I'm a Little Mad and I Overslept

Weird title, right? Well, I overslept and once I woke up I finished reading Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer. Now I am slightly ticked off. What does this mean? That there will be no post for today. It's a horrible excuse and I should be given a stern staredown, but I just can't post my top 5 love triangles when the one that I hated so badly ended even more awfully than I expected.

If you've ever had a reason for not blogging, other than a birthday, holiday, vacation, etc. feel free to comment on my lazy post. I will totally understand.

Top 5 Most-Hated Love Triangles

Everyone knows about the love triangle. It graces our books in some form or another. A girl, who for some reason, has these two SUPER HAWT guys fighting over her when the rest of us have no guys at all. Boo... Some love triangles however, are more lovable than others.

Here's my list and beware there may be spoilers ahead...

Hated Love Triangles

5. Lend vs. Reth

Supernaturally by Kiersten White

Personally, I just can't stand the thought of poor Lend getting his heart broken if Evie even dares to choose Reth. Lend is so sweet and cute! Don't be tempted Evie!

4. Archer vs. Cal

Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins

I thought Cal was such a cute character! He was introduced in Hex Hall, but he wasn't really given an appearance. He got a major appearance in Demonglass only to have Archer steal all of his thunder. Don't get me wrong, I love Archer, but the introduction to Cal, only to have him lose out in the end (if that's what happens in Spell Bound) will be soooo sad...

3. Peeta vs. Gale

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I don't know about you, but this one just made me mad. At the end of Mockingjay *spoiler alert* Katniss just ends up with Peeta. She doesn't choose him nor does she even state that she loves him. She just gets with him because Gale left and that was it. Grr! I am a Peeta girl all the way, but come on Katniss! Show a little emotion, will ya?!

2. Tucker vs. Christian

Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

There should be absolutely no contest in my mind about who Clara should choose! Tucker is way too good to be thrown into one of these ridiculous love triangles! Tucker is like my favorite book bf of all time! If Clara can't realize what a great guy she has waiting for her then I don't know if I can like her, at all.

1. Ren vs. Shay

Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer

Here it is. My most dreaded love triangle. Why I hate this one with such a passion? One reason. Ren doesn't stand a chance. All the polls have a majority vote for Ren, but I have this horrible feeling that Ms. Cremer has written Shay as the other half of Calla in Bloodrose. Who knows, maybe Calla will end up alone, but that still doesn't solve my problem. Ren is AMAZING and I really want him to end up with Calla because she is a very strong character and if she did end up with him this series would be sooo much better for me. Please do the right thing Calla and pick Ren. Please...?

There you have it. My top 5 most-hated love triangles. And despite my ranting, I do love these books, just so you know. I'll be back for tomorrow's most-loved love triangles so stay tuned!

A Book That I'd Kill to Have

I need this book! I don't think anyone can understand how much I need this book! I just finished Obsidian but I really want to read this! And it doesn't even come out until May! I'm gonna die!

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies...

Fear the Reaper ARC Contest

An ARC of Courtney Allison Moulton's upcoming Wings of the Wicked is what's up for grabs on CAM's Fear the Reaper contest. Check it out here.

Dating The Undead

Review: Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.

She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.

As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's...

Release Date: January 24, 2012

My Review

This book was gorgeous! It was fantastic! It was amazing! It was superb! This book had all of the makings of greatness! Now I'll tell you why.

The main character, a strong, but broken girl named Nikki, is given a very mysterious opening in this story that makes all other stories cry. Nikki leaves the readers questioning every detail of her life. We are told in little snippets what happened, and while those little snippets sometimes got unbelievably frustrating, they gave the story a serious rush of danger.

The plot to this story was like nothing I've ever read before. While the main story is chronological, there are parts to the story that happened a while ago. I couldn't believe an author could actually do this so amazingly well.

The boys of Everneath are, in one word, awesome. Cole, the guy that gets Nikki into a serious mess of trouble, is unrelenting and unbelievably smooth. He has answers for everything and is very sexy. Jack on the otherhand is the boy that Nikki grew up with. He's the boy that saved her. And he wants her back. At first I was a Cole girl, now however, I'm leaning towards Jack. You'll see why.

The ending to this book, while somewhat predictable, does set up for a very, VERY, good sequel starter. I'm uber excited to read Everneath #2. And for those of you who are wondering whether or not to purchase this book, there is no need to wonder. You HAVE to buy this book! It is way too good to pass up.

*Note: I received an ARC of this book to review from the publisher. This in no way altered my opinion/review.

Fear the Reaper Contest Part 2 is Up!

Courtney Allison Moulton is giving away a T-shirt. And it's not just any shirt. It's a shirt with Will's face on it. (swoon!) Here's a pic:

To learn the deets and enter the giveaway head here.

Vanish Review

Vanish (Firelight #2) by Sophie Jordan

To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone.

Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again. When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love?

In bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s dramatic follow-up to Firelight, forbidden love burns brighter than ever.

My Review:

First I have to discuss this amazing cover. How freakin' awesome is it?! 'Cuz I think it's unbelievably gorgeous! I love the shininess and the purple and well, everything!

Now that that's over let's get to the review. This book jumped right into the action from where Firelight ended. It was so well done that Vanish didn't even feel like another book. It was just a continuation of Firelight. There were no long spiels that you wanted to skip over because you already knew what happened, it was just BAM! here's the action, like it or don't. I, for one, chose to not only like it, but love it supremely.

Jacinda is still the strong, loving draki from before. She manages to stay strong in a lot of horrible situations and her and Will together hasn't changed a bit since book one. All of the characters were gorgeous in their descriptions and dialect. Even Cassian, who I didn't really like in Firelight, is given a part that totally makes me want to love him (but I am firmly Team Will!).

The only aspect of the book that I found I didn't like was how Jordan seemed to put all of the blame on poor Jacinda. She was constantly being blamed despite the fact that it was her mother, not her, who made all of the bad decisions.

All in all it was a beautifully written, totally amazing book of awesomeness. If you haven't read Firelight, go read it and then pick up Vanish. You seriously won't regret it!

5/5

*I received a copy of this book via Netgalley. This in no way altered my opinion/review.

Wings of the Wicked Fear the Reaper Contest!

It's back ladies and gentlemen! What's back you ask? The Fear the Reaper contest brought to you by author Courtney Allison Moulton! Woot! She's giving away a signed ARC of her second book, Wings of the Wicked (Angelfire #2).

Check out the deets here.

Review: Eve by Anna Carey

Eve by Anna Carey

The year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus—and the vaccine intended to protect against it—wiped out most of the earth’s population. The night before eighteen-year-old Eve’s graduation from her all-girls school she discovers what really happens to new graduates, and the horrifying fate that awaits her.

Fleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust...and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.

My Review:

This book started out amazingly! Carey somehow made this dystopian so similar to the ones you love like the Hunger Games, Matched, Divergent and Delirium, yet she went in a direction that made it entirely different from them as well. From the first chapter I was hooked.

Eve is an innocent girl who thinks that she can grow up and be something in her society. Unfortunately for her, it doesn't happen like that. What happens in the plotline after that is predictable, but totally interesting. I loved the trek through the woods and the mysterious Lost Boys (that's who they remind me of). However once she meets the boys, something weird happened in the book and to me.

I started realizing that the innocence that made Eve so likable and realistic wasn't quite... right. She would constantly do childish and immature things that would risk the lives of her friends. She would never just tell someone what happened, she had to instead think about it, make the wrong assumption in her head, and then tell everyone what her assumption was. So that innocence Eve supposedly had made me wonder if it was instead stupidity she possessed.

Even though Eve got extremely annoying, the plotline and secondary characters were really good. I'll probably still read the second book, I might even buy it... Although Caleb's dreadlocks didn't do anything for me.

*I received a copy of this book from HarperTeen on Netgalley to review.

My Favorite Cover of 2012 (so far)

Guys, I love this cover. It is so beautiful! It makes me want a huge poster of it pinned to my wall so that I can stroke it lovingly (and creepily).

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences? This is life for sons and daughters of fallen angels in Sweet Evil.

Anna, a tender-hearted southern girl, was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

A cross-country trip forces Anna and Kai to face the reality that hope and love are not options for their kind. When it's time for Anna to confront her demons, will she choose to embrace her halo or her horns?

Awesome, right? I can't wait for May 2012!

Attack of the Blues

These books are blue, and not in the sad way. Some may be entirely blue and others just tinted with a blue-ish green or purplish blue. 2012 is going to be a very one color year... Here they are in all their bluish glory:

Underworld by Meg Cabot

Untile I Die by Amy Plum

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

The Calling by Kelley Armstrong

Body and Soul by Stacey Kade

Of Poseidon by Anna Banks

Struck by Jennifer Bosworth

Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter

A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford

Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton

White Glove War by Katie Crouch

Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

Timepiece by Myra McEntire

Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock

Undeadly by Michele Vail

Note: All covers may not be final.

Destined -- Book 9 of the House of Night Series

Until I Die UK cover

Until I Die by Amy Plum

This is the UK cover so I'm not sure how different the US one will look, I hope that they're similar because this is gorgeous!

It Means Something to Me...

During my junior year of high school I was assigned a project by my Creative Writing teacher. I seriously dreaded doing this project because it was... a movie. We were supposed to make a ten-minute movie, script and all. Unfortunately, once I wrote the script I realized that we didn't have enough people in our movie group to get things rolling. I was planning on redoing the whole thing.
However, one of my friends generously offered to help us film and even to act in the movie. She didn't have to, but she did. She said it was because she wanted to see one of my movie-buddy's acting skills, but still, she stayed after school every day for almost 2 weeks to help us make this movie.
The final movie was amazing! It was titled How to Kill a Mean Girl and it got a 100%! She really helped our group out and it was unbeliavably generous of her. Thanks for that pal!

This post was brought to you by Brenna Yovanoff's The Space Between Contest here. Just tell about a generous act that you did, or that someone did for you. Make sure to check the post out and get all of the deets.

My Items

I have these things that are extremely important. They're so important that I haven't thrown them away, even though everyone else would view them as a piece of trash to throw away at the first opportunity and these items are ...

4 Prince Caspian Ticket Stubs!

Whenever Prince Caspian came out in theaters in 2008, I couldn't wait to see it! I made my dad and sister go with me to my nearest theater, which isn't as close as it needs to be, and sit through almost 3 hours of awesomeness! Unfortunately, they didn't think so...

Then I went to stay with my sister and her husband for a few days and during that time we went to see it. Then, I begged my sister to go see it again with me and she got so sick of my whining that she agreed (eventually). A few weeks later, I wanted to go see it again. I know, I know. You all think I'm a freak, but who in their right mind wouldn't want to go see William Moseley in all of his Kingly glory?! I ended up seeing the movie for the fourth and final time with my Uncle who went to see it a few weeks ago but was stuck in the front row craning his head up towards the screen which cause him to have a headache and not be able to pay attention to the movie. Lucky me!

These tickets remind me of how totally rockin' my family is! And how HAWT Peter is! The reason for this random post is to spread the word for Brenna Yovanoff's contest involving a change to win an ARC/book jacket of The Space Between. Go here to find out more.

Is change good, or bad?

Recently there have been numerous cover changes like Wolfsbane's cover change from this: To this:

And even more recently, this:

To this:

And even more recently, this:

To this:

What I want to know is what do you guys, as readers, think of these changes? Like, dislike, don't really care...

A Book That Looks HAWT!

I've been coveting a certain book that's been floating around some people's In My Mailbox Posts lately. The book looks seriously tantalizing and I need it like yesterday! It's called Embrace by Jessica Shirvington and it's originally an Australian release.

And those are just the ARC pictures! March 2012 is the tentative release date and I don't think I can wait that long!

Here's the blurb:

I slowly opened my eyes. The sun speared its first bright rays of golden orange into the sky and I leapt from the cliff, with the sorrowful knowledge that no matter what the outcome, at least part of me would die that day...

Violet Eden is dreading her seventeenth birthday dinner. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. The one bright spot is that Lincoln will be there. Sexy, mature and aloof, he is Violet’s idea of perfection. But why does he seem so reluctant to be anything more than a friend?

After he gives her the world’s most incredible kiss – and then abandons her on her front doorstep – Violet is determined to get some answers. But nothing could have prepared her for Lincoln’s explanation: he is Grigori – part angel and part human – and Violet is his eternal partner.

Without warning, Violet’s world is turned upside down. She never believed in God, let alone angels. But there’s no denying the strange changes in her body ... and her feelings for Lincoln. Suddenly, she can’t stand to be around him. Luckily, Phoenix, an exiled angel, has come into her life. He’s intense and enigmatic, but at least he never lied to her.

As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle between dark and light, she must choose her path. The wrong choice could cost not only her life, but her eternity...

SHUT OUT Book Trailer

Spread the Book Love

I recently became fascinated by a book that releases this November and I thought that I'd share it.

Destined by Jessie Harrell

When Psyche receives a prophecy gone horribly wrong, she learns that even the most beautiful girl in Greece can have a hideous future. Her fate? Fall in love with the one creature even the gods fear.

As she feels herself slipping closer into the arms of the prophecy, Psyche must choose between the terrifyingly tender touch she feels almost powerless to resist and the one constant she's come to expect out of life: you cannot escape what is destined.

Destined is a fresh and heartachingly romantic retelling of the Cupid & Psyche myth from debut novelist, Jessie Harrell.

Release Date: November 17th

Sounds good right?

Review: Elemental Reality by Cesya Marae Cuono

Elemental Reality by Cesya Marae Cuono

When Callie Pierce was ten, her mother disappeared without a trace. On the eve of her disappearance twelve years later, the Earth seemingly comes alive. The elements speak to Callie, and that's only the beginning. Everything she has ever known was a twisted fabrication to protect her. Now the truth is set free. Callie and her sister are more powerful than any Faerie ever born. Now they have to use their powers to save their mother and family from the evil hands of fate that threaten to tear them apart. Welcome to her elemental reality.

My Review:

Holy cow! This book was totally not what I was expecting. The first thing I noticed about this book was most definitely the cover, I mean look at it! It's gorgeous! What I wasn't expecting was an awesome story to go with the fabulous cover!

Callie Pierce is unlike the other main female characters of YA paranormal these days. She has a backbone. She also has this cute sense of style that I wish I could pull off! I adored her and her quirkiness. The side characters also held their own amount of fabulousness. Her sister had me laughing at practically every oppurtunity. (Red Bull!) And the love interest is so cute! He blushes! OMG how adorable!

Now that I'm done gushing about characters let's talk about the plot. It was nothing like I was expecting! The characters weren't what I was expecting! But I loved it! Who the heck would have thought that they'd be *******!? (No spoilers here people. ;)

I really loved Cuono's writing style and I'm excited to get my hands on a finished copy of Elemental Reality along with the next two books in this HAWT new series!

Release Date: August 21, 2011

Cesya MaRae Cuono hails from a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Alvernia University where she majored in Business Administration and also received her certificate of Multi-Media & Production makeup from Cosmix School of Makeup Artistry. You can find any updates from Cesya on her website at www.cesyacuonobooks.blogspot.com.

*I received an eARC of this book to review from Revolution Publishing. This in no way altered my opinion/review.

Has anyone read Half-Blood???

Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures.Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule #1:Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden.Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. And that would kind of suck.

Release Date: September 15th

I've heard some great things about this book and I was just wondering if it's as good as people say. If you've read it and loved it, please tell me because I'm really thinking about buying it.

POSSESS by Gretchen McNeil

My Most Anticipated Book of 2011

The book I am most looking forward to releasing in the next five months is most definitely Rachel Vincent's If I Die.

If I Die by Rachel Vincent

No one wants to be this teacher’s pet . . .

Everyone else is talking about Eastlake High’s gorgeous new math teacher, Mr. Beck, but Kaylee Cavanaugh has bigger things on her mind. Kaylee’s a banshee—her scream is a portent of death.

But the next scream might hit too close to home. Kaylee’s borrowed lifeline has almost run out.

Yeah—it’s a shock to her, too. So to distract herself from her own problems, Kaylee is determined to defend her school against the latest supernatural threat. That hot new teacher is really an incubus, who feeds from the desire of unsuspecting students. The only girls immune to his lure are Kaylee and Sabine, her boyfriend’s delinquent ex-girlfriend. Now the unlikely allies have to get rid of Mr. Beck…before he discovers they aren’t quite human either.

But Kaylee’s running out of time, and those who love her will do anything to save her life.

Anything.

Soul Screamers: The last thing you hear before you die.

Release Date: September 20th

Touch of Frost Review

Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep

My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy — a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest.

But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why—especially since I should have been the one who died. . .

My Review:

Okay, a mystery with a Greek God, or should I say Goddess, twist is definitely my cup of tea. The idea that all of these descendents from the gods, Spartans, etc. could be in one place is amazing in itself, but having them as wild, moody teenagers is so much better!

Gwen Frost is a sarcastic good girl with a heart of gold. When everyone gave up and left a student's murder go unappreciated, she made it her personal duty to stand up and find the killer. I really liked that she was a character who didn't lie down and take "No" for an answer. She also wasn't one to sob out her problems like some YA characters. But even though she wasn't a vulnerable girl, she was still totally approachable.

The swoon-worthy Logan Quinn is a Spartan hotty that will melt your socks off. (Just thinking about him gives me shivers.) He's extremely mysterious, which I think is appropriate for this mystery, and he can kick butt like nobody's business! I really hope to see a lot more of him in the next book because there wasn't a whole lot of him in this one, just enough to make me want so much more!

All in all this book is a definite must-read for any fan of Greek gods, 300, or gypsies.

5/5 stars

*I received a copy of this book to review from Kensington Books. This in no way altered by opinion/review.

The Cover of My Dreams

I know that this cover has already been spread across the internet, but I just had to have it on my blog. It is SOOOOO awesome!

Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins

Hailed as “impossible to put down,” the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this third volume will leave readers enchanted.

Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies—the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that’s what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn’t as confident.

Sophie’s bound for one hell of a ride—can she get her powers back before it’s too late?

I can't believe that this series is almost over, but at least this cover's going to help it go out on a BANG!

Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country

Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country by Allan Richard Shickman

The prehistoric saga continues in Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country, the sequel to the award winning Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure. In this story, Zan's troubled twin brother, Dael, having suffered greatly during his earlier captivity, receives a ruinous new shock when his wife suddenly dies. Disturbed and traumatized, all of his manic energies explode into acts of hostility and bloodshed. His obsession is the destruction of the wasp men, his first captors, who dwell in the Beautiful Country. When he, Zan-Gah, and a band of adventurers trek to their bountiful home, they find that all of the wasp people have died in war or of disease. The Beautiful Country is empty for the taking, and Zan's people, the Ba-Coro, decide to migrate and resettle there. But the Noi, Dael's cruelest enemies and former tormentors, make the same migration from their desert home, and the possibility develops of contention and war over this rich and lovely new land.

My Review:

After everything that poor Zan-Gah has been through, he still can't seem to catch a break. Poor Dael is causing way too much trouble and old foes are popping up left and right.

The book starts out with an introduction to a character that I absolutely LOVED! Her name is Pax. She's smart, witty, and she can totally show up the boys with all of their macho-ness. I thought that having her introduced in this book will definitely appeal to the girls out there who are wanting to read or are reading this book.

Dael who is in the forefront of this story is crazy with grief. I feel bad for him, but at the same time I want to scream at him. (Does that make sense?) And Zan-Gah, who has already done so much for Dael, now has to deal with all of Dael's moodswings.

The plot of this book wasn't as straight-laced as the first Zan-Gah book mainly because there is no main journey like when Zan-Gah wanted to find Dael in Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure. In this book there are a couple adventures that all come together to form this epic journey.

This book, in my opinion, added to the audience of the first book by throwing in Pax and getting into some female empowerment.

4/5 stars

* I recieved this book to review via Earthshaker Books. This in no way altered my opinion/review.