Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Edition #12 – Fear Street Books 27-30

This list is full of winners and it was also the hardest so far in terms of picking a first place. I kept going back and forth because we’re talking about two perfect Fear Street fives with intricate stories and shocking twists by the end. Two Super Chillers, two perfect fives and zero misses. This is one Fear Street list you won’t want to miss! 😉

“Broken Hearts” (Super Chiller)
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Fear Street Scale: 5 out of 5 Fears
Pick Of The Bunch Rating: Second Place

“Roses are red, corpses are blue. On Valentine’s Day, you’ll die too!”

There’s someone who kills on Valentine’s Day, out there, lurking. Josie and Melissa are scared when they receive threatening valentines… and then the murders begin. Who is sending these horrible valentines and who will be the next to die?

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The Story Is In The Scars: A Body So Touched

A friend once told me that my body was evidence of what I had gone through. I wouldn’t need to tell someone, because they could see it in my scars. I rejected it then because I didn’t care who knew my story. Five years later and I am able to look at some of the scars as marks of bravery and strength, and others are painful reminders when I don’t need to be reminded.

A few heart surgeries mean a zipper scar and two tiny scars beneath the long line down my chest. Dozens of brain surgeries mean I have to keep my hair a certain length to cover the scars on my head (hair does not grow on scars) so I’ll never have super short hair or anything daring (so much for considering a pixie cut) and two ghastly scars on my stomach, which is where the tubing to my shunt goes to. A scar on my chest and neck from the port I had in 2009 and 2010 for dialysis and chemo. And the inside of my left arm, elbow to wrist is one gigantic scar (from when they were worried I would have to lose my arm due to trauma sustained) and a few other scars here and there due to fractures or miscellaneous surgeries.

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My Top Six Reasons Why Buffy The Vampire Slayer Was The Best Show Ever Created

There are TV shows and then there are TV SHOWS. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is certainly the latter. I am not some crazed fan who calls Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy, and will always think of her in that role, but I am the crazed fan who knows everything there is to know about the series, the characters and behind-the-scenes trivia. I don’t need to spit out facts about the hundreds of tie-ins, pop-culture references, spin-offs and even academic programs (no lie!) that has come out of the series. Instead, here is why “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” will always be #1 to me.

6. The Writing

Whenever writing gives you chills, you know it is something special. As much as I love different TV shows for the writing, few shows give me that ‘OMG’ sensation that I feel down to my core. Buffy does this repeatedly. Buffy and Angel’s showdown in “Becoming (Part 2)” (episode 2:22) and Buffy telling Wesley where he can stick it in “Graduation Day (Part 1)” (episode 3:21) are empowering. They make you feel like you can go save the world, without being overstated. Then there are the words that will break you. (You’ll never think of the phrase “We’re not supposed to move the body!” again without remembering that moment – that hurt). And of course the lines that make you laugh “We know the world didn’t end ‘cause – check it out” and the wow moments: “Are you ready to be strong?”

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Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Edition #11 – Sweet Valley High’s First Super Edition And Books 22-24

I am excited about this week’s Sweet Valley High list because it includes the first ever Super Edition and it lives up that name. I don’t even have anything else to say, I just want to get to these books. Enjoy!  🙂

“Perfect Summer” (Super Edition)
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Sweet Valley Scale: 5 out of 5 Twins
Pick Of The Bunch Rating: First Place

It is finally summer in Sweet Valley, and the Wakefield twins are taking a bike trip up the beautiful California coast with a group of their friends. What could be more exciting than a month of warm sunshine, beautiful beaches and loads of fun at every stop? But the dream of a perfect vacation soon fades. Elizabeth Wakefield is on the edge of breaking up with her boyfriend, Todd Wilkins, over another girl. Her twin sister, Jessica, chases after sexy Robbie October, who completely ignores her. Bruce Patman is awful to his cousin Roger while Lila Fowler holds a grudge against Ms. Dalton and Ms. Dalton is hardly speaking to Mr. Collins. Can this feuding group unite when an unexpected disaster threatens all of their lives?

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Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Edition #10 – The Fear Street Saga – Where The Terror Began

This is a very special Fear Street blog – so special that this trilogy deserved its own post. This is the story of the Fear Street Saga… where the terror began. Because of the nature of these books it is next to impossible not to include spoilers. It will be the only warning I give, since the spoilers will begin in the first book and continue until the end. Read on, if you dare…

“The Betrayal”
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Fear Street Scale: 5 out of 5 Fears
Pick Of The Bunch Rating: First/Second Place

Why do so many horrifying things happen on Fear Street? Nora knows. She knows how the terror began… It started with a young girl who burned at the stake and a bloody feud between two families that has lasted for over 300 years. She knows, and she wants to tell. Are you sure you want to hear it?

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