Book Review x 040813

 

Divergent by Veronica Roth

 

So, let me start with what I know about this book before I read it. Well, I have a friend who has read it already and he told me that it was a good book and he told me a little about it and I thought it was interesting. He told me about the factions and how things worked in their world. I'll give it a 4 out of 5. The story is quite good but I was kind of disappointed on it as a whole story. I don't really know what I was expecting from this but its just that everyone was so in love with the movie like it was the best thing in the world but for me it's just "Yeah its a good book." I'm not saying it was not good, it was just that maybe I expected too much because everyone's comments about the movie seemed to me like it was the greatest thing they've ever seen. I haven't watched the movie though, but I'm planning to. Let's get back to the story, I admire their bravery. Probably what I loved the most about the book. Tris was so brave and she's the kind of girl that will do what she wants. So far that's the only thing I like about it. My favorite scene would probably be the Ferris wheel part. I don't really know why but I thought it was smart of Tris to think about that kind of strategy. Another thing I wanna talk about is about how people are saying this is the next Hunger Games, well, now that I've read it, I can tell you this, no its not. People probably think that it seems like the same because of the dystopian theme. It's really different but one thing you can compare here is Tris and Katniss. Both brave girls, which I really love. Sometimes I wish I could be brave like them and sometimes when I imagine myself in their place, I'm probably dead at the first few pages of the book! HAHAHA. I'm hoping that I'm just not liking this that much because its just the first book. I'm so excited about Insurgent! (BTW, I was really hoping that they had the original cover of this book but I was so excited to buy it that I didn't wait for a few more days until they had one.)

Paper Towns Movie x 032514

Hello, everyone. So, I don't know if you already knew about it but Paper Towns is going to have a movie!! I saw it this morning when I opened my twitter and I saw John Green's tweet about it and I'm so happy about it. Its actually my second favorite book from John Green.(My favorite is The Fault In Our Stars)Another thing is, our Quintin Jacobsen will be Nat Wolff! He's the same guy who will be Isaac on TFIOS movie! He's so lucky, he's going to work with John Green again. I watched Stuck in Love last night and he's in there. He's actually a great actor. There's a part there where he cried and I kinda cried too. Just a little. I really did my best not to. HAHAHA. Then it suddenly hit me, what if he cries on TFIOS movie after what happened to Gus, I don't know what I'm gonna do. HAHAHA. Well, I think he's gonna do a good job as Q. What I'm worried about is how they're gonna make the movie. The book is like 40% thoughts of Q so I don't know how they're gonna make it seem like it was in the book. I hope they do it the way they did on The Perks of Being a Wallflower where Charlie is talking at some parts while things are happening. I think it will make it better. I'm so excited about Margo and I'm trying to think of an actress who will be a good Margo Roth Spiegelman. I hope they find the perfect Margo and I hope the movie will be really good. Congrats John!

Strings x 031614

I think no one in this world really knows me. No one, even my parents and friends, knows the real me. Although, I think they all have their own versions of me. I am someone's daughter, someone's friend, someone's student, someone's seatmate, someone's enemy,  someone's neighbor. These are some of my different sides. I may be a good person for my friends, but not for my enemies. Things I do may be interpreted differently depending on which side of me you're seeing. We don't intend to make people see only a part of us, it just shows up depending on how they treat us and the duration of your relationship with them. Time has a big effect on us, the longer we are with someone, the more we open up ourselves to them without noticing it. We become more comfortable with them, thinking they're willing to accept us for who we are. There will be times that they'll tell you "You've changed." but the truth is they're just finally seeing the other side of you that only other people used to see. They just discovered a new piece for your puzzle, its up to them if they would want to continue solving it or just give up. Our parents think they know us but the truth is, just like other people, they're just seeing one side of us. They might have known us when we were younger but then we grow up and we meet different people. We get influenced, we learn to keep secrets from them and we become different. Different to the point that even we ourselves get confused about the true us. We do things, good or bad, we never thought we could do. Say things we thought we could never say. We try doing so many things to find ourselves then the next thing we know we're drowning in a sea of our emotions, failures and achievements. Unable to recognize which is the illusion and which is the truth. Stuck in a labyrinth with mirrors as walls. Different image each mirror. Different versions of you for different people. But I guess its a part of our lives, having different sides, for people treat us and love us differently from others too. Its how things work. We all have many sides, like flaws. We're not the perfect circle we used to be after bumping on other circles. We have a huge effect on each other. Its like our lives are interconnected. So no matter what happens, we'll have to accept each other, for we are the reason for each other's imperfections. We influence each other, therefore there's no one else to blame here but ourselves, not just for the changes in us but the changes in everyone around us. We are the reason why we are unable to see our true selves. You can't blame me if you can't see the whole me. I guess you'll have to stick around if you want to, not because I don't want you to see it yet but because I, myself, will have to find the true me before I let others see it.

Book Review x 030614

The Infernal Devices Trilogy

"How could three people who cared for one another so much cause one another so much pain?"

 

Hey guys, so I'm going to do my first book review and I want it to be about my favorite series of books, The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare. It's the prequel of The Mortal Instruments and the connection between these two series is not so clear unless you're already in the last book but the way she wrote it was just so beautiful. The way their stories connected and the way their lives were so broken and beautiful. Its pretty much about three people who love each other so much but also the reason for each others pain.

 

 

 

 



• Clockwork Angel

"I believed so strongly that when I first came to London that everything that was happening to me was a dream. That my life before had been real and this was a dreadful nightmare.. But now I cannot help but wonder if perhaps the life I had before was the dream and that all this was the truth." - Theresa Gray

When I first read this book, I really had a hard time because I've been reading The Mortal Instruments for weeks then suddenly, bam, new characters and we're in London. Then, it got interesting when Tessa was saved by Will. I loved how they both love books, which is probably one of the reasons why a lot of people liked this series thn The Mortal Instruments. I can relate to what they feel about books. How they know almost every line in it and how much Tessa freaks out seeing books of her favorite authors. When it got to the part where Camille Belcourt was mentioned in the story, and also Magnus Bane, I was like, "Finally, someone I know!" They're pretty much the same person as they were in TMI but it feels weird that they lived for such a long time. What I really found interesting in this book was Will and his secrets. I hated how he kept pushing Tessa away like, "What's wrong with you? You're so perfect together ya know?" Then the ending was kind of a cliff-hanger when Will asked for Magnus Bane's help or something like that so, yeah. That's all I can say about the first book I think.

• Clockwork Prince

"Then, if you love him," he said quietly, "please Tessa, don't tell him what I just told you. Don't tell him that I love you."

Wow, so this book started really good by Will Herondale making me swoon with his quote. When he asked Old Mol about love potions, he asked for the opposite, a potion that will make someone stop loving the person that he loves. Old Mol said that there are other ways of making someone stop loving you and when she disappeared, Will said to no one in particular "Not for her, for me." Sorry, I'm not good at retelling stories but if you read it maybe you will be more convinced about what I'm feeling towards that part. HAHAHA. I feel so bad for Will, seriously. Especially when I found out about his curse.  He had to grow up at an age where he should still be enjoying his childhood, I mean, gosh, 12 year old kid, thinking about the sake of his whole family. When I was 12 I think I still play like a 5 year old kid. He was so good a trying to push everyone away from him, but that was until Tessa came. When Will found out the curse was just a lie from the demon, Marbas, he was so happy. He didn't show it that much but Magnus can see the change in him. The light in his eyes. But the thing is, this is just the 2nd book, there is always a problem here, not happy ending yet so, yeah.  I almost died knowing that Jem and Tessa are engaged when Will found out about the curse. It was so devastating. No matter how much it hurts, he let Tessa be with Jem. He wants Tessa but can't break his Parabatai's heart. I feel so bad for him and also for Tessa because he loved both of them. :( At the last part was also  cliff-hanger, Cecily, Will's sister, wants to be a Shadowhunter too.



• Clockwork Princess

Will had opened the blue eyes that had never lost their color over all the passing years, and looked at Jem then Tessa, and smiled, and died, with Tessa's head on his shoulder and his hands in Jem's.

So, in here, things get a little tough for Tessa and Will. Avoiding each other on the Institute. There were time when they can't stop themselves from expressing their feelings for each other. The time came when Jem was taking more drugs to burn brighter for Tessa, which became one of their problems. When everyone thought Jem was going to die, it was so sad, especially when Will realized it because of the thing he felt in his heart. I mean, I kinda hate Jem when he's with Tessa but I feel so sad when he died. I'm such a Wessa fan. So when they met again, I was freaking out like this is it. HAHAHA. He saved Tessa again but it seemed like Tessa saved him. From the curse that never existed? I'm not sure but all I know is that Tessa saved him. I feel sad coz when Jem became Brother Zachariah he seems different, cold. But atleast he' alive. I'm so happy for them and their family but it never occured to me that Will will die. It hit me without seeing it coming. Its so depressing. The at the ending with Jem, I really didn't like it that much (Wessa 5evs)I mean, she had a chance to be with two people that she loves, why are you so lucky, Tess? HAHAHA. But its a part of being immortal. Its not a new thing especially if you know Magnus. He loved a lot of people, but since they're mortals, they die. You find a new one and it goes on and on.

As a whole trilogy, well, I'll give it 5 stars. Its my favorite series. I think its better than The Mortal Instruments. This book is simply beautiful. Cassie Clare, you are a genius. Thank you for this book, this is just really a work of art. I will never forget their stories. Will, Jem and Tessa will always be a part of my life.

Misery x 030714

Do you know how hard it is? Feeling the pain from different things all at the same time. Like everything that's meant to bring you down on your whole life, fell all at once. They might think I'm overreacting but they'll never know the pain I feel inside. They say it will be okay but, no. Everything's so wrong right now. You know how they say when you're down, there's no other way but up? Why am I going too low? Why failures and disappointments and sadness and pain all at the same time. Overreacting? You don't know what I feel right now. You don't know how many times I cried today for different reasons. You don't know how many bad news I've heard today. You just don't.

Books

Hi, so for my first post I would like to talk about how much I love books. Well, I pretty much love them so much that I would do anything for it. You know, sometimes I try to save money for other things but I end up passing by a bookstore and seeing a really great book, then it will look at me with watery eyes, I mean, it doesn't even have eyes but gosh, I feel like it's crying when I try to turn away from it you know. Its ridiculous but its just so true. Another thing is that wherever I go, I have a book with me. Like, when we have school activities or practices for projects or something, I always have a bag with me because I have a book with me, so my bag depends on how big my book is, because its kinda the only thing inside it other than my wallet, phone or other small stuff. I can't go out without one you know, its like someone is whispering to me "What of you get bored? What are you gonna do huh?" Yeah, so I end up bringing it even though I know I don't have much time for it. I also end up annoying people when they're not bookworms and they can't relate to what I'm feeling. Like, when I'm with a bookstore with them I'll be like "OMG! That's *mentions title of a book they don't even care about*. OMG they have these?? Wait I don't have money! OMG that was written by *mentions a name of an author they don't even know*" When I'm like this my sister would mutter "Here w go again..." She's younger than me but at times like this I feel like she's being an older sister trying to understand an annoying little sister. When I'm like this with my friends, they laugh at me because I'm really freaking out and I'm trying not to scream but, I don't know maybe sometimes they find me annoying. I don't really care, I mean, I can't stop what I feel towards books and how they have this huge impact with me. They make me want to scream on a bookstore, I just don't really want them to think I'm crazy. HAHAHA. Books, I just think they're the only perfect thing in this imperfect world. No matter how much it makes me cry at times, well, for me its one of the things that has a happy ending no matter what tragedy happened in it. Its like a thing you can hold on to when you feel like you're life is so worthless because on books, things always end up being alright. Reading, it gives you another life. Not because you don't have one but because you chose to live many. It's not the exact quote but I read it once, I just forgot where. Well, to sum things up, I can say that books are magical things. Powerful enough to change us and to touch our hearts with it's words.