It's never too late to make my wishlist for this year. This is like my must-buy-things-for-2104 list that I'll probably just x mark only half or even less than half of it. But who cares, it's never too hopeless to wish.
The Secret of Ella and Micha
Author: Jessica Sorensen
Published Date: October 4, 2012
Pages: 313
I always have a radar over Jessica Sorensen's books. I truly admire her talent in writing and telling stories. The Secret of Micha and Ella is like the 11th book of her that I read. Just a quick note: While I don't like the repetitive scenes and overused plot, I finally caved into finishing it. Why? Because there's something in the story that prevents someone from stopping. I had a few eye roll and meh, but some scenes really made me Awww.
Author: Jessica Sorensen
Published Date: October 4, 2012
Pages: 313
Synopsis:
Ella and Micha have been best friends since they were kids. But one tragic night shatters their friendship and their lives forever.
Ella used to be a rule-breaker with fiery attitude who wore her heart on her sleeve. But she left everything behind when she went to college and transformed into someone that follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. But now it's summer break and she has nowhere else to go but home.
Ella fears everything she worked so hard to bury might resurface, especially with Micha living right next door. If Micha tries to tempt the old her back, she knows that it will be hard to resist.
Micha is sexy, smart, confident, and can get under Ella’s skin like no one else can. He knows everything about her, including her darkest secrets. And he’s determined to bring his best friend, and the girl he loves back, no matter what it takes.
(New Adult Contemporary)
*Mature Content** Recommended for ages 17+ due to sexual situations and language.
Created by Jessie of Novel Heartbeat
Today's topic is about Celebrity Crushes.
Oh my god. That was the first thing I muttered when I knew about the topic for this week. I am just so excited, but also nervous to share my celebrity crushes. I really have a looooooooot and I am not even kidding if I tell you I fangirl almost at everyone. HAHA. I know we are mature enough, so I am not going to restrain myself in exposing my celebrity crushes. Most of them are from the kpop industry :D
rant /rant/
verb.
1. speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way.
2. To speak or write in an angry or violent manner.
SO this will be short. I just want to ask you guys, if it happens that a book you've anticipated to read made you so disappointed and bored and meh and grimace and cringe and and and literally want to stab your eyes, do you still write reviews about it?
Another segment in my book blog will be this one. As the title suggests, this is more of personal stuff about me. Apart from the bookish Abby, there are also other sides of me that I want to share :) This would be fun especially if it happens that we have the same non-bookish hobby/interest! Don't worry you won't see me posting things like this often! :D If you have some non-booskish sides that you want to share, feel free to do this one!
So today, I am going to share my other side which is my love for editing through photoshop.
The first time I used photoshop for the very first time was last 2010. I was so enthralled and addicted over the edits in tumblr so I downloaded a CS4. It took me a whole day to familiarize myself with the ps interface and its basic features. I am self-taught. Everything that I want to know, I googled it, search the depths of tutorial blogs just to create an edit/graphic/gfx.
Altered (Altered #1)
Author: Jennifer Rush
Pages: 323
Published Date: Jan 1, 2013
Author: Jennifer Rush
Pages: 323
Published Date: Jan 1, 2013
Synopsis:
When you can’t trust yourself, who can you believe?Everything about Anna’s life is a secret. Her father works for the Branch at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse. There’s Nick, Cas, Trev . . . and Sam, who’s stolen Anna’s heart. When the Branch decides it’s time to take the boys, Sam stages an escape, killing the agents sent to retrieve them.Anna is torn between following Sam or staying behind in the safety of her everyday life. But her father pushes her to flee, making Sam promise to keep her away from the Branch, at all costs. There’s just one problem. Sam and the boys don’t remember anything before living in the lab—not even their true identities.Now on the run, Anna soon discovers that she and Sam are connected in more ways than either of them expected. And if they’re both going to survive, they must piece together the clues of their past before the Branch catches up to them and steals it all away.
This book is surreal engrossing and compelling. It has the beauty of keeping the readers on track of the thrilling and mind-racking adventure and discovery of the characters.
#6 in The Mortal Instruments
Author: Cassandra Clare
Expected Publication: May 27, 2014
Synopsis:ΕRCHOMAI, SEBASTIAN HAD SAID.
I am coming.
Darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in the world can defeat him — must they journey to another world to find the chance? Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world changed in the sixth and last installment of the Mortal Instruments series!
SO IT'S HERE THE BLOODY CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE COVER
AND DO YOU SEE THAT YUP THAT'S AN EPIC COVER AND MY EXCITEMENT JUST ESCALATES UP TO THE THE EIFFEL TOWER
Seriously guys, I am really excited for this one! Now that we have the cover and a lot of snippets from cassie, I don't think no one's going to spoil my avidity to get my nose on this book! To be honest, I am not that fond of the MCs, Clary & Jace, but since Jem and Tessa will be here, there's no reason why not to read this. And also I want to know what will happen to Clace's ever-so-fucked-up relationship, Sizzy's flourishing intimate relationship, Magnus & Alec 's is-it-going-to-be-a-tragic relationship. What will happen to the sword? What will happen to Jace since he has the sword? What is Jem and Tessa's role in here and on the lives of the modern shadowhunters? What will happen to Alec & Jace 's parabatai tie? What will happen to to to to to.... I CANNOT ANYMORE TOO MANY THINGS TO MULL, SURMISE AND SPECULATE ABOUT TT TT T
Thoughts about the cover:
It's epic. It's matching the other books with the same distinguished template as the predecessors. I like the over-all atmosphere and impression the cover is exuding - the "OMG THIS BOOK IS GOING TO BE INTENSE JUST BY THE GRAPHIC EFFECTS AND OMG INTENSE OMG WHAT I CANNOT" feels. Why is Clary wearing white? This sounds scary but when a shadowhunter wears white it has something to do with spoiler: death. Is the cover giving us the hint? And why is Sebastian has the sword strapped on his back and why does he have wings I DONT UNDERSTAND HAHAHA There's so many cryptic things that the cover is showing that makes a lot of theories and inference rose from the readers like me! Like my interpretation of Clary's white dress. Hmm. I don't know I JUST WANT MY HANDS TO BE ON THE BOOK A S A P
I am both anxious and giddy to read the last book! How wil Cassie wrap-up and conclude this twisted and intense series??????? I am not expecting that Cassie will spare lives, but I am sure expecting her to slay some characters. Anyway this is a dark uraban fantasy and deaths are just simply inevitable; I am more curious of who will die or WHO ARE going to die? LIKE WOAAAAH and I just need more Jem/Bro Zachariah here I AM BEGGING LIKE SUPER BEGGING
I've been really busy and I wouldn't be around for a couple of days. I miss commenting on other's posts :< and as soon as I can squeeze some wee hours, I will totally \check and catch up other blogger's recent post ♥
Abby, x
Foreplay (Ivy Chronicles #1)
Author: Sophie Jardan
Pages: 320
Published Date: Nov 5, 2013
Synopsis:
Pepper has been hopelessly in love with her best friend’s brother, Hunter, for like ever. He’s the key to everything she’s always craved: security, stability, family. But she needs Hunter to notice her as more than just a friend. Even though she’s kissed exactly one guy, she has just the plan to go from novice to rock star in the bedroom—take a few pointers from someone who knows what he’s doing.Her college roommates have the perfect teacher in mind. But bartender Reece is nothing like the player Pepper expects. Yes, he’s beyond gorgeous, but he’s also dangerous, deep—with a troubled past. Soon what started as lessons in attraction are turning both their worlds around, and showing just what can happen when you go past foreplay and get to what’s real…
It is more than just foreplay I SWEAR.
This book totally surprised me. I stayed up 'til 4am just to finish this. WOW. I thought that it's another NA book with so much sex and obscenity, but man am I wrong. I admit that the title made me cynical because FOREPLAY DUDE FOREPLAY but as I read and cave in to the story I found myself utterly surprised. First there are 3 things that made me really like this.
This is a meme created by Novel Heartbeat. It is a post that talks about the life of bloggers outside the bookish atmosphere. Today's topic is CARS.
I don't have a car neither my mom, dad or sister. Our other relatives have their own cars, but we don't. Sad, right? HAHA. We used to have a car, but we decided to sell it since no one in our family knows how to drive. My dad spends his 9 months per year abroad working and my mom is gets too anxious and scared to even just ride a vehicle with 60kph speed. My sister is bolder than me so I guess she'll be the first one to learn how to drive. I am too a namby-pamby when it comes to driving, but that doesn't mean I don't have cars I root for.
Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI Quattro
LOOK AT THAT HOTNESS. I personally don't prefer red in cars, but when I accidentally passed by this on a website 2 months ago my jaw went slacked! I WANT THIS but not too soon cause I don't even have a job yet. Technically, it is a game car, but I've seen a lot of pictures about artists using this in their daily travels like Choi Siwon of SJ.
Ford Mustang V6 Coupe
This one is another hotness! It is also an anti-theft car with power locks! And only the rich asses can afford this. Gah, poor me. Anyway, I really like mustang cars in general (Shelby etc). Why? It started when I watched I am Legend of Will Smith. I asked my dad what was Will's car and he said it was a mustang for sure. Since then I started browsing mustang cars and last 2013, they launched Mustang V6 Coupe. I think this year they will launch V6 Coupe premium. NOT SURE.
I really don't have much knowledge about cars so I think this two will do for now. I am a sucker for black painted cars. They just look elegant and classy. I don't know. LOL. Care to share your car? Or dream car? :D
I am bored........and really bored. I created a mini book survey where I totally have no idea what's going on. It's just an itty-bitty survey with the possibilities of mixing and matching different book characters. A little rubbish, but I enjoyed answering it anyway. If you're going to do this, I advise that you should also list the characters with their numbers on a paper so you won't be confuse! Let's begin!
List 7 book characters - Please write both girl & boy characters ; if 3rd sex then go ; even animals can also be listed (don't look at the questions below if you haven't listed the characters or else i'll murder you in your sleep).
1. James Carstairs
2. Penryn Young
3. Percy Jackson
4. Daniel Altan Wing
5. Finnick Odair
6. Captain Meow
7. Celeana
World After (Penryn and the Days #2)
Author: Susan Ee
Pages: 314
Genre: YA, fantasy, thriller, paranormal, angels
Author: Susan Ee
Pages: 314
Genre: YA, fantasy, thriller, paranormal, angels
Synopsis:
In this sequel to the bestselling fantasy thriller, Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world.
When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.
Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.
Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?
Jan 3, 2014.
My friends (highschool bestfriends) and I decided to watch a movie. From the morning to afternoon we were at the mall having fun, chatting endlessly and just laughing at almost everything. I terribly missed them. Since college started for us we were busy as hell and no more time to check and catch up with each others' lives. Going back, around 5pm we decided to go to our friend's house to chat more and all the things bestfriends do. At first everything was fine. Picture here. Picture there. Selfie there. Selfie here. Then, we almost took a group picture on my friend's bed HAHA BUT the thing happened. We broke the bed. HOW? Silly and absurd, only 5 people were on the bed then my friend who was holding the camera joined on the bed and after a breathe.....the bed collapsed. W T F. Our eyes widened in shock like O_O We got off the bed as fast as a lightning and freaked out. What are we going to do??????? But the shock was replaced with laughter as we realized how funny the incident was. We laughed heartily -- carefree and oblivious to the consequences. And that moment, I swear we were on a bliss ride. So if you're curious what's the bed looks like now....
Sorry kinda lq....... You see that V shaped HAHAHAHA. The dent we had caused.
(1) We were trying to move the bed outside her room to the empty room, and it took us goddy 30 mins because the bed won't cooperate to pass the narrow hallway. (2) That's my friend, Kim, and us on the dark background (we look like spirits HAHAHA) (3) My friend being a creep and not helping at all LOL and me on the cameo.
My bestfriends for life. Supposed to be we're 4, but the other wasn't around. But these two are my bestest to the best friends.
At the mall with my other friends. HAHA trying to fit all in the picture. We tried. We really tried.
Currently reading World After by Susan Ee! So far so good!
Have a good day, everyone! And don't break your friend's bed HAHAHA.
I MISSED THEM SO MUCH. So happy to be with them almost the whole day and doing the usual crazy things we do. There's always a catastrophe when we are together and no regrets at all. With them it's always the epitome of F U N.
Currently reading World After by Susan Ee! So far so good!
Have a good day, everyone! And don't break your friend's bed HAHAHA.
Immortal Beloved (Immortal Beloved #1)
Author: Cate Tiernan
Source: E-book
Pages: 407 pages
Genre: YA, paranormal, immortal
Synopsis:
Nastasya has spent the last century living as a spoiled, drugged-out party girl. She feels nothing and cares for no one. But when she witnesses her best friend, a Dark Immortal, torture a human, she realizes something's got to change. She seeks refuge at a rehab for wayward immortals, where she meets the gorgeous, undeniably sexy Reyn, who seems inexplicably linked to her past.
Nastasya finally begins to deal with life, and even feels safe--until the night she learns that someone wants her dead.
Cate Tiernan, author of the popular Sweep series, returns with an engaging story of a timeless struggle and inescapable romance, the first book in a stunning new fantasy trilogy.