Harry Potter Half Blood Prince-- DVD

I'm so excited that this is coming out on DVD. I got to see this movie as a premiere night.

This movie was so awesome. I thought the acting of Malfoy, and Snape was excellent.

I'm so sad that there is only 2 more movies left of Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows.

Sh...I got the kids this movie for Christmas...We have the whole collection.

This was first series that brought me back to Young Adult reading and I was one of those people who had the Book delivered from amazon.com the day it came out. I had just had my first baby and there was no way I was going to a midnight book buying night.

Allie Finkle Rules for Girls -- Stage Fright & Glitter Girls

Allie Finkle is a 4Th Grader and has a younger brother and 2 parents at home. Her mom does Movie reviews and works at the College. I have no idea what the DAD does. There is alot of family interaction.







In Stage Fright...Allie and her classmates put on a play about recycling. Her family is nearby like her Uncle Jay who works at the Pizza and goes to school. Allie and her friend experiences while putting on a play, and auditioning for the part.





Allie likes her Rules. I found this book enjoyable and my daughter is reading this book now and is excited to read even more. At the back of the book is Allie's rules of all the things she has learned. Its perfect for girls ages 9-12.

My daughter M is reading this book now.

This book is already out.

Review= 5


Glitter Girls and Great Fake out: Allie Finkle #5

Allie gets invited to a birthday party of a friend she doesn't really like. She would rather be at a Twirl with friends. This takes place over a weekend. Allie's parents are going to visit Uncle Freddie in San Francisco , while there Aunt Joyce is going to watch them. But then Aunt Joyce got sick, so Uncle Jay and his girlfriend stepped in to help out.

Allie goes to the party and rides in a limo, and does something at Glitterati its like Glamour Shots/Project Runway. I found the Dad to be the voice on reason.

Dads line " the idea of renting a SUV limo and carting a bunch of girls into the city for dinner and a night at hotel suite for a tenth birthday is completely ludicrous , not a mention a waste of money?"

Its a good story about friendships, lying, practice, books, birthday party. These are great stories for girls. At the end of book , there are all of Allie Rules and the list is practical and real.

This book comes out March 2010.

Review=5

Thanks to Meg Cabot for the books and these is my Honest review.

False Convictions- Book Review

Casey hoped to have an open and shut case , a sure success for her first effort with the Freedom Project, the renowned Charity group dedicated to helping free wrongfully convicted prisoners. The freedom project not only gave Casey the chance to help innocent people, but its founder Robert Graham , offered Casey a one million dollar annual pledge to her legal clinic for taking on two cases a year.

Her first assignment is to revive the case of Dwayne Hubbard, and indigent black man serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of a college student twenty years ago. ( Back of the book)

First time reading this author. This was a good mystery and I loved all the twists and turns through out the book. I have never read anything by this author before and this character.

Casey-- lawyer
Jake- Television Reporter

This was a fast moving book with action and some romance. It kept me on my toes in this mystery book. The twists and turns and characters aren't always what they seem to be. I loved that Casey was trying to get a man out of jail.

Book = 3

This book comes out Feb 10,2010 and $25.99

Thanks to Grand Central for the book and this is my Honest Review.

The Wife's Tale Book Review

Mary Gooch was once young and slender and carefree. But with each passing year she's accumulated an excess of pounds and a warehouse of worries and has become stuck in the rut of her small town existence. Then on the eve of her 25th wedding anniversary, her handsome husband does not come home. Shocked out of her inertia , Mary boards a plane for the first time in her life in pursuit of him across America, discovering a boundless supply of human kindness in unexpected places....( Back of the book)

I had never read this author before.

I liked the story over all of Mary's Journey to visit Heather, Eden and other people through out the story.

Along the way Mary remembers conversations with her husband , family members. I thought it was great that Mary becomes friends with her Mother in Law.

This book comes out Feb 10,2010 and $24.99

Book Review= 3

Thanks to Little Brown for the book and this is my Honest Review.

The Yellow House-- Book Review

When her family is torn apart by religious intolerance , personal tragedy , and explosive secrets, young Eileen O'Neill is determined to reclaim the Yellow house where they had been happy and bring her broken family back home. Eileen takes work at the local mill , through her defiance of authority often brings her trouble. As war is declared on local and global scale, Eileen cannot separate the politics from the personal impact of conflict. Her choice is complicated by the influence of two men. James Conlon, a charmastic and passionate political activist determined to win Irish freedom or Owen Sheridan , the wealthy and handsome black sheep of a pacifist family. ( back of the book)




This story takes place in Ireland and told through Eileen O'Neill point of View. The time period is about 15-20 years . There is also mention of Michael Collins and the IRA Movement.


This story takes place from 1905-1924 -- 10 chapter titles.


Eileen is telling the story and it takes place in Ulster. Her mom has a breakdown and left her father. Her brother Frankie is illegitimate. Other people end up taking care of her and Paddy. She works in the mill and crushing on Owen Sheridan.


This book is about choices, consequences, relationships, family, secrets, passions, freedom, religion, dreams.


This is first book of a first time author.



Book review =3


This book comes out Feb 15,2010 and $21.99


Thanks to Center Street for the book and this is my HONEST Review.

Weekend Wrap Up

Its been a good week. Kids have been well in school.

Next week is conference time for all the kids.

I went to an E.L.F Makeup party last night..I got a bagful of items. Thanks Jill for hosting the party and inviting me too it.

I'm helping MLM today near Santa. My kids have been doing good with their Christmas lists. Just need to finish the shopping. I feel so unprepared this year.

S has her Birthday and Family Party on Sunday. My baby is 3. Its amazing how fast time flies by with kids. After her Birthday, then we/I can focus on Christmas.

Winners of California Volunteers are :

HerRoyalHighness
ILoveLucy
PeaceLove&ampPat

Ballad -- BWB Book Review

In the sequel to Lament : The Faire Queen Deception. Music prodigy James Morgan and his best friend Deidre attend a private conservatory for Musicians. James attracts Nuala , a soul snatching faerie muse who fosters and feeds on the creative energy of exceptional humans til they die. Composing beautiful music together leads to mutual attraction and love. Jaunted by fiery visions of death, James realizes that Deidre and Nuala are both being hunted by the Queen of Fey and save their lives.( Goodreads.com)


Nuala- Fairy( half human/fairy)


James- Student of music of bagpipes, loves Dee, OCD


Dee- old friend to James, and lost her boyfriend Luke is the first book( Lament)

This book is told in James/Nuala point of Views with Texts from Dee.



James is a little OCD and writes on himself. He doesn't want what Naula offers at all . He continues to turn her down and she continues to talk and be a hang around him. They have a complex relationship of hate and then friendship. He is emotional boy..very moody. He hears music of death. He has dreams of death and he is only at the school because of Dee which is interesting that he has no real reason to be at the school execpet to watch over Dee. Dee has all the fairy power.



I found the school name interesting -- Thornking-Ash. I noticed that through out the book, they were discussing Hamlet by William Shakespeare.



The teacher Mr. Sullivan has been right were James is and he able to help mentor James in all things music and other topics as well too. I would love a Book all about Sullivan and his experiences.


Dee has many text messages that are through out the book that she doesn't send at all to James. Those do play a part in the book. Its great to see what she is thinking and trying to tell James.


My favorite scene of the book was when James/Dee were discussing Hamlet and Ophelia when they were really talking about their friendship and missed communication. There were times I wanted them to TALK .


I found that this book was Amazing and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Its amazing what people do for love whether they are Fay or not.


I liked the relationship between James and Nuala and Dee. It showed the many facets of their relationships.


There is going to be another book by the ending. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will pass this book along to my friends.

I bought this book and this is my Honest Review.


BWB-4


Mine- 5


James is flawed and heart broken character , do you find mental peculiarities charming or annoying ? I liked that he was broken and flawed. He seemed real and I found his OCD charms cute. I found this character charming and liked that he wrote on his body.

What do you think of James and Dee's Kiss ? I found that James did need to kiss Dee to realize what he had with Nuala. I think if you are in any relationship whether friendship or romantic and he did have a crush on Dee for sometime, those feelings needed to be resolved for James to move on.
Whom do you prefer Dee or Nuala ? when I started the story I wanted him with Dee. But as the story progressed and I found him and Nuala hanging out a refreshing change because she was trying to have him want her as a Muse and wouldn't take a thing from her at all. I thought that her coming to visit him was very normal.
Whats your verdict on the best way to read Ballad ? I think that this could be a stand alone book , but since it was a continuation of Dee ..I would have liked to have read the first one.
Do you Believe in Fairies ? Well after this book I finally broke out my sterling silver bracelet.