Moonlit Reads: The Hunger Games

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Best of 2011 Day#2

Welcome to Day 2 of the week devoted to all the Best of 2011!! :D So normally today would be Top Ten Tuesday and it still is just my take on it! Yupp I'm takin over! haha not really I'm just doin it my way today! :) So I will be featuring my favorite books I've read in 2011! Here goes nothin! :) Order is 10 to 1 (1 being my TOP fav!)

10. The Nightshade Trilogy by Andrea Cremer. I loved these books. These were the first werewolf books I have ever read and they were the perfect firsts! I absolutely adored Andrea Cremer's writing style and the world of the Keepers and Searchers and how it all tied together with the Guardians. Plus she created Shay! *sighs* I'm lookin forward to the last book: Bloodrose! :D

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9. The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. I know these books have been out for awhile but I just read them this year. I had heard so much about them and told my brother to give them a try. After he finished the 1st one he told me how great he thought it was so I decided to. That was a wise move of mine haha not vain or anything but I'm glad I read these. It had loads of action! <3

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8. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. This is another series that every one had already read. After this years YA-Crush Tourney and how Jace beat Ash (my love of all time) I was curious about what made Jace so great so i finally got them all. Yes, so i read them for the boy (but isn't that what I do already) haha but now I can see why everyone is in love. Great books! Can't wait till the 5th! I guess now I have to read the Infernal Devices hah? :)

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7. A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies. This book blew my mind! It was such a gorgeous story. It made me fall in love. It's as simple as that. Asher *sighs* Ya. I kinda love this boy! Lol And then how....ugh you need to read it! That's all I have to say. <3 <3

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6. Dark Seeker by Taryn Browning. This book was plain out kick-ass! Jannie is one tough chica. I loved the whole story line! The characters and uhem *giggles* the ending! Kai is pure out HOTT-TASTIC!! I loved this boy with his skythe, his beautiful green eyes, secrets, and love. Well pretty much EVERYTHING. Not to mention this was my first ever ARC! And this was a great first too! Taryn is pure amazing! Loved this book!

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5. The Hush, Hush Series by Becca Fitzpatrick This series was also pure out AMAZING! I loved everything about it. I love Nora's character she was vulnerable but very strong when she needed to be. I love her best friend Vee! She is hilarious! And last but CERTAINLY not least....Patch! Dang he can be my angel ANY day!! Hot! Hot! Hot! And you wanna know what else is "Hot! Hot! Hot!? Nora and Patch's steamy relationship! I was literally swooning with every page Patch was on! *melts* *faints* *sighs dreamily* Book four needs to hurry up! (oh and look at those gorgeous black and white covers! Major cover love there!)

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4. Die For Me by Amy Plum. Gosh I can't stop ranting and gushing on all these books! Sorry but the whole page is gonna be like this! Wow ok well one the setting: Paris! How better can that get!? Then add in some pretty amazing zombies! (My first zombie book and I LOVE!!) Now add in a totally hot-crush-worthy-obession-swoon-producing-heart-racing-off-the-charts-HOTT!-Frech-kick-ass-guy and see what you get: OUTSTANDING, AMAZING, BREATHTAKING work! I can't say much more it's just too amazing for words! Another sequel I am dying to have! (haha get what I did there! ;)

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3. Divergent by Veronica Roth. And once again a book that blew my mind! I Love the whole world/situation Veronica created! The factions. The stimulation. Everything!! To prove how great this book is: I lent it to a friend who does not like books at all for a book report and she finished it all in ONE night! I think that proves my point! No? Then go read it yourself! You NEED! this book! Four! Sigh...Four! I love you!!! :D *crazy fan girl scream* I quote my non-readin friend: "I would have a mystery guy catch me after falling to my doom any day of it was a guy like Four!" Enough said! ;) Insurgent I needeth thou noweth! lol

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2. Delirium by Lauren Oliver. Ok so if you haven't heard me say this before I'll say it again. I was really hesitant to read this book. The whole "love is a disease" thing kinda through me off. Then we were assigned to a book report (yes the same one I mentioned as above. She read Divergent and I read Delirium.) I decided to give it a try. BEST. DECISION. I. HAVE. EVER. MADE!!!! No joke! I LOVED, OBSESSED over this book! The whole "love is a disease" thing worked out perfect! Alex...Dear sweet Alex! *cries* *wipes tears away* Sorry. At the mention of his name my heart lurches and my stomach constricts. Wanna know why! :D Ok! Just lean in close so I can whisper! *wispers* You have to find out for yourself! Buy this book people! Don't borrow. Don't get it from the library. NO!! You need to OWN this book! I also need you Pandemonium!! Hurry!!!!

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Now! For the top book I adored this year!!!......Drum Role please!!! (Beware this may shock you! You would have NEVER seen this comming!!)

*drum starts playing

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1. The Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa. Are you surpised! haha If you know me well then no, you won't be surprised. But who can blame me!? This series is everything I love in books! Seriously EVER SINGLE THING in these books was perfect! I felt every emotion. Literally I bawled my eyes out in The Iron Queen! Ash! My dear beloved Ash! I LOVE him!! No boy has ever captured my heart like he has (fictional and non-fictional) ;) And Puck! I love you Puck! He is the best freind any one could ask for! Meghan starts of vulnerable and week but then she totally takes charge and becomes major kick-ass material! The world of The Neverever were the Fey dwell is beautiful! But don't let the looks fool you! It is dangerous! I loved every line! You guys HAVE to read these books! These are the books that awakened my book absession! I have always loved to read but these...THESE! Started the forest fire that will forever burn! Ya there is not enough words to stress my love! ;) <3 <3 <3

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Monday, November 14, 2011

Official Hunger Games Trailer!!! :D

Holy Crap!!!! I just watched it with my lil brother and those were the exact words coming out of both our mouths!!! WOW!!! I am even more excited for this movie!!! Tell me what you all think! :D

Hurry up March 23!!!!!

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay (#3 of Hunger Games Trilogy)
Author: Suzanne Collins
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages: 390
Goodreads synopsis:
Young Katniss Everdeen has survived the dreaded Hunger Games not once, but twice, but even now she can find no relief. In fact, the dangers seem to be escalating: President Snow has declared an all-out war on Katniss, her family, her friends, and all the oppressed people of District 12.

First of all I have to give props to the first two books! The second, Catching Fire, was my favorite of the three. It had romance, suspense, sadness, and action.

Mockingjay takes place in district thirteen after

****SPOILER******district twelve had been destroyed. ******** END OF SPOILER**********

Katniss along with her family, Gale and his family, and a few others from the past now live there. She is pretty much in full blown depression and honestly the book just kind of drags which frustrated me. I had such high hopes for this book and it did nothing but anger me. Yes there is still some positives but Katniss's attitude and the whole "poor me poor me" thing is aggravating. Again I loved this series and would never take back the time I spent on it but I don't know it just kind of let me down.

Katniss is now the leading face for the rebellion and Snow has got it out for her. Peeta is captured and being tortured, Finnick is in small depression, and many more problems have erupted. Their only hope is to slowly take each district on their side and away froma capitol allegience. Once this is done they can inflict war. There are so many deaths and honestly the ones who diserved a proper hero's death didn't get the honor they deserved. The ending was kind of rushed but I guess I liked it. I got what I wanted from the ending. There was so many questions left un-answered though. And I'm just going to leave this review like that..... not much more to really say. It was good just dragged on for awhile, kind of depressing, and just left an O.K. feeling with me

Ugh this review was hard. I so wanted to give a great nothing but positive review but I just couldn't. I pledged to give nothing but honesty in my reviews so that is what I had to do. All in all I enjoyed this series even with the ruff ending. I would recommend this series to anyone who wants an action packed dystopian read. Again I would never take back reading this series and who knows you might find you have a different experience and feeling about this last book! :)

Now for my favorite quotes:
***Warning content may be spoilery!!

" ....'If you die, and I live, there's no life for me at all back at District Twelve. Your my whole life,' he says. 'I would never be happy again.'" ~The boy with the bread

"So after, when he whispers, 'You love me. Real or not real?'"

"I tell him, 'Real.'"~ Katniss and the loving Peeta

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Tunes Tuesday(4)

Hey everyone! It's Tuesday so you know what that means!!!.....This weeks song is devoted to the Hunger Games. A Kind of Katniss to Peeta song so here it is:
Love this song and think it relates to what Katniss would sing to Peeta throughout the books! I know thats what I would be singing...Not!! I would have already told him! ;) hehe

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Now for my favorite song of the week!!.....Good to You by Marinas Trench ft. Kate Voegele! I have literally fallen in love with everyone of their songs especially this one it is just beautiful with the lyrics and the musical notes!!

Sigh love love love this song I play it like every morning as I get ready then have it stuck in my mind the rest of the day.
Hope you enjoyed this weeks picks! Happy Tuesday! :)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Hunger Games Movie watch#2

So I have given you the main characters and the Sneek Peak Teaser Trailer and now I present you with....... *music starts playing*
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...........The Hunger Games District Tributes!! These have been out for awhile but they are still essential to the whole movie and I haven't gotten to share them myself. So behold 74th Annual Hunger Games District Tributes!! :D

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(*Squeals*....sorry Peeta Mellark is just one of my many fictional loves and having Josh Hutcherson play him is unbelievable!! I love them both, so put the two together and vualla! a perfect master piece! :D )

And there you have it folks!! The tributes for the 74th Hunger Games!! I sooo can't wait till this comes out!! I'm excited beyond belief to see what they end up doing with this amazing series!! Stay tuned for more info on the movie! Don't forget the movie is released on March 23, 2012!! :D

~May the odds ever be in your favor~ ;)

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Hunger Games Movie watch#1

So my brother originally started to read the Hunger Games first but when he started telling me a little more about it I got curious and had to see for myself. I was in the middle of the Hush, Hush book when he started the first one. We were on vacation and were reading the for a car ride enjoyment. We both finished our books and went on to the next in the series. He was still reading Catching Fire (book #2) when I finished Crescendo (book #2 of the Hush, Hush series), which by the way was amazing! I absolutely loved it and can't wait for the third (and final) installment: Silence.
I had nothing else to read at the moment so I started the Hunger Games. After reaching the part of the actual hunger games I couldn't put it down and from that moment on I knew I was addicted. Then i heard that they were making this wonderful series into a movie!!! I was soo excited and now have been stalking the IMDb page to keep up with it all. So now I decided I might as well share my insight with the blogging world incase any other Hunger Games fans want to see all that's happening!
The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross
Author: Suzanne Collins
Release Date: March 23, 2012

Cast:

Katniss Everdeen: Jennifer Lawrence

Peeta Mellark: Josh Hutcherson

Gale Hawthorne: Liam Hemsworth

Haymitch Abernathy: Woody Harrison

Primrose Everdeen: Willow Shields

That is just some of the main characters but the full cast and crew has been announced and you can get it here: Hunger Games IMDb.
Here are some cool pictures from the movie: