Update

Book to Movie Page

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have recently added a new page to my blog!

Drum roll please!

(stampeding noise occurs)

The Book to Movie Page!

Oh, wait, I gave that away in the title didn't I?

Oh, well.

The Book to Movie page has a list of 

(1)all of the books I have read that have been turned into movies,

(2)which ones you should see, 

(3)and why. 

The Book to Movie Page is located on the tabs bar under the Book Scroll. It's the one farthest to the right. 

I hope you enjoy!

-Sarah Elisabeth          

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               (When the world stops spinning... We're still reading) 

Accordance by Shelly Crane

Book Review #12

Accordance

by Shelly Crane

In the sequel, Maggie learns much more about all the strange things that happened to her, and has to face new ones. She rebels against it, but ultimately, must face it for her new families sake and maybe even her life. Bish went from being her biggest supporter to her biggest pain in the butt and Kyle's intentions to attract her interest may not be so innocent. Caleb and Maggie face many new obstacles together and fight to work through them but will one that should be a good thing be too much for Maggie to handle?

-Goodreads Summary

          

        Significance, the first book of this series, made me happy and very interested in what would happen next and how the story would progress, so, naturally, I got the next one. To my great disappointment it was not as good as the first book. 

         

         I enjoyed reading it and it was interesting enough to make me want to know what will happen next, therefore I will be reading the next one, but it just didn't have what the first book had. Sure, there was passion. Sure, there was action. Sure, there were crazy paranormal families with super powers. And, yes, there were relationship conflicts and lovey-dovey moments. But it all felt a little half-hearted and all throughout the book I was guessing the big "No way!" moments before they would happen. 

        

        The story line was fine, maybe a little repetitive, but still entertaining. The love between Maggie and Caleb lives on and they were still just as adorable. Maggie through a few temper tantru s by the end of the story and a few times I found myself tapping my foot and wanting to shake her and yell, "Pull it together, girl!". At least I was into the story.

        

       Once again, I would recommend this to anyone who is super interested in paranormal-love-conquers-all stories. But I also want to warn anyone who is big on editing mistakes that I was drawn out of the story quite a few times trying to figure out what was wrong with the sentence I had just read.

My Rating: 2.75/ 5

                          -Sarah Elisabeth          

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Significance by Shelly Crane

Book Review #11

Significance

by Shelly Crane

         Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who's had a bad year. Then she saves the life of Caleb and instantly knows there's something about him that's intriguing. But things change when they touch, sparks ignite. Literally.

They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before her eyes. She learns that not only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but there is a whole other world of people with gifts and abilities that she never knew existed. She herself is experiencing supernatural changes unlike anything she's ever felt before and she needs the touch of his skin to survive.
 Caleb's enemies know he's imprinted and are after Maggie to stop them both from gaining their abilities and take her from him.

Can Caleb save her or will they be forced to live without each other after just finding one another?

-Goodreads Summary

         Okay, I know I've complained about insta-love before, but it doesn't really count if it's super natural, right? Alright, fine, I'm a hypocrite. This whole book was about insta-love, and even though it's completely unrealistic, this book was adorable. 

       

        This was not the best written book and I did find myself drawn out of the story a few times correcting grammar or punctuation errors, so people who are big on editing mistakes might want to walk into the book a bit wary. The story was pretty solid, though there were a few points in the book where it felt as if the author was just going through the motions, summarizing certain points. The characters had me smiling throughout the majority of the book. I must say this a book best read around people who

a. Are already crazy.

b. Already think you are crazy.

c. Or just don't read in front of people.

      

       The reason being that you will find yourself grinning like and idiot, laughing out loud, frequently doing happy dances, or jumping up and down in a chair while squealing. Maggie, the main character, and Caleb, the love interest, are just adorable. Now, I must warn you that I did find myself rolling my eyes a few times where the characters seemed to get a bit clingy (a bit being understated) or a bit too 'I can't live without you!'. There were definitely a few times it went a little overboard.

       The heroine of this story, Maggie, was overall okay. She was no Katy Swartz (from Luxen series, which you should read if you're into Young Adult romance) and she was definitely no Tris Prior (from Divergent which I would recommend, but there's really no reason to recommend a book everyone has already read), but Maggie wasn't too winy and she didn't give me a headache or play damsel in distress or 'I'm not going to listen to you because I'm extremely stubborn and deny logic' constantly, which I find in a lot of books I read. That probably says more about my choice of book than anything else, but either way I liked this main character. She handled the super natural world well and had a level head throughout the book.

       Basically, if you're looking for a lovey-dovey feel good book, you'll love this.

My Rating: 3 1/2 /5
(three and a half out of five)

                            -Sarah Elisabeth          

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Teardrop by Lauren Kate

Book Review #10

Teardrop

by Lauren Kate

       Never, ever cry... Seventeen-year-old Eureka won't let anyone close enough to feel her pain. After her mother was killed in a freak accident, the things she used to love hold no meaning. She wants to escape, but one thing holds her back: Ander, the boy who is everywhere she goes, whose turquoise eyes are like the ocean. And then Eureka uncovers an ancient tale of romance and heartbreak, about a girl who cried an entire continent into the sea. Suddenly her mother's death and Ander's appearance seem connected, and her life takes on dark undercurrents that don't make sense. Can everything you love be washed away?

-Goodreads Summary

      Let me give you a quick run down: 

Chapter One

My mom kept secrets from me my whole life, but now she's died in some strange way, but even though it's my own mother's death I'm not going to question it.

Chapter Two

My best friend is acting like a jerk. Please hold while I make out with him. 

Chapter Three

Look! Do you see that guy behind that bush next to that tree? That's the guy who's been stalking me. Isn't he totally hot?

Chapter Four

My best friend is acting like a jerk again  and just recently 

1. betrayed me

2. humiliated me

3. broke my trust

So now I'm going to go on a boat ride with him and bring along my younger siblings! 

Sounds like a great idea, right?

Chapter Five

Do you remember that stalker guy? Well, I decided that even though I only had a full conversation with him yesterday I am completely in love with him.

Oh, and I have super powers.

Last Chapter

So this whole time everyone has been telling me not to do something because then the world will end.

But I decided to do it anyways.

        It was nothing exceptionally new or groundbreaking, but it was good at being what it was. The book was written fairly well, though the beginning was slow and I found it hard to connect with the characters. The story was entertaining and gave room for the series to grow off of. Now, if your in to Greek mythology (no gods and goddesses, just famous writers from way way back then) and paranormal romance colliding you may want to read it. The book was entertaining and had basically the same plot of a lot of other books, but some people just like that style, so if you are one of those people then you should read the book because its one of the few I've read that had a basic plot line but was actually well written and added some interesting elements to the story.   

       As I got deeper into the story I found myself getting more lost in it and enjoying it even more. I am interested to see what happens in the rest of the series, not because it was a cliff hanger or I just am so in love with it, but because the end of this book confused me a bit and I would like my question explained. That may not be the best feeling you want to leave your reader with.

       The romance aspect of the book bewildered me slightly. I kind of get the whole love at first sight idea, but the main character of this book had a serious case of insta-love. One second this guy was stalking her, but for some reason she was drawn to him. The next second the guy is in her bedroom and she's so glad he's there to comfort her even though she doesn't really even know who he is. I mean, cupid must have shot one of those fancy shmancy arrows at her and it sunk in real deep, or maybe he just hit her over the head real hard with so she wasn't thinking straight.  The love between them just seems so imaginary. How is a reader supposed to relate to falling desperately in love with the guy who stalked you all his life. The guy you've never in been in a room with for a full hour before.  And your already willing to give up everything for him. You only just met the guy two weeks ago! *defeated sigh* 

To each their own, I guess.

Okay, just one last thing! I loved the names in this book. Ander? Cat?

And then there's Eureka... 

Come on, you can't tell me that's not awesome.

My Rating: 3/5

                            -Sarah Elisabeth          

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Storm by Brigid Kemmerer

Book Review #9

Storm

by Brigid Kemmerer 

Ever since her ex-boyfriend spread those lies about her, Becca Chandler is suddenly getting all the guys—all the ones she doesn't want. Then she saves Chris Merrick from a beating in the school parking lot. Chris is different. Way different: he can control water—just like his brothers can control fire, wind, and earth. They’re powerful. Dangerous. Marked for death.

And now that she knows the truth, so is Becca.

Secrets are hard to keep when your life’s at stake. When Hunter, the mysterious new kid around school, turns up with a talent for being in the wrong place at the right time, Becca thinks she can trust him. But then Hunter goes head-to-head with Chris, and Becca wonders who’s hiding the most dangerous truth of all.

- Goodreads Summary

        Okay, so I have mixed feelings about this one. You have this really cool story idea, you have an author who obviously knows how to write a book, but the story itself was a little wonky. I liked this book, it wasn't phenomenal, but it was definitely entertaining. And what can you expect? Not every book can be another Book Thief, or Harry Potter, or Obsidian, some books take the tools they have to work with and make what they can out of it. That's what happened with Storm.

        The major conflict of the story was not clearly defined until well after the middle of the book. I kept waiting and waiting for someone to just come out and say it, or think it, or really just anything. It's never a good sign when the reader is waiting. There is a romantic aspect between the two main characters and that a well was very confusing. Chris, the main guy, obviously has a thing for Becca, the main girl. All the while Becca is totally having a 'thing' with two different guys. The thoughts that were going through my head were not the 'What just happened?' that goes along with cliffhangers, it was a literal 'What just happened?' 

         Now, all of those complaints sounded pretty bad, but let me say this. Storm is the first book of a trilogy and I am interested enough to read the next one.

My Rating: 3/5

                            -Sarah Elisabeth          

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Think... Vacation (#3)

Vacation Destination: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

  

by J.K. Rowling

Please hold while I take a moment to step back in time. 

To a place where young kids run through brick wall, fly on broom sticks, and all the kids that go to Hogwarts are all cute and tiny rather than falling off buildings and slicing snakes to pieces. 

Okay, so here's the deal, you cannot do a series of blog posts about great travel scenes and not include the very first time a young Harry Potter firsts boards the Hogwarts Express.

This is normally where I say SPOILERS AHEAD, but I feel as if Harry Potter's secrets have all been so widely exploited that there really is no reason to. So, if you've been living under a rock for the past ten years STOP READING HERE.  

Chapter 6: The Journey from Platform Nine and Three Quarters

       Harry Potter is really the bar set for the 21st century's young adult fantasy book series. Does this series go above the bar (Ha. No.) or below the bar (yup)? It really is one of the best young adult series I've ever read. All of the books are well written, extremely creative, and brilliantly captivating. This chapter, The Journey from Platform Nine and Three Quarters, is where you first ride the Hogwarts Express, where you first meet Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and where you first really see the super star effect Harry has on his peers. So, here's an excerpt of greatly written, super amazing awesomeness:

"He stopped a passing guard, but didn't dare mention platform nine and three-quarters. The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldn't even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose. Getting desperate, he asked for the train that left at eleven o'clock, but the guard said that there wasn't one. In the end, the guard strode away, muttering about time wasters. Harry was now trying hard not to panic. According to the large clock over the arrivals board, he had ten minutes left to get on the train to Hogwarts and he had no idea how to do it; he was stranded in the middle of a station with a trunk he could hardly lift, a pocket full of wizard money, and an owl."

- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

        Okay, there is no way you can possibly tell me you are not already intrigued. I've read that book too many times and I still want to know what happens next!

  -Sarah Elisabeth          

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