PASS THE WORD ALONG

HI! It's Hannah. I was wondering if you could help me in promoting my Book and Writing Blogs.
Please pass the blogs around to friends and family. But kindly Don't Promote this blog. :D This is for my Friends and Family. Tis Private. :D Thanks. I want to get out there in the Blogger world and the Literary Blog World.

Ink Incorporated-The Ramblings of a To-Be Author & Book Haven Extraordinaire-Rad Ratings & Reviews

THANK YOU!
Your Help is GREATLY appreciated.
Love You Forever,
Hannah

How Books Control My Life

I'm finding this to be increasingly more my life. Getting so hooked on a book and then staying up till 10 or later. Resulting in turning my math book, or other curriculum into a pillow. Like today for example. It wasn't a book but I had to put my sister down for a nap and as soon as my head hit the pillow to "sleep" I felt my eyelids droop. And with waking up at 5:30 am for Seminary I'm SLOWLY learning how to get to bed on time.

But still , you gotta admit that the written word is amazing.

More Giveaway Goodyness

Remember that last giveaway I shared. Well here's another for a big book hop going on. For all your readers out there:

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It's for the Young-Adult Giveaway Hop taking place from Jan 27th - 31st

Enjoy!

Book GIveaway

I follow through Google Reader, a bunch of Book Review Blogs, and Author blogs.

One of my favorites is I Am A Reader Not A Writer. It is done by a fellow LDS lady who reads, reviews, has giveaways, participates in Book Hops author guest posts, author interviews and so forth. Lots of fab bookness. :D

She is currently participating in Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway/Book Hop and I know that a bunch of my friends who follow this blog are big readers so I would pass along the word. Not to mention that an added entry in her giveaway is sharing this Hop.

I do really recommend following book blogs. I'll share a few in a later post, but they are great help for determining content, and also getting to know a wide variety of books that are available out there.

Just passing along the bookness. Have a great weekend!

Love Hannah

Sizzling Newbie

http://www2.richardpaulevans.com/hello-world

I'm currently reading a book called "Micheal Vey: the Prisoner of Cell 25." the interesting thing is that the author is Richard Paul Evans. You may have heard of some of his novels such as The Christmas Box, The Christmas List. The Walk, or another of his touching life stories. Well this is her first Sci-Fi that will join the shelves with his heart-breaking stories. He's in the same genre as Nicholas Sparks.

I'm personally liking Micheal Vey very much. Normally I'm not a sci-fi person, but this is quite good. I'm not half-way through it yet, but I can tell that I will really enjoy it. I would definitely recommend it to teenagers and even adults would probably enjoy it.

So look for Micheal Vey, it's a fresh, sizzling adventure.

Official Review of my favorite book EVER

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Synopsis: Through the urgings of the enigmatic wizard Gandalf, young hobbit Frodo Baggins embarks on an urgent, incredibly treacherous journey to destroy the One Ring. This ring -- created and then lost by the Dark Lord, Sauron, centuries earlier -- is a weapon of evil, one that Sauron desperately wants returned to him. With the power of the ring once again his own, the Dark Lord will unleash his wrath upon all of Middle-earth. The only way to prevent this horrible fate from becoming reality is to return the Ring to Mordor, the only place it can be destroyed. Unfortunately for our heroes, Mordor is also Sauron's lair.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Classic, Action and Adventure,

Review: THIS. IS. THE. BEST. BOOK. EVER.
It's a clever, humorous, awesome, EPIC!! Full of SO MUCH EPICNESS!!! Ah it's a total classic. But the awesomest one at that. EVERYONE HAS TO READ IT. It's got everything you could ever want in a fantasy: Action, Romance, Elves, Mythical creatures, Magical tools, wizards, great morals, and don't forget awesome hero's and heroines. It's packed. The Languague is not modern easy breeze-through. It's more difficult. Full of good lessons and heroism for the right.

Gotta love it. :D

Soul Surfer

So I'm gonna review the Soul Surfer book and movie.

BOOK
The book Soul Surfer was really good. I read this before I saw the movie and I totally devoured it. It was really interesting. For those of you not familiar with the story, it's about Bethany Hamilton. Bethany is a pro surfer. In 2003, when she was 13 she was attacked by a 13ft. Tiger Shark and lost her arm. It's her story. She wrote this book a year after and it's basically introducing her life, what happened before and after the attack, how people reacted, and how she got back on the surf board. She is a great surfer despite her arm loss. It's truly an amazing story. She's Christian and she really tells how she trusted in God and she was able to overcome her obstacles. I highly recommend this. My mom and I both read this book and thought it was great. It wasn't a hard read. Fairly easy, but still worthwhile and great.



MOVIE
I think that the movie was a very good portrayal of the book. They did a really good job. They did not over dramatize the attack. It was not gruesome or gory or descriptive. They simply showed how it was and it was totally fine. Yes, they did leave some things out. But most movies do. But the things they did leave out were a bit minor and there for inconsequential. I think they added one or two things, but what movie doesn't? Overall, this was a good movie.

MY FAVORITE BOOKS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

I guess it's time I do a post on my favorite books in the world. You may be surprised to find that they are both classics, seeing as I'm a LDS historic, historical novel and Fantasy fanatic.

AND NOW, the announcement you've all been waiting for..............the two books that tie for first place.......................................................

Lord of the Rings & Pride and Prejudice!!!!

And now, coming in third, and a book that I read recently...........The Heroic Comedy by Edmund Rostand...............

Cyrano De Bergerac!!!

I highly recommend all these books. Oh and BTW - The movies of the books that are first place are actually my favorite movies!

Books of the Last Month or Two.......(yeah I'm late!)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

A delightful book in the form of letters. Set after WW2. LOVE IT!

Christmas Jars Reunion by Jason F. Wright

Totally Awesome sequel. Amazing. Christmas Jars is a wonderful Christmas Tradition that we have adopted. I mean I think it's a great way to bless others. Okay, so I should probably explain the tradition. So basically at the beginning of the year. Your family gets an empty Spaghetti sauce jar, or any other kind of jar. And whenever you have spare change or you just want to donate, you add money to the jar. So you are collecting all year. Then right before Christmas, preferably Christmas Eve, you give it anonymously to someone who you think needs it. It can be a ding-dong-ditch, or any other form of delivery. We did this last year and had a good time. It can really bless people. This is an amazing story. I defianatly recommend this book and it's Prequel, Christmas Jars

A Banner Is Unfurled by Marcie Gallagher and Kerri Robinson

This is an AWESOME SERIES. It's another LDS church history series(I'm addicted to the stuff), but what makes it unique and cool, is it is about a specific family. The Johnsons. What is even cooler, is they are MY ANCESTORS(mom's side). I have been so engrossed. THEY ARE AMAZING. Compelling, and fun. AND TRUE!

Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites: Sorcerers and Seers by Chris Heimerdinger.

Another smash hit in the Nephite series. But, Another HORRIBLE cliff hanger. WHY DO YOU TORTURE US SO?

For those unfamiliar, it's about these LDS families that go back in time. Right now, there are 3 groups. One in Jerusalem during Jesus's earthly mission, another during the time before the great Cumorah battle, Nephite massacre. And another during the time of King Omer of the Jaredites. Most from the Bo. ok of Mormon. Believe me, it didn't start this crazy. It was only a Book of Mormon adventure back in book 1.

Abish: Daughter of God by K. C. Grant

A n amazing novel about Abish, the amazing woman in the Book of Mormon we hardly know about. Most was fiction about her earlier life. I LOVED IT. Well written and I was caught up. I am dying for book 2 coming in March.


So that's most of the books. If I think of any I've missed I will post.

Arrethtrae

I would like to share some good books with you.

The Kingdom Series by Chuck Black
This is a series that is set in a fictional kingdom of Arrethtrae. It is a very creative allegory of the Bible in a medieval/castles setting. It's quite easy to tell the connecting. There is the King. He loves his children and helps them. He has a son(the Prince) who comes to redeem his people so that they may live with him again. The 1st 2 books cover the old Testament. The Last 4 cover the New Testament and then up till the 2nd Coming of Christ. These books are wonderful. They really illustrate God's plan for us and that God does love us. These books are also very fun to read. They suck you in so you can not put them down. I highly recommend the Kingdom series. I don't believe they can be found at the Library. You should just right off buy them. They are great books to own.
1)Kingdom's Dawn
2)Kingdom's Hope
3)Kingdom's Edge
4)Kingdom's Call
5)Kingdom's Quest
6)Kingdom's Reign


The Knights of Arrethtrae
This is the sequel series. They are about individual knights (one is female :)) and they're mission in promoting the plan and knowledge of the Prince. I am reading the last one right know. This series is just as good as the first. It covers the time before the 2nd coming and how the knights are trying to spread the word, etc... I really think all youth would love them. they defiantly pull you in. I Highly recommend them. They would make great family time books. My mom has read them as well and really enjoys them.
1)Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione
2)Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court
3)Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart (cliff hanger ending to 4th )
4)Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue
5)Sir Quinlan and the Sword of Valor
6)Sir Rowan and the Camerian Conquest

Recent Reads

Children of the Promise
by Dean Hughes

This was a great series. It's an LDS fictional story about the Thomas family during the time of World War 2. It is like the Work and the Glory series! So engaging, and fun! I loved following the lives the of the Thomases. Now I am dying to read the sequel series called HEARTS OF THE CHILDREN.

Thank you Grandma, for letting me borrow these books!

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
by Micheal Scott

This is another good fantasy series. I really enjoyed the 1st 4 books (two more are yet to be released). It's not as good as some other books I have read, but very engaging and interesting. I really like them.

Ella Minnow Pea
by Mark Dunn

This was a hilarious play on words! Very enjoyable! Good for all above 8 (anyone younger than 8 might not get half of it). A Must Read.

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins

Yes, I read them. The very popular books. Okay, I must say it was a very interesting topic. VERY ENGAGING. Once you start you will not want to stop. The first two books were really good. But I must say that the 3rd is quite a dissapointment. It didn't really get going for me till about a 3rd of the way through. Altogether, it was very interesting. I really liked them. But they do not deserve a slot on my ALL TIME FAVORITES LIST.

Resurfacing (aka. Blast into HYPERSPACE litteraly)

Hi! I am finally resurfacing to the Blogging World! After what, 2 months?

So if you want to read bout some of the Happenings lately, just visit THE TAYLOR TIMES. That should cover it. More posts should be coming soon.

So I am going to rave about my FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECT.

Warning: I'm about to get REALLY HYPER. You might want to skip a bit if you don't want to read hundreds of exclamation points, random jumping around, dramatically long word or TONS, I mean TONS of repetition. Or if you don't like big capital letters. Here it comes......Starting................... Now!

It is the awesomest EVER!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT. SO AWESOME! OYAN ROX! IT"S AWESOME AND AMAZING AND SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVIN' MY TEACHER AND THE LESSONS, IT IS SO FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*pauses for breath*
You:What in the world is OYAN?
Me:OYAN stands for One Year Adventure Novel. It is my SUPER AWESOME WRITING CLASS (here I go again!).

WAAAAAAAAH! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! SO AWESOME! I LIVE FOR THIS CLASS! HAVING SO MUCH FUN!!! WRITING AN ADVENTURE NOVEL IN 1 YEAR IS SO MUCH FUN! I WILL FINALLY FINISH A NOVEL WITH A TECHNIQUE I CAN USE OVER AND OVER AGAIN! SOOOOOOOOOOO. I JUST WANT TO START POURING OUT MY SOUL, TILL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO SAY! I've GOT TO TELL YOU, ALL THE CRAZED WRITER BRAIN HEADACHES(TONS OF IDEAS POPPING INTO YOUR HEAD AND DRIVING U CRAZY TILL YOU PUT IT ON PAPER) IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WORTH IT! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIGHT NOW I SO DO NOT CARE ABOUT SPELLING!!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!! THE FORUM IS SO AWESOME TO! AND THE SWEET WEBINARS! AND CHATTING WITH ALL AWESOME PEOPLE ON OYAN! I AM SO CRAZY ABOUT OYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!


OKAY, I THINK I CALMED DOWN..........WAAAH!...................or not.

*deep breath*

Okay, now .....................oyan!......................*deep breath*

Okay, I am now fully civilized.

Notice: This may happen every once in a while, when something i am superbly crazy about happens. (See my Wicked Post 4 PROOF......*deep breath*)

I will post my awesome synopsis for you. It is my current one. It will undoubtedly change in the future.

So yeah, that's what I am loving. A book post will be coming.

visit OYAN : oneyearnovel.com

My favorite word

BIBLIOPHILE

Meaning: a person that loves and collects books!!!

Book List

It's time for some more books!

THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY
by
Trenton Lee Stewart

1) The Mysterious Benedict Society
2)The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
3)The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoners Dilemma

I really love these books. They are fun stories with lots of riddles and logic. It's great for age 9 and up. Even adults enjoy it! My dad read it.

Cheaper by the Dozen
by
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr, and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

This book if a very entertaining book! I really enjoyed reading this delightful masterpiece. The whole family(any age above 6) can enjoy this humorous book about the Gilbreth family with 12 children! The sequel is Belles on their Toes(by the same authors).

Princess Academy
Book of a Thousand Days
The Goose Girl (Book of Bayern #1)
Enna Burning (Book of Bayern #2)
River Secrets (Book of Bayern #3)
Forest Born (Book of Bayern #4)
Rapunzels Revenge
Calamity Jack (RR sequel)
by
Shannon Hale

I love all these books by Shannon Hale. Shannon Hale creates wonderful stories that are full of mystery, love and romance, and just fun stories and friendships. (BOATD and GG are wonderful retellings of two original brothers Grimm fairy tales) She also has two Adult novels: Austenland & The Actor and the Housewife. IF you haven't read Shannon Hale you must.


I recommend all of these books. They are fun reads that you are sure to enjoy. If you have any good book recommendations, drop a comment on this or any other posts. Thanks and enjoy!

Book Update

Amazingly, I haven't given a book update for a while! The last post on books was 10 posts ago(Start Here)! So here's the latest.

The Undaunted By Gerald N. Lund, I have wanted to read this ever since it cam out last August. I finally got to when I was in AZ for the funeral. G. Taylor has it so I got to borrow it. It was AMAZING. I would give it 10 stars, ten being the best.

The next is a trio called ' The Kingdom and the Crown'(same author). This was so awesome. I really enjoyed these historical novels. They take place during the time when Christ was on the earth. I absolutly loved these books, the action, love, doctrine, family moments, it was all spectacular.

Also, I have lately been reading some books by Sean Covey. His father, Steven R. Covey wrote, 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' and so he(Sean) made one just for Teens. The 7 habits of Highly Effective Teens was an amazing book for me. If you plan to read it, buy it instead of checking it out from the library. you will want to mark it up SO BAD. The Same goes for his other book called The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make.

Some other books, just to name a few are: Rangers Apprentice by John Flanagan, Farworld by J. Scott Savage, Lady Carliss and the Water's of Moorue by Chuck Black, Who Moved my Cheese for Teens by Spencer Johnson, Austenland & Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale.

Start Here

Alex and Brett Harris are the authors of the amazing, life-changing book for teens, Do Hard Things. This book is about how teenagers can take more responsibility, dive into life by doing Hard Things and going against the low expectations people have of Teenagers in the modern world. With amazing real-life stories and ideas this is an amazing book, for teens and adults.

Now they have a new book, Start Here. Start Here has ideas about how you can start doing Hard Things at home. On Feb. 23rd they are trying to get it into the top 10 on Amazon by having as many people as possible buy the book. You can help! Please pass the word along!

START HERE DETAILS


If you haven't read these books they are a MUST-READ and a MUST-OWN!

GoodReads

Hi! Those who read my blog have probably seen the Good Books gadget to the left. Below it says, Goodreads. Goodreads is a fun book website where you can have a list of books you've read, are reading and want to read. You can rate and reiew books, make list of books, take quizes, find quotes, connect with friends to see what they are reading, and much more! It is a really fun website. I enjoy it and I thought you might be interested. You may already have a goodreads account or may not. If you have or get one, let me know and we can connect!

Good Reading!

www.goodreads.com

Newest Reads

My Latest Reads are:

The Journal of Curious Letters(13th Reality #1) by James Dashner
- This was a cool and satisfying Sci-Fi book. I really enjoyed the plot and thought it turned out well. I saw the 2nd book alot in a Deseret Book cataloug and thought it looked quite interesting. But what do you have to do to read the 2nd books of a series? Read the 1st book! I enjoyed this book a lot so I recommend it to you!

The Duggars: 20 and Counting by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar
- This was a really fun book to read. It is about the large family in Arkansas. They have a lot of fun stories and lessons packed into this thouroughly enjoyable book. I really recommend it.

BOOKS

Some Series:

Leven Thumps By Obert Skye

The Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter

Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan

Shoes

Ballet Shoes. Dancing Shoes. Theater Shoes. These books are not in a series, but all end in Shoes! I found that interesting. These are wonderful books by Noel Streatfeild that I enjoy reading.

Ballet Shoes

The stroy of Pauline, Pertova,and Posy Fossil. Their adventures with, boarders, The Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training, ballet, acting, and money tight situations. A Must Read! There is a movie, and I was pleased to find that the only thing changed was a detail that only altered the story a little(at least in my opinion).

Dancing Shoes

The Story of Rachel and her adopted sister when they go to live with their aunt Cora Wintle, the director of Mrs. Wintle's little Wonders. Hilary is a dancer, but Rachel cares for none of that. A delightful read.

Theater Shoes

The story of 3 orphaned siblings, Sorrel, Mark and Holly, go to live with their famous grandmother(actor). They attend The Children's Academy for Dancing and Stage Training.

Check them out, you might like them!