Carpe Diem

So this book, is going up there with Scribbler of Dreams, Twilight, and This Lullaby. I L.O.V.E this book. Carpe Diem is about Vassar Spore, a very bright girl who goes to a private school and plans every single second of every single day. She knows what she wants to do with her life and her parents expect everything and more of her. But when an impromptu, surprise trip to Malaysia, Laos and Cambodia with her crazy grandmother is brought to light, Vassar has no choice but to take every single health precaution, and pack every new device and go take a leap of faith. I wish i could say more, but that would give away the entire story. This book is good light reading, but also has so many things going on you can't help but fantasize what the relics on the temples look like, and daydream about traveling to these places, without the inconvenience Vassar experiences with toilets. The story is amazingly well written and pans out to truly live up to it's title. Reccomended to everyone.
Carpe Diem! :)

The House of Night Series (Marked, Betrayed, Chosen)

Okay, so it's been a while since i have posted to this blog, and i have been reading like crazy. So, after i read the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, i picked up yet another vampire book. Marked was the first book in the House of Night Series, and i'm sorry my pictures are screwed up, but i absolutely fell in love with it. If you have read the Twilight series, i seriously reccomend this series. You will see some similarities, and some of the same concepts just twisted around a little, and it's highly interesting to compare the two series if you ask me. In a world where vampires have always existed, Zoey Redbird leads a normal teenage girl's life. She has a boyfriend, a best friend, and drives a lime green volkswagon bug. But when she is marked by one of the vampires from the House of Night, her world is turned completely upside down, and she is forced to go live at the House of Night, a bording school for vampires "in training". Her she finds a wonderful mentor, real friends, and a goddess who understands her and takes her under her metophorical wing when Zoey is confronted with a problem and an affinity for all 5 elements. (earth, fire, air, water, and spirit). But she also meets Aphrodite, another fledgeling who is bad to the bone, as the saying goes, or so we think.
In Betrayed, we see the first sightings of a mentor gone bad and loveable friend lost. I won't give away too much, but i will just say this, OMG.
As for the third book, Chosen, i have no words. You're just going to have to read it. And i know you will because you will be hooked on mark before the first chapter even ends.

As you may or not already know, the fourth book, Untamed has just come out, but i have not read it yet. So when i do, I will do a seperate review.

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

This amazing New York Times notable book by Mark Haddon is the heartwarming story of Christopher Boone and how his quest to find out who killed Wellington turns into more than just "doing detecting" to bring who killed the poodle, to justice. Soon Christopher's safe world of maths and computer games is turned upside down when he finds out almost everything his father has told him was a lie. I originally picked this book up at the volunteer party and after i finished Breaking Dawn, i picked it up and haven't put it down until 20 minutes ago when i finished. I loved and it doesn't take long for the reader to love Christopher because he tells it like it is with pure honesty, even when he knows he would be in trouble. The silly rituals and suspicions make the story and i reccomend it to everyone who loves unsuspected suprises, mystery and a happy ending. :)

Breaking Dawn

The fourth book in the amazing Twilight series, Breaking Dawn was released on August 2 at 12:02 am, and i was there! later that day, i started reading it and it just kept getting better and better. There are so many unexpected things happening in every chapter. And I thought it was great. Bella and Edward are get married. But when they go on their honeymoon is when the real trouble begins. I am actually at a loss for words that aren't horribly cliche for how great it is. A perfect ending to the series. Stephanie Meyer is a wonderful writer and made the story so exciting that it is hard to put any of the books down. Kudos to Stephanie and i can't wait to read her other book the Host. :)

Eclipse

So, I just finished Eclipse, the third book in the Twilight Series. I had to read it fast because tomorrow the fourth book comes out, Breaking Dawn. It was amazing. Another chronicle of Bella and Edward's love while fighting against enemies. But also of Bella fighting her love for Jacob. It was fantastic and Stephenie Meyer is an amazing writer and does a great job of portraying all the feelings that come with being in love, even when you're in love with a vampire. There is:
1 day
3 hours
&
52 minutes

until Breaking Dawn is released at 12:01am on August 2!!!!

The Crucible

I have to say, this is probably my favorite play of all time. This is a play by Arthur Miller, about the Salem witch trials. It's about John Proctor and an important trial. I absolutely love it. The play starts with Reverend Parris's daughter who has been supposedly bewitched by a few girls and her servant who were dancing and "brewing" in the forest. The play goes on to see that the judges and people in town accusing each other of being witches. It talks about love, life, religion, loyalty and so much more. the ending was the best and it actually made me tear up. I love it. :)

The End of Forever

Another amazing book from Lurlene McDaniel. This volume, containing the first and second book of the story, follows the story of Erin and Amy. When Amy runs out for extra sodas for the cast party, she is in a tragic accident, and lies in Neuro-ICU, somewhere between life and death. This is two books in one. The first is Somewhere between Life and Death and Time to Let Go. They are both amazing books, but I wont tell you about Time to Let Go or it will ruin the story. It's amazing and i reccomend it to everyone who likes romance books.