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).

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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!