Harry Potter vs. Twilight.
❝Sisterhood Everlasting❞ by Ann Brashares.
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I also got this new book “Sisterhood Everlasting”
It's the fifth and last book of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” book series! I love that book series and they're all among my favorite books, so obviously I had to buy this fifth and last book of the series!
I didn't even know that Ann Brashares would write a fifth book so I got really surprised when I saw this book because I thought that the fourth book was the last book. But apparently I was wrong and here is the fifth and last book!
The only difference with this fifth book is that it's taking place 10 years later so I guess it's supposed to be 10 years after the fourth book ended. So they're all 10 years older now.
I look forward to read this fifth and last book and I hope that it will be as good as the other four previous books. I've unfortunately read a huge spoiler online about the book but I will try to not think about it until I read the actual book.
❝The Secret Daily Teachings❞ & ❝The Magic❞.
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“The Secret Daily Teachings” by Rhonda Byrne.
“The Magic” by Rhonda Byrne.
❝The Secret Gratitude Book❞, ❝The Power❞ & flower headband.
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I've got some of the items this week that I've ordered on Amazon some week ago. I got the first item (“The Secret Gratitude Book”
“The Secret Gratitude Book”
I actually thought that this was a real book with text in it, obviously, because it looked like it was a normal book on the website but when I got it I discovered that it's really a journal with an introduction and then small quotes in the journal! So I even said to my brother who was here when I got the package: "WTF, it's not even a book!" And when I looked at the reviews on the product page there were more people who had misunderstood that it wasn't a real book. And yes, I should do it a habit to look at the reviews before I buy something in the future. I obviously look at the reviews if I want to buy other things than books but until now I haven't really bothered to read the reviews before I buy a book but after this, I'll definitely do that in the future. Anyway, this book is a gratitude journal where you're supposed to write down what you're grateful for every day. If you're into “The Secret”
“The Power”
I only have the original “The Secret”
I've also ordered the newest book “The Magic”
Pink rose headband.
This headband looked much cuter on the pictures on Amazon UK, which was why I bought it in the first place, but unfortunately, it doesn't look as cute IRL. But since I bought it I'll have to wear it someday!
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❝The Hunger Games❞ list - What I thought about the books.
Read the answers to the questions at your own risk since it contains spoilers. I can't answer the questions and tell you what I thought about the books without mentioning some spoilers so don't read the answers if you haven't read the books and don't want to know any spoilers before you read them.
2: Who's your favourite female character? Katniss.
3: Who's your favourite character at all? Katniss, obviously. I almost always have the main character as my favourite character since it's usually the character we get to know the most and it's impossible to not bond with the main characters, or at least in my opinion.
4: In which District would you want to live? 12, so I could stalk Peeta. Otherwise if I have to think about money and how to survive I guess I would have to pick The Capitol, since they don't have to worry about money or how to survive there like every other district have to.
5: Did you cry while you read the books? When? I didn't cry, but I almost started to cry when I read the last chapters of the last book “Mockingjay”. I'm not going to spoil too much for anyone who hasn't read the books yet but I can say that the last chapters are both sad and happy.
6: What do you think: Which character are you most like? Like I wrote on the 3rd question, the main character is usually the character we get to know the most and we don't know everything about all the other characters so it's pretty hard to even think about choosing someone else that you're most like when you don't know that much about the other characters. Except that Katniss has to kill some people, I guess I'm most like her. But I'm also a bit like Peeta too since he really wants to stay the same way he is and he doesn't want to turn into someone he's not. And I'm always myself and I never try to be someone I'm not and I think it's really important to always be yourself no matter what.
7: What would be your strategy in the arena? I would probably run away and hide and hope that everyone else kills each other so I didn't have to kill anyone.
8: What weapon would you choose on the cornucopia? Since my strategy would be to not kill anyone I would probably focus on choosing other things like food and other things that I would need in the arena.
9: Your favourite quote? “Always” & “Real or not real?”
10: Least favourite character? President Snow.
11: Favourite book? I don't know which one is my favourite... I like all of them!
12: How old were you when you started to read the series? I'm 21 years old. I turn 22 later this year.
13: What do you think about the actors? Do they look like you picture them? I don't really picture characters so clearly that some people seem to do when I read about characters in books. I usually just think about the colors and features of the characters. So I think Jennifer Lawrence is a good choice as Katniss since she dyed her hair brown for the part and everyone who has been working with the movie says how great she is as Katniss so I choose to believe them. I think Liam Hemsworth is a good choice as Gale because he's so tall which makes him look older than Jennifer/Katniss and let's face it, he's good looking and Gale seems to be good looking in the books since many girls like him. I think Josh Hutcherson was a good choice as Peeta since I think about him when I think about Peeta now, but Peeta is supposed to have blond hair in the books and they didn't dye his hair really BLONDE which was what I expected him to have. Like I wrote I mostly think about the colors and features of the characters but I approve of all the actors who will be in the movie. After all, Suzanne has approved them herself and she only has good things to say about them all so I don't have anything negative to say about either of them.
14: Worst death? Primrose. I didn't even understand that she died because I read about all the children that died and then something happened to Katniss but I didn't really understand that Primrose actually died until I read about it again some pages after when Katniss thought about it. Of course, Rue's death was also bad since I didn't expect it because I hoped that she would also survive in some way. And I didn't expect Finnick to die either, especially not when he and Annie had gotten married and everything. I mean, what will Annie do without him? So sad!
15: Your very first thought about the series? When I first heard about the series I just decided that I have to read it since I only heard good things about it. And I become totally obsessed with it right when I started reading the first book in the trilogy.
16: Peeta or Gale? Peeta! ♥
17: Something that happened in the book you still can't deal with? I think this is a weird question and I don't really know how to answer it. But there were some deaths that I wish didn't happen in the books and some things in the books were really horrible and sad but they're all a part of the story so I don't over-analyze them too much.
18: Something THG taught you? It didn't really teach me anything, but it definitely reminded me that you should really appreciate the ones you love because someday they will be gone.
19: Most beautiful name? Primrose, Peeta.
20: Would you want to live in Panem? Why, why not? No, I wouldn't. Even if I and many else loves the books I don't think anyone in their right mind would want to live in a place like that.
21: Are you happy with the ending? Yes.
22: This or that? (add two objects) ?
23: Saddest moment? When Primrose died and when Katniss got her body destroyed after that.
24: Why did you decide to read the books? Because I had heard so great things about the books that I wanted to read them myself. Plus, I wanted to see the movie and then I had to read the books before I could see the movie.
25: A scene/quote that makes you laugh? I don't remember anything special but Peeta is described as being funny and he did say some funny comments/jokes in the books.
26: A song that always reminds you of THG? Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift.
27: 'Rue's Lullaby' or 'The Hanging Tree'? Both.
28: A character who should survive but died? Rue, Finnick & Prim.
29: Do you have any merchandise? I don't have any merchandise yet (except that I own the books of course) but I will definitely buy some in the future. I already want a Mockingjay necklace!
30: You'll always love this series. Real or not real? Real! ♥
Pottermore will open in early April 2012!
Pottermorejust wrote this tweet on their official Twitter:
So of course I clicked on the link right away when I had read the tweet!
And... POTTERMORE WILL OPEN TO EVERYONE IN EARLY APRIL 2012!
I'm so happy and excited right now and I can't wait until April when I finally get to register an account on Pottermore! And most of all, I can't wait until I'll know which house I'm in!!!
I've waited for Pottermore to open since October 2011 when they said they would open but now it's only 1 month left until we all finally get to register to Pottermore! They explain in their blog-post why they weren't able to open Pottermore in October 2011 like they had planned.
Read the whole blog-post on Pottermore Insider here.
Harry Potter wedding invitations.
❝Harry Potter wedding invitations I found on etsy. This could be the most adorable and romantic thing inspired by the movie. I love it. They are on the etsy shop oneLittleM owned by Melissa Meek. Had to share.❞
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How amazing is this?! ♥
❝Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone❞ Board Game.
At Thursday evening Angelica agreed to play my Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone board game with me. Yay!
I ended up in Gryffindor and Angelica ended up in Ravenclaw.
We ended up in the same houses in the game as in a test we did on Facebook, so that was quite funny!
I've tried to force my mom to play this game with me some times but she have never agreed to it, haha, but luckily Angelica agreed to play it with me. Haha!
❝The Hunger Games❞ trilogy.
Today I also went down to the store to pick up a package that contained these books; “The Hunger Games”
!I've only heard good things about this book-series so I had to get it! I also want to see the movie “The Hunger Games”
(that's based on the first book) in March when it premieres so I want to read the first book before I see the movie so it was about time I bought the whole trilogy so I can read it and see what it's all about.The Cast & Crew of Harry Potter says Good-Bye. ♥
A personal and heartfelt look back from the cast and crew at their years on set and what Harry Potter has meant not only professionally, but personally. ♥
❝The Host❞ - Stephenie Meyer.
The book was really good and I recommend it to everyone who likes books in the sci-fi genre! And to the rest of you as well, since it was so good.
The book is about:
“Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading 'soul' who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer & Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.”
I read some chapters from the book every evening/night and I didn't want to stop reading when I started, which is a sign that it's a good book you're reading. And when I finished the book this weekend I only wanted even more!
I'd really want that Stephenie wrote a sequel to the book but so far I haven't heard anything about a sequel + that the book finished in a way that makes it possible to write a sequel to the book but the history could also stop where the book stopped. But it would really be fun to read a sequel to it because like I said I want more!
I can definitely say that “The Host” is my new favorite book and I really look forward to being able to see the book turn into a movie. If you didn't already know, “The Host” will also be turned into a movie. The movie is planned to be released in 2013 and the filming will start in February 2012 according to IMDB. Which actors who will play the characters is already planned so search for “The Host” on IMDB and you'll know more, if you're interested. It's hard to say if I'm happy or disappointed with the actors that have been chosen to play the characters. I think that I'll only be able to answer that once I've seen the movie so I'll have to wait until that before I can answer that.
❝Eld❞ (❝Fire❞) - Book 2 in the Engelsfors-trilogy.
This is how the book cover for “Eld” (“Fire”) looks like!
“Eld” is the second book in the Engelsfors-trilogy and the sequel to the first book “Cirkeln” (“The Circle”). “Eld” is going to be released on April 26, 2012.
I was invited to a blog-date with the authors to the book “Cirkeln” earlier this year when the book just had been released. I got the book sent home and I got to meet the authors behind the book!
I'm obviously a fan of this story and I'm really looking forward to getting to read the continuation in “Eld” and also the third and last book when it comes out.
Something else that I'm looking forward to is that this story is being made into a movie. I actually got a mail about it earlier today, telling me that the casting will start really soon and I really hope that I'll get to go to the casting to any of the parts in the movie. It would really be a dream to get one of the parts in the movie!
If you guys like fantasy books, you should really read “Cirkeln” if you haven't read it already! And also read the continuation in “Eld” when it comes out, of course. I'm sure you can find the book in your country because the book has been sold to many different countries!
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❝The Carrie Diaries❞.
Jag läste ut boken “The Carrie Diaries” av Candace Bushnell i natt.
Boken handlar om Carrie Bradshaw när hon går i high school och innan hon flyttar till New York.
Jag tycker att boken var bra och det var roligt att läsa om hur Carrie hade det innan hon flyttade till New York. Jag har inte läst böckerna i den vanliga bokserien men jag har såklart sett på tv-serien!
Nu när jag har läst “The Carrie Diaries” så vet jag att Carries första pojkvän var ett svin så då är det inte så konstigt att hon träffar en del dåliga män i tv-serien också. När man är van vid att bara träffa dåliga människor så blir det lätt så att man alltid träffar dem, så det förklarar en del att hennes första pojkvän var ett svin.
Något som jag blev både arg och lite chockad över var att hennes första pojkvän och en tjej vid namn Lali som skulle föreställa en av Carries bästa vänner inledde ett förhållande medan Carrie fortfarande var tillsammans med pojkvännen! Jag personligen förstår verkligen inte hur vänner kan göra så mot varandra men tydligen var de inte så bra vänner som Carrie trodde. Jag visste också redan innan de blev avslöjade att det var något på gång mellan dem så jag väntade bara på att det skulle avslöjas.
Boken slutade med att Carrie precis har anlänt till New York och precis blivit rånad, vilket betyder att hon inte har några pengar eller telefonnummer till hennes kompis som hon skulle ringa när hon kom fram. Men sen kommer hon på att hon skrev ner ett nummer i hennes dagbok, som är till ingen mindre än Samantha Jones! Och Samantha är kusin till en av Carries frenemies (en tjej vid namn Donna LaDonna som först var Carries fiende men sedan slutade det med att de blev vänliga mot varandra då de hamnat i samma foto-kurs) så det var lite lustigt.
“The Carrie Diaries” är en ny bokserie om Carrie. “The Carrie Diaries” handlar om Carrie innan hon flyttar till New York och “Summer and the City” som handlar om när Carrie precis har flyttat till New York.
Nu måste jag definitivt läsa “Summer and the City” eftersom “The Carrie Diaries” slutade som den gjorde + att jag såklart vill veta vad som hände Carrie när hon precis hade flyttat till New York + hur hon träffade Miranda och Charlotte!
J.K. Rowling announces the new website Pottermore.
After Harry Potter... ♥
GINNY WEASLEY played quidditch for the Holyhead Harpies. After deciding to raise a family, she retired and became Senior Quidditch correspondent at the Daily Prophet.
HERMIONE GRANGER married to Ron Weasley and had two children, Rose and Hugo. Hermione went back to Hogwarts and sat her NEWTS before working for Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures and helping house elves. She then moved to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement where she eradicated pro-pureblood laws.
RON WEASLEY went to work with George at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes until he became an Auror for the ministry.
GEORGE WEASLEY married Angelina Johnson and turned Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes into a lucritive business. They had two children, Fred and Roxanne.
BILL & FLEUR WEASLEY have three kids, Victoire, Dominique and Louis. Victoire seems to have a romantic interest in Harry’s godson, Teddy. She was named after the victory at Hogwarts, since her birthday shared its anniversary.
CHARLIE WEASLEY stayed single and continued working with his dragons.
PERCY WEASLEY married a woman named Audrey. They had two daughters, Molly and Lucy.
ARTHUR WEASLEY went on as Head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects.
ALBUS DUMBLEDORE had fallen in love with Grindelwald at one point when he was younger. He felt he had lost track of his morals while with Grindelwald, so after this he led a celibate and scholarly life.
DUDLEY DURSLEY went on to be married and have children. Harry occasionally went to visit with him, but did not maintain a relationship with the other Dursleys.
RUBEUS HAGRID continued to work at Hogwarts and would have young Albus Potter to his hut to tea.
NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM married Hannah Abbott. He went on to be the Herbolgy professor for Hogwarts.
HANNAH ABBOTT ran the Leaky Cauldron.
LUNA LOVEGOOD married Rolf Scamander much later than Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny married. They had twin sons Lorcan and Lysander. She became a famous naturalist.
FIRENZE was allowed back into the herd.
DOLORES UMBRIDGE was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned for crimes against muggleborns.
RITA SKEETER kept writing. When asked about what happened to her, J.K. Rowling laughed and said she probably wrote a book about Harry after he defeated Voldemort.
SEVERUS SNAPE’s portrait was not put in the headmaster’s office at Hogwarts because he resigned before he died. But Harry told everyone of Snape’s innocence.
The Defence Against The Dark Arts job is no longer jinxed. When Voldemort was killed, the jinx lifted and the school can now keep a D.A.D.A teacher for more than a year.
DRACO MALFOY married Astoria Greengrass (younger sister of Daphne) and had a son named Scorpius.
CHO CHANG married an unnamed muggle.
MR. & MRS. LONGBOTTOM (Neville’s parents) never got to leave St. Mungo’s. When asked about them, J.K. Rowling said “The damage is done.”
HOGWARTS is led by an an entirely new Headmaster (McGonagall was getting a little old).
J.K. Rowling lives wealthy ever after. “I’m dealing with a level of obsession in some of my fans that will not rest until they know the middle names of Harry’s great-great-grandparents,” she said in an interiew. But she also said “I love it. I’m all for that.”
❝Cirkeln❞ Blogg/Bokmingel.
Igår, torsdag 5 maj, var jag bjuden på ett bloggmingel/bokmingel om boken “Cirkeln”.
Jag blev inbjuden till det för lite mer än 2 veckor sen och fick också boken hemskickad till mig. Jag hade inte läst hela boken igår som man förmodligen skulle ha gjort, men jag hade läst mer än halvvägs i alla fall.
Minglet hölls i Rabén & Sjögrens lokaler i det stora Norstedts huset, mellan klockan 16:00-18:00.
De bjöd på afternoon tea, goodiebags och såklart skälet till att man var där; möte med författarna.
Författarna pratade och svarade på frågor om boken och berättade även lite om arbetet med boken osv.
Tjejen som ställde frågorna till författarna (så att det blev som en diskussion som vi fick lyssna på) sa att vi gärna fick ställa frågor och vara med i diskussionen men det var nästan ingen som sa eller frågade något. Men jag antar att de kände samma sak som mig; att de mest ville lyssna på vad författarna sa. Det var ju därför man var där.
Hur som helst var det ett trevligt mingel och det var väldigt inspirerande och roligt att lyssna på vad författarna hade att säga. Så jag tackar Johanna och Rabén & Sjögren för att jag fick komma dit!
Nere vid entrén fanns en affisch på “Cirkeln”.
Mamma sa att jag borde jobba på något sånt här ställe, och det håller jag verkligen med om. Att få vara i en byggnad där alla jobbar med böcker, det var nästan som jag också sa till mamma en “dream come true”. Jag skulle verkligen kunna se mig själv jobba på ett sånt här ställe, frågan är bara hur man går till väga för det.
Det serverades som sagt afternoon tea.
Jag som inte kan äta någonting fick nöja mig med te.
Det var typiskt att de hade macaroons när jag har velat smaka såna hur länge som helst, men det kunde jag ju tyvärr inte. Det blev inte bättre av att mamma utbrast: “Åh, den smakar ju som kladdkaka!” (Den bruna).
Författarna − Sara Bergmark Elfgren & Mats Strandberg.
Norstedts-huset.
Jag skriver vad jag tyckte om boken när jag har läst ut den.
1 - 5 st. pocketböcker, bl.a. “The Carrie Diaries” som jag faktiskt har velat läsa så dem blev jag väldigt glad över.
2 - “I Rymden Finns Inga Känslor” på DVD.
3 - Nivea Visage Pure Effect; Miljd & duprengörande peeling + Nivea Fruity Shine Cherry.
4 - 2 st. Ice Coffee.
5 - Ett vykort.
7 days left to ❝Harry Potter 7: Part 1❞!
Travel in Harry Potter's footprints!
Böckerna och filmerna slår rekord på rekord.
Men ett riktigt Harry Potter-fan nöjer sig inte med det.
Här är sju Potter-platser i Storbritannien som du bör besöka.
Harry Potter åker bil på Charing Cross i en av böckerna.
Harry Potter blir mordhotad och för att skydda honom kör man honom i specialbilar längs gatan Charing Cross mitt i centrala London. Saknar du någon av böckerna kan du passa på att köpa den här.
På Charing Cross-gatan finns det ett tjugotal stora boklådor.
London Zoo
Det var här som Harry Potter inser att han kan ormspråket flytande under inspelningen av ”Harry Potter och de vises sten”. Scenen spelades in i terrariet i djurparken.
Goathland, North Yorkshire
Alnwick Castle
Det största bebodda slottet i England, efter mera kända Windsor. Slottet, som ligger i nordöstra England, användes för att filma exteriörerna på Hogwarts när Harry och hans klasskamrater får sin första flyglektion samt när Harry kraschlandar med sin flygande bil.
Katedralen i Gloucester
Eftersom skolan Hogwarts inte finns i verkligheten så går den inte att besöka. Däremot kan du besöka den 900 år gamla katedralen i Gloucester. Det är här man har spelat in delar av den första filmen om Harry Potter. Scener från Hogwarts har också spelats in i bland annat Christ Church-universitetet i Oxford, Durham Cathedral och Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire.
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Edinburgh, Skottland
När författaren JK Rowling började skriva på den allra första Harry Potter-boken bodde hon i Edinburgh med sin dotter. För att få lugn och ro när hon skulle skriva promenerade hon runt i Edinburgh med barnvagnen tills dottern somnade.
Sedan satte hon sig på något av stans fik, beställde en kopp kaffe och skrev.
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“I Carry Your Heart With Me” - E.E Cummings.
“I carry your heart with me
(I carry it in my heart)
I am never without it
(Anywhere I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling)
I fear no fate
(For you are my fate, my sweet)
I want no world
(For beautiful you are my world, my true)
And it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
And whatever a sun will always sing is you
Here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
And this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart
(I carry it in my heart)”
A beautiful poem that Cameron Diaz reads for her "sister" in the movie “In Her Shoes”.
