Currently Reading: The Gathering by Kelly Armstrong

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Ninja Gaiden 3 Review!

Designer: Team Ninja, Tecmo


Publisher: Tecmo koei


Release Date: March 20th, 2012


Rated: M for Mature


How I got it: I bought it






Wasn't expecting this from team ninja....Its Amazing! First off let me say that team ninja has always had good graphics if not great graphics. This game is no different it looks amazing and there is tons of blood to go along with it. Who doesn't love blood? This Ninja Gaiden does have more of a story line then the rest and its actually interesting to keep you going. I did enjoy this story line, I thought it was like watching a movie. The fighting style is more easier to play then the other Ninja Gaiden's at least on the mode I played on which was 
Ninja: Normal. It does remind me of God of War's fighting style more then previous Ninja Gaidens but that is also why I like it. I loved all the God of Wars so maybe that is why I am a fan of this game so much. Anyways you move through enemies so fast its ridiculous and fun. No matter how many enemies they send on you, the fighting style makes it so its not the same thing over and over again. I almost beat the game in one day because of the fact that it was so much fun. A lot of people say there is only one sword through out the game.  That isn't true as you go through the story mode you do pick up different types of swords. Yes it may seem like there is only the same sword but really its not if you'd pay attention. You do only get one bow and I think its awesome. The game is more realistic were you don't heal yourself or collect orbs. I think the only bad thing is you can't upgrade your armor or weapons. It is fun to level your stuff up but the game play is fun on its own too. This game is diffidently worth a buy no matter what Ign has to say about it. If you are a Ninja Gaiden fan then you wont be disappointed.







Friday, March 30, 2012

Beastly by Alex Flinn Review and Movie comparison!

Author: Alex Flinn


Release Date: October 7th, 2012


Edition: Hardcover (304 pages)


Published by: Harper teen


How I got this: I bought it


Goodreads Link


Synopsis:I am a beast. A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog, but a horrible new creature who walks upright – a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster. 

You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It’s no deformity, no disease. And I’ll stay this way forever – ruined – unless I can break the spell. 

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and a perfect life. And then, I’ll tell you how I became perfectly beastly.




My thoughts:


I did enjoy this book, I thought it was neat that there was I.M. chatting in between the chapters. The chapters in this book were only 2 to 4 pages long. Which did make the reading of this book go by super fast. I thought that it was a clever retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Of course at first in the book I didn't like the Kyle but that is what the author wanted was for you to think he was snobby which he was.I did enjoy Kendra's part through out the book how she saw him as judging as everyone else failed to notice.  I enjoyed the story line of the book and thought it was all very clever. The author's writing style made for a really easy read through out the whole book. I didn't stop reading this because it got boring or to confusing.  This book really made me want to watch the movie that they came out after it.






The movie was pretty close to the book in the main story line. They're of course were changes in the movie from the book. I actually liked the fact that they made the beginning high school stuff more mature. Instead of a school dance they were voting for the main person of a green society. I did enjoy the movie overall I thought it was very cute. I didn't think I'd like Vanessa Hudgens in this movie but I did end up liking her and forgetting that it was her.I also thought the actor who played  Kyle, did do a really good job of acting cocky at the beginning and changing. All and all it was all really good. Diffidently a watch even if you haven't read the book.





Thursday, March 29, 2012

Playstation 4 Breaking News!

Today I read that the new PlayStation four will not be backwards compatible or be able to use used games?? Wait what? So the new PlayStation four won't offer software for previous PlayStation? That is really messed up, all the money you spend on Ps3 will be all useless then. Hopefully they will do something about this because I am sure the Xbox 720 you will be able to play xbox 360 games on it. So anyways what do you guys think about this?


Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Wow #2


Here we are again with this week waiting on Wednesday I don't plan on doing this for every Wednesday :) Waiting on Wednesday is originally hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine.


For this weeks pick was completely random! It is Breathe by Sarah Crossan!




Goodreads Site..


Release Date: October 2nd, 2012


Pages: 400


Published by: Greenwillow




Synopsis:
Inhale. Exhale. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe . . . 
The world is dead. 
The survivors live under the protection of Breathe, the corporation that found a way to manufacture oxygen-rich air. 
ALINA 
has been stealing for a long time. She’s a little jittery, but not terrified. All she knows is that she’s never been caught before. If she’s careful, it’ll be easy. If she’s careful. 
QUINN 
should be worried about Alina and a bit afraid for himself, too, but even though this is dangerous, it’s also the most interesting thing to happen to him in ages. It isn’t every day that the girl of your dreams asks you to rescue her. 
BEA 
wants to tell him that none of this is fair; they’d planned a trip together, the two of them, and she’d hoped he’d discover her out here, not another girl. 
And as they walk into the Outlands with two days’ worth of oxygen in their tanks, everything they believe will be shattered. Will they be able to make it back? Will they want to?


So what book are you excited for that is coming out this year?



Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Xfinity on Xbox 360?



Yep that is right today they have finally released xfinity for xbox live users! I have been waiting sooo long for this moment :D that means I can watch all the shows that aren't on hulu or netflix!  Who else is excited for this? Of course this wasn't the only thing they released for today they also released Hbo Go! So if your a member of xfinity and hbo go then its your super lucky day! Then for all the baseball fans out there.... that is right they did it! They released mlb.tv on the xbox too. Talk about crazy.. I think that they were trying to get ahead of the Playstation network. Anyways whose excited for these new features on the xbox?








Monday, March 26, 2012

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Review

Author:Suzanne Collins 


Release Date: August 24th, 2010


Publisher: Scholastic Press 


Edition: Hardcover (390 pages)


How I got this: I bought it






My thoughts:
Being that this is the third book and maybe not everyone has read it I won't be adding spoilers to my review. I think that these book is different from the other two. It is a lot more serious than the other two, but I think that I liked this one more. Although I didn't want the sires to end it had to and I just had to know what happened. I think that as a sires as a whole its one of the best sires around. I think it will always be around and talked of and compared to for future generations. I am sad that it took me so long to read them, but I am glad I finally did. I did like this book a lot and I think it may have been my favorite one. I am not sure though since I do love the first one. Through out the series it was hard for me to choose who I liked more Peeta or Gale well this book made me like Peeta more!Anyways it is amazing and I do love this book. It diffidently makes you think a lot about what may have really happened in this book. Mockingjay did make me cry at some spots but they are worth it. Great book and the prefect ending to The Hunger Games.


I am using this book for these challenges:














Sunday, March 25, 2012

IMM #3



 Originally hosted by the Story siren!
I wasn't expecting to do this every week but I have been finding more and more 
free books that I am interested in on amazon or smashwords. I do buy books like
once a month, but since I haven't recently for this In my mailbox is all books I got for 
free off of amazon. I also did get two video games and I did receive some awesome swag!You can 
click on the names of the books to find out more about them too!









1. Bridger by Megan Curd  

2. Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace

3. Smokeless Fire by Samantha Young

4. Shadowland by C.M. Gray

5. Survival by A.M. Hargrove

Video Games bought:






1. Ninja Gaiden 3

2. Silent Hill HD collection

Swag:


I got 5 slide signed bookmarks! YAY! I plan on giving some away alongwith a giveaway some time. :)
So what did you get in your mailbox this week?



Saturday, March 24, 2012

Diablo 3 News!

Diablo 3 is now available for pre download! Sadly you cant play it until it does come out. Daiblo 3 does look interesting and I'm super excited to try it out.




So who is excited for the Diablo 3 release ?







Friday, March 23, 2012

Happy Hunger Games!



The movie is finally here as of today! YAY! Sadly I didn't get to see the midnight premiere of it but that is okay right? Anyways just wanted to make it official on my blog. Hopefully I will see it soon, also who went and saw it at midnight?? I wanted to finish all 3 books before today but I didn't get the chance too. I am almost done with the 3rd though and I should have the review of it up by the 25! So anyways I hope everyone enjoyed the 74th hunger games! May the odds be ever in your favor! 





Thursday, March 22, 2012

My entry for 2012 Dystopia Challenge!



What its all about:

The Dystopia challenge is for those who love it and for those who have never tried it. From negative utopia to plain ol’ totalitarian, there’s much to love about Dystopia and many ways it can be written.
If you’re not sure what it is check out Diva Schuylers’s post and learn all about it, but for a quick run down think of unpleasant living situations, pure dystopia being when an entity or social force is involved, but you can think outside the circle with this one.
This is hosted by: Bookishardour
I am gonna pick challenge level 3 : Solider reading 30 books.
Books that I have read for this challenge are:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
MockingJay by Suzanne Collins
will add more later on...


Little Big Planet Karting is Coming to a Ps3 near you!

Yes that is right another edition to the Little Big Planet series. This time its all about racing each other. So if your in love with  racing games and love little big planet then this would be amazing for you.You do get to customize your Sackboy or Sackgirl just like always. I also think you get to customize your kart too. Anyways I personally don't think I will be picking this up. But I thought I should just share it with everyone. What do you think about this? Will you be buying it when it eventually comes out? Are you excited for this or do you think its stupid? Let me know in a comment below. 




Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #1


For those who don't know, Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly book meme where we get to let everyone know about what books we are eagerly anticipating the release of. WoW is hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. Want to participate? Grab the logo on her page, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave your link on her blog!





For my waiting on Wednesday pick I am picking Forgiven (Demon trappers series number 3) by Jana Oliver. Yes this is the 3rd book in the series of the demon trappers daughter! It comes out on the 27th and I am uber excited to get it.
Here is a little blurb about the book:
Jana Oliver's third spellbinding Demon Trappers novel - following The Demon Trapper's Daughter and Soul Thief - brings all new thrills, as Riley Blackthorne takes on demons, love... and the future of the human race. 


I didn't want to add anymore for spoiler reasons lol. Anyways I think maybe I'll end up doing these every once in a while and it works because my dogs name is Wednesday. :) 




Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Games that came out today!



 Ninja Gaiden 3 hit the shelves today. I have to say this game is really amazing and I've only played through the first 2 chapters. 
Next came Resident evil : operation raccoon city. This games looks kind of interesting but I haven't played any of the other Resident evil games besides 3,4, and 5.


 Another game that came out today was Silent Hill HD collection. This includes Silent Hill 2 and 3, they redid the voice acting and made so you can get achievement or trophies for these games. Yay!


 Another game that also came out today was Armored Core V. I don't really know much about this game. 


















And lastly for new games today was Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure. Its a racing game through the worlds of five beloved Disney-Pixar films. That is all the games that came out today. What ones are you most excited for? Do you already have any of these games yet?















Monday, March 19, 2012

Catching Fire Review!



Author : Suzanne Collins


Publisher:Scholastic Press


Release Date: September 1st ,2009


Edition: Hardcover (391 pages)


How I got this book: I bought it






Synopsis:


Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. 

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying. 

In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before... and surprising readers at every turn. 



My thoughts:


This book is a very excellent book to the first! I absolutely loved it !!! I finished this book in 3 days because of life's interruptions. After reading the first book I was excited to read the next book "Catching Fire" because of the way the "Hunger Games" ended. After just finishing Catching Fire all I want to do is read MockingJay. This book really surprised me I think I might have liked this one more then The Hunger Games. I don't want to add  a lot of spoilers. To this review because maybe someone hasn't read the second book. What I do have to say about this book is that it made me keep reading the pages. Katniss and Peeta both lived through the 74th Hunger games. Now they would be safe and be mentors from now on. Katniss realizes that she may have started something once she used the berries as an escape plan. Trying to prove that see still loves Petta to all the different districts turns out it was harder then she thought. Now that the Quarter Quell is this year, the Capital always throws in surprises like one year they chose four kids from each district instead of two. For the 75th  hunger games they have and even bigger better surprise and trust me you don't want to miss it. The end of the book also throws you in a spin. Anyways this book is great and a diffident read if you have read the first.