Watched - Cindy M. Hogan

It takes more than a school trip to Washington, D.C. to change fifteen-year-old Christy's life. It takes murder.
A witness to the brutal slaying of a Senator's aide, Christy finds herself watched not only by the killers and the FBI, but also by two hot boys.
She discovers that if she can't help the FBI, who want to protect her, it will cost her and her new friends their lives.

My view on the main character Christy was a roller coaster.  One second I thought she was okay and then the next second I couldn't stand her.  She would make decisions that she knew was wrong but just say 'Oh whatever' of course I mean that figuratively.  Another gripe I had was it seemed like a 13 year old wrote the book with the poor judgment, having two boys like her was very cliché, and those two boys carried her around frequently.

The worst part was I wanted to like this book and I would start to get into it but then something would be said or done and I would feel like throwing my tablet (what I was reading the book on) against the wall.

I couldn't stand Christy sometimes!  Here's a list of the things that annoyed me the most.  Don't forget she's only fifteen.
1.  She went to a club just to impress a guy.  She even pretended to drink alcohol to impress him.
2.  She says the only reason to applied for the trip and fully paid scholarship was to (and this isn't an exact quote) 'get out of the house' and get away from her parents.  She wants change because she was known as a nerd and picked on back home.  But keep in mind when she's explaining to the other kids in her group how she doesn't really care for the political and educational value her roommate who could have used the scholarship and deserved it more than Christine did is sitting right beside her.

I felt like some of the characters lacked substance sometimes.  I would have really liked to learn more about Rick.  Also the book never went into who the 'Ice man' was that watches her though out the book.  I really feel like he should have had a bigger part in the book and he would have been an interesting character if he had.

The grammar is this book was HORRIBLE. I really think the author should have found a better editor.  There was misinformation in the book that kept bothering me.

This was a trip for Juniors in high school but at one part they didn't seem to know there was a HUGE FBI HEADQUARTERS in DC.  That was one of the many face palm moments.  Maybe times have changed but it seemed like Hogan had never been on a youth trip back in her day.  There was a lack of security, and I don't mean security guards but the fact that these kids could just come and go at night without anyone noticing was ridiculous.  I know on my trips there was tape on the doors after curfew and the night hotel staff was on the lookout for teenagers running around.

Now I will talk about Jeremy, one of the FBI agents with the task of watching and keeping Christy safe.  I personally really enjoyed his character and wish he had a bigger presence.

What did you think about the book?

Pages : 349
Genre : Young Adult,  Suspense,  Adventure,  Romance,   Mystery,  Thriller,

This Is Why I Sometimes Hate Technology.

I was supposed too upload a book review but my Kindle app updated itself and deleted ALL of my bookmarks and notes!  I am so upset.  That included all of my times, highlights of favorite quotes, opinions, something that stood out, EVERYTHING!

I will try to get it all back and remember my times but just a warning some of my upcoming posts may be lacking substance, times, and quotes.

Rockettes, Rockstars, and Rockbottom - Keltie Colleen

After a foreword from Tony award winning director and choreographer, Jerry Mitchell, Keltie Colleen introduces herself - an average, everyday sort of girl from an average town with average parents. Ever since she can remember, she wanted to be a dancer. Throughout Rockettes, Rockstars and Rockbottom, we watch Keltie move to New York City and follow her dreams. She struggles and overcomes incredible odds to be invited into the world's premier dance company, The Radio City Rockettes. All of her dreams come true just as she falls madly in love for the first time with her complete opposite: a long-haired, whisky-drinking, rockstar. Keltie takes us on an adventure complete with painful missteps on her path to finding love, dealing with loss and working as a performer in the entertainment industry. When rockstar number one breaks her heart, Keltie replaces him with a long-haired, skinny jean wearing clone. And when that relationship ends, she finds herself dancing on the MTV Video Music Award stage making love eyes at her next skinny jean wearing future boyfriend, whose face in the coming months would taunt her from the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Keltie hits rockbottom after finding out that rockstar number three had not only been touring all over the world, but touring the beds of various women. Left in a state of disbelief, she vows to break her addiction to emotionally unavailable men in skinny jeans. She does what any women does when her heart is broken: she cries, stops eating and is sure her life is over. Keltie walks us through the steps of healing heartbreak and finding yourself after your identity is stolen by someone else's heart. Her ability to be honest to herself and then share that with the world is not only incredibly brave, but inspiring. Charmingly
awkward, her resiliency, determination and love of life are truly something to aspire to.
It's the one story we want to hear again and again, a love story with a happy ending.

First off, I liked the structure of dividing it into thirds based on Keltie's relationships and she comes across as very likeable and relatable throughout the book.  I also really enjoyed the design and color scheme of the cover.

I really enjoyed this book for multiple reasons 1. Keltie was a Rockette 2. She dated Ryan Ross (Those Chapters Were the main reason I wanted to read the book) I got this book as a Christmas gift and stayed up reading until 2am. I think all fans of Rocker, Singer, and Dreamer (Nick Perri, Butch Walker, and Ryan Ross) should read it because you see a side that you normally don't see. I also think any dancers who want to pursue a dancing career should read it because it shows you the pains and hard...more I really enjoyed this book for multiple reasons 1. Keltie was a Rockette 2. She dated Ryan Ross (Those Chapters Were the main reason I wanted to read the book) I got this book as a Christmas gift and stayed up reading until 2am. I think all fans of Rocker, Singer, and Dreamer (Nick Perri, Butch Walker, and Ryan Ross) should read it because you see a side that you normally don't see. I also think any dancers who want to pursue a dancing career should read it because it shows you the pains and hard work of being a professional dancer. I did enjoy some of the nicknames in the book like Spagatti and McCheese. In the end, would I recommend this book to someone? Yes! Most definitely. Will I read it again? Probably. (SPOILER ALERT) A few things in the book that "rubbed me the wrong way" was the fact that she says that she didn't even tell her mom about her miscarriage, but she put it in the book (I assume her mother read it) even though I did think it added a little something and that it seems like some of the things she said about her boyfriends (Mostly Ryan Ross) almost seemed like an invasion of privacy. If I were her and I wrote the book I think I would have kept some of the things in the book private (even though she does not actually refer to anyone by their real name it's not hard to figure it out and she's not very subtle if you read her blog) Pages(including thanks at the end): 168 Total reading time: about 3.5 hours