The Page Series: Number One "I am a Writer"

"I am a Writer"

These are the words that I tell myself on a regular basis. Even when I'm sitting on my ass pondering about how to function in the reality that is adulthood. As a recent college graduate, I'm struggling to find jobs that are related to my choice of lifestyles. I want to be a published author, I want to educated others to take on the world with a smile and stories that only exist in our heads, I want to make a difference. However, I'm by no means a teacher. I went to school to be an writer to only get an idea that I have a potential be a teacher instead of living in the multiple world of fantasies that I created. You don't have to have a English literature degree to be a writer by the way. You can be a lawyer, a homemaker, a gym coach and still write a damn book. But, I chose the lather and decided to be a wanderer. I'm a English Literature graduate, aiming to write a best seller as I write this to you. But, I have little to no confidence at times.

When things go down in the shitter, I'm hiding in a corner afraid to put myself out there. I can talk a hell of a game with my writing and inform people that I am a writer. But, I'm not a published one yet. I'm working when I'm doing realistic things like saving money, attempting a lame social life, work. Yet at the same time, I'm regretting my choices of not be more courageous with my writing and sharing it to you all. At this time, it's okay to not show your work if you are not ready. Just know that you'll have that spark to keep edging on even when scare.

As of right now, I'm making this pledge to state that I am a writer to you all and while I don't always show my works or talk about it every single day; I have to prove it by revealing myself as a writer. This is only the beginning, however, I've been around for a while now in silence. I've been observing the area and I believe that I will hit the milestones to become a writer in the future. I want you all to feel the same way, even if you are afraid to speak out, even if you are not ready to be the artist that you are. You are still a beautiful artist. You don't have to be published or well known to the oddity that is the public. If you think and feel that you are a writer, musician, painter- anything within the status of an artist. Then you are one. Got it? Don't let others fool you, be yourself and kick some ass with your art. Okay?

Good. Now, repeat after me, "I AM A WRITER."

"I AM AN ARTIST."

"I AM ME.."

See you guys next Friday when we discuss the start of forming our world that we want molded into books. Happy howling<3

May TBR pile

I know I'm horrible with these sort of things. I'm sorry, but I have one set up for this month if that helps. To make this short and sweet, I'm discussing what I am going to be reading this month. I would include some images into this, but I just don't want too. I'll do it in the wrap up. So let's get started!

This month, I plan to read at least five books since I have some stuff going on this month like packing to move out with my boyfriend, job hunting, and mainly writing for potential publication. (I've finally got the groove back -dances a little-). A couple of books are books that I've started in late April so they just traveled to my pile for this month. :P

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1. Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (I've been dying to read start this series since I've heard that its like a young adult version of Game of Thrones. Plus it doesn't hurt to hear about how hot Magnus apparently is o.O)

2. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (I started this in March and I plan to finish it.)

3. The Body Electric by Beth Revis (I'm about half way through this on my nook and I plan to finish and have a review up before the end of the month).

4. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (By the time you see this post, I may or may not have finished this one already hehe..)

5. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (I need to read this and "The Raven King" before I attend her signing with my boyfriend >.> I love the boys and Blue so much so I need to get started on finishing this series right away!)

The Page Series: Page One- An introduction

Hey guys. As you can tell from the title of this blog post, I am going to be discussing something completely out of the ordinary. You guessed it, I'm going to be talking about writing (Totally original huh? No, not really lol). I figured it was time to bring myself as an adult and discuss my writing journey with you all. Of course, I am going to be continuing on with the book reviews, but I also wanted to spice things up a bit on here. So I hope this series will help you guys and possibly laugh at another writer struggles to get possibly published one day. I want it to be a fun experience for all of us and yeah.. I dunno.

Anyway, this blog series is mainly writing focused. It involves story writing, screenwriting, prompt writing, or whatever the heck else is involve with writing. I will be doing the page series every Friday to keep it simple and fun. If you guys have any suggestions, let me know through any social media or in the comments below. I want us all to create the books that the future generations will read and express themselves with. It will keep the inspiration for all things creative fresh and open minded.

I hope you guys stick around for this series and I'll see you guys on Monday with a hopefully a book review. Happy Howling my fellow wolves!

Assassin's Creed Book Tag

What is up guys?! Happy Wednesday! It's time for another book tag because I'm too lazy to do a book review or a writing discussion post! -Dances a little- So if you guys haven't heard of the app books amino, I highly suggest that you download it on your phone or Ipod or something because holy crow; so many cool posts on there! Especially the one (and the two people) that created this particular book tag. :) I've never played any of the Assassin's Creed video games, but this tag seemed like a lot of fun to do and we're gonna do it! This tag was created by ItskeLaufeyson and her friend Shannon on the Books Amino (go follow her :D) Let's get started!!

(All opinions are my own and mine alone.)

1. Assassin's Creed 1: Best series starter?

I personally loved the first book to Lisa Mangum's trilogy The Hourglass door. It was the book that got me into avidly reading and it's been in my heart ever since. I also love A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E Schwab and Truthwitch by Susan Dennard. Both were also fantastic starters to their respected series. :)

2. Brotherhood: Best book friendship?

For this one, I picked Karou and Zuzana from Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy because they are a great pair when together and their relationship just feels really realistic to me when I read it for the first time.

3. Templars: Favorite Villain

Out of a lot of villains I've read about in my years of reading, I really enjoy Eli & Victor from Vicious. Both are anti-heroes and those are the best types of villains in my opinion. I also like Aeduan from the Truthwitch series. He reminds me of the boys from Vicious and I want more from him when the series picks up again next year. Manon from Throne of Glass. She is what I wanted in a female villain and I can see her kicking ass in book five soon!

4. Stealth: Favorite book/series featuring Assassins

Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. It's the only one I can think of on the top of my head. I know there are more books out there featuring assassins, but that was the one I can think of right away.

5. Hidden Blade: A Character that surprised you.

I was really surprised by Delia from A Darker Shade of Magic and the two sisters from Warbreaker. These three girls developed really well in their respective books and I wanted to high five them for being queens instead of whiny little things like I've been noticing in books lately. :)

6. Ezio Auditore: A Swoon-worthy male character

I'm just gonna say Kell from ADSOM and Carol from TOG, they are wonderful beings.

7. Leap of Faith: A book you're glad that you took a chance with

The first book to the Summoner series "The Novice" by Taran Matharu. It was a fun and quick read and the cover drew me in along with the magical system he created. I want to see where this takes off once I get my hands on the second book.

8. Death from Above: A character's death you didn't see coming

Victor's death in Vicious. I was just so caught up in the action between him and Eli that it was weird to watch him die. O.o

9. Assassin's Creed Black Flag: A book with Pirates

Merik's pirates from Truthwitch. Peter Pan by JM Barrie. Lani Lenore's Nevermor trilogy

10. Assassin's Creed Rogue: A character who is a bit of a lone wolf

Again, Kell from A Darker Shade of Magic. Umm who else, Carol from the Throne of Glass series. Nix from the Nevermor trilogy. I'll have to research some past books I've read to figure out more for you guys sorry.

11. Assassin's Creed Syndicate: A book set in Victorian London

The infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare. I'm also going to put down the Something Strange and Deadly trilogy by Susan Dennard even though it takes place in Philadelphia. Its also set in the Victorian era.

12. Jacob Frye: A character who could start his own gang

For this one, I'm going to go with Day from the Legend trilogy. While I was reading the trilogy, I felt he was able to form his very own gang without the help of June or anyone near him. He's a good leader and a compassionate person overall, so it would be awesome to see him having a gang around my area. (And for the kids of the future as well.)

and finally, 13. Evie Frye: Favorite bad-ass female character

Deila Bard from A Darker Shade of Magic. Oh my god, I have so much respect for this thief. She was a star in this book. I need to pick up the sequel soon to see more of her upcoming adventures.

Alright guys, that was the Assassin's Creed book tag! What are your answers for this tag? Let me know in the comments below and on social media and I'll be back soon for another post soon. Happy Howling! :)

Unpopular Opinions Book tag

Hey guys. I think we've known each other for a while now and I think it's time to do this tag. If you didn't read the title yet, then read because we are going to be doing the unpopular opinions book tag! This tag has been lingering for so long on you tube and I thought it was time to do this. That way, we can develop some conversation with each other for the fun of it. And also, I may or may not make a video for this on my you tube channel, but we'll see in the near future. So let's get started!!

Tag creator: The Book Archer

I tag: All of you.

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1. A Popular book or series that you didn't like

Don't kill me, but here's a small list I somehow compile:

Evermore Series
House of Night series

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Goddess Test Trilogy

Tryille Trilogy

Attachments
The Grisha Trilogy (Its iffy because I'm on the last book, but I got bored with it while reading the second book. Yet, I'm excited to read the Six of Crows. Maybe I'll read the last book soon.)

2. A popular book or series everyone seem to hate, but you love?

I'm pretty much neutral when it comes to dealing with enjoying and disliking popular series among our book reviewing community. But, I really enjoyed Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett and the Mara Dyer trilogy by Michelle Hodkin. Both received very mixed reviews on good reads, but I thought they were great books, especially since I'm a lover for horror focused novels.

3. A love triangle where the main character ended up with the person you did NOT want them to end up with OR an OTP that you don't like.

I don't really care for love triangles.. As long as it's being done really well in the book and the characters are not crazily idiotic, then I don't mind it. Most of the time I don't really focus or realize that they're in books so oops. In real life, they are not real things unless your inner group of humans enjoys the crap load of drama, so what's the point of them to begin with? Just stick to one person or have no romance in your book. And as for OTPs, I could go on for days on who I don't like together, but that would take another blog post discussion in the near to go over with you guys. Sorry. :P

4. A popular book genre that you hardly reach for.

Contemporary. I've never read a huge reader of that genre. If I like the premise of the novel, then I'll probably pick it up to try out. Its also the same with the High Fantasy genre. Though I've actually started reading some books from this genre; even though I am impatient with the density of some of the descriptions and plot of the story. There's always room to expend in the reading world right?

5. A popular or beloved character that you don't like.

Hmm, this one is pretty tricky because I had to explore the depths of my goodreads page to remember most of the characters from various books. But then, I remembered Wendy Everly from the Trylle trilogy. She was one of the worst character I've ever encountered. I lost my patience with her every time she was doing something. Umm who else.. Oh I also don't like Kate from The Goddess test series, and the main girl from the Shiver trilogy. I lost my patience with them like I did with Wendy.. There's a lot of characters I rather hit, but I don't want to list them all. I'll make a blog post eventually about them. :P

6. A popular author that you can't seem to get into.

I had to think of it for a while. But, I really don't care for authors like John Green, Kiera Cass, or Jenny Han. I may give them a chance, but I can't right now. I'm also very, very iffy with Cassandra Clare and Rick Riordan. With Cassandra Clare, I only read up to book four in the TMI series and I've been avoiding it lately since I have a lot of books I do want to read. Rick Riordan is pretty the same thing. I will read more from them soon, but not right now because I'm edging for more adult styled books. Also don't kill me when I also mention Tolkin because if you sat in my fantasy class in college and listened about the comparisons of it to Harry Potter over and over again, then you understand my hatred for the Lord of the Ring trilogy.. I almost chucked my book at someone's skull in class because I got so annoyed and the majority of the book was dense with the overload of walking they did while finding the damn thing.

7. A popular book trope that you're tired of seeing. (examples 'lost princess', corrupt ruler, love triangles, etc).

Ohh I'm going to attack this question because I have a lot of hatred for many tropes in books. I can tolerate them if they are presented well, but damn let the attacking begin. I hate the 'held my breath I didn't realize I had' one, the virgin Mary (loosing it to their one true love), the portrayal of sex (go to magical molly and Emmma Books's channels for this one because I agree with them 100%.), the lack of diversity in the characters in looks because people create the standard 'good looking' shit-tards with unrealistic appearances and attitudes. I hate how the boy changes a girl's life completely trope. Girl, go find yourself a girlfriend, or a book or do you first. Be a queen and make the boy change for you instead. Too many, just too many.. >-> 

8. A popular series that you have no interest in reading.

Umm.. I'm not sure, I'll get back to you on that one in another post? Sorry, I can't think of anything at the moment.

9. The saying goes 'The book is always better than the movie', but what movie or T.V show adaption did you prefer more than the book?

The Maze Runner, hands down. The trilogy was good and a quick read, but I ended up giving it to my little sister because my tastes in books changed a little bit and I realized it was too meyhh for me. But the movie was so exciting and fast paced. Dylan was awesome as Thomas, and his handsome appearance.. Yum.. just saying. And The Book Thief. I love both equally. The director and the actors did a beautiful job in creating an adaption to such a beautiful book. I'll admit that they did leave a few things out from the book, but it was still a beautiful movie. 

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So that was the Unpopular Opinions book tag! Please note that these are my personal opinions and I don't judge anyone who thinks differently of these answers. Let me know in the comments below some of your answers to these questions and I'll see you guys soon with another blog post. Happy Howling! :)

Top 2 Books From 6 Genre Book Tag

Happy Friday everyone! It's time for a book tag! Woo (hell knows I don't do enough of these xD). So today I decided to do the 'Top 2 books from 6 genre' tag *hence the title* which was created by Benjamin of Benjaminoftomes on youtube and the creator of the 'Oftomes' micro publishing company. Let's get started on this tag shall we?

Tag information: This tag is mainly what two books I would recommend as reading material from these six genres (dystopian, fantasy, romance, paranormal, sci-fi, and historical) to you guys if you are looking for new books to enjoy. Although a couple of them are probably going to well known if you have been in the reading community for a while now.

(Warning: These are my own opinions, please don't judge and enjoy!)

Genre no one: Dystopian

1. Legend trilogy by Marie Lu

2. The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken

Genre two: Romance

1. Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett

2. The Hourglass Door trilogy by Lisa Mangum

Genre three: Fantasy

1. Nevemor trilogy by Lani Lenore

2. The Raven Cycle Quartet by Maggie Stiefvater

Genre four: Paranormal

1. The Last Werewolf by Glenn Duncan

2.  A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Genre five: Sci-fi *I'm not a huge reader of this genre, sorry!*

1. Illuminae by Amie Kauffman and Jay Kristoff

2. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Genre six: Historical *Pretty much the same ordeal as the Sci-fi genre*

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

2. The Scarlett Litter by Nathanial Hawthorne

Book Review: Warbreaker

Warbreaker written by Brandon Sanderson

Release Date: June 9th, 2009

Publisher: Tor Books

Format of Novel: Paperback

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary (from good reads): Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.

Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.

By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.

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Ever since I started watching book tube videos full time, I've noticed a lot of people raving about this particular author. As a curious person, I decided to give him and the genre of High/Epic fantasy a shot. Normally I am not one to reach for high fantasy, but this book caught my eye. As a result to it, I really enjoyed it. Each of the characters were their own persona, making them original and fresh in the mind. Their relationships were slow burning yet they held onto a certain meaning that made this particular story so fresh in my head. Not only that, the political system and the concept of using breath to gain power was a very unique idea to bring into this sort of story.

However, what really brought this story to life was the different subplots. Whenever Brendon Sanderson mentions a significant character, he was able to make their growths come to life in a realistic level. For example, Lightsong. For a god, he reminded me of a teenage and as the story progress, he starts changing into a much mature 'god' and I was really pleased with how his story came to an end as the finale took place. (And also a little sad as well).

While this book was major plus in my newfound love for high fantasy, I had a couple of issues with it as well (two issues mainly). Issues number one was my patience. While the story was fast pace and the story was really compelling, It literally took me till the end of April to read it and I obtained the novel in mid December and didn't start it till the very beginning of January. I did have very personal issues with the duration of that time, but I ended up getting very distracted by other books that were shorter and exciting for me during that time instead of reading a 657 paged novel. I don't know why, but a few of the chapters were unnecessary in my opinion and that slowed the book down for me (coming from someone that has read the first novel to Game of Thrones in two weeks flat). And the final issues was remembering a couple of the characters. At first I thought Lightsong was Siri's godly husband, but when I read that it was someone completely different, I almost threw my book in annoyance before I looked up the full summary. And all of the gods and the political system were also a tad annoying to follow during that time. (like I said, personal reason blocked my '5/5' rating).

But basically, this story was a great start to this wonderful and complex fantasy author. I just wish that I was enjoy Warbreaker more without dealing with the funk I was in for the majority of my time reading it. The story was simple yet very compelling with the overall fantastical elements, political system, and original characters. I will be continuing on reading more of this author's works when I get the chance too and understand more of the epic fantasy genre that he gracefully writes on a regular basis. ^_^

Book Review: A Darker Shade of Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic (#1) Written by V.E Schwab

Release Date: February 24th, 2015

Publisher: Tor Books

Format of Novel: Paperback

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Summary (From Good reads): Kell is one of the last Antari, a rare magician who can travel between parallel worlds: hopping from Grey London — dirty, boring, lacking magic, and ruled by mad King George — to Red London — where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire — to White London — ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne, where people fight to control magic, and the magic fights back — and back, but never Black London, because traveling to Black London is forbidden and no one speaks of it now.

Officially, Kell is the personal ambassador and adopted Prince of Red London, carrying the monthly correspondences between the royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell smuggles for those willing to pay for even a glimpse of a world they’ll never see, and it is this dangerous hobby that sets him up for accidental treason. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs afoul of Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She robs him, saves him from a dangerous enemy, then forces him to take her with him for her proper adventure.

But perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save both his London and the others, Kell and Lila will first need to stay alive — a feat trickier than they hoped.

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Hey all, I am officially back! It's about damn time huh? Haha. No but seriously, I'm back for good. I will be blogging regularly now every day expect for the weekends so I hope you don't mind it. ;) Now, let's get too it shall we with the first book review of May shall we?

Do you all remember me posting a review about "Vicious" and pretty much fan girled all over the place? Well guess what, I'm doing it again with this book. Holy crap, Victoria Schwab- you are my hero! I really love her as a person and writer. I've never met her, but when you see the stuff she posts on Instagram and twitter, it makes you feel warm yet devious at the same time. She is such a writing goddess in my eyes because she is not only an adventurous writer, she is a visual author. Victoria Schwab is someone that can break your soul in half with memorable characters, visuals, and memorable quotes that hit you right in the feels. It's a dream of mine to actually meet her in person and express how much she inspires me to take the risks in my writing and to not be afraid.

Now to the focus on this book. Considering that this is the first novel of an fantasy trilogy, I cannot really speak much about this book without fan-girling like a idiot. The plot of the novel was very fascinating. I've never really read much about parallel worlds that are basically the same exact thing or world so to speak and it was really cool to experience this first hand when reading about Kell's 'lonely' journey to the different London(s). Another thing I liked about the general plot of this story was the way it had a pirate-y vibe into it. It is mainly because of the characters, but at the same time, no one is really safe. Even the minor characters acted like thieves and everyone had their own goals to follow in order to achieve a personal greatness.

As for the characters, I loved how Kell's character is flawed, which made him so interesting to follow. He is one of the last Antari (a person of magic) and yet he is common thief. He smuggles things from the other London(s) and its ironic because you want him to be a good guy, but he's also a bad guy. Prince Rhy was a character and a half. He's a self-centered prince, but I felt he was something more than that and I wish he wasn't such a minor character since he did care for his 'brother' in some shape or form. And Lila, damn I love her so much.  She was a pirate alright and I was so glad she was a major part of this story. In a way, I felt as so she was a mirrored version of Kell and the other Antari even though she didn't have their magical abilities. I really hope that she will have her own spin off story or something because she is so far my most favorite female character of 2016.

The villains in this story were also pretty bad ass. The twins reminded me of the antagonists from the Game of Thrones series with their twisted ideals and quest for more power regardless of the fact they already had too much power. They were just so fantastic and I silently cheered every time they made their grand appearance in the story.

Overall, this story was a wonderful start to this trilogy and I am dying to get my hands on the sequel very soon. V.E Schwab did a fantastic job in creating such a beautiful concept with fantastic characters and yeah, she's just that awesome and her newest book is being release sometime this year and you better believe I'm going to pick up when I get a single chance.

Happy Howling!!