Book Review: FEAR: 13 STORIES OF SUSPENSE AND HORROR

Recently I finished reading Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror. It is a collection of 13 short scary stories written by various authors. They are Jennifer Allison, Heather Brewer (author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod), Ryan Brown, Meg Cabot (author of The Princess Diaries), Alane Ferguson, Heather Graham, Peg Kehret, Tim Maleeny, James Rollins, Walter Sorrells, R.L. Stine, Suzanne Weyn, and F. Paul Wilson. It was edited in its entirety by R.L. Stine.

Overall, this book did not impress me. I checked it out from my town library thinking, This will be great! I can't wait to read some really terrifying stories!!!

Yeah, right.

Not one of these stories even came close to making the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, or to making my heart start beating rapidly, or to making me uncomfortable in the darkness. They just weren't scary. I don't know if it was just me, like if I'm just not afraid of this type of 'scary', or what. They were suspenseful, just not frightening. But, who knows? Maybe if you guys read it you'll get scared. If you do end up reading it, could you leave a comment saying if it scared you or not???

Rating: :0) :0) 2 out of 5 smileys. I know, this isn't a good rating. It's not that it was a bad book, because it wasn't- the stories were excellent. It's just that it promised to be a terrifying read, and it TOTALLY wasn't for me. I was really disappointed by it, hence the two smileys.

Would I recommend it to a friend?: This may sound strange considering I gave it such a low rating, but yeah, I would recommend it to a friend. But before they read it I would give them a heads-up that it isn't as scary as they might like it to be.

Always,

Aceba

Spring is here!!!

It's the first day of spring!!!! Yay!!! Since around Thanksgiving I've had over fifty snowflakes hanging by yarn from my bedroom ceiling, and today I'm finally taking them down. My bedroom feels so spacious without them!

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been super busy and I haven't had a lot of time to blog. I haven't had a lot of time to read, either, so I may not be posting another book review for a while.

I'm counting down the days until Plague by Michael Grant- around 16 days left!!! I'm SO excited! I'll be rereading Lies by Michael Grant within the next few days to help me remember the details of what has happened in the series so far, so you can be expecting a book review for that.

Happy 1st day of Spring!!!!!

Yours,
Aceba

Book Review: 48 SHADES OF BROWN

A few minutes ago I finished reading 48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls. This book was about Dan, a senior in high school. His parents go to Geneva for a year, and Dan stays with his aunt, Jacq and her friend Naomi. All is well until Dan starts to fall for Naomi. He struggles with focusing on schoolwork and life in general with Naomi around. The story is written from Dan's point of view, and it is incredibly funny.

I liked this book a lot, although the ending did keep me hanging a little bit. But, I guess if the author didn't choose to end it there, the book would've ended up being boring and long. There is a twist towards the end that totally caught me off-guard- I never saw it coming AT ALL. The way the author incorporates the title of the book into the story is very unique and very funny. Overall, 48 Shades of Brown was a great read.

Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) 4 out of 5 smileys

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes.

Luego,
Aceba

Book Review: WITCH CHILD

A few minutes ago I finished Witch Child by Celia Rees. Before I tell you how the book was, let me tell you a little story.

Well, when I got this book from the library I thought it was so cool because it said it was an old diary from a 15 year old girl who lived in the 1600's. It said that the diary was found in an old rare quilt. After I did a little research (which is code for Googling it) I found out that it is fake. DO YOU PEOPLE KNOW HOW DISAPPOINTED I WAS???

Anyways, this book was about a 15 year old girl who lived in England in the 1600's. Her grandmother is accused of being a witch and is eventually hanged. One day a stranger 'kidnaps' the girl and tells her to go on a boat to America because she is no longer safe in England. The girl obeys the strangers advice and travels across the oceans with a bunch of Puritans.

This book was excellently written. I loved how it sounded so realistic, like it actually was a real diary. It was suspenseful and had me hooked from the very beginning. It ended kind of abruptly, though, and it kind of leaves you hanging. I heard there is a sequel, so I will have to definitely look into that. All in all, this was great book.

Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes, especially one who enjoys reading historical fiction.

Hugs,
Aceba

A red-haired guy, PLAGUE, and my trip to the library

As you can tell from the name of this post, I have quite a few things to say.

First, my family went to Sam's Club together today- don't ask why, we're a weird family- and while we were standing in the checkout line I saw a guy in the next line that grabbed my attention. He had red hair- and no, this wasn't the Ron Weasley type of red hair. This was RED!!! He was wearing black shorts to the knee and white tube socks rolled all the way up. In his carriage he only had two 30 packs of Diet Coke. This struck me as a little peculiar, but hey- I don't want anyone telling me how to live my life, so I won't tell anyone how to live theirs.

Next, today is March 5, which means that in exactly one month (on April 5) Plague by Michael Grant is going on sale in stores! I think I've mentioned the GONE series by Michael Grant before (actually, I know I have-http://megustaleerbyaceba.blogspot.com/2010/12/december.html) I'm super excited for this book because it is the fourth one in the series and a lot of stuff is supposed to happen in the story. I'm telling you this because if you haven't read the series, you still have time to read the first three books and then get Plague and read it.

Lastly, this morning I went to my small town library. It only has about 1 and 1/2 shelves of YA books, but there are some good ones. I checked out Witch Child by Celia Ress, which is about the Salem Witch Trials (one of my favorite historical topics) and another book called 48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls. That last one looked funny and interesting, so I grabbed it. You can be expecting some reviews of these two books soon!

Peace and Love,
Aceba

Book Review: AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES

Just a few minutes ago I've finished the third book I've read by John Green, An Abundance of Katherines.

Colin Singleton, child prodigy and an awesome anagrammer, has dated-and been dumped by- 19 girls named Katherine. Filled with despair and sorrow and feeling like he is missing a piece of his soul, Colin decides to go on a road-trip with his best friend Hassan. Together they travel to Gutshot, Tennessee, a town in the middle of absolutely nowhere. There the two guys meet a spunky girl named Lindsey Lee Wells, who becomes their friend. They have many adventures and countless laughs, and by the end of the summer they have all learned something about life, love, and themselves.

This book was hilarious! At some parts I had to stop my myself from laughing out loud, due to the fact that I was sitting in English class during our silent reading period. I loved all of the footnotes and how each character is different and unique. This was an awesome book! John Green is a spectacularly talented author and I love reading his books! I can't wait to read one of his other books, which is called Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys

Would I recommend it to a friend?: 100% YES!!!

Adios,

Aceba