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Thats what I was going to say!

less for me

I would love to, but you're about 4 or 5 hours away and it would be cheaper to buy some pasta sauce than travel to N.I.

I'm out of pasta sauce, so unless I feel like going to town later (I don't) I'm not sure what I'll be having.

I saw that in the shop today and debated picking it up. Decided against it. Its on my list too.

I haven't actually seen this movie, and by the sounds of it, I'm not missing a lot

I have about 8 books I want in the near future. Need to try budget for them.

The title doesn't personally bother me, I use the term 'book nazi' to talk about myself - but then my friends know I meant it in the most unoffensive/light-hearted way possible. But its probably not a title I would have posted on a public forum. As I've said before - once a book is damaged I get over it, but until it does I'm a b**ch about people taking care of them. I just don't trust people with my things, even though I'm very responsible with other peoples things myself.

Show off. I'll update my half later after college

Haha I'm not. I like coming home with the goods, but I'm not girly enough to enjoy shopping too much - unless its for books

Thats a very clever idea.

Nom Nom,but I had so much o that kinda thing over Christmas that I need a major change!

I had pasta again. I'm just craving it right now! Dunno why.

I don't use a wishlist. I have a list on my blog, and I know in my head what ones I want next.

I don't!! Well, not unless sesame sticks and organic cola is considered healthy???

I love playing my DS too. In fact, I just love gaming. favourite games: Shadow Hearts games (Playstation) Onimusha games (Playstation) Harvest Moon!!!! (DS) Final Fantasy series (Playstation and DS) Pokemon (DS) Mario Galaxy (Wii)

Its also a bit girly. So that might put you off too =P

There isn't any drug addiction in that XD But fair enough, read what you like, just make sure your mother doesn't come hunting me down XD

Well its more about maturity level, and its probably me being a bit over-protective of the young'uns. You'd probably be well able for it, but it IS very dark.

Its extremely original - as I say in my longer rant, both books so far suffer from what I now call 'stephanie Meyer' syndrome, great concept and very easy to read, even enjoyable, but mostly badly executed/predictable plot and one-dimesional characters. This one, however, was much better than the original. Its crazy stuff, but a great read. Might be a little heavy for a 15 year old in my opinion, but I don't really know.

Holly Black – Valiant: A Modern Tale Of Faerie (2005) Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Synopsis: 17-year-old Valerie Russell runs away to New York City, trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. She takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system. Impulsive Lolli talks of monsters in the subway tunnels and shoots up an amber-coloured powder that makes the shadows around her dance. Severe Luis claims he can make deals with creatures that no one else can see. And then there's Luis's brother, Dave, who makes the mistake of letting Val tag along as he makes a delivery to a woman who turns out to have goat hooves instead of feet. General Ramble: Valiant is a major improvement on it’s indirect predecessor (Tithe). With only vague references to the first novel, this book stands alone very well. Reminiscent of “Pan’s Labyrinth”, Valiant is much darker than Tithe, not a complete improvement with regard to characters/plot, but certainly moving in the right direction. With enough profanity and adult content to warrant a warning on the back cover, with themes such as drug use and magical (i.e, psychological) manipulation, this book may be listed as Young Adult but it’s certainly not for the faint hearted. For those who dare, this is a darkly enthralling but surprisingly easy read. Holly Black is definitely a name to watch out for. Rating: 6.9/10 (much as I want to say 7, its not quite there yet!) As per usual, click here to read my in-depth ramble