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Lux Series Review(:

Hello,
So since I talk about the Lux Series almost always, I thought I would review this magical series.

We’ll start with Obsidian. (Reliving the beautiful month I read this series in). I loved that this wasn’t about vampires or werewolves or whatever. IT was about ALIENS. Can I get a hell yeah? I read this series slow, not because I was bored but because I loved it so much. My boyfriend even noticed. He was like “you must really love this series because you’re taking your time.” And I was like:

So the story starts with Katy. I can relate to Katy so much because she loves to read….. uh YESSSS. She loves to blog, which I love to blog but I am not interesting enough.. so I just blog whenever I can. Anyways, then she meets HAWWWWWT Daemon Black. *let the choirs sing* and he is hot, hot, hot. I mean, hotter than… Four. Hotter than…. Edward, Jacob, whoeverrrr. Jennifer L. Armentrout did not let us down…. I mean he was so hot, I felt like this cat.
Katy was infuriating but I loved her. She reminded me of almost every character ever who just won’t make a good decision. If she had just let Daemon know things, some people wouldn’t have died. *No names…* The thing is she was like Bella. Always wanting to prove herself. I loved her though because to me she was headstrong and she knew what she wanted, most of the time. 
I loved that they were made of light. To me, that was so different. I am not sure about the rest of you but to me that has never been done before. When I think of Aliens, I think of green weirdos. Or how they make them super creepy in movies now. But nowwwwww. Aliens= hot, perfect.. everything things instead of this alien that’s dancing. 
Who else hated Blake? I mean…. I KNEW HE WAS BAD!! I felt awful when he died… It was like one minute he’s alive… next gone. It reminded me of Adam’s death and I wonder if that was intentional? An eye for an eye kind of thing! I hated him because uh.. he was a murderer, a liar and HE WASN’T DAEMON BLACK. Then he went and got Katy locked up…. idiot. 
Skip to Origin. WOOAH. I mean crazy stuff happened in this book. First off, there were like… crazy killer kids, origins there. I loved it! I mean Literally loved it. I went crazy for this stuff. They got married. Yesss, I loved it. The only thing I didn’t like, I am so sorry Jennifer, I wanted to stay in Katy’s mind the whole time. Forgive me, but it kind of made me… not think of Daemon as being mysterious anymore which was my favorite part. It also made me not appreciate Katy as much because her mind was so similar to Daemons in a way..  STILL top three favorite series ever.
So then I start Opposition. And Hell to the NO, Daemon and Katy are married and then Daemon is going off his rockers, he’s hating on Katy. IT WAS ALL A TRICK my friends, don’t fret. Katy was completely Badass to that idiot that kept flirting with Daemon, what was her stupid name?
Don’t even know… your stupid name. Opposition was my least favorite but that is truly okay because you cannot top the first three books. You just can’t. I don’t want to say it but I will. This series is my new obsession and I will probably read it every single year like I do with Harry Potter. I have some serious reading problems…
Anyways, I know I didn’t go in to much depth because I haven’t read it in a while, okay like I read it maybe a month ago, but I still can’t even begin to explain the beautifulness of the series as a whole. I will be reading every single book written by Jennifer L. Armentrout, no doubt in my mind. Even if it takes my whole life I will do it. I’ll end up like Tiffany from Silver Lining’s Playbook while trying to finish all her books because she writes faster than a mofo…
Wish me luck and sanity….
Love you all,
Taylor 
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Dream. Come. True.

Dear Readers,
I have the best news ever. So last month, Booktrope got in contact with me. They told me they wanted my new book, “The Prospect (The Antidote #2)” as well as “The Antidote (The Antidote #1).” AND I WAS LIKE OKAY.

So then(: I went through the motions. What could go wrong? What if I don’t deliver and let them down. Then I asked all my friends and family their opinions. Long story short, a month later, I am ready. I was added to Teamtrope yesterday and my first thought was “This will be easy!” Then I entered the site and… I was like,  WHAT. am. I. doing…
Then I calmed down, which is what I should have been doing already! I read all the documents (which they told me to read ASAP anyways..) and it all made sense. Thank the heavens. 
So now(: I am working on “The Antidote.” I got an editor today AS WELL AS a cover designer. I am beyond excited to have them both on my team. They both are amazing. I am so thrilled. I don’t know when “The Antidote” will be back on sale or how long it will take but I do know that I had to take a few chances in life if I want to be successful. When I say successful, I mean that I want to have more readers and people who believe in me. I also want readers who think my book is pretty awesome. I want to be influential and awesome like Jennifer L. Armentrout. SHE IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD. (If you haven’t please read the Lux series, you will not be disappointed.)
So here’s the thing, I just want to reach new readers and have a book series that people want to read to get away from everyday life. I love you all who read my blog and my books. Fingers crossed that everything works out. 
If not, you’ll catch me in the bookstores, mending myself with books. (I do that already.)
Oh hey, there’s me<3
Happy Reading!
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Insurgent Movie Review (Spoiler Alert)

First of all, let me say that this movie was AMAZING. It exceeded all of my expectations. I will admit when I first saw the trailer I thought to myself, “Oh god. This can’t be good.” The first trailer was of a Sim and I was thinking that this wouldn’t bring in any viewers because they won’t understand. Then a little voice in the back of my head said, “These movies are to enhance the enjoyment of the readers.” So I got over myself and got super excited. Then the next trailers were beautifully done and I remembered how much I love the books. (Remind self to reread the Divergent Series.) There were great moments and then there were moments that a reader of the series cringed at.
1.The Sex Scene: HELLO??? WTF!!!! I am so angry that Tris and Four had sex. Okay, yes I was happy but then I was like WTFFFFFFFF this is a part of Tris’s development as a character. Tris literally hates herself right now and she has sex when she isn’t ready but because she feels she is going to die soon. HOW CLICHÉ. Stop the madness. WHY the hell did this happen. I was so angry even though I was a little happy about it. I don’t know how that could even happen but REALLY? Roth, how did you let this happen? I love you to death but this scene was meant for Allegiant and that’s where it should have stayed. Did I mention I love Four sooooo much… jesus Christ and Theo James makes it ten times better.. Let the Gods sing as we admire his beauty.. sigh.


2.The Box:I have to admit I loved the box. It was really amazing to see all these things combined from the box. Way to go Veronica Roth. Loved it.  I LOVED WHEN TRIS FOUGHT HERSELF. “I WILL.” OH MY GOOOODDD.

3. Peter saves Tris and for no good reason?: I love when Peter saves Tris in the book. I am amazed and so glad he does it. But in the movie, Tris gets saved only to want to go right back to where she was? I get it’s a movie. A book can elaborate more but I wish Peter’s save was a little more worthwhile. Let me take that back, Peter goes through a loooot of trouble to help them and I was so glad he did because the video was then released. You go Peter(:

4. Caleb: I don’t remember him being remorseful in the book but maybe it’s been such a long time that I forgot! I wanted to hate Caleb because I literally loathe him in the book but somehow I found myself not hating him and I DON’T WANT THAT. I WANT TO HATE HIM STILL. 
5.Tris’s Hair: I hated this scene in the book because when people cut their hair, I somehow get super salty( did I just say salty?) In the movie, I loved the scene. It shows Tris hates herself. She hates who she is and wants her appearance to be different. I love the haircut because to me, it kind of shows that she wants an escape on the outside, but the battle inside is still strong, which results to her anger. (Can I say again, the sex scene was soooo out of character for me!! If you hate yourself so much, how can you jump into something like that when your fear was intimacy like… three weeks ago!?!?!)

6. Tris’s Anger: I was so happy to see that Tris’s anger was true to her character in the book. I loved the foreshadowing that Caleb is against his sister when he refused to help her when a factionless was about to kill her. She wasn’t calm and again it shows that she is way different than before. (did anyone else jump when Four screamed at his mother? So embarrassing) 

 7.Uriah: I have a serious question for all of you. Did he get shot in the head and die? Or was he okay?! I am so so confused. I love Uriah and I want him to be alive. My family says he is alive but didn’t Eric shoot him in the head??? HELP. If not, it’s another excuse to go see it again 😉 There’s the silver lining. 

All and all, this was an amazing movie. I can’t wait for Allegiant. I wish the sex scene would be where it belongs but I am willing to forgive because this book series is absolutely astounding. The movie has Theo and Miles. They have a wonderful leading lady and I am so pleased with these films. Keep em coming(:
Happy Reading<3
Taylor Hondos

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The Antidote #2

Well,
I have sent in my book, “The Prospect” to two of my favorite publishers. They are small but I have fallen in love with all their authors and the work they do. So (: I won’t say who but I am extremely excited to say that it has been named(: Obviously as pointed out above, it is called “The Prospect,” in parenthesis, “The Antidote #2.”

First of all, I want to thank all my readers who read the first one. I am so excited to continue this story and it will be a trilogy as so many other books are(:

Can’t wait to see what the future holds for me. I am beyond thankful for my family and friends who supported me. I love you all back.

Here is the synopsis of “The Prospect.” I just posted it on Goodreads(: Happy Reading from a very Happy Girl(:

She’s back, and stronger than ever before.
Lena lives on and although she can’t remember a thing, she has woken up with powers she could only dream of. Lena has been taken over by Dr. Ravana and received the number one target on her first night in the compound.
And then she saw him and everything changes.
Lena can’t help but fight the connection she feels for Jared. Jared attempts to unlock the truth of the cure while attempting to help Lena remember the past.
If only Lena doesn’t have to kill him first. 

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What Is Love?

What Is Love?: Taylor Hondos

What is love,
It is crying into the arms of someone,
Being comfortable and them,
Being unfazed by the tears on their arms.

What is love,
It is the person who can see your flaws,
They wrap them around you,
And set them free.

Love is blind at first,
Slowly opens it’s eyes,
Sees who you are,
Still loves you.

I thought true love wasn’t real,
From watching shattered love around me.
I picked myself up with the help of another,
Hiding my marks every step of the way.

What is love really?
Love is no longer hiding.
Love is forgetting the bad.
Love is about moving forward.
Together.