Friday, November 30, 2012

Feature & Follow #18

Feature and Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read. The purpose is to meet new people and gain more followers in the book blogging community.

Q: Activity! Who is your to-die-for book crush? What do you think they look like? Add an image to make us all happy.

A: That's easy. Will Herondale is my book crush. He has blue eyes and black hair but that's not the best part about him. He's so broken inside and sweet when he wants to be that I can't help but love him. I just kind of googled Will Herondale because I couldn't think of anyone that looks like him and came up with this:


And this is the Will on the cover:
Anyone else out there a Will fan?

What about you?
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

What's Next? #17

 What's Next? Hosted by IceyBooks
What's Next is a weekly meme hosted by IceyBooks!
Here's how it works:
-Every Thursday select three-five books (not too many, not too little!) that you want to read but can't decide which one to read first.
-Post the cover, and if you want, the synopsis or even a random line from the book, for each of your selections.
-At the end of your post, ask readers to vote on which one you should read next!

Paper Towns 
by John Green

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows.

After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues - and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Q gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew.


Paradise
by Joanna Nadin

A move to a small seaside town gives Billie a chance at a new life and new love — until the underof the past pulls her toward a shocking secret.

When sixteen-year-old Billie Paradise unexpectedly inherits her grandmother’s house, it couldn’t come at a better time. With her stepdad abroad and her mom starting to lose it, moving from their cramped London apartment to an old house by the sea seems serendipitous. Maybe Billie, as she navigates the small-town social scene and falls for a certain intriguing older boy, can even find the father she never met. But her mom’s remote childhood home, which she left in haste before Billie was born, harbors hints of suspicious long-ago deaths and family secrets. As Billie’s story unfolds, flowing back and forth in time and through alternate points of view, it becomes clear that while people may die, the past lives forever.


The Assassin's Curse
by Cassandra Rose Clarke 

Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to an allying pirate clan: she wants to captain her own boat, not serve as second-in-command to her handsome yet clueless fiance. But her escape has dire consequences when she learns the scorned clan has sent an assassin after her.

And when the assassin, Naji, finally catches up with her, things get even worse. Ananna inadvertently triggers a nasty curse — with a life-altering result. Now Ananna and Naji are forced to become uneasy allies as they work together to break the curse and return their lives back to normal. Or at least as normal as the lives of a pirate and an assassin can be.


What should I read next?

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #21

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly Meme. It's hosted on Breaking the Spine. It spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pick:
City of a Thousand Dolls
by Miriam Forster
Release date: February 5th 2013

The girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives.

Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a child. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. Nisha makes her way as Matron’s assistant, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city’s handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die.

Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the secrets that surround the girls’ deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls—but her own life.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Review: Reached by Ally Condie

Reached by Ally Condie
Published: November 13, 2012
Publisher:
Dutton Juvenile
Pages:
384
Series: Matched #3
My Rating:  2 of 5 stars

Synopsis: All will be sorted.

Cassia's journey began with an error, a momentary glitch in the otherwise perfect facade of the Society. After crossing canyons to break free, she waits, silk and paper smuggled against her skin, ready for the final chapter.

The wait is over.

One young woman has raged against those who threaten to keep away what matters most--family, love, choice. Her quiet revolution is about to explode into full-scale rebellion.

With exquisite prose, the emotionally gripping conclusion to the international bestselling Matched trilogy returns Cassia, Ky, and Xander to the Society to save the one thing they have been denied for so long, the power to choose.

My Review: Oh this book. This took way too long to read. Want to know why? I was bored throughout most of it. Yes in the synopsis above it calls this emotionally gripping but I have failed to see what is so gripping about this book.

I think that you should know that when I read Matched about a year ago I actually enjoyed it and I don't even remember why. Then I read Crossed and I swear that book was one of the most boring books I've ever read. I don't even remember liking anything about that book except for the character who died. It seems like the interesting characters in not so good series always die or leave.

I think I'll stop there because this is a review of Reached not the entire series. This book was actually a little better than Crossed but not by much because it was still pretty boring. I actually liked one of the main characters. If Xander hadn't been there I don't know what I would have done. His story was so much more interesting than Cassia's and Ky's. I'm just done with Cassia and Ky. Completely done with them and their relationship. It seemed like every single time it was Ky's POV he was like I'm only doing this for Cassia, I don't think Cassia would like this if I do this, or I need to see Cassia. His obsession with Cassia was just plain annoying.

Then there's Cassia. I was always two steps ahead of her for everything. It was quite frustrating. It was also painfully obvious who Cassia would end up with. I figured it out in Matched.When Cassia and Ky meet up in the book it is like there's nothing between them! It was like I'm glad your ok and stuff like that. It was like they were friends.

The part about the Plague wasn't that bad until it mutated and all of the characters couldn't seem to understand that the cure had caused it. It made me want to shake them. There are also some unanswered questions that I want answers to. Who is the Enemy? Is it another country? I still don't know. At first I thought it was the Rising but it isn't. What are the Otherlands? Just somewhere else? Why is Cassia special? Seriously. Is it because she never took the green tablet? WHAT IS IT?

Also how in the world did Oker (that's his name right?) know that the cure wouldn't work and that the flower was actually the cure?

Is it bad that I'm actually happy about what happened to Indie? I thought she was just plain weird and well I can't think of the words to describe how I feel about her. I mean did anyone else find it really strange when Xander sees her and she tells him that he doesn't know her. That's a little weird and Ky and Cassia are always making excuses for her. She does something and they just say that's just Indie.

I feel like this book didn't go anywhere. I didn't feel anything for the characters. They were all terribly boring. The concept of this series is so interesting but with all the trying to be meaningful and poetic writing it was kind of lost.

I'm actually not surprised that I didn't like this book. I didn't like the one before this but for some reason I thought that this one might be better. I think I just needed to see how it ended.

New Releases: November 25- December 1

Here's this weeks new releases:

Touched by Corrine Jackson
(November 27th)

Lullaby by Amanda Hocking
(November 27th)

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Stacking The Shelves #13

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and here you can find all the books I've recently received that I'm stacking my shelves with!

Bought:
 
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

Won:

Mystic City by Theo Lawrence

I won Mystic City over at Written by Brittan and I can't wait to start it! I'm even more excited about Days of Blood & Starlight. I would have bought it sooner but the bookstore decided to put it in a weird place that I don't normally pass by since it isn't close to the Young Adult section. Apparently that's where all the new releases that I've been looking for are. Well anyway not only am I excited to read Days of Blood & Starlight I'm excited to own the book and just look at the cover. Its gorgeous and even more awesome (if that's possible) in person!

Friday, November 23, 2012

Feature & Follow #17

Feature and Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read. The purpose is to meet new people and gain more followers in the book blogging community.

Q: What blog are you thankful for?

A: I don't think I have one blog I'm thankful for, but I'm definitely thankful for Cuddlebuggery Book Blog. I love their blog and their book reviews. The bloggers there are so funny. I think I'm most thankful for the blogging community though. Everyone is so nice and helpful!

What about you?
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Thursday, November 22, 2012

What's Next? #16

 What's Next? Hosted by IceyBooks
What's Next is a weekly meme hosted by IceyBooks!
Here's how it works:
-Every Thursday select three-five books (not too many, not too little!) that you want to read but can't decide which one to read first.
-Post the cover, and if you want, the synopsis or even a random line from the book, for each of your selections.
-At the end of your post, ask readers to vote on which one you should read next!


Pantomime
by Laura Lam


R. H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is the greatest circus of Ellada. Nestled among the glowing blue Penglass—remnants of a mysterious civilisation long gone—are wonders beyond the wildest imagination. It’s a place where anything seems possible, where if you close your eyes you can believe that the magic and knowledge of the vanished Chimaera is still there. It’s a place where anyone can hide.

Iphigenia Laurus, or Gene, the daughter of a noble family, is uncomfortable in corsets and crinoline, and prefers climbing trees to debutante balls. Micah Grey, a runaway living on the streets, joins the circus as an aerialist’s apprentice and soon becomes the circus’s rising star.

But Gene and Micah have balancing acts of their own to perform, and a secret in their blood that could unlock the mysteries of Ellada.


Days of Blood & Starlight
by Laini Taylor 

Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war.

This is not that world.


Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.

In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life.

While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope.

But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?


Mystic City
by Theo Lawrence

For fans of  Matched, The Hunger Games, X-Men, and Blade Runner comes a tale of a magical city divided, a political rebellion ignited, and a love that was meant to last forever. Book One of the Mystic City Novels.

Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City's two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents' sworn enemies. The union of the two will end the generations-long political feud—and unite all those living in the Aeries, the privileged upper reaches of the city, against the banished mystics who dwell below in the Depths. But Aria doesn't remember falling in love with Thomas; in fact, she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. And she can't conceive why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters in the first place. Only when Aria meets Hunter, a gorgeous rebel mystic from the Depths, does she start to have glimmers of recollection—and to understand that he holds the key to unlocking her past. The choices she makes can save or doom the city—including herself.


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #20

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly Meme. It's hosted on Breaking the Spine. It spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pick:
Towering 
by Alex Flinn
Release date: May 14th 2013

At first, I merely saw his face, his hands on the window ledge. Then, his whole body as he swung himself through the window. Only I could not see what he swung on.
Until, one day, I told my dream self to look down. And it was then that I saw. He had climbed on a rope. I knew without asking that the rope had been one of my own tying.

Rachel is trapped in a tower, held hostage by a woman she’s always called Mama. Her golden hair is growing rapidly, and to pass the time, she watches the snow fall and sings songs from her childhood, hoping someone, anyone, will hear her.

Wyatt needs time to reflect or, better yet, forget about what happened to his best friend, Tyler. That’s why he’s been shipped off to the Adirondacks in the dead of winter to live with the oldest lady in town. Either that, or no one he knows ever wants to see him again.

Dani disappeared seventeen years ago without a trace, but she left behind a journal that’s never been read, not even by her overbearing mother…until now.

A #1 New York Times bestselling author, Alex Flinn knows her fairy tales, and Towering is her most mind-bending interpretation yet. Dark and mysterious, this reimagining of Rapunzel will have readers on the edge of their seats wondering where Alex will take them next!

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Review: Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick

Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick
Published: October 23, 2012
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Pages:
464
Series: Hush, Hush #4
My Rating: 
2 of 5 stars

Synopsis:
Will love conquer all?

Nora and Patch thought their troubles were behind them. Hank is gone and they should be able to put his ugly vendetta to rest. But in Hank's absence, Nora has become the unwitting head of the Nephilim and must finish what Hank began. Which ultimately means destroying the fallen angels - destroying Patch.

Nora will never let that happen, so she and Patch make a plan: lead everyone to believe they have broken up, and work the system from the inside. Nora will convince the Nephilim that they are making a mistake in fighting the fallen angels, and Patch will find out everything he can from the opposing side. They will end this war before it can even begin.

But the best-laid plans often go awry. Nora is put through the paces in her new role and finds herself drawn to an addictive power she never anticipated.

As the battle lines are drawn, Nora and Patch must confront the differences that have always been between them and either choose to ignore them or let them destroy the love they have always fought for.


My Review: When I first saw this in the bookstore I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy it. It took a few trips to the bookstore before I convinced myself that buying Finale was worth it. Well I finally bought this book and I almost wish I hadn't. I had this feeling that I wouldn't like this series as much anymore. To put it simply, my tastes have changed.

In this book I did not like Nora at all. She made stupid decisions throughout the entire book. Her idiocy reached new highs. Nora keeps drinking this devilcraft even though she knows she shouldn't and she was offered an antidote. Then she's always complaining about how she has no idea what she wants to do and how she can't be with Patch and lead the Black Hand's army. I just wanted to yell at her to stop and actually try to come up with a plan.

Whenever Nora and Patch were together I knew that cheesy lines were coming. And the last line of the entire book had me slamming that book shut. The only character that I actually liked was barely in this book and then that character has to go and die!

There wasn't really any twists in this book either I totally knew what Vee was hiding as soon as she mentioned that she had a secret. Could it have been more obvious? The other "twist" wasn't very surprising either. I knew exactly what was going to happen as soon as this random lady started talking about Italians. That part really bothered me, but I don't think anyone wants to read that rant.

Then there's also Marcie. Now I don't know how I feel about this character, but what I don't understand is how she moved in with Nora. At the end Nora and Vee also mention that Marice passed away a few months ago and how only five people went to her funeral. I don't even remember why they both hated Marice so much. It was probably over something unimportant and childish. Dabria was also there and I actually have no idea why. Nora hates Dabria even though she's trying to help Nora, but Nora can't seem to let her grudge against Dabria die.

The book was pretty long and I was pretty bored throughout most of it. I don't even like Patch anymore. I remember when I first started reading this series I hated Scott (I don't even remember why) but now he's my favorite character

So I guess I would only recommend this to hardcore Hush, Hush fans. Anyone else probably wouldn't like this.

New Releases: November 18-24

Here's this week's new releases:

Undeadly by Michele Vail
( November 20th 2012)

 Elemental by Antony John
(November 21st 2012)

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Stacking The Shelves #12

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and here you can find all the books I've recently received that I'm stacking my shelves with!


Bought:
 
Reached by Ally Condie
 
For Review:
 
Renegade by Amy Carol Reeves
Pantomime by Laura Lam

In all honesty I'm not sure what to expect from Reached I was not a fan of Crossed so I hope that the last book is better. Plus I can't leave a series unfinished like that. I'm also really excited for Renegade and Pantomime! The cover for Pantomime is so intriguing and sort of creepy. Can't wait to start that one.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Feature & Follow #16

Feature and Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read. The purpose is to meet new people and gain more followers in the book blogging community.

Q: Books are turned into movies all the time! Turn it around. What movie would make a great book?

A: Oh man. That's almost impossible for me to answer. I never remember all the movies I've seen. All the movies I'm thinking of are already books. Well actually the first movie that came to my mind was Easy A, but I don't think that would be a "great" book. I'd read it, but I'm not sure how good it would actually be. This is such a hard question.

What about you?
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Movie Trailer: City of Bones

So the City of Bones trailer is finally here!



What did you think of it?

Personally I'm not a fan of Jamie. He's just not Jace. But all the other characters are pretty perfect! But Jamie as Jace? No. Why? I heard that he's a good Jace, but from that trailer I'm still not sure. He's not how I pictured Jace at all. But the trailer was awesome! I'm so excited for the movie!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #19

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly Meme. It's hosted on Breaking the Spine. It spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pick:
Nobody
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Release date: January 22nd 2013

There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away.

That’s why they make the perfect assassins.

The Institute finds these people when they’re young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated.

Sixteen-year-old Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute’s monitoring. But now they’ve ID’ed her and send seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the moment he lays eyes on her, he can’t make the hit. It’s as if Claire and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they are—because no one else ever notices them.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Teaser Tuesday #15

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading
My Teaser:
"Don't bother screaming,' the bulkiest of them told me. 'There isn't another warm body around for miles."
-page 53, Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick

Anyone can participate in Teaser Tuesdays. Just do the following:
• Grab your current read 
• Open to a random page 
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Sunday, November 11, 2012

New Releases: November 11-17

Here's this week's new releases:

 Witch World by Christopher Pike
(November 13th)

Luminosity by Stephanie Thomas
(November 13th)

Black City by Elizabeth Richards
(November 13th)

Bad Hair Day by Carrie Harris
(November 13th)

 Reached by Ally Condie
(November 13th)

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Review: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Published: September 27, 2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 480
Series: Mara Dyer #1
My Rating:  2 of 5 stars

 Synopsis:
Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.

It can.
 

She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.
 

There is.
 

She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been through, she can fall in love.
 

She’s wrong.
 

After Mara survives the traumatizing accident at the old asylum, it makes sense that she has issues. She lost her best friend, her boyfriend, and her boyfriend’s sister, and as if that weren’t enough to cope with, her family moves to a new state in order to give her a fresh start. But that fresh start is quickly filled with hallucinations—or are they premonitions?—and then corpses, and the boundary between reality and nightmare is wavering. At school, there’s Noah, a devastatingly handsome charmer who seems determined to help Mara piece together what’s real, what’s imagined—and what’s very, very dangerous.
 

This fast-paced psychological—or is it paranormal?—thriller will leave you breathless for its sequel, The Evolution of Mara Dyer.

My Review: I should know by now that I should stay away from books that everyone seems to love. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer wasn't creepy or really special. I find it disappointing when I read reviews about how creepy a book is and then I read it and I'm not scared. I guess I'm one of those people that doesn't get scared by books. Scary movies on the other hand freak me out. I wish it was the other way around.

So we have Mara Dyer and I didn't actually hate her. I hated how she was obsessed with Noah. She made crappy decisions too. Other than that I didn't mind her. Which is kind of a first. Normally I don't like the main character if they obsess over a guy in book.

Now my real problem with the book was Noah. I don't even know where to begin. First of all he has a British accent. Now I love British accents but in books? Not so much. There's no real reason for him to have an accent because the book doesn't take place in England. It was just there to make him more attractive. Then there's also the fact that he's slept with basically everyone at the school and he's loaded. So we have a rich British boy that's slept with everyone. He also can do whatever he want because everyone just loves Noah. He also follows Mara into the ladies room because he wants to ask her to dinner. You hear that guys? If you haven't followed a girl into the ladies room to ask them to dinner then you're doing it wrong. Noah is also a complete jerk most of the time. I just...how is that appealing?

Now as you've probably guessed Noah and Mara fall in love. Now I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it. Well actually I'm pretty sure that most of the time I didn't like their relationship. Mara spends most of her time trying not to hurt Noah and then at the end I could barely take her "I don't want to kill you so I can't be with you" talk with Noah. Oh but wait that's not even the best part. After that she wants to have sex with him even though she won't kiss him because she thinks that's safer.
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 Then there's also the ridiculous lines in this book. That make me want to laugh and bang my head against the wall at the same time. Here's some examples:
"What could I say? Noah, despite you being an asshole, or maybe because of it, I'd like to rip off your clothes and have your babies. Don't tell."
and
"Let me guess. A certain unkempt bastard with a panty-dropping smile?"
A guy said the last one. I don't even know what to think of that.

Now there were some things that I did like about this book. Mara's ability is awesome and pretty original. The best part of the book would have to be the ending. I didn't think I would want to read the next book but after that ending I think I might have to.



Stacking The Shelves #11

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and here you can find all the books I've recently received that I'm stacking my shelves with!

Bought:

Eve & Adam by 

Blog Tour Review: Walking in the Shadows by Cassandra Giovonni


Walking in the Shadows by
Published: October 19, 2012
Publisher: Self Published
Pages: 358
My Rating:  3.5 of 5 stars

Synopsis: Seconds seem like a lifetime when the life you lived is slowly drained out of you by those who care not what you felt, hoped, or dreamed. When the darkness comes it is all-consuming; there is no light and there is no pain. It is the never-ending loss of hope that now consumes me as I die in his arms.

This is Abigail Martin’s nightmare. After her parents become the first victims of a serial killer obsessed with the vampire saga, "Crimson Reign," Abigail does the only thing that she thinks will save her from her parent’s fate–she becomes some one else. As Vera MacIntrye, she falls in love with the very handsome Tad Knightley, and then walks into her first day at her new school to see him standing at the front of the classroom. He’s every teenage girls fantasy, but as he writes “Mr. Knightley: AP British Literature” across the white board Vera realizes the one person who filled the gaping hole in her heart will soon rip it wide open again.

Vera struggles to adjust to being a ‘normal’ teenager with very adult responsibilities like paying the rent, buying groceries and making sure that lights stay on, while being drawn time and time again back to her off-limits teacher. What’s worse is he is drawn to her too, and their worlds refuse to stay apart when Tad finds Vera screaming in terror in the parking lot after the winter formal. The murderer has struck again and is getting closer to the next target–Vera. Tad will do whatever he can to save her, even if it means losing his dream job, but will it be enough when the murderer is closer than anyone ever thought?


My Review: I don't think I've ever read about book about a student teacher relationship so as far as that goes I don't have much experience reading about them. I actually really enjoyed reading about Vera and Tad's relationship even though I thought it was a little too much for me at times. I guess that was because you didn't get to see them fall in love, you just saw them already in love.

So going into this book I had expected more mystery. I'm not exactly sure why because this isn't exactly a mystery book its like a romance book with murders. But that's not a bad thing because I actually really enjoyed Vera's relationship with Tad. I also loved Jaz. That girl was my favorite character. She was just an awesome friend to Vera when she needed someone.

The entire murder part of the book was actually very creepy. The murders were based off of the book Crimson Reign which is kind of like the Twilight of that world. I find it extremely creepy how someone would murder someone by draining their blood like a vampire if they weren't a vampire. Then that got me thinking well what if someone started basing murders off of the Twilight books? Now that would be scary. Imagine a sparkly vampire death...

I totally knew who the murderer was. It was very obvious and the murderer was a true psycho. It makes me shiver just thinking about how/why she murdered people. It was sick, but in a sort of sick way I like reading about that.

So overall I enjoyed reading Walking in the Shadows but it was predictable and  I wish there was more of a mystery.



Friday, November 9, 2012

Feature & Follow #15

Feature and Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read. The purpose is to meet new people and gain more followers in the book blogging community.

Q: Do you mind books with similar ideas to other books? Similar concepts, backgrounds, retellings or pulled-to-publish fanfic? 

A: No I don't really mind books with similar ideas to other books as long as it has something original in it. Otherwise it would be like I'm reading the same book again. A few connections here and there are fine especially if I love the book that its being connected to.

But it seems like there's a ton of books (mostly paranormal) that have the same kind of story line. No I do not want to read more than one Twilight, one was more than enough for me. On the other hand I absolutely love retellings as long as there is some twist to the story.

So basically books that are sort of similar to other books can sometimes be ok, but when it is painfully obvious that it is really similar to another book then it isn't ok for me.

What about you?
Please follow and leave a link to your post so I can follow back!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Season's Readings!

Want to participate in an online reading challenge?

All you have to do is write a weekly blog entry on the site, about whatever you are reading. At the end, you get raffle tickets (the amount is the same as the amount of blog entries you've posted). A whole bunch of YA authors have donated prizes too. Sounds interesting right?

To participate all you have to do is go to Season's Readings and sign up there. The challenge starts on November 17, 2012 and it will run until January 5, 2013. Nicki is looking for teens and tweens to join the challenge so what are you waiting for? 

To find out more about the challenge go to Season's Readings Young Adult Challenge.


What's Next? #15

 What's Next? Hosted by IceyBooks
What's Next is a weekly meme hosted by IceyBooks!
Here's how it works:
-Every Thursday select three-five books (not too many, not too little!) that you want to read but can't decide which one to read first.
-Post the cover, and if you want, the synopsis or even a random line from the book, for each of your selections.
-At the end of your post, ask readers to vote on which one you should read next!


The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen

Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.
Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.
White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.
This is Manhattan, 1899. Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone--from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud--threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future.

With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear...

In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.


Eve & Adam
by Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate

And girl created boy…

In the beginning, there was an apple—

And then there was a car crash, a horrible injury, and a hospital. But before Evening Spiker’s head clears a strange boy named Solo is rushing her to her mother’s research facility. There, under the best care available, Eve is left alone to heal.

Just when Eve thinks she will die—not from her injuries, but from boredom—her mother gives her a special project: Create the perfect boy.

Using an amazingly detailed simulation, Eve starts building a boy from the ground up. Eve is creating Adam. And he will be just perfect... won’t he?


Days of Blood & Starlight
by Laini Taylor

Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war. This is not that world.
  Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is--and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.

In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life.


While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope.


But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?