Ordinary Magic

Hey guys,
So you might be wondering why I'm doing 3 posts in less than 24 hours....
Well, last week, I got an email from Sierra @Yearningtoread (TOTALLY check her out) notifying me that I had won her Ordinary Magic by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway giveaway!!  And today, look what I got in the mail!

Well, as you can see, I'm totally stoked. But then, when I opened the cover.....

So Sierra had said to name your favorite "ordinary" character and why. I said Roran from the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon). If you're not very good at reading mirror, here's what it says :

"Jane-

Congrats! You're right-

Roran is the most awesomely ordinary character!

Hope you enjoy the read!

Caitlen R-B "

For a second, I was like ," Who's Roran????" But then it very quickly came back, and I grinned. In fact, am still grinning. :D
Oh boy, I am so excited to dive right in!! So you can be expecting a review.... soon.
ADIEU! 
-Jane-

"Les Miserables" movie update!!

Hey guys,
So, as you may or may not know, I am a HUGE fan of the musical stage version "Les Miserables" (also just the story in general) and a previous post (here) is stating that :).
And finally they have released a teaser for the film!!!!! Here it is!!

Oh my gosh, Annie's voice..... That's the reason I am so excited fro the film. Already the stage version is filled with emotion, but just imagine Academy Award winners as the characters.....
And the sets and costume designs... O.o
Then that's another thing : The directer, Tom Hooper-- The King's Speech -- had the cast singing live on set!  I think it will be stunning. And for you who have no clue who's who, I'll mark the minutes when they appear :
0:16- Jean Val Jean   
0:19- Inspector Javier
0:20- Fantine
0:28- Young Cosette
0:48- Cosette
0:57- Marius Pontmercy
1:11- Eponine

Haha. if that doesn't show I'm a sucker for it, I don't know what will... :D
Signing off,
Jane
Ps. Sorry for being slightly eccentric about this. I'm just rather stoked about it. :)

Sherlock Holmes : A Study in Scarlet

Hey guys!
Sorry for not posting.. I was kind of busy this last week. And this will be a very short review.
Okay, so I can't find a synopsis, so here's a short one out of my head :

Recently returned from Afghanistan, Dr. John Watson is looking for a flat to share. Then an old acquaintance tells him that he knows the very man to share a flat with : A Mr. Sherlock Holmes. A private  detective consultant. A case arises that the police come to him to solve : a man found dead in an abandoned house, presumably suicide, but for the word Rache written in blood.


This was my first Sherlock Holmes novel, which I feel rather guilty because I have seen a ton of episodes and movies (which I really liked), and I had yet to read the books. It was short (only around 130 pages) but I really enjoyed it. The plot was really easy to follow, but without being predictable. I had already seen several adaptions of this story, so I already knew what had happened. But I'm fairly sure I wouldn't have been able to guess. I started The Sign of the Four yesterday, and I will do a review on that as soon as I am done. 10/10

Guess where I went this weekend (25-27) ? I went to Philadelphia with my youth group!! We went to the Franklin Institute, where they had The Dead Sea Scrolls on display!!! It was so neat! And for those who don't know what they are, it is the Old Testament that was found in some caves by the Dead Sea. Super cool right? It was awesome. And then I had an authentic phili cheesesteak. Haha :) But it was delicious! Okay, well right now it is down pouring outside, and I'd better go :)
Signing off -
Jane