Book Trailer: Fall For Anything by Courtney Summers

Hello everyone!

I was catching up on my blog reading this afternoon, and I came across this:

(BTW, it totally rocks!!)

Love, Hannah

I was gone, but now I'm back!

Hey!

Have ya'll noticed my inexcusable absence? Have you missed me? No? Ah, well, that's okay if you didn't, but I certainly missed you!

Things have been pretty hectic with school, (boo) but *shrugs shoulders* what can I say: life sucks. Ha!

No really, life sucks right now, but I guess that's why we all read sometimes. To escape our lives for at least a little while...

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I am back, and I definitely will quit neglecting my blog as I have. It's funny because I actually enjoy blogging, but my schedule is so amazingly stuffed... I barely have any time to pee.

Though I have to go, I do hope that you're all doing well!

Now I, my friend, am going to go watch Camp Rock: the Final Jam right (yes, that's why I have to go) after I click the orange, "publish post" button. I admit it, and I am not ashamed. ;)

Love, Hannah

Unraveled: the Hunt (Win!)

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Gena Showalter’s YA series, Intertwined, about sixteen-year-old Aden Stone, a paranormal magnet who has, well had, four souls trapped in his head, continues this fall with the release of UNRAVELED (Harlequin, September 2010). Now, Aden is down to three souls bossing him around, but along the way he’s picked up the title of Vampire King to add to his ever-growing list of worries (which includes a prophecy that says he’ll bite the dust after a knife through the heart). To celebrate UNRAVELED’s release, Gena and her YA buds are hosting a scavenger hunt on their blogs.

The all-star lineup of hunt participants includes authors Rachel Caine, PC Cast, Marley Gibson, Rosemary Clement-Moore and Tina Ferraro, as well as Gena, natch, and The Knight Agency blog.Three grand prize winners will each win a $100 Visa gift card, plus Gena's giving away signed copies of UNRAVELED to five lucky runner-ups. All you have to do is find all eight letters, unscramble them and email the word to Contests(AT)KnightAgency.net. To find out where the letters are hiding in the great internet universe, click here for a contest road map and rules.

This contest runs from Monday, August 30^th to Thursday, September 2nd. All entries must be received by Monday, September 6th at midnight!

Love, Hannah

Review: 13 To Life

Rating: ☺☺☺☺

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Synopsis: Something strange is stalking the small town of Junction…

When junior Jess Gillmansen gets called out of class by Guidance, she can only presume it’s for one of two reasons. Either they’ve finally figured out who wrote the scathing anti-jock editorial in the school newspaper or they’re hosting yet another intervention for her about her mom. Although far from expecting it, she’s relieved to discover Guidance just wants her to show a new student around—but he comes with issues of his own including a police escort.

The newest member of Junction High, Pietr Rusakova has secrets to hide--secrets that will bring big trouble to the small town of Junction—secrets including dramatic changes he’s undergoing that will surely end his life early.

Review:

I'd spotted this all over the blogosphere for a while, and I knew I had to pick it up. Took me a while, I'll admit, but I finally got around to it! And I can honestly say that I enjoyed every page!

From page one you are instantly sucked into Jess's rather complicated life. She's a nice, likable protagonist, and so often she'd say something so absurdly funny that made me burst out laughing. I got several strange odd, WTF? stares while running errands with my mom. :) Also, you know Pietr? The love interest? Yeah, HOT.

The writing was probably my favorite aspect of 13 To Life. I know that one pet peeve of mine is when authors over explain details I'm just not that interested in. Though Shannon Delany's writing IS descriptive, it was the kind that you could read for hours and hours without wanting to stop which everyone appreciates!

The goods way outnumber the bad, but there were definitely a couple things that bothered me. Like I mentioned earlier, Jess was extremely likable. Admittedly she has a bit of an attitude, (which was the funny part!) but her intentions were always kind. However, there is a difference between being nice and too nice, which Jess did cross. I don't want to spoil it for you, but you'll understand what I mean as you read it. Pietr was great most of the time, but there were several pages where I seriously wanted to bruise his pretty face. And lastly, the plot did confuse me as the story progressed, but maybe that's just me.

Overall, though, this book was so much fun! It's definitely a title spending a few hours on (few hours which will pass by FAST!). Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!

Love, Hannah

Cover/title: ☺☺1/2

I'm not the biggest fan of the cover. The fact that they only used one color really makes the cover pop, but the actual image... eh, it's okay. And the title? Honestly, I don't get how it pertains to the book. But that could totally just mean that I'm way too dense in the head, so don't call me out for it. ;)

Wednesday Musing (LATE): Friendship bracelets (via Etsy!)

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(in short: anything and everything that intrigues me that isn't related to YA books) :)

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Today's topic: Friendship bracelets (from seller keepsmesane1972 via Etsy.com)

Interest: Er, friendship bracelets? Need I say more?! :)

When I was little, all the "cool kids" always had these colorful bracelets tied on their wrists.

I remember it clearly: I was seven and intrigued by these fun strings, and I asked Alexa (aka the queen of our playground, and possibly the meanest girl ever) what she had on. She then proceeded to stick her tongue out at me and snidely add, "It's a secret! Only the cool kids get to know, and you aren't one of them!"

Uh, thanks, Alexa. Yeah, thanks for ruining my childhood.

But then I was on Etsy the other day, and I came across keepmesane1972's awesome shop. I remember Alexa had those pretty bracelets, but they were just strings that were braided together. Simple, and pretty, but something everyone can do. But these bracelets are something else; they're possibly cooler than cool itself!

Check them out:

These are just two of many really cute bracelets she sells one Etsy.com. I actually ordered a couple bracelets from her today, and I'm so excited for them, I decided to share them with you!

I actually also ordered a book of patterns so that I'll hopefully be able to make a couple neat bracelets of my own. Nothing as intricate as Jen's of course, but something a tad more complicated then, eh, let's say a braid. :)

Thanks to Jen, I'm not officially cool. ;)

Not sure you want to buy a couple quite yet? That's okay! Jen is giving away a bracelet to one lucky commenter on HER BLOG, so check it out!

Love, Hannah

Link to contest

Hey guys!

I'm finally back from vacation (It was so great; I seriously have to spend more time doing absolutely nothing.) and my blog posts will now resume it's usual sporadic, but more frequent, schedule!

I'll have a book review up tomorrow, but before I bid you farewell, I have a contest link for you:

Stephanie Perkins (who's so cool and sweet and has the blue highlights to prove it!), author of Anna and the French Kiss is giving away an ARC of her debut novel, which doesn't grace Barnes and Noble's shelves until late December. That's four months away. Four months.

"Very sly. Very funny. Very romantic. You should date this book."

—MAUREEN JOHNSON, NYT bestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes andScarlett Fever

"Imagine a mug of rich, thick hot chocolate. Now add a swirl of sweet whipped cream. Yummy? Oui. Well, Anna and the French Kiss is richer, sweeter, and—yes—even hotter. You're in for a very special treat."

—LAUREN MYRACLE, NYT bestselling author of Peace, Love, & Baby Ducks andLet It Snow

"No one captures the exhilarating and exhausting 'but-does-he-like-me?!' question better than Stephanie Perkins. A scrumptious read."

—JUSTINA CHEN, author of North of Beautiful

"Smart and sensual, Anna and the French Kiss is everything your heart is longing for. You'll want to live inside this story forever. More, s'il vous plaît."

—LISA MCMANN, NYT bestselling author of the Wake trilogy

"From the magical streets of Paris to its charming narrator, Anna and the French Kiss has it all. A wonderfully winning book!"

—ROBIN BENWAY, author of Audrey, Wait! and The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June

After reading all that praise, I'm dying for an early copy, and I'm sure you are too! So go ahead and enter already! :)

Love, Hannah

Wednesday Musing: The Human Centipede

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Today's topic: The Human Centipede

What it is: a movie

Interest: the movie's title

The Human Centipede... jeez, it's one of those things where you hear it, and you have no clue what to think, no?

Instantly curious, a bit puzzled, and I'll admit, a little scared were the three emotions running through my head when I first heard about it.

Well me, my brother, and my cousin were driving home when my cousin says, "I watched the sickest movie trailer I've ever watched a while back. I couldn't go to sleep for a week."

I kinda looked at my brother and think yeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh since scary movies I'm all for. My cousin tells me all about it. (since I like to know what I'm getting myself into before I watch anything)

And holy shit, I'm scarred for life!

(some of this information could be wrong, btw!)

So basically there's this crazy doctor who specializes in separated siamese twins. Only this doctor has this dream to create the ultimate creature, the human centipede.

He lives in a deserted area, I guess, so not many people come across his home, but those that do are mostly always lost. The doctor offers his hospitality only to take them/him/her to his "sick room". He sews their lips to the person's (person in front) butt, removes their knees, and continues this from person to person. So it literally is almost like a human centipede.

Imagine this: you're sitting on your computer chair, and to your right you see this thing crawling towards you. Their mangled, emaciated bodies have no knees, so they're sorta dragging themselves... like a centipede (of course!).

Their lips are sewn crudely onto the person in front. The dark stitching isn't delicate, not like how a seamstress would sew, but someone who doesn't know how. And it's RIGHT NEXT TO YOU!

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*shudders* I'm scaring myself!

I'm too scared to watch the trailer for myself, but if you're brave enough, go watch it! I'm so scared, I don't even have to guts to link it! So watch it, and tell me what you think about it in the comments!

Love, Hannah S.

A new challenge: 2010 Summer "Beach Reads"

I'm already participating in the Debut Author's challenge, but I stumbled across this one and thought, "What the heck!"

Sure, summer's almost over, but I can at least score to the tadpole level, no?

Now what is this tadpole level I'm hearing about?

Well, click HERE for all details!

Only two weeks till school starts, but I can read plenty in just two weeks. ;) You in?

Love, Hannah