Poetless Poem - Austin Roberts

I don't even have a poem

There's a teacher here named Mr. Oldham

This is going nowhere so I'll just leave

Ya'll a hair....ps it probably won't stay

K - Macy Lee

Plays the guitar & dribbles the ball. 

Opens her legs, "come one, come all."

Likes to write books, but don't know why.

Her obsession with food makes me wanna die.

Eating Hands - Payton

I don't understand.

This conversation is so random

it comes from the seat of Macy's pants.

Dear Austin got sucked in.

He's stuck in the pin.

We're all hungry.

I don't understand.

Why can't we just eat our hands?

Banana Chunks by Keile Hale

Banana banana

How chunketh thou art

I love when I eat you

though you make me fart.

Your hard chunketh pieces

make life okay

and I cry like a baby

when I eat you away.

Food For Keile by Bre Smith

Food is good. 

Food is great.

So Payton Henry, girl don't hate.

Food is love. 

Food is life.

Keile could use at least a grain of spice

P.s guys I can't hate, I eat too much food.

Whales - Bre Smith

Whales are good.
Whales are great. 
Whales can swim in a figure-eight.

Whales are cool.
Whales are nice.
Whales swim in water that can turn into ice.

Thanksgiving 2015

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! I hope ya'll have a wonderful dinner or lunch with family and friends! I hope your meals were amazing! I hope your sweet tea had just the right amount of diabetes! If you didn't have sweet tea, I hope your drink was delicious!

Have a wonderful turkey day
~Payton~

Great News!!!

So this is not one of my normal posts on here but I have amazing news. As some of you know I've been volunteering at my local library to get working experience and community service hours. I love working there. Sometimes it can get a little irritating but I love it. I knew that I needed to atempt to move up now that I've got this experience under my belt. I put in an application at one of my favorite book stores. I've been through an interview and I'm happy to say that I am officially a working woman now! I've worried so much about this.

With this being said I am trying to decide how I'm going to find the time for my blog and my youtube channel. I've made out a schedule so that I can schedule when my posts go up. I've already slacked on this but I am still adjusting.

Monday & Thursday - Video on YouTube Channel

Tuesday & Friday - Blog post


Tell me what you think of this? Comment or tweet me your opinion.

September & October | Wrap-Up

Perks of Being a Wallflower | Review | Video

But I Love Him | Review | Video

The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall | Review

I picked this up because I love a good ghost story and October is the perfect month to read one in.

This particular book was not a ghost story I've ever read, it has a nice spin to it.

Was it scary? No. The cover had me prepared for it to be more scary than it was, the cover is misleading, in my opinion.

Characters. The main character and the ghosts she comes in contact with are who we get to interact with the most. Delia, the main character, is willed the home of her great aunt. Her family drives down to the house to stay for the summer. In the beginning of the book we mostly interact with Delia and her family. Throughout the rest of the story we don't get a lot of information on her family members besides her sister and aunt Cordelia, who left her the house.

Plot. Delia's aunt wills a house to her. Delia has to find out about the weird occurrences and her family history.

I gave this 3/5 stars. *** 

Horror Prompt

So I have to write a horror promp in creative writing in honor of Halloween coming up soon. I thought I would share it with you guys :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LNMIKMwtr6Id1d242lRm5tGx4h4pYKDC5Q-4V30WlV8/edit?usp=sharing

Mrs. Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children | Review | Video

Comtemporaries Before '16 | Video

The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall | Review

Growing up in a family full of people who believed in ghosts I was bound to end up having a slight obsession. A book, movie, or show automatically has me intrigued if there is a ghost involved.

When I was a kid I discovered Mary Downing Hahn's books. Ever since then they've been a guilty pleasure. When I started to get older, of course, I moved up to bigger and better things but I still have a love for Hahn's books.

With that being said I discovered this one day at Barnes and Noble.

This particular one wasn't as good as others I've read but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

I gave this 3/5 stars. ***

I felt like the story could fall a little flat sometimes but I still had that overwhelming anger for certain characters.

Florence wasn't as fleshed out as the rest of the characters even though she was the main protagonist.

The uncle didn't show up as much as I would've like but he was still one of my favorite characters from the story. 

The climax of the story wasn't as climatic as some of Hahn's other books I've read but the problem was settled so I was happy with it. The ending could've been left open to continue which I liked. 

Overall this was a decent book but if you're new to Mary Downing Hahn I don't suggest this as your first read,

A Little Something Different | Review | Video

July & August Wrap-Up

9-2-15 part 2

I can only act okay for so long. You think I don't see all you do but I see it all the time. I've got so much anger and hate for you. You think calling me your "best friend" makes it true but you're the first one to hop up and run your mouth. In case nobody has pointed this out, you're turning into a little hoe bag. I don't think being all up in your "best friend's" territory is very best friend like. I'm not sure how they do things in other states but around here girl's are territorial. You do not trample on and try to steal what's their's. No you can't own a person. You also don't try to steal everyone else's place just because you can't keep a guy in your life. How about you hop off, stay in your lane, and get out of my seat.

9-2-15

You're supposed to be my best friend
But you chose him over me
You're besties with the enemy
I wasn't enough for either of you
Thing is I thought I was your best friend too
You're supposed to dry my tears
Not enhance my fears

I thought you were Prince Charming

I am poem | 8-20-15

We wrote I am poems in creative writing so I'm going to share mine with you.


I am quiet but loud
I wonder about my future
I hear papers shuffle
I see myself being successful
I want to graduate already
I am quiet but loud

I pretend I am famous
I feel invisible
I touch everything
I worry I won't get anywhere
I cry about many things
I am quiet but loud

I understand friendships
I say people will know my name
I dream crazy dreams
I try to speak out
I hope to move away
I am quiet but loud

August 5 2015

Sometimes I find it was a good thing our friendship ended. I was always in the dark. I didn't fit into your friend group. I'm sure you realized this. I did. Maybe that's why you kept me in the dark. I was the hidden friend. No one really knew I existed. How is it possible for you to have been any true friend but I was so in the dark.

Not sure what to title this | 7-23-15

Lips hang heavy with words unspoken

"I was never fond of brown eyes 
until I met you
then they became my favorite."

I try finding you in everything you do
I succeed
I find you when I shower
I find you when I cry
I find you in my scars
I find you in my words
I find you in my darkest days

I lost you during my brightest
I lost you when I thought you were mine
I lost you

365 days
I can leave you
behind
365 days
I can leave me
behind
I can start over

I Hurt | 7-23-15

I do the only thing I'm good at
I write
I read
I steal
I hurt
I am the pain everyone craves
I am the pain that demands to be felt
And I hurt
I'm the cold water in the shower
I sit at the bottom of the tub
I'm the tears the soak sheets
I'm an evil that was created good
I hurt
I'm being up at 2am alone
I am the reaction
I am the consequences
I take risks carelessly
I hurt
I'm poison
I'm what people find at the bottom of a bottle
I fight or take flight
I run from problems
I hurt
I'm a knife that never lets go
I'm a beautiful darkness
I'm a painful truth
I am not a champion
I am hurting

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After We Collided | Review

I finished this book yesterday in class and while the first half was pretty much the same cat and mouse game. When you reach the half way point it seems to be going in the repetitive direction again but then takes a slight turn before the book is over making you want to continue with the series.


Sorry for how brief this review is but I don't want spoilers with this being a sequel

99 Days | Review | Video

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Wait Til Helen Comes | Review

Page count: 184
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Title: Wait Til Helen Comes

So I finished this last night and I really enjoyed it. For a middle grade book this had the power to make me angry while reading it. Heather the younger step sister annoyed and angered me so much. I wanted to hurt her myself.

Molly and Michael's mom and step dad move out to an old farm house with their step sister Heather.  Shortly after arriving Heather starts acting worse than she usually did basically making Molly and Michael's life almost a living hell (for 10 year olds).

I enjoyed this middle grade. I plan on reading more of Mary Downing Hahn's books. I enjoy them now just as much as I did when I was younger.

My rating: 3.5 stars

St. Louis Trip | 2015

St Louis Haul

Everyday | Review

I finished this while I was on a trip.

Basically it's about a being named A. I get the idea that it's a boy but the book says there is no definite gender. I had heard that this was really good and David Levithan's writing is really good.

I didn't go in with high expectations because I didn't want to be disappointed.

I wasn't disappointed but I wasn't blown away either. I felt just in the middle. I enjoyed his writing and his writing style. I liked A as a character but there were people he woke up in I didn't care to read about. I won't go into detail just to avoid offending anyone with my unoffensive opinion.

Over all the story fell flat but I did enjoy it and the writing.

I'm not sure how I feel about Rhiannon's character, I didn't dislike her but I wasn't crazy about her.


Over all I gave this 3 stars.

~Payton~

All The Bright Places | Review

TBR Chunk #1 | Intro

The Haunting of Sunshine Girl | Review

I read this about a week or two ago and really enjoyed it. I originally filmed a video review for my YouTube channel. I didn't post it because it wasn't very good and structured. 


We follow a girl named Sunshine who moves from Texas to Washington with her mom. She decides the house is haunted the moment she sets her eyes on it. 

In the midst of trying to prove her house is haunted she meets Nolan. They form a friendship. No romance. 

That's all I can say to make sure I won't give away spoilers. 

There wasn't a ton of character development, that I saw, in Sunshine or any side characters. 

 I gave this 4 stars

****

I'll see you guys later with another video!

~Payton~

Rule by Jay Crownover | Review

So I just finished this and I'm trying to make sense of my thoughts right now. Bare with me.

Shaw and Remy were bestfriends until he died but she'd been in love with his twin brother, Rule, for years. Rule is Rule. He does whatever he wants and if you don't like it, screw you. 

That's all I want to give away about this. Rule is my 2nd favorite new adult novel. 

The POV alternates between Shaw and Rule throughout the whole book but it's done really well. 

I did feel that the relationship and everything was forced and instalovey. It also sort of goes with the background because they'd been in each other's lives for years. So it's debatable. 

Shaw was a good, strong female character. She wasn't portrayed as weak even with her family situations. 

Rule was her opposite, personality wise, but they both had family struggles. I think that is what makes them a good and bad pair. 

I did feel somethings in this book were slightly cliche, as with most romances. Sometimes it felt like a fanfiction but it was a good fanfiction. 

I gave this 4 stars
**** 

I'll be back soon with another review or video! In the mean time you can check out my other media and find out what I'm doing. Later Loves.

~Payton~

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#TBRTakeDown | June TBR

The Girl From The Well | Review

I finished this the other night. I enjoyed it. Definitely not one of my favorite reads of 2015. 

This story is heavily influenced by Japanese folklore and culture, which I did enjoy, I haven't read a book like this before. 

I couldn't pronounce the main character's name, Okiku. I felt like I was pronouncing it wrong. 

This follows Okiku and Tark. Tark's mom sort of went crazy when he was younger causing most of his problems.

I felt like this mostly was informative. 

One of my biggest problems with this was the writing style. It was good but weird. Does that make sense? It was from Okiku's POV but sometimes it seemed like it was more 1st person than 3rd. Possibly like a mix in the middle. So it was a little bit of an adjustment at times. Also sometimes it seemed like it went off from the storyline on slightly irrelevant things. 

All and all this was a nice read. I did enjoy it, it was pretty quick. At times it seemed to be really slow but the last half picked up more. 

I definitely recommend picking this up if you've got the time. Personally at this time I don't plan on picking up the sequel. 

I gave this ***/5 stars

Readathon | Wrap-Up

After | Review

Avengers Age of Ultron Review

So I went to see this last night. 

I can say that it did not disappoint. Romance was not played up. Which is a good thing in a superhero movie. We got to see a little bit more about Hawkeye and his life. We see a new enemy, Ultron, and eventually some new allies. 

I'm trying to keep this as vague as possible because it is very easy to give away spoilers considering this is a sequel and will probably continue. 

I give this 5/5 stars. 


~Payton~ 
Until next time, Be on the look out for my review of After coming very soon!

If I Stay | Review

I picked this up mostly because my friend read it and loved it then decided I needed to read it. S/O to Madison (check her out on Twitter).

I read this in like 2/3 sittings. I flew right through it. I couldn't put it down, nor did I want to. Granted I didn't connect with the main character, Mia, on a personal level I did enjoy reading about her and her family. I enjoyed her thoughts throughout the story. I will definitely be picking up the sequel sometime soon.

I gave this 4/5 stars.

The major tableturner in this story happened at the very beginning and you were captivated from there. You were told some background information and got to know Mia, her parents, brother, and Adam. Right when the author decided you knew enough the car wreck happened.

This was literally written so beautifully. I can't.

Decisions

Problem 1) okay so I’ve heard great things about graphic novels and comics. Tbh I’m getting a bit curious, only problem is I’m not that much into anime but I like super heroes like iron man, wolverine, etc. Where do I start??

Problem 2) Can someone convince me to read Cinder bc I’m also curious about that but not sure if I will enjoy it so I don’t wanna waste money. Need moral support on that decision.

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We Should Hangout Sometime | Review

Hope Was Here | Review

Gone Girl By Gillian Flynn

When I started this book I went into it not knowing what to expect. I was utterly mind screwed. I was reading Amy's thoughts and what was going on and was still my mind was messed with. To put it nicely, Amy is crazy. I knew the entire time that Nick was innocent but I wanted to know "whodunit" the entire time. The last 100 pages messed with my head the most.

To say the least I enjoyed this. My problems with this book were that I didn't like Amy. I didn't like her in the beginning and I really didn't like her at the end. I don't believe she's supposed to be likable. I also felt like Nick's hatred for his dad was too much. For a good portion of the book I felt like it was going in circles.

I gave this book 4/5 stars. I felt like after all I read that I didn't get the ending I wanted or expected but I was okay with it.

Currently Reading | Wrap-Up March/April 2015

Currently Reading

Hello Loves!

  If you watch my YouTube channel you may have seen that my March TBR included a jar pick and a couple random choices of my own. I did not finish these books sadly but I had some other more important things going on (family health issues).

I do plan on finishing these pretty soon.

• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist
• Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

The Spectacular Now - Tim Tharp | Review

I finished this book earlier this afternoon and I'm still trying to comprehend the ending. I was prepared to give this book a full 4 stars and within the last 10 pages it crumbled. 

I'm not exactly sure how to feel about this book. Should I be writing this review right now? Probably not but I run a book blog so I feel that I should. 

So basically there's Sutter. He likes alcohol way too much. Now he's not an alcoholic. His girlfriend Cassidy dumps him. Later he meets Aimee and decides, "hey I could be friends with this girl." The story then revolves around him, Aimee, and his careless decisions. 

There were things I didn't like about this book. 

1. I did not like that he was drunk/drinking throughout 95% of the story. 
2. I didn't like the way he talked/described girls. It seemed very disrespectful. 
3. The ending

                                    There were many aspects of it I enjoyed though such as the fact that he was very open about his opinions on things.

He had a very deep heart and could listen to just about anyone 

about anything. I don't feel that he was very serious about his decisions. 

Throughout the entire book he said he was going to do certain things and do the opposite. 

I didn't like that he could justify being all over his ex. If she wanted to stay all over him she shouldn't have dumped him. 

Throughout the whole story as more and more came out about him I understood why he enjoyed drinking and acted the way he did. Did it justify things he did? No but I understood him more. I understood his random acts of kindness and random acts of straight up asshole. 

I did find that as a character he developed well but it kind of came crumbling down at the end. I feel like he had this urge to make good decisions on his own but didn't have what it took to make them. When he started to stop letting people make his decisions I had real hope for him but it all came crumbling down and he was back where he started. 

Like I said earlier I was totally prepared to give this book a full 4 stars but sadly it fell flat and I'm going to give it 3.

*** 

Stomping Ground - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I pulled into the long narrow driveway. It was beginning to be dust dark, almost twilight. Dani was sitting next to me in the passenger seat. She was listening more to the radio than she had our whole conversation over here. Some pop done-me-wrong song was playing on the radio. I personally didn’t like it. Not because it was pop but because I just simply didn’t like the song. They played it too much and it had a terrible ‘modernized disco’ beat. Just wasn’t my taste.

When I found a parking spot between two trucks I could have practically walked under I put the car in park and took the keys out. “I liked that song.”

“Bonfire music is much better. Custom mix by the boy who invited us himself.”

She rolled her eyes, “whatever you say.” We both knew it would be multiple country songs from many different time eras, hip-hop including a 90s Snoop Dogg and 2013 Tyga, pop songs that either are too old or never went out of date, finished by different types of rock music. The playlist wasn’t in that particular order but neither one of us are new to this scene.

We both got out of the car and Dani decided to take her risk walking under one of the trucks. Both of us hoping she didn’t get caught. The driver might not like it or could already have too much beer in his system and is already feeling proud.

Walking up the yard to the back where tons of sticks and hunks of wood were in separate stacks. Meeting up with everyone felt really nice. It was honestly nice to get out of my house. I had been cooped up for about a month with the exception of school. I hadn’t braced myself for the sight and smack of reality when we showed up and my ex was sitting there making out with the same thing he left me for. Scratch that. Cheated on me with then left me for. Before I caught myself I was staring and frozen. They both looked up at me, Dani grabbed my arm and I walked away with her. “Brylyn he’s not worth it.” I knew she was right and I knew why and I knew what she said but that didn’t mean it ever stuck with me. It never stayed with me long enough for me to remind myself.

Three hours into the party Dani ended up getting dared to dance/run through the fire almost burning her jeans. She also met some random dude from the school across town and they had already swapped numbers. I won’t know for a while about her being serious about him or not. Dani doesn’t date. Well she does but it’s never serious and it never lasts long. She usually just loses interest really quick or just finds it easier to end it before anybody gets too seriously involved.  She says it’s easier that way but she barely knows their name before she ends it. I don’t ask too many questions.

I went to go linger around and find some people I knew. I also had hopes of avoiding seeing anybody else. I popped into the kitchen to get a drink. I opened the door and almost ran into some random boy almost knocking a couple drinks out of his hands. “I’m sorry.” I automatically blurted out.

“Oh no it’s fine, I didn’t really wanna get these anyway honestly. I just came to get them because it got me away from the biggest most annoying part of the crowd for a little bit.”

“Oh. Well do you want me to ‘accidentally’ make them spill all over the floor?”

He laughed, “As much as I would like to say yes to that offer I’m gonna have to say no.”

“Well the offer is still open.”

He looked out the door and turned back to me, his shirt had drops on it from the drinks sloshing. “Austin, I would hold a hand out but I’ve got my hands full here.” I smiled back at him, “Brylyn.” He nodded and went on his way. I figured I wasn’t going to see him again. Honestly that was an odd conversation. I liked his hair. Dark and floppy but not overly floppy. Not Justin Bieber-y. His mom was probably proud of that hair. I walked over to the counter and got one a red solo cup. I filled it up with ice from the back in the sink. I was only semi-familiar with this house. It was my friend’s house but not a best friend. I poured sweet tea into my glass and was on my way out the door when I saw the small container of Jack Daniel’s behind the liters of coke. I looked both ways before adding a bit to my tea. Not too much, about a cap full. I wasn’t much of a drinker but I knew I would eat and be here way long enough for it to be completely out of my system. Plus Dani can always drive because she doesn’t drink.

I went the opposite way of the direction I came in, the jack in my tea was much better than it sounds like it would be. I took a sip, I liked the dull burn it gave me as it was going down.

Before I knew it I had ended up all the way at the barn. I didn’t know what time it was but few cows they had were in the barn. They must have put them away before anybody showed up. I heard them and I knew where the door was. I walked into the backside of the barn where I knew there would be a gate separating me from the cows. There was a radio tacked up and it was playing lowely. Who plays music for their cows? I walked over and turned it up a couple notches. Luke Bryan was playing. Of course. He just released a new album.

I slid my phone out of my pocket. My brightness was up higher than I thought and it hurt my eyes. I saw that Dani had texted me wondering where I went off too. I responded quickly and told her I had went to go get a drink.

I turned the radio back down and stood there a few minutes longer. I eventually decided to make my way back.

I ended up on the opposite of the house in which I left but it was close enough. So I just used the front door and made my way back to the kitchen. I put a little more ice in my drink. I had my back turned to the door when I heard it open. “You’re back?” I turned around to see Austin again. “Yeah, went for a walk and came back to the kitchen.”

He almost squinted and then looked at the floor. Like he wanted to say something but he didn’t. He decided to walk up beside me and grab a piece of ice, put salt on it, and pop it into his mouth. “This is a heart attack on ice but I don’t really care because I like it.”

“Why don’t you try pepper on it?”

“Makes me sneeze. You from around here, I’ve never seen you before?” He spoke with such clarity but it was just small talk.

“Yeah lived here all my life. What about yourself?”

“Been here all my life too. You might want to try some of that food over there, it’s pretty good.”

I nodded, “Yeah I probably should since I gotta drive home later.”

His head cocked to the side, “You been drinkin’?”

I was putting food on a small party plate, “Yeah not much. Barely enough to count but I’ll be leaving late enough to get pulled over for anything. So which high school did you go to?”

He shrugged his shoulders, “Which year?”

“All of them.” I popped a chip into my mouth.

Leaning up against the table, “well first two I was at Coffee and then I got in some fights so I ended up at Irwin my last year.”

“Senior at Coffee. How come I never saw or heard about you.”

“I don’t know.”

I was curious as to what happened that third year and where he was but I didn’t wanna ask someone I didn’t know that well about it. If he had wanted to me to know he’d have told me or it was personal.

We talked for a little bit longer. Lengthy small talk. Basically playing 50 questions. He offered me his number and I took it not knowing whether I’d ever use it or not. I probably wouldn’t but it was nice that he offered.

The closer it got to midnight the closer I needed to go find Dani and get home. Eventually I found her sitting in a lawnchair behind where the huge flames had once been but now they were kind of dulled out.

Dead Until Dark - Review

February Wrap-Up | March TBR

February

This month I read 2 books. Granted February is a short month I'm not going to beat myself up too hard. I wish I could've read more but sometimes I don't get a ton of reading time or sit down and force myself to read a few pages. The 2 books I read this month are

The Maze Runner - James Dashner

The Scorch Trials - James Dashner

March TBR

My reading goal for March is to read at least 1 or 2 more books than I did in February. I don't want to overwhelm myself with the amount I want to read. My average is 1-3 books in one month depending on the size of the book.

So the books I would like to read in March are:

Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

The Spectacular Now

Add another if I have time. 

Well thats all I have for today Loves! See you soon with a video review!

~Payton~

The Maze Runner - James Dashner

  I recently finished this book and really enjoyed it. Thus I've started the 2nd one and am loving that one way more. 

The premise of this book is that Thomas wakes up in a strange place, we later learn is called the Glade, and has no memory of anything other than his name. Automatically he's overly curious about everything causing a couple of the boys to not like him. While he makes a couple of friends his curiousity is still getting the better of him because he wants to know how to become a runner. 

While I was reading this I didn't see much character development in many side characters. The most character development was Thomas. By the end of this book I was captivated by the way he thought about things. He started to use more emotion but also his brain for decisions and it was a nice balance. The other character development I saw was in Chuck. Who at the beginning was a little immature but by the end of the book he matured more for a 12-13 year old boy. Newt also had good character development. I wish I had gotten more from him within the whole book. When I first started reading this Newt was quieter and reserved but by the end he was being Thomas' friend and opening up and defending him against boys he'd known for years. 

I feel good with the way the story happened and the storyline of the book had a nice pace to it. I do feel that for a YA book at times it could be a little immature but I also felt that it was perfect for the age group. I thought covering up cuss words with code words was clever even though other authors have done it I liked the way James Dashner made it almost like their own language. 


I give this book 3.5 out of 5 stars. I did enjoy it and I will finish off the series. Granted this is a low rating for the way I've reviewed this book but I'm going to say that it didn't blow me away but I was not disappointed so I give an average rating (for me anyway).

I do recommend this to boys (and girls) but mostly boys because that is obviously the designated crowd for this book. I believe the perfect age group for anyone to pick this up is 13 and up. 13 just because thats where the age group starts for all the boys in the maze.

That is all I have for this review today Loves and I will be back soon with an unhauling video so stay tuned!

~Payton~

Paper Towns by John Green

Initially I was going to film a video review for this because I loved it but I didn't get the chance to so I'm now doing a written review. 

John Green is life.

When I finished TFIOS I decided I needed more John Green in my life. Alas I went and bought Paper Towns and Looking For Alaska. 

I've read some reviews on Goodreads for Paper Towns now that I've finished it and I saw that some people feel like Margo and Alaska are basically the same. I see this but I do not feel like Margo and Alaska are the same. There are some similarities but these girls are not the same. 

Everbody needs to go read this book. 

Paper Towns was a very enjoyable read. I liked the little clues that Margo left and how Q pieced them together. 

I give this book 4.5 stars

One thing I disliked about this book was that Margo basically had no communication with Q for years but then all of a sudden in the dead of night she gets him to go on a road trip (basically).

Dreamland Review

Sorry for the terrible helicopter noise. My tripod has broke so I'm having to find random objects to set my camera on. For this video it just so happened to be my printer which was on and apparently running at the time.

Stomping Ground Update - 1st Chapter

Hello! So I'm really excited about this new story I've written. I feel like it's a clean slate to start from. I've currently written the first chapter but I'm not sure I want to post it on Wattpad just yet. I will probably do some more editing before I post it. I thought maybe I could post it on here and get some feed back. Constructive critism is my goal! I feel like where I have ended with this chapter needs a little boost but I will more than likely add that before I post. 

I am, however, sharing what I've written with you right now. The link is litereally the word link. So here it is:

LINK

I feel pretty good about this chapter so far. Please comment and tell me what you think!

~Payton~

Updated My Wattpad!

Hey Loves, SO BIG NEWS. 

As you know if you follow my blog I am currently in the process of deciding how to end Twisted!(:D) I am also doing more writing on Changes and Old Ghosts. Whilst in the process of deciding to end Twisted I have also decided to temporarily give up on With Luck. I'm just gonna say. It's not happening anymore. For right now. I believe whole-heartedly that I will come back to it. 

BUT.....(DRUMROLL) I am starting a new story. Stomping Ground. Along with this new story I am trying a new writing style that I've been wanting to try. I'm not 100% sure how well it will work out but I have high hopes. 

I am making a video soon and I'll talk more in depth about everything. I will include more so stay tuned. I also have a short book haul coming up. 

Also be on the look out for these videos:

• January TBR/TBR Jar announcement. 
• December wrap-up
• Writing Updates

So please go check out my Wattpad. Please read, comment, and vote on anything you like!

My Year In Books 2014

    So I know everybody has been doing these 'cliche' end of year videos/posts. I decided to do mine. Now I'm not going to be giving a summary of these but I will be giving my rating and a small comment but to keep this as short as possible I'm leaving out the summary. 

Books Read In 2014

4/5 Stars. I plan on finishing this triology in 2015!

                        4/5 stars. I loved this book! John Green is just ahh. I didn't like Alaska though.

3/5 stars. I enjoyed this book it wasn't a terrible read but I did feel that it was kind of cheesy

3/5 stars. I didn't particularly love this book. I read it for school but I did get pretty attached to the characters.

5/5 stars. I LOVED THIS BOOK. I actually still fangirl over this book. It was amazing. I am getting excited talking about it right now to be honest.

5/5 stars. I loved this. It was cute and contemporary and I really really hope there's a sequel.

4/5 stars. This was really good, it was not exactly what I expected. The synopsis on the back didn't make it sound exactly like what happened. 

4/5 stars. The story was good but it just moved very slow for me. 

3/5 stars. I feel like I was a little behind getting to this book. It seemed a little like it was from the beginning of the YA genre, kind of outdated. Over all I feel it was a good story line and I do plan to finish the series.

4/5 stars. I really enjoyed this book. Okay scratch that. I loved this book. This was a contemporary romance but it wasn't a love story and I just really really loved it okay.

5/5 stars. Okay? Okay.

5/5 stars. By the way I'm going to see Insurgent at midnight.

4/5 stars. This is just a cute quirky little story about a girl with guy bestfriends. I loved it. It reminded me of my guy friend (S/O to Allen)