Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Just an Update

Hey Everyone!
<--(first off... ya like the picture? I had to find a random one, since this isn't about a book... :D)
I just wanted to give you an update - I, hopefully, will be posting about a new book in the near future, but I've been super busy! Plus, I'm not allowing myself to start any books for fun until I finish reading The Grapes of Wrath for my advanced american literature class. So far, I wouldn't suggest that one... at all... just, don't even look at it. It's a negative on my rating scale. I think that might be partly because it's homework... and it's summer who has homework during the summer???? well, I guess I do... anyway, I just wanted to let you know what was going on!

thanks for reading,
zibz

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer


Hey, so, I wasn't sure if this book was going to be that great, but, it was actually pretty good!

Story:
Bree Tanner was your average 14 year old runaway in Seattle, that is, until she met Riley, the nice, understanding guy who bought her food when she was on the brink of starvation. Though she expected he would want payment for his kindness, she had no idea what he really had in mind. Now, three months into life as a vampire in Riley's coven, Bree meets Diego. He's different then the rest, not completely focused on getting blood and hunting. Living in a house of newborn vampires is dangerous, always having to watch your back in case someone gets mad and decides to rip off a limb or two. But, with Diego, Bree feels relaxed, even safe, for the first time in three months. They form a two person group which they name "The Ninja Club" and spend any time they can together. They also figure out that Riley has been lying, and that their supposed to take on an older, more experienced coven of yellow-eyed vampires. Diego and Bree plan to figure it out together, but when Diego goes missing - apparently scouting ahead for the attack - and Bree gets an offer to run from the rest of the coven, up to Vancouver, will the two friends be able to keep The Ninja Club together?

I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book, since it's a companion novel of the Twilight Saga and companion books aren't normally my favorite things to read. Also, I'd already formed my opinions about the characters, having read about them in Eclipse. But, as it turned out, I was pleasantly surprised. This book doesn't rank as one of my favorites, but there's a possibility of me reading it again. The characters were lovable, and the plot line was engaging. I'd rate this as a 3.5 out of five and recommend it to all the "Twi-hards" out there. :D

thanks for reading!
Zibz