Back to Blogging!

Hello! I know I haven't posted any reviews in a LONG time, and I feel bad. Truly, I do. But my life has been so busy and complicated since last December, with the muscials and heavy schoolwork and all that jazz. But I'm back now, and I'm planning on entering Vacancy.com's Blogging Scholarship Contest! I still have to thoroughly read the rules, but from what I already understand, I just need to find my dream apartment and blog about it. Hopefully I will win, I need as much money as I can get for college. Legit. Anyway, I will be blogging again soon! As far as the reviews go, I have not had any time. Maybe if I find a spare moment I will blog about my Taylor Swift Speak Now Tour experience... fun fun!

Love,

BusyB

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

(You might want to read my pre-HP review before you try and understand this rating system thing.)



HP1 : 16 points for Gryffindor, 4 points for Slytherin.



HP2: 7 points for Gryffindor, 13 points for Slytherin.



HP3: 12 points for Gryffindor, 8 points for Slytherin.



HP4: 5 points for Gryffindor, 15 points for Slytherin.



HP5: 14 points for Gryffindor, 6 points for Slytherin.



HP6: 4 points for Gryffindor, 16 points for Slytherin.



and last but not least, HP7: 10 points for Gryffindor, 10 points for Slytherin.



and now for the review..........



If you haven't gotten a hold of J.K. Rowling's final Harry Potter book yet, well you definitely need to. HP7 tests your faith in the characters more than any other book in the series, whether you're forced to turn your back on Ron, Dumbledore, or even Harry. HP7 opens with Voldemort torturing a muggle studies teacher at Hogwarts. It gives a somewhat spooky insight into Voldemort's sick mind and exactly what might occur over the course of the book. Then Harry is brought into the picture, reading the Daily Prophet and all it's outrageous lies. Following this, one of the most shocking surprises of the book is displayed: Dudley's kindness towards Harry. After a frantic chase later on with Death Eaters and dealing with Ron's time consuming mother, Harry, Ron, and Hermione finally slip away from the Burrow to search for Voldemort's Horcruxes. The complicated task left by Dumbledore leaves the three friends bickering day and night, and wearing Voldemort's Slytherin Horcrux necklace surely doesn't help. As you're about to pull your own hair out, Ron just up and leaves a torn Harry and Hermione, only to re-appear again a few chapters later. Meanwhile, Harry battles with the speculations following Dumbledore's death. He constantly wonders if some of the gossip is indeed true. An encounter at Godrics Hallow with Voldemort leaves Harry broken, but his spirits are lifted when Ron comes back, saves his life, and retrieves a once lost treasure. Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out again, but this time to learn more about the Deathly Hallows. Hermione is convinced that they are mere fairy tales, but Xeno Lovegood proves her wrong and unfortunately betrays the trio in the process. They manage to escape with valuable information. At last, Harry believes he knows what Voldemort's after, however, one night on the run Harry slips up by using Voldemort's tabooed name. Wizards surround their tent and capture Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They are brought to Malfoy Manor and luckily escape, but not without a devastating loss. Eventually Harry, Ron, and Hermione wind up at Hogwarts to search for the final Horcrux and a horrendous battle breaks out between Dumbledore's Army and Death Eaters. When it comes down to it, who is the last one standing? Harry, or Voldemort? Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and you'll find out!

HP7 !

My next book review is under way! In honor of the new movie, I will be reviewing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I will also have a rating system, rating ALL the Harry Potter books, and then giving my full description and opinion on the final book. Instead of the traditional 5 stars rating, I will be rating the books on house points! Creative, huh? Okay so this is how it's going to work:

-Points will be awarded based on overall theme of the book. The movies will not have any factor on the ratings.
-Points will be given to 2 houses. (Gryffindor and Slytherin. Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw didn't really do much in the books.... yeah.) A house will get the points based on how much it played a part in the book.
-The highest number of points a house/the book can get will be 10. (20 combined)
-I am not going to write out Harry Potter and ....... because that is just too much work. My hope to anyone reading this is that you know what HP1 means.
-Example: HP1 rating: 14 points for Gryffindor, 6 points for Slytherin.
-Are we clear?
-We better be because I'm not expanding any further on this!
-BusyB, over and out.

Book Review: Toxin by Robin Cook

Being a cardiac surgeon, Kim Reggis' life is complicated enough. Add a divorce and a critically ill daughter and his life goes from complicated to out of control. He is driven by his daughter Becky's pain to find out the cause of her disease, and runs into a plethora of problems. It turns out that E. Coli 0157:H7 is the exact bacteria that has Becky lying in the hospital, and Kim is willing to do whatever it takes to find out why. A trip to a popular fast food restaurant, The Onion Ring, gives him a few clues and a bit of trouble. His next stop is Mercer Meats, a meat-processing company. Conveniently, Kim runs into Marsha Baldwin, a USDA inspector. Together they go on a quest to stop the spread of E. Coli and to shut down Higgins and Hancock, a slaughter house. Kim's ex wife Tracy steps in for Marsha when she turns up missing while investigating Higgins and Hancock! This leads Kim to believe that there is something mysterious going on in the meat-processing industry and decides to get to the bottom of it for good! The underlying question through all of this is: Will Becky fight off the E. Coli? And what happens to Marsha Baldwin? Packed with suspense and gruesome truths, Toxin is definitely a great read for those who enjoy solving the unlikely!

Teen Central!

I am going to be blogging book reviews for Teen Central's blog, fcpl4teens! My first review will be Toxin by Robin Cook, so if you're interested then check it out!! My review should be up this weekend!