 WWW Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. To participate answer these questions: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you'll read next? I am currently re-reading Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins. I am also reading City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. I have recently re-reading finished Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins, Lux: Consequences, Opposition and Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I finished re-reading the whole Lux series and I want to re-read it again. That is how much I love the series. I just want to live in their world because I love the characters so much. Next I will be re-reading Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins. Here are all of the books mentioned in this post:  Anna Whitt, daughter of a guardian angel and a fallen one, promised herself she'd never do the work of her father- polluting soul. She'd been naive to make such a claim. She'd been naive about a lot of things. Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her school's party girl. And all the while there's Kaidan Rowe, son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind. When an unexpected lost message from the angel surface, Anna finds herself traveling the globe with Kopano, son of the Duke of Wrath, in an attempt to gain support of fellow Nephilim and give them hope for the first time. It soon becomes clear that whatever freedoms Anna and the rest of the Neph are hoping to win will not be gained without a fight. Until then, Anna and Kaidan must put aside the issues between them, overcome the steamiest of temptations yet, and face the ultimate question: Is loving someone worth risking your life?  In this dazzling conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instrument series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest of evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. When one of the greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee- even if their journey takes them deep into the demon realms, where no Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from which no human being has ever returned....  What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences? This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels. Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darknes within. It isn't until she turn sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna. Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?  Opal: After everything, I'm no longer the same Katy. I'm different... and I'm not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in thepath of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I'm capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won't turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our world forever. Origin: Daemon will do anything to get Katy back. After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he's facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. But the most dangerou foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together?  Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came. She can't believe Daemon stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred. Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around them, they may lose everything to ensure the survival of their friends... and mankind.  The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life-form on Earth, human girls are... well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane. Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable. Bethany can't deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren't a complication she wants, she can't stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she's drawn in. Captivated. Lured. Loved. Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence... and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can't stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.  It's time. Evil is running rampant, and sweet Anna Whitt is its target. Nobody knows when or how the Dukes will strike, but Anna and her Nephilim allies will do anything neccessary to rid the earth of the demons and their oppressive ways.
The stakes are higher than ever, and Anna is determined that the love she feels will be her strength, not a liability. But trying to protect the ones she loves while running for her life and battling demonic forces proves to be perilous- especially as faces are changing and trust is fleeting. When the Duke of Lust sends Anna's great love, Kaidan Rowe, to work against her, Anna must decide how much she's prepared to risk.
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 Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books And A Beat. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: 1. Grab your current read 2. Open to a random page 3. Share two teaser sentences from somewhere on that page And then we were outside, under the deep blue sky. I looked up for a second and saw stars poking through, glimmering like a thousand diamonds, and I wanted to cry, because we were out. We were out. -Origin (Lux: Consequences) by Jennifer L. Armentrout  Opal: After everything, I'm no longer the same Katy. I'm different... and I'm not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I'm capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won't turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.
Origin: Daemon will do anything to get Katy back. After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he's facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together?  Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. This week I picked up City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. I also picked up some adorable parabatai charms from Hebel Design!  City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare In this dazzling conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. When one of the greatest betrayls the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee- even if their journey takes them deep into the demon realms, where not Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from which no human has ever returned... Here are the adorable parabatai charms from Hebel Design that I bought:   Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by booksandabeat that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer: 1. I'm currently reading City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare and Lux: Consquences by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
2. Up next I think I'll read Finale by Becca Fitzpatick 3. In the past week I bought City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. 4. I'm super excited to tell you that today is the release day for Fire in You by Jennifer L Armentrout. 5. I'm really upset that I missed out on the November OwlCrate box because it looked amazing! 6. I can't wait to get a copy of Heartless by Marissa Meyer. 7. I wish I could read Lady Midnight but I haven't gotten around to purchasing it yet. 8. This past week I reviewed Darkness Whispers by Aubrie L. Nixon and Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout. 9. If i were a character I would trust Jennifer L. Armentrout with my life. Why? Because she's my favorite author and I want a swoon-worthy guy. (Daemon, Roth, need I continue?)  Hello everyone! This week I am hoping to get some serious reading done. Currently I am reading Lux: Consequences by Jennifer L. Armentrout, which is a bind up of Opal and Origin. I am also reading City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. So far, I love both of these books and I can't wait to finish them!  Opal: After everything, I'm no longer the same Katy. I'm different... and I'm not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I'm capable of. The death of someone close stil lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won't turn back. Even if the out come will shatter out worlds forever. Origin: Daemon will do anything to get Katy back. After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he's facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy stand be standing on? And will they even be together?  In this dazzling conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother.
Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. When one of the greatest betrayls the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee- even if their journey takes them deep into the demon realms, where not Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from which no human has ever returned...  Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone has an absolutely amazing day! I am going to be spending the day cooking. What are your plans? ❤❤❤
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Synopsis: After witnessing something dark and strange on a routine mission, Sephera Travelle– a nineteen-year-old assassin with a weakness for braided cinnamon bread and an affinity for murder–is thrust on a seemingly impossible quest to save her world. Teaming up with her best friend Zadkiel and three warriors with flexible morals, she starts her journey on a search for a woman called “The First.” As a 500-year old cycle is about to start anew, creatures from the Dark Realm have begun to invade, bringing with them a dark and deadly plague. Sephera realizes that there may be more to this mission than simply finding “The First.” She comes to realize that everyone in her life may not be quite what they seem, as more about the curse that separated their realms is revealed. She soon discovers the Dark Realm might not be so evil after all, and perhaps it is her realm that is filled with Darkness. She holds the lit match and must choose whether to resurrect the world, or help it burn. Review: This book pulls you in right away. You are thrown into a world you know nothing about, characters you don’t know, everything is foreign to you. There is no introduction. It gives you no choice but to continue on with the book, eager to find out what is going to happen and who these people are. As you advance in the book, you start to learn some of the many things that add up to make Sephera the complex character she is. In addition to Sephera, almost every single character is well-rounded.
Aubrie L. Nixon throws in little details here and there about the world, and if you catch them it makes you do a double-take. I thought that was really clever. I loved that Sephera wasn’t a perfect character. A lot of times in fantasy, the characters are irritatingly perfect; They never lie, cheat, steal, make rude remarks, etc. It was refreshing to see a character that is relatable. Overall, I think this was a well thought out book and a must-read! :) Buy Darkness Whispers:
Synopsis: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizzare weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when the is nothing- not even a smear of blood- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy? This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know... Review: Okay, I am going to be honest, I've had this book in my possession for two years. I started it and never got into it for some reason. But I just picked it up again about a month ago and I couldn't put it down. It was such a phenomenal book.
City of Bones is the beginning to a world filled with things you couldn't possibly imagine. This truly is one of the best books I have ever read. If you haven't read it before- what are you waiting for? Read it! It's fabulous. It is a little hard to get into the book at the very beginning, but one you get about 1/3 of the way through the book it picks up the pace and you start to fall in love with the story, the world, and the chracters. This book is so unique. It has so many paranormal elements, such as vampires, werewolves, faeries, and more. The character development in this book is amazing! This whole review is basically just me ranting about how good this book is, but seriously, read it.. :) Buy City of Bones:
Synopsis: The Greek gods never actually existed. Did they? Sophie Darrow finds she was wrong about that assumption when she's pulled into the spirit realm, complete with an Underworld, on her first day at college. Adrian, the mysterious young man who brought her there, simply wants her to taste a pomegranate. Soon, though she returns to her regular life, her mind begins exploding with dreams and memories of ancient times; of a love between two Greeks named Persephone and Hades. But lethal danger has always surrounded the immortals, and now that she's tainted with the Underworld's magic, the danger is drawing closer to Sophie. Review: This book didn't grip me from the beginning. It was really hard for me to get into this book. The whole idea of the book was super confusing to me at first. I did enjoy how the whole reincarnation thing worked. I also liked the Greek Mythology, right at the beginning you were immersed in the world which I thought was very unique. I think Molly Ringle did a great job of keeping the story true to the myth but also adding her own twist to it. Overall, this book was pretty good but it is not a must-read for me. Interview with Molly Ringle 1. Where did the inspiration come from for this book? I’ve loved the Greek myths since I first read about them as a little kid, and the story of Persephone in particular stuck with me. Way back in my youth in the late 1990s, I wrote the first version of this novel, a Persephone/Hades love story with tie-ins to modern characters. However, it needed a lot of work, so I shelved it, and finally came back to it a few years ago and rewrote it, a full update. I’ve since learned that the Persephone myth is the favorite for a lot of people, and has been written in a lot of ways by many authors! I’m glad to be part of the fandom. 2. What was your favorite school subject? English, and also theatre and band, when I took those. Creative artistic endeavors bring out the best in me. My love of language also means I tended to enjoy my foreign-language classes too (Spanish and Italian), though I’m out of practice in actually speaking those. 3. What is your favorite color? I would say green. I like living in the Pacific Northwest because we get to be surrounded by green most of the time. I doubt I could live in a desert, even though I enjoy visiting them. And maybe this preference is genetic, because green is the favorite color of both my kids too! 4. What is the hardest thing about writing? For me it’s getting over the self-doubt. I’m constantly thinking my story's not good enough, people won’t like it, my vocabulary needs tuning up, I should do more research on this topic I’m writing about, I don’t understand the publishing industry well enough, etc. I definitely have a personality prone to the “imposter syndrome,” and it can paralyze me in trying to do anything. The writing therefore goes most smoothly when I tell myself, “No one’s paying any attention; just write the stuff you love, the way you want to write it.” 5. What is your favorite food? As a treat, a good-quality dark chocolate. I could pretty much live on cheese, fruit, salad, and bread, though. And tea! Must have tea. 6. Do you ever get writers block? I don’t feel I’m ever blocked, but I occasionally come to a temporary standstill because I’m not sure what should happen next. Usually I can fix this by opening a secondary document and writing journal-style about the plot or the character or whatever I’m not understanding clearly enough. It also helps to remind yourself you always get to fix things in revision later! Buy Persephone's Orchard: I recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis: Werewolf princess Ashling Boru's eighteenth birthday is only a year away, which means that she only has twelve months before she is claimed and fulfills her prophecy to unite the packs and lead her people. Her father decrees that her four suitors must fight in the Bloodrealms, the werewolves' ancient underground fighting world, and the winner will have King Boru's choice to win Ashling's hand. The wolf laws are rigid and barbaric, and Ashling's illicit love for Grey, if discovered, will mean his death. But when Ashling and Grey get trapped in the blood-soaked depths of the Bloodrealms, they find ancient horrors far greater than Ashling's father's rule. With betrayal around every corner and old nemeses set to destroy Ashling, she is more divided than ever between the destiny she didn't choose and the love that she did. To make matters worse, her decision will not only set the course of her future, but the future of her entire race. Review: THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. Okay, so I read this book in about four hours. Grey and Ashling's relationship grows and it's so fascinating to watch. Grey and Ashling's relationship, to me, is completely different from any other book I've read- and I love it. The relationships between Ashling and others' also develops. Her relationship with her father definitely changes, as she begins to see more of him. This book was plot twist after plot twist and it's impossible to tell what is going to happen next. The depth and change in the characters between the first book and this one is astounding. As we watch Ashling and her new, make-shift pack fight evil forces, you really realize how much you have fallen in love with these characters. There is a lot of betrayal in this specific book which just made it that much more interesting. As in all paranormal novels, I truly don't understand how these characters are able to go through what they do. For example, if I were in Ashling's place in the Bloodrealms I don't know if I would be able to find the strength to keep surviving. Honestly, I'd probably in rocking in a corner somewhere... ;) Although Ashling is a werewolf so I guess it is a little easier for her than it would be for me. Overall, I think this is a very unique book and it's one of the best paranormal novels I've ever read. It is an amazing sequel and I highly recommend reading it! Click the link below (you may need to scroll down a little bit) to enter a giveaway to win: a signed hardcover copy of Bloodmark, Bloodmark Saga temporary tattoos, and a Bloodmark Saga bookmark. USA ONLY! This giveaway ends December 17. Buy Bloodrealms: Meet the Author:
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 "I ran right to the end of the earth and leaned forward, letting the wind hold my body, suspended between sky and earth. I breathed in the salty air and closed my eyes as the wind blew my menacing hair all around my face. I leaned farther into the wind, past the point of sanity." -Bloodmark by Aurora Whittett  |
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