SCHOOL MEDIA ARTS

From now on, this blog will be used for my school semester class MEDIA ARTS. Please dont make anything of it. I might post some of my pictures up feel free to use them if you credit me . Thank you very much. I will be getting back to posting about books and reviewing after this semester so for now please enjoy. Hopefully.

DEMO!

Sorry everyone but the blog is going to be worked on for a bit. Once i get a good layout all set up, ill put it up and then maybe, I might be having a contest. ! Just a little heads up. x. x.

Crescendo Cover is Here!!

Take a good long look. absolutely beautiful isn't it!?

CRESCENDO cover release

I know, for sure, that im not the only person who is absolutely ecstatic about this! I loved hush, hush, it was beautifully written and intriguing. Then, the cover was gorgeous. I fell in love, and now I know the next book will be a hit. Lovely, and enchanting. Now, if you go to the link on the button, on april 10th, when this cover is revealed, you can put your name in to have a chance to win a CRESCENDO ARC! * Yes, definitely worth reading through. Good Luck everyone!

Hello Again !!

Woah! This has been very weird. I've taken a break from reading, and blogging, but yet i couldnt help myself. I had to buy more books, and now my big-ish pile of reading has turned into a huge pile of reading. So while i feel up to blogging, Ill post a couple reviews. maybe. Also, in advance, Im sorry, the reviews may not be very good or long, its been a while, and im not fully sure about this.
It might be the layout, if i change it, I'll probably get into the mood of reading and reviewing again. Thanks for waiting, and wow thanks a lot to the others who started to follow even after i left. Pretty cool. Anyways Ill shut up, cause either you dont wanna read a really long note about me or your not reading it at all and are just going to skip to what im reviewing or what is coming out, I dont blame you. Just if you are, you would be a big help in telling me what you think i should do with the layout? That would be a big help, and youd get credit for your idea. :)
Thanks everyonee. x. x.

CLOSING DOWN!?

I've just had so much happen in the past two month and I realized I wasn't reading for the love of it anymore, I was reading for the feeling I HAD to. I dont want that. I want to enjoy a book. So for now, I wont be posting anymore. I might come back after a month but I dont think so. We will just have to see what happens. Sorry. Thanks for following me. Your amazing. But I need a change. I just want to live my life for as long as possible. Books are the best escape, but I have been escaping for too long and now I have to live outside of the line. I hope you understand. Again, Thanks for everything. x.
Jenna.

On The Cover! (7)

JEKEL LOVES HYDE by BETH FANTASKEY

Jill Jekel has always obeyed her parents’ rules – especially the one about never opening the mysterious, old box in her father’s office. But when her dad is murdered, and her college savings disappear, she's tempted to peek inside, as the contents might be key to a lucrative chemistry scholarship.

To better her odds, Jill enlists the help of gorgeous, brooding Tristen Hyde, who has his own dark secrets locked away. As the team of Jekel and Hyde, they recreate experiments based on the classic novel, hoping not only to win a prize, but to save Tristen’s sanity. Maybe his life. But Jill’s accidental taste of a formula unleashes her darkest nature and compels her to risk everything – even Tristen’s love – just for the thrill of being… bad.

Release Date: May 3, 2010
Pages: 288

What do you think? I think it looks amazing! Beth Fantaskey is an amazing author and I loved reading Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side. Brilliant!

How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation by Simone Elkeles

Guess who’s jetting off to the Holy Land this summer!

Yes, it’s me—Amy Nelson-Barak. I’ve volunteered for ten days of military training in Israel with my friends. The Sababa brochure said it would be a “fun” summer experience. Okay, so I didn’t sign up to prove I’m not a princess…I did it to surprise my hot Israeli boyfriend stationed at the same base.

Too bad nobody told me:

- It’s hot in the Negev desert…like, so hot your makeup melts off and you get under-boob sweat spots.

- You can’t sleep in until 11 a.m.

- You shouldn’t kill bees with your flatiron—don’t ask.

- Peeing in a hole isn’t easy (when you’re a girl)—double don’t ask.

When I find out our team leader is my boyfriend Avi, I’m totally psyched…until I learn he has to treat me like all the other recruits. Can you say OY VEY!

Pages: 264

This book was laugh-out loud funny! So many adventures are taken and risks. Amy just wants to know whats going on and control the situation, but in the end she seems to get everything in perfect place again. She is true to herself and what she wants, but while on her runs, falls, and shootings, she also becomes "warrior woman". Simone did an excellent job in writing and playing out the plot.

Unfortunately, I didn't realize there were two other books before this one until after I read it. Even so, I didn't notice. I was able to know what was happening, who everyone was, and understood everything easily. It was very entertaining, and sadly short. I would love to read more of Amy's story or one of her friends. They are all different characters altogether.

Amy makes her boyfriend seem like a Greek god. But the Greek gods can be deceiving. It's a story about trying to in fact ruin your boyfriend's reputation, and get him back. x.

Happy New Years!!

Just wishing everyone a great New Years and don't drink too much! Awh What the heck! Go crazy! Have fun! x.

On The Cover!! (6)

RULES OF ATTRACTION by SIMONE ELKELES

When Carlos Fuentes returns to America after living in Mexico for a year, he doesn’t want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him at a high school in Colorado. Carlos likes living his life on the edge and wants to carve his own path—just like Alex did. Then he meets Kiara Westford. She doesn’t talk much and is completely intimidated by Carlos’ wild ways. As they get to know one another, Carlos assumes Kiara thinks she’s too good for him, and refuses to admit that she might be getting to him. But he soon realizes that being himself is exactly what Kiara needs right now.

Release Date: April 13, 2010
Pages: 336

What do you think? I fell in love with the first book and am very happy and excited for this sequel book to come out! See, now I'm all giddy! :P

On The Cover (5)

THE RECKONING by KELLEY ARMSTRONG

Chloe Saunders is fifteen and would love to be normal. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. First of all, she happens to be a genetically engineered necromancer who can raise the dead without even trying. She and her equally gifted (or should that be 'cursed'?) friends are on the run from the evil corporation who created them. To top it all, Chloe is struggling with her feelings for Simon, a sweet-tempered sorcerer, and his brother Derek, a not so sweet-tempered werewolf. And she has a horrible feeling she's leaning towards the werewolf. Definitely not normal...

Release Date: April 27, 2010
Pages: 256

What do you think? I love this series and the cover! Beautiful.

On The Cover (4)

NEVERMORE by KELLY CREAGH

In NEVERMORE, cheerleader Isobel falls for Poe-fan Varen–but will she be able to save him from the madness taking hold of his mind?

Release Date: August 31, 2010
Pages: 528

What do you think? I can't wait for this novel!

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Katniss' sister is chosen by lottery, she steps up to go in her place.

There is only one word to describe this book: wow.

I keep beating myself up because i kept pushing this book away saying I would never read it, and was I being stupid. This is one of these books where you will read it, and your expectations for other books go up. It was an amazing plot and beautifully written and executed. You'll go crazy after reading it; wanting to read the next. Luckily, it's a trilogy so there is more to come.

All the characters feel real, like they have real emotions and things are more real, like it's happening right now. You are not bored with reading it because the detail is brief enough to tell you what is going on but not over-bearing where you say; all-right I get it, they are in trouble, or it's a very bad dark place. I loved this book inside and out. The events were very creative and no matter what happened, something else came up and a new problem aroused that they had to solve. In the end, not all questions are answered, you are choosing sides between whom she should love and be with, and you have the sudden urge to get the next book, and read it over and over again. I love the cover for this book, it portrays it so well. So simple yet so complex. x.

The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

FOUR COMPLETE NOVELS—ONE CAPTIVATING WORLD
In the Forests of the Night
Three hundred years ago Risika had a family—a brother and a father who loved her. Three hundred years ago she was human. Now she is a vampire, a powerful one. And her past has come back to torment her.
Demon in My View
Jessica isn’t your average high school student—she’s an acclaimed published author of vampire fiction. Now two new students at her high school strongly remind her of her favorite characters. But those characters only live in her imagination—right?
Shattered Mirror
Christopher Raneva and Sarah Vida may look like a normal high school couple, but he’s actually a vampire who’s sworn off human blood and she’s an incredibly powerful, vampire-hunting witch. As if that weren’t enough to prevent their love, his past and her future collide when they get tangled up with Nikolas, one of the most reviled vampires ever.
Midnight Predator
Once a happy teenager, Turquoise Draka is now a vampire hunter. Her current assigment is to assassinate Jeshikah, one of the cruelest vampires in history. But to do that, she’ll have to enter Midnight, a fabled vampire realm, as a human slave. . . .

First thing I have to say; Amelia is an amazing writer and I love all her books. I read one of them last year and then once this came out I was so excited. All the stories are totally different, but seem to co-mingle with each other. They all seem to flow together and just thinking that she wrote some of these in high school!? She's pretty amazing.

There are books like this where you seem to favor one certain story; not here. I wouldn't be able to choose which I liked better. They all had great plots, took their time explaining everything but not too slow, and had real characters. Characters in this were well thought out and expressed. Once I finished reading the book, it was sad because you want to know what will happen to everyone. For now, it's just open for your own interpretation of things.

Adding to that, how could someone NOT love this cover and just by looking at it not want to get it or read it. It goes with all the stories great and seems to make sense to me why that is the cover. I would have to say you need to read something written by her. x.

Worst Christmas Gifts

You think you got a really bad Christmas gift this year? I know how you feel. I got three presents and either they were gift cards pajamas which i get every occasion, and things my parents thought i loved but i really hate. I told my parents I didn't want it; then walked away. I felt bad, but hell they made me feel bad with what they gave me compared to what they gave my brother! His gift included expensive clothing from Switzerland, Taylor Swift concert tickets, and I bought him something; he didn't buy me anything. It made me feel great and so special; like i wanted to cry i was so mad. Once I read these though, I felt so much better. For the next week I will be posting two new Worst Christmas Gifts given. x.

Randbrick: My grandma was getting pretty senile in her old age... She used to send me money exclusively, which was alright, but in her later years she started becoming creative, and by creative I mean "batshit insane," delighting in sending me really wacky gifts. I remember one Christmas she flew over, and watched eagerly as I unwrapped her present... It was a g-string. A sparkly g-string. I look at it, I freeze, my mind does a couple cartwheels, and then I turn to look at her. She's shining this great big fucking smile at me, like she just farted while stoned, and after a moment, she says, "It's a european bathing suit!!" like that explained everything.

We all just smiled and nodded.

He-Man: When I was 13 my Grandma just went to a San Fransico (novelty store) and bought all these novelty gifts. I ended up with "The Worlds Biggest Condom" in my stocking.

Hinge: For Secret Santa in eighth grade I got one of those shitty magnetic "travel" chess gameboards, the kind that fold in half to keep the pieces inside and is about 6"x3" folded up. Not too bad.

Except that it had a big red "CLEARENCE" tag on it. For 99 cents. AND it was opened! AND sealed back shut with STAPLES!

Best of all: THERE WERE NO CHESS PIECES!

I was pissed until I saw that it was from the kid in class that we all fucking picked on. Seeing my friend Damien throw the chess game at him from the bus window was gift enough that year.

Holiday Contest!!

This contest is hosted by Scribbling Books. Win any two books from a great blogger's favorite 2009 reading list! Contest open The U.S and Canadian residents only. Deadline: January 25, 2010!

(These are the top 15 book choices from Kristi @ The Story Siren. from 2009)
1. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
2. Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
3. Stargazer by Claudia Gray
4. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
5. Willow by Julia Hoban
6. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
7. Faery Rebels by R.J. Anderson
8. Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
9. Shiver by Maggie Steifvater
10. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
11. Darklight by Lesley Livingston
12. Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater
13. The Season by Sarah MacLean
14. If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
15. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Dont forget to put your name and e-mail!

Open to U.S and Canadian residents only.

You must be a follower to enter! +1
+2 if you get someone else to join the contest!
What are the two books of your choice!?
Just Comment Below!

Happy Holidays! x.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

This is for everyone, and wishing them a safe and happy holiday! Merry Christmas and hope you remember what Christmas is all about. Enjoy time with family, friends, and have hope that if you are in need of a miracle, you can do whatever and acheive whatever.

Maybe, sometime soon I'll post a picture of my family holiday and some of my favorite people i love to be around. I hope you have people like that in your life. Gosh, this sounds so cheesy, but I think it's the perfect time to say that. This is what makes us either insane or sane. Both sometimes, because you love the people in your life so much, they drive you crazy but thats why you love them. They show you their love by driving you crazy also. x.

The Dark Divine Debut!

Tomorrow, the debut novel The Dark Divine by Bree Despain is coming out! The reason I made this post is because I think everyone should be aware of this book. I read it awhile ago and it has to be one of my favorites. It's amazingly well written with a great plot and is so intriguing you wouldn't be able to put it down. Now, even looking at the cover makes you want to read it, but once you read the synopsis, you'll have to make sure you get in some last minute Christmas shopping! x.

Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared--the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood--but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.

The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's high school. Despite promising Jude she'll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel's shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes.

The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy's dark secret...and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it--her soul.

Interesting Ramblings

hello everyone,
so, as you know, well i hope you know cause that would be weird if you didn't Christmas is in a week. So on Tuesday, I wont be posting for the rest of the week. I might get on and wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I'll be going down to visit my whole family for Christmas which I'm so excited about because I haven't seen them in a year and I miss them like crazy!

There haven't been as many reviews as before, but hopefully, during the break I will finish reading most of my books, and have some reviews up. Then, I will get more books and get them finished! I've been sort of slacking lately, but I've been trying to live my life more than I ever have before and not turn down opportunities. You never know what will happen or how much time you will have left with someone you care about. So making the most of everything, seems to be the most logical situation.

Don't forget to enter my contest if you haven't already, and a new contest will be coming soon! In a couple weeks. More about it soon! Keep checking back. Here is a new leaked 2010 song from JoJo; she has a new CD coming out next year! Her album is going to be great!. Anyways, here you go. x.

You're a Weird One

Luna Lovegood

Luna Lovegood is a Ravenclaw student and is one of Harry Potter's close friends. She is often picked on because of her unconventional beliefs and approach to life. While this torment usually only goes as far as people calling her 'Loony', it has also included people pushing her down stairs and theft of her things. Luna is extremely good-hearted and treats such acts as mere fun. She saw her mother die when she was little and therefore can see thestrals, toward which she feels a particular affection. Her father, Xenophilus Lovegood, publishes the Quibbler.

Once the Harry Potter movie came out, I haven't stopped watching it over and over again. While watching this, I started thinking about all the characters in the movie and what their role was, how they impacted the story and me, and if I liked them or not. So I've started to come up with a list of my favorite characters from either a book or movie, and Luna Lovegood is at the top of that list. She is very interesting and simple, you want to learn more about her. She is fascinating and so weird. She brings something to this movie.

Well, I started thinking she is colorful, interesting, and is different, I wanted to add her to my header. So very very soon I will have it up. Its different from what I usually do, but I'm happy with it. Its not as precise as my other pictures. So I hope you like Luna Lovegood, (Evanna Lynch) because you'll have to see her on my blog now.

Every week I think I will post a new character on which I am obsessed with. This week it's Evanna Lynch who plays Luna Lovegood in Harry potter 5, 6 and 7. Next week, well that will be a surprise. You'll just have to see. Also to add to this, you can comment telling me which character you are obsessed with at the moment aswell. I'll write about them. x.