Love or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read 2013

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

LOL. Charlotte, Cassie books always go at full speed. Enjoy!

[Suzanne]

Undone by Rachel Caine
Series: Outcast Season #1
Read: 1/8/2013
Rating: *****
First Time Author?: Yes
To Be Continued?: Yes
Review: I have never read a Weather Warden book and I didn't know this was the first spin-off book. I really enjoyed it even though I felt like I was behind trying to figure out the rules of the world. I'll have to start the main series before I read the next one. The main character was very cold and distant and it took me a long time to get used to her, but I enjoyed the story very much!

[Breann]

Title/Author: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
Series: The Edge
Read: 1/5/13
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? No.
To-Be-Continued? Yes.
Review: Ilona Andrews does world building like nobody else I've read. She continues to amaze me with her world and amazing and likeable characters. I loved how Declan just bullied his way into Rose's life. Georgie & Jack completely steal the show with the devotion to each other and their big sis. I just loved it! The only thing I would have liked was a little bit more romance in the romance.

[Lauren]

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Title/Author: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Series: Kate Daniels
Read: Jan 11, 2013
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: The world of Kate Daniels is a fascinating place with an abundance of magical creatures and concepts that are at times familiar yet unique.

[~Melissa~]

January

Connie Suttle
1/11/13
4.5♥
Series: Blood Destiny
New Author: Yes
Continue series:YES

Lissa has just pulled life support on her husband and has gone to have her first drink ever at a bar near the hospital. The worst day of her life is about to get even worse. 2 vampires decide to make a wager on how long it will take for her to "turn" and then they will kill her to cover their folly. That is the beginning of this really interesting series. Lissa ends up turning much more quickly than the 2 vamps anticipated, lets herself out of her "prison" and literally starts running for her life. Oh and along the way she has to teach herself how to take care of herself now that she is a vampire. Along the way she makes friends with the Pack, blackmailed by said Pack, saves the "Grand Master", is on the vampire Council's radar. Lots of stuff going on in this one!!

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

Melissa, I don't know why I love Lissa but her adventures are something.

[~Melissa~]

Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "Melissa, I don't know why I love Lissa but her adventures are something."

She is definitely something. I signed up for a challenge to read this whole series. I'm gald I really enjoyed book one. someone else said that the series keeps changing but is really good!!

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

mmmm, well there are a lot of WTF moments (in a good way) in this series, especially book 4. You just have to roll with the punches. I haven't read the entire series yet.

[Purple]

January 2013

Title/Author: The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Series: The Body Finder
Read: Jan 17, 2013
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I didn't expect the romance from this book. I thought it was only flitting and the rest is pure creepiness. But it seems the other way around but the result is the same. Perfect. :)

[Lala]

January:

Title/Author: My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
Series: Soul Screamers #1
Read: 07.01.13
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: First i didn't think a lot about this book, but the more i read it i started to like it. Mostly i liked that for a change it wasn't about vampires, but banshees, so that was good. The story itself wasnt bad either. For a quick and fun read its perfect :)

[[deleted user]]

I forgot to post my December book :)


Evermore by Alyson Noel
Rating: 4 stars
Date Read: Dec 19th 2012
First time author? yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes

Review:Evermore by Alyson Noel is a great first novel in her Immortals series. The story is about a girl named Ever who after surviving a car crash that kills the rest of her family is taken in by her Aunt and tries to start a new life. Enter the new boy at school who is dark, mysterious and handsome but little does Ever know she is about to mixed up in a world she could never dream exists and will soon find out that maybe she was saved for a reason.

This was a great first novel to this series, I loved the story line I felt it was fresh and fun and was just different enough that it wasn't like reading every other YA novel out there, that tends to happen more and more these days. The characters were great fun especially Ever's quirky friends Miles and Haven. Ever and Damen's relationship started out kinda rocky but got better as the story went on and I felt like it was just developed enough in this novel that it will have room to grow in following novels. All in all this was a really good book and I can't wait to continue on with the series in the near future.

[Barbara ★]

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Title/Author: Leviathan - Scott Westerfield
Series: Leviathan
Read: 1/16/13
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? yes
To-Be-Continued? yes

Review:
This is a steampunk novel with something more...fabricated Darwinian beasts. IMHO these beasts are the best part of the book. They are so creative and interesting. The mechanical beasts are interesting as well but the reader is not given as much detailed information on them.

In Austria, Prince Alek is left an orphan after the murder of his parents and runs for his life inside a giant mechanical being. As the only heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, his life is in danger from the Germans as well as his own subjects who disliked his father. Meanwhile in London, Deryn, masquerading as a boy, enters the military inside the Leviathan - a living flying beastie - mostly a whale but with many other animals fabricated together. A living breathing hydrogen balloon. On a dangerous cross-continent mission, the Leviathan enters neutral territory, Switzerland, where Alek is hiding.

The parts of the story with Deryn are more exciting than Alek's adventures (view spoiler)[but now that they have joined forces, I imagine the action will really pickup. (hide spoiler)] I can't wait to read Behemoth.

[Heather (Heatso)]

Title/Author: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Series: Alpha and Omega
Read: 1/17/13
Rating: ★★★★✩ 1/2
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: A book set in the Mercy Thompson universe, think I'm going to love this series as well. Really liked Anna, she is so different then Mercy, shes such a great character. Also really enjoyed getting to read more about the Marrok Bran, I always loved the little bits we got in the Mercy books but got to see much more of his character in this one.

[Jojobean]

Title/Author: Undead by Kirsty McKay
Series: Undead
Read: 1/25/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Great, Hilarious, Gory and Fun

[Susan (susayq ~)]

Title/Author: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
Series: Starcrossed
Read: 2/2/13
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I liked the way Greek mythology was brought to the modern world in this. Although this was YA, the main characters were not young and stupid as is how they are sometimes portrayed...Helen was confused often but that was due to not knowing what she was at first and not knowing how to deal with her abilities.

[Lauren]

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Title/Author: Working Stiff by Rachel Caine
Series: Revivalist
Read: Feb 2, 2013
Rating: ★★★★1/2
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: read this on the spur of the moment and loved it. Excellent plot with great twists and turns and a romance that has definite potential. Looking forward to reading more by this author.

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

January 2013

Control Point by Myke Cole
Series: Shadow Ops
Rating: ★★★★
Read: 11/01/2013
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes

Review: I stumbled upon this title because one of my favorite Fantasy author made a review of it. I've read more stories written by female authors lately than men....the fact that this story is written by a guy in the military also didn't hurt. I know nothing of the military life so I can't judge as for the plausible picture drawn in this book.

The premise is simple: what would happen if ordinary people suddenly developed magic abilities over the elements? All of a sudden your neighbor manifest abilities that are dangerous to himself and to the community. Who do you call when he does not report himself? You send special ops teams to kill the target. You get the military realism of Black Hawk Down with the social commentary and X-Men soldiers.

We follow Army officer Oscar Britton, with the military Supernatural Operations Corps, as the hunter becomes the hunted. He has always upheld the principles but now with a rare and prohibited magical power....it's die or agree to a deal with the devil: his own government.

It's not a rosy story at all. Oscar begins to question his views about life, what is socially acceptable, fanaticism and how the system is flawed.

It has a bit of first book syndrome but in all quite enjoyable.

[Midu]

7/12
February Update:



Title/Author: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
Series: Eon
Read: 01/02
Rating: ★★★
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review:
A good YA book where the heroine was more concerned about saving her hide than chasing boys. The whole dragon mythology was done well but needs a bit more fleshing out. I wasn't really crazy about this book because Tamora Pierce has already been there and done this type of story.

[Sue]

Febuary

Title/Author: Eve by Anna Carey
Series: Eve
Read: 2/3/2013
Rating: 3 stars
To-Be-Cont: Yes
Review: The day before Eve graduates,she finds out a terrible secret. She was planning on becoming a teacher but since the plague teachers are not what the goverment needs but children and she was really to become a sow. Not just any sow but the King's sow.... She runs away seeking her freedom.. I liked this story.

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Title/Author: Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
Series: Inspector Rebus
Read: 4th February
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Detective Sergeant Rebus is very interesting. A man with a broken marriage, a young daughter and a past he doesn't want to talk about. All he wants to do is smoke, drink and work. And work keeps him very busy with a deaths of two young girls. Very good for a first book, yes it was a bit wordy and Mr Rankin had a liking for repeating phrases. The introduction was enlightening as well, as it indicated that this wasn't supposed to be a series. Looking forward to the next one.

[Purple]

Title/Author: Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Series: Unwind
Read: 4th February
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review:
wow. wow. wow. i feel like a kid getting her ice cream with chocolate dripping on it. it was sooo good. i alm0st d0nt want to share.
I didnt expect that. the whole story, the whole bo0k. having tasted it, i want m0re. there were parts i alm0st cried, but when i didnt i feel justified.

lo0king for bo0k two n0w.

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

February 2013


Title/Author: Once Bitten by Trina M. Lee
Series: Alexa O'Brien, Huntress
Read: February 11, 2013
Rating: ★★★ (2.5 stars)
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Maybe

Review:
I should have liked it. The cover was nice and a love triangle thrown in for good measure. The story was a little disjointed at times rending the flow uneven. The main flaw was that the characters were underdeveloped. The main leads characters had a lot of potential but they were not very consistent in their actions. I liked the theme, the magic elements Alexa's struggles and with her problems, maybe writing the story in something other than first person would have helped immensely.

I think the main problem for me was the Pack dynamics. I could not reconcile myself with a structure where the weakest link seems to be (view spoiler)[the Alpha. Granted he had a lot of issues but I can't see him remaining in power for years with that kind of baggage. (hide spoiler)]

I must say that having read the two prequel...they characters are much better and I suspect that the quality of the overall series will improve so I'm not giving up on it just yet but I'm in no hurry to continue.

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Title/Author: Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Series: Blood of Eden
Read: 16/1/12.
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Immortal Rules was a pleasant surprise. In a market of saturated vampire novels, Julie Kagawa manage to blend the dystopian and vampire genres together to create a compelling, interesting story about a girl who becomes a vampire - and chooses her own destiny. It starts off like a typical dystopian, but then turns interesting when she turns into a vampire. The characters she meets gives her hope in humanity.

Full Review here.



Title/Author: Heist Society by Allie Carter
Series: Heist Society
Read: 6/2/12.
Rating: ★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? No
Review: You know a book is bad when you can't even be bothered to piece a few words together for the review. This was smartly written and the main girl was witty, but it just seem quite drab and boring. Not for me.

[Barbara ★]

Title/Author: Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff
Series: The Lotus War
Read: 2/13/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? yes
To-Be-Continued? yes

Review:
Though I will admit that the first nine chapters were sort of slow with not much happening other than serious info dumping. I didn't understand all the Japanese terms but it didn't really matter in the long run. Once the thunder tiger was found, the action kicked up a few notches and everything started happening. I loved Yukiko and Buruu and absolutely hated Yoritomo who is one of those terrible dictators you read about who does whatever he wants without thought to anyone other than himself and desperately needs to be assassinated. Luckily there were lots of people willing to fulfill that desire. I can't wait to see where Kristoff takes this series next though it sucks to wait until September for the sequel.

[Jojobean]

Title/Author: Zom-B by Darren Shan
Series: Zom-B
Read: 2/18/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Nope
To-Be-Continued? Hell yes
Review: It was awesome. Lot of action and gore. Surprisingly it dealt with other heavier issue than zombies.

[Breann]

Title/Author: Sacred FateEressë
Series:
Read: 2/19/13
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes.
To-Be-Continued? Yes.
Review: So much more romance than I expected in a fantasy! I loved the MC's and their slow seduction of each other. They were so devoted and loving.

[Lala]

February:

Title/Author: Something About You by Julie James
Series: FBI / US Attorney
Read: 27.02
Rating: ★★★
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: I liked that this book had both love and a crime in it. Murder makes every book more interesting and add to that a hot FBI guy and Assistant US Attorney who needs protection because she is the only witness to the murder, you get one yummy book with everything in it :)

[Midu]

8/12
March Update:



Title/Author: Bliss by Kathryn Littlewood
Series: Bliss Bakery Trilogy
Read: 01/03
Rating: ★★
To-Be-Continued? Maybe
Review:
So I didn't it would be this childish & even if it was about kids, a smart kid like Rose wouldn't take that much time to figure out what was wrong with Aunt Lily. The other siblings irritated the hell outta me too. Maybe I'm just sleepy!

[Angie]

February



Title/Author: Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four by Nya Jade
Series: Shapers
Read: 2/23/13
Rating: ★★★
First time author? Yes.
To-Be-Continued? Yes.
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Angie]

March



Title/Author: Beyond Eden by Kele Moon
Series: Eden
Read: 3/1/13
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? Yes.
To-Be-Continued? Yes.
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Sue]

March

Title/author:-MadlybyM. Leighton
Series:Madly
Read:3/6/2013
Rating:3 stars
First-time author: yes
To-be-I liked the book but not sure I will read more... This is a story of magic Mer and Lore. The Mer are the royalty and the Lore are prisoniers and excape. The story is really just beginning but it sounds like The Lore are variations of fairy tales...The next book is about Red and the wolf....

[Suzanne]

A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
Series: The Rules of Scoundrels #1
Read: 3/5/2013
Rating: *****
First Time Author?: Yes
To Be Continued?: Yes
Review: I liked this book, even though it took me awhile to warm up to the main hero. The main female character has a personality that I can relate to and I enjoyed the Gaming Hell and the other owners. The next book is on the way!

[Lauren]

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Title/Author: Hush by Cherry Adair
Series: Lodestone
Read: Mar 3, 2013
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Cherry Adair has been hit and miss for me - this is a definite hit!
Zak and Acadia are the poster couple for opposites attract. He is a sexy and anti-social adrenalin junkie and she is the ultimate girl next door whose spunky resourcefulness never fails to amaze. Their snarky sparring and intense chemistry are very entertaining.

[Susan (susayq ~)]

Title/Author: The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory
Series: The Cousin's War
Read: 3/7/13
Rating: ★★★★✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: My first Phillipa Gregory. I love when historical facts are used and embellished to make a book not read like a history text; you never know what is real and what is made up. Elizabeth Wooodville was a very strong woman, but I think her daughter, Elizabeth of York, who married Henry Tudor (Henry VII) stole the show towards the end of the book.

[Purple]

Title/Author: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
Series: The COincidence
Read: 3/9/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Musings: WTF! That was my last thought when I finished this book. I loved it since it covered all the bases of life I like, romance, angst, trauma, humor and a YA at that. I was surprised to say the least that it was actually a good story. Can't wait to read more of her work.

[Barbara ★]

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Title/Author: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
Series: Thursday Next
Read: 3/9/13
Rating: ★★★
First time author? no
To-Be-Continued? yes

Review:
In this alternative England, people can jump into literature and characters can leave the story and enter real life. As the author puts it - a cross-fertilization between works of fiction and reality. Some of the character names are hilarious - Jack Schitt, Paige Turner and Mr. Stoker (who works in the vampire division). Very creative and funny.

Thursday Next, SO-27 agent is asked to help SO-5 on a highly confidential case because she's the only one who can identify the suspect, Acheron Hades. Thursday is chasing Acheron - a guy who has strange and unusual paranormal abilities - he can change into any person, become invisible, weapons cannot harm him, etc. Acheron has stolen Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit manuscript and now he is drawing characters into real life and killing them which removes them from every copy of Chuzzlewit in creation. When her inventor Uncle is kidnapped by Acheron, Thursday and her co-workers hatch a plan to rescue him and catch Acheron.

It's a great concept and I guess I would have enjoyed it more had I read Chuzzlewit or remember anything from Jane Eyre which I read 25-30 years ago. This was a little too literary for my tastes. The narrative just dies when Thursday actually enters Jane Eyre. I found this portion of the book incredibly boring. I liked Thursday and her co-workers, so I will give Lost in a Good Book a try before deciding whether to continue the series or not.

[~Melissa~]

Author: Tara Sivec
Series Chocolate Lovers
Rating 5&heartes;
Finished 2/24/13
1st time Author: Y
Continue series:Y

Review: Ok, it may just be me and the mood I was in when I read this but this was one of the funniest books I've read lately. To the point of laughing until I had tears streaming down my face at a couple of different points during this book. Claire & Carter have a one night stand during college and never learn each other names. Claire becomes pregnant, leaves school to have the child. Carter can't ever forget the girl he met or her smell (chocolate). Find out what happens when they see each other approx 5 yrs later.....

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Title/Author: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
Series: Caster Chronicles
Read: 12th March
Rating: ★★★✩✩
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Not bad, I saw the film before I started the book and I think I just prefered the book. There was so much going on, a lot of different things to keep track of. It was good fun.

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Title/Author: A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest
Series: A Shade of Vampire
Read: 14/3/12.
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: A Shade of Vampire is a short read about a girl who gets captured and moved to a vampire island to serve the bidding of a powerful, revered vampire called Derek. Despite their circumstances, they learn to care for each other as they face a common adversary. I loved this book, it was a quick, short read that left me hankering for more.

Full Review here.

[Kerstin]

Just realized how far behind I am in updating this challenge!

December:


Title/Author: A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield
Series: Bad Day
Read: 6/12/12
Rating: ★★★
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Maybe
Review: Quick read, that reminded me a bit of an aged Stephanie Plum.

January:


Title/Author: Mr Real by Carolyn Crane
Series: Code of Shadows
Read: 16/1/13
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Fun and entertaining story with lovable characters, good character development and of course Crane's unique touch. Loved it!

February:


Title/Author: Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Series: Farseer Trilogy
Read: 9/2/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Charmingly written, at first slightly slow moving story about a royal bastard, who is trained to be an assassin. Absolutely loved it!

March:


Title/Author: My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland
Series: White Trash Zombie
Read: 2/3/13
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Really fun start to a series with a fresh take on zombies. Angel was an interesting main character, who went from being a loser with no self-respect, to finding her place in the world. There were a few rather gross descriptions, but hey, she is a brain eating zombie after all. The romance didn't really win me over and I think could have been done a bit better, but all up I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to the next one.
And I love the cover!

[Jojobean]

Title/Author: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Series: Divergent
Read: 3/23/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? yes
To-Be-Continued? yes
Review: Loved Tris. She is a kick ass touch chick in a small body. Four was awesome too and I love the love story with them because its not in your face or insta love

[Breann]

Title/Author: Counterpoint by Rachel Haimowitz
Series: Song of the Fallen
Read: 3/25/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: This book was fantastic! I loved it from the start with Freyrik's capture of and instant attraction to Ayden. Ayden was such a brat throughout most of the story which made him all the more fun. Loved it!

[Midu]

9/12

April Update:



Title/Author: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Series: Thursday Next
Read: 01/04
Rating: ★★★
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review:
Never really liked Rochester but I enjoyed this book a lot. It was lengthy but once I picked it up, I wanted to keep reading. Thursday just plods on, even when she's been sidelined and has no authority. I like her!

[Lala]

March:

Title/Author: Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter
Series: Shadow Falls
Read: 23.03
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: First when i started it, i was like another whining teen book, but after i got past the whine teen drama part, it was funny and enjoyable. There was quite many parts where i was laughing out loud, so im happy i decided to read it :)

[Kerstin]

April Update:


Title/Author: Stalking Tender Prey by Storm Constantine
Series: Grigory Trilogy
Read: 3/4/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: Great story that deals with the myth of the fallen angels from the 'Book of Enoch'. This book is an imaginative take on how the aftermath of these events affect a modern day village in England and its occupants.
Each of the many characters was fleshed out wonderfully, and had their own distinctive personality. The story was interesting and hidden under many different layers.
This was a fantastic read and I can't wait to read the rest of the trilogy.

[Susan (susayq ~)]

April's Book




Title/Author: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin
Series: Jaz Parks
Read: 4/6/13
Rating: ★★★✩✩ 1/2
First time author? Yes
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review: While I liked the overall premise of the book (it reminded me of Cat and Bones a bit), Jaz confused me often. I'm not quite sure if she thinks (view spoiler)[killing her best friend/sister-in-law or loosing her team or just her childhood in general (hide spoiler)] is what makes her think she's crazy and makes her sort of talk to herself. Vayl has huge potential and I think he really likes her, could possibly even love her. I'll have to read more and find out ;)

[Sue]

April


Title/Author: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Series: Night Prince
Read: 04/06/2013
Rating: 5 stars
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes

Vlad was super hot in this book and it was so interesting delving into his world! Leila is also perfect for them, she's got lightning powers and the powers of premonition and he's got his fire hands and mind reading.

Cat and Bones did make an appearance too which was also a treat. Leila made some interesting observations about them, worth reading if you're a Night Huntress fan.

[Purple]

April 2013

Title/Author: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Series: Hopeless
Read: 4/8/13
Rating: ★★★★★
First time author? No
To-Be-Continued? Yes
Review:
My god.. I had to sit up and n0tice this 0ne. My heart broke, I thought I couldnt possibly go on after all that. I cant think straight. Im speechless.

Too good for words. Dumbstruck. Awesome. Holy(*^$ht. OMG. WTH!..

Texting my friends.... you guys, I am so excited. You better read this.. lets cry together.. lets all be miserable...go on. Damn it! Shit! Where gonna need some Ice cream.

There. That's my review.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

ROFL Purple!!!!!!!!

[Barbara ★]

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Title/Author: Unearthly - Cynthia Hand
Series: Unearthly
Read: April 4, 2013
Rating: ★★★★
First time author? yes
To-Be-Continued? yes

Review:
Meet Clara Gardner - part-angel with a mission (or Purpose as it's described in this book). Clara has a vision of a mysterious boy who she apparently has to save or suffer dire consequences. Since the boy (Christian) lives in Wyoming and Clara in California, Clara's family has to move to be on hand when the crisis occurs. Clara and her brother Jeffrey enter a new school and as most young adult novels go, Clara is not immediately liked -though her brother is- and she falls in with the "invisible" crowd. Teen angst doesn't play a big role in this story as Clara is way too busy training for her great rescue mission and learning to fly.

I liked Clara and her two friends Angela and Wendy. I really liked Tucker but I thought there was something off about Christian though I guess it could just be aloofness. I liked the slow leakage of angel facts though a few hints to the real purpose might have been helpful. I thought the mother's silence on her Purpose was bizarre but hopefully this is something that will become clearer in a future book. I'm also wondering what's up with Jeffrey and where exactly did he go during the fire?