Sunday, April 22, 2012

Review: Where it Began

So it's been about 4 months since my last post, and I sincerely apologize. I've been extremely busy with work, theatre, and school and I'm finally getting the chance to breathe a little. I read Where it Began about 2 months ago, but I wanted to do a quick review and start posting again.



Where it Began by Ann Redisch Stampler is about Gabby, a high school senior, who has just gone under an extreme makeover. Her senior year she rises to popularity and dates her dream guy, Billy Nash, the most popular boy at her school. However, one night Gabby wakes up on the ground in the middle of nowhere next to Billy's crashed BMW with his car keys in her hand. The problem? She has no memory of how she got there.

The majority of the book is focused on Gabby's legal trouble and her struggle to make her life "perfect" again. However, she has been blind to reality and her life may never have been as perfect as it once seemed.

I enjoyed this book. I was a little thrown off by the cover, because the cover suggests "beach read for teen girls" and this was more "my life is falling apart legally and in every other aspect"; so, fair warning. I liked Ann's writing style and I felt the story was original. I was slightly surprised at the ending, but it was also expected. I read this book in a few hours, so if you're looking for an interesting read one day, pick it up.  The best part about this book for me was the writing style, at times the story drags, but the story is also a little indulgent because Ann's writing grabs you and you want to know what happens to Gabby.


5-Book Rating System

I give Where it Began:
3 out of 5 books!




Book cover from Good Reads 

Book animated images from photobucket.com

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Christmas Books & Book News!



I hope you all had a great holiday! I thought I'd do a post to share with everyone the books that I got for Christmas!


  1. Drama: An Actor's Education by John Lithgow
  2. Sybil Exposed by Debbie Nathan  
  3. Bunheads by Sophie Flack
  4. The Fire by James Patterson
  5. Lucky Break by Esther Freud
  6. Acting For The Camera by Tony Barr
  7. The Happiness Project (Journal)
  8. 1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know by Harry H. Harrison Jr.
  9. An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
  10. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
  11. Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey by Bob McCabe

I'm so excited to read all of these! I already read Bunheads and I'm currently working on Drama, it's great so far. 

I also wanted to share some book news that got me super excited. One of my favorite authors, James Dashner, will be writing a prequel to The Maze Runner series called:




The Kill Order

The Kill Order is to be published in August of 2012. I cannot wait! 
Read James Dashner's announcement of the prequel on his blog: Here! 


Hope you all have a great start to the new year!



Till next time! :)



Books Image © Camra Godwin
Drum roll animation from Photobucket

Review: Bunheads



          Happy New Year to everyone! Here is my first post of 2012, and it's my new year's resolution to read more and post more often!



          For Christmas I received the book Bunheads by Sophie Flack (I saw it advertised in a magazine). I finished the book in a day. It was so interesting that I instantly fell in love with it. My mom's even reading it right now and when she's done I'm going to let my friends read it (then I'll probably read it again!).

           Bunheads is about 19-year-old Hannah Ward who is a corps member of the Manhattan Ballet. This book gives a huge insight to the world of ballet. I have always respected dance, but I never fully realized how much these dancers commit themselves to their profession. It's very incredible.
           Filled with the right amount of friendship, dedication, work, and love, Bunheads is a light read with a deeper meaning. Author Sophie Flack has a beautiful writing style. As a performer myself, I often find it hard to put into words the emotions one has during performing. Sophie Flack describes those emotions perfectly. Even though I do theatre, I could really relate to the drive of these dancers. Also, if you don't know anything about ballet, don't worry! The author fully explains almost everything so by the end of the book you'll feel like a mini-expert on the world of ballet.

I highly recommend this book and I'm extremely excited to see what Sophie will write next! 



5-Book Rating System

I give Bunheads:
5 out of 5 books!



          Author Sophie Flack also sells her own artwork available for purchase on her website: Here!
          You can also follow her on twitter: Here!




What books did you get for the holidays?
Comment on this post and maybe I'll read them as well!


Till next time! :)





Book cover from Danza Ballet
Book animated images from photobucket.com