Challenge: Summer Spectacular Reading

I'm joining this challenge hosted by Steph of The Thoughts of a Book Junkie. And what's more, I could win Steph's give away too! This is open internationally!

The rules are simple, join the challenge too!

• It will start September 1st and go on through September 30th. 

• You have to pick 5 books that you have to read for a month - one book a week. At the end of the week, post your review on your blog and add your link to the Mr. Linky  HERE!!. You can join too even if you don't have a blog, just send an email to Steph about your review.  * Sep first starts on a Wednesday so you can start your first book on Sunday the 29th if you want.

• At the end of each week a giveaway will be posted. That's 5 giveaways!! The only thing you have to do to is, link your review on that weeks Mr. Linky. Plus get an extra entry if you add the September Spectacular button to your post or sidebar! ( Open Internationally)

I know the first two books are children/gift books but these are on my TBR list and I already have these books since first week of August and I need to clean up my TBR shelf. Okay, here we go, here are my chosen books for the whole month of September!

One Lovely Blog Award

Yay! Another award!! I wanna thank Steph of The Thoughts of a Book Junkie for passing this award to me (last week)! 

 Okay, here are the simple rules on this award: 


1.Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.


2.Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.


3.Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.


And here are the great blogs I have newly discovered:
 

1. Petty Witter
2. Jinky is reading
3. Table for Seven Julie
4. Puss Reboots
5.Fangs Wands and Fairy Dust
6.EEP Geek  
7.Travel the Ages
8.Lupines and Lunatics
9.The Eager Readers
10.Candace's Book Blog
11.Brainasia Books
12.Nocturnal Readings
13.ReadFreek Reviews
14.What Book Is That
15.The Booklopedia

Thanks again Steph!

What's next to see "TWILIGHTERS"?

The other day, while watching The Expendables with my husband and my dad, we saw this really funny trailer of Vampires Suck, a movie spoof for Twilight Saga.

Becca, an anxious, non-vampire teen, is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who embarrasses Becca by treating her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca's friends contend with their own romantic issues -- all of which collide at the prom.


http://movies.yahoo.com

This is really really good, I wanna see this movie! All the Twilighters out there should see this movie, the trailer made me laugh for the whole 2 minutes of trailer and I think this could really be the best comedy movie of the year!  I wonder if Kristen S. and Robert P. will watch this. Oh, you look at Jasper, that was really really funny!

Enjoy!

Movie: The Expendables

The Expendables

 

Ratings:

★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

This is an action-war movie directed by Sylvester Stallone and this is about a group of highly-trained Mercenaries, called The Expendables. Their main mission is to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator.


It was a great HARD action movie and a must watch for every man out there.
I enjoyed the movie but it was not a date movie girls. So don't say I didn't warn you. However, if you want to make your boyfriend or husband happy, go watch it. Well it has funny moments, I liked it a lot when the boys are making fun of each other and i love their names, especially Christmas.


One thing I find in this movie so funny was the love story (if that's what you call a love story) in it. Imagine, these Mercenaries could kill easily but have soft spot in their hearts and i think i saw someone cry in this movie because of a girl, or maybe i'm hallucinating because I was busy "texting" haha.

So hurry, watch watch watch!


Note:


I just read in the news today that Van Damme was supposed to be included in this movie but he declined. Here's why:


Why Was Jean-Claude Van Damme Deemed Expendable for 'The Expendables'?

I think I'm being followed . . . .

Yes, I am being followed. Yay! So far, since the last blog hopping, I now have 36 followers! Well its not much compared to my fellow bloggers but for me, i think it's great! I'm not really into blog hopping before but now I'm hoping to do this every Friday (or Saturday my time!)

As you can see, I have no entries since last Friday or since my birthday July 30! I have been busy with work, family and some crazy stuff at home - that includes re-arranging furnitures, cleaning our room and checking old toys and anything old that should be thrown out or given to those in need.

 

 
About the question:


How many books do you have on your 'to be read shelf’?

Well I'm currently reading Storm Born and Thorn Queen both by Richelle Mead. And next would be Blue Bloods by Melissa dela Cruz and The Boy Who Changed The World by Andy Andrew. I also have Midsummer Magic by Catherine Coulter which I borrowed from my best friend and the latest one I bought from Book Sale - The First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith.

So that's it. Join the fun by hopping to other bloggers out there. Just leave your name and link so I could check out your blogs too!

TV Series Review: Harper's Island

HARPER'S ISLAND (TV Series)



Ratings:

★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

If you are a suspense-series-addict, then this is for you! I watched the WHOLE series in 1.5 day, yay! I liked the ending, it was totally unexpected. Yeah, love it!

About the TV series: 

HARPER'S ISLAND is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island off the coast of Seattle for a destination wedding. This island is famous for a streak of unsolved murders from seven years ago. Although they've come to laugh and to love, what they don't know is they've also come... to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival.

In every episode, someone is killed and every person is a suspect, from the wedding party to the island locals. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive. - CBS (http://www.cbs.com/primetime/harpers_island)

Follow Friday and Book Blogger Hop!!

Hi! Welcome to my Blog!! 

Okay this is my first post about Follow Friday and Book Blogger Hop! It is hosted by Parajunkee's View.  and Crazy for Books. 

It's a great way to meet new bloggers!!  Hop hop hop and join the fun!!

Movie: Salt

SALT
 Directed by:
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, and Chiwetel Ejiofor

Ratings:

★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

I definitely enjoyed the movie (and my birthday ... sweet!). I like Angelina and Liev a lot here. The script was well-written and it will keep you guessing who the good and bad guys are in this movie. It was really entertaining and worth seeing! Come on guys, watch it!


About the movie:

Before becoming a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. She will prove loyal to these when a defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA.
(http://movies.yahoo.com/) 


Salt Trailer

Movie Review : Sliver

SLIVER

Director: Phillip Noyce
Stars: Sharon Stone, William Baldwin and Tom Berenger

Ratings:

★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

A very good suspense, sexy, erotic thriller movie. It was released in 1993 and I was 13 years old then! So glad I was able to watch this... a good movie!


About the movie:

Phillip Noyce directed Joe Eszterhas's adaptation of Ira Levin's novel about voyeurism, starring Sharon Stone as Carly Norris, a book editor on the rebound from an emotionless seven-year marriage. Carly decides that a change of location will help her in the healing process, so she moves into a sleek Manhattan high-rise. In her new apartment, she meets a collection of curious neighbors --Vida (Polly Walker), who snorts cocaine along with ingesting all the dark secrets of the building and its tenants; Jack Landsford (Tom Berenger), a successful writer who also wants to also be successful with Carly; and Zeke Hawkins (William Baldwin), Carly's new landlord. Carly is attracted to Zeke, but she sees that he is hiding something from her. Unbeknownst to Carly, Zeke, an obsessive voyeur, watches his tenants from a bank of television screens at his headquarters. But when Carly discovers Zeke's voyeurism, she herself becomes obsessed with the daily lives of her neighbors


http://www.movies.com/

Movie Review: The Back-up Plan

The Back-up Plan

Directed by: Alan Poul
Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin

Ratings:

★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

I love love love Alex O'Loughlin. Remember him, Mick St. John - the main cast in the TV series, Moonlight? Aww he's sooo cute and has a killer smile (human or a vampire).  He's the only reason why I watched this movie (I'm not really into JLO).

It was a good comedy movie. Funny and sweet but the story line was very predictable. I had a good laugh but I'd still give it a 3-star rating. I do hope in the future, Alex would have good movies, would not hurry to accept any offer that comes his way.

About the movie:

"Zoe's a woman who has a hard time letting anyone into her life. She has a habit of pushing people away when they get close. She also wants to have a baby but because she has no man in her life decides to be artificially inseminated. Shortly after having the procedure she meets a guy named Stan whom she connects with. But she's still afraid to let him in and when she tells him about her pregnancy thinking he would bail but he sticks with her." - imdb.com



 Official Movie website: http://www.theback-upplan.com/

~ Versatile Blogger Award ~

This is great! This is my first award EVER, and I really did enjoy that Friday Blog Hopping (which is btw, Saturday my time). The award was passed to me by nymfaux and Crazy Bookworm. Thank you so much for this!

There are some things you have to do when you receive this award:

1.Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award
2.Share 7 things about yourself
3.Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic.
4.Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.

7 things about myself

1. Well I love books and movies

2. I love Lord of the Rings and Vampire Academy sooo muccchhhy.

I have two kids, Elessar Andrei (4) and Eowyn Audrey (1) named after LOTR characters. Elessar is Aragorn's royal name and Eowyn is King Theodon's niece.

3. I'm afraid of cats especially at night. 

4. I love horror films

5. I love dark chocolates soo much!

6. I write poems and short stories

7. My favorite colors are yellow, orange and pink

15 bloggers that I've found

1. The Authoress

2. Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing

3. Beautifully Broken

4. Books with Bite

5. Close Listenings

6. Dearest Dreams

7. Paromantasy

8. QSbookclub

9. See Michelle Read

10. The Readings of a Busy Mom

11. Denzramblings

12. Sizzling Hot Books

13. Reading on the Dark Side

14. Read, Reviews, Recommends

15. Stream of Subconciousness

Thanks again to Nymfaux and Crazy Bookworm!!