New, New, New!

I haven't posted in a while, but that's not entirely my fault. I've been reading and painting and dealing with family issues a lot lately. The painting is coming along nicely. I love it so far. I've been reading, but it hasn't been as fast paced at I wish it would be.

My brother has UC or ulcerative colitis. He just had a relapse, so life has been a little stressful. He's getting better, but he has to go to some more doctors and blood tests.

Back to book-world: I'm not happy with Rapture. It's too slow-paced for a finale. I feel like I'm dragging my feet through the mud. It's not a bad story-line, but I don't think Lauren Kate is doing it justice by ending it in such a slow manner. I get that they have nine days before Lucifer fucks up the whole world; I do, but they need to get their shit together and move a little faster to get this shit done.

The Maze Runner is another story completely. I am obsessed with this book. The way that James Dashner writes these characters shocks me to my core. In a fantastic way, though. Like, I hope they don't fuck up the movie kind of way. The cast of characters in this book is amazing. Thomas is incredible. He doesn't have a freaking clue where he is and yet he manages to know his way around and he defeats 4 Grievers in one night, when they get locked out into the Maze. I haven't finished it yet, but I hope it ends well. Mainly because there are two more books.

I'm not really into Halo, though. It's just an overused story line. It's almost like reading The Fallen Series all over again. Except in this series the girl is an angel throughout the whole story and you see it from her perspective.

Two days ago, I went school shopping. I got some mechanical pencils, sleep shorts, cords and jeans, a Hogwarts Tee, two scarves: one black-the other a red infinity, and teriyaki beef jerky.
Oh! And one more thing: I bought Insurgent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited to finally own this! After reading Divergent earlier this summer, I've been wanting to buy this book, but I wanted to wait until it came out in paperback. Luckily, I went into Walmart and there they had it for roughly $13. I was in heaven. So, of course I bought it. (:

Not much had happened, lately. Oh, except the she-who-shall-not-be-named ex-friend of mine texted me out of the blue wednesday last week, after I've made it very clear I want nothing to do with her. Like, go away.


Until next time,
The Book Nerd

Long time, No see (:

So, I've gotten into the habit where I don't post for a little while and then I post about a bunch of stuff. I think I'm going to stick with it. (:

Since I've last updated, you've probably noticed that two covers have changed. I have added The Maze Runner and have taken down Passion and put up Rapture in its place. I've done this for obvious reasons. I've finished Passion and also started reading The Maze Runner. I haven't really gotten very far in James Dashner's book; in truth, I'm only about 5 pages in, but I like it so far.

Not a lot has happened. I did rearrange my bookshelves again. I think it looks better than before. The only thing I really wish is that I had the books to complete all of the unfinished series that I do have. It kind of sucks when you only have the first book or just the first two books. I was just happy when I read The Hunger Games we had all of the books. I'm just kind of heated about this because we haven't gone to the library in almost half a year. I've been reading a lot of the books I have at home since I haven't read all of them, yet.

Ugh, my life is pretty boring. I spend most of my time at home away from people, other than my family. Although, my painting is coming along pretty nicely. (:

Well, I'm off to read some more and maybe paint! Toot-a-loo! lol

Until next time,
The Book Nerd 

Batman Begins!

I'm posting while watching "Batman Begins" the Christopher Nolan one. (:

So, since I've last posted I have finished Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry. I found this book to be phenomenal! I could barely put this book down. The love between Echo and Noah had me in tears by the end. Now, I'm not one for sappy romantic stories (although sometimes I read them just to cleanse my mind), but I do enjoy when the characters have to struggle for that love. Like in Perfect Chemistry where Brittany Ellis, from a pristine neighborhood and a "perfect" family, and Alex Fuentes, from the other side of town and also in a gang, fought for their love to survive and thrive in an environment where it was ridiculed and made seem ridiculous.Mainly, that was the case with Echo and Noah. Only Echo was "crazy" and Noah had a guilt he couldn't let go of.

Ugh. I just loved it.

Update: I am halfway through Passion. I didn't think I'd make it this far. And I have! I have read so many reviews about this series and they are, for the most part, awful. They paint this series as a waste of time and money. And, I don't blame these people. Especially when you find out the ending to this series and why it all started in the first place. I'm still reading it because I want to see how it unfolds.

Another update: About my mom's car. Yeah, that's gone for good. My parents have been out car shopping all week and they've found and amazing car. A 2003 Toyota Civic if I'm not mistaken. Dad took pics and it looks amazing. Plus, there's no rot under the car. FTW!

Welp, that's all chicki-poos (:

Until next time,
The Book Nerd

It's been a little while....

I guess it's been a little while since I last posted. Okay, I'm just kidding I know it's been a pretty long while since I last posted. But, I do have some updates.

1. Since the last time I've posted I have finished two books. Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti and Torment by Lauren Kate. I love love loved Queen of Everything. The way that Deb writes is crazy good. I was astounded by how fast I devoured it. And I know that I was in the middle of reading The Mirror of Her Dreams but as soon as I picked up her book I was hooked. And then, for some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to just get my second reading of Torment out of the way and I finished that. Now I'm on to Passion and I'm seeing mixed reviews. I've always thought that Lauren Kate was a fantastic writer, but the mixed reviews have been constantly plaguing my mind. So, of course, I went back online and read some more of them and then I just had to go and read about the next book Rapture and I found out why this whole mess started in the first place. I'm not going to spoil that for any of you who haven't read it; I'm sure you can do that on your own if you so choose. But, anyway, yeah that was pretty exciting and even though I've pretty much spoiled the ending for myself, I'm going to just go ahead and read them anyway. I'm not going to let the money I bought those books with go to waste. Hahaha.

2. I've started another book too. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry. I am emphatic about this book. I can't seem to get enough of it. I also want the "sequel" books too. Katie's writing makes me want to jump into that story and be apart of it, even if it just so happens to be about a crazy girl and a messed up guy. She makes the story seem like magic.I can't get enough!!!

3. I bought a new book since the last time I updated, too. I bought Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer. I thought it was going to be an awfully sad novel and Jodi surprised me and made it a true fairy tale. I loved it. There was one point where I thought I was going to have to put it down for a good half-hour and process but seeing as I had only had maybe 25 pages left, I trudged through and came out happily surprised on the other side. I would highly recommend this for anyone looking for a good modern fairy tale with a true happy ending.

4. I have been commissioned to do a painting for some people I know. They asked me and I, of course, said, "Yes!" This is my first commission and I'm so happy to be painting again. As much as I love reading, painting and the arts are my other favorite things to do. I mean sure I still have a charcoal still-life I have to do for my AP Art class before school starts, but that's for school. This is my first out of school piece. And! I didn't even have to pay for any of my supplies!! Fan-freaking-tastic! Ugh! So happy right now!! *Is currently happy-dancing and squeeing* 

5. My mom's car broke down. This isn't pertinent information but I just thought you should know. I'm hoping to be able to help my dad while he fixes it but nothing is set in stone. We're not even sure we can fix the car because the rot on the bottom has eaten through the main line for the power steering fluid. And the most ridiculous thing, she just got her car fixed a week ago for the brakes. This is because on her way home from work she went to brake because the person in front of her did and her brakes slammed all the way down the floor. Not good. *insert good-natured chuckle here* So, now my parents are going car shopping. Should be an interesting development.

6. About 4 years ago I read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and tonight I finally got to watch the 1940's movie adaptation of it. It starred Joan Fontaine and Lawrence Oliver, I believe. It was a wonderful black and white film. There were some things missing but over all I loved it. It stuck so closely to the novel and it didn't make Maxim's relationship with the former Mrs. De Winter to be some unforgotten lost love. Nope. It stuck to the story. And that's what bugs me; people try to make adaptations about Rebecca and they say that the guy couldn't forget his dead ex or something and it's like, "Hello, you've completely forgotten the rest of the story here. Maxim hated Rebecca and wanted her gone even more when he found out she cheated. Hell, he's the one who killed her." *insert huffing and puffing here* It's just one of my many literary pet-peeves.

Welp, that's it chicki-poos (: Life hasn't been too exciting. Besides those things up there my life has been rather boring.

Oh, wait there was one more thing. I found out my ex-best friend is a lying, stuck-up, whore. I also found out that she still uses her past abuse as an excuse for her behavior. Mind you, her behavior is awful and I don't ever want to be her friend again. Luckily, I have another friend who shares my opinion and has been sharing in our mutual dislike of her. Let's just note: I'm not a mean person (I do have a morbid and smartass sense of humor but that's besides the point) and it takes a lot to drive me to the point where I just give up on you. I'm also a rather loyal person, but when you've been crossed so many times that you've lost count and by only one person, you tend to start loosing faith in people.

Alright, now I'm done (:

Until next time,
The Book Nerd