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“Book to Movie” Monday #7 – Les Miserables

19 Monday Nov 2012

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Title: Les Miserables
Author: Victor Hugo
Published: 1863

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In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean–a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert–Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre.

I have never read this amazing classic (It is on my TBR pile) but i have always wanted to see the musical. I hope with the release in December someone might bring it back!

This movie is filled with an amazing cast and the songs are recorded with live singing!

Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, and so many more. Check out the full cast and the trailer at IMDb here.

I Am Alive by Cameron Jace

18 Sunday Nov 2012

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Title: I Am Alive
Author: Cameron Jace
Series: I Am Alive
Format: Kindle
Publisher: Self Published
Published: May 23rd 2012
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Every girl dies – not every girl really lives.

Sixteen-year-old Decca Tenderstone feels captivated when she meets gorgeous and reckless Leo, who is arrogant, silent, beautiful, and shoots almost every one he meets. The usual boring girl meets badboy story… hmm… with a twist …

They live in a dystopian future in Los Angeles where every sixteen-year-old is ranked on a scale from one to ten to determine their future. Outranks, who are considered a danger to society, are forced to attend the Monster Show, a brutal sacrificing ritual that is broadcasted worldwide on live TV, where rebellious teens are labelled Bad Kidz or Monsters and get to fight for their lives in deadly games.

To prove that you’re still alive you have to scream I Am Alive every six hours. Lower your voice, and you’re dead.

Deccaa doesn’t need Leo’s company. She has a secret of her own. While they both can’t stand each other, she will find out why she doesn’t fit into any rank.

Nothing will stand in her way as she has to make choices concerning love, life, staying alive, growing up, and finding out who she really is.

When I first opened I Am Alive (AKA Nice Day to Die), I was thrown back by how amazing and addictive the plot and characters were. You can’t help but fall in love with the heroine, Decca, not to mention the sexy Leo!

The novel opens with, “I am going to surprise you. You have no idea…” and what a surprise we get. I was blown away with the astounding fast pace storyline, devouring the whole book (Kindle Edition) in less than 24hrs.

It is set in the future where at the age of sixteen; children are forced to be ranked out of ten. If you receive a low number you are considered to be an Outrank, you are a danger to society and are thrown into a live TV Monster Show, where you are made to fight and survive.

No one has ever survived.

Decca has another theory, she is there with a secret and she will let nothing get in her way. She just needs to buy some time and remember to call out I AM ALIVE every six hours.

At 3:00am in the morning, having just finished, I laid in bed reliving all my favorite moments. I couldn’t sleep. All I was thinking was how much I NEEDED book two -Increscent!

If you love dystopian novels and are a fan of Battle Royale or The Hunger Games, make sure you grab yourself a copy! It is being released in three episodes. Episode one is called Nice Day To Die, episode two – Wheel Of Fortune and Episode Three – Through Your Eyes. 

Cameron Jace is an indie author. You might know his work from The Grimm Diaries Prequels. Make sure you check them out before his release of Snow White Sorrow. Ashes to Ashes my favourite! 🙂


5 Stars: Amazing! I loved it and could not put it down. I highly recommend it.

‘Feature and Follow’ Friday #1

16 Friday Nov 2012

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Feature and Follow Friday is a meme hosted by Parajunkee and Allison Can Read, that allows you to meet new bloggers and make more followers.

This weeks Question is – Books are turned into movies all the time!
Turn it around. What movie would make a great book?

I love this question and i am glad it gets to be my very first Feature and Follow. I went through all my movies and realised that all my favourites are books!

My top pick would have to be Ghost.

I love this film and think it would have a lot more depth if it was a movie!

“Waiting On” Wednesday (#8) – The Elite

14 Wednesday Nov 2012

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Title: The Elite
Author: Kiera Cass
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: April 23rd 2013
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The hotly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestsellerThe Selection.

Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.

America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.

Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending.

“Waiting On” Wednesday (#8) – The Elite

It is the second in The Selection series and i am so excited. I am team Maxon all the way 🙂

Also I love the covers in this series. They are so gorgeous!

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It’s where we can share the upcoming titles we’re most excited to get our hands on!

Top Ten Tuesday (#7) – November 13th

13 Tuesday Nov 2012

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Hi everyone it’s Top Ten Tuesday Time 🙂
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.
 

This weeks question: Top Ten Books I’d Want On A Deserted Island

 

The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (hmmm does that count as seven?)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (I haven’t read them since they first came out and a deserted island would be the perfect time)

Shadows by Jennifer L Armentrout (I need my sexy alien Dawson to keep me sane)

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (I am a sucker for this play)

Tully by Paulina Simons (I have read this book more times then I can remember. It was the first book I read that had so much emotion in it that I was crying for hours)

Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Being on a deserted island I think it will be good to have a ‘how to survive a bunch of murderess kids’ guide)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (It is a quick read but in the small amount of pages it is full of amazing language that makes me smile)

Homer’s Iliad and The Odyssey (It would be great to have the time to read through both)

The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer (I know a lot of people are going to hate this one but I am a big sucker for this series. Twilight was the only book I could read after the last Harry Potter book came out and it made me want to buy all the amazing YA books I read now!)

I can’t wait to find out what every one picked!

 

“Book to Movie” Monday #6 – Carrie by Stephen King

12 Monday Nov 2012

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Title: Carrie
Author: Stephen King
Published: 1974

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A modern classic, “Carrie” introduced a distinctive new voice in American fiction — Stephen King. The story of misunderstood high school girl Carrie White, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge, remains one of the most barrier-breaking and shocking novels of all time.

Make a date with terror and live the nightmare that is…”Carrie”

“Book to Movie” Monday is where I write what books I would like to see turned into a movie or a book that is already in production.

Can you believe they are making another Carrie!

Stephen Kings Carrie was first published in 1974. It isn’t one of his best books but if they do this movie right it could be so scary and i think they have. Check out the trailer Here. It looks so scary. It is also mean’t to be better than the last movie and stays closer to the book 🙂

It is directed by Kimberly Peirce also known for Boys Don’t Cry.

Carrie is to be played by Chloe Grace Moretz and from the look of the trailer she is going to be amazing!

It will be released in 2013 so make sure you keep an eye out and check out IMDb for more info 🙂

 

Onyx – Jennifer L. Armentrout

11 Sunday Nov 2012

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Title: Onyx
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Series: A Lux Novel
Format: Kindle
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Published: 14th August 2012
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Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…
Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we’re linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there’s this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that’s possible. Against all common sense, I’m falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…

Oh how i love this series!

If you love YA novels you must read the Lux series. Onyx is the second in the series and has a little more action in it compared to Obsidian.

Armentrout’s writing is addictive, clever and fun! The worlds she creates and her characters are full of wit and charm. You can’t help but fall in love with them.

Onyx had me laughing one minute and in tears the next. It has a roller coaster of emotions that i really wasn’t prepared for.

A lot of the question or assumptions we had in the first book have been answered and a few more twist have surfaced. We get to meet a new character thats stirs up the ‘will they won’t they’ relationship between Katy and Daemon.

There is also a heartbreaking event that i am still not happy about! And i was starting to get annoyed at Katy’s ‘Daemon doesn’t like me’ attitude but in the end i was dying to read the next book Opal.

Opal book three is out 11th December.

5 Stars: Amazing! I loved it and could not put it down. I highly recommend it.