My obsessions.

Well... I've decided that in this particular post, I'm going to share with you my top ten obsessions. And when I mean obsessions... I mean my fandoms. because you know. Apparently I'm crazy and have WAY too many. Heh. (These are in no particular order by the way...)

1. Harry Potter. Harry Potter is like the mom of all fandoms. You're either a fan of Harry Potter or your life is a lie. Filthy muggle.

2. Doctor Who. Because everyone loves an alien who time travels! (oh my feels.) Fantastic. Allons-y. Geronimo. Have a catchphrase now. Catchphrases are cool.

Because Whovians always have 3D glasses on them.

 3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians/ The Heroes of Olympus. Because Rick Riordan is a troll... and he has my complete respect for being so. I love my seaweed brain.

 4. Anything Brandon Sanderson... Because all of his books are epic. And I can't decide if I want them to be turned into movies because then the fandom would expand. Or if the stories are so full of things that special effects just couldn't handle so the stories would be brutally murdered on screen... If you haven't read and books by Sanderson yet... well let's just say that you're wasing in the where of needing.

5. Sherlock. (Oh come on, you knew this one is a given considering the fandoms above.) If you didn't guess this then you need to turn your back because you're lowering the IQ of the entire street.

6. Merlin. Uh duh. Who doesn't love the young warlock?!..... *GASP* You don't love the young warlock?! ...You're such a dollophead.

7. Disney. I mean come on. Who doesn't love some good 'ole classic Disney?! I'll smash you with a hammer if you don't like Disney.

8. Grimm. Oh my gosh. I seriously cannot get the ending of the Season 2 finale out of my head. Just leave me to drown in my pool of emotions!

Look familiar..? heh.

9. Arrow. OH MY GOSH ARROW! Holy cow. This. Show. Is. So. Good. Go watch it. right now. You can finish reading this blog post later. Go watch it right now. You have failed this city by not watching Arrow yet.

 10: Superheroes. Iron Man. Spider Man. Batman. Superman. Wolverine. Green Lantern. Thor. Captain America. Professor X. Flash.
I grew up watching Justice League. No I don't read comic books... but I love superheroes. I find them exciting.

Hehe. Just a plus.

Okay so there you have it. My ten obsessions. I promise you. I have a TON more... but I said ten. probably because if i didn't have a limit then this blog post would never ever ever ever end.
What are you obsessing about right now?

Music while writing this post? Light It Up by Scott and Brendo

Book Review: The Way Of Kings.

Alright. I finished the most beautiful book ever a few days ago. Why was it so beautiful? Well my dear reader, I can tell you.
Please note that if you have not read this beautiful book then 1. You are wrong. and 2.You really should not read this blog post, because it hold massive spoilers... and when it comes to spoilers. I HATE THEM.

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I'm really warning you...






If you have not read The Way Of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, DO NOT CONTINUE







Don't say I didn't warn you.




Okay, before I begin, please enjoy the beauty of this beautiful book cover. (This is what I love to see people.)

Okay. Let the flowing of thoughts begin. Hopefully you will be able to keep up with them... because I'm just going to type them as they come. Which normally tend to be scrambled and disorganized.

The Way of Kings... The Way of Kings... how do I describe it in one word? EPIC.
No. I'm going to do more than one word. Duh. there is no possible way to describe just how epic and amazing this book actually is in only one word.
Well for starters, all of the books by this author are interconnected. Which means... what exactly? Are there some characters in other books? No. Nope. Not characters. Character? Yes. There is one character in each of his books. His name? I could let you go read all of the books and figure it out, but that would be mean. So I'll tell you. His name is Hoid.
Hoid Hoid Hoid Hoid Hoid. Oh how hilarious your character is. He always wears disguises and he is in ever one of Sanderson's epics. Elantris? A beggar. Mistborn? An informant. Warbreaker? A storyteller. The Way of Kings? Hehe you meet him before you know it is him. Keep guessing who it is. (though you do find out eventually. He comes up to one of the main characters to talk, and then after a small bit of conversing he simply says, "You can call me Hoid.")
Not only am i feeling like the rest of the series will slowly reveal how these books are interconnected, but they will just continue to get even more awesome!
Okay.
Kaladin.
Kaladin Stormblessed.
I love Kaladin Stormblessed.
He is a wicked beast with such a painful past it makes me only love him more. First a surgeon's apprentice, then a soldier, then a slave, then even worse than a slave, a bridgeman. His brother died in front of him, almost his whole team was killed by a Shardbearer, and then when Kaladin actually kills the Shardbearer... Stupid lighteyed Amaram kills the rest of Kaladin's team and puts a slave brand on his forehead. Taking Kaladin's Shards for himself. Stupid Amaram. You deserve everything coming to you. You're going to see Kaladin again, and Kaladin... oh Kaladin, you'd better KILL HIM ON THE SPOT! I mean... really though... he should do it. He has done it before. He can do it again. Everyone knows it.
Dalinar.
Dalinar Kholin.
I love Dalinar Kholin.
And his son Adolin Kholin.
The fact that Dalinar has the weakness of the visions during highstorms only makes me like him even more. I hate perfect characters. Stupid perfect characters. Characters with depth and weakness and flaws are much more exciting to read about. But beastly characters with big flaws...? Oh those are even better! And that is exactly what Dalinar is.
I HATE SADEAS!!! HOW DARE HE BETRAY DALINAR KHOLIN! Sadeas is the stupidest lighteyes to ever enter the world of fiction. I hate him with every fiber of my being and i cannot understand why anyone would like his character. I liked him for those 50 pages that he was pretending to be friends with Dalinar again... but those were moments of ignorance and stupidity.
SYL SYL SYL. I love you Syl. you are so cute. And I want a spren to be my friend. You make me happy.
Lopen. Oh my joodness. Gancho you make me smile.
Rock. This thing is amazing. I like this thing you say all the time. Hehe this thing. Is something. Horneater.

BEST PARTS:
The whole book.

Haha okay okay. ill narrow it down.

• When Dalinar catches the Chasmfiend right before it steps on Elhokar.
• When Kaladin freaks everyone out by jumping into his awesome spear dance. Earning the appearance of unique spren no one has seen before.
• When Kaladin wakes up after staying the night in the Highstorm.
• When Jasnah kills the scary men that one night, and then Shallan takes the (fake) soulcaster.
• When Kaladin absorbs stormlight in front of Teft and partially heals himself while trying to get better from the Highstorm.
• When Kaladin realizes he can absorb stormlight... and asks Syl if she is even a windspren. :)
• When Adolin realizes why his father (Dalinar) is enforcing the codes. And why it is so important to stay true to them.
• When Dalinar kisses Navani. It had to happen, and I got excited.
• When Kaladin absorbs even mores stormlight from the spheres on the Parsheni's beards and pulls a few hundred arrows to his shield. 
• When Kaladin freaking JUMPS the chasm that not even a Shardbearer can jump. EPIC!
• When Kaladin is a beast and wipes out a ton of Parshendi with his killer spear and then yells at a bunch of soldiers as if he were a lighteyes of the highest rank.
• When Navani paints the symbol for justice in front of Sadeas and burns it as a prayer for Dalinar.
• When Renarin and Navani see Dalinar and Adolin walking towards Sadeas' camp after the cremling himself said he watched Dalinar fall.
• When Dalinar trades his shardblade for the 1000 bridgemen in Sadeas' camp.
• When Dalinar goes to see Elhokar... and freaking SLAMS him around! And then says that he loves him like a son. ("You have very strange parenting methods.")
• When Dalinar tells Elhokar that he is courting his mother... and the look of shock on Elhokar's face. Oh I laughed so hard.

THE BEST "Oh my Gosh I'm such an IDIOT" MOMENTS

• When Wit says he is Hoid. :D Made me so happy.
• Elhokar admits to cutting the strap to his saddle himself.
• When Shallan confronts Jasnah about being able to soulcast without a fabrial.
• When you find out the Parshendi and Parshmen are the voidbringers.

WORST MOMENTS EVER.

• Dunny's Death.
• TIEN. Even though I knew he was dead all throughout the book. I was a mess when i actually was able to read how he died. It tore me up. I was such a mess!!!! I absolutely hate that Tien died. D:
•  When Szeth is told he has to go find Dalinar Kholin... and kill him. Because you realize that there is no way Szeth can fail. He will kill anyone who gets in his way. He it too powerful. Even for Dalinar, Adolin, and Kaladin put together. Besides, Dalinar gives up his shards.... his blade to Sadeas for the brigemen and his Plate to Renarin.
• When the book ended.

Okay... yeah... I am now braindead. Can't think now all I'm doing is replying certain moments of this book in my head. I think I need a nap. Or maybe a nice episode of Sherlock to get my mind moving again. 

Thanks for reading this scrambled review that should not even be considered a review...

Feeling Blocked?

I can relate.
Writers block... there is just one word to accurately to describe it: UGGGGH!
Yes, that's very accurate. Unfortunately there isn't a specific cure to writer's block. but there are many  things that could help...

• Try Reading. Maybe something in the story you are reading will spark one of your own. It normally does for me. (Just be careful not to take the work of someone else.)
• MUSIC! Namely: Imagine Dragons. All of their songs tend to be epic and awesome, especially Bleeding Out.
• Pinterest always helps me a ton. Just go to the search bar and search boards called 'Writing Inspiration, Novel Inspiration, or I am an Author/Writer. Future Characters, Male Characters, Female Characters... Search that if you aren't already following a ton of writing boards... like me.
• Take a break. You might have just been writing for so hacking long, that your brain locked up. In that case, you probably should go jogging or something.
• Reread what you have. Sometimes the reason your brain refuses to flow with ideas, is because of a rut your accidentally created in the story earlier. Maybe you'll find something to fix, or help with what you need to write next if you look back at what you have.
• Talk to someone about it. Tell someone about the story, and what has you stumped, maybe an outsiders opinion can help.
• Watch any BBC program. Ah yes, BBC, my love. The magical television network that created Merlin, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Robin Hood, North and South, Wives and Daughters, MI-5, Top Gear... Shall I go on? I'm sure SOMETHING in the BBC will help. Steven Moffat might help you realize that it is really okay, but not okay, to just... kill the character. (In the most heart wrenching way possible.)

Okay, well that's what I normally do during a writer's block. Or write on this lonely little blog of mine. If none of that helps... well I'm not sure what to tell you...

Music while writing this post? (It's Time - Imagine Dragons)

Thoughts on Dezra and Exaivier...

Given their situation, obviously Exaivier does not want to trust Dezra... Dezra worked for the Alchemist for how long and tried to trick him how many times?! Actually I have no idea, but imagine quite a few. You would be wary of Dezra as well... All things considered, I do want the Guardian to warm up to Dezra at some point in the story. I have a few ideas.. Although that isn't exactly a good thing.

1. We could wait for Cari to show up and taunt Exaivier, tease him a bit for not believing in Dezra... Sad that he has to hear it from the most evil person in the story before he actually believes his brothers claims...

2. Dezra could die... :( although I really do not want that to happen because I just love him so much. He is probably my deepest character... Besides Exaivier of course. And while Dezra is lying on the ground dying, Exaivier realizes that his brother was telling the truth... Sad sad sad.

3. A good combination of the two... Maybe..? Ugh if I do one ill probably end up doing both.

4. When *she* comes back, she remembered who killed her and why he did what he did... She manages to talk some much needed sense into Exaivier which then brings out the awkward apologies... I hate writing awkward scenes. Reunions especially... I normally skip the first 25 minutes of them, after all the crying and emotional hugs are over with.

5. Exaivier never does trust Dezra. Uh no. I don't like that. Never mind, that idea is going in the garbage.

Also, if Exaivier is so reluctant to trust his brother... Then shouldn very one else be the same way..? First to warm up is definitely Chandler, given that he went through the same thing Dezra did... Only on a MUCH smaller scale. Next will be Skyler... Of course most of this will not happen until probably the end of The Healer's Fall or beginning of The Guardian's Rise...
Oh so much to think about...

I sure do love a giveaway.

So yesterday I was bored. (Nothing new.) So like any bored person, I got on Pinterest, i sure do love to repin things. But i came across this giveaway for a new book that comes out on September 4th! It is Called Origin by Jessica Khoury.

Now I am really wanting to read this book, the story sounds like something that I would just fall in love with.

Alright well as for the giveaway the details are on this link. But you only have 5 days left! Hurry Hurry HURRY! This author has some serious SWAG going on :)

Amber