Night World No.2 by L.J. Smith

Yay!

Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.

In Dark Angel, Gillian is saved from drowning by her guardian angel. Only visible to Gillian, Angel will fulfill her heart's every desire. But when Angel starts making strange and sinister requests, Gillian must question who he truly is and where he came from.

Armed with a wooden stake, martial arts, and the will to resist a vampire's mind control, Rashel struggles to avenge her mother's death in The Chosen. Then she meets Quinn, her soulmate, who is part of the world she has vowed to destroy.

Hannah receives notes warning her of incredible danger in Soulmate. But if death is her destiny, is the Lord of the Night World's love strong enough to save her?



So,
I finished this book a few days ago. I honestly like the first one better. It was more addicting than this one. I mean, don't get me wrong, this was a lovely book. But, it didn't have as much things drawing me in. The stories were well though out and creative, but, they just weren't it. So, if you have read the first book, don't give up on the series because of this book. You may like it more than I do.

As for the next book in the series, it is on my to be read pile. There will probably be a review fairly soon, but I'm not promising anything.

Freaky Monday by Mary Rodgers and Heather Hach

Hadley is pretty much the model student: straight As, perfect attendance, front row in class. So what if she's overstressed and overscheduled: She's got school covered. (Life—not so much.)

Ms. Pitt is the kind of teacher who wants you to call her by her first name and puts all the chairs in a circle and tells her students to feel their book reports.

Hadley wishes Ms. Pitt would stick to her lesson plan. Ms. Pitt wishes Hadley would lighten up.

So when Hadley and Ms. Pitt find themselves switched into each other's bodies, the first thing they want to do is switch right back. It takes a family crisis, a baffled principal, and a (double) first kiss to help them figure out that change can be pretty enlightening.

Even if it is a little freaky!


I really don't know what to say about this book. One one hand, I liked it. And on the other hand, it was incredibly reminiscent of Freaky Friday. I found it easy to relate to Hadley, though out lives are different. This was a very quick and cute read. I found myself actually liking it, though I wouldn't normally read this book.

I didn't like how similar it was to Freaky Friday. The only differences were that; instead of being mother and daughter, it was teacher and student. So, If you enjoyed Freaky Friday, read this! It was very nice and refreshing.

It's May Already?

I can't believe that it is May already!!! I mean, almost half of the year has gone by. When I think about the things that have happened since May 6, 2008; I am flabbergasted. On May 6, I didn't even know I wanted to be a blogger, I hadn't even read my first book blog. I was just coming into my obsession with Twilight(I'm not as obsessed anymore). I had been watching John and Hank Green (vlogbrothers) for about four months. I was awaiting the birth of my new second cousin. I didn't even know what I was getting into.

When I think about all of this now, I truly can't believe what I was doing before all of this. What did I do with my time before I was blogging? Do I even remember what it was like before 2007; when I first read Harry Potter?

I'm looking around my room, and I can't believe that two years ago, the only books I had were Nancy Drew and the books I got for Christmas and never read. Now, I can only see books. In 2007, I didn't know about wizard rock (I am listening to it right now). In 2007, there was no fiveawesomegirls, or fiveawesomeguys, or a youtube obsession.

When I think about this it feels monumental...

Night World No.1 by L.J. Smith

This was a really good set of books.

Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.

In Secret Vampire, Poppy thought the summer would last forever. Then she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now Poppy's only hope for survival is James, her friend and secret love. A vampire in the Night World, James can make Poppy immortal. But first they both must risk everything to go against the laws of Night World.

Fugitives from Night World, three vampire sisters leave their isolated home to live among humans in Daughters of Darkness. Their brother, Ash, is sent to bring the girls back, but he falls in love with their beautiful friend.

Two witch cousins fight over their high school crush. It's a battle between black magic and white magic in Spellbinder.


This is a fairly large book; I mean, its 729 pages. I read this really fast, not because I wanted to finish it, and not because I was borrowing it. I finished it fast because it pulled me in, and I couldn't stop reading. The novels inside of them are incredibly well written. Though I knew, the Night World is a confusing place; L.J. Smith made me want to live in it.

L.J. is one of those authors who's books were written like 10 years ago; and are starting to get re-published. Let's just say that I'm am really glad that her books are being re-published. All of them that I have read are awesome. If you enjoy paranormal books, or even if you don't. You should read this book.

I got Awards!

I keep putting this off... sorry! I really am. Some of these are from months ago!
I know you are supposed to nominate people, but I honestly have no clue who still has to be nominated and can't choose between the many people who deserve these awards.

Amber from Must and Lust for Books and Senfaye from A Maze of Books gave me Splash Award!



Kristi from Books and Needlepoint gave me the Butterfly Award!


Thank you all! It is an awesome honor!

Evermore by Alyson Noel

This was a really cool book.


Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, Ever can see auras, hear people's thoughts, and know a person's entire life story by touch. Going out of her way to avoid human contact and suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school—but everything changes when she meets Damen.

Damen Auguste is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head—wielding a magic so intense, it's as though he can see straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. She has no idea just who he really is—or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.



Though this book was slightly Twilight-esk, I enjoyed it. It pulled me into it's wonderfully portrayed world. Damen was a regular "dream-boy", but, for once, there was a twist. He wasn't as perfect, he still was extraordinarily "perfect", but he had his faults. When it came to Ever, however I found that she was too depressed all the time. I have know people who currently are or have been depressed, and they don't act that way. I understand trying to shut out the world, but, seriously? She could have tried a little bit harder to be more positive. That being said; there were some things I liked about this book.

It was clever and witty. It showed Alyson Noel's ability to create a whole separate world, that though we live in it, there are some secrets. Despite the bad things I said about this book. I really enjoyed it.

An Interview with Rachel Cohn

1. What was it like working with another author, in order to write books?
It's ridiculously fun, so much so that when I go back to write my solo
books, I have to remember all over again how much work writing is. It's
fun because when I send a chapter to David, I have no idea what he will
send back, so I can only plan so much; I have to figure my characters out
each time he volleys back, and in new and cool ways I hadn't expected.

2. How do you feel about being an idol to teens?
I'm an idol to teens? I really shouldn't be. Some days I don't make it
out of my pajamas. My primary food group is chocolate. Obviously, I'm no
role model. Unless wearing your pajamas and eating chocolate all day is
your lifestyle of choice, in which case, I say, feel free to worship me as
a false prophet.

3. Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
My advice is pretty boring. Read as much as you can, and when you sit
down to write -- well, write. Turn off the Internet and your iPod and
your phone -- set aside a dedicated time without distractions and go forth
and create. Have fun with it. Love your characters -- it will show.

4. Your books have become wildly popular. Is their any crazy fan stories?
Nothing too crazy, but I've had readers come to my book events dressed as
characters from my books, or they'll have come from a ridiculously far
distance to meet me, which is so gratyifying as an author, to see that
something you've written could have affected a reader so personally that
they'd go to such lengths to meet you.

5. Who are some of your favorite young adult authors?
There are so many! But, and this is a very annotated list, I can never
recommend enough any and all books by David Levithan (obviously), Patricia
McCormick, Jaclyn Moriarty, Megan McCafferty, Markus Zusak, Melina
Marchetta, Libba Bray...

6.Is there a special place where you do all of your writing?
Typically I go to a place in the Village in NYC called The Writers Room.
It's a loft-type space with cubicles and I have a laptop I store in a
locker there. It's very quiet and seems to be the place I can focus the
most. And sometimes I go to the library at Columbia University, which is
closer to where I live. Like I said, I'm a big believer in going to quiet
places without distractions to get serious writing done.

7. Your books range drastically in topics, do you mean to write them this way? If so, why?
I don't decide these things in advance. It's a matter of a character's
voice talking to me, almost like they're dictating to me. I feel like I
actually don't decide the topics; they do. I'm just the typist.

8. How many more books do you plan on writing?
I have no idea! I'll keep writing 'em so long as folks keep reading 'em.

9. If you could co-write a book with any author, which author would you
co-write with?
There are other co-authors besides David?




I would like to thank Rachel Cohn for agreeing to do this interview.

When it Happens by Susan Colasanti

AWESOME!!!!


At the start of her senior year, Sara wants two things: to get into a top college and to find true love. Tobey also wants two things in his senior year: to win Battle of the Bands and to make Sara fall in love with him. A popular jock named Dave, though, moves in on Sara first. But Tobey's quirky wit and big blue eyes are hard for Sara to ignore. Plus, he gets the little things that matter to her - like why she loves the Lloyd Dobler boom-box scene in the movie Say Anything....Can a slacker rock-star wanna be win the heart of a pretty class brain like Sara?


Let me just say, I picked the right book at the right time. It was really sweet. I stayed up all night to read this. I couldn't wait to see what happened next. This book made me want to read more books by Susan Colasanti. After some of the books that I have been reading, this was refreshing and nice. It was easy to follow and easy to relate to. This book was amazing!