2/05/2011

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1/19/2011

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Release Date: September 29, 2009
Age Group: Young Adult
Received From: Amazon
IBSN: 9781599903057
Blurb:

Micah will freely admit that she’s a compulsive liar, but that may be the one honest thing she’ll ever tell you. Over the years she’s duped her classmates, her teachers, and even her parents, and she’s always managed to stay one step ahead of her lies. That is, until her boyfriend dies under brutal circumstances and her dishonesty begins to catch up with her. But is it possible to tell the truth when lying comes as naturally as breathing? Taking readers deep into the psyche of a young woman who will say just about anything to convince them—and herself—that she’s finally come clean, Liar is a bone-chilling thriller that will have readers see-sawing between truths and lies right up to the end. Honestly.


What can I possibly say about this book to do it justice and not give anything away? I have no idea. I'm going to try, though. I didn't read any reviews or spoilers for this book before hand so all of Micah's secrets were shocking big surprises for me and that was what made the book so awesome. I'm going to keep her secrets too...so don't worry.


Micah is the protagonist in this story. She is also a admitted pathological liar. You never know if what she is telling you is the full truth or even a tiny bit true. When you think you might have things figured out she throws you a curve ball. But I couldn't help but like Micah. She's charismatic and strange. She's even intense to the point of being scary. She's not a main character for everyone. She's describes herself as ugly and looking like a boy. She thinks things that would never be appropriate in polite conversation. I wanted to add that she is a little crazy, but I don't really know if that's true. That's another one of Micah's secrets. I can guarantee that you have never read about a main character like her and you probably never will again.


Liar is a rollar coaster in book form. You never know if the things you are reading are true or if anything in the whole book is true. You will be left with lots of things to think about and from reading other reviews after I finished you might be left unsatisfied, but I wasn't, not at all. This book was like nothing I have ever read before and I enjoyed every second of it. The twists and turns came out of no where and I was just along for the ride.

Justine Larbalestier has created a thrilling work of art with this book. Whatever you do, don't miss out on it!


7/05/2010

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Well, I got in bed at 4am last night and it's 8am now, so if this post is in any way incoherent, I'm sorry. I saw Eclipse last night, as you probably already know. We arrived at the theater at 5:30, we were the first ones there. That's dedication! We got straight in to get our seats and about an hour later Twilight started, then New Moon right after. It was really fun seeing them in the theater again. Then it was time for Eclipse! I had a run in with the ass hole manager again. (We had some trouble with him during the New Moon premier.) And I won't be seeing any more midnight showings at that theater! Anyway, you want to know about the movie, right?

I just want to start off by saying: When I saw Twilight, I really had no expectations, and looking back I can honestly say that it is not that great of a movie, but when I first saw it, it blew me away! New Moon isn't my favorite book in the series, not at all, so I was expecting to like it. I figured it would be a nice bridge to Eclipse. I LOVED the movie! Still do! My opinion of it hasn't changed at all. Here is my raving review of it, if you care to read.What I'm getting at is, my expectations were pretty high for Eclipse. Not only that, but it is my favorite book! So it had a lot to live up to. Did it? I'm still not sure. I think it some ways it blew my expectations away, and it some ways it didn't even come close to meeting them. I'll list what I liked and didn't. Lets start out with the cons, shall we?

My biggest issue is that it felt very very rushed. I know that they don't have time to set the pace just like the book, but I have watched plenty of movies made from books that needed to get a lot of info in 2 hours, and did it without rushing it. They spent a lot of time on the really important scenes, but everything else was 'There's newborn vampires, we are going to Seattle, Jasper knows how to kill them, graduation, party, no no the new borns are coming here, let's kill them' That's honestly how it felt to me. I always loved the pacing in Eclipse. Everything was draw out just right so that we got lots of useless character driven scenes, (I really love useless character driven scenes) instead of just the action. So I guess I just really missed that.

My second con is, the death of the vampires! I didn't like the way they looked. It almost looked like ice being ripped apart, instead of stone. When Edward kills Victoria (everyone cheered in the theater btw) it looked a little silly, to me.

My third, and final complaint is, they changed a lot. Where New Moon stayed very true to the book for almost the entire movie, the very first scene in Eclipse with Edward & Bella didn't really happen in the book! They mushed some things together, and totally left other things out. Jacob's conversation about imprinting is in there but he never mentions that they can imprint with children...and that it's not as gross as it sounds. It might just be me, but I think that really should have been in there. The movie watchers are going to be shocked in Breaking Dawn! But I guess, when it comes down to it, they didn't change anything major. I'm just being a little nit picky. On to the pros!

Team Edward fans will rejoice! There is lots and lots of Edward in this movie. All the swoonworthy Edward scenes were there. When I first read the books Edward and Bella's romance gave me this giddy heart warming feeling that I have been missing the last couple of times I have read them (probably because I read them too much!) but that feeling was in the movie. There romance was portrayed wonderfully in this one. And Robert Pattinson did a fantastic job! He wasn't broody or depressed looking! He honestly seemed happy the entire time! Rob and Kristen both smiled!!

Jasper fans will also rejoice! His back story was done extremely well and he actually had lines! I thought all the Jasper stuff was perfect! Oh and the vampires actually looked fast! They didn't use slow motion this time and it looked like I always pictured it!

Some of the scenes were flawless, in my opinion. The most important scene, to me, was the tent scene and I loved it! That's my favorite scene in the series, so I would have been heartbroken if it wasn't right, but no worries! I can't wait to watch it again! The proposal scene was fabulous! The "seducing" happened very quick, but I probably had that built up way too much in my head lol. But the actual proposing was everything I wanted it to be. When Bella said yes the theater went crazy! Jacob and Bella's kiss was also everything I wanted it to be. I almost wish they would have put the illusion of Bella seeing her life with Jake in there, but the kiss was still great without it.

I hope that I didn't come off as too harsh, because I really did love it! I will be seeing it again this weekend, maybe even twice! So I'm going to put my judgments aside and just have fun! I'm still sounding too harsh! Umm OMG!!! I LOVED IT! Is that better? No, really...I really did love it and I think I will love it even more the next time.

Now.....such a long wait until Breaking Dawn :( If I thought the scenes in Eclipse were swoonworthy, I might just die during the wedding and honeymoon.... *sigh*






Sample

Well, I got in bed at 4am last night and it's 8am now, so if this post is in any way incoherent, I'm sorry. I saw Eclipse last night, as you probably already know. We arrived at the theater at 5:30, we were the first ones there. That's dedication! We got straight in to get our seats and about an hour later Twilight started, then New Moon right after. It was really fun seeing them in the theater again. Then it was time for Eclipse! I had a run in with the ass hole manager again. (We had some trouble with him during the New Moon premier.) And I won't be seeing any more midnight showings at that theater! Anyway, you want to know about the movie, right?

I just want to start off by saying: When I saw Twilight, I really had no expectations, and looking back I can honestly say that it is not that great of a movie, but when I first saw it, it blew me away! New Moon isn't my favorite book in the series, not at all, so I was expecting to like it. I figured it would be a nice bridge to Eclipse. I LOVED the movie! Still do! My opinion of it hasn't changed at all. Here is my raving review of it, if you care to read.What I'm getting at is, my expectations were pretty high for Eclipse. Not only that, but it is my favorite book! So it had a lot to live up to. Did it? I'm still not sure. I think it some ways it blew my expectations away, and it some ways it didn't even come close to meeting them. I'll list what I liked and didn't. Lets start out with the cons, shall we?

My biggest issue is that it felt very very rushed. I know that they don't have time to set the pace just like the book, but I have watched plenty of movies made from books that needed to get a lot of info in 2 hours, and did it without rushing it. They spent a lot of time on the really important scenes, but everything else was 'There's newborn vampires, we are going to Seattle, Jasper knows how to kill them, graduation, party, no no the new borns are coming here, let's kill them' That's honestly how it felt to me. I always loved the pacing in Eclipse. Everything was draw out just right so that we got lots of useless character driven scenes, (I really love useless character driven scenes) instead of just the action. So I guess I just really missed that.

My second con is, the death of the vampires! I didn't like the way they looked. It almost looked like ice being ripped apart, instead of stone. When Edward kills Victoria (everyone cheered in the theater btw) it looked a little silly, to me.

My third, and final complaint is, they changed a lot. Where New Moon stayed very true to the book for almost the entire movie, the very first scene in Eclipse with Edward & Bella didn't really happen in the book! They mushed some things together, and totally left other things out. Jacob's conversation about imprinting is in there but he never mentions that they can imprint with children...and that it's not as gross as it sounds. It might just be me, but I think that really should have been in there. The movie watchers are going to be shocked in Breaking Dawn! But I guess, when it comes down to it, they didn't change anything major. I'm just being a little nit picky. On to the pros!

Team Edward fans will rejoice! There is lots and lots of Edward in this movie. All the swoonworthy Edward scenes were there. When I first read the books Edward and Bella's romance gave me this giddy heart warming feeling that I have been missing the last couple of times I have read them (probably because I read them too much!) but that feeling was in the movie. There romance was portrayed wonderfully in this one. And Robert Pattinson did a fantastic job! He wasn't broody or depressed looking! He honestly seemed happy the entire time! Rob and Kristen both smiled!!

Jasper fans will also rejoice! His back story was done extremely well and he actually had lines! I thought all the Jasper stuff was perfect! Oh and the vampires actually looked fast! They didn't use slow motion this time and it looked like I always pictured it!

Some of the scenes were flawless, in my opinion. The most important scene, to me, was the tent scene and I loved it! That's my favorite scene in the series, so I would have been heartbroken if it wasn't right, but no worries! I can't wait to watch it again! The proposal scene was fabulous! The "seducing" happened very quick, but I probably had that built up way too much in my head lol. But the actual proposing was everything I wanted it to be. When Bella said yes the theater went crazy! Jacob and Bella's kiss was also everything I wanted it to be. I almost wish they would have put the illusion of Bella seeing her life with Jake in there, but the kiss was still great without it.

I hope that I didn't come off as too harsh, because I really did love it! I will be seeing it again this weekend, maybe even twice! So I'm going to put my judgments aside and just have fun! I'm still sounding too harsh! Umm OMG!!! I LOVED IT! Is that better? No, really...I really did love it and I think I will love it even more the next time.

Now.....such a long wait until Breaking Dawn :( If I thought the scenes in Eclipse were swoonworthy, I might just die during the wedding and honeymoon.... *sigh*

Sample Post

Age Group: Young Adult
Received From: Kindle Store
Other Books by This Author:  Gallagher Girls, Cheating at Solitaire, Learning to Play Gin
IBSN: 9781423116394
Blurb:
When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre...to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria...to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own--scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected.

Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring her back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has good reason: a powerful mobster has been robbed of his priceless art collection and wants to retrieve it. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat's dad needs her help.

For Kat there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in history-or at least her family's (very crooked) history.

My Thoughts:

I started this book because I wanted something fun to read. That's exactly what I got. Kat comes from a family of thieves. She has grown up pulling off amazing heists but when she turns 15, she wants out. She cons her way into the elite Colgan School. She was done with her families ways. That is, until her father gets in a little trouble and she has to plan the biggest heist of her life.

This book was Ocean's 11 YA style! I loved it! It made me want to be a glamorous international thief. Which might not be a good thing....But anyway I really liked this book! It took me a little while to get into the story but after I did it was hard to put down. I loved hearing about all the different heist and con techniques. The writing was superb. Ally Carter must have done a ton of research to make all these things seem so real.

Kat was a great main character. She was reluctant to get back into her thieving ways but she didn't really have a choice. She was strong and smart and she made the story come to life. Hale was...swoon. There was very little romance in the book but it was always there. A underlying current in the story. I really liked Hale and what he brought to the story. All of the secondary characters were a lot of fun! They made a perfect team.

This book reads like a movie, so I was happy to see that Warner Brothers have optioned the rights. Here's hoping they make a movie!!
If you are looking for a fun read. Read this book. It's smart and thrilling! I can't wait for a book 2!


Test Post

Well, I got in bed at 4am last night and it's 8am now, so if this post is in any way incoherent, I'm sorry. I saw Eclipse last night, as you probably already know. We arrived at the theater at 5:30, we were the first ones there. That's dedication! We got straight in to get our seats and about an hour later Twilight started, then New Moon right after. It was really fun seeing them in the theater again. Then it was time for Eclipse! I had a run in with the ass hole manager again. (We had some trouble with him during the New Moon premier.) And I won't be seeing any more midnight showings at that theater! Anyway, you want to know about the movie, right?

I just want to start off by saying: When I saw Twilight, I really had no expectations, and looking back I can honestly say that it is not that great of a movie, but when I first saw it, it blew me away! New Moon isn't my favorite book in the series, not at all, so I was expecting to like it. I figured it would be a nice bridge to Eclipse. I LOVED the movie! Still do! My opinion of it hasn't changed at all. Here is my raving review of it, if you care to read.What I'm getting at is, my expectations were pretty high for Eclipse. Not only that, but it is my favorite book! So it had a lot to live up to. Did it? I'm still not sure. I think it some ways it blew my expectations away, and it some ways it didn't even come close to meeting them. I'll list what I liked and didn't. Lets start out with the cons, shall we?

My biggest issue is that it felt very very rushed. I know that they don't have time to set the pace just like the book, but I have watched plenty of movies made from books that needed to get a lot of info in 2 hours, and did it without rushing it. They spent a lot of time on the really important scenes, but everything else was 'There's newborn vampires, we are going to Seattle, Jasper knows how to kill them, graduation, party, no no the new borns are coming here, let's kill them' That's honestly how it felt to me. I always loved the pacing in Eclipse. Everything was draw out just right so that we got lots of useless character driven scenes, (I really love useless character driven scenes) instead of just the action. So I guess I just really missed that.

My second con is, the death of the vampires! I didn't like the way they looked. It almost looked like ice being ripped apart, instead of stone. When Edward kills Victoria (everyone cheered in the theater btw) it looked a little silly, to me.

My third, and final complaint is, they changed a lot. Where New Moon stayed very true to the book for almost the entire movie, the very first scene in Eclipse with Edward & Bella didn't really happen in the book! They mushed some things together, and totally left other things out. Jacob's conversation about imprinting is in there but he never mentions that they can imprint with children...and that it's not as gross as it sounds. It might just be me, but I think that really should have been in there. The movie watchers are going to be shocked in Breaking Dawn! But I guess, when it comes down to it, they didn't change anything major. I'm just being a little nit picky. On to the pros!

Team Edward fans will rejoice! There is lots and lots of Edward in this movie. All the swoonworthy Edward scenes were there. When I first read the books Edward and Bella's romance gave me this giddy heart warming feeling that I have been missing the last couple of times I have read them (probably because I read them too much!) but that feeling was in the movie. There romance was portrayed wonderfully in this one. And Robert Pattinson did a fantastic job! He wasn't broody or depressed looking! He honestly seemed happy the entire time! Rob and Kristen both smiled!!

Jasper fans will also rejoice! His back story was done extremely well and he actually had lines! I thought all the Jasper stuff was perfect! Oh and the vampires actually looked fast! They didn't use slow motion this time and it looked like I always pictured it!

Some of the scenes were flawless, in my opinion. The most important scene, to me, was the tent scene and I loved it! That's my favorite scene in the series, so I would have been heartbroken if it wasn't right, but no worries! I can't wait to watch it again! The proposal scene was fabulous! The "seducing" happened very quick, but I probably had that built up way too much in my head lol. But the actual proposing was everything I wanted it to be. When Bella said yes the theater went crazy! Jacob and Bella's kiss was also everything I wanted it to be. I almost wish they would have put the illusion of Bella seeing her life with Jake in there, but the kiss was still great without it.

I hope that I didn't come off as too harsh, because I really did love it! I will be seeing it again this weekend, maybe even twice! So I'm going to put my judgments aside and just have fun! I'm still sounding too harsh! Umm OMG!!! I LOVED IT! Is that better? No, really...I really did love it and I think I will love it even more the next time.

Now.....such a long wait until Breaking Dawn :( If I thought the scenes in Eclipse were swoonworthy, I might just die during the wedding and honeymoon.... *sigh*