Top Five Sunday: New Favorite T.V. Shows

Reign

Chronicles the rise to power of Mary Queen of Scots when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting. It details the secret history of survival at French Court amidst fierce foes, dark forces, and a world of sexual intrigue.

The Originals

A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah , and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is now in charge of New Orleans, in order to re-take his city, as he originally built New Orleans. Klaus departed from the city after being chased down by his father Mikael, while it was being constructed and Marcel took charge. As Klaus has returned after many years, his ego has provoked him to become the king of the city. "Every King needs an heir" says Klaus, accepting the unborn child. The child is a first to be born to a hybrid (part vampire, part werewolf) and a werewolf (Hayley).



The Blacklist

Former government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) has eluded capture for decades. But he suddenly surrenders to the FBI with an offer to help catch a terrorist under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth "Liz" Keen (Megan Boone), a young FBI profiler who's just barely out of Quantico.

It's a modern day Hannibal Lector.

Hostages

Dr. Ellen Sanders, a premiere surgeon, is thrust into a chilling political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage by rogue FBI Agent Duncan Carlisle. Ellen and her family are held captive in their home by Carlisle, a desperate man doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, who orders her to assassinate the President when she operates on him. His highly skilled accomplices include his brother-in-law Kramer, whose loyalty to Carlisle will be tested; quick-tempered and intimidating Archer, an ex-military man with a razor-sharp tongue; and the only woman involved, Sandrine, a mysterious last-minute replacement to the team. With her family's life in peril, Ellen faces an incomprehensible moral dilemma in order to save her overbearing husband Brian, her secretive daughter Morgan and her not-so-innocent son Jake. In this high-stakes standoff between Ellen and Carlisle, fraught with tremendous national and personal consequences, the choices between right and wrong become even more blurred.

I couldn't think of a fifth one but I would love to hear your favorites!

All summaries can  be found courtesy of IMDB.



Top Five Sunday: Favorite Covers of 2013

Favorite Covers of 2013

I only thought of two covers I had read recently where I had absolutely fell in love with the cover so I typed in "covers of 2013" on Goodreads and came up with some good finds that made me go "Oh, yeah! I remember that one!"

This cover just embodies how graceful a dancer is

 And this one looks so ethereal

You know she blew up SOMEBODY'S car when looking at this cover

I always thought this cover reminded me of "Regina" from the  Once Upon A Time t.v. show

This cover is so sophisticated in a creepy way

Top Five Sunday: Favorite Re-Told Fairytales

Question: Favorite Re-Told Fairytales

Alice in Wonderland

 

Beauty and the Beast 

Cinderella

Sleeping Beauty

Top Five Sunday: Best Books Featuring Children

This is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Larissa at Larissas Life.

The theme for today was:

Best Books Featuring Children

I modified it-

                           Female

Best Books Featuring ^ Children Heroines

 Matilda is a very sweet kid who enjoys books and loves to learn. Her favorite author is Charles Dickens and her favorite book is Moby Dick.

Roald Dahl often said that the key to his success as a children's writer was to conspire with children against adults. "It's not the path to their affections," he said, in an interview with a British newspaper in 1990. "It may be simplistic, but it is the way. Parents and school teachers are the enemy.  The adult is the enemy of the child because of the awful process of civilizing this thing that when it is born is an animal with no manners, no moral sense at all."

In a way, we all have a bit of Matilda in all of us as children. Some of us continue to show more of it than others. As a child, I was very curious, wasn't very afraid of adults and was constantly pushing the boundaries of what I was learning.



At seven, Sara is pampered with the finest luxuries at her new boarding school by the request of her British officer father. She doesn't let her status consume her. I loved her because she is intelligent and good humored with a contagious  warmth that embraces even the lowliest of those she meets. Her upbeat personality perseveres in spit of her seemingly destitute surroundings. A nineteenth century Pollyanna.

Despite a brutal upbringing, Anne Shirley, an orphan, is mistakenly sent to live with a brother and sister on Prince Edward Island in Canada. The siblings are eventually won over by Anne's appetite for life. She is a dreamer whose fantasies land her in unusual predicaments that appall the local community.

Kindness, courage and relentless optimism can make for a bland read, but I fell in love with her spirit and her sense of adventure. I always spoke my mind and it usually got me in a LOT of hot water as a child, but it developed my voice and style of opinion. Anne always went after what she wanted and was never afraid to work for it. I seriously wanted to meet my own Gilbert Blythe. Her independent ideas and unfortunate predicaments kept me reading for the next eight books in the series.



 She is invaluable to her two other best friends, Ron and Harry, for her brains and uses her intelligence to get them all out of sorts of trouble. She is fiercely loyal at all costs and understands the meaning of friendship and justice. When we are first introduced to her, she is teased by classmates as having frizzy hair and big teeth and for being a "know-it-all." I know I identified with slight awkwardness and saw her grow as I grew into an intelligent young woman who isn't afraid of anything.

 I was intrigued by the true story of Mary Jemison who was kidnapped from her home at a young age and taken to live as a member of the Seneca Indian Tribe. Her struggle to learn the Indian ways taught me that it may be hard to learn in new surroundings but it's possible. I often wanted to be whisked away to different cultures and learn something out of the ordinary.

I can't wait to read everyone else's answers!



















Top Five Sunday

Weekly Meme hosted by Larrisa's Life

The theme for today is: popular series I want to try :)



I have had five of my regular male young-adult patrons tell me:
        

"Hey, library lady, you should read this!" Maybe I should.

I read her series called the "Unwanteds". Hoping this series will be promising.

I've read about fairies, vampires, and aliens so why not werewolves?







I have always wanted to re-read this series since I never finished the first one.

This has sat on my TBR list. I think I'll work on crossing it off next week.