This will most likely always be my problem I do not really care for shoes lol

Clockwork Angel: The Infernal Devices Book One by Cassandra Clare

Here is the first book of the Prequel series to Mortal Instruments. I honestly will say that I was expected something very different. A lot more background about how the Angel appears etc. But that was not the case with this book. Instead we meet Tessa Gray on her way to London to live with her brother Nate after the unexpected death of their Aunt in New York. Tessa is greeted by the Dark Sisters; who are members of the Pandemonium Club. This club is not an innocent social club but instead a group of downworlders and mundanes that cast spells and gamble and party. The club is dangerous and Nate has somehow gotten himself mixed up in it all. All hell breaks lose once the Shadowhunters get involved. The book is not without its mix of action. There of course is a love triangle blossoming. And it will perhaps end a friendship and one of my beloved characters will be left feeling very discarded. I can only hope that this will not be the case. I did really enjoy the book - however I wanted a lot more history. Perhaps that is something that the other books will previde.

Books I absolutely Despised....some may surprise people...

I have been thinking of this list for a while....things that I have read and that made my head hurt....lol

Breaking Dawn....Oh this book pissed me off...all of Jacob's whining....ugh..That whole middle section could have been cut out completely. And the weird baby thing and then introducing new characters at the end of the series...really...and the writing was just horrid.

As much as I love Harry I really struggled with this book...it was entirely to long and was BORING! In this case the movie was a lot better.

I think this might be sacrilegious...but I really could not stand these as a kid. 

I couldn't get past the fact that her name was Sookie...I couldn't take her seriously with that name. 

I can not express how much I hated this book....lets not even get into it...ugh!

One of the driest damn books that I have ever ever read. I wanted to pluck my eyes out.

I am sure there are many many many many more lol.....but theses are some of the ones that really really stand out.

Paperback release: Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

For those of us that did not want to pay 35.99$ for the hardcover. We now have the chance to purchase the paperback for 9.99$ on amazon. The book is now available for pre-order and will be available on July 23rd, 2013. 

Personal note: I am really excited about getting my hands on this book. I did not buy it as a hardcover for several reasons...1) Cosmetic: the hardcover's cover was ugly lol....2) I carry by books in my purse along with a ton of other things. Honestly I can not deal with a hard back book adding to much weight to my already heavy bag lol :) 3) and also the price...i love JK Rowling but I could not see spending that much on a book. I will never pay over 18$ for a book, not even from one of my favorite authors.

Book Happenings....JK Rowling

Can you smell the excitement? The Queen is coming to the small screen...Casual Vacancy will air as a mini series some time in 2014.

Here is the article from: http://www.hypable.com

J.K. Rowling and the BBC surprised the world earlier this month when the pair announced that The Casual Vacancy would be adapted for television.

Via Rowling’s agent, we’re learning today that casting will begin in the spring.

When news of the television show was announced, Rowling seemed thrilled. “I always felt that, if it were to be adapted, this novel was best suited to television,” Rowling said. “I think the BBC is the perfect home.”

She had said while promoting the book earlier in the year that the book was not very “filmable.” “That is one of the things I like about it. I think it’s a very novelly novel in that a lot of what goes on happens internally. You need to understand what’s going on inside people’s heads. So even though a lot happens in the novel, part of the appeal of it for me is that so much of it happens in people’s interior life, and film isn’t necessarily the best medium to portray that.”

We’ll continue to keep an eye on the Casual Vacancy television show developments as they arrive. It will air as a miniseries in 2014.

Review....The Strain (Book one) by Guillermo Del Toro And Chucnk Hogan

This book rested on my book shelf collecting dust for some time. If memory serves me right I have had this book for the better part of about three years. After reading so much young adult lately I wanted to dive back into the realm of good old hard core fiction/horror. So I started off with this. When I first started off reading the book I was pretty sure that I would like it. I truly believed that it was going to be "another one of those" vampire novels. You know the ones...all talk no bite (lol). Well this turned out not to be the case. I actually found the book to be rather rad. Del Toro and Hogan were influenced both by Stephen King and Bram Stoker. Stokers influence is evident in the way that the vampire uses dirt from him home land to travel across the sea to the Manhattan. They use one of our most populated cities to show us what a vampire out break could look like. And man does it turn into one hot mess. I loved the way that Del Toro and Hogan set this book up as back story for the trilogy. It is obvious, even within the conflict of this book that there is something bigger coming. Something much more dangerous is lurking in the dark and there is nothing that anyone is going to be able to do to stop it because the wheels are already in motion. Another really great thing about this book is that all the characters are flawed. The main character Doctor Eph Goodweather, is a recently divorced, recovering alcoholic who is in the midst of a fierce custody battle with his ex wife Kelly. Kelly has been eclipsed by her ex husbands shadow for way to long. She uses their son Zack as a way of hurting Eph. Eph finds some comfort in his on again off again fling with co-worker Nora; who has to take a backseat to Eph's job and his love and devotion to Kelly and Zack. And there is the old man; the professor. The professor is the most interesting of all the characters. He holds the kings to the kingdom so to speak. He knows all the dirty secrets about the vampires but somehow you get the feeling at the end of the book that he is still holding out. Still holding back from Eph, Nora and Fet. The Professor has been on the hunt for the "master" for some time. He has devoted his life to hunting him down and killing him. Of course we know that this is because of his past or at least that's what we think so far. However, I get the feeling that there is a deeper cause for this hatred of "the master". Maybe he took the life of someone the professor deeply cared for. That is the beauty of a well paced series...all the secrets are not given at once. I must say that I was deeply surprised by this book. I expected something all to different and I can not wait to read the next two in the series. I only hope that the books are as good as the first and that the magic captured in the first book continues until the very last page of The Night Eternal.

Interesting scenes: Gus in the police van....that was most likely the best vampire kill of the book...not going to write any of the details...but damn the kid got the job done right. Can't wait to see what he does in the rest of the series. The vampire in times square (also with Gus) was rather intense.

Creepiest Scene: When Zack was unable to sleep, looks out the window to see a naked man standing under the street lamp. He knew that it was weird and perhaps even a little funny, a homeless, naked, possibly drunk dude just chilling outside under the lamp light. Until the guy turns and locks eyes with him. Later Zack thinks back on seeing the "Y" shaped incision in the mans chest and knowing what that means (he thinks that the guy is a zombie).

Mortal Instruments vs. Twilight Saga (my opinion)

I have a funny feeling that someone will ask me this..."How does the Mortal Instruments series compare to the Twilight Saga?" (rolling my eyes thinking about this dumb ass question). If asked I would have to say it all comes down to writing style, pacing and plotting. Cassandra Clare's story line is much more developed and the story is much more interesting. There are strong female characters. By far best I have seen in a book in a Long time. Twilight is entirely over hyped...yes I read and own the books, yes I own some of the movies. But...I found Bella wimpy, boring and typical of most female lead characters I have read of in the past few years. (It does not help
that Kristen Stewart portrayed the poor girl in the movies...which added to my dislike of the character). While Clary is not perfect, she is likeable. She is not sitting in a room going nuts because the guy she loves has left her. Even though she is in love and hurting because she is missing Jace. She still pushes through her pain and does what must be done to keep those that she loves safe. It is fair to say that Clary has a sense of purpose while Bella does not (at least not until the last book). Also Mortal Instruments is much more of an action backed book. The drama in the book has a purpose...a real meaning. Its as simple as we have to do this and this to save the world and stop the demons from taking over earth vs we have to save Bella or Edward or keep their child a secret. I honestly feel like I wasted money, time and brain cells reading the Twilight Saga. Mainly do to a poor plot and really terrible writing!