Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia is a novel written by Julie Powell about her year of cooking her way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, and writing a blog about it. Julie is a temp working for a government agency right after 9/11. She's married and has three cats and a pet snake. She has been told that it will be very difficult for her to have children and at the moment she feels like her life is going no where. Her husband suggests she writes a blog and so the Julie/Julia Project is born. She decides to cook all 524 recipes in 365 days. Join Julie on a journey of life, love, and learning to turn her life around.

I first heard of Julie & Julia because of the movie that recently came out. I saw the book in a bookstore and decided that I should read the book before watching the movie. Let me tell you, the book and the movie are similar but the tone of the story is very different between the two. In the movie, it shows more of Julia Child than the book does- which I enjoyed- and the tone is much lighter and happier. The book however, has a more burdening sense to it. It talks about life's hardships living in New York. An adult might like the book more than I because they can relate and understand it better. But it was just a little too much for me because a high school student should not have to worry about all of the things that Julie and other adults worry about; at least not yet. The story was good but all of the cussing kind of ticked me off (another difference between the novel and the film) and just her outlook on what happens to you after you die. I'm a Christian and she's not so it's easy to understand our differences but it just kind of bugged me. But hey, whatever floats her boat. The story was nice and the outcome of it was a good closure. The novel was a little much for me, but I'm sure I will understand and appreciate it more when I get to be a little older (no offense to Julie).

The Stolen One

Kat's true identity is a secret, even from her. All she has ever known are Grace and Anna and their small village. Kat wants more - more than hours spent embroidering finery for wealthy ladies and more than Christian, the gentle young farmer courting her. But there are wolves outside, Grace warns Waiting, with their eyes glowing in the dark . . . and Grace has given Kat safety and a home when no one else would. Then a stranger appears in their cottage, bringing the mystery of Kat's birth with her. In one night, Kat's destiny finds her: She will leave. She will journey to London, and her skill with the needle will attract the notice of the magnificant Queen Elizabeth - and of the wolves of the court. She will discover what Grace would never tell her. Everything will unravel. -Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins Publishers

I absolutley LOVED this book!!!!!!!!! Suzanne Crowley is such an excellent author and the story she weaves is compelling. The character of Katherine Bab will capture your heart; the story is based in Elizabeathan England with the plaugue running amuck. Join Kat on a journey to find her roots and what she truely wants in life; a handsome farm boy or perhaps something bigger, something or someone such as Queen Elizabeth. The story will keep you in suspense the whole way through and the ending will leave you (well... the way it left me) wishing it ended little differently but satisfied just the same. It's about Queen Ketherine Parr's daughter and the mystery behind it. Did she really die or did she live on with the rest of the world oblivious? Pick up a copy of The Stolen One by Suzanne Crowley and find out!

Saving Zoe

Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel is a book about love, hurt, heartbreak, and finding yourself. It's about a fifteen year old freshman named Echo. It's been a year since her sister Zoe was brutally murdered and she still hasn't recovered from the trauma. Echo is your average smart, innocent girl and has trouble living up to her late sister, Zoe's, memory. One day Zoe's former boyfriend, Marc, gives Echo an early birthday gift: Zoe's diary. Join Echo on a journey of discovering the secrets of her sister and discovering herself along the way.

This book is a fairly easy and enjoyable read. You'll love the character of Echo but I did have some problems with choices she made but under the circumstances, it made the story turn out right. The only thing that bothered me was how Zoe always talked about becoming a model or an actress but she never did anything about it! Sure she was saving up money but in this day in age, you need to start training as early as possible. I've been acting since I was five and I know plenty of people who have gotten farther than me by now. If Zoe wanted to be famous, then she needed to go out and take acting classes, be in a play, take some modeling classes, start a portfolio (without a photographer that mysteriously finds you online)!!! Other than that, I thought the story was great and the characters were easy to get to know. So be prepared to sit back for one long sitting and read Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel.

New Blog!

Hello everyone! This is my new blog and it's all about books I've read and what I think of them. Hopefully you will see a book or a review that you like and you'll want to read the book yourself! A little bit about me, I love theatre and my goal in life is to be on Broadway, when I'm not reading I take dance lessons, play the flute, take voice lessons, perform in musicals or plays, and go to youth group. I hope you like my blog and I'll try to post stuff as often as I can!