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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Lights, Camera, Lashes - Tarte Mascara
Hi dolls, so let me just say that I have never ever spent $20 on mascara. To me that's madness! Give me the good ole drug store mascara that costs maybe $7-$9 any day! But I got a sample of Tarte's mascara in my Ipsy bag a couple of months ago and as soon as I tried it I fell in love. I was telling my husband about it one day while we were out and he told me to just buy it. We sometimes once in a blue moon play a game where we will spend $20 on something we normally would never get. On this day for me it was mascara, for him an Underarmore hat. So anyway I can totally understand why this stuff is $20 bucks - it's fabulous. This mascara is so pigmented and dark, it lengthens lashes like crazy and does add a decent amount of volume. Will I continuously buy it - no not every time I run out because let's be for real making a separate trip to Ulta for it probably won't happen but as a special buy yes I would so purchase it again! What's your favorite mascara or makeup splurge?!
Monday, May 4, 2015
Insurgent By Veronica Roth
Summary:
One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful.
Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so
Rating: ***** (5 Stars)
Review: After having not been immersed in the Divergent world since I read the first book 6 months prior, I had qualms about diving headfirst into Insurgent without refreshing myself with the basic events that happened prior to the start of this novel. However, having neither the time nor the care for rereading a book with this enticing, new, fresh book lying in front of me, I decided to be a Dauntless and take the risk (small risk, but hey, it's the thought that counts).
I didn't read Insurgent for its romance. It's obviously a perk, of course, but the romance between Tobias and Tris isn't the main focus of the novel, not at all. The conspiracies, the conspiracies within the conspiracies, and the struggle between choosing what feels right and what logically is right is oftentimes employed here that makes you want to read further and further to see who's really the good guy. And then somewhere along the way, you realize that the good guy may not be the nicest guy. I think Roth aptly puts this to justice when she writes: "And while he has done cruel, evil things, our society is not divided into “good” and “bad.” Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind." The multilayers to every action and every character makes you stop and think of the macro events, which is what I believe books should truly be about.
I think the pacing, though not entirely perfect is pretty good. The conflict is established, the people approach it and the results pan out. The middle part; the conflict is exceptionally well written because you actually do end up feeling a bit tense and even worried for Tris when she's placed in a situation where her life is jeopardized. Over all this was a good book and the ending leaves you with a major cliffhanger to which you immediately want to start the third and final book in the series. However let me know that I will be doing a separate review for the third book, it won't be pretty. Fair warning! And don't even get me started on how different the second movie was from the book! Feel free to sound off in the comments below if you agree!
One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful.
Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so
Rating: ***** (5 Stars)
Review: After having not been immersed in the Divergent world since I read the first book 6 months prior, I had qualms about diving headfirst into Insurgent without refreshing myself with the basic events that happened prior to the start of this novel. However, having neither the time nor the care for rereading a book with this enticing, new, fresh book lying in front of me, I decided to be a Dauntless and take the risk (small risk, but hey, it's the thought that counts).
I didn't read Insurgent for its romance. It's obviously a perk, of course, but the romance between Tobias and Tris isn't the main focus of the novel, not at all. The conspiracies, the conspiracies within the conspiracies, and the struggle between choosing what feels right and what logically is right is oftentimes employed here that makes you want to read further and further to see who's really the good guy. And then somewhere along the way, you realize that the good guy may not be the nicest guy. I think Roth aptly puts this to justice when she writes: "And while he has done cruel, evil things, our society is not divided into “good” and “bad.” Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind." The multilayers to every action and every character makes you stop and think of the macro events, which is what I believe books should truly be about.
I think the pacing, though not entirely perfect is pretty good. The conflict is established, the people approach it and the results pan out. The middle part; the conflict is exceptionally well written because you actually do end up feeling a bit tense and even worried for Tris when she's placed in a situation where her life is jeopardized. Over all this was a good book and the ending leaves you with a major cliffhanger to which you immediately want to start the third and final book in the series. However let me know that I will be doing a separate review for the third book, it won't be pretty. Fair warning! And don't even get me started on how different the second movie was from the book! Feel free to sound off in the comments below if you agree!
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