Going on VACATION!!

So tomorrow, I will be going to Taiwan...EEEKKK!!! AHH I'm so excited!! Anyways, I will be gone for a month and like two weeks, I am not sure if I will have internet access, so I have scheduled a few posts and am bringing some books with me :D But I think I might have some, so I will try to add more posts + check my email + blog...so feel free to comment email as usual...I hopefully will recieve everything :)

But there will be a slower amount of posts...thanks for understanding!

Wdebo :)

High Before Homeroom By: Maya Sloan

Title: High Before Homeroom

Author: Maya Sloan

PAPERBACK

Amount of Pages: 299

Publisher: Gallery

Release Date: June 22, 2010

Geared Towards: Teens

From: Publisher (Review Copy)

"I will become a meth addict, or I will kill myself trying."

Summary (From B.O.B):

Losers, now you can get the bad-boy rep the girls find positively irresistible! Unleash your dark side with the Doug Schaffer plan for drug addiction and rehabilitation! (Kids, don't try this at home.)

At sixteen years old, Doug Schaffer knows two things for sure:

1. He is doomed to live in the shadow of his older brother, Trevor, a former high school football star who is stationed in Iraq.

2. Free-spirited Laurilee, the hot ear-piercing girl at the mall, only dates bad boys.

Cue Doug's foolproof plan to tarnish his own unremarkable reputation. The first step is to develop a drug addiction. His mom's too preoccupied with organizing care packages for the Mothers Support Our Troops Northwest Oklahoma City Chapter to stop him. Besides, he just needs to get hooked on meth long enough to come back from rehab a totally different person. Someone people notice.

With the help of Trevor's strung-out former high school buddy, drug addict Doug has the confidence that loser Doug never mustered. He stays out all night, scores girls, and stands up for himself. Then Trevor unexpectedly returns home with a dark secret of his own, and everything Doug thought was true is shattered. Soon the brothers find the common ground they never knew they shared as they discover that the price of pleasing others is the freedom to be yourself.

Wdebo's Review: High Before Homeroom was a pretty good book, though not really the type of book I am used to reading. The whole novel was filled with so much sexual desire, it just got a little awkward to read, but I did enjoy Maya Sloan's way of writing (Minus a lot of the sex thoughts.) there was moments of sarcastic humor and heart which is very nice.

However, I found it disappointing that there was so much leading up to the whole going and taking drugs, so much talking and thinking about taking drugs and illustration about "loser" Doug, but then when he does take the drugs the book seemed to be going too fast, I was hoping there would be more details on that because there was so much details leading up to it. Except never actually understood why druggies are thought of as cool, because taking drugs is just ew. But, on the other hand, she did describe everything very well, just needed a bit more meat to the second half of the novel.

I was not the biggest fan of Doug, he seemed too, eh, not that likeable and I couldn't really get myself to like anyone else, they all seemed very steryotypical. But I did feel bad for Doug, he did have a very craptastic life, there were times where I just felt like hugging him cause his life sucked so badly at times.

Cafe Cover Chat: I think the cover looks kind of cool, and I believe the person on the cover is Maya Sloan herself (?) (B-)

All in all, quite a well written debut novel by Maya Sloan, it will appeal more to people that are interested in this kind of topic, but if you are feeling edgy, I believe you will enjoy this novel also.

Grade: B+

Wdebo :)

When You Tell Me That You Love Me-Coco Lee ft. Julio Iglesias

Title: When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Artist(s): Coco Lee ft. Julio Iglesias
Language: English
TTS: None

Wdebo's Notes: Oh wow, I absolutely adore Coco, she's ABC (!!) and her singing is so amazingly wonderful, I absolutely love her voice and Julio's is great too. It's such a pity she never made it big in America...her voice is so wonderful. I love this song...they complement each other wonderfully. Old song, but still very good!

Enjoy!

Hope you enjoy! And please comment!

Wdebo :)

Classic Friday (4): The Handmaid's Tale

Title: The Handmaid's Tale
Author: Margaret Atwood
PAPERBACK
Amount of Pages: 311
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: March 16, 1998
Geared Towards: Teens
Extra Info: The first publication was from McClelland & Stewart in 1985.

"She did not say: Because they will have no memories, of any other way.

She said: Because they won't want things they can't have."

Summary: Offred lives in the Republic of Gilead (The United States until it was taken over) as a Handmaid. In this Republic, the handmaids are assigned to Commanders and their wives who are unable to produce children, every month the handmaids must lie down and have the Commanders make them pregnant. Offred still remembers the time before where she lived with her husband Luke and had her own daughter, when she had her own job and her own money supply, but now all of those have been stripped away from her as she is made to serve the Republic and her Commander. But there might, just might, be a little bit of hope left...
Wdebo's Review: I always enjoy dystopian style books, so when I saw this book on a list to read for my Summer homework I was quite excited to choose it, and I am very glad I did.

At first, the book was pretty good. There was that shock like, Oh wow, how could a society be like that? And it made you want to read more and more and delve into this world, but after a bit it seemed to get a little slow, and it was hard to continue, but after about the midpoint it picked up again and just got really addicitng especially the last part, which was so hard to put down because all of this stuff just came flying at Offred and it made you wonder how she would get through it all.

This novel really made me think a lot, about oppression and the beauty of freedom. It made me very freaked out reading it, but I still could not put it down, because I really wanted to see how it ended. The ending was very 1984...but with more of a kick...haha women rule :)

I was not the biggest fan of Offred, because she is very conforming and though there was some spunk in her in the middle, it was quickly wiped away, but I guess I can't hate her that much, because I would have been just like her if I was in her place.

Cafe Cover Chat: This cover isn't that bad, but the very first cover scared the crap out of me...two words...scary.baby. Click HERE to see the scary picture~ (B)

All in all, a very well written book, that is sure to scare it's readers and make us all thankful that we live in this un-perfect perfect world.

Grade: A-

Wdebo :)

Check this Blog Out! (2)

So, today, I want to show you guys another one of my friend's blog...it's called Edutainment, Click HERE to visit! He has everything about entertainment from movies to music to tv shows. So if you are absolutely in love with all things entertainment be sure to check out his blog :))Crap, horrible copying :( But for those that can't see he did a bit about romantic comedies, I mean, Julia Roberts + Hugh Grant...why else wouldn't you check out his blog??!!~

Hope you guys can go see his blog and support him =]

Wdebo :)

Waiting On Wednesday (9)

WOW is brought to you by Jill at Breaking the Spine :)~

Today's book is...

The Duff (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) By: Kody Keplinger

Summary (From Goodreads): Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face.

But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley.

Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

Why I Want to Read This: I am a total worshiper of these types of books, falling in love with the guy you never thought you would...can you say cliche/AMAZING??!! Haha it sounds good, and I also read some good reviews of it, so of course I would very very very much like to read it!

Release Date: September 7, 2010

So what are you waiting for?

Wdebo :)

Jerry Yan (F4)

A continuation of the F4 Cycle...enjoy!

Chinese Name: 言承旭 (Yan Cheng Xu)

English Name: Jerry Yan

Birthday: January 1, 1977

Age: 33

Birthplace: Taiwan

What He Does: Actor and Singer

TDramas: Meteor Garden (!!), Down With Love [Click HERE for review] and Hot Shot (!), etc.

Background Info: Jerry Yan is most famous, apart from being an F4 member, but also for his portrayl of Dao Ming Si in Meteor Garden, I mean, come on, it's a total classic! Recently he just finished his wonder drama, Down With Love (Which is total love!), and he and Ella are just perfect (AHH but I'm a Chun-Ella fan too, so this is a conundrum, which do I pick?). Jerry encourages all of his fans to do charity works, like him, he has a different for every one of his birthdays. His just realesed his new album, "Extra Freedom" and his Japanese Version also topped charts.

Now onto music...

Jerry's lovely song from the theme of DWL..Just Want to Depend on You [Eng Sub]



Another song, 在KTV說愛妳 (Saying Love You In the KTV)...very good song [English Subbed]



Hope you enjoyed!

Wdebo :)