Wait list Wednesday

Merry Christmas Everybody!!
I had an awesome Christmas, and received so many presents! many of them gift cards and books so expect a book haul soon. How was your Christmas? good, i hope. Was it just me or did it not feel like Christmas? it should be the middle of October or something. On to other news, I'm pretty sure your all pretty confused at what wait list Wednesdays are. Well wait list isn't the perfect word to describe it but its pretty much the a few of the book that i seriously can't wait to read. Hope you guys enjoy this new topic.


                                            The Fault In Our Stars by John Green 

Synopsis

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

This book has been out for about two years already and  I haven't read it yet! The Fault In Our Stars is at the top of my reading list, I  am dying to read it! Fortunately though, one of my best friends was kind enough to lend it to me, so; Thanks girl! Seriously though, I'll most likely read this tomorrow, after i finish one of my other books, so i can review it. Tell me if you enjoyed this book and why down in the comments or by emailing me at; princessjen211101@gmail.

                                                                            Sweet Reckoning By: Wendy Higgins

Synopsis 

It’s time. 

Evil is running rampant and sweet Anna Whitt is its target. Nobody knows when or how the Dukes will strike, but Anna and her Nephilim allies will do anything necessary to rid the earth of the demons and their oppressive ways.

The stakes are higher than ever, and Anna is determined that the love she feels will be her strength, not a liability. But trying to protect the ones she loves while running for her life and battling demonic forces proves to be perilous—especially as faces are changing and trust is fleeting. When the Duke of Lust sends Anna’s great love, Kaidan Rowe, to work against her, Anna must decide how much she’s prepared to risk.

I am so freaking excited to read this book!! I have obsessively stalking the interwebs, trying to win myself an ARC or read a sneak preview of it, and I'm pretty sure that is really unhealthy. I can't see myself not wanting to read this book, especially since i loved the first two books of this series! Now that i think about it though, I think I just love freakishly handsome, arrogant male characters. For example I love Kaiden from the Sweet series, Jace from the Mortal Instruments, Chuck from Gossip Girl (the T.V show),  Damon from the Vampire Diaries (T.V show) and Klaus from the Vampire Diaries and the Originals. Is it just me? Comment or email me, is you also excite for Sweet Reckoning to come out, or if you have this obsession and we can discuss if it's normal or not. My email: princessjen211101@gmail

                                                               Divergent by Veronica Roth 

Synopsis 

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

At first I didn't really want to read this book... then I saw the movie trailer, I know I know horrible, but the first time I read the synopsis, it wasn't that interesting to me. It took me a while to actually want to read this and some reassurance from one of my friends, telling me that Divergent is actually good. Comment or email me, telling me if this book is worth all the hype, and your first reaction to this book. My email: princessjen211101@gmail

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The Selection

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We are so sorry for not posting in so long! We just had to catch up on our reading so  we could have books to blog about. Anyway here is another review and expect another post on Wednesday!


Ttitle: The Selection
By: Kiera Cass
Title: The Selection
Author: Kiera Cass
Pages: 336 (paperback)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Reading Level: YA
*Caution: (May contain) Spoilers
Synopsis 
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened
by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she''s made for herself-and realizes that the life she''s always dreamed of may not compare to a
future she never imagined.

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                                                              My Thoughts:

The story takes place in future North America, after the 3rd world war. This world works in ranks (similar to The Hunger Games), Castes, ranging from 1-8 (1 being at the top (rich and royalty), 8 being the bottom (poor, and servants) ).

America Singer lives in Carolina (a province/state), the fifth caste, she is a singer (I have no idea about the names, so don’t ask me!) and has a secret affair with Aspen, who lives in the sixth caste. They planned
to get married, but then America would have to live in the seventh caste; she’ll be a servant, and do all the dirty work. Aspen hates this idea, and doesn't like that he can’t support America, and that she’s giving him food which he can’t afford.

When the letter to enter into the draw for The Selection arrived, America refused to enter the competition, since she was sure that she and Aspen would get married. But Aspen insisted that she enter the competition. After she enters America gets chosen along with 34 other girls across the country, to compete in a competition to win Prince Maxon’s heart, or the crown. Automatically, America hates Maxon, and wants to get out of the palace immediately, but soon she becomes accustomed to her surroundings, makes a few friends and begins a relationship with Maxon, who loves her.

I loved The Selection! Ok., ok., I did think that it was a bit of a dumb book at first, but now I can’t imagine not reading it. The plot was perfect (except I didn’t like the cliffhanger),  and the character descriptions could have been a bit clearer, there are also so many characters that it would have helped to have a page or something to help you remember. I thought America was completely and utterly stupid, she was so stupid I was on the brink of going crazy! (just ask Princess, she knows!) The characters go through thick and thin, and everything that you’re pretty sure won’t happen, will happen (unless you can predict the future or something). Even though I thought America was stupid, I just couldn’t get enough of the book! It was awesome, its one of my favourite series ever! The plot is good, the character description could’ve been a bit better, but the descriptions were amazing and I imagined every detail, in the whole story. I recommend this book/series to anybody who loves a good romance, and who likes a bit of drama, or a lot of drama!

4.5 out of 5 nail polish bottles 

- Blondie

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Extra: Throne of Glass Character Descriptions!

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I'm very sorry for not posting last week but its, just been so hectic! So I am now posting the very late character descriptions, and I'm working on another review that i can hopefully post this weekend. Hope you enjoy!

Celaena Sardothien:

Celaena is heroine in The Throne of Glass. She is described as beautiful, charming, arrogant, witty, hotheaded, and compassionate, she also has a great sense of humor and a keen intelligence. The begginning of her life wasnt so great though, her parents had died when she was young, so she became an assassin. Later on she is known as the greatest assassin in  the world! she sure set high goals for herself. Though she was caught at the age of seventeen and was sentenced to slavery at the Endovier salt mines, where she received three long scars on her back, for trying to escape. After a year of torturous slavery, she was released by Crown Prince Dorian, to partake in a competition to become the King’s champion, which could earn her, her freedom after several years of servitude for the King.  While competing she becomes friends with Crown Prince Dorian, the Captain of the Royal Guard Chaol Westfall, and the Ewllye Princess Nehemia. While Celaena struggles to triumph the kings tests she is also “chosen” by Queen Elena to solve the mystery of why her opponents are randomly dropping dead. While this is all happening Celaena ends up dating Dorian, but dumps him by the end of the book.(Ouch!)

 Chaol Westfall 

Chaol is the Captain of the Royal guard and Prince Dorian’s best friend. He is described as gruff, aloof, broody, witty and loyal. Originally Chaol was heir to become the lord of Anielle (south of Adarlan) but renounced his title at thirteen to train with the royal guards, a position his father the Lord of Anielle looked down upon. Chaol like to follow the laws and is loyal to the King of Adarlan, but will do anything for the ones he cares about. At the beginning of the book Chaol was hesitant to trust Celaena but over time, he learns to trust her. Celaena and Chaol’s relationship is a little complicated because it is hinted throughout the book that Chaol might be falling or is in love with Celaena but doesn’t do anything because of Dorian. Oftentimes Celaena and Chaol would hang out and talk and banter each other when one of them needs to talk to somebody. (I'm all for Celaena and Chaol being together) 

Dorian Havillard

Dorian is the Crown Prince of Adarlan and Chaol’s best friend. Dorian struggles to accept his destiny as the King of Adarlan one day and his place at his father’s side. Because he disapproves of many of the laws his father has made (i.e. banning magic, the agonizing prison camps) so he would try to avoid contact with his father altogether. Dorian absolutely loathes going to his mother’s court too, because he is in no rush to get married and produce heirs but his mother as other ideas, and has made it her mission to find him a suitable woman for him to marry. He claims that without Chaol he would have gone mad years ago. After Celaena has arrived to the glass palace he and Celaena’s relationship starts out as just friends but soon escalates to dating. At the end of the book he and Celaena are no longer dating. I would describe Dorian as kind, charming, smart, handsome and a little bit of a womanizer. (Blondie's Team Dorian :( )

Nehemia Ytger

Nehemia is the Princess and heir of Ewllye. The reasons why she is visiting Adarlan and the glass palace are unknown, but it is rumored that she has connections to the rebel movement in Ewllye. Whether she is or not, Nehemia fiercely loves her country, and does her best to ensure they are happy and safe. In the book Nehemia befriends Celaena and saves Celaena twice with magic, despite the fact that magic is illegal. ( I'm skeptical about her)

So there it is, the throne of glass main character descriptions. If you wanna read about the minor characters go to; http://bookpassionforlife.blogspot.ca/2012/09/uk-blog-tour-for-throne-of-glass-by.html. 

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The Throne of Glass

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Title: The Throne of Glass
Author: Sarah J. Mass
Pages: 404
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance (a little bit)
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens 
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Reading Level: Young Adult & Up (recommended for 12-17 yrs old)
*Caution Some Spoilers*

Synopsis 

 After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.

Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another.

Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.

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                                          My Thoughts 

 The Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass is a young adult fantasy book. The book follows Celaena Sardothien, who is an 18 year old assassin. Had started training to be an assassin when she was eight years old, after her family was destroyed. She grows to be the deadliest assassin in the world. When Celaena was 17 years old she was caught and was sentenced to a lifetime of slavery in the dreadful slave camp Endovier. After a year in Endovier, Celaena is released by Crown Prince Dorian and Captain of the Royal Guard Chaol Westfall. Celaena has a choice to either compete in a competition to become the Kings Campion or go back to the prison camp. . Obviously Celaena chooses to partake in the competition, because after several years of being the Kings Champion, she will win back her freedom. The competition is a series of tests that she and the other must pass, if a competitor lost a test they would be sent back to where they were fetched. 

Before the competition had even began, a competitor had been found dead, for an unknown reason. One by one the competitors started dying, but nobody knows who is committing the murders. One night Celaena discovers a secret passage way that leads to Queen Elena Havillards tomb (the first Queen of Adarlan), Queen Elena, tells Celaena that there is evil in the castle and that Celaena must win the competition to defeat it. Curious Celaena then tries to uncover the mystery behind the deaths (the evil). 

Finally Celaena finds out that it is magic (which is illegal/banned), with the help of a human, killing the competitors. When Celaena enters the secret passage way once again, she seen Cain, Lord Perrington’s champion, controlling a ridderak; a magic being. Once Cain leaves the passage way, the ridderak spots Celaena and attacks her,

Celaena is able to defeat it but, had bitten her and its life threatening poison was slowly spreading. Luckily Princess Nehemia (she is a foreign Princess), was waiting in Celaena’s room for her and knows about magic and was able to heal Celaena. In return Celaena, tells Nehemia who she really is (because she was using an alias) and it turns out Nehemia has been protecting Celaena the whole time. Finally it is time for the final battle between Cain and Celaena, the only two competitors left. The two drank a victory drink but Lady Kaltain; Lord Perrington’s fiancé had slipped bloodbane, a deadly poison, into Celaena’s drink. When battling Celaena feels dizzy, week and can't control her body as well, when Cain almost beats Celaena he summons an army of magical beings similar to the ridderak, but only Celaena can see them. 

Fortunately Nehemia is there and is able to summon Elena, Who Heals Celaena from the poison, afterwards Celaena beats Cain. Livid Cain tries to kill Celaena but Chaol saves her by killing Cain. In the end Celaena becomes the Kings champion and lady Kaltain ends up in jail for poisoning Celaena. Not everything ends up happily ever after though because before Celaena becomes the Kings Campion, he threatens her by telling her that, if she disobeys him he will kill Chaol, Nehemia and everybody she cares about, yeah not a nice guy.

I absolutely loved the Throne of Glass! I literally couldn't put it down, it drew me in from the first paragraph. While most books usually have a slow beginning because you’re being introduced to the characters, etc but the Throne of Glass started with a Bang! In the first few pages I was already learning about the competition and that Celaena was the deadliest assassin in the world. I also adored Celaena, she was just a likeable character, and everything I look for in a fake character; tough, witty, smart and she can defend herself. What I admire about Celaena is that she is confident, throughout the whole competition she was pretty confident that she was going to win.  But Celaena also has many secrets that we don't get answers to in the book, hopefully we will get them in future books. The plot was awesome, it had a lot of magic and I would totally recommend this book to fantasy lovers. There was also a lot of stuff going on in the book, conquest, magic, assassins and might as well throw romance in there. What I didn't like about the book was that I was expecting that there would lots of fighting, trickery and that the book would focus more on the competition, but the book kind of glossed over them. Even the testing were only mentioned in passing. 

What I cant decide on after i finished this book, was if i liked Celaena and Dorian together or Celaena and Chaol together! They are both so sweet and its a bonus that they are both handsome. Right now I'm leaning toward Celaena and Chaol, but Blondie will tell you differently, because she is all for Celaena and Dorian, but soon she will come to the other side, mwah ha ha ha ha (we have cookies!)

Overall I would give this book 4 out of 5 nail polish bottles. 

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Hatchet

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This review or the book summary part was done for a project at school, so thats why it might be a little different then the other reviews, but i hope you enjoy anyway!

Title: Hatchet
Author: Gary Paulsen
Pages: 208
Genre: Survival, Fiction, Adventure
Publisher: Bradbury Press
Release Date: September. 30, 1987
Reading Level: Young Adult and Up
*Caution Many Many Many Spoilers*

Synopsis 
Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present -- and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent''s divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self pity, or despair -- it will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive

                                       My Thoughts 

Brian Robenson (the main character and the point of view we are reading) a thirteen year old boy from New York City, is the only passenger on a bush plane headed toward the oil fields of Canada. We’ve all been there right? Oh, not right. Brian is on his way to spend the summer with his father, and he’s feeling shattered about his parent’s recent divorce. Brian doesn’t have much time to dwell on his unhappy family situation, because the pilot; the only other passenger on the plane, suddenly suffers a heart attack and dies. (Holy game-changer, Superman)

With a combination of good luck, clear thinking, and a suspension of disbelief, Brian manages to crash land the plane into a lake and escape with some bruises and a tattered windbreaker. After a nice nap Brian realizes he needs to find food, and shelter so he can last until he’s rescued.

With his trusty sidekick hatchet at his side, Brian finds some berries, constructs a shelter from a half constructed lean to (this kid definitely was a boy scout), and meets a bear in the woods. Throughout the chapters are Brian’s thoughts and memories of his family, and the “secret” which is led us to his parents’ divorce. His mother had been involved with another man, Brian is attacked by a porcupine, learns how to make a fire, makes a fishing spear from a tree branch, and finds food… Not good food but food. (Try not to read this book while eating, it may induce vomiting)

Brian is counting on rescuers showing up at any time. When a rescue plane does fly overhead, though, Brian misses it, seeing it just in time to watch it fade into the distance. (Ouch.) Brian’s reaction, understandably, isn’t pretty. We’re talking screaming, tears, absolute despair. He is not a happy camper.

As time passes, though, Brian recovers his I CAN DO THIS attitude, and become even tougher then he was before. He constructs a bow and arrow, learns to fish, hunts birds and rabbits, and reinforces his shelter against the elements. He’s attacked by a skunk… then a moose later on (even though the attacks are pretty hilarious, I feel bad for this guy, animals just don’t like him.) And if eating raw turtle eggs and fighting off wild animals weren’t enough. Brian then has to deal with a tornado. Geez. On the plus side, he’s going to be able to write one heck of a “What I Did for Summer Vacation” paper, that’s for sure.

The tornado shakes things up so much that the crashed planes, which had been at the bottom of the lake, ends up sticking out of the water. Brian (again with the help of his handy hatchet) is able to get into the plane and recover the dead pilot’s emergency survival pack. In the pack Brian finds a sleeping bag, a compass, cooking tools, lighters, matches, bandages, a rifle; it’s basically like a great big caveman Christmas package.

Also in the bag is an emergency transmitter, but Brian put is aside after flipping the switch on it, a few times and hearing nothing. He assumes that it was broken when the plane crashed. But no it wasn’t broken. Suddenly a plane appears, circling and landing on the lake. The pilot steps out and tells brian that he picked up the signal from the emergency transmitter. In the end Brian is ablr to get back to New York and doesn’t misuse any of his daily resources (i.e. water, food, shelter, etc) again because he knows what how hard it is to live without them.

This whole book summary was actually written for literature circles for school last year. One of my best friends and I had written this together, though she wrote most of it. So that’s why its longer then I usually would post and spoils pretty much the whole book, IM AM VERY VERY VERY SORRY FOR THAT! But personally if I had a choice I wouldn’t have read this book, because it was for school though I was kind of forced to read it. Surprisingly though I did end up enjoying the book, it wasn’t how I thought it would be. The book was a little predictable and cliché though, but those are just my thoughts. I would give this book 3.5 nail polish bottles out of 5 nail polish bottles.

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The Chaos of Stars

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Veterans Day or Remembrance Day is this upcoming Monday; a time to remember those who have been lost in war, be thankful for those who have sacrificed themselves for our freedom, hope for a better future, etc… we had a Remembrance day assembly at school on Friday and throughout most of the assembly I had tears in my eyes. I have never actually known anybody who had fought in the war, but it was just so sad and, I can’t even describe it.  Anyways I will be reviewing the book Chaos of Stars and the info, review and everything else will be down below ↓. Hope you enjoy!

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Title: The Chaos of Stars

Author: Kiersten White

Pages: 288

Genre: Paranormal Fantasy, Love & Romance

Publisher: Harper Teen

Release Date: September 10, 2013

Reading Level: Young Adult & up

*Caution: spoilers in this review!

Synopsis 

Isadora''s family is seriously screwed up.

Of course, as the human daughter of Egyptian gods, that pretty much comes with the territory. She''s also stuck with parents who barely notice her, and a house full of relatives who can''t be bothered to remember her name. After all, they are going to be around forever-and she''s a mere mortal.

Isadora''s sick of living a life where she''s only worthy of a passing glance, and when she has the chance to move to San Diego with her brother, she jumps on it. But Isadora''s quickly finding that a "normal" life comes with plenty of its own epic complications-and that there''s no such thing as a clean break when it comes to family. Much as she wants to leave her past behind, she can''t shake the ominous dreams that foretell destruction for her entire family. When it turns out there may be truth in her nightmares, Isadora has to decide whether she can abandon her divine heritage after all.

                                              My Thoughts

I was very very very very excited to read this book at first when I found it at the library. It was about a mortal girl named Isadora, whose family was a bunch of immortal gods and goddesses, not just any gods, Egyptian gods and goddesses. The Egyptians have always been kind of a mystery I guess, we know the key points of their history and religion but there aren't really any details (like most ancient history), which makes even more interesting and intriguing. Added to that I have always been interested in story plots about mortals being related to immortals. It has always been an interesting topic in my opinion because well, it could be true but it most likely isn't.

At the beginning of the book Isadora, the main character and the narrator makes it seem like her goddess mother; Isis, is ignorant and a horrible mother in general. Isadora’s father Osiris is kind but has always been in the background really, and wasn't really ever involved in her life. To sum it all up Isadora’s family is seriously screwed up but that can be expected if you family consists of million year old gods and goddesses. Isadora started to really “rebel” against her parents around her early tween years (9-12 yr old) after she figured out that the room her parents gave her to paint and decorate as her own was really a…tomb! Dun dun dun! After she figured that out it all kind of went downhill from there, it didn’t really help that Isadora’s mother had a child every twenty years. It gave the impression that Isis only had mortal children so that she could have “followers” that would pray to her every day, which Isadora refused to do.

Surprisingly Isadora’s family finds out that Isis is pregnant again, four years early! This angers Isadora and reminds her that she is replaceable and that her family doesn't actually love her, or so she thinks. Suddenly Isis and Isadora start to have weird and frightening dreams, which is a sign that something bad will happen soon. To protect her daughter Isis decides to send Isadora to live with her brother Sirus, and Isadora jumps at the chance to get away from her crazy family. When she arrives at San Diego, she does most things that her mother would disapprove of, like eating sugar, junk food, cold foods, etc. Unfortunately she can’t completely escape her old life, her mother had volunteered her at the San Diego museum to watch the transportation of her family donation of “rare” and “valuable” artifacts. In San Diego Isadora finally is able to live her somewhat normal, sixteen year old mortal life. Along the way she learns about love, friendship and family.

Don’t worry, I won’t spoil the end, even though I spoiled everything else (sorry!) I did enjoy this book but I wouldn't say it was one of my favorites. In my opinion it had gotten a little confusing between the relationship between Isadora and her mother. Sure it changes throughout the book, which is expected, but at the beginning of the book Isadora held a bitter hatred for her mother, but when she arrives at San Diego it’s almost as if Isadora is conflicted between loving and caring about her mother and hating her mother. There were times when in one chapter Isadora would be hating her mom and family then in the next she would be worried about them and wondering what they were doing. That personally confused me because I was expecting a very deep and bitter hatred toward Isis but I got some of that mixed with love and care, which can also be expected. That is pretty much the only thing I hated about the book. Although I didn't really like Isadora at the beginning, she was a little bratty and immature but she grew on me. The more I read the more I kind of understood what she was going through with an overbearing parent.  I loved Isadora’s new found friends; Tyler and Scott though, they were loud and hilarious. Tyler also reminded me of Blondie and when I told her that, she agreed with me after she read a few of Tyler and Isadora’s conversations. On my goodness though! Isadora’s new love interest was the best part, her had me swooning and squealing every time I read about him. He a poet, who writes epic poetry, he has pretty blue eyes, he is a foodie expert, he likes Greek mythology (which I’m obsessed with) and the best part he is a romantic at heart! The attraction between him and Isadora was unbearable I remember wishing that they would get together sooner while I was reading the book.

In conclusion I really did enjoy reading about Isadora’s journey throughout the book, and her thoughts when she was out “finding” herself. I give this book 3.5 poppy's out of 5 poppy's

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Egyptian Gods & Godesses Information

Isis: The mother of Horus, The wife and sister Osiris, daughter of Geb and Nut, the sister to Set and Nephthysis. She is the godess of magic, marriage, heeling and motherhood. Isis is also the queen of the gods.

Osiris: The father of Horus and Anubis, and the husband and brother to Isis, the son of Geb and Nut, the brother of Nephthysis and Set. He is the god of the underworld and the afterlife.

Horus: The Son of Isis and Osiris, The half brother to Anubis. He is the god of war, sky and falcons. Horus if the king of the gods. (in this book he is also the husband to Hather)

Hather: The daughter of Ra. She is the goddess of love. (in this story she is also the wife to Horus and the goddess of beer and love)

Set: The son of Geb and Nut, the brother to Osiris,Isis, and husband and brother to Nephthysis. god of deserts, storms, evil, and chaos

Nephthysis: Wife to Set, Mother of Anubis, daughter of Geb and Nut, sister to Osiris, Isis and Set.

Anubis: The son of Nephthysis and Osiris, and the half brother to Horus.  He is the god of judgement of life and death.

Read more at http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Egyptian_gods_and_goddesses

Code Name Verity

Hey, it’s Blondie! We haven’t been posting much or I haven’t been posting much, and I apologize for that. We've been really busy with homework and studying and after school activities, but these are all excuses you don’t really want to hear! So I’ll get on with it ;).

Title: Code Name Verity
Author: Elizabeth Wein
Pages: 332
Genre: Teen Fiction, Friendship, War
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Release Date: May 15 2012
Reading Level: Teen and Young Adult
*Caution: Language

Synopsis
October 11, 1943: A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot a passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a shot at survival. The other has lost the game before it’s already begun. Harrowing and beautifully written, Code Name Verity is the story of an unforgettable friendship forged in the face of the ultimate evil.

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                                             My Thoughts
 I got this book mainly because we were doing a book report in class, and I needed a book, I had originally looked at Rose Under Fire (also by Elizabeth Wein), but saw that she had also written this book, and being the person that I am I bought the one that wasn't in hard cover and expensive.

I actually really enjoyed this book, it surprised me since it was about the war, and I hate war, and guns, and blood (don’t ask me how i manage to watch crime shows though...) but really it was just about a really strong friendship. The book happened in two parts, the first (Verity) is in Julia’s point of view. Julia is a spy, she got captured by the Nazis by looking the wrong way when crossing the street. Her story is a ‘confession’ where she really just writes about meeting Maddie, and how they became friends and about their jobs and things like that.

The second part (Kittyhawk) was in Maddie’s point of view, writing journal entries, she explains in detail exactly what happened and how/why. She has to go into hiding after she ‘crash lands’ the plane so the Nazis don’t know she's there. The thing that brings her down the most is that Julia doesn't know that she’s alive and well.
The thing that stands out the most in this book is how descriptive and well told the story is. Wein did an excellent job creating a past for both girls, she told in detail not willing to let any information not be included. When you read the story it was like you were meeting the girls, and they were spilling their whole life story out for you! The fact that I loved was that you didn't really notice that they were in the middle of a war, and you just lived in the moment with them, not worrying what might happen in the end.

 Overall this book is a great heroic story of a two friends that’ll do anything for each other. I’ll give this book a 4 out of 5 because it was very interesting and very well written, it just didn't keep me hooked. I didn't stay up all night reading it, I more or so forced myself to read it, since it was a school project. But it was a very good book, and I recommend it to people, who don’t mind a slow read.

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Twinkling Stars

Hey everybody (if there is anybody)
We will try to post more frequently in the week. I'm so so so so so sorry but this week has just been so hectic with studying, homework, extracurricular activities,etc we weren't able to type up a review. However we are gonna post one of Blondie's (Stina's) poems. Tell us your thoughts on the poem and if you would want more poems posted.

                                    

  Twinkling Stars

  By: Blondie (Stina)

Watching, gazing, wishing on the stars.

I sit here and stare,

at the dark night sky.

My eyes playing tricks,

as the stars start to wink,

greeting me.

They twinkle and shine,

the spotlight on them.

As they dance to an unknown melody.

They take leaps!

Crossing the sky,

streaking it with dreams,

that it leaves behind.

Quick!

Make a wish!

And send it off.

It’ll top the list!

The starlight intrigues me,

pulling me in.

I want to be part

of this wonderful thing!

I get to show off,

everybody watching me,

as I twirl, and spin.

I jump, mesmerizing thousands of eyes.

Leaving them in awe,

as they dream of a bright life too.

In between the heavens and ground,

I drift around.

Being swept in a gust

taken down from the angles,

up above.

The light of an orange sunrise

brings me back to life.

I find myself wondering where the pretty sights have gone.

I know they’re still there,

keeping eye on me.

Watching me closely.

Hoping one night,

I’ll come back again,

and twinkle in the moonlight.

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Sweet Evil

Hey! I will be reviewing one of my favorite book today; Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins, all the info (pages, publisher, etc) will be down below ↓. Halloween is right around the corner and I still have no idea what I want to be eek! If you have the time I would love to hear what you are going to be or what you are doing if you’re not out trick or treating! Any Halloween costume ideas would be much appreciated and you can comment or email me at; princessjen211101@gmail.com. Hope you enjoy this review!

Title: Sweet Evil

Author: Wendy Higgins

Pages: 464

Genre: Young Adult Fiction – Fantasy (Angels & Demons), Romance

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release Date: May 1st, 2012

Reading Level: Young Adult & up

Synopsis

Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.

Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna. Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

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                                             My Thoughts

Sweet Evil is about the lives of the children of fallen angels or “dukes” in the book, each one of the twelve “dukes” or fallen angel was in charge of one of the twelve deadly sins (wrath, adultery, substance abuse, lies, gluttony, greed, envy, lust, pride, theft, hatred and murder). The children of the dukes have… special abilities; they could see and feel others emotions and for the females they usually had another special ability, like persuasion. The sons and daughters of the “dukes” are supposed to help their fathers by influencing the people around them to do the sin that their father is in charge of.

Anna Whitt (main character) is a sweet, innocent girl, who has always been different from her peers around her. She doesn’t exactly fit in with everybody and she doesn’t know who her mother or her father are. Patti is Anna’s adopted mother who tries to protect her from the harsh world as much as she can. Then there is Jay Anna’s best friend who introduces her to his favorite band. In walks Kaiden a bad boy drummer, he oozes lust and is the boy every girl dreams of. At the beginning, what Anna doesn’t know is that Kaiden is more similar to her then she knows.

Anna is soon revealed her true heritage, which explains her weird powers, and discovers that the mysterious Kaiden is a son of a duke. Surprisingly Anna isn’t the one out there like her, but yet again she is different; her father is a duke and her mother is an angel.  An anonymous message sends these two out on a sudden road trip to L.A. Along the journey Anna peels back the tough layers of Kaiden one day at a time. As they travel together Kaiden’s instinct to do more then play friends rubs onto pure hearted Anna.  

When I first bought this book I was intrigued by its synopsis but I was also reluctant to read it. The synopsis interested me because it had something that are in most books these days but completely different at the same time. The whole teens fighting for their lives thing is quite common these days, but I have never heard of a book where the teens had to be bad influences to survive! What made me reluctant was that, I was very deathly afraid of it being boring and totally cliché. What motivated me to read the book is when my family and I decided to take a road trip ourselves to Seattle and Vancouver, I had brought Sweet Evil and Twilight, and I had finished Twilight on the way there, so I had no other choice then to read Sweet Evil on the way back.  Surprisingly I loved it! I literally couldn’t put it down.  The internal fight Anna had to stay true to herself actually felt realistic. What I thought made Anna’s good girl persona real is that, Higgins didn’t make her a prude. What I loved most about the book though is the tension between Kaiden and Anna; a bad boy and a good girl not exactly original but it is a classic.

Sweet Evil had an interesting mythological blend but wasn't cliche at all! The book was fantastic, I loved that Wendy Higgins didn't shield away from the darker and heavier side of things, it made things a little more interesting. This book had an angel/devil romantic chemistry, that I particularly enjoyed but there were parts of the book that were mysterious or suspenseful. This book was automatically a favorite when I finished it and I couldn't wait to read the sequel Sweet Peril.  I give this 5 out of 5 nail polish bottles.

Princess (Jen) ♕

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