Ruined by Paula Morris Review

"Rebecca couldn't feel more out of place in New Orleans, where she comes to spend the year while her dad is traveling. She's staying in a creepy old house with her Aunt Claudia, who reads Tarot cards for a living. And at the snooty prep school, a pack of filthy-rich girls treat Rebecca like she's invisible. Only gorgeous, unavailable Anton Grey seems to give Rebecca the time of day, but she wonders if he's got a hidden agenda. Then one night, in Lafayette Cemetery, Rebecca makes a friend. Sweet, mysterious Lisette is eager to talk to Rebecca, and to show her the nooks and crannies of the city.

There's just one catch.

Lisette is a ghost.

A ghost with a deep, dark secret, and a serious score to settle.

As Rebecca be able to right the wrongs of the past, or has everything been ruined beyond repair?"

from goodreads.com

 

I finished this book in a day and half, I woulda finished it in a day but I had to sleep or I was gonna pass out!

Some things could have been different but overall I enjoyed this book. The biggest problem I had was with the ending.

 

The story starts off with Rebecca from New York, who gets sent to live with her "aunt" and "cousin" in New Orleans; while her dad is in China on business.  Of course she is not accepted because the section that her aunt lives in is "old money". 

 

I felt like there was some missing out of this book, Rebecca never makes a friend other than the ghost.  She

gets pulled in way to easily to be in the parade. There were some flaws in the book; however it was a decent book. So for that it gets

***/5

Swoon by Nina Malkin Review

"Torn from her native New York City and dumped in the land of cookie-cutter preps, Candice is resigned to accept her posh, dull fate. Nothing ever happens in Swoon, Connecticut...until Dice's perfect, privileged cousin Penelope nearly dies in a fall from an old tree, and her spirit intertwines with that of a ghost. His name? Sinclair Youngblood Powers. His mission? Revenge. And while Pen is oblivious to the possession, Dice is all too aware of Sin. She's intensely drawn to him -- but not at all crazy about the havoc he's wreaking. Determined to exorcise the demon, Dice accidentally sets Sin loose, gives him flesh, makes him formidable. Now she must destroy an even more potent -- and irresistible -- adversary, before the whole town succumbs to Sin's will. Only trouble is, she's in love with him."

from goodreads.com

I really need to stop having my hopes up for a book just based on the cover.

Swoon is about a girl named Candice, Dice, who moves to Connecticut and is left alone all the time by her parents.  Her aunt and cousin live across the road from her, and are the ones who look after her.  Her cousin's name is Penelope or Penn as everyone calls her.  She is older than Dice and dresses way different than her.

One day Dice notices something is wrong with her cousin, she starts acting different and tries to kill a boy. Dice knows she must do something before the "spirit" inside her cousin takes over completely. Of course this leads to a huge thing that almost destroys the town.

I gave Swoon 2/5 stars, because it really wasn't that great.  The whole story was kinda boring, although it sounded really cool. The plot was very slow moving, and the characters were very sex centered; which was my biggest problem with the book.

I might have actually liked this book if there were more to the characters than just sex. Even though Penn was possessed, all she was concerned about was having sex. Dice couldn't help but think about having sex with the 'spirit" that possessed Penn. That was most of what the main characters were all about.  When the story finally got to something more than sex, it was very boring!

Christmas Book Haul

So I didn't get much for Christmas, but I did get some really good books. Seeing as my birthday is only 2 days away..my lovely boyfriend is buying me books for out anniversary (that was on the 20th). But this is what I did get for Christmas!

Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

I hope y'all had a GREAT Christmas and that Santa was good to you!

Beautiful Darkness Review

"Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals for generations. A Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen.Sometimes life-ending

Together they can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets that test their relationship. And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems"

from goodreads.com

Date Published: October 12, 2010

Publisher: Little Brown & Co

Pages: 512

This is the second installment of Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes.  The book starts off where the first one left off, Lena is still unclaimed; but she knows she has to claim herself. However, there is this new guy in town that is hanging, John Breed, around and Ridley is back in town; and that always means TROUBLE.  Ethan soon learns what being with and "unclaimed" confused Caster means.  Lena has a major decision to make and it will affect everyone.

Obviously the second book in MOST series is not as good as the first.  This one follows that suit.  It's not that I didn't care for this one, it's just that I didn't feel like a lot was explained.  It seemed like there was some information that we could have been given that we weren't.  There were "action" scenes that did not have the right amount of action.  Especially one particular scene near the end (Gosh, I wanna rant about it SO bad; but I don't wanna spoil it for anybody!)

In Beautiful Darkness, Ethan seems to be the same boy that he was in the first one.  He grows and develops his own traits and characteristics in this book.  He also receives his own destiny! Lena got on my nerves in this book, she was also kind of annoying the last book to; but she was VERY annoying in this one.  I like that there was more of Link and Ridley; I didn't like how they handled things at the end! 

I thought the plot in this book flowed better than Beautiful Creatures. I did like that there was actually traveling. The "action" scene at the end was kind of annoying.  It was the one thing you were waiting for the WHOLE book and it was a let down.

The third book in the Caster Chronicle series will be released sometime next year and is currently Untitled.

***/5

Beautiful Creatures Review

"Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.

Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything."

from goodreads.com

I gave this book 4/5 because there were some slow parts, that I felt could have been shortened. Other than that I really enjoyed the book
.
Ethan sees this girl that everyone is calling "Ravenwoods niece" at school and fell head over heels as soon as he saw her. He soon learns that there is a lot more underneath her black clothes and green eyes.

The plot of the book was very interesting, however; after you learn about the locket they find and who it belongs to, I saw the story going a different way. I kinda wished the writer would have included more of the past in with the ending. There were some parts that included Ethan's aunts that I felt could have been shortened. Although there were other parts I would have liked to read more about.

The characters were developed and not to whiny. I did find Lena a bit whiny, but she kinda had a reason to be. I think they should have went more into the other characters, like Genvieve or the other Ethan.
So it was a pretty good book, although there were some parts that could have been better.

****

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce REVIEW

Sorry it took so long for this review :(

Scarlette and Rosie are sisters. When they were younger they got attacked by a Fenris (werewolf), and the attack left Scarlette covered in horible scares (except over her heart). During the attack their grandma, Oma March, was killed by the Fenris.

They lived by theirselves, leaving Scarlette to raise Rosie by herself since their mother ran off. They now have to spend the rest of their lives hunting down the Fenris and making sure no one gets killed agian because of them.

The Fenris population is increasing and the girls, plus Silas (there family friend) must go to Atlanta to hunt. They then learn about "The Potential", a fledling Fenris. Now they must save the boy and protect themselves.

So, I rate this book 4.5/5. I didn't find the characters whiny at all (which was nice). I really liked Rosie's character, she was strong and independent. Scarlette is a very strong female character, she saved her sister from the attack. Silas is also a strong male character, he is the youngest of nine children.

The writing was very easy to read and understand. I actually enjoyed the writing style. I was glad to read something that had a writing style that was the way we talk, not something that included a lot of sarcasm that people hardly ever use.

I definitly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good romance, werewolf, or a book with strong female characters!

****.5/5

First Waitin' on Wensday

Night Star by Alyson Noel

I know most people are tired of this series, but I wanna see if it gets better.

Release Date: November 23, 2010

Overview: In this installment, Ever and Damen face down bitter rivals, jealous friends and their own worst fears—all in the hope of being together forever. Night Star is guaranteed to mesmerize fans and leave them breathlessly awaiting the sixth and final book!

Clockwork Angel REVIEW!

"Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still.

When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: Jem, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa.

As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all."

from goodreads.com

Told yall it would be up this week!

I do want to say that I feel this series is going to be the same as The Mortal Instruments Series. I liked the second & third more than the first. That being said let's get on with the reivew!

The book starts off with a girl, Tessa, and her brother, Will, they go through some of their mother's things and find an angel, that becomes very important WAY later on in the story. The boy moves from New York to England, then after their aunt dies, he sends his Tessa a ticket to come like with him..blah, blah, blah. Just read it, you'll get the whole story!

SO, this book seemed like it was going to be like City of Bones but with different names, some stories are like that, but after getting more and more into the book it did, thankfully, get a lot different than City of Bones. I DID LIKE THE BOOK. That being said, it could have done without some of the content that was in it. There were many parts that dragged on and on. However, I do like that she didn't just get right into it, if that makes any sense. The book is 460ish pages and not a lot happens. City of Bones is smaller and a lot more happens, action wise.

I didn't fall in love with Tessa, I did feel like she was just A LITTLE bit whiny although she got better as the story went on. I think she should have been a little more of a stronger female character. Also, I felt like Ms. Clare started Tessa and Jem's relationship off as a brother sister relationship, then tried to turn it into a love relationship. Did anyone else get that? I felt like Will reminded me WAY to much of Jace.

The time that the book was set in was kind of confusing. I know it was set when there were carriages and women were looked at like they couldn't fend for themselves, but the talking was kind of a mix of now and then. I'm not saying it should have been completly in old English, cause there would have been NO WAY I coulda understood that, but I think it should have been more clear.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare gets a ***.5/5 from me!

The second book Clockwork Prince will be released September 2011!

As always,

LOVE Y'ALL

Dark Flame by Alyson Noel Review

"At the start of this mesmerizing new installment of the Immortals series, Ever is helping her friend Haven transition into life as an immortal. But with Haven drunk on her new powers and carelessly putting them all at risk, their friendship becomes more and more strained. At the same time, Ever delves deeper into magick in order to get control over her enemy Roman and free Damen from his power. But when the spell she casts on Roman backfires, she’s bound to her deadliest enemy. Frantic to reverse the spell the moment the moon enters a new phase, she finds her efforts are fruitless—there’s a strange, foreign pulse coursing through her, one that propels her toward Roman. Desperate to break free of this terrible curse before Damen or the twins can discover what she’s done, she turns to Jude and delves deeper and deeper into dark magick, ultimately risking everything she knows and loves—including Damen."

from goodreads.com

So I'm being generous with the stars, it should really have about 2.5. At first I was excitied that this one was going to be more like the first one, but it didn't turn out that way. To me the story was the same thing it was in the last book but with Haven now an Immortal instead of human.

Ever was kind of whiny in this book, she whined about being attracted to Roman; because of something that was her fault. She lied to Damen, who wasn't really a main character in this book. Then there was Haven, who was just down right mean. Why would she trust her boyfriend over her friend? Jude, the guy who also wants Ever, seemed like a different character. He learned about his past and now he wants Ever; although she tells him she doesn't love him a few times.

The action in this book moved WAY to fast. One minute Ever's sitting there and the next something REALLY important happens...there's no leading up to it. It ust happens. Then the end. OH MY GOSH! I didn't expect what happened to happen; however, I would have liked a lot more leading up to it. It just happened and that was it!
I haven't given up all hope though Night Star comes out Winter this year, so we'll see how that one turns out!

Coraline by Neil Gaimen Review

"Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in part of a huge old house--a house so huge that other people live in it, too... round, old former actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their aging Highland terriers ("We trod the boards, luvvy") and the mustachioed old man under the roof ("'The reason you cannot see the mouse circus,' said the man upstairs, 'is that the mice are not yet ready and rehearsed.'") Coraline contents herself for weeks with exploring the vast garden and grounds. But with a little rain she becomes bored--so bored that she begins to count everything blue (153), the windows (21), and the doors (14). And it is the 14th door that--sometimes blocked with a wall of bricks--opens up for Coraline into an entirely alternate universe. Now, if you're thinking fondly of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, you're on the wrong track. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is far darker, far stranger, playing on our deepest fears. And, like Roald Dahl's work, it is delicious."

from goodreads.com

Coraline is a little girl that is alwasy getting called "Caroline" by the people she lives around. Her family moves to a big house that has been turned into four different appartments. In the basement two old actresses live, and in the attic is a man who is claiming to train mice to be circus preformers.

One day when Coraline is exploring she find a door that is locked, when she ask her mother about she says it goes to the other loft that no one lives in. But Coraline is presistant so her mother gives her the key to explore. At first she finds the door is blocked up with bricks, then she goes to bed and the door opens and reveals a long hallway.
Little does she know what's at the end could change the rest of her life.

Coraline is a children's horror story, however I do think it is a little to much for children. The drawings are really good, they are what I pictured the characters to be. The only thing I had is that there were parts where they sounded, especially Coraline, talked like she was English or something. I think the setting should have been more clear, but this was a good book!

The Patterns of Paper Monsters

"Jacob Higgins's teenage rage rarely simmers below the surface for long. He despises his negligent mother and her alcoholic boyfriend, Refrigerator Man, and he's indifferent to school and his friends--though a little less casual about girls and marijuana. His antics have landed him in a North Virginia detention center, where nihilism, freedom, and redemption all take on unexpected guises. In a voice filled with confusion, yearning, and sardonic humor, Jacob narrates his improbably sweet romance with Andrea, an inmate with whom he shares rare glances, melodramatic conversation, and waxy cookies at rigidly chaperoned "socials." But when David, a mysterious, conniving adolescent, handpicks him to assist in a plot to bring about the center's demise, Jacob has to weigh the frail new optimism of his relationship with Andrea against the allure of destruction, rebellion, and escape. In her pitch-perfect debut, Emma Rathbone adroitly captures the drama, both comic and deadly serious, of growing up."

from Goodreads.com

The characters were not developed, except for Jacob. I was really looking forward to reading about Andrea, but she never had anything really revealing told about her. She woulda been an amazing character, and so would David..but it just didn't happen. Andrea was suppose to be this awsome, wild child who sells pot to little kids...but it just this sad person who isn't interesting at all. Jacob's mother, Beans, was put in a very bad sistuation and it never really got said, other than she was getting better, how she ended up.

The plot, or lack of, was SUPER boring. It really had no action at all in it. The part where David wants to burn the place down doesn't happen until the end of the book and it's maybe a page long, and nothing happens!

The book as a whole was not good, there was A LOT of cussing and talking about sex.

So this book gets *.5/5 Stars

Looking for Alaska by John Green: REVIEW

Sorry it's taken me soo long to post this, i just haven't had the time.

Looking for Alaska by John Green gets a 3/5.

"Before. Miles "Pudge" Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave "the Great Perhaps" even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then . . . After. Nothing is ever the same. "

from goodreads.com

The characters in this book were, to me, not very developed. All the people seemed kinda whiny and Alaska Young didn't seem like the strong character she was meant to be. I really couldn't stand "The Colonel" who seemed like everything was the end of the world. Pudge's character seemed to be really whiny, and he didn't really go through a transition fase of being at home then being there. (Who would really wanna spend their school year at boarding school?)

The plot was okay, I didn't expect the twist that happened to happen. I did like the setting, although they did whine to much about the weather.

Looking for Alaska gets a *** / 5.

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins Review

"Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father--an elusive European warlock--only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters."

from goodreads.com

Sophie gets sent to Hectate "Hex" Hall as punishment for using her powers in the open. She meets some people who turn out to be friends and some who turn out to enemies. When weird things start happening, she has to figure out what's going on before something very bad happens.

Ok.

The characters were pretty well developed in this book. Sophie was kind of annoying during the story. I really liked Jenna's character, she took being an out casted vampire very well. I even kind of felt sorry for Elodie, the mean girl; she had things happen that no one should have to go through.

I thought it was very well written, and the jokes in the book were also well written. The plot was very well executed. Also, I didn't feel disappointed at the end!

This is absolutely **** star book!

Demonglass will be released in March 2011

Beastly by Alex Flinn Review

"I am a beast. A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog, but a horrible new creature who walks upright – a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster."

from goodreads.com

Beastly is a modern spin on Beauty and the Beast. I honestly read this book because I saw the previews for the movie that comes out March of next year (movie trailer at the bottom).

I have to say I really liked this book. It put a really good spin on an old fairytale.

Kyle is the main character and he is a general "mean" guy, he's really good looking, has money, his father is a anchor man, but he's very mean to other people.

A witch turns him into a beast and tells him he has to find love in two years or he's doomed to stay like that forever.

The characters I felt weren't as well written as they could have been, I didn't really feel completely connected to Kyle. The person I couldn't stand the most was Sloane; not only did I not know how to pronounce her name, which happens a lot, but she was so whiny and hoey: I know she's suppose to be. Also, Lindy was kinda mopey and depressing, but I did end up liking her.

The setting was very well describe, I fell in love with the house his father made him move to; I wanted to live there myself. But I felt like I could see the city and smell the smells.

This is a nice modern day spin on a classic fairy tale. So it respectfully deserves **** stars!

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The Devouring Review

So I'm back tracking trying to get my reviews up and get this blog up and going. I'm looking at all my reviews from goodreads and putting them on here!
So I actually read this book in January of this year, but I thought I'd post this review for y'all.

"When Reggie finds an old journal and reads about the Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, she assumes they are just the musings of some lunatic author. But soon, they become a terrifying reality when she begins to suspect that her timid younger brother might be one of their victims."

from goodreads.com

Reggie is a teenage girl who finds a journal that talks about these things called Vours, and they come out to feast on people's worst nightmares. She reads them to her brother as a bed time story then weird things start happening. Can Reggie stop these things from happening before she loses everything she loves?

The characters were well written and they each developed in their own time and at their own pace, I can't stand when a character finds out everything at one time. I loved that Reggie was strong and independent, she wasn't whiny and didn't complain about everything.

The setting was a good setting, it was a little hard to get a grasp on at first but it soon became very clear where it took place and when. I felt like I was in the places that the characters were in, and they were very creepy places.

I was scared the whole night after I read this! It's very uncommon to find a YA book that is this good.

Definitely a ***** star book

Shiver by Maggie S. Review

"For Grace, one yellow-eyed wolf is a chilling presence in the woods behind her house. During winter, Sam lives in the frozen woods and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, he lives a few precious months as a human. Soon, Grace and Sam find themselves risking everything to remain together."

5/5 STARS! I absolutely LOVE this book. It does get kinda slow during some parts, but there's a love scene that makes up for that..lol. If you're team Jacob (I'm not) you might LOVE this book also. The writing was great, the plot was great, the characters were well developed, and it left you wanting MORE..so I will DEFINITELY be reading LINGER (more at the bottom!).

Shiver has two narrators, Sam and Grace.

Grace was a little girl who got attacked by wolves, or so she thought they were just wolves, outside on the tire swing. Since then she has watched the wolves every winter and can't seem to figure out why they disappear in the summer.

Sam watches Grace from the shadows of the forest during the cold winter, but in the summer he can be close to her, even if she doesn't know who he is.

For six years they watch each other from a far, until one day Grace comes home and there is a man whose been shot on her porch. It doesn't take her long to realize that this is "her" wolf. Sam explains himself in the hospital, & since werewolves heal faster they have to leave before anyone notices. The months are getting colder, and Sam feels this is his last year that he will become human. Grace and Sam spend the summer together, and try to find a cure....but there is a teenager that Grace knows, that also got attacked by the wolf. He however did turn into a wolf.

Sam and Grace face many trials to be together, so do they end up together?? Read the book and find out!

The second book in the series is called LINGER. It's due out July 20,2010! I can not wait!

(I'm sorry for the terrible picture, it was the only one I could find :().

The Reckoning's first 10 Chapters

Did you like reading The Summoning & The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong? Well here is the first 10 chapters of the third and final book in The Darkest Power series! The book was released in hard back on April 6. So go pick up your copy today!

Click HERE to read them.


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Need by Carrie Jones

OK, first let me say WOW!!!

I am officially in LOVE with this series. I have the second one on hold from the library, so I can't wait to read it!

The book starts off with a girl named Zara White, who is sent to live with her grandmother in Maine from Charleston, SC. She has fallen into a deep depression after seeing her father die after coming in from a morning run. She starts school immediately and meets this boy named Nick and instantly falls for him. She also meets a girl named Megan, who hates her for no reason. She also meets the town "over-achiever" Ian, who is also interested in her.

A few days before Zara moves to Maine, a boy went missing, without a trace. The cops have no clue where he went and Zara is scared; because there is a man that has been following her since she left Charleston. Her father taught her that if she can name a fear she can overcome it, so she has memorized almost all phobias, and when she is scared she repeats them out loud.

Along the way she manages to make two friends (other than Nick), Issie and Devyn.

Zara soon learns about a new world that she had no idea existed including; pixies, were-animals, and other things.

I can not say enough that I LOVED this book, it's right up there with Twilight, Abarat, and The Devouring! It's a MUST read. Definitely 5/5!

OH MY GOSH!

I'm sooooo sorry, that I haven't posted in FOREVER! I've been really busy with classes and life. I'm gonna start paying more attention to this blog.

I also have a new youtube channel it's www.youtube.com/sng2098

So go watch, it's has the update on my books.

But I PROMISE that I will start doing this agian.