First, I wanted to thank everyone for visiting my blog and leaving their inspirational comments yesterday. I took all to heart so thanks for taking the time. By the way,
Karen G --I thought of you as I made my kids lunch--so thanks.
Also, a big thank you to Carolina (
Carol's Prints) for the lovely Silver Lining Award. I think I have to name some blogs that are uplifting. This is hard for me to do because all the blogs I follow are inspirational. I guess I will narrow it down.
I am still trying to figure out the how to link the blogs I mention so when someone clicks on your blog name it will go directly to your blog. So if anyone has any pointers let me know :)
My post today is simple I decided to give some thoughts --well-- reviews of a couple of things. Both are things I love --reading and music. I am not an expert in either field but I thought I would share my opinion.
Book Review--- I finally finished the book Shiver by Maggie Steifvater. I liked it. I thought some things could have been chopped because towards the middle of the book my mind seem to wander but by the end it started to pick up. I really like how the author wrote from two perspectives. Both main characters got to express their feelings and thoughts and the author wrote it smoothly so there was no confusion when she switched to each character. She also described things beautifully-- her words made me envision what she was trying to convey (very clearly I might add).
I could have used less of the food --there is a lot of meals being made in great detail and I thought there was too much time spent on this. I really didn't think it was needed.
I also thought there could have been a little more conflict for the couple in love. They needed some bumps in the road to hold their love true. I like conflict --you know--fight for their love.
So there you have it-- my opinion on the book Shiver. The next book I am reading is --hush,hush by Becca Fitzpatrick stay tuned for that review.
Music review- I really like the band Vampire Weekend. I have their self titled debut album and absolutely love it. So I was a little nervous about their second album Contra. I was nervous because sometimes when I love an album completely the next one has a lot to live up to. So when I first bought this I was not sure of the outcome. The result--I love this one too. Each song has it's own feel and these guys have a knack for producing interesting mix of beats and melodies. My kids even love the single "Cousins". They dance around the room when they hear the first couple of chords. Great to release energy :0
Does anyone have any favorite books or music they would like to share? What do you like to get out of a book or album? What inspires you to write?
