What a bore!

Eh....it's not too often that I have to pull the "Abort this mission" with books, but I have to with this one. I'm like halfway through the book, and I still haven't found interest in it. It's been at least a week and a half since I started it...now I must be on to new things. I just do not feel the need to waste my time with this one.

This book seems to be about some broke chick who ends up needing money so bad that she becomes a bounty hunter. AND...that's it for this one. No need to type anything else.

So next, I plan to read Chasing Destiny by Eric Jerome Dickey and/or Best Friends by Martha Moody. Chasing Destiny is one of my favorite books. I've read it plenty of times, and I just feel like reading something I know without a doubt will be good. I acquired Best Friends one day on one of those "free books" book shelves that are everywhere around here. Looks interesting enough...but I can't promise I'll read the whole thing. I'm through with reading boring books. 

Watch Your Mouth!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Miami-s-atrocious-debut?urn=nba-280146

So I'm opening up yahoo.com, and I see something like "Lebron James didn't get too much help from his sidekicks..." When you open the article, those words aren't there....but that's whatever literally caught my eye and made my face frown up. When has Dwayne Wade ever been a sidekick? And seriously...who expects super great things this early from The Heat. But you know I'm sooooo happy my Celtics won! I knew they would. ;-) Why is Shaq there, though??

I likes that!

These shoes right here! These are the type of shoes to make me pause. Heart them! I said yummy. :-)

And when I saw these pretty booties right here....I decided my browsing was done for the day. Close the tab..lol...I got other things to do.

...can't stay away too long...

Just browsing to feed my addiction. :-)

 

 

Moth to a Flame

Ok, from the start of the book I felt like this was a knockoff Coldest Winter Ever. Ugh....people are going to get enough of re-inventing the same story. Coldest Winter Ever was classic....and Sistah's Souljah's writing abilities are not matched by many in this particular genre.

During the first maybe three chapters, I just didn't know if I wanted to finish the book. The only thing that kept me reading it was the fact that I wasn't about to waste my little $10 I paid for this book. lol....a shame!

When I say that I scrunched my face up through half of the book, I mean that I LITERALLY rolled my eyes and made irritated faces through about 70 percent of the book. Raven (the main character) had to be one of the dumbest, drug pin kids I have ever read about. I kept  thinking "why is she THIS stupid?" I don't even think it was realistically possible. She had absolutely no discernment, and I just refuse to believe her father sheltered her so much that she knew NOTHING about snakes in the "game."

Moth to a Flame was basically about how some dumb chick betrays her family by messing with the enemy. Then, she allows him to ruin her life. *eyes rolling*....what a GREAT story. <---dripping with sarcasm. This book was garbage, SON! lol

You know something that annoyed me about this book? Raven's whole life was centered around a dag on man. When she was at her worse, it was because of a man. When she was at her best, it was because of a man. When she was protected, it was because of man. Happy? Because of a man. Hurt? Because of a man. Had money....because of a man. Everything was because of a man.

And here are the similarities that I noticed that made me think of Coldest Winter Ever:

Raven's Dad was Santiaga.....a man that was admired by his daughter, and thought to be perfect. He was the top man in the streets.

Raven's Mother was just like Winter's mother--married super young. Her husband pretty much saved her from her past. Her daughter thought her mother could be matched by no one.

Ethic was Midnight. *Sigh*....dark-skinned and beautiful...and just as Midnight thought Winter was a dumb and shallow....Ethic also thought Raven was dumb and shallow (she was *shrugging*). Oh yeah, Ethic had a string of funeral homes...something like Avon did in The Wire. So original. *rolling eyes*

Then, we have the enemy. Mizan = Bullet. A devil in a Sunday hat...but his hat really wasn't that big. He was so obvious, and Raven was just so dumb.

There were entirely too many similarities between The Coldest Winter Ever and Moth to a Flame. The only difference is that they developed the relationship between Ethic (Midnight) and Raven (Winter).

I just can't help but think that the blueprint to Moth to a Flame was definitely The Coldest Winter Ever. No one can tell me anything differently. This story was ridiculously similar. I just think the author chose to put a twist on different scenarios. I'm thinking she probably used to cheat off people's papers in high school. lol!!! You would probably have to always have your arm up to cover your paper if she was next to you. smh...that's so bad to say.

While I was reading the book, I kept thinking about all the great reviews about this book that I read on Amazon and Shelfari. I kept wondering if I was the only who noticed all the ties between other books in this genre. I KNOW I can't be the only one. I am so disgusted. lol 

But I can't even front, I wasn't able to put it down.....I read it super quick. I just had to know what was going to happen next. I needed to know WHEN Raven was going to get smart.

....and by the end of this book, I still felt like it was a knockoff Coldest Winter Ever.

...and if you think this review had no organization and jumped from point to point...so did the book. So why should I organize my review of it?

It's not even worth answering if I would recommend it. Yes. If you have absolutely nothing else to do....read this book and tell me it's nothing like The Coldest Winter Ever. I dare you.

So anyway, on to better things...

I'm now reading One for the Money by Janet Evanovich. It better be good, too. lol. I was inspired to read this book when Sherri from The View recommended the author. Apparently, this book is going to be turned into a movie in the near future. Sherri is going to playing one of the characters in the movie. The motion picture is set to be in theaters in the summer of 2011. I'm always interested in books that are going to the big screen, so hopefully I won't be disappointed. We shall see.

*sigh*

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/a-line/kim-kardashian-bowls-over-fans-by-bowling-in-heels/651

As stunning as Kim Kardashian looks, do we really....REALLY have to bowl in heels???? Yes, she looks cute (and she knows it), but I am too through right now. smh

I can dig it...

So last night, I finally...FINALLY finished Getting to Happy by Terry McMillian. School work has been slowing down my desert reading. lol...but anyway, I really liked the book. I don't think a sequel to Waiting to Exhale was necessary, but I ain't mad at her. Getting to Happy caught us up on the lives of the four woman Savannah, Gloria, Robin, and Bernadette.....15 years after Waiting to Exhale. I found myself actually giggling out loud during a lot of the book because the conversations were so real. I love how Terry McMillian wrote about how close friends really talk to each other.....the brutal honesty...the jokes that are only funny to friends who really know each other. It was great. While I was reading, the characters actually made me long for a friendship circle like them. I have great friends, but we're spread apart. We don't get to come together and catch up to talk about everything and nothing face to face. It made me think of the girls on Sex & The City. It's just good to have a clique of GOOD friends to hang with sometimes.

Anyhoo...what I really loved about the book is that these women stuck by each other no matter what. No they didn't tell each what they wanted to hear all the time, but they had each other's back....ALWAYS. Their friendship was solid. I liked how they knew each other's problems and pushed each other to be better. I guess the friendship aspect of the book was what I really enjoyed. I feel like it was an easy and quick read...if you have time to sit and read. On a scale of 1-10, I give Getting to Happy an 8. Definite recommendation. :-)

On to the next one...

Moth to a Flame....looks to be the typical "good girl gone bad" and drugs and money type story that my girl Kesha will clown me for reading. :-) Hopefully it will be entertaining.

FB question

Random Thought: I am a big DeSean Jackson fan. It seems to grow with each season.

Anyway.....I'm watching The View, and they are talking about Facebook. I do feel like Facebook can be a distraction, but I actually enjoy it. It's more about disciplining yourself. If you have things that need to get done, and you ALLOW fb to get in the way, that's when it becomes a problem. Now with that being said, the ladies of The View just quoted a statistic that says 22%  of high school students who check Facebook while doing homework score lower on their test. Ummmm...duh. lol. It's a distraction if you let it be. I do, however, have a re-occuring question.....should kids be allowed to have a Facebook account? I have a hard time making a decision because I don't have kids. I just kind of feel like young kids shouldn't really be as accessible as Facebook allows you to be. BUT...Facebook is really no different than emailing really. I just really don't know.

Do I ever get tired of black shoes???

Nope! Why would I ever? Black is beautiful! Like my mother says..."You can never have too many black shoes".....lol...but I'm sure you can.

Catch me in my Vick jersey...don't trip!

Alright, so in our home you will be Eagles fan. There's no questions about it. It's a done deal. lol. Last year when the Eagles picked up Vick, I was too excited. I felt like the man deserved another chance to make it happen. Although he really didn't have a big chance to shine last year, it was still good to see him on the field. Now that McNabb has joined the dark side, it's time for Vick to do his thing! I'm so ready. I personally think they should've started him from the get go this season. I know the Eagles had to be trying to save face by letting ol' boy start until he got hurt. Vick is now right where he belongs. I know a lot of people don't want to let the man forget the past. I'm so sick of hearing about Michael Vick and dogs. Truthfully, I was always sick of hearing about it when it all went down YEARS ago. Folks acted like Vick ran in their yard, took THEIR dog and killed it.....and dog fighting has nothing to do with football anyway. So back to the Eagles...I hope Michael V takes the Eagles to another level this year. All I want to hear about Michael Vick is how many touchdowns passes he threw or how many times he ran all over these gumps!

...Booties get me every time..."I found you, Ms. New Bootie"

I don't know what it is about a short boot that I love, but they seem to catch my eye...and my pocket every time. I heart booties. Getting ready to go back on shoe restriction for a while.