Awakened

By: P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast

Synopsis: Exonerated by the Vampyre High Council and returned to her position of High Priestess at Tulsa’s House of Night, Neferet has sworn vengeance on Zoey. Dominion over Kalona is only one of the weapons she plans to use against Z. But Zoey has found sanctuary on the Isle of Skye and is being groomed by Queen Sgiach to take over for her there. Being Queen would be cool, wouldn’t it? Why should she return to Tulsa? After losing her human consort, Heath, she will never be the same – and her relationship with her super-hot-warrior, Stark, may never be the same either… And what about Stevie Rae and Rephaim? The Raven Mocker refuses to be used against Stevie Rae, but what choice does he have when no one in the entire world, including Zoey, would be okay with their relationship? Does he betray his father or his heart?

In the pulse-pounding 8th book in the bestselling House of Night series, how far will the bonds of friendship stretch and how strong are the ties that bind one girl’s heart?


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Hello everyone! Today I finished reading Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King, which is the same author who wrote The Dust of 100 Dogs. Here and my review and I hope you enjoy:

*****

Plot: Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she’s kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything.

So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone—the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?

Edgy and gripping, Please Ignore Vera Dietz is an unforgettable novel: smart, funny, dramatic, and always surprising.

Review: This book was filled with suspense, emotion, drama, lies, love, truth, and no destiny. It showed me that there is a world out there that is cruel, but there are promises and the only way to gain those promises is to wait, and hope them come. Also to follow your heart and head, but never stop listening to either of them. Vera was a powerful character that did some bad things, but in the end she found herself and did the right thing. Before he died, Charlie was a child that didn't do what he was told, smoked, drank, and ate pieces of McDonald's napkins after writing on them. He was a interesting, mysterious character that I loved and hated as much as Vera did. There was side characters like Vera's dad, Jenny, Bill, James, and many more that were amazing to read about because of who they probably didn't mean to, but they did show different ways of life and how to live it in different ways. This book was gripping and I could not put it down, until I finished with tears in my eyes and laughing like there is no tomorrow. Also I will never look at pickles the same way ever again.

*****

Rating: 5/5 Stars! Amazing!
Pub. Date: October 2010

Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Format: Hardcover , 336pp
Age Range: Young Adult

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Desires of the Dead (The Body Finder #2)

Kimberly Derting

Young Adults

Feb. 15, 2011

I adored the first book called The Body Finder. Violet and Jay are just a amazing couple and the action in that happened in the last book was fantastic. I loved trying to figure who the villain was and who he/she was going to hurt next. I also liked learning more about Violet's power and how she can hear the bodies calling to her with their echo. I am look forward to reading more about her and Jay, and what can possibly happen next that cold be worse then the first problem they had to go through together.

From Goodreads:

The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found.

When Violet Ambrose's morbid ability to sense the echoes of those who've been murdered leads her to the body of a young boy, she draws the attention of the FBI. She is reluctantly pulled into an investigation that will endanger more than just her secret...but her relationship and possibly her life as well.

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:
Dad still hits AA meeting when he needs to. He says it's a curse - alcoholism. Says I should never ever try the stuff because the curse runs in our family. "My father was a drunk, and so was his father. Well, if it's as easy as catching my future from a blood relative, then I guess I'm due to a be a drunk, pregnant, dropout stipper any day now.
~Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King

Hello everyone.Today I finished reading Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King. This book contains four story stories that all have one thing in common. Hope you enjoy this review:

++++++

 

Plot: A new collection of four never-before-published stories from Stephen King. 1922 The story opens with the confession of Wilfred James to the murder of his wife, Arlette, following their move to Hemingford, Nebraska onto land willed to Arlette by her father. Big Driver Mystery writer, Tess, has been supplementing her writing income for years by doing speaking engagements with no problems. But following a last-minute invitation to a book club 60 miles away, she takes a shortcut home with dire consequences. Fair Extension Harry Streeter, who is suffering from cancer, decides to make a deal with the devil but, as always, there is a price to pay. A Good Marriage Darcy Anderson learns more about her husband of over twenty years than she would have liked to know when she stumbles literally upon a box under a worktable in their garage.

Review: These stories contained some of the most gruesome tales I have ever read, but at the same time I enjoyed reading them because I have never read anything by Stephen King and because if these stories I wish to read more of what this amazing man has created. This book starts in 1922 with a farmer named Wilf and this book ends with a woman that can't believe what she has found out about her husband. The writing was interesting in some stories and a bit boring in others, but I did enjoy reading every character from each story. My favorite story was the last called Good Marriage because of the gripping words that Stephen makes and how the wife deals with the truth about this man she thought she loved. Over all I give these four amazing stories a 4/5.

++++++

• Pub. Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
• Format: Hardcover , 368pp
• Age: Adults
• Rating: 4/5 Stars

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*Created by One Book at a Time*
The goal of this challenge is to read at least 12 Paranormal/Fantasy Romances between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. Books read before January 1, 2011 do NOT count towards the challenge.


Here are the books I will be reading for this challenge (not in any order):

1. Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
2. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
3. City of Fallen Angels  by Cassandra Clare
4. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
5. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
6. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
7. Firelight by Sophie Jordan
8. The Lost Saint by Bree Despain
9. Shift by Jeri Smith-Ready
10. WolfsBane by Andrea Cremer
11. Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
12. Angelfire by Courtney Moulton

*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:

(Signed) Won From: Reading Angel 

Summary: 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.

Won From: OCD About Books
Summary: SOMEONE ELSE WILL

DIE SOON,
she tells herself.
SOMEONE ELSE WILL DIE,
AND I'LL BE RESPONSIBLE.
A few days after the first time you
walk in your sleep, you kill someone.
That's how the end begins
Emma Montgomery has been having gruesome nightmares. Even worse, when she wakes up, she isn't where she was when she fell asleep. And she's not only the only one. One by one the students of Saint Opportuna High start having the nightmares, and sleepwalking. And the next morning one of their classmates turns up dead.Something is making them kill in their sleep. Emma and her friends need to band together, to keep themselves awake until they can figure our what's behind the murders before anyone else dies.