hiya, it's nikki.

Long Time No See?

2010-05-13T18:47:00.000-07:00

Holy moly! I was just browsing the internet when I forgot I had a blog. I forgot! What kind of lazy bum am I?! I could have won a contest but I wouldn't know because I haven't checked me email or have bee on here for ages! I promised myself that hopefully in the next two days I will start blogging again.

Be prepared for more lists of books I've read, and I also have some books I'd like to give away in a contest~ Be on the look out!

In My Mailbox (4- Late Edition)

2010-01-20T16:09:00.000-08:00

So, I know this is on the wrong day of the week- but for me, I think of it as just being a tad late. Also, I didn't do last weeks IMM because I was waiting for certain books to come in the mail (and because, coughcough, I'm extremely lazy!).

IMM is a meme hosted by TheStorySiren!

First, here are objects won in a contest:

Hunted by P.C & Kristin Cast.

Duplicate by Cherry Cheva (given to me by THESTORYSIREN :D)

Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin

There is also part of a swag pack in there.

Signed objects- Duplicate & One Bookmark!

Here are some books that I've bought:

Dance In The Vampire Bund Volumes 1-5

Also, I bought:

Kasumi Volume 1 (My first ever reall manga!)

^^ Shown in picture below.

Contests:

Two more bookmarks from my swag pack!

Thanks for reading; what did you get in your mailbox?

Beautiful Creatures (And My Inability to Get Through It).

2010-01-14T12:32:00.000-08:00

So, for Christmas, as most of my followers know, was filled with lots of new and exciting books! Since then, I have finished many I have recieved and more. But, I still have a lot of books that are just sitting there, doing nothing. I have the free time, but my heart isn't in it. It's like, I need to be in full book mood to read the leftover books. You're not getting this, are you? Okay, I'll give you an example! xp
Beautiful Creatures, as you all should know, is a very popular book my Kami garcia & Margaret Stohl. Usually with books I finish in a day, or maybe less. Even with books as big as this one. Though to tell you the truth, I have been reading BC for a week now, and I'm only on page 115. Crazy, right? My incapablity to finish is due to the fact that... well, I don't know. That's just my problem right there!
I'm guessing that I need a motive to get through the book, so that's what I plan to ask of YOU! If you really liked Beautiful Creatures, please please please, encourage nicoliolipoli (THATS ME :D) to read it now! Thank you for reading my little ramblings. I appreciate it<3

-nikki

Youtube, Myspace.. now Formspring??

2010-01-07T16:43:00.000-08:00

Talking seriously for a moment, I have become aware of a new form of cyber bullying. A new website called Formspring.me has made itself known in the teenage world. I've just discovered this today, and frankly, I'm kind of worried. Formspring.me is a website where you can anonymously ask anyone a question, and they will answer every one that they want to. The question & answer with show up on their profile, for everyone to see. The profiles of my friends have questions that are rude & disrespectful, so I'm almost positive that in the future we'll be seeing bad news of this website.

If you'd like to ask me a nice & not harsh question about myself or my love for books, go here: link erase due to harsh questions!
Don't get me wrong, the site is pretty fun, so show people to it, but try to pervent more online bullying. Our world doesn't need any more of it! :D

That's all, thanks for listening to me rant!

In My Mailbox (3)

2010-01-04T15:26:00.000-08:00

Okay, so here goes my third In My Mailbox, ever!

IMM is a meme hosted by TheStorySiren.

First goes the books I got late for Christmas:

The Mortal Instruments box set by: Cassandra Clare

Blue Bloods box set by: Melissa De La Cruz

The Luxe box set by: Anna Godberson

Nightlight by: The Harvard Lampoon

Now this is just my acceptence into the Blood Coven.

Thank You Mari Mancusi!

In My Mailbox (2)- Week of Christmas

2009-12-27T00:17:00.000-08:00

So, everyone, Christmas just passed so I have a lot to share. Being a teenager, my parents think it's odd of me to only ask for books, but really, they're glad I ask for mostly books instead of a new ipod (instead of my crappy nano) or a new cellphone instead.

IMM is a meme started by TheStorySiren.
Here are the books I received:

From Contest;
The Dresskeeper: Mary Naylus

From BookMooch;
Rewind: Laura Dower

For Christmas;
Heck, I am far too lazy to write the names & authors of all these books. Damn, I don't think popularity for me in the blogosphere will go very far with me if I keep this up :D

Oh, and what's not in the picture is (not including from contests' and from bookmooch):
Maximum Ride Manga 1 & 2 by James Patterson.

Gahh, someone make me known in this large blog-bookosphere we have!

Review on As You Wish: Jackson Pearce

2009-12-25T17:26:00.000-08:00

Book Summary (On Book):

Ever since Viola's boyfriend broke up with her, she has spent her days silently wishing—to have someone love her again and, more importantly, to belong again—until one day she inadvertently summons a young genie out of his world and into her own. He will remain until she makes three wishes.
Jinn is anxious to return home, but Viola is terrified of wishing, afraid she will not wish for the right thing, the thing that will make her truly happy. As the two spend time together, the lines between master and servant begin to blur, and soon Jinn can't deny that he's falling for Viola. But it's only after Viola makes her first wish that she realizes she's in love with Jinn as well . . . and that if she wishes twice more, he will disappear from her life—and her world—forever.

Wow! What to say about this book? I got it today, aka christmas, and i finished it today (because I have no life). It's about, as the summary says, a girl who summons a jinn, who is like her own little genie here to grant the girl, Viola, 3 wishes.

The starting of this book, for me, was great. The point of this book began from the start and it kept you wanting more from the first words. The characters (Viola, Jinn, & Lawrence) were all perfectly scripted: the gay exboyfriend, the annoying but totally in love with you boy, and the one who feels broken. For Lawrence (Viola's bestfriend/ex), you'd think you only get to see him from Viola's point-of-view, but no. Jinn also has chapters in the book which makes everything, including characters like Viola & Lawrence, more clear. So, I really enjoyed seeing into the two main characters heads.

In all, I have heard mostly great stuff about this book, and whoever liked this book was right to, because to me, it was lacking nothing. Everything was there, and all the little extra pieces of Viola's/Jinn's lifes just made the story more exciting (for example: the talk of roses & Viola's love for painting).

I rate this book 9 1/2 Live Zombies. (Dead Zombies are baddd.)

Christmas Eve Awesomeness?

2009-12-24T14:14:00.000-08:00

What kind of fast food resturant (Chick-fil-a) does this...?!

Yeah! Imagine driving to a Chick-fil-a for a drink and seeing amillion cool decorations?!

It rockedd. How's your Pre-Christmas/Christmas?

In My Mailbox (1)

2009-12-20T14:13:00.000-08:00

Holy Cow! So, today is my FIRST day of IMM. I am veryyy excited because this is the first week that I've received books from somewhere other than Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

IMM is a meme that started by The Story Siren.

So, here's a picture...

Contests (I forget which ones) :
-Bookmarks, stickers, tatoos & a braclet (swag).
-Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle

Friends:
- 1 through 6 in the Camp Confidential series
- A Thesaurus

Bookmooch:
-Broken Hearts
- Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Welp, that's all for this wonderful day!(:

Random Day! (The Hangover?)

2009-12-18T17:31:00.000-08:00

okay, so I'm in my living room with my parents, their friends, my sister and my nephew and we're all watching The Hangover, even though I've already see it. Lemme just say now, that if you don't think that movie is funny, I don't think you have a funny bone in your body. (just kidding... kinda.) This movie is soooo hilarious, but to really enjoy you should be older, which makes sense considering how perverted and bad this movie is. But, jeez, it's just sooo friggin' funny! lol. Sorry for my randomness but laughing is my life and I just had to write about how happy this movie makes me<3!

Princess Bookie:

2009-12-18T13:14:00.000-08:00

Everyone knows about the 12 Blogs of Christmas, right?
Well, on the 8th day, princess bookie gave to you...
A WHOLE LOT OF PRIZES!

check it out here people!
http://www.princessbookie.com/2009/12/day-8-12-blogs-of-xmas-giveaway.html

it is seriously, amazingg.

My Future Contest;

2009-12-16T21:26:00.000-08:00

I have so many books I wish to give away! But.... I can only do that if many people will enter to win a book, and that's not going to happen if I only have 9 followers, now is it? So, since I barely even know how to use twitter (I'm new there), please help me spread the word and tell me or link to wherever you did spread the word about me for future extra entries.

For example, I soon plan to give away Crashed by: Robin Wasserman (sequeal to Skinned). Also, I would like to give someone The Otherworldies by: Jennifer Anne Kogler.

oh, and p.s.- does anyone else love sailor moon like I do? omg, i am obsessed with that show!

love, nikki @ nicoliolipoli (hiya, it's nikki).

Teaser Tuesday (1)

2009-12-15T16:26:00.000-08:00

Woooppp!
This is my first ever teaser tuesday. That just goes to show that I'm growing in my blog and maybe some day I'll be more popular than R.Pattinson! Okay... maybe not.

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme that was started by MizB from Should Be Reading.

ANYWAYS! Here are my two Teasers from Naked Eye by Francine Pascal.

"Jasmine!" Gaia shouted. "Tell your mama you have to leave! You have to leave right now!" She paused to listen, but there was only a hissing static on the line. "Jasmine? Jasmine!"

AND

She'd been waiting for this reunion for two days, only now that it was happening, she wasn't sure what to do. Kiss him? Punch him? Both?

These teasers rock... right?! lol.

What am I reading this Monday? (And a Contest!)

2009-12-14T13:56:00.001-08:00

This is posted by the lovely http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/

Oki doki. So today, I'm supposed to write about

the current books I've read.

Last week I read:

Would You by: Marthe Jocelyn

The Juliet Club by: Suzanne Harper

Last Kiss by: Jon Ripslinger

Queen of Babble by: Meg Cabot

Broken Heart by: R.L. Stine

Boys R Us by: Lisi Harrison

Live Bait by: Francine Pascal

The books I plan to read this week are:

Agent Out by: Francine Pascal

Naked Eye by: Francine Pascal

The Warrior Heir by: Cinda Williams Chima

Winter Girls (hopefully!) by: Laurie Halse Anderson

So, tell me if you've read one of these books and whether it was good or not:)

p.s- the author of A Most Improper Magick is hosting a contest here:

http://www.stephanieburgis.com/blog/computer-woes-and-arc-giveaway.php

A little about me?

2009-12-13T10:18:00.000-08:00

So, i have to type extremely fast because I need to be somewhere in less than 15 minutes and I don't even have pants on! haha. well, i want to take up five minutes just to say that hi, i'm nikki. i'm new to blogging, but i've got the hang of it. i hope to have manyy contests in the future, for i have manyy books.

i love coughtwilightcough. don't hold it against me, it was a good book, and when i read it in seventh grade that is what lead me to become a book lover, so i totally owe stephanie meyer. i love paranormal romances, they keep me entertained. my friends believe me to be a 'peace maker', mostly because i like when everyone gets along. when people are in a fight, i can see both sides. i never really get mad or hate anyone. i think everyone has there own opinions, so i dont mind if you hate twilight, go right ahead!(:

i am trying to keep up grades in highschool as i also try to read, have a life, and keep current on my blog. i dance, and i love robertcoughcoughpattinson. yes, for future references, i AM team edward, but if you team jacob, thats cool too!:) right now, actually, i am watching the latest satruday night live and it has taylor lautner in it, who seems verryyy charming. lol.

so, i hate to leave so randomly, but now im late and sad :( but its okay because i got to post another blog! (sorry if there are grammar mistakes! i have no time to capitalize! haha.) bye, everyone. thanks for following!

Oh my Lord!

2009-12-12T21:15:00.000-08:00

Sorry if I'm overreacting buttt, this trailer looks ah-mazing!(:
Go here to enter Megan Crewe's contest:
http://www.megancrewe.com/blog/?p=635

Review: "The Juliet Club" Suzanne Harper

2009-12-12T15:18:00.000-08:00

Hiya everbody, today is a veryy special day! It is the day I review my first book. I've reviewed books on my old school newspaper, but it was always just acouple sentences. Hopefully everyone approves of my work(:

Summary (from the book):

Italy . . . Shakespeare . . . but no romance? Kate Sanderson inherited her good sense from her mother, a disciplined law professor, and her admiration for the Bard from her father, a passionate Shakespeare scholar. When she gets dumped, out of the blue, for the Practically Perfect Ashley Lawson, she vows never to fall in love again. From now on she will control her own destiny, and every decision she makes will be highly reasoned and rational. She thinks Shakespeare would have approved.
So when she is accepted to a summer Shakespeare symposium in Verona, Italy, Kate sees it as the ideal way to get over her heartbreak once and for all. She'll lose herself in her studies, explore ancient architecture, and eat plenty of pasta and gelato. (Plus, she'll be getting college credit for it—another goal accomplished!) But can even completely logical Kate resist the romance of living in a beautiful villa in the city where those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet met and died for each other? Especially when the other Shakespeare Scholars—in particular Giacomo, with his tousled brown hair, expressive dark eyes, and charming ways—try hard to break her protective shell?
"In fair Verona, where we lay our scene . . . "

Review:
THE JULIET CLUB is a novel about a girl, Kate, who before the novel has began, has been dumped by her first love for a girl who is the complete opposite of Kate. Now, at just the right time, she finds that she's won a contest to go to italy with her dad, where she'll take a Romeo and Juliet seminar taught by her fathers rivel, Francesca Marchese. There, in Verona, she meets two other Americans: Tom and Lucy, and three other Italian: Giacomo, Benno, and Silvia. Three boys and three girls in the most romantic part of Italy. What could go wrong?

This book was powerful yet funny all at the same time. You would think that Harper only wrote in Kate's percpective, but you'll be surprised to be reading from almost every characters view. So, you get an inside look of who likes who, and all the triangles and circles of love. What I especially liked was how as Kate is in Italy, she e-mails her two betsfriends, Annie and Sarah, about everything happening there. As Annie and Sarah begin to see the love forming in Kate's e-mails, they start betting on what will happen, which gives the story more, what should I call it? Pizazz!

If I had to give this book a rating, it would be nine stars (out of ten). Why would I take one star out, you ask? Well, it was well written and it was totally interesting, with a modern twist that I wouldn't expect. The ending put me on edge, and I was happy with who everyone ended up with. The only thing is, through-out the wholeee book no one reveals there feelings for eachother or anything 'till the VERY end. So it kind of annoyed me. You're probably wondering, well if they weren't expressing there love for eachother, what was the concept of the book about?

Well, it was about an ex.girlfriend who becomes jealous and tries to make two people (Kate and Giacomo) become part of a joke. But while she's explaining the 'prank' to an accomplice, Kate overhears, confids in Giacomo (who she currently hates), and they make a plan to pretend fall for their prank, to get the jokesters before they get them. Confusing? I know!

I highly recommend this book. Not strongly, but highly :D

-Nicoliolipoli

Books! (Library Edition)

2009-12-09T15:30:00.001-08:00

I have currently gone to my school and public library.
These are the books I've just currently read:

Here is the book I am currently reading:

Here are the books I plan to read next:

Sorry that they aren't all the same sizes!
If you've read one of these and liked it, feel free to tell me<3

Also, I'd really like to start some sort of contest soon, but it's sort of hard to do with only ONE follower. Lol. Thank you to that follower! Even though she probably isn't even reading this(:

The Body Finder Contest!

2009-12-07T13:59:00.000-08:00

This contest I just entered sounds so freakin' amazing! I know noone really reads my blog, but if you do, go check it out!
It's on Kimberly Derting's blog, a.k.a.- The Road to Publication.

http://kimberlyderting.blogspot.com/2009/12/counting-down-and-how-you-can-win-some.html

wooo<3

Freaky Book Friday(:

2009-12-04T13:01:00.000-08:00

When I say freaky, I mean just a part in a book where the narrator or a character says something in particular that was really weird, freaky, or awkward :D

The Summoning by: Kelley Armstrong
Pages 238-239
Chloe, the main character, is bound and gagged in crawlspace in the laundry room of the house. A dead skeleton is alive and touching Chloe in the dark while she's alone. Then, she pees herself. Yeah, no explanation. Great book, though.

The Pretty Commitee Strikes Back by: Lisi Harrison
Pages 254-255
The five main girls are lost in the woods and they have to make-up and whatnot. This chapter in the book had to be the funniest pages in a book I've ever read. It includes the phrases:
"People eat deer, you know." Dylan perked up.
"If I had to eat one of us for survival, I'd pick Massie"
"You'd make a good desert."
"Pee in your pants," Dylan suggested. "They'll dry."
"You're disgusting." Massie playfully slapped her friend on the arm.
"Maybe." Dylan smiled. "But at least I'm warm." She lifted her long, olive green DKNY cardigan and revealed a massive wet spot on her crotch.
"Ew!" They shouted and took off; even Alicia ran away.

Perfect Chemistry by: Simone Elkeles
Page 118
The main girl, Brittany, throws up on the shoes of a very hot boy, Alex, who was with his crew. Enough said. (This was an amazing book!)

Missing You by: Meg Cabot
Page 236
Jessica, the main chick, calls her bestfriend at her apartment. In the bed next to her bestfriend, is Jessica's brother. Awkwardd....

If you liked these freaky reviews, stick around for more fun(:

Giveaway!

2009-12-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

Three things to say;

One, Tynga's Reviews is having a giveaway including FOURTEEN dakrish vampirery books!(:
There will be 4 winners winning books of their choice,
but there will be a fifth winner if she reached 350 suscribers (so go suscribe!) :D

http://tyngasreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/300-followers-giveaway.html

Second, also, there is a giveaway including any Mari Mancusi books! AWESOMENESS! GO ENTER!

http://tyngasreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-giveaway-with-mari-mancusi.html

Third, from the same blog, there is another fantastic contest!

http://tyngasreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/international-giveaway.html

BookMooch

2009-11-27T19:41:00.000-08:00

Hey, so, if you read my blog (which I doubt anyone does), I've just began to participate in BookMooch.
It's very entertaining to give away books then receive them(:
My username is : nikki28351 .
I own some pretty snazzy books that just so happen to be flying away.
So, whatcha waiting for?! Goo!

fml?

2009-11-15T15:16:00.001-08:00

fml. such a new slang for the computer,
yes it says exactly what most teens always think
with just three little letters.

fuck my life. i hate it. im depressed like all my friends,
but unlike them, i hide it and try to wear colors
instead of the black they wear.

do you get it now? im in a group along with girls who
like black and think the world is out to get them.
but after listening to them continously, they're so right.

the world is out to get us. death follows us. but that
doesn't mean we should all hide ourselves. we shouls go out
and live the life God made for us. its the better choice.

choose you path people!

Adam Chambers!

2009-10-21T14:12:00.001-07:00

Adam Chambers from Youtube is so hot. I love his characters Wyatt and Cy. If you know him and like his acting, comment.

This is that sexy man;

Rant on Spongebob.

2009-10-07T16:39:00.000-07:00

You know what I've been thinking lately?
I have NO followers OR comments,
yet i right pointless stuff on blogger(:

Anyways, I wanna talk about Spongebob Squarepants. When I had my eighth birthday, or ninth; I can't remember, it was all Spongebob. From table napkins to handout stickers to pinata's. All Spongebob Squarepants.

But, really, where is Spongebob now? Sure, there are still new episodes. But come on! There are never any commericals for an episode of Spongebob that'll premiere "Next Friday!" or whatever.

Don't get me wrong. I love Spongebob. And they are always having brand new episodes for Spongebob. The issue with that, though, is that whenever a new Spongebob premieres, it'll be a movie or part of a week day everyday marathon.

I mean, really, does new episodes have to be part of something super duper special to be watched? Maybe I'm wrong and more children watch Spongebob if they make it seem more like a big event. Maybe it's just better promoting if new episodes are a "Everyday this week at 5:00!" thing.

I don't know, I'm just expressing my opinion to myself. Unless, of course, you're reading this. Then I'd love a comment. I wanna know at least one person out there out of like millions of people is reading my tiny wittle blog(:

Bye(:

Greek Gods!

2009-10-07T16:13:00.000-07:00

Hiya, It's Nikki.
Are you like me?
In love with Greek Mythology?
Wanting to marry Zeus or Poseidon or maybe even Hades?
Well, let's do some basic information on these Greek Gods.
Beginning with The Titans!

Gaea- Earth Goddess. First real Greek God.
Uranus- Sky God. Son of Gaea. Mated with Gaea to create remaing Titans (ew, brother&sister?).
Cronus- Ruling Titan. Tried to kill his children with Rhea by eating each.
Rhea- Tricked Cronus into eating a rock when Zeus came. Mother of many olympians.
Oceanus- God of every stream of water on Earth.
Tethys- Wife of Oceanus.
Hyperion- Titan of light, and early sun god.
Mnemosyne- God of memory and mother of Muses.
Themis- Titan of justice and order.
Iapetus- Father of many. "The piercer."
Coeus- Titan of Intelligence.
Phoebe- Titan of the moon.
Prometheus- Wisest of all Titans.
Epimetheus- Stupidest of all Titans.
Metis- Titan of Mercury and the fourth day.
Dione- possibly the mother of Aprohdite.

Want the Olympian simple knowledge?
Follow me and stick around.
Bye<3(:

Best Reads!<3

2009-09-28T17:01:00.000-07:00

Hiya, I'm Nikki. I'm pretty much here just to tell you a top count of the best books I've ever read. Keep in mind that this list will be long, and you can pick any one at random to read if your looking for something good! I am obsessed with books and hope this helps you.

Gone. Hunger (sequel to Gone.)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
The Summoning. The Awakening (sequel to The Summoning.)
The Vampire Academy series.
The Mortal Instruments series.
Maximum Ride series.
House of Night novels.
Vampire Diaries series.
A Modern Tale of Faerie series.
Generation Dead series.
Secret Circle series.
Princess Diaries series.
1-800-WHERE-R-U series.
The Mediator series.
Airhead series.
(Anything by Meg Cabot.)
(Anything by Sarah Dessen.)
Evernight series.
Hunger Games series.
Wicked series.
Perfect Chemistry.
I'd Tell You I Loved You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You series.
Night World series.
Need.
Evermore.
Blue is for Nightmares series.
The Chronicles of Vladimar Tod series.
Clique series.
Boys That Bite series.
Vampire Kisses.
Uglies series.
Vampire High.
Vampire Beach.
Sookie Stackhouse series.
Chasing the Falconers series.
Anything by R.L Stine or L.J Smith.
Develish.
Midnighters.
Chasing Yesturday.
Gregor the Overlander series.
The Wizard, the Witch, and the Two Girls From Jersey.
Two-Way Street.
Deadly Little Secrets series.
The School For Dangerous Girls.
Pretty Little Liars series..
Private series.
Skinned series.
Raven.

That's all for now :D Come back soon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBCt_D-ar0Q