Reviews

Hollywood Nobody Review
Hollywood Nobody is right up there with Francesca Lia Block books for me (not quite as high up there as Crime and Punishment but very, very few books make that rating in my opinion).
The plot is hooking without being too thrilling (I don’t like thrillers, they’re too much like realistic-horror and who needs that). Very much like Rachel Cohn’s Gingerbread or Sarra Manning’s Guitar Girl in that Lisa Samson can really get into a teen girl’s head without being too teeny-bopper. I also love her writing style. She uses media styles like blogs, e-mail, and texts to partition the book passages written in 1st person-point-o’-view (which I have a really hard time writing in when writing fiction so kudos to Lisa). What’s so great about her media usage? It’s not nearly as confusing and sci-fi as M.T. Anderson’s Feed (that book made my head hurt with the lack of dialogue and who exactly is talking where? Good story idea though in general).
Check out Lisa Samson’s site [ here ] and e-mail her for her newsletter (instructions on the site) as well as a newsletter on Micah (that’s right the one form the bible).

Rant/Pout
So I’m going though insomnia nad heartburn that gives me a better understand of what a vamp feels like with a wooden stake hammers into their chests, so expect randomness posted. Drinking a cola to try and help the heart burn but so far it just makes my cavities ache…I really need to see a dentist but that will have to wait till I have the monies. It’s been a long time since I’ve had cola of any sort…stuff is kinda gross once you quit the addiction. Too sweet, too carmely, too gooey after taste. Oh well.

Brenda Walton Studios [ here ] produces some of the cutest journals in the world and they can be bought at Family Christian Stores. Each journal has some cutsie decorations on the front and a theme (Friendship, Love, Family, Gardening, etc). The Decoration isn’t at all tacky (I have a hate for sequins in my bones). Each journal page is headed or footed by a quote form a great author or well known person. I totally recommend for those diary/journal lovers out there like me.

I’m now staring on I Heart Bloomberg by Melody Carlson. A book about four women thrown together in a swanky house that can only help me be reminded of my New Orleans Garden District Gray Victorian Dream Home, what’s not to love? Will give you my review when I finish reading.