Winter Break is Here!

Horray! Winter break is here, and along with it comes all the Christmas cards, carols, and blog posts! :) It's good to have enough time to get back to writing and blogging again, and I'll get back to my usual antics for the break, and get crackin on good books! Mind you, I've had basically no time, whizzing from test to test to quiz to test, that I've fallen behind on my reading list. So bear with me for a bit as I get myself back on track.

Last but not least,
....or Kwanzaa or Hakuna, or which ever you celebrate. :)

Wishing you a great holiday season,
Ivy

Ads!

Hi everyone!

You may have noticed the advertisements up around my blog! I'm sorry if they are a hindrance to your reading and enjoyment of the blog, but I just wanted to test this whole advertising out. Please bear with me!

Sincerely,
Ivy

Odysseo by Cavalia

Many Vancouverites may have seen the huge white tent set up next to the Cambie Bridge. Believe me, I see it every day. And besides. I've been kind of obsessed over horses these days.

So for my Christmas present, my good parents decided to privilege me with the purchase of these beautiful things:

And while I was there, I even graced myself with another present:

I strongly advise any horse lovers to go to this show- you won't regret it. Seriously. Convince your parents, or scrape together some money to go see this epic show. I loved it. It was absolutely AMAZING!!! They had live music, a wonderful singer, and many many talented people. The riders were all amazing. I can't express how awesome this show is!!!! It is definitely a sight for sore eyes. The riders ride so well, and the horses are so beautiful! My personal favorite was the large black horse- he reminds me of the horse that I ride, myself. A group made up of only geldings and stallions, the Odysseo by Cavalia will take your breath away. It's stunning, and powerful.

*** I give this show an 11 out of 10. Absolutely. Amazing.***

Odysseo site

What?! Back to School ALREADY?!

So, summer's gone by pretty darn quickly this year! With a woosh, it's gone like the wind already! And school's waiting on the students, looming like a black dementor to suck out our souls making them busy with back to school things, and parents trying to help their child get ready for the next grade. Oh, and my cousin and aunt left for Korea, and now she's back in school too. None the less, I'll be going on to grade 9 now, and seeing that... Well, I'll be one busy camper. I won't be able to blog as much, and not be able to take the time out of my busy schedule to update that often... So thank you for the people who kept reading the book reviews and stuff that I updated, and please keep in tune to this blog- I won't be updating as frequently, but I will be able to get one or two up once and a while! Have a good school year, everyone, and I hope you all the luck!

Lots of love,
Ivy.

Kobo Mini

So, I got a new Kobo- the kobo mini. It was just there, at Costco, so I decided to buy it, and try it out!

The first thing that I need to set clear about the kobo is that there are hardly any free ebooks. It's hard to find good ebooks that are free, and even then, most of them are trials or samplers. However, it is true that most ebooks are cheaper than you could buy them for paper copies, and classics are pretty cheap. If you are looking for free books, though, you shouldn't buy the kobo, seeing you do have to pay. Your best bet would be to look towards the internet- the gutenberg project is a good site- second link on google. Or I will post the link below. However, since I have such mixed feelings towards the kobo for now, I will make Pros, and Cons.

Pros:

- your eyes won't get bad, unlike the computer, your phone, ipads, ipods, etc.

- it's extremely light and portable

- you can get discounts on books- they're less expensive

- you can store up to 1000 books on it

- you can control the font size, zoom, and other reading settings

- you can hook the kobo up with Facebook, so you can track your readings

- it's easy to use

- the battery is good for a month

- it has a anit-glare screen.

- the speed is pretty good.

Cons:

- it's slightly small

- There really aren't many free books, and most of them are samples or excerpts.

- you need to make a kobo account

- you can't read it anywhere dark

- the screen is black and white

- it's sort of hard to start at the beginning and takes a lot of time.

Overall, it's pretty good and I like it, it's good for my reading, and also for my eyes. 

*** I give the kobo a 8.9 out of 10! ***

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!

Wow! It's summer already! Sorry for neglecting my blog a lot. I know. I'm horrible. But it's been a busy school year for me, but now that it's summer.... BLOGGING TIME~! I'll be back with more book reviews and awesome new books! Thank you to everyone who stayed in tune through this waiting period~. :D

Sincerely,
MEEE

A BIG SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE!

A HUGE thank you to all the people that made this possible! To be on the first page of Google with a book review is an amazing push for me! Thank you to all the people who visit this site, and read the book reviews, and such which I post!

Yet again, Thank You to everyone!

Back to Blogging~

I just realized how long it really has been since I last went on my blog, and seeing my last post, I realize just how much I have been neglecting it. However, I have been really really really busy with all my school work! I'm sorry! But I'll be back really soon, I promise!

These days, I found out an amazing website for Warriors fans! I myself am a HUGE lover for Erin Hunter's Warriors series, as well as Seekers. I haven't quite got to trying out Survivors yet, thought. I will post the link at the bottom of the post, for anyone who's interested!

A huge shout out to all the amazing people who stop by my blog, my view count is over 2000 now! Thank you to all! I promise to get back to posting book reviews and such as soon as possible.

Are there any specific books people would like me to review? I would be more than happy to review them! Comments are always welcome!!

And..... for the warriors fans~!
http://forums.warriorcats.com

Keep reading~!

Happy New Year!!!!

WOW! It's 2013 already! We have seemingly survived 2012. Thank you to all the people who dropped by my blog. I appreciate it a lot! If there are any changes you wish for my blog to make, please leave by a comment or two. I promise it will be read!

Also, please comment below if you wish for me to write about a certain topic, or a certain book. I will keep it in mind, and if I do get a book 'recommendation,' I promise to write a book review on it! Again, thank you for dropping by, and Have a Happy New Year!!!

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