9.26.2011

UNITED EDEN.

The third and final book to the "Eden Trilogy" by Nicole Williams.

United EdenUnited Eden by Nicole Williams

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book was by far the BEST of the series. I truly love William and Bryn and I think their story is romantic and something that is new as well as familiar and timeless. I love that they've gone through so much and have conquered so much together and apart. I think I love them more than Bella and Edward! (I THINK... I do lol). But I really loved the this story and hated to see it end. I wish we could have seen how Patrick ended up and if he found someone who could put up with his "antics" but I loved that this book warmed you to the characters more like Abigail and Nathaniel. Truly a great trilogy of books to read for the hopeless romantic. I loved it!



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9.22.2011

WILLOW.

WillowWillow by Julia Hoban

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Very heartbreaking and at times disturbing subject matter. I have never known anyone with this kind of "disorder" but the way this book was written, I feel like I now do. I've known what it is like to struggle with a huge secret, one that is harmful, so I can find myself relating a bit to Willow. I think it takes a strong person to overcome something like cutting. This was a very good book about a real problem.



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WICKED.

Wicked (Celestra #4)Wicked by Addison Moore

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


CRAZY!!! I really feel bad for Skyla BUT I really can't be too mad that she always finds herself in a predicament because I think it is SO wrong that she strings along Logan.. and sometimes Marshall. BUT. it is COMPLETELY EFFED UP what Chloe is doing and Mia is pissing me off. Had that been my sister I would have beat her ass.. SERIOUSLY. And Logan is baddd???? Say it ain't so!!!!!!!!! Can't wait for "Vex"!



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9.01.2011

AUGUST QUOTES.

This year I decided to post a quote everyday. A lot of people started posting a picture a day for a year so I thought this might be fun since I read a lot and actually catch myself jotting down noteworthy dialogue! You can check my "Quote of the day" tab to see them all but here I have posted all of the quotes from August 2011. It starts with the most recent first so if you want to see August 1st scroll down to the bottom. ENJOY! :)

that bitch Dora. (08/31/11)

"I wish I had Dora's parents. They let that bitch go EVERYWHERE."

via tumblr
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the end. (08/30/11)

"and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."

-The Beatles
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idgaf. (08/29/11)

"you can not imagine the immensity of the fuck i do not give."

via tumblr
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gale and katniss. (08/28/11)

"You know how to hunt; show them how good you are."

-The Hunger Games; First teaser trailer (@MTV)
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love.(08/27/11)

"Love does not make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."

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sight vs. vision (08/26/11)

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision"

-Wicked Clothes
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logic. (08/25/11)

Scott Westerfeld
"Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same."

— Scott Westerfeld; "Uglies"
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each other. (08/24/11)

"What if we can’t have it all?” His expression was pained and I knew it was because he was admitting he may not be able to give me everything I wanted. “What if we can only have each other?"

— Nicole Williams; "Eternal Eden"
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right this second. (08/23/11)

"I never loved you any more than I do, right this second. And I'll never love you any less than I do, right this second."

— Kami Garcia; "Beautiful Creatures" Caster Chronicles 1
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breaking point. (08/22/11)

"You think my first instinct is to protect you. Because you're small, or a girl, or a Stiff. But you're wrong."

He leans his face close to mine and wraps his fingers around my chin. His hand smells like metal. When was the last time he held a gun, or a knife? My skin tingles at the point of contact, like he's transmitting electricity through his skin.

"My first instinct is to push you until you break, just to see how hard I have to press." he says, his fingers squeezing at the word break. My body tenses at the edge in his voice, so I am coiled as tight as a spring, and I forget to breathe.

His dark eyes lifting to mine, he adds, "But I resist it."

"Why..." I swallow hard. "Why is that your first instinct?"

"Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating." He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. "Sometimes I just want to see it again. Want to see you awake."

— Veronica Roth; "Divergent"
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divergent. (08/21/11)

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."

— Robert Frost
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how much pain... (08/20/11)

"Now and then I see something in her eyes, and I wonder if I’ve ever grasped how much pain she’s really in."

— Stephenie Meyer; New Moon
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twilight... (08/19/11)

"Twilight, again. Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end."

— Stephenie Meyer; Twilight
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promise... (08/18/11)

"But I'd do it again. I know that now. I'd make that promise a thousand times over and lose her a thousand times over to have heard her play last night or to see her in the morning sunlight. Or even without that. Just to know that she's somewhere out there. Alive."

— Gayle Forman; Where She Went
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the same passion... (08/17/11)

Daniel: "I will always find you... fear not. Let me tell you, love, what happens after this life. You come back, you rise again. Your rebirth is beautiful and real. You come back to me, again and again—"
Luce: "But I die again and again"
Daniel: "It doesn't matter. What matters is that we will again be together. We will always find each other, always love each other, no matter what. I will never leave you."
Luce: "I don't know how you can stand it. Over and over again, the same sadness—"
Daniel: "The same ecstasy—"
Luce: "The same fire that kills everything—"
Daniel: "The same passion that ignites it all again..."

— Lauren Kate; Passion (the Fallen series, no. 3)
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on being an actress... (08/16/11)

“Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it’s not. It’s for the consumption of other people. But in terms of creative outlets and expressing yourself, it’s just the most extreme version of that that I’ve ever found. It’s like running, it’s exertion. When you reach that point where you can’t go anymore and you stop and you take a breath, it’s that same sort of clearing of the mind.”

— Kristen Stewart
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so wrong. (08/15/11)

“I shiver, thinking how easy it is to be totally wrong about people, to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole.”

— Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
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less is more. (08/14/11)

"I find the whole concept of being ‘sexy’ embarrassing and confusing. If I do an interview with photographs people desperately want to change me - dye my hair blonder, pluck my eyebrows, give me a fringe. Then there’s the choice of clothes. I know everyone wants a picture of me in a mini-skirt. But that’s not me. I feel uncomfortable. I’d never go out in a mini-skirt. It’s nothing to do with protecting the Hermione image. I wouldn’t do that. Personally, I don’t actually think it’s even that sexy. What’s sexy about saying, ‘I’m here with my boobs out and a short skirt, have a look at everything I’ve got?’ My idea of sexy is that less is more. The less you reveal the more people can wonder."

- Emma Watson
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in common. (08/13/11)

Ridley: "So we have nothing in common."
Link: "We never had anythin' in common, and it never mattered before."

Dream Dark; a novela by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
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too broken. (08/12/11)

"There are some things too broken to be fixed."

Dream Dark; a novela by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
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a million thoughts. (08/11/11)

"A million thoughts ran through my head. That when she looked at me, it was like there was no one else in the world. That when I looked at her, I noticed every detail about her while everything else faded away. That I was only myself when we were together. It was impossible to put into words, and even if I could I wasn't sure the words would be right."

Beautiful Chaos; a novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
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revelation. (08/10/11)

"We make ourselves a place apart
Behind light words that tease and flout,
But oh, the agitated heart
Till someone really find us out."

from "Revelation" by Robert Frost
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what counts. (08/09/11)

"And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years"

-via @kellanlutz
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random. (08/08/11)

"How hard would it be for me to sculpt, or help me sculpt a hippo out of rice krispies?"

-from the everyday musings of Kristine
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FAME. (08/07/11)

"Fame's always obvious, that's the point of it."

-Extras; a novel by Scott Westerfeld
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specials. (08/06/11)

"You see, freedom has a way of destroying things."

-Specials; a novel by Scott Westerfeld
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FWB. (08/05/11)

Dylan: "Why do women think the only way to get a man to do what they want is to manipulate him?"
Jamie: "History, personal experience, romantic comedies."

-Friends with Benefits; Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake
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blood vs. water. (08/04/11)

"you can't help who you're related to. and that's a damn shame..."

-KAR
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stung. (08/03/11)

Bryn Dawson: "Bee stings kill... [j]ust ask those that are allergic to them."
William Hayward: "Baby... I'm everything but allergic to you."

-Fallen Eden by Nicole Williams
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Sweet (& Sour) Charity Episode (08/02/11)

"Maybe it's like it says in the bible. I felt bad because I had no shoes... but then I met someone who had really bad shoes."

-Karen Walker; Will & Grace
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"awkward!" (08/01/11)

"I don't have awkward moments. I have an awkward life occasionally interrupted by normalcy."

–Robert Pattinson