Blast from the past: Replica

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the books I used to love. The ones that got me addicted to reading. I'm going to start doing a weekly thing (hopefully) show casing a book I used to love. I'm going to call it "Blast from the past"

Amy, Number Seven  by Marilyn Kaye

published by Skylark

Genre: Mid grad

208 pages

What it's about:

Amy Candler knows she's different. In fact, she's perfect—a perfect twelve-year-old.

Overnight, she can see and hear things from awesome distances; she can tumble, twist, and turn like a top gymnast; and she knows the answer to every question her teachers ask.

But Amy doesn't have the answer to the mystery of her past.

All she knows is that her recurring nightmare seems very real.

That her crescent-shaped birthmark wasn't there yesterday.

That a stranger is taking photos of her.

That her mother is acting weird.

That someone is sending her anonymous warnings to keep her talents a secret.

Slowly Amy is piecing together her identity, but she'd better hurry.

When I read it:

I used to be addicted to this series when I was about 11-13 I believe. Me and my best friend both owned all of the books (up to #12 cause that was the last one out while we were reading them. It now goes to #24). I used to love it cause you had a weird secret from the mother, a awesome best friend, and of course the major crush. That was everything I wanted in a series.

Blog hop and follow friday!

Follow Friday is hosted by parajunkee. 

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Blog hop is hosted by Crazy for books. 

This weeks question: What's your favorite beverage while reading or blogging, if any? Is it tea, coffee, water, a glass of wine, or something else?

 

My answer: I mostly drink water. On days that it's cold and gray out and I don't have to wake up early in the mornings, I'll drink PG Tips tea. I'm in love with british morning tea.

Review: Infinite Days

Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel

published by St. Martin's Griffin

Genre: YA paranormal

$9.99 (paperback)

308 pages

What it's about:
Lenah Beaudonte is, in many ways, your average teen: the new girl at Wickham Boarding School, she struggles to fit in enough to survive and stand out enough to catch the eye of the golden-boy lacrosse captain. But Lenah also just happens to be a recovering five-hundred-year-old vampire queen. After centuries of terrorizing Europe, Lenah is able to realize the dream all vampires have -- to be human again. After performing a dangerous ritual to restore her humanity, Lenah entered a century-long hibernation, leaving behind the wicked coven she ruled over and the eternal love who has helped grant her deep-seated wish.

Until, that is, Lenah draws her first natural breath in centuries at Wickham and rediscovers a human life that bears little resemblance to the one she had known. As if suddenly becoming a teenager weren’t stressful enough, each passing hour brings Lenah closer to the moment when her abandoned coven will open the crypt where she should be sleeping and find her gone. As her borrowed days slip by, Lenah resolves to live her newfound life as fully as she can. But, to do so, she must answer ominous questions: Can an ex-vampire survive in an alien time and place? What can Lenah do to protect her new friends from the bloodthirsty menace about to descend upon them? And how is she ever going to pass her biology midterm?

My thoughts:
I've read lots of great reviews for this book. Everyone talks about how great it is.
This will NOT be one of those reviews.

I honestly really disliked this book. The main problem I had with it was Lenah. I couldn't connect with her at all. She was an idiot who was constantly making the wrong choices. I also couldn't get over how she spent 500+ years killing children, women, and men just because she was bored and miserable. Granted, she was a vampire, but still. That was another problem I had with the book. I really didn't like the vampires in it. I won't lie, I prefer my vampires to be a little less emo. They don't need to sparkle, but they have to have a personality. These ones did not.

As for the love part of the book, I never really felt the connection between Lenah and Justin. I just couldn't fall for it. Her whole reasoning behind liking him at first was just because she thought he was hott. After that I never really saw how they were falling for each other.

The one good thing about this book was the best friend, Tony. His character I really liked. I was disappointed when Lenah fell for Justin because that meant she would never get with Tony. Tony was fun, artsy, sweet, and understanding. I was hoping Lenah would go for the fun Asian guy instead of the obvious blonde jock.

My rating: 4/10
Yeah, I disliked it that much.

New Harry Potter posters

Is everyone else really enjoying all the new Harry Potter posters that are coming out? It seems like every day the HP movie fanpage on Facebook is posting links to new posters. I can't wait to get my hands on some of these posters.

Just in case everyone hasn't seen them, here they are along with links.

Mugglenet has two new posters that are pretty awesome. One is Snape and one is

Voldemort. Link: The Hunt Begins

7 new ones of just the characters faces. (I'm dying to get my hands on that Harry poster!!) Link: Gah!!

There are 4 posters in this link. All of which are amazing. Link: Nowhere is safe

And these are my sister's personal favorites. Dan, Rupert, and Emma did posters for the library. Link to view FB of them: READ    Link: link to buy




If you haven't "liked" the HP movie page yet, you should! They post lots of great stuff there. Right now they have tons of new pictures from the upcoming movies. My favorite is the 7 Harry's picture. Why are some of them wearing skirts?? haha
Here is a link to the FB page: Facebook page

Waiting on Wednesday (14?)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.

Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney

published by Flux

Genre: YA Paranormal

paperback

288 pages

Release Date: Feb 1, 2011

What it's about:
Freak. That's what her classmates call seventeen-year-old Donna Underwood. When she was seven, a horrific fey attack killed her father and drove her mother mad. Donna's own nearly fatal injuries from the assault were fixed by magic—the iron tattoos branding her hands and arms. The child of alchemists, Donna feels cursed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents and any chance she had for a normal life. The only thing that keeps her sane and grounded is her relationship with her best friend, Navin Sharma.


When the darkest outcasts of Faerie—the vicious wood elves—abduct Navin, Donna finally has to accept her role in the centuries old war between the humans and the fey. Assisted by Xan, a gorgeous half-fey dropout with secrets of his own, Donna races to save her friend—even if it means betraying everything her parents and the alchemist community fought to the death to protect

Why?
I've recently learned that I actually really do like faerie books. I used to dislike them and thought I just didn't like faeries. Turns out I just didn't like those books and really enjoy faeries.
This one I think sounds really good. Plus, look at the cover! It's so beautiful. I know I say that a lot in WoW's, but I do really enjoy a good cover.

Top 10 Favorite Bad Guys

I've done posts for my ten favorite boys and my favorite girls. Now it's time for my favorite bad guys! Once again, these aren't in any real order. Just whoever popped into my mind first.
**Note** this does contain a spoiler. If you haven't read the Fablehaven series and want to, I'd recommend not reading this.

1. Voldemort:
I think this guy makes it onto everyones favorite bad guy list. How can he not?

2. Valentine (Mortal Instruments):
This guy is a fantastic bad guy cause he honestly doesn't see himself as one. He turns his children into demons or kills them and doesn't think twice about it. WTF? I also love this bad guy because he seems real because once he was a friend, husband, father before he went coo-coo.

3. Al (The Hollows):
Oh Al. This one is a weird one cause I absolutely love his character. He can be whatever he wants, do whatever he wants, and what he wants to do is make Rachel's life hell. Yet at the same time, he always seems to help Rachel.

4. The Capitol (Hunger Games):
These people are nuts! They enjoy watching kids kill each other in a crazy game.

5. Vampires from Morganville (Morganville Vampires):
Okay, so they are good and bad, but I love them! They are the scary monsters you love to hate.

6. Zombies from the Night Huntress:
These things are so scary that they terrified the most powerful vampires ever. Damnnnn.

7. Sphinx (Fablehaven):
This gives away big spoilers so I'm sorry about that. But he was the perfect bad guy cause you had no idea he was a bad guy and that he was running everything. Frienemy is the best term for him.

8. Luke (Percy Jackson):
Best friend turned enemy. I just really love his character, especially in the movie.

9. Pinfeathers (Nevermore):
This summer I saw a Lion King production in Animal Kingdom and they had people dress up like monkeys and do gymnastics. Well that's how I imagine Pinfeathers to look like even though that's not at all how he is described. I loved how he was a type of devil on your shoulder.

10. Queen of Hearts (Alice In Wonderland):
She's the freaking queen of hearts! How can you not love her?

Book of the Week (13)

Book of the Week (13)

botw is a weekly thing I do in order to give more attention to a book/series I think deserves it.

Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson

published by Disney Hypiron

Genre: mid grade

$8.99 (paperback)

336 pages

What it's about:
In this fantastical thriller, five young teens tapped as models for theme park "guides" find themselves pitted against Disney villains and witches that threaten both the future of Walt Disney World and the stability of the world outside its walls.

Using a cutting-edge technology called DHI—which stands for both Disney Host Interactive and Daylight Hologram Imaging—Finn Whitman, an Orlando teen, and four other kids are transformed into hologram projections that guide guests through the park.
The new technology turns out, however, to have unexpected effects that are both thrilling and scary. Soon Finn finds himself transported in his DHI form into the Magic Kingdom at night. Is it real? Is he dreaming?
Finn's confusion only increases when he encounters Wayne, an elderly Imagineer who tells him that the park is in grave danger. Led by the scheming witch Maleficent, a mysterious group of characters called the Overtakers is plotting to destroy Disney's beloved realm, and maybe more.
This gripping high-tech tale will thrill every kid who has ever dreamed of sneaking into Walt Disney World after hours, and wondered what happens at night, when the park is closed.

Why?
I read the first of this series while I was in Florida and finished it two days before I went to Magic Kingdom. It was great timing. This book was really fun. Who wouldn't love to run around Disney at night after the park is closed? And then to have the characters be real? That is truly amazing. Each one of these books takes place in a different Disney World park. If you like Disney, I'd read these books.
My full review should be posted soon.