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Shame On Me =)

2012-06-01T12:59:00.002-04:00

I have been a very bad girl for quite some time now. I have read about a bazillion and one books within the past year and have barely reviewed any of them =(

To make up for this I have been rereading them recently and have started to review them. Right now I am rereading The Secret Circle Trilogy by L. J. Smith and am reviewing the books as I finish them. There is a new book out about The Secret Circle, called The Divide, written by Aubrey Clark. It says that it is a continuation of the series written by L. J. Smith so I will be reading this book as well and writing up a review.

I will also be writing reviews for the last book in The Darkest Powers Trilogy, by Kelley Armstrong, as well as her next trilogy Darkness Rising: The Gathering and The Calling. I have also been reading some of her novellas and short stories and am considering writing some reviews up for those articles as well.

I'm taking the advice of my dear friend Annie and diving into something I love. I have dabbled into this blog before and loved every minute of it but I have not given my passion its full talent. Thank you Annie for giving me a mental kick in the butt and telling me to quit feeling sorry for myself and do what will make me happy. I can think of nothing that will make me happier.

Also, if anyone has a good murder mystery novel they would like to introduce me to I would be all too willing to read said material. I haven't read one in quite some time that wasn't predictable and loathsome.

The Secret Cirlce: The Initiation

2012-05-31T13:39:00.000-04:00

So, let me go on the record to say that this is the first time ever that I haven't liked the bitch. I always like the bitch/ villain of the story, just so happens I love the main character -- naive as she is.

The story by L. J. Smith begins with a girl, Cassie Blake, on vacation with her mother, Alexandra. She's bored out of her gourd as she sits next to a local Cape Cod girl, Portia Bainbridge, babbling on about everything that Cassie is not interested in. She just keeps reminding herself that she only has one week left on vacation and then it's back home to sunny California.

Then she meets a boy, a visitor to Cape Cod as well, and something strange happens. A strange connection. She feels as though she knows him, as if he is someone she is to protect and he is someone to keep her safe. This is tested when Portia's brothers and a few of their friends are chasing this poor boy and his dog. She helps him to hide and he repays her by giving her a stone of protection. She thinks it's a lovely gesture but doesn't believe in its hocus pocus. That being said, she still couldn't keep him out of her mind.

Even as her mother drops devastating news into her lap, news that will flip her life upside down, she still thinks that at least she might see him one last time. But this still does not change that she will never see California again as long as she is a minor because her estranged grandmother has taken a turn for the worst and needs the care of her family. So, Cassie and her mother move to New Salem in hopes of helping her grandmother all the while being scared to death of the fresh start she has been given.

She begins school and is accosted by the most beautiful and frightening girl in town. She is shunned and feels as thought she is an outcast. No one will talk to her, sit with her at lunch or in the classroom, won't even look at her. Her mother has taken ill and her grandmother is still on the mend, she is alone. Until she meets a girl named Diana, a kindred spirit, a confidant. She is the girl who makes the difference and accepts Cassie for who she is. In doing so Cassie is no longer shunned at school, but welcomed. This is where Cassie's new life beings.

She is thrown into a world of secrecy, witch craft, and lust.

This is the second time I have read this book. I give it two thumbs up and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a fast read and a good secret. I will be rereading the rest of the series because there is a new book out and I can't wait to get there. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do and if you are basing your opinion off of the television series, don't. They are nothing alike.

Darkest Powers Book Two: The Awakening

2012-05-19T00:22:00.002-04:00

This book pretty much picks up right where the other book left off. Chloe and Rae have been caught and shipped back to Dr. Davidoff, only this time it's not in a nice, cozy home like the Lyle House. It's in a hospital/prison setting. It's not looking good for Chloe and her friends.

Derek and Simon are still on the outside. They never made it to the rondevu point before Chloe and Rae decided it was time to seek help elsewhere. So, the beginning of this book basically tells how Chloe and her friend plan their escape and execute their plan. Derek and Simon don't enter the book until around page 130 but don't worry, Kelley never disappoints. There is a short story I will be reading in a bit and reviewing on here that gives a back story on the boys and then tells what happens to them during the first part of this book.

Back to the story =) Chloe has been betrayed by one of her friends, she's being haunted by a Demi-Demon who has been trapped at this institution she is locked up in. She tries to do what is right and not accept any help from this Demi-Demon, but doesn't dismiss that she might actually need to use her for just that. HELP!

The best part of this book is the Chloe-Derek time =) And once Chloe and Tori, yeah I do mean Tori, get out of lock-up and meet back up with the boys there is oh so much Chloe-Derek time. I guess I just love that she is finally the one to break through his big, dumb, thick skull and teaches him how to be a human, not a wolf. So, the kids meet up and decide their best plan of action is to head to Simon's Dad's best friend Andrew's house. Tori and Simon make it there without a hitch, Chloe and Derek... not so much.

When the bus they are on stops for a rest and wash Derek feels the change coming on and goes to get off the bus. Chloe won't let him get off alone and decides she will go with him so he doesn't have to possibly complete the change alone. This lands them in a steaming pile of "shit out of luck" when it comes to getting to Andrew's house. But they eventually figure it out, well... kinda.

By the time they get there they realize there is a problem. They can't find Simon and Tori even though Derek can sniff out that they had been there. The front door to Andrew's house is open and it looks as though Andrew disappeared as well, since there is sludge in the coffee pot and uneaten food left out.

So, before I give the entire book away... because I can do just that, lets just say THIS BOOK IS EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST. You learn the personalities of these characters in the first book. You learn their gifts and talents. But in this book you learn to love them as they learn to trust each other with their secrets, their hearts, and above all else... their respect for one another.

I have read this book 3 times now in the past 3 years. I'm sure I will continue to read it throughout the years. I love this series and I love this author! Way To Go Kelley Armstrong. You are an inspiration to myself as well as to many others. Two thumbs up =)

The Hunger Games

2012-03-18T16:29:00.001-04:00

Many years into the future The United States has fallen. There are now 13 districts and a Capitol. The Capitol is the Law of the Land and you DO NOT cross the Capitol. Until District 13 tries to test this theory. Not very smart.

District 13 is obliterated. Wiped off of the map. Nothing more than a large pile of rock and dirt. Not only are they gone but they are the reason for the Hunger Games.

The Capitol figured it was a suiting punishment for District 13 and and fear tactic for districts 1 through 12, showing that the Capitol has their thumb over every last member of this society. But not only is it a fear tactic, it is entertainment for the citizens of the Capitol and the "government officials" as well.

Each year 2 tributes between the ages of 12 and 18 are chosen from a fish bowl to be trained in survival combat training. 24 children will then enter an arena of the Capitol's choosing and fight to the death with only one left alive, the Victor.

This happens every year. Every year 23 children are killed for amusement. What makes it worse is these 24 children in the arena are turned into killers. Murdering their friends and potential allies.

The book begins with "the reaping" in District 12 (the main focus of the book are the characters from this district, more often than not the loosing district). The reaping is where a Capitol official comes to town and draws the name of the Tribute from the fish bowl. Primrose Everdeen, age 12, is chosen. Her sister Katniss goes ballistic! Sobbing and crying and screaming that she volunteers as Tribute. They allow this and Prim goes back to safety for yet another year.

The male Tribute is then picked, Peeta Mellark is then chosen -- with no one to volunteer on his behalf. This is when the book really picks up. The goodbyes are said and the Tributes are whisked away, packed on a train and heading for the Capitol to get bathed, beautified, and paraded around like barbie dolls for the entire world to see.

Once this is accomplished they all begin their training and prepare to enter the arena. From here on out the book is a mixture of events and emotions and complete and utter ciaos.

I would let you know more about the book but that would be giving away way to many details. All I can say is read the book and remember the pin. I loved this book, and it only gets better from here.

I won't post a review for Catching fire until everyone has had a chance to possibly read the book but definitely see the movie coming to theaters Friday March 23rd =) I CAN'T WAIT!

Darkest Powers: The Summoning

2012-03-17T16:55:00.000-04:00

My opinion is probably completely bias for the simple fact that Kelley Armstrong is my FAVORITE author and her Darkest Powers Trilogy is my FAVORITE of any set of books I have read thus far. I would say one book is more so my favorite over another, except for the fact that they all rank the same in my mind. So lets gets started.

This book is based around a set of teenagers who are all told they have a mental illness. The main character and the person's point of view the book is told from is a girl named Chloe Saunders who just recently turned 15, started her period, and saw her first "ghost". All of which has turned her life upside down and landed her in a home for mentally ill teens named The Lyle House.

(Stepping back a few paces to explain what has happened) One day Chloe is a normal teenager. Chloe is having a very strange day at school. She starts her period for the first time and goes to the bathroom to clean up. While she is in there she decides to miss her next class and color her hair with red streaks. Upon finishing this task she begins to hear someone crying, but there is no proof anyone is in the bathroom with her. This is when she has her first encounter with a ghost. Obviously she freaks the freak out and goes postal, not understanding what has happened to her. Her teachers and principal think she has had a mental break down and strongly suggest she has a respite, preferably surrounded by doctors and psychiatrists.

Chloe had been having bad dreams the night before all of this, upon waking she was unable to remember said dreams. It has been something about monsters in the basement when she was a child. She had been afraid of monsters and darkness for as long as she could remember, always attributing that to the boogie man and such. At one point it was so awful that her mother bought her a necklace, beautiful gold chain with a teardrop ruby, to keep the monsters at bay. This had worked all fine and dandy until today.

Aunt Lauren had been waiting for her in the hospital, the only constant in her life after her mother died and her father turned to working his life away, was there to tell her she was being put away for her own good. Chloe had no idea she was sugar coating it when Aunt Lauren had told her she would be there for two weeks. She soon realized she would be in there until she was dead if she was not "rehabilitated" to the doctors desires. With the diagnosis of schizophrenia she would be highly medicated and would be given mandatory therapy.

Through all of this Chloe maintains a positive attitude and allows her fellow roommate to welcome her to the house. She instantly becomes friends with Liz and is then introduced to the rest of the gang. She comes to realize she really likes Liz, Rae, and Simon. She absolutely thinks Tori is a bitch and she is scared to death of Derek. He is a bit gruff and overbearing.

I really don't want to give too much of the book away. Lets just say that things are never what they seem. Mental illness? Talks to ghosts? Who knows. Read the book to find out if Chloe is a wack-job or someone who actually has super powers... you will be interested in knowing that she is not the only one who just happens to be able to do the unexplained. No one is the same and everyone is of the same community. Please read this book, and when you are done with it read the one after it and then the one after that. I promise you won't be disappointed... you will always be looking for more. And Kelley will not disappoint. There is more, with different characters.

Busy Busy Busy

2011-10-14T11:43:00.000-04:00

Wow, I hadn't realized how long it has been since I have posted a book review. I have been so busy with moving and children that I have gotten myself sidetracked. So I will begin working on some more reviews this evening after work. Hope everyone has been safe and happy.

Blessed Be

Forever

2011-08-12T21:27:00.000-04:00

Okay, I'm just going to be honest. I did not like this book. Truth be told this book had a horrible ending, which is such a let down because the first two books were actually pretty wonderful. The series just didn't end. It was not wrapped up and kept you guessing and longing for the answers you were searching for the entire three book series.

So, Grace is a wolf. Sam is a boy. Cole can't stay a wolf. Isabel is a total bitch. Grace and Sam are a constant. Cole and Isabel, well they should be.

The entire book is based around trying to move the wolves to a safer area and to find a cure. Lets just say things don't go according to plan.

Grace keeps shifting back and forth from Human to Wolf. Sam keeps longing for his Grace to come back. Cole is searching for what Grace and Sam have, in Isabel while trying to find a cure to the wolf curse. Isabel is just trying to figure out who she is and if she will be better or worse if she allows herself to love another.

Nothing ends. The cure is believed to be found but is never tested. No one that should be together is together. I can't write anymore about this, it is really making me mad.

Lets just say this: I CAN'T BELIEVE I WASTED MY TIME READING ALL THREE OF THESE BOOKS JUST TO COME OUT WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT I WENT INTO IT WITH. L.A.M.E.

From Hell

2011-07-10T16:54:00.000-04:00

Hell Yeah! Elena Michaels Is Back! Which also means her hot and oh so sexy companion Clayton Danvers is by her side =)

So this time around Elena is not only the only female werewolf but she is also pregnant! This is significant for the simple reason that no one knows how this pregnancy will turn out. Will the baby be a werewolf since both of his/her parents are? If she has a girl will it go by the same rules and only be human? What are they having? Will this child has special abilities? Will this be a normal pregnancy that lasts for 9 months or will the gestation period be closer to that of a wolf? Endless possibilities along with endless questions.

Because of the pregnancy Elena is bored out of her gourd. Jeremy and Clay are keeping a tight rein on her. They are fearful of what another supernatural might do if they find out she is with child. Since this is a new concept and has never been dealt with before they are taking all of the precautions. So pretty much Elena is stuck at Stonehaven until she has her baby.

That is until Xavier offers The Pack and offer they cannot refuse. He offers to lead them to a rouge werewolf who has been killing humans in return for a favor. He know the location of the From Hell letter Jack the Ripper supposedly wrote and he wants them to steal it so he can collect compensation from his buyer. The Pack agrees to collect his merchandise so long as his tip on the rouge is valid, which it is.

So, long story short they get the letter and examine it.... which causes a big bunch of shit! They open a portal from hell which releases a crazed killer and two zombie type things and for reasons unknown they are ALL after Elena! No matter how many times they kill the zombies they just keep coming back and until The Pack figures out who their leader is there is no way to actually Kill Them Dead.

So for more information on zombies and control lords Jeremy calls in some favors. One favor being Jaime Vegas, T.V. Spiritualist and Supernatural Necromancer. Good call Jeremy because she comes in handy. =)In this book Jaime is and essential character and without her know-how The Pack would have been left of center.

Throughout the book Elena's baby's life is compromised and Clay is hurt. They are lied to, tricked, and manipulated as well is tormented. The Pack and Jaime must work together to find the Zombie Controller and end his life so they can kill off the zombies and close the portal. If this is not accomplished not only will Elena's life be in jeopardy but so will the child's life she is carrying inside her.

Can the team complete the task at hand? Will Clay survive the attack? And will Jaime put herself in a sticky situation yet again? Also... WILL JEREMY EVER REALIZE THAT JAIME IS 100% IN FREAKIN' LOVE WITH HIM???????

It's hard for me to say this but I do believe I will have to give this book a 9 out of 10. Its a fantastic read, but I did unfortunately find it lacking in some areas. For me Clay was a bit overbearing, I really don't like to see a man telling a woman what to do. I also didn't get enough one on one time with Elena and Clay, but that is to be expected because there was more to the story than their love life. I did like to see Elena step up and admit that she was in love with him (even though we knew that tidbit from the moment they were in the same room in the very first book). If I were you I would definitely put this book on the must read list =) Thanks again to the best author ever, **Kelley Armstrong**

Searching For Books =)

2011-06-23T21:30:00.000-04:00

Today I went to the two used book stores that I absolutely LOVE! I decided it was time to turn in some of the books I didn't quite care for and get some authors I have yet to read. I got three books by James Patterson: When the Wind Blows, Lake House, and Witches and Wizards; two books to the series I'm collecting by Christine Warren: She's No Faerie Princess and Big Bad Wolf; four books by Heather Graham: The Seance, The Dead Room, Deadly Harvest, and Deadly Gift; one by Dean Koontz: The Husband; one by Kim Harrison: Dead Witch Walking, and one by Richelle Mead: Succubus Blues.

I'm very excited about these books and the best part is... all I paid was 4 dollars! I turned in The Lovely Bones (good riddance), Christopher Pikes Thirst series (see ya!), and a few books that were given to me and caused me to have duplicates. You really can't beat that, 12 books for 4 dollars. AMAZING.

So, anyways. Once the series are finished being collected I plan to dive right in! If anyone has read any of these books please leave me some comments on what I can expect and what you would rate them between 1 and 10. Thanks so much!

Self Indulgent Evil Bitch

2011-06-11T15:29:00.000-04:00

Eve Levine. What can I say about Eve Levine? One, she is evil. Two, she is DEAD. And three, that won't stop Eve Levine.

Eve has a horrible reputation as a very dark witch, or a witch with demon blood since she is half demon. She has broken all the rules, including having a child with a sorcerer. She has always been seen as a threat and has always been one step ahead of everyone. Until she was captured and killed in a "scientific investigation" on supernaturals. She dies trying to save her daughter, but she is too impulsive and that impulsiveness is how she has made every other mistake in her life ultimately leading to her demise.

In Haunted by **Kelley Armstrong** Eve has been dead for three years. She lives in the ghost plain, but is able to see people in the living world. Although, she can see them, she is unable to communicate with anyone but a Necromancer. This does not sit well with her since she is always wanting to make contact with her Daughter Savannah, the ward of young witch Paige Winterbourne and sorcerer and good guy Lucas Cortez. She knows that Savannah is in good hands, has known that for quite some time. She even made a deal with the Fates to bring Lucas and Paige back to the world of the living so they could raise Savannah. But even with this knowledge that she is well taken care of she just cannot leave well enough alone. She is desperately searching for a way to contact and protect Savannah, even though it is putting a strain on her relationship with Savannah's father, Kristof Nast (who happens to be just as dead as Eve, due to his daughter and her uncontrollable powers and attempt to contact her mother).

But all of this is cut short when the Fates finally call in her debt. Eve NEVER backs out on a debt, she hates to owe anyone anything. When the Fates give her assignment to her she is a bit reluctant, until she thinks she can use it to her advantage. She states that she will do the job, so long as she can have Jaime Vegas as her Necromancer. Once this deal is brokered all hell breaks lose.

Eve is to find the Nyx. This is an evil being who can help give would be murderers the final push. Give them the courage to complete the deed. But, this Nyx is different. Ever since a witch cast a spell to allow her to inhabit her body and do the dirty act herself this Nyx is able to do the same with every other woman subject who has deadly desires.

The Fates had trapped the Nyx in a dimension of hell that she should not have been able to get out of but she was smarter than they gave her credit for and now she is on the run. Eve is hunting her down but doesn't take the job as seriously as she should until the being goes after her daughter and her guardians. Now Eve and Kristof are racing against the clock to protect what they hold closest to their hearts. But Eve has a chose to make. She can do this the hard way and keep the man she loves or she can take the surest way and lose everything.

What will Eve do now that she has seemed to grow a heart? Will Eve sacrifice everything just to get this done and over with and save her daughter? Or will she put forth the effort and fight for what she has worked so hard to establish... her life and her love?

I loved this book. I really didn't think I was going to. I actually took a year off from this series because I had preconceived ideas about this book. I hated Eve. I thought she was the biggest bitch on the planet. But truth be told she is just a scared woman and mother with unlimited power. Power that anyone could go dark over. But she is not all dark, she is the exact meaning of ying and yang.

I could actually give this book a 10 out of 10, and well that is exactly what I am doing. Great job to my favorite author Kelley Armstrong!

The Good, The Bad, And The Stupid

2011-05-26T19:49:00.000-04:00

As if it could be possible, but Kelley Armstrong has moved up another notch on my "great author radar". In the 3rd installment of The Women of the Otherworld series she has brought new characters to the surface and changed narrators.

The change in narrators was hard for me. I had grown used to Elena's train of thought, but once I got used to Paige Winterbourne things moved along rather quickly. Paige had been a minor character in Stolen, along with Savannah, the child Paige has taken under her wing.

Now with Paige in the lead everything has changed. The first two books had been about Werewolves, now we must learn about a new part of the supernatural world: witches and sorcerers.

Although these "races" have been touched on in Stolen, we do not get a real feeling for them until we begin Dime Store Magic.

Paige is a successful, strong-minded, young woman. She has recently lost her mother and gained a "daughter". The entire book is based on Paige protecting Savannah, but she must also learn to open her heart and mind.

After the American Coven of Witches discredits and throws her aside like yesterdays news Paige is on her own to deal with what is to come. And boy, oh boy there is A LOT to come.

Savannah's father, Kristof Nast will do whatever it takes to get his daughter back. He is the CEO of the Nast Cabal and he is not a very good guy. To top it off he is a sorcerer with a lot of dirty little tricks up his sleeve. He makes contact through his employees with Paige to try to gain custody. When she refuses she sets everything in motion.

Since Kristof and Savannah are supernaturals they will not undergo blood testing to prove that he his her father, and since this is what Paige has suggested she thinks she has won. Too bad she herself had entirely too much confidence. Kristof's employees make the next move by setting Paige up for murder.

Since the Coven has left her behind and the human law can do nothing to help, Paige finds herself stuck between a rock and a hard place. That is until Lucas Cortez, helpful lawyer, shows up at her door. Then she relaxes... HAHA just kidding! She runs for her life thinking this is a set up. Lucas is none other than a sorcerer himself! But he won't seem to take no for an answer. He pursues Paige like no other and for some reason Paige actually grows used to him and feels safe with him.

With Lucas at her side they fight the good fight. Lucas really is on the good side. He is the son of the CEO of the Cortez Cabal, yet he wants nothing more than to put the Cabals out of business. He is a lawyer, taking one case at a time to meet his intended goal with Paige's case taking the cake. Until Paige and Savannah are kidnapped.

The search for Paige and Savannah falls on Lucas. Can he outsmart the evildoers? Can he find where they are hiding his Love and her "daughter"? And most of all can he save Savannah from herself?

I quite enjoyed this book. It has been about a year since I have read it so I had to do a bit of skimming to refresh my memory but I totally love the relationship between Paige and Lucas. I also love the relationship Paige and Lucas are building with Savannah. This is an adult series so there is a bit of language in it and a bit of sex. That being said it is a great story. It is very suspenseful at times and full of love at others. I give this book a 10 out of 10... This grade my be a bit bias simply because Kelley Armstrong is 100% my favorite author. So, just read it an form your own opinion. =)

You Give Me Fever

2011-05-16T15:59:00.000-04:00

Okay, so, WOW. This book was completely different from Shiver. Yes, it has the same characters but it is not based on love. Yes, Sam and Grace are still in love with each other but the majority of the book is about independence, defiance, and coming to terms with life altering events that are out of their control.

Grace and Sam are soul mates. They are meant to be together but for some reason life keep getting in their way. The story began in Shiver with a boy who is a wolf loving a girl who is a human but now the roles have reversed. Now the girl becoming a wolf is desperately trying to hold onto her humanity to be with the human boy she loves.

Now that we have discussed Grace and Sam lets move onto Isabel and Cole. Isabel is a not so nice girl in a smokin' hot body. She is popular and materialistic. Both of her parents cope with life through alcohol, drugs, and work; pretty much leaving her to herself and her parents money. But the best part about Isabel is that she is Grace's friend. They have nothing in common but the fact that they share the same secret -- the knowledge of the "wolves". And that brings us to Cole.

Cole is one of the recent additions to the "pack". Before the leader of the pack changed into a full-time wolf he made three new pack members to take care of business, this is where Cole came in at the end of Shiver. Although, I still don't know what Beck was thinking because Cole is unstable, self loathing, and careless. But for some unknown reason Isabel is the one to break him.

Isabel and Cole are my favorite characters in this book. They are both so boxed up and closed off from everyone but each other. They open up to each other and it makes their characters blossom, yet they are not a couple. Physically attracted to each other, yes. Together, no. They are a team, both trying to cope with their hardships and both trying to help Grace and Sam.

Throughout the book Grace is unusually sick. Her nose keeps bleeding, she has a horrible fever and a headache from hell. Everyone knows there is something wrong with her, but the people that know what it is are to afraid to said it out loud. Although, what everyone thought is completely ass backwards and the twist in the end of this book is so far off in left field that you will NEVER see it coming.

What I also didn't see coming was the lack of love in this book. Quite honestly it felt more like obsession and desperation. This book was full of fear. The fear that you are leaving someone or something behind. Don't get me wrong, it's a great book! It's just not what I expected. Although, I do not like where this book left off I am still willing to give it an 8 out of 10. Maggie's writing style is still amazing and she allowed her characters an amazing amount of feelings -- fear, love, lust, angst, sadness, disgust, and many others. Her characters have definitely grown from the previous book. =)

I am impatiently awaiting the arrival of the third and final book Forever!

Nothing Like A Cup Of Coffee OR A Good Old Fashion Back-Stabbing Bitch

2011-05-14T15:27:00.006-04:00

Have you ever heard the phrase "it's time to put the past behind you"? Well, it's kind of a hard concept to follow when you're Zoey Redbird, newly marked fledgling vampyre, and you have just accidentally imprinted with your human boyfriend. How can you put your past in the past when it is now the very center of your existence? And is it really so bad to have the guy you love be bound to you for all of his existence??? Let's Find out.

Betrayed by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast is a pretty good book. I wouldn't say it is my favorite book, but it is definitely a good read. In this book Zoey has a lot to overcome. Although she seems to be fitting in at the House of Night she is still not completely in her element. (Haha I made a funny... she can control the elements but she still hasn't found her element =)) She has recently been made leader of The Dark Daughters and has been seeing fledglings who had died. She actually thinks that she is going crazy or that she could possibly be seeing ghosts.

Despite everything that is going on in her life right now Zoey is trying her best to keep it together and pave the way for a better future for herself, her friends, and her fellow students. She had decided to implement new rules and regulations for the Dark Daughters, a code of conduct that must be followed to maintain admittance. To do this she has chosen to have her friends help aid her in the processes and decision makings. Things are running smoothly for a while, accept for the fact that people from her old human life are turning up dead. Aside from the fact that all evidence is pointing directly at the House of Night Zoey is holding it together, until a fledgling dies immediately after she leads her first Dark Daughters ritual.

This death is what causes her downward spiral. With all of the stress Zoey takes a few wrong turns and makes quite a few mistakes. Although these mistakes seem detrimental throughout the book, one mistake is the best mistake. This one poor decision is what paves the way to a brighter future, and in turn creates a safety net that allows Zoey access to not only save one life, but two.

So, Zoey saves two lives... but what has she saved them from? Haha, I'm not going to tell you, but I will give you a hint. Her trust is misplaced and the one person she thought she could trust the most is the one person who has orchestrated this entire catastrophe. Now that loyalties lie elsewhere Zoey soon realizes that the individuals she once believed to be evil are the individuals she should actually be putting her faith in for further assistance in uncovering the truth that is buried so deep it might as well be in the center of the earth.

For more information on this book visit http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/betrayed.html

P.S. I'm going on record again to say APHRODITE IS MY FAVORITE! =) <3 Gotta Love Me A Hag From Hell <3

Top Ten Authors

2011-05-14T01:22:00.002-04:00

Just for fun I thought I would post my Top Ten Favorites!

1. Kelley Armstrong of the Darkest Powers Trilogy

2. Cate Tiernan of the Sweep Series

3. L. J. Smith of the Vampire Diaries

4. Alyson Noel of the Immortals Series

5. P. C. Cast of the House of Night Series

6. Lauren Kate of Fallen Series

7. Erica Hayes of the Shadowfae Series

8. Nancey Holder of the Wicked Series

9. Rick Riordan of the Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series

10. Kami Garcia / Margaret Stohl of the Caster Chronicles

Lets Get Nasty =)

2011-05-13T23:53:00.007-04:00

I'd like to begin by saying I don't believe I have read anything by Cate Tiernan that I haven't liked! She is wonderful =) The author of the Sweep/Wicca series and of Balefire has blown it out of the park AGAIN in her newest series Immortal Beloved.

Nastasya, well that's what she is calling herself these days, has been around for more years than you can imagine. Centuries for that matter. For well over 400 years she has lived as an immortal, skipping from country to country with multiple identities and multiple skeletons in her closet. She is unhappy and disgusted by her meaningless existence and is searching for peace and acceptance of who she is.

After being frightened beyond belief by her best friend Incy she decides it is best to run and hide from her so called friends and try to the best of her ability to come to terms with her haunting past. She runs to Rivers Edge, a place for "wayward immortals" for help from the one person she has met in her 400 years who seems able to bring stability and safety to her life.

Though once at Rivers Edge Nasty runs into more than she has bargained for. She meets Reyn, the picture of perfection and absolute lust -- mixed with uncertainty and remembrance. Reyn is gorgeous, yet he is gruff, standoffish, and all around unwelcoming. She is instantly drawn to him, of course, otherwise she wouldn't be a "stupid" girl. But she is also fearful of this attraction because through it all she can't get over how familiar he looks, and anyone from her past is not only something she doesn't want to remember it's something she should we wary of.

Nasty has been running from her past for as long as she can remember, but there is a constant reminder of these horrors burned right into the back of her neck. The scar she works so hard to cover and disguise. The scare she fears will reveal who she really is and put her life in jeopardy.

With both of her immortal parents dead, along with the rest of their bloodline, Nasty is the last one standing and the only one who holds the key to the line of lost power in her immortal house. To protect herself she must relearn the past and discover who she can trust. Most importantly she must trust herself to use and control the power bestowed upon her and continue to choose light over dark. This constant power struggle will be a life long battle for good and evil, does she have it in her to take on this responsibility?

For more information on this book visit Catie Tiernan at http://catetiernan.org/
I hope you enjoy this author as much as I do. She is in my top 5... rated at number 2 =)

Daughter of Darkness

2011-05-06T00:32:00.005-04:00

OHMYGODDESS I love this freakin' book! I guess you could say I am one for ciaos and bickering. This book is definitely full of it!!!!!!

The lead character Zoey Redbird is a normal 16 year old teenager from a not so normal home or background. Her mother is a bible thumping house wife with no brain but the one she shares with her mega monster husband. Yet her grandmother is a Cherokee woman who believes in a much more calm and spiritual path of life. Zoey is caught in the middle of the life she used to have with her mother and grandmother and the life she is forced to lead now, until she is marked.

Her entire world turns inside out when she is taken in by the House of Night and all that it has to offer. Upon arriving she is greeted with love and respect from many of her fellow students and also from her mentor, Neferet, the High Priestess of the Tulsa House of Night. Things seem to be looking up for Zoey as she starts to feel loved and accepted by everyone but the leader of the Dark Daughters, Aphrodite.

And I would just like to make it known that Aphrodite is the biggest bitch on the planet, yet, she is my all time favorite character in this book. This is not to say that every other character in the book is unworthy of my attention, I just tend to like the strong bitchy characters that make me giggle in remembrance of my high school days =)

Back to the story line though.... Zoey is marked by Nyx, The Goddess of Night Personified and is informed that she has been marked for a reason. She also realized quite quickly that she has not only been marked, with a different mark at that, but she has been given powerful abilities to aid her in her journey, and with these abilities come much responsibility.

Zoey must find the courage from deep within to accomplish the tasks that The Goddess has set for her, and courage is hard to find with it comes to dealing with snakes. But Zoey is a STRONG young woman and whether or not she believes in herself her pride won't let her self doubt get in the way.

You can preview this book at http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/marked.html but I must warn you, IT IS ADDICTIVE! I read the first 5 books in less than a week... Have fun, I hope you all enjoy this book/series as much as I have! =)

Do You Feel A Chill?

2011-02-08T19:28:00.004-05:00

Maggie Stiefvater has changed things up a bit for the werewolves in The Wolves of Mercy Falls: Shiver. Around here it's not the moon that changes these humans into wolves, its the weather. And although the wolves are a major part of the story line, the book revolves around a very responsible high school student named Grace.

Grace loves the winter because that is when she gets to see her wolf. The wolf with the yellow eyes. The wolf that seems to be able to see into her soul. The wolf that saved her the night the other wolves attacked.

But there is something different about these wolves, something she can't quite put her finger on. But that doesn't last for long. Once you dive into Grace's adventure you will learn about two different worlds. Grace's world with her wolves and Grace's world with her Sam.

Sam is the one Grace has been waiting for all of her life, but he hides a horrendous secret that threatens to separate their lives forever. Can he trust Grace with this secret and enlist her help? And is love enough to keep them together if this secret is revealed?

This is a truly wonderful story filled with first loves, life struggles, and most of all our most basic instinct: survival.

Now in stores: Linger, the second book the The Wolves of Mercy Falls series.

The Beauty Of An Open Mind

2010-09-05T13:50:00.001-04:00

Some people see in black and white, I prefer to see in a multitude of colors. Some people live life by a set of commandments, I prefer to live life by each beat of my heart. Unpredictability is what makes everything worth while! Does this make me dark and you light? I don't know, ask those who only see in black and white.
~*~EverElizabethWolfe~*~

You Cut Me Open

2010-08-29T13:36:00.001-04:00

[Lamia is about to cut out Yvaine's heart]
Tristan: Yvaine, hold me tight and think of home.
[Tristan lights his Babylon candle. They escape, but end up on a cloud in the middle of nowhere]
Tristan: What the hell did you do?
Yvaine: What did *I* do? What did *you* do? "Think of home"? That was a GREAT plan! You thought of your home and I thought of mine and now we're halfway between the two!
Tristan: Well you stupid cow! What did you think of your home for?
Yvaine: You just said "home"! If you'd wanted me to think of *your* home you should have said!
Tristan: Some crazy lady was going to cut your heart out and you wanted more specific instructions? Perhaps you'd want it in writing - or a diagram, maybe?

Sweep The Circle Of Life

2010-08-22T13:20:00.002-04:00

The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~*~Author Unknown~*~

And So Began My Love Affair With Water

2010-08-19T12:44:00.002-04:00

I had originally bought Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan to read to my two sons (ages 6 and 3), but then I found that it was I who couldn't put the book down. I had made plans to read the book with the kids and then take them to see the movie.

So the book was completed and I was completely psyched to see the movie! And then, yes there is an and then, I WAS DEVASTATED! I suppose had I never read the book I would have thought the movie was awesome. Unfortunately, I had read the book. I have actually read all but the last book in the series, and I have to say the movie blew ass.

Yes, there was action, but all in the wrong places.

In the book Percy finds out he is a demigod. He realizes he is being hunted by mythological creatures and must now seek help. He finds that help at a place called Camp Half Blood, and there finds a friend he has already known and a few new allies.

Not long after he enters the camp he is sent out on a mission. He takes his best friend Grover and his new ally Annabeth. Together they must find and return Zeus's master lightning bold, return stolen property of Hades, and at the same time figure out who has betrayed him and made him the prime suspect of the thefts.

To top things off, while all of this is happening Percy is having horrible dreams. He is being called to the pits of hell, without any understanding of why. He must piece together all information and unravel the truth, all the while keeping himself and his beloved friends safe.

The movie is horrible. It has used events from all of the books, but has massacred the entire premise of the series. The movie has killed off important characters, who do not even die in the books. The movie has added characters that were intentionally left out of the books. The movie has left out important and lovable characters that strengthen the story line. The movie has changed the entire plot of the series. There is no way they can make another Percy Jackson movie, unless they trash their first attempt and begin from scratch.

I'm sorry Logan Lerman, you are absolutely perfect for the part of Percy Jackson, and the damned movie industry has ruined any chance of a saga with a strong following.

The books are great! The movie sucks! The end.

You Say Illusion, I Say Magic

2010-08-17T20:20:00.001-04:00

Marianne Curley has written a timeless love story. The love of two teenagers, innocent and uncertain. Do you remember the first time you fell in love? Do you remember how insecure you felt, asking yourself questions: should I hold his/her hand? Should I kiss him/her? Should I tell him/her I love him/her? Well, this book has all of those feelings, emotions, and events. It also has magic.

Kate is a witch, she has been raised in the craft. Her powers are not very strong, but she can reach inside your head and get a "feel" for your emotions. She cannot read your thoughts, but can tell if you are happy, sad, angry... and so on.

Kate's grandmother knows the ways of old magic. She is very strong, some call her a healer. She runs the local occult shop, but only the true witches know that's what it is. To everyone else they sell a little bit of this and a little bit of that. You need something odd, that's where you go.

Jarrod is the new kid, he's a bit klutzy, actually he makes Bella Swan of Twilight look like a graceful ballerina. He could fall off of a chair that he was strapped onto, tightly. Despite his lack of coordination he is very pleasing to the eyes. This is what gives him an in with the "popular" crowd.

Kate will not have this though, for she knows he is special and in danger. Jarrod has no idea he comes form a very long line of witches and they have been cursed. But, with Kate and her grandmothers help he must travel back in time to try to fix the curse placed upon his family centuries ago.

Can they travel back in time? If they can how will they make it back home? And during there time in the past how will they defeat the evil sorcerer who has placed the curse on his family?

This is a young adult book and is a very easy read. It definitely has a lot of innocence to it, not dark at all. I would call it fluffy with quite a bit of suspense. I enjoyed my time with this book.

To find out more visit Marianne Curley at http://www.mariannecurley.com/

Change Of The Season

2010-08-16T14:32:00.002-04:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that classes begin this week and I will not be as available. My posts maybe be a little more spaced out for a while so I can concentrate on my school work. I would also like to thank everyone who comes to my blog, I definitely enjoy doing this. Also, if anyone has any books they would like to recommend to me please do so. Thanks

Blessed Be

Nature Is My Place Of Worship

2010-08-15T13:15:00.001-04:00

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." ~*~John Muir~*~

SHHHHHHHHHHH, Can You Keep A Secret?

2010-08-10T13:40:00.004-04:00

First time author, Becca Fitzpatrick, has definitely knocked the ball right out of the park! She has built a world full of humans, immortals, and fallen angels.

Throughout the book you have no idea who to trust. There is no way to decipher who is playing on what team. You are left hanging, until the very end.

Nora is a normal high school student with a not-so-normal best friend named Vee. She has recently lost her father and her mother is away often on business. She does very well in school, but has very little interest in boys -- until Patch enters her life.

Patch is very mysterious, dangerous, and the all around "bad boy". Once he enters her life though, she can't seem to think about anyone or anything but him. The weird thing is he seems to know everything about Nora and be everywhere that she is. This confuses Nora, she fears for her life because of him, but feels completely safe when she is around him.

Then there is Jules and Elliot... what to say about this pair of weirdos. Jules seems a bit stuck up, but he is definitely hiding something. Elliot seems really super nice, maybe a bit desperate. I guess you could say he is like Ben from The Secret Life Of The American Teenager, way to bent on the object of his affection. In Elliot's case that object just happens to be Nora, the girl who is attracted to the mysterious Patch.

Needless to say there is somewhat of a love triangle, which always involves a fight. There is also a few villains to this story, but that is information i will not divulge. You will have to read the book to find out any more information. All I can say is that everything that happens will be the last thing you had ever expected.

Good job Becca, you definitely have mad skills.

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