BOOK REVIEW: THE WARRIOR HEIR

Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (February 27, 2007)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Description from Goodreads:
Before he knew about the Roses, sixteen-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high-schoolers. Then one day Jack skips his medicine. Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before. And it feels great - until he loses control of his own strength and nearly kills another player during soccer team tryouts. Soon, Jack learns the startling truth about himself: he is Weirlind - part of an underground society of magical people who live among us. At the head of this magical society sit the feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is determined by playing The Game - a magical tournament in which each house sponsors a warrior to fight to the death. The winning house rules the Weir. As if his bizarre magical heritage isn't enough, Jack finds out that he's not just another member of Weirlind - he's one of the last of the warriors - at a time when both houses are scouting for a player.

The Good:
Liked the characters
Great plot
Great plot twist (usually I see it coming and I didn't!)
I love battling wizards :)

The Bad:
Could get confusing
Leaves some questions unanswered
Drags at times

Grade: 8/10 Roses

The 6th and final book (I wanted to get 7 in but got sick) for YA In July was very enjoyable. I will read more of Chima's books.

EPISODE REVIEW: PSYCH

Season 5, Episode 3: Not Even Close…Encounters

When a lawyer thinks his assistant gets abducted by aliens, Shawn and Gus are on the case. They recruit an old friend, Dennis (Freddie Prinze Jr.), to help out.

Grade: 10/10 Roses

I have watched this four times and it hasn't even been 24 hours. So funny! And I'm a big geek so I got about 99.9% of what they were saying :). This season keeps getting better and better...will it surpass season 2? We'll have to wait!

Quote:
Shawn: Here's a better question, what's the world's coolest truck doing here?
Gus: Looks like a Decepticon
Shawn: Its not a Decepticon, Gus, it was made in Fresno

So many quotes. I couldn't choose just one:

Roy: What are you guys? You UFO chasers?
Shawn: Nothing as ridiculous as that. Were psychic detectives.

Roy: Are you implying I beer goggled an alien abduction
Shawn: Happen to Gus last New Years.
Gus: I hit the white Zin hard.


Shawn: Oh My God I Look Like K.D. Lang.

Shawn: Look like I finished a set at Lilith Fair.


Gus: I have never felt cooler
Shawn: You never looked cooler. Dennis is going to have pry this helmet of my cold dead noggin.

So funny!!!


Shawn: Its okay Dennis. You looked like a badass until you clocked yourself in the face.

THURSDAY TRAILER: MACHETE

After being betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

Um...

Thoughts??

TUESDAY NIGHT TV REVIEW

Season 2, Episode 3: Copycat Caffrey

On White Collar, Neal's friend Alex reappears and needs help because someone put a price on her head because of the music box. Meanwhile, the FBI investigates an art theft which copied Neal's M.O. The trace leads the team to a criminology class at a local university.

Grade: 9/10 Roses

Neal was hilarious about getting so much attention. I loved it. Great ending about the music box. Can't wait to see what the key holds!



Season 1, Episode 3: South Bound Suarez

On Covert Affairs, Annie targets a college student to get information about a corrupt government official in Venezuela, but the murder of another agent who was involved in the investigation complicates her task.

Grade: 7.5/10 Roses


Good ep. Nothing too exciting. Annie grows each ep. and I like that. As Morgan at Preppies Of The Apocalypse pointed out Annie has yet to make a kill or carry a gun. Lets see how long it takes her to do that.


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BADASS BOOK COVER: HEROES OF THE VALLEY

Paperback release of the 2009 YA novel by Jonathan Stroud.

Added it to my TBR pile!

You like??

WEDNESDAY WTF!

There is a new animated Yogi Bear movie???

And Justin Timberpuss is Boo Boo???

Really????

NBC FALL PREMIERE DATES

Monday, September 20
8-9 p.m. CHUCK
9-10 p.m. THE EVENT
10-11 p.m. CHASE

Tuesday, September 21
8-10 p.m. THE BIGGEST LOSER
10-11 p.m. PARENTHOOD

Wednesday, September 22
8-9 p.m. UNDERCOVERS
9-10 p.m. LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
10-11 p.m. LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES

Thursday, September 23
8-8:30 p.m. COMMUNITY
8:30-9 p.m. 30 ROCK
9-9:30 p.m. THE OFFICE
9:30-10 p.m. OUTSOURCED
10-11 p.m. THE APPRENTICE

Friday, September 24
8-9 p.m. SCHOOL PRIDE
9-10 p.m. DATELINE
10-11 p.m. OUTLAW

ABC FALL PREMIERE DATES

Monday, Sept. 20
8 p.m. Dancing with the Stars
10 p.m. Castle

Tuesday, Sept. 21
8 p.m. Dancing with the Stars (special performance show night and time)
10 p.m. Detroit 1-8-7

Wednesday, Sept. 22
8 p.m. The Middle
8:30 p.m. Better With You (formerly titled Better Together)
9 p.m. Modern Family
9:30 p.m. Cougar Town
10:00 p.m. The Whole Truth

Thursday, Sept. 23
8 p.m. My Generation
9 p.m. Grey’s Anatomy
10 p.m. Private Practice

Friday, Sept. 24
10 p.m. 20/20

Sunday, Sept. 26
7 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 p.m. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9 p.m. Desperate Housewives
10 p.m. Brothers & Sisters

CBS FALL PREMIERE DATES

Monday, Sept. 20
8:00-8:30 PM: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (6th Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (5th Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM: TWO AND A HALF MEN (8th Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM: MIKE & MOLLY (Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM: HAWAII FIVE-0 (Series Debut)

Tuesday, Sept. 21
8:00-9:00 PM: NCIS (8th Season Premiere)
9:00-11:00 PM: NCIS: LOS ANGELES (2nd Season Premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 22
9:00-10:00 PM: CRIMINAL MINDS (6th Season Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM: THE DEFENDERS (Series Debut)

Thursday, Sept. 23
8:00-8:30 PM: THE BIG BANG THEORY (4th Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM: $#*! MY DAD SAYS (Series Debut)
9:00-10:00 PM: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (11th Season Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM: THE MENTALIST (3rd Season Premiere)

Friday, Sept. 24
8:00-9:00 PM: MEDIUM (2nd Season Premiere on CBS)
9:00-10:00 PM: CSI: NY (7th Season Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM: BLUE BLOODS (Series Debut)

Saturday, Sept. 25
8:00-9:00 PM: CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM: CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM: 48 HOURS MYSTERY (Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 26
7:30-8:30 PM: 60 MINUTES (43rd Season Premiere)
8:30-10:00 PM: THE AMAZING RACE (17th Edition Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM: UNDERCOVER BOSS (2nd Season Premiere)

Tuesday, Sept. 28
10:00-11:00 PM: THE GOOD WIFE (2nd Season Premiere)

Sunday, Oct. 3
8:00-9:00 PM: THE AMAZING RACE
9:00-10:00 PM: UNDERCOVER BOSS
10:00-11:00 PM: CSI: MIAMI (9th Season Premiere)

TUESDAY TASTIC PHOTO!

What are those strange rock structures? They are towers and walls of sedimentary rock that are particularly plentiful in Bryce Canyon in Utah, USA. The rock columns may rise higher than 50 meters and are called hoodoos. On the far left is Thor's Hammer, perhaps the most famous hoodoo. The tall rock columns were carved, most typically, when a unusually dense cap of rock provided a layer of protection to rock underneath from rain-based erosion. In the above panoramic picture taken earlier this month and compressed horizontally, the foreground rocks were momentarily illuminated by a roving spotlight. Visible in the background are a few water clouds a few kilometers away hovering over the nearby Earth. Visible well beyond that are thousands of individually discernible stars averaging a few hundred light years away in the nearby Milky Way Galaxy. Far in the distance lie billions of stars that are thousands of light years away and compose the faintly glowing arch that is the visible central band of the flat disk of our Milky Way. Over many years, wind and rain will eventually cause the tops of the hoodoos to topple, whereafter the underlying column will likely completely erode away.

{image & info via NASA}

OUT ON DVD TODAY

Clash of the Titans
Repo Men
Batman: Under the Red Hood
"SGU Stargate Universe": Season 1.5
Jesse Stone: No Remorse

BLOGOVERSARY GIVEAWAY!!

Got some goodies to give away!!



3 YA books

and...



seasons 2, 3, & 4 of the awesome show Supernatural!

You can choose all of them or just the DVD's or just the books! Good luck!

TOP TEN MOVIES WATCHED THE PAST YEAR

I love movies. I have watched SO many movies in my life its crazy. Watched some great ones this past year:

1. Up


You can never go wrong with Pixar! This movie made me laugh and cry...and its animated!

2. Terminator Salvation


Get a peek at the future with an older John Connor and newbie hottie Sam Worthington!

3. Whip It


Gawd this was great! So well done!

4. The Hangover


Died laughing! Has to be in top 5 comedies!

5. Avatar


James Cameron and his temper did it again!

6. Alice In Wonderland


Tim Burton and his crazy ass hair did it again!

7. 500 Days Of Summer


Haven't we all been there? Great movie!!

8. Coraline


I loved everything about this movie!

9. When In Rome


Awesome romantic comedy! Stands out!

10. Away We Go


Quirky and witty. Cute, cute movie!

Honorable Mentions:

How To Train Your Dragon
The Blind Side
The Hurt Locker

TOP TEN READS OF THE PAST YEAR

Since starting this blog last year I have read so many more books then usual and I'm loving it!! Here are my top ten that I have read and reviewed:

1. Both The Hunger Games & Catching Fire


If you haven't read these then I can't help you. You need to read these!

2. The whole Percy Jackson series


Funny and full of adventure. These are all must reads!

3. Graceling


I'm a huge fantasy genre fan and I just loved this book!

4. Magic Bites


Fast paced and funny. Great, great urban fantasy!

5. White Witch, Black Curse


I love this series. I love Rachel and all the characters!

6. Storm Glass


Another great fantasy! Loved the plot!

7. Saving Zoe


Sad but rings truth. This book was very good and made me sad too.

8. The Body Finder


Haunting and scary! Great book!

9. Charmed To Death


Big fan of this series. I love a good paranormal mystery!

10. Green Rider


Great fantasy! Highly enjoyed this!

Honorable Mentions:

Lean Mean 13
Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds
The Carrie Diaries

MY FIRST POST REVISITED

I loved the new Star Trek. I was never into the TV shows growing up but I will admit that I saw a few episodes (nothing else on) so I had some idea what was going on in the movie.

As someone who would one day would love to write a screenplay...this one was great. It didn't have corny one-liners and had just the right amount of humor.

The cast was great. Chris Pine did a great job as Kirk and the evil dude off Heros was great as Spock. Zoe Saldana (loves her) who plays Nyota Uhura was my favorite character. She has been in other movies I love (Center Stage, Haven, Pirates of the Caribbean)  and I hope to see her in more movies to come.
My "WTF moment" in the movie was "Is that Winona Ryder?" Yes it was...she plays Spock's mother. She actually did a great job. Glad to see her trying to get her shit together and not shoplifting and being a hot mess. Also yes people...that is hot ass Eric Bana as the bald baddie. It took me awhile to figure that one out too.

Hottie of the movie is Australian Chris Hemsworth who plays George Kirk and is only in the first couple minutes of the movie but still...I hear he is going to play the Norse God of Thunder Thor in the upcoming movie named Thor. Can't wait.
You do not need to be a Trekkie or a Sci Fi geek (which I kinda am lol) to enjoy this movie. Go watch it!


Grade: 9.5/10 Roses


This post, as you can see, was before I got into doing "The Good" & "The Bad" :)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

A blog is merely a tool that lets you do anything from change the world to share your shopping list.
~Unknown

IN MY MAILBOX (12) & WHAT ARE YOU READING?

In My Mailbox is a meme created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie!
This new feature lets me tell you what books I received in the mail & what books I bought at the store.



Cast in Chaos (Chronicles of Elantra, #6) by Michelle Sagara
Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #1) by N.K. Jemisin

What did you get this week and what are you reading??

THURSDAY NIGHT TV REVIEW

Season 4, Episode 7: Past and Future Tense

On Burn Notice, former CIA operative Paul Anderson (Burt Reynolds) gets into trouble with some Russian spies and asks for Michael's help.

Grade: 9/10 Roses


Full of LOL's.




Season 2, Episode 7: Comfort's Overrated

On Royal Pains, Hank suspects a medical reason for a food-truck operator's sudden poor behavior. An heiress uses Evan to pose as her boyfriend. An aging surfer experiences blind spells.

Grade: 8/10 Roses

I really don't like the new lady doctor!



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THURSDAY TRAILER: THE TOWN

As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down.

Thoughts??

EPISODE REVIEW: PSYCH

Season 5, Episode 2: Feet Don't Kill Me Now

Teamed with new partners, Lassiter seeks stress reduction with some fancy footwork, while Juliet has her own stresses while following the trail of a murderer.

9.5/10 Roses

This ep. so so good!!! So many funny lines it was hard to pick out one quote. Also I highly enjoyed watching Gus tap it up!! Awesome!!

Quote:
Lassie: Guster you gotta grow up. People have sex and they kill each other. That's the real word. Not some magical feelings place.


What did you all think?

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