Twilight review by Anne

From a literary standpoint: The way Stephenie Meyer writes Bellas viewpoint really annoyed me. It's like Bella is telling you everything thats going through her head, but changing it a little. I never felt totally absorbed into the book or characters. I just felt that I was reading a book. Bella also annoyed me. I'm not sure what it was - she didn't seem very whiny to me as some people have complained of, but I just didn't care for her that well. She was really pretty boring. What I did like was that I could easily relate to her clumsiness, lack of sports skills and car knowledge lol I got so sick of hearing some things over and over again. How Bellas teammates acted in gym, and Edward's brilliance for example. I mean, she describes "He flashed his blinding white smile" and then all I can picture is a floating white mouth! Aside from that though, I found myself laughing out loud many times at Edwards comments - and some of Bella's too. About the time Edward and Bella took their first exscursion through the woods, I got more interested. From a moral viewpoint: Bella is pretty unselfish. She goes to live with her Dad, even though she hates his town, so that her Mom can be with her new husband. She takes very good care of her Dad. You can also tell she wants to have a better relationship with him. She does keep her relationship with Edward hidden from him at first, but tells hi mat Edwards urging. She's respectful of Billy even though he's telling her to stay away from the guy she loves madly. Edward does watch her every night while she sleeps, and then sleeps in the same bed with her after he tells her, but they don't do anything wrong. As to the wisdom of this, that's up to you. As far as their chastity goes, I wouldn't say it's so much that they are waiting till marriage (if they do so) to have sex, but the fact that Edward doesn't want to harm Bella by doing so. But it's a good analogy. Edwards family are all but one very kind to Bella, even if though don't all think Edward and Bella should have a relationship. And they also risk their lives for her sake.

Interview with Nicki

Katie's questions are in red and Nicki's answers are in blue.



If a Broadway show was being made about your life, who would you want to star as you and why?



If only Kristin Chenoweth was younger! -le sigh- I love her. With the people who could still play teenagers, though... I'd have to go with Lauren Zakrin, the current Elle Woods understudy on the Legally Blonde tour. Not only does she have a powerful voice, but the girl has some spunk!





Out of all the books you've read, which ones have had the most impact on you? Why?



Well, Twilight seems to have taken over part of my life. ^^ For impact, however... probably Anne McCaffrey's DragonRiders of Pern series. I had always loved reading, but I had never picked up one of them until the seventh grade, and they were my dad's favorite series ever. (He died of leukemia when I was seven.) So when I finally found a box of them downstairs and started reading them, I found a connection to him that I hadn't had before, and I suddenly fell in love with dragons and other fantasy concepts.

If any book/movie could be made into a Broadway show, what would it be and what would the songs be called?

NOT TWILIGHT. ANYTHING BUT TWILIGHT. ^^ Sorry, rumors on Broadway Secrets made me spazz... although it is very music-oriented.I'd rather see more original Broadway musicals than a spin off, but if I had to choose... pssh, I can't think of any that would transition nicely besides perhaps Twilight, but I'd rather not see that overdone. (And I'd cast Oliver Tompsett as Edward. I love that man.)The songs? Oh dear... I don't know. XD I'm not very creative at songs and such; I'm a better writer than name-er

When you're not reading or blogging, what do you like to do in your spare time?

I admit it, I'm an iPod addict. I'm usually never without my iPod. I also like roleplaying, breathing, eating, and sleeping in my spare time, three of which are required for me to survive.I also seem to clean a lot. O_o

If you could have any accent, what kind would you have and why?

Oh, English, in a heartbeat. My mother would kill me if I had an Irish one (she hates Irish accents) and the Australian one just isn't as amazing as the English one. English = very awesome. :D

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

I love New York City. :] But if I had to pick an exotic location, it would probably be Tuscany, Italy, because that's my mother's dream place - and I'd bring her with me.

What inspires you to review the books and songs that you do?

If I don't let out my opinion on how I think about something, my friends and family tend to get half hour spiels about each thing. This lets me say what I want to say with people who actually want to hear it, and without annoying the shiznits out of some of my friends. Besides, it's fun.

What would you say "contributes" to your love of books?

My love of books is... my love of books. Good books feed into that, bad books take away from it, but I keep reading because I enjoy it. (It also doesn't help that, at school, I'm the go-to girl for book recommendations.)

If you could be any character in any book or movie (or Broadway show) who would you be and why?

Jacky Faber from the Bloody Jack - she's sooooooooo... amazing. She's funny and smart and witty and good with a sword, and she has guys at her beck and call. Even if I did get into the scrapes she did, it'd be fun! Or Elphaba from Wicked - she has her problems, but she's so interesting.If you could be any animal, what you you choose and why?Hmm. I love wolves - they're very free spirited and the essence of wildlife. Dolphins are fun and free. Of course, I'd like to fly, so there's always the hawk, beautiful and soaring to new heights. I also love horses, the essence of majestic...So I'd be a shapeshifter! ^^









Thank you, Nicki! :)

Nicki's blogs are BEAT for teens and WORD for teens. Now go check them out! :) She's the one that inspired me to review books. :D

Book Review: Love Comes Softly

Name: Love Comes Softly
Author: Janette Oke
Others in the Series: Love Comes Softly, Love's Enduring Promise, Love's Long Journey, Love's Abiding Joy, Love's Unending Legacy, Love's Unfolding Dream, LoBooe Takes Wing, Love Finds a Home
Brief summary:Marty is a young pioneer woman, recently widowed and pregnant with no place to live and no means to go home. Clark Davis asks her to be his wife of "convenience" since he needs a caretaker for his young daughter, Missie, and Marty needs food and shelter. Not at all interested, but desperately in need, she accepts. This first book explains the first 6-8 months of this strange marriage. Marty is determined to pull her weight and do her time until Spring when Clark has agreed to pay her way home. The book is wholesome, funny, suspense filled and holds the reader's interest from cover to cover. (from Amazon.com)


Grade/Age level: 13 and up
Cautions: They talk about Marty being pregnant, the loss of a husband or wife, a girl says she is pregnant to marry a "bad boy", a girl is beaten to death.
If you like this book, you might also like . . . Any book by Beverly Lewis
Personal Opinion: WOW! This is the best book I've read in a long time! I loved everything about it! The characters, the writing style, the plot, everything is perfection! I was crying, laughing, and sighing along with the characters. The writing style was really descriptive. Oke used this awesome phrase I've never heard before: Dad-burn. I am SO saying that in my everyday life now. What I also loved about it was that she wrote exactly how they spoke. So, when Marty and Clark say just, In the book it's put as "jest". Or your is "yer". So, Your cow is just fine was "Yer cow is jest fine." It's such an awesome book... I'm already begging my mom to take me to the library so I can get the sequel!
Rating: 10/10


Random tidbit: There was an AMAZING movie made a couple of years ago with Katherine Heigl... It's REALLY good. It was directed by Michael Landon, Jr. (Yes, Michael Landon's son. He directs the best inspirational movies..) So, go watch it!