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Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl's Guide to Living Life Unapologetically by Stephanie Yeboah
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Read in one sitting, will read again. Her how to be an ally (pg 36-39) and how to be a thin or body positive ally (pg 170-175) are great resources. Fabulous book.
Belle: A Retelling of "beauty and the Beast" by Cameron Dokey
Each time I read a book by Cameron Dokey, I swear it can't get any better! Belle was a fabulous story, I think this was my favorite (though I am pretty sure I said the same thing for the other two Cameron Dokey books!) Belle as a character was wonderful, kind, and her sisters are not what normal story books say about sisters. They weren't evil or mean, they were sometimes as siblings still fight. But it seemed like a very normal family setting.
Belle's sisters names are fabulous Celestial Heavens and April Dawn! I also liked how her Mom wasn't just Mom is was Maman. The thief was a fun twist in the story. And the beast was fabulous! I do however think Belle's father was a tad bit of a chicken and some of his action kinda annoyed me.
But in the end like all fairy-tails it worked out! I love fairy-tails!
Belle's sisters names are fabulous Celestial Heavens and April Dawn! I also liked how her Mom wasn't just Mom is was Maman. The thief was a fun twist in the story. And the beast was fabulous! I do however think Belle's father was a tad bit of a chicken and some of his action kinda annoyed me.
But in the end like all fairy-tails it worked out! I love fairy-tails!
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Much more fascinating that the first book. So many thrilling things happened.
Some of the people Percy meets and what one of them creates, is spectacular. It's so wonderful described in the book, and the movie ruined the whole thing!! Seriously they did a horrible job on the movie, should have stuck to the original story.
It was most interesting when Annabeth went through her trial, it's not a really a trial. But I don't want to give away spoilers for once.
Grover wasn't in this book much, but he didn't look good in what he was wearing for most of it :)
And I would LOVE to see Chiron in a picture, at least in a true description of him. The movie again totally ruins him.
Then there's Rainbow.. ahhh I shall end before I give to much away.
Though I am pretty happy to be reading something not vampire related, I am glad for a interesting tale. I think I shall look for more books on Greek Theology.
Some of the people Percy meets and what one of them creates, is spectacular. It's so wonderful described in the book, and the movie ruined the whole thing!! Seriously they did a horrible job on the movie, should have stuck to the original story.
It was most interesting when Annabeth went through her trial, it's not a really a trial. But I don't want to give away spoilers for once.
Grover wasn't in this book much, but he didn't look good in what he was wearing for most of it :)
And I would LOVE to see Chiron in a picture, at least in a true description of him. The movie again totally ruins him.
Then there's Rainbow.. ahhh I shall end before I give to much away.
Though I am pretty happy to be reading something not vampire related, I am glad for a interesting tale. I think I shall look for more books on Greek Theology.
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Well, New Moon was better than Twilight. But it only got better the last 10 or so chapters, when things actually started happening. It felt like build up, build up, and then crash... It wasn't much of an ending, at least that wasn't predictable.
I have to say the really only good part is that stupid Bella grew up a little, but them HE came back and then she was a stupid dumpy girl again. I hate that.
Am I judging to harshly. One side of me wants to hate the book, mostly because it's soo popular. And I really did hate the first one.
This book, was boring until the end, and when I got to that part, I read until I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore.
Now I have to find the third, I hope to actually read it on the EReader. The EReader is so much easier on my hands.
I have to say the really only good part is that stupid Bella grew up a little, but them HE came back and then she was a stupid dumpy girl again. I hate that.
Am I judging to harshly. One side of me wants to hate the book, mostly because it's soo popular. And I really did hate the first one.
This book, was boring until the end, and when I got to that part, I read until I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore.
Now I have to find the third, I hope to actually read it on the EReader. The EReader is so much easier on my hands.
Beauty Sleep: A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty by Cameron Dokey
My First book read on my New EReader!! My First book for the Once Upon A Time Challenge!
So much to say!
This story is simply ... sweet. It's warm, heartfelt, and super sweet. I love how Cameron Dokey has the character talking directly to you as if she is standing in front of you telling her story. I don't remember what this type of writing is called, but I like hearing the story from the characters point of view. (First-Person Narrative is what it's called)
It was touching, well-written and so wonderful. It didn't take me long to read, two hours actually, it's very short.
This story is Sleeping Beauty's Aurore. Her childhood and everything up till the happily ever after. I simply love the names the author choose in the book. Jane, Maman (this is what Aurore called her mother) Ironheart.
The ending is my favorite. I don't want to say to much, but if you ever need a book that's happily ever afters and just plain comforting, I would recommend this book.
I will do a review on the EReader later!!
So much to say!
This story is simply ... sweet. It's warm, heartfelt, and super sweet. I love how Cameron Dokey has the character talking directly to you as if she is standing in front of you telling her story. I don't remember what this type of writing is called, but I like hearing the story from the characters point of view. (First-Person Narrative is what it's called)
It was touching, well-written and so wonderful. It didn't take me long to read, two hours actually, it's very short.
This story is Sleeping Beauty's Aurore. Her childhood and everything up till the happily ever after. I simply love the names the author choose in the book. Jane, Maman (this is what Aurore called her mother) Ironheart.
The ending is my favorite. I don't want to say to much, but if you ever need a book that's happily ever afters and just plain comforting, I would recommend this book.
I will do a review on the EReader later!!
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
4.0
I just wanna dive into the messed up relationships the Greek Gods seems to have. Seriously everyone is sleeping with someone or something thing.
So Percy Jackson is the Son of Poseidon, who is the God of the Sea. Poseidon's brothers are Zeus and Hades.
Zeus has many kids and well, there are so many Gods around it is frustrating to keep track of who belongs to who. So I made up a mini chart using Wikipedia of course... (I know lame, but it was fun!)I do like however, the Greek spelling or the look of the greek spelling of the names
Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē)
Αθηνά (Athēna)
Γαία (Gaia)
just a couple of my favorites!
It feels like the books keep getting shorter and my other issue, was in the first book, Percy started off at the age of 12. In this book he is 14! But he doesn't act or talk any differently than he did at 12. It's like he hasn't matured at all. Everyone around him has though. Grover for example is around 30 now and is doing things on his own. Even Annabeth has been doing adult things. Seriously his maturity level kinda annoys.
I like some of the new characters brought into this book. But not all of them. It's frustrating. The author is trying to hide something but it feels like a pointless point is being hidden, if that makes sense. I am sure I could figure it out if I wanted to, but I just don't have the effort.
Don't get me wrong the story is still fabulous. I stayed up super late to read this book, but allot of things just seemed weird, especially for the characters age. By that's just my thoughts.
So Percy Jackson is the Son of Poseidon, who is the God of the Sea. Poseidon's brothers are Zeus and Hades.
Zeus has many kids and well, there are so many Gods around it is frustrating to keep track of who belongs to who. So I made up a mini chart using Wikipedia of course... (I know lame, but it was fun!)I do like however, the Greek spelling or the look of the greek spelling of the names
Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē)
Αθηνά (Athēna)
Γαία (Gaia)
just a couple of my favorites!
It feels like the books keep getting shorter and my other issue, was in the first book, Percy started off at the age of 12. In this book he is 14! But he doesn't act or talk any differently than he did at 12. It's like he hasn't matured at all. Everyone around him has though. Grover for example is around 30 now and is doing things on his own. Even Annabeth has been doing adult things. Seriously his maturity level kinda annoys.
I like some of the new characters brought into this book. But not all of them. It's frustrating. The author is trying to hide something but it feels like a pointless point is being hidden, if that makes sense. I am sure I could figure it out if I wanted to, but I just don't have the effort.
Don't get me wrong the story is still fabulous. I stayed up super late to read this book, but allot of things just seemed weird, especially for the characters age. By that's just my thoughts.
Marked by Kristin Cast, P.C. Cast
Vampires spelled Vampyre. Much fancier you know! This is my second time through this series and I am glad I bought the books. I still don't have the last one, but I shall soon fix that!
Zoey is just an ordinary girl, when one day her life changes dramatically. She is a fabulous character. I have to say that my favorite things about this series is the names. Such fabulous names are used.
Damien
Nala
Neferet
Aphrodite
are among my favorite names. One of my favorite characters is Nala and her "me-eeg-uf-owed"
The story moves fast and is exciting. You don't get lost in lots of characters and things are explained to you because you are learning about this whole new world along with Zoey.
Zoey is just an ordinary girl, when one day her life changes dramatically. She is a fabulous character. I have to say that my favorite things about this series is the names. Such fabulous names are used.
Damien
Nala
Neferet
Aphrodite
are among my favorite names. One of my favorite characters is Nala and her "me-eeg-uf-owed"
The story moves fast and is exciting. You don't get lost in lots of characters and things are explained to you because you are learning about this whole new world along with Zoey.
Brighid's Quest by P.C. Cast
4.0
This one started out awesome. I loved Brighid as a character and her mission was fabulous. She is a deep and thoughtful 'person' and she wants to help her friends succeed. My favorite character in the book was Liam, he is so wonderful and cute!! I wish he had had more parts in the book. I love Cuchulainn and Brighid opinion of children too, I am way more extreme then them, but it was neat to see things from their prespective on kids.
The magic part of the story was a little odd, because there was nothing like it in the other 4 books. Which makes me wonder why the change. I can understand it, because before we were always looking at things from Epona's Choosen perspective, this time we were seeing things from a Shaman's side. Shaman's maybe see more magic than Epona's Choosen. It was also a little weird how Epona changed one person's powers mid-way through the story. I suppose it's possible, but it felt out of place. And then the character still didn't really change his opinion of his powers, so to me it made no difference.
The book felt like it was building and building and building for this momentual ending and then it fell short (at least for me it did). The ending to me should have been a whole other book with lots of drama. It was all backed into one book which made it seem quickly written and not fully developed. It started out as such a good story, I was a little disappointed with the ending. The sad part is the book didn't even really end. The epilogue clearly makes it sound like there is another book coming.
On the Series as a Whole
It was a well written Adult story. I don't think I would ever read books 1 and 2 again (just to many adult scenes for me to handle). Books 3 and 4 were my favorites. I am very thankful for this opportunity to read such a good series. P.C. Cast is definitely my favorite author.
The magic part of the story was a little odd, because there was nothing like it in the other 4 books. Which makes me wonder why the change. I can understand it, because before we were always looking at things from Epona's Choosen perspective, this time we were seeing things from a Shaman's side. Shaman's maybe see more magic than Epona's Choosen. It was also a little weird how Epona changed one person's powers mid-way through the story. I suppose it's possible, but it felt out of place. And then the character still didn't really change his opinion of his powers, so to me it made no difference.
The book felt like it was building and building and building for this momentual ending and then it fell short (at least for me it did). The ending to me should have been a whole other book with lots of drama. It was all backed into one book which made it seem quickly written and not fully developed. It started out as such a good story, I was a little disappointed with the ending. The sad part is the book didn't even really end. The epilogue clearly makes it sound like there is another book coming.
On the Series as a Whole
It was a well written Adult story. I don't think I would ever read books 1 and 2 again (just to many adult scenes for me to handle). Books 3 and 4 were my favorites. I am very thankful for this opportunity to read such a good series. P.C. Cast is definitely my favorite author.