Monday, April 1, 2013
"Warm Bodies" by Isaac Marion
"Warm Bodies" has been on my to-read list for months. I've actually had it in my possession 3 times and this is the first time I've picked it up to read it.
From Amazon: R is a young man with an existential crisis--he is a zombie. He shuffles through an America destroyed by war, social collapse, and the mindless hunger of his undead comrades, but he craves something more than blood and brains. He can speak just a few grunted syllables, but his inner life is deep, full of wonder and longing. He has no memories, noidentity, and no pulse, but he has dreams.
After experiencing a teenage boy's memories while consuming his brain, R makes an unexpected choice that begins a tense, awkward, and stragely sweet relationship with the victim's human girlfriend. Julie is a blast of color in the otherwise dreary and gray landscape that surrounds R. His decision to protect her will transform not only R, but his fellow Dead, and perhaps their whole lifeless world.
Scary, funny, and surprisingly poignant, Warm Bodies is about being alive, being dead, and the blurry line in between.
This book was not 100% what I expected. I was thinking "Twilight" insert zombie. Not so much. "Warm Bodies" is not a typical ohmyGodIlovehimsomuchImightdie novel. Sure, there's a love story, but honestly it's secondary to the 'love yourself and accept people for who they are' message. It was cute, and I really enjoyed reading it. Will I see the movie? Eh. Maybe. When it's on FX, fourteen times a day. I give "Warm Bodies" a B.
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Kindle Daily Deals ...
I've never really done a specific post about this before, but I guess there's a first time for everything. Each and every day, Amazon releases 4+ books for the Kindle at a reduced prices (usually $.99-$2.99) and even more randomly, it's an entire series. That's when I get excited. TODAY ONLY, the ENTIRE "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer is on sale for $2.99. The novella, "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" is $1.99.
Because this is more than likely a promotion for her newest film release, "The Host" is also on sale for $1.99.
On a semi-unrelated note, my Breaking Dawn part 2 DVD should be here today! Woot!
Because this is more than likely a promotion for her newest film release, "The Host" is also on sale for $1.99.
On a semi-unrelated note, my Breaking Dawn part 2 DVD should be here today! Woot!
Friday, March 29, 2013
"Beautiful Disaster" by Jamie McGuire
Travis Maddox. Enough said.
From Amazon: INTENSE. DANGEROUS. ADDICTIVE.
Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.
Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
I have to admit this book did sort of annoy me. Travis went from bad boy extraordinaire to Mr. Co-Dependent. That being said, he's still sexy as hell. I've been eyeing this book for months, and I'm glad I read it. I'm especially glad the next one, "Walking Disaster", comes out this week. I WILL be reading it. I give Beautiful Disaster an B++.
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
"The Selection" by Kiera Cass
I should not have read this book.
From Amazon: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
I say I should not have read this book, because it is months before the second installment comes out. I am NOT a patient person. "The Selection" was a mix of "Hunger Games" and "The Bachelor". Juicy. As much as it's like everything else out there at the moment though, it is unique in it's own right. This might have been the end of my dystopian society kick simply because I'm irritated I have to wait to finish. I give "The Selection" a B.
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