{Review}: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Title: Warm Bodies
Author: Isaac Marion
Genre: YA Fiction/Zombies
Publisher: Vintage (Oct, 2010)
Paperback: 240 pages
ISBN: 9780099549345
Source: Borrowed from Library
Available on: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository

My Rating: 4/5

Description from GoodReads:

A zombie who yearns for a better life ends up falling in love—with a human—in this astonishingly original debut novel.

R is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he has dreams. He doesn’t enjoy killing people; he enjoys riding escalators and listening to Frank Sinatra. He is a little different from his fellow Dead.

Not just another zombie novel, Warm Bodies is funny, scary, and deeply moving

My Review:
This book is like a zombie Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is a flesh eating zombie and Juliet a zombie killing human. A zombie romance? Yes, that is exactly what this is.

We get most of the story from R's perspective. He is a young zombie that is just living the zombie life until the day he eats the brain of young man and experiences his memories and falls in love with his girlfriend, Julie. Now his undead life is changing. He has purpose and is feeling emotions. Will R find happiness with Julie or will he just make her his next meal?

If it weren't for the creepiness of it all, it would have been one of my favorites but there is just something strange about falling in love with the murderer of your ex-boyfriend that was just too much for me. There are some hilarious/disturbing scenes of zombies attempting to do human things.

In Warm Bodies, zombies are even picky about what they eat. You are what you eat after all. These zombies gets glimpses of memories from the brains they eat. To me, the zombies in this book reminded me of humans that forget to live their life and just perform a pre-schedule series of task everyday. I guess we are all in danger of forgetting how to live and becoming zombies!!!

I definitely recommend this book. For zombie lovers and those who like me are terrified of them. This book will probably disturb you but entertain you at the same time.

Top Ten Tuesday (7) - Top 10 on my TBR list!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by the The Broke and the Bookish

1. Hex- Hall by Rachel Hawkins -  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. By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tagalong ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect. As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

2. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh - Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look. Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life. As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares.

3. Halo by Alexandra Adornetto - Three angels – Gabriel, the warrior ; Ivy, the healer ; and Bethany, the youngest and most human – are sent by Heaven to bring good to a world falling under the influence of darkness. They must work hard to conceal their luminous glow, superhuman powers, and, most dangerous of all, their wings, all the while avoiding all human attachments. Then Bethany meets Xavier Woods, and neither of them is able to resist the attraction between them. Gabriel and Ivy do everything in their power to intervene, but the bond between Xavier and Bethany seems too strong.The angel’s mission is urgent, and dark forces are threatening. Will love ruin Bethany or save her?

4. Wither by Lauren DeStefano - Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out.  When sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by the Gatherers to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Despite her husband Linden's genuine love for her, and a tenuous trust among her sister wives, Rhine has one purpose: to escape—to find her twin brother and go home. But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden's eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant she trusts, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limted time she has left.

5. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini - How do you defy destiny? Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history. As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart. 

6. Divergent by Veronica Roth - Beatrice "Tris" Prior has reached the fateful age of sixteen, the stage at which teenagers in Veronica Roth's dystopian Chicago must select which of five factions to join for life. Each faction represents a virtue: Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. To the surprise of herself and her selfless Abnegation family, she chooses Dauntless, the path of courage. Her choice exposes her to the demanding, violent initiation rites of this group, but it also threatens to expose a personal secret that could place in mortal danger. Veronica Roth's young adult Divergent trilogy launches with a captivating adventure about love and loyalty playing out under most extreme circumstances.

7. Abandon by Meg Cabot - Though she tries returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can't help but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she's never alone . . . because someone is always watching her. Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back. But now she's moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid. Only she can't. Because even here, he finds her. That's how desperately he wants her back. She knows he's no guardian angel, and his dark world isn't exactly heaven, yet she can't stay away... especially since he always appears when she least expects it, but exactly when she needs him most. But if she lets herself fall any further, she may just find herself back in the one place she most fears: the Underworld.

8. Die for Me by Amy Plum - In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity.When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again.

9. Legend by Marie Lu - What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.

10. The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson - Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can’t see how she ever will. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess. And he’s not the only one who needs her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake. Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young. Most of the chosen do.

{Review}: Chime by Franny Billingsley

Title: Chime
Author: Franny Billingsley
Genre: YA Fiction/Fantasy
Publisher: Dial (March, 2011)
Hardcover: 361 pages
ISBN: 9780803735521
Source: Borrowed from Library
Available on: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository

My Rating: 3/5

Description from GoodReads:

Before Briony's stepmother died, she made sure Briony blamed herself for all the family's hardships. Now Briony has worn her guilt for so long it's become a second skin. She often escapes to the swamp, where she tells stories to the Old Ones, the spirits who haunt the marshes. But only witches can see the Old Ones, and in her village, witches are sentenced to death. Briony lives in fear her secret will be found out, even as she believes she deserves the worst kind of punishment.
Then Eldric comes along with his golden lion eyes and mane of tawny hair. He's as natural as the sun, and treats her as if she's extraordinary. And everything starts to change. As many secrets as Briony has been holding, there are secrets even she doesn't know.

My Review:
I had a little bit of hard time getting into this story at first. I believe that it may have been because of the slow pace at the beginning. The writing is wonderful but for some reason I could just not get into the story until the action picked up.

What I liked:
The characters. I liked Eldric, Briony and her sister Rose. Briony was a interesting and different main character. She was intelligent and I loved the way Franny Billingsley showed  her inner dialog. Eldric's witty comments and Rose's innocence made me love them as well.

The writing. Chime to me was more about the characters than the actions they take. I love the way it was written. I re-read a few paragraphs just for the pure enjoyment of it.

The love story. Briony is so preoccupied with blaming herself for all the trouble around her that she almost misses out on love. I liked Chime was not another instant love example. I just love being part of the falling in love process. I think the characters have to do something for the other to fall in love not just because of their mysterious eyes.

The ending. I love happily ever afters.

What I didn't like:
The slow beginning. I struggled and this may cause many people to not finish this cute book.

The predictable plot. I got a little impatient because I just wanted them to stop making things worst and realize what was going on.

Overall: I recommend this book to anyone that likes reading character/language driven novels.

In My Mailbox (10)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme, hosted by The Story Siren, held usually on Sundays that encourages bloggers to share what they bought, borrowed, or won this week.

BORROWED

Title: Hex-Hall
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
ISBN: 9781423121305
Source: Library

Description from GoodReads:

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.
By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tagalong ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.
As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

Title: Iron Thorn

Author: Caitlin Kittredge

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 9780385738293

Source: Library

Description from GoodReads:

In the city of Lovecraft, the Proctors rule and a great Engine turns below the streets, grinding any resistance to their order to dust. The necrovirus is blamed for Lovecraft's epidemic of madness, for the strange and eldritch creatures that roam the streets after dark, and for everything that the city leaders deem Heretical—born of the belief in magic and witchcraft. And for Aoife Grayson, her time is growing shorter by the day. Aoife Grayson's family is unique, in the worst way—every one of them, including her mother and her elder brother Conrad, has gone mad on their 16th birthday. And now, a ward of the state, and one of the only female students at the School of Engines, she is trying to pretend that her fate can be different.

BOUGHT

Title: Halo
Author: Alexandra Adornetto
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 9780312656263
Source: Purchased from Borders

Description from GoodReads:

Three angels – Gabriel, the warrior ; Ivy, the healer ; and Bethany, the youngest and most human – are sent by Heaven to bring good to a world falling under the influence of darkness. They must work hard to conceal their luminous glow, superhuman powers, and, most dangerous of all, their wings, all the while avoiding all human attachments.
Then Bethany meets Xavier Woods, and neither of them is able to resist the attraction between them. Gabriel and Ivy do everything in their power to intervene, but the bond between Xavier and Bethany seems too strong.
The angel’s mission is urgent, and dark forces are threatening. Will love ruin Bethany or save her?

Title: Divergent

Author: Veronica Roth

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

ISBN: 9780062024022

Source: Purchased on Amazon

Description from GoodReads:

Beatrice "Tris" Prior has reached the fateful age of sixteen, the stage at which teenagers in Veronica Roth's dystopian Chicago must select which of five factions to join for life. Each faction represents a virtue: Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. To the surprise of herself and her selfless Abnegation family, she chooses Dauntless, the path of courage. Her choice exposes her to the demanding, violent initiation rites of this group, but it also threatens to expose a personal secret that could place in mortal danger. Veronica Roth's young adult Divergent trilogy launches with a captivating adventure about love and loyalty playing out under most extreme circumstances.

What's in your mailbox?

Follow Friday #17

Follow Friday! Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to meet new blogger friends!

This weeks featured blogs are Caught In The Pages and Jenni Elyse

Q. In books like the Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood) series the paranormal creature in question "comes out of the closet" and makes itself known to the world. Which mythical creature do you wish would come out of the closet, for real?

It would be awesome if  the Fae came out of the closet. I would of course have to be one of them because it would be super not cool having all the wonderful creatures running around and I am just a lame human. Yeah, I would have to be one because they are not always depicted as the nicest and I would be scared of them. 


How about you? Which mythical creature do you wish would come out of the closet?

{Review}: Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Title: Iron King
Author: Julie Kagawa
Genre: YA Fiction/Paranormal
Publisher: Harlequin Teen (Feb 2010)
Paperback: 363 pages
ISBN: 9780373210084
Source: Borrowed from Library
Available on: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository

My Rating: 5/5

Description from GoodReads:

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

My Review:
Amazing and you should read it.

I guess I'll make the review a little longer but I believe the top covers it. I have always loved the Fae and I've read a couple of good series about them but I think this might be one of the best. Yes, I can tell from the first book. Yes, it is that good.

Iron King just grabs you from the first pages. I've always been scared of changeling and this book made me more paranoid. When I have children I am taking all precautions just in case. I love Meghan Chase from the first pages. She is a strong character that fights for those she loves. I love that, I am tired of characters that are just taken for a ride and have no control over their journey. Meghan makes decision and is mature enough to deal with the consequences.

If you are a follower of my blog you have probably noticed that when I love a book it is usually because it contains a love story. <3 Meghan has two love interest in this book. One is a great friend the other a mystery. I loved both guys and can't wait to read Iron Daughter.

Julie Kagawa created a wondrous world. I recommend this book to any reader that enjoys reading about the Fae or reading paranormal romance. The boys of this series are definitely a great reason to read this series.

{Review}: Ward Against Death by Melanie Card

Title: Ward Against Death
Author: Melanie Card
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (August, 2011)
Paperback: 292 pages
ISBN: 9781937044091
Source: NetGalley*
Available on: Amazon | TheBookDepository

My Rating: 4/5

Description from GoodReads:

Twenty-year-old Ward de Ath expected this to be a simple job bring a nobleman s daughter back from the dead for fifteen minutes, let her family say good-bye, and launch his fledgling career as a necromancer. Goddess knows he can t be a surgeon the Quayestri already branded him a criminal for trying so bringing people back from the dead it is.
But when Ward wakes the beautiful Celia Carlyle, he gets more than he bargained for. Insistent that she s been murdered, Celia begs Ward to keep her alive and help her find justice. By the time she drags him out her bedroom window and into the sewers, Ward can t bring himself to break his damned physician s Oath and desert her.
However, nothing is as it seems including Celia. One second, she s treating Ward like sewage, the next she s kissing him. And for a nobleman s daughter, she sure has a lot of enemies. If he could just convince his heart to give up on the infuriating beauty, he might get out of this alive...

My Review :


This is the first book about a necromancer that I stumble across. Having the power to awaken the dead must be a scary one. Ward Against Death was a refreshing story about a guy named Ward who after awakening Celia Carlyle gets thrown into a world of trouble he was not prepared for. I honestly felt bad for him. Ward had no idea what he was getting himself in to when he agreed to conduct a wake. He was trying to do what was right throughout the book. Celia is a strong girl that is more than prepared to take care of her self even if she is not alive. It's great to read a book where the girl saves the guy. Ward Against Death is action packed from the rising dead, dangerous pursuits, and constant deception. It will keep you wanting to read more and leave you anxiously awaiting the next book.

Melanie Card wrote a great entertaining book that I recommend to anyone who wants to read a refreshing paranormal story.


*Disclosure: This e-ARC was provided by the publisher (Entangled Publishing via NetGalley) for free in exchange for an honest review.

Top Ten Tuesday (6) - Books I Loved But Never Wrote A Review For

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by the The Broke and the Bookish

1. Juliet by Anne Fortier -  When Julie Jacobs inherits a key to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy, she is told that it will lead her to an old family treasure. Soon she is launched on a winding and perilous journey into the history of her ancestor Giulietta, whose legendary love for a young man named Romeo rocked the foundations of medieval Siena. As Julie crosses paths with the descendants of the families immortalized in Shakespeare’s unforgettable blood feud, she begins to realize that the notorious curse—“A plague on both your houses!”—is still at work, and that she is the next target. It seems that the only one who can save Julie from her fate is Romeo—but Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

2. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson - A beautiful and compelling, but clearly unhinged, sculptress of gargoyles by the name of Marianne Engel appears at the foot of his bed and insists that they were once lovers in medieval Germany. In her telling, he was a badly injured mercenary and she was a nun and scribe in the famed monastery of Engelthal who nursed him back to health. As she spins their tale in Scheherazade fashion and relates equally mesmerizing stories of deathless love in Japan, Iceland, Italy, and England, he finds himself drawn back to life—and, finally, in love. He is released into Marianne's care and takes up residence in her huge stone house. But all is not well. For one thing, the pull of his past sins becomes ever more powerful as the morphine he is prescribed becomes ever more addictive. For another, Marianne receives word from God that she has only twenty-seven sculptures left to complete—and her time on earth will be finished. 

3. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.  When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace—or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

4. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer -  I understand that there are many who disliked Twilight but I loved it and it helped rekindle my love of reading young adult books. Maybe not writing a review for it was good because it would probably contains many OMG's and I love Edward it in. :) 

5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her...until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment, but after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is far more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel. For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.

6. The Reader by Benhard Schlink - A powerful and intense tale of secrets and a hidden past, The Reader is a thrilling book. As a 15-year-old boy in postwar Germany, Michael Berg had a passionate affair with a mysterious, guarded woman twice his age that ended suddenly when she disappeared. Years later, Michael sees her again -- when she is on trial for a terrible crime. 

7. Wings by Aprilynne Pike - Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words. In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever.

Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.

8. The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo - This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and inspiring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom points Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find wordly goods turns into a discovery of the treasure found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transformation power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.

9. Room by Emma Donoghue - To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits. Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another. Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.

10. Rebecca by Daphne du Marier - Working as a lady's companion, the heroine of Rebecca learns her place. Life begins to look very bleak until, on a trip to the South of France, she meets Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower whose sudden proposal of marriage takes her by surprise. She accepts, but whisked from glamorous Monte Carlo to the ominous and brooding Manderley, the new Mrs de Winter finds Max a changed man. And the memory of his dead wife Rebecca is forever kept alive by the forbidding Mrs Danvers. 

Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such difficulty with the Other Woman.

"Waiting On" Wednesday (9) - Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Title: Everneath
Author: Brodi Ashton
Genre: YA Fiction/Mythology
Publisher: Balzer+Bray
Expected Date of Publication: January 3rd, 2012
ISBN: 9780062071132
Pre-Order: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository


Description from GoodReads:

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...

What are you waiting on? 

{Review}: ARC Misfit by Jon Skovron

Title: Misfit
Author: Jon Skovron
Genre: YA Fiction/Paranormal
Publisher: Amulet Books
Hardcover: 384 pages
ISBN: 9781419700217
Source: NetGalley
Available on: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository

My Rating: 3/5

Description from GoodReads:
Jael has always felt like a freak. She’s never kissed a boy, she never knew her mom, and her dad’s always been superstrict—but that’s probably because her mom was a demon, which makes Jael half demon and most definitely not a normal sophomore girl. On her sixteenth birthday, a mysterious present unlocks her family’s dangerous history and Jael’s untapped potential. What was merely an embarrassing secret before becomes a terrifying reality. Jael must learn to master her demon side in order to take on a vindictive Duke of Hell while also dealing with a twisted priest, best-friend drama, and a spacey blond skater boy who may have hidden depths.

My Review:
Misfit, introduces us to Jael a 16 year old half demon. She has a hard time fitting in because she is always moving to different parts of the world with her father. When it appears that everything is going good because she has friends and a love interest the discovery of her origin endangers it all. It turns out that Jael's mother was a powerful demon that fell in love with a human. Everything would be a great family story if not because half breeds are seen as an abomination. Jael's mother was killed by a demon that won't rest until he sees her dead as well. So, not only does she have to deal with regular teenage problems but also learn things about her demon half all while trying to survive and not get killed by the powerful demon that killed her mother. Yeah, I wouldn't want to be in her shoes.

I liked that it was about a half demon girl. She was the one that had paranormal powers not a mysterious stranger. I also enjoyed her relationship with Rob because it grew out of them getting to know each other not just because of their great looks or an irresistible pull.

I didn't like the ending, I was expecting more action and a more emotional scene when she confronts her mother's killer.  I also didn't like the change of POV. A few chapters are from Jael's father point of view. The change in tense was also confusing it jumps back and forth from present to past and it was a little confusing at first to understand what was going on.

Overall, it was a good read. I recommend it to anyone that enjoys reading about demons, demon hunters, and a girl trying to find her place.


*Disclosure: This e-ARC was provided by the publisher (Amulet Books via NetGalley) for free in exchange for an honest review.

Follow Friday #16

Follow Friday! Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to meet new blogger friends!

This weeks featured blogs are Hands and Home and Me, My Shelf and I

Q: Talk about the book that most changed or influenced your life (was it a book that turned you from an average to avid reader, did it help you deal with a particularly difficult situation, does it bring you comfort every time you read it?).

A: The book that most influenced my life would have to be The Royal Diaries Series. I loved reading about these amazing girls in different historical time periods. I would imagine myself in their world and these books were one of the first things that made me interested in cultures that lead to my career. During High School and College, I only read textbooks or non-fiction books. Then in my last years of college I stumbled upon the Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. I could not put that book down. I devoured the series and was left wanting more. I thank Stephanie Meyer and those that recommended the book because it rekindled my love of reading fiction and that introduced me to the wonderful world of book blogging. :) 

What was the most influential book in your life?