story. I know that quite a few people dislike having more than one narrator and say that it's confusing, well I personally have never experienced that problem in a novel. Some of the books I love with multiple narrators are The Heroes of Olympus series, The Kane Chronicles series, A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Wolves of Mercy series, Impulse, Perfect and Tricks.2. I'm convinced that Anna and the French Kiss is a shoujo mamga in disguise:
I know this may seem a little strange but I notice that there were actually quite few similarities between this book and shoujo manga. The first that came to my mind was that St. Clair was kind of impossibly perfect with the whole being half french and half American with a British accent, this is not to say that his character didn't make any mistakes but it does make him seem too good to be true. Then there's the group of friends who have clear personalities and problems having nothing to do with the main character, I'm not saying that this doesn't happen ever happen in books just that it seems to happen in manga and tv shows more often because in both of those formats the audience doesn't have to stay with the main character at all times, I liked that Anna and the French Kiss at least mentioned other little sub-plots that were going on even though it couldn't really focus on them. Another thing is the whole Anna and St.Clair going on dates without calling it dating basically happens in every shoujo series I read and not all that common in YA novels. There's also the whole Anna and St.Clair didn't get together until the last second which happens in a lot romances so that's not that big of similarity.I would like to write a post someday that would give more specific examples of my theory, tell me if your interested.
3. I only like poetry when it's written by Ellen Hopkins: For some reason the only poetry I enjoy comes from Ellen Hopkins novels most likely because I can actually understand her poetry.
4. There's a few authors I'm sort of fans of even though I haven't read there books: I'm weirdly a fan of Neil Gaiman even though I haven't read any of his books but this is because he wrote the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife" which was fantastic and now I really wanted to read his books. I also like Lauren Destefano because I stumble upon her blog one day and saw that on a list of recommended books she included Cardcaptor Sakura which is one of my favorite series of all time so I decided I really like her, I've been planning to read Wither for awhile now but I still haven't gotten around to buying it.
5. Sometimes minor things really bother me: The minor things I'm talking about really has more to do with manga than it does with novels but I still feel the need to mention it here. I hate when manga doesn't include honorfics because the honorfic attach to someone's name actually says a lot about the relationship between the two characters and the character that is using the honorfic. For instance I was very upset when I was reading part of the third omnibus edition of X and I notice that Subaru and Seishiro didn't use the honorfics they normal do which I know they did in X because I've seen scanslations of this scene before with honorfics included. I think the lack of honorfics takes way quite a bit from the scene.
6. I haven't read most of the YA dystopians because I fear that they're really just romance set in the future: I actually love dystopian books but it seems I haven't read much of the new YA ones that are coming out and I'm pretty sure it's out of fear that most of them would focus on a love triangle instead of a screwed up futuristic society. I hope my fear is unfounded but most of the reviews I've read for the newer YA dystopian series mention more about the romance than the society.
7. I don't use my library anymore: I don't use my public library anymore because my library never have the books I want to read in stock and the last time I put a book on hold it took a year(even though I was third on the waiting list) for me to get it and by that time I wasn't interested in reading it anymore so I now buy all the books I read.
8. I'm more likely to swoon over couples than characters: For some reason I'd rather read about a couple being all sweet together than about a guy chasing after a girl he's better off without.
9.I'm not a huge Hunger Games fan: I like the Hunger Games and all but I haven't read the last two books because I want them in paperback but I can never find paperback books in stores and I'm not obsessed enough with the series to buy them in hardcover although I did promise myself that I would read Catching fire before the movie comes out so I may cave and buy the hard cover book.
10. I only like love triangles when the author knows when to end it: I don't really like love triangles in general because I feel they add unnecessary drama to a relationship. But I don't mind a love triangle were all three characters are well developed and one of the guys(or sometimes it's a girl) bows out of the love triangle because he knows the girl doesn't feel that way about him or that the two main characters are just meant to be. I like it when triangles end this way because it lets you like all the characters. Sadly it seems like most writers don't know when that third character needs to give up on the middle person in order to make the series stay enjoyable.
I know this may seem a little strange but I notice that there were actually quite few similarities between this book and shoujo manga. The first that came to my mind was that St. Clair was kind of impossibly perfect with the whole being half french and half American with a British accent, this is not to say that his character didn't make any mistakes but it does make him seem too good to be true. Then there's the group of friends who have clear personalities and problems having nothing to do with the main character, I'm not saying that this doesn't happen ever happen in books just that it seems to happen in manga and tv shows more often because in both of those formats the audience doesn't have to stay with the main character at all times, I liked that Anna and the French Kiss at least mentioned other little sub-plots that were going on even though it couldn't really focus on them. Another thing is the whole Anna and St.Clair going on dates without calling it dating basically happens in every shoujo series I read and not all that common in YA novels. There's also the whole Anna and St.Clair didn't get together until the last second which happens in a lot romances so that's not that big of similarity.I would like to write a post someday that would give more specific examples of my theory, tell me if your interested.
3. I only like poetry when it's written by Ellen Hopkins: For some reason the only poetry I enjoy comes from Ellen Hopkins novels most likely because I can actually understand her poetry.
4. There's a few authors I'm sort of fans of even though I haven't read there books: I'm weirdly a fan of Neil Gaiman even though I haven't read any of his books but this is because he wrote the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife" which was fantastic and now I really wanted to read his books. I also like Lauren Destefano because I stumble upon her blog one day and saw that on a list of recommended books she included Cardcaptor Sakura which is one of my favorite series of all time so I decided I really like her, I've been planning to read Wither for awhile now but I still haven't gotten around to buying it.
5. Sometimes minor things really bother me: The minor things I'm talking about really has more to do with manga than it does with novels but I still feel the need to mention it here. I hate when manga doesn't include honorfics because the honorfic attach to someone's name actually says a lot about the relationship between the two characters and the character that is using the honorfic. For instance I was very upset when I was reading part of the third omnibus edition of X and I notice that Subaru and Seishiro didn't use the honorfics they normal do which I know they did in X because I've seen scanslations of this scene before with honorfics included. I think the lack of honorfics takes way quite a bit from the scene.
6. I haven't read most of the YA dystopians because I fear that they're really just romance set in the future: I actually love dystopian books but it seems I haven't read much of the new YA ones that are coming out and I'm pretty sure it's out of fear that most of them would focus on a love triangle instead of a screwed up futuristic society. I hope my fear is unfounded but most of the reviews I've read for the newer YA dystopian series mention more about the romance than the society.
7. I don't use my library anymore: I don't use my public library anymore because my library never have the books I want to read in stock and the last time I put a book on hold it took a year(even though I was third on the waiting list) for me to get it and by that time I wasn't interested in reading it anymore so I now buy all the books I read.
8. I'm more likely to swoon over couples than characters: For some reason I'd rather read about a couple being all sweet together than about a guy chasing after a girl he's better off without.
9.I'm not a huge Hunger Games fan: I like the Hunger Games and all but I haven't read the last two books because I want them in paperback but I can never find paperback books in stores and I'm not obsessed enough with the series to buy them in hardcover although I did promise myself that I would read Catching fire before the movie comes out so I may cave and buy the hard cover book.
10. I only like love triangles when the author knows when to end it: I don't really like love triangles in general because I feel they add unnecessary drama to a relationship. But I don't mind a love triangle were all three characters are well developed and one of the guys(or sometimes it's a girl) bows out of the love triangle because he knows the girl doesn't feel that way about him or that the two main characters are just meant to be. I like it when triangles end this way because it lets you like all the characters. Sadly it seems like most writers don't know when that third character needs to give up on the middle person in order to make the series stay enjoyable.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Top 10 books for people who like X author
For People who like Ally Carter's series Gallagher Girls and Heist Society:
1. Magic Knight Rayearth: I would say it's similar to the Gallagher Girls series because it's about a group of girls who have vastly different personalities but are still close friends who considers each other to be sisters and work well together. The girls in both series are also pretty good at fighting their enemies.
2. Kami Kaze Katiuo Jeane: It's similar to Heist Society because it's about a young girl that steals priceless art in order to help people although the reasons in the two series are very different.
3. Shugo Chara: It's similar to Ally Carter's series because it has a strong female lead who forms close and important friendships and has just enough swoon worthy romance.
4. Sailor Moon:Another series about a group of girls that are good friends and are capable of fighting evil.
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus: I find that these series are similar to Ally Carters because friendship is an important part of the series.
6. Secret Circle: Has lots to do with friendships.
7. Rosario+ Vampire: It's set at a bordering school, the girls can kick some ass and friendship is an important part of the series.
For people who like The Hunger Games:
1. Battle Royale: Has a similar idea with having a bunch of kids kill each other on tv except this time they all actually no each other.
2. Uglies: Is another teen dystopian with a corrupt government that likes to control it's people.
3. 1984: A classic dystopian that tries to make thinking differently a crime.
1. Magic Knight Rayearth: I would say it's similar to the Gallagher Girls series because it's about a group of girls who have vastly different personalities but are still close friends who considers each other to be sisters and work well together. The girls in both series are also pretty good at fighting their enemies.
2. Kami Kaze Katiuo Jeane: It's similar to Heist Society because it's about a young girl that steals priceless art in order to help people although the reasons in the two series are very different.
3. Shugo Chara: It's similar to Ally Carter's series because it has a strong female lead who forms close and important friendships and has just enough swoon worthy romance.
4. Sailor Moon:Another series about a group of girls that are good friends and are capable of fighting evil.
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus: I find that these series are similar to Ally Carters because friendship is an important part of the series.
6. Secret Circle: Has lots to do with friendships.
7. Rosario+ Vampire: It's set at a bordering school, the girls can kick some ass and friendship is an important part of the series.
For people who like The Hunger Games:
1. Battle Royale: Has a similar idea with having a bunch of kids kill each other on tv except this time they all actually no each other.
2. Uglies: Is another teen dystopian with a corrupt government that likes to control it's people.
3. 1984: A classic dystopian that tries to make thinking differently a crime.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Fangirl Friday (2)
Fangirl five Friday is a weekly meme host Nancy Drew is my Homegirl and what it's meme that has you list the top five things you've been fangirling about this week.
1. Cardcaptor Sakura: For some reason this week I've been rereading the manga and rewatching theanime(Japanese with English subtitles version) of Cardcaptor Sakura and I just fell in love with
theseries and all it's characters all over again.
2. The Hunger Games movie: I saw this movie this week and it was excellent and I found that it was pretty faithful to the book. I also found the movie to be very visually pleasing as well.
3. Psych: I'm one episode away from being caught up with Psych and the episodes I did watch this week were great and this show just continues to make me ridiculously happy while watching it.
4. Great Expectations 2011: I've watched the first episode of this bbc miniseries last night and I find it to be most interesting and I like the sets and costumes as well. I always love crazy cold hearted Miss Havisham.
theseries and all it's characters all over again.
2. The Hunger Games movie: I saw this movie this week and it was excellent and I found that it was pretty faithful to the book. I also found the movie to be very visually pleasing as well.
3. Psych: I'm one episode away from being caught up with Psych and the episodes I did watch this week were great and this show just continues to make me ridiculously happy while watching it.
4. Great Expectations 2011: I've watched the first episode of this bbc miniseries last night and I find it to be most interesting and I like the sets and costumes as well. I always love crazy cold hearted Miss Havisham.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Movie Review: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games:Review
The Hunger Games is set in a post-apocalyptic future were the country is divided into 12 districts and a girl and a boy from each district between the ages of 12-18 are forced to compete in the Hunger Games a reality show were they battle to death and the last one alive is the winner. Our main character Katiness(Jennifer Lawrence who I know from X-Men: First Class) is from district 12 and she volunteer to be in the games in her sister's place and since she knows how to hunt she's good with a bow and arrow but she has a bit of trouble with the whole making the audience like her part. Our other main character is Peeta(Josh Hutcherson who I know and love from Bridge to Terabithia) the boy from district 12 who has had a crush on Katiness forever and he knows how to make people like him but he lacks the fighting skills Katiness has.
The film is extremely well made the sets fit perfectly for how they were described in the book and the hair and make up perfectly captured the eccentric style of the people who live in the capital which was a little hard to imagine in the book. All of the acting was good, which is what made me so much more invest in the movie when compared to the book, it made me a lot more emotional attached to the characters. The fight scenes(or in some cases slaughter scenes) were done in way were it felt brutal and gory without a ton of blood being shown.
The movie was pretty close to the book but with a few scenes changed or cut out but it also had a few scenes that were added. The added scenes included scenes between the Gamemaker and President Snow, behind the scenes work in how the game was controlled and broadcast commentary which all helped to expanded on what the purpose of the Hunger Games was. Another added scene was Cato's monologue towards the end about him being dead already which I loved.
I overall loved this movie and felt that it was faithful to the book. Please tell me your thoughts about the movie in the comment section below.
The film is extremely well made the sets fit perfectly for how they were described in the book and the hair and make up perfectly captured the eccentric style of the people who live in the capital which was a little hard to imagine in the book. All of the acting was good, which is what made me so much more invest in the movie when compared to the book, it made me a lot more emotional attached to the characters. The fight scenes(or in some cases slaughter scenes) were done in way were it felt brutal and gory without a ton of blood being shown.
The movie was pretty close to the book but with a few scenes changed or cut out but it also had a few scenes that were added. The added scenes included scenes between the Gamemaker and President Snow, behind the scenes work in how the game was controlled and broadcast commentary which all helped to expanded on what the purpose of the Hunger Games was. Another added scene was Cato's monologue towards the end about him being dead already which I loved.
I overall loved this movie and felt that it was faithful to the book. Please tell me your thoughts about the movie in the comment section below.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Book Review: The Hunger Games
Hunger Games: Book Review
The Hunger Games is set in a dsysoptian future were two teens and/or preteens from each district are forced into competing in a reality tv show were they have to kill everyone else in order to survive. The main character is a girl named Katiness who is from district twelve which is the poorest district and they almost never win the Hunger Games.
I overall thought the idea of the book was brilliant but I thought that it was as gory and brutal as I thought it would be but that can be justify with it being in first person which means we can only saw what Katiness saw. I mostly loved Katiness as a main character with her being brave and self sacrificing with volunteer to take her sister Prim's place in the hunger games and she was clearly badass do to her hunting skills with a bow and arrow so it made sense that she would survive to the end since she was far from helpless. The only thing I didn't like about Katiness is that she couldn't see that Peeta was in love her because it was fairly obvious that it was but I do understand why she wouldn't want to fall for him. I loved Peeta I found him sweet but I don't think it was realistic for him to survive the hunger games.
I overall liked the book but I think that I heard too much hype about it before reading it because I felt disappointed by it even though it was a good story. Please tell me your thoughts on the book.
I overall thought the idea of the book was brilliant but I thought that it was as gory and brutal as I thought it would be but that can be justify with it being in first person which means we can only saw what Katiness saw. I mostly loved Katiness as a main character with her being brave and self sacrificing with volunteer to take her sister Prim's place in the hunger games and she was clearly badass do to her hunting skills with a bow and arrow so it made sense that she would survive to the end since she was far from helpless. The only thing I didn't like about Katiness is that she couldn't see that Peeta was in love her because it was fairly obvious that it was but I do understand why she wouldn't want to fall for him. I loved Peeta I found him sweet but I don't think it was realistic for him to survive the hunger games.
I overall liked the book but I think that I heard too much hype about it before reading it because I felt disappointed by it even though it was a good story. Please tell me your thoughts on the book.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Top 10 Books I Had Strong Feelings About
1. Perks of being a Wallflower: I absolutely loved this book and I couldn’t help but feel for Charlie and adore the way he sees the world.
2. The Iliad: I completely hated this book and all of the characters. The characters were horrible people and the plot didn’t really make much sense.
3. The Odyssey: I hated this book and the characters even more then I did with The Iliad.
4. Heart of Darkness: I hated this book because it focused far to much on the setting and had horrible format. I also hated that everything was a metaphor, seriously this book made me question whether or not the word the meant the.
5. The Book Thief: this book first made me love all the major characters and then breaks my heart when kills almost all of them off towards the end.
6. The Lying Game: I felt intrigued through out the whole book and it was nearly impossible to put down.
7. Hunger Games: Honestly this book disappointed me while I enjoyed it, I never felt it went far enough and it just ended up seeming like a less interesting version of Battle Royale.
8.Catch 22: This book made me feel conflicted because on one hand it’s really funny but on the other hand very serious things are happening and people are dying but I laughed so much while I reading this book.
9.Gallagher Girls: This series overall just makes me happy, I mean there are of course moments of sadness and other feelings but overall it makes me happy.
10. Heist Society: This book makes me feel pretty much the same as the Gallagher Girls series but I think I may enjoy this book even more.
2. The Iliad: I completely hated this book and all of the characters. The characters were horrible people and the plot didn’t really make much sense.
3. The Odyssey: I hated this book and the characters even more then I did with The Iliad.
4. Heart of Darkness: I hated this book because it focused far to much on the setting and had horrible format. I also hated that everything was a metaphor, seriously this book made me question whether or not the word the meant the.
5. The Book Thief: this book first made me love all the major characters and then breaks my heart when kills almost all of them off towards the end.
6. The Lying Game: I felt intrigued through out the whole book and it was nearly impossible to put down.
7. Hunger Games: Honestly this book disappointed me while I enjoyed it, I never felt it went far enough and it just ended up seeming like a less interesting version of Battle Royale.
8.Catch 22: This book made me feel conflicted because on one hand it’s really funny but on the other hand very serious things are happening and people are dying but I laughed so much while I reading this book.
9.Gallagher Girls: This series overall just makes me happy, I mean there are of course moments of sadness and other feelings but overall it makes me happy.
10. Heist Society: This book makes me feel pretty much the same as the Gallagher Girls series but I think I may enjoy this book even more.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Top 10 Books I feel everyone has read except me
1.Anna and the French Kiss: It’s weird in that I never heard about or saw this book in a store but I here about on almost ever book blog that I go to.
2. Catching Fire and Mocking Jay: I’ve read the first book of the series and while I enjoyed I don’t feel the need to read the rest of the series at the moment, also it seemed like right after I finished Hunger Games all the books are now only sold in hard cover and I prefer paperback.
3.Linger and Forever: I just finished reading Shiver and I loved so I’ll read these books as soon as I can.
4.The Mortal Instruments: These books sound interesting and everyone seems to love them so I plan to read them sometime soon.
5.Pride and Prejudice: I’ve tried to read this book but I only got about thirty or forty pages in, I just find it too dry and I don’t like any of the characters but everyone else seems to love it.
6.Fallen: I see a lot of reviews for this book but not a lot of them are good so I don’t know if I’ll read it.
7.Deliruim: I’ll probably read this since it sounds interesting.
8. Entwined: I love this cover and the story sounds okay so I plan on reading it.
9.Vampire Academy: I don’t plan on reading this series but I hear about it a lot.
10. Pretty Little Liars: I’ve seen the TV show but I haven’t read the books yet but I want to really badly.
2. Catching Fire and Mocking Jay: I’ve read the first book of the series and while I enjoyed I don’t feel the need to read the rest of the series at the moment, also it seemed like right after I finished Hunger Games all the books are now only sold in hard cover and I prefer paperback.
3.Linger and Forever: I just finished reading Shiver and I loved so I’ll read these books as soon as I can.
4.The Mortal Instruments: These books sound interesting and everyone seems to love them so I plan to read them sometime soon.
5.Pride and Prejudice: I’ve tried to read this book but I only got about thirty or forty pages in, I just find it too dry and I don’t like any of the characters but everyone else seems to love it.
6.Fallen: I see a lot of reviews for this book but not a lot of them are good so I don’t know if I’ll read it.
7.Deliruim: I’ll probably read this since it sounds interesting.
8. Entwined: I love this cover and the story sounds okay so I plan on reading it.
9.Vampire Academy: I don’t plan on reading this series but I hear about it a lot.
10. Pretty Little Liars: I’ve seen the TV show but I haven’t read the books yet but I want to really badly.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Top 5 Sequel Books I Want to Read
- The Awakening: the second book of The Darkest Powers series I’ve been wan ting to read this book since I finished and that feeling only intensified.
- Never Have I Ever: Second book in the Lying Games series Loved the first book and I can’t wait for more.
- Linger: the second book in the Wolves of Mercy series. I haven’t finished the first book but I love it so far.
- Uncommon Criminals: Second in the Heist Society series, I also haven’t finished the first book yet but I love the series so far.
- Catching Fire: Second book of the Hunger Games series good so far hope the second book will be better.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Top 10 Friendships in Books
1.Harry, Ron and Hermione(Harry Potter series): I love this friendship because there always there for each other and they’ve been through a lot together.
2. Liesel and Rudy(The Book Thief): I love this friendship because they often would swore at each other and argued but you could still tell they really cared about each other. I also ship them together but since the never ended up together I’m happy to enjoy their friendship.
3. Cammie, Liz, Bex and Macy(Gallagher Girls series): I really like the bond between the girls and I love them doing cov ops stuff by themselves.
4. Kat, Hale, Simon, Gabrielle, Angus and Hamish(Heist Society series): I really love all the characters and they work really well together. I feel that all of these characters are different and contribute something to the group and that the job couldn’t have been done without one of them.
5.Connor, Tony and Vanessa(Impulse): I really liked the bond that these three messed up people developed and how their bond with each other helped them to get better.
6. Percy and Rachel Elizabeth Dare(Percy Jackson and the Olympians series): I know this isn’t the most popular friendship in the series but I really liked their friendship as well as both characters themselves, I liked that Percy was able to have a friend outside of camp half blood that knew his secret and I liked that Rachel was able to know more about the things she could see through the mist through their friendship.
7. Lena, Tibby, Cameron and Bridget(The sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series): I liked that girls are all so different yet their still best friends and they had been friends their whole life.
8. Percy and Nico(Percy Jackson and the Olympians series): Once again I know this isn’t one of the most popular friendships but I really love pretty much anytime they share a scene together although I have a feeling that’s because these two are my favorite characters. I also think that these twos relationship is one of the relationships that had changed the most over the course of the series.
9. Katiness and Rue(Hunger Games): I was both surprised and happy at the relationship developed between these two and I liked that these two weren’t just allies but people who actually cared for each other despite the situation they were in.
10. Tally and Shay(Uglies series): In all honesty this is probably one of the most unhealthy friendships with them pretty much always backstabbing each other but it’s also one of the most interesting ones as well.
2. Liesel and Rudy(The Book Thief): I love this friendship because they often would swore at each other and argued but you could still tell they really cared about each other. I also ship them together but since the never ended up together I’m happy to enjoy their friendship.
3. Cammie, Liz, Bex and Macy(Gallagher Girls series): I really like the bond between the girls and I love them doing cov ops stuff by themselves.
4. Kat, Hale, Simon, Gabrielle, Angus and Hamish(Heist Society series): I really love all the characters and they work really well together. I feel that all of these characters are different and contribute something to the group and that the job couldn’t have been done without one of them.
5.Connor, Tony and Vanessa(Impulse): I really liked the bond that these three messed up people developed and how their bond with each other helped them to get better.
6. Percy and Rachel Elizabeth Dare(Percy Jackson and the Olympians series): I know this isn’t the most popular friendship in the series but I really liked their friendship as well as both characters themselves, I liked that Percy was able to have a friend outside of camp half blood that knew his secret and I liked that Rachel was able to know more about the things she could see through the mist through their friendship.
7. Lena, Tibby, Cameron and Bridget(The sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series): I liked that girls are all so different yet their still best friends and they had been friends their whole life.
8. Percy and Nico(Percy Jackson and the Olympians series): Once again I know this isn’t one of the most popular friendships but I really love pretty much anytime they share a scene together although I have a feeling that’s because these two are my favorite characters. I also think that these twos relationship is one of the relationships that had changed the most over the course of the series.
9. Katiness and Rue(Hunger Games): I was both surprised and happy at the relationship developed between these two and I liked that these two weren’t just allies but people who actually cared for each other despite the situation they were in.
10. Tally and Shay(Uglies series): In all honesty this is probably one of the most unhealthy friendships with them pretty much always backstabbing each other but it’s also one of the most interesting ones as well.
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