Waiting on Wednesday (31)

Welcome to Waiting on Wednesday! Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. This week I am anxiously awaiting:

What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor

Publication Date: May 11th 2012

Genre: YA Contemporary

Goodreads

Summary

Getting drunk homecoming night your senior year is never a good idea, but Jake Hayes never expected it all to end with a car crash and a t-post embedded in his throat.

His biggest regret about it all? What he never said to Samantha Shay. He's been in love with her for years and never had the guts to tell her. Now it's too late. Because after that night, Jake will never be able to talk again.

When Jake returns to his small island home, population 5,000, he'll have to learn how to deal with being mute. He also finds that his family isn't limited to his six brothers and sisters, that sometimes an entire island is watching out for you. And when he gets the chance to spend more time with Samantha, she'll help him learn that not being able to talk isn’t the worst thing that could ever happen to you. Maybe, if she'll let him, Jake will finally tell her what he didn't say before, even if he can't actually say it.

I just love it. The cover to what sounds like an amazing book. And the trailer. Gives me chills.

This is going to be one amazing book. I can just feel it :)

Teaser Tuesday (22)

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

• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page.--BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS. Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away. You don't want to ruin the book for others.
• Share the title & author, so others can add to their TBR list if they like your teasers.

Our Teasers This Week. . .

The fall released her from Zahi's hold. Her head ached and thin lines wavered in front of her eye's as if Zahi were still trying to pull her back into his world of dark promise.

-from 208, Into the Cold Fire

Sunday Songs (18)

This week I'm show casing a new song from a favorite group of mine.

It's called Never Let Me Go by Florence + The Machine

I just adore her and her songs always give me chills.

Enjoy!

Review: Cloaked

Cloaked by Alex Flinn
Publication Date: February 8th 2011
Genre: YA Fantasy
Pages: 337
Goodreads

Summary

I’m not your average hero. I actually wasn’t your average anything. Just a poor guy working an after-school job at a South Beach shoe repair shop to help his mom make ends meet. But a little magic changed it all.

It all started with the curse. And the frognapping. And one hot-looking princess, who asked me to lead a rescue mission.

There wasn’t a fairy godmother or any of that. And even though I fell in love along the way, what happened to me is unlike any fairy tale I’ve ever heard. Before I knew it, I was spying with a flock of enchanted swans, talking (yes, talking!) to a fox named Todd, and nearly trampled by giants in the Everglades.

Don’t believe me? I didn’t believe it either. But you’ll see. Because I knew it all was true, the second I got CLOAKED.

 

 

 

So, this was an okay book for me. Most definitely not as good as her last two fairy tales I have read from her, Beastly and A kiss in Time, those were true swoon worthy fairy tales.

 

Now I read the authors note in the back of the book and I understand what she was doing with this book but wished she produced it better. What she was trying to do was shine light on some not so well known fairy tales. Which is fine. Actually very brave of an author to do. But the way she did it, it just didn't work for me.

 

Instead of the main character being apart of the fairytale, he was going on a quest for a princess, that landed him in helping the other fairy tales. And to tell you the truth, even when the fairy tales came into the picture, I didn't feel the magic. Yes, there was magic. I loved the magic cloak that could take you anywhere if you thought it. But the rest was kind of so-so. It wasn't very strong for us to see.

 

I just wish she took one of those not so known fairy tales and just wrote a whole book to it. That way we could feel the true magic that she felt when she read the original. Yes, this book pulled me in sometimes but then it would drag and honestly, I can't believe I finished it. Half the time I said I was going to stop because it just wasn't hitting the spot for me.

 

Plus, there were a few issues. 1.) slightly in the beginning the princess said this certain thing would mean yes but then the boy would say the same certain thing would mean no. Did she forget what she wrote in the first place? 2.) sometimes detail would be left out. Often I would have to go back and see if she explained on how he got in this certain place, but I never found it. So, sometimes I would get confused.   

 

With all her other fairy tales there of course is a romance getting ready to form. Right off the bat I knew whom he would end up with. It was no brainier. However, it wasn't breath taking. I like to go weak at the knees and have a hope that they'll get together but....I didn't get that with this one. I did love this certain one part but that was it. None other. Which was sad because, like I said, I just loved her other two swoon worthy fairy tales.

 

Overall, this was just a blah book. If you want a real faint, heart pounding romance worthy with loads of magic read then you should check out Beastly & A Kiss in Time.

 

There were a few twist and turns in here that held me to finishing it but don't expect a whole lot. Also, throughtout this whole book I felt like this was a rush job. You know the seasonally type writers that have to get out a certain quota. My rating- 2 hearts.

 

 

So-So read.....borrow from the library

To see where this falls under in my 2012 challenges then click here.

Happy Reading Everybody!

 

Review: Intertwined

Intertwined (Intertwined #1) by Gena Showalter
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
Genre: YA Fantasy Paranormal
Pages: 440

Summary

There’s something about the new guy at Crossroads High…

Most sixteen-year-olds have friends. Aden Stone has four human souls living inside him:

One can time travel.
One can raise the dead.
One can possess another human.
One can tell the future.

Everyone thinks he’s crazy, which is why he’s spent his entire life shuffled between mental institutions and juvie. All of that is about to change, however. For months Aden has been having visions of a beautiful girl—a girl who carries centuries-old secrets. A girl who will either save him or destroy him.

Together they’ll enter a dark world of intrigue and danger... but not everyone will come out alive.

When I first started reading the book I wasn't so thrilled. But the farther I read the more it grew on me.

There was nothing slow and gentle about it, as she done to Aden. She dug her fangs deep, hitting tendon. The man's body jerked, his muscles spasmed.

I read some really good reviews about this book and read some really bad ones, too. So I was a little wary about reading it. And at first, I thought the bad reviews were right. It doesn't hook you  right away, and you're left wondering where the book was going. But as you read on it gets better. The characters start to develop and so does the plot. And when the book is through, you want to read the next one.

As I stated above, the characters developed pretty well through the book. The character that developed the most, in my mind, was Mary Ann. She starts out as a high school student with a fifteen year plan and ends up learning about the paranormal and dating a werewolf, Riley. Aden, the main character, wasn't as likable as the voices in his head were. My favorite being Eve.

I would happily recommend this book for many reasons. It has a good plot and characters that develop well. It's a good read.

Daring You To Read (19)......Forgive My FIns

Daring You To Read is a brand new meme by Tynga's Reviews. Is where you choose a book you’ve read, loved and would dare your readers to read! The book you choose must be an older release (at least 6 months ago), because let’s be honest, we’re all quite aware of the latest releases

Forgive My Fins (Fins #1) by Tera Lnn Child
Publication Date: May 19th 2010
Genre: YA Fantasy
Pages: 293
Goodreads

Summary

Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.

Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.

When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.



This was one refreshing read. I loved it to the ends of the world. Omg, amazing. Ms. Childs created my fantasy world. It's always been a dream of mine to become a real life mermaid and she made it happen.

I was sucked in by the world building and the sweet characters she created for all of us to fall in love with and fall I did. Lily with her silly but enticing fishy terminology and Brody with his sweet personality, a guy you just hope that'll sweep you off your own feet one day.

Plus, the fun little extras you get in the back of the book. Even get a recipe for Mermaid Cupcakes. They were fun to make. :)

If you just love mermaids or fantasy with sweet romances then this is a must read.

If you want to know more of what I loved about this pearl then check out my review here.

 

Daring is the game, I've dared you now it's your time to dare me.

Leave a comment-no matter if you take place in this meme or not- I would love to hear what you have to say! :) 

Happy Reading Everybody!

Review: Prophet

Prophet (Struck #0.5) by Jennifer Bosworth
Publication Date: April 25, 2012
Genre: YA
Pages: 24
Goodreads

Summary

In Prophet, Rance Ridley, the teenage son of a cult leader, lives on an isolated compound, disconnected from modern civilization. There is no running water. No electricity. And no law but the Prophet's. When Rance is caught in an act of flagrant disobedience, his father delivers the ultimate punishment, and Rance is set on a course that will change everything.

Prophet is a disturbing glimpse into the past of the villain of Jennifer Bosworth’s debut novel, Struck.

Ohmigod, this short is 100% creepy.

Yep, pretty much sums it up but since I'm a good reviewer I'll give you a little bit more.

I just saw the trailer for Struck and the guy in white totally gave me the chills. This book is no different and this is the story of how he came to be. All I can say is......wow. Just pure awesomeness!

And that ending. Just blew my mind. *shudders*

If you can't wait for Struck to come out then I most definitely recommend you guys read this. Really anyone whoms into YA lit should most definitely check this out.

It all started with a little innocents but then turned into a whole lot of sins.

Happy Reading Everybody!