Nightlight (a parody) by The Harvard Lampoon

Nightlight (a parody) by The Harvard Lampoon
Publication Date: November 3, 2009
Versions: paperback, kindle

Summary (from barnesandnoble.com):
About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him–which I assumed was wildly out of his control–that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me.



And thus Belle Goose falls in love with the mysterious and sparkly Edwart Mullen in the Harvard Lampoon’s hilarious send-up of Twilight.


Pale and klutzy, Belle arrives in Switchblade, Oregon looking for adventure, or at least an undead classmate. She soon discovers Edwart, a super-hot computer nerd with zero interest in girls. After witnessing a number of strange events–Edwart leaves his tater tots untouched at lunch! Edwart saves her from a flying snowball!–Belle has a dramatic revelation: Edwart is a vampire. But how can she convince Edwart to bite her and transform her into his eternal bride, especially when he seems to find girls so repulsive?


Complete with romance, danger, insufficient parental guardianship, creepy stalker-like behavior, and a vampire prom, Nightlight is the uproarious tale of a vampire-obsessed girl, looking for love in all the wrong places.

This book is so funny. I'm a huge Twilight fan-so I've read Twilight a lot (pretty much like every other Twilight fan) so reading it again and again gets tired even though you absolutly love it. And then there's this book which follows the plot line of Twilight but in a whole new way (a very funny way). I laughed so hard when I was reading it and felt in such a good mood after reading just a few pages. I absolutly loved it.

Will I reread it?
When I need a good laugh, this book will be my first choice.

And just so if you don't understand how utterly hilarious this book is-a few lines are typed below:

Nightlight (a parody)  Pg. 44-45

     Two nights later, I had Internet access.
     I typed in a single word: Vampre. Google asked, "Did you mean 'vampire?'" I said, "yes."
     I felt overwhelmed and confused by the results: "Nosferatu," "The Buffy Summers Workout," "Kristen Stewart's Onset Romance," "Midnight Sun leaked," "Robert Pattinson Excellent Blues Singer."
     Weird. What did any of this have to do with vampires? I got up from my desk, feeling silly for looking at pictures of a beautiful couple who were clearly not vampires. This search was fruitless; there were only 26,500,000 results. I was going to have to rely on my own knowledge. Then I though, why don't I share that knowledge with the world? I sat back down at the computer and went to the vampire Wikipedia page. I added a sentence to the article: "Edwart Mullen of Switchblade, Oregon, is a vampire, but don't kill him because I love him!" Then I added a picture of Edwart's abs.
     Great, I thought, shutting off the computer. I figured this was basically the same as telling my dad I was in love with a vampire, especially because he monitored my Internet activity.
     Suddenly, I remembered the song my dad used to sing to me every night when I was a little girl:

                                             If you ever have a crush
                                             On a vampire
                                             I will trick him into
                                             Getting into a car
                                             Then I will drive the car
                                             Into a lake
                                             And on top of the car
                                             I will put some stones

     I stopped singing gleefully, realizing my dad would probably have a problem with Edwart. Hmm. I decided I would tell him that Edwart was a vegetarian vampire, feasting solely on ketchup.

After by Kristin Harmel

After by Kristin Harmel
Publication Date: February 9, 2010
Versions: hardcover, kindle

Summary (from barnesandnoble.com):
Lacey's world shatters when her dad is killed in a car accident. And secretly? She feels like it’s her fault. If she hadn’t taken her own sweet time getting ready that morning . . . well, it never would have happened. Her mom wouldn’t be a basket case. Her brother Logan wouldn’t drink. And her little brother would still have two parents.


But life goes on even if you don’t want it to. And when Lacey gets the chance to make a difference in the lives of some people at school, she jumps at it. Making lemonade out of lemons is her specialty. Except she didn’t count on meeting a guy like Sam. Or that sometimes? Lemonade can be a pretty bitter drink to swallow.

This book is pretty much about how Lacey's dad dies and how she thinks it's her fault and through time she has to deal with the guilt. Overall, the writing was good but the characters were unlikeable. Her mom isn't caring enough, her brother is mean, and Lacey is annoying. She think's no one else has been through the same thing and puts herself high up on that list. She's overall very full of herself and the whole book is about how she doesn't want anyone else to pity her even though she pities herself.

Will I reread it?
Probably not. I liked it and will probably read more from the author but it wasn't overall my kind of book.

Let's Get Lost by Sarra Manning

Let's Get Lost by Sarra Manning
Publication Date: October 19, 2006
Versions: hardcover, paperback, kindle

Summary (from barnesandnoble.com):
Isabel is the girl who rules the school with an iron fist and a gang of minions who do her bidding. Her friends are scared of her, her teachers can't get through to her, and that's just the way she likes it. With her razor-sharp edges and tall walls, nothing gets to Isabel—and no one, but no one, is ever going to discover her dark, sad secrets. Then she meets Smith. And Isabel learns that sometimes when all the expectations and pressures are too much, you just need someone to help you get lost.

I really enjoyed this book but thought a few elements were a little fishy. First of all, Isabel is sixteen and Smith is twenty. A four year age different is just gross and it wasn't fun to read about or imagine at all. Second of all, she lies about her age and says she eighteen which is dumb and even dumber that he actually believed it. And third, she lies about other things too, besides her age. Who really thinks releationships will survive off of lies?

The book was overall very embarrasing. I had to put it down a few times because of the situations she gets herself into and how she reacts to them. Isabel is a very mean girl and you will soon learn that from page one.

Will I reread it?
No, I don't think I will. It was good for a one time read and I should have went to the library instead of spending my money on it.

The character Isabel reminded me so much of the character's in Courtney Summers book titled Some Girls Are. So if you've read that one, then you will probably feel the same way about this one, too.

Boys that Bite (The Blood Coven, Book 1) by Mari Mancusi

Boys that Bite (The Blood Coven, Book 1) by Mari Mancusi
Publication Date: April 4, 2006
Versions: paperback, kindle

Summary (from barnesandnoble.com):
Technically Sunshine can't get killed-because she's immortal. Well, not quite yet. Due to the worst case of mistaken identity with her dark-side-loving twin sister at a Goth club called Club Fang, Magnus, a vampire hottie, went for Sunshine's innocent neck. Now if she doesn't reverse it in time, Magnus will be her blood mate forever and she's doomed to be a blood-gulping, pasty, daylight-hating vampire. That would seriously bite.


And now, after the unfortunate slaying of the vampire leader, Sunshine, her sister Rayne, and Magnus must find the one thing that can solve her problem: the Holy Grail. They wish it were a joke but it's not. It's absolutely necessary that Sunshine gets out of this in time, because somehow she scored the hottest prom date in her school, the mouth-watering Jake Wilder. So she just can't be a vampire for the prom-let alone the rest of eternity.

This book was so funny, maybe one of the funniest books I've read that wasn't a parody. And I absolutly loved the quirky yet sarcastic tone of the author's writing. I felt like it was very relatable to (besides that fact that there were vampires) and liked that even though there were vampires-it wasn't some dark cobwebby/coffiny illusion. It had more of a lighter tone that made it a very enjoyable light read.

Will I reread it?

Yes, most defiantly. I enjoyed it so much and recommend it to anyone who's looking for a book involving vampires or a love/hate relationship (one of the best kinds of relationships out there).

Deeper by Megan Hart

Deeper by Megan Hart
Publication Date: July 1, 2009
Versions: paperback, kindle, audio

Summary (from barnesandnoble.com):
Twenty years ago she had her whole life spread out before her. She was Bess Walsh, a fresh-scrubbed, middle-class student ready to conquer the design world. And she was taken. Absolutely and completely.



But not by Andy, her well-groomed, intellectual boyfriend who had hinted more than once about a ring. No. During that hot summer as a waitress and living on the beach, she met Nick, the moody, dark-haired, local bad boy. He was, to put it mildly, not someone she could take home to Daddy.


Instead, Nick became her dirty little secret— a fervent sexual accomplice who knew how to ignite an all-consuming obsession she had no idea she carried deep within her.


Bess had always wondered what happened to Nick after that summer, after their promise to meet again. And now, back at the beach house and taking a break from responsibility, from marriage, from life, she discovers his heartbreaking fate—and why he never came back for her. Suddenly Nick's name is on her lips…his hands on her thighs…dark hair and eyes called back from the swirling gray of purgatory's depths.

Dead, alive, or something in between, they can't stop their hunger.

She wouldn't dare.

This was really different from the teenish books that I'm used to. When I first bought this book, I expected it to be a nice younger romance with a bad boy. Boy was I wrong, I think its safe to say this book belongs in the adult genre and is not recommended for younger kids or even younger teenagers. Every scene is filled with sex and that's pretty much what it's about. And hey, maybe that's what you like to read about-be my guest and go ahead and read it then.

Will I reread it?
Yeah, I guess I would. It was entertaining and filled up hours when I was bored. I doubt it will be the first book to reread, however.

Overall I loved the tone and how fast paced the reading was. Megan Hart didn't drone on and on about character after character and she didn't over detail. It was overall that perfect number of pages and just a really good read.

Tuesday Trends #1

I am starting "Tuesday Trends" which you can probably guess that I will post on Tuesdays, hence the name. If you haven't noticed, there are several trends in the book world/blogging about book world that change constantly. And from what I see/hear about-I will post in this thing I call "Tuesday Trends". It will be about anything from plot lines, characters, genre's in books to what's really popular in the blogging world. Hopefully this will be lots of fun, and I would love to hear your thoughts about what you think are the trends. So comments are very much appreciated.

Tuesday Trends #1
Topic: Fairies, Faeries and Faery or Fairy

First of all, how in the world do you spell it? Because when I was little and used to read books about the tooth fairy-I could have sworn it was spelled "fairy" not faery or faeries, so what's the difference? And I'm pretty sure "fay" has something to do with the whole fairy world, too. So if anyone knows about these different spellings-I would love if you cleared it up for me; because I'm super curious.

So Twilight came out, right? And there was this whole thing about vampires. And then werewolves got very popular, and all of a sudden this last year-everything is Fairy related. I don't get it. Every paranormal book has a fairy in it, and it's starting to make me a little nausous. I first of all aren't too big a fan of them. And before you go all "you have to give them a chance" on me, I must tell you-I already did, three times. I tried out Melissa Marr's books about fairies and they were way too "out there" for me. I mean how can you relate to anything about fairies? They're just so...unrelatable.

So I think fairy or faery books are really the trend right now-else they probably wouldn't be coming out with so many. And if you don't believe me I will list a few for you:

1.) Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
2.) Wings by Aprilynne Pike
3.) Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
4.) Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner

Those were just a few, and I'm sure there are plenty more. So why the hype about fairies or faeries? You tell me.

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments Series #1) by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments Series #1) by Cassandra Clare Publication Date: March 27, 2007
Versions: hardcover, paperback, kindle, audio

Summary (from barnesandnoble.com):
Their hidden world is about to be revealed....


When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder — much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Clary knows she should call the police, but it's hard to explain a murder when the body disappears into thin air and the murderers are invisible to everyone but Clary.

Equally startled by her ability to see them, the murderers explain themselves as Shadowhunters: a secret tribe of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within twenty-four hours, Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know....

I tried reading this book about a year ago. I loved the beginning and it was overall really interesting and a different plot that I've been reading. And then I started getting to the middle, and I couldn't help skimming tons and tons of pages. I mean ten or so at one time, which is a lot. It got too dry for me.

And then I went to Borders and was searching for books to buy (this was about a month after I put down the book unfinished) and I don't know what drove me, but I bought the second one in the series, even though I didn't finish the first one! Could I have been any more stupid? NO!

So now it's been sitting in my bookcase for eight or so months, untouched and unread. And then about a week ago I was thinking about the book. I needed to get my money's worth on it. So i decided to pick up the first one again. And very slowly I've been making my way through it.

At times the writing was dry and the characters are very unlikable. Especially Simon. He is so obnoxious, I roll my eyes every time I think about him or even read about him. At times I wish Jace would have just killed him off. Ugh.

Will I reread it?
Well...I pretty much already did. And maybe in the far future I may crave this book and I'll know where to find it.

I guess I said a few unpossitive comments in the paragraphs above, but I have to make this clear. It wasn't a bad book. It wasn't my favorite book, but it wasn't my least either-it hits right about in the middle. And I'm sure people have seperate opinions on the matter.