Strange But True...

Picture it...a young man sits in the corner of a gym. He's mentally broke off from the world as he drifts in and out of his painful reality. He dwells in defeat from the constant hurt in his head. Thankfully, he leaves to go home to his beloved medicine.



Thursday: Young Man returns to school. He is approached by a strange girl, a social outcast of the school. The following conversation takes place:



Girl: "I saw you sitting in the corner the other day."

Young Man: Says nothing.

Girl: "I noticed something was wrong. I sensed that you had a dark, demented aura in you."

Young Man: "I HAD A SINUS INFECTION!!!!"



I'm sorry to say that conversation really took place. The Young Man in this story is none other than my close friend, Colby Keller. And the Girl was Erin Brewer. Poor thing. She has issues.

My Blog Sidebar

So, I'm sure you all notice the huge picture on my sidebar. Well, you see, I have taken this Twilight character quiz, like, three times over the past two months and each time I got Bella Swan. So, I finally decided to put the badge thing on here. Go on over and see what character you are! All the website information is under the badge picture. They have all kinds of other quizzes too, so don't be shy. I want to decorate the whole sidebar but I haven't really figured out how. But, I will someday. Yeah...someday...

Twilight Tuesday!!!!!

It's finally here. Twilight Tuesday! Allow me to introduce my two very special correspondents, Emily "Noah" J and Lauren A. They gave me their opinions on each of the books and the movies and I will be adding their comments with mine. So, let's get started.

• Twilight: Everyone knows romance and love are complicated. But complicated is an understatement when it comes to Bella and Edward's relationship. Bella Swan is the new girl in the small town of Forks, Washington. Pretty and klutzy Bella seems to be the center of attention to the school seeing that she is the mysterious new kid from the big town of Phoenix, Arizona. But Bella is fascinated by the one group of people that don't pay any attention to her: the Cullens. The Cullens are the outsiders at Forks High School. They are just too beautiful to approach. And Bella happens to have her eye on the devastatingly handsome Edward Cullen. At first he wants nothing to do with her. But then he can't stay away from her. Bella knows that Edward is keeping a secret from her and she soon finds out what it is. Edward is seventeen. He has been seventeen for about eighty-seven years. The Cullens are vampires. But they are the rare good kind that you hardly ever hear of. The Cullens consider themselves vegetarians, because they don't feed on humans-just animals. Carlisle and Esme Cullen pose as the adoptive parents of Rosalie and Jasper Hale and Emmett, Alice and Edward Cullen. Bella takes this secret with open arms. She fits in with this lifestyle. But when three unexpected visitors, James, Laurent and Victoria, drop in to see the Cullens baseball game, things go dramatically wrong. James has made it his sole mission to hunt Bella and nothing will stop him. The Cullens must stick together to save Bella in the greatest threat to her life--so far.
  

Comments for Twilight:

Cortny- Romance, action and fantasy all in one! What more could I ask for? This is easily my favorite book in the series. I can't really find anything wrong with it. My favorite scene in the book:

(cafeteria) "That's really frustrating, you know," he [Edward] complained.

"No," I [Bella] disagreed quickly, my eyes narrowing, "I can't imagine why that would be frustrating at all--just because someone refuses to tell you what they're thinking, even if all the while they're making cryptic little remarks specifically designed to keep you up at night wondering what they could possibly mean...now, why would that be frustrating?"

He grimaced.

"Or better," I continued, the pent-up annoyance flowing freely now, "say that person also did a wide range of bizarre things--from saving your life under impossible circumstances one day to treating you like a pariah the next, and he never explained any of that, either, even after he promised. That, also, would be very non-frustrating."

"You've got a bit of a temper, don't you?"

"I don't like double standards."

Noah- I really loved this book. It hooked me on to the series. I could envision myself as Bella and could feel when Edward touched Bella. It was spine chilling.

Lauren- Auh mazing opening to the series. I loved every detail of it and it was just perfect.

• New Moon: It's official. Bella is now one year older than Edward (at least in the human sense) and she doesn't like it one bit. After a little spilt blood at her birthday party, Edward starts to act strange. He ends up leaving Bella. Bella is heartbroken. For months she wanders around doing nothing but eating, sleeping and going to school. But then she starts hanging out with her old friend Jacob Black. They start hanging out and Bella discovers that she can remember Edward more clearly when she is doing something stupid like riding motorcycles and trying to kill herself. But Bella knows that Jake is keeping a secret and finds that he is a werewolf! Something in Bella attracts mythical creature, apparently. But when a disastrous mistake sends Alice back to Forks, Bella is thrilled. Until she discovers that she only has hours to travel to Italy and save Edward from the Volturi before it is too late!
  

Comments on New Moon:

Cortny- This book was okay. My favorite part was the reunion between Edward and Bella. The parts in between with Jacob were easy to read and not totally unlikable. Believe it or not, this was my least favorite book in the series. My favorite scene in the book:

His words came out half-strangled. "You...were...risking your life...to hear--"

"Shh," I interrupted him. "Hold on a second. I think I'm having an epiphany here."

(Assorted text)

"Oh!"

"Bella?"

"Oh. Okay. I see."

"Your epiphany?" he asked, his voice uneven and strained.

"You love me," I marveled.

"Truly, I do."

Noah- Although I didn't like it when Edward left, I loved this book. I learned more and more about Jacob Black, whom I really love. I guess I'm Team Edjawardcob (hey, the actor is totally gorgeous and I really can relate to Jacob). Anyway, I believe New Moon is the most adventurous out of all these books. I felt so relieved when Edward came back.

Lauren- AHHHHH!!!!! I hated it!!!!! Well, no I actually loved it, but it made me mad the whole way through. But it was totally needed!

• Eclipse: Bella and Edward are back together forever. Bella's mortality issue is looking good but Edward's marriage compromise is still bugging her. But another problem is brewing. A terror killing spree in Seattle seems to be vampire work. And Victoria is back and after Bella. In the end, Victoria is behind the Seattle killings. She is making a newborn army to get to Bella. But luckily, she doesn't expect the Cullens to team up with the werewolves to keep Bella safe.
  

Comments on Eclipse:

Cortny- My third favorite book. A lot of fans say that this book is boring but I think it is exciting and it gives you so much background information. Plus, Jasper is involved a lot more, so yay! My favorite scene from the book:

Emmett grinned. "Fall down again, Bella?"

I glared at him fiercely. "No, Emmett. I punched a werewolf in the face."

Emmett blinked, and then burst into a roar of laughter.

Noah- I liked this book, but it was really boring. I got the picture when Bella said that she couldn't decide. Why did it have to say it over and over again? The part that I didn't like was when Bella let Jacob kiss her. I so wanted to smack them both upside the head! I was furious. Bella was such and idiot. I forgave them both. That's what Edward did. That just shows you how wonderful he is.

Lauren- Well to tell you the truth, I don't remember too much about this one except the whole chase thing with Victoria. Well, I guess it was needed.

• Bella officially knows herself as Mrs. Edward Cullen. After a glamorous wedding, thank you Alice, the honeymoon is even more spectacular. But it also brings surprises in the form of a very preggers Bella. No one thought this was possible but apparently it is. Meanwhile, Jacob and the pack are having some differences when it comes to protecting Bella (cough, cough Leah). But when Renesmee is born, Jacob finds he has a certain bond with her. And Bella is FINALLY a vampire. But some mistaken glances and jumped to conclusions force the Volturi to come to Forks. The Cullens must round up all of their friends to fight and finish it once and for all.
  

Comments on Breaking Dawn:

Cortny- At first I didn't like this book because of the whole Jacob/Renesmee thing, but now I like it. A lot. My favorite part is the end battle and the gathering of the vampires. My favorite scene in the book:

Prologue to Jacob part...Life sucks and then you die.

Noah- This was my all time favorite book of the series. My favorite part was when Edward and Bella got married. awwwwwwwwwwww! I loved it when the Volturi couldn't do anything to them in the end. I was like, "ha ha! can't touch this, stupid Volturi. ha ha ha!" I really liked the addition of Renesmee. She is so awesome. I love her and the best part is that Jacob imprinted on her. WHEW! At least Jacob will be a part of Bella's family. For the longest time, I thought that Jacob would imprint on Leah. I guess I was wrong. And the best part was when Bella finally became a vampire and she hugged Edward after her burning. He was like "um, careful, Bella. OW!" I almost died laughing. It was so funny! And when Bella beat Emmett in arm wrestling, I was like, "ha ha Emmett! you were beaten by a girl!" I loved this book.

Lauren- OMG MY PERSONAL FAVE! I loved it. The only bad part? Well, hmmm let's see, I don't think there was one! No, well, the talking baby kinda got a little far fetched and when the "battle" took forever to get to and it was also a little hard to read but everything I wanted to happen, happened!

TWILIGHT THE MOVIE!!!!!

Comments:

Cortny- Overall, a fair interpretation of the book. I was a bit disappointed but not much. The meadow scene could have been longer but they did their best. I liked the movie. Loved, actually!

Noah- The movie was AWESOME!!!! I was disappointed with a few things: they made the hospital scene very grim when it was funny in the book, they got the meadow part completely wrong, they added an extra character, they got the first kiss wrong (and I really wanted to see that), and she didn't meet Jacob until after she went to the beach. I thought it was a great movie, but it kind of underestimated the book. Hey, I think it was the best movie that I've seen. I just wish that it was even closer to the book. By the way, the guy who plays Jasper, Jackson Rathbone, is gorgeous!

Lauren- The movie was okay. The only reason I loved it was because Twilight was the title. All the great details were left out :-(

SOUNDTRACK!!!!!

(I put the number I ranked it by the artist)

1 Muse- Supermassive Black Hole

8 Paramore- Decode

4 The Black Ghosts- Full Moon

11 Linkin Park- Leave Out All the Rest

2 Mutemath- Spotlight (Twilight Mix)

3 Perry Farrell- Go All the Way (Into the Twilight)

9 Collective Soul- Tremble for My Beloved

6 Paramore- I Caught Myself

10 Blue Foundation- Eyes on Fire

7 Rob Pattinson- Never Think

12 Iron & Wine- Flightless Bird, American Mouth

5 Carter Burwell- Bella's Lullaby

CAST!!!!!

Edward- Robert Pattinson

Bella- Kristen Stewart

Alice- Ashley Greene

Jasper- Jackson Rathbone

Rosalie- Nikki Reed

Emmett- Kellan Lutz

Esme- Elizabeth Reaser

Carlisle- Peter Facinelli

Jacob- Taylor Lautner

James- Cam Gigandet

Laurent- Edi Gathegi

Victoria- Rachelle Lefeure

Charlie- Billy Burke

STUPID FREAKING DAKOTA FANNING!!!!!

Okay, so the wonderful people at Twilight decided to give the script of the New Moon character, Jane, to Dakota Fanning. I like Dakota Fanning and all (a little/ un poco) but she is SO not Jane material. Jane is this small, dark, full-lipped merciless vampire. EVIL!!! Dakota Fanning is not evil. She doesn't play evil vampire fantasy roles. She plays the sweet little Barbie roles. No. They can't let her be Jane. I'd be sad.

Thank you. The first Twilight Tuesday is now over. I hoped you enjoyed it. And I want to give thanks to my special correspondents, Emily and Lauren. Your comments helped so much!

Random Thoughts and Celebrations

YAY! This Saturday is my birthday and I will be fifteen! How awesome is that!?! It means that in six months I can start taking Drivers Ed. But you don't have to worry about another reckless teenage driver on the road because I highly doubt that I will even pass the driving part of the test. I can't even steer a little red wagon. How am I supposed to steer a car? But anyway...tomorrow is TWILIGHT TUESDAY!!!!! Yup, happy day. Well, I better go seeing as tomorrow's blog will be about a billion miles long.

Books by Alyson Noel

• Art Geeks and Prom Queens: Rio is new in town and doesn't like it. Maybe it would be easier if her mom wasn't pushing girly clothes and stuff at her tomboy daughter. But Rio ends up making two new friends and things are going great. But when the bitchy popular cheerleader whisks her away to be come one of them, Rio loses her real friends. Then a tragically embarrassing moment turns the populars against Rio. And eventually the whole school abandons her when the populars give her their payback. Her old friends pretty much have to swoop in to save the day.
  
• Kiss & Blog: All Sloane and Winter ever wanted was to be popular. So after a whole summer of "popular" training, they are ready to face the big bad world of high school. But when Sloane becomes popular and leaves Winter in the dust, Winter plans revenge. She decides to write a blog revealing ALL of Sloane's worst secrets. But by doing this, she almost loses Rey, the hot new guy that her mom hired in her shop. This story of revenge and romance is absolutely AMAZING!
  

Alyson Noel also wrote Faking 19, which I haven't read yet. But the short summary I have read said: Two girls. Two fake IDs. One wild ride.

So go on out and get some of these books. I think she has wrote four in all. Maybe three. I'm not sure.

Release Dates

• Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer: I don't know the release date yet but she is definitely releasing it!
  
• The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz: September 1st (Yay!!!!! There will be at least six books in all-maybe more!)
  
• Hunted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast: March 10th
  
• Blood Promise by Richelle Mead: Fall 2009 (Book 5 title TBA-that one will be released in 2010)
  
• The Inheritance Series Book 4 by Christopher Paolini: This is the final book in this series. It could possibly be titled "Brom" and the release date is unknown.
  
• Killer by Sara Shepard: June 30th (There will be no series review by me on this series because anything I say will give EVERYTHING away. I can say that it is about a high-class group of ex-friends being stalked by someone who knows all their secrets. This could only be one person. Trouble is...she's dead. There will be eight books in all. For more info go to http://www.prettylittleliars.com/)
  

Chuck Taylors

Chuck Taylors are awesome! I mean, come on, they are totally versitile. You can wear them with anything! They come in all different colors and you can even get them customized! Low cut, high tops and even boots-take your pick! And not to mention the endless supply of shirts with the world-famous Chuck Taylor star on them! There's no doubt about it; Chuck Taylor's are the ultimate shoe.

This blog entry is dedicated to all the Chuck Taylor wearers out there.

Vampire Academy Series Review

• Vampire Academy: Rose and Lissa are best friends that have been caught after two years on the run. The St. Vladmir's guardians take them back to their school. Lissa is a Moroi royal or a vampire in other terms. Rose is her Dhampir guardian. A threat sent them away but now they are back to finish their schooling and training. Rose is distracted by her instructor Dimitri. They both really like each other but a relationship of any kind is forbidden between them. But when an unknown threat kidnaps Lissa, Dimitri and Rose must put their feelings aside to save her.
  
• Frostbite: Things between Lissa and her Moroi vampire boyfriend, Christian, are getting "hot." Rose can't put her feelings for Dimitri aside. Neither can he but he is better at hiding it. A Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) attack on the school moves the annual ski trip up. When the school returns, three of Rose's friends go looking for Strigoi. Christian and Rose team up to go get them only to have all five of them kidnapped by humans and Strigoi.
  
• Shadow Kiss: Rose is seeing ghosts. It's not a good thing. Ghosts aren't really supposed to exist. But Rose just ignores it. What she does not ignore however, is the fact that things between her and Dimitri and her are getting serious. But when a Strigoi attack on the school ends up having some of the students kidnapped, all the guardians must try to save them. But sadly, Dimitri is turned into a Strigoi. Now Rose must set out to kill the man she loves.
  

The next Vampire Academy book is Blood Promise. It will be released in August of 2009. I'm sorry to say that due to the fact that all of my special correspondents have yet to get back to me, Twilight Tuesday will be moved to next week.

Blue Bloods Series Review

• Blue Bloods: Schuyler Van Alen is an outcast. She only has two friends at the massive private school, Duchesne. She is beautiful but doesn't acknowledge it. She dresses in baggy clothes from thrift stores. She is also a Blue Blood vampire. For centuries, Blue Bloods have lived among us. They don't hurt the Red Bloods-at least not all of them. They temporarily use human familiars to satisfy their hunger or thirst. The only ones who hurt Blue and Red Bloods are the dangerous Silver Bloods. It all dates back to disappearance of the Roanoke colony. The sign nailed to the tree sad Croatan (Silver Blood).They were thought to have been destroyed years ago by the archangels Gabrielle and Michael-better known as Allegra Van Alen (Schuyler's mom) and Charles Force. Blue Bloods are immortal. They live for one hundred years and then shed their physical shell. Their blood is saved along with their memories for the next cycle. This cycle, Charles Force is the "father" to Mimi and Jack Force aka The Angels of Death and Destruction. They are destined to be together for that is the Blue Blood way but there is one problem. Schuyler and Jack like each other a little too much. Schuyler isn't even supposed to exist. Allegra Van Alen was destined to be with Charles Van Alen Force but she fell in love with a Red Blood and had Schuyler. Schuyler is the only half-blood vampire in existence. Allegra put herself in a coma when Schuyler's father died, swearing to never love another. And then there's Bliss Llewellyn. A newcomer from Texas and one of Mimi's clones. She falls in love with Dylan, a social outcast at Duchesne. But then Dylan disappears. And now Schuyler, with the help of her friend and Conduit Oliver, have to stick together to defeat the Silver Bloods. But no one else will help because they do not accept that they are truly back.
  
• Masquerade: Schuyler and Oliver travel to Venice. They are keeping Schuyler's promise to her "dead" grandmother. She wanted Schuyler to find her grandfather. Well, Schuyler finally finds that he is no help at all and goes home. Meanwhile, back in New York, Mimi Force is planning the best Four Hundred Ball and after party the Blue Boods have ever seen. Schuyler gets back just in time to arrive in a vintage Chanel dress of her mother's. She is the belle of the ball. At the after party, Schuyler is kissed by a masked stranger. Bliss, however, is having horrible visions and nightmares. She almost drowns but is rescued by a mysterious outsider. She thinks it is Dylan but is proven wrong when she finds out it was Kingsley Martin, a Duchesne newcomer. Lawrence Van Alen, Schuyler's grandfather, has come from Venice to take care of her. He brings hope and some answers. But after Schuyler discovers that the frequent fainting spells she has been having are a sign that she needs to take a human familiar, it doesn't seem to matter. She must take Oliver, her Conduit. Mimi Force comes to the conclusion that she must destroy Schuyler. She and Kingsley set a Silver Blood intended to kill Schuyler on Bliss and Priscilla Dupont. Bliss survives, Mrs. Dupont is dead, and Mimi has been sentenced to burn. The only one who can save her now is Schuyler.
  
• Revelations: Schuyler is now under the care of Charles Force and Lawrence Van Alen is now Regis of the Committee. Schuyler and Jack are having a secret affair and her and Bliss are best friends. Dylan has returned but he is not himself. Lawrence leaves for Rio on a mission and Dylan goes to vampire rehab. Mimi and Jack set their bonding date earlier than expected. And Allegra Van Alen has woken up. Schuyler's life sure is messed up. She, Oliver and Bliss go to visit Dylan but find that he has no memory of any of them. Schuyler discovers that there may be a way to break Mimi and Jack's bond. Schuyler travels to Rio to see Lawrence and finds that a war is about to start. She gets ready to battle for her own life-and all the other Blue Bloods' lives too.
  

This series continues in The Van Alen Legacy which has yet to be released.

The House of Night Series Review

• Marked: Zoey Redbird is a normal human teenager. She has normal friends. She has an average life. But this all changes when a vampyre at her school marks her as a vampire fledgling. Zoey doesn't want to accept what she has become. Neither does her family. But Zoey is sick. The only way to survive is to escape to the House of Night, an institution that teaches vampyre fledglings and prepares them for what is to come. Zoey flees to her grandmother's house. She is the only one that will help Zoey now. But before Zoey can talk to her, Zoey falls and passes out. She is visited by Nix, the vampyre goddess. After the spell, Zoey finds herself at the House of Night with a completely colored in mark-something unheard of in a vampyre fledgling. Zoey soon makes four friends and an arch enemy. Zoey struggles with the confusing rules-made more confusing with hottie Erik Night after her. The final outcome is that Zoey has to fight to save her life-as well as her new friends-against some very chilling creatures.
  
• Betrayed: Zoey has only been at the House of Night for one month and she already is the leader of the Dark Daughters-a popular club that Zoey's arch enemy, Aphrodite, almost ruined-has a super hot boyfriend (Erik Night) and has a mark unheard of from any fledgling. Zoey jumbles two boyfriends in this book and then an unexpected death within her tight circle of friends. And while all of this is going on, Neferet-Zoey's mentor-is acting very strange.
  
• Chosen: Zoey's best friend, Stevie Rae is alive but dead. Zoey thinks that there is hope but Stevie Rae thinks otherwise. Everything is going reasonably well until Loren, a hot young professor, steps into the picture. Zoey now struggles with three boyfriends. Zoey keeps this all a secret until a plot made by her mentor, Neferet, makes her reveal the horrible secret to Erik. On top of all that, her friends find out that she was lying all along about Stevie Rae.
  
• Untamed: Zoey's best friend, Stevie Rae, is alive once again. Aphrodite, who is slowly becoming a friend, has lost her mark and given it to Stevie Rae. Erik still hates Zoey but doesn't mean it. Her friends have forgiven her but a new kid in school brings new curiosities and disappointments. When Stevie Rae and Aphrodite finally reveal themselves to the House of Night, Neferet makes an announcement of her own. She unleashes an ancient evil on the House of Night. The only way to stay safe is to get underground. Now it's up to Zoey and her friends to save their beloved school and send Neferet and the evil away once and for all.
  

The series continues in House of Night Book Five: Hunted. It will be released in March 10, 2009. Now I would like to make a shout-out to one of my best friends in the whole wide world; Colby Keller. HI COLBY!!!!!!

The Inheritance Series Review

• Eragon: A young man named Eragon finds a peculiar stone in the woods near his small country home. He takes the stone hoping to bring in some extra money for his family. But it turns out that the stone is actually an egg that hatches days after Eragon brings it home. A dragon named Saphira lived in the egg for hundreds of years waiting for the perfect rider which turns out to be Eragon. Eragon keeps Saphira a secret but then Eragon's uncle is killed by creatures sent to find Saphira. Eragon sets out on a journey with Brom, the village storykeeper, who somehow knows all about dragons and their riders. He tells Eragon about a time when their world was ruled in peace by the Dragon Riders until one rider, Galbatorix, went bad and made himself king. All of the dragons were killed except for the king's. Three eggs remained, including Saphira, which the king was going to hatch to bring on a whole new set of Dragon Riders. Eragon must travel to one of the few places he is safe so that he can get proper training to face Galbatorix and kill him once and for all.
  
• Eldest: The second installment starts out with loss and despair. Eragon must travel with the elf, Arya,to the elven city, Ellesmera, to complete his training. Eragon sees this journey as being hopeless due to the fact that the shade, Durza, crippled him with a huge scar on his back. But when the reach Ellesmera, Eragon discovers something that he never thought possible. Once his training is almost complete, Eragon has to travel to Aberon where the great battle had begun. Eragon is the Varden's secret weapon to kill Galbatorix's soldiers but discover that another dragon has hatched and is on the king's side. And you will never believe who its rider is... But meanwhile, Eragon's cousin Roran is facing hardships of his own back home.
  
• Brisingr: This book starts off with Eragon fulfilling his promise to Roran to rescue Katrina, Roran's wife-to-be. After they have saved her, Eragon sets off to kill the last of the Ra'zac and the Lethrblaka, the king's evil servents. He then makes his way back to the Varden on feet seeing as Saphira went with Roran and Katrina. He later meets up with Arya who was looking for him. They make it back to the Varden and lay low there for a little while. Eragon then sets off to Farthen Dur, land of the dwarves. He helps Orik become king and then sets off to Ellesmera to get a proper Dragon Rider sword. he gets one under peculiar circumstances and then sets off to go back to the Varden yet again. They take with them, some new discoveries. They come back to find that another battle has begun and then some losses take place. Eragon and Saphira are now truly alone.
  

This series continues and concludes in Book Four of the Inheritance series which has yet to be released.

Harry Potter Series Review

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The first installment in the ever-popular wizard series captivated readers by the end of chapter one. The clever and original story broadened the minds of young readers everywhere while stealing adults' hearts at the same time. The three main characters in these books are Harry Potter (duh!), Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. They are all wizards who now attend Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. The trio stand alongside Harry as he faces a three-headed dog, a troll, a giant fighting chess set, and Harry's worst enemy: Lord Voldemort. An exciting way to start the series if I don't say so myself.
  
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The second novel in the series brings an added messenger in the form of Dobby (the house-elf) who desperately tries to help Harry in every wrong way possible. Harry, Ron, Hermione have to fight to stop a monster from "cleansing" the school of muggle (non-magical folk) born children. Who turns out to be the final culprit behind all of the madness? Why...Lord Voldemort, of course!
  
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Rowling stepped up the reading level a bit in this book. Harry finds that he has living family somewhere in the world of wizarding. Perfect, right? Not when that family is a murderer that has escaped from the wizarding prison, Azkaban, set out to find and kill Harry...or is he? Ron and Hermione have to struggle to help keep Harry safe.
  
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: This is personally my favorite book in the entire series. The trouble starts at the Quidditch World Cup when Voldemort's followers agitate the calmness surrounding the massive sporting event. Harry returns to Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione to find that the Triwizard Tournament will take place once again. Someone enters Harry into the tournament illegally. Harry faces dragons, merpeople, dancing, and an unmeasurable amount of magical creatures. He once again comes face to face with Voldemort. Nothing will ever be the same again.
  
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Harry returns to Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione to welcome a new teacher. The only trouble is that she is from the Ministry of Magic who are adamantly refusing the Lord Voldemort has returned once again. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and a few added friends face Voldemort and his followers again to fight over a prophecy made about Harry and Voldemort. A terrible loss has to be faced on Harry's part.
  
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Harry comes to Hogwarts again with an extra class this year. He gets to take a trip down memory lane with Dumbledore to better learn about Voldemort's past. A betrayal and another death come Harry's way again in this novel.
  
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on the final journey to kill Voldemort once and for all. There are losses (some I deeply regret reading about) and some astonishing new discoveries. A great battle takes place at Hogwarts and only one winner comes out in the end. Harry or Voldemort? I'm not going to tell you...read and find out for yourself!
  

These books will forever go down in history as classics. Someday, our grandchildren's grandchildren will be forced to read these in school just like kids today are forced to read books like To Kill A Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, Moby Dick, and The Scarlet Letter. But you have to think that not all of those books were bad...

Super Fantastic Book Series

These are some of my favorite book series. They aren't in order of how much I like them compared to the others but whatever.

• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling- don't care what you say, these books and characters are AMAZING
  
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer- is awesome. That's an extremely long story short. More on the awesomness next Tuesday.
  
• The Inheritance Series by Christopher Paolini- aka Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr. Most people hear the title Eragon and think, "oh, how stupid...a book about dragons" But I'm here to tell you that these books are WAY much more than that.
  
• The House of Night Series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast- the traditional vampire story with a few MAJOR twists
  
• Blue Bloods Series by Melissa de la Cruz- a perfect modern vampire story
  
• Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead- sticks to the guidelines of traditional vampire stories but has some awesome original ideas
  
• Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shepard- a high-class group of ex-friends are stalked by someone who knows ALL of their secrets. This could only be one person. Trouble is...she's dead.
  
• Princess Diaries Series by Meg Cabot- an average teenage girl discovers that she is a princess
  

I guess you could say I really have a thing for wizards, dragons, and vampires. And the occasional mystery/thriller stalker series and yes, books about a princess. But I'm here to tell you that these books are totally and randomly awesome. So go out and get some to read now!

Welcome and Hello!

Hey! Welcome to my brand new blog that will send some totally random awesomeness your way soon. My blog will consist of things that are totally random and awesome (hence the title). Topics from any of the four to five people that read this blog are wanted. My blog will mostly consist of good books, movies and music and anything else I happen to find awesome. I just realized that blog spelled backwards is glob (almost). I like that...glob, blog, glob, blog, glob, blog, glob, blog ,glob, blog, glob, blog, glob, blog.......yup...this is goning to be fun. You know what I just realized? Well, first let me tell you that today I had my first ever SmartWater. Sure, it tastes good but it's not making me feel any smarter because I still don't understand my algebra work. False advertisments:(
Well, I had better be going. Tomorrow, I will be telling you all about what book series are good and why. And always remember to stay totally and randomly awesome!!

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