Bad Girls Dont Die by Katie Alender

Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude.

When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green sometimes; she uses old-fashioned language; and she even loses track of chunks of time, claiming to know nothing about her strange behavior. Their old house is changing, too. Doors open and close by themselves; water boils on the unlit stove; and an unplugged air conditioner turns the house cold enough to see their breath in.

Alexis wants to think that it's all in her head, but soon, what she liked to think of as silly parlor tricks are becoming life-threatening—to her, her family, and to her budding relationship with the class president. Alexis knows she's the only person who can stop Kasey — but what if that green-eyed girl isn't even Kasey anymore?

My Thoughts:

I got this book like two weeks ago and I read it all the day after I got it! Sorry its taking me so long to post my review! I've been SO busy! Anyways, like I said, I read it all day after I got it and it was AWESOME! It was a bit creepy but it was really good. I'm for sure a scary cat. I get scared REALLY REALLY easily. I did have to stop reading the book at night because I thought a little green eyed girl was going to attack me, lol and I also have a little sister which totally scared me. If you've read the book then you know what I mean. This is a MUST READ!! Katie Alender is an awesome author and I can't wait for the sequel :) I know this is kind of short but the book is GREAT!
Im rating this book a...

4.5

Why?

Because it was FREAKING AMAZING

I seriously couldn't stop reading (Until I got scared...lol)

Seriously guys! This is a MUST READ!

Oh! And thanks to the people who recommended this book to me! And told me I was going to love it! You guys were SO right :)

Devoured Contest Link :)

There is this AWESOME contest going on over at Opinionated? Me?
What makes it even MORE amazing is that this is her first contest!! And she is giving away this AMAZING book!! Heres The Link:
http://readingwatchingliving.blogspot.com/2009/09/quickie-giveaway-devoured-by-amanda.html

FINALLY!

YES!!

I FINALLY got a book today!! Its Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender!

I can't wait to start reading (After homework of course)

It came to me from the mail today and the package was covered in pretty stickers :) I also got a hand made bag and a hand made eye pillow and they are SO cute!! Katie Alender (The Author) was the one who send it to me! She gave me a card (Which had instruction in how to wash the bag) and the book was personally signed. It was REALLY nice of her to do that and I'm very grateful! Now I have something to read and Review :D

THANK YOU KATIE!!

Another Contest Link!

Hey Guys!!
Theres an awesome contest to win a T.V show called "True Blood" Season One.
I've never heard of but it looks pretty amazing!!!
Its over at Just Another Musing and heres the link: http://www.justanothermusing.com/2009/09/win-true-blood-season-1.html

"Just Like That" by Marsha Qualey WINNER

Since I had 40 comments, I had my Best Friend pick a number from 1 to 40 and she picked... 27!

And number 27 is...

Taschima Cullen from Bloody Bookaholic

Whoo Hoo!!

Congratulations Taschima!!

I am sending you a an email RIGHT NOW :D

I will be having plenty of contests in the future!

So if you didn't win this time, don't worry!

-Liz

New Blogger UPDATE- Theres been a mistake

As I told you before, Isabella is new BUT she can't get to her blog and she made a new one so please follow her at: icrazebooks16.blogspot.com

She made a mistake with her email and needed to make a new blog.
For those of you who don't know what I'm taking about, Isabella came to me and I helped her create a blog. She just loves it now and she would love if you followed her. Her blog is amazing and she will put music up (when I told her how to). She was an amazing person to help out and I'm glad I did it :)

Now since I love helping people out SO much, I decided I want to do it more often!
So if your new OR just need some questions answered please ask me and if I don't know the answer, I'll figure it out :)

So please follow Isabella at her new blog :D
icrazebooks16.blogspot.com

Contest Ends 9pm Pacific Time

Hey Everybody!
My "Just Like That" by Marsha Qualey ends at 9pm Pacific Time!!
Hurry Up and Enter!

http://lizdoglover.blogspot.com/2009/09/just-like-that-by-marsha-qualey.html

-Liz

HAHAHA I feel stupid...

Sorry Guys! I messed up on my Twitter button thing BUT I fixed it :)
God, I felt SO stupid when Parodox pointed out when I didnt change the "YourLink" to my Twitter name...
LOL
I fixed it so you can follow me on Twitter!!
-Liz :P

Oh and Thanks Parodox for pointing it out to me :D

Awesome Contest Link

Well as you all know the Harry Potter books are VERY popular. I know LOTS of you have read them but sadly I have not (I know! Lame, right?) Well thank goodness for me Book Giveaways is having a contest for the first three Harry Potter books in Paper back. If your like me and missed out on reading the series then you should totally check this link out :D
http://bookgiveaways.blogspot.com/2009/09/harry-potter-magic-of-reading-giveaway.html

Thanks Guys :P
-Liz

Help Me!!

Hey Guys :D
I haven't read any books lately and I need some awesome book recommendations!

Tell me a book you enjoyed a lot and I like all kinds of books!

Name Away!

Thanks Guys :D

-Liz

Do you want an Awesome Button for your Blog???

If that's a yes than click on the link below!
There's a contest over at Park Avenue Princess and she is willing to custom make a button for your blog!! (Technically its Trin from Bloody bad who's making it) Awesome Right?
http://aparkavenueprincess.blogspot.com/2009/09/saturday-spotlight-giveaway.html

Extra Entry for my Contests!

If you want an extra entry for all my contests all you have to do is follow me on Twitter :)
There is a button on my blog that will take you to my Twitter page :D

The only contest I have right now is "Just Like That" by Marsha Qualey

http://lizdoglover.blogspot.com/2009/09/just-like-that-by-marsha-qualey.html

Another New Blogger :D

So I found another New Blogger!
Her name is Dahlia
She tried starting a blog a while ago but she lost interest in the books she was reading and her whole blog was based on those books. NOW her blog is mostly YA and its amazing :D
You guys gotta check her blog out! It would mean a lot to me and a whole lot to her. She even told me she is planning on having a bunch of contests!
The Book Shopaholic
Thanks Guys :)
-Liz

GIVEAWAY Reminder :)

Hey guys :)


I just want to remind you that I'm having a contest to win "Just Like That" by Marsha Qualey

Please Enter!!


http://lizdoglover.blogspot.com/2009/09/just-like-that-by-marsha-qualey.html

Thanks Guys :D
-Liz

AMAZING New Blogger :D

Hey guys! My mom works with a guy who has a daughter named Melissa, who loves books :) Her nickname is Missie! Lol and I decided to make simple directions on how to make a blog. I also gave her my email and she emailed me and I helped her some more with creating a blog. NOW she has an amazing blog! She will start posting awesome reviews! She told me she used to write a review for a book when she finished reading which I thought was pretty COOL! She's an awesome person to talk to and I'm glad I helped her out :) Her blog is Book Crazed Chica
Missie is a great person! Her blog is WAY better than mine when I started!
Please check her blog out!

Thanks Guys :D
-Liz

Walking the Moon by Sarah Dessen

Colie expects the worst when she's sent to spend the summer with her eccentric aunt Mira while her mother, queen of the television infomercial, tours Europe. Always an outcast -- first for being fat and then for being "easy" -- Colie has no friends at home and doesn't expect to find any in Colby, North Carolina. But then she lands a job at the Last Chance Cafe and meets fellow waitresses Morgan and Isabel, best friends with a loving yet volatile relationship. Wacky yet wise, Morgan and Isabel help Colie see herself in a new way and realize the potential that has been there all along.


My Thoughts:


First let me say that I'm SO sorry! I haven't been around much at all! Its just with all my homework its really hard to check my blog. Sorry Guys! Ok so I started reading this book last night and I finished it :) I just LOVE Sarah Dessen. My favorite from her is The Truth about Forever. And Keeping the Moon is like my second favorite :) I haven't read all her books but all the ones I have are great!


Keeping the Moon was really good. Colie had so much anger in her it was crazy! Lots of people would say nasty things about her and she just let them. She was scared. When she went to Colby she wasn't very nice to Norman. She was not used to having someone be nice to her. Isabel was really funny. She couldn't help but criticize people especially Colie. Megan was so used to all the guys going to Isabel that she couldn't believe she found someone for her. She fell in love but was WAY to hung up on him! All these girls were completley different yet became good friends. Mira is Colie's aunt and she didn't care what people thought of her. She was a very happy women. Colie thought she was going to have the worst summer ever when she really had the best.

So much stuff happens in this book and it wasn't so predictable for me. I knew there will be a love interest for Colie but only because its a Sarah Dessen book :D Im rating this book a...

4.5

Why?

Because It was fun to read :)

I could relate to Colie

and it was well written

-Liz :D

School!

Sorry guys! I haven't been updating my blog lately. I've been SO busy with school, I haven't had any time to go on the computer. I already have a bunch of homework! This is what happens when you take AP. I haven't had time to read anything and they took away SSR (Silent Sustained Reading) at school! I'm waiting for some good books to be delivered and honestley I have nothing to read! I'll get back to you guys as soon as I can :)

-Liz

Harry Potter WINNER :)

The Harry Potter winner is...

Kelsey from The Book Scout

Congratulations Kelsey!

Please email me ASAP with your address :)

Thanks to everyone who entered! I really appreciated it :P

-Liz :D

Legacy by Cayla Kluver

The first boy disappeared on the day of his birth, on a night when the pale yellow moon of the nighttime sky turned red and bathed the heavens in the ghastly color of blood, on the same night the Kingdom of Cokyri abruptly ceased its merciless attack.

Across the land of Hytanica, under the shadow of the crimson moon, infant boys continued to vanish. Not until the blood had faded from the sky did the disappearances stop, and the bodies of the murdered infants were found outside the gates of the city, a final word from the greatest enemy Hytanica had ever known. For the next sixteen years, peace reigned, but one mystery remained unsolved. The Cokyrians had abducted forty-nine newborns, but returned only forty-eight bodies.

Now, as seventeen-year-old Princess Alera of Hytanica is besieged from all sides by suitors vying for the Throne, a teenage Cokyrian boy, Narian, is encountered within the walls of her Kingdom, a boy who will show Alera a world where women serve a purpose and not just a husband. As Narian helps Alera find her voice, she struggles against an arranged marriage that will shatter the life she has scarcely begun to live. And when Narian's shocking past is uncovered, and war with Cokyri looms once more, he must fight to defy a fate ordained at his birth.



My Thoughts:




Before I start I would like to point out that the Author who wrote this book is 16! Isn't that awesome? It's not everyday I come across an Author who is my age. She wrote the book when she was like 14 or 15. Her name is Cayla Kluver and she's a great Author.
Legacy is such a great book! I won a copy from /- LA FEMME READERS -/ and I started reading last night and couldn't stop! My favorite character is probably Alera because I feel that I can relate to her. She wants to make her father happy but she wants to be happy herself. She doesn't want anything to do with Steldor (I wouldn't either) and she even lets him know she doesn't want him. Steldor has a BIG ego and is very annoying. I hate guys like that. Alera's father wants her to marry him! Steldor thinks Alera is jealous of him! He's obviously not used to having a girl turn him down. And when Narian comes everything seems to change for Alera. She is drawn to him and his mysterious ways. Alera is not sure if she should trust him. He rarely shows any kind of feeling on his face. Yet, Alera trusts him with all her heart. I love Miranna. She such a good sister. She's seems so sweet and friendly (total opposite from mine) and she tries to help out with Alera and Steldor's marriage (By helping I mean not letting Alera marry him).
I swear, once you start reading this book, you can't stop. Its SO good. The book ended with me wanting more! I can't wait till Allegience comes out! Cayla has her own website and she says there will be three books in the series, Legacy, Allegiance and Redemption. You should check out her awesome webite:www.caylakluver.com
And her blog is: Cayla's Author Blog
This is such an awesome book to read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes reading for fun! Im going to rate it a...

5.0

Why?

Because it was amazing
It was WAY to good to put down

and seriously, it's one of the best :D

Please tell me what you think of the book! It's one of my favorite book BUT I would love to hear your opinion :)

Thanks Guys

-Liz

Harry Potter Giveaway!

Hey guys! My Harry Potter contest ends on September 10th! Please come and enter!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Contest!

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles

Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad—her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares—has been canceled.


After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb’s free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers.

Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as "criminal" and "freak." Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It’s a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other.

My Thoughts:

My best friend (Jenna) let me borrow this book the other day and I just started reading it last night. Once I started I cloud NOT put it down. I stayed up until three in the morning reading to the end. It was SO good! I LOVED it! I was hooked to the book as soon as I started the first sentence. Isn't that crazy? I thought this book was sad. And it was very emotional! I swear I cried at the end! The only thing I didn't like so much was the end. I mean I liked the very last sentences but not what happend between certain people... I'm not going to tell you because you have to read it and find out! It's very sad at the end... Anyways, Maggie and Caleb are great characters. I love that Maggie stayed strong threw the book, she became even stronger after she met Mrs. Reynolds. I play lots of sports and I would HATE it if I ever got ran over by a car. It would ruin my life. I know I would learn to live threw it like Maggie did. But I don't think I would be as brave and strong as her. And Caleb seemed like such a great guy! He would take the blame for ANYTHING! He cared for Maggie. ALOT. He would also protect his sister no matter what. I hope you guys love this book as much as I did! I'm rating it a...

4.5

Why?

Because it was emotional :P

I could not stop reading no matter what!

I knew it was going to be AWESOME because my best friend picked it out for me!!

THANKS JENNA :)

Please tell what you guys thought of this book!

Thanks guys :P

-Liz

The Way Home by George Peleconos GIVEAWAY Link

Theres an awesome contest over at The Eclectic Book Lover!
Come Check It Out!

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UndercoverBookLover/~3/lsYoC2Ai7Co/giveaway-on-way-home-by-george.html

The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable story about divine female power and the transforming power of love--a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

My Thoughts:

I've heard a lot of great things about this book from so many different people. My mom even says people from her work talk about it. So I went to Powell's and bought it for My mom and I to read. I've obviously read it but not my mom. She mostly interested in Ann Rule books. But she'll get around to it especially since I thinks its such a great book! Yupp, that's right, I loved it! I'm hoping the movie is really good, I've seen some reviews and it looks good. Anyways, this book was a little sad. I mean, It would suck to live like Lily. Knowing what she did. But I don't want to ruin anything for you guys because this is such a good book and you should read it and find out. I thought Lily was SO brave for helping Rosaleen and having to go threw the things she did with her dad. It also really sucked that Lily didn't have any friends at school and she basically hated herself. I'm glad she did what she did. It's a great book. I recommend this to EVERYONE! I'm rating it a...

4.5

Why?

Because it was well written

It was a great read

and I couldn't put it down once I started!

Thanks Guys!

-Liz

BFF Blogger :)

My Best Friend EVER (who's name is Jenna) has a blog and you guys should check it out. She makes like the BEST reviews EVER! I love them :) She's a great writer and she LOVES books! She's been blogging since March and she's great. Did I mention she's a great writer???
*She's the one on the left*
*I'm obviously the one on the right*
(Doesn't she look cool with those glasses???) She posts about the best books and, well you know, she's a GREAT WRITER! Her blog is
A Read in the Life
Her blog is AWESOME! So please check her out :p
Oh yeah, if you follow her, you get an extra entry in all my Giveaways!

Thanks Guys :)
-Liz

Just Like That by Marsha Qualey GIVEAWAY

Things change so suddenly. one day Hanna has a long-term boyfriend; the next, she realizes she doesn't have strong feelings for him and breaks up with him. one day Hanna trusts her two best friends completely; the next, all of that trust is toppled. And then Hanna finds herself the bearer of a major secret: she was the last person to see two teenagers before they died in an accident on the icy lake. she can't tell anyone, so when Hanna finds herself drawn to will, the elusive boy she's noticed around town, the kind of boy who'd increase any girl's pulse, she doesn't hold back. what she learns about him will astonish her. but what she learns about herself—her friendships, her family, her life—will affect her far more.

Giveaway Rules:

1. This is only for members of the U.S (Sorry if your an international reader but I can't afford it right now)

2. Leave a comment WITH your Email Address

3. Must leave a seperate comment for the Extra Entries

Extra Entries:

1. +1 if you are a follower/ became a follower

2. +1 if you blog about my contest, let me know where

3. +1 if you follow Jenna at A Read in the Life

4. +1 If you follow me on Twitter (I have a button on my blogger page)
REMINDER: MUST LEAVE A SEPERATE COMMENT FOR THE EXTRA ENTRIES OR IT WILL NOT COUNT!!

Giveaway ends on September 20th!

Thank You :)

-Liz

GIVEAWAY

http://libslibrary.blogspot.com/2009/09/smart-one-and-pretty-one-giveaway.html

Contest for The Smart One and The Pretty One over at Libby's Library News