{Review} The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Published: April 30th 2013
Format: Hardcover, 446 pages
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Dystopian
Series: Blood of Eden, #2
Buy: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and the Fringe, and a vampire prince who wants her dead yet may become her wary ally.

Even as Allie faces shocking revelations and heartbreak like she’s never known, a new strain of the Red Lung virus that decimated humanity is rising to threaten human and vampire alike.

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New City of Bones Movie Stills!

Sony has released five new TMI stills from the upcoming and most anticipated City of Bones movie. :)

They're very high quality which is fabulous enough for me to set one as my laptop background. <3

The new stills feature Clary (Lily Collins), Jace (Jamie Campbell Bower), Simon (Robert Sheehan) and Isabelle (Jemima West).

{Waiting on Wednesday #40} Daylighters by Rachel Caine

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In My Mailbox {#31}

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In My Mailbox {#30}

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{Cover Reveal} Teardrop by Lauren Kate

Teardrop
(Teardrop #1)
by Lauren Kate

Expected Publication: October 22nd 2013
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover, 472 pages

Never, ever cry. . . . Eureka Boudreaux's mother drilled that rule into her daughter years ago. But now her mother is gone, and everywhere Eureka goes he is there: Ander, the tall, pale blond boy who seems to know things he shouldn't, who tells Eureka she is in grave danger, who comes closer to making her cry than anyone has before.

But Ander doesn't know Eureka's darkest secret: ever since her mother drowned in a freak accident, Eureka wishes she were dead, too. She has little left that she cares about, just her oldest friend, Brooks, and a strange inheritance—a locket, a letter, a mysterious stone, and an ancient book no one understands. The book contains a haunting tale about a girl who got her heart broken and cried an entire continent into the sea. Eureka is about to discover that the ancient tale is more than a story, that Ander might be telling the truth . . . and that her life has far darker undercurrents than she ever imagined. From Lauren Kate comes an epic saga of heart-stopping romance, devastating secrets, and dark magic . . . a world where everything you love can be washed away.

My Thoughts: This book actually sounds really interesting. And I love the cover, it's absolutely beautiful! I like how her "dress" turns into water, like a teardrop. That concept went very well. :) What do you guys think?

In My Mailbox {#29}

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{Teaser Tuesday #18} Shadow's Claim

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 • Grab your current read
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{Cover Reveal/Waiting on Wednesday #39} The Seven Year King

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{Review} Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

Released: September 25th 2012
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Format: Hardcover, 404 pages
Series: White Rabbit Chronicles
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Buy: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.

Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.

Her father was right. The monsters are real….

To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn’t careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies….

I wish I could go back and do a thousand things differently.
I'd tell my sister no.
I'd never beg my mother to talk to my dad.
I'd zip my lips and swallow those hateful words.
Or, barring all of that, I'd hug my sister, my mom and my dad one last time.
I'd tell them I love them.
I wish... Yeah, I wish.

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{Cover Reveal} Winter Queen by Amber Argyle

Winter Queen by Amber Argyle

Release Date: June 19th 2013
Publisher: Starling Publishing
Format: N/A
Series: Fairy Queens #1

~Becoming a winter queen will make Ilyenna as cold and cruel and deadly as winter itself, but it might be the only way to save her people from a war they have no hope of winning.~

Mortally wounded during a raid, seventeen-year-old Ilyenna is healed by winter fairies who present her with a seductive offer: become one of them and share their power over winter. But that power comes with a price. If she accepts, she will become a force of nature, lose her humanity, and abandon her family.

Unwilling to pay such a high price, Ilyenna is enslaved by the one of the invaders, Darrien. While in captivity, she learns the attack wasn’t just a simple raid but part of a larger plot to overthrow her entire nation.

With the enemy stealing over the mountains and Darrien coming to take her to his bed, Ilyenna must decide whether to resurrect the power the fairies left behind. Doing so will allow her to defeat Darrien and the other invaders, but if she embraces winter, she will lose herself to that destroying power—forever.

My Thoughts: I saw this reveal on Nevey Berry's blog, Le Vanity Victorienne about this book. And I couldn't not repost this on mine. I love the cover of this book, it's so beautiful and it definitely strikes you as a fairy book. And it sounds as good as it looks. I seriously want a copy. :) What do you guys think?

{Teaser Tuesday #17} Falling Kingdoms

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In My Mailbox {#28}

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{Top Ten Tuesday #8} Top 10 Books I Read In 2012

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because they are particularly fond of lists at The Broke and the Bookish. They'd love to share their lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

December 18: Top Ten Books I Read In 2012

{Teaser Tuesday #16} Darkfever

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{Book Trailer Reveal} Veronica Rossi's 'Through The Ever Night'

The reveal for the trailer for Veronica Rossi's upcoming sequel for Under the Never Sky, Through The Ever Night was released to day on VH1.com. :D Here's what they said:

It would be super easy to dismiss any new dystopian young adult trilogies as copycats of the Hunger Games phenomenon — except the authors of these books keep coming up with scarier — and brilliantly original — ways of showing us how the future could go horribly, horribly wrong. Veronica Rossi did that with this year’s Under the Never Sky, which followed 17-year-old Aria exiled from a (literally) sheltered world where devices implanted in people’s eyes create a virtual reality to keep them content to remain indoors forever. Outside, dangerous lightning makes everyday life a gamble, but some Outsiders, like Peregrine, have acute senses to help them and their tribes survive. Of course, Perry and Aria meet up, and their chemistry rivals those deadly lightning bolts. Until, that is, their heroic antics force them to part ways.

In the trailer for book two, Through the Ever Night, we see that Perry and Aria will be reunited, thank goodness. But since this is the second book in a trilogy, we know things won’t be all happily ever after right away.

“The trailer captures the rising stakes that Peregrine and Aria face in Through the Ever Night. If book one was their story, book two broadens the scope to include their societies,” Rossi told VH1 via email. “There are many aspects I loved about writing this book, but one in particular was the introduction of secondary characters who stole my heart. I think I might write some fan fiction on the side about them!”

That’s got our attention, for sure. Through the Ever Night hits shelves on January 8. The trilogy has been optioned by Warner Bros., too, so check back here for movie updates too!

I think this was a very neat trailer, I just hope this is a teaser trailer. That way they can do another one like they did with the trailer for the first book with real life acting and stuff like that! But take what you can get, I guess. ;P I cannot wait for this book to come out. The wait is almost unbearable for this piece!

And now, I give you the trailer! c:

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{Waiting on Wednesday #38} Tiger's Dream

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{Teaser Tuesday #15) Shadow's Claim

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 • Grab your current read
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{Cover Reveal} Antigoddess by Kendare Blake

Antigoddess
by Kendare Blake

Expected Publication: September 10th 2013
Publisher: Tor Teen
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages

Old Gods never die…

Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health.

Desperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra—an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god.

These days, Cassandra doesn’t involve herself in the business of gods—in fact, she doesn’t even know they exist. But she could be the key in a war that is only just beginning.

Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory. Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just flicker out.

Every one of them dies in their own way. Some choke on feathers. Others become monsters. All of them rage against their last breath.

The Goddess War is about to begin.

My Thoughts: Omfg. This cover is sooo brilliant. I haven't read any of Kendare's books, but I definitely plan on it soon. All the reviews I've seen on her books are positive all the way, and then she writes a Greek Mytho book series. It's like icing on the cake. :) I can't wait to read this and her other books! <3

{Cover Reveals} Two New Covers!

School Spirits
(Hex Hall Spin-Off #1)
by Rachel Hawkins

Expected Publication: May 14th 2013
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages

Fifteen-year-old Izzy Brannick was trained to fight monsters. For centuries, her family has hunted magical creatures. But when Izzy’s older sister vanishes without a trace while on a job, Izzy's mom decides they need to take a break.

Izzy and her mom move to a new town, but they soon discover it’s not as normal as it appears. A series of hauntings has been plaguing the local high school, and Izzy is determined to prove her worth and investigate. But assuming the guise of an average teenager is easier said than done. For a tough girl who's always been on her own, it’s strange to suddenly make friends and maybe even have a crush.

Can Izzy trust her new friends to help find the secret behind the hauntings before more people get hurt?

Rachel Hawkins' delightful spin-off brings the same wit and charm as the New York Times best-selling Hex Hall series. Get ready for more magic, mystery and romance!

My Thoughts: I actually really like this cover. It fits perfectly with the Hex Hall feel of the spin off. And the special effects on the mirror. :) It adds a lot of mystery! Very well done!

The Girl with the Iron Touch

(Steampunk Chronicles #3)

by Kady Cross

Expected Publication: May 21st 2013
Publisher: Harlequin TEEN
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages

Finley Jayne, Griffin and their crew are stunned when one of their own is kidnapped. Emily has a way with machines—she can literally talk to them. But the automatons who abducted her aren’t ordinary machines. They’re almost human—and they want Emily to do something as horrifying as it seems possible.

To save Emily, Finley must contact the highly unsettling Jack Dandy and face her feelings for two vastly different men, even as Griffin’s nightmares threaten to turn into a reality that might just end them all.

My Thoughts: I love the covers in this series. And I especially love this one. Who wouldn't like this type of cover? I have yet to read this series, but I plan on starting it after all the raving reviews I've seen on it. Excellent job on this cover. LOVE IT. <3