Kayla's Book Nook

In the last few days, I have begun to get back to my reading stride, and began and finished the book, The Clockwork Angel , by Cassandra Clare. Some of you might have heard of her, she also wrote, The City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass.  This book and the two that will come after it are prequels of the three novels that I just named. They are related, and unrelated in different ways, but they are all about the same world just at different times. These books do not have to be read in succession, but I would recommend reading the City books first, and then the Clockwork ones, because it is easier to understand in my opinion. Cassandra Clare writes about a world full of Shadow hunters, demons, vampires, werewolves, fairies, warlocks, and mundanes. She writes mostly fantasy, but there is also usually romance mixed in with her books, and I will have to say that I love the amount that she has of each in all four of her books that I have read thus far. This particular boo...

During the holidays, I also read A Christmas Carol  by Charles Dickens to go with the Christmas mood. I have had this beautiful leather bound edition of three Charles Dicken's novels, and so I thought I would finally read the carol. I found this story very scary, fun, and morally in line with the time that it was written. I enjoyed reading Dickens again, and found this story to be an easy and quick read. It was interesting to really read and listen to the real diction that was supposed to go with the story, not the changed diction that is in all the movie versions. I think that everyone should read this story, because it has an amazing message that shouldn't be thought of only around the holidays. We need to be thankful for our lives all year round, and be kind to one another, as well as love our friends and family openly. Recently, I watched the cartoon Jim Carey version of this story, and I was struck by how much of the original language they use from the actual novel, as...

This month has been very busy and hectic for me, so it has been awhile since I have written and updated my site. I have finished the novel, Night , by Elie Wiesel, which was an amazing book about the Holocaust. Ever since about 8th grade, when we really started to learn and focus on the Holocaust in school, I have been interested in it. I love reading books about it especially, although I am not sure what exactly draws me to this topic. I find the literature about it, to be some of the most honest, thought and emotion provoking literature I have ever read. Night is about a town that was warned about what the Germans would do to a certain town of people, by a beggar that no one listened to. It's an autobiographical recount of what happened to Elie while he lived in the town, then the ghetto, then the concentration camp, and then the work camp. It is a book from his point of view, where he harshly criticizes himself, and others in a time of great distress. I enjoyed this book beca...

Hello there! I realized that I hadn't written in awhile, because I was taking a long time reading the last book and I got really busy with Christmas and the New Year! Now I thought I would write and post about what has happened in my life lately. Well Christmas came and went in a blur, I got some really great presents like a new printer, tv, sewing machine, pajamas, and gift cards. It was great to have two days off for Christmas Eve and Christmas, and I really loved being able to see all of my family! Then the new year came and we spent our time with my parents playing the new playstation move sports game that my husband got for Christmas. It was a great time, and I really cherish spending so much time with my parents lately, since I don't see them as often as I would like to. The best part of this new year was that I got the promotion at work that I had been applying and then interviewing for! I am excited to be starting a new job at work, and also getting a raise. It feel...

For the last week, I have been reading another John Green book , Paper Towns. He is again, the author of the amazing book, Looking for Alaska.  Therefore, while I was at the warehouse book sale, I figured I would pick up a few more of his books to read. Another book for 1$ at the sale. This book is about a guy and a girl, who have known each other almost their whole lives, and yet really don't know each other at all. This guy is in love with this girl, who decides to leave their town. He decides to search for her using her clues as a way to find her. This book is more about self discovery, and about how a person is usually only how you see them. It is hard for us to see people as themselves, we usually see people as how we want to see them. This was such an interesting part of this book, and I really loved how that was the center of the book, rather than the boy character's love for the girl character. We have all had that moment, where we finally meet someone and they'...

Over the weekend, I finished my 22nd book, Let it Snow , by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle. This is a book that has three different stories, written by three different authors, but each story overlaps characters as well as setting. There are three winter romance stories about young love, but each love story is about a different kind of love. It's also interesting to read about how theses three stories fit together, and how the characters are connected and brought together. A great find for $1 at the warehouse sale. I really enjoyed this winter romance novel for a change. It was cute, quaint, and heart-warming to read during these cold times. I'm also a sucker for a good romantic comedy, and it's very funny in certain parts. The characters are very real, and although all of them are from different writers, they are very believable. Each story is about a different kind of love story. The first is about realizing the love that you have, may not be the love...

I finally went and saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the theatre, and I actually really enjoyed it. I know that there are details from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie, that they will need to resolve in the next film. For example, the diadem placement in Hogwarts, and the real owner of the Elder wand. I enjoyed the realness of the movie though. When Harry, Hermione, and Ron leave they really do struggle, bicker, and feel hopeless about the task ahead of them. They show that in the movie, as well as how long it takes for them to get to the next horcrux. I love the beginning scene of the movie, with all 7 Harry Potters standing around together. It's just like I imagined the scene looking when I read the book. I also love the scene at Luna's father's house, because it shows how desperate people were during the Dark Times. I wish they had followed the book a bit more closely, but I understand their need to cut things out due to time. Another part that I ...