Happy Release Day!

Yet another fantastic book day today!

Happy release day to The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter, Defiance by Lili St. Crow, and Morpheus Road: The Black by D. J. MacHale!

Which one is everyone most looking forward to? Also, are there any other releases out today that everyone is excited about? Feel free to comment with them! :D

Defiance Book Trailer

Just thought I would share this! Defiance by Lili St. Crow comes out April 19th. I am so excited! It looks so good! Anyone else read the Strange Angel books? :D

Waiting On Wednesday -22

Defiance by Lili St. Crow

Release Date: April 19th, 2011

Publisher: Razorbill

Synopsis:

Now that sixteen-year-old Dru's worst fears have come true and Sergej has kidnapped her best friend Graves, she'll have to go on a suicidal rescue mission to bring him back in one piece.

That is, if she can put all of Christophe's training to good use, defeat her mother's traitor, Anna, once and for all, and manage to survive another day...

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I am really loving this series! If you haven't started it yet, check out Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow. It is fantastic!

Pre-order it here: Amazon

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Teaser Tuesday -14

This weeks Teaser Tuesday is an excerpt from Jealousy by Lili St. Crow. Teaser Tuesday is brought to us by Should Be Reading.

My Teaser:

"I also caught a breath of warm apple spice, and the fang marks on my left wrist gave a throbbing flare of heat.
Oh. 'Hello?' I whispered." (Page 71 by Lili St. Crow).

Rules:
1) Grab your current read
2) Open to a random page
3) Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
4) 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!)
5) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

What are you Reading Mondays -9

So here are my plans for this week!

What I Read:

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Skinned by Robin Wasserman

What I'm Reading:



What I plan to Read:

Never After

Such a Pretty Girl

Reviews I plan to post:

Betrayals by Lili St. Crow

Candle Man by Glenn Dakin

Interviews I plan to post:

Lili St. Crow

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So those are my plans for this week. What are yours?

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Waiting on Wednesday -4

Betrayals by Lili St. Crow

Release Date: November 17, 2009

Synopsis:

She’s no angel . . .

Poor Dru Anderson. Her parents are long gone, her best friend is a werewolf, and she’s just learned that the blood flowing through her veins isn’t entirely human. (So what else is new?)

Now Dru is stuck at a secret New England Schola for other teens like her, and there’s a big problem— she’s the only girl in the place. A school full of cute boys wouldn’t be so bad, but Dru’s killer instinct says that one of them wants her dead. And with all eyes on her, discovering a traitor within the Order could mean a lot more than social suicide. . .

Can Dru survive long enough to find out who has betrayed her trust—and maybe even her heart?

Ever since I read Strange Angels, I've been eagerly awaiting Betrayals!! It looks really promising! So, What did you guys post?

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Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Re-Read? Definitely before the next one comes out. It's the first in the series!

Recommend? There is a lot of cussing in it, so if you don't mind that (and if you don't mind violence) then I think anyone who would enjoy a good butt-kicking heroine fighting the paranormal would enjoy this book. I would age it 15 and up, personally.

Release Date: May 14, 2009
Publisher: RazorBill/Paperback
Pages: 293

Synopsis:

Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called “the touch.” (Comes in handy when you’re traveling from town to town with your dad, hunting ghosts, suckers, wulfen, and the occasional zombie.)

Then her dad turns up dead—but still walking—and Dru knows she’s next. Even worse, she’s got two guys hungry for her affections, and they’re not about to let the fiercely independent Dru go it alone. Will Dru discover just how special she really is before coming face-to-fang with whatever—or whoever— is hunting her?
(Amazon Product Description).

My Thoughts:

What's a girl to do when the only person you can really count on turns into a zombie and you are forced to take him out? Dru Anderson's life is by no means easy. Sure, she goes to school, makes dinner, does her katas and kicks paranormal butt. But what else is normal when you know what the Real World is like and know that there is nothing normal about it?

Strange Angels is full of suspense, action and paranormal goodness. Any type of horrific creature you can think of has a good possibility of showing up. Vampires (suckers), Werewolfs (wulfen), Zombies... you name it. And on top of that, A headstrong female protagonist who knows how to use a gun. Pretty damn well, I might add. Did I mention her half-Asian sidekick, Graves?

I would have to say Graves is what really made me enjoy this novel. I don't know how it would be if he wasn't there for comic relief. He had me laughing at the most random of times! I liked Dru as well. She seemed very real to me, despite her lifestyle. Put her with graves and we have a pretty awesome team. I liked Christophe as well, but I wish he was in it more and that they developed his relationship with Dru more. At times things did get confusing because I feel the book didn't transition well when things got sticky, but all in all it was a fast read. At points, I really couldn't put the book down because I was increasingly engrossed in it. I am definitely looking forward to the next in the series.

Betrayals, the sequel to Strange Angels, comes out November 17, 2009. So keep a look out for it!

In My MailBox -3

I'm looking forward to reading all of these in the upcoming week! More reviews to follow!! Also, I should have Fragile Eternity's review up soon! Sorry for the slow week... I've been busy since I got a new job. :)

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow

Synopsis:

Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called “the touch.” (Comes in handy when you’re traveling from town to town with your dad, hunting ghosts, suckers, wulfen, and the occasional zombie.)

Then her dad turns up dead—but still walking—and Dru knows she’s next. Even worse, she’s got two guys hungry for her affections, and they’re not about to let the fiercely independent Dru go it alone. Will Dru discover just how special she really is before coming face-to-fang with whatever—or whoever— is hunting her?
(Amazon Product Description).

Swoon by Nina Malkin

Synopsis:

Sin is coming...prepare to swoon.

Torn from her native New York City and dumped in the land of cookie-cutter preps, Candice is resigned to accept her posh, dull fate. Nothing ever happens in Swoon, Connecticut...until Dice's perfect, privileged cousin Penelope nearly dies in a fall from an old tree and her spirit intertwines with that of a ghost. His name? Sinclair Youngblood Powers. His mission? Revenge. And while Pen is oblivious to the possession, Dice is all too aware of Sin. She's intensely drawn to him -- but not at all crazy about the havoc he's wreaking.

Determined to exorcise the demon, Dice accidentally sets Sin loose, gives him flesh, makes him formidable. Now she must destroy an even more potent -- and irresistible -- adversary before the whole town succumbs to Sin's will. Only trouble is, she's in love with him.

What do you do when the boy of your dreams is too bad to be true?
(Amazon Product Description).

The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

Synopsis:

Nick and his brother, Alan, have spent their lives on the run from magic. Their father was murdered, and their mother was driven mad by magicians and the demons who give them power. The magicians are hunting the Ryves family for a charm that Nick's mother stole -- a charm that keeps her alive -- and they want it badly enough to kill again.

Danger draws even closer when a brother and sister come to the Ryves family for help. The boy wears a demon's mark, a sign of death that almost nothing can erase...and when Alan also gets marked by a demon, Nick is des-perate to save him. The only way to do that is to kill one of the magicians they have been hiding from for so long.

Ensnared in a deadly game of cat and mouse, Nick starts to suspect that his brother is telling him lie after lie about their past. As the magicians' Circle closes in on their family, Nick uncovers the secret that could destroy them all.

This is the Demon's Lexicon. Turn the page.
(Amazon Product Description).

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