Author: Taylor Alexis

Hey everyone,

I finished Richelle Mead’s “Vampire Academy” two months ago and am on the final book as of April 13th. I couldn’t help but feel so irritated that Dimitri and Rose weren’t together until the third book and then he turns Strigoi. Not by choice, of course! And then Dimitri is top dog in the Strigoi community. It was such a weird direction but now that I look back, it was inevitable to continue the story. I couldn’t believe it but I really loved Dimitri so I even loved when he was evil. I am finishing Last Sacrifice and they still aren’t together. *Sigh*

I was completely happy that Lissa was with Christian, only for them to break up! Such a shock but it had to happen too. I was completely in shock to see that Jill was Lissa’s sister! I didn’t see it coming and that is why I love Richelle Mead. She kept me guessing for days of who could possibly be Lissa’s sister. I love the books but I am unsure if I will read “Bloodlines.” I am not a huge fan of Sydney so I am unsure where the direction will go but of course, I haven’t finished the whole series yet.

Mead kept me entertained but I hate that Adrian got hurt. He never should have been involved with Rose and Mead shouldn’t have done this to her readers! I will admit, I was hesitant to read this series because I was like No way, Twilight. But then I read it and I was pleasantly surprised. I love a good story. I wish there was a better way for Mead to demonstrate the difference between a Dhampir and Moroi but that’s too late now. The books are great but I wish the love story was super strong in Last Sacrifice. The love story between Dimitri and Rose fades way too much when Lissa turns Dimitri back into a Dhampir. He should have loved Rose again. Hello?! I am a sucker for the love stories.

I can’t remember the last book I read that gave you a full love story with action. I want that and I don’t know about you but I think someone needs to give love in an action story that actually is happy and lasts. My favorite part of books are the ones that keep love happy. When there is complications, I get frustrated and it makes me sad. Does anyone else agree?

What I love about books is that you can pick up any book and read it again and again. The story will live on forever so in my mind, Rose and Lissa are still living on while they wait for me to pick up the book again. That is how I feel about every book and I always go back to read it again.

Anyways, I am finishing the final book and I will add to this post.

Happy Reading!
Taylor<3

I am excited to say that I have been looking for an agent for about three months but it isn’t going so well. I am so ready to have some good news in my life! The whole process of writing a book is so exciting to me and it was the best time to write it but now it is time to clean it up for the third time. I have worked hard on writing my book for a year and 3 months and it is time for me to take matters in my own hands. My book will be self published in a 6 months tops unless an agent is ready to take me on. The truth is that I do not have any credentials but I am ready to get a credential and get my name out there. I know it is hard to get your name out there and I am hoping that a few people will get their hands on my book and love it. Who would read it though? It is young adult, science fiction novel and I am going to make sure I market myself somehow. I want to go on the Ellen show but that is near impossible. I have researched for days how to self publish and am so lucky to have someone help me through the self publishing process. I am going to make a new website to start letting everyone know what my book is about whenever it is published. Hoping for the best but of course I have to be realistic(: This past year has been the best of my life. I loved writing this book and I don’t think I will care if it is a best seller or not. I have had the time of my life while writing this book and I just want to share my story with the world. I love the story I have written and I hope that I can get my book in the hands of anyone. I just want everyone to enjoy the story and have a way to get away from the world for a while; books do that for me. Writing this book was a privilege and I want everyone to enjoy it. Hoping to get the book out soon.

Taylor <3

College was not what I expected. I expected a world of opportunities to open up. I expected to make friends on the first day; that is not what happened. I choose to live at home, seeing how my school was thirty minutes down the highway. I don’t regret this decision and next year I will remain to live at home. I have come to realize how hard it is to find your place on a big campus. It is hard to know who you want to be when everyone expects you to know already.

I have changed my major twice and it has only been my first semester. I want to be an author, but I know I need a job until something happens for me. So I have tried to find a degree with a job attached to it. So I thought of teaching. I figured I could have free time to write as I please but it turns out that that is not the case. Teachers are under paid and have a very demanding job. I shadowed a first grade teacher one morning before I drove to school and I saw some gross things and some heartbreaking things. After seeing children pick their noses and other gross things, I meet a beautiful little girl who broke my heart. I knew if I were a teacher that I would encounter heartbreaking stories all the time. So then I thought about what it would be like to be a teacher. First, I would have to enjoy children, which I do not. Second, I would have to be willing to give up my free time to be a teacher, which I am not willing to do. So I am back to square one, what am I going to do? Where is my niche in life?

Another thing about college that just tears me up is registering for classes. Freshmen are last to pick, which really means no classes are left. I have not applied to any classes yet because I am not allowed to yet, but all the classes I needed and wanted, are closed. Just when I thought college could get better, it hit even lower. I don’t want to give up, but I wish I knew what I wanted to do with my life other than write.

College isn’t bringing me down, but I heard that it was supposed to help your mind grow. For me, it is making me become closed minded in a way and that isn’t okay. I loved learning and I loved Elementary school through High school, but this is a mess. If I could find where I belong and what I belong doing, I think I could be a happier person and maybe even enjoy college.

So then I thought, why can’t I just write? Is that really such a disgraceful thing for me to do? I want to be an author and if I focus on other things, will that not be the most important thing to me anymore? All I want is for someone to pick up my book and read it with a smile. I don’t care if I am the next “J.K Rowling” or if my book would be a movie, I care if someone comes into my world for a while and lives my story out in their minds. Books make my heart feel happy and I want someone to fall in love with reading whenever they read my stories. That is all I want and I hope I get there someday.