Book reviews

Now that I've got a good idea of some things I will probably review in the next few weeks, I figured I'd list them just for my own sanity, but also for whoever is reading to know what to look for.

1. Something Rotten by Alan Gratz

2. I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter (aka LYKY)

3. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter (aka CMH)

4. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

5. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

6. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

7. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

That's a lot for the next few weeks. Luckily, I've read them all (except the first one) so just some skimming through them to get ready to write. I've also already reviewed Twilight so I'll just be re-posting it here. I'm also looking to do the Magic in Manhattan series by Sarah Mlynowski and perhaps some of the books by E. Lockhart. We'll see how ambitious I get! I love books and I can read a good book in a day or two, so here's hoping I can finish all these. I also want to review some classics, but it's hard to do that because there are so many reviews out there. I might review them in a teen's point of view though, which might be fun. Those would be books like:

1. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

2. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

That's just to name a few of my favorites. Anyway, any of the books in this post are TOTALLY worth reading. I could name a few more (okay, a lot more) but I'll spare you all for a while. Like I said, this list is kind of for my own sanity and to keep me on track. I'd say I'll be done with Something Rotten in about 3 days (I don't have much time to read right now because of the holidays) but before Dec. 30th, the review should be up! Then, I'll try to get both of Ally's books done by mid-January, followed by all of the Twilight series by the end of January to mid-February. After that, it's up in the air depending on what comes out on shelves and what I read. So stay tuned! Until next time!!

Top 5 Christmas Gifts

I felt compelled to create the top 5 Christmas gift list. I'm not really sure why, but here it goes anyway!

5. Trip to NYC - This was really for my sister's 13th birthday, but it also counted as my Christmas present in 1998 because we went in December. Anyway, I've been back since then, but it was fun because I was young and we saw all the fun shows like "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King".

4. Cruise - I don't know how long ago this was, but my mom gave me and my sister a Playschool boat and told us it represented something else. I guessed we were going on a cruise (*ding ding!*) so we went to Mexico and Jamaica over the course of a week.

3. SLR Canon Rebel - I got this camera from Santa last year. I use it for my photography class, specifically, but it's one of the most amazing camera's ever. Sadly, it's a film camera so it isn't instant gratification, but it makes me feel professional :)

2. MacBook - okay, two years ago I got my MacBook from my mom for Christmas, and it's amazing! I don't think I could go anywhere without it. I bought a purple incase cover for it, so it's now a purple MacBook... how often do you see those?!

1. Trip to Ireland - Okay, it wasn't the whole trip, but it was the money to help me pay for half of it. Last January I went to Ireland with my school and it cost nearly $4,000 just to go for 2 weeks. It was a literary trip that was totally worth it!