Please Excuse the Mess...

Hi,
  If you've found your way here (I'm not quite sure how you did, as this blog is very much a WIP), you can probably tell this blog is new, VERY new.  I'm still setting things up and transferring info, reviews etc from different sites and review communities.  While setting everything up, I'm going to add few random things here and there (that will later be moved to a profile/about me page) to give you an idea of I am and what I'd the blog to be about.

  I'll be focusing on mainly on YA books, with and emphasis on dystopian and urban fantasy/paranormal.



Top Favorite Books:
The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle ...don't judge it by the cartoon, which I love, the book itself is considerably more in depth and still hits my top list of 'staying true to yourself' books. It's a great example of if you life often enough both to and about yourself, you start to believe your own lies.The Lorax and The Sneetches by Dr. Sues ... yes, they're both kids’ picture books. However, can you think of any other books that can bring major issues down to such simplified terms that it offends no one? And well, let's face it, Dr. Sues kicks ass.  Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain. I laughed and I cried and I reread it, constantly. Forget all the self-help and Men are from Mars books, Twain hits the exact notes of the difference between male and female. He also manages to chart the growth and realization of the characters. It's a short read but a great one. Any Suzanne Collins' books. I love both the Gregor series and the Hunger Games trilogy. One of the things I loved the most about both series was the endings. Collins didn't flinch from staying true to the damages of war. In war, there's never a good or bad side, at the best there's a 'better-side,' and both commit pretty atrocious things in order to win. The Giver, Gathering Blue, The Messenger by Louis Lowry. Perfect example of what are you willing to give up, in order to live a life free of choice and the consequences that go with free-will; vs what are you willing to do and to lose, in order to make your own choices, what are you willing to do to get free-will back.



Recent Book Love Reads:
The Adoration of Jenna Fox - Mary E Pearson (I can't wait for the Fox Inheritance)

Stolen - Lucy Christopher

Birthmarked - Caragh O'Brien

Unwind - Neal Schusterman