So here's the updated list of books that I'm reading for the 2011 Debut Author Challenge. I changed it just a tad.
1)Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (already read)
2)Timeless by Alexandria Moir
3)Those That Wake by Jesse Karp
4)Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell
5)Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
6)Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
7)Forgotten by Cat Patrick
8)Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard
9)Vicious Little Darlings by Katherine Easer
10)Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
11)Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray
12)Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. by Medeia Sharif
If you haven't already checked out my review for Unearthly, its the blog post right before this. It's my first book review so if I totally sucked at it please feel free to leave me suggestions. :)
January 7, 2011
January 6, 2011
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Review for 2011 DAC)
Unearthly tells the story of Clara Gardner, an angel-blood, who has been put on Earth to fulfill her purpose…her destiny. She struggles with trying to figure out her purpose while trying to live a normal teenage life, or at least as normal as she can.
I have to admit I loved this book from the moment I saw the word Nephilim from the quote right before the beginning of the book. I’ve recently become obsessed with Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments and even though this story has a totally different take on angels, it still made me excited.
There are two things I really loved about this book. I liked the idea of Clara having to find her purpose in life because I think about that a lot. It makes you wonder about your own life and questions whether or not we truly have a destiny or if we decide our own fates. But this question isn’t too heavy to the point where it’s overwhelming.
Secondly, I loved Tucker, one of Clara’s love interests. This is probably because he is exactly the kind of guy I would go for. I love their silly banter and their constant need to “hate on each other” but not really hating at all. The verbal teasing is hilarious.
As soon as I finished the book, I literally ran to my laptop to check Cynthia Hand’s website. I said to my friend Ben, who was waiting for me to go apartment hunting with him… “If there is no sequel to this book, I’m going to die.” A few minutes later… “Oh thank goodness. There’s a sequel. Phew!”
You know it’s a good book if it keeps you wanting more at the end. ☺
I have to admit I loved this book from the moment I saw the word Nephilim from the quote right before the beginning of the book. I’ve recently become obsessed with Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments and even though this story has a totally different take on angels, it still made me excited.
There are two things I really loved about this book. I liked the idea of Clara having to find her purpose in life because I think about that a lot. It makes you wonder about your own life and questions whether or not we truly have a destiny or if we decide our own fates. But this question isn’t too heavy to the point where it’s overwhelming.
Secondly, I loved Tucker, one of Clara’s love interests. This is probably because he is exactly the kind of guy I would go for. I love their silly banter and their constant need to “hate on each other” but not really hating at all. The verbal teasing is hilarious.
As soon as I finished the book, I literally ran to my laptop to check Cynthia Hand’s website. I said to my friend Ben, who was waiting for me to go apartment hunting with him… “If there is no sequel to this book, I’m going to die.” A few minutes later… “Oh thank goodness. There’s a sequel. Phew!”
You know it’s a good book if it keeps you wanting more at the end. ☺
January 2, 2011
FAIL.
I realized this morning that I had started a blog about Project 4 Awesome TWO WEEKS AGO and never finished it. Oops.
I've been home about two weeks now and I've sort of fallen off the face of the earth. This is partially do to the fact that I've been sick since Wednesday and partially due to the fact that I'm just lazy and have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. However after watching television for 13 hours straight yesterday because my brain was dead, I'm now ready to get back to life and start doing stuff. Mainly HPA stuff of course since our chapter is hoping to do amazing things this semester!
I quickly want to talk about Project 4 Awesome though. Because never in my life have I felt so much awesome in the span of 48 hours. I loved the spamming and watching videos. It was just amazing. I ended up making a list of charities that I ABSOLUTELY LOVED and want to become more involved in.
Here they are:
*Beat Bullying*
*Not For Sale*
*Cancer Research Institute*
*Open University*
Not a very long list, but definitely a great one.
Moving on to other things. Since I finished my finals I have:
*watched Degrassi*
*watched Buffy (currently on Season 3)*
*read*
*slept*
*worked*
*been sick*
*not slept*
*seen only 1 friend*
*drank really yummy organic coffee that I gave to Alex*
*watched the YouTubes*
*attended the Livestream for the Januaray Horcrux!!*
That last one is probably my favorite. Today they announced the next horcrux for the Deathly Hallows Campaign. It's called the Body-Bind Horcrux and it's all about keeping our bodies healthy and loving ourselves. Personally, I'm looking forward to the discussions about healthy nutrition, organic food, and how to stay active. This issue isn't just about losing weight...it's about feeling good about yourself and keeping yourself safe and healthy.
Well that's pretty much all for now. Here's a new thing I'm going to try.
Current To-Do List
*write a book review for Clockwork Angel (sorry Nicole!)*
*get healthy*
*finish my study abroad application*
I think that's it. Have a wonderful day full of awesome! :)
I've been home about two weeks now and I've sort of fallen off the face of the earth. This is partially do to the fact that I've been sick since Wednesday and partially due to the fact that I'm just lazy and have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. However after watching television for 13 hours straight yesterday because my brain was dead, I'm now ready to get back to life and start doing stuff. Mainly HPA stuff of course since our chapter is hoping to do amazing things this semester!
I quickly want to talk about Project 4 Awesome though. Because never in my life have I felt so much awesome in the span of 48 hours. I loved the spamming and watching videos. It was just amazing. I ended up making a list of charities that I ABSOLUTELY LOVED and want to become more involved in.
Here they are:
*Beat Bullying*
*Not For Sale*
*Cancer Research Institute*
*Open University*
Not a very long list, but definitely a great one.
Moving on to other things. Since I finished my finals I have:
*watched Degrassi*
*watched Buffy (currently on Season 3)*
*read*
*slept*
*worked*
*been sick*
*not slept*
*seen only 1 friend*
*drank really yummy organic coffee that I gave to Alex*
*watched the YouTubes*
*attended the Livestream for the Januaray Horcrux!!*
That last one is probably my favorite. Today they announced the next horcrux for the Deathly Hallows Campaign. It's called the Body-Bind Horcrux and it's all about keeping our bodies healthy and loving ourselves. Personally, I'm looking forward to the discussions about healthy nutrition, organic food, and how to stay active. This issue isn't just about losing weight...it's about feeling good about yourself and keeping yourself safe and healthy.
Well that's pretty much all for now. Here's a new thing I'm going to try.
Current To-Do List
*write a book review for Clockwork Angel (sorry Nicole!)*
*get healthy*
*finish my study abroad application*
I think that's it. Have a wonderful day full of awesome! :)
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