*In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren* In My Mailbox gives bloggers a chance to show each other what books they got for the week. It's a very exciting and fun thing to do. Sadly I could only get one book this week, but I am very excited that I recieve it. Here is what I recieved this week:

Bought/Review:

This book was bought from Barnes&Noble.com

The Demon Trapper's Daughter (Demon Trappers Series)

Summry: Riley Blackthorne just needs a chance to prove herself – and that’s exactly what the demons are counting on… Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary Demon Trapper, Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed of following in her father's footsteps. The good news is, with human society seriously disrupted by economic upheaval and Lucifer increasing the number of demons in all major cities, Atlanta’s local Trappers’ Guild needs all the help they can get – even from a girl. When she’s not keeping up with her homework or trying to manage her growing crush on fellow apprentice, Simon, Riley’s out saving distressed citizens from foul-mouthed little devils – Grade One Hellspawn only, of course, per the strict rules of the Guild. Life’s about as normal as can be for the average demon-trapping teen.But then a Grade Five Geo-Fiend crashes Riley’s routine assignment at a library, jeopardizing her life and her chosen livelihood. And, as if that wasn’t bad enough, sudden tragedy strikes the Trappers’ Guild, spinning Riley down a more dangerous path than she ever could have imagined. As her whole world crashes down around her, who can Riley trust with her heart – and her life?

What did you get in your mailbox?

Fragment Friday is hosted by James at Book Chic. You read an excerpt from your favorite book or a book that you are currently reading and share it to your readers.

Today I read from The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa.

Hello everyone! Today I finished reading Delirium by Lauren Oliver, which is the second novel by her. The first novel she wrote is called Before I Fall. Here is the review and I hope you enjoy:

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Plot: Ninety-five days, and then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with. It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't. Lauren Oliver astonished readers with her stunning debut, Before I Fall. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it "raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful. An end as brave as it is heartbreaking." Her much-awaited second novel fulfills her promise as an exceptionally talented and versatile writer.

Review: Another amazing dystopian novel. Lauren Oliver captivated millions with her first novel, Before I Fall and now she has done it again with Delirium. Delirium is about a girl named Lena who has had a hard life with a difficult past that made people judge her and her family every day. She's not perfect or pretty, but Alex Warren makes her believe she is somebody by telling her she is beautiful and that he loves her with words and actions. Like many dystopian books isn't about rebelling and trying to find freedom in a world where it seems like there isn't a love or hope, and that's just what Delirium does, but in a much better way than I have ever read in any other book. Through the whole book Lena tries to find would she really is and what the meaning of life means to her. Hana is Lena's best friend ever since second grade and at the beginning of the book Lena describes Hana as this brave, gorgeous, funny person, but deep down that's who Lena really is and Hana finally shows Lena that part way into the book. There are many other characters like Aunt Carol, Rachel, Uncle Williams, Jenny, but the character that made Lena really fighting to be free was Grace, who is Lena's cousin and Jenny's younger sister. Grace was only in first grade, but already knew so much about life and how horrible it can be, but throughout it all she still was the bravest person in the whole book. I loved the writing style and how Lauren started each chapter with a quote and how some chapters didn't just leave off from the last chapter, but went more into Lena's past and who she really is. I learned something in this book that really made a difference to me and a quote I will never forget "I love you. Remember. They cannot take it." I give this book a 5/5 stars.

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Rating: 5/5 Stars!

Pub. Date: February 2011

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Format: Hardcover , 441pp
Chapters: 27
Age Range: Young Adult

I did enjoy Firelight by Sophie Jordan and seeing this cover makes me even more excited for the next book.

Yay! It's soo pretty!

Vanish by Sophie Jordan



So who do you think this is?

I don't think it is Jacinda,

maybe a new character or someone from the tribe?

Hopefully we all will find out in the next book!

Summary: To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone. Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again. When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love? In bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s dramatic follow-up to Firelight, forbidden love burns brighter than ever.

 Tempestuous

by Lesley Livingston

Summary: "I don't love Sonny Flannery." That's the lie Kelley Winslow told to protect the boy she loves from a power he doesn't know he possesses. Devastated, Sonny retreats—to a haven for Lost Fae that's hidden deep underneath New York City. But Kelley's not about to let things end in heartbreak. To get Sonny back, she's got to find out who's after his magick—and how to use her own. She's got to uncover who's recruiting Janus Guards to murderously hunt innocent Faerie. She's got to help rebuild the shattered theater company she called family. And she's got to do it all without getting dangerously distracted by the Fennrys Wolf, whose legendary heart of stone seems to melt whenever he's around Kelley. The intrigue and romance that began with Wondrous strange and Darklight come to a stormy head in Tempestuous, the breathtaking conclusion to Lesley Livingston's ravishing urban Faerie trilogy.

Book Trailer:

 



The Iron Thorn

Caitlin Kittredge

Young Adult

February 22, 2011

I looking through some of the new Young Adult releases early this week and came across this book with a amazing cover. At first I thought it was going to be about witches and a magic land that she has to save, but after reading the summary I liked the idea a lot better then what I first thought of the book when I looked at its cover.  I will be getting this book as soon as I can.

From Barnes&Noble:

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.

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!Just do the following:

Grab you current read

Open to a random page.

Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on the page.

BE CAREFULE NOT TO INCLUDE SPOLIERS! (make sure that what your share doesn't give to much
away! You don't want to ruin the book for the others!)
Share the title & author, too, so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like you teasers!
My Teaser:
"Trust me, there's nothing to see. Unless you're a fan of industrial waste. There's plently of that around here." He tips his head toward the Dumpsters. "Oh-and the view of the bay in Portland. We've got that going for us too."
~Delirium by Lauren Oliver

This fantastic meme is hosted by Shelia at One Person's Jounrey Through The World of Books.

Read This Past Week:

Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
Tell Me A Secret by Holly Cupala

Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Currently Reading:

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Upcoming Reads:

The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey Series #3) by Julie Kagawa

Angelfire by  Courtney Allison Moulton

Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting

Sappihque by Catherine Fisher

*In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren* In My Mailbox gives bloggers a chance to show each other what books they got for the week. It's a very exciting and fun thing to do. Here is what I got for the week:

Bought/Review/Won:
All books are bought from Barnes&Noble.com

AngelFire

Summary: First there are nightmares. Every night Ellie is haunted by terrifying dreams of monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her. Then come the memories. When Ellie meets Will, she feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp. His attention is intense and romantic, and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries. On her seventeenth birthday, on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the grim darkness. Only Will holds the key to Ellie's memories, whole lifetimes of them, and when she looks at him, she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream. Now she must hunt. Ellie has power that no one can match, and her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. But in order to survive the dangerous and ancient battle of the angels and the Fallen, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives and truths that may be too frightening to remember.

Haven

Summary: Violet McKenna isn’t a normal girl with normal teenage issues; she has more to contend with than most people could handle. Violet thought she was just crazy when she had a vivid vision of her dad’s murder. Her life started falling apart when her premonition came true. She’s had flashes of other events too. The problem was nobody believed her until she found a new school: Winterhaven.

At Winterhaven, Violet finally feels like she belongs. She quickly finds a close group friends and discovers that they too have psychic ‘gifts’—as do all the students at Winterhaven. But as soon as she feels settled she discovers the most intriguing and alluring boy she has ever met, and things quickly go awry. As the attraction between them grows, intense visions of the boy’s death start to haunt her. In her premonitions the secret he is unwilling to share begins to reveal itself. And to Violet's horror, she learns that their destinies are intertwined in a critical--and deadly--way.

Hello, everyone! Today the cover for the second book in the Paranormacly series by Kristen White is revealed. Isn't it beautiful?

Also the new cover for Everlasting has been revealed! Look it's DAMEN! Yay!:

Fragment Friday is hosted by James at Book Chic. You read an excerpt from your favorite book or a book that you are currently reading and share it to your readers.

Today I read from Delirium by Lauren Oliver.

Hello everyone! Today I finished reading Across the Universe by Beth Revis. Here is the review and I hope you enjoy:

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Plot: A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules. Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next. Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.

Review: Be ready to feel surprised, emotionless, scared,  empty, and hopeful. Amy is the main character in this story, who should be frozen for 300 years and then wakes up 50 years early on the ship called Godspeed. Godspeed has three levels called the Keeper Level, the Shipper Level, and finally the Feeder Level, where most of the people on this ship live. Amy has to find out who woke her up without her parents and  tried to murder her. Elder is the heir to the leader of the ship and the boy who finds Amy waking up from her 250 year slumber. Through the whole book Elder is the one who tries to find himself inside the metal walls filled by lies and survival. There are other characters like Harley, who became one of my favorite characters not just because of his past, but just of what kind of person he is and how hard he fights to get what he truly needs. There is also Eldest, who is the main leader of the ship that controls the people like a dictator and rules with a iron fist. Orion is the Recorder that lives in the Recorder Hall behind the Hospital, Orion has some secrets of his own that stunned me the most out of everyone on the ship. Doc is another characters who lives in the Hospital and just like his name says, he is the doctor who takes care of the "crazies" like Victoria, Bectier, and Harley. The writing style is adventurous, scary, and wonderful. This book will pull you in until you finally have a loss of worlds and at the end all you can do is sit there, and think of the stars. I give this book a 5/5.

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Pub. Date: January 2011

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover , 416pp
Chapters: 81
Age Range: Young Adult

WolfsBane (NightShade series #2)

Andrea Cremer

Young Adult

July 26, 2011

NightShade was a amazing book about freedom and true love. The idea and history of werewolves in the story is both interesting and frightening, which made me want to sink my teeth into NightShade even more. Hopefully I will think the same (or better) about the second book.

From Barnes&Noble:

This thrilling sequel to the much-talked-about Nightshade begins just where it ended–Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemy, and she's certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer–one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack–and the man–she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive.

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!Just do the following:

Grab you current read

Open to a random page.

Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on the page.

BE CAREFULE NOT TO INCLUDE SPOLIERS! (make sure that what your share doesn't give to much
away! You don't want to ruin the book for the others!)
Share the title & author, too, so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like you teasers!

My Teaser:
I hope. What if this is just a part of a long dream dreamt in the short time between when Ed locked the cryo door and Hassan pushed the button to freeze me? What if?
It's a strange sort of sleep, this. Never really waking up, but becoming aware of consciousness inside a too-still body.
The dreams weave in and out of memories.
The only thing keeping the nightmares from engulfing me is the hope that there couldn't possibly be a hundred more years before I wake up.
~Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Hello everyone! Today I finished reading Tell Me A Secret by Holly Cupala. Here is my review on the book and I hope you enjoy:

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Plot: It's tough living in the shadow of a dead girl. . . . In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda's death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to the grave, and what really happened the night she died. Now, just as Miranda is on the cusp of her dreams—a best friend to unlock her sister's world, a ticket to art school, and a boyfriend to fly her away from it all—Miranda has a secret all her own. When two lines on a pregnancy test confirm her worst fears, Miranda is stripped of her former life. She must make a choice with tremendous consequences and finally face her sister's demons and her own. In this powerful debut novel, stunning new talent Holly Cupala illuminates the dark struggle of a girl who must let go of her past to find a way into her own future.

Review: This book warmed my heart (that doesn't happen when I read books). The plot about a girl going through a problem like this without a older sister or parents to look up to when she finds out she is pregnant must be frightening and to read something about this time of conflict seemed horrible, but I don't think I will ever grasp the full affect of her situation. Mandy (also known as Rand or Miranda) is the main character in this book that finds out she is pregnant with the boyfriend she left during the summer to go to a art camp. Mandy's boyfriend seems like a odd when the author showed flash backs of the two main characters and mean when she showed them in the present. There are also Many's "friends" that have problems of their own and don't seemed to care at all about the main character. The writing style pulled me in, but confused me when the flash backs entering the stories. You'll tell when you read this book that it is full of drama and mixed with hatred, longing, and a lust for love. I give this book a 4/5 stars.

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Rating: 4/5 Stars!

Pub. Date: June 2010

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover , 292pp
Chapters: 45
Age Range: 12 and up

*In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren* In My Mailbox gives bloggers a chance to show each other
what books they got for the week. It's a very exciting and fun thing to do. Here is what I got for the week:

Bought/Review/Won:

The Iron Queen (Iron Fey Series #3) by Julie Kagawa

Summary: My name is Meghan Chase.

I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I'm not sure anyone can survive it.
This time, there will be no turning back.





Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Summary: Samantha Kingston has it all: the world's most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson High from the best table in the cafeteria to the choicest parking spot. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life.
Instead, it turns out to be her last.
Then she gets a second chance.
Seven chances, in fact. Reliving her last day during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death-and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.



Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Summary: Ninety-five days, and then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with. It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't.
Lauren Oliver astonished readers with her stunning debut, Before I Fall. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it "raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful. An end as brave as it is heartbreaking." Her much-awaited second novel fulfills her promise as an exceptionally talented and versatile writer.



Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

 Summary: In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . . Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy. Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place—and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side. As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make—between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny? Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.

What did you get in your mailbox?

Hello everyone! I am so sorry I was gone for so long, but here (finally) is my review on Nevermore by Kelly Creagh and I hope you enjoy:

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Plot: At once an homage to one of America's greatest writers and a page-turning psychological mystery that is equal parts horror, humor, and romance, NEVERMORE is the story of Varen -- a Poe-fan and goth -- and Isobel -- a cheerleader and unlikely heroine. When a Lit. project pairs the two together, Isobel finds herself steadily swept into Varen's world, one that he has created in his notebook and in his mind, one where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life. Isobel slowly learns that dreams can be much more powerful than she'd ever expected, and that pain and despair come in all sorts of shades. As labels of "goth" and "cheerleader" fade away, she sees more in Varen than a tall, pale outcast, and a consuming romance is braced against the ever-clearer horror that the most terrifying realities are those within our own minds.

When Isobel has a single chance to rescue Varen from the shadows of his own nightmares, will she be able to save him -- and herself?

Review: This book was a fantastic debut novel for 2010 and I am a little sad I didn't come across it sooner. At first I didn't enjoy reading about the main character, Isobel, but after reading more about her and how her life started to mix with Varen's life she became more interesting and strong protagonist. Varen was my favorite character because I could relate to him the most for his dark, twisted personality and his love for literature. In this story I learned a lot about Edgar Allan Poe and the dark secrets surrounding his death, that I probably would have never known without reading the book. There are many different characters and new creatures I could have never imaged in this story. I also thought the writing style stuck out to me and made me want to reading it even more. I thought the ending was amazing and I am looking forward to the next book.

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Rating: 4.5/5 Stars!

Pub. Date: August 31, 2010

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Format: Hardcover , 543pp
Age Range: Young Adult