Book Review: Prophecy of the Sisters

Prophecy of the Sisters  by Michelle Zink

Release Date: July 2010

Publisher:  Little, Brown

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  352
Series: Prophecy of the Sisters Series #1 
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Source: Bought
Editions: Kindle| Audiobook

Without the Keys, something terrible will happen.
Something that cannot be undone.
And with them, I might bring an end to the riddle of the Prophecy and my strange part in it.
If Alice and I are on conflicting sides of the Prophecy,
the Keys would be dangerous in her hands.
Which means I have to find them.
And I have to do it before my sister.

Sixteen year-old Lia Milthorpe has just recently lost her father, leaving her parentless. But when a strange mark appears on her wrist, she realizes she is being branded with much more than her newfound title of orphan. Lia and her twin sister Alice are part of an ancient prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other.

Book Review: Paranormalcy

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Release Date:  August 2010

Publisher:  HarperTeen

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  352
Series: Paranormalcy #1

Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥

Source: Publisher
Editions: Kindle | Audiobook

Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.

But Evie’s about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.

So much for normal.

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T2T Author Interview: Kailin Gow

Today I'm pleased to welcome Kailin Gow!! author of Bitter Frost and like other 40 books(!!)  Whose also getting ready for the launch of two new series:  PULSE and The Stoker Sisters(YAY)

About Kailin

Kailin Gow is the author of over 40 books. She is also an adventurer, having traveled all over the world, conducting research, and collecting stories. Some of the more interesting places she's been to are: Dracula's Castle in Transylvania where she was presented with a sketch of Dracula, The Stanley Hotel in Colorado where she saw something quite odd, the lost city of Pompeii where both her cameras were drained of battery, St. Petersburg where she held an hour-long conversation with a Russian soldier who didn't speak English and she didn't speak Russian, and the orphanages of Thailand where Kailin distributed toys and books to and hugged hundreds of disabled orphans. 

T2T Book Review: Bitter Frost

All her life, Breena had always dreamed about fairies as though she lived among them...beautiful fairies living among mortals and living in Feyland. I ...more  Bitter Frost by Kailin Gow

Release Date:  June 2010

Publisher:  The EDGE

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  235
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Source: Author(Blog Tour)

All her life, Breena had always dreamed about fairies as though she lived among them...beautiful fairies living among mortals and living in Feyland. In her dreams, he was always there the breathtakingly handsome but dangerous Winter Prince, Kian, who is her intended. When Breena turns sixteen, she begins seeing fairies and other creatures mortals don t see. Her best friend Logan, suddenly acts very protective. Then she sees Kian, who seems intent on finding her and carrying her off to Feyland. That's fine and all, but for the fact that humans rarely survive a trip to Feyland, a kiss from a fairy generally means death to the human unless that human has fairy blood in them or is very strong, and although Kian seemed to be her intended, he seems to hate her and wants her dead.

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Author Interview: Inara Scott(+ Giveaway)

Today, I have Inara Scott here to talk about Her new YA Debut novel The Candidates (Delcroix Academy #1) which has already hit bookshelves!

About Inara                                                        
Inara Scott grew up in winter wonderland of Buffalo, NY. Consequently, she spent much of her childhood complaining about being cold. To spare the world her whining, she fled the cold climate and eventually wound up in the Pacific NW, where the old Douglas Fir trees and thick ferns make you think you’ve wandered into a fairy tale. Inara loves to hike, canoe, and play outside. She is addicted to yoga. Despite being a writer, Inara fears deep, intellectual books, loves romance and fantasy, and listens to cheesy, happy music. The Delcroix Academy, Book One: The Candidates is Inara Scott’s first novel. She lives in Portland with her husband and children.
Visit Inara around the web here: Website | Blog | Twitter |

Guest Post: Ebony McKenna(+ Giveaway)

Today I'm pleased to welcome Ebony McKenna!! author of Ondine: The Summer of Shambles, which has already hit bookshelves! I'm looking forward to the next book in the series Ondine: The Autumn Palace


About Ebony:                                            

Ebony McKenna lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and young son.

She has worked as an award winning journalist, market researcher, waitress, website contributor, accounts manager and company director.

In high school McKenna excelled in English and Literature, earning herself a place in the journalism course at Melbourne's RMIT University.

Book Review: Ondine

Ondine( The Summer of Shambles) by Ebony McKenna

Release Date: April 2010

Publisher:  Egmont Books Ltd

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  336
Overall: ♥♥♥♥½

Source: Author(Blog Tour)

This is a brilliantly witty story with a furry tail ending. One girl. One boy. One spell to be broken. Ondine de Groot is a normal fifteen-year-old who lives with her family in the European country of Brugel. She has a pet ferret called Shambles. But Shambles is no ordinary ferret...He's Hamish McPhee, a boy cursed by a witch. A witch who happens to be related to Ondine. When Shambles turns back into Hamish temporarily, Ondine knows that she has to help him break the spell. He is the most gorgeous boy she has ever met and her one true love! He just can't remain a ferret forever. Can he?

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Book Review: Minder

Minder by Kate Kaynak

Release Date: June 2010

Publisher:  Spencer Hill Press

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  264 
Series: Ganzfield Book #1
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Source: Author

Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn is special, but she needs to figure out how to use her new abilities before somebody else gets hurt. Ganzfield is a secret training facility full of people like her, but it's not exactly a nurturing place. Every social interaction carries the threat of mind-control. A stray thought can burn a building to the ground. And people's nightmares don't always stay in their own heads. But it's still better than New Jersey--especially once she meets the man of her dreams...

 Book Website:Ganzfield

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In My Mailbox(49)

Hi Everybody! So In My Mailbox is where I post the books/swag I won, received for review, bought, borrowed, or ect.* *The book titles are linked to their goodreads pages**IMM is hosted by The Story Siren  / Inspired by Alea from Pop Culture Junkie

So this is what i got this (awesome)week...

Review:

Book Trailer Thursday!

This weeks Book Trailers are featuring..... 

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 

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

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

Friendless and hunted....Read More

Vania did an awesome job! <3

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Book Review: Wicked Girls

Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill

Release Date: July 2010

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  416
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Source: Publisher

What started out as girls' games became a witch hunt. Wicked Girls is a fictionalized account of the Salem witch trials told from the perspectives of three of the real young women living in Salem in 1692. 

Ann Putnam Jr. plays the queen bee. When her father suggests that a spate of illnesses within the village is the result of witchcraft, Ann grasps her opportunity. She puts in motion a chain of events that will change the lives of the people around her forever. 

Mercy Lewis, the beautiful servant in Ann's house, inspires adulation in some and envy in others. With a troubled past, she seizes her only chance at safety.

Margaret Walcott, Ann's cousin, is desperately in love and consumed with fiery jealousy. She is torn between staying loyal to her friends and pursuing the life she dreams of with her betrothed. 

With new accusations mounting daily against the men and women of the community, the girls will have to decide: Is it too late to tell the truth? 

A Printz Honor winner for Your Own, sylvia, Stephanie Hemphill uses evocative verse to weave a nuanced portrait of one of the most chilling and fascinating times in our nation's history.

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Waiting on Wedsday(46)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Out for Blood (The Drake Chronicles, #3) by Alyxandra Harvey

Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler

 
Ondine: The Autumn Palace by Ebony McKenna
The Lost Saint (The Dark Divine, #2) by Bree Despain 

Book Review: The Eternal Ones

The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller

Release Date: August 2010

Publisher: Razorbill

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  416
Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥

Source: Publisher

What if love refused to die?

Haven Moore can’t control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan, and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmother’s house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was.

In New York, Haven meets Iain Morrow and is swept into an epic love affair that feels both deeply fated and terribly dangerous. Iain is suspected of murdering a rock star and Haven wonders, could he have murdered her in a past life? She visits the Ouroboros Society and discovers a murky world of reincarnation that stretches across millennia. Haven must discover the secrets hidden in her past lives, and loves¸ before all is lost and the cycle begins again.

Book Website: The Eternal Ones | Ouroboros Society | The Penguin Five
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In My Mailbox(48)

Hi Everybody! So In My Mailbox is where I post the books/swag I won, received for review, bought, borrowed, or ect.* *The book titles are linked to their goodreads pages**IMM is hosted by The Story Siren  / Inspired by Alea from Pop Culture Junkie

So this is what i got this (awesome)week...some book are not picture(in a rush)

FOR REVIEW:

Alexandra Adornetto: Fall Tour!

Hey Everybody! I just wanted to let everyone know that Alexandra Adornetto is going on tour this Fall to promote Halo. Feel free to pass the info along to anyone who would be interested. 

 

 

Nothing much happens in the sleepy town of Venus Cove. But everything changes when three angels are sent from heaven to protect the town against the g ...more Nothing much happens in the sleepy town of Venus Cove. But everything changes when three angels are sent from heaven to protect the town against the gathering forces of darkness: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. They work hard to conceal their true identity and, most of all, their wings. But the mission is threatened when the youngest angel, Bethany, is sent to high school and falls in love with the handsome school captain, Xavier Woods. Will she defy the laws of Heaven by loving him? Things come to a head when the angels realize they are not the only supernatural power in Venus Cove. There′s a new kid in town and he′s charming, seductive and deadly. Worst of all, he′s after Beth.

Watch: Author Q & A 

Halo Book Trailer

HALO U.S. Book Tour
Alexandra Adornetto Comes to a City Near You!
September / October 2010

Read Your Own Books Read-a-thon!

YAY another read-a-thon! I love participating in these. It's F-U-N!  the plus side is, they help me reduce my TBR piles, which is pretty terrifying to look at lol This read-a-thon is hosted by Monica at The Bibliophilic Book Blog, and the theme is Read Your Own Books. It starts from 9am Friday August 13th - 9am Monday the 16th of August.If you would like to participate, head over to Monica’s blog for all of the details!

Here's the books I'll be reading:

Trailer Thursday!

This weeks Book-well Books To Movies trailers are featuring...

Guest Post: Emma Michaels

Today I'm pleased to welcome Emma Michaels!! author of The Thirteenth Chime, which comes out on August 13th(but i think it's available now!)**Special Thanks to Harmony from Harmony's Radiant Reads for putting this tour together(your awesome)**

About Emma

Emma Michaels was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, until she moved at eighteen to Washington State. Suddenly, the world was a new place filled with tall green trees that reached further for the sky with every moment, making her want to do the same. Ever since, she has tried to make her life something new and different from what it was before, pursuing her future career, setting high goals and reaching for them with every moment. With her Debut novel, The Thirteenth Chime being released August 13th 2010 and future releases planned Emma Michaels aspires to one day make it to the top ten of the New York Times Best Sellers List. With her fiancé at her side and her small white Chihuahua, Hope, she writes, reads, reviews and tries to live everyday to its fullest, whether in the pages of a good book or reaching out to others.

Waiting on Wedsday(45)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Next in the series and swoon worthy covers!: 

Entice (Need, #3) by Carrie Jones

Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1) by Jana Oliver

Author Interview: Stephanie Hemphill

Today, I have the lovely Stephanie Hemphill  here to talk about Her new YA novel Wicked Girls published by Balzer + Bray and has already hit bookshelves!

About Stephanie

Stephanie Hemphill is the author of Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath and Things Left Unsaid: A Novel in Poems. Your Own, Sylvia was a 2008 Michael L. Printz Honor Book. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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Book Review: Sleepless

Sleepless by Cyn Balog

Release Date:July 2010

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers   

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  224

Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥
Source: Publisher

Eron DeMarchelle isn't supposed to feel this connection. He is a Sandman, a supernatural being whose purpose is to seduce his human charges to sleep. Though he can communicate with his charges in their dreams, he isn't encouraged to do so. After all, becoming too involved in one human's life could prevent him from helping others get their needed rest.

But he can't deny that he feels something for Julia, a lonely girl with fiery red hair and sad dreams. Just weeks ago, her boyfriend died in a car accident, and Eron can tell that she feels more alone than ever. Eron was human once too, many years ago, and he remembers how it felt to lose the one he loved. In the past, Eron has broken rules to protect Julia, but now, when she seems to need him more than ever, he can't reach her. Eron's time as a Sandman is coming to a close, and his replacement doesn't seem to care about his charges. Worse, Julia is facing dangers she doesn't recognize, and Eron, as he transitions back to being human, may be the only one who can save her. . . .

Even once they've become human again, Sandmen are forbidden to communicate with their charges. But Eron knows he won't be able to forget Julia. Will he risk everything for a chance to be with the girl he loves?

Cyn Balog's follow-up to Fairy Tale has more wit, more supernatural delights, and more star-crossed romance! Teen girls will love this story of a Sandman who falls in love with his human charge.

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In My Mailbox(47)

Hi Everybody! So In My Mailbox is where I post the books/swag I won, received for review, bought, borrowed, or ect.* *The book titles are linked to their goodreads pages**IMM is hosted by The Story Siren  / Inspired by Alea from Pop Culture Junkie

I would have taken a picture but.... i LOST my camera! lol

So this is what i got this week...

FOR REVIEW:

The Secret of Ka by Christopher Pike
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
Love Sucks! by Melissa Francis

Book Review: The Pack

The Pack by L.M. Preston

Release Date: August 2007

Publisher: Phenomenal One Press              

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  316

Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Shamira is considered an outcast by most, but little do they know that Shamira is on a mission. Kids on Mars are disappearing, but Shamira decides to use the criminals most unlikely weapons against them, the very kids of which they have captured. In order to succeed, she is forced to trust another, something she is afraid to do. However, Valens her connection to the underworld of her enemy, proves to be a useful ally. Time is slipping, and so is her control on the power that resides within her. Yet, in order to save her brother's life she is willing to risk it all.

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Follow Friday!(5)

Hey! It's Friday and you know what  that means-it's time for the book blogger hop! I  love finding so many great blogs. Hop on over to Crazy for Books and join in! Oh and if you're visiting make sure to let me know, so I can return the favor! I'm also joining in on

Parajunkee's Follow Friday, so check that out as well :-D

this week's question  Do you listen to music when you read? If so, what are your favorite reading tunes?

Waiting On Wednesday(44)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

 

Blood & Flowers by Penny Blubaugh
Then I Met My Sister by Christine Hurley Deriso

Teaser Tuesday! Dorm Klutz(The Ivy)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme held by Should Be Reading Teaser Tuesdays go like this:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! 
hosted by Breaking the Spine.
 

"I'd Offer to assist you...But usually I like to buy a girl dinner or at least a drink before I handle her under garments"

 The Ivy by Lauren Kunze, Rina Onur pg, 15(ARC)

Book Review: Two Way Street

Two Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt

Release Date: June 2007

Publisher: Simon Pulse                 

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages:  304

Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥+

Source: Bought

There are two  sides to every breakup. This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love.  Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it  worked. They're even going to the same college, and driving  cross-country together for orientation.  Then Jordan dumps Courtney --  for a girl he met on the Internet.  It's too late to change plans, so  the road trip is on. Courtney's heartbroken, but figures she can tough  it out for a few days. La la la -- this is Courtney pretending not to  care.  But in a strange twist, Jordan cares. A lot. Turns out, he's got a  secret or two that he's not telling Courtney. And it has everything to  do with why they broke up, why they can't get back together, and how, in  spite of it all, this couple is destined for each other.

My Thoughts: 

I've been meaning to read this book for a WHILE. I really don't know why it has taken to so long to read it. TWO-WAY STREET is the perfect summer romance read. I don't know what i would do if i didn't have a Lauren Barnholt's book in my TBR pile lol I'm hook!

I love a good "go after her" kind of romance. Can you blame me?  and Jordan would be a fool not to! With Courtney and Jordan it's more of one of those "opposites attract" kind of thing. They brought out the best and the worst in each other. Their both strong minded and they know what they want. It  was kind of sad how Courtney and Jordan were still in love with each  other but couldn't be together.I liked The changing of time frames, to see how Jordan and Courtney were before the breakup. I loved them together. they were like any other teen( loved Jordan he he's sweet and protecting). There were funny parts too!  but   B.J. and Jocelyn, are hilarious!(love them) They lighten the mode of the book.  Their relationship is funny, weird, and perfect all at them same time.

The characters were sweet, and quirky, and crazy. I loved the way Lauren wrote TWO WAY STREET(it's just AMAZING).    It  gave a good, in depth look at how their relationship got started and how  it ended through Courtney's and Jordan's POV. From before the actual trip  and leading up to the trip. This book will take you on a hot ride following the relationship of Court and Jordan. I couldn't put it down! Seriously this is now one of my all time favorite books and favorite Author!