SORRY!!!!!!

I am so sorry I haven't been blogging recently, you know, school, evil teachers, headteacher who think they are dictators. I know it is no excuse but Year 10 is taking over my life. I am meant to be doing homework right now. So I am going to leave you with a quote that makes me and my best friend laugh.

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Before I write this review, I am assuring you I have not fallen off the face of the earth or gone fully insane, its just the start of one of the two most important years of my life. GCSE's so I'm sorry if I don't Blog every week but I'll try.

It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.
Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.

This book was amazing. I know, it started off really sad, I mean really sad. You meet Kate in a tough place, her mother is dying and she knows it. She would do anything to save her, she's looked after her since she was diagnosed with cancer and she knows no other life than without her mother. She moves to Eden for her mothers last wish. At first she gets on the bad side of a girl at school which leads her to meet Henry.
Kates character is incrediblyh loyal to her mother, she would do anything to keep her alive and live with her another day. She doesn't want anyones help in caring for her mother and she hates going to school and leaving her mother with the day nurse. At first when she is living with Henry, she apprehensive to start with but she gets used to it and finally likes it.
So all in all, read this book!

Easy A

Summary by Sony Pictures:
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.

Director: Will Gluck
Olive: Emma Stone
Woodchuck Todd: Penn Badgley
Marianne: Amanda Bynes
Brandon: Dan Byrd






Review:
There is only one word to describe this film: Hilarious. This is a chick flick, and I know, I like Vampires and Bloodsucking and all that and thats why I ran down the halls of my school shouting, 'I'm a Vampire' at the top of my voice two Christmases ago (that is why people think I am a freak, but I like it) but I'm quite partial to the occasional (Okay, frequent) Romantic Teen Comedies. Especially ones that are modern retellings of classics (Clueless and 10 Things I Hate About You, to name a few). But they have to work and in my opinion, this did work, perfectly, it told a story of a girl who just wanted to blend in and was thrust into the lime light of her school when she "lost her virginity" (I stress the quotation marks very seriously) and had to deal with the whole school calling her a slut. So she does what they tell her, she pretends to be a slut, even though she really isn't, in the process, losing her best friend, breaking a marriage up and falling in love with the one person who believes and has done since she was in eighth grade.
The character of Olive is a strong character, she doesn't mind blending into the background and she jokes about it, when she is thrust into the limelight by Marianne - a religious popular girl - she is instantly noticed and is not liking the attention she is getting from a lie, but she deals with it and conforms to what they are calling her, adding a red A to all her clothing, like in the Scarlet Letter. She is quite a compassiononate character, always trying to help those who are upset, namely the boys she pretends to have sex with for Gift Vouchers. You see her at her most vulnerable at the end of the film, when everything goes wrong and her lie becomes too much. And I think that was good, because I know I wouldn't have had the strength to do that while everyone hated me.
So, all in all an A for Easy A (cheesy I know but thats what everyone needs, a bit of cheese for their day) and a definite must see people. Even people who like Vampire, you need a little sunlight once in a while. :-)

Freaking Awesome

I know I haven't posted in a while, I was in Barcelona and am still recovering from the heat and I am currently supposed to be doing a GCSE German assignment but I'd rather be reading or watching The Big Bang Theory. Totally just became hooked on it. I <3 Sheldon! Anyway, I am on IMDb looking up Mortal Instrument news because they haven't told the world who Simon or Magnus or Valentine are going to be yet and I seriously need to know who Magnus is because he is amazingly awesome and I think he should rule the world. If he weren't an imaginary character in ther awesome Mortal Instruments. If I haven't told you this already, read them, they are freaking awesome. Got two of my friends to read them this summer, Ella (Harry Potter Maniac) can vouch for me, they are FREAKING AWESOME.
But kinda getting off track here, I went down to the recommendations and found out that Fallen by Lauren Kate might be made into a movie. The reason I say might is because I couldn't find anything on her website say it would be made into a film. So I decided to get some Print Screen Proof of this:

 

I told my Blogger Best Buddy Ciara (Book Worms And Film Enthusiasts) about Alex Pettyfer and how he might be playing Daniel Grigori and she freaked out a little. She only sees him as John Smith from I Am Number Four and hates that he is all the movies. Me, I don't mind. He's fit and lovely. Not as much as Jackson Rathbone and Robert Pattinson but close.

And then, I came across these two possible films:

And if you don't already know, I love Paranormalcy, It's in my top ten books and The Beautiful Creatures are in my top fifteen books. I love all these books and I can't wait for them to become a films.

The Hunger Games Movie: Which Boy Do I Love?

Okay, I know I should apologise for not Blogging in a while but it has been the summer holidays and my computer decided to die. Sometimes I think it hates me. But while my computer has been down, I have read a lot of books. Well a lot for me anyway. And one of them was the first book in the Hunger Games, a story of a girl living in a dystopian future where 24 children each year are chosen to compete in a battle to the death. I thought it was bleeping amazing. Its not normally the kind of thing I read because, lets face it, I love Vampires and Werewolves and the whole Supernatural bizz. But this book proved me wrong in my hate of all things non supernatural, I loved the plot and I loved the characters but thats not why I am Blogging.
I read the book at two of my friends demand: Isobel and Ciara(My Blogger Buddy) and it got the point where I got so curious about these books that I just had to read them and the fact that in Maths I was learning nothing because Isobel wouldn't shut up about Peeta. I knew the film was coming out so I read the book so I knew what would be happening in the film. I Loved the book and I am currently in the process of buying the next one, as soon as my allowance comes in because I spent all of it on my birthday shopping trip with Ciara on nothing we really needed. Except Zombie tops because Zombie tops are awesome.
But still that is not why I am Blogging today, I am going a bit off subject, I am Blogging because I have a dilema. Like Twilight, there are two very very attractive boys. Peeta and Gale. Now, everyone I know has a thing for Peeta and I can see where they are coming from, he is incredibly sweet and the actor they chose to play him is quite good looking:

I mean, WoW. That boy is FINE.

I love Peeta and all and he is super sweet and he really does love Katniss. But its her best friend that I am more drawn to. However that may just because the actor who plays him is also very very attractive. I don't really know the character of Gale yet because he was only in a few scenes but he seemed nice and I think, in my mind that he also really loves Katniss but he doesn't really know how to show it. I mean look at him:

He's the one facing the camera. And he looks amazing facing it too.

But who do you prefer, Gale The Hunter or Peeta The Bakers Son with really nice Biceps?

They both look pretty nice in this picture

The Demon Trappers: Forbidden by Jana Oliver

Blurb:

Riley's beginning to think being a demon trapper isn't all it's cracked up to be. Her dad's been stolen by a necromancer, her boyfriend's gone all weird and she's getting warm and fuzzy feelings for someone who's seriously bad news. It's tempting to give it all up and try to be normal, but that's not an option. Because the demons have plans for Riley. And they're not the only ones.

  

Review:

One of the best books I have read in a long time. Sometimes Sequels don't work out and authors tend to do the New Moon, 'wallow in self pity because my boyfriend dumped me so I could be safe and fall in love with another good paranormal boy who fights with my ex boyfriend for my love in the third one' (try saying that three times fast.) But this was nothing like it. This had adrenaline, this had love from everywhere and this book had a hell of a lot double crossing.

The book starts only a few hours after the last one left off, which is pretty cool since nothing is missed out. Riley has made her deal with heaven, she's determind to uncover who is faking the Holy Water and finding her dad and returning him to his grave. Sounds easy enough, right, but her boyfriend Simon (Nice Catholic Boy) has gone freaky, Beck (Backwoods Boy) is even more protective and annoying and Hottie Ori is protecting her from the demon who killed her father and is now out to kill her. But this book doesn't only center on Rileys story in all of this, it follows Beck and Ori too. Beck is only about keeping Riley safe and alive, while battling his feelings for her which he has to keep bottled up. Ori, is all about the Demon he has to kill to keep Riley safe, but what are his reasons. Well, I can't tell you since its so amazing why he does it. 

The characters are as amazing as in the last book. Riley is still proving that she can Trap Demons no matter what gets in her way and who is trying to stop her. Beck is just as sweet as ever, he wants to keep Riley alive and make his old trapping partners daughter safe, while harbouring the feelings he has for her. Simon, on the other hand, I could punch the boy (but I won't since he is a fictional character) and I have decided to take him off my list of boys I wish weren't fictional. He changes after the fire at the Tabernacle and not for the better.

All in all, this book was well a truly amazing and I have recommended it to my Blogger Buddy Ciara who read it only a few minutes ago and loved the whole book just as much as I did. If you can't take advice from two fourteen year old bookworms, then who can you take advice from?

Judging a Book By Its Cover

I know I haven't posted in a while, so here is my post while I wait for the delievery men to come with my books.

I know people say, 'Don't judge a book by its cover,' and I know when people say that I know they are talking about judging people so I try not to do that, but when I first see a book on Amazon, I am like a magpie, I like pretty covers, and if it has a pretty boy on the front, I'm like, 'I must have it.' But then I go to read the blurb and I am not impressed, and that is the case most of the time. Mostly because the book doesn't have Vampires or Werewolves in it. So, I'm gonna show you the prettiest covers I have in my folders of covers on my computer, along with the blurb and what I thought. I'll post three today and then carry on throughout the next few weeks

Fallen By Lauren Kate

Blurb:

There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.
Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce–and goes out of his way to make that very clear–she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.


I thought this book was amazing since I had never read a book about Fallen Angels and this book was original for me at the time. I loved the characters and how some were nerdy and others were badass and some were just plain cool. This book was really good.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Aka, the book that kept dragging me back.)
Blurb:
Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still.
When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.
Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.
Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by--and torn between--two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

This book was drawing me in even before I had even heard of the Mortal Instruments, but the one thing that pushed me away was the fact that it was set in the past. I have no idea why though, I read the Mortal Instruments and then went on to read these books, and I thought this book was AMAZING.

You can find the review on my Blog. Clockwork Angel Review

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Blurb:

Weird as it is working for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie’s always thought of herself as normal. Sure, her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shape-shifter, and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours, but still. Normal.
Only now paranormals are dying, and Evie's dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies. She soon realizes that there may be a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths. Not only that, but she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.
  I thought this was the funniest book I had ever read, Kiersten White made Evies world lighthearted and hilarious. The plot was amazing a long with the characters and her story.

You can read the review: Paranormalcy Review

Xavier Samuel is Rumoured to be Simon Lewis

Simon Lewis is a pretty important character in the Mortal Instruments books since he plays the best friend of Clary Fray who happens to be in love with her. He has to be geeky to start with and in the second third and fourth books he has to be all sexy and vampirey... that is not a word, as I have been told by many people.

This is Simon in the latest Mortal Instruments:

Sexy, I know.

And this is how we first meet Simon, Clarys geeky best friend:

I know, I am an artistic genius on Paint. But you get my point, I think Xavier (I love his name by the way) would make a good Simon because he can rock both looks. Plus he has had experience playing Vampires, he was Riley in Eclipse. He looked smoking hot in that too.
So people in Filmmakingland, I approve if you give the role to Xavier Samuel because I know he can rock both looks.
But, the whole point of this BlogPost is to see what you think? Do you think Xavier should play Simon?

I really love this guys name!!!!! :)))

Wolves of Mercy Falls: 3 Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

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Blurb:

"Grace," I whispered. "This isn't how it ends."

Sam has always loved Grace. As a wolf, he watched her from afar. As a boy, he held her in his arms.

Now facing the possibility of a life without her, he will do anything to keep her safe. Even if it means facing his demons. Even if it risks everything he has.

Anything, as long as their love can survive...

Review:
Let me just start of by saying that this is the most beautiful book I have ever read. The emotion and love that surrounds Grace and Sam is so innocent and tender that it makes me... I honestly don't know what it makes me feel, sometimes it makes me laugh, sometimes it makes me cry.
This is the third and final book in the Mercy Falls Triology and buying this book made me sad, since where the book before - Linger - left off, Sam was all alone because he had to make the choice for Grace to become a wolf so she didn't die. Sam has been facing accusations from the town of Mercy Falls, he's had the police at his door and Graces father breathing down his neck, all the while, worrying about Grace and hoping she is okay as a wolf, while missing her dreadfully. Grace is shifting in out of wolf form and by the time she contacts Sam, its too late to save her from the cold. I won't dive to far into the book because this is such a beautiful and I am clumsy with explaining things.
The characters are still the same as before. Sam is a troubled boy, trying to look for the answers, trying to figure out why the wolves chose him, why his mother would try and kill him, why his girlfriend Grace has to become a wolf when he only just stopped becoming one himself, but he never seems to find them. Grace is still about order but she loves the freedom of being a wolf, loves the language of the forest but most of all she loves Sam and would do anything to be back with him again, if she can hold on to her humanity for long enough.
By far the most emotional book I have read since Linger. The ending leaves you speechless and wanting more.

I recommend this series to all of you if you love romance and werewolves. A hundred times better than the ending of The Twilight Saga.

Goodbye Mercy Falls. Goodbye Boundary Forest. Goodbye Sam Roth and Grace Brisbane.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Synopsis:

The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord's three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.

Director: David Yates

Harry Potter: Daniel Radcliffe

Hermione Granger: Emma Watson

Ron Weasly: Rupert Grint

Voldermort: Ralph Fiennes

Neville Longbottom: Matthew Lewis

Draco Malfoy: Tom Felton

Review:

Oh. My. God. This is the most amazing film I have seen this year. Literally. My mind is still racing from when I saw it last night. On the first night it came out.The first thing you see is Hogwarts under the control of Headmaster Severus Snape and then it goes to the Shell Cottage where Dobby died. You see Harry by Dobbys grave and I felt really sad because Dobby is the cutest thing ever! I won't go on about the plot because if you haven't read the books or watched the film yet, you won't believe what happens because it is so amazing.

The characters are back in their amazing glory. Haryy is strong and he doesn't want his friends to die for him. Then Hermoine is strong and smart and she never gives up. Ron is typical Ron, screaming and running and making sarcastic comments which I love about him. Voldermort is evil and even more so in this film as he leads his army of Death Eaters. But I have to say my favourite character of all is: Neville Longbottom. His character is so much braver in this one and he saves his friends and the people he loves, in a cardigan. And that is why I love Neville Longbottom so much.

This film is a definate must see and if I were you, I would walk out of your house to the nearest cinema and get a seat to watch the epic finale to the Harry Potter Era!

Vampire Princess Of St. Paul: Almost To Die For by Tate Hallaway

Blurb:

On her sixteenth birthday, Anastasija Parker learns that her so-called deadbeat dad is actually a vampire king. And he wants Ana to assume her rightful position at his side, in spite of the fact that she has witch's blood running through her veins-from her mother's side.
Too bad witches and vampires are mortal enemies. And now Ana's parents are at each other's throats over her future. It's up to Ana to make a choice, but deciding your eternal destiny is a pretty big deal for a girl who just wants to get through high school.

Review:

This book was funny. This book was strange. This book had very good looking boys. It had magic. It had vampires. It had magic boys. Vampire Boys. Underground civilisations. Covens in the middle of forests. It had it all, and I loved it all.

The book starts on Anas sixteenth birthday and she is having the joy that is unidentifiable school food. She goes home to her witch mother and she has a problem. She has to preform a spell she doesn't know how to preform, infront of the whole coven. But thats not the least of her worries. Her dad, who she has never known, comes to the door and asks her to come with him. Plus she finds out that she is half vampire as well as being a witch. I found it quite funny because on top of being a teenage outcast at school, she has to choose between two lives, with her father or with her mother and they are both wanting her to choose one or the other because they hate each other.

The characters were believeable and it included a culture that I didn't know about through her friend Taylor. Ana is a quite girl who gets on with her work and keeps her head down. She knows what she has to do but she knows that she can't do it, but still she tries. Elias is a vampire gentleman guard and he is guarding her. He is quite casual and it funny because the first time they meet, he is naked, and he acts like he doesn't even mind. Nikolai is a rockstar witch boy who also is a vampire hunter who doesn't really mind that Ana is, well that is what he said. I didn't really like him as much as I liked Elias because I thought he was only after her body where as Elias was after her heart. Elias was sweet and weird. 

This book was fantastic. It was funny and has crazy vampires in it and I do like my crazy vampires. The ending is unexpected and funny. Can't wait for the second one!!!

Evernight: Stargazer by Claudia Gray

Blurb:
The vampire in me was closer to the surface...
Evernight Academy: an exclusive boarding school for the most beautiful, dangerous students of all—vampires. Bianca, born to two vampires, has always been told her destiny is to become one of them.
But Bianca fell in love with Lucas—a vampire hunter sworn to destroy her kind. They were torn apart when his true identity was revealed, forcing him to flee the school.
Although they may be separated, Bianca and Lucas will not give each other up. She will risk anything for the chance to see him again, even if it means coming face-to-face with the vampire hunters of Black Cross—or deceiving the powerful vampires of Evernight. Bianca's secrets will force her to live a life of lies.
Yet Bianca isn't the only one keeping secrets. When Evernight is attacked by an evil force that seems to target her, she discovers the truth she thought she knew is only the beginning...

Review:
I liked the first book but it didn't grip me so much but this book was amazing. From the first page I was like, I must finish this book so I can read the third and the one after that because I was on a constant search for answers to the questions. This book kept me reading, losing sleep and getting my laptop stolen by sister. She's evil.
The book starts six months after the first one ended. Bianca hasn't seen Lucas since she went back to the Evernight Academy. I was happy she didn't do a Bella and curl into a fetal position and throw herself off a cliff. She missed him but she stayed strong and found distractions. She kept talking to her old friends from her first year at Evernight. Lucas sends her a letter through one of her old friends and Lucas's old roomate Vic. By the way, Lucas is a Vampire Hunter, and I can say that since Bianca finds out in the first book. But things go wrong later in the book. Bianca has to find ways to get out of Evernight  to see Lucas while lying to everyone she cares about and trying to make Lucas happy and finding out why evil wraiths and spirits have come into the school and helping her friend Balthasar with Charity, his sister.
All the characters keep their original characteristics and personality which is good because it pisses me off when authors change their characters.
All in all an awesome book and I can't wait to read the next one HOURGLASS

Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Synopsis:
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

Director: Rob Marshall

Jack Sparrow: Johnny Depp
Angelica Malon: Penelope Cruz
Barbossa: Geoffrey Rush
Blackbeard: Ian McShane


Review:
I love Pirates of the Caribbean and have since I first watched it when I was about eight. It may have terrified me but I loved Captin Jack Sparrow and he has yet to be beat in these movies as my favourite character. This film has no Orlando Bloom or Keira Knightley because if you know the story, Will can only come on land every ten years.
This film follows the famous Jack Sparrow in his efforts to find the Fountain of Youth. He meets a woman he once dated, I thought he's met them all in the first film when he got slapped about five times. He is in a race to find it though since the man who took the Black Pearl from Jack in the first film has joined forces with the British King and they are on the hunt for the Fountain of Youth after the King hears that Spain are on their way to the fountain too.
I liked this film, not as much as At Worlds End but it was filled with sword fights and Jacks quirky lines. It was exciting and introduces more of the Pirate World than any of the other films. It introduces Mermaids and Blackbeard, the most famous pirate ever. Jack always seems to find his way out of the most difficult situations with a line or a weird mode of escape.
The characters are consistent with all of the other films. Jack is weird. Barbossa only goes after what he wants. Gibbs is loyal to Jack. And the new characters follow the typical Pirate stereotypes, untrusting and after gold. Angelica has her own motives and hates Jack after he said he loved her and left her on her own. She wants to go to the Fountain of Youth to save her father from death because she wants to know him.
A must see movie if you like the Pirates of The Caribbean. Even without Will and Elizabeth, it is still amazing. Plenty of sword fights and double crossing and Jacks famous compass.

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Blurb:

How do you defy destiny?

Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.

As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart.

Review:
One word: WOW. Ohmigod, I adored this book. I mean full on fell in love with the book. I thought it would be your average Joe forbidden love, where they probably end up dying in the end, you know, Shakespeare wannabes. But no, this was filled with people wanting to kill each other and Gods and Zeus and places you go in your sleep but your actually there and its so confusing but in a really good way.
Okay, first you start off with Helen, thinking she's human and has a pretty normal life, she knows she's a bit different because she can run really fast but a lot of people can. Thats until she gets annoyed by a name and she doesn't even know why. And then she sees a very pretty boy but all she wants to do is kill him. In the middle of the school hallway. Which she tries to do. Without much luck. She doesn't understand why she wants to kill him because she has never seen him in her life. It turns out that it is because they are desendants of ancient Greek Gods, which I thought was pretty cool because I've never read a book about Gods and Goddesses. But one night they save each others life and suddenly the need to kill each other goes. Which is good because the thing that kept going through my mind was 'This book is going to end with them dying.' But then they loose the will to kill each other and seem to fall in love which was good because I loved the characters.
Helen is a shy girl who doesn't like causing trouble and hates attention. She wants to get off the island of Nantucket (which I never knew was an island, I'm rubbish at Geography) and go to college, which doesn't happen in most books. People just want to get away from their families and then they fall in love with Vampires and become Vampires and get into trouble with other Vampires or Werewolves. Then there is the character of Lucas, at first I didn't like him to start with and then he became sweet and loving and protective after they saved each others lives. You see that he cares about his family and that he wants to keep Helen out of harms way. He was so sweet.
The ending surprised me and I was like WOW i never saw that but there was another part that I knew was going to happen.
A new take on the Greek Gods and a new addition to my Series's to watch! It was amazing and I am recommending it to everyone

The Demon Trappers: Forsaken by Jana Oliver

Blurb:

Riley Blackthorne just needs a chance to prove herself – and that’s exactly what the demons are counting on…
Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary Demon Trapper, Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed of following in her father's footsteps.  The good news is, with human society seriously disrupted by economic upheaval and Lucifer increasing the number of demons in all major cities, Atlanta’s local Trappers’ Guild needs all the help they can get – even from a girl. When she’s not keeping up with her homework or trying to manage her growing crush on fellow apprentice, Simon, Riley’s out saving distressed citizens from foul-mouthed little devils – Grade One Hellspawn only, of course, per the strict rules of the Guild. Life’s about as normal as can be for the average demon-trapping teen.
But then a Grade Five Geo-Fiend crashes Riley’s routine assignment at a library, jeopardizing her life and her chosen livelihood.  And, as if that wasn’t bad enough, sudden tragedy strikes the Trappers’ Guild, spinning Riley down a more dangerous path than she ever could have imagined. As her whole world crashes down around her, who can Riley trust with her heart – and her life?

Review:

I loved, loved, loved this book. It was funny, it was sweet, it had people kicking demon ass, it had emotion and it had fit boys. I bought it because I judged it by its cover (which I know you shouldn't do, but I'm against social curves) and added it to my wishlist and then when I was cutting down my wishlist (because I'm not made of money which actually means 'My monthly allowance has to go toward other stuff too,') I read the blurb and knew that I had to buy this book and I'm glad I did.

The plot was amazing and kept me turning the page and losing sleep. Riley wants to be the best she can be so she can help pay the bills that her mothers medical bills built up while she was alive and she wants to make her father proud, but it never seems to go right for her, like when she gets a routine job and it turns out for the worse. And on top of that, her father dies that day so she's stuck in the care of her fathers trapping partner Beck, a twenty three year old that Riley hates. She has to protect her fathers grave from Necromancers, while paying the bills and balancing a relationship with the NCB (Nice Catholic Boy) Simon. But the best thing in the plot was that it was set in 2018, which I think was really cool. It was a totally believeable that in the next seven years that any metal could be precious.

The characters were amazing, none were alike. Riley is a strongwilled girl who doesn't take crap unless it puts her well being on the line. She wants to show that girls can do the same job as boys which I think, every girl needs to do and that even when things are hard, she'll make them better instead of wallowing in pity and grief. Beck was a good character because he had a duty to do and he did it. He knows that Riley only hates him because when she was younger she had a crush on him and he let her down but yet he looks after her and protects her when Rileys father dies. But I absolutley loved NCB (Nice Catholic Boy) Simon because he was amazingly devouted to his faith and he is so sweet.

This book is a must read in my opinion. Its filled with adrenaline, love, loyalty, a weird future and kicking demon ass. Because, I like it when people kick demon ass.

Movie Review: Corpse Bride

Synopsis:

Set back in the late 1800s in a Victorian village, a man and woman by the names of Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot are betrothed because the Everglots need the money or else they'll be living on the streets and the Van Dorts want to be hight in society. But when things go wrong at the wedding rehearsal, Victor goes into the woods to practice his vows. Just as soon as he gets them right, he finds himself married to Emily, the corpse bride. While Victoria waits on the other side, there's a rich newcomer that may take Victor's place. So two brides, one groom, who will Victor pick?

Directors: Tim Burton and Mike Johnson

Victor: Johnny Depp

Emily (Corpse Bride): Helena Bonham Carter

Victoria: Emily Watson

Bonejangles: Danny Elfman

Review:

Childhood favourite. I loved this film when I was younger and I still love it now. I love the character of Victor because he is just nervous about pleasing his wife to be and then he accidently promises to marry a dead woman. He is so adorably clumsy but he is also trustworthy, even if he may not want to keep the promise. And I love the hopeless romantacism of Emily because even after the love of her life killed her for her money, she still believes that her true love will find her. But my all time favourite character in the Tim Burton films is Bonejangles, the jazz singing skeleton, who I love. 

Tim Burton has to be my favourite Director because he does such dark films but he tones it down in some instances, like for the kids films, like Corpse Bride but I still like it because it is romantic and a musical and about dead people. I like it.

HARRY FREAKIN' POTTER TRAILER FOR PART 2

THIS IS ALL MEANT TO BE IN CAPITALS BECAUSE IT IS THE END OF AN ERA. My best friend Ella screamed and made me watch it twice and griped my arm and hit me in excitement. It hurt.
But she is mental when it comes to Harry Potter. Like I am when it comes to Twilight and the Mortal Instruments. I was excited too because, come on, its Harry freakin' Potter! So here is the Trailer.

I love the bit with Ron holding Hermione and holding her hand, so does Ella but she screamed in my ear so I'm not hearing at the moment...

Disclaimer: I don't own this franchise or the trailer or the characters.

But I wish I was with Ron Weasley. He's a fellow Ginger!

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

I am the biggest Twilight fan in my school, I know because I scream whenever someone mentions it, I won a Twilight quiz in my English class, an Edward Cullen bag was my prize! I took it too seriously. 

But in form today we were aloud on the computers and me and my friend Ella found the Breaking Dawn Trailer so I thought I'd put it up on my Blog.

 

 Disclaimer: I do not own this Video or the franchise it comes from. 

I may have screamed when I saw this, even after the third time!

Unearhtly by Cynthia Hand

Blurb:
In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . .

Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.
Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place—and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side.
As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make—between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

Review:

This book really apealed to me but in other ways it didn't. It was on and off my Amazon wishlist for the last three months. I bought it because it was one of the only ones that wasn't on Pre-Order.

At the start it was slow, it wasn't exciting but that was to begin with. I didn't know it was starting to pull me in, it was like it sneaked up on me and that was when Clara moved from California to Wyomming and she meets Christian. It holds you from that moment on. It holds you as she meets friends and Tucker and as she figures out her purpose.

The characters, some were too overactive for my taste, like Angela and I couldn't get to like her but some were more likeable, like Wendy and Tucker. They were nicer and more believeable as characters.

The only thing I put down on this book is that it had quite a slow start but it did grip you after the first three chapters or so. 

Jace Has Been Cast!

I have waited for this day for years... well since I first read the Mortal Instruments books which was about two months ago. But I have always loved the character of Jace Wayland and I was on Facebook when a picture Jamie Campbell Bower came up next to the name Jace Wayland and apparently (and I say this because Jace Wayland had four possible people for the role) Jamie has been cast as him. I did some research (one Google search of his name and Jace Wayland, I was feeling lazy and watching CSI) and that is what had shown up when I did.

So this is our Jace Wayland!

Cover Reveal!

Infernal Devices 2, Clockwork Prince Cover has been Revealed. My all time fav author has revealed the Clockwork Prince Cover. Omg!

At a guess, I think the guy is Jem because of the silver hair and walking cain! Omg. Its so pretty!

The Dark Elite: Firespell by Chloe Neil

Blurb:

As the new girl at the elite St. Sophia’s boarding school, Lily Parker thinks her classmates are the most monstrous things she’ll have to face…
When Lily’s guardians decided to send her away to a fancy boarding school in Chicago, she was shocked. So was St. Sophia’s. Lily’s ultra-rich brat pack classmates think Lily should be the punchline to every joke, and on top of that, she’s hearing strange noises and seeing bizarre things in the shadows of the creepy building.
The only thing keeping her sane is her roommate, Scout, but even Scout’s a little weird—she keeps disappearing late at night and won’t tell Lily where she’s been. But when a prank leaves Lily trapped in the catacombs beneath the school, Lily finds Scout running from a real monster.
Scout’s a member of a splinter group of rebel teens with unique magical talents, who’ve sworn to protect the city against demons, vampires, and Reapers, magic users who’ve been corrupted by their power. And when Lily finds herself in the line of a firespell, Scout tells her the truth about her secret life, even though Lily has no powers of her own—at least none that she’s discovered yet…

Review: 
This book really appealed to me on the blurb. I didn't read any reviews to start with and I bought it because I had the money to buy it that day. And to be perfectly honest, I'm glad I didn't get the second book.
It had a good plot but it wasn't funny, and it wasn't exciting to start with. So it took me like a week to read because I only read a couple of chapters a day. I mean, the plot was okay but I like lots of guns and swords and shirtless boys. I got Zilch of this. But this is totally my opinion.
The characters were somehow believeable. The only character I really liked was Scout because she was a little funnier than the others.
All in all, it didn't get my heart racing neither did it keep me on my toes. I give it a 2/5.

The Three Jaces

So, in R.E. me and my best friend Ciara were talking about Jace Wayland. It goes off our usual conversation of Magnus Bane and Myrnin (Morganville Vampires). You might know that I was desperate for Alex Pettyfer to play him because I am in love with the boy but it has just been released that three actors have been chosen for the role of Jace Wayland.

Leebo Freeman, a male model.

Ed Speleers an English actor who was in Eragon

Jamie Campbell Bower, the English actor of New Moon, Harry Potter and Sweeney Todd.

Personally, I would have Jamie because I have seen him act but for the look I would have Ed Speleers.  But it's got to be the person who has the most chemistry with Lily Collins.

Another Over Use Of The Word 'Freaking

Okay, I officially love IMDb. It will now become one of my regular visiting places. On the internet. Anyway, some of you who are fans of the Wolves of Mercy Fall Trilogy may know that the books are being made into films. I am a huge fan of these books and Maggie Stiefvater is in my top 3 favourite Authors.

But I was on IMDb and I typed in Shiver, you know, on a whim. This is what came up after I clicked on a few of the results:

ARHHHHHHHH! It may come out in 2012 and it is a real possibilty.

I found this myself and this has not been posted on Maggie Stiefvaters Blog as an exact date!

Just A Freaking Awesome Heads Up

Okay, we are now in 2011. And the films we have this year are pretty good. I mean the end to the Harry Potter films is in less than two months and then in about six months we have Breaking Dawn Part 1 and I have it written in my school diary because I am dying to see it (if you have seen stills, you will be impressed by the amount of shirtlessness from R-Patz, well I was)

Then next year we have the Mortal Instruments films coming out. And as you know I freaking love Cassandra Clare and the Infernal Devices and Mortal Instruments and Shadowhunters because they are freaking amazing. And then Breaking Dawn Part 2 and final installment. A bit sad I know but it had to end sometime.

But this post isn't about those films. I mean, it is because I am dying to see them but I have an annoucement.

I was looking on IMDb (Internet Movie Database) as you do in your everyday life and looking up the next few years of Vampire movies. And I came across this:

 That is right, the plans are moving forward for th Vampire Academy Films. I just want to say to the people out in Vampire-Film-Making-Land that you have to get the perfect Rose Hathaway and the perfect Dimitri Belikov. And he has to have a Russian Accent. And really tall and hansome. But the main thing is that he has to have a Russian Accent!

Fallen: Torment by Lauren Kate

Blurb:
Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts - immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students -Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.
At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn't told her everything. He's hiding something - something dangerous. What if Daniel's version of the past isn't actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?

Review:
Okay, the idea of Fallen Angels really appeals to me. I mean, falling from heaven, Gods good grace because you fall in love with a human. It really brings the falling to falling in love.
The book is about how Lucinda (Luce) is coping with finding out that all her past lives have been ended at the age of seventeen because Daniel has kissed her. He waits for her for seventeen years, the strond bond pulls them together everytime. After spending time at the Sword & Cross school after being accused of killing her first kiss Trevor and where she first met Daniel, she is sent to Shorline, a school of Nephilim (as it says in the blurb, angel and human offspring). There is a battle coming but no one is telling her what is going on.
I love the character of Luce, she is strong and knows what she wants. She doesn't comply to the boundaries that Daniel has given her to keep her safe, and I found that about hewr a bit reckless because, well, you could kind of see what was coming and its like the horror film moment when you are screaming for them to not open the door because the murderer is behind it. Daniel is a very loving and protective of Luce and I find that incredibly sweet. 
I really great read. Gripping, and I was unable to put it down! The one thing that I could put down on this book is that some parts were a bit slow at the start.

A Shout Out!

My friend Ciara has started her own blog now. So, I want y'all to check it out. Its pretty awesome! A may even say better than mine! Well I will. So here you go:

http://bookwormsandfilmenthusiasts.blogspot.com/

Go to it!

:) :P

Shadow Falls: Born At Midnight by C.C. Hunter

Blurb:
One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever.  Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just “troubled.”  Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side—learning to harness their powers, control their magic and live in the normal world.
Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either.  Or does she?  They insist Kylie is one of them, and that she was brought here for a reason.  As if life wasn’t complicated enough, enter Derek and Lucas.  Derek’s a half-fae who’s determined to be her boyfriend, and Lucas is a smokin’ hot werewolf with whom Kylie shares a secret past.  Both Derek and Lucas couldn’t be more different, but they both have a powerful hold on her heart. 
Even though Kylie feels deeply uncertain about everything, one thing is becoming painfully clear—Shadow Falls is exactly where she belongs…

Review:
Funny. Sexy. And adictive. This book is a fantastic start to a series I am looking forward to following. The book tells the story of Kylie and everything is going down hill for her. Then her parents send her to this camp for freaks. Yeah, I would be annoyed too. Well, I wouldn't because there are two fitt guys there and its a camp for Supernaturals and I love all things Supernatural.
The characters are believeable in the sense that it shows all cultures and different people trying to deal with what they have been dealt. It shows different styles and everything within the whole plot.
The plot is fantastic because Kylie makes it good. Some bits are a bit out there but in a good way and you think,'Wow, what just happened was weird but awesome.' Then there are really heart warming bits and others that will make you growl because you know exactly what its like. In a human sense.
Awesome Book!

Touch Novels: Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Blurb:
Some secrets shouldn't be kept... Up until three months ago, everything in sixteen-year-old Camelia's life had been fairly ordinary: decent grades; an okay relationship with her parents; and a pretty cool part-time job at the art studio downtown. But when Ben, the mysterious new guy, starts junior year at her high school, Camelia's life becomes anything but ordinary.
Rumored to be somehow responsible for his ex-girlfriend's accidental death, Ben is immediately ostracized by everyone on campus. Except for Camelia. She's reluctant to believe the rumors, even when her friends try to convince her otherwise. She's inexplicably drawn to Ben...and to his touch. But soon, Camelia is receiving eerie phone calls and strange packages with threatening notes. Ben insists she is in danger, and that he can help--but can he be trusted? She knows he's hiding something... but he's not the only one with a secret.

Review:
One word. Creepy. This book is told from two points of view. One in a diary and the second in from the view of Camelia. The diary is from an unknown source and I was scared. Actually scared. I may not have slept until I finished the book.
This book has you second guessing throughout. Is it him? Is it her? What the hell is gonna happen? How far does this diary person go? And who the hell is it?
Then Ben comes along. He saved her from being hit by a car. Then denys it. Then he's hot and cold with her. What is he hiding from her?
This book had a fantastic plot that gave kept me guessing what was going to happen next. I loved it!

My Dream Mortal Instruments Cast

Well, since the Mortal Instruments film is in Pre-Production and I have nothing to post today, I'll show you my dream cast. As you may know, Clary Fray is being played by Lily Collins and I agree so I'll go on with my dream characters.


Alex Pettyfer as Jace Wayland. This is my desicion because Jace has to be hot and have abs and dangerous and Alex Pettyfer with an American accent and he plays characters who are angry. Beastly, he was angry and I Am Number Four, he was a little angry and dangerous. Jace needs to be dangerous.







Devon Bostick as Simon Lewis. Just add glasses and I think he will be perfect!

Isla Lang Fisher as Jocelyn Fray. She is described as quite a young looking woman so I thought Isla would be perfect.










James Denton as Luke Garroway. Because he looks pretty strong.












Jessica Stroup as Isabelle Lightwood.











Gaspard Ulliel as Alec Lightwood.










Russell Brand as Magnus Bane. I think he doesn't really look like my view of Magnus but Russell Brand is really flamboyant and elborate.










Bridget Moynahan as Maryse Lightwood.









Daniel Craig as Valentine. Imagine white hair and a beard and we'll be set.











Troye Sivan as Max Lightwood.












Ben Barnes as Sebastian Verlac. He has that evil look, doesn't he? Well in this picture.








Disclaimer: This isn't the cast and I own none of these pictures.

Movie Review: Beastly

Synopsis:

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. 

Director: Daniel Barnz

Kyle: Alex Pettyfer

Kendra: Mary-Kate Olsen

Lindy: Vanessa Hudgens

Will: Neil Patrick Harris

Review:

A modern day take on one of my favourite fairy tales of all time. Kyle was horrible and vain (and very very good looking) and a witch named Kendra turns him into what he is on the inside. He has to find one person to love him. He's a good character, so is Kendra because she isn't a bad person, she wants him to see what it is like to be ugly so he gets a conscience. Lindy is too because she doesn't run or stare at him. But I have to say my favourite character (and Ciaras (who I went to see it with and is now sitting next to me watching Dr. Who with me)) is Will, the sarcastic blind tutor who gives good advice in weird packages.

So if I were to give it a rating out of five: I would give it a 4 1/2 because I think it needed more of Will and Alex Pettyfer shirtless doing pull ups. 

I haven't read the book but I am considering it after watching the film.

Morganville Vampires 10: Bite Club by Rachel Caine

Blurb:

After discovering that vampires populate her town, college student Claire Danvers knows that the undead just want to live their lives. But someone else wants them to get ready to rumble.
There's a new extreme sport getting picked up on the Internet: bare- knuckle fights pitting captured vampires against each other-or humans. Tracking the remote signal leads Claire- accompanied by her friends and frenemies-to discover that what started as an online brawl will soon threaten everyone in Morganville...

Review: 

Sorely awated next book in the Morganville Vampires chapter. I adored this book, more than the last few, I think. This book alternates, unlike the others, between Claire and Shane. I liked this one better because Claire really fully comes into her own self. She gets more of an edge and learns how to fight for herself. This book usesd all the other plot lines, revisting old characters and developing the regulars more. This book has unexpected plot (the only word I can think of) happenings.

I reccomend you read the Morganville series, just for this book.

Just 9 books before this.

Good Luck! 

Mortal Instruments Film

The Mortal Instruments series is has been featured on this Blog a lot because I think Cassandra Clare and the world of the Shadowhunters is an amazing world. And as some of you might know, it is being made into a film and is currently in pre-production. That means: getting a cast; location; crew; costumes; props; and running through scripts.

They have at least one of the characters cast. Clary Fray. Who will be played by Lilly Collins.

No one actually knows who playing her romantic interest of Jace Wayland is going to be. When I researched it, two names came up for the role of Jace Wayland. These are either people wanting them to be Jace or they have been offered the role.

Alex Pettyfer & Max Irons

Max Irons most recent work is on the Red Ridding Hood and Alex Pettyfers has been in two recent films: I Am Number Four and Beastly.

Both of them are good actors and I think both of them would be good as the role of Jace but, who do you think would be good?