hey, i'm kara! i'm a 21-year-old college student/aspiring author, born and raised in new england. i wrote my first story at 8, fell madly in love, and haven't stopped since. ^_^

work to be read:
saving elizabeth by amymn28
the roses of cooraclare by drsheridan
the heart of magic by tomw
dancing through life by mleedancerr12

i like to think of writing as a never-ending learning experience, so if you take a look at any of my work and decide to leave feedback, i'd love it if you'd leave honest, constructive comments. i'll love you forever. =]

books

• The Night World series by L.J. Smith
• The Luxe series by Anna Godbersen
• A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
• Ophelia by Lisa Klein, Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter
• Anything by Mitch Albom, Jodi Picoult, Deb Caletti, and Sarah Dessen
• And by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Hans Christian Anderson and Jane Austen
• Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell
• I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

music

• Everything.

film

• Titanic, Penelope, Becoming Jane, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!
• The Mummy & The Mummy Returns, What a Girl Wants
• Pride & Prejudice (2005), Raise Your Voice
• Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Angel (by Francois Ozon)
• Seven Pounds, Beyond Borders, The Last Mistress
• Sabrina, Roman Holiday, Vertigo, An Affair To Remember
• Romeo + Juliet, Chocolat, Cold Mountain, Atonement, Dirty Dancing
• Breakfast at Tiffany's, Under the Tuscan Sun, White Chicks, Enchanted
• Secondhand Lions, Walk the Line, Hairspray, August Rush
• Kill Bill 1 & 2, Tristan and Isolde, Hound Dog, The Village