In this world

Something, Maybe

2010-05-15T15:38:00.001-07:00

Title: Something, Maybe
Author: Elizabeth Scott
YA
Pages: 217
My Copy: Paper Back - Simon Pulse
Basic Rating: 4/5
Characters: 3/5
Story: 3/5
Setting: 3/5
Cover: 3/5
Following book: None -
Worth it? 3/3
My Recommendation: For lovers of Elizabeth Scott and other writers like Sarah Dessen. It's a really good coming of age - drama for teens.
My Thoughts:
The first thing i must say is that this book is so much better than "perfect you". It's more my style and not so kissy with no emotion. It actually had substance of growing ad some unusual not typical event is in a teenage girls life. It was real and Hannah was real and her feelings were relatable to a degree. Elizabeth Scott did a great job on this book and i am really satisfied and more after reading this story. For me it was addicting and i just wanted to know what would happen next.
The characters were really good and understandable. Great mystery's behind them and you want to know their story.
The story is heartbreaking in terms of sad but not sad sad depressing. (if you read it you'll understand.) It also glows with some light as the book goes on. It's my kind of YA story that is a young adult story of a girl with romance in it (or what ever you'd like to call it), but it doesn't make the book sill or unnecessary (like "perfect you" was sometimes to silly and not really real.) It's both fun and emotional. I think it is a better book of Elizabeth Scott and it gives her more diversity.

Plot:
Everyone thinks their parents are embarrassing, but Hannah knows she's got them all beat. Her dad made a fortune showcasing photo's of pretty girls and his "party" lifestyle all over the Internet, and her mom was once one of her dad's girlfriends and is now the star of her own website. After getting the wrong kind of attention for way too long, Hannah has mastered the art of staying under the radar . . . . . and that's just how she likes it. Of course, that doesn't help her get noticed by her crush. Hannah's sure that gorgeous, confident Josh is her soul mate, but between trying to get him to notice her, wondering why she suddenly can't stop thinking about her coworker Finn, and dealing with her parents, Hannah feels like she's going crazy. But she's determined to make things work out the way she wants - only what she wants may not be what she needs . . .

Bostan!~~~

Don't Judge a girl by her cover

2010-05-15T15:21:00.000-07:00

Title: Don't judge a girl by her cover
Author: Ally Carter
Pages; 263
YA
Basic Rating: 3/5 and a half
Characters: 4/5
Story: 3/5
Setting: 4/5
Cover: 4/5
My Copy: Hyperlon Hardcover
Following: Only the good spy young (book #4)
Worth it? 2/3 or 3/3

My Recommendation: For readers and lovers of the Gallagher girl series and for readers who are looking for a new series to get into. (but if you are interested start with the first book)

My Thoughts:

I am really happy with this book. I again thought the characters were really great and the setting and feel of the story was really cool. I like even now the feel of the places being described and the look in my head as i picture it. My rating isn't as high as the two books before this because i really loved those two better but i did like this book a lot. The story was really mysterious and different and i thought that was planned out good. I just really can't see myself feeling into the whole Zach and Cammie relationship. Once being brought to her first boyfriend i can't just switch over to Zach. So I'm not liking that area of things, but i must admit i am trying to like Zach more. I can't wait to see what is going to happen in the next book - i am clueless to what is going to happen. I really like how Ally Carter writes - her style is cool. So that is what i have to say about this book, check it out if you are interested.

Plot: When Cammie "the Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer break. After all, she's there to watch Macey's father accept the nomination for Vice Resident of the United States. but when you go to the world's best school (for spies), "exciting" and "deadly"are never far apart. Cammie and Macey soon find themselves trapped in a kidnappers' plot, with only their espionage skills to save them. As her junior year begins, Cammie can't shake the memory of what happened in Boston, and even the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women doesn't feel like the safe haven it once did. Shocking secrets and old flames seem to lurk around every one one of the mansion's corners as Cammie and her friends struggle to answer the questions Who is after Macey? And how can the Gallagher Girls keep her safe?

Soon Cammie is joining Bex and Liz as Macey's private security team on the Campaign trail. The girls must use their spy training at every turn as the stakes are raised, and Cammie gets closer and closer to the shocking truth. . . . .

Bostan~

Yet To Read: Apollo 23

2010-04-21T17:24:00.000-07:00

Yet To Read: Is about a book that i have not read yet but believe me i really want to. It is me sharing what is on my wish list and reading list. This book description is from Amazon.com

Title: Doctor who: Apollo 23

Author: Justin Richards

Pages: 256

Science Fiction

Publishers: BBC Books ( Out on April 22, 2010)

Amazon Price List Price: $11.99

Price: $8.09

Plot:'For a few moments this afternoon, it rained on the moon'. An astronaut in full spacesuit appears out of thin air in a busy shopping centre. Maybe it's a publicity stunt. A photo shows a well-dressed woman in a red coat lying dead at the edge of a crater on the dark side of the moon - beside her beloved dog 'Poochie'. Maybe it's a hoax. But as the Doctor and Amy find out, these are just minor events in a sinister plan to take over every human being on earth. The plot centres on a secret military base on the moon - that's where Amy and the TARDIS are. The Doctor is back on Earth, and without the TARDIS there's no way he can get to the moon to save Amy and defeat the aliens. Or is there? The Doctor discovers one last great secret that could save humanity: Apollo 23.

Why? The book sounds really good and i am interested to see what this new doctor will be like in print.

On the Bright side, I'm now the girlfriend of a sex god

2010-04-21T17:04:00.001-07:00

Title: (US) On the Bright side, I'm now the girlfriend of a sex god (UK) It's OK, I'm wearing really big knickers
Author: Louise Rennison
Pages: 233
YA
My Copy: Harper Collins Publishers (cover art 2006)
Paperback
Following book: Knocked out by my nunga-nungas

Basic Rating: 4/5

Characters: 3/5 (great characters)

Plot: 4/5

Setting: 3/5

Cover: 3/5 and a half

Worth it? either paper or hardcover

My Recommendation: For readers who are looking for a good laugh and a sense of humor, a fabby story and something really easy to get into.

My Thoughts: I'm so happy with this book and the whole series. Again i loved Georgia and her way of describing her life. Louise Rennison really has a very goofy sense of humor and a special way that she See's things through Georgia. This book is just a really nice story to read and it will make you laugh. It's good to read if your looking for something like that. I think we can all relate to Georgia, in the largest way or even just a small way. She's goofy and at the same time lovable. For girls, she's the typical teenage girl - in a none typical way. Her mum always cracks me up, how she's just so disconnected from her daughter, but we all know she loves her. And her sister Libby is Hillary! - she has some little girl problems that are normal. So i thought this follow up was perfect for "Angus-" and I'm just so happy how the story is progressing and i can't wait to read more of the books in this series.

Plot: Georgia Nicolson is dating the Sex God so life should be perfect . . . . . . except in Georgia's life, nothing is ever Perfect. Her cat, Angus, is terrorizing the neighborhood. Her sister, Libby (who is slightly Mad), hides her pooey knickers at the bottom of Georgia's bed. Then the Sex God breaks it off because she's too young. It's time for Georgia to become a heartless boy magnet.

Bostan~

Open Book: Bright Side -

2010-04-20T21:47:00.000-07:00

Open Book: Painting a smile and if i'm lucky enough a hint of a laugh at the corners of your mouth. I really liked these qoutes i have collected throughout the week. Thought they were a laugh and either true or could be true for some people.

Title: On the Bright side, i'm now the girlfriend of a sex god

Author: Louise Rennison

Page: 86

"Boy's are different from girls. Girls like to be cozy all the time but boys don't. First of all they like to get all close to you like a coiled-up rubber band, but after a while they get fed up with being too coiled and need to stretch away to their full stretchiness. Then, after a bit of on -their-own stretchy, they ping back to be close to you."

Page: 127

"Thinking about the difference between girls and boys. For instance, when girls walk home we put on lippy and makeup. We chat. Sometimes we pretend to be hunchbacks. But that is it. Perfectly normal behavior. When the Foxwood boys come out they hit each other, trip one another up, and stuff leaves or caps down each others trousers."

Pages: 205
"Am i really horrible? Perhaps i am one of those people who don't really feel things properly, like Madona."

NEw New books

2010-04-20T21:22:00.000-07:00

I just got a few books a couple of days ago!!! I am very excited and happy. Since i can't get very many books as my cercomstance doesn't allow me to i alway get super excited when i can.
So these are my new books!!!

Title: Something, Maybe
Author: Elizabeth Scott
Pages: 217
YA
Plot: Everyone thinks their parents are embarresing, but Hannah knows she's got them all beat. Her dad made a fortune showcasing photos of pretty girls and his "party" lifestyle all over the internet, and her mom was once one of her dad's girlfriends and is now the star of her own website. After getting the wrong kind of attention for way too long, Hannah has mastered the art of staying uner the radar. . . and that's just how she likes it. Of course, that doesn't help her get noticed by her crush. Hannah's sure that gorgeous, confident Josh is her soul mate, but between trying to get him to notice her, wondering why she suddenly can't stop thinking about her cowoker Finn, and dealing with her parents, Hannah feels like she's going crazy. But she's determinded to make things work out the way she wants - only what she wants may not be what she needs. . . .

Title: The Taking of Chelsea 426
Author: David LLewellyn
Pages: 241
Sciene Fiction
Plot: The Chelsea Flower Show - hardly the most exciting or dangerous event in the calendar, or so the Doctor thinks. But this is Chelsea 426, a city-sized future colony floating on the clouds of Saturn, and the flowers are much more than they seem. As the Doctor investigates, he becomes more and more worried. Why is shopkeeper Mr. Pemberton acting so strangely? And what is Professor Wilberforce's terrible secret?
They are close to finding the answers when a familiar foe arrives, and the stakes suddenly get much higher. THe Sontarans have plans of their own, and they're not here to arrange flowers. . .

Title: Knocked out by my Nunga- nungas
Author: Louise Rennison
Pages: 173
YA
Plot: Georgia Nicolson has finnally landed Robbie the sex god and life is fab. But all of a sudden Georgia's ex, Dave the Laugh, is starting to look quite dreamy. Strangely, so does just about every other guy Georgia meets, event the new French teacher. Is Georgia becoming a shameless vixen?

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Angus, Thongs and Full- frontal snogging

2010-04-20T20:59:00.000-07:00

Title: Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging
Author: Louise Rennison
Pages: 234
YA

Basic Rating: 4/5

Characters: 3/5 and a half ( I really liked them!)

Plot: 3/5 and a half

Setting: 3/5

Cover: 3/5

My Copy: Paper Back (Harper Teen Cover art 2006) (The one above)

Following book: "On the bright side, I'm now the girlfriend of a sex god" USA copy

or UK "It's OK, I'm wearing really big knickers"

Worth it? 2/3 or 3/3 ( i would buy hardcover.)

My Recommendation: For people who like a comical genius an for fun light weighty matters. And above all for readers who love YA Comedy.

My Thoughts: This book is such a laugh. It was just real (in more of a comical way) and funny. Their was just girl topic's that real girls think about. It was light with relatable matters. I could relate to somethings and it was so hilarious to see it put into words. Georgia is very amusing and funny. She is a bit selfish and sometimes too vain, but she's a great character. We are all at times selfish and vain so that is relatable. The other characters just fit in perfectly and i like that a lot. It is different than the movie - "Angus thongs and perfect snogging" - but i think it does have to be when you combine two books together. The setting is very ace - i love Eastborne England and i thought that was brilliant. It's a diary and i normally don't go for diary's but i wanted to try this book out and i am really glad i did. It's a great book - lots of snogging, but the great thing about it is that it's clean and great fun. Related a lot to the movie that got me into the book. I can't wait to read the following book.

Plot: Georgia Nicolson's life is far from simple. Her cat, Angus, is the size of a small Labrador. Her three-year-old sister may have peed somewhere in her room. And her best friend, Jas, thinks she looks like an alien just because she accidentally shaved off her eyebrows. Enter the Sex God. This just might turn out to be the most fabbity fab year ever!

Bostan

Open Book: Angus!!

2010-04-20T20:52:00.000-07:00

OpEn BoOk: Painting a smile with words. I'm back!! I went away from my blog for a week and i have been saving this Open book for a while now. Glad i can share it will you all now.

Title: Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging

Author: Louise Rennison

Page: 118

"I am going to become a writer for Cosmo - you don't have to make any sense at all. Or maybe i'll be a bloke, they don't have to make any sese either."

Page: 141

"I will concentrate on my positive and not my negative, e.g., I will think less about my nose and more about my quite attractive teeth."

Bostan

400 and up!

2010-04-20T20:49:00.000-07:00

I have Past 400 posts!! I can't believe it!!! Well i guess i can't believe it because i never thought i would pass 100 or even 200 posts. Now i wonder if i can make it up to 500 or even 600. That would be a challenge, but i'll just have to wait and see if i can do it.

400 posts and up!!!

The Time of Angels (5.04)

2010-04-20T20:42:00.001-07:00

Premiring on April 24 in the UK is Episode 4 - The Time of Angels.
Writer: Steven Moffat
Starring: Matt Smith and Karen Gillan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxOaMMjcoY Trailer <-

Plot:
In this two-parter, the Doctor and Amy meet River Song, a spaceship crashes and the Doctor, at the request of Father Octavian, hunts the last of the Weeping Angels in the ruins of Alfava Metraxis

Victory of the Daleks (5.03)

2010-04-20T20:32:00.000-07:00

This episode came out in the UK on April 17. The Third episode of season 5.
Writer: Mark Gatiss
Starring: Matt Smith (The Doctor) and Karen Gillan (Amy Pond)
Plot:

The TARDIS materialises in the Cabinet War Rooms during the Second World War, one month after Winston Churchill (Ian McNeice) called for help. Soon they find that trouble has come their way and the doctor must find out who is with him or against him.

The Eleventh Hour Season 5 Episode 1 (5.01)

2010-04-20T20:23:00.000-07:00

I give this episode 4.5
I loved it!!! It was brilliant and very cool! I was worried about how Matt Smith would take over the role of the doctor. The End of time was very dramatic and emotional and it was sad to see David Tennant leave, but i don't feel like Matt S is replacing him its just that the show is moving on and living in a whole new way. Its a whole new doctor and new show i think. Not only has the doctor changed, the writers, the companion, the TARDIS, the screw driver, and the doctors taste in clothes and food. This episode was such a laugh and very entertaining, i loved watching it and it got me very much excited for ever single new episodes.
Great job
BOstan

Small Island 2

2010-04-20T20:07:00.001-07:00

Small island part 2 is coming on April Sunday 25th. (but check your local listings to be sure)
Hosted by Laura Linney on PBS Masterpiece Classic. It is 90 min. long. It is the last of the season.
If you have missed part 1 and you want to see it go to this link - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/smallisland/watch.html
And for more information - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/smallisland/index.html

The Plot:

Born into a broken home and an impoverished life in Jamaica, Hortense (Naomie Harris) longs for a fulfilling life in England; one with a fine house and a doorbell. The door of opportunity swings open, and Hortense is married and on her way to the promised land of post-war Britain. Steadfast dreams are soon tested by hard realities as Hortense and her husband Gilbert (David Oyelowo) face racism and poverty. In the small-minded country, their only saving grace is Queenie (Ruth Wilson, Jane Eyre). But Queenie faces her own disillusionment, married to the kind but dull Bernard (Benedict Cumberbatch, The Last Enemy). Bonded by high hopes and broken dreams, these four lives fuse together in a powerful and hopeful story of love and fulfillment. Small Island is based on the award-winning, bestselling novel by Andrea Levy. (Two episodes; 90 minutes each; TV-MA, S)

Bostan

Anne Frank

2010-04-20T20:03:00.000-07:00

This is a little late but i wanted to have a small review of Anne Frank.
I watched it on a Sunday and i was really surprised by how much i really liked it. The movie i am told is one of the most accurate that has been made. That is pretty cool i must admit. The actors were really good and i loved the way the story was being told. Like a diary but still a movie. I really liked it and i recommend it to movie lovers, History lovers, and lovers of a good drama.

Bostan

Doctor who: The Beast Below

2010-04-10T17:10:00.001-07:00

I forgot to do this last week, but here - The second Episode of Doctor who Season 5 came out today in the UK. The trailer -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpw7L7w0RVY .
It is the second Episode of Matt Smith's Season.
The Beast Below - Season 5.02
Writen By: Steven Moffat

"The Doctor takes Amy to the future inside Starship UK, which contains in addition to British explorers, an intimidating race known as the Smilers."

Bostan~

Open Books - ATAFFS

2010-04-10T17:04:00.000-07:00

Open book: Painting a laugh in your soul with words.
These quotes i thought were both true and funny. Check them out!

Title: Angus, Thongs, and full-frontal snogging

Author: Louise Rennison

Page:9

Said By: Jas

"Jas Said, "Georgia, you thought it was funny and i thought it was funny, but you have to remember that boy's don't think girls are for funniness."

Page: 11

"I can already feel myself getting fed up with boys and i haven't anything to do with them yet."

Bostan~

Anne

2010-04-10T17:02:00.001-07:00

DOn't forget about Anne Frank!! (Masterpiece Classic - PBS)
For some tonight for others tomorrow, (check your local listings!!)

BOSTAN~

Yet To Read: Gone

2010-04-07T22:41:00.000-07:00

Yet To Read is about a book that i have not read before but YES do i want to! Defiantly on my wish list!

Title: Gone (book 3)

Author: Lisa Mcmann

Pages: 224

YA- Science Fiction

Published: February 9, 2010

plot:

Not going to add it because of spoilers!

And Why i want to read it? I love the series!

The Last Song (2010)

2010-04-05T21:03:00.001-07:00

Title: The Last Song
Year: 2010 (March)
Rating: PG
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writers: Nicholas Sparks (Screenplay and Novel) and Jeff Van Wie (Screenplay)
Actors: Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman, Liam Hemsworth, and Kelly Preston.

My Rating: 4/5
My Thoughts: I went to see this movie yesterday with my sister and her friend. I have (had) been wanting to see it since they started playing the previews on t.v. I am not against Miley Cyrus, i know some people LOVE or HATE her. I am neither, i love some things she does and i don't care for others. To start i really liked this movie and it really got me more wanting to read the book. I love the story line from Sparks. I thought it was a good movie and i thought the acting was really good. The characters were great and i must say the scenery was really Beautiful!!!!
Miley Cyrus totally surprised me with this film and i really liked her in it - it's much different then her Disney show and i thought her character portrayal completely different (except for the music part) from her real image. The story made me shed tears, i thought it was sad but not too too sad. Some things just make me sad. Well i won't say more on that because i do not want to spoil. But we all must know that Nicholas Spark's movies have never not once been not sad. That is i think a fact. They are not all bawl your eye's out sad but you must feel sad at least once during the movie to be watching a Spark's movie.

Well thank you for listening me go on - and on,
BOstan~

Fade

2010-04-05T20:39:00.001-07:00

Title: Fade (book 2)
Author: Lisa Mcmann
Pages: 248
YA Science Fiction
Book Following: Gone (book 3)

Basic Rating: 3/5 and a half (meaning i really liked it!)

Plot: 3/5!

Setting: 3/5

Characters: 4/5

Cover: Cover is so cool!

My Copy: Simon Pulse

My Recommendation: For fans of Lisa McMann and for people looking for a cool new series to get into. I recommend this book to older Teens.

My Thoughts:

This sequel to Wake was really good. I must say that i really liked it. The books plot and story was just great - the story line was addicting. The characters old and new were once again great and i really like Janie and Cabel still. (Love em!) The cover i thought is very cool - i totally get it now. I didn't before, i just thought it was cool and now i am beating myself over it, how could i not understand it! The book was addictive but not exactly as drama pact as the plot description on the back of the book - they never really are. I didn't like some parts in this book as i found somethings unnecessary. Some parts unnecessary. I didn't like all the swearing. It wasn't crazy bad, but it was to much for me. I don't like when there is swearing in books - sort of ruins it a little for me and i know for some other people too. But again i liked how it was written - the style was unique and impressive. I thought the whole realization of our lead character - Janie's - future was dim and Grim. Not exactly happy with it, but i hope it doesn't end bitterly in the 3rd book. During the end of this book it was getting more depressing for her, though it did turn around a little not completely turning happy it did though end on a happier note - i won't say any more about that. I am happy with this book and i am excited for the 3rd book - Gone.

Plot: Some Nightmares Never End.

For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than the dreams. They're just trying to carve out a little (secret) time together, but no such luck. Disturbing things are happening at Fieldrige High, yet no body's talking. When Janie taps into a classmate's violent nightmares, the case finally breaks open - but nothing goes as planned. Not even close. Janie's in way over her head, and Cabe's shocking behavior has grave consequences for them both. Worse yet, Janie learns the truth about herself and her ability - and it's bleak. Seriously, brutally bleak. Not only is her fate as a dream catcher sealed, but what's to come is way darker than she'd even feared. . . . .

Thanks Bostan~

New April Book

2010-04-05T20:26:00.001-07:00

Very Excited i got a new book!!!!! Love it and i can't wait to read it!!!! New Books Rule.
I have been really wanting to read a Nicholas Sparks book and for me i am not exactly just dying to read some of his other books because they are more about adults and older adults (which is cool and i love to do it but). . . i wanted to read something more around my age. So i really wanted to Read The Last Song for ever now. And i finally bought the book yesterday!! I also really want to read "A Walk to Remember" that he also wrote. (I loved the movie)

Title: The Last Song
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Pages: 405
Price i payed: $11.95
Plot:
Seventeen-year-old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside down when her parent's divorced and her father moved to Wrighsville Beach, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains alienated from her parents, particularly her father. . . until her mother decides it would be in every one's best interest if she and her brother spent the summer with him. Resentful and rebellious, Ronnie rejects her father's attempts to reach out to her and threatens to return to New York before the summer's end. But soon Ronnie meets Will, the last person she thought she'd ever be attracted to, and finds herself falling for him, opening herself up to the greatest happiness - and pain - that she has ever known.

Bostan~

New April Book

2010-04-05T20:26:00.000-07:00

Masterpiece 2'd for April

2010-04-05T20:13:00.001-07:00

Anne Frank coming on PBS Masterpiece Classic on April 11th Sunday (or April 10 Saturday) (Check your local listings for exact time and day). Hosted by Laura Linney. For more information click here - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/annefrank/index.html
or the picture on the right hand side of this page.
To Watch online go to the PBS website and it will be playing from April 12 - May 11. Don't miss it!
Plot:
For Jewish teenager Anne Frank (Ellie Kendrick), her diary is her one true friend and confidant. In it, she records the thoughts of a typical teen — only set against a backdrop of encroaching evil in Amsterdam during World War II. Stowed away behind a bookcase in a secret annex with her family and others to flee the Nazis, Anne experiences her time in hiding as an adventure. And, amidst closed quarters and random bomb blasts, Anne faces friction with family, a desire for independence and the first stirrings of young love. As Anne's identity solidifies, so does her resolve to be a writer — her diary a tangible and remarkable record of a young woman's first-hand observations of the Holocaust, and the innate goodness she still sees in people. Drawing on Anne Frank's own words in the most accurate-ever adaptation of the revered memoir, Masterpiece presents The Diary of Anne Frank on Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2010.

BOStan~~~~~~~~~~~~

Masterpiece April

2010-04-03T15:04:00.000-07:00

Sharpe's Peril on PBS Masterpiece Classic on Saturday April 3rd or April 4th (check your local listings for exact date and time) Hosted by Laura Linney. Don't miss it.

For more info to the -> click the picture.

Bostan~

Island of the blue Dolphins

2010-04-02T17:03:00.000-07:00

Title: Island of the blue dolphins (Read it in March)
Author: Scott O'Dell
Pages: 181
Historical Fiction

Basic Rating: 3/5 and a half ( I really liked it)
Plot: 4/5
Setting: 3/5
Characters: 4/5
Cover: 2/3 and a half (My copy is ok)
My Copy: Yearling Newbery

My Recommendation: For all ages

My Thoughts:
Island of the blue Dolphins is a really good book. Scott O' Dell did a great job writing it. Especially because it is based on a true story, being it is harder to create a real environment and a story following the real events and what could have happend if you don't have very much information. My older sister recommended this book to me about 7 years ago and finally i now read it. I am very happy i read it because i got into it and addicted to it. I should have read it years ago! The story is not long, but it is told in a Way that is not just summarizing a life story. The words are colourful and meaningful. The characters including even the animals are extremely good. The setting and story is emotional, they are both connected. In the beginning with some losses i didn't get too sad but more during the middle and end because i got to see the connection between the characters i felt losses more. Loss and gains are vital parts in this book and the out look of our main characters is both real and heartwarming. Parts in this book made me very sad and others made me very happy. The ending really made me happy and i am glad that at least it ended in that way. This book is great for kids, but i think it is a good read for Young Adults and adults, because it isn't to little kid for us. It's for all ages i think.

Plot: In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Native Americans also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind. This is the story of Karana, the Native American who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year she watched one season pass into another and waited for a ship to take her away. But while she waited, she kept herself alive by building shelter, making weapons, finding food, and fighting her enemies - the wild dogs. Hers is not only an unusual adventure of survival, but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery.

Bostan!

Yet To Read: Last day of the month!

2010-03-31T17:45:00.001-07:00

Yet to read: is about a book that i have never ever read before but since it is on my reading list is want to share what it is about and why i want to read it. The plot description is from amazon.com

Title: The Line

Author: Teri Hall

Pages: 224

Copy: Hard Cover

Price: 11.55 was 16.99

Published: March 4, 2010

Plot:In this futuristic debut, Rachel lives with her widowed mother, who is a housekeeper on the Property, an estate that borders the Line, a protective barrier that runs along the U.S. border. After a hostile force, the Korusal, blasted the area with atomic bombs, the Line has been rigidly maintained to keep out the Others: people who were trapped in the bombs’ fallout. Rachel is intensely curious about what life is like in the Away, beyond the Line, and when she finds a message from an Other pleading for help, she jumps into action. Her efforts trigger a series of events that not only compromise everyone on the Property but also reveal dangerous secrets.

Why? It sounds fun and different. The story sounds adventurous and mysterious. Action packed maybe. . . .

Next for M -

2010-03-30T15:07:00.001-07:00

Next on Masterpiece Classic - Sharpe's Peril. Hosted by Laura Linney on PBS. (Check your local listings for exact channel, date, and time.) Airing on - April 4th Sunday 2010. (Next Month)
One arining and episode - the time is - 120 min.
Don't miss it! More Info here is the link for the site- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sharpesperil/index.html
The Plot is:

Colonel Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean, The Lord of the Rings) may have a nose for mischief, but his only interest now is returning to England. But before he goes, he is prevailed on for one last, seemingly straightforward duty — safe transport of some property across central India. The "property" in question turns out to be Marie-Angelique (Beatrice Rosen, 2012), who Sharpe quickly pegs as petulant, spoiled and selfish. The journey, through more than 600 miles of hostile territory, will prove to be riddled with surprises and rebellion and bring Sharpe, his comrade-in-arms Patrick Harper (Daragh O'Malley) and their ragtag troops into a dark conspiracy and one climactic, perilous battle. Sharpe's Peril is based on the characters created by novelist Bernard Cornwell. (One episode; 120 minutes; TV-PG)

Bostan~

Open Book: Mermaids

2010-03-30T15:01:00.001-07:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with words, because reading can be fun. I really liked this quote, i thought it was very true. And i really liked reading this book again. I liked reading it this second time.

Title: Mermaid Park

Author: Beth Mayall

Page: 171

By: Stephanie

"We all want a little make-believe," Stephanie said, lifiting her shoulders in a delicate shrug. "If you think about it, it's just a little ironic that the people who have it are considered the weird ones."

BOStan

Just Listen

2010-03-24T14:38:00.000-07:00

Title: Just Listen

Author: Sarah Dessen

Pages: 371

YA/ Coming of age book

Basic Rating: 4/5

Plot: 4/5

Setting: 3/5

Characters: 3/5 1/2

Cover: 2/5 1/2 (meaning i thought it was a good cover)

My Copy: Paper back

My Recommendation: For fans of Sarah Dessen and a story with a lot of meaning and heart.

My Thoughts: I am very much impressed. This is my second Sarah Dessen book (the first i didn't like honestly) and this is my second try at reading this book. The first time i just couldn't Finnish it, i didn't like it and i couldn't get into it. And i think at the time i wasn't ready for it. It was a little out of my depth at that moment in my life. But anyways, i am so glad that i got myself to read it again. ( i wanted to try it again because i wanted to read Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key afterwards.) I recommend this book very much. Well i will start here, i really liked how it was written. The writing style is great and how the character Annabel is described through her narrating of it is great and addicting. Annabel as a character was greatly flawed, but you just had to like her. She did many things that would just make you want to scream- "Don't Do it!" or "Do it! Please!" But i really appreciate the human factor to her and the honesty of her personality. She didn't irritate me and i loved that. She was just really well made. Owen when i first tried to read this book came off to me as just a loser. But when i read it again this time i understood more of his character and got drawn into his intense nature making him one of my favorites. I really love him and just to clear things up - i don't think he is a loser. The other characters were also great and i really like them all. They were all real and believably human. The whole characters and story really was full of expression. It was sad and emotional, it was happy and bright, and it was in the middle. So many feelings spread out through this book. I learned a lot from this book, not only some facts on life that make a good point, but also how to write a good story. I give it a I LOVED IT!, because of all the things i stated above. I am just really glad (and enthused) that i finally read it. I'm grateful i gave it another chance.

Plot: Annabel Greene is the girl who has everything. At least, that's what she portrays in her modeling shoots. But Annabel's life is far from perfect. Her friendship with Sophie ended bitterly, and her older sister's eating disorder is weighing down the entire family. Isolated and ostracized at school and at home, Annabel retreats into silent acceptance. Then she meets - Owen - intense, music-obsessed, and determined to always tell the truth. And with his guidance, Annabel learns to just listen to herself and gains the courage to speak honestly. But will she be able to tell everyone what really happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends?

A Critic - Bostan

Open Book: Just -

2010-03-24T14:24:00.000-07:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with beautiful words and ideas. This is a bit late but i had to share these quotes. Unbelievably i found a lot in this book. It was like it was overflowing with nice words that came of easy to the ears. These are the ones that i really loved.

Title: Just Listen

Author: Sarah Dessen

Page: 12

Annabel talking-

"If you could just be nice, then you wouldn't have to worry about arguments at all. But being nice wasn't as easy as it seemed, especially when the rest of the world could be so mean."

Page: 64

Annabel Talking-

"I was beginning to see, though, that the unknown wasn't always the greatest thing to fear. The people who know you the best can be riskier, because the words they say and the things they think have the potential to be not only scary but true, as well."

Page: 96

By: Owen Armstrong -

"music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common."

Pg 96-97

By: Owen Armstrong-

"Plus there's the fact," he went on, making it clear he didn't need me to reply anyway, "that music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in you or the world, that one song stays the same, just like that moment. Which is pretty amazing, when you actually think about it."

Pg 104

By: Owen Armstrong-

"But i think you should be responsible about what you're putting out there for people to hear. If it can be pollution or art, why wouldn't you choose art?"

Pg 338

By: Dad-

"If you don't pay attention to the past, you'll never understand the future. It's all linked together."

Thanks Bostan!

Yet To Read! The Education of Bet

2010-03-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

Yet To read: Is about a book that i have not read before but i seriously can't wait to. This Book description is from Amazon.com and i can't wait to read it. I'm looking out for it.

Check it out!

Title: The Education of Bet

Author: Lauren Baratz-Logsted

List Price: $16.00 Amazon online price : $10.80

Young Adult/ Period Fiction Piece

To Be released on: (July 12, 2010)

Plot:

When Will and Bet were four, tragic circumstances brought them to the same house, to be raised by a wealthy gentleman as brother and sister. Now sixteen, they’ve both enjoyed a privileged upbringing thus far. But not all is well in their household. Because she’s a girl, Bet’s world is contained within the walls of their grand home, her education limited to the rudiments of reading, writing, arithmetic, and sewing. Will’s world is much larger. He is allowed—forced, in his case—to go to school. Neither is happy.

So Bet comes up with a plan and persuades Will to give it a try: They’ll switch places. She’ll go to school as Will. Will can live as he chooses. But once Bet gets to school, she soon realizes living as a boy is going to be much more difficult than she imagined.

Why? Well it just sounded really interesting and a good read for me personally. I am looking forward to it.

To the Right ->

2010-03-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

Just a little note, don't forget i have a poll to the right of this page. Vote on it if you like, i would appreciate it a lot. I haven't had a poll for a while now and i thought it was time for one.

Thanks BOstan!

The Question is : "What is your favorite Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Movie?"

Lost episode 8 " Ab Aeterno"

2010-03-24T14:03:00.000-07:00

I thought this was a great episode. I really thought it did answer some questions i had about Richard. I never would have thought that was what happened to him. Very surprised. And Oh my! That's how the boat got there. Very funny. Well it felt a little shorter this week or maybe it just went by fast. That might be more logical. Well i can't wait for next week's episode and i am looking for more answers!
BOstan :)

Through the Looking Glass

2010-03-19T14:37:00.001-07:00

Title: Through the looking glass & what Alice found there
Author: Lewis Carroll
Pages: 155 (149-304)
My Copy: Hard Cover Junior Library - Grosset and Dunlap
Children's Literature, British Classic

Basic Rating: 5/5

Plot: 5/5

Setting: 5/5

Characters: 5/5

Cover: 4/5 ( I just love my copy!)

My Recommendation: For anyone who loves a good classic and a great story. A story that is a bit man makes it even better!

My Thoughts: Amazing! I loved this book, Lewis Carroll is wonderfully mad. He has an imagination that truly is great. I want to have his for as long as i live, to think of things as he does is incredible and to picture a place where anything unusual happens is a simple wonderland. Alice is one of the best characters ever written, she is so sweet and good natured, her way to accept what most people won't is one of the best things about being a child. I just really love her. I loved all of the characters in this book, from Tweedledee and Tweedledum to the Red and White Queens. There were so many laughs in this book and so much heart and imagination. I think everyone needs an escape like a wonderland. The land of Looking Glass is simply put as Nonsense and what a good nonsense it is. I loved the setting, it was fantastic and funny - fantastically funny. How their are bread and butter flies, Rocking Horses, and bee's as big as elephants. I just really enjoyed it and i will read it over and over again!

Plot: Alice steps into the land of Looking Glass where everything is not as it would seem. She travels through the land, exploring and experiencing curious things. A quote from Lewis Carroll: "If i had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?"

BOstan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Books and more Books

2010-03-18T19:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday i just got two new books. I am very excited. Both are follow ups to a series that i really liked and i can't wait to read them both. Very Very excited. Right now i just started a bunch of book series that i really like, and i think that is good. Well here they are:

Title: Fade
Author: Lisa McMann
Pages: 248
Science Fiction YA
My Copy: Paper Back

Plot: For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than the dreams. They're just trying to carve out a little (secret) time together, but no such luck. Disturbing things are happening at Fieldridge High, yet nobody's talking. When Janie taps into a classmate's violent nightmares, the case finally breaks open - but nothing goes as planned. Not even close. Janie's in way over her head, and Cabe's shocking behavior has grave consequences for them both. Worse yet, Janie learns the truth about herself and her ability - and it's bleak. Seriously, brutally bleak. Not only is her fate as a dream catcher sealed, but what's to come is way darker than she'd even feared. .

Title: Don't judge a girl by her cover
Author: Ally Carter
Pages: 366
YA
My Copy: Hard Cover
Plot: When Cammie "The Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer break. After all, she's there to watch Macey's father accept the nomination for vice president of the United States. But when you go to the world's best school (for spies), "exciting" and "deadly" are never far apart. Cammie and Macey soon find themselves trapped in a kidnappers' plot, with only their espionage skills to save them.

As her junior year begins, Cammie can't shake the memory of what happened in Boston, and even the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women doesn't feel like the safe haven it once did. Shocking secrets and old flames seem to lurk around every one of the mansion's corners as Cammie and her friends struggle to answer the questions, Who is after Macey? And how can the Gallagher Girls keep her safe?

Soon Cammie is joining Bex and Liz as Macey's private security team on the campaign trail. The girls must use their spy training at every turn as the stakes are raised, and Cammie gets closer and closer to the shocking truth..

Bostan~

Yet To Read: It's Thrusday But I Mean't it for Wednesday-

2010-03-18T18:32:00.000-07:00

Yet To Read: is about a book that i really really want to get into and read. It has interested me enough to say that i really want to read it and i hope i get to. The plot description is from amazon.com and the prices are too.

Title: a blue so dark
Author: Holly Schindler
Pages: 288
YA
To be published: May 1st 2010
Price: $ 9.95

Plot:

Fifteen-year-old Aura Ambrose has been hiding a secret. Her mother, a talented artist and art teacher, is slowly being consumed by schizophrenia, and Aura has been her sole caretaker ever since Aura's dad left them. Convinced that "creative" equals crazy, Aura shuns her own artistic talent. But as her mother sinks deeper into the darkness of mental illness, the hunger for a creative outlet draws Aura toward the depths of her imagination. Just as desperation threatens to swallow her whole, Aura discovers that art, love, and family are profoundly linked—and together may offer an escape from her fears.

Why? just found this book today and it sounded really good. The whole artistic side and the whole life changing facts of a mental disorder. I really want to read it.

Bostan ~

Open Book: Through Glass

2010-03-18T18:20:00.000-07:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with um. . . . anything that doesn't make sense. Well in this book i have found so many quotes that i LOVED but these are the ones i that i so wanted to share. Love em!

Title: Through the looking glass

Author: Lewis Carroll

Page: 198
Said by Tweedledee -
"Contrariwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic."

Page: 221-222

Said by Alice and the White Queen -

"Alice Laughed. "There's no use in trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age i always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. There goes the shawl again!"

Page: 235

Said by Humpty Dumpty -

"If I'd meant that, I'd have said it," said Humpty Dumpty."

Thanks Bostan -

Lost this week

2010-03-18T18:17:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to post a small post referring to this weeks lost. I really liked it!! It was a good episode, the story was great pushing us further on a new path of things and more questions were asked, answered, and i couldn't help thinking What? the whole time. Great episode - loved the scenery! and can't wait for next weeks!

Bostan

Cross my heart and hope to spy

2010-03-15T20:39:00.000-07:00

Title: Cross my heart and hope to spy

Author: Ally Carter

Pages: 236

Following book: Don't judge a girl by her cover

Basic Rating: 4/5

Plot: 4/5

Setting: 3/5

Characters: 4/5

Cover: (My copy is hardcover) 4/5

My Recommendation: For Fans of the series and for readers who like spy YA books.

My Thoughts: This book was fantastic! A great sequel and a great second for fans. (Which i defiantly am) I enjoyed reading it so much, it was just so fun and exciting to read. The story is great, full of sweetness, mystery, action, and total spy-ness. I loved the returning characters and the new characters were brilliant. So for me not to give away any more i wont say anything else in that area of things. It happens every time when i read the back of a book, what i read seems so simple and when i am actually finished with the book i feel so dumb for not seeing the secrets that are behind the simple product description. (But it is a good dumb feeling.) Well the story and the whole weaving's of Cammie Morgan's life is so amazing. I loved how again it doesn't solely focus on boys but they do appear in it. I miss Josh though and i hope he comes more into the story again in the following books. But if it is the end for him (not saying that it is for sure) it is a okay one that i can live with. Reading this book i just became so addicted. It was just a great ride to go on. I love addicting books, they are my number one favorites. (especially addicting books that are in a series) Well to sum my thoughts in a short sentence - I extremely enjoyed reading this book and it is a must if you have read number 1.

Plot:

After staking out, obtaining, and then being forced to give up her first boyfriend, Josh, all Cammie Morgan wants is a peaceful semester. But that's easier said than done when you're a CIA legacy and go to the premier school in the world . . . for spies.

Cammie may have a genius I.Q., but there are still a lot of things she doesn't know. Like, will her ex-boyfriend even remember she exists? And how much trouble is she really in after what happened last semester? And most of all, why is her mother acting so strangely?

Despite Cammie's best intentions to be a normal student, danger seems to follow her. She and her friends learn that their school is going to play host to some mysterious guests--code name: Blackthorne. Then she's blamed for a security breach that leaves the school's top secret status at risk.

Soon, Cammie and her friends are crawling through walls and surveilling the school to learn the truth about Blackthorne and clear Cammie's name. Even though they have confidence in their spy skills, this time the targets are tougher (and hotter), and the stakes for Cammie's heart--and her beloved school--are higher than ever.

BOstan!

Open book: Hope to spy 2

2010-03-15T20:14:00.000-07:00

Open Book: A place where i can share the quotes that inspire and put a smile to my face. (Painting it thick) Ink is the best invention ever! Well today i am sharing this quote that i found that i really liked. (well obviously i like it or i wouldn't have made this whole post for it) Anyways i soooo agree with it! I can't understand boys a whole lot either.

Title: Cross my heart and hope to spy (book 2)

Author: Ally Carter

Page: 197

Cammie talking -

"We'd been studying boys for almost an entire academic year, and yet i didn't feel any closer to understanding a culture where people insult you, then tease you, ignore you for weeks, and then ask you to the movies!"

Natsob~ Bostan

Hey's for horses

2010-03-15T17:09:00.000-07:00

Ello everyone, i just wanted to write a friendly post for my blog. I just changed my blog layout!!! I like my new one, i just wanted something bright and spring like. Bright is always good! (well i hope it is) Anyways, i hope everyone is doing good and have a good new week!

BOSTAN

Open Book: Hope To Spy

2010-03-14T21:49:00.001-07:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with WORDS how great is that! Well this week i am a bit late in my open book, but here i am. I found two quotes that i really liked. Spy-ish and typical girl.

Title: Cross my heart and hope to spy (book 2)

Author: Ally Carter

Page:127

Cammie Talking -

"And i couldn't help but think that spy stuff is hard. Girl stuff is hard. But i doubt there's anything harder than spy-girl stuff."

Page: 178

Cammie talking -

"I felt like Barbie's less-then-perfect friend."

Thanks ~

Alice In Wonderland

2010-03-14T21:19:00.000-07:00

Title: Alice in Wonderland

Released: March 5, 2010

Director: Tim Burton

Screenplay: Linda Woolverton

Books: Lewis Carroll

Plot: 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Okay i have been wanting to see this movie for so long, around a year i think. For a long time i had been trying to get my family interested in it, and finally when the trailer came out they were excited. Well i LOVE the book and i LOVE the story by Lewis Carroll, he is just so brilliant and ahead of his time. I always loved the characters they are just so goofy and nonsense really. (Well i do think that was what he wanted them to be.) Well the movie very much surpassed my expectations! I am very enthused and i just loved this movie. Loved Loved Loved it! You must see it. Tim Burton does more of a darker view into story's and this movie was just fantasic. He sure does like doing movies with Johnny Depp. It is very loosely based on the books, with nothing in common but just a few story lines and all the characters, but i really loved how they created the plot and a different wonderland. I try not to judge a movie on its book, because they are two totally different story's being told by different people. (unless of course the movie is directed by the writer of the book) The acting was great, Alice was wonderful and i loved the Red queen and white queen, and the mad Hatter. They were just so funny and the graphics were so cool. Wonderland looks amazing!! One place i wouldn't mind living in. Well i just wanted to share what i thought of the movie and to maybe excite some other viewers.

A very happy Critic - BOstan

Yet To Read: Cross my heart and hope to spy

2010-03-10T17:46:00.000-08:00

Yet to read: is about a book that i HAVEN'T read before but of course i really want to. Most time the book is on my reading list that every week is growing and growing! This plot description is from Amazon.com

Title: Cross my heart and hope to spy (book 2)

Author: Ally Carter

Pages: 256

Plot:

Why? I loved I'd tell you i love you but then I'd have to kill you and i can't wait to read the following book.

BOstan

Open Book: Cayo Esqueleto (Skeleton Key)

2010-03-10T17:35:00.001-08:00

Open book: Painting a smile with words. Nothing better than truths with a sense of humour and sarcasm. I loved this paragraph in Alex Rider: Cayo Esqueleto (Skeleton Key) I thought it was just so true.

Title: Alex Rider: Skeleton Key

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Page: 98-99

Narrator talking

" Miami was at the southernmost tip of the continental United States, and it seemed that half the people who came to the city had simply followed the sun. He could see hundreds of them, lying on their backs in the tiniest of bikini slips and swimming trunks, thighs and biceps pounded to perfection in the gym and then brought out to roast. Sun worshipers? No. These people were here because they worshiped themselves."

Bostan :)

Lost season 6 episode 7

2010-03-10T17:29:00.000-08:00

Well i just wanted to write a little something about last nights episode. It was pretty good i thought, the flash side ways were about Ben L. and we saw a little more about him and who he is in more of the real world. (though i know his relation between him and Alex are father and daughter i thought the new relation between them is a little unhealthy and creepy in a way.)I really do feel bad for island Ben, though i don't know what i should think of him yet. Is he bad? Is he good? What is he? Those are my questions. But i really did enjoy it, more question were answered but at the same time more questions where made and so i guess when questions are answered more questions come up to replace the old ones. A good cycle i think. Well i can't wait for next weeks, i think their are only 9 new episodes left in this final season!
Bostan~

My New Book

2010-03-06T21:40:00.000-08:00

Hello Hello! Today i just got a new book!! I'm very happy and excited. For a few months now i had been saving up and looking for this copy, last time i looked the store didn't have it but this time it did. It is a really nice two book "Alice in wonderland" and "Through the looking glass" in one hard cover. With really nice illustrations and everything. I really love it! I already have the first book but i didn't' have the sequel so i can't wait to finally get to read it! Here is the closest picture of the book cover that i could find. Its not exactly the same as the below picture but it is similar. (My copy isn't pink, its more green and the title just says "Alice in wonderland".) Here it is:

Title: Alice in wonder land (Alice in wonderland & Through the looking glass)

Author: Lewis Carroll

Grosset & Dunlap Publishers

Plot: A little girl named Alice finds a mysterious world through a simple rabbit hole that doesn't seem so simple after all.

Boh-stan~

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

2010-03-05T22:20:00.001-08:00

Title: I'd tell you i love you, but then I'd have to kill you
Author: Ally Carter
Pages: 284
YA

Basic Rating: 4/5

Plot: 4/5

Setting: 3/5

Characters: 4/5

Cover: 3/5

Following book: Cross my heart and hope to spy

My Recommendation: For girls who like girl power and a great friendship/teen crush story with great action and funny moments that only teen girl spy's can give you.

My Thoughts: Wow! I loved it! (well you can sort of tell that i do by my ratings.) I truly loved everything about this book. Let me start on the story and plot, i loved how everything worked and were we got to go in the story. I loved how it was all about girl power in being a spy. It's my first girl spy book! And it is really creative and put together. It wasn't about any world saving mission but more of spy training which i haven't read anying fully on the lines of that. I'm so into how its not only about the boy (i love how it is about he boy, but it does have other matters in it which is cool) and i like how some chapters were just about being a girl. I also am really really happy with the ending! It was great and a brilliant way to open a beginning for a sequel. I really liked how the characters were completely down to earth girls no matter what they can do. They are smart and brilliant, but they are real and not overdone in the way of being too brilliant. I loved Cammie, she is yeah the typical normal girl who is shy and blends in - people don't notice her to much - but she is a super spy and great at what she does. I love the relationship between her and Josh. It didn't happen to fast and it wasn't gooshy (which if it is and it happens to fast it is really not always real) but it was how i think a relationship like theirs would be. I also love how she takes her relationship with her friends. No boy is worth throwing away a great sisterhood over. Josh is a really cool guy, he is actually different from a lot of other YA boys that i have read in some books. He's a nervous guy around Cammie, i think that's cute! And he does talk the typical boy language that even if a girl knows 14 different languages sometimes can't even understand. I mean what do they mean when they say " See ya later." or stuff like that. (I need a translator) But i do think he mastered a great bf. I really loved Cammie's mom, she was great. And i can totally get the whole father thing - it made me teary. Cammie's girl friends were really cool! And the great thing is that they were totally real. I did feel a bit stand-off-ish to the character Macey - i felt what the characters did about her and I'm glad how everything worked out. In the book i was on an emotional ride; happy, excited, worried, sad, and surprised. Things did catch me off guard which was great. Their are other characters (all of them) that were great, but i should hop to another subject. The setting was really good and i won't say to much more about that other than it was just a nice small town, and it was funny in a way that the town thought the Gallagher Academy is just a school for rich heiresses. And my last thing to say is that i can't wait to read the following book! "Cross my heart and hope to spy".

Plot: (Book description that is on the back of the book.) Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girl school - typical, that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses, but it's really a school for spies. Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man seven different ways with her bare hands, she has no idea what to do when she meet an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill of a real "pavement artist" - but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her?

BOstan~

Open Book: Love again

2010-03-05T22:11:00.000-08:00

Open Book: Painting a smile as beautiful as the sea with fewer words than there are oceans. Okay these last quotes have nothing to do with the ocean or anything in it but i just wanted to use the picture today. I loved these two quotes, they were really nice and just well quotes! Enjoy

Title: I'd tell you i love you, but then I'd have to kill you

Author: Ally Carter

Page: 199

Said by: Joe Solomon

"Everything a person touches tells us something - pieces of the puzzles of their lives."

Page: 131

Thought by: Cammie Morgan

"Here's the thing abou lying: a part of you has to mean it - even if it is a tiny, sinister shred that only lives in the blackest, darkest parts of your mind. You have to want it to be true."

B'ostan

I found the cover

2010-03-05T22:04:00.000-08:00

Hello all! I found the book cover to the newest and i think the 8th book in the Bloody Jack series! It is pretty cool i must admit, i can't wait.

- The wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber. On her way to Botany Bay

BOstan!

I Won A BOok!

2010-03-03T17:30:00.000-08:00

I just won a book, i it was think yesterday. And i just found out today!!! It is exciting i never won anything before. Love Free won books! Its just great! I think a lot of people would agree with me there. Well It was a free giveaway, but i don't know anything really much about it. I don't really care though, I'm too excited!

Title: Kevin My Military man

Author: Shane Kaelle

Pages: 586

Now that's all i know about it, but i hope its good. I Should get it in a few weeks!

Bostan

To-Be Released

2010-03-03T17:15:00.000-08:00

Their is going to be another book in the Bloody Jack Series, it is not released yet but i think it will be out in September (13 i think) this year. I know she just released a book last year, and i think it was also released in September or at least Published then. I'm excited, really i am.
Down below is the information -

Title: The Wake of the Lorelei Lee (Bloody Jack Adventure)
Author: L.A Meyer
Pages: 416
YA Historical Fiction
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Book (September 13, 2010)

Well i can't wait! To bad i can't speed up time! I would if i could, but i can't!
Thanks BOstan~
Plot: (Its not really a spoiler but, I'm not going to read what it is about until i get to the book. It just would sort of Spoil it a little for me, and that's why don't read it if you don't want to.) I spaced it enough so you don't have to read it, if you really don't want to!

Plot: Jacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia.

Open Book: I love you -

2010-03-03T16:58:00.000-08:00

Open Book: Painting and painting (forever it seems to be) Until i can Paint a smile on your face! Just one?! Well i just really thought this quote was good, i picked it out hoping it would be accepted. I thought this was something that i related to, and i hope it explains itself!

Title: I'd Tell you i love you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Author: Ally Carter

Page: 36

Thought by: Cammi Morgan

" MTV will lead us to believe that the B word has become a term of endearment or slang among equals, but i still mainly think of it as the insult of choice for the inarticulate."

Yet To Read: Jolly Roger, I can't wait!

2010-03-03T16:47:00.000-08:00

Yet To Read: Is about a book that i haven't yet read before, but as you can tell i really really want to. The Book that i am covering this week i just knew i wanted to read. I can't wait to, i am soon to bursting! The plot description is from Amazon.com. Check it out!

Title: Under the Jolly Roger: Being an account of the further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack book 3)

Author: L.A Meyer (who i just found out is a girl)

Pages: 544

YA, Historical Fiction

Plot:

Leaving Boston behind her, Jacky Faber, 15, is on the run again. In this third installment in the series, the orphan girl from the streets of London returns to her native land in search of her true love, James "Jaimy" Fletcher. But Jacky's free and easy spirit can never stay away from trouble, and she finds herself on board a royal naval ship once again, but it is a ship that is filled with a mutinous crew and an incompetent captain. Jacky has to use her wits to keep out of the captain's lecherous hands, and in good standing with her mates. In a surprising turn of events, the resourceful teen finds herself in charge of the crew and is surprisingly good at it. But how long will it last?

Why? I love Bloody Jack and want to be greedy and read them all!

Bostan!~

Lost - Season 6 Episode 6 "Sundown"

2010-03-03T16:35:00.001-08:00

OK last night was Lost and the Episode was named "Sundown" (I suppose because the episode sort of was based around the time at sundown where the darkness would be let in.) This episode was good and i very much enjoyed it. It was suspenseful and had a lot of action in it. Some of my questions where answered but not a lot. It wasn't my favorite but like i said i liked it. The flash sideways and most of the story reflected on Sayid. I'm glad it did because for a while all he was doing was being dying, dead, or just pushed to the side. We got to know more of Clair and now i think every one knows that she's completely nuts! I think her being crazy is worse than her being dead. It was exciting to see some of the changes happen, but i was shocked when some of the characters were killed. Some of them didn't have a very long run in the show. (And i must say this: i am being driven crazy (Its not a bad thing it just keeps on happening) when Jin goes somewhere he ends up missing Sun. It always seems to happen. When are they just going to see each other again, its been years!) Well i am looking forward to next weeks episode!

BOstan

Open Book: One for the boys

2010-03-02T16:33:00.001-08:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with WORDS! I thought this quote was so funny and so true.. .. Love truths when they are funny!!! I haven't had a Open Book for a few days, glad i found yet another segment that i liked from this book. Quotes are just so many in this book, its great!

Title: Curse of the blue tattoo (Bloody Jack 2)

Author: L.A Meyer

Page: 319

Thought By: Jacky Faber

"Boys, I clucks to myself, So careless of their own conduct, so careful of others."

Love it! BOstan!

Masterpiece March -

2010-03-01T02:24:00.000-08:00

Next Time on Masterpiece Classic PBS Hosted by Laura Linney - Sharpe's Challenge. Airing on March 28th 2010, a one 120 minute episode. (Check your Local listings for more info on the day and time in your area) Click this link for the info - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/schedule/index.html

Plot:

Soldier-adventurer Richard Sharpe comes out of retirement to quash a rebellion in British India. Sean Bean returns as the swashbuckling hero of this series based on Bernard Cornwell's novels. Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi guest stars.

Don't Miss it!! Bostan!

Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm

2010-02-28T18:21:00.000-08:00

Title: Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm
Author: Christopher Cooper
Pages: 239
Science Fiction
BBC Books

Basic Rating: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Setting: 4/5
Characters: 3/5 1/2
Cover: 3/5
My Recommendation: This is for people who like to try different outer galactic tales and Earth science fiction fans. And definitely for Doctor who Lovers, that's first of course.

My Thoughts:
I liked this book, it was definitely a really good read. I hadn't read a Doctor who book for a while and i just enjoyed reading this one and it so happens to be on my reading list! I think i was having Doctor who book withdrawals and really wanted to read one soon, glad i did. First of all i loved the characters, I thought they were made very well. The Doctor was brilliant and when he isn't in books that usually is my main and biggest concern. He has to live up to being fantastic! Its just the way it goes. The companion in this book was a girl named Emily. She is a good character, not exactly my favorite creation, but still good. I'm glad she was bright and smart. I won't talk more on this subject for fear of giving some things away. But i must say that i am happy how things paned out with the characters, its part of the charm. (Reading this got me excited for the new season of Doctor who that i will be covering on my blog!) Next i really loved the setting, it was perfect i think. Not exactly historical, but when it was it was right on target. Details containing to location and things were amazing. I loved the mixture of technology and medieval-ness. (Sorry i don't think that's a word.) The descriptions were vivid and their was a lot of action. The mystery was simply brilliant, i was surprised many times. That's what i like, a good surprise now and again. Well that's my review of the book and i hope it helped. To sum it up in a few words, i liked it and enjoyed reading the difference of how it was written and about what it was written about.
BOstan~

Plot: When the TARDIS materialises in medieval Worcester, the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted. He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their homes after dark, for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman. For months, people have been disappearing, and the Sheriff has imposed a strict curfew across the city, his militia maintaining control over the superstitious populace with a firm hand, closing the city to outsiders. Is it fear of attack from beyond the city walls that drives him or the threat closer to home? Or does the Sheriff have something to hide? After a terrifying encounter with a deadly Krillitane, the Doctor realises the city has good reason to be scared.

The 39 Steps

2010-02-28T02:12:00.000-08:00

I really liked watching this movie last night, me and my brother had fun watching it. It was good and exciting, full of action and adventure with also a really good mystery to it. It was actually surprising at times and moments made me sad too. Didn't expect that, that is for sure. As i have said in my other review of it, Mr. Jones made a really good lead and personally i think he would be a good James Bond. (I think he has the James bond look, maybe its just me but i think he does) Well now i definitely want to read the book, i think i will soon and i will write a review on that too. It was good and interesting, i loved the scenery. Beautiful country sides!!! Amazing! Well if you want to see it for the first time or if you want to watch it again you can go to the PBS Website and it will be online from March 1st to march 30th. Catch it before it is to late,
Bostan~

Share Pictures!

2010-02-27T19:01:00.000-08:00

Hello, i just wanted to share a few pictures i took a few days ago on a hike. Be-u-ta-ful veiw! Well hope you enjoyed them!

Bostan~

Open Book: Jacky!

2010-02-27T18:52:00.000-08:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with many creative words, Beauty can be simple. Well today during my reading of my A.S Bookclub book i found two really good quotes, the first isn't really my normal poetic or realistic thinking quote, but i still really like it! Though the secound is more of the realistic thinking stuff i like too. Here they are!

Title: Bloody Jack: Curse of the Blue Tattoo (Book 2)

Author: L.A Meyer

Page: 190

Said by: Maudie

"Jacky, never, ever, trust a drunk."

Page: end of 202-203

Said By: Jacky Faber

"We're allowed to do anything in this world until someone says we ain't allowed and that someone can back it up."

(Laughed at them both - BOstan)

Tsunami Relief

2010-02-27T18:10:00.000-08:00

(Getting ready! lots of water!)

(It was starting to drain, can you see the mud?)

(Getting stonger)

(Here at 11:58 the pull was very strong!)

(THes pictures go by the time of the local news - by 12 it was starting to slow down. but during 11:40 it was pretty rough. Normally this area of coconut island is very calm and the bridge seen in the left side of the picture is suppose to be 10 feet high and at times it was almost drained!)

Here in Hawaii we have a sigh of relief. At 11 am a Tsunami wave was suppose to hit the sides of all the islands, but none came. At around 11:35 -ish their were more signs that the waves were going to hit by the signs of suction in the water and very strong currents but as the hours past and nothing happened it is more safe to say that nothing is going to happen for the present. Although their were a few very insane people swimming and surfing in the waters during the high alarm. All i got to say to that is "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!". In the morning a few alarms went off and evacuation went very well, all coastal areas were vacated and people moved to safely. Exciting for most. As a local area in Hawaii that would take most of the fire during the surge was being more active we all thought that it would happen, but it didn't. In the 60's the town was destroyed by tidal waves generated by a 9. something earthquake in Chile. It is sort of ironic that we should had faced that reoccurring historic event again. I use to hear a few story's from my grandmother of that Tsunami when i was really little. Well Some of the pictures are not great since they are just from the t.v but if you look hard you can see the water being pulled into the sea and how easily it could have been another Tsunami coming. Well Chile is having a lot of aftershocks, i think around 56, and even one of those could be powerful enough to generate another Tsunami. After shocks can last for days and anyone of them can generate another wave or waves. One that could possibly hit, so the islands are not fully clear yet. Also i hear that a lot of other areas were on alert for a possible Tsunami, though all not exactly for sure. I am a little disappointed but also relieved. As i have probably said, mixed feelings. I sort of feel OK to feel disappointed because i have never seen a Tsunami before and was sort of interested in seeing one. And it was not something to dangerous because we had hours of preparation for it and every town close to the shores was evacuated. Like most have said a ghost town. The city in Oahu, Honolulu was bare and it would not have been strange to see tumble weeds rolling around the streets. Well if anything happens and i still have power i will be back and typing away on my old key board,

Thanks BOstan

THat is the other thing for other places on the islands that would not have been hit they probably would have faced electricity loss and possible human waste back up. Not a pretty site. Earlier this morning the stores and gas stations were packed, crazy with busy people trying to be prepared.

Chile

2010-02-27T17:48:00.000-08:00

Wow so much damage, its so sad. My heart again goes out to everyone there, it makes what almost happend here seem so pittiful. Well i hope things get straigtend up and get better, i know they will even if it doesn't feel like it will now. Well i think the death tole is around 214 and rising. Wow and they had a 8.8 earth quake, not as big as their 1960's earthquake which was around 9. something but that still is way up there! I know that before the two biggest topics in the news was first, the earthquake in Chile and then the Tsunami warning in Hawaii. Well just as the pictures from the BBC Web site indicate Chile has taken a lot of damage, but i don't think it is as bad as in Haiti. Their structures in Chile were built different and even though i think it was bad it wasn't as bad as in Haiti. I think the amazing thing that shows a lot of power that an earthquake has with its suddenness is how it can just tear a road and street right in two. So powerful! We all must admit that and thanks for reading,

BOstan~

Tsunami

2010-02-27T10:58:00.000-08:00

Well the Hawaiian islands are on alert for a Tsunami that may hit them all at 11am. The last one hitting the big island was way disastrous. I hope this time it is less horrible or nothing at all. The Earth quake that hit Chile was actually a 8.8. and that is much bigger than i had previously said it was at 8.3.
Well more later,
BOstan!

Reminder for the week

2010-02-27T10:53:00.000-08:00

Reminder Reminder - The 39 Steps (Based on a novel) part 1 is coming on tonight the Saturday 27 or tomorrow Sunday 28 (the last day in the month). Appearing on PBS Masterpiece Classic hosted by Laura Linney. Click the picture on the side for a link and more info. (Check your local listings for the exact time and day)

Don't miss it, it will be my first time seeing it.
BOstan

New News!!

2010-02-27T00:08:00.000-08:00

Its about 10 Pm right now and i just got the news that their where two major earthquakes. One in Chile and the other in Japan. I don't know much but the Chile earthquake was around 8.3 (much more than the earthquake in Haiti) and the Japan one was around 7. I hope it wasn't to much damaging, but i know they are never good. ( A few weeks ago we just has a really really tiny one and it was just alarming because of all the earthquake talk lately, nothing bad happened most people didn't even know their was one, but it was nerve racking none the less.) Well i think for some people right now Chile's earth quake is a bit more alarming because it might generate enough force to create a tsunami around a few islands. It's just a bit scary, a lot of places are due for a horrible event and it just might happen. We'll i still hope nothing comes of it, but if it does i hope people stay safe.
Thanks Bostan~

Open book: One after another

2010-02-25T20:03:00.000-08:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with a lot of words. Surprise Surprise i found another quote that i again really like!! Deal with me if you can, its short but sweet.

Title: Doctor who: The Krillitane Storm

Author: Christopher Cooper

Pages: 127

Said by: The Doctor

"Oh, the impossible is usually just a possible you hadn't thought of before."

BOstan :)

Yet To Read: Eldest

2010-02-24T21:20:00.000-08:00

Yet To Read: Is mainly about a book that i pick out every week that i HAVE NOT read before but i REALLYREALLYREALLYREALLY want to. This plot description is from Amazon.com

Check it out!

Title: Eldest (Inheritance: Book 2)

Author: Christopher Paolini

Pages: 704

Plot:

The land of Alagaesia is suffering under the Empire of the wicked Galbatorix, and Eragon and his dragon Saphira, last of the Riders, are the only hope. But Eragon is young and has much to learn, and so he is sent off to the elven forest city of Ellesmera, where he and Saphira are tutored by the wise former Rider Oromis and his elderly dragon Glaedr. Meanwhile, back at Carvahall, Eragon's home, his cousin Roran is the target of a siege by the hideous Ra'zac, and he must lead the villagers on a desperate escape over the mountains. The two narratives move toward a massive battle with the forces of Galbatorix, where Eragon learns a shocking secret about his parentage and commits himself to saving his people.

Why???? Well i loved Eragon and i can't wait to read the following book! That's why!

Open Book: Two is better than one!+!=!!

2010-02-24T21:09:00.000-08:00

Open Book: White can be the best colour. I really loved both of these quotes from both very different books. They both shot out at me with harsh speed and a painful pinch of realization. Check em' out! (with the first quote, Yea Robin Hood is real!!!!)

Title: Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm

Author: Christopher Cooper

Page: 22

Said By: The Narrator

"At the heart of every myth there lay some grain of truth, some real event that had a profound impact on those involved."

Title: Bloody Jack: Curse of the Blue Tattoo

Author: L.A Meyer

Page: 61

Sang by: Jacky Faber

"Oh, hard is the fortune of all womankind. She's always controlled, she's always confined. Controlled by her parents, until she's a wife, a slave to her husband, The rest of her life."

Thanx!!!!

Lost Season 6. episode 5 "The Lighthouse"

2010-02-24T20:44:00.000-08:00

I really liked this episode and i think personally it is one of my favorite yet in the sixth season. It did feel a bit shorter but i really liked it. This episode was more about Jack and the two different lives lived. Island Jack and Doctor Jack are alike of course but they are also a lot different. Well i was surprised a lot in this episode, Wow!!! The two major surprises involved Claire and Jack. The surprises didn't connect them at all, but weirdly enough it is between the two of them. I am not as confused though, which is also good. Well i just wanted to write what i thought and i know i will be reading a few other opinions from other blogs. I can't wait for next weeks episode!!! Excited!!!

Thanks Bostan~

Open Book: Blue Tattoo

2010-02-23T00:33:00.000-08:00

Open Book: Painting a smile as bright as a lime green field of grass. I really liked this section of this book, it made me both laugh and smile.

Title: Curse of the blue Tattoo (Book 2)

Author: L. A Meyer

Page: 46

Said By: Jacky Faber

"You got to look on the bright side of things now, i tells myself. The truth is no one tried to hang you today or even threatend you with it. You were not thrown naked into the street. You were beaten but not insensible. All those things have happened to you before, but not today."

Thanks BOstan!

The 39 Steps!

2010-02-23T00:03:00.001-08:00

Coming on February Saturday 27 or Sunday 28 (Check your local listings) The 39 Steps will be playing on PBS Masterpiece Classic. For more info on what it is about click on the picture on the side of the page. (Not the big one above) I think it will be playing as two parts in two weeks Episode 1 running for 90 minuets. It will be online to watch on the PBS website from March 1-30. So if you do miss it but still want to catch it you can go to the website to watch it.

Thanks!

BOStan

Eragon

2010-02-21T20:41:00.000-08:00

Title: Eragon (book #1)
Author: Christopher Paolini
Pages: 497
Science Fantasy
Next Book Following: Eldest (book #2)

Basic Rating: 5/5

Plot: 4/5

Setting: 4/5

Characters: 4/5

Cover: 3/5 (I really like it! It looks medieval!!!)

My Recommendation: For lovers of fiction and fantasy. Its not a fairy tale, but science fiction fantasy. (Oh and also for people who loved the movie)

My Thoughts: This book was Fantastic! I loved reading it so much, it was very fun and exciting. Amazingly Christopher Paolini started writing this book at the age of 15, and is well deserved to be #1 New York Times Bestseller. His age is both impressive and inspiring. The book is full of action, suspense, adventure, fantasy, and mystery. The way it is written is extremely wonderful, the pages remind me of an old tale but still modern enough. The characters starting from Eragon to Saphira are amazing. All of them are! I really liked Eragon, i thought he made a great lead. At first he was sometimes foolish but he did grow in his actions. I mean he's only 15. I was surprised with Saphira, she was brilliant also. Another thing that surpassed my expectations was the setting, Paolini created an absolute world. No set backs or slip ups at all, he was steady and creative. It must have taken a lot of time and thought to come up with all the names of people, places, things, and other languages. So cool! Well the story is great fun, you really feel like you are there with every illustration and detail. It is very creative and inspiring, i will never forget that even the small details count. It was longer and a bigger book, but because it was so good i read it faster than i had thought i would. So to conclude it is a wonderful magical tale of heroism and adventure. I am so sad that it ended!!The ending was also perfect, and i really can't wait to read the next book "Eldest".

Plot: When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a kind whose evil knows no bounds. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.

Bostan~ Today's nice critical opinion

Masterpiece for this week!

2010-02-20T14:11:00.000-08:00

Don't forget!! Persuasion is coming on PBS Masterpiece Classic on Sat. 20 or Sun. 21 Feb. (Check your local listings for the exact date and timing) Hosted By Laura Linney. Playing all in one night but their is an encore presentation of it.
Don't miss it, Persuasion after the book written by Jane Austen.
BOstan~

Feb. Book Covers

2010-02-20T14:06:00.000-08:00

I just made these two book covers a few days ago. I really loved the pictures i found and they both i think can tell a good story. Book covers i think are important. Well i really had fun in making both of them. The first one i really loved the black and white photo, and the bottom one really was cool looking. I just changed the colour a little different and added a few things. Funn Funn!!
Thanks BOstan~

Love the Glass Colours!!!

Reading For A. S. Book Club

2010-02-17T19:47:00.001-08:00

Our Next Reading for A. S. Book Club will be: Bloody Jack: Curse of the Blue Tattoo, by L. A Meyer. We will start it on Monday Feb. 22: for more info check the link below. http://asbookclub.blogspot.com/

Plot: After being forced to leave HMS Dolphin and her true love, Jacky Faber is making a new start at the elite Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston. But growing up on the streets of London and fighting pirates never prepared Jacky for her toughest battle yet: learning how to be a fine lady. Everything she does is wrong. Her embroidery is deplorable, her French is atrocious, and her table manners - disgusting! Then there's the small matter of her blue anchor tattoo. . . . . . . . .

Despite her best efforts, Jacky can't seem to stay out of trouble long enough to dedicate herself to being ladylike. But what fun would that be, anyway?

Bostan~

Emma

2010-02-17T19:13:00.001-08:00

Title: Emma

Author: Jane Austen

English Lit.

Basic Rating: 5/5

Story: 5/5

Characters: 5/5

My Recommendation: I want to recommend it to everyone, it is a brilliant classic and a great story. I love it very much.

My Thoughts: I loved it!! I think i have said that a million times now but i don't mind, this is my second- or is it my third review of the book so far. See how much i love it!! Well lets start here, since Jane Austen is my favorite author i could go on forever but i wont. The story was just brilliant! filled with a great plot! The Story has so much going on but not to the point where it is over welling. I love how it is written she always has a talent to write with many word and such ease. It completely inspires me to do better when i write and i like that sense and am happy to have that aim ahead of me. The Characters as i always go on about are wonderful, so very realistic and alive. They all seem like very old friend and connections. How she never ever forgets about her littlest characters always amazes me. They are completely made and are never flimsy or feebly made. Well some of the many characters i loved are Emma who is very flawed and spoiled but witty, kind, and sensible in all the wrong ways but humble, Mr. Knightley the gentleman with a strong and good character, Mr. Woodhouse an old and worried man but a loving father and is always thinking about others, Mrs. Weston a great friend and companion, Mr. Weston a man of good humor and easy smiles, Frank Churchill a young man taking the likes of his father with a good sense of humor and an aim for a happy time, Jane Fairfax a shy and to herself young woman with a good and kind heart and steady character, and Mrs. Bates - oh i just love her. And those are just some of the great characters of this book!

Plot: Jane Austen's 'Emma' is a comedy that tells the story of Emma Woodhouse, who has her ideals of romance but learns through various people and situations that she is very much misunderstood and clueless.

Your humble critic

BOstan

Open book: Eragon 2

2010-02-17T13:09:00.000-08:00

Open Book: Painting more and more smiles (hopefully) by reading with words. Ha! Well i found these quotes happily. I think when i find a quote i have something to take away when I am finished with the book. Makes me happy i guess, I'm a quote lover. If you love it too, join the club!

Title: Eragon

Author: Christopher Paolini

Pages: 169

Said by: Brom

"The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't."

Pages: 193

Said by: Jeod

"These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life."

Bostan!

Lost Episode 3

2010-02-17T13:00:00.000-08:00

I'm watching Lost this year as i have done every year. Well this season has made me again very confused and excited. I don't know but i think i like being confused. For me last nights episode was interesting, it was mostly about Locke and i suppose we as the watchers got to understand more of him, even if part of him wasn't himself. Is that confusing? well Clair's back, but we didn't get to see her really, so i hope next weeks episode will change that. But for the most part i really enjoyed it, loved the Hawaii scenery and the cliff scene was very cool! I though wonder where that was taken place, because that was really pretty!

Your humble Reviewer~

Yet To Read: The Unwritten Rule

2010-02-17T12:49:00.000-08:00

Yet To Read: Is about a book i haven't yet had the pleasure to read yet, and the plot description is from Amazon.com. This Wednesday i at once knew what i wanted to put down here.

Title: The Unwritten Rule

Author: Elizabeth Scott

Pages: 224

Released: March 16 2010

Plot: Another sweet and funny coming-of-age novel by the author of bloom; Perfect You; Something, Maybe; and Living Dead Girl.

Why? Well i don't know to much about it but i sort of think the cover is cute and am interested about it because it is written by Elizabeth Scott.

Open Book: E

2010-02-16T11:42:00.000-08:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with words~
I really loved these quotes or shall i say pieces of the book below! The second is so sweet and i loved it from the movie!

Title: Emma

Author: Jane Austen

Chapter: 49

Said by: Mr. Knightley

"A man would always wish to give a woman a better home than the one he has taken her from; and he who can do it, where there is no doubt of her regard, must, I think, be the happiest of mortals."

Chapter: 49

Said by: Mr. Knightley

"I cannot make speeches, Emma," he soon resumed, and in a tone of such sincere, decided, intelligible tenderness as was tolerably convincing. "If i loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lectured you, and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it. Bear with the truths I would tell you now, dearest Emma, as well as you have borne with them. The manner, perhaps, may have been a very indifferent lover. But you understand me. Yes, you see, you understand my feelings - and will return them if you can. At present, i ask only to hear - once to hear your voice."

LOved THem BOstan~

Open Book Eragon

2010-02-15T12:53:00.001-08:00

Open Book: Painting a magical smile with an assortment of words. Crazy how it works. Well i really liked this quote i found in this book, it is shorter but i still enjoyed it. Now you can enjoy it if you want!

Title: Eragon (book 1)

Author: Christopher Paolini

Page: 52

"Respect the past; you never know how it may affect you."

So true! Bostan~

Next Persuasion

2010-02-15T12:24:00.001-08:00

Next Time on PBS Masterpiece Classic: Persuasion from the book by Jane Austen. Hosted By Laura Linney. Coming on for one night on February Saturday 20 or Sunday 21. (Check your local listings for the exact time and day because every schedule is different) (Encore Presentation)
Don't miss it!!
BOstan

Another Book!

2010-02-13T22:29:00.000-08:00

Yeah i just got a book today!!!!! And i have been wanting this book for a while. Been meaning to buy it forever but i just didn't. Now i have it and i can't wait to read it!!! Yeah! Getting a new book always makes me happy.

BOstan~ Here it is:

Title: I'd tell you i love you, but then I'd have to kill you

Author: Ally Carter

Pages: 284

Plot: Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for exceptional young women, a fairly typical all-girl school - typical, that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses, but it's really a school for spies. Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man seven different ways with her bare hands, she has no idea what to do when she meets and ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill or a real "pavement artist" - but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the real truth about her?

Northanger !

2010-02-13T18:19:00.000-08:00

Don't miss it!! Northanger Abbey on Masterpiece Classic from the book by Jane Austen, Hosted By Laura Linney. On Saturday 13 or Sunday 14 on PBS (Check your local listings for exact times and days)
One night only- BOStan more info click the side picture

Maximum Ride

2010-02-10T14:37:00.000-08:00

Title: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (book 1)
Author: James Patterson
Pages 413
YA Science Fiction
Following Book: Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever (book 2)

Basic Rating: 4/5 and 1/2

Story: 4/5

Characters: 4/5

Cover: 3/5

My Recommendation: For people who are looking for a book that takes them on a thrilling ride.

My Thoughts: I loved it! It was great and so much better than i had expected it to be. A must read! I really loved the characters. Every single character was given its own identity and since their were a bunch of main characters it was impressive. This was my first James Patterson book and i was again impressed, he is really a great writer. I loved the relationships between the characters and loved the mystery that they all shared. The story was powered wonderfully and the adventure was thrilling. I loved how the story was written, and where the adventure took me. (made me very excited to read the next book.) I am very happy with it and don't think it could have been made better. It was super good!

Plot: Six unforgettable kids - with no homes - are running for their lives. Max Ride and her best friends have the ability to fly. And that's just the beginning of their amazing powers. But they don't know where they come from, who's hunting them, whey they are different from all other humans. . . and if they're meant to save mankind - or destroy it.

Bostan~

New Book in the mail!

2010-02-10T14:27:00.000-08:00

I finally got my book in the mail!!! Yeah i can't wait to read it!! I haven't read a doctor who book for a while now and i really can't wait to!

Title: Doctor who: The Krillitane Storm

Author: Christopher Cooper

Pages: 239

Syfy

Plot: When the TARDIS materialises in medieval Worcester, the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted. He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their homes after dark, for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman. For months, people have been disappearing, and the Sheriff has imposed a strict curfew across the city, his militia maintaining control over the superstitious populace with a firm hand, closing the city to outsiders. Is it fear of attack from beyond the city walls that rives him or the threat closer to home? Or does the Sheriff have something to hide? After a terrifying encounter with a deadly Krillitanes, the Doctor realises the city has a good reason to be scared.

Yet To Read

2010-02-10T14:15:00.000-08:00

Yet To read: is about a book that i haven't read before but really really want to. This week i especially want to!

Title: Maximum Ride: School's out forever

Author: James Patterson

Pages: 368

Plot: The six genetically engineered bird children have escaped from the wolf-hybrid Erasers again, Max is still hearing The Voice in her head, and she is still reeling from the revelation that Ari, the most persistent of all the Erasers, is dead by her hand and that he might be her brother.

Why? Reading the first book interested me into reading this one, need to find out more!

Open Book: Maximum

2010-02-08T13:06:00.001-08:00

The Open Book: Painting a smile with many many words! This time i am so surprised that i found so many quotes in this book. Usually action syfy books don't have any quotes at all but i loved how Patterson fit it in. (even if he didn't do it intentionally) I really enjoyed them.

Title: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

Author: James Patterson

Page: 71

"It's in m nature to fight for the underdog. Jeb had always told me it was my fatal flaw."

Page: 142
"life itself is a test. It's all a test. Sometimes you just have to get through it, and then later on everything makes more sense."

Page: 161
"Honesty is always good, except when its better to lie."

Thanks
BOstan!!

This Weeks Masterpiece

2010-02-08T13:02:00.000-08:00

Well now that Emma is done this week for Masterpiece is Northanger abbey again by Jane Austen. Played on PBS Masterpiece either on Saturday 13 or Sunday 14 (check your local listings for exact day and time) and it will not be broken up into parts but played as a whole movie. (No Adverts!!!) Hosted By Laura Linney. Don't Miss it!!!

Bostan!

Emma Emma Emma

2010-02-08T12:56:00.000-08:00

Wow i can not believe that the mini series is done and over, it feels like it has been to fast. I personally really enjoyed it, always love watching new movies. And i really thought it was incredibly done. Everything looked fantastic and well thought of, real colours came out and true feeling were light again. All is good in highburry. Well as i always say this, i hope those who watched enjoyed it and until next weeks which is now this weeks.

The confusing BOstan~

Last Emma Alert

2010-02-06T12:07:00.000-08:00

Emma Emma Tonight or Tomorrow! I can't wait to watch the last and the final episode. Its going to be great!! (By the way i love the picture above, love the position and lighting, and the fact that its on box hill!)
Well check your local listings for exact timing and date, either on Saturday 6 or Sunday 7th, February. On Masterpiece Classic PBS hosted by Laura Linney. (If you can't make it you can watch it online, same with all of the episodes)
Emma Part 3 = 60 minuets

Don't Miss it!
Bostan~

Finished them!!

2010-02-05T18:56:00.000-08:00

I made two new book covers for imaginary books. I really like them both. The first is my favorite. I just really loved the photo i found online. It looked amazing, the name was just pretty much my little touch to it. The second is also a really nice picture, glad i found them!

Title: Forever and Always
By the imaginary: Anna Morning

Title: The Meaning of Failure

By the imaginary: Jane Molly Anderson

Wake

2010-02-05T18:16:00.000-08:00

Title: Wake (book 1)
Followed By: Fade
Author: Lisa McMANN
Pages: 210
YA Syfy

Basic Rating: 3/5

Story line: 4/5

Characters: 3/5

Cover: 3/5

My Thoughts: I really liked this book. It was my first read of this type of book and i really enjoyed it. I extremely loved the story line, it was fantastic! And i loved the whole YA Science Fiction scene. The characters were great and i really grew fond of the main character Janie. I never grew tired of her and thought she was to dull or irritating, she was great! I loved how the story developed, but it was so different then what i had expected. But that was not a problem because how it turned out to be was just as great. The cover is also really cool and that was what made me pick up a copy. It really drew me in. The thing that i could seriously live without would be all of the swearing. Totally unnecessary and a bit to much for me. In reality i know people swear, but the swearing in the book was a bit over the top and made me shy away from the book at times. Didn't enjoy that part of the book. But i did really like how Lisa McMann created the book, how the chapters were written and how it was just mainly written. I had never ever read a book written like this and it was very cool. It wasn't like a diary or anything like that, but the chapters went under Days, Months, and Times. Loved it! And so i really can't wait to read the following book, Fade. Very excited to!

My Recommendation: For readers who really enjoy a good syfyish mystery and for fans of Lisa McMANN.

Plot: "Not all dreams are sweet.

For seventeen-year old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams and the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime. She can't tell anybody about what she does - they'd never believer her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control. Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie experiences one of the worst nightmares ever. And before things get even worse she must try at least to control them.....before it begins to take over more of her life.

Review By BOstan~

Open Book: Wake #2

2010-02-05T18:03:00.000-08:00

Open Book: Painting smiles by words. I thought this book quote was just perfect and so sweet. The perfect end quote. Love sweet quotes!!

Title: Wake

Author: Lisa McMANN

Pages: 210

"And they are off, through the link of fingers. Watching themselves, together. Catching his dreams."

BOstan~

Open Book: Wake

2010-02-04T19:32:00.001-08:00

Open Book: Painting a smile with the wonderful magic of words. The only true magic that can really either heal or hurt someone. I really liked this quote, and I'm glad i found a quote in this book. It's a wonderful quote about dreaming. Dreaming is wonderful because it makes life and reality tolerable.

Title: Wake (book 1)

Author: Lisa McMANN

Page: 122

"Dreams are not memories, Janie. They're hopes and fears. Indications of other life stresses. I thought, you of all people would know the difference."

Thanks BOstan~~!!!!

Yet To Read: Bloom

2010-02-03T15:41:00.000-08:00

YET To Read: is about a book that i haven't read before but so want to. (By the way the plot description is from Amazon.com)

Title: Bloom

Author: Elizabeth Scot

Pages: 240

Plot: Lauren, a not-so-popular high school junior who is dating the secretly celibate most popular boy in school. Without warning, Evan, the loner son of her distant father's former live-in girlfriend, returns to town and stirs up confusing emotions for Lauren, who once believed that a popular boyfriend was all she needed to secure happiness. Soon, she invents extra band-practice time as an excuse to avoid her boyfriend, her super-stressed best friend, and her empty house, and spends more time with the decidedly not celibate Evan.

Why? Well at first i wasn't going to look into this book but after reading Perfect You i think i sort of wanted just check it out. And i found it interesting and Elizabeth is a good writer and i think this book will be a good read.

Emma Reminder 3

2010-02-01T13:04:00.001-08:00

NEXT TIME: Don't miss the 3rd and last part of Emma. On PBS Masterpiece Classic, hosted by Laura Linney. Airing on either Saturday 6 or Sunday 7 February 2010, This week. (check your local listings)
Emma Part 3= 60 minuets.

Don't Miss It ~ Bostan

Emma Part 2

2010-02-01T13:01:00.000-08:00

Love it! and i hope those who watched it loved it too. I really liked the story line for part 2 and i have said it before but i will say it again, i loved how they stayed really close to the book, that was great. I won't say really anymore, to spoil anything because i am afraid i have a big mouth. But I really enjoyed it again and it is a great Film.

Bostan

Sherlock Holmes (2009 - 2010)

2010-01-31T18:41:00.000-08:00

I saw it last night and still even though it is older in its days on the big screen their were still a bunch of people there. As you must know if you have read my older posts i have been wanting to see it forever, and i thought that i wouldn't get to see it in the cinema. I am so glad i did! Sherlock Holmes was Epicly Wicked!!!!!!!!!! It was a great film, i loved it entirely!! So brilliant. The way it is made is a bit different than how the books would be (are) it is more up to date in a sense of keeping the attention of some people, but it was really wonderfully made!! The films look is great, the acting was SO good. Sherlock was just brilliant! Dr. Watson was one of my favorites! and it was just great!! The story was very interesting and mysterious, love love it! And i hope those who have seen it liked it also! Wouldn't mind seeing it again.

Recommendations: Its not really for the younger age, for some visual affects and i don't think most would enjoy it. But i think if you have liked Sherlock in the past you will love him in this film. And i think just try it and see how you feel about it later.

Thanks BOstan~