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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Catching Up

Well, hey there! I'm sorry it's been so long, but it's been pretty crazy in my neck of the woods. Here are some things that have happened while I've been out:

 
Did you guys know about this? Awesome comics featuring classic and contemporary Disney ladies, and they're all here. They're so cute.
 
 
I'm not going to lie: I will read this, if only for the piglet.
Did I ever tell you guys about the swine farm?
We went there last year as part of one of my AVS classes.
And it stunk.
I'd heard that pigs stink, but wow, you guys, do you have to smell it to believe it.
My grandpa says that's the smell of money.
He loves pigs.
When my mom was growing up, they had a pair named Pork and Beans.
Guess what happened to them?
Yup.
Dinner.
 
My mother had a traumatic childhood.
 
In all seriousness, I just heard about this yesterday. Bridget Zinn, the author of Poison, died of cancer.
 
"Bridget wanted to make people laugh and hoped readers would enjoy spending time with the characters she created. As a librarian/writer she loved books with strong young women with aspirations. She also felt teens needed more humorous reads. She really wanted to write a book with pockets of warmth and happiness and hoped that her readers' copies would show the watermarks of many bath time reads."
 
And then, here's the book synopsis:
 
"Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she's the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom's future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend.
But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart…misses.
Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king's army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she's not alone. She's armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can't stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her?
Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she's certainly no damsel-in-distress—she's the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon."
 
Find out more here: Bridget Zinn
 
Okay, so maybe I wont be reading this books just for the pig. It does sound pretty awesome. And funny! What ever happened to funny books?
 
I did read some pretty good books over break. I didn't get to as many as I was hoping, but that's usually how it plays out.
 
 
I am so, so glad I read this book. It was a random pick from the library, and you guys, it was so cute. It's a book about a girl/boy friendship - which is pretty unusual these days. And it was so sweet. I feel like I should say something about the great character development, or the touching story, or the cool songs . . . but I'll just tell you guys it was super sweet, and leave it at that.
 
Plus, I don't really want to admit that I cried.
 
 
 
I can't tell you how long I waited for this book! I've wanted to read it since before the cover, and I think before the official synopsis, even. Wowza.
 
I didn't pre-order it because I was like, I'll save on shipping and just go buy it from the bookstore when it comes out! And so I went to Hastings (you know your town is small when the Hastings is the biggest book store) and they didn't have it. They ordered it for me and I got it 7 days later.
 
I hate waiting.
 
But it was totally worth it. There were some things I didn't like - insta love, I'm looking at you - and I didn't really care for one of the love interests. Why does the girl never choose the guy I want her to?
 
But there was so much awesome in this book that it doesn't even matter. I enjoyed the twists on the original Alice stories, and there were many moments when I was just struck with the cleverness.