tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49165235226060827462024-02-18T23:16:31.840-06:00Words Speak Volumes Reviews<center>Book Reviews - Author Reviews - Reviewer Reviews - Contests - Countdowns - Memes - Challenges</center>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-88058001904305724872008-09-06T15:05:00.002-05:002008-09-06T15:08:37.050-05:00My SignatureSo I went on mylivesignature.com today to look for my signature, because a good amount of the people of TEEN TUESDAY had them and I felt left out so I checked it out. My signature is more bubbly and connected, but this is the one I choose<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243002376730240098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3ZN-PZvOWslM1bzo0spr98ppYfX3w-smCGJrnTdliIBd73XDbp7ZDG_ynX3lPvcmN3wxgn11TnVpaUuW0Tit2IhY20qKF9vo9uLKwNhSF5qO0FXu3WLXv1fsv-7kftV5rtS-QM5jY-7B/s320/Samantha.bmp" border="0" /></div><br />It's sort of similar, but the letters are closer together and my <em>m</em>'s, <em>n</em>'s and<em> h</em>'s are more bubbly. Maybe one day I'll take a pic of my handwriting so I can show you, but here it is, nonetheless.Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-69000545092704368782008-09-05T06:45:00.001-05:002008-09-05T06:51:36.636-05:00September Contest!!<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dkgXMqLOL.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px" height="332" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dkgXMqLOL.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">The Book:</span></strong> The Elite by Jennifer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Banash</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Timespan</span></span>:</span> </strong>September 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span></span> through September 26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">How to Get Points:</span> </strong><br /><u>1 ENTRY</u><br /><strong>-</strong> Post a new comment on this post with your name and email address.<br /><strong>-</strong> Post a new comment on a book review on my blog.<br /><strong>-</strong> Post a new comment on an interview on my blog.<br /><br /><u>2 ENTRIES</u><br /><strong>-</strong> Make a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bulletin</span> on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MySpace</span></span> advertising my blog. (Make sure we're friends first, so I can see it.)<br /><strong>-</strong> Post a link about this contest on your blog.<br /><strong>-</strong> Join Wired Wednesday, which is another of my blogs.<br /><strong>- </strong>Refer someone to my contest and make sure they tell me.<br /><br /><u>3 ENTRIES</u><br /><strong>-</strong> Make me a banner or button to advertise my blog or Wired Wednesday.<br /><br /><u>4 ENTRIES</u><br /><strong>-</strong> Make me an animated banner or button to advertise my blog or Wired Wednesday.<br /><br />When you've done something to gain points, please email me with what you did in the subject line (a different email for each task, please). <a href="mailto:words.speak.volumes@gmail.com">words.speak.volumes@gmail.com</a> is the address. Have fun.<br /><br />I have decided to do this on Friday, so that I can call it Free Friday. I love alliteration. I am now part of Salon Sunday, Teen Tuesday, Wired Wednesday, Booking through Thursday (no alliteration, but it sounds cool all the same), and Free Friday. Free Friday will occur on the FIRST Friday of every month.<br /><br />P.S. If you have any more ideas, you can email them to me and I'll pick the amount of points.Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-1077814365402803182008-09-04T20:33:00.006-05:002008-09-04T21:11:25.856-05:00Booking Through Thursday: Volume Two<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242354087134030978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsr1_diccwK_LvNt_Cc34zQFutNF092gPc7mTRtEXNdKgxrSMxT_d5LA-ZliExKmyZUhZPqQiivZGbkFW8V6FgaNP_7uWvxRiPEdr0VlidvcmhtWmjf86ykKIIa7PpyjybLeZrgfddD1z/s200/Booking+Through+Thursday.bmp" border="0" /><br /><div><em>Peer Pressure</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>I was looking through books yesterday at the shops and saw all the Twilight books, which I know basically nothing about. What I do know is that I’m beginning to feel like I’m the *only* person who knows nothing about them.</em><br /><br /><em>Despite being almost broke and trying to save money, I almost bought the expensive book (Australian book prices are often completely nutty) just because I felt the need to be ‘up’ on what everyone else was reading.</em><br /><br /><em>Have you ever felt pressured to read something because ‘everyone else’ was reading it? Have you ever given in and read the book(s) in question or do you resist? If you are a reviewer, etc, do you feel it’s your duty to keep up on current trends?</em><br /><em></em><br />Giving that I am a reviewer, I often feel as though I am expected to be up on the trends. I read <em>Twilight</em> and <em>New Moon</em> in seventh grade and I just started my Freshman year on Tuesday. I want to re-read them to be ready to read <em>Eclipse</em> and <em>Midnight Sun</em>. My friends love the series. I have one friend who's read <em>Twilight</em> at least eight times. My other friend finished<em> Midnight Sun</em> in less than forty-eight hours. I am not pressured as much to read <em>Eclipse</em> as I am to read<em> Midnight Sun,</em> because it just came out. It's new. At school, nobody except me and my friends view reading as a fun, relaxing, voluntary experience. So nobody can really <em>pressure</em> me to read something. My friends wouldn't do that. They just want me to enjoy it. If they really liked it, they'll recommend it and leave it at that.<br /><br />What I really don't like is offering to review a book for someone and I don't enjoy it. Then I feel as though I'm obligated to finish it. I do it anyway because my curiosity overcomes me, but sometimes I just think, 'There's so many way better books out there that I could be reading. Why do I have to read this?' Then I remember that I offered to read it and review it and that's like a client.... kind of.<br /><br />Well, I hope that answers your question. Thanks for reading.</div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-75550985718632104792008-09-03T17:46:00.000-05:002008-09-04T20:47:09.088-05:00Wired Wednesday: Volume Two<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJq2xCzqjUQWT45pg68kpGgfS-CDz9qf-79Xbvrwgvhyphenhyphenw31jY9b5EyPrjtrccBf9Ss9ywMYwZ6-h4SCCI6a9uavfPeeJhPxFenWriU8K9ZDaBXJGQdM7_AUijcaB3RUsSjGxFqX_-HJH9/s1600-h/Wired+Wed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242347457894776098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJq2xCzqjUQWT45pg68kpGgfS-CDz9qf-79Xbvrwgvhyphenhyphenw31jY9b5EyPrjtrccBf9Ss9ywMYwZ6-h4SCCI6a9uavfPeeJhPxFenWriU8K9ZDaBXJGQdM7_AUijcaB3RUsSjGxFqX_-HJH9/s200/Wired+Wed.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Feeling:</strong> Pretty energized <p><strong>Current Book:</strong> Fringe Benefits by Valerie Frankel</p><p><strong>Next Book In Line:</strong> Top Ten Uses For An Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro</p><p><strong>Last Book Blog Seen (besides your own):</strong> Teen Tuesday</p><p><strong>Link This Blog Please.</strong> <a href="http://www.teentuesday.blogspot.com/">Click Here.</a></p><p><strong>Are you impressed by that Blog?</strong> Of course, there are so many thoughts and ideas there from other reviewers.</p><p><strong>Any plans for today?</strong> Well, I plan to take a shower and get dressed. I will do my hair and makeup, and then I will make some breakfast. Then I have SCHOOL = Physical Science, Spanish II, World History, Band/Choir, World Lit, Lunch, Health, Intro To Food Service, and Geometry. After that, I have practice from 3:30 until 6:30ish. On the sheet, it says we get out at 6:15, but that never happens. Then I might get a haircut and eat some supper. Yup, that's pretty much it. </p>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-22709984661170286972008-09-02T21:36:00.002-05:002008-09-02T21:41:51.522-05:00Teen Tuesday: Volume One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYa_QFLSw-_NdpxlZp_eeljksALrMC7xxM94bnTiXzQf9ePBij_PFO0Ye6zSo4jsK-MFQ4NMAGsE7x-CkhiMdS1uzghFwVuWOFaUFz-htKr8NAqwQTabgrF_z40XQW6hf_UpCU4dNbRuO/s1600-h/TeenTuesday-1[1].jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241618746170562402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYa_QFLSw-_NdpxlZp_eeljksALrMC7xxM94bnTiXzQf9ePBij_PFO0Ye6zSo4jsK-MFQ4NMAGsE7x-CkhiMdS1uzghFwVuWOFaUFz-htKr8NAqwQTabgrF_z40XQW6hf_UpCU4dNbRuO/s200/TeenTuesday-1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Okay, people! I though this must be a joke, but nope. There she was all perky sitting in her seat a big cup of coffee next to her newly organized desk. Mrs. Blank (for security), my Freshmen Physical Science teacher, was ready. Ready to torture and rudely awaken the awaiting freshmen sitting at the tables in front of her. She then explained to us how this year would go and how there would be no way we could get by cheating the way that most of us did last year (not me, I didn't need to cheat) because we have tests/quizzes every Friday.</div><br /><div>I have really survived my first day of high school unharmed, unless you count the matching blisters on the back of my heels from the cutest purple flats in the world. I however didn't have time to read at all and was officially about 20 minutes late to Health class with Mr. Blank (nope, no relation :D) because I had to refill the water machine for Student Council.</div><br /><div>This week was a good one for me. I posted reviews for the following:</div><br /><div>Anatomy of A Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky - 4.5</div><div>Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen - 4.5</div><div>How I found the Perfect Dress by Maryrose Wood - 2</div><div>Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita - 3.5</div><div>Violet On The Runway by Melissa Walker - 4</div><div>Ambition by Kate Brian - 5</div><div>Legacy by Kate Brian - 4.5</div><div>Inner Circle by Kate Brian - 4</div><br /><div>I am currently reading Fringe Benefits by Valerie Frankel. It's pretty good. I read it until ten last night when I went to sleep. I still can't believe I fell asleep at such an early hour. :)</div><br /><div>My blog will be hosting a contest for a surprise author coming soon, plus an author review. Just stay posted. </div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-60611352443026002972008-09-01T19:00:00.000-05:002008-09-01T17:42:33.769-05:0029. Anatomy of A Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky<a href="http://www.nevadaappellatelaw.com/anatomy_of_a_boyfriend_cover_art.JPG"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="264" alt="" src="http://www.nevadaappellatelaw.com/anatomy_of_a_boyfriend_cover_art.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.nevadaappellatelaw.com/anatomy_of_a_boyfriend_cover_art.JPG"></a></p><p>Before all this happened, the closest I’d ever come to getting physical with a guy was playing the board game Operation. Okay, so maybe that sounds pathetic, but it’s not like there were any guys at my high school who I cared to share more than three words with, let alone a relationship.</p><p>Then I met Wes, a track-star senior from across town. Maybe it was his soulful blue eyes, or maybe my hormones just started raging. Either way, I was hooked. And after a while, he was too. I couldn’t believe how intense my feelings became, or the fact that I was seeing-and touching-parts of the body I’d only read about in my Gray’s Anatomy textbook. You could say Wes and I experienced a lot of firsts together that spring. It was love. And then came the fall.</p><p>I enjoyed this book, but it definitely wasn’t as good as others that I’ve read. The main character, Dominique, isn’t very strong. She spends too much time with her boyfriend and becomes obsessed with the way that they are seen and how much time they spend together. </p><p><strong>RATING: 4.5 stars</strong></p>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-92148618513328398012008-09-01T18:35:00.004-05:002008-09-01T18:52:21.390-05:00Back To School<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><strong>13 hours and counting before my first day of high school starts.....</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm only a little nervous. I know at least one person in each of my classes which is good. One of my best friends, Jade, is in 8 of my 9 classes, which is pretty exciting. I have a new book that I started tonight. <u>FRINGE BENEFITS</u> by Valerie Frankel. I'm bringing it along in my new purse. For school, I always get new stuff, that's part of the fun.<br /><br />Tomorrow is a big day for me. I have my first day of high school, which is exciting, of course.<br />Then tomorrow is also my first high school volleyball game. I'm on the freshman team and I can't wait. I just got new shoes and they're orange, one of my school colors. I'm going to get back to reading, because being in school makes me want to read even more.Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-36820113771488129602008-09-01T18:00:00.002-05:002008-09-01T18:21:24.513-05:0028. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n48/n242141.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n48/n242141.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"Ruby, where is your mother?"<br /><br />With that question fromt he social worker, Ruby knows the game is up.<br /><br />She's been living alone in the old yellow house, waiting out months until she turns eighteen and can finally be on her own legally. It certainly wasn't in her plan to be reunited with Cora, the sister who left ten years before, and broguth to live with Cora and her weathly entrepreneur husband.<br /><br />Suddenly life is transformed: a luxurious house, private school, new clothes, and even the chance of a future Ruby couldn't have dreamed of. So why is she wary and unable to be grateful, incapable of letting anyone close? Her old life has been left behind, but where does she fit in this new life? Only Nate, the genial boy next door, seems to understand, perhaps becasue he's hiding some secrets of his own.<br /><br />Funny, perceptive, and touching, <em>Lock and Key </em>will delight the legions of Sarah Dessen fans and win many new ones.<br /><br />Lock and Key was a good read. It was longer, over 400 pages, but sometimes you love books like that. You just want to keep reading when the book ends, you wish it hadn’t. The storyline has so many plot twists and it’s different from the other Sarah Dessen novels you love, but you still wish you were like Ruby just like you do with Dessen’s many other protagonists. <div><p>I would have to say that some of the story was predictable. You knew how she would handle the situation, but you just as to read it to make sure. I would definitely recommend it.<br /><br /><strong>RATING: 4.5 stars</strong></p></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-14368241781546009442008-08-28T22:49:00.005-05:002008-08-29T12:30:47.077-05:00Today/Tomorrow/The Day After<span style="color:#993399;">Okay, so the rest of today/tomorrow/the day after (plus a bunch more days after that) are going to be so busy. I'm just gonna get right to my point.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong>My Schedule:</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#993399;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><u>THE REST OF TODAY-8/28</u></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><s><strong>11-12:</strong> Cleaning my room</span> </s><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;"><u>TOMORROW-8/29</u></span></strong><br /></span><span style="color:#993399;"><s><strong>12-1:</strong> Reading & Surfing The Web (I can't get to sleep before 1 o'clock anywayz, might as well do something useful)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>1-6:</strong> Sleeping</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>6-6:50: </strong>Getting Ready & Drinking Coffee & Checking my e-mail/blog/myspace</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>6:50-7:</strong> Driving To My Dad's House</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>7-7:45: </strong>Waiting at my Dad's House (Watching TV & Drinking More Coffee)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>7:45-7:55: </strong>Walking to school</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>7:55-8:15: </strong>Organizing My Locker (No school hasn't started yet, I just know my combo, so I'm gonna bring my stuff now.)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>8:15-8:30: </strong>Getting Ready for Volleyball Practice</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>8:30-10:40: </strong>Volleyball Practice</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10:40-10:50: </strong>Get Ready to Go Home</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10:50-11: </strong>Walk Home</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>11-11:30: </strong>Make lunch & eat it (What? I don't know yet)</span> </s><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>11:30-4: </strong>Chill Time & Showering (The only time I really have to just hang out by myself all weekend.) Plus Brandy (a friend) arrives sometime in this area.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>4-4:10: </strong>Driving to my mom's house</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>4:10-10: </strong>Hang out with Brandy (Watch movies & sit in the hot tub & surf the net)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10-12: </strong>Sleeping (Hopefully we fall asleep by then.)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><u>THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW-8/30</u></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>12-4:30: </strong>Sleeping (Hopefully)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>4:30-5:30:</strong> Getting Ready</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>5:30-5:45: </strong>Find Something to Eat for Breakfast (and Coffee)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>5:45-5:55: </strong>Andrea (a junior) picks us up to bring us into town (SCHOOL)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>5:55-6: </strong>Wait for all the other Student Council members to arrive</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>6-6:45: </strong>Ride the Bus to the Craft Show</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>6:45-2:45: </strong>Help out at the Craft Show (and earn Community Service hours)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>2:45-2:50: </strong>Get Ready to Leave</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>2:50-3:35: </strong>Ride the Bus Back to School</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>3:35-5:45: </strong>Going to a friend's house (don't know which one yet)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>5:45-6: </strong>Getting to another friend's (spoiled) surprise party</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>6-10: </strong>Participating in said party</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10-10:10: </strong>Getting back to my mom's house</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10:10-10:50: </strong>Getting ready for bed</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10:50-11:30: </strong>Checking e-mail/blog/myspace</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>11:30-12: </strong>Reading & Watching TV on my laptop</span><br /><strong><span style="color:#993399;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">THE DAY AFTER THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW-8/31</span></u><br />12-12:30: </strong>Reading & Watching TV on my laptop</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>12:30-1: </strong>Trying to fall asleep</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>1-5:45: </strong>Sleeping</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>5:45-6:45: </strong>Getting Ready</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>6:45-7: </strong>Drinking Coffee, maybe finding something to eat</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>7-8:40: </strong>Driving to my aunt's church</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>8:40-9: </strong>Mingling in the lobby and drinking more coffee</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>9-10:30: </strong>Church Service</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10:30-10:50: </strong>More Mingling</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10:50-11:10: </strong>Driving to my aunt's house</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>11:10-4: </strong>Family Bonding</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>4-6: </strong>Heading into town (shopping, maybe?)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>6-9:30: </strong>More family bonding</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>9:30-10: </strong>Being forced to lay down because school's coming up, but there's no way I'm going to sleep</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10-11:30: </strong>Reading</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>11:30-12: </strong>Possibly falling asleep (if not, more reading)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>THE DAY AFTER THE DAY AFTER THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW-9/1</u></span><br />12-10:</strong> Catching up on my sleeping</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10-12: </strong>Family bonding</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>12-1:30: </strong>Driving Home</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>1:30-2: </strong>Getting Caught up on my laundry (and my family's)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>2-4: </strong>Relaxing as much as I can (Checking e-mail/blog/myspace)</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>4-6: </strong>Reading and reviewing,</span><span style="color:#993399;"> hopefully</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>6-9: </strong>Watching a movie with the fam, checking to make sure we have all our school supplies.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>9-10:30: </strong>More reading and reviewing</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>10:30-11: </strong>Trying to Get to Sleep</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><strong><u>9/2</u></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">SCHOOL</span><br /><br /><p>I guess what i'm just trying to say is that I'm going to be <strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;">SOOOOOO UBER </span></strong>busy that you shouldn't hope for any more reviews until Monday, but I will try. I promise I will. Well, now I need to get started on my room. Good night to you reviewers and Good Morning to REVIEWER X, I think. I don't actually know what time it is wherever she is. But Good Morning/Night anywayz, toodles.</p>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-8376337874808828312008-08-28T10:49:00.009-05:002008-08-29T13:38:31.836-05:00Booking Through Thursday: Volume One<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240010648572115554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84PRvJ7w7O0SYuytcaNkk2hXKfuNlXWjiIGYQJaRp3lsADJw8y1B8HtQC3iP3TrUhmuLPjB_1uGMKbABGd3fPDt5hyphenhyphenkCmPxkk7qBPYPiA3mR5M7ikDCIGF2cLDHfffO6HmBawB1_0EIvj/s320/Booking+Through+Thursday.bmp" border="0" />This week's BOOKING THROUGH THURSDAY post goes like this:<br /><br /><em>If you’re anything like me, one of your favorite reasons to read is for the story. Not for the character development and interaction. Not because of the descriptive, emotive powers of the writer. Not because of deep, literary meaning hidden beneath layers of metaphor. (Even though those are all good things.) No … it’s because you want to know what happens next?<br /></em><br /><em>Or, um, is it just me?</em><br /><em></em><br />I have to say that I am a mix of all of those. Definitely for the story. If the story isn't interesting, then why read it? I hate to keep reading a book, when I don't enjoy it. I also like to see the character development and interaction. I love people watching and reading is like doing it from your own home. (I'm a pretty nosy person.) I don't like metaphors much because if I don't understand them, then I feel stupid. I'd rather people just say what they mean.<br /><br />Though when an author can make you laugh out loud or just start crying in the middle of a chapter, you know that person has unbelievable writing skills. You know that they really enjoy their profession. However, like Deb, I'd have to say that I'll keep reading for the story. I read because I want to know what's coming.<br /><br />I enjoyed this post. Thanks Deb.Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-65756692332430159582008-08-27T22:41:00.006-05:002008-08-28T12:01:09.036-05:00Things I'm A Part Of<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0GlKRw3ianU_9r4Tpcj2ihS2rslvX1XuthyR4fMZ7RBeYKH2lxlyJNUl63TodKjgWwf2eqIlh02XF6c81d7cblNBJOsQY1k928YNaI-n8uekCAUdnsew9dlKbGRf1XyE_X3OEq9z3r_1/s1600-h/spinox1[1].gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239614481219521746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0GlKRw3ianU_9r4Tpcj2ihS2rslvX1XuthyR4fMZ7RBeYKH2lxlyJNUl63TodKjgWwf2eqIlh02XF6c81d7cblNBJOsQY1k928YNaI-n8uekCAUdnsew9dlKbGRf1XyE_X3OEq9z3r_1/s400/spinox1%5B1%5D.gif" border="0" /></a> YA Books Bloggers is also really cool. I posted my first blog today. I'm really excited to see what all the other bloggers have to say.<br /><div><br />Booking Through Thursday is a cool site. All you have to do is answer the post.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgU2hGRHWVpaUkd2dRgX1eFpphoPOo_cnj2XiCPwMhrGiZ2AZQfiXg_KgtrmBEa7IyZZbfZSF-GZTPKrwnacAy7hUkDI4yzu4KgxZpuK3auuyYEPryV0Mt3JYFLKqK1u8KWz2-SQLrdDm/s1600-h/Booking+Through+Thursday.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239614349618304146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgU2hGRHWVpaUkd2dRgX1eFpphoPOo_cnj2XiCPwMhrGiZ2AZQfiXg_KgtrmBEa7IyZZbfZSF-GZTPKrwnacAy7hUkDI4yzu4KgxZpuK3auuyYEPryV0Mt3JYFLKqK1u8KWz2-SQLrdDm/s400/Booking+Through+Thursday.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BNgqAEi6MzSx4_FND1TKL9SRuygVAj9vWnXJ61KoIA_GWZslIib40wh6Jm4eX-E-i6tw91d_I7QkFQIEN-VvxP-gyv7VwCZiOPHBO0WrJGYb3y6_IXGuwmjG05L7MpCrjvSlLwgMnG1r/s1600-h/Proud+member+of+Random+Buzzers.bmp"></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BNgqAEi6MzSx4_FND1TKL9SRuygVAj9vWnXJ61KoIA_GWZslIib40wh6Jm4eX-E-i6tw91d_I7QkFQIEN-VvxP-gyv7VwCZiOPHBO0WrJGYb3y6_IXGuwmjG05L7MpCrjvSlLwgMnG1r/s1600-h/Proud+member+of+Random+Buzzers.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239409134837381650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BNgqAEi6MzSx4_FND1TKL9SRuygVAj9vWnXJ61KoIA_GWZslIib40wh6Jm4eX-E-i6tw91d_I7QkFQIEN-VvxP-gyv7VwCZiOPHBO0WrJGYb3y6_IXGuwmjG05L7MpCrjvSlLwgMnG1r/s320/Proud+member+of+Random+Buzzers.bmp" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div>Random Buzzers is so cool. Just joined today. I already love it.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BNgqAEi6MzSx4_FND1TKL9SRuygVAj9vWnXJ61KoIA_GWZslIib40wh6Jm4eX-E-i6tw91d_I7QkFQIEN-VvxP-gyv7VwCZiOPHBO0WrJGYb3y6_IXGuwmjG05L7MpCrjvSlLwgMnG1r/s1600-h/Proud+member+of+Random+Buzzers.bmp"></a> </p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY5k7fvEISvqyS4dp7MCmcYNLrXHkQtoHTK2iz7nfAxQfnSJq2NX_8GbNmUtNTmjHG3ubmPh8886BQohBTT-PXe5kI4NxTdkec3T1lSxR9Z61WsvhUhkZYDFshO7ZZ0xd4-qgH6fBjFHR/s1600-h/I"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239594593993490514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY5k7fvEISvqyS4dp7MCmcYNLrXHkQtoHTK2iz7nfAxQfnSJq2NX_8GbNmUtNTmjHG3ubmPh8886BQohBTT-PXe5kI4NxTdkec3T1lSxR9Z61WsvhUhkZYDFshO7ZZ0xd4-qgH6fBjFHR/s320/I'm+A+Weekly+Geek.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Weekly Geeks is one of the best hidden secrets on the web. Plus I think this pic is so cute.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyq7d8Mhhc3DwAdpmUacEIOBvaS9N-laJW70_GoiDmKKLuI2ci7KdRmDKGpFDQHahyphenhyphenqEgiQcve0qyRoHA8Dms2RqLBaXCdRddTuu2juwb8uzL2zFjLgE3jL6IrpjE7JzC4WE10AXRBQI1j/s1600-h/Booking+Through+Thursday.bmp"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyq7d8Mhhc3DwAdpmUacEIOBvaS9N-laJW70_GoiDmKKLuI2ci7KdRmDKGpFDQHahyphenhyphenqEgiQcve0qyRoHA8Dms2RqLBaXCdRddTuu2juwb8uzL2zFjLgE3jL6IrpjE7JzC4WE10AXRBQI1j/s1600-h/Booking+Through+Thursday.bmp"></a></div></div></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-67754410251050828372008-08-27T11:25:00.003-05:002008-08-29T13:39:29.918-05:00Wired Wednesday: Volume One<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239755936574613490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEU7_K2F2qBhnLG_kZCfNDrj_E7upcBBHkJPq-yT2sHRBkiExpZK_KjD89HF-PTkTBtMkeAIrzcI4ZMJamSceJaxcf2-xqUZ6Qkmyomaw9PSZeEexdSaHZT_o0p8rAg6qjHIvrdb0GciUE/s320/Wired+Wed.jpg" border="0" />This is a new addition to the blog. On Wednesday as soon as you get up, grab a cup of coffee (or something else that's caffienated, if your not a coffee addict like me). Nothing before. We need some coffee to get us through the rest of this Hump Day. Then state how you feel on the blog and answer the following questions.<br /><br /><strong>Feeling: </strong>A little tired<br /><br /><strong>Current Book:</strong> Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Next Book In Line: </strong>Top Ten Uses For An Unworn Prom Dress<br /><br /><strong>Last Book Blog Seen (besides your own): </strong>The Reading Sanctuary<br /><br /><strong>Link This Blog Please. </strong><a href="http://www.thereadingsanctuary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Click Here </a><br /><br /><strong>Are you impressed by this Blog? </strong>Yes, I liked the layout.<br /><br /><strong>Any plans for today?</strong> I have volleyball practice until 4:30 then at 5:15, I have to babysit with the rest of the freshmen in Student Council. Then I will come home, shower, eat something, and begin to read.Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-89529870487238339932008-08-26T22:43:00.000-05:002008-08-26T22:52:45.163-05:00New Stuff IISeptember is going to be a <strong><u><em><span style="font-size:130%;">big</span></em></u></strong> month. A bunch of stuff is coming up.<br /><br /><ol><li>A contest is coming. The name of the book is to be announced.</li><li>An author review is coming. The name of the author is also to be announced.</li><li>A new addition to this blog, a reviewer review is coming. Again, to be announced.</li><li>A poll is coming. I don't even need to write it. TBA.</li><li>Then a bunch of reviews will be coming.</li></ol><p>I am very excited and you should be too. SEPTEMBER is the month to be here. Only six more days.</p>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-74379292122181122902008-08-26T21:19:00.000-05:002008-08-26T21:29:55.189-05:0027. How I Found The Perfect Dress by Maryrose Wood<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zq04QD2RL.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>I had the most unbelievable summer. On a bike tour of Ireland, I fell head over handlebars for the hunky guide, Colin, and-oh, yeah-magically discovered that I'm a half-goddess. Then it was back to my painfully normal life-and my relationship with Colin fizzled to the occasional e-mail-until he wrote saying he was coming <em>here</em>!</div><br /><div></div><div>But Colin's arrival is not so magical-the poor guy's exhausted. It seems that when I found my goddess mojo, a spell was cast on Colin. In his dreams he's forced to dance till dawn with the faeries, who want to boogie for an eternity. If I don't break the enchantment somehow, the prom I've been dreaming of will be Colin's worst nightmare. Look out, faeries, Colin's next dance is with me!</div><br /><div></div><div>Can this half-goddess dance the night away with the mortal of her dreams?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>I didn't enjoy this book. It read long and I wish I had read the first one in the series to see if it was the same.</div><br /><div></div><div><strong>RATING: 2 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-70911642037670062282008-08-26T21:03:00.000-05:002008-08-26T21:15:12.012-05:0026. Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=0316154423/LC.GIF&client=wakep"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=0316154423/LC.GIF&client=wakep" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm going to let you in on a little Hollywood secret: Movie stars don't always get along. It's true. You can't believe everything you hear during interviews on <em>Access Hollywood</em>. When a star is asked about her costar, she'll gush about how the two are best buds who go to the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf every Saturday morning after Ashtanga yoga for a fat-free Ice Blended. The truth is they probably haven't seen each other outside work in six months. Celebrities will say anything for good publicity. </div><br /><div>How do I know? You've probably already guessed. I'm on of them. I'm Kaitlin Burke, one of <em>Teen People</em>'s "25 Hottest Stars Under 25." Number six on <em>Entertainment Weekly</em>'s "It List."</div><br /><div></div><div> </div><div>I thought this book was predictable, but highly addictive. I love any journal book, and this one was interesting. I just kept reading.</div><div> </div><div><strong>RATING: 3.5 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-19467557323802342582008-08-26T20:29:00.000-05:002008-08-26T20:41:16.808-05:0025. Violet On The Runway by Melissa Walker<a href="http://wirelessdigest.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/25/violet.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://wirelessdigest.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/25/violet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">ON THE DAY MY LIFE CHANGED</div><br /><div align="center">THE LADY IN THE GIANT CHANEL SHADES</div><br /><div align="center">STARED ME UP AND DOWN</div><br />"Gorgeous, I've got fall castings coming up and I think you could be IT. And I mean IT. Are you busy next weekend? I can have you on a flight to New york Friday Night. If it's up to me, I say you're the next Kate Moss-but, you know, taller and without the PR problems...I hope!" Then she threw her perfectly highlighted hair back and laughed, which gave me a good look at her straight white veneers.<br /><br />So that's how I happen to have this business card in the front pocket of my jeans as I start my senior year of high school. The card of Angela Blythe from Tryst Models in New York City, who wants to put me on a plane this weekend and whisk me into her world of high-heeled boots and oversized sunglasses. Me, Violet Greenfield, who's been P-L-A-I-N practically forever.<br /><br />And you wanna know a secret? I'm going...<br /><br /><br />I really liked this book. Violet is such an interesting character. She's really strong and a bit predictable, but you love her for it. In this world that she now lives in, in this world of running around and magazine shoots and backstabbing your best friends, you need to know there's one thing that will stay strong.<br /><br /><strong>RATING: 4 stars</strong>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-3764524743933597472008-08-26T20:02:00.000-05:002008-08-26T20:19:57.503-05:0024. Ambition by Kate Brian<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n49/n248440.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n49/n248440.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>THE HIGHER YOU CLIMB, THE FARTHER YOU HAVE TO FALL...</div><br /><div>Reed Brennan knew being elected president of exclusive Billings Hall would change her life. What she didn't count on was being dumped by her boyfriend, Josh Hollis, or being held responsible for a fire that destroyed Easton Academy's oldest building.</div><br /><div></div><div>AND NOW THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO SHUT BILLINGS DOWN. FOREVER.</div><br /><div></div><div>As president, it's up to Reed to save Billings Hall. What better way to win over the headmaster than to host a glam fund-raising event in New York City? Everyone needs a date, and the newly single Reed is the most eligible girl on campus. All of Easton's hottest boys are angling to take her out, and for once, Reed's biggest problem is which one to choose.</div><br /><div></div><div>Reed has never felt so popular or powerful until the police start asking questions about Cheyenne Martin's death. Excited party buzz quickly turns to whispered rumors and dark moods, and one thing is clear: There is someone who wants to see Billings, and Reed, go down. And they will do anything to make it happen.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>I probably liked this one second best. Confessions will always be my all-time favorite, well until Revelation comes out, because that looks so good. This one Reed really shows that she is a force to be reckoned with. She's a tough person and she'll stand up for what she thinks is right.</div><br /><div></div><div><strong>RATING: 5 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-43749971531027165852008-08-26T19:15:00.000-05:002008-08-26T19:30:09.668-05:0023. Legacy by Kate Brian<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n48/n244269.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n48/n244269.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>THE PRICE OF POWER.</div><br /><div>After Cheyenne Martin's death, everyone at Easton Academy is struggling to recover from yet another tragedy-especially the girls of Billings Hall. With Cheyenne gone, they need to elect a new leader. And who better than Reed Brennan, the ultimate Billings Girl?</div><br /><div>As the new Billings president, Reed suddenly has access to power she never imagined. Gossip is reported to her immediately. She has first dibs on everything from dining tables to dorm rooms, and Billings's most powerful alumnae are at her beck and call. So when Easton's students discover they're the only prep school on the East Coast not invited to this year's ultra-exclusive Legacy party, everyone turns to Reed to get them back on the list.</div><br /><div>REED IS THE MOST POWERFUL GIRL AT EASTON.</div><br /><div>She revels in her newfound status, but knows better than anyone that the Billings leaders have a tainted legacy: Ariana was institutionalized, Noelle was expelled, and Cheyenne just died. History has a way of repeating itself at Easton, and now that Reed has everything she's ever wanted, she has everything to lose.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This book was just as good as the others. Though, it does change the perspective, because Reed has become popular and idolized. The Reed we all knew was awkward and unsure of herself. She didn't know how to handle situtations, much less be in the center of things. She's grown up, but she's still the same girl.</div><br /><div><strong>RATING: 4.5 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-29899965285982374262008-08-26T09:35:00.000-05:002008-08-26T09:53:47.641-05:0022. Inner Circle by Kate Brian<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n44/n220915.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n44/n220915.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>LAST YEAR WAS THE BEGINNING. WELCOME TO THE INNER CIRCLE.<br /><br />Reed Brennan arrived at Easton Academy expecting to find an idyllic private school experience-challenging classes, adorably preppy boys, and a chance to create a new life for herself. Instead, she discovered lies, deception, blackmail, and ... murder. But, thanksfully, the killers were caught and the nightmare is finally over.<br /><br />THE OLD BILLINGS GIRLS ARE GONE.<br /><br />Now, with a new school year ahead of her, Reed steps back on Easton's ivy-covered campus ready to start over. So when the headmaster announces that Billings is forbidden from holding their traditional, secretive initiation, Reed is relieved. She champions the new rules and the six new girls the administration has picked to live in Billings Hall: Constance, Missy, Lorna, Kiki, Astrid, and newcomer Sabine.<br /><br />But Reed's fellow Billings resident and new nemesis, Cheyenne Martin, believes the changes are a mockery of Billings history. Despire the new rules, Cheyenne vows to keep the old ways alive, no matter what-or <em>who</em>-stands in her way...<br /><br /></div><div><br />I liked this book. It took me forever to find it but it's like I just re-started and I feel as though I never stopped reading this series. It's definitely not as good as the others, but it's still a really great read.<br /><br /><strong>RATING: 4 stars</strong></div></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-1295028605250888442008-08-25T21:44:00.000-05:002008-08-26T21:36:15.843-05:0021. True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas<a href="http://www.loladouglas.com/img/true_confessions_of_a_hollywood_starlet.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="353" alt="" src="http://www.loladouglas.com/img/true_confessions_of_a_hollywood_starlet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Teen star Morgan Carter's mom is trying to kill her. At least, that's what Morgan thinks when she's sent to Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a near overdose outside L.A.'s Viper Room.<br /><br />Morgan's been sent to recover out of the spotlight. Way out. She's been given a major makeunder, a new name, and a completely different identity. Her plan? To keep a diary of the experience, have it published as a tell-all book, and stage a comeback. But when this L.A. girl finds love and a new life in Middle America, will she abandon it for another shot at super stardom?<br /><br /><strong>Makeunder</strong>: New dark brown hair, fake squared-off fake tortoiseshell glasses, removing all traces of makeup, clothing from Target, Old Navy, and Payless<br /><br /><strong>Name: </strong>Claudia Miller<br /><br /><strong>Identity: </strong>Claudia Miller moved from New York to get away from the drama at her school. She moved in with her aunt and wanted to start new.<br /><br />It's an interesting book and a fast read.<br /><br /><strong>RATING: 4 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-83674482232343919632008-08-24T22:43:00.000-05:002008-08-26T11:26:20.826-05:0020. A Novel Idea by Aimee Friedman<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n51/n258716.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n51/n258716.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>Norah is a Brooklyn hipster. She is a book addict and a little short on her extra-curriculars. So she decided to start a book club. She also knows the perfect place. A local indie bookstore with a cutie behind the coffee counter. She can't wait to start. Yet, she's worried that no one will come.</div><br /><br /><div>When the first meeting does arrive, Norah gets a page-turning surprise. The attendees may be book-ish, but there are also a couple hotties. Sweet, bookish James is like a modern jane Austen hero. How will Norah snag him?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Norah, a secret romantic with hidden love stories in her room, devises a secret plan. If it works, she may have a 'Happily Ever After'.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I loved this book personally. I always read books about these exciting characters and all of there adventures. That's fine if you need some adventure in your life, but with <u>A Novel Idea</u> you feel like Norah. You love to read and you just want that boy to be perfect. This is a story for every book lover who is annoyed that the adventurous people in the books are more interesting than you.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>RATING: 5 stars</strong></div></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-18314030921841686882008-08-24T22:08:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:53:33.680-05:0019. Inside Girl: The Sweetest Thing by J. Minter<a href="http://images.bestwebbuys.com/muze/books/72/9781599900872.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 218px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="323" alt="" src="http://images.bestwebbuys.com/muze/books/72/9781599900872.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Flan Flood still has a glamorous New York City life that any girl would envy. She lives in a fabulous town house, her closets have pounds of designer clothing, and her curfew: whenever the clubs close.<br /><br />Flan and her new friends, Meredith and Judith, are still the normal everyday teenage girls you see on the street. They shop, get their hair done, and spend time together after school. They even break the biggest friendship rule of all: you can't go after the same guy. Adam McGregor is so cute that they don't know what to do. They just go for him.<br /><br />When a costume ball comes, they all decide that is the place to throw themselves at him. How will the night end?<br /><br /><strong>RATING: 3 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-3045863466396806202008-08-24T20:16:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:55:34.020-05:0018. Poseur by Rachel Maude<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n54/n273385.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n54/n273385.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Four high school girls who love fashion (but hate each other) are forced together to create a designer label for their exclusive LA private school. Can a cool coquette, a shy punk, a ghetto-glam egomaniac, and a hippie goddess make peace for couture? Welcome to Winston Prep-where wardrobe means war.<br /><br />The Cool Coquette - Charlotte Beverwil, with her wintery cream skin, long dark hair, almond shaped green eyes, wore a feminine dress with leggings and ballet flats on the first day of school. She loves all things French: Perrier, bicycling, cigarettes, Chanel.<br /><br />The Shy Punk - Janie Farrish wore an unbelievable green micro miniskirt, a vintage cardigan, and yellow flats on the first day of school. She had newly cleared skin, short brown hair and enormous grey eyes. She wanted to be a fashion designer when she graduated. The drawings throughout the book are all hers.<br /><br />The GhettoGlam Egomaniac - Melissa Moon showed up at school wearing black Juicy pants, a pink D&G tee, and silver Jimmy Choo stilettos. She has exotic features with her sultry eyes, a dusky complexion, and Angelina pout. With her famous parents, she wants to break free and start her own company.<br /><br />The Hippie Goddess - Petra Greene wore two different-colored ballet flats, a wine-red linen skirt, a mop-gray thermal tee, a shredded scarf, fake pearls, and a Burger King crown. All of this was picked out by her younger sisters. With her wide hazel-green eyes and honey-blonde hair, she could pass for a Victoria's Secret model's more attractive younger sister.<br /><br />These insanely different girls are thrown together in a group. How will they ever make it out alive, much less enjoy the time together? Read it and you'll find out.<br /><br /><strong>RATING: 4.5 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-65096000089667489232008-08-21T11:34:00.001-05:002008-08-23T13:42:42.303-05:0017. Perfect by Sara Shepard<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n44/n221573.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n44/n221573.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">This mysterious series is still coming. The books are so addicting. Aria still can't resist her ex. Hanna is on the verge of losing Mona. She just doesn't trust her. Emily has been betrayed by A, even worse than she could imagine. She doesn't know what to do and Maya is so confused. Spencer can't keep her hands of anything that belongs to her sister.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">"A" knows these secrets and she won't hesitate to tell anyone. You may not trust her, but you should do what she asks. Or else.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><strong>RATING: 3.5 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916523522606082746.post-23615333616145186372008-08-21T11:16:00.000-05:002008-08-21T11:33:20.995-05:0016. Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel<a href="http://www.alysonnoel.com/uploaded_images/Saving-Zoe2-735561.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.alysonnoel.com/uploaded_images/Saving-Zoe2-735561.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">It's been a year since the murder of 15-year-old Echo's older sister, Zoe, and she's still reeling from the aftermath. Her parents are numb, her friends are moving on, and as she starts high school awkwardly, she knows that she will never live up to her sister's memory. That is until Marc, who used to be Zoe's boyfriend, gives her the one thing that could help: Zoe's diary.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">In the beginning, Echo is feeling frightened and uninterested toward the diary. She doesn't think there will be anything in there that she doesn't already know. But eventually, she begins to read and becomes engrossed in the world of her sister's. She applies WWZD (What would Zoe do?) to almost everything in her life. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">You will honestly laugh and cry with this book. The plot is addictive and Noel really shows the dynamics between sisters relationships.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><strong>RATING: 5 stars</strong></div>Words Speak Volumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417023919587808945noreply@blogger.com0