Cast Twilight aside- Patch Will Become the New Love of Your Life

About Hush, Hush...





Falling in love was never so easy . . .or so deadly.

For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.
For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.

Sorry Edward! Becca Fitzpatrick’s first novel entitled “Hush, Hush” will draw you in and leave you wishing for more. I admit as I picked up the book that I was fortunate enough to win from Twitter I was a little uneasy about the book, it sounded eerily like another Twilight rip off. In fact as I opened it and read the first few chapters, I thought it was. It featured a frail girl of 16 in biology class paired with the new exchange student, sound familiar at all? Not unlike Twilight I also I found myself slowly getting sucked in to the plot and the characters, but that’s were the similarities end. For whatever reason I found myself related more to the main character of the book (Nora) than I ever had to Bella or any other Twilight character, she was drastically different, and instantly I made a connection with her that I could never make with Bella. She was realistic and down to earth, that is for a novel ;)
Although some characters can be linked quite well to those of Twilight don’t toss the book yet, it’s got it’s strong points. The characters for the most part are fresh and unique, each with personal traits you as the reader can connect to The plot aside from a few similarities are new and exciting, each chapter leaving you with a feeling to continue on to the next. Her word choice throughout and the dialogue are brilliant, totally capturing your attention from page 1 to page 390...don’t believe me? I got it in the mail today around noon, by 9:30 pm I was finished with it.
It’s defiantly something I would consider buying as a gift for any teen book lover, or adult. Whether you’re 14 or 40 once you start you can’t put it down, it’s guaranteed something will pull you into this novel.

Forgive me if this is a sucky review, it’s the first one I’ve ever written but I can tell you it’s a good book, and definitely worth buying. I can guarantee also that there are no vampires, werewolves, or anything involving Forks. There is however romance, friendships, murder and lingering mysteries.

Random thoughts, Dan Brown, and The Buddy Walk

Have you ever wondering why more food vendors don't operate the way ice cream trucks operate? Who says you can't have a hot dog truck or a hamburger truck? Can you imagine that at sporting events? WHY only ice cream? Is only the ice cream sacred enough to be stuffed in a truck (that is actually a van) and be wheeled around with that annoying soundtrack? Have you ever perhaps wondered (probably not) why we have unicorns (you-na-corns) but not unicbrows or unic-cycles. If Greek for one is "unic" or whatever language they derive from why can't we have unicbrows? You simply can't tell me we use one languge for this and another for that. English may well be the most cryptic language of all, no wonder foreigners have such a hard time!
Speaking of cryptic things is anyone else REALLY stoked for Dan Brown's new book coming out September 15th? I know there are some big bible people out there who refuse to read Brown's work because it offends them, but really? It's a novel. No, it's not %100 percent historically accurate, excuse the guy for having an imagination. In fact all good books are hated by at least some people. I got lost in the book, I felt their emotions in both The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons (my personal favorite!) I'm very pumped to read Digital Fortress, I've read into it a bit and it seems intresting, but it doesn't quite catch my attention like the other two.
Anyways! His new book, The Lost Symbol comes out in just 47 more days! If you want to check it out here's the link to his website:
http://www.thelostsymbol.com/

Now for yet another topic, I'm on a random roll today! October 3rd is going to be the Buddy Walk in Omaha, it's taking place at UNO's campus. For all of you not familiar with the buddy walk it's a walk to raise money and awareness for people with Down Syndrome. One of those people happens to be my little sister. She is the happiest, most amazing little girl I have ever met. One smile makes your day, guranteed! If your in the Omaha area anyone is welcome to come participate in the event, more information can be found here:
http://www.odspn.org/Buddy_Walk.aspx

Anndd If you can't make it you can always show your support by sponsering a child and raisng money for the cause. Here is my sister's site:
http://www.firstgiving.com/kayleighskrew
:] so check those links out and be sure to spread the word! My sister is so much more than her Down Syndrome. I hope in the future to be able to show people just how amazing people like my sister are, and how much they have to give to this world. Just the capacity for love they have is amazing, we all have that capacity but they really use that. If everyone could love that they do it would be wonderful.

To wrap up this Wednesday randomness is a cute picture to brighten your day: