Okay so, I didn't want this blog to be just about books so today I'm going to review to different thing. The first being a movie and the second being an anime. These reviews will be short and sweet :) like all my reviews will be. I am not much of a critical person. I either like it or I don’t.

Movie Review: Penelope

Plot Summary: “In this modern day romantic tale, Penelope is about a young girl's inspiring journey, a mysterious family secret and the power of love. With all odds against her, in order for Penelope to break the family curse, she must find true love with "one of her own kind"”

Okay so this movie isn't new or anything but I ended up watching it today. I had wanted to see it since it came out in 2006 but I had never gotten the chance.

This movie was great. It was funny and emotional and fantastic. To me it had to do with the fact that id you accept yourself everything else just comes to you or something like that I’m not very good with expressing myself in these kinds of situation.

I laughed, I cried ( but I cry a lot in movies…and books…and manga…and anime…yeah I cry a lot :) ), and I would absolutely recommend this movie.

***** Five Stars

Show Review: Ouran High School Host Club

Plot Summary: “Haruhi is a poor tomboyish student at a school for the ultra-wealthy, able to attend because of a scholarship, and unable to even afford a uniform. One day, she stumbles across the decidedly peculiar but very popular Ouran Host Club. She tries to leave, but accidentally breaks a vase, and unable to pay for it, she's told that she'll have to stay and do odd jobs. That is, until they decide she would be more valuable as a club member. Not realizing she's female due to her appearance, they fix her up and give her a male uniform. She's an instant hit, so they decide to have her keep up the charade even after they find out the truth. Haruhi, being average almost to a fault, doesn't know what to make of the unconventional activities of the Host Club (or of the even more unconventional members), but having little choice, she plays along. Before long, real bonds are formed, friends made, and Haruhi finds herself accepted in a way she could never have been otherwise in this affluent school.”

Review: If you like anime and you loved Fruits Basket you will absolutely love this show. This show is humorous and it still has deep message. Each character has their own problems and when they come together in the host club they all gain experience and learn and find how to be a better people. Its kind of like they are each others saviors kind of but not as dramatic. I loved this series for its funny/tender moments. You fall in love with all the characters.

***** Five Stars

Karla

Go and download the free E-book sequel to Ink Exchange now! Download Here.

 Stopping Time: Leslie walked away from the Dark Court determined to reclaim her life—even if it meant leaving Niall and Irial behind. In Stopping Time, an original short story set in the world of Wicked Lovely, someone knows about Leslie's history and is intent on using her to threaten the fey.

Stopping Time: Part 2: In the continuation of Stopping Time, Leslie's darkest past has caught up with her. Now, she must figure out how to keep the fey she loves safe—and how to save herself.

I already downloaded mine :)

Karla

I enter a lot of contest mostly because I would love to get books but I don't have money to buy books so I try my luck with contest. As many of you know its hard to win contests. I've entered many, but so far I have won one. Contests are fun to enter so I thought I'd make it easier for some people by having contest links to all the contest I've entered on the side bar. I know I'm not the only one who does this but it will still be helpful to some people since one person isn't going to have all the contest. Just thought I'd give a heads up though I only have 8 followers someone else might read this. Right now I only have one contest there and you should enter for a chance to win some April releases.
On another note I finally finishes Eyes Like Stars and I will review that soon and right now I am currently reading My Soul To Save and I have some thoughts about that book but you won't know until I post a review after reading it. I will also post somethings that popped up last week that me being a weirdo wont post until today. :)
Karla :)

This was actually released yesterday, but me being me I forgot. Here is the cover to the firth installment to the Blue Bloods Series by Melissa De La Cruz…

<--- Ain’t it beautiful :) Yes it is, but I don't get how the wings can be put into that position. I'm probably over thinking it. It is a beautiful cover to go along with the other wonderful covers in the series. This book isn't released until October 5th 2010, but luckily Keys to the Repository comes out June 29th :)

Summary: This book is about the journey that Jack and Schuyler go on to fulfill the Van Alen Legacy by checking all the gates to make sure Lucifer doesn't escape.

Go to this website to read an interview with Melissa about Blue Bloods and her writing.

Karla

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Release Date: October 19th 2010 by Philomel/Penguin

Synopsis:While other teenage girls daydream about boys, Calla Tor imagines ripping out her enemies’ throats. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Calla was born a warrior and on her eighteenth-birthday she’ll become the alpha female of the next generation of Guardian wolves. But Calla’s predestined path veers off course the moment she saves the life of a wayward hiker, a boy her own age. This human boy’s secret will turn the young pack's world upside down and forever alter the outcome of the centuries-old Witches' War that surrounds them all

I love these kinds of story plots :) I have a lot of books to wait of, but I already knew of a lot of them so I chose the one that I found out about most recently.

Over the last two weeks I have either found beautiful book covers or new covers were released to some books that I can not wait for. I think night shade is the only one I didn't know of before I saw the cover.

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Release Date: September 21st 2010 by Harper Teen

Sixteen-year-old Evie's job is bagging and tagging paranormals. Possessing the strange ability to see through their glamours, she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency. But when someone--or something--starts taking out the vamps, werewolves, and other odd beasties she's worked hard to help become productive members of society, she's got to figure it out before they all disappear and the world becomes utterly normal.
Normal is so overrated.

Torment by Lauren Kate

Release Date: September 28th 2010 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Sequel to Fallen :)

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Release Date: October 14th 2010 by Philomel/Penguin

While other teenage girls daydream about boys, Calla Tor imagines ripping out her enemies’ throats. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Calla was born a warrior and on her eighteenth-birthday she’ll become the alpha female of the next generation of Guardian wolves. But Calla’s predestined path veers off course the moment she saves the life of a wayward hiker, a boy her own age. This human boy’s secret will turn the young pack's world upside down and forever alter the outcome of the centuries-old Witches' War that surrounds them all.

The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Release Date: August 31st 2010 by Margaret K. McElderry

Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still.
When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.
Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.
Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: Jem, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

Keys To The Repository by Melissa De La Cruz

Release Date: June 29th 2010 by Hyperion Book

Lavish parties. Passionate meetings in the night. Bone-chilling murders. Midterms. The day-to-day life of Schuyler Van Alen and her Blue Bloods friends (and enemies) is never boring. But there's oh-so-much more to know about these beautiful and powerful teens. Below the streets of Manhattan, within the walls of the Repository, exists a wealth of revealing information about the vampire elite that dates back before the Mayflower. In a series of short stories, journal entries, and never-before-seen letters, New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz gives her hungry fans the keys to the Repository and an even more in-depth look into the secret world of the Blue Bloods. Won't you come inside?

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Release Date: October 26th 2010 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Some secrets are life-altering...
Others are life-ENDING.

Karla