Recent Reading #13

Hey people! Just got done reading an awesome book. And I can't wait to tell you about it. The book is called Hush, Hush.

Hush, Hush is about a girl named Nora Grey who finds herself mysteriously attracted to the new transfer student, Patch. He is handsome, but he has a bad boy reputation. And clearly he is attracted to her as well. One night though, Nora learns she is being followed by a creepy stalker in a ski mask. Her suspicions immediately turn to Patch, especially with his very little known past. As she investigates though, she can't help but question her suspicion. And before she realizes it, she finds herself pulled into the great war between the Fallen Angels and Heaven.

What did I think of it? It was very good. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and I couldn't put it down. The characters and plot are very well crafted. Fair warning though, there are lots of sexual inuendos in this story. In addition, some of you may question the accuracy of the spiritual content inside. With that aside though, it was very well written and I enjoyed it. If someone were to ask me for a book recommendation, I would put this book in my top fifty.

Recent Reading #12

Some of you are wondering why I didn't just add this with the Rachel Scott one. The reason why my dear readers is because I just read one of the most horribly written books I ever wrote. It does deserve to be with the book on Rachel Scott the book was so  bad. But I'll get to reasons why I hate this book later. You probably want to know what it was I read...

The book I just read is none other than Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.

Twilight is about a sad and lonely girl named Bella. She is not too happy about moving to Forks, Washington and living with her father. But she doesn't want to be with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend in Florida. Though many of the kids love her, she tries to shake them away. And just when she thought she couldn't like Forks, she meets the vampire known as Edward Cullen.

Of course, you already know that I hate this book with a passion. But now I must give you my reasons why. Let us first start off with the obvious. Bella is a Mary Su. Seriously, no girl like her should have that many guys interested in her. Not only that, but all the characters seem naturally drawn to her even though she appears to be a mopey wet blanket. Let us also not forget the fact that Edwards is too perfect, being both good looking and smart and muscially gifted. Stephanie Meyer also writes the story about nothing except how perfect Edward seems to be in Bella's eyes. Then she tries to squeeze in a horribly crafted plot in the last ninety pages.

In conclusion, Twilight has completely devestated the reputation of vampires. The book also is also filled with Sues and Stus. Not to mention that Bella is just plain annoying. Seriously, I can't believe this a New York Times bestseller.

Recent Reading #11

Alright folks. I'm going to talk to you about the latest book I read. The book is called Rachel's Tears. It is a non-fiction book about the girl known as Rachel Scott, one of the girls who was killed in Colombine, the place where one of America's mostly dealiest school shootings took place. She is also a Christian martyr.

This book talks about Rachel Scott's spiritual journey with God and Christianity. Not only that it, it talks about how her faith inspired her to be the best person she can be. It also includes excerpts from her diary, and how she knew she was going to die young someday, and how her death would help change the lives of millions of people across the globe.

I higly recommend this book. It is one of the few non-fiction pieces that has ever earned my favor. This book is inspiring and uplifting. And any kind of Christian will be able to read it. And even people who aren't Christians might find it enjoyable. Be warned, there are some themes such as sex and smoking. (These come up when her parents mention Rachel's struggle with peer pressure.) But as I said, a good read.

The Lord of the Rings Awards

Eldra over at the blog A Day On Daremo just gave me an award called the Lord of the Rings Award. Thanks Eldra! Very much appreciated.

Now in order to accept this award I must answer the following three questions:

1) Who is your favorite LOTR character and why?

Man there's too many to choose from. But mine would probably be Eowyn. Her story is very interesting, and the fact she destroyed the Witch King of Angmar earns her this position.

2) If you were in Middle-Earth, what species would you be?

I know this may sound cliche but come on, what fantasy lover doesn't dream of being an Elf at least once in their life?

3) If you were in Middle-Earth, where would you be from?

Probably from Rivendell.

Now I must award five others:

Alex at Bus Sweet Bus

Ajnos at Musings of a Hedgepickle

Shieldmaiden at The Clashing of the Swords

Narnian Stew at Thoughts From the Fourth Estate

Phreckle at Define Weird

This is truly awesome. I just love it when I earn awards. I've only been blogging for seven months too! This is fantastic. Thanks Eldra.

Recent Reading #10

Wow, only ten books this year so far? I'm really off of my game. Oh well, I technically have an excuse, too much stuff going on.

Anyway, I decided to drop you all of this review that I am doing on a book I just read. The book is called Reckless and is written by the ever amazing Cornelia Funke.

Reckless is about a man named Jacob Reckless who must find a cure to save his younger brother Will from becoming a Goyle, a horrible species of creature with bodies made of stone. Will gets this curse after he and his brother are attacked by Goyles and Will is terribly wounded. The curse comes from an evil Fairy who plays the primary villain in not only this story, but in many fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty. With the help of Will's girlfriend, Clara, a greedy business Dwarf named Valiant, and Fox, a friend of Jacob who is a shapeshifting girl who calls herself Fox becuase of the animal she can change into, they set out into the land in order to try and find a cure before Will becomes a Goyle forever.

This book is extremely interesting and I loved it. However, it is rather depressing at times, so it may not go well if you are faint of heart. There is also references to certain subjects in this story, namely what appears to be Jacob's inability to stay with one woman for a while and having one night stands. (This is a book written for preteens so Cornelia doesn't explain fully what takes place.) Otherwise, it is very well written just like all of Cornelia Funke's other books. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is over twelve. And I do hope that she will make a sequel.

NaNoWriMo 2011

Sorry for the slow updates people. I'm currently very busy with school work and the like. Ah well. Maybe in the summer I'll get some major things done.

As of this year I decided to take part in NaNoWriMo. So we'll see how well this goes. I don't think I'll get close to 50,000 words. But it's worth a shot. I think.