Girl Behind the Mask

Welcome to my bliggity blog!!

I am new at this, so here goes nothing;)

I hope that you will find this a place to mingle and have fun. A place to meet others, who like you, find a great escape with a book in their hands. For all of us out there who chose reading over therapy, I mean who wouldn't right, this one is for you:)

So without further ado lets meet this girl behind the mask shall we?

Ummm so things you need to know about me....I read almost constantly. Lets just say it calms the OCD. While you might think OCD translates into a crazy clean house, think again. It doesn't! But gawd help ya if you put dishes in my dishwasher without scrubbing them first. LOLZ

I seem to only find peace in the madness, so it's safe to say that I send most of my time in a state of chaos. Don't get me wrong it is a controled chaos, but chaos none the less. So if you have minute, pull up a seat, sit on the floor, and stay awhile. Don't worry if you ever fear that your getting lost in my world, trust me it happens, I have a life vest around here somewhere. *looks around the rubble* Where did I put that thing?

He he he see what I mean? Chaos;)

anyways.....where were we?

Oh yea right

When I am not reading I'm writing, killing myself on the elliptical, running around like the mad hater trying catch the tornado, also know has my 2 yr old son Lucas, and oh yea working. Did ya notice that I didn't put sleeping in there? Yea I don't do that...sleep that is. Sleep is an elusive creature. So we have made an agreement, I don't try to find it, and it doesn't try to find me;)Besides sleep is overrated.

I have a serious addiction to reading. But hey at least I can admit that I have a problem:) The hubz swears I need a 12 step program but why on earth would I want a silly little thing like that, when I can blog instead?! Yes I am aware that I am slightly twisted, so if I confuse you I apologize now.

Oh yea I also keep an awesome arsenal of booky friends in my pocket. Pushy, Cutie, and Danny, who you can find over at bewitchedbookworms.com (only the best blog ever) Thanx for all the help and support that I am sure I am gonna be driving you bananas with till I get this all together. And then of course I save the best for last, my partner in crime Greta. She is truly made of wonderment, no really she will make you wonder...lolz;) If you guys are really good boys and girls, and you get lucky, she just might grace you with her presence from time to time. Just a warning: Don't read her post while eating, while they tend to induce uncontrollable laughter, and I would hate to see you choke to death;) If all goes well I will for sure have a spot called "because Greta says so"

Yep that's right I do what she says!!!

Again thanx for stopping by and I really look forward to getting to know all of you. Feel free to shoot me an email or drop a comment or two. I promise I always respond. my OCD dictates that I check my email hundreds of times a day lol

Arizona by Eden Maguire

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Ok in the second installment of the Beautiful Dead, things are pretty much the same. This time Darina is helping solve the mystery surrounding the death or Arizona, another one of the Beautiful Dead. Arizona isn't all that forth coming when it comes to helping Darina. The clock is ticking and the time is running out. How long will it take for Arizona to let down the wall? Will she do it in time for Darina to find out how she died? In the end Arizona has to choose between finding eternal peace, and keeping her secrets.



So while this book is alittle better, it's not by much. Every time I think I am finally getting drawn in then someone says something stupid. For example: "Then Pheonix used his zombie powers on him and zapped his mind." I was really enjoying the action/suspense scene, but when I read that it was like a reminder saying "hey this isn't believable". Yes I am well aware that it is a paranormal book, and therefore NOT real, but come lets be honest. When we get sucked into a good book the line between reality and fanasty get blurred. You get the butterflies in you stomach, the chills up you spine, sometimes it even haunts your dreams. This book just doesn't do it for me. It really is a shame because it could have been such an amazing book if only the dialogue was better.



The other issue is that this book ended the same way the first one ended. I don't want to give any spoilers but I will say this...it is almost the same story. I would have liked to see a different outcome or a new twist along the way. Also the ending is very nice and neat. It doesn't leave you needing to jump right into the next one. No cliffhangers and if the first 2 are any indacation then I am pretty sure that I already know what is going to happen in the next one.



I will read the next 2 books only because I already own them, but sadly I'm not expecting anything different. This truely makes me a sad panda:(



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Beautiful Dead: Arizon by Eden Maguire

Arizona by Eden Maguire


My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Ok in the second installment of the Beautiful Dead, things are pretty much the same. This time Darina is helping solve the mystery surrounding the death or Arizona, another one of the Beautiful Dead. Arizona isn't all that forth coming when it comes to helping Darina. The clock is ticking and the time is running out. How long will it take for Arizona to let down the wall? Will she do it in time for Darina to find out how she died? In the end Arizona has to choose between finding eternal peace, and keeping her secrets.




So while this book is alittle better, it's not by much. Every time I think I am finally getting drawn in then someone says something stupid. For example: "Then Pheonix used his zombie powers on him and zapped his mind." I was really enjoying the action/suspense scene, but when I read that it was like a reminder saying "hey this isn't believable". Yes I am well aware that it is a paranormal book, and therefore NOT real, but come lets be honest. When we get sucked into a good book the line between reality and fanasty get blurred. You get the butterflies in you stomach, the chills up you spine, sometimes it even haunts your dreams. This book just doesn't do it for me. It really is a shame because it could have been such an amazing book if only the dialogue was better.




The other issue is that this book ended the same way the first one ended. I don't want to give any spoilers but I will say this...it is almost the same story. I would have liked to see a different outcome or a new twist along the way. Also the ending is very nice and neat. It doesn't leave you needing to jump right into the next one. No cliffhangers and if the first 2 are any indacation then I am pretty sure that I already know what is going to happen in the next one.




I will read the next 2 books only because I already own them, but sadly I'm not expecting anything different. This truely makes me a sad panda:(




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