#31DC2 Day 19 Art

Hey guys! Today I have today 19 from the 31 Day Challenge for you. I am really behind but I still plan on doing finishing it, just not sure when I'll finish. Today's prompt is based on art and I chose the painting Squares with Concentric Circles by Wassily Kandinsky. 



I painted these free hand with a nail art brush. I used a lot of polishes for this but some of the main ones are Nicole by OPI Hit the Lights, NYC Red Velvet Rope, OPI Jade is the New Black, and NYC Hampton's Peach. I topped it off with NYC Matte Me Crazy. 

The Raven Boys Book Review

Title: The Raven Boys
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Series: The Raven Boys #1
Rating: 4/5 stars
Bookshelves on Goodreads: books-i-own, damaged-guys, have-high-hopes-for, mythology, romance

“My words are unerring tools of destruction, and I’ve come unequipped with the ability to disarm them.”

The Raven Boys is super fantastic and unique. I liked Stiefvater's Shiver series but The Raven Boys was better. I seriously loved the whole setting and atmosphere of it. Its southern without the annoying accent writing and has a boarding school without bad school drama. Gansey & his friends live in an abadoned building and has book stacked up high, it sounds like heaven. The whole book is mysterious and perfect.

The Raven Boys is about Blue Sargent, her mom is a physic and she lives with her physic family. Blue herself has the weird ability to lend energy to others, making things stronger and clearer. She goes to the church, like she does every year, and watches the dead pass. She isn't supposed to see them because she isn't physic, but she sees Gansey. She could see him either because she is either his true love or she will kill him. Blue gets dragged into the exciting world of the raven boys.

The raven boys is a nickname that is given to students of an all boys boarding school. We get to met four: Gansey, Adam, Noah, and Ronan. Gansey is a boy with everything, on a quest for a mythical man on the lay lines. Adam has trouble at home with his dad, and often escapes to help Gansey with his quest. Noah is a quiet boy with a weird and dark past. Ronan watched his father his father die and is paying the price with anger and depression.

I loved all of the characters in this book. Blue was really independent and selfless. Out of all of the raven boys I liked Gansey best with Ronan being a close second. I also really liked Blue's mom, she was a bad ass.

Overall this was a great story. I'm happy with how it ended and also happy that I started it so late, so I don't have to wait for The Dream Theives. Doesn't title just sound awesome?! *running to the bookstore to buy the next book*  

Succubus Blues Book Review

Title: Succubus Blues
Author: Richelle Mead
Series: Georgina Kincaid #1
Rating: 4/5 stars
Bookshelves on Goodreads: angels, books-i-own, book-boyfriends, have-high-hopes-for, immortals, other-supernatural, romance, vampires, adult

“Look, don’t get me wrong. I worship the ground this guy walks on. I’m excited to meet him tonight. I’m dying to meet him tonight. If he wanted to carry me off and make me his love slave, I’d do it, so long as I got advance copies of his books.”

Richelle Mead probably my favorite author of all time. First I read her Vampire Academy series and truly fell in love. Then I read the Bloodlines series and it redefined what I thought love was. So I was super super super hyped about finally getting to read this. I was a little weary because its an adult book and very umm.. adult? I mean the cover screams sex. Some authors really overdue it with that, and forget about a plot, but Mead didn't.

So I didn't love it as much for Vampire Academy or Bloodlines for sure, but Succubus Blues was pretty great. It took me a bit to actually get into it, then I couldn't stop reading. Georgina was just as much as a badass as Rose & Sydney. The men in this are adorable. There is Seth & Roman. Roman was typical- good looking, charming, confident. Seth was all of those things except for confident, and he is a writer. So I liked Seth more, not gonna lie.

Succubus Blues is about a succubus named Georgina Kincaid. Her life force comes from sexual acts. She doesn't really like what she is, but lives a more simple life. She works at a bookstore and loves to read and drink coffee. Her favorite author, Seth, moves to town and works at her book store. They develop a relationship but Georgina can't have physical contact with him, in fear that she will drain his life force. Kind weird, I know. Then murders of other supernaturals start to happen all around town and Georgina finds herself right in the middle of it.

I liked Georgina as a character but wasn't blown away or anything. The one character I really really loved was Seth. There again goes Mead's amazing talent at writing up the sexiest boys in the fictional world.

This was Mead's debut book and it shows that even from the beginning, she has a beautiful ability to write perfect books. I can't wait to go read the sequel!

Nailing The Book: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Nail Art

Hey guys! I live in Minnesota and it has been snowing since last night. Ahhh the horror. It's kind of ironic, because even though I live in Minnesota, I hate snow with a passion. So I haven't left the house today and I'm probably not going to until Spring. (I wish) The only things lighting up my mood are coffee, my late night date with The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey, and the fact that the Voice is on in 15 minutes.

Today I have some nail art inspired by Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs for you. I finished this book yesterday and fell in love. It was so beautifully written and the pictures added another layer of perfection to this mystery adventure. You can check it out on Goodreads here!
This nail art is based on the dark design of the book. (soooo beautiful!)

I only used two polishes for this design: NYC  Black Velvet & French White Tip. I mixed the too for the grey. I drew this design free hand with my small nail art brush. I topped it off with Essie Good to Go!

Monument 14 Book Review

Title: Monument 14
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Series: Monument 14 #1
Rating: 4/5
Shelves on Goodreads: book-boyfriends, dystopia, have-high-hopes-for, books-i-own, love-the-cover

"But the truth is:
I am the light. You are the light.
We are lit up together."

I remember when I was a kid, when I would go grocery shopping with my mom I would hide behind all the paper towel bundles and make a fort. I always kind of wanted to live in a store. I mean, you would have everything and anything at your disposal. So when I saw Monument 14 at Half Price Books and read the summary, I instantly knew that I was going to go read this and indulge my childhood.

I really enjoyed Monument 14. Sure, it had its quirks and disappointments, but I had a lot of fun reading it. Monument 14 revolves around Dean, a teenager who gets stuck in grocery store with a group of other kids and teens. The world is ending and is stuck with a ton of natural disasters. The kids get stuck in a huge hail storm on a bus until their bus drives straight through the doors of this grocery store.

So they set up shelter there. The teens take care of the kids and almost form their own little tribe. Everyone has a job. They even build a huge fort that they sleep in. Dean's little brother is among the group, with some jocks, and his crush. So much drama in one grocery store.

I found that the characters were either a hit or miss for me. I liked Dean, he was nice, kind, and a writer. I liked Jake, Niko, and Dean's little brother. But I didn't like Astrid or Josey, they both were selfish and annoying as hell. So this was one of my issues with this book.

I was surprised because with a book full of kids, you would expect it to be less brutal. There was a ton of action, deaths, a sex scene, and a near rape. It was interesting and action packed, which I found to be an almost added bonus because I really didn't expect it.

Overall this book was really fun and interesting. While it wasn't perfect, it was a good read. I can't wait to read the next one!  

China Glaze 'Tis The Season Mini Set Swatches & Review

Hey guys! It's that time of the year again! I went to Sally Beauty Supply last Friday and picked up a new set from China Glaze's Christmas Collection! This set includes four 9.6 ml bottles. I bought mine for $10 I think, so its a pretty good deal. It has 3 glitters and one shimmer polish.

China Glaze Define Good...

Define Good.. is a shimmery wine color. This polish is super super super thick. I don't know if I got a bad bottle or all of them are this bad but its awful. It makes it a one coater but took 2 coats of top coat and it didn't even fully smooth out. I do like the color even if it isn't that original. Here is one coat with two coats of top coat.



China Glaze De-Light

De-Light is a clear base with gold holographic bar glitter and gold small and mini hexagonal glitter. This my favorite in the collection. Its such a pretty glitter and the formula is great. I was a little worried that the bars would curl up but they didn't. Here is one coat over China Glaze Define Good...



China Glaze Pine-ing for Glitter

Pine-ing for Glitter is a clear base with small turquoise hexagonal glitters. I think that is the perfect glitter for Christmas! It totally gives off the holiday vibe. The formula was good and there was a lot of glitter. Here is one coat over NYC Black Velvet.



China Glaze Feeling Twinkly

Feeling Twinkly is a clear base with blue micro circular glitter. Take about a crappy name. Maybe I'm the only one, but I think that name is super cheesy. But the polish its self was okay. I felt like it was kind of boring but it was fine. The formula was good and it has a ton of glitter. Here is one coat over NYC Black Velvet. 


 

#31DC2 Day 17 Favorite Season

Hey guys! I'm here with Day 17 of the 31 Day Challenge. I am 2 days behind on this and trying to catch up! Day 17's prompt is "Favorite Season" and my favorite is Fall! I love all of the beautiful weather, colorful trees, holiday atmosphere, and my birthday is in the fall! So I tried a fall design today: multicolored leaves! I am really happy with this design.

For this design I used OPI You're So Vain-illa as my base coat. I painted my leaves free handed with a small nail art brush. I used NYC Hamptons Peach, Sinful Colors Feel The Vibe, Sally Hansen Tan Lime, OPI Jade is the New Black, Rimmel London Sage All The Rage, Nicole by OPI Hit The Lights, Sally Girl Banana, NYC Red Velvet Rope, and OPI Sorry I'm Fizzy Today. I topped it off with NYC Matte Me Crazy for the perfect matte finish!