Movie: The Silver Lining Playbook

I went and saw this movie tonight and I loved it! Never before have I seen a better performance from both Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. Such chemistry in this movie! They worked so great together. Plus both of them are looking mighty fine through out the film.
They both play characters with quite a few issues. They have anger problems, poor social skills, and have both faced something very tragic in there lives. through out this movie, they both learn to overcome all those things by helping each other.

It was such a great movie! I honestly do not know what else to say. It was so real, so not perfect, and that is what made it so perfect anyways. It just worked! This movie reminded me a lot of one of my all time favorite movies, "The Garden State."
This is a must see for everyone!

Book Review: Meant To Be by: Lauren Morrill

Meant To Be by: Lauren Morrill

Book Description:
Meant to be or not meant to be . . . that is the question. 
It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the—gasp—wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's queen of following rules and being prepared. That's why she keeps a pencil sharpener in her purse and a pocket Shakespeare in her, well, pocket. And that's also why she's chosen Mark Bixford, her childhood crush, as her MTB ("meant to be").
But this spring break, Julia's rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: to be thrown from a window) when she's partnered with her personal nemesis, class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London. After one wild party, Julia starts receiving romantic texts . . . from an unknown number! Jason promises to help discover the identity of her mysterious new suitor if she agrees to break a few rules along the way. And thus begins a wild goose chase through London, leading Julia closer and closer to the biggest surprise of all: true love.
Because sometimes the things you least expect are the most meant to be.

5 out of 5 stars!!!!!

My Opinion: This book was totally fun to read! It had adventure, drama, romance, and so many other emotions. I loved how up and down this book was, and you never knew what to expect! There were so many moments when I was frustrated with Julia and Jason. They both seemed to screw up at just the wrong moments. I was rooting for them, then rooting for Julia to go for the new mysterious guy, then back to Jason, then Mark, and so on so on. I was all over the place with this book but that is one of the things I loved most. I couldn't decide what I wanted to happen and the book kept me on my toes. 

The characters are so real too! When I was reading this book, I would sometimes find myself saying, "come on Jason, what are you thinking?" or "Julia OPEN YOU EYES!" I actually felt like I knew these characters! It is awesome writing!

My favorite part (SPOILER ALERT FROM THIS POINT ON!)

One of the biggest things I love about this book is the fact that it addresses the "meant to be, perfect guy" topic. This time though, instead of everything being exactly perfect, and classic novel romantic, it is real life stuff! It isn't what Julia had pictured for herself, it isn't what she read in the books but she is still so happy! I loved this most about the book! Julia had her whole perfect guy picked out, and figured it would be everything she imagined, but instead gets Jason. But he really ends up being such a great guy! 

Book Review: Selection by Kiera Cass

Click here to get Selection on Amazon, or to read a description of the book.

I just finished this book last night, and all I have to say is... THE NEXT BOOK NEEDS TO COME OUT NOW! I know, I know it is coming this spring and just let me tell you I will get it and read it the day it comes out!

This book was so good! It was not predictable and thats a big plus for me! There are times when I can not figure out what boy I like most, or who I would like to see America end up with... Actually I still can't decide 100%. Also, the other selected girls are hard to read sometimes, I do not know who to truly trust in this book. It was awesome! I really am so excited to see what happens in the next book! 

Another thing I loved about this book was the history of how the future became that way in the book. Like how the United States is no longer that, but is now the country of Ilea and run by a royal family. It is just cool how this book is put together.

Just a truly awesome book all round! I would totally recommend this to people! Especially anyone who likes Delirium, Hunger Games, Divergent, Matched, or any books similar to that. 

I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars!

Now stay tuned for the next book that comes out April 23, 2013!

Books coming this 2013 that I have been waiting for!

Here are some books that I am super excited to read in 2013!

Requiem by: Lauren Oliver

March 5, 2013

I love the Delirium series, and I have been waiting for this book forever! The last book left you with a big cliff hanger and totally wanting more of the story!  I will be reading this book the day it comes out! I can not wait!

The Moon and More by: Sarah Dessen 

June 4, 2013 

I have never read a Sarah Dessen book that I have not liked. This is a book that I have been excited to read ever since she talked about it on her blog. This will be a perfect summer read!

All I Need by: Susane Colasanti

May 21, 2013

This is another author where I can not say I didn't like any of her books. There were some that I liked more, but that is just because they related more to me. I am interested to see what this story will bring for me! Another perfect summer read!

The Elite by: Kiera Cass 

April 23, 2013
I am reading Selection, the first in this series now. I have to say it is so good! I am going to want to read this next book ASAP! 

Book Review: For Darkness Shows The Stars

In a time when technology destroyed everything, and nearly wiped out humanity. The Luddites and the Reduced were the only ones that remained, with the Luddites in control over the islands and do not allow technology or anything else that could cause another reduction to occur. Now the Reduced are giving birth to Posts, children that are no longer Reduced, and the times are changing. 

For Elliot North, a Luddite, she can't decide whether the changes are good or bad, but she can't help feeling some excitement. But, when Elliot rents her families ship yard to the Cloud Fleet for the boat they are building, she never thought that Kai, a Post that ran from her land four years ago and she was in love with, is among them. Kai has no more interest in Elliot though, he is  determined to show her what she missed out on in not taking his offer of running away with him. But when Elliot discovers Kai's secret, she doesn't know what to think. His secret could bring another Reduced time, or fix everything. 

Will they be able to overcome their differences or has Elliot lost Kai forever?

This book was another one that I could just not put down. My family had to practically pry it out of my hands on Christmas. It was so weird to see a book that brought you into a future that looked a lot like a past time when slavery was okay. It was really cool though how it was done. And the story between Elliot and Kai was so confusing in a good way. I could not tell what would happen! I love when books keep you on your toes! Also, the battle between Elliot and herself and Elliot and her family was just crazy. She couldn't decide what was right, and her family was against her the whole time. In parts of the book, you have no idea who to trust at all. One of my favorite parts of the book though were the letters between Kai and Elliot when they were younger and Kai still lived on the land. It added such a unique and fun element to the story, getting to see their past with each other in between chapters of the present. Perfect touch!
Such an amazing story!!
5 out of 5 stars!

Book Review: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns)

This book was an inspiring and hilarious novel! Showing you the ins and outs of comedy for Mindy Kaling and how she got to where she is now in her career. I laughed so hard at other parts of this book, and there were other parts where I couldn't help but think "Your go girl!" Her personality is just amazing! Throughout this book you really feel like you get to know her and by the end you almost feel like you guys are great friends. Who wouldn't want to be her friend??? She is so funny! and just awesome!

She is also so inspiring because she always knew she wanted to be a comedian and grew up to do just that! Starting from no where to becoming a writer and actress on the office to now writing and starring on her own show "The Mindy Project", which is so funny! And now to writing her own book!! I watch that show all the time! She is just totally amazing!

I give this book a 4.5 out of 5!

winter break reading list!

So, seeing as I have not been able to get a lot of reading done this past semester because of school... I plan on hopefully reading a big chunk out of this list over break!
Here are some books I can not wait to read!

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)  By: Mindy Kaling

Safe Haven  By: Nicholas Sparks

The Hobbit  By: J.R.R. Tolkien

The Selection  By: Kiera Cass

For Darkness Shows the Stars  By: Diana Peterfreund

Bossy Pants  By: Tina Fey

Partials  By: Dan Wells

Black City  By: Elizabeth Richards

This is just a small look at all of the books I have on my list of To Reads. But, I will not have enough time for everything so I will read as much as I can! 

If you have any books to recommend, totally leave a comment! and stay tuned for reviews of some of these books through the next few weeks!!

(What my brain looks like when I think of all the books I want to read!)