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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books To Read If You Like This Super Popular Book/Author

9/29/2015

Even though I'm supposed to be posting in Inspiring Art, I really wanted to do a Top Ten Tuesday. So I'm going to do this wonderful thing and then I'll hopefully post in Inspiring Art.

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Ten Books To Read If You Like This Super Popular Book/Author

I'm going to randomly do bestselling books and authors...

1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I've wanted to read this book for a long time. It seems awesome, I've heard a lot of great (and sad) reviews on this book, so I want to see what it's all about. I'm not particularly ready to cry, but if it's worth it for a good book, then let the crying commence!

2. The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
I have no idea why I haven't started this series. I want to read it, lots of people say that it is an amazing series, and I'm ready to start the great adventure. -_- I completely blame myself for being slow...

3. The Lost series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
My older sister started reading it, I've read the jacket and it sounds wonderful. Kids that are stranded get to time travel (basically, right?). Well, that part isn't great, but the plot sounds awesome.

4. Anything by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson did NOT write a book called Anything. I'm just saying if it's written by Brandon Sanderson, I want to read it. All of his books have a great-sounding plot, hopefully they have wonderful character development and it's Brandon Sanderson. He's an awesome guy! Why wouldn't I want to read something by him?

5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
She counts as a best-selling author right? Right? Anyways, I super love Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice is such a wonderful classic. So, hopefully the book is as great as the movie(s).

6. The Selection series by Kiera Cass
I really want to read this book series.
1) The love triangle. (Who will she pick?)
2) The dresses look amazing.
3) My oldest sister read it and I think she liked it.

7. The Divergent series by Veronica Roth
Wow. First of all, these covers are beautiful. Second of all, my oldest sister read this series and loved it. So, I want to love it too! :3 I mean, if they made a movie from the series it has to be great.

8. The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
I really, really want to read this series. Everyone has fallen in love with it and the covers are so modernly simple. It's beautiful! Each book has an amazing plot and I'm ready to dive into the wonderfully built suspense.

9. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
I love the movies! :D They are so awesome, and I have the whole collection of it (excluding the Magicians' Nephew; that got lost somewhere) and I haven't read it. I've started it, then haven't continued. So I want to try and read it again and actually get into it. (Bianca has made it through the whole series - still excluding the Magicians' Nephew - but she hasn't finished the Last Battle.)

10. Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
I love Shannon Hale. She's amazing! I've read Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack and those were superb books. Absolutely stunning! And I really want to read this one. Again, I have no idea why I haven't read it, but I'm going to. Someday soon.

That's my wonderful list! :3

Do you have a favorite, best-selling author? Tell me in the comments below! :3

Charisma

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Book Review: Seraphina

9/18/2015

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Author: Rachel Hartman

Genre: Fantasy

Length: 465 pages

Summary: In the kingdom of Goredd, dragons and humans live and work side by side - while below the surface, tensions and hostility simmer. The newest member of the royal court, a uniquely gifted musician named Seraphina, holds a deep secret of her own. One that she guards with all of her being. When a member of the royal family is brutally murdered, Seraphina is drawn into the investigation alongside the dangerously perceptive--and dashing--Prince Lucian. But as the two uncover a sinister plot to destroy the wavering peace of the kingdom, Seraphina's struggle to protect her secret becomes increasingly difficult... while its discovery could mean her very life.

My Review: My goodness, this book was not at all what I was expecting. I didn't think it was going to be set in that time period (why I didn't I don't know because it screams it on the cover..), I didn't think Prince Lucian was going to be that awesome, and just wow. Let me break this down before I jumble all my words.

The Setting: This setting was so imaginative and lively that I truly got transported into this place. Rachel Hartman

created every detail and painted a picture in your mind in which you could get swept away. It was great!

The Characters: Wow. Just wow. Well, we'll start with Seraphina. I liked her, but on some parts, I was saying to myself, "WHY DID YOU JUST DO THAT!?!?" She's a nice person, who has to keep this life-threatening secret (which I will not spill for those people reading this before they get the book). She is a very skilled musician, so-much-so that she's the court composer's assistant. She pretty great overall.

Prince Lucian was just great. So great! Gaah! He's so amazing! In the book, he's the guy who will be offended for that moment, then the next day, he'll be like, "Oh, yeah. That thing. I thought we had put that aside a long time ago." IT'S SO WONDERFUL!!!! *Clears throat* Anyways...

There is lovely Orma. My goodness, he's amazing. Just as awesome, if not more awesome then Prince Lucian up there. He is Seraphina's mentor and he... he has a very calm-like personality. I didn't expect that at first, but later on, I kind got used to it. :)

And finally not to ruin anything else, there is Abdo! Abdo is one of the best people I have ever read in a book. He's caring, he's reckless... there's just not a lot of words to describe how amazing he is.

Okay, now that we've gotten that out of the way, we can continue:

My rating for this is 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.

Also, Alexa from Verbosity did a review on this book. Here's the link:

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman - Verbosity Book Review

I completely agree with her for the Writing Style and Dialogue for this book. It was absolutely amazing!

Have you read Seraphina? What were some things that you like about if you did? If you haven't read Seraphina, are you looking forward to reading it? Tell us in the comments!

Charisma

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Book Review: Nancy's Mysterious Letter

9/3/2015

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Author: Carolyn Keene

Genre: Mystery

Length: 174 pages

Summary: By mistake Nancy Drew receives a letter from England intended for an heiress, also named Nancy Drew. When Nancy undertakes a search for the missing young woman, it becomes obvious that a ruthless, dangerous man is determined to prevent her from finding the heiress or himself. Clues that Nancy unearths lead her to believe that the villainous Edgar Nixon plans to marry the heiress and then steal her inheritance.

My Review: Okay, I haven't read a Nancy Drew book in a good year or two, and I've been longing for a good mystery, so I decided to put this one on hold for me to read.
I actually remember this book because I was trying to read yet something happened that didn't make me finish.
When I began reading, the only thing that ran through my head was, "This is too repetitive."
Repetitive?! That's all I could think about? And after that small comment, I never looked at the book the same. If a part of the book sounded awkward, my writer mind would say, 'Oh! Why not take a second and see if you can fix that part?'. I'm actually really surprised that I made it through the whole book.
I still love Nancy Drew, don't get me wrong, and I still love

Carolyn Keene, but unfortunately, I have to give this book a three star.
The reason why is because you found out who the crook was in, what, the first chapter? That made the whole book like, 'Yeah, I know who did this!' but it was very unsatisfying because I am always excited to find out at the end who the crook was, not at the very beginning. Also, I felt like the whole entire mystery was figured out and that the only thing the characters did in the story was elaborate on the so called 'mystery'.
Honestly, I was just very disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it's a great book and other people might adore it, but it just didn't flow for me.

~Bianca

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