I ordered House Rules by Jodi Picoult from half.com on th 7th and I still haven't received that in the mail when it was said to be shipped on the 8th from PA :( so I don't believe I'll be buying books from that site ever again.
And besides that I don't get books in the mail, so from the library I got:
and I purchased: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and
But I still need to read the second one but it wasn't in stock, when I bought the first book of the trilogy, they had all three. Now when I went back for the second they only had the first and the theird :)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Today I was on a blog and it asked for everyone to post a song that reminds them of a book, I Can't for the life of me remember the blog so I just posted it here. I felt like just posting it isn't enough, for it to be fully appreciated the lyrics must be read, and the song heard, so here goes:
Like a Knife by secondhand serenade and Eclipse by Well you know who
"Like A Knife"
I dream a lot, I know you say I've got to get away. "The world is not yours for the taking" Is all you ever say. I know I'm not the best for you, But promise that you'll stay. Cause if I watch you go, You'll see me wasting, you'll see me wasting away
Cause today, you walked out of my life Cause today, your words felt like a knife I'm not living this life.
Goodbyes are meant for lonely people standing in the rain And no matter where I go it's always pouring all the same. These streets are filled with memories Both perfect and in pain And all I wanna do is love you But I'm the only one to blame.
Cause today, you walked out of my life Cause today, your words felt like a knife I'm not living this life.
But what do I know, if you're leaving All you did was stop the bleeding. But these scars will stay forever, These scars will stay forever And these words they have no meaning If we cannot find the feeling That we held on to together Try your hardest to remember
Stay with me, Or watch me bleed, I need you just to breathe.
Cause today, you walked out of my life (Stay with me, or watch me bleed) Cause today, your words felt like a knife (I need you just to breathe.) I'm not living this life
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Stranger by Secondhand Serenade and Twilight
Turn Around Turn Around and fix your eye in my direction So there is a connection I can't speak I can't make a sound to somehow capture your attention I'm staring at perfection Take a look at me so you can see How beautiful you are
You call me a stranger You say I'm a danger But all these thoughts are leaving you tonight I'm broke and abandoned You are an angel Making all my dreams come true tonight
I'm confident But I can't pretend I wasn't terrified to meet you I knew you could see right through me I saw my life flash right before my very eyes And I knew just what we'd turn into I was hopeing that you could see Take a look at me so you can see
You call me a stranger You say I'm a danger But all these thoughts are leaving you tonight I'm broke and abandoned You are an angel Making all my dreams come true tonight
You are an angel Making all my dreams come true tonight
Take a look at me so you can see How beautiful you are [x4]
Your beauty seems so far away I'd have to write a thousand songs to make you comprehend how beautiful you are
I know that I can't make you stay But I would give my final breathe to make you understand how beautiful you are Understand how beautiful you are
You call me a stranger You say I'm a danger But all these thoughts are leaving you tonight I'm broke and abandoned You are an angel Making all my dreams come true tonight
You call me a stranger You say I'm a danger You call me a stranger
I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but this one leaped off the shelf at me because of it's distinct shape and artwork. And I loved how the pages inside were even beautiful and every chapter starts with a quote.
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I like the cover art on this one as well but I also thought I'll enjoy the story. The whole good vs. evil gets me every time.
Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can't wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun. When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a "reality version of Sex and the City," they can hardly believe their luck. Their own show? Yes, please! Soon Jane is TV's hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara—free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres—and she's lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane's spotlight. In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it's not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be. L.A. Candy is a deliciously entertaining novel about what it's like to come of age in Hollywood while starring in a reality TV show, written by a girl who has experienced it all firsthand: Lauren Conrad.
Rating:
When I first heard of Lauren Conrad's debut novel, I was not impressed. I assumed it would just be a book retelling what happened to her and I've already watched the shows, I don't need to read it too. But it is so much more than that.
The story is about two best friends moving to LA to shake it up, expand their horizons, and expose themself to change. In the midst of accomplishing all that, they end up becoming the center of a reality tv show, which gives them more than what they were bargaining for.
What I liked about the novel is that it wasn't based off the show, it had fictional characters that go through different experience, it even throws in deceit, manipulation, cheating, and a love triangle. Now I can't wait to get my hands on the second one of the series, Sweet Little Lies.
I didn't know if I'd like LA Candy...I thought it might be a bit cheesy. But I loved it!!! I stayed up til 1:00am, man I was a zombie at work today. Review to follow.
Mia had everything: a loving family, a gorgeous, adoring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music and full of choices. then, in an instant, almost all of that is taken from her. Caught between life and death, between a happy past and an unknowable future, Mia spends one critical day contemplating the only decision she has left-the most important decision she'll ever make. Simultaneously tragic and hopeful, this is a romantic, riveting, and ultimately uplifting story about memory, music, living, dying, loving.
This story is breath-taking, beautiful, harsh, and has you on the edge of your seat all rolled in one. I loved how the author took every effort into elaborating on Mia's passion for music and went into extensive detail on her passion for the cello and classical music.
The book slightly reminded me of the movie AWAKE with Hayden Christiansen and Jessica Alba. The similarities with the main character being out of body but not dead, and the repetitive flash backs to show us how the character arrived to this day and what events made them who they are today.Which brings me to the only thing I didn't care for much in the book. The flashbacks. I know that they were necessary to have the reader get to know Mia, and her family and her connection to them, Adam, Kim, and music. It's just that the present day was so intense and the story would pull you right along til you can't get enough than BAM go into a flashback.
This book was a tear jerker for me because of losing a best friend in a car accident and wishing she had the choice. Also because you know whatever choice she makes she loses what matters most so either decision she makes she has to fight like hell to get through it.
What I loved most about the story is everyone's passion for music. Not necessarily that it was music but everyone is so passionate about something and that something happens to be the same thing..which in turn happens to connect them. When I was reading the little commentaries on the book, I kept reading how it was a touching love story. I assumed it was a love story between two teenage love birds. Then when I started reading the book I felt it was probably a love story also between the family that gets broken up. But as I really got into the book and even up until the ending realized it's more than just the formerly mention. but a love story about music. Music was this girl's passion, what she lived for, and in the end what ultimately pushed her to stay. Thank you Gayle Forman, very well written.
So this is the book for this month's bookclub, whenever I compile a list of picks to put in for vote, the vote is always bittersweet. I'm happy this book was picked so I can read but a part of me was routing for Emily Giffin's Heart of the Matter. But, I ordered my book and can't wait for it to come in!! I can't wait to add it to my shelf by shelfari! :)
5=Best Book Ever!!! Run and get it right now!
4=It's a really good book, I stayed up past midnight reading.
3=It's ok, a way to kill time
2=I wish I would have saved my money and time
1=You couldn't pay me to read it again
I'm new to blogging, so I understand if you think it sucks. I love reading but am trying to discover how to find the time juggling full time job, full time classes, and being a full time mommy. I'm not a great writer but hey blogging should help improve me :)
