Contest Thing :)

One of my most favoritest authors, Maggie Stiefvater, is having a contest in which bloggers must put up links to various things to enter. So, as you've probably figured out, I am now entering aforementioned contest:

 

 Book Trailer for her next book, Forever

Buy the book here
Read all her other books also! The Wolves of Mercy Falls Series FTW.

Book #11: Jane Eyre

By Charlotte Bronte. Again, this is a book I read for school. Which sort of feels like cheating, but when I take into account that I read it over the course of two days, it seems like a much more significant read. I love this book a great deal, and it being my second time reading the dang thing, I understood it much better this time. There's something amazing about old-fashioned writing that grabs my attention and whisks me away into the story. I get to make a soundtrack for this book for school, and I'm ridiculously excited. Which is, of course, incredibly nerdy. I got hooked on Sarah McLachlan's music this fall, and the novel seems to mirror lots of themes in her music-- or is it vice-versa?

Book #10: Beautiful Creatures

By Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Mmmm. This book was made up of amazing, delicious words put together in just the right way. Hauntingly southern and entrancingly mysterious, Beautiful Creatures was one of those captivating books that made me unable to be able to convince myself to turn off my light at a reasonable hour. Okay, that happens to me fairly often, but still, the book was amazing. Go forth and read it, for goodness sakes!

Book #9: The Secret of Rover

By Rachel Wildavsky. I read this book about 3 weeks ago, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The plot was quite unique-- to say the least--and the sibling relationships were well developed and incredibly realistic. Bonuses: Hermits that live on mountains, traveling in the backs of trucks, and much much more!

Goodness Gracious

It was a long time ago I last posted on this blog and i miss it. I'm back now, and I'll be posting about book's I've read over the last month or so over the next few days :D

The Feel of Book Covers

Do you know what I mean? No, of course you don't I haven't explained it yet. You know those books that aren't glossy and have a sort of a matte finish? Those are the best, especially the paperbacks. The paperbacks have this lovely, almost soft feel to them, mmm :) I find paperbacks that are glossy to be cheap looking and advance-reader's-copy-y. Not that I want to hate on them, I just happen to love the matte ones. The way a new book feels is amazing, a whole new world to discover and make your own is just waiting between the two covers of the book. Especially library books, they look so loved, and you start them knowing that many people have read and enjoyed the book before you!
That is all for today's ramble :D

Book #8: The Things a Brother Knows

by Dana Reinhardt (yes, again!). No, I did not read another book in 3 minutes, I happen to be very behind on posts. Read on:  This story was so touching and deep, and yet it managed to be absolutely hilarious at the same time! And unpredictable. It's one of those book you go into suspecting that the book is going to end in a certain overused way, but then you realize that it hasn't and won't! Yay! I love it when authors surprise me.

Book #7: How to Bulid a House

by Dana Reinhardt. Tennessee! Power tools! Rebuilding! Houses (duh)! Teens falling in love combined with extreme heat in a Tennessee summer= on hot book.*chortle* Aww-ness happened in this book. The kind that responds to cute things. But it (power tools etc) had amazing interconnected-ness with the rest of Harper's life! Yay :D

Book #6: The Realm of Possibility

by David Levithan. This book was written in free verse, so at first glance it looks like a book of poems. But free verse enabled the author to capture the beauty and individuality of the 20 young people he writes as, and the book was gorgeous. It was such a breath of fresh air from the normal restraints of chapter-formatted fiction, and I loved it. I got the book at the Sonoma County Free Bookmobile, after I went with my church youth group to visit and donate loads of books. The cover was so pretty (turquoise and orange) that I couldn't resist.  Such fun we had! Here's a link to their website : http://sonomacountybookmobile.org/. They're a great organization, and they give away books to people all over Sonoma County who can't make it to the library.

Book #5: The Mysterious Benedict Society

by Trenton Lee Stewart. Ohmigoodness. I absolutely love reading books aimed at readers younger than me. This one was so much fun! What could be better than a gang of unique child geniuses? Plus there's the fact that it involves twins in any way at all... :) Read it! I've been being told to read this book for say, five years? A long time. I finally got around to it, yay me!

Book #4: Year of Wonders

by Geraldine Brooks. Okay, so this was an assigned book for school. But really, I deserve credit for this one. Even though it was about the black plague (ewww), it was an amazing book. I actually enjoyed it, and I though I wouldn't at all... shows to go ya.

#3: Look Me in the Eye

by John Elder Robison. Ohmigoodness. This was by far the best book I've read for school. An eye-opening autobiography of a man with Asperger's disorder, and how he dealt with being different (and brilliant). He designed all those fire-breathing guitars for KISS!! I read this in like 3 hours it was so excellent and engaging. That usually doesn't happen with autobiographies for me.

Other Things I Love

Other than reading, there are many things I love. I feel the need to warn you of these so perhaps you will be better prepared for my ramblings about these seemingly unrelated subjects.

• I love crochet. It is my firm belief that crocheting is not only for old ladies, but something that is beneficial to everyone. Beware though, of the large amounts of money you will inevitably spend on nice yarn. 
• I love baking. Now, at this point, you're probably thinking that I'm really an elderly grandmotherly like woman who feels the need to pretend that she is a young girl. This, I am not. Baking makes me happy, and it's a great way for me to relive myself of stress.
• I also love drawing, it is something that I recently discovered I was good at, and I really enjoy it. 

So there you have it. Consider yourself forewarned of the ramblings that will ensue.

Book #2: The 10 p.m. Question

by Kate De Goldi. I started reading this book about 3 months ago, and decided to dig my heels in and finish it today. So I did. It's such a thought provoking book, but it took me (evidently) a long time to get through it. I love the general British-ness of the setting. British books make me unreasonably happy for some reason. Anyhoo, I really enjoyed it once I got into it. It has such a quirky storyline... which pretty much means I love it.

Book #1: The Mockingbirds

by Daisy Whitney. First book I've read this year. I get to have tea with the author soon! Woo! Anyways, it was a really well written book, but it broached some really serious subjects. I totally recommend it. Ages 13+

Why hello there

Hey look! I have a blog :) I'm going to post every time I finish a book (hopefully)and every time something strikes me as interesting and I feel the need to share it with the world (well, part of the world). Hope you all are at least mildly entertained.