The Goose Girl By Shannon Hale

She can whisper to horses and communicate with birds, but the crown princess Ani has a difficult time finding her place in the royal family and measuring up to her imperial mother. When she is shipped off to a neighboring kingdom as a bride, her scheming entourage mounts a bloody mutiny to replace her with a jealous lady-in-waiting, Selia, and to allow an inner circle of guards more power in the new land. Barely escaping with her life, Ani disguises herself as a goose girl and wanders on the royal estate. Does she have the pluck to reclaim her rightful place?

  
I really enjoy Shannon Hale's style of writing.I had previously read The Princess Academy by her,and I loved that book. The Goose Girl  was based off of a Grimm's fairytale, where a princess has to become a goose girl before she can become queen. There is just enough romance to make it sweet,but not mushy,and it is a bit violent(mostly swords,etc..),plus there's no swearing. There are 3 more books to the series(The books of Bayern), except they're through the eyes of her friends,and are different adventures.I have not read them yet,though. I recommend The Goose Girl to anyone who doesn't mind violence and a longer book. 8/10

Ashtown Burials No.1: The Dragon's Tooth by ND Wilson..... TRAILER

Hi everyone! I am a HUGE fan of ND Wilson's books(the 100 Cupboards trilogy,Leepike Ridge), and I was thrilled to find out that he was coming out with another series. The title of the series is The Ashtown Burials. The first book is The Dragon's Tooth.~~


For two years, Cyrus and Antigone Smith have run a sagging roadside motel with their older brother, Daniel. Nothing ever seems to happen. Then a strange old man with bone tattoos arrives, demanding a specific room.

Less than 24 hours later, the old man is dead. The motel has burned, and Daniel is missing. And Cyrus and Antigone are kneeling in a crowded hall, swearing an oath to an order of explorers who have long served as caretakers of the world's secrets, keepers of powerful relics from lost civilizations, and jailers to unkillable criminals who have terrorized the world for millennia. 



That is the plot of the book. Now what is REALLY cool is that ND Wilson wrote and directed a trailer for the new book. And it stars Joel Courteney(Super 8) and Heather Wilson.
http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/08/05/ashtown-burials-trailer-joel-courtney/
The Dragon's Tooth is released on August 23 and is available wherever books are sold. :)

Source Code

Colter Stevens, a army pilot, who's last memory was on a Afghanistan helicopter, wakes up on a  Chicago commuter train. However, he discovers he has assumed the identity of another man. 8 minutes later, the train blows up and Colter finds himself in a sort of pod. He then talks to a person named Goodwin, who tells him that he has to go back and find out who the bomber is. He is sent back to exactly 8 minutes before. He tries to find the bomber and fails.The bomb goes off, and once again finding himself in the pod.He is sent back again and yet still doesn't find anything. He then, once again in the pod, asks Goodwin and Rutledge, a scientist in charge, what is going on. They tell him that he a part of a project that can put someone in another person's consciousness for the last 8 minutes of their life.Then Stevens just asks why he can't try and save the train. He is told that....

Oooo... This is a really good thriller. It makes you think, and I was biting my nails(which I don't really do). I loved it. There was some violence(mostly trains blowing up and brief gunfire) and then language(very brief,but strong,and other milder swears) and probably 1 or 2 kisses. My rating : PG-13 for sequences of intense action, brief violence, and some language. 9/10 stars

Fairest by Gail Levine Carson

The Fairy Lucinda has once again given a dreadful gift. This time it's a mysterious magical mirror. The gift is disastrous when it falls into the hands of Aza,who never looks in a mirror if she can help it.In the Kingdom of Ayortha, Aza is definitely not the fairest of them all. Many spurn her. Many scoff her.She keeps out of sight. But in the land of singers,Aza has her own gift,one she's come by without fairy intervention: a voice that can do almost anything,a voice that captivates all who hear it.In Ontio Castle,merry Prince Ijori is drawn to it, and vain Queen Ivi wants to use it for her own ends. Queen Ivi would do anything to remain the fairest in the land.
In this spellbinding tale filled with humor,adventure,romance,and song, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine invites you to join Aza as she discovers how exquisite she truly is.
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I read this in less than 24 hours. It is really touching story, written by the author of Ella Enchanted. It's written in first person, and half of the talking is sung.
Just one word of advice : Don't like anyone to quickly. ;) I almost did that.
I would read this one again, and I would recommend any of Gail Carson Levine's books.
5/5 stars <3

Wicked : The MOVIE!!

I just found out that Hollywood's making a movie of "Wicked"!! I CAN'T wait!
It's coming out in 2014(darn!) and so is still in development.
But it is AWESOME because it's still going to be a musical. I'm not quite sure who will qualify for the roles,but I think someone from Glee and Anne Hathaway(and other actresses). I wish Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth weren't to old. :`(
I will be seeing in the theater(unless it's R) ;)

                            It's pretty much my favorite Broadway EVER!!
ps. DO NOT READ THE BOOK. It's not like I didn't like it(haha, I only read the few pages),but there was A LOT mature things, and I would not advice it.