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As I’m growing up, I now face the inevitable question that every person must face eventually; what do I want to do with my life? Ugh it’s such an open-ended and scary question! But I’ve narrowed a few things down for myself; my ideal job would be something in either the book or film industry (my two favorite things if you can’t tell), but I’ll probably have to have some other job for a while until I sneak my way into said industry. That gets me to the point of this post, how people frown upon the arts and people who want to get a job in the arts. Someone says that they want to be an engineer and everyone cheers them on, but if someone says that they want to be an author everyone asks them what their backup plan is. I don’t want to have a back-up plan! Can’t I just do what I want to do?! When you tell a kid that they have to have a back-up plan, you are telling them, ‘No your career choice is not good enough, chose another one.’ So what if we have a lot of artist, writers, and dire...

Hey guys. I just got back from seeing Insurgent so you know what that means; it’s time for a review! This one is going to be pretty quick because I felt like this movie was pretty ehh. I might rewatch it one day but I won’t be rushing to rewatch it. The action in the movie looked a lot better than it did in the trailer, and the simulations looked neat (the terrible green screen aside), but sadly the characters were one dimensional and the secondary characters said all of two words. As I was saying above, the action actually looked pretty good and kept me interested. Some of the scenes could’ve actually been intense, but this leads to the problem that I didn’t care about any of the characters. All the characters were just one dimensional and had no personality. I didn’t get attached to any of them so when something almost happened to a character, I couldn’t bring myself to care too much. And the secondary characters said about two lines in the whole movie! I was so excited to ...

Minutes Before Sunset , book 1 of The Timely Death Trilogy   Awarded Goodreads’ Book of the Month in July 2012 Releases July 28, 2015 –  Second edition by Clean Teen Publishing, new cover and new interior! Current Rating on Goodreads:  146 ratings, 4.3 stars Two destines. One death. “Her kiss could kill us, and my consent signed our death certificates.” Eric Welborn isn’t completely human, but he isn’t the only shade in the small Midwest town of Hayworth. With one year left before his eighteenth birthday, Eric is destined to win a long-raging war for his kind. But then she happens. In the middle of the night, Eric meets a nameless shade, and she’s powerful—too powerful—and his beliefs are altered. The Dark has lied to him, and he’s determined to figure out exactly what lies were told, even if the secrets protect his survival. Jessica Taylor moves to Hayworth, and her only goal is to find more information on her deceased bi...

Hello guys so the season 2 finale of The 100 just aired so I thought I’d talk about my feelings on season 2! If you haven’t seen The 100 or aren’t caught up but want to know my thoughts on the show, click HERE to go to my Season 1 discussion (It’s spoiler free!). So if you don’t know, I loved Season 1 and had high expectations for season 2… it well surpassed those expectations! Season 2 took the stakes and raised them through the roof while adding major character development, new characters, and some insane twist and turns along the way! If I could describe season 2 in three words they would be action, politics, and back-stabbing because that is what it is full of (which is a good thing). Getting into specifics, all of the characters went from having a little bit of a personality to BAM a well fleshed out character. And this doesn’t mean that they always make good decisions or are always good people, these characters make some tough decisions this season that I think will re...

Hey guys today I’m here to review a book about magicians, thieves, and multiple Londons; also known as, A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab. Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit. Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Red London is where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. White London is ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. People fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. Once there was Black London - but no one speaks of that now. Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, personal ambassador and adopted Prince of Red London, carrying the monthly correspondences between royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell smuggles for those willing to pay for even a glimpse of a world they’ll never see. This dangerous hobby sets him up for accidental treason. Fleeing into Grey London, Kel...

Hello! So recently we finally got some City of Bones TV show news! Up until this point pretty much all we knew was that there was supposedly going to a TV and it was probably going to have a new cast; that was about it. Now we know that… ·          Yes, there will be a new cast for the TV show! I’m pretty excited, not because I hated the old cast (I actually kind of liked them) but they’ve already had their chance; it’s time to give some other people a shot in the TV show. ·          The show will air on ABC Family. This makes me kind of skeptical to be honest; it’s just that ABC Family normally does drama, not fantasy so I’m a little worried. I would’ve preferred it air on a station like The CW who have more experience with Fantasy especially after they’ve done The 100 .  But with that said I am still interested to see how ABC Family does the show. ·       ...

Hey guys it’s Meagan and OH MY GOSH I ACTUALLY FINISHED A BOOK! Yes, I think I’m finally getting out of my reading slump. *fingers crossed* I finished Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson today so here’s the review…! Once, a hero arose to save the world. A young man with a mysterious heritage courageously challenged the darkness that strangled the land. He failed. For a thousand years since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist ruled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. Every revolt has failed miserably. Yet somehow, hope survives. Hope that dares to dream of ending the empire and even the Lord Ruler himself. A new kind of uprising is being planned, one built around the ultimate caper, one that depends on the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind and the determination of an unlikely heroine, a street urchin who must learn to master Allomancy, the power of a Mistborn.- goodreads.com summery Rating I can see myself rereading Mistborn in the futu...

Hey guys it’s Meagan and today I’m here with a book haul!!! This past Tuesday two books came out that I’ve been waiting for all year! One is written by my favorite author at the moment and the other is a sequel to a great book that I read last year. The two books that I’m talking about are A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria Schwab and Salt and Stone by Victoria Scott. A Darker Shade of Magic After reading Vicious I think it’s safe to say that Victoria Schwab is my favorite author. She always has amazing books full of well thought out characters and interesting plots. That is why I’ve been looking forward to this book since I first heard about it. It finally came in the mail today, so I’m excited to get started reading it! Salt and Stone For anyone who doesn’t know, this is the sequel to Fire and Flood , a book that I read and enjoyed last spring. So I’ve been looking forward to this book ever since I finished the first book. I’m excited to see how the story picks u...