Vampire Diaries--Season 2, Episode 13: "Daddy Issues"

We saw in the last episode that Tyler finds out that there are more vampires than just Caroline. This episode, we see Tyler confront Caroline about Mason's death. Tyler is angry because Caroline kept Mason's death a secret from him. Jenna is angry when she finds out that John Gilbert is Elena's biological father. Jules, a "evil" werewolf, meets up with her feisty wolf lover, Brady, and tells him she wants to leave with Tyler and run.

Caroline is taken hostage by Jules after she is sprayed with vervain, while Stefan is trying to reason with Tyler. Jules calls Stefan and tells him to bring Tyler in exchange for Caroline. Stefan tells Elena to brief Damon on the situation and Damon tells John to watch Elena. Elena and John have a talk and Elena makes it apparent that John might be her dad, but she is not her daughter. Stefan goes to Brady's RV where they are keeping Caroline with Tyler in tow. Damon shows up just in the knick of time. Jules calls out her wolf friends to attack, but they are no match for Stefan and Damon. Damon and Stefan take out a good chunk of the werewolves. 

Tyler finds Caroline in a cage and reluctantly releases her. She runs out and is caught by Jules. Damon and Stefan are about to be stake, while Tyler just stares at Caroline. Jonas appears on Elijah's behalf and causes the werewolves to hhear a high pitch sound. Jonas tells Tyler to tell his friends to get "the hell of out of town". Tyler tries to apologize to Caroline, but she quickly declines and tells him they are never friends. 

Later, Matt calls Caroline and asks to hang out. She lies and says she's with Bonnie, but Matt quickly sees Bonnie with Jeremy. Is anyone else giddy over at?

Tyler tells Brady and Jules that Mason might have been looking for the moonstone. They ask where the moonstone is, but Tyler does not know.

Damon tries to find out why John Gilbert is in Mystic Falls, but John says that he is there to protect Elena. John later reveals that the only way to kill an Original is to dip a dagger in white ashwood that dates back to the time the Originals...originated. John is then shown revealing his true slimy self and is in the tomb working with Katherine to get her out.

Tell me what you think of last week's episode!

Peace and Fangs,

Alisha

Film Fridays--Week of January 31, 2011

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Opened: February 4, 2011
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr. 33 mins.
Starring: Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Alyson Michalka, Danneel Harris

Director: Christian E. Christiansen
Genre: Thriller/Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: An emotionally unstable college freshman (Leighton Meester) grows obsessed with her unsuspecting roommate in Danish director Christian E. Christiansen's English-language debut.

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(featured in 3D and IMAX 3D)
Opened: February 4, 2011
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr. 43 mins.
Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield

Director: Alister Grierson
Genre: Drama, Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Though it is one of the least-accessible cave systems on Earth, skilled diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months with his team (Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield) . When a flash flood cuts off their exit, suddenly they are caught in a life-or-death situation. With supplies dwindling, the divers must navigate a treacherous underwater labyrinth to find a new escape route or else die in the process.

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Opened: January 28, 2011
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr. 47 mins.
Starring: Cast: Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Nicholas D'Agosto, April Bowlby

Director: Angel Gracia
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Two sisters, one a young beauty who chooses passion over logic, the other a law student whose fixed moral compass keeps her from following her desires, are uprooted from their luxurious home when their father suddenly passes away. Out of money and out of options, the women move into their Great Aunt Aurelia's modest, but lively home in the Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood where they find themselves thrown into a world that, despite their heritage, seems completely foreign. Over time, they discover the beauty of the culture they once fought so desperately to hide. And in the process they find the one thing that had eluded them: love.

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Limited Releases:
Cold Weather
Frankie and Alice
Dressed
The Other Woman
Waiting for Forever
What Women Want

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Peace and Fangs,
Alisha

Book Blogger Hop: 2/4-2/7

This is my first Book Blogger Hop (Crazy For Books) for 2011! I didn't have a chance to do them so far and finally since the ice is still stuck to the ground, I'm out for school and catching up on my blogging!

This week's question is:

What are you reading now and why are you reading it?

My Answer: Right now I'm reading, In Company of Vampires by Katie MacAlister. I loved the two books that were before it, Got Fangs? and Circus of the Darned, which were under Katie MacAlister's YA identity, Katie Maxwell. They were so inventive and intense, I was craving for another installment of the Fran and Ben love story. I have to say that I'm glad that this story isn't YA, it seems like Katie was holding some material back because it was under YA. I'm glad that she collided her other books with this one in a way. I love Katie MacAlister and how she creates this whole new Immortal world for us. I'm reading this to go on with the series and sees what happens with Ben and Fran. Plus, I needed my vampire fill, I missed my Vampire Kisses, Vampire Academy, etc and Vampire Diaries has not quite done it's full job yet.

Tell me what you're reading and why! I'll add everyone who comments and follows to our Book Blogger Buddy List.

Here are the three blogs I visited that I love!: Bon Bons and Reveries, Live...Laugh...Love...and READ, Urban Fantasy Investigations

Peace and Fangs,

Alisha

Wanted Wednesdays: Captivate (Need #2) by Carrie Jones

This Wanted Wednesday is probably one of the first that is over a sequel to a series. I have read Need, the first book in the series by Carrie Jones. It was absolutely amazing and I wanted to get Captivate, but it seemed like sequels always disappear from my library.

I want to read this book because I miss the little pixie world. Don't get me wrong, I still crave for my vampires and werewolves, but I like to indulge in the pixie and faerie world from time to time. I loved this series, it was one of the first series where I was exposed to the pixie world. I never really found any pixie book or known a lot about them, so this one was very interesting to read. I can't wait to finally get my hands on this series and get to see how Zara's and Nick's relationship develops.

Here is the summary to Captivate:
Zara and her friends knew they hadn't solved the pixie problem for good. Far from it. The king's needs grow deeper every day he's stuck in captivity, while his control over his people gets weaker. It's made him vulnerable. And now there's a new king in town.


A turf war is imminent, since the new pixie king, Astley, is moving in quickly. Nick nearly killed him in the woods on day one, but Zara came to his rescue. Astley swears that he and Zara are destined to be together, that he's one of the good guys. Nick isn't buying it, though Zara isn't as sure -- despite herself, she wants to trust the new king. But it's a lot more than her relationship with Nick that is at stake. It's her life -- and his. Source

Tell me what you think about the Need series and Captivate if you got the chance read it already!

Peace and Fangs,
Alisha

Review: Sisters Red (Sisters Red #1) by Jackson Pearce

Synopsis: Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris– the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She’s determined to protect other young girls from a grisly death, and her raging heart will not rest until every single wolf is dead.

Rosie March once felt her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts fiercely alongside her. Now Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves and finds herself drawn to Silas, a young woodsman who is deadly with an ax– but loving him means betraying her sister and has the potential to destroy all they’ve worked for.

Twenty-five-year-old Jackson Pearce delivers a dark, taut fairy tale with heart-pounding action, fierce sisterly love, and a romance that will leave readers breathless. Source

Review
Plot: I wanted to take some time out from my book challenges, so I picked up this book when I saw that many other book blogs have reviewed it. I am a sucker for a good retell on classics...when they're done right. I have to say that I loved Sisters Red. It was a nice refreshing take on an age old classic. I loved how instead of the main character being just one person, it was two sisters. Not only were they sisters, but they talk throughout the book of having the same heart. I loved that type of metaphor, but it did seem like that fact got in the way of both of them. The book is told in both Rosie and Scarlett point of views. I have to say that I preferred Rosie's point of views because she had outside interests and more emotions. She started to fall for Silas and she wanted a life outside of just hunting Fenris (like werewolves). It was nice to see that she didn't want to disappoint or hurt her sister, but she didn't want to deny that she wanted something more. Scarlett's chapters were harder to read because they honestly all about hunting. I understood it was her passion, but I was sort of thankful when Rosie chapters would come around because I could kind of take a break from hunting. I did, however, like that you saw the differences between someone who loves hunting and someone who feels that they are binded to hunting.

Characters: Scarlett-I liked Scarlett. She was a nice character to provide the motherly and protective half of the two sisters. She is tied to hunting willingly, but wishes that she could have a normal life. But, with all of her scars and bites, she knows she could never have a normal life.
Rosie-Rosie wants that normal life back. She wants to go to school and do things that interest her. I loved her most when she was struggling between her love for Silas and her love for her sister. She doesn't want to disappoint her sister by disliking to hunt day in and day out, but she wants to have a life and show her feelings for Silas.
Silas-I liked Silas for the most part. He was hesitant to make a relationship with Rosie, but wanted to for the most part. He also wanted a life outside of hunting and wasn't afraid to tell Scarlett that. I will say without giving out any spoilers that I was pissed with Silas at one point. He cheated on Rosie...well, in a way, he cheated on her. I won't say when, but you will know the part I was talking about.

Cover: I loved the cover to this. It was creative to connect the girls' hair with the wolf. It was beautifully done and I loved how simple the cover is, but each color and design are very well pronounced.

Overall Rating: I give this book a four out of four because it was a great retelling of an old classic and I do recommend who love Little Red Riding Hood or want to see Red Riding Hood movie that comes out in March, please read this book. There is a sequel coming out. There is no set date or title, but Little Brown has made a deal with Pearce for a sequel!

Peace and Fangs,

Alisha

Tempestuous

"'I don't love Sonny Flannery.'

That's the lie Kelly Winslow told to protect the boy she loves from a power he doesn't know he possesses. Devastated, Sonny retreats- to a haven for Lost Fae that's hidden deep underneath New York City. But Kelley's not about to let things end in heartbreak. To get Sonny back, she's got to find out who's after his magick- and how to use her own. She's got to uncover who's recruiting Janus Guards to murderously hunt innocent Faerie. She's got to help rebuild the shattered theater company she called family. And she's got to do it all without getting dangerously distracted by the Fennrys Wolf, who's legendary heart of stone seems to melt whenever he's around Kelley. The intrigue and romance that began with Wonderous Strange and Darklight come to a stormy head in Tempestuous, the breathtaking conclusion to Lesley Livingston's ravishing urban Faerie trilogy."

If it were me, I would put CONCLUSION in bold. When I started reading this, all the way until I finished it, I had no idea this would be the last we hear from Kelley and Sonny. In a way, it's saddening to think of it. But as Alisha says "all good things must come to an end."

It starts off from where the last one left off. Kelley pulls an Edward, saying she didn't love Sonny for his safety. Sonny, of course, over-hearing this, is heart-broken and leaves. Kelley, feels the full weight of what she said, and wishes she didn't. The whole time I'm thinking "both of you, suck it up, talk it over, and fight this thing together!" I was highly frustrated. This book leads into more about Auberon, and even Mahb's dying state. You even see how much like her mother, Kelley really becomes.

I would have to say, this book gets a 3/4. I loved the plot, and am horribly sad it's over, but it was little confused and a tiny bit on the boring side. If I had known it would be the last, I wouldn't have skimmed, but seeing as it was a little uneventful, I did. Loved it, and am totally sad to see it go. I have no idea what she would write anything about, but I wish she would! If you can get past some of the boring spots, it's an awesome book.

Sweet Daydreams,

Brooke

Shadowspell

"On top of spending most of her time in a bunkerlike safe house and having her dates hijacked by a formidable Fae bodyguard, Faeriewalker Dana Hathaway is in for some more bad news: the Erkling and his pack of murderous minions known as the Wild Hunt, have descended upon Avalon. With his homicidal appetite and immortal powers, the Erkling has long been the nightmare of the Fae realm. A fragile treaty with the Faerie Queen, sealed with a mysterious spell, is the one thing that keeps him from hunting unchecked in Avalon, the only place on Earth where humans and Fae live together. Which means Dana's in trouble, since it's common knowledge that the Faerie Queen wants her- and her rare Faeriewalker powers- dead. The smoldering, sexy Erkling's got his sights set on Dana, but does he only seek to kill her, or does he have something much darker in mind?"

Oh my gosh. This book is so awesome! I loved Glimmerglass, and this is an amazing sequel to it. Constant page turner, and I couldn't even get all my homework done because of this... oops... Well, it was worth it!
It opens to Dana out on "not a date" with Ethan. It's a little difficult, seeing as she's constantly being watched by bodyguards. After a series of unfortunate events, Dana meet the Erkling, a one of a kind... thing. Like all creature there, he completely gorgeous, and if he wasn't super totally evil, she would probably have been in love with him. But weirdly enough, he always seems sympathetic towards her the whole time...
I could explain more, but where would the fun be in that? I am definitely going to give this book a 4/4. The only criticism I have is that it does have two F bombs and a couple more sensual occasions, but compared to most of the media now, I can't complain. Loved the book, loved the plot, loved the characters. I bet you will to. Buy this today!

Sweet Daydreams,
Brooke