Hope, selfless love and crazyness

I'm Beauty,

Well, no I'm not, not really anyway. Let me try to explain this better.

I love to read, I really do, but once in a while I get so cot up by the same plots over and over again, or I'm forced to read some book I really don't like, or I have sooo many books on my list that the pressure feels like an obligation and I get to the point of asking my self "Why do I like to read?"

I actually put that question to anyone that adds me as friends on Good Reads. The answer is always: 

Because of Beauty from the story Beauty and The Beast.

I'm the oldest of four children and when I was a little girl I went to the movies to see this story whit my mom. I was 7yo or so and I fell in love with it.

I remember getting home with this amazing feeling inside of me, a feeling like I could change the world. That night when my little sister was in bed I told the story to her and it became our little routine. Me telling her stories and the look on her eyes always made my heart sing. That was when I became a reader and a story teller.

Ok, but this doesn't explain my initial statement, right? Well, let me be clearer about it.

Beauty is this girl that lives inside the books that she reads and expects more of life than just find a man, marry and have kids. She loves to read and lives her life in a privet way kipping her stuff to herself. People think she is strange and crazy just like her dad.

Aside from the obvious beauty (her name says it all LoL) I'm like that in many ways. I don't get cot up in relationship drama and you wont see me pouring my heart out to someone a barely know like most of the girls I know do. Really, people are that needy sometimes. Once I met this girl and she told me about her whole life while we were waiting for the bus. I mean, I could be a psycho for all she knew and still she just told me everything about her life. And I'm the one that people call crazy? Yep,,

The most people I know, girls specially, spend a big part of their day worrying about little things and a bunch of she says, he says that just don't make sense to me at all. Is like they are so cot up in their little world of soup opera that they can see what's around them.

Ok, I realize that this made me sound arrogant and snob, but I swear I'm not. Really.

You can ask anyone. They will say I'm a half full glass type of girl and always see the sunny side of every situation. Oh, and they'll say I'm crazy too, but this comes with the package LoL.

So, we are back to the beginning. I'm Beauty. I see the magical side of things and try to do my best in showing that side to everyone around me cose life, real life sucks. Sorry, I don't mean to be skeptical or cynical, but real life sucks. People die and are mean to each other for no reason at all and this type of stuff gets to me.

When someone is feeling sad and terrible about a problem that can't be fixed by anyone else but themselves  the only thing you can do is show the beauty and the sparkly side of life. Give something worth smiling for.

If you remember Beauty's story, she was the one that gave hope to the Beast and everyone else. She showed how life could be beautiful even if you were a beast and bla, bla, bla,,,

So, when I feel like the world is especially suckie I go back to the basics and watch the movie Beauty and the Beast.

This story has it all: selfless love, hope, internal beauty over external beauty, free will, incentive to reading and I believe with all my heart that every kid should watch it at least once.

No, Disney didn't pay me to say this. LoL. I'm just being honest and showing my really dorky side that loves Disney Movies and Disney Series and Cartoon LoL

Since Xmas is near and the feeling of goodness is in the air I want to ask to every one of you fabulous people

Why do you like to read? What makes life magical to you? What makes you see the light when you are trapped in the dark? What makes your heart sing when all you want to do is cry?

To know the answer to these questions is to know what makes life worth being liven.

Ok, I went over the top with my babbling LoL Sorry.

I'll leave you now and wish you all a fabulous week!

XoXo

Beauty, ops, I mean, Lila 

Not what I've expected

Remedial Magic by Jenna Black

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Not what I've expected



This is a short story. More like a pre-series that is tell by Ethan's little sister,, ops,, I mean,, Kimber.

Yep,, Ethan is the wonder boy of the family with his magic and charm,, Kimber is just the brains.

It has fairies in it, but also the best teddy bear fight scene ever.

Really funny and terrifying at the same time.

And ,, there is Ethan

Sorry Kimber, but I just got goo-goo eyes for your brother,, its not my fault he is ,, well,, Ethan



Well,, lets see what the next book'll tell us =D





****





Não é o que eu esperava



Esse é um conto. Na verdade é uma pré-serie/introdução à série e é contada pela irmã mais nova de Ethan,, ops,,quer dizer,, Kimber.

Éh,, Ethan é o garoto prodigio da familia com sua magica e seu charme,, Kimber é somente o cérebro.

Tem fadas nele, mas também tem a melhor cena de luta entre ursos de pelucia da história.

Muito engraçado e aterrorizante ao mesmo tempo.

E,,, tem o Ethan

Foi mal Kimber, mas eu fiquei boba pelo seu irmão,, não é minha culpa, ele é,,bom,,Ethan



Bom,, vamos ver o que o próximo livro nos dirá =D







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Never say never

I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It by Adam Selzer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Never say never





I fell in love with this book from page one. The way that Alley and the vicious cycle act gave me a jaw cramp from all the laughing.

For her the dead should stay dead, but then she met Doug and his breathy voice wins over the Ice Queens' heart.

Alley become Gonk and discovers that being a zombie's girlfriends isn't easy.

The reading is very contagious and, dough it didn't seams, You learn with it. Don't believe in stereotypes and don't trust only in your head or only in your heart. The balance between the two is the key.





****





Nunca diga nunca



Eu me apaixonei pelo livro desde a primeira página. O modo como Alley e o ciclo vicioso agem me fazia ter caimbra no maxilar de tanto rir.

Para ela os mortos deviam continuar mortos, mas aí ela conhece Doug e sua voz soprada ganha o coração da rainha gelada.

Alley se torna Gonk e descobre que ser a namorada de um zoumbie não é nada fácil.

A leitura é contagiante e, embora não pareça, você aprende com ele. Não acredite em estereotipos e não confie somente em sua cabeça ou somente em seu coração. O equilibrio entre os dois é a chave.



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Charmingly wicked

Ember by Bettie Sharpe

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Charmingly wicked



This book tales in a fun and spice way the old tale of Cinderella.

Ember is vengeful and has a wonderful dark sense of humor. The book is fast reading ( I started in the night of the 30 and finished by daybreak of the 31 ,,, yep there is no way you can stop :P) and tales with little but wonderful jokes about other fairy tales like John and Mary and Snow Withe.

Charm is a curse,love is a fire. Nothing summed up the book better than this sentence.





****



Encantadoramente malvada





Esse livro conta de uma maneira divertida e picante o velho conto da cinderela.

Ember é vingativa e tem um humor negro maravilhoso. O livro é de rápida leitura (comecei na noite do dia 30 e terminei na madrugada do dia 31,, é não tem como parar de ler :P) e conta com pequenas mas maravilhosas piadas sobre outros contos infantis como João e Maria e Branca de Neve.

Encanto é uma maldição, amor é um fogo. Nada resume melhor o livro do que essa frase.



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A Sad Story

I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Such a sweet and heartfelt story,,







Review 11/06/2011







The Plot - It's a sad one. Ava is a teenager, only fifteen years old. She falls in love with Jackson, a boy that is her total opposite. He is, in one word, alive and she feels more alive when she is with him. He makes her do things that she never would have the courage to do otherwise. He dares her and that is their little 'thing', their especial 'thing'. But now Ava is alone and sad and feeling terribly guilty.



The Characters - We learn a little about each of them along the story and see their uniqueness in theirs details. Ava is a grief teen and, sad as it is, I can relate to that. I've lost my cousin one week after I turned fifteen, so I know a little about feeling lost. Maybe that's why Ava felt more real to me than the others.



The Writing - I've never read one like this before and I was pleasant surprised. It was like reading feelings, if you know what I mean. No bullshit around it, just cut to the chase, raw feelings stuff. I think I'm doing this wrong. I'm not being clear enough, but I can't seam to find the words to describe it. the point is, the writing is beautiful and full of feelings and emotions that reach you and touch you while you read. Well, if I think in something better to say I'll redo this part of the review.



Considerations - I had a really high expectation about this book and I was fully aware that it would be a sad read, but this is not quite right with this book. I've got some tearing eyes while I was reading, yeas, but death was not the central point of it. Ava suffers and when Jackson is back (this is no spoiler, it says in the summery) she is happy as a clam (so do I). Then something happens, Ava starts to heal and the point, as I discovered, is not the death, but the life after you lose someone you love, the more difficult thing. Saying goodbye to the life you had before, say goodbye to the one you loved and always will. Move on after you lose part of yourself. That is the main point of the story.





****





Uma estória tão doce e sincera,,



Resenha 06/11/2011



A Trama - É uma triste. Ava é uma adolescente, de só quinze anos. Ela se apaixona por Jackson, um garoto que é o seu total oposto. Ele é, em uma palavra, vivo e ela se sente mais viva quando está com ele. Ele faz ela fazer coisas que do contrário ela jamais teria coragem de fazer. Ele a desafia e isso é algo especial entre eles. Mas agora Ava está sozinha e triste e se sentindo terrivelmente culpada.



Os Personagens - Nós conhecemos um pouco sobre cada um deles ao longo da estória e vemos sua singularidade e detalhes. Ava é uma adolescente em luto e, por mais triste que isso possa parecer, eu consigo me identificar com isso. Eu perdi meu primo uma semana depois do meu aniversário de quinze anos, então eu conheço um pouco sobre como é se sentir perdida. Talvez seja por isso que Ava me pareceu mais real do que os outros.



A Escrita - Eu nunca li uma como essa antes e ela me deixou agradavelmente surpresa. Foi como ler sentimentos, se é que você me entende. Sem enrolação, apenas sentimentos brutos. Eu acho que não estou fazendo isso direito. Eu não estou sendo clara o bastante, mas eu não estou conseguindo achar as palavras certas para descrever. O que eu quero dizer é que a escrita é linda e cheia de sentimentos e emoções que te alcançam e te tocam enquanto você lê. Bem, se eu pensar em algo melhor para dizer eu refaço essa parte da resenha.



Considerações - Eu tinha expectativas realmente altas e estava totalmente ciente d que seria uma leitura triste, mas isso não foi exatamente certo para descrever este livro. Eu fiquei com lágrimas nos olhos, sim, mas morte não era o ponto central dele. Ava sofre e quando Jackson volta (isso não estraga a estória, isso está na sinopse) ela fica muito, muito feliz ( e eu também). Então algo acontece, Ava começa a se recuperar, a se curar e o ponto central, como eu descobri, não é a morte, mas sim a vida após você perder alguém que ama, a coisa mais difícil. Dizer adeus à vida que você tinha antes, dizer adeus àquele que você amava e sempre amará. Seguir em frente após perder parte de você mesmo. Este é o ponto principal da estória.







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So Sweet and Cute Story

Fall For Me by Melanie Marks

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I've read this book in like 2h, yeah,, It's a really short story,, LoL



The story is cute and sweet, full review yet to come













Review 11/06/2011







The Plot - It's simple and cute. Girl has a boyfriend. Boyfriend does stupid stuff. Boyfriend gives a free card to girlfriend so he can feel better about himself. Girlfriend likes cute guy (not her boyfriend) and don't know what to do.



The Characters - Zoey is a teenager that has to deal with a terrible lost and we see that when she talk and thinks. She is very center and don't act on instinct. She is a lot stronger than I will ever be, really. Riley is the cutes ever and she doesn't fall all over him. I would melt like a popsicle around him. Finn, well, he is the boyfriend and all but I kept forgetting him while I was reading, except when I was really pissed off at him. He does really stupid stuff.



The Writing - I luv first person point of view and this is no news for those who have read any of mine reviews. I like her way of writing. Not over detailed and kipping to the good stuff.



Considerations - The story is really sweet and super duper cute. The dialog makes me smile and Riley has this wit that makes me want to kiss him on the spot. I was really cot up in the plot, but then ,,it was over. Ok, ok,, the end was satisfactory, but was too abrupt. I would like to have more development in it. Nevertheless, the story is good and I still recommend it.



****



Eu li esse livro em tipo 2h, é,,, é uma estória bem curta,,, hehe,,



A estória é tão bonitinha e doce, resenha completa por vir







Resenha 06/11/2011







A Trama - É simples e muito fofa. Garota tem um namorado. Namorado faz algo estúpido. Namorado dá um passe livre para a namorada para que ele possa se sentir melhor sobre si mesmo. Namorada gosta do cara bonitinho (não é o namorado dela) e não sabe o que fazer.



Os Personagens - Zoey é uma adolescente que precisa lidar com uma perda terrivel e nós vemos isso quando ela fala e pensa. Ela é bastante centrada e não age por instinto. Ela é bem mais forte do que eu jamais vou ser. Riley é uma gracinha e ela não cai pra cima dele. Eu teria derretido como um picolé perto dele. Finn, bem, ele é o namorado e talz, mas eu ficava me esquecendo dele o tempo todo enquanto eu estava lendo, a não ser quando eu estava realmente brava com ele. Ele faz umas coisas realmente estúpidas.







A Escrita - Eu amo o ponto de vista em primeira pessoa e isso não é novidade para aqueles que já leram qualquer uma das minhas resenhas. Eu gosto do modo que ela escreve. Não é detalhada demais e se mantém focada no que interessa.





Considerações - A estória é realmente doce e super ultra fofa. O diálogo me faz sorrir e Riley tem essa esperteza e senso de humor que me faz querer beijá-lo. Eu estava envolvida mesmo na trama, mas aí,, acabou. Ok,ok,, o final foi satisfatório, mas foi muito abrupto. Eu queria que tivesse mais desenvolvimento nele. Mesmo assim, a estória é boa e eu ainda a recomendo.









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Hey, Ya'll,,I Have a super duper cool news

This November 18 was the release of the wonderful book called Before. It's the prequel of the fab Heven and Hell series wrote by the extra faaaaaaaabulous Cambria Hebert. And, guess what? She is my friend. =0) Yep,,, how awesome am I? Pretty awesome since I have this super duper awesome friend LoL
I had the honor and the pleasure to read this great story and I can say everyone should read it, cose it's a great story and it's only the beginning.
What? You don't believe me? Well, you should and I can prove it. Just take a look at my review and see how much I love it.

I'm going now cose ,, I have to read Masquerade, the first book of Heven and Hell series. Oh, what did you say? It's not out yet? Yep,, you are right, but my awesome friend Cambria honored me with a ARC and now I'm getting to know Hev and we are becoming BFF. Yep,,we even discovered some common stuff like, for example, I too don't like to look at the mirror, but my reason it's a little different. Hev doesn't like cose the scar and stuff. Me,, I just don't want my soul to me sucked inside the mirror. Yep,, two pretty reasonable reasons to not to look at the evil mirror LoL

Well, I've said too much already,, I'm going now. =D

Cambria, congrats again. I'm sure it will be a great success and soon, real soon you'll be as famous as me and will have to hide from all the paparazzi too =P

If you would like to know my fab friend better just take a look at her blog: http://theunlockeddiary.blogspot.com

My review:

Before by Cambria Hebert

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is a bittersweet sensation,, great start,, tottal cliffhanging end,, me crying out NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,,, as I read the last page and hiding my face in my hands,,









yep,, that's a recepie for hooking me up to a book LoL



Reviewed on 11/14/11



The Plot - Since this is a prequel, there’s not much going on here. Is just a taste of what to come. Mysterious guy likes pretty and oblivious girl. Something bad happens. I’m left hanging from a cliff. Yep,, I like that plot. LoL



The Characters - Mysterious guy is,, well,, mysterious LoL, but we can see a glimpse of him and I like the way he thinks and how he is so bad ass in one part and as soon as he sees her he kind of melts inside, but has to hide. She is your friend that is beautiful, cool to hang out with and honest. Yep. I mean, who does its own paperwork now a day? Seriously! Well, apparently, Hev does. But, nerds apart, I like them already LoL



The Writing - First person narrative!!!! Can I have a high five? o/







Yep,, my fave. It’s actually split in to Sam’s and Hev’s point of view. So we can see what each of them are thinking and feeling, but the best part is, even though they are really different, the way they thinks is not that different so the jumping from one head to the other doesn’t give you a head each. Her writing is very fluid and she doesn’t over detail which I love. My attention span, as I said before, is of a 5yo and I can’t retain to much info at the same time, specially if is a visual one. I don’t particularly care if the wall paper have daises hand painted by a grand grandmother of the late step father of the neighbor’s cousin. I just want to know what went down in the room, LoL,,, So, yep, really great, down to the point writing ,, high five on that uhuuuu o/







Considerations - The start let my hopes up for the next book and one of the things I really liked was the name: Before. Its about before it all,, before the change, before the start, before the encounter,, simply before,,, luv it cose it has all this meaning linked to it,,,





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Welcome to Babbling About Books and Stuff!

Here we can talk about,,,well,, as the name says,,, books and stuff LoL

I’ll put my reviews, tips about books and do the thing that I’m most known and loved for, my usual random, crazy, babbling stuff.

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Bem vindos à Babbling About Books and Stuff ( Tagarelando Sobre Livros e Coisas).

Aqui nós podemos falar sobre ,,, bem,,, como o nome já diz,,, livros e coisas LoL

Eu vou postar minhas resenhas, dicas sobre livros e fazer aquilo pelo qual eu sou  mais conhecida e amada por fazer, minha tagarelice sobre coisas loucas e sem noção.

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