Wacky Wednesday

Welcome to another episode of Wacky Wednesday, where anything is possible and everything happens for a reason. I am here to say that I am going on a little hiatus for five days so, I won't be able to post the #Fridayreads and Weekend challenge for this week. However I will provide a challenge for this weekend and I challenge myself to read at least a hundred pages of a new novel. What am I thinking starting a new novel when I have started a few already? The case in point is that I am going on vacation and I want to bring along a novel that I know for a fact that I will be into reading rather than a novel that is boring or slow pace like the current reads that I am reading. When I get back on Monday I should have an interesting post about what I have finished or nearly finished. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Wacky Wednesday

Halfway through the week and its another episode of Wacky Wednesday. This post is going to be more of a simple blog post where I discuss something on my mind. In today society of social media are we pressured to rise to a higher standard of participation? I have a Youtube channel, crazyC88, I haven't posted a video in awhile however I still consider myself an active Youtuber because I comment on videos and view videos that I like.

What I am getting at is should we be dictated by the content of our social media site or by the content of our character? I know personally I don't have a twitter and I don't plan on creating an account because I see no real value in twitter, but I understand why some people would get an account. I think to help with an ever evolving social climate we should have a social media blackout day, where every users can't access there social media for one day allowing everyone to communicate as normal being and not through electronic means. Another thing that I do enjoy and try to strive to achieve is a schedule when and where I twitty, upload and post except people shouldn't be slave to these forms of communication. That is my two cents on social media and what I think about the evolution of social communication. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Wacky Wednesday

This Wednesday's episode of Wacky Wednesday will be a little different. In the case that I will discuss not only books and reading, but other avenue of entertainment and how I manage my entertainment pleasure in today technological society. Today, we has a civilization have numerous sources of entertainment from television, radio, books, video games and the Internet. I love every one of those forms of pleasure.

This being a book review blog I love to read, but I also enjoy playing video games and watching videos. This past weekend I was watching a lot of Youtube video from book vloggers to let's players. That one reason why I didn't achieve my reading goal over that weekend and why I was late to the Monday post. Another reason is due to the fact that I was extremely busy with personal matters on Monday which caused for the delay in posting.

What I want to know is what do you enjoy in the entertainment field in today connected world? No matter how advanced our world get we still need to have some form of entertainment and we need to find a balance between different forms of entertainment. If you are like me and I know you are you enjoy multiple forms of entertainment, then it can get a bit overwhelming trying to manage the sources. That is why sometimes I am a little slow in reading and reviewing because I was taking a break from my reading pleasure and focusing on another pleasure source. I hope you find your balance and enjoy the fruit of the entertainment tree. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Wacky Wednesday

Going, going and gone is another day, but this day is the wonderful and funny Wacky Wednesday. For this edition of Wacky Wednesday I decided I will talk about a specific book series that I want desperately made into a movie or television series. There is countless books out in the world and Hollywood recently has had a fascination of making adaptation of those books. I am here to discuss one of my favorite book series that I believe can be a great movie or even a television series.

The series that I want to introduce to a possibly of being an adaptation is the Heir Chronicles by Cinda Williams Chima. The story is filled with magic-packed mystery with an interesting hierarchy system. The inspiration comes from the War of the Rose because the completing sides are both the White Rose and Red Rose which is this world of weir are controlled by the family of wizards, people born with wizard stones. Now the series first follows the last of the Warriors whom must complete in a game, but eventually thing go a little sour causing a rift to form between the England side of the pond and the American side of the pond. Who doesn't love a good tyranny versus liberty story? The characters in the whole series are wonderful and well-rounded character to enjoy throughout the adventure. So, with the on set of the Hunger Games why not have a fantasy version for the lovers of fantasy genre. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Wacky Wednesday

It's that time again, what time? It's Wacky Wednesday where on this blog I provide tags, lists and other fun features from other blogs or vlog over at YouTube. This is probably my funnest feature on the blog because I get to dive into making lists and perform tags, which I enjoy writing about. Also, these post tend to be a little shorter than the average post from Mondays and Fridays.

This Wednesday I have decided to make a list of my favorite characters and the novel/series they are from. Grant it most of the characters are actually from a series because most of what I read has a series attached. So, let the fun begin with my top 11 favorite characters from novel/series.

1. Merlin - Lost Years of Merlin Saga
• What better person to have on the top of the list than Merlin, himself. I love wizards ever since reading Harry Potter and Lost Years of Merlin I have fonding for wizards.
2. Joseph (Seph) McCauley - Heir Chronicles
• Another wizard and this was a great series, I love the termoil that Seph goes through both physically and mentally.
3. Han Alister - Seven Realm series
• Another wizard and quite the opposite character that I enjoy reading about because he is a reformed thief lord turn wizard. His actions and motives are quite of self-centered except when it comes to his family. There is a part in the novel series that makes me cry for him, but I won't reveal it.
4. Nick Gautier - Chronicles of Nick series
• Who won't like wise-cracking, half-demon and half-human teenage boy. He is very satirical and funny with tons of one liners ready and waiting.
5. Eugenides - Queen's Thief series 
• Mysterious in many ways, but that is what makes me love to read about him and the series is very serialized leading up to a big punch line or reveal.
6. Professor Snape - Harry Potter series
• Who doesn't feel sorry for Snape. I mean he has an unrequirest love and was quite brillant, but was toss aside only to be vendication in the end.
7. Vladimir Tod - Chronicles of Vladimir Tod
• Another satirical and funny character that is full of one liners and humorous dialogue.
8. Henry Grim - Knightley Academy
• He is the knight version of Harry Potter, but without the magical influence to back the story. Instead the story is propelled by mystery and political twists.
9. Queen Attolia - Queen's Thief series
• She is a strong, independent ruler that is in love with Eugenides. What else is there to say about this character I enjoy reading strong female roles.
10. Damon Salvatore - Vampire Diaries
• By far the character in both the novel and show. I admire the character dark and chilling nature and can't help, but root for him to succeed in whatever he wants to accomplish.
11. Seth Clearwater - Twilight Saga
• The sidekick character always fascinates me because I consider myself to be a good fit in most if not all sidekick or secondary character roles. Also, his story in particular makes me want to read more about him.

This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC   

Wacky Wednesday

Boom! Boom! Boom! Welcome to a world of pure imagination just kidding I won't burst into song, but that was a very catchy song growing up I loved Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. That being said I have decided that this Wednesday edition of Wacky Wednesday will be all about movies and more specifically those cheesy book to movie adaptation.

You all know and have seen those movies that I am talking about. Don't act like you haven't read or watched the books or movies, respectively. Now I will be the first to admit that I have read and watch those adaptation movies and I tend to enjoy them for what they are and that is the pure entertainment value. I don't consider myself to be a uber fan and go crazy and angry if the movie doesn't live up to the novel because I know that I will always have the novel to fall back on even if the movie is a flop. These following is the list of my favorite adaptation movies.

• Harry Potter movie series - who haven't and wouldn't want to watch this series. The movies do great justice to the book series; it may have bits and piece changed in the movie, but that was to make a better movie. Overall, this movie series is one of the better book to movie adaptation.
• Twilight saga - I know I have actually read the Twilight books and I quite enjoy there value for what they are worth and that is the pure imagination and entertainment. The movies just like with Harry Potter played very well with the source material, but against some things were changed to make sense in the movie world rather than the literacy world. Overall, the movie weren't totally bad however they are like the books in being strictly entertainment.
• The Vampire Diaries - I know that this isn't a movie, but rather a television adaptation and I just couldn't leave it out of this list. The show is awesome with the correct amount of suspense and supernatural fill to make anyone enjoy the show. The big difference between the show and the source material is huge meaning that the show just takes the name and the general concepts. The show is overhaul of the series which created a new Vampire Diaries. Overall, the show is great to watch without having read the books and the books are still awesome to read because they don't really follow the show.

Now that you have seen a little bit of my taste in both movies and television I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Wacky Wednesday

Welcome to another Wacky Wednesday, where I choose the topic of the day. I have chosen a terrific tag which originate over on the Tube (i.e. Youtube) by the talented and amazing, theBookTuber. Go watch his video tag at (New) LITERARY IDENTIFICATION TAG. I really love watching booktubia video because the community is so warm and welcoming. I am technically a member of that community because I started reviewing books over there, but I decided I wanted to rebrand myself before branching back out to the booktube community. Now on with the tag of today.

The question within this tag were of the following variety.

1. What fictional character is most like you? (Personality)

• I would have to select Henry Grimm from Knightley Academy because I love to continue read and learn even if it turn on to be a chore.

2. What character would you most like to play in a book-to-movie adaptation?

• I would have to pick the title character of the Inheritance Cycle, Eragon because who won't want to become a dragon rider and have magical powers. Also, I see some feature in Eragon that I process.

3. What character do you physically resemble the most?

• I would select Harry Potter because of the spectators.

4. What is a quote from a book that hits home/describes something in your life really well?

• A chapter from Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon where one of the minor characters wrote about bullying.

5. What character do you have the most sympathy for?

• Snape from Harry Potter or Nick Gautier from the Dark Hunter universe.

This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Blog Status

Hello followers, viewers and just plain readers I have finally got caught up with my reviews from Goodreads. That means I can finally get to what I want this blog to be and that is being able to post on a regular schedule and occasionally post on a random not scheduled day if something of quite amazing happen in my reading schedule such as purchasing a book that I have been waiting countless days to possess or finishing a novel and letting you guys know about it, but I won't review books until Update Monday.

Having a schedule will help me to keep this blog going beyond what I have done before because I have started a couple of blogs before and none of them ever really struck around. The reason being because I think I was just blogging for the shake of blogging; this blog is a little I still blogging just to blog, but I have some passion in this subject to keep this blog up-to-date. Now, I try to keep up with the trend in popular fiction, but I don't go out and strive for the popular I read and buy what I love giving you reviews from popular and non-popular novels allowing for a more honest review.

My posting schedule can be found on my introduction post or down below:

• Update Monday - where I update what I am currently reading, if I accomplish my Weekend Challenge, finished a novel or in a separate post a review if I have one.
• Wacky Wednesday - where I do book hauls, book tags, discussion and favorites
• #Fridayreads and Weekend Challenge - where I show you what I am reading on Friday and give to you my challenge.

This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Wacky Wednesday

Another Wacky Wednesday morning to ya'll. What should I have this Wednesday be about? I have done quite a bit of tags should I try something new. How about I to a 1/2 year wrap-up along with a to be read and end with my currently reading books. All throughout the Tube (Youtube) I have seen monthly wrap-up and some 1/2 year wrap-up so, why not have me give it a whirl I might actually like it. What I plan on doing is having another wrap-up in December where I list all the books that I read in 2013 and maybe even pick out of the list my top favorites.

From January to June, I have been reading up quite a storm for me personally. I have read a whopping total of nine books which is quite a lot for myself to accomplish. July is getting off to a wonderful start in which the first couple days I finish one book and I am pretty certain I will be able to finish my next novel in a few days. For my to be read pile, I have switch selecting the book to a cup method in which I have the book titles on a scrap piece of paper and draw them out at random. This method I like because almost every book I my self I want to read badly and with this method I get a random selection. I also think I am reading the selection a little faster because I took the guessing out of selecting a novel to read.

January - June Books

1. The Gray Wolf Throne
   
2. Ink Exchange
3. Night Magic
4. Skarlet: Part One of the Vampire Trinity
5. The Awakening and The Struggle
6. Legacy
7. Ninth Grade Slays
8. Inheritance
9. Inferno

Top 5 to be read pile

1. Magyk
2. the Host
3. the Clockwork Angels
4. Plague
5. The Fallen

Wacky Wednesday

Welcome to Wacky Wednesday on the crazyC Book Cafe blog. I was think what should I do for this edition of WW. Should I do another tag post or something different. I was watching some Youtube video and getting caught up in my queue. More specifically I was watching tag videos for idea on tags. There were a couple of neat ideas such as the completed series tag or the top 2 in 6 genre tags, but with both I felt that I couldn't really contribute much to the tag because I only have like three series completed and I don't really have a lot of say in the other genre, mostly fantasy. What I decided to do is go to Goodreads and find a book that I have read or own that has had a cover change and discuss which cover I like best. Lets get to hunting and covering, the choice of cover to be discuss this Wacky Wednesday will be The Curse Worker series by Holly Black more specifically The White Cat.

The series cover style started being publish with the style on the left, while recently redesign the covers to be similar in style to the style on the right. Both style aren't bad, but for purest like myself or other we tend to want to keep our series looking similar so when they change the covers it sometimes forces us to have to repurchase the new cover. I don't repurchase the books, but I tend to try to find the old covers or purchase the new ones from where I left off in the series however I will be angry. Fortunately with this series I only have one book with the old style so, I am not too upset. I actually like the old covers because it remains me of a film noir style while the newer covers makes me think New Orleans style. I hate when publisher change the covers, but I know why they do it just makes me mad. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Wacky Wednesday

You guys and gals know what day its today. The wonderful, astounding wacky Wednesday where I will blog about book tags, maybe haul or even versus posts. Mostly I enjoy blogging about a certain book tag that is either going around Youtube or the blogging sphere. Hopefully you will enjoy this tag and that I can provide some wackiness for you.

Wednesday are differently becoming my favorite day of the week because of Wacky Wednesday and my favorite shows aired on television, Melissa and Joey and Baby Daddy. Those shows are differently my guilty pleasure as with reality singing shows like the X Factor and recently the Voice. However I don't watch those reality shows live rather I watch them on either Hulu or find a link somewhere on the vastest of the intertube.

That is enough of my everyday ordinary life. Lets get to the tag portion of the post. This tag was created on Youtube by InTheBookCorner. The A to Z tag where you list book title that you own starting with the letters of the alphabet.

A - Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the

B - Brisingr

C - Child of the Dark Prophecy 

D - Demon King, the

E - Education of Little Tree, the

F - Firelight

G - Gone

H - Hunger

I - Ill Winds

J - 

K - Knightley Academy

L - Lies

M - Magyk

N - Night Magic

O - Odyssey

P - Physik

Q - Queen of Attolia, the

R - Rope Trick, the

S - Secret Prince, the

T - Thief, the

U - 

V - 

W - Wicked Lovely

X - 

Y -

Z -

If you would like to know the author, then feel free to comment and I will gladly provide the information to you. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Wacky Wednesday

Hello and you know what time it is; its Wacky Wednesday and that means another tag either done by me or from another blog or youtube. This tag is my creation, but it been done before so I won't take full credit for creating this idea for a tag. What this tag is about is that the YA market and novels in general are flooded with terrific and not so wonderful series be multiple book series or a trilogy. What I am going to do is recommend some awesome high adventure fantasy series starting one to ten.

Recommended Fantasy Series Tag:

1. Harry Potter Series - You can't have fantasy series list without adding the ever popular and amazing Harry Potter with his lighting bolt scar and all.
2. Inheritance Cycle - Now I know what you are thinking that "oh here comes a fanboy moment." I personally think this series improves greatly with each book that the author releases starting with Eragon being so-so and Inheritance being the best so far.
3. The Chronicle of Nick - The Queen of paranormal herself, Sherrilyn Kenyon, has a huge adult fantasy series in the Dark Hunter novels and now she has started a YA version of her Dark Hunter novels.
4. The Heir Chronicles - Cinda Williams Chima has taken something as basic as the War of the Roses and added a fantasy element in this series.
5. Seven Realm series - Another Cinda Williams Chima novel series, but this time its set in a high fantasy setting with terrific and unforgettable characters.
6. Lost Years of Merlin series - Who wouldn't want to see a different side to the highly popular and well-known wizard of all-time and his name is Merlin.
7. The Great Tree of Avalon series - What about way to continue the magic of the Lost Years of Merlin than with a new series involving Avalon and Merlin's heir.
8. Merlin's Dragon series - What better way to wrap up two great series Lost Years of Merlin and the Great Tree of Avalon with a bridge series filling in the gaps in knowledge.
9. The Queen's Thief series - A series with no magic, but set in world where the myths of gods and goddesses are told to the populos.
10. The Chronicle of Vladimir Tod series - A vampire novel involving a male main character and not that female character that falls in love with a vampire.

This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Top 10 Series I Want to Start But Haven't Yet!

I wrote in my introduction post that Wednesday would be wacky fun days where I will have tags, favorite and/or anything really wacky and fun. The first installment of Wacky Wednesday will be a tag. The tag was started by Inthebookcorner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5-3u1YuGdg. The tag is a youtube book tag about the top series you want to start but haven't. I am going to do this tag a little different and the book series that I list will be want to read and also wants that the first in the series but never finished.


Top 5 series never completed:

1. The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
2. Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
3. Curse Worker series by Holly Black
4. Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. The Infernal Device Trilogy by Cassandra Clare

Top 5 series started/finished first in series:

1. The Fallen series by Thomas E. Sniegoski
2. His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman
3. Firelight series by Sophie Jordan
4. The Mortal Instrument series by Cassandra Clare
5. Skarlet: The Vampire Trinity by Thomas Emson

This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC