The Everything Jane Austen Challenge!

I have decided to join in on the fun and participate in the Jane Austen challenge! For this challenge, all you need to do is choose six things that relate to Jane Austen and complete them!



Here is my list:

1. Read "Pride and Prejudice"
2. Watch "Pride and Prejudice"
3. Read "Emma"
4. Watch "Emma"
5. Watch "Lost In Austen"
6. Watch "Sense and Sensibility"

If you would like to join in, you can find the info here!
http://thewrittenword.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/introducing-the-everything-austen-challenge-with-prizes/

20 Things In 20 Days: Bonus Clue #19

To celebrate the launch of Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler, I'm blogging a bonus clue for the 20 Things in 20 Days Scavenger Hunt. Answer clues and challenges to earn points toward the 20 Things grand prize, including 6 signed books from 2009 debut authors! Get a clue... June 11th-30th at http://sarahockler.com/2009/06/10/20-things-in-20-days-scavenger-hunt

Today's Bonus Clue:

Sarah Ockler loves to eat outside in the summer, but as a vegetarian who hates watermelon, she doesn't have much luck at summer picnics and barbecues! For a 20 Things bonus clue, post your favorite veg-friendly, non-melon summer recipe in the comments. 3 points. 2 extra points if Sarah tries and likes your recipe!

To find the main clue for today, visit Jess at Book Reviews By Jess! http://bookreviewsbyjess.blogspot.com/2009/06/20-things-in-20-days-clue-19.html

Goodluck!

Review: The Clique Summer Collection - Massie

Book: Massie
Series: The Clique Summer Collection
Book Number: 1
Page Number: 123
Author: Lisi Harrison
Rating: 3 out of 5
Cover Rating: 3.5 out of 5

The "Clique" girls are back in the Summer "Clique" series! Each book features a different girl and in this one it features Massie. After Massie gets kicked out of the prestige riding stable after a stunt she played to get one of the girls to stay in their saddles, she is back to her parents house for the summer. *sigh*, and her besties aren't there with her! And yikes!! Her closet at home is so outdated! Massie goes to use her credit card to purchase some new outfits and what do you know, the card is cancelled! Massie's parents decide as punishment to the stunt she played that got ther kicked out of the school, she has to get a job and pay them back for the fee's of the school. Massie' summer dreams all fade away as she starts her search for the perfect summer job that would be more like a jobby (job+hobby). She's having no such luck....until she see's a certain add in a Vogue magazine which is to sell makeup products to people. Massie starts her job and is loving it, however, she goes a little overboard with the ways she convinces people. Will Massie Summer turn out to be ok after all? Or will it all come tumbling down even more?

I was pretty disappointed with this book actually. Massie was so spoiled and didn't care about anyones feelings except her own, so selfish! Another thing that bugged me was the horseback riding parts. It was so unrealistic! Overall, I did not espcially like this book, however, if you would like to try it, it would make a light easy beach read!

New Bookmarks! Yay!

New Bookmarks

So sorry this one is the wrong direction, for some reason Blogger switched it!

This one actually comes in a set, however I didn't take pictures of the whole set. Email me if you would like to see them!

Front...

And Back....

Today I spent quite a bit of time crafting a few more bookmarks and I think they turned out pretty nice!! Let me know what you think!

If you would like to purchase any or all of them, please email me!!! They are reasonably priced!

Thanks for looking!

Review: Paradise Lost

Book: Paradise Lost
Author: Kate Brian
Series number: 9
Rating: 5 out of 5
Cover Rating: 4.5 out of 5
This is one of my favorite covers in this series! I love the dresses and the background. However, the girl in the green looks so terribly snotty, doesn't she?

Reed now knows who the culprit of Cheyenne's murder was and Noelle has befriended her again. Now, she is off to a carefree vacation with Noelle and a few other Billing's girls to the Caribbean - or...maybe not so carefree. Trouble always seems to find Reed and someone seems to be stalking her again, unless the handlebars on the just checked over jet ski locking up was a coincidence, I think not! Will Reed's stalker accomplish her mission? Or will Reed end up safe like usual?

"Paradise Lost" was terrific! I loved reading this book! Just when you think that Reeds life is looking up, something new happens to change that all around. This book is very entertaining, and even has a bit of romance in it as Reed starts falling for Uptom and he seems to be falling for her. The end of "Paradise Lost" left me really really really wanting to read the next book in the series, and to bad that one dosen't come out for another few months! Very disapointing! Kate Brian's "Private" series are so exciting and this one was no exception!

Review: "Flirting With Boys"

Books: Flirting With Boys
Author: Hailey Abbot
Pages: 240
Rating: 4 out of 5
Cover Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Celeste Tippan is bummed that her boyfriend Travis isn't going to be around while she's stuck working at her family owned resort. Soon that changes though after Travis and his friends get into trouble and he is stuck with a job at the resort with her! Yay for Celeste! However, Celeste starts to wonder why Travis isn't so excited. Does he not want to spend time with her? Throughout "Flirting With Boys" Celeste starts seeing the not so good side of Travis and starts to see the good in Nick, one of the resorts clients. Will Celeste be able to decide who she should be with?

"Flirting With Boys" is a cute, light, and summery read which would be perfect beach read! I really enjoyed this book. However, at times it felt that Celeste should really start seeing who Travs is and that she could do so much better, so that got a little annoying at times! Overall, "Flirting with Boys" is a nice read for the hot months of Summer!

Review: Its not you, Its Me

Book: "Its Not You, It's Me"
Author: Kerry Cohen Hoffmann
Pages: 176
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Cover Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Zoe has had her dream boyfriend for six months now. Six whole months! She is in love. So what if she she stopped helping with the big school artistic newsletter that she had started. So what if she stopped spending as much time doing the things that she used to love. He's worth it - isn't he? Zoe is devastated. Her 6 month long term relationship boyfriend has broken up with her. Why? It must have been a mistake! Zoe is determined to get him back, no matter what it takes. Gushy poems snuck into his locker, dressing up, or even kissing another boy, just to make him realize that him breaking up with Zoe was a mistake. However, will it work?

This was for sure not the greatest book that I have read. I felt that the characters were not developed as well as they should have been. Zoe wasn't really written in a way that I could feel for her. Overall, I didn't especially enjoy this book, however you might love it! I just like it when you are able to relate and bond with the characters so that if something disappointing happens in the characters lives you can really feel for them! However, "Its Not You, It's Me," could make a nice book for someone who has just broken up with her boyfriend.