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Sunday, April 10, 2011
In My Mailbox (week 14)
From the Library:
If I Stay by Gayle Forman In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...
A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make—and the ultimate choice Mia commands.
With so many people telling me how good this book is, and with its sequel being released this month, I had to give this book a try!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
January Movie Madness
1. Grown Ups (2010)
After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Actors: Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek
Rating: 3.5 of 5
This movie was a lot of fun to watch! I loved how spending the weekend together as one happy family made everyone realize what's really important in life, and to prioritize it!
2. John Tucker Must Die (2006)
2. John Tucker Must Die (2006) Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.
Actors: Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow Rating: 4 of 5
This is obviously not my first time watching this movie, more like the fifth... It is still very good though! High School romantic comedy at its best! 
3. Wedding Daze (2006)
3. Wedding Daze (2006)
After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at the urging of his best friend, he spontaneously proposes to a dissatisfied waitress named Katie and an innocent dare evolves into the kind of love that both have been looking for all along.
Actors: Isla Fisher, Jason Biggs
Rating: 2 of 5
4. Step Up 3D (2010)
Meh, a romantic comedy which is not very funny and not very romantic. I watched with one eye only.
4. Step Up 3D (2010)
A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.
Actors: Rick Malambri, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner
Rating: 3 of 5
Far from as good as the first Step Up movie, but the dance scenes are cool as always! And I can imagine them being wicked cool if you watch them in 3D.
5. Salt (2010)
5. Salt (2010)
A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber
Title: Crescendo
Title: Chain Reaction
Series: Perfect Chemistry #3
Author:Simone Elkeles
Release Date: May 24
Luis Fuentes is a good boy who doesn't live with the angst that his big brothers, Alex and Carlos, have always lived with. Luis is smart, funny, and has big dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when he falls for the wrong girl, Luis enters a dark world he's never known, and just when he thinks he's got life all figured out, learns some disturbing news about his family that destroys his positive outlook on life. Will that Fuentes bad boy streak come out with a vengeance and lure Luis to live on the edge like his new girlfriend and his own father?
Why do I want this book?
Rating: 4 of 5
I'm not a big Jolie fan, so I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked this movie!
6. The Tourist (2010)
Frank is an American tourist visiting Italy to mend his broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.
Actors: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie
Rating: 4.5 of 5
My second Jolie movie this month! I really liked The Tourist, it was smart and fun! Plus, Johnny Depp is always good.
7. The Wedding Date (2005)
Single-girl anxiety causes Kat Ellis to hire a male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding. Her plan, an attempt to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a couple years prior, proves to be her undoing.
Actors: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Amy Adams
Rating: 2.5 of 5
You all know how this movie is going to end, right? Predictable. On the plus side: Amy Adams and Debra Messing could really be sisters, they look very much alike!
Watched Movies: 7 (5 for the first time)
Best Movie: The Tourist & Salt
Worst Movie: Wedding Daze
Friday, April 8, 2011
Book Review: Crescendo
Title: Crescendo Series: Hush, Hush #2
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Published: 2010
Source: Borrowed
My Thoughts: I'm not going to lie to you - I was really annoyed with Nora in this book. She was so stubborn and refused to listen to Patch and let him help her. Nora is brave, sometimes too brave since she keeps getting herself in dangerous situations. I wished she would have trusted her instincts and stayed away from trouble instead of seeking it up. But then, who thrilling would this book have been? ;)Nora Grey's life is still far from perfect. Surviving an attempt on her life wasn't pleasant, but atleast she got a guardian angel out of it: a mysterious, magnetic, gorgeous guardian angel. But, despite his role in her life, Patch has been acting anything but angelic. He's more elusive than ever and even worse, he's started spending time with Nora's arch-enemy, Marcie Millar.
Nora would have hardly noticed Scott Parnell, an old family friend who has moved back to town, if Path hadnt been acting so distant. Even with Scott's totally infuriating attitude Nora finds herself drawn to him - despite her lingering feeling that he's hiding something. Haunted by images of her murdered father, and questioning whether her nephilim bloodline has anything to do with his death, Nora puts herself increasingly in dangerous situations as she desperatly searches for answers. But maybe some things are better left buried, because the truth could destroy everything - and everyone - she trusts.
Nora and Patch haven't learned from their previous mistakes, and keep hiding important information from each other, unintentionally putting each other in grave danger. It was really frustrating to read about Nora and Patch's relationship and choices, I more than once wanted to shake them up and make them come to their senses!
One person who did not annoy me in this book however was Vee, Nora's best friend. Vee has gotten much (undeserved) criticism in other reviews, and has been accused of being a bad friend. But I really like her! I thought she was a lot of fun in this book, she was helpful and there for Nora when she needed her.
While I was annoyed and frustrated throughout most of the book, I still clung to the pages and couldn't stop reading! This book is one intense and emotional thrill ride full with mystery, mythology, unexplainable moments, vivid hallucinations and danger. This book ends on an nail-biting cliffhanger which makes me desperate to read the third and final book in this trilogy!
Cover Thoughts: The cover of Hush Hush (Book 1) might be the most blogged-about cover in the YA world. So this cover had a lot to live up to! This cover is really fitting to the story, it's dark, dramatic and desperate. I like it!
Rating: 4 of 5
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday (4/6)
Title: Chain ReactionSeries: Perfect Chemistry #3
Author:Simone Elkeles
Release Date: May 24
Luis Fuentes is a good boy who doesn't live with the angst that his big brothers, Alex and Carlos, have always lived with. Luis is smart, funny, and has big dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when he falls for the wrong girl, Luis enters a dark world he's never known, and just when he thinks he's got life all figured out, learns some disturbing news about his family that destroys his positive outlook on life. Will that Fuentes bad boy streak come out with a vengeance and lure Luis to live on the edge like his new girlfriend and his own father?
Why do I want this book?
Are you kidding me? We're talking about the third Fuentes brother here! While the oldest two (Alex and Carlos) were two gang members falling for "good girls", Luis is the one Fuentes brother who have always managed to stay out of trouble. Until he meets a bad girl it seems... could definitely be interesting! Plus - look at that steaming cover!
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