The Princess and the Captain

Ok so I finished one of the many books I am reading. The book I read was titled Princetta, but at the end Malva (the main character) sits down to write a story about her life and she titles it The Princess and the Captain, and there is an Amazon link that has that book title so that is what I will call it here.

(click the picture for the Amazon link)

Synopsis:
Malva is the princess of Galnicia, destined to marry the Prince of Andemark. Or so her parents think. On the eve of her wedding, she escapes at dead of night from under her parents' noses, little realising that she is letting herself in for a life of peril and adventure, including being shipwrecked in a huge storm and captured as part of a harem. Hugely visual, the book tells of the wonder of frozen steppes and oriental palaces, of sailing ships and treasure islands. This is a book of drama, magic and excitement, where challenges have to be overcome, friendships cemented and hearts broken.

My Opinion:
I thought it was slow for the most part. One section left me going "what the cheeseball?" this doesn't fit! But it did up the adventure. I thought it was an ok book, something I would check out at the library until I read the end.





**Spoilers ahead!**




















You have been warned. If you ever want to read this book do not read this part! And if you don't care then keep reading.

I hated the ending because the captain dies! He gets stabbed through the chest in the middle of the book and some magic crushed bugs and seaweed heals him in 2 days, but at the very end he gets stabbed again because he sneezes. He tried to shoot the gun but the room was full of hay and he sneezed before he could pull the trigger. He got stabbed clean through the chest and Malva had to take the gun from him and kill the bad guy (who just randomly appeared in the story when the author thought it was going slow). He died, they burried him three days later and the Princetta never got married. She set her town to be a kinda of utopia and lived an old maid till she died, taking the last of her line with her (she was an only child). There were twins in the story as well and one jumped off the boat to save the rest (too long to explain over a blog) so he just died. The dog turned into a statue, that was sad as well. I didn't care about the cook dying, it was his own selfishness. But come on! THE CAPTAIN! UGH! I hate movies/books where the love interst dies.

Well ... I hate most of them. I LOVE My Girl. I just finished watching it tonight (thanks Heather!). After reading a depressing ending I had to go and make it all better by watching a depressing movie. Maybe the next book I choose to finish will be a happy one. ::crosses fingers::

Edit: So when I finished writing this I clicked view blog to see if it all looked nice and My Girl was the randomized song. How ironic is that?!

Feline Friends

As most of you know I love my cats. Even though Lacy is a hand-me-down cat she is still a good companion. Lately she hasn't take care of herself and has grown huge mats on her back. Like another cat is perched on her it is pretty gross. Well Saturday I pinned her down between my legs, the bed, and a blanket (to prevent being scratched) and took the scissors to her. I managed to get the massive mat off her back. She still has little ones left. After that 1 1/2 hour struggle she hasn't left me alone. She is so happy she follows me, lays all over me, sleeps on my face. She is just a happy cat. Right now she is perched on the chair back behind me.

Gus is a monster, but he can be cute sometimes. I went into Tysons room this morning to get a fresh picture of him and he wouldn't stop rubbing against me to get a clear picture. So sorry you get an old one (maybe last Summer). He purrs all the time anymore (with Tyson home). He still bites, but sometimes it is fun to play rough with a cat. Yesterday he was laying on Ty's bed when I came in he started stalking me. He didn't bite me though, I managed to thwart him.

I get Reader updates for fun events in the world. This morning I read about a 2 headed cow that lived for a day before it died. I read about some celebrities. I read about a fun way to decorate a kitchen.

Then I read IT.

Yes IT.

Ugly Bat Boy. If you have not seen IT you must run over and read about.

LINK

Tell me what you think. Lacy looked bad with her hair for a while there, but she is a beauty queen compared to this thing.