I seem to be drawn to Sappho's writing like no others. I was assigned this while at Ursinus College in PA, and it's the only book I brought back home to CT because I'm so in love with the writings.
Sappho is gritty, truthful, lyrical. While in my original class that required the book we were encouraged to take notes on the pages and three years later I'm still scribbling right alongside Sappho's words.
Awesome book! Very happy that I finally got around to reading it.
Amelia is a great character! I love how she didn't fall into any of the ghost like stereotypes of being creepy, or evil, or misguided. Instead she just didn't know who she was, or where she was from.
Quite surprised with how things went throughout the book, really kept me on my toes. Couldn't put it down!
Very interesting book. Not what I expected it to be at all. There's magic and deceit and lies and mystery. Very good job to Maggie Stiefvater.
I was trying to explain this book to my wife...and I remember telling her "Maggie's writing...it's like poetry. She has such a way with words." I stand by that comment. Everything you read is like one line of music after another against a backdrop of colors and sounds and feelings.
Not sure how else to describe it. Blue is very sensible indeed, and I like her. I don't normally like female leads, but Stiefvater knows how to make realistic, believable women come to life in her novels. Gansey, Adam, Ronan and Noah are all so...colorful and unique in their own respects.
Noah is like a whisper, a sound that's echoing in your ear but just as soon as you hear it, it starts to fade. Ronan is like a rainstorm that's turned into a thunderstorm. Calm, gentle, and then ferocious and dangerous. Adam...oh Adam, he's so dynamic. He's proud and stubborn, but also weak minded when it comes to Gansey. Adam is a Willow tree. So many emotions under the layers, strong but bendable. But strong. He's strong.
The book was decent. I wasn't too sure if I would like this after the first few chapters, only because it seems to be a little too "mushy" for my tastes. I like romance novels, sure, but I also like to read something with substance instead of fluff.
I feel like part of this book is fluff, mostly on Millicent's part - although given the time period I suppose that this was what the authors were trying to convey.
I've noticed that in the book Lyon aka Aytoun aka Lord Aytoun is a very nice round character. He goes from being a crabby, S.O.B. to making a turn around to being a very good husband.
I wish I saw the same in Millicent. She seemed to stay pretty flat, especially in regards to her confidence. Throughout the novel she sees herself as less and that she's not worthy of the great Lord of Scandel.
However, towards the very end I see that she has changed, but only because of outside circumstances. I feel like Jo and that situation changed her drasitcally, and if not for Jo then she would've continued to be a weaker character.
Jasper Hyde was highly annoying throughout the entire book and I find it a bit annoying that we've only gotten a bit of his story on the very last pages of the novel before the Epilogue. You'd think that we'd get some of that thoughout the novel so that we can more fully understand him instead of being bored with his storyline.
Ohenewaa was decent and I loved the way her and the Dowager interacted. Reminded me of my grandmother and grandfather. Great dynamic.
Overall a decent book, the love scenes weren't too steamy if that's something that you're not into. From other books I've read (think Christine Feehan) the sex was all but nonexistent here.
Awesome book, fast paced, funny, Lex is a character you can fall for.
Driggs and the rest of the gang, Mort included are hilarious and I adore all the creepy cute things going on like "HomiCider" at the diner. Very awesome.
I thought after all the hype this book would be a bit better. I thought that the plot was choppy and moved a little too quickly, especially in regards to the romance between the characters.
The main character, Aimee, was a little...ditzy? She was the "peacemaker" and she was too...wimpy I guess. Not sure how else to describe it.
As you guys can tell by the title of this post, this is going to be another Flirt Squad challenge to promote A Tale of Two Centuries, the second book in the My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century series by Rachel Harris.
This week it's all about time travel, since that's a HUGE theme that runs through the novels. Reyna is the gypsy girl that has the power and pizzazz to take your hearts desires and make them come true! So, we were asked to think about where we'd want Reyna to send us!
I had a hard time thinking about this one, and then I remembered that it could be a temporary trip. So, with that in mind. I decided I want to go back to 13th/14th century Scotland.
The scenery, the kilts, the bagpipes, the accents, the castles... the bloodshed. Ok, that last one I'm not looking forward too as much, but I'm hoping that my trip would come out to be less bloody than some of the stories I hear about Scotland.
Every year here in my state of Connecticut we have a few Scottish festivals and it almost feels as if I travel back in time for those. I haven't been to one in a few years but I'm hoping to go again this year.
Now, as for that time period - I've always liked it. I like the ruggedness, the fact that countries were still being discovered that traditions weren't THAT blended (compared to today.) Everything was more raw, more original. I want to see the roots of where people come from.
Eilean Donan Castle
Cute furry cows
Glencoe, Scotland.
Castle Ruins
The coast of Fair Isle, Scotland.
Here's a little historical video about Scottish dialects. :)
And here's a little shout out to my favorite two Scotsman: Zachary Moore and Martin Connelly! It was Martin's birthday a few days ago so go wish him happy birthday!
So - where in the world, or rather WHEN in the world would you have Reyna send you? I can't wait to hear about it!
Alessandra D’Angeli is in need of an adventure. Tired of her sixteenth-century life in Italy and homesick for her time-traveling cousin, Cat, who visited her for a magical week and dazzled her with tales of the future, Alessandra is lost. Until the stars hear her plea.
One mystical spell later, Alessandra appears on Cat’s Beverly Hills doorstep five hundred years in the future. Surrounded by confusing gadgets, scary transportation, and scandalous clothing, Less is hesitant to live the life of a twenty-first century teen…until she meets the infuriating—and infuriatingly handsome—surfer Austin Michaels. Austin challenges everything she believes in…and introduces her to a world filled with possibility.
With the clock ticking, Less knows she must live every moment of her modern life while she still can. But how will she return to the drab life of her past when the future is what holds everything she’s come to love?
And the wonderful author!
Rachel Harris!
As a teen, Rachel Harris threw raging parties that shook her parents’ walls and created embarrassing fodder for future YA novels. As an adult, she reads and writes obsessively, rehashes said embarrassing fodder, and dreams up characters who become her own grown up version of imaginary friends.
She grew up in New Orleans, watching soap operas with her grandmother and staying up late sneak reading her mam's favorite romance novels. Now a Cajun cowgirl living in Houston, she still stays up too late reading her favorite romances, only now, she can do so openly. She firmly believes life's problems can be solved with a hot, powdered-sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice of king cake, and that screaming at strangers for cheap, plastic beads is acceptable behavior in certain situations.
She homeschools her two beautiful girls and loves watching reality television with her amazing husband. She writes young adult, new adult, and adult Fun, Flirty Escapes, and LOVES talking with readers!
I started this on the 12th at 8pm and I stayed up until 4am on the 13th to finish it. So. Good.
I was exhausted the day after, but it was well worth it.
Scar aka Scarlet aka Will Scarlet is a thief. SHE's one of the best thieves around and she belongs to Rob aka "The Hood" aka Robin Hood's merry little band. And by little I mean it's made up of Rob (21 years old and amazing), John Little (18 and a playaaa), Scar (also 18) and Much who is just 16 (love me Much.)
The band follows the history of stealing and thieving from the rich, or the not so rich, basically just stealing to help out the townspeople so that they can eat and pay taxes to the evil Sheriff.
This book was amazing, I can't say it enough. Rob and Scar and John and Much are very lovable, very relatable characters and I adore them all.
