Hey guys, sorry i haven't posted lately. It's just that i've actually been working on my own book :D and school has been taking over my life as well :/... but about my novel, i'm entering it in this contest: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. And it's due this coming friday, so i'm really nervous!! Wish me luck! I've been working on it since october, which is why i haven't been able to read as much as i usually do. But after that i'll be back to reading and posting!
Oh, and btw, I saw The Vow... Amazing!! Go watch it and Happy Almost Valentine's Day!!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
First Date by Krista McGee
Written by Krista McGee, First Date is a story about a teenage girl named Addy Davidson who gets asked by the principal of her Christian school to take part in The Book of Love, a reality show where the President's son, Jonathon, chooses someone to be his prom date. Addy is a very shy girl who would rather stay away from the spotlight. But she's forced by her uncle and principal to be on the show. Once in the competition, Addy must compete with 99 other high school girls who would love a chance to be with Jonathon. "Addy's totally out of her comfort zone but that may be right where God can show her all that she was meant to be."
The book itself is a little over 300 pages. Its a very simple and quick read. I really did enjoy it. There are a lot of spiritual and religious elements in this novel, which i didn't mind. It actually made the character seem more real and relatable. There was humor, romance, friendship, and so much more in this novel. I totally recommend this book for teenage girls. It's really about finding yourself and being couragous and strong in times where you might feel out of place and alone. I also loved Addy's friend Kara, who is having her own spin off book :) Super excited
Thomas Nelson Publishers provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through BookSneeze®.
The book itself is a little over 300 pages. Its a very simple and quick read. I really did enjoy it. There are a lot of spiritual and religious elements in this novel, which i didn't mind. It actually made the character seem more real and relatable. There was humor, romance, friendship, and so much more in this novel. I totally recommend this book for teenage girls. It's really about finding yourself and being couragous and strong in times where you might feel out of place and alone. I also loved Addy's friend Kara, who is having her own spin off book :) Super excited
Thomas Nelson Publishers provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through BookSneeze®.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Potter Marathon!!!
So, finished that book (The Metamorphosis)... :/ it was ok but really hard to get. I mean if my teacher hadn't told me the message of the book, i would have never gotten it.
But just received my complete boxed set of all the HARRY POTTER movies!!! (that makes everything better) :D super excited :) I'm going to be glued to my tv for the next 24 hours to try finish all the movies!
Oh and a giveaway is going on today.
Tweet something about Story of a Girl–a favorite line or moment, a memory of reading it, a response to the story, a comment about a character, etc., and use the hashtag #storyofagirl (easy to remember). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will randomly pick from these tweets and give away five signed copies of Story of a Girl.
Obviously, if you have a memory or favorite line or comment about the book, there’s a good chance you don’t need a copy. Play anyway, and if you win you could give your copy to a friend, or donate it to a school or public library. If you haven’t read the book, you too can play along. You can tweet something about one of my other books that makes you want to read Story, or straight up beg for a copy. Just be sure to use #storyofagirl in your tweet. ENDS TODAY
http://www.sarazarr.com/archives/2475
Good luck :)
But just received my complete boxed set of all the HARRY POTTER movies!!! (that makes everything better) :D super excited :) I'm going to be glued to my tv for the next 24 hours to try finish all the movies!
Oh and a giveaway is going on today.
Tweet something about Story of a Girl–a favorite line or moment, a memory of reading it, a response to the story, a comment about a character, etc., and use the hashtag #storyofagirl (easy to remember). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will randomly pick from these tweets and give away five signed copies of Story of a Girl.
Obviously, if you have a memory or favorite line or comment about the book, there’s a good chance you don’t need a copy. Play anyway, and if you win you could give your copy to a friend, or donate it to a school or public library. If you haven’t read the book, you too can play along. You can tweet something about one of my other books that makes you want to read Story, or straight up beg for a copy. Just be sure to use #storyofagirl in your tweet. ENDS TODAY
http://www.sarazarr.com/archives/2475
Good luck :)
Monday, January 9, 2012
A short rant and a giveaway!
Currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka for school tomorrow! -_- thank god its only like 50pgs! I'll be sure to write my thoughts on it when i finish. But really, i wish students could pick the books they wanted to read for school.... I should start a movement XP
Now for you Susane Colasanti fans, she's currently holding a giveaway for and ARC copy of her new book Keep Holding On, go here http://susanecolasanti.wordpress.com/, for more info. Good luck! :)
Now for you Susane Colasanti fans, she's currently holding a giveaway for and ARC copy of her new book Keep Holding On, go here http://susanecolasanti.wordpress.com/, for more info. Good luck! :)
Saturday, January 7, 2012
May the odds be ever in your favor...
So sorry the i haven't been on for like a month!! Had a huge presentation to do comparing "The lord of the flies" and "the coral island" -_- took me forever to do!! But recommend Lord of the Flies, in which Golding uses 12 year old English schoolboys on an island to repressent the problems in society. Really interesting and relatively short. Then I had a bunch of essays to do on The Wars by Timothy Findley. It's about a 19 year old canadian soldier who goes off to fight in WWI. Yes it doesnt sound very interesting but you'd be surprised. It explored how the lessons of war are too quickly forgotten, hence the title The Wars (though it only talks about WWI). And then of course there were finals and then traveling to Haiti and Jamaica. So, super busy and really sorry!!
So if you couldn't tell by the title, this post is going to be about THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. Can't wait for the movie! Hopefully it doesn't disappoint.
"The Hunger Games is the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy. It is written in first person and introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where the countries of North America once existed. This is where the government, working in a central city called the Capitol, holds power. In the book, the Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the Capitol chooses one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of 12 districts for a massive televised battle in which only one person can survive." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games)
I read this book over the summer and instantly fell in love! I loved the storyline of fighting for survival. I loved the characters and how real they felt and reacted. I loved the relationship between Katniss and Peeta. I loved all the plot twists and surprises. But mostly i loved how this book was an absolute page turner! Thank god i bought the complete boxed set from BN because it would've sucked to have to wait for the next one. Its rare to find a series and just sit there and want to read it without stopping to do anything else. I honestly sat in bed reading and finished the trilogy in a day and a half. They're really easy to read and i recommend the books to everyone!! ***** A 5 STAR BOOK (And a must read series)
(P.S. for romance lovers, there's a love triangle in this series!! <3)
So if you couldn't tell by the title, this post is going to be about THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. Can't wait for the movie! Hopefully it doesn't disappoint.
"The Hunger Games is the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy. It is written in first person and introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where the countries of North America once existed. This is where the government, working in a central city called the Capitol, holds power. In the book, the Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the Capitol chooses one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of 12 districts for a massive televised battle in which only one person can survive." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games)
I read this book over the summer and instantly fell in love! I loved the storyline of fighting for survival. I loved the characters and how real they felt and reacted. I loved the relationship between Katniss and Peeta. I loved all the plot twists and surprises. But mostly i loved how this book was an absolute page turner! Thank god i bought the complete boxed set from BN because it would've sucked to have to wait for the next one. Its rare to find a series and just sit there and want to read it without stopping to do anything else. I honestly sat in bed reading and finished the trilogy in a day and a half. They're really easy to read and i recommend the books to everyone!! ***** A 5 STAR BOOK (And a must read series)
(P.S. for romance lovers, there's a love triangle in this series!! <3)
Now for you Tumblrs, (follow me at http://exclusivelyme718.tumblr.com/ ), i recently got into it and its so funny and takes up so much time!! But if you've never seen teenagerposts you really need to get on it. So i thought that at the end of some posts i'd put up one that relates to it or is just plain hilarious! Here's the first one that totally relates to me and the Hunger Games
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