I was interviewed!

I was interviewed by Rachel Simon. If you want read it, you can find the interview, here.
Rachel Simon and Kristin Otts are hosting a month of Young Authors that may or may not be published. All of the interview have been really interesting. I hope you enjoy!

Do The Write Thing for Nashville

Hey Everyone,
Tennessee Authors Victoria Schwab, Amanda Morgan, and Myra McEntire are doing an amazing thing for Nashville. They have auctions from Authors, Agents, Editors, and many other people in the book industry that will be able to help with the recovery. A lot of the major landmarks and homes are flooded. All of the money will be donated here. I have lived in Washington and my house has been flooded several times. In the winter of 2007, we received about 40 inches of rain in a forty-eight hour period. The state spend millions on reconstruction, but many of the people in Washington have flooding insurance, because it is a reality here and were able to fix there home. The roads out to my house was washed out by two major mudslides(picture below). Tennessee gets an average of 4.9 inches of rainfall in the month of May. They received over double their monthly rainfall in two days and they need help. If you are low on money and can't afford anything on the auctions, you can always donate blood to the Red Cross or money to the link above. The Auctions can be found here. I hope everyone helps Tennessee as much as possible, because it is full of history and fellow Americans.

Take Care, Sarah.

The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea Campbell

Rating:
Characters: 19/20
Plot: 18/20
Originality: 19/20
Writing: 20/20
Recommendation: 19/20
Overall: 95/100 or A
Source: Publisher
Superheroes and Supervillans are an ordinary occurance in Golden City. Damien Locke is the son of Mistress of Mayham and he is destined to a supervillan. He can't wait for his fingerprint to turn to an "V", which will happen on his sixteenth birthday and it will also gurantee his admitance to Vilamore. Except his thumbprint doesn't turn into a "V", it turns into a "X". This means that his father is a superhero.
He now must spend six weeks with his father's family, which while the perfect time to observe the enemy. He wants to keep his supervillan persona and must also face the decisions between what is right and wrong.
I really loved Damien. He though he knew what was happening to him, but was given a surprising and interesting chance to change his life. I really liked that he had a fear of hieghts, because I could relate to that. He was also very funny and was constantly making me laugh. Sarah was also a great addition to the book. The fact that she wanted to be a sidekick made me laugh. I also loved her spirit and how vibrant she was. Kat was also a great character, even if she is a supervillan. I also loved Damien's family. It lacked the usual absents that most families in YA have.
The plot of Rise of Renegade X could have been better, but it is made up with the amazing characters and originality. Also, Damien had normal human probelms like a cheating girlfriend and confidence at times. The world in which Campbell sets her story is masterfully made with incredible skills. I felt like Golden City was a town that I knew and loved. For example, Damien even discussed how the Superhero and Supervillans brought in tourist. Campbell is a fantastic writer and I can't wait for what she will write about in the future. I hope there will be a book 2. I highly recommend this book for laughs and amazing character development.

BEA!!!

So, I am going to BEA and would love to hang out with other bloggers.
I have seen this on a few blogs and decided to borrow it.
If you are going to BEA and want to meet up. Fill out the form below.

Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready

Rating:
Characters: 16/20
Plot: 18/20
Originality: 19/20
Writing: 18/20
Recommendation: 17/20
Overall: 88/100 or B
Source: Publisher
Since the Shift happened, everyone under sixteen can see and talk to ghost that haven't passed over yet. Aura is one of them, and while it is annoying, it is a part of her life. On her boyfriend Logan's birthday and the biggest night of his life, something horrible happens. Logan dies and Aura is left with her memories of him, and also his violet ghost that can talk to her and do almost everything that they used to do, but touch each other.
Aura also has a new friend Zachary. He is very supporting and also alive. His support means more to Aura then she would ever admit. Aura's relationships between the living and dead become more complicated, then she ever imagined. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart...and clues to the secret of the Shift.
Aura is an interesting character. She had a strong voice through out the book. The probelm that I really had with her, is that the grief seemed to be fake at times, and I couldn't understand how she was in love with Logan. Logan was such a jackass. He was only thinking about himself most of the time and didn't want Aura to be happy. Zachary was super sweet and scottish! He actually seemed to care about Aura. Aura's aunt seems to not really be that great of a guardian and was absent most of the book.
The plot was actually really interesting. I found a lot of originality in this world. The world was full of amaziness that I really enjoyed, but there was also a few probelms in the book. The book's pacing was slow at a few points in the plot and I didn't fully connect with Aura. Yet, I look forward to the sequel Shift. Shade is a great paranomal book that I reccomend to anyone looking for an original and fun read.

Waiting on Wednesday (57)

Title: The DUFF

Author: Kody Keplinger
Publisher: Little Brown
Date: September 7th 2010
Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face.

But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley.

Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

I really want to read this book. It sounds so fantastic and just like how it deals with beauty image and such. Another reason is the author, Kody is a complete sweetheart and is really awesome person to talk to, because she is a teen ands deals with a lot of the things that she does.

Teaser Tuesday

I haven't posted a Teaser Tuesday in a while.
So here is some of my current WIP. It is called The Link and it is about a futuristic society, where everyone has a Link. The population was developing Alzheimer's Disease at a 97% rate by age 40 and The Link was invented. It is connected to the cerebrum part of the brain and holds people's memories. You can also pay to get languages and such added to the Link and you will know them. You can also get parts of your memory earsed... which is just what the government is doing. Maybe that is why Audrey can't remeber anything of her past, but can write computer code like she was born for it...
Here is the excerpt, tell me if you love it or not:
I open my eyes to a room that is so full of light. It feels like the sun is right outside of my window and it radiating on to my pale skin. My arm is sore as I turn my attention towards it. A huge needle is stuck into my arm pumping in a cocktail of drugs. Under some instict, I pull out the needle of my arm and stand up. My legs quiver under the weight of my malnourished body. The pain spreads down my expendages and tingles all over me. I grab the wires that are under my thin gown and pull them off of me. I begin to slowly walk away from the bed and IV pole. I stumble over my own feet as the world seems to whirl around me, as if I am in a tornado. Alarms are belting out their magical chants as I move forward on a quest that I have no memory of. My hand is on the door knob as I am whacked in the face by the door. The nurse appears alarmed by my awareness of the world around me. As if I should still be in some sort of coma. "Audrey?" She ask.
I try to remember who I am and where I am, but I answer what she is obviously searching for. "Yes."

Invisible Girl by Mary Hanlon Stone

Rating:
Characters: 17/20
Plot: 18/20
Originality: 16/20
Writing: 18/20
Recommendation: 17/20
Overall: 86/100 or B
Source: Publisher
When poor Boston girl Stephanie is abandoned by her abusive mother and taken in by Annie’s Beverly Hills family, she feels anything but home. Her dark complexion and accent stick out like a sore thumb in the golden-hued world of blondes and extravagance. These are girls who seem to live life in fast forward, while Stephanie is stuck on pause. Yet when a new rival moves to town, threatening Annie’s queen-bee status, Stephanie finds herself taking sides in a battle she never even knew existed, and that feeling invisible is a wound that can only be healed by standing up for who she is.
Brilliant newcomer Mary Hanlon Stone delivers a compulsively readable insider’s view of growing up in a world where money and privilege don’t always glitter
Stephanie's past is amazingly portrayed, but as soon as she became fake in order to gain friendship, she lost all of her personality and spunk. Then Annie and her friends were also very mean and just horrible. I couldn't really relate to Stephanie faking who she was to get friends and the utter bitchiness that the other girls had. I did like the character Kamal, she was funny and overall had the personality to make up for the other characters. I felt that this book could have been so amazing, but it was so slow at times and the plot was rather vain at times, which was surprising, because of all that has happened to Stephanie. The plot was also not as developed at I wish it would be. It wasn't a super original book. Stone is a gifted writer that created an interesting story that could have used a bit more developed plot, but I still found it to be an engaging and fun read.

In My Mailbox(Week of May 2nd)

Books for review:
This Gorgeous Game by Donna Freitas
The Turning by Helen Ellis
The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Books Read In April 2010

38. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
39. For Keeps by Natasha Friend
40. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
41. Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien
42. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
43. Invisible Girl by Mary Hanlon Stone
44. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
45. The Deathday Letter by Shaun Hutchinson
46. Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev

Reviews posted from these books: 5 of these books so far, a few are planned to be posted later.
Books from Library: 1 books
Books for Review: 6 books
Books borrowed: 1 books
My Favorite: The Iron King or Perchance to Dream
My Least Favorite: Invisible Girl, took me forever to read.
Challenge Update:
100+ Reading Challenge: 46 read. 54 books left
Debut Authors '10: 15 read 35 books left
Dystopian Challenge: 8 read, unless you count The Deathday Letter