All Jasmine Callihan wants to do on her family vacation in Las Vegas is relax by the pool, avoid her cousin Alyson and Alyson's Evil Hench Twin, Veronique, work on her Meaningful Reflections journal and Little Life Lessons for school, and maybe meet the cute guy Jas has been eyeing from across the pool. Is that really so much to ask? Apparently yes. After wreaking a wedding and subsequently getting out of trouble and being given a limo, Jas decides to become a Model Daughter. This causes her friends Polly, Roxy, and Tom to come to Vegas to "deprogram" her using magazines and dog collar restraints. Yes, I mean that. Yes, dog collar restraints, as in real dog collars to be used as restraints. Dog collars with rhinestones. No, her friends never used them. Yes, her friends are nuts, wacko, and insane, except maybe Tom. Before they get there, though, Jas meets Jack (the guy from across the pool), discovers that he is (probably) evil, receives a threatening note, steals a limo by accident, and bids Model Daughter Jas goodbye, thereby eliminating the necessity of reprogramming. Soon Jas and her friends are embroiled in a mystery involving murder, possible murder, theft, and an orange cat. And it's all the cats' fault. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this book, which frequently has both me and my sister rolling on the floor laughing. Hilarious! Everyone in it is completely insane, though. Oh, wait, that's a good thing. At least from my point of view. LOVE JAS LOVE POLLY LOVE ROXY LOVE TOM! Much purring.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Bad Kitty
By Michelle Jaffe
All Jasmine Callihan wants to do on her family vacation in Las Vegas is relax by the pool, avoid her cousin Alyson and Alyson's Evil Hench Twin, Veronique, work on her Meaningful Reflections journal and Little Life Lessons for school, and maybe meet the cute guy Jas has been eyeing from across the pool. Is that really so much to ask? Apparently yes. After wreaking a wedding and subsequently getting out of trouble and being given a limo, Jas decides to become a Model Daughter. This causes her friends Polly, Roxy, and Tom to come to Vegas to "deprogram" her using magazines and dog collar restraints. Yes, I mean that. Yes, dog collar restraints, as in real dog collars to be used as restraints. Dog collars with rhinestones. No, her friends never used them. Yes, her friends are nuts, wacko, and insane, except maybe Tom. Before they get there, though, Jas meets Jack (the guy from across the pool), discovers that he is (probably) evil, receives a threatening note, steals a limo by accident, and bids Model Daughter Jas goodbye, thereby eliminating the necessity of reprogramming. Soon Jas and her friends are embroiled in a mystery involving murder, possible murder, theft, and an orange cat. And it's all the cats' fault. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this book, which frequently has both me and my sister rolling on the floor laughing. Hilarious! Everyone in it is completely insane, though. Oh, wait, that's a good thing. At least from my point of view. LOVE JAS LOVE POLLY LOVE ROXY LOVE TOM! Much purring.
All Jasmine Callihan wants to do on her family vacation in Las Vegas is relax by the pool, avoid her cousin Alyson and Alyson's Evil Hench Twin, Veronique, work on her Meaningful Reflections journal and Little Life Lessons for school, and maybe meet the cute guy Jas has been eyeing from across the pool. Is that really so much to ask? Apparently yes. After wreaking a wedding and subsequently getting out of trouble and being given a limo, Jas decides to become a Model Daughter. This causes her friends Polly, Roxy, and Tom to come to Vegas to "deprogram" her using magazines and dog collar restraints. Yes, I mean that. Yes, dog collar restraints, as in real dog collars to be used as restraints. Dog collars with rhinestones. No, her friends never used them. Yes, her friends are nuts, wacko, and insane, except maybe Tom. Before they get there, though, Jas meets Jack (the guy from across the pool), discovers that he is (probably) evil, receives a threatening note, steals a limo by accident, and bids Model Daughter Jas goodbye, thereby eliminating the necessity of reprogramming. Soon Jas and her friends are embroiled in a mystery involving murder, possible murder, theft, and an orange cat. And it's all the cats' fault. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this book, which frequently has both me and my sister rolling on the floor laughing. Hilarious! Everyone in it is completely insane, though. Oh, wait, that's a good thing. At least from my point of view. LOVE JAS LOVE POLLY LOVE ROXY LOVE TOM! Much purring.
So This Is How It Ends
By Tui T. Sutherland
Avatars: Book One
What if the world ended? What if there were no more children and humanity was dying out? What if crystal monsters and strange, dangerous animal hybrids took this world over? And what if you were suddenly transported into that future? For Kali, Tigre, Gus, Diana, and Amon, this is exactly what happens. Now, trapped in a desperate, strange world and drawn together by otherworldly forces, the five teenagers must work together to survive and to figure out what has happened to them and to the earth. I absolutely love this series, So This Is How It Ends is a great book. What a cool title, "So This Is How It Ends" purrrrrr. JUST my kind of thing. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! Come on people! How can you not want to read a book about the end of the world? It's such an interesting subject!
Avatars: Book One
What if the world ended? What if there were no more children and humanity was dying out? What if crystal monsters and strange, dangerous animal hybrids took this world over? And what if you were suddenly transported into that future? For Kali, Tigre, Gus, Diana, and Amon, this is exactly what happens. Now, trapped in a desperate, strange world and drawn together by otherworldly forces, the five teenagers must work together to survive and to figure out what has happened to them and to the earth. I absolutely love this series, So This Is How It Ends is a great book. What a cool title, "So This Is How It Ends" purrrrrr. JUST my kind of thing. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! Come on people! How can you not want to read a book about the end of the world? It's such an interesting subject!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Brightly Woven
By Alexandra Bracken
Sydelle Mirabil lives in Cliffton, where there has been a ten-year drought. On the very day the rains come again, wizard Wayland North comes and takes Sydelle with him as his assistant. She is eager to escape her small town, but doesn't trust the wizard, who has secrets and a powerful enemy who appears very interested in Sydelle. As North and Sydelle make their way to Provincia, the capital, with information on the recent death of the king, secrets and danger surround them. A wonderful story and very well written. Just my kind of thing, though a little less violent that a lot of things I read. Lovely, just lovely. Sydelle makes a great heroine. I am REALLY hoping for a sequel, but not expecting one soon since Brightly Woven just came out this year.
Sydelle Mirabil lives in Cliffton, where there has been a ten-year drought. On the very day the rains come again, wizard Wayland North comes and takes Sydelle with him as his assistant. She is eager to escape her small town, but doesn't trust the wizard, who has secrets and a powerful enemy who appears very interested in Sydelle. As North and Sydelle make their way to Provincia, the capital, with information on the recent death of the king, secrets and danger surround them. A wonderful story and very well written. Just my kind of thing, though a little less violent that a lot of things I read. Lovely, just lovely. Sydelle makes a great heroine. I am REALLY hoping for a sequel, but not expecting one soon since Brightly Woven just came out this year.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Magic Burns
By Ilona Andrews
The Kate Daniels Series, Book Two
Mercenary Kate Daniels has plenty of problems, but her latest one is a bit more complex than normal. Every seven years the magic waves hit a flare. This means that magic controls the world, and for Kate this means that the magical problems she deals with are that much worse. Gods, goddesses, and monsters run rampant. When Atlanta's shapeshifter Pack asks her to recover a set of stolen maps, and Kate agrees to help Julie, a young girl whose mother has dissapeared and who is being targeted by monsters, Kate's life becomes more dangerous and complex than ever. Soon she is embroiled in a fight between two gods battling to be reborn, and if she can't stop them both, she won't survive and the city will be destroyed. I loved this book. Dark, violent, complex, and funny, though the humor does tend towards the dark and bloody. Go Kate! Love the series, love the book, love the author.
The Kate Daniels Series, Book Two
Mercenary Kate Daniels has plenty of problems, but her latest one is a bit more complex than normal. Every seven years the magic waves hit a flare. This means that magic controls the world, and for Kate this means that the magical problems she deals with are that much worse. Gods, goddesses, and monsters run rampant. When Atlanta's shapeshifter Pack asks her to recover a set of stolen maps, and Kate agrees to help Julie, a young girl whose mother has dissapeared and who is being targeted by monsters, Kate's life becomes more dangerous and complex than ever. Soon she is embroiled in a fight between two gods battling to be reborn, and if she can't stop them both, she won't survive and the city will be destroyed. I loved this book. Dark, violent, complex, and funny, though the humor does tend towards the dark and bloody. Go Kate! Love the series, love the book, love the author.
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