Hello everyone! If you live in the U.S., I hope you had an awesome (and yummy) Thanksgiving!!!! I just wanted to say that I have FINALLY reached my goal of reading 100 books in 2011! I've had no school for the past few days due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so I've been reading like a mad-woman. To see a complete list of the books I've read so far this year, go to the 2011 Booklist page. I'm planning to read at least two or three more books this year, so I'll still be adding on to the list.
What were your reading goals for 2011? Are you ahead, on track, or way behind? Let me know! I love hearing about other people's reading adventures. Also, what do you think you reading goal will be for 2012? I'm still deciding whether or not I want to increase my goal, keep it the way it is, or lessen it. I'll probably keep it the way it is.
I have a lot of reviews to finish writing and to post, so stay tuned!
Hugs,
Aceba
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Book Review: I LIKE HIM, HE LIKES HER
Number of Pages: 630
Publisher: Atheneum
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Alice is a freshman in high school. She has high hopes for the start of high school- one of those hopes is to keep her beloved boyfriend, Patrick. Unfortunately, Patrick has other plans. Soon he starts going out with a girl named Penny, leaving Alice alone- well, not totally alone, right? I mean, she still has her two best friends, Elizabeth and Pamela...or does she? Lately they have been avoiding her at school and whispering to each other whenever she walks by. All too soon Alice's hopes for freshman year are squashed. Well, maybe sophomore year will be better.
This was a great book! I could relate to a lot of what Alice is feeling and what she was going through. There was just enough drama in this book to make it seem realistic, which I appreciated. I found Alice herself to be a very funny narrator. The only thing I didn't like about this book was that it wasn't very unique- do you know how many books there are about girls having boyfriend issues? A lot. Nevertheless, I am definitely going to read the sequel, It's Not Like I Planned It This Way.
My Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) 4 out of 5 smileys.
Would I recommend it to a friend?: Definitely.
Hugs,
Aceba
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Book Review: THE CENTER OF THE WORLD
Author: Andreas SteinhofelNumber of Pages: 467
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: May, 2005
Phil is a seventeen-year-old boy who lives with Glass (his mom) and Dianne (his sister) in a huge house they call Visible. Phil has always been sort of an outsider among his peers- his mother has a reputation for having affairs and Phil himself is gay. When Phil meets Nicholas, a mysterious boy in his class, Phil knows that he can't just stand still anymore- he needs to move. This is a story of self-discovery, self-worth, and most importantly, love.
I absolutely loved this book! The writing was simply amazing! There was so much imagery and description in this book that I felt like I was actually there in Visible standing next to Phil. This story is unique and altogether fantastic. There are som many twists and turns and the ending is just wonderful. All of the characters are different, and Phil is just adorable!
Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. This book is a five-smiley book, hands down!!! I really wish there was a sequel, but I don't think there is.
Would I recommend it to a friend?: Absolutely!!!! If you haven't read this book, READ IT NOW!!! You won't regret it!!!
Yours,
Aceba
Friday, November 11, 2011
I MISSED IT!!!!!!
Oh my gosh I can't believe I missed it!!!
Today was 11/11/11!!!! And I didn't find out about this until like five minutes ago!! I wanted to do something really cool at 11:11 AM on 11/11/11, but now I can't! :(
Did any of you do anything cool for 11/11/11????
I'm going to now take the time to tell you all that I GOT A NEW BOOKCASE!!!! I am extremely happy about this because I have never had a floor-to-ceiling bookcase before, and now I have one in my bedroom! I spent all day today painting it white (I know, a boring color, but what can I say? My bedroom is bright enough as it is.) I'm letting it dry over night and then I will put all my books on it tomorrow. I can't wait!!! :0)
Only one more book to go until I reach my goal of 100 books read in 2011!!!! How are you guys doing on your reading goals???
Hugs,
Aceba
Today was 11/11/11!!!! And I didn't find out about this until like five minutes ago!! I wanted to do something really cool at 11:11 AM on 11/11/11, but now I can't! :(
Did any of you do anything cool for 11/11/11????
I'm going to now take the time to tell you all that I GOT A NEW BOOKCASE!!!! I am extremely happy about this because I have never had a floor-to-ceiling bookcase before, and now I have one in my bedroom! I spent all day today painting it white (I know, a boring color, but what can I say? My bedroom is bright enough as it is.) I'm letting it dry over night and then I will put all my books on it tomorrow. I can't wait!!! :0)
Only one more book to go until I reach my goal of 100 books read in 2011!!!! How are you guys doing on your reading goals???
Hugs,
Aceba
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Series Review: THE MAZE RUNNER SERIES
Author: James Dashner
Number of Pages:
The Maze Runner : 379
The Scorch Trials : 490
The Death Cure : 384
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
The Maze Runner is about boy teenager named Thomas, who wakes up in the middle of the Glade, a village that is surrounded by a huge stone maze. All of the people in the village, the Gladers, are guys as well- until one girl mysteriously appears. No one knows why they are in the Glade, how they got there, or what their life was like before they appeared there. Will the Gladers find their way out of the maze before the Grievers, the monsters that prowl the maze at night, get them? Will they make it out alive? To find out, you must read this amazing book!
I would write a short summary about the next two books in this trilogy, The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure, but I don't want to give anything away. Just trust me when I say that if you like The Maze Runner, you'll love the rest of the series!
This series was absolutely awesome! It's very sci-fi, sort of futuristic, and extremely action-packed and suspenseful. It is sort of graphic, but nothing too bad- and trust me, I can't deal with gory details, and I was fine reading this. It's got a little something for everyone- suspense, fighting scenes, sci-fi monsters, romance, drama, humor- what more could you want?
My Rating:
The Maze Runner ~ :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. This is by far my favorite book in the entire trilogy. I love the concept of the Glade and the Maze. The ending of this book is very fast-paced, but it isn' so confusing that you have no idea what happened. Once you read this book, you'll definitely want to read the rest of the series!!!
The Scorch Trials ~ :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. This was my second favorite book in this trilogy. It picks up right where the last book left off, which I appreciated dearly. The setting is totally different, which mixed things up a bit. The ending of this book is confusing, but once I read it again it completely made sense. I loved the idea of betrayal in this book- Thomas didn't know who to believe, and neither did I. I think it stuck out to me because people are forced to deal with betrayal in real life, and it's interesting to see that the author predicted that in the future, it would still be something we have to deal with.
The Death Cure ~ :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. I have to say that although this book was great, it was my least favorite out of the whole trilogy. What I did like about it was that you learn a lot of the secrets that have been kept from both the characters and you throughout the first two books. Again, betrayal plays out in this book as well, only not as much as it did in the second book. Also, I loved how they made a huge reference at the end of this book to the first book- I can't tell you what it was, because that would ruin the surprise. The ending of this book was very confusing, though. I still don't really know exactly what occurred. I think there could have been a longer epilogue or something. Still, it was a great book.
Overall, I give this series a 5 out of 5 smileys. This is one of my all time favorite series ever!
Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes, in fact I have recommended it to many of my friends. My brother is actually reading it right now. He doesn't really read books often, but he loves it! IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS SERIES, READ IT NOW!!!!!
Luego,
Aceba
Number of Pages:
The Maze Runner : 379
The Scorch Trials : 490
The Death Cure : 384
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
The Maze Runner is about boy teenager named Thomas, who wakes up in the middle of the Glade, a village that is surrounded by a huge stone maze. All of the people in the village, the Gladers, are guys as well- until one girl mysteriously appears. No one knows why they are in the Glade, how they got there, or what their life was like before they appeared there. Will the Gladers find their way out of the maze before the Grievers, the monsters that prowl the maze at night, get them? Will they make it out alive? To find out, you must read this amazing book!
I would write a short summary about the next two books in this trilogy, The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure, but I don't want to give anything away. Just trust me when I say that if you like The Maze Runner, you'll love the rest of the series!
This series was absolutely awesome! It's very sci-fi, sort of futuristic, and extremely action-packed and suspenseful. It is sort of graphic, but nothing too bad- and trust me, I can't deal with gory details, and I was fine reading this. It's got a little something for everyone- suspense, fighting scenes, sci-fi monsters, romance, drama, humor- what more could you want?
My Rating:
The Maze Runner ~ :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. This is by far my favorite book in the entire trilogy. I love the concept of the Glade and the Maze. The ending of this book is very fast-paced, but it isn' so confusing that you have no idea what happened. Once you read this book, you'll definitely want to read the rest of the series!!!
The Scorch Trials ~ :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. This was my second favorite book in this trilogy. It picks up right where the last book left off, which I appreciated dearly. The setting is totally different, which mixed things up a bit. The ending of this book is confusing, but once I read it again it completely made sense. I loved the idea of betrayal in this book- Thomas didn't know who to believe, and neither did I. I think it stuck out to me because people are forced to deal with betrayal in real life, and it's interesting to see that the author predicted that in the future, it would still be something we have to deal with.
The Death Cure ~ :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. I have to say that although this book was great, it was my least favorite out of the whole trilogy. What I did like about it was that you learn a lot of the secrets that have been kept from both the characters and you throughout the first two books. Again, betrayal plays out in this book as well, only not as much as it did in the second book. Also, I loved how they made a huge reference at the end of this book to the first book- I can't tell you what it was, because that would ruin the surprise. The ending of this book was very confusing, though. I still don't really know exactly what occurred. I think there could have been a longer epilogue or something. Still, it was a great book.
Overall, I give this series a 5 out of 5 smileys. This is one of my all time favorite series ever!
Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes, in fact I have recommended it to many of my friends. My brother is actually reading it right now. He doesn't really read books often, but he loves it! IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS SERIES, READ IT NOW!!!!!
Luego,
Aceba
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Snow in October, among many things...
Hello everyone! First, I would like to thank you all for all of the kind comments I have been recieving lately. I so appreciate everyone who reads this blog and takes time to comments on my posts. So, THANK YOU! :0)
Next on the agenda...
IT SNOWED IN OCTOBER!!!!!
A few days before Halloween we got about 1 to 2 inches of snow where I live. I couldn't believe it! I mean, I do really like winter, but on the other hand I really really really like autumn!!! I wish we could have had more fall. It feels like we are being forced into winter waaaaaayyyy too soon. Did any of you get snow?
Speaking of Halloween, I hope you all had fun dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating and whatnot. I myself did not partake in trick-or-treating this year, but I did watch Paranormal Activity 1 and 2 with my friends. Let me tell you, those are the best scary movies EVER!!!!!! Even though they are rated R, there is only a little bit of foul language and hardly any violence at all. All of the scariness comes mainly from suspense. Honestly, I have no idea why they are even rated R.
Anyways, I am really sorry that I haven't been posting a lot lately. I know I promised that I would post more frequently, but I am just so busy that I haven't gotten around to it. This time I REALLY promise that I will post more often!
Hugs,
Aceba
Next on the agenda...
IT SNOWED IN OCTOBER!!!!!
A few days before Halloween we got about 1 to 2 inches of snow where I live. I couldn't believe it! I mean, I do really like winter, but on the other hand I really really really like autumn!!! I wish we could have had more fall. It feels like we are being forced into winter waaaaaayyyy too soon. Did any of you get snow?
Speaking of Halloween, I hope you all had fun dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating and whatnot. I myself did not partake in trick-or-treating this year, but I did watch Paranormal Activity 1 and 2 with my friends. Let me tell you, those are the best scary movies EVER!!!!!! Even though they are rated R, there is only a little bit of foul language and hardly any violence at all. All of the scariness comes mainly from suspense. Honestly, I have no idea why they are even rated R.
Anyways, I am really sorry that I haven't been posting a lot lately. I know I promised that I would post more frequently, but I am just so busy that I haven't gotten around to it. This time I REALLY promise that I will post more often!
Hugs,
Aceba
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