Pretty Little Liars, Season 1

The TV show Pretty Little Liars is based on a book series by the author Sara Shepard. Pretty Little Liars is about four girls, Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer, who have grown apart since their best friend’s death. After a year since Alison’s death, they all receive text messages from “A” and come together to try to stop “A” from revealing their darkest secrets. 

In my opinion, I really liked the cast that was chosen to play the characters. What I look for in the actors is if they can make the story believable and real and that’s what they achieved. I found that story overall has a great and unique plot. The show contains the usual teenage drama, but what shows don’t have that this one does is the mystery. This series has the perfect combination of the drama and mystery and that’s makes it unique. I also found that Pretty Little Liars has some of the aspects that Gossip Girl has like the mystery texts that revels their dark secrets and the rich teens that can get out of any situation with their money. If you like a drama series and the show Gossip Girl, you might like Pretty Little Liars. Pretty Little Liars is the type of show that drags you into the story and leaves you wanting more. I heard about this show when it came up in one of the conversations my cousins were having about the episode that aired the night before. They were so into trying to figure out who Alison was that I had to watch the TV show myself. Once I started watching it I was hooked. At the end of each episode I got so mad because I had to wait another week for the next episode. It was so addicting. The worst part of it is waiting till 2011 to continue watching :(, but it’s totally worth the wait. 

The Blind Side

The Blind side is a movie that is based on a true story. It is the story about the life of a homeless teenager named Michael Oher. Leigh Anne, who the is mother of the wealthy Touhys family, provides Michael with a home and makes sure that he lives up to his full potential. Although Michael showed his interest in football and made the team, the only thing holding him back from a NCAA Division I athletic scholarship was his grades. In the end, he becomes a All American football player and first round NFL draft pick and he couldn’t do it without the Touhys Family. 

Even though I'm not a big fan of the sport, football, I'm fan of this movie. I found that this movie was very inspiring because it shows that people can start from the bottom and be successful if they work hard. I think that many people can relate and feel connected to Michael with his situation, having nothing then having everything. I also found this movie heartwarming because of how much people can change a teenagers life. First, the community that it took place in was in a rich white neighborhood. Once Leigh Anne took in a African-American homeless teenager everybody thought she was crazy. I found that the most heartwarming because she ignored what everybody thought and did what she thought was right. Her reward from doing that was adopting a loving son and seeing him be very successful. 

V (TV Show 2009)

V (2009) is a science fiction TV show that is about the lives of people after the arrival of the "Visitors". The "Visitors" are creatures that look like humans on the outside, but come from outer space. Their leader, Anna, says they mean no harm and only peace. The Visitors win the human race over with their new technology that help the people tremendously. As the show goes on, it shows reveals more and more of why the Visitors are really there. The TV show that I will be referring to is the series that was remade in 2009, not the original series that was made 1983 :). 

The shows that I typically watch are more dramatic based, but this show’s genre is science fiction. What makes it unique is that it has the fiction side of the story and the real part of the story as well. The fiction part includes alien technology and the way that the Visitors live. The plot is different too because the story is based on the fate of the humans, not just the complicated relationships between the characters like in a regular drama series. There is some drama between the characters, but adding in the fiction part of it makes the story even more interesting than it already is. V leaves me wanting more because I want to know the end result of why the Visitors are there and what will happen to the humans in the process. 

The Last Song (Movie)

The Last Song is a movie about a teenage girl, Ronnie, who is forced to stay with her dad for the entire summer. Her parents were separated three years before so she’s not a happy camper. Her parents divorce changed everything about her. In the beginning of the movie she was a very dark and sad person, but that changed when she met a boy. As the movie went on she fell in love and she got closer to her dad. The conflict of this story was when she finds out that her father has cancer. The story is about the events in her summer. 

When this movie came out I was very excited to go and see it because the movie was based on a book by the author Nicolas Sparks. Some of my favorite movies were based on his books so I was really excited. But as soon as I found out that Miley Cyrus was the main actress I became hesitant to watch it. I didn’t enjoy her work in the past like her TV show, Hannah Montana, but since it was based on Nicolas Sparks book I had to go see it. It turned out to be a good movie despite her acting. The story and the relationship between Ronnie and Will was real and they also made it funny. I think a lot of people can relate to the situation that Will had, which was his parents not being there for him or Ronnie’s situation with the divorced parents.

My Sister’s Keeper Book Review

My Sister’s Keeper is a story about a family that contains a family member with cancer. Kate has the cancer called leukemia and for this reason the family decides to have another baby, Anna, in order to help save Kate’s life. Anna is a perfect donor match to Kate and that would help Kate survive longer than she was supposed to. But once Anna finds out that she needs to donate her kidney to her sister, she sues her parents for the rights to her own body. If she did this, Kate would die. The only reason she sues her parents was because Kate didn’t believe she would survive anyways and if Anna lost her kidney, that would change her life. In the end, after Anna wins the case and has the rights to her own body, she gets into a car crash. The car crash was so bad that after getting to the hospital, Anna was going to die. They donate Anna’s kidney to her sister and Kate stays in remission for at least six years. 

I originally watched the movie when it came out instead of reading the book. Many people said that the movie was really different from the book and the book was ten times better, so I had to see for myself. I enjoyed reading this book because the story is so different from what I normally read and that’s what kept me reading. Also, I liked the authors message which was anybody can take control of their own life. Many people can probably relate to Anna’s situation of being controlled and not being able to make their own decisions. This book shows that anybody in any situation can find a way to gain control and have free will. I enjoyed reading this book and I look forward to reading more books by the author, Jodi Picoult.