Aishwarya Swan-Cullen

• Rated 5 stars

“I could not believe my luck when I bought this book - for a year, clamouring onto the only Twitter hope of this book releasing on time in India, I was just too excited. Only too much.

Imagine how much a mess I was after reading it - I was frantic, I was all over the place going crazy over the book as my eyes skimmed across its pages. What a fantastic book!! Such a technique!! Such description!!!! It is absolutely amazing!!!! I cannot thank my stars enough for granting me the priveledge to read one of the greatest champions of literature!!

The language was formidable - c'est magnifique. All that action - when Percy goes all Styx-immortal, then his fighting craze - NOW THAT was so totally off-the-hook!!! And there, in the throne room, the choice of being immortal....that was so sweet! And his complete idiocracy sitting on his father's throne - that was just so wow!!! I loved every signle MOMENT of the book!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was enthralling, adrenaline-stimulating, and it was one of the most addictive reads ever!!

I'm even more excited about the whole prophecy hullabaloo - poor May, crazed by the rejection, thanks to Hades curse (and that bit where Nico shows up with Hades and Persephone and Demeter..!!!!). And Rachel - wow!!! Oracle!!!! This makes the next Camp HalfBlood series even more anticipated, though how we are going to stay away from Percy dearest, I do not know!!!! GO RICK RIORDAN!! YOU ROCK!!!! AND PLAY PERCY WELL, LOGAN LERMAN!!”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Wednesday, July 22 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“Amazing!!! It was absolutely amazing - one of Meg's better books, 'Jinx' explores the topic of Meg's interest with the most un-Meg style ever. I was going to heave if this was another one of those Princess Diaries, or Pants on Fire stories *groans*.

The language, firstly, was phenomenal - excellent work, MC - wonderful word play.

I loved it how the book presented you with two sides - magic exists, magic doesn't exist, something Jinx looked at both. Zack was amazing, supporting one side, and bisnitch Tory supporting the other. Tory...ugh, she's HORRIBLE!! HATE YOU TORY!!!! Dylan sounds like an ass too, and Chanelle sounds awesome :) I loved it how it all twists in the end - with the doll and the prom. Wonderful. It starts out all subtle and one sided, and then in the very end...BAM its actually something wuite the opposite. Awesome. LOVED IT. Bravo, MC.

Ash.”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Tuesday, June 30 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 3 stars

“I was leant this by my friend, Anjali, who is head over heels about MC - like me. The thing is, I actually quite enjoyed it - it has a nice, I-can-feel-what-you-mean-to-say touch to it and nice language to go along with it. MC just shows her awareness of the fashionista world and the whole "Vespa" and "SI" thing, which I would have never known about in a hundred years. She's got a nice language.

Don't get me wrong. I actually love thsi book. It was engrossing and interesting. It was to th point and didn't dawdle and made you feel what Em Watts was going through. At first, I was all "ugh. bitch Nikki, (T)whitney, bitch Frida", but moving on, it felt great to read about looking at modelling from an all new point of view. MC, in her other books, talks about Modelling from the outside, like everyone else, but its good to have a book who can actually tak you RIGHT THERE and show you BAM in your face This Is It.

I found that it was at first a bit too much like Sophie Kinsella's Remember Me - the similarity pissed me off. And it didn't feel like a good enough plot. It was obvious the only reason she wrote the book was for it to be a part of some sort of ginormous series. We're not that dumb. She sort of wrote for the sake of it. Like it was some sort of a filler book. I hated that nothign actually happened. It is however a good economic tactic - leave your readers waiting for the REAL Airhead book (Being Nikki).

But I liked it. I feel really sorry for Christopher and cannot WAIT to find out what happens in his heart thanks to EM/Nik leaving behind those glow in the dark stickers.

Woot!! Go Em/Nik!

I like Lulu, hate Jason, hate (T)whitney, and like Gabriel for some reason. He sounds Hawt. But like Em, I like Chris. CANNOT believe he cut his hair!!! He must be torn!!!!!

Love the photoshoot descriptions. One of her better books (sort of - which the drawback of it being just for the sake of a second book)”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Saturday, June 27 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“I would have never, ever thought that it was actually Rachel in the very end. An excruciatingly addictive read, this book kept me hooked to the last page, and once more, it revolved around a sensible plotline.

One of her good books =D”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Thursday, June 18 2009. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“So far, so good.

I love the part with Emmett and Edward and Ben part. Amazing :)

I shall review properly to the finished one...!!”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“This is the BEST book of the series - it delves into the dark and dangerous, and it explores everything new. I will go through each thing step by step:

- Voldemort: His rise to power was one of the most actiona filled scenes i have EVER read. Reborn with the darkest and most ancient of techniques, his birth was like a dagger in the heart of Harry, and our own, and the "anek" united heart of the general wizarding public. He had the most cunnign infiltrative ways I have ever seen - he used Barty Jr (GO DAVID TENNANT!!) to imposter Moody, and he sent a spy straight into the school, he wisest of which fell sucker into his trap. The story behind Barty is something amazing in its own essence, for it is unique and new. It is also a very emotional one.

- Tournament: This was a brillaint filler - it was an amazinngly organized challenge set to help Harry discover his inner self and battle it out for something dangerous and real. The tournament introduced the general vastness of th magical world, and variety of things al over, Th 1st task was totally wicked - HUNGARIAN HORNTAIL! The second one was cool too - setting out to get Ron, thanks to Dobby (poor dobby....). The third one was, well, the best of them all. Poor, poor Cedric....(yay Rpattz!!!). It fit, thats what it did. It glued all the pieces together. It brought together everyone in the school and otherwise. Amazing.

- Harry's personal life: Cho, eh? Sorry choice, for she leaves you!! Haha, but then again, I was jealous he chose HER and not ME!! Clol! But that's a good progress; so his Hermione's take on SPEW!!!

QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP: Wow. Now that was something totally amazing.

Rita Skeeter: Bisnitch :( Old, interfering, snotty glomerulus of crapola filtered through resin of faeces!!

Other things: IT RULED!! BEST BALANCE EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

~Ash!~”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Tuesday, June 16 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“Sirius Black, notorius mass murderer is after HP! YEAH! Now that's what I call an amazing new angle, because it swerved away from Voldermort, and it delved into the workings of Harry;s own past. It became apparent that his stalker was his godfather only. That was a good one. And Lupin? Love him!!

Th character of Lupin was astunding. The introduction of dementors, and the quidditch was a phenomenal idea too - I tip my hat to you, Rowling! Hmm....I liked the whole Hogsmade thing too.

But the end was the best - in the shrieking shack, where everything is revealed: stupid scabbers to inncoent animagi. That was an amazing secret to keep. Also the time turner: I was holding my breath through that one. They saved Sirius!! Go HP, HG!!

Oh ya - BUCKBEAK!! GO BUCKBEAK!!! YAY BUCKY!!!!!!

~Ash!~”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Tuesday, June 16 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 4 stars

“Awesome language, awesome plot and astounding charactrs - what more could you have asked from it?

Now, the whole idea of this was to introduce the power of Voldemort, and I loved that, because it built on Harry's strenght, knowledge and fears, and it made us simply discover more about him, and he was as surprised as us. LOVED the character of Lockhart, personally, for he is hilarious - its just like him to make amoron of himself :)

I liked Ginny in this one, and it was pretty significant for later on. The idea of parseltongue is very fascinating, and well, like I did the debut - language, tick, characters, tick, and interesting plotline, tick!

~Ash~”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“Amazing. AMAZING.

The love - the choices - the whole aspect of "I can't choose" is a past thing in Eclipse. I loved the marriage, because it was seriously romantic. And I LOVED the honeymoon. It was nice to see Bella grow up feminine and then embrace Edward with all she had. They had a nice honeymoon :) Pillows!! Yay!!

And yet, when she got pregnant, it was wow. A child? A human-vamp hybrid? AMAZING!

And then Jacob...!! He got there and got the shock of his life!! And then, Leah - wow. Hurt by Sam in th cruelest way possible. It was okay for Bella to be scorned by her. I don' care. I discoverd Rosalie in this one. She's one of my fave Cullens.

And it ended with the most adorable ending - happily ever after, which was just one of the best ending I have ever read =)”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 3 stars

“Not the best book, but excellent neverthless.

My shortest review :)

I thought the language was excllently executed, and the whole plotline was worth it. Jacob or Eward? She hurt both, and she healed both. Bella made many mistakes.

I loved the ending.”

Aishwarya Swan-Cullen wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink )