Ridiculous Reviews

I had a few friends tell me about the movie Red, but for some reason I never really had an interest in it....until a wonderfully empty Sunday came along and wouldn't you know mom had requested Red from Netflix.



I'll be quoting this movie for some time. :] Enjoy!

Yay!!! I first started to feature every 20 followers with Ellie from Curiosity Killed the Bookworm (<--Click Me) And after that i just couldn't wait until my 40th follower, which is of course the next 20th follower. And guess who?

Crystal from Just Another Book Lovin' Girl (<-- Click Me)


You should all go follower her because she is just awesome...don't believe me?? You soon will:

*Sigh*...yeah. We are totally going to be friends her and I...  :]

So here is a review she recently posted for us to enjoy : 

'20 Random Facts About Me'




Haha. It so fits for today huh? Well, recently she lost all of her followers. So if you were one of her followers, go make sure you still are. And if you've never heard of her, you should so go follower her. 

I have no time...so this was the result:

Welcome to yet another blog tour....I love these...This time I went with Mugabe and the White African.




 

About the Book:



About Ben Freeth:
Ben Freeth, MBE, is a British-born Zimbabwean farmer. He has lived in Zimbabwe most of his life and is raising his three young children there, together with his wife Laura. Ben's story has already been the subject of an award-winning documentary which won Best Documentary 2009 (British Independent Film Awards), was nominated for the BAFTA Outstanding Debut Film 2010, and shortlisted for an Oscar in 2010.










My Thoughts On the Book:


The book was very moving and so well written. I found it somewhat hard to read, mainly because it was just so sad. I personally haven't seen the documentary, but I really want to now. There was a lot of violence and a lot of people died. There were some pictures given as well and some of them are pretty gruesome. Which is why I wouldn't recommend it to a child, but I personally appreciated the honesty here and not some sugar coating of what really happened. I have never heard of Mugabe (call me sheltered) so I researched him for myself and I didn't find anything that I could even consider good. A lot of it had to do with white families being persecuted in Africa, which totally threw me off for a second. I can't believe I'd never heard of it before. I was recently talking to a friend about the book, she was telling me that from my description it sounded like the movie "Faith Like Potatoes". In a sense I agree with her, but this book seemed much more violent to me. Overall, I really loved it and would give it to a good friend. 

It's Another Blog Tour. This time I went with a bit of a different genre then I usually do. 



About the book:




Do your to do lists have footnotes? Has your fam suggested a rabies shot because your bite has surpassed Rover’s?


Maybe it’s time for a healthy dose of truth gift-wrapped in humor. With her own offbeat brand of wit and near-wisdom, inspirational humorist Debora Coty addresses the heart-needs of desperate women drowning in the churning everyday stress-pool of busyness.


In Too Blessed to Be Stressed, you’ll find simple, practical steps for attaining the peace that you crave as you struggle with the stresses of finances, health, career, relationships, self-image and family. You’ll discover healing, refreshment, and revitalization for your own spirit, body and mind through heart-changing real life stories, biblically based insights, and short chapters for on-the-run convenience.




Click the book to buy it :]

About Josh and Bob:


Debora M. Coty is a humorist, columnist, speaker, writing workshop instructor and award-winning author of over 100 internationally published articles and ten inspirational books. She has also contributed short stories and devotionals to numerous anthologies. Debora's passion is sharing her offbeat blend of humor and hope, wit and near-wisdom with women of all ages. As a piano teacher for twenty years, she acquired the skill of auditory long-suffering and has helped countless people as an occupational therapist specializing in orthopedics for over three decades. Mother of two grown children, Debora currently lives and loves in central Floridawith her husband and desperately wicked pooch, Fenway.


My Thoughts:


The book has a lot of wisdom, however, I believe it was presented poorly. Mothers and grandmothers are not teenagers, they are grown women. And this book seemed to of had been written for a teenage audience with stress quizzes and the like. When I was little I desperately wanted this "journal" for girls that had every quiz imaginable...what guy is right for you, how you should do your hair, what make you should wear, what kind of friends you should have, how I should paint my nails on Wednesday vs. Friday.. So I asked my mother. And I must say thank you to God for giving me this kind of mother because her reply to me was, "You don't need that." She had also said some other things about the book, but in short she told me the book was trash. I still wanted it because Susie Joe had it, but mom was always there to say,"no". And I'm sure you can figure out for your selves why buying that book would have been a huge mistake. 


I got the same feeling when reading this book. Not the, "I really like people telling me what to do based off of a random quiz of which I cannot tell if it is accurate or not". But the feeling of, "What am I...8?".  


Other people may not feel this way. If you like to take quizzes I encourage you to read it for your self. 


Giveaway:

Debora has created a “Too Blessed” prize package worth over $150! One grand prize winner will receive:

* A brand new Latest Generation KINDLE with Wi-Fi and Pearl Screen

* Too Blessed to Be Stressed by Debora Coty (for KINDLE)

To enter just click one of the icons below. Hurry! The giveaway ends August 25th. Winner will be announced on the evening of the 18th during Debora's De-Stress Facebook Party! Debora will be hosting a "life-preserver" chat (it’s okay if you haven’t read the book – who knows, you might WIN a copy!), testing trivia skills, swapping funny stories, handing out some decom-stress tips, and giving away tons of great stuff! (Chocolate, books, and more!) Hope to see you there. Bring your friends and join the fun on August 25th at 5:00 PM PST (6 PM MDT, 7 PM CDT, & 8 PM EDT).

I recently asked my sister what she thought about the children's books that I was given over the summer. Here's what she had to say:

DoppleGanger: Book 2

My favorite part of DoppleGanger is the part where Saskia gets trapped in the sarcophagus, and Erik and Sadie try to find her. My least favorite part was when Miss Dorcas Potts came to take an interview with the kids. And the reason why is because it wasn't really mysterious. My favorite characters are the Dopple girls. I really liked the DoppleGanger because, it was really intereting and mysterious.

Peril in the Palace:


My favorite part of Peril in the Palace was where the big eagals took Patrick and Beth and flew over the Palace.My least favorite part was in the begging where they just kept talking about the Imagination Station.And the reason why is because it wasn't really fun.My favorite characters are Beth and Patrick.I liked Peril in the Palace because,it was really exiting.

The Red Knight:

My favorite part in Revenge of the Red Knight was where they found out that Hugh was really the Red Knight and was stealing everything. My least favorite part was where they met James.That was my least favorite part because,it wasn't very exiting. My favorite characters are Beth and Patrick. I like Revenge of the Red Knight because,its really cool how they meet another boy named James, and that they find out that Hugh is the Red Knight and whos stealing everything.

I got the idea to let her give a short review from Jane. I guess I figured the audience was meant for her age group, so now you know how it impressed her. My reviews coming up on the last two soon.