Dorky Girl : December 2014

Monday, December 29, 2014

End Of The Year Book Survey 2014! Skeletor Style!

Skeletor decided to do an End of The Year Book Survey for you guys!

1. Best book you read in 2014?

A: Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

2. The book you thought you were going to like but didn't.
A: A Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino

( such a bad fairy tale retelling, slow and did not follow time lines very well)

3. A book you read in 2014 that you recommend most to people.
A: Hounded by Kevin Hearne

4. The book that surprised you the most.
A: The Paper Magician by Charlie N Holmberg

(never had much luck with amazon kindle exclusives but this is a really good series)

5. Best series you discovered in 2014.

A: Covenant Series by Jennifer L Armentrout

6. Favorite New Author you discovered in 2014.
A: Richard Kadrey

7. The most thrilling, unputdownable book you read in 2014.
A: The Line ( Witching Savannah book 1 ) by JD Horn

8. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2014.
A: Neal Patrick Harris : Choose your own Autobiography by Neal Patrick Harris

9. Book you can't believe you waited until 2014 to read.

A: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

10. Your favorite quote from a book you read in 2014.
A: “We must always look after our friends, even when they are foolish. Especially when they are
foolish.” ― Richard Kadrey, Sandman Slim

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Sunday, December 28, 2014

The End Of The Year Book Survey 2014!

The time has come yet again for the....

1. Best book you read in 2014?
A: Hounded by Kevin Hearne

2. The book you thought you were going to like but didn't.
A: The Giver by Lois Lowery
( I had been hearing so much about the book and about how everyone loves it but when I read it I found myself falling to sleep while reading it and the book also left a lot of questions unanswered.)

3. A book you read in 2014 that you recommend most to people.
A: The Attack On Titan manga series by Hajime Isayama

4. The book that surprised you the most.
A: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
( This book was so good and when I thought I had the plot figured out I was thrown for a loop by something completely unexpected.)

5. Best series you discovered in 2014.
A:The Olympians series by George O'Connor
(So Far Hades is my favorite!)

6. Favorite New Author you discovered in 2014.
A: Stacey O'Neale

7. The most thrilling, unputdownable book you read in 2014.
A: Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost

8. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2014.
A: The Shadow Prince by Stacey O'Neale

9. Book you can't believe you waited until 2014 to read.
A: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

10. Your favorite quote from a book you read in 2014.
A: " Decorum dictates you must die; common sense requires you live. And if you speak for God, you lie, so judge me not lest you forgive." - The Watch That Ends The Night by Allan Wolf

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto BOOK REVIEW!!!

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Title: Halo

Author: Alexandra Adornetto

Published: Square Fish

The world is slowly falling into darkness, people are being hurt and are dying. To combat the darkness that is taking it's toll on Earth Heaven had been send down angels to reverse the dark forces.
Three angels were sent to a town called Venus Cove were random fires and deaths seem to be happening left and right.

Gabriel the warrior, Ivy the healer, and Bethany the youngest of the three who has yet to learn her special power. The three have a house ready with all the amenities including a car for Gabe to drive. Now comes the most daunting of tasks....blending in with humans so they won't suspect anything while at the same time working for heaven to dispel the darkness from the area. Though Ivy is more of a busy home body who joins the church clubs as well as volunteering at soup kitchens and what not. Gabe and Bethany have chosen to take part in the local high school. Gabe becomes the new music teacher and Bethany being the youngest joins as a student.
Trying to blend into a school that thrives on gossip is hard enough as it is but Bethany has begun to fall for a local boy named Xavier who she can't seem to get away from. Life at Venus Cove seems to be looking up with the help from the three angels, even the moods from the towns folk seems to be getting better. Things seem to becoming quite comfortable until the arrival of a mysterious new student named Jake Thorn who turns their comfortable little life they have created from themselves upside down.

Rating:

Thoughts: I got this book because I love angels and I had high hopes for this novel since it is popular. My high hopes weren't met though since I had a few problems with the story. My first problem I ran into was the energy problem, the books says that angels don't get tired but for some reason they have to sleep for some hours during the night. Why would they have to sleep if they never run out of energy? I also found the romance was a little to much in the sense that it took up the whole story. The main plot of the story didn't really kick in until half way through the book and the main plot just seemed like it wasn't actually the purpose for the book. Most of the book was filled with teenaged romance and it got boring after a while.
That however is just my own opinion so don't let that stop you from reading this if you are interested. You never know you might love it!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The Dorky Bookshelf Tour 2014! Shelf 10

Welcome to Shelf 10 of the Tour!

1. Star Wars Blueprints the Ultimate Collection Illustrated by Christ Trevas and Chris Reiff Written by Ryder Windam

2. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

3. Vintage Games by Bill Laguidice and Matt Barton

4. World War Z by Max Brooks

5. Timeline by Michael Crichton

6. The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

7. Thermopylae The Battle that Changed the World by Paul Cartledge

8. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

9. The Sons of Caesar by Philip Matyszak

10. Soldiers & Ghosts by J. E. Lendon

11. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams

12. Ancient Rome by Robert Payne

13. Wastelands by John Joseph Adams and Stephen King

14. Red Shirts by John Scalzi

15. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

16. The Keepers of Truth by Michael Collins

Shelf 10 (the Divine Comedy is off the shelf at the moment)

The Dorky Bookshelf Tour 2014! Shelf 9

Welcome to the Video Game Art book / Game Guide shelf of the tour! Normally I would attach a buy link to the title of the book but since I was having so much trouble finding a buy link for some of the older Game Guides I just decided not to do it this time.