Book review: Rapunzel Untangled

Rapunzel Untangled by, Cindy C Bennett

Four Stars

What I Liked About It: This was a fun retelling of Rapunzel. I liked how they put it in modern day, it was a cool twist. I've read a lot of fairy tale retellings, but there aren't that many good retellings of this story out there. I've found maybe one other book and it was really bad. This one really stayed true to the story, and the romance was cute.

What I Didn't Like About It: The romance was just cute. And every two seconds. Over the top. I don't mind romance at all, and it's kinda expected in books like this, but I got tired of it in this book. That's not all Rapunzel is about, there's also a lot of other things. I also didn't like the dark magic they put in this. It was just gross and had no point. It wasn't even that creepy.

Am I Glad I Read It: I honestly can't remember the last book I wasn't glad I read! I liked this book and I got an hour for the summer reading program! :)

Book Review: My Sisters Keeper

My Sisters Keeper by Jodie Picoult



Four and a half stars

What I Liked About It: The story line was amazing, even of it was unrealistic.  I could identify with all the characters in some way, even the forty year old guy doctor, and I personally have never been a forty year old guy doctor. The plot was great, and the plot twists really got me.*Spoiler alert!!!*
 And you know Fault in our Stars, how the whole long novel is about getting to know a character, and then getting all sad when that characters boyfriend dies? It was a really sad book, and I was super impressed at how well the author did the death. Jodie Picoult managed to get twice the depth and sadness and pain in half a chapter. Like really, I can't remember the last time I cried that hard over a tiny characters death. It was amazing.
*End Spoiler!!!*
This book was really good, and I could connect the plot with moments when my little sister has been sick, even though this story is nothing like my story. I was able to find something.

What I Didn't Like About It: This is not a YA book, so it had some innaproriate content, but it faded to curtain every time, so it's more like you know just what's going on, but they don't tell you. It's implied. A lot of the romance was dumb as well.

Am I Glad I Read It: Yes. This book was super good and super sad.

Canyon City

     I am currently sitting by the edge of the pool at a hotel in Canyon City hoping that I look cool sitting on one of those sun bathing chairs instead of an idiot because it's night, and who try's to sunbath at 9:00pm? The mosquitos are trying to eat me alive, and I'm horrible afraid they're succeeding. We left our house at about 10 this morning and got here at about 12. Then Clare and S went to a pottery class and I walked around and looked at all the sculptures. The people that ran the store made every single piece there themselves, and there were two rooms packed with shelves to the ceiling that were full of pottery. I was super afraid going through there rooms, because if you knocked over one thing, the whole room would go over. Here's a link to their website. then we went to the hotel, then another hotel, and another one, and another one, because the hotels were so dang expensive. Then we went to lunch at Chilies, and then we went to Hastings. Hastings is my favorite store EVER! They have discount books and music and it's wonderful. I got my favorite book, Cress, and a CD by Tim McGraw, one of my favorite country singers. Then we went to this random music thing in the park and now we're back at the hotel!


Here's an awesome picture I found...




FYI- This post was written last night and then the hotels WiFi went out. I'm home now.

I am pleased to announce.....

That the first chapter of  Harry Potter Tripped over the Invisible Bunny: and other embarrassing stories of how totally smooth it is possible to be. is complete!!! It's called Harry Potter Tripped Over the Invisible Bunny and it is absolutely brilliant. Me and Emma co-authored this one, but there will be four other chapters written by me and four by Emma. They are all based on true events. And no, you can't read it, it's that awkward :) Here are a few examples or our totally awesome chapter titles......

The Very Visible Wheelchair

Puctures

Harry Potter Got Run Over By A Sled

That Awkward Moment When Harry Potter And Voldemort Are Friends

( FYI, these are the least awkward ones, but let me know if you want any taken off Emma <3 )



There you are, an invisible rabbit!

Intelligent conversations about fries, sane sand, and Harry Potter

I've had lots and lots of awesome conversations with my BFF over the last, what, five or six years I think, and we have our own language. For example,

Emma-  It's so funny you bumped your head on that Very Visible Wheelchair the other day.
Me- Ya, but Harry Potter tripping over an Invisible Bunny was even funnier!
Emma- It was! And then there was the time he took that pucture...
Me- Totally! That was such sane sand!

Make any sense? It makes total sense to me and Emma. Thanks for being the Best Fry Ever!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

Beauty tips with a spoon

Sorry I haven't been posting much, I've had camp all this week. I'll write a real post soon.
All by Kathleen Kamphausen

 

1. Perfect eyeliner

2. Mascara shield

3. Heated spoon is a eyelash curler

4. Fill in your eyebrows

 

5. Use it as a nail polish shield

 

6. Find where to put on blush

Lipstick and such...