The Liberator by Victoria Scott

FINNLLY I'm finished!!! Classes and Work slowed me down a bunch and after too many days, 12, I have finally finished this awesome book! I was really worried about Aspen and how her and Dante were going to work out and I loved how Victoria made sure, from the first time meeting Aspen, that her and Dante were never going to be more than just friends. I love how she is kind of a sister figure for Dante and I think he needs someone like her. Flatbread, like always, hott is this book. There are several things he compares to inappropriate things. For example, the mountains. If you have read this book you know what he compares them to. I kept laughingI kept because throughout the book I kept remembering that part lmao. Dante makes this book so amazing and his personality just makes me melt and turn into a little girl crushing on the boy at recess. As for Charlie...Charlie is awesome and always will be. Kraven...I love him too, he is just and Annabelle lmao love her!! Max and Red are amazing like always...Blue...well Blue is kinda annoying me and I and liking him less and less. I don't really know why this is but it just is what it is. The only thing that kinda...bothers me is the part when they figure out Charlie and Aspen are what they are (trying not to spoil anything). It seems abrupt and thrown together real quick. Maybe it's how I was reading it or I was just really excited to finish this awesome book. I might have, psychologically, known this all along or seen it coming. Either way I love this book and it was definitely not a disappointment. As always Victoria is brilliant and has made another amazing book :)

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Movie Review

Okay so if you are I. the reading family you know great The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie came out Wednesday!!! I am happy to say it didn't disappoint me as much as I thought it would.

First is the obvious casting mistakes. Before seeing this movie I thought the casting was bad and that they could have easily picked better people for the leads and supporting actors/actresses. After seeing the  movie I was actually quite pleased at the acting, aside from Lilly Collins I still think that was a mistake. I really liked how Alec, even though he didn't have very many lines, he really made the character be just like he was in the book. Isabelle was a total badass and was awesome!! I have to say she was my fav character in the movie, the actress did amazing! Simon...well I love Simon in the book and  I love him in the movie. He brings goofiness and just something extra and the actor did an amazing job! He was the one actor, the only one really, that I was happy with prior to seeing the movie. Luke. Luke was good he wasn't  in it as much and I just wish he had a little more because, I thought, he is really important in the books. Both Church and Chairman Meow weren't in the movie which disappointed me greatly because I really think Church is important!

Moving on...The story line of the movie was good although the order of the events, compare to the book, were all mixed up and rearranged. This confused me greatly and throughout the movie I kept thinking 'Oh my gosh! Why did they skip that part?' and then after watching more of it the part they skipped was later in the movie. It was just weird. The 'creatures' throughout the movie were not what I thought they would look like from reading the description in the book. For example, the demon in Clary's house after her mom was taken, totally not right and stupid. The Silent Brothers were not the quiet sounding beings I thought they would be. They didn't glide and their voices sounded deeper and rougher than I thought they would've been. I was thinking more of a quiet whisper and them floating  soundlessly.  The vampires though were good, but who could mess up vampires? Twilight. That's who.

Overall the movie was good. It is better when I think about the movie completely separate from the book. This is what I do with the Beautiful Creatures book and movie and I enjoy both.


MUST SEE!! You have to get up and go see it right now! If you've already seen it...GO SEE IT AGAIN!!

Tell me what did you think of it?






*I have now seen it four times and LOVE it. Everytime I see it i notice more things that I hadnt the previous times. If you haven't seen it GO SEE IT!!

DECEMBER 3rd is when it will be released on digital copy and DVD! :)

It has been way too long...

It has been awhile since posting and I have been quite busy! I got a new job, started yet another semester of college and have been reading like crazy trying to keep up with all my favorite authors' books. In addition I made time for my family and friends. So what books have I been reading lately?


I have recently finished Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare. Throughout The Infernal Devices, although not proud to say this, I hoped that Jem was going to pass on and leave Tessa with Will and they would live happily ever after. I don't know what it is about Jem, but I just wasn't a fan of, but I just wanted him to leave. I didn't hate him, but wanted him to pass on peacefully and without hurting anyone. Another thing that kind of made me a little(minuscule) sad and less into the books is that Tessa doesn't use her 'gift' as much. That was one of the things that pulled me into this series and made it that much better and Clare lost some of that in this one. This book has SO many emotions that whip through the reader and I was all over the place with my emotions, but in a good way. The best part of this whole series, and I'll even put in the best part of the Mortal Instruments, is the ending. BEST. ENDING. EVER!! I have read many book series and none of them have endings that can compare to this ending!! This ending was beautiful and intense and just...awwwwe!! I have never cried while reading a book ever and I cried at least three times if not more! I am truly holding myself back to not write anything that will ruin the ending for those of you that have not read it, but let me just say one thing...I am awed by Jem. That is all I can not say anything else on the matter! Go read it! Seriously, why are you still reading this?


Okay if you are still reading this and/or have read Clockwork Princess, let's move on to the last book I have read shall we?

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire. This book is ridiculous. In a good way of course! I love this book and the characters are great. First is Abby, aka Pigeon. She is quite, reserved and is always with her best friend, America. I love America! She is great and the two of them together are awesome. And then we come to the boys...Since I want to save the best for last let's talk about Shep. I love Shep and Shep and America together! I think it's funny how she is so head over heals for her and just together they are perfect. Then there's Travis. Gosh...seriously I don't know where to begin! He is a
fighter and has tats, which are totally hot! To add to his bad boy profile he drives a Harley, although I'm not a fan of Harleys I am a fan of motorcycles so the type/brand/make can be over looked. Through Abby's point of view Travis is annoying and a total...guy, you know being a jerk and drinking because he's mad or beating up a guy for just a small remark made, but she is completely and totally in love with him and just denies it. In addition to Travis he has four other brothers that I think is a great touch to this book. I also think that Travis's dad also brings something extra to the book. Through the book there is some back and forth and 'I hate you's and 'I love you's, but it works. One this I truly love and cant seem to fathom how perfect it is, is the title! Beautiful Disaster is the PERFECT title for this great book! If you like simple romance novels I would recommend you check this one out! It's totally worth reading.

The book I am reading now is Walking Disaster, which is the second on of Beautiful Disaster. When I heard that this book was from Travis's point of view but the same book(story line) as the first, I became nervous but excited too. At the beginning of this book, believe it or not, I thought Travis was a totally moosh and he lost all of the hotness. Although he kept his love for Pidge to himself, he just sounded like a total...softy? bitch? LOL Well I am almost done with it and I am excited to see how this whole thing pans out from Trav's side. He has turned into a not so bitchy guy and is more of a sweet Trav Pidge deserves, but he still has that fighter, wild side to him which is always hot!




What have you been reading? What hotty has captured your dreams lately?

What do I do when my nose isnt stuck in a book?

I love reading and I read any chance I get, but I do other things other than read, surprisingly. One thing I love to do is hang out with my family. My family is really close and we are always doing things together. I have a brother  and a sister along with my parents. They always support me and they are an awesome group of people.

Another thing I like to do is watch hockey. I love hockey and my family is definitely a hockey family. My brother has been playing since he was like 5 (he is now almost 18). Going on hockey
tournaments has really pulled my family together. I love watching him play now and I also love watching the pros duke it out. My favorite team is the Blues because I'm a STL girl. And what hockey fan doesn't have a favorite player? My favorite player is Mr. Alexander Steen :) I also like Jaden Schwartz because he is good and we share the same last name.

One thing I really enjoy doing, maybe not as much as watching hockey, is making things with
DuckTape. When I was a senior in high school I was taking a arts and craft class and one day we made a guy wallet out of clear boxing tape and newspaper. I was so good at it and I made like three in one period while my classmates only had time for one. I decided that DuckTape would be sturdier and last longer. I made my first one and it was a little rough to say the least and it nearly took me 2 1/2 hours! Now I make them in 45min or less, I haven't really timed myself. I also make girl wallets and, personally, I love them! I have made many with different colors of tape. I've made one with poke a dots and purple, camo and bright
orange, Mizzou and blue jean, 'I <3 Bacon' and black, glow-in-the-dark Batman and purple and many other combos. I love my 'I <3 Bacon' one because it reminds me of Mr. Dante
Walker from The Collector. In addition to wallets I have made bows for my hair and purses. Bows are pretty easy to make and they are also fast to make. Purses on the other hand are complicated and take a lot of time and tape, but,
when I am done, they are awesome and sturdy. Here are a couple:

 



So that's it family, hockey and DuckTape :) What do you love to do? Other than reading of course!

Crescendo Review

 

Overall review:

 

I have got to say I am disappointed with this book. I LOVE Hush, Hush and immediately went out and got Crescendo so I can continue in this world. I read many reviews prior to reading this and some didn't care for it and others loved it as much as Hush, Hush.

I really didn't like the back and forth nonsense that was going on with Nora. She loves him and wants to be close to him and the nest second she's all 'I don't need him I can be independent.'. She pushes him away and is all 'I cant love you because the archangels, blah, blah, blah'. Of course I just don't finish a book so I finished reading. I really didn't agree with the angle and path Becca went down with this book. I am not gonna spoil anything but I didn't agree with the people that turned out to be on the other side of the 'war'.

In addition to Nora being all 'I love him' and 'I cant love him', she seemed different and more of a how should I put it...a pansy. I really liked that Nora in Hush, Hush was all brave and moving forward with little resistance, but in this book she turns around and is nothing like the person in Hush, Hush.

I can not forget Patch. I was really sad that it seemed to me that Patch was barely in this book! Truthfully, the only reason I kept reading was to figure out what Patch was going to do.   I still love Patch, but I don't know if he is going to be enough for me to keep going with this series.

Hush, Hush Review

I have got to say I love this book! This was yet another book that my best friend recommended for me a while back but never gotten around to it until now. I have got to say I love Patch and who wouldn't? He of course is a bad boy and very vague. All of the characters are great and well described. I love Nora's best friend Vee!
For me many things held my attention and made me not want to put this book down. First is of course Patch. He is dark and mysterious and who doesn't love mysterious? Second was Nora. I really loved this girl. She is not like me at all and I love how she made this book so great. In addition what girl isn't complete without her best friend? No girl. I love Vee and she is great throughout this book. This book made me laugh many times and made me very curious. Another thing that made this book great was the ending. Oh my goodness the ending was just...awe. Great ending! I just really enjoyed this book and I would strongly suggest to you to read it!

Here is the synapse:

For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along.

With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.

Next up in the Hush, Hush Saga is Crescendo.

-COVER REVEAL-

Here it is!! Victoria Scott's new Tril starts out with Fire & Flood! I have got to say when I first laid eyes on this I was so taken away and left breathless. I think this cover is intense and really cool. This is a teen thriller and will be published by Scholastic, March 2014.

Here is the description taken off Victoria's website:

 

In a perilous race across the world, having the best Pandora can be the difference between life and death.

 

Sixteen-year-old Tella Holloway isn’t happy. Her mother rushed them out of Boston and into a craptastic house nestled in Middle of Nowhere, Montana. To make matters worse, Tella’s brother is sick, and though a dozen doctors can’t determine the cause, her mother is sure Montana’s “fresh air” will help. Now Tella spends her days being homeschooled, and uses her imagination as entertainment.

 

But when a small blue box appears on her bed, Tella’s world is rocked. Inside the strange package she finds a white ear bud—and after she fits it into place and touches its blinking button—an unknown voice fills her head. Tella is invited to join the Brimstone Bleed, a race across four ecosystems: desert, sea, mountains, jungle. The voice in Tella’s ear explains she has 48 hours to retrieve her Pandora, an animal genetically designed to help her win.

 

Tella has never been the sporty type; she’s more a cheerleader than an athlete. But despite her mother’s warnings, she’s determined to compete in the race. And she’ll do anything to win, because if Tella is the Brimstone Bleed victor, she’ll be granted a specific gift—the cure to save her brother’s life.

 

FIRE & FLOOD is a teen thriller set in modern day.

 

- See more at: http://www.victoriascottya.com/work/brimstone/#sthash.FfpPzpQZ.dpuf