I hate bad endings.

*WARNING* Hakuouki, La Corda, Full Moon Wo Sagashite, Fruits Basket..... basically a bunch of anime spoiler. FYI, this is a rant post.

Ok, so when you love something very much (in this case right now it would be an anime) and the ending completely sucks, what do you do?

Me? What I did was post a hate review on Crunchyroll. Start a hate forum post on Crunchyroll. Update me status a billion times about how much I hated the series. And then I tweeted about my anger and hate a billion times more. Yeah, very scary.

When Haruhi S ended with her sticking her tongue out, I was pissed. But then the creators made a 2nd "sorta" season and a movie, and there's the manga. So my pissedness wore off.

When Full Moon W S anime finished, um I was very very pissed. But then I read the manga and everything was better.

When Ouran ended, same thing as Full Moon. Was pissed, then read the manga.

Same goes for La Corda, Fruits Basket and so many more animes that it's crazy. But I think that half my anger came from my sadness that the series had ended... But my point is that my pissedness wore off.

It's been about 2 or 3 days since I saw the last episode of Hakuouki Hekketsurouku.

*SPOILERS NOW*

Okay, if you have no idea what I'm talking about and want to know, here it is. Basically thru a whole series of events a girl ends up living with a group of samurai called the Shisengumi. That was the first season. The 2nd season (Hekketsurouku) is basically about everyone in the Shisengumi DYING! Maybe about the last 5 or so epsiodes of the season, everyone was slowly killed off, except for the girl (Chizuru) and her main love interest (Hijikata). Now, this series is based of a dating sim, and the story between her and Hijikata is that they have a happy ending.

See picture as proof.

So the fangirls were not worried about Hijikata dying and were like, "Ok, last episode is gonna be happy." Instead, the creators of the series decided they wanted to die and they (to all the fangirls) KILLED HIJIKATA! Yes, he died in about 0.5 seconds and 0.5 seconds later, the anime ended. I was left completely speechless... and then I went and puked all my hate on the internet. Yeah and I am still very very pissed up til now. I have a feeling that everytime I think about this anime, I am going to be furious. The creators basically have a death wish, because once the whole episode is subbed for everyone, the fangirls are going to rile. And I will be leading them.

Enter Miss-Pageturner's Contest!

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Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott Review

The Truth Hurts.

That one sentence basically sums up this book. Everybody looks at the world and sees themselves. Admit it, it's true. Do we stop and notice those around us?

This book is about a girl who is abducted. Pretty much it.

Even though that doesn't sound like a promising book, um well, it is a promising book. It's actually so much more. It's deep, it's powerful, moving, full of emotion. I like to read a book straight through if at all possible. I had to literally put this book down and gather up the courage to pick it back up again. Some force was driving me to read it, and that's how powerful this book is. It is so overwhelming that it's not even funny. I will say that this book did not make me cry. Why? Because it drove me past the point of tears. My emotions felt like they were put in a blender.

I can't really say too much about this book except READ IT. Also know that this book is not for the light-hearted. It does contain mature themes (being rape, physical abuse, and the all-basic truth). Highly recommended. Five Stars.

Eureka! (Maybe spoilers?)

I just realized something that is completely and utterly random. It's about the book Sunday's at Tiffany's and my realization on why I picked up this book.
Have you ever read or watched the manga/anime Skip Beat? Yes, no? Anyway Kyoko has a childhood friend who she meets up with for a few days before he disappears and says they'll never see her again. Well obviously Kyoko runs into her childhood friend later in life. And oh, she thinks her childhood friend is a fairy and she also has an uncaring mother... Yeah, where am I going with this? James Patterson's book Sundays At Tiffany's is about a girl who has an imaginary childhood friend she meets up with until he disappears and says he'll never see her again (sound familiar) she does later on in life. Oh, and she has an uncaring mother.
Ok, so I had no idea whatsoever on why I wanted to read this book. When I heard the review something was nagging at the back of my head so I went and bought it. About 3 months after I bought it (and am now just reading it) I realize that I picked this book up subconsciously because it reminds me of my favorite manga Skip Beat. So, my point? If you love Skip Beat and want to read a book that is similar, read Sunday's At Tiffany's. And if you love Sunday's At Tiffany's and want to read a manga, get Skip Beat. Yep. But those might be the only similarities... I'll keep reading and update as I go along.

Book Haul No. 3

Got a lot of lovely wonderful crap! Yeah!

Mixed Vegetables vol 1-8 COMPLETE SERIES!

Maid Sama! vol 2-6

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Calletti (sp?)

Jane by April Lindner

Betraying Season by Marissa Doyle (? correct me if I'm wrong, I'm getting these off the top of my head)

Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock

Oh My Gods and Goddess Boot Camp by Terra Lynn Childs

Jellicoe Road by (?)

Before I Die

Story of A Girl

Romiette and Julio

Going too Far

Clockwork Angel

The Clockwork Three

The Cupcake Queen

The Girl Who Could Fly

Yeah, you can tell I got lazy and stopped putting the authors... Haha, see you next time.

I'm back!!!!!

It has been wayy too long. Let me tell you, high school sucks. Big time. Whatever, so guess what? I'm president of my school's first ever book club! Isn't that awesome! I'm soo happy! Anyway, we're reading a lot of books! I'll post what those are later. So i finished some stuff while I was away.

The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian

Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman

If I Stay by Gayle Foreman

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols

Wildwing by Emily Whitman

Jane by April Lindner

Absolute Boyfriend (manga series)

Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers

Mixed Vegetables (manga series)

So how bout this, you guys tell me what you want reviewed and I'll review it! Is that a deal :) Okayz, see ya'll in a sec with a book haul.

Book Haul No. 2

Yeah, blogging for me is becoming a no-no. Why? Answer is school. Yeah, typical, cliche excuse. But I am a freshman that just transferred into school 2 weeks late. Crap. Anyway I did finish one book, and that was Halo by Alexandra Adornetto. Look for a review on that later. Here's what I got this week.

Sunday's At Tiffany's - James Patterson I really loved Breakfast At Tiffany's, so the title of this book drew me in like a moth to a flame. (Was that the right expression?) Anyway, the plot of the book looked amazing, so I got it.

Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys - Kate Brian Megan Meade moves into a house filled with 7 boys. That alone drew me in instantly.

Juliet - Anne Fortier I think this is an adult book. Whatever, I'll skip the smut part if there is one. I always try to get the books that have Romeo and Juliet directly involved. There really aren't that many. There are: Saving Juliet - ?, The Juliet Club - ?, and O, Juliet - ? Yeah, I'm bad with author names. But this looked good and it was 30% off at Barnes and Noble. So I was like, aw just get it.

Paranormalcy - Kiersten White

Jellicoe Road - Melina Marchetta

Looking for Alaska - John Green

The Candy Shop Wars - Brandon Mull

Halo - Alexandra Adornetto

Twenty Boy Summer - Sarah Ockler

Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare

5 People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

Mockingjay Review

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.

Okay, first of all I had the HIGHEST expectations for this book. I loved the first one to death (Five Stars), the second one got a 4.5, and this one?... 3.5 stars. *GASP* I know right. Well, before you exit out and start hating me, hear me out.

The characters were so aggravating. Katniss turned emo and depressing on us. Peeta's "true love" didn't conquer (you know what I mean if you've read it). And Gale, ah, dear Gale... I wanted to slap him for being so feelingless. Does this make sense? The characters I thought I had known did a sort of 180 degree turn.

The writing was... eh. The last few chapters or so were so completely confusing! I had to read and re-read to figure out what was going on! And at the climax of the book, Suzanne puts a blindfold on us and has us stumble through. I felt like she had suddenly gotten tired or something and had taken the easy way out. I did NOT like Katniss' love interest, I was rooting for the other one. The ending sort of dropped, literally. I was like "what", out loud. Another thing was that some of the characters completely disappeared. I kept asking myself, "so where is this person exactly?"

This was still a good book, I read it in one sitting. And yes, this book was not all crud. It made me laugh out loud and even cry. But, the ending, in my opinion, was terrible, and I feel Suzanne Collins got lazy and just ended it all. That made me mad. After I finished it, I closed the book, sat in shocked silence for five minutes, and then began punching pillows. You know, that leaves me feeling very disappointed, because I was really looking forward to a spectacular conclusion. But, I still like the series and I don't regret reading it. It's just that "Mockingjay" wasn't the best book out of the three.

Well, if you read this far, thanks. And please, comment and tell me what you think.

Re: Why do we read books that make us sad?

I saw this question on bloggers-heart-books and I wanted to share the comment I made on it with all of you.

I read sad books to sort of remind me of the reality of things. There are thousands of books out there that are all fluff and happy endings. But life isn't always like that. What about that family who's mother died of cancer? What about that man who lost his wife in 9/11? What about that single mother who lost her son in a car wreck? Sure, we read books so we can enter a world other than the one we live in, but if we only read books with completely happy endings won't we forget about the realness of life? And anyway, you know the book was amazing if it made you cry :)

Oh, and "My Sister's Keeper" made me bawl.

My Favorite Book Couples

*WARNING! MAY CONTAIN SPOLERS*

10th Place - "The Gemma Doyle Trilogy" - Libba Bray
Kartik and Gemma (Their love was so beautiful and heartbreaking... read it to find out why.)
9th Place - "The Graceling" - Kristin Cashore
Katsa and Po (Again, heartbreaking... reminded me of the relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester. If you know the ending to both books, I bet you're all, "OH YEAH!")
8th Place - "Jane Eyre" Charlotte Bronte
Jane and Mr. Rochester (Look above for explanation :P)
7th Place - "The Goose Girl" Shannon Hale
Ani and Geric (They loved each other before they new they were both royalty... and I think they're just so adorable ^.^)
6th Place - "Dragonfly" Julia Golding
Taoshira and Ramil (I have a thing for main characters hating each other and then falling in love *cough, Sailor Moon, cough*. Yeah, and the last sentence Ramil said in the end... oh my goodness, I nearly died.)
5th Place - "The IronKing" Julie Kagawa
Ash and Meghan (Forbidden love. Complete opposites. Yadahyadahya.)
4th Place - "The Looking Glass Wars" Frank Beddor
Dodge and Alyss (Oh, I also have a thing for childhood friends...)
3rd Place - "The Darkest Powers Series" Kelley Armstrong
Derek and Chloe (These two are soooooo adorable together! I love them!)
2nd Place - "Romeo and Juliet" William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (Gosh, they are the lovers of all lovers. Their love has transcended death and they are an icon for all couples today! Well, just don't kill yourself.)
1st Place - "Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austen
Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth (Oh my gosh, who doesn't love these two! Ah! They didn't fall for each other the second they saw each other. They both had faults... Gosh I adore them!)

Okay people. Please comment. But, no flames. This is just my opinion. I'm not forcing you to agree with me. Oh, and favorite couples change for me all the time.

Help?

Okay, I want to make my blog pretty. You know, a bunch of gadgets, widgtets... whatever. But I want to make my blog neat and organized, I just don't know how to do that. Anyone want to explain? ^.^

Powells Books

I'll be posting a Powell's Books haul ASAP. I spent waaayyyyy too much money. But hey, tax free cheap books.... you couldn't stop me.

Immortal Series DOWNFALL!!

Ok, remember earlier how much I loved the Immortal Series by Alyson Noel... yeah, that changed. The books got worse as each one came out. I still loved them. But when the latest book "Dark Flame" came it. IT. KILLED. ME. I can't say too much without spoiling, but the main character kept on making STUPID AND DUMB mistakes over and over again! Gah! I couldn't handle it. I slammed the book down and slid it on my shelf. I'll finish it when I think I can handle it.

Book Haul no. 1

Okay people, so I can't do book haul's on youtube. I'm not allowed to show my face, but now I'm a smarty pants and I'll do the book hauls here :D

These are the books I've gotten in the past two or so weeks.

Barnes and Noble:

"High School Debut vol. 12 & 13 - Kazune Kawahara" (SERIES COMPLETED!!!!!! ROCK ON!)

"B.O.D.Y vol. 10 -Ao Mimori" (If you've never heard of this series, I just wanted to let you know, despite the title, there is no smut. Promise.)

"The Eternal Ones - Kirsten Miller" (Another book about undying love?! LE GASP!)

Book Warehouse:

"Prism - Faye Kellerman" (I got this in hardback for $4.99! Talk about good deal!)

"Before Green Gables - Budge Wilson" (Looked cool, so I picked it up. I loved "Anne of Green Gables".

"Sonnets from the Portuguese - Elizabeth Barrett Browning" (How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...)

Curriculum Convention:

"Under the Lilacs - Louisa May Alcott" (This is an antique book I purchased there, I believe it was published in 1919... don't quote me.)

(These next few books are books that went out of print a loooong time ago, but a company re-released them.)

"A Peep Behind the Scenes - Mrs. O.F. Walton" (1877)

"The Hidden Hand - E.D.E.N. Southworth" (1859)

"The Lamplighter - Maria S. Cummins" (1854)

"Ishmael - E.D.E.N. Southworth" (1876)

"Self Raised - E.D.E.N Southworth" (1876, sequel to "Ishmael")

OH YEAH. Awesome haul, SCORE!

The Immortals Series

The Immortals Series is a series (obviously) written by Alyson Noel. I read the first three books in three days. What does that tell you? It was AMAZING! I really loved it for some sort of reason, I'm not really sure why. I guess the idea of true love always conquering death... well not really. I can't really say much without spoiling the whole book, so sorry. But seriously, READ IT! I give it 5 Hot Damen out of 5 Hot Damens. I can't wait for the next book!

2010's 144 Book Challenge

To meet this challenge, you must read 12 books in a month for 12 months. It must be a chapter book of your reading level. If you want to read a graphic novel (manga) a whole series (no matter how long) counts as one book. And if the graphic novel is a one-shot, three of them count as one book. How's that? So far, I'm way behind. Yuck.