tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55720065706542678862024-03-20T10:54:37.242+13:00Bookshelf BrowsingAcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-48000037954953493202017-06-19T01:33:00.001+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.717+12:00Follow my blog with Bloglovin<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3561572/?claim=2d2zrv9ph5j">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-29606821298662817932017-05-15T23:04:00.000+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.536+12:00My Wordpress as a Writer
Hello loyal 10 people who still follow me after 5 years of inactivity!
Chances are, your accounts are all as abandoned as mine, but on the off chance that they aren't, I just wanted to let you all know that I have a new blog!
Ace Parks is my Wordpress account that follows my writing life, where you can stay updated on my books and read about all things writing. I may republish some Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-26883249957540636582012-08-15T18:53:00.000+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.497+12:00Hmmm... UpdateSO, I know I haven't posted a review in FOREVER, but I actually have been reading crap-loads. Why no reviews then? Mainly because I hardly have time with assesments due AND exams coming up at school, but also because I've been reading an incredible, amaaazing book series: The Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series, by Laurell K. Hamilton. (Just a note, I'd label it an M [mature] or R15...)
And I have Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-67010574707251157802012-07-06T12:29:00.004+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.946+12:00Black Heart Blue, by Louisa Reid
Title: Black Heart BlueAuthor: Louisa ReidReading Level: Young AdultPages: 274Genre: Realistic FictionPerson: firstTense: PresentRating: 10 / 10Blurb:“‘They tried to make me go to my sister’s funeral today. In the end I had to give in... I’d been walking in her shadow for sixteen years and I liked its cool darkness. It was a good place to hide.’Rebecca’s twin sister Hephzibah was beautiful and Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-81254315452086767712012-07-06T12:13:00.003+12:002021-07-07T14:52:10.469+12:00BROKEN!Ooooookay, sooo.....My laptop is officially broken. What does that mean? Extremely limited computer access. It's been broken for about half a week now, and it doesn't seem like I'm going to have it back (you know, when it's fixed) for a fair while...
This means, guess what? I'm going to be even more absent than normal! Which is frustrating, because I was just getting motivated in my writing.
Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-53976076754663945582012-06-16T20:44:00.000+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.827+12:00Lament, by Maggie StiefvaterTitle: Lament
Author: Maggie
Stiefvater
Reading Level: Young
Adult
Pages: Paperback
- 356
Chapters: 22
Genre: Romance
/ fantasy
Person: First
Tense: Past
Rating: 10/10
Blurb (quoted):
“Sixteen-year-old Dee is a cloverhand – someone who can
see faeries. When she finds herself irresistibly drawn to beautiful, mysterious
Luke, Dee senses that he wants something more dangerous than a Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-59715069868193539012012-06-16T20:19:00.000+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.901+12:00Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell K. HamiltonTitle: Guilty
Pleasures
Author: Laurell
K. Hamilton
Reading Level: Adult
Pages: Paperback
- 265
Chapters: 47
Genre: thriller
/ fantasy
Series: Anita
Blake Vampire Hunter:
1-Guilty Pleasures, 2-The Laughing Corpse, 3-Circus of the
Damned
Person: First
Tense: Past
Rating: 9/10
Blurb (quoted):
“’I don’t date vampires. I kill them.’
My name is Anita Blake. Vampires call me the Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-79863457941970276432012-06-16T19:41:00.000+12:002021-07-07T14:52:10.443+12:00City of Glass, by Cassandra ClareTitle: City of
Glass
Author: Cassandra
Clare
Reading Level: Young
Adult
Pages: Paperback
- 541
Chapters: 21
Genre: Fantasy
/ Romance
Series: The
Mortal Instruments:
1-City of Ashes, 2-City of Bones, 3-City of Glass, 4-Cit
of Fallen Angels
Person: Third
Tense: Past
Rating: 10/10
Blurb (quoted):
“Amid the chaos of war, the Shadowhunters must decide to
fight with the vampires, werewolves
Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-77838652037863405272012-04-29T14:50:00.000+12:002021-07-07T14:52:10.420+12:00City of Ashes, by Cassandra ClareTitle: City of
Ashes
Author: Cassandra
Clare
Reading Level: Young
Adult
Pages: Paperback
- 411
Chapters: 21
Genre: Fantasy
/ Romance
Series: The
Mortal Instruments:
1-City of Ashes, 2-City of Bones, 3-City of Glass, 4-Cit
of Fallen Angels
Person: Third
Tense: Past
Rating: 8/10
Blurb (quoted):
“With her mother in a coma and her father hellbent on
destroying the world, Clary Fray is Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-31974574977869327332012-04-14T21:12:00.001+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.558+12:00City of Bones, by Cassandra ClareTitle: City of
Bones
Author:
Cassandra Clare
Target Audience:
Young Adult
Pages: 442
Chapters: 24
Genre: Fantasy
/ Mystery / Romance
Series: 1-City
of Bones, 2-City of Ashes, 3-City of Glass, 4-City of Fallen Angels
Person: Third
Tense: Past
Rating: 8.5/10
Blurb (quoted):
“It’s after dark in New York City, and Clary Fray is
seeing things. The best-looking guy in the nightclub just Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-27267112181793570772012-04-13T19:04:00.001+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.516+12:00Juicy Writing, by Brigid LowryTitle: Juicy
Writing
Subtitle:
Inspiration and techniques for young writers
Author: Brigid
Lowry
Target Audience:
Young Adult
Pages: 195
Chapters: 5
Genre:
Non-fiction - Writing
Rating: 9/10
Blurb (quoted):
“Brigid Lowry knows the highs and lows of being a writer,
but she still thinks it’s a joy. In this book she takes you on a journey to
discover yourself and what you really want to Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-51078189155155571722012-04-13T18:48:00.000+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.763+12:00The Messenger, by Markus ZusakTitle: The
Messenger
Author: Markus
Zusak
Target Audience:
Young Adult
Pages: 386
Genre: Mystery
Person: First
Tense: present
Rating: 7.5/10
Blurb (quoted):
“Ed Kennedy – cab driving prodigy, pathetic card player,
useless at sex – shares coffee with his dog and is in nervous love with Audrey.
His life is one of suburban routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently
stops a bankAcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-48014039132963571822012-04-10T18:56:00.000+12:002021-07-07T14:52:09.730+12:00The Hobbit, by J.R.R. TolkienTitle: The
Hobbit
Author: J.R.R.
Tolkien
Target Audience:
Young Adult / Adult
Pages: 280
Chapters: 19
(XIX)
Rating: 8/10
Genre: Fantasy
/ Adventure
Person: Omnipresent
(?)
Tense: Past
Blurb (quoted):
“Smaug certainly
looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once from the entrance. He was just about
to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin and piercing ray of
red from under Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-43170542138159178942012-03-30T21:39:00.000+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.645+12:00Abhorsen, by Garth NixTitle: AbhorsenAuthor: Garth NixTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 426Chapters: 31Rating: 10/10Genre: FantasyNumber: third in the seriesSeries: 1-Sabriel, 2-Lirael, 3-AbhorsenPerson: thirdTense: past
Blurb (quoted):“Beneath the earth, a malignant force lies waiting, greedy for freedom from its ancient prison. As the Old Kingdom falls into darkness and terror, people look desperately to the Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-12499096420980492492012-03-29T20:10:00.001+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.323+12:00So, You Wanna be a Writer? by Vicki Hambleton and Cathleen GreenwoodTitle: So, You Wanna be a Writer?Subtitle: How to Write, Get Published, and maybe even make it big!Author: Vicki Hambleton and Cathleen GreenwoodTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 143Chapters: 12Genre: Non-fiction - WritingRating: 10/10
Blurb (quoted):“You have the ideas and the creativity to be a writer. You’re missing only one thing… this book!Do you long to see your name in print? Do you dreamAcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-71066923740472396142012-03-23T18:17:00.000+13:002021-07-07T14:52:10.309+12:00Career Ideas for kids who like Writing, by Diane Lindsey ReevesTitle: Career Ideas for kids who like WritingAuthor: Diane Lindsey ReevesTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 162Chapters: 9Genre: Non-fictionRating: 9/10
Blurb (quoted):“What do you want to be when you grow up? At the age of 10, 11, 12, or 13 could you possibly know exactly what career you will choose as an adult? Of course not! But these are the perfect ages for you to start discovering whoAcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-72156489738790063882012-03-23T17:28:00.002+13:002021-07-07T14:52:10.321+12:00Chain Letter and The Ancient Evil, by Christopher PikeThis book is two novels, a first and its sequel, in one printed book. Therefore, I have done a review for each book, in the same document.
Title: Chain LetterAuthor: Christopher PikeTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 278 (1 – 278)
Chapters: 18Rating: 7/10Genre: Mystery / ThrillerPerson: ThirdTense: Past
Blurb (quoted):“Seven friends, one secret deadly chain letter. One by one they will regret Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-15461047248745397712012-03-22T20:58:00.001+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.352+12:00Write Your Own Fantasy Story, by Tish FarrellTitle: Write Your Own Fantasy StoryAuthor: Tish FarrellTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 61Chapters: 10Genre: Non-fictionRating: 4/10
Blurb (quoted):“Want to be a writer: This is the perfect place to start. The Writ Your Own series will teach you how to craft believable characters and intense plots, along with satisfying beginnings, middles, and endings. Examples from numerous books appear Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-77551457216643294112012-03-19T22:06:00.000+13:002021-07-07T14:52:10.388+12:00After the Snow, by S.D. CrockettTitle: After the SnowAuthor: S.D. CrockettTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 308Rating: 5/10Genre: Adventure / Sci-fi fantasyPerson: FirstTense: Present
Blurb (quoted):“Fifteen-year-old Willo was out hunting when the trucks came and took his family away. Left alone in the snow, Willo becomes determined to find and rescue his family, and he knows just who to talk with to learn where they are. He Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-56094938008522964902012-03-18T14:32:00.001+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.846+12:00Eon: Dragneye Reborn, by Alison GoodmanTitle: Eon: Dragoneye RebornAuthor: Alison GoodmanGenre: FantasyTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 529Person: FirstTense: PastRating: 6.5/10
Blurb (Quoted):“Swordplay, dragon magic – and a hero with a desperate secret.Twelve-year-old Eon has been in training for years. His intensive study of Dragon Magic, based on East Asian astrology, involves two kinds of skills: sword-work and magical aptitudeAcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-11359496359693371182012-03-11T20:16:00.002+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.264+12:00Follow my blog with BloglovinSeen as Google+ Friend Connect is shutting down for all blogs (other than blogger apparently) I figured I'd get up another way for you guys to keep up with me incase you can't use it anymore! Blog Lovin lets you follow any blog, from any publsiher!
<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3561572/bookshelf-browsing?claim=qdy6q6vae6s">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-51169901074502364452012-03-04T12:32:00.001+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.778+12:00The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, by Michelle HodkinTitle: The Unbecoming of Mara DyerAuthor: Michelle HodkinGenre: Mystery / RomanceTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 452Chapters: 59Rating: 9/10Person: FirstTense: Past
Blurb (Quoted):“When Mara Dyer wakes up in hospital with no memory of how she got there, or any explanation as to why the bizarre accident that caused the deaths of her boyfriend and two best friends left her mysteriously unharmed,Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-33028900655532222262012-03-04T12:10:00.000+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.584+12:00Bleeding Violet, by Dia ReevesTitle: Bleeding VioletAuthor: Dia ReevesTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 454Chapters: 36Rating: 5/10Genre: Fantasy / RomancePerson: FirstTense: Past
Blurb (quoted):“Love… can be a dangerous thing.Hanna simply wants to be loved. With a head plagued by hallucinations, a medicine cabinet full of pills, and a closet stuffed with frilly violet dresses, Hanna’s tired of being the outcast; the weird Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-45984268835671765262012-02-09T18:28:00.000+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.694+12:00Demon in My View, by Amelia Atwater-RhodesTitle: Demon in My ViewAuthor: Amelia Atwater-RhodesTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 176Rating: 7.5/10Genre: Vampire RomancePerson: ThirdTense: Past
Blurb (quoted):(None)
Summary:Jessica Alodola has been writing novels about vampires and witches for a few years before one is accepted for publishing and soon comes out under a pen name.What Jessica doesn’t know is that her ideas that come from Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572006570654267886.post-50810091582342733872012-02-08T20:39:00.000+13:002021-07-07T14:52:09.747+12:00Persistence of Memory, by Amelia Atwater-RhodesTitle: Persistence of MemoryAuthor: Amelia Atwater-RhodesTarget Audience: Young AdultPages: 356Rating: 6.7/10Genre: AdventurePerson: ThirdTense: Past
Blurb (quoted):(None)
Summary:Erin Misrahe isn’t your average sixteen year-old high school student. Having spent most of her life checking in and out of mental institutions, she is in constant fear that her violent alter-ego, Shevaun, will pay her Acehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828920920040792942noreply@blogger.com0