Twilight

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer LITTLE BROWN

Book One

About three things I was absolutely positive.

First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't kno how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

In the first book of the TWILIGHT SAGA, internationally bestselling author Stephenie Meyer intoduces Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, a pair of star-crossed lovers whose forbidden relationship ripens against the backdrop of a small-town suspicion and a mysterious coven of vampires. This is a love story with a bite.

This book is a one hit wonder, in my perspective.

At first you go crazy about it. Then slowly it dies out.

This book is a good novel for those who are just starting to like vampires and a thirsting -no pun intended- for something vampire-y to read.

It's kind of wierd that Bella and Edward sort of just met and they're saying they'll be together forever. It's like if I were to meet a really hot guy in the next thirty seconds and me saying that I love him and we'll be together forever. It wouldn't make sense.

Bella Swan isn't a very strong character in my view. She tries to hide herself. When she first got to Forks, the first time she met Edward... She relies on him a little to much. She's waay too dependant.

Edward is every girl's dream guy. The perfect hair, the perfect personality, the perfect smile, the perfect everything. Or is it just too perfect? There is nothing wrong with him. He's the perfect person to tell your feelings to, to be with. If you think about it, in a way, he is just too perfect. He sets the standards waay too high for any guy who has a chance. Girls will be looking for thier "Edward Cullen" and they'll wait forever to see that he doesn't exsist.

Let's face it. Any guy that girl loves and treats her right will be anyone's Edward Cullen.

I think I made my point :D

~M.A.CHASE ♥

Apologies!

Sorry for not posting for 6 days already. I've been super busy and haven't finished reading SPELLS by Aprilynn Pike or even started IRON DAUGHTER by Julie Kagawa. I will get to them ASAP.

Please excuse my absence for I will be posting soon!

~M.A.CHASE♥

Maybe, I'll do a review for TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer..

The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. I'm not going to review the rest of the books unless there is a movie. That way I can compare xD
The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's lightning bolt has been stolen and Percy is the prime suspect.

Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of a betraying friend; and unfavel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.

It's the start of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson's adventures. Percy and his friend Grover's story begins when they are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to learn about Greek gods. When his teacher Mrs. Dodds calls him to "chat" after he "pushed" Nancy Bobofit his life changes. Mrs. Dodds changes into a Greek mythology monster. During this Mr. Brunner, his latin teacher, gives him a pen or more commonly known as Riptide. From there he stricks Mrs. Dodds who turns into golden dust.

His mother sends him to Camp Half-blood there he meets Annabeth and Luke and learns he is the son of one of the Big Three. He is accused of stealing Zeus's lighting bolt. He and his friends Grover (the stayr) and Annabeth try to beat the time limit.

Now for the movie.

SPOILER

I can't believe they messed up the Lightning Thief!

Ok, first of all, they didn't elaborate on the whole camp and how he found out he was son of Poseidon. They just told him and went on their happy happy joy joy selves. Then, they say to find pearls which are originally given to him by his father.

Annabeth's hair is straight and brown not curly and blond! They didn't even try to make it curly.

Grover had crutches.

They brought in the Hydra...they didn't fight they Hydra. They didn't even go to Tennessee.

Then they didn't even introduce Clarise and Ares! They are major characters in future books.

They exchanged the Ares fight with the Luke fight. That doesn't happen until the Fourth or Fifth book!

They didn't have their own styles they all look like Spartan....-_-

SPOILER OVER I THINK

I love the book absoultely despised the movie!


~M.A.CHASE ♥

Wicked Lovely

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

This story is about a girl named Aislinn that has the Sight which means she can see the invisible faeries that walk her city's streets. She has lived by three rules:

Rule #3 Don't stare at invisible faeries

Rule #2 Don't speak to invisible faeries

Rule #1 Don't ever attract their attention

Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.

This book is absolutely AMAZING and a real page turner. I couldn't put the book down and if I did I was forced to. I will say there are two teams that are going on here; Team Keenan and Team Seth.

Ever since I started the book I will definately hopefully always be Team Seth. (SPOILER) He's completely amazing in everyway when Keenan reminds me of a stalker. He follows Aislinn to school for crying out loud! He is way too persistant. Sure, he's the Summer King with bound powers and has to find the Summer Queen in order to regain all of them. Still, that doesn't give him any right to be a stalker...(SPOILER OVER)

Sorry.. Anyway, the captivating descriptions and inner conflict of Aislinn, Keenan and Donia make the story the way it is. I give props to Melissa Marr :DD


~M.A.CHASE

Surprise!

What you've been waiting for!

The first few paragraphs of Linger straight from Maggie's Blog!

• grace •
This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf and a girl who was becoming one.

Just a few months ago, it was Sam who was the mythical creature. His was the disease we couldn’t cure. His was the good-bye that meant the most. He had the body that was a mystery, too strange and wonderful and terrifying to comprehend.

But now it is spring. With the heat, the remaining wolves will soon be falling out of their wolf pelts and back into their human bodies. Sam stays Sam, and Cole stays Cole, and it’s only me who’s not firmly in my own skin.

Completely unexpected!

~M.A.CHASE♥

Jackson Pearce Interview

What was your inspiration for AS YOU WISH/SISTERS RED?

AS YOU WISH and SISTERS RED have very different “stories behind the story.” With AS YOU WISH, I set out to create an urban fantasy that starred a paranormal being seldom used in YA fiction. Jinn and Viola’s story slowly developed as I began to play with the idea of a master falling in love with a servant. The story took a long time to develop and become the book it is today.

SISTERS RED was more of an “a-ha!” moment. The idea of a new Little Red Riding Hood, one who wasn’t afraid of wolves, came to me out of nowhere. I’d been wanting to create a story about sisters for ages-- what it means to be the older/younger sister--and the two different ideas crashed into one another. The SISTERS RED that will be available in stores is not wildly different than the first draft.

If you’ve already written a novel what do you do?

I tend to think of the writing side and business side of publication as two entirely different things. If you want to venture into the business side and seek publication, you'll need to prepare yourself for a fairly intense experience. Here's my version of a to-do list:
1) Revise the novel. Edit it. Look at it as if it weren't your baby. Let other people look at it.

2) Write a query letter. Re-write and re-draft the query. Use agentquery.com and the Verla Kay Blue Boards as a source for query letter writing help. Use the blueboards for information while posting to cheer other writers on.

3) Query five agents you're interested in. Wait to hear from at least three before you send another five letters.

4) Begin working on a new project. A new project will take your mind off the project on submission, and give you something new to be excited about if things don't go so hot with your first project (they didn't with mine, and I would've cracked if I hadn't been working on AS YOU WISH).

5) Don't self publish simply because you can't get a publishing house or agent to take on your work. Self publishing is right for some types of books-- non-fiction, text books, etc-- but is generally NOT the thing to do with fiction if you want to be the next Meg Cabot or J.K. Rowling and the like. Make sure you know exactly what you're getting into before you self-publish.

How long did it take you to publish AYW/ Sister's Red?

I wrote AS YOU WISH in about a month, then spent over a year revising it. When it sold to Harper Collins, I spent another year working on it with my editor. The total time from first draft to shelf was probably about three years. SISTERS RED was a tiny bit faster-- about two years from first draft to publication.

How did you react once you got your first approval?

When I learned that AS YOU WISH had sold, I freaked out-- and then didn't tell anyone. I wanted some time with the knowledge just for me, so I could think without everyone's excitement hyping me up. When I finally officially sold the book, I called my grandfather to tell him first.

How does someone become a full author?

Do you mean full time author? I was finally able to become a full time author when I was able to support myself solely off money from writing, without depending on an outside job.

Are there any tips on what to look for in an agent/publisher?

Look for someone who meshes with what you need-- the biggest rockstar agent or famous publisher might be fantastic for some people, but that doesn't mean they're fantastic for YOU.

How do you deal with rejection?

I try to figure out WHY I was rejected, and work on it. Sometimes, it's just a case of the book not meshing with the reader/agent/editor, and there's nothing to be done about it-- there is no universally perfect book.

How did you come up with the idea to create Caliban in AYW?

Caliban seemed a very natural extension of the mythology once I'd created Jinn. His personality leant itself to the world, a place where everything is perfect and yet nothing is.

Do you have any tips for people who procrastinate through writing a book?

Man up and write the book! If writing is what you really want to do, you'll MAKE time to get it done.

Tips on editing?

Be honest with yourself-- don't refuse to change something just because it would be hard, or it'd mess up the sequel, or you're scared

A lot of thanks to Jackson Pearce for taking the time to answer the questions!

~M.A.CHASE ♥

Editing..

Editing a whole bunch of my stories. It's actualy turning out pretty good. Editing is boring though.. I wish it was a little more interesting but you know. Once you write it you have to fix it and fix it again.

Still reading Wicked Lovely. It's getting better as it goes along. A lot of things ary being revealed about the characters. Melissa Marr has a way of describing that makes me envious. I'll keep trying to edit and make my descriptions done as best as I can.

Any thoughts or really good tips on editing? Comment below (:

~M.A.CHASE


P.S. I have just emailed Jackson Pearce to ask if I can have an interview to post on here about her books As You Wish and the up coming Sister's Red. I will keep you posted on how that goes.