DIVERGENT MOVIE

OH MY GOSH GUYS TOTALLY FREAKING OUT BECAUSE I SAW AN EARLY SHOWING OF THE DIVERGENT MOVIE AND WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZED BY HOW ACCURATE AND AWESOME IT WAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Um... right...

IT WAS JUST SO GOOD I CAN'T EVEN.

Okay... let me try to form some thoughts in coherent English...

It was REALLY GOOD OH MY GOSHNESS I LOVED IT SO MUCH AAAHHHHHHH..

Okay Layla. you can do it. You can write a real review.

The Goods: 
The actors were so great for their roles... um... Will and Al looked way to much alike though. Plus where the HECK was the relationship between Will and Christina!?!? They can't make the second movie without having included that -__- But anywaysssssss... this is the goods...
They did an astounding job with bringing the society to life. It was just as described in the book, and amazing to see on screen.
They did keep very accurate to the book.... me tearing up three times. Pshh. Okay. Maybe. Hush, its a secret. My Aunt practically sobbed though, so we're all good :D
THEY. QUOTED. THE. BOOK. PEOPLES. DO. YOU. HEAR. ME!? 
A lot. At least half of the dialogue was pulled directly from the book, which I greatly appreciated...


The Bads:
WHERE THE HECK IS EDWARD. HE NEEDS TO BE HERE, UGH. AND THERE WAS NO DAUNTLESS CAKE OR URIAH OR LYNN OR MARLENE *SOBS*

And one more thing which made me almost sob...

CALEB AND TRIS= AUGUSTUS AND HAZEL FROM THE FAULT IN OUR STARS!!! I AM EXPLODING WITH FEELINGS RIGHT NOW THAT I CANNOT CONTROL PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
AND THEN WHEN TRIS IS WITH CALEB HE HUGS HIS SISTER GOOD BYE OR SOMETHING AND THERE IS A PICTURE FROM THE FAULT IN OUR STARS WITH AUGUSTUS AND HAZEL HUGGING WHICH IS LIKE REALLY EMOTIONAL AND SAD AND I COULDN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT. UGH. ANYWAYYYYYYSSSSSSSSSS...


Have you seen Divergent? Do you want to? Am I awesome? (oops, how'd that one get in there?)

See you all laterr!

I, Layla AM ALIVE!!!!!!!!! book and writing insanity linkup!

Yes, I am sure you have heard the marvelous news- I am not dead!!!!!!!!!!!! But there is a super awesome reason for this post and I am very excited!!!!!!!!!


                                                                                        http://www.notebooksisters.com/2013/12/book-and-writing-insanity-linkup.html?showComment=1386722938209#c3106505611804700659

So, though i am a writer, I will be answering their reading questions!!!!!!! Let the fun commence!!!!

1. What was your overall favourite book this year? (Yes. Pick one.)




EXCUSE ME, CAIT, WHAT ON EARTH WERE YOU THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!????????  but, let me try to compose myself. Not counting classics, i have got to go with:




  It destroyed my soul, yet lifted it up too. That's top marks from me!!!!



2. Favourite debut(s)? (Author must have been first published in 2013.)

I haven't actually read any yet, but I am currently reading These Broken Stars, which counts.

 

This book is so great so far!!!!!!! 

3. Which books did you reread this year?

A lot...

Read For The Heart
The Dragon's Tooth
The Drowned Vault
100 Cupboards
Dandelion Fire
The Chestnut King
(Twice this year)
Ender's Game
The Mysterious Benedict Society

4. Favourite cover(s) this year!

Ooo... lots...

        

And many more...

5. Worst cover(s)?

  Despite all the awesome awards, I just don't like it. A bit boring...

6. What self-published books did you read this year?

Only 1,
Sew, It's A Quest 

7. Which book(s) gave you a massive hangover?

OH MY STUPID FEELS

   SOBS SOBS SOBS... YOU DESTROYED ME. ACTUALLY, YOU MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE/ LEAST FAVORITE BOOK OF THE YEAR...

8. Best standalone you read?

Since I have already nominated The Book Thief, 

  Oh, my, goodness... just read it!

9. Biggest book(s) you've read this year?

  1001 pages is pretty long...

10. Book(s) you followed the hype for and then loved!

  OH YES!

11. Most disappointing book(s) you read this year?

  I loved the beginning, disliked the middle, HATED the ending...

12. Favourite leading-female character?

Either Tris from   Or Deryn Sharp from OR Hermione from

13. Favourite leading-male character?

FOUR!!!!!!!!! FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOUR!!!!!!!!! 

   

14. Best romance(s)?

Four & Tris:    Rudy and Liesel:   and in my dreams Param and Umbo:

15. What book(s) hit the DNF list? (Did not finish.)

  Ugh, ugh, ugh, DO NOT READ!

16. What book(s) did you read out of your comfort-zone?

hmm...  ... it delivered... the sequel comes out in February!!!!!!!!!

17. Which author did you read the most from?

T. A. Barron ... his books are really good.

18. Top 5 books you'd recommend from all the books you've read this year?

WHAT?????????? ok...

         



19. How many books did you read this year all up?

251, and I am still counting!!!!!!!! 

20. What's a book you're hugely excited for coming out in 2014?!

                                          

I CAN'T WAIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, have a good day. You should go linkup, they are awesome!!!!!!!!!!! See ya later. 

Hello, Books and ALLEGIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for being absent for so long, life has been all a muddle with Ian a state away in College and stuff like that. But, there is a reason I am here to post this. This reason made me laugh, sob, and want to die twenty times over. This reason is Allegiant by veronica Roth, the third book in the divergent trilogy.

 

I first grabbed Divergent on my 11th birthday, while I was at Barnes and Noble. I LOVED it. I even sacrificed an episode of Monk to read the book. I even didn't eat desert because of it. and my, it was worthwhile. The characters are strong and likeable, even lovable (FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and the plot was complex and intriguing.Tris wasn't whiny or headstrong like many heroines in YA dystopians, she had a brain and she was agile. The secondary characters are much more important than most, I absolutely love Uriah, for an example. It was an amazing (life-changing...) book, needless to say.
I picked up the sequel, Insurgent, just as eagerly. It was just as brilliant, if a bit weak near the middle. The characters didn't develop a ton, but they did enough, enough to keep the book realistic. Four and Tris are perfect, even if that means four's not going to love me too much...

Then came the day. October 22nd. ALLEGIANT WAS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My Grandma decided to be really, really nice and buy me a copy at Barnes and noble with (wait for it) exclusive bonus content! Score!
Then I read. And read. And read. OH MY SOUL AND MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM  GOING TO EXPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Character development abounds, Four is there, my life still exists. Things are revealed, great secrets, until my jaw is hanging open like it will never close again. We also get chapters written from the POV of Four (!!!!!!!!!) and that just adds to the awesomeness. I was laughing, loving, enjoying.
Then, along came nightfall. People went to bed, but i just sat down and kept on reading through the dark of the night. But then things started happening. Sad things. Now, I have to clarify something for you. I DO NOT CRY WHILE I AM READING. Not at The Book Thief, not at A Tale of Two Cities. I am an impregnable fortress, who stands strong through even the greatest tragedies. but then something happened. I didn't cry. I got choked up and had to force myself to keep reading. I was cracked, but I wasn't broken. Then I kept reading, wiped my eyes, moved on. the book is at its climax. Action exists, peril exists, but everything is going to be ALRIGHT. And then...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! You just broke every rule of books, you just, you just...
I broke. Tears came out. In my eyes, rolling down my face. Muffled sobs since it was late at night. I blinked away the tears, trying to keep reading, but the tears kept coming. nothing was working. I could not live. So I sat for a few minutes. I thought about it. And I kept reading. To tell you that i am getting unbearably sad as I write this is enough to explain my grief. more tears came, though not in the same large doses. The book was over. I had laughed cried and my heart had died. I sat for five minutes, not doing anything at all. Wiping my eyes, reflecting upon life. Do I hate this or do I love it? The answer is love. Because THIS is realistic. This is what would really happen. All the characters who mean nothing don't just die, but all the characters we love live, JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE THE IMPORTANT ONES. This is one of the most amazing books i have ever read. If I ever meet Veronica Roth, I might thank her for making my life so much better, even though she also made it worse. 
So, do I think many people will receive this well? No, I don't. I think it's going to be called depressing and a ruin to the series. But to me, it is the opposite. To me it is the perfect portrayal of life and hope, while staying in the bounds of reality. This book is packed full of emotion, and I like that. It is wonderful. So, do I feel like smiling right now and being an entire fool. No. I feel like curling up in a ball and crying till all my tears are gone. But I also feel like this is something I want everyone else to experience, with my point of view, and appreciate it for what I think it was truly meant to be.



I guess this was my first book review. FUN!
Have you read this book? Did you like it? If your comment has spoilers in it, be sure to warn everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!! An exciting post coming up tomorrow!  Tell me what you think!

P. S.
Veronica Roth's official website: http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/
Divergent Teaser trailer: http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/949128/vma-2013-exclusive-divergent-first-look.jhtml