Betrayed by P.C. and Kristen Cast.

Betrayed by P.C. and Kristen Cast

[http://www.houseofnightseries.com]

Zoey has managed to settle in at the House of Night and come to terms with the vast powers the Goddess Nyx has given her. Just as she finally feels she belongs, the unthinkable happens: human teenagers are being killed, and all evidence points to the House of Night. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey’s old life, she begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also threaten those she loves.

Luv this book, though parts were quite...disturbing. But still all out good. This is one of my only favorite vamp. series. I don't really like vamps. in general, so yeah.

Petty In Pink by Rachel Maude

Petty In Pink by Rachel Maude

Synopsis:

[www.barnesandnoble.com]

Poseur's hot new handbag captures Hollywood tastemaker Ted Pelligan's eye, and now everyone's atwitter. Will those delicate straps hold his attention? Or snap under the strain...To prove their worth, fashion foursome Melissa, Charlotte, Petra, and Janie must a) dangle their bag on celebrity armage b) sneak into the most anticipated event of the year, and c) convince the paparazzi to point their Canons. And all without couture-competitor Vivien Ho noticing.Yeah, right.Get ready to rumble, baybees! A party's not a party until something—or someone—breaks.

Yahh! I can't wait for the fourth book "All That Glitters Is Not Gucci" to come out! Even though I"m usually not a big fan of girly stuff, I like this series. Yep. I really liked this book.

Max by James Patterson

Max by James Patterson{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAX:_A_Maximum_Ride_Novel}

The Flock have barely recovered from their Antarctica adventure before they are pulled into another one. Millions of fish are dying off the coast of Hawaii and something—or someone—is destroying hundreds of ships. The government enlists their help to find out the cause after being unable to themselves. While the Flock is undertaking the task, a criminal mastermind is tracking their every move. Then, Max's mother is kidnapped and is being held in an underground submarine. The flock must try to save the ocean, Max's mother, and protect themselves from the criminal mastermind's own ideas for them. During the struggles, Fang and Max's relationship makes progress and strengthens, causing Max to realize the feelings she has for Fang.

Yer. I honestly think these books are amazing. I really love them. Lawl, it took Max long enough for her to realize she has feelings for Fang. This book is exciting and kept me excited til the very end. Can't wait for the next book "Fang" to come out!

The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis

The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangi{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_Thief}

The book starts with Dan and Amy in a Venice airport. There, Ian and Natalie Kabra steal their plane tickets and board a plane where their au pair, Nellie, already is seated. Then, Amy and Dan are then forced to team up with Alistair Oh and fly with him on his private plane to Japan. Together they learn about Toyotami Hideyoshi, the greatest warrior in the history of Japan, and the son of the first Tomas.
While Amy, Dan, and Alistair are researching, the Holts take them captive, forcing them to lead the Holts to the possible site of a clue—a Tokyo subway station. When a train approaches, the Holts run. Amy's foot gets stuck in the tracks, and Dan struggles to pull her out. Before the train hits them, Alistair pulls them out of the way into a hidden room. Amy is saved but suffers a sprained ankle.
In the room, they find a haiku, which tells them to use geometry to find Hideyoshi's treasure. Later, they find some geometric shapes, but are chased by the Yakuza, who throw shurikens at them. They are rescued by Nellie, who has struck a deal with, and is accompanied by, the Kabras. When the Kabras give Amy and Dan a small coin of importance to the search, the two Cahills agree to join forces with the Kabras. They decode another message in the shapes, and some English letters. The message tells them to go to Korea.

This was a great book. Yep. This is the third book in the 39 Clues series. This is my favorite out of all the ones I read (1,2,3), I don't know why, but this one I was more interested in. Lol, maybe because there's a little romance between Ian and Amy.

The Pretty Committee Strikes Back by Lisi Harrison

The Pretty Committee Strikes Back by Lisi Harrison

The girls pack up their warmest cashmere sweaters and tiniest iPods to their class trip to Lake Placid.

Uh-oh! The Briarwood boys are just cabins away!

Massie has to have the nerve and kiss Derrington right in front of the MUCK girls. (Massie's Underground Clinic for Kissing).

Kristen, has had a horrible haircut, leaving her looking more manly than any of the Briarwood soccer players. No way is she being left at Westchester and OCD to rot!

Alicia is too frustrated to have fun here, trying to find out this "mysterious" girl her crush Josh Hotz has a crush on.

Meanwhile, Claire desperately wants Cam back after the Nina incident, where he accidently saw her kissing Alicia's crush Josh Hotz. She will do anything she can to win him back, even if it means sneaking into the boy's cabin, even though its strictly against the rules.

Ha, got so bored to read another one of these books. This one was very, very stupid and too fashiony and cliched. It was all about friends, boys and kissing. GAHHHH. *faints*

One False Note by Gordon Korman

One False Note by Gordon Korman

{From Barnes and Noble.Com}

"THIS JUST IN! Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of 39 Clues hidden around the world. BUT WAIT! Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects ALSO sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. UPDATE! Amy and Dan have been seen in a car . . . no, in a speedboat chase . . . and HOLD EVERYTHING! They're being chased by an angry mob?!?

When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen."

Now, Amy and Dan are following Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Nannerl Mozart's path of life to discover where the clue and the mysterious music came from.

Hehe. Honestly, I liked this book better than the first one though it was still a bit boring. I liked the same thing from the first book, how it told about some famous person in history, this time Mozart and his sister. It was so cool to find out all this stuff about Mozart and his "mysterious" sister.

The Maze Of Bones by Rick Riordan

The Maze Of Bones by Rick Riordan

{From Barnes and Noble.Com}

"Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her descendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue."Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents."

Now, Amy and Dan, along with their "au pair" babysitter Nelly, must travel to France and follow Ben Franklin's footprints through his last few years of life.

This is not the best book by Rick Riordan, because it was sooo boring until like the last eight chapters. But I liked how it gave so much information about Ben Franklin, its kind of cool when in Social Studies and I hear about Ben Franklin and how I learned it from this book.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

{Summary/Overview from Barnes and Noble.com}

"Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. "

YAY! The 2nd book! I really love this book, though I liked the first one better. I'm soooo against the couple Peeta and Katniss, its just so...fake and all a show, along with being a one-sided love. I like Katniss and Gale together, because they have been friends for a long time and actually care for each other! Oh, and there goes me babbling again.

Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

It's summer and the weather is great! But where is Greg Heffley? Inside of course, playing his video games with his shades drawn.

Greg, an "indoor person" , is living his ultimate summer fantasy: no rules, no regulations, no responsibility.

But his mom has different ideas. She planned a whole summer of outside time and family time.

I liked this book, heck, I like this whole series. Its funny and realistic, despite being drawn in cartoons. It actually seems as if its being told by an 8th grader. I liked the ending because it was kind of unsuspecting.

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

{From Wikipedia}

"Percy Jackson, his friends, and the Olympians fight in a war resembling the original war between the Greek gods and the Titans and in a final battle with the powerful Titan, Kronos. They ultimately defeat Kronos in the battle and Olympus is saved. Many fight for Olympus, including the Hunters of Artemis, dryads, satyrs, naiads, and tree nymphs, Chiron's centaur cousins the Party Ponies, and the hellhound Mrs. O' Leary. They have to defend Mt. Olympus while defeating Kronos' huge army of rogue half-bloods, dracaenae, Hyperboreans, Laestrygonians, telekhines and hellhounds..."

[opinions contains spoilers]

This is the last book of the Percy Jackson series. It was amazing, and I really liked the ending, though I didn't really want Luke to die, because he was one of my favorite characters odd enough. But I was really sad that this was the last book, I wanted it to keep going! But oh well.

Marked by P.C. and Kristen Cast

Marked by P.C. and Kristen Cast

{From Official House of Night Site}

"After she is Marked, 16-year-old Zoey Redbird enters the House of Night and learns that she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx. But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite club, is mis-using her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny— with a little help from her new vampyre friends."

I loved this book, very good. Probably my only favorite vamp book besides Millenium Snow. Though, there were some disturbing parts in it.......

Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisi Harrison

Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisi Harrison

After leaving her dance class, Alicia is full of confidence and decided to throw her own sleepover with a few of her dance classmates on Friday, the sacred day of the Clique's sleepover. But when Massie finds out about this, Alicia is instantly booted from the Beta position of the Clique and replaces her with Claire. So, Alicia tried to start her own Clique but soon realizes its harder than in appears.

Honestly, I don't really like the Clique series, but I have to admit, the books are getting sort of better. I guess. The reason I don't like these books are, well yes, girl, especially popular girls ARE mean, but they are not THAT mean, its just unbelievable.

24 Girls in 7 Days by Alex Bradley

24 Girls in 7 Days by Alex Bradley

When Jack finally gets the courage to ask his crush Pamela to the prom, he totally blows it and Pamela instantly turned him down. His best friends Percy and Natalie pity him for his fail at talking to girls.

But what happens when Natalie and Percy put an ad about how Jack was free and looking for a prom date in the school's newspaper? The complete opposite of what he expected. Forty-five responses quickly came up. When he found out, he is furious, because secretly he thought the prom was a time for magic and romance.

As more and more responses come in, Jack soon realized that he is wanted by more than a hundred girls, and all of them are ones that fight fiercely. But soon Percy and Natalie decides that its too much girls and narrowed it down to 24 girls, which he would date in 7 days. But when he starts getting emails from Miss FancyPants, who stays unknown to him. Could one of these 24 girls be the ONE?!

This was a very interesting book, this was a romance told from the guy's point of view NOT the girl's. Surprisingly it was very good, especially the ending, it was very unsuspecting.

Megan Meade's Guide to McGowan Boys by Kate Brian

Megan Meade's Guide to McGowen Boys by Kate Brian

Megan cannot believe that this is happening. Her parents are being transferred Korea because they work for the army. But now sick of moving from place to place, she said she will not go with them. But she has only one other choice: she has to live with the McGowen Boys, the ones that were so disgusting and annoying now turned into "Abercrombie Gods".

Her life is getting harder ever since she realized that she liked Evan McGowen, and school's even worse when Evan's girlfriend Hailey is competing for the top soccer player and Evan. While at the same time, she hangs out with Miller McGowen, the autistic boy, and she learns as much as she can about austism and is making breakthroughs with him.

Soon, she starts the "Guide to McGowen Boys" who she sends to her best friend through email.

I liked this book, and the ending was unsuspecting. It was interesting, because it was a romance that was NOT told in a girly-girl's perspective but a total soccer-tomboy. I recommend this to people who absolutely despise the Clique series. :P

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games take place in the future in the ruins of North America known as Panem. In Panem, there is a rich capital and twelve poorer districts. As a punishment from previously rebelling against the capital, each year, each district have to send one boy and one girl, between the age of twelve and eighteen, who are know as tributes, to the Hunger Games; a brutal battle to the death that is filmed as entertainment to all the districts. This story is about Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen year old girl who voluteers to take her younger sister Prim's place in the Hunger Games, also participating, is Peeta Mellark, a boy Katniss knows from school and once gave her bread that risked his chance of being beaten by his parents.

When Katniss and Peeta are shipped off to the Capital, where they meet the other tributes and are shown to all the districts. During the showing, Peeta declares his long-time undying love for Katniss, Katniss thinks this is an act to gain more sponsors from the districts, this is important because sponsors can send gifts to the tributes during the games.

And soon the Hunger Games begun, as Peeta and Katniss fight together to survive.

I absolutely loved this book, it was simply amazing. I love Suzanne Collin's book, especially the Hunger Games and Catching Fire and Gregor the Overlander series.

The Battle Of The Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Battle Of The Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

After being attacked by monster cheerleaders at his new school where his soon-to-be stepdad is the principal, he soon returned to Camp Half Blood where he learns about "The Labyrinth". During a game at camp, Percy and Annabeth soon found a entrance to the Labyrinth where Luke led his army straight into the heart of camp!

Now Percy has to use to Labyrinth to find Daedalus, the creator of the Labyrinth, so Luke cannot get Ariadne's string which can keep him from getting lost in the large Labyrinth. And if Percy finds it, he can foil Luke's plan of attacking his precious camp. But will he survive in a place where many people failed?

I LOVE the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, its really good! This is the fourth book in the series. I highly reccomend this book to anyone who is interested in Greek Mythology or just like a good adventure about a boy of fourteen. :)

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins


Five teenagers live in different parts of the country. Four straight. One gay. Some poor. Some rich. Some have amazing familes. Some have no one at all. They go searching for family, freedom, and the meaning of true love, and what "I love you" really means.





I liked this book, there isn't much more I can tell you about it, because I would spoil it. But the only warning it that its a very mature book with lots of swearing, and its about teen prostitution. This book is told by poems, something I loved about this book, so you can get through this book quickly despite its 700-ish pages. It was suggested for 14+ year olds and 9th grade+ but I didn't know when I read it so yeah....

Poseur by Rachel Maude

Janie Farrish: Middle Class. Has a scholarship to LA's exclusive Winston Prep. Talents: Vintage Clothing and sketching.

Charlotte Beverwil: French Obsesser. Loves everything French. Love this from ribbons to lace, thinks she was born a century late.

Petra Greene: Shows up at school in organic clothing. Hippie Goddess. Has had plastic surgery.

Melissa Moon: Egomaniac, daughter of Seedy Moon, rap star. Wants to start her own fashion brand called "Melissa Moon".

But what happens if the four of them are combined into a lame independent study class called the "Trend Set". Though together they have the perfect amount of talent and knowledge to launch their own fashion brand.

Only problem: They HATE each other. Period.


I liked this book actually despite its topic: Fashion Designing. This book is actually quite complicated in the relationships, but eventually it all ties together. People who like the books The Clique, The A-Lister, Gossip Girl, etc. Will like this book/series.

Continuing my Book Blog YAYZ

Finally after a long time of being busy, I think I finally have time to continue my book blog, I will also write about books I read previously like somewhere from the beginning of this school year. So keep an eye out for new posts and old ones too!


(BTW, the old ones that I set up (and saved as a draft) before WON'T show up as the newest blog post, but will show up on the date that I set it up)

Sunrise

Sunrise by Erin Hunter

Excerpt from the back cover:
There will be three, kin of your kin . . . who hold the power of the stars in their paws.
A mysterious murder in the ranks has ripped ThunderClan apart. But more secrets still remain to be discovered.
Jayfeather is determined to find out who his real parents are. But he'll have to trample through a forest of lies in order to uncover the truth. Hollyleaf is shocked by her Clan's disobedience of the warrior code, and distraught enough to strike out at someone she's always admired. And Lionblaze must bear horrified witness to events that will change everything he believes.
In the harshest days of leaf-bare Clanmate turns upon Clanmate, danger lurks behind familiar faces, and one more warrior may be lost forever. . . .
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_(Warriors)]

Well, I didn't write a review, because I couldn't really think of any other way to describe this book, this book was just so SHOCKING and DEPRESSING at the end! I almost couldn't believe what happened! This is the last book in the warriors series:the power of three, there are 3 other series (Warriors:Original, Warriors: The New Prophecy, Warriors: The Power Of Three, and Warriors: Omen Of The Stars, and there are Field Guides, Special Editions, and a Manga) this book was probably the most unsuspected events happened in, I really liked this book and can't wait for the book The Fourth Apprentice, the new book to come out!!!!

Fake Boyfriend

Fake Boyfriend by Kate Brian

Vivi and Lane are sick of how their best friend Izzy's boyfriend, Sean has been treating her, and how he can turn a completly nice, smart girl into the complete opposite of herself. But when Sean only weeks before the prom dumps Izzy, Izzy is left despaired. But Vivi and Lane have the perfect idea to make Izzy feel better and get over Sean. They make a fake MySpace page for fictional "Brandon" the perfect guy for Izzy. All they need is a guy to play the part of "Brandon", either Marshall, Vivi's younger brother who is too into "being the man behind the page" and when they find prep school Jonathan, the perfect person to play "Brandon". But what happens if Sean wants Izzy back and Vivi falls for Jonathan?

I thought this book was a bit weird but enteraining in a way, but honestly I didn't like this book it was a little too girly for me, with all the prom stuff, and stuff like that.

Actually this book, i just picked randomly off the shelf, and checked it out, cause i had nothing else to read...

The Secret Life Of Sparrow Delaney

The Secret Life Of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper



Sparrow Delaney absolutely does NOT want to be a medium(a person who can see ghosts and give/tell messages to loved ones of the deceased) like her SIX older sisters, her mother, her grand mother, and her great grand mother. She does want to be able to see, smell hear or talk to ghosts like she does. If she sticks to her own personal rules and doesn't let anybody know that she can do all those things-everywhere, all the time-Sparrow just might be able to pass as a regular girl, and her new high school. She makes a new best friend, Fiona, and an irritatingly appealing guy, Jack Dawson. But another boy catches her eye, all Sparrow's dreams of being ordinary, well forget about them. Why? Because this boy is a dead one-persistent, charming ghost, who won't let her be until she agrees to help him Move On.

I loved this book, very entertaining, and unsuspecting. This is probably the first book I read about ghosts and spirits, it's not exactly what you call scary or creepy, but it was good, this book also contains romance and mystery too.

Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen

Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon

Mary Elizebeth Cep (or Lola) longs to be in the spotlight. But when her family moves to "Deadwood" Dellwood, New Jersey, Lola thinks she has a fresh start and a chance to become the school's drama queen, but soon she realizes that the role of school drama queen is already filled by a "BTRE" (a born to run everything) Carla Santini. Which drama queen will take center stage???

I have already watched the movie, so I had an idea what was going to happen next, so yeah. Actually, I kinda didn't want to read this book, but I kinda ran out of books to read, so yeah.
I thought this book was ok. I mean "Lola" didn't seem that believable, she seemed a little too much of a "drama queen" to be real.

Zombie Queen Of Newbury High

Zombie Queen Of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby

Quiet, unpopular, non-cheerleader Mia is extraordinarily happy. Rob-super-star football player, and not to metion very cute, has asked her to the prom! Life of course couldn't get any better, obviously. But then enter Samantha, cheerleading queen, and Miz Popularity, who wants to make it clear that Rob was meant for her, and should go to the prom with her. Mia is desperate and doesn't want to be the laughing stock of the school, and surely doesn't want to ve dumped in front of the whole school during prom. So with the prom in a few days, she turns to her best friend Candice, holistic and hypochondriac, and decides to make a love spell to make Rob stay in love with her. Unfortunately, she ends up inflicting a zombie virus across the school instead! And now apparently she is the zombie leader! At first, she loves all the attention, but when she learns zombie hunter hottie Chase that her class will actually, in a few days try to eat her, and no she is not thrilled. She's sure she and Chase can figure something out, but in the meantime, she's suggesting no one wears white to the prom, cause that could get quite messy.

i liked this book because, it was over the span of only a few days instead of like 4 months, and also that this book was about zombies, i kind of needed a break from all those vampire books, also the end had a twist, so i liked that too. I have to admit the plot was a little obvious, but it kept me going.

Avalon High

Avalon High by Meg Cabot

Who is Will Wagner, and how does Ellie, the new girl at Avalon High, feels that she's known him all her life, instead of just meeting him?

Ellie is no one special, the girl who floats on a raft in her backyard pool, the one who runs track with her track friends, the one with parents who are medieval professors, the new girl at Avalon High who moved from St. Paul, Minnesota.
Avalon High may seem like any regular high school with Lance, the jock, Jennifer, the cheerleader, and Will, the quarterback, the senior class president, the all-round good guy.
But not everyone at Avalon High are who they appear to be, not even Ellie herself. What part does she play in the unfolding drama? What if the strange chain of events and coincidences she has pieced together means-as with the court of King Arthur-tragedy is fast approaching Avalon High? And what if Ellie can do nothing to stop it?

I thought this book wasn't the best Meg Cabot book i read so far, but it was interesting learning a bit about Arthurian(?) legend, (as in King Arthur, Lancelot, Guenevere, The Lady Of The Lake, Merlin, etc) and how the author transferred the Arthurian(?) legend, to modern life events, to make it more realistic, and believable.

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan

Darren is beginning to deal with his life as a vampire's assistant even though he still refuses to drink human blood and hates his mentor, Mr. Crepsley, for turning him into a half vampire and not letting him see anyone he wishes to. When he meets a good friend called Sam he learns he is going to smuggle himself away with the circus!

i liked this book better than the first book (Cirque Du Freak: A living nightmare), is was slightly more "bloody and gory" but not by much, i liked this book, not really horror much, but it was still good. Hmm, i wonder why did Darren Shan(the author) used his own name instead of some made up name...

A Crooked Kind Of Perfect

A Crooked Kind Of Perfect by Linda Urban

How Its Suppose To Be

Zoe Elias is suppose to play the beautiful, elegant piano, where she could wear a beautiful ball gown with a sparkling tiara, and everyone would listen.

How It Really Is

She plays the Perfectone D60(an organ)

Zoe has always wanted to play the piano, but unfortunately she plays an rickety old organ. She always wanted to be a prodigy for the start, but all she can do is practice. She just lost her best friend Emma to a girl named Joella, and now she hangs out with the rebel Wheeler and his gang.

This story tells of how a girl learns that fitting in is not the most important thing in the world.

This book was a quick read for me, roughly 146 pages. I liked this it had short chapters and the chapters had interesting names like "how it suppose to be" and "how it really is" and "the perfectone D60" names like that.

Cirque Du Freak

Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan

Darren Shan is any regular school boy, he likes to bike and play with his 3 best friends, except he has a crazy obsession of spiders. But then he and his friends come across a mysterious invitation for a freak show called "Cirque Du Freak". Then the boys can only buy 2 tickets, and as if destiny, Darren gets one of the two tickets, and what follows is the horrible plunge into the world of vampires.

This is Darren's story.

I liked this book, well all the vampire books are usually for the "vampire book club" i'm in, so far this is my favorite of all the books (Into The Forest Of The Night, Demon In My View) this is more bloody-gorey type of vampire book, then the romance-vampire books like Twilight, Vampire Kisses, or Into The Forest Of The Night.

Demon In My View

Demon In My View by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Jessica isn't your average teen.

Nobody at her school knows that she is the author of the best-selling Tiger Tiger, under the pen name of Ash Night. Jessica often wishes that she was comfortable with her classmates, but she would rather be with her fantasy vampires and witches. She was always an outsider at Ramsa High School.

But when 2 new students come to Ramsa, they both want Jessica's attention. She has no patience with overly friendly Caryn, but she is instantly attracted to handsome Alex, a mysterious cocky boy who seems strangely familiar, is she did not know better she would think that he was Aubrey of her book Tiger Tiger that had sprung to life, which was of course impossible. Aubrey is just a figment of her imagination right?

I thought this book was better then Into The Forest Of The Night, it seems that Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, has gotten better than her first book. I enjoyed this book, but at parts I was kind of bored, and had to push through. Even this is the sequel, I think is would have been better as a prequel, because it makes more sense that way.

What My Mother Doesn't Know

What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

Sophie is any regular girl, she has many nicknames, Sof, Sofa, SoSo, Sophie Dophie, Fifi, Fee, and Sapphire, also she has many loves, from Lou, to cute Dylan, to Not-So Cute Murphy, it's not that she is boy crazy, it's just that she is almost 15 and it seems like her mind, body, and heart just don't agree on anything.

I liked this book, it was pretty good, the whole book was written in poetry, which made is intresting. This is the first book I've read by Sonya Sones, and I have to admit it's pretty good.

Expert of What My Mother Doesn't Know:

Operation "Alone At Last"

I'm Standing

near children

watching them swarm

over the jungle gym,

remembering vaguely

what it was like to be six.

I'm stealing a glance at Dylan

as he ducks through the hole

in the chainlink fence

and disappears

into the sheltering darkness

of the woods.

I'm waiting,

just as we planned,

for my slow motion watch to tick off

three

full

minutes.

I'm sidling over

and sneaking through the same hole

into the shadows,

into the warm flanneled arms

of my partner

in a delicious crime.

-What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

The Juliet Club

The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper

Kate Sanderson inherited her good sense from her mother, a disciplined law professer, and her admiration for Bard from her father, a passionate Shakespeare scholar.

But when she got dumped, for "practically perfect" Ashley Lawson, and she promised herself to never fall in love again.

Then she was accepted to a summer Shakespeare symposium in Verona, Italy, Kate sees that this is the perfect way to get over her heartbreak finally. She'll lose herself in the sights, literature, and all the pasta and gelato.

But can even logical Kate resit the urge for romance in the beautiful villa in the city where star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet met and died for each other? Especially when one of the Shakespeare scholars----particularly Giacomo, with his tousled brown hair, expressive brown eyes, and charming ways, break her protective shell?

I liked this book, but I didn't like the ending that much, it just kind of left you off, instead of telling you what happens, it's intresting how Silvia and Benno played the prank on Kate and Giacomo, and it actually worked. I always wanted to go to Italy, especially to see all the sights and eat pasta and gelato, they both sound really good :).

Peak by Roland Smith

Peak by Roland Smith

When Peak was arrested for scaling a skyscraper, he has two choices:

1. Go to Juvie (Juvenile Detention)

2. Live with his long-lost father, who runs a climbing company

But Peak quickly realizes that his father's only reason of letting him live with him is that he wants Peak to be the youngest person to reach the Everest summit.

Being a climber, Everest is too good of a deal to turn down and is a challenge of a lifetime, but it's also a deal that could cost him his life.

I actually read this a LOOOONGGG time ago, like last May, but never got the time to finish this post, so here it is. Honestly, I found this book somewhat boring/dull, even though it was an action-adventure.

How To Be Popular

How To Be Popular by Meg Cabot

Who wants to be popular?
Everyone does. Well atleast Steph Laundry does. But after a certain, Super Big Cherry Big Gulp (a type of cherry soda apparently) catastrophe in the 6th grade, after 5 years of embarrassment and shunning, her chances of being popular is close to zero, zip, none. Not only that, her only friends are a scrapbooking country girl, Becca (not that scrapbooking is bad), and her best friend Jason, who had a passion for astromony, who had turned hot before her eyes, but still. But with her secret weapon, an old book called "How To Be Popular" she is determined to make all her classmates realize that she is not the idiot who they joke about(apparently they have a joke that goes like this "oh don't pull a Steph Laundry" or "Stop being such a Steph") and is a girl who is meant to be the queen of the school.

I honestly thought that this book was pretty boring, and not that intresting, I mean the plot is okay, but it doesn't pull you foward, but it was intresting. I liked how they had "pages" from the book, and a little "side story" to it about her grandpa and his new bride Kitty. Hmm, for some reason I've been reading alot of Meg Cabot books recently...I dunno. Maybe I should read some other book now...

Into The Forest Of The Night

Into The Forest Of The Night...

Tiger Tiger! Burning Bright!
In the forest of the night!

Risika is a vampire. She was once Rachel, who was changed by Ather, a another vampire, 300 years ago. She died 300 years ago.

She is now at the top of the food chain, even above humans, nothing can stop her...except Aubrey, a vampire who is not only stronger, but is feared by many humans(who know of vampires existence, and vampires) he once hurt her with his blade, and now she is out for revenge over all the pain he caused, from the death of her brother Alexander, to the death of 'her' tiger.

I liked this book, it was a quick read and i admit is pretty much a great book for people around 13 or so, hmm i think it's amazing how Amelia Atwater-Rhodes wrote this book at age 13! It is really detailed and fills in on the reader about vampires and her history, i liked how there were "flashbacks" in the book, instead of just stating what happened in Risika's past.

The Clique

The Clique by Lisa Harrison



Meet The Clique of OCDS:



Massie: the leader of the clique, with her glossy brunette bob and laser whitened smile, she is the no doubt leader of The Clique and the rest of the social scene at OCDS, an exclusive private girls' school in Westchester, New York.

Dylan: The 2nd in command, who divides her time sucking up to Massie and sucking on Atkins Diet Shakes.

Alicia: Sneaky and beautiful. She floats easily under adult radar and she seems to be "sweet" but really not one bit. She would like to take Massie's place one day. Maybe.

Kristen: She's smart, hardworking, and gorgerous, except she can reduce you to tears with insults faster then you can say "my haircut isn't ugly!"

Then meet Claire: the new girl from Floridain her Keds and 2-year old Gap overalls, who is definately not clique matierial. But bad for her, Claire's family is staying in the guesthouse on Massie's huge estate while they search for a new home. Claire's clique dreams don't look like they will come true anytime soon, but with a little luck and plenty of scheming, Claim might, just might, be able to join the prejudice clique.

I honestly didn't really like this book, I mean, technically, not all rich girls are snobby, stuck-up, think "their all that". I thought the characters were a little un-believeable, by the way they acted, and honestly the way they "IM"ed was not how kids usually IM. I did not like any of the characters except Claire, because, obviouly she is the "nice" one of the book, so yeah, I didn't like this book, so deal with it...:p

Airhead

Airhead by Meg Cabot

Meet Emerson (Em for short) and tomboy who loves video games, hates girly things, and hates stars and idols. Her best friend is named Chrisopher, who is not only her best friend, but also her secret crush.

Meet Nikki Howard. The New "it" girl, the teen supermodel, every girl's idol. on the front page
magzines, is every entertainment show and is papparazzied (papparazzi? is that how you spell it?). She has an on/off boyfriend, along with many crushes.

But what if Em's brain was transplanted into Nikki's body? Will Em survive the life of a model?
Will she convince Chris that not all models are airheads? Will she be Nikki Howard or be herself?
TO FIND OUT READ AIR HEAD BY MEG CABOT!


I honestly thought this book was a little creepy, not gory or bloody or horror creepy, but the brain transfer thing, kinda eerie....This book was intresting how it showed that modeling is not what it looks like and it's not all fun and games, along with being a celeb. It's also intresting how it's in a tomboy's view as a model, not a girly girl. hehehehe I tried doing the kind of review that is a "to find out read this book" review, i haven't did this kind of review in a long time :D

Maggie Bean Stays Afloat

Maggie Bean Stays Afloat by Tricia Rayburn

Maggie Bean is now no longer the girl who hides in her room and chows down on chocolate at night.

But, after 6 long months of being on Pound Patrollers (Weight Watchers? is it like that?) the scale now is at 146, and now she's new and improved and is trying hard to convince Peter that she is the girl for him. But not only that, she has a busy summer ahead of her, teaching at a summer camp.

This was a good book, despite how it was about weight-loss and a girl fitting in. Hehe, I kinda found out this was the 2nd book after I finished it so.......

Ready Or Not?

Ready Or Not by Meg Cabot


~~~DO NOT READ UNLESS ALREADY READ ALL AMERICAN GIRL~~~~~~



~~~~~~~~~SPOILERS!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is the sequel to my previous post All American Girl.
Sam still thinks her lifes sucks, even though she has been in a steady relationship with the president's son, David. But here are the top ten reasons her life sucks:
10. She's spending her Thanksgiving at Camp David

9.With her boyfriend, the president's son

8. Who wants to take things to the Next Level

7. Which Sam accidently announced on MTV

6.While discueeing the president's dubious policies on families, and morals, and yes, sex

5.While juggling her new afterschool job at Potomac Video

4.Even thoug she's already the (obviouly unpaid) teen ambassador to the UN

3. Getting accosted beacuse she's "the redheaded girl who saved the president's life" despite her new hair color

2. Dealing with her popular sister, Lucy, for once can not get the guy she wants

and #1?
Finding out the hard way that in art class "life drawing" means "naked people"


I admit this was pretty mature compared to the first book All American Girl, and I honestly liked the first book better....this one was actually really boring compared to the other book, and other Meg Cabot books, such as All American Girl, Princess Diaries, Teen Idol, etc. Even though I already mentioned this, but this is a MATURE book, not meant for people who can't handle mature stuff, but not as bad as Breaking Dawn...you know the Bella part....at Esme Island....(?is it called Esme Island? I don't remeber....)

All-American Girl

All American Girl by Meg Cabot



Sam Madison is the gothy artist at her school. Popular? eeh not so much. Dating? In her dreams.

Why Sam thinks her life sucks:

1. She is selling celeberty pictures (she had drawn)

2.She got caught selling the pictures

3.She has to go to Susan Boone's art school for art lessons

4. She has a crush on her sister's boyfriend, Jack

5. Her older sister, Lucy is the queen of the school

6. Her younger sister is a certified genius

7. She just saved the president from being assasinated

8. the whole world thinks she's a hero (even though she doesn't think so)

9.She has been appointed teen ambassador to the UN

And 10. the president's son, David might just be in love with her


I liked this book alot, i finished it in 2 days :D! Its intresting how this story is told, because after every few chapters there is a list that Sam has made like:
Why I Can't Stand My Sister Lucy
Why I Want To Be Gwen Stefani
What Not To Do At A Press Conference
etc.
and instead of a perfect girly girl, the main character is different, not in the "in" crowd, gothic, artist, and into ska music girl.

Palace Of Mirrors

Palace Of Mirrors by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Cecilia knows that she is the true princess, and somewhere in a tiny box is her sparkling tiara.

She knows that Desmia, a regular peasant is in her place as princess until the evil ones who killed her parents are vanquished.

Even though Cecilia knows that she is the true princess but she's tire of studying and not fulfilling her rightful place, as princess, so eventually she and her best friend Harper runs away from their village and head to the famed "Palace Of Mirrors"

When Cecilia finally meets Desmia she thinks that she will be able to be princess right away, but there's a catch; Desmia was told and believes a whole different story!

I liked this book because it was very descriptive and detailed. Also Margaret P. Haddix is an awesome author, she also wrote Among The Hidden, and Running Out Of Time.

And this is not like any fairytale you ever heard of.

Favorite Authors (for now...)

List Of Favorite Authors (for now...)

* Erin Hunter

*Meg Cabot

*Kate Brian

*Margaret Peterson Haddix

*Alex Flinn

*Natsuki Takaya

*Peach-Pit

*Arisa Tanemura

*Yukiru Sugisaki

*Matsuri Hino

*Koge-Donbo

*Kyoko Arai

*Michiyo Kikuta

*Natsumi Aido

*Jean Ferris

*CLAMP

*Vivian Vander Velde

*David Lubar

*Rachel Roberts

*Ally Carter

*Eliot Schrefer

*Suzanne Collins

* Jeff Kinney

*Megumi Tachikawa

*Ellen Schreiber

wow thats alot.....but i have alot more

The Princess and the Pauper

The Princess and the Pauper by Kate Brian

Princess Carina is the princess of Vineland, a forgein European county had been emailing a punky rock star in the US and wants to meet him, but her parents doesn't want (and let) her go to the US unless she accepts one condition, she has to go with her own personal body guard Killroy.

Julia, is just any regular girl, not so popular, ordinairy girl, but her mom and her is about to lose their apartment because of all their unpaid debts. But when Princess Carina comes to her school, Carina hatches a plan, and she and Carina trades place, not only do they look alike this will help both of them, for Carina, a night with her rockstar prince, and for Julia, a day to be princess and money to save her home (Carina is paying her to do this).

But a twist happens, while Carina is with her rockstar prince, she acidently fell asleep in the band's car and got shipped off to Texas,

and Julia is flown away to a forgien county!

I really liked this book, it's a modern fairytale, but i liked Beastly better, (scroll down or go to the next page for summary) its interesting how the girls tell the story, and how they both admit that, yes, being princess is not really all that great. Kate Brian is an awesome writer with her neat descriptions.

Teen Idol

Teen Idol by Meg Cabot

Ordinary nice to everyone Jenny Greenley is good at keeping secrets, she's the school's secret advice colummist. She's so good at keeping secrets, that when Luke Striker, the hottest Hollywood star come to her small town to research a role of his upcoming movie, and Jenny, is in charge of keeping his identity secret (his "undercover" name is Lucas Smith). But of course, when Luke arrives he doesn't make Jenny's job easy and soon everyone, the school, the town, the paparazzi, etc knows that "Lucas Smith" is actually Luke Striker, and Jenny is caught in the middle of all of the chaos.

I loved this book, i finished it in 2 days :). this is approx. 293 pages long. I liked this book because its easy to relate to (besides the Luke Striker part) and its entertaining. I like romance books that are not too gushy, and this is a good one, Meg Cabot is a great writer, her books are very good and entertaining, (ps she wrote the "Princess Diaries".

"Brisk and bubbly. Snappy and fun."
-Publisher Weekly(starred review)

"Even better that Cabot's Princess Diaries series."
-KLIATT(starred review)

"Instantly engaging."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Thoroughly enjoyable."
-VOYA

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid #3 The Last Straw

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid #3 The Last Straw By Jeff Kinney



Greg Heffley is a wimpy kid, and always will be one, face it, but someone just needs to tell Greg's dad that.

Greg's dad, thinks that he can toughen Greg up, and makes Greg join organized sports like soccer, or do other "manly" things.



But of course, Greg is easily able to avoid his dad's effort to change him, but when Greg's dad threatens to send Greg off to military camp, Greg realized that he has to shape up...or get shipped out.



This was a funny and entertaining book, this is the last book in the 3 book series (i think)

so yeah, i like the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series because Greg acts like any regular not so popular kid, so it's easy to relate to, and of course it's funny, and it's very realistic.



Praise for Diary of a Wimpy Kid:



"Move over Harry Potter... There's a new set of titles dominating the bestseller list for kids' chapter books, and there's nothing 'fantasy' about these."

-Andres Yeats on NPR's All Things Considered



"A big hit with reluctant readers and anyone looking for a funny book."

-School Library Journal



"Perfectly pitched wit and believably self-centered hero..."

-The New York Times

Yankee Girl

Yankee Girl by Mary Ann Rodman

Alice just moved from Chicago to Mississippi, and she's the new girl that is called "Yankee girl".
The accent and southern customs are the least of her problems, the year is 1964, when the Ku Klux Klan is going strong and just to make it worse, Alice's dad is an FBI agent, who was assigned to protect black people who are registering to vote, and FBI agents are one of the main target of the KKK (Ku Klux Klan).
Later, Valerie Taylor, a black girl, joins Alice's class, the 1st 2 black students of Parnell, as a result to the new integration law. She is shunned and bullied by the popular "cheerleaders".
Alice yearns to be popular, and a part of the clique called The "Cheerleaders", who is lead by the tart tongued Saranne, but soon Alice realizes how hard it is to the this clique, and figures out that Valerie, the other outsider, is a likely easy friend, but as it seems Valerie is not looking for friends, and if Alice was to join the clique, she would be rivals and be part of the way that the "Cheerleaders" are making Valerie's life miserable.
Later a tragedy-filled event happens that turns a characters life around.
Will Alice and Valerie be friends? Will Alice be a part of the "Cheerleaders"? What is the tragedy-filled event? Read Yankee Girl to find out!

I liked this book, it's one of the best Historical Fiction book i ever read, (i haven't read much, but this is still a very good book) it is realistic, and you can relate to the characters, and how they feel when Valerie comes. This book I read for a Historical Fiction project I'm doing, and surprisingly this is a better book than it sounds.

Beastly

Beastly by Alex Flinn

Genre: fantasy, romance, modern fairy tale

Kyle's got it all, looks, money and is the king of his school, but one day when he insults Kendra, an ugly, fat, goth girl, he found out he made a terrible mistake, by asking her to a school dance, but going to the dance with a pretty, snotty, stuck up girl named Sloane, but as he soon finds out that Kendra is really a gorgeous witch with wicked powers(ok fine not that awesome powers)
and she put a curse on him, so now, he's a beast, and he's only got 2 years to find true love, or he will be a beast for the rest of his life. I'm not writing much because i don't wanna give the book away!

I really liked this book, its a great book for people who like modern fairy tales, this book is the famous "Beauty and the Beast" in the "beast" point of view.
This book was really good and made me want to read on, I could barely put it down! It was honestly really good for me, i loved it!
ok i know this post sucked, because i didn't have much time to work on it.

Summary For Back Cover:
I AM A BEAST.
A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature that walks upright--a creature with fangs and claws and hairs springing out from every pore. I am a monster.
You think Im talking fairy talkes? No way. The place is New York City. The time is right now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay like this forever--ruined--unless i can break the spell.
Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. why did she turn me a beast that hides by day and prowls at night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how i used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how i became perfectly....beastly.
~that is a great summary, but i didn't write it! it's on the back cover, it obviously tells about the book better than i can~

Comments On Book:

"A delicious love story...Romantics everywhere will adore this book."
-Annette Curtis Klause, author of Blood and Chocolate
(which is a very good book)

"Teens will race to see if the beast gets his kiss, lifts the curse, and lives happily ever after,"
-Kirkus Reviews

"An engrossing tale,"
-VOYA

Questions:

i don't know what happened to all my pictures.....anyone know? i know i uploaded them onto the post...

The School For Dangerous Girls

The School For Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer

First:
Cause Trouble

Second:
Get Caught

Thirdly:
Get Sent To The School For Dangerous Girls

What goes on behind the doors of the School For Dangerous Girls? The school's goal: to turn the bad girls into sweet little angels aka good girls/model citizens.
It's methods?
No freedom
No form of communication to the outside world
No medications
No escape

Some Girls are meant to get better, while others as Angela finds out are meant to stay forever...

I liked this book, but it's a little mature... its 341 pages long and was published in Jan 2009...so it's a new book.

Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

Tohru Honda, a regular 16 years old, high school girl, mother was killed recently by a car crash, now, she lives in a tent; by herself, in the middle of the forest. But one day, when she wanders around on her way to school, she stumbles upon a house, she soon finds out that her tent is on someone's estate! So then, she finds out it is Yuki, Shigure and Kyo Sohma's house (kyo doesn't come until later), soon after she finds out the whole Sohma family is possessed by a curse; all of them are possessed by an animal in the Chinese Zodiac!!!

I really love Fruits Basket(Furbura), its funny, with a touch of romance. There are alot of funny parts in this series! You can watch the anime on justdubs.net or watch it with English subtitles on rawranime.com

Intro

Starting now I will post books I read!!!! Feel free to leave comments! I'll warn you I read alot of fantasy and manga books!!! So if you don't really like neither no need for you of reading this blog! So see ya for now! And I'll blog away!