on my bookshelf

It's strange, but somehow as the first semester of senior year comes to a close, I find myself with a bit more energy than last year. I usually let my love of literature fall the wayside during the school year (or on this case, the last few years), but as of late I've been bitten by the literary bug. And I feel compelled to share my recent book finds with all my readers, after all, we all have a favorite book that makes us into suddenly voracious readers, right?

Empire Falls Richard Russo

I had to read this for school, but it was absolutely amazing. The first hundred pages, I do admit, were quite slow moving, though interesting, but the last hundred pages just flew by. Russo is incredibly talented at his characterizations, and you will find yourself feeling a tad bit of empathy for everyone, even the "villains."

Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict Laurie Viera Rigler

A light read after Empire Falls. I just finished it last night. Definitely, one hundred percent chick lit, but I love chick lit just as much as I love literature. It is about a woman, Courtney, who finds herself in the time of Jane Austen. It's actually surprisingly interesting for all the historical daily life tid bits about the early 1800's. I'm actually curious as to where Rigler did her research, because it's very interesting. The plot is, of course, very chick lit esque and fun to read.

Aishiteruze Baby! Yoko Maki

Of course, I've read a manga =) This one is absolutely adorable, quite short. It is about the relationship between a typical teenaged boy and his five-year-old cousin, who he must take now take care of.

Currently in queue: The Witch of Cologne, Atonement

What are you reading now?

{luphialoves}

q:what does gossip girl and dragonball z have in common?

a: They're both now mangas.

That's right, Gossip Girl has been turned into a manga. As a person who personally enjoys reading manga (the shojo, school life-esque stuff), I'm quite amused and entertained by this. I mean, I never remotely saw it coming, so I have no idea what to think. It seems the manga is picking and choosing parts of the television show and the book series to its plot. Care to see the characters mangafied?

SerenaBlair {She's also the narrator, instead of anonymous}
Chuck {He's the Book series here, I suppose...}Vanessa {Same...book series?}DanThoughts?

i love seeing skins characters in magazines

Even if technically they aren't on the show anymore...

I have my Teen Vogue in hand, and while I haven't totally finished reading it, I think it's quite safe to say this month was a good month for my favorite magazine. There was not a Twilight or Disney star in sight, really, that I could tell, and they had an amazing line up of stories.


My favorite is seeing Nicholas Hoult as their male feature article. He played Tony on "Skins" series 1 & 2, in case you don't recognize him. Personally, I fell in love with Tony in series two. How could you not when he had to use swim floats to relearn how to swim?! He looks strikingly similar to a boy I once liked, but with his haircut and all around Britishness, I think that's gone away considerably. And that fact that he didn't know too much about Tom Ford made me love him even more as an actor.


I also loved the stories about blogging and, of course, the article with the beautiful Jessica Szohr. She looks absolutely stunning in this spread, and I can see why everyone raves over her beauty. It's quite difficult to appreciate when watching "Gossip Girl" (at least for me). I haven't had a chance to read the article just yet, but I'm quite excited to.

And of course, they had a couple spread this issue. You just cannot go wrong with a couple spread, especially Teen Vogue style. This one was "Wild At Heart."






PS Thank you for all the kind comments on my last post. They truly made my day so much better. I have to say I am feeling a lot better now, and my week has actually become quite happy. I have swim meets and school work and scholarships and essays to keep me company, and of course my friends =) There is definitely more to life than boys.

{teenvogue}