Young Adult Book Review: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games 1); By Suzanne Collins

rate } ♠♠♠♠♠ ♥
genre } fiction | young adult | fantasy | dystopia | science fiction | adventure
release day } 1st September 2009
publisher } Scholastic Paperbooks 
format } paperback
isbn } 9780439023528
pages } 374 pg.
source } bought
age group } 15 yo +
interest } pg 13 + ages
awards } Georgia Peach Book Award (2009), A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2008), Cybils Award for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2008), Amelia Bloomer List (2009), An ALA Notable Children's Book for Older Readers (2009), Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (2008), West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (2010), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee (2011), Red House Children's Book Award for Older Readers & Overall (2010), New York Times Notable Children's Book (2008), Publishers Weekly's Best Books of The Year, South Carolina Book Award for Junior and Young Adult Book Awards (2011), Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award (2010), Teen Buckeye Book Award (2009), Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2010), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2010), ALA Teens' Top Ten (2009), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2010), Sakura Medal for Middle School Book (2010), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2009), Florida Teens Read (2009), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (2010), Iowa High School Book Award (2011), ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults (2009), The Inky Awards for Silver Inky (2009), Abraham Lincoln Award (2011)
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The Hunger Games
(The Hunger Games #1)
By Suzanne Collins

Via Goodreads
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Acclaimed writer Suzanne Collins, author of the New York Times bestselling The Underland Chronicles, delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present.

My 2 Cents
This was actually nesting in my TBR pile for a long while now. My fellow bloggers has finally broke me into reading this book. *purses lips* Yup…months after all the nagging of posts, emails, book talks, tweets, etc… I gave in.

The back synopses was wow.. that was hard to sink in for me, I mean, man… that’s terrible to have a game to do a “Survivor Series” a a twist of deaths included. I find the idea kind of *moves her hands in a gesture of waving it around* out there. Be the only surviving one, kill everybody kind of game to feed your whole district? Damn…

Cover. Not really have that “Grab Me” look. *ducks* Personally, it look dark and plain boring. *ducks again* Well it is… Unless you know what’s it’s all about, heard of it, or somebody recommend you this book over and over again. But I must admit after looking through the different other covers, I found these different looking good ones!



*** SPOILERS!!! ***


Story & Plot. I was hooked on the first page. Then it’s ongoing until 3 in the morning o.o That was how good it was. The characters and plots are just right that I actually wanted to yell at Katniss in some points of the book. Darn it. Peeta was so sweet and all. The romance plot Haymitch (their mentor) fixed up seems to become real. Then, it hit me. Poor Gale! What would Gale think! Then that thing with Rue happened. She died horribly! Oh My God. I was emotional when Katniss sang her to “sleep” in her last breath of life.Katniss kind off grew up in front of my eyes while reading through this book *a bit*.

Nevertheless, this is an extremely a page turner. I would definitely recommend this book to any readers out there high school up. I must forewarn you there are lot of violence and social problems in this book. (A lot of them)

Other wise this book has managed to get my ♥.

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Comic Review: Young Justice #10; By Kevin Hopps, Greg Weisman

rate } ♠♠♠♠♠ 
genre } comic | science fiction 
release day } 16th November 2011
publisher } DC Comics 
format } paperback
upc } 76194129720001011
pages } 32 pg.
source } borrowed
age group } pg13 +
interest } all ages

Young Justice #10
by; Kevin Hopps, Greg Weisman

Captain Atom's cold-case assignment is definitely heating up: The true killer has resurfaced to target anyone who might expose the truth about the murder of General Lemar back in 1968 - and that includes each and every member of the Team!

My 2 Cents
I really need to stop picking up middle issues.. haha This is a hook for me. People who knows me knew how much I don’t really fancy anything with Superman, unless Lex Luthor or Bruce Wayne is in it. Guess what. This series just threw that off the window for me. So far I like what I read, hence going to pick up some more of this

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Comic Review: She Hulks

She Hulks
By; Harrison Wilcox

genre } movie, tv tied-in | science fiction
rating } pg18+

SPINNING OUT OF WORLD WAR HULKS! THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK RETURNS! Jen Walters teams up with LYRA, the all-new SAVAGE SHE-HULK, to bring the hurt down on the fugitive members of THE INTELLIGENCIA. Klaw, Mad Thinker, Red Ghost, Trapster, and Wizard tried to take over the world and now must pay for what they've done. Guest starring THE INCREDIBLE HULK in this all-new story of She-Hulk smackdown!


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Why did I pick it up?
It is something new and I thought it would pretty much be a good past time reads. Please note that, I didn’t get this in Brunei. Kind of getting it from my friend in the USA.

My 2 ¢ ♠♠♠♠♠

Honestly, I don't really know what to make out of this. Other than there are 2 female green Hulks who are related to The Hulk. I guess it is probably been long since I have been getting into The Hulk franchise since I didn’t know there were female Hulks. Anyway.. this one looks rather promising read. Fast read. Easy to absorb. My favorite part was when Lyra had to go to High School. Great colors. They did this 80’s feeling where I actually can enjoy it like I’ve enjoyed the original comics.

She Hulks #1

date released } nov 10, 2010
edition } marvel comics
acquisition } friend
individual rating} ♣♣♣♣

SPINNING OUT OF WORLD WAR HULKS! THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK RETURNS! Jen Walters teams up with LYRA, the all-new SAVAGE SHE-HULK, to bring the hurt down on the fugitive members of THE INTELLIGENCIA. Klaw, Mad Thinker, Red Ghost, Trapster, and Wizard tried to take over the world and now must pay for what they've done. Guest starring THE INCREDIBLE HULK in this all-new story of She-Hulk smackdown!

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[TV Series] Doctor Who Season 5: The new Doctor! He's still a madman with a box!

This review kinda come later than it supposed to be, but I was waiting for the right moment and the new Doctor kinda need to sinks in well before I actually have the feel and know him enough to actually criticize. So.. what can I say of the Doctor after waiting for him since the last appearance of David Tenant? I must admit I miss David :(

Matt Smith is the new doctor and his first lines were, "Can I have an apple?" That actually dropped my jaw *laughs* He was an interesting one. He will never replace David Tenant big shoes (extremely big), but Matt Smith has proven to be a different sort of Doctor. A completely new Doctor. No more mopping around Rose alright. Thank god! That part was getting too old, regardless how depressing it was becoming. I have to say, I have to take what I said about him back. He is NOT Twilight Vampire sort of Doctor Who, and I am glad he is, cause that would annoy most of the fans entirely. *ducks for the rabid Edward fans*

Doctor Who productions has revamped everything in this season. There's a new theme song, this one kinda sound darker and more *runny* so I'm expecting big dangerous wicked episodes this season. More than last time. New police box, this one is sweet. New sonic screwdriver.

New TARDIS interior

What I think of the new companion, Amy Pond? She annoys the hell out of me. Seriously! Her curiosity is so unbecoming, I'm actually predicting all of her harsh actions in this series would be a huge liability to the Doctor. She be the death of him or as I'm hoping, she will grow up later in the series. I surely hope for the later.

As for the the special effects and the whole thing. I still say, good writers, and great cgi really brign the awesomeness in this series. I'm sorry to say, this Sci-Fi really kinda top any Hollywood stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love Star Trek and Stargate Series, but they will never top the simple but memorable show like this one. I am really drawn into this series, and I have been watching this show on repeat! Love it THAT much.

Note: I do hope Torchwood will come back soon. I hope there will be more Doctor Who and Torchwood crossovers *cross-fingers*

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review: Life As We Knew It

Life As We Knew It

by; Susan Beth Pfeffer

It's almost the end of Miranda's sophomore year in high school, and her journal reflects the busy life of a typical teenager: conversations with friends, fights with mom, and fervent hopes for a driver's license. When Miranda first begins hearing the reports of a meteor on a collision course with the moon, it hardly seems worth a mention in her diary. But after the meteor hits, pushing the moon off its axis and causing worldwide earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, all the things Miranda used to take for granted begin to disappear. Food and gas shortages, along with extreme weather changes, come to her small Pennsylvania town; and Miranda's voice is by turns petulant, angry, and finally resigned, as her family is forced to make tough choices while they consider their increasingly limited options. Yet even as suspicious neighbors stockpile food in anticipation of a looming winter without heat or electricity, Miranda knows that that her future is still hers to decide even if life as she knew it is over.

Veteran author Susan Beth Pfeffer, who penned the young adult classic The Year Without Michael over twenty years ago, makes a stunning comeback with this haunting book that documents one adolescent's journey from self-absorbed child to selfless young woman. Teen readers won't soon forget this intimate story of survival and its subtle message about the treasuring the things that matter most—-family, friendship, and hope.--Jennifer Hubert --

young adult | teens | post-apocalyptic | sci-fic { genre
13+ { rating
May 1, 2008 { date released
Graphia (360 Pages) { edition
borrowed { acquisition
Amazon.com { purchase @

Why exactly I picked out this book?
The big, humongous moon, on the cover kinda entice me. Then, the book description pulls me in and I thought, "Hey, why not." Post-apocalyptic.. ohh yeaahhhh

My Thoughts ♠♠♠♠♠ ♥

This is the "Book of the Month" for The bookclub I have joined a few years back, and the difference this time, is I actually pick up and read this one due to the attraction of a "post-apocalyptic" genre I enjoy so much. This is a story of a family, who has to endure a life change as a comet crashed onto the moon, which, in horror, brought it closer to Earth. This is Miranda's diary of her day to day account, along with her family. Her hardship with them, her frustrations, the changes she, her family and the rest of the people she knew have to endure. The plots, scenes and the characters within this book is so absorbing, I ended up drowning in deep enough, that when I look up, I actually thought, "Oh good, Electricity back on for today." and I spent a while to get oriented back into the real world.

Personal Note: The only reason why I stayed with this book for 2 weeks was because I was (still) sick, hence I keep stopping *alot*

Librarian Muse
Yes, I would love to have this one in my library. It would interest any sort of students, who loves science-fiction. I would certainly recommend it to be a "Readers Set" for Year 9 (Secondary 3) up

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Children Book Review: Hungry by Alethea Eason

rate } ♠♠♠♠
genre } fiction | children | science fiction | fantasy
release day } 1st October 2007
acquired } 12th February 2008
publisher } Eos
format } hardcover
isbn } 9780060825546
pages } 197 pages
source } bought
age group } children
interest } general
awards } -
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Hungry
By Alethea Eason

Via Amazon
Deborah is starting to notice things about her best friend, Willy—like how cute he looks in his Halloween costume and the adorable way his red hair curls just above his collar. He's the coolest boy in sixth grade, and the closest friend she's got . . . that is, until her alien parents tell her she has to eat him for dinner. After all, she's an alien, too—even if she and her family do live in disguise.

Should she keep Willy alive and survive on forbidden hamburgers and chocolate . . . or point her tentacles at her best friend and gain approval from alien kind?

There are times when everyone feels like they're from outer space. A zany adventure and a close and sympathetic look at middle-school friendships and rivalries, Alethea Eason's wonderfully unique first novel satisfies that craving to fit in.

My 2 Cents
Cover. I must admit this was the exact reason why I decided to get my paws on it. Something bit earth and something has tentacles.. with spikes.

This book has been on the number one spot of the best book list in the papers for weeks and it turned out to be a page turner. It’s also humorous and fill with dilemma that any teens would face one day in their life.

Ok.. Not really face one day. I mean, hardly any teenager out there actually have to eat their best friend because it’s tradition or culture….I hope. =X

Otherwise, this would be an awesome book to read. It would be great to actually listen to the students read this book and laugh at the story =3

The only reason what I gave this as a 4 ♠ instead a full score is because it just has a “just satisfactory” ending. It could have been better.

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