Top 5 Songs Played This Week!

Ahh. Music. My first love.

Here are the top five songs that I've been playing constantly this past week!

1. "Rocketeer" by Far East Movement ft. Ryan Tedder (listen) - I strongly disklike their song "Like a G6"... to put it bluntly, I think it's stupid! But this one? I loveee it! I had a Pandora playlist for the Kpop group SHINee going, and this song came on. My first thought -- "not repulsive, let's listen to the whole thing".... and I downloaded it as soon as it was over. So, the fact that they're Asian (for once) has nothing to do with drawing my attention. Heh. I love the MV as well. Even if it never friggin' loads for me on youtube! :)

2. "La Vida Es Bella" by Ana Isabelle ft. Chino & Nacho (listen) - She is gorgeous, Chino & Nacho are adorable... Especially Chino (even if I don't really go for guys with braids. But that lip bite at 0:56 (heh) And his arms. And abs.... I digress). Anyways, the song....
Well, this song (Life is beautiful) is so much fun to dance and sing along with! Gawd! The Spanish language is the most beautiful language in the world to me, especially in song! I love every single word in this song except "gracias a dios" but we won't get into that. Heh. ♥♥ Seriously, listen to this song when you're in a blah kind of mood!!

3. "Disaster" by JoJo (listen) - I have been waiting for JoJo's comeback forever. All these leaked songs were a nice tie over, but nothing felt official. Until now! With a hint from her two previous hits "Leave (Get Out)" and "Too Little Too Late" (my fave), JoJo brings a powerful empowering song. And though I don't love it, it's definitely growing on me. From my favorite singer, a song that showcases her vocal talent! Love.

4. "Who's That Boy" by Demi Lovato ft. Dev (listen) - Demi? Is that you? This is definitely nothing like her past albums, which I love, but I'm glad she's getting more into her R&B vocal tones. This song is STUCK in my head. And with the release of her album UNBROKEN today [can't wait to get it home], I'm sure more songs will be stuck in my head! And with noise cancelling headphones, the bass is ridiculous. LOVE that!! 
This girl has pipes on her, and I'm loving that she's changing her range! Dev & Demi's voice work perfectly together in this song. This performance is so fun, she's stepping out & I hope she continues with the attention, positive! [watch live here]

5. "Good-bye Baby (Silver Mix)" by miss A (listen in HD) - Though I love the original version (here) of this song. The Silver Mix is just 10x better! The bass [which, apparently I'm loving lately] is amazing. The whole feel of it is different from a lot of Kpop music. The original reminds me too much of their first song "Bad Girl Good Girl", which I like... but too similar. Jia's rap just flows better when it's slowed down as does the hook. And Min's voice, my fave. (GIVE HER MORE PARTS MR. JY PARK!)

(Song I'm still listening to? "No Woman I've Found" by Madison | LST! Love it.)

BLUE MOON by Alyson Noël [review]

Blue Moon by Alyson Noël


Published: July 17th, 2009 | St. Martin's Griffin
Age: Young Adult
Pages: 284
Acquired: Public Library

Overall: 1/2

Review: I wasn't completely in love with the first book, but I liked it enough to want to continue reading the series. This book took me forever to finish--not because it was bad, but because it was just slow.

I did not like Damen in the first book, and even though I felt bad for him, I still can't connect with him. In Blue Moon something strange is happening to Damen and Ever makes it her goal to figure out what is wrong with him. And even though it was quite predictable from the beginning, I still liked going along the journey with Ever as she tried to put the pieces together. (Probably because it meant less Damen).

From the beginning there was a constant pull between Ever and Damen, hinting at something bigger to come later in the book. But then the pull begins to happen with her two best friends and every one in her class, the only person paying any attention to her is the new guy, Roman. The first time he spoke, I knew he was no bueno. And I was glad Ever could tell it as well, never letting his charm take her over.

As Ever begins visiting her psychic friend Ava and the mysterious otherworld, Summerland, she begins to see that the only way to save Damen is to have never met him. And honestly, I was for this decision. I just have this feeling about him. I don't know what it is. He may turn out to be amazing in the end, I'm just not a fan now. I actually wish Noël would introduce a love triangle.

Now that Ever is more in tune with her ability to manifest anything at any time, I loved that she used it to her advantage, never being selfish. But at the same time, she only thought of one person, Damen. (gah)

Basically, I have a love/hate relationship with this series. I do enjoy the characters and the writing, but at the same time it can drag in places and I just can't get into the love relationship. Hopefully in the future books it'll pick up.


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Author's Info:
Alyson Noël was born and raised in Orange County, California, she's lived in both Mykonos and Manhattan and is now settled in Southern California where she's working on her next book. Noël is the #1 New York Times best selling, award-winning, author of FAKING 19, ART GEEKS AND PROM QUEENS, LAGUNA COVE, FLY ME TO THE MOON, KISS & BLOG, SAVING ZOË and more.
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Top 5 Songs Played This Week!

I guess this stays pretty true to my past meme "Tune Tuesday", seeing as how, duh, it's Tuesday. ;-)
One change, I won't do playlist topics. I'm creative but not that creative...lol.

Top 5 Songs this week?
1. "바람났어 (feat. 박봄)" by GG (listen) -- Oh boy.... This song is just fun. That's all. Pure fun. The Translation is "Having an Affair", but it won't translate to that in Google Translate. *raised eyebrow*. Anywhoodles. I just love this song... that's all. And I've been playing it constantly.
2. "How to Love" by Lil Wayne (listen) -- I strongly strong dislike Lil Wayne... His voice annoys me, his raps have no meaning. But I frickin' LOVE this song! Sadly it's kind of like an anthem for me. Surprisingly his voice doesn't annoy me. (This is when autotune is acceptable.) And the MV for it is amazing!
3. "No Woman I've Found" by Madison | LST (listen) --I recently found his song "Who Knows" somehow and loved it and through a series of clicking links, I came across his soundcloud that had this song and I LOVE it! There's a lyric that goes,"...'cause every time she puts her hands in mine, when our palms combine, our life lines align." LOVES IT! Can't wait to hear more from him! [The very beginning of his song "Chillen in the House" reminds me so much of "Turn it Up" by TOP!] To download (which I recommend) click the "download button" above the song. :)
4. "Ugly" by 2NE1 (listen) -- I love what this song is about. Not that they're actually ugly. But that all girls have that feeling that they're just not good enough. Every one of these girls are gorgeous....sooo... Yeah. But I just love them & the song!
5. "Hate You" by 2NE1 (listen) -- I would have loved if they kept the original lyrics "F*ck You".... but Korea is kind of strict in the music department, so I'll accept "Hate You". I just love the beat in this song more than anything!
*bonus"내가 제일 잘 나가" by 2NE1 (listen) -- Oh man... I play this song too much. lol. I am in love with 2NE1's entire mini album and cannot wait for their full album. This one is so much fun. And these girls are  the best of the Kpop girl groups! So the song (translates: "I Am The Best") fits them!! I may have a girl crush on CL and Bom. Heh.




That is my list for this week. Hoping I have 5 new songs next week. But I'm LOVING these!! :)

Welcome back?

I know, I know. I've said this before... I'll stick to the blogging. New blog coming. Blah. Blah. Blah. But I have been seriously missing blogging lately. Not only blogging myself, but the whole community! 

I've decided on this whole new...."better me" type of life, and one thing is blogging and reading more. I used to read 2-4 books a week. Now it takes me like 2 weeks to read one book. (Honestly Korean dramas have taken over my life...do NOT get me started. Though I will suggest any to you. ^_^") 

Fall is my favorite time of year. Currently I have all the windows open and in a thick hoodie. LOVE the smell of that crisp air. I kind of feel like it's a new beginning.

I've been doing TurboFire for about 3 weeks now and absolutely LOVE it. That's been step one in this "new me" thing.... and getting back to things I love is a whole step in & of itself. Blogging and reading are something I love!

I'll be keeping this blog as a book blog but sporadically I'll throw in random things like personal posts, music & movie posts...etc.

So, my next post will be the TOP 5 SONGS I'VE PLAYED THIS PAST WEEK. That will hopefully be a recurring blog post. :)

How was your summer & are you as excited for autumn as I am!?

PS. WHY are so many interesting [looking] shows premiering this fall!? Ugh.

--Shanise ♥