Friday, October 8, 2010
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shephard
LA Candy is the new hit reality TV show that everyone is talking about. Jane and Scarlett are two best friends that moved to Los Angeles hoping to switch up their lives, and put alittle more fun into their daily routine. With Scarlett at school, and Jane working with Fiona, one of the most well known party planners in America, they look foward to the life where they live it up, the one they haven't been able to enjoy yet. When best friends are approached by a producer to be on the new series "L.A Candy" they quickly agree. At first, popularity and fame is working out great for both girls. That is, until they both come to realize that private isnt in their vocabulary anymore and that pleasing everyone comes with challenges. This story full of love, friendship, and learning lessons the hard way is well put together and I really enjoyed reading it. My favorite part was even though Jane did something stupid Scarlett stayed by her like the good friend she is. I really look foward to reading the next novel. This is good for fans of the tv show The Hills (it is just like it). I would give this book 4 stars ****
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Summary:
Dylan Shoenfield is the princess of L.A.’s posh Castle Heights High. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and a brand-new “it” bag that everyone covets. But when she accidentally tosses her bag into a fountain, this princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog: selfprofessed film geek Josh Rosen. In return for rescuing Dylan’s bag, Josh convinces Dylan to let him film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Reluctantly, Dylan lets F-list Josh into her A-list world, and is shocked to realize that sometimes nerds can be pretty cool. But when Dylan’s so-called prince charming of a boyfriend dumps her flat, her life—and her social status— comes to a crashing halt. Can Dylan—with Josh’s help—pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?
Review:
I really liked this book, it was a fun read. It's a cute story about a rich, popular girl named Dylan and she is at her favorite hang out spot, The Dell, when she was talking and flung her arms in the air and her $1,200 red leather purse fell into a fountain. She started to freak out but then she found some geek, Josh, to go it for her. He at first didn't want to do it because he said he had asthma and he would get sick by going into the fountain, but then Dylan just pushed him in and he fetched the purse. He brought back to Dylan and she brought to the tailor who was able to fix it, luckily. Josh then asks Dylan for a favor to star in his first documentary about being popular, because he needs to make this documentary so he can get into USC a film school. Dylan tried to ignore Josh and his film for a while, but when Josh shows up at her house talking to her dad she knows that she has to do this film now. Dylan and Josh ended up spending a lot of time together and became best friends, and Dylan does a make-over on Josh so now he looks hot. When all the girls at school finally start looking at him Dylan gets jealous. There is some drama in this book but not a ton. In the end it gets twisted around and you wont know whats going to happen next. It has a good ending, I was happy with it, but I won't say what it is or else I'll ruin the book. I also liked how Robin Palmer switched views from Dylan to Josh it was different than most books. I would give this book four stars:
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Monday, August 3, 2009
I found out about this challenge from another bolg heres the link to the blog: http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/ an heres the link to where you can sign up for the challenge: http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2008/11/2009-support-your-local-library.html
So here are the books I have read from the library so far this year:
1.These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
2. Shug by Jenny Han
3. The Mother Dughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Fredrick
4. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
5. 3 Willows by Ann Brashares
6. Devilish by Maureen Johnson
7. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicknet
8. Marked by Kristin and P.C. Cast
9. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
10. Leave The Cooking To Me by Judie Angell
11. Betrayed by Kristin and P.C. Cast
12. Airhead by Meg Cabot
13. Private by Kate Brian
14. Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner
15. The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
16. Impossible by Namcy Werlin
17. Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen
18. Invitation Only by Kate Brian
19. Untouchable by Kate Brian
20. Earthgirl by Jennifer Cowan
21. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
22. Evermore by Alyson Noel
23. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
24. Confessions by Kate Brian
25. Geek Charming by Robin Palmer
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Once upon a time I was a little girl who disappeared.
Once upon a time my name was not Alice.
Once upon a time I didn't know how lucky I was.
When Alice was ten, Ray took her away from her family, her friends -- her life. She learned to give up all power, to endure all pain. She waited for the nightmare to be over.
Now Alice is fifteen and Ray still has her, but he speaks more and more of her death. He does not know it is what she longs for. She does not know he has something more terrifying than death in mind for her.
This is Alice's story. It is one you have never heard, and one you will never, ever forget.
Review:
This book was amazing and totally unforgettable. This is the second book I read by Elizabeth Scott and they were both 5-star books. Living dead girl is about a 10-year old girl who gets abducted by a man named Ray. Ray is an abusive man and the girls name is "Alice" and Alice lives with Ray for five painful years. Ray does somethings that are so disturbing and horrifying that you will want to tear the book to shreds. You will want to save Alice and you will be telling her to run away and get away from Ray but she can't.
Reed Brennan came to super posh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true-she was living in the ultra exclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought...and then he turned up dead. And if that wasn't twisted enough, Reed's new boyfriend, Josh Hollis, was arrested for Thomas murder.
Now everyone is back to worrying about the regular stuff, like how to sneak to the boys' dorms at night, whether two-ply cashmere is warm enough for fall, and whether to fly to London or Barcelona for Thanksgiving break. Everyone except for Reed. Reed is convinced that Josh is innocent, which means the killer is still out there.
Now it's up to Reed to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs, the more secrets she unearths and the closer she gets to the confession that will change everything...if she's alive to hear it.
