tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42167213700835958242024-03-14T04:47:02.737-05:00wicked walkerWicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-17824646115855246382011-08-06T08:35:00.001-05:002011-08-06T08:35:00.982-05:00Review: Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mephisto-Covenant-Redemption-Ajax/dp/160684170X?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Mephisto Covenant: The Redemption of Ajax" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=160684170X&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=160684170X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mephisto-Covenant-Redemption-Ajax/dp/160684170X?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Mephisto Covenant: The Redemption of Ajax</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=160684170X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Trinity Faegen<br />
Hardcover: 448 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
Publishing: September 27, 2011<br />
My Copy: NetGalley<br />
My rating: 5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"><span id="freeText6182011380601494524">Sasha is desperate to find out who murdered her father. When getting the answer means pledging her soul to Eryx, she unlocks a secret that puts her in grave danger—Sasha is Anabo, a daughter of Eve, and Eryx’s biggest threat. <br />
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A son of Hell, immortal, and bound to Earth forever, Jax looks for redemption in the Mephisto Covenant—God’s promise he will find peace in the love of an Anabo. After a thousand years, he’s finally found the girl he’s been searching for: Sasha. <br />
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With the threat of Eryx looming, Jax has to keep Sasha safe and win her over. But can he? Will Sasha love him and give up her mortal life?</span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...This is one of those books that sucked me and kept me hanging until the end. Loved the drama, the romance and the storyline.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...The premise sounded good, if not a little different.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...The cover is cool, dark and spooky...but doesn't relate to anything in the book that I can remember.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...Off the charts! Once Sasha gives in and realizes that Jax is more than just a son of hell, their romance takes off! I do have to warn those people that really like their books rated G to PG...this one does go a little farther in the "romance" department than most YA books, but this was a nice surprise for me!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...I loved so many of the characters in this book! Sasha was a strong character, but also real in the term of feelings and emotions. Jax was just all that is awesome and he has a great group of brothers. I am hoping each future book focuses on another brother and his struggle to overcome the dark side. I will say if you are one to be sad when some main characters (good and bad) are eliminated in the book, be wary of this one. I found the change of pace refreshing and keep me on my toes because I really wasn't sure what would happen next.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>...It was great and the end result wasn't necessarily a surprise by the way it took to get there was a ride! I can't wait for the 2nd in the series, per the author's website set to release Fall 2012, ugh the waiting!</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-87561343712385662942011-07-06T09:22:00.000-05:002011-07-06T09:22:57.342-05:00Review: Legacy by Cayla Kluver<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Harlequin-Teen-Cayla-Kluver/dp/0373210345?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Legacy (Harlequin Teen)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0373210345&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0373210345" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: Legacy<br />
Author: Cayla Kluver<br />
Hardback: 496 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
Published: June 28, 2011<br />
My copy: Net Galley<br />
My rating: 4 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">The first boy disappeared on the day of his birth, on a night when the pale yellow moon that ruled the sky turned red and bathed the heavens in the ghastly color of blood, the same night the Kingdom of Cokyri abruptly ceased its merciless attack. </span><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Across the land of Hytanica, in the villages, infant boys continued to vanish. The King turned a blind eye somewhat foolishly, seeking no explanation, needing to refortify his Kingdom’s defenses for fear that Cokyri would resume its brutal onslaught. He was finally forced to take notice when children inside the city’s walls began to disappear. A count was made of the number missing, but before the King could determine what action should be taken, the disappearances stopped as suddenly as they had begun. The last Hytanican child to vanish was the newborn son of a wealthy baron and baroness.</div><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </span><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Within the week, as the bleeding moon waned, the decomposing bodies of the infants were found outside the gates of the city, a final word from the greatest enemy Hytanica had ever known. Grieving parents collected the rotting bodies of their sons, but there was one mystery that would for many years remain unsolved. Forty-nine babies were taken, but only forty-eight bodies were returned.</div><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </span><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">No one knew why the Cokyrians had withdrawn from the land or why they had not been able to destroy Hytanica and her people. The Cokyrians were superior to the Hytanicans as fighters and strategists, and did not adhere to any code of honor in war, but still Hytanica had not fallen. Some thought the Cokyrians had abandoned the effort out of frustration, for they had many times been poised to win; others thought the Cokyrian rulers had finally come to believe the ancient story of Hytanica’s conception.</div><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </span><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">According to lore, the first King of Hytanica, seeking to protect his foundling home, had been advised by his priests that a sacrifice of blood both royal and innocent would hallow the ground and make his Kingdom invincible. After much soul-searching, the King had taken the life of his own infant son, and placed drops of the boy’s blood at each corner of the land to forever shield the people he loved.</div><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...This book was a refreshing break from paranormal with historical fiction...romance...and cliffhangers!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...I am a lover of historical romance so I have been wanting to read this for awhile.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Cover thoughts</i>...Love the cover, the scrolls and the elegant historical feel to it</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...The attraction is there, but romance was hard to come by because Alera and Narian were not allowed much time together. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...Alera is the daughter of the king and as such, must marry the person that is approved by her father to be a successor to the throne. Her father pretty much has her decision mapped out for her with his choice, Steldor. Steldor is arrogant, mean and cocky and Alera has never been able to stand him. In an interesting twist to the story, Steldor as a person, evolves in the book, and towards the end, I wasn't sure what to think of him. Alera is a strong character and her personality was not at all desirable back in the era that the book takes place, I liked that she stood up for what she wanted and tried to be involved in things the men in her life did not want her to be involved in. This book is pretty lengthy at almost 500 pages and it covers a year of time in the life of Alera, so there are lots of details and situations thrown at you. I found this book hard to put down because I had to know what happened because there were so many ways it could go...and the way it went...was shocking.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>...A shock...and a cliffhanger. I will leave it at that and I can't wait to read the next in the series, Allegiance.</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-9031533538757011912011-07-01T11:46:00.002-05:002011-07-01T11:46:00.370-05:00Review: The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Near-Witch-Victoria-Schwab/dp/1423137876?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Near Witch" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1423137876&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1423137876" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Near-Witch-Victoria-Schwab/dp/1423137876?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Near Witch</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1423137876" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Victoria Schwab<br />
Release Date: August 2, 2011<br />
Hardcover: 288 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: NetGalley<br />
My Rating: 4 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. </i><br style="background-color: #660000; color: white;" /><i style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </i><br style="background-color: #660000; color: white;" /><i style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. </i><br style="background-color: #660000; color: white;" /><i style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </i><br style="background-color: #660000; color: white;" /><i style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">And there are no strangers in the town of Near.</i><br style="background-color: #660000; color: white;" /><br style="background-color: #660000; color: white;" /><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. </span><br style="background-color: #660000; color: white;" /><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">But when an actual stranger—a boy who seems to fade like smoke—appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.</span><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.</span><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi’s need to know—about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.</span><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab’s debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won’t soon forget.</span> </div><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...a story weaved around old fables that turn out to have some truth to them, a unique and interesting book but it didn't WOW me.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...i thought the write up about it sounded interesting</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...It isn't final...but the one they have up...I think they can do better :)</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...Romance is about a 4 out of 5....the interest and attraction starts from the first but the boy is quite mysterious...so it drags a bit until he tells her what is going on with him and his history.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...I liked Lexi...she is a take-charge type of girl with a undeniable love for family. The mysterious aura around Cole kept me interested in him...but something about the book drug for me. It was not uneventful because there was a lot going on, I just didn't have a burning desire to get back to the book, so it took me longer to read. The story was fanciful and unique and I loved how the author wove in town fables that everyone thought were just stories...into something that actually happened. The ending wrapped up nicely so you aren't let hanging, but there were a few things I wish I could have found out! Overall I enjoyed it and I would read more by this author.</span><span style="color: #990000;"><br />
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Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spellbound-Harlequin-Teen-Cara-Shultz/dp/0373210302?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Spellbound</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0373210302" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (ARC)<br />
Author: Cara Lynn Shultz<br />
Paperback: 352 pages<br />
Reading Level: Young Adult<br />
Release date: June 21, 2011 <br />
My copy: Net Galley<br />
My rating: 4.5 wicked hearts<br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...I really fell into this book and loved the romance and action! If you love a good love story, this is for you.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...It sounded pretty interesting and an interesting twist to the paranormal genre. </span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...It's pretty cool..a little plain.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...At first...not so much. I was more mad at Brendan for being so nice and then rude, and I wasn't sure what his deal was. When he came clean with what was going on, the romance heated up in big way.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...I liked both the main characters in this book. I thought Emma was engaging and funny and I liked that she stood up for herself against the popular bullies. I did question her judgement a couple of times for doing things that she obviously shouldn't have done, but it made a great storyline. Brendan was HOT...so of course you gotta love that. He was rich but not at all stuck up or showy. I liked that he was his own person and did not try to mold himself to fit in, regardless of how much his parents pushed him.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>..the ending was great, I would love to see a spinoff or a second book in this series!</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-92225939541475560772011-05-01T09:15:00.004-05:002011-05-01T09:15:00.275-05:00Review: Hereafter by Tara Hudson<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hereafter-Tara-Hudson/dp/0062026771?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Hereafter" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0062026771&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0062026771" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />Title: Hereafter<br />
Author: Tara Hudson<br />
Released: June 7, 2011<br />
Hardcover: 416 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: Net Galley<br />
My Rating: 3 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Can there truly be love after death? </div><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </span><br />
<div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Drifting in the dark waters of a mysterious river, the only thing Amelia knows for sure is that she's dead. With no recollection of her past life—or her actual death—she's trapped alone in a nightmarish existence. All of this changes when she tries to rescue a boy, Joshua, from drowning in her river. As a ghost, she can do nothing but <i>will</i> him to live. Yet in an unforgettable moment of connection, she helps him survive. </div><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </span><br />
<div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Amelia and Joshua grow ever closer as they begin to uncover the strange circumstances of her death and the secrets of the dark river that held her captive for so long. But even while they struggle to keep their bond hidden from the living world, a frightening spirit named Eli is doing everything in his power to destroy their new-found happiness and drag Amelia back into the ghost world . . . forever. </div><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> </span><br />
<div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Thrilling and evocative, with moments of pure pleasure, <i>Hereafter</i> is a sensation you won't want to miss. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...This book had an interesting premise but I had a hard time keeping my attention.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...The blurb sounds great.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...The cover is amazing..love the ghostly look</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...There was a definite draw and attraction with Amelia and Joshua and some sparks involved...but was missing an element of excitement.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot.</b></i>..Amelia being a ghost and unable to feel or speak to anyone was woken up when trying to save Joshua from drowning and their connection started there. I almost can't put into words the element that is missing from this book that kept it from just wowing me, it was maybe...lackluster? All the ingredients were there from forbidden romance to action and adventure...but maybe it was the romance was too easy...there was no chase, only mutual obsession. The story progressed slowly at points where I considered stop reading it but it would pick back up and then I would be interested again. I think it could have been a little shorter with more drama and I would have had an easier time with it. But that said, the book was an original premise and I definitely wanted to stick it out until the end to see how it was going to end up.</span><span style="color: #990000;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-38979390260003899962011-04-14T09:37:00.000-05:002011-04-14T09:37:14.141-05:00Review: The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Test-Harlequin-Teen/dp/0373210264?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Goddess Test (Harlequin Teen)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0373210264&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0373210264" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Test-Harlequin-Teen/dp/0373210264?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Goddess Test</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0373210264" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Aimee Carter<br />
Release Date: April 19, 2011<br />
Paperback: 304 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: Net Galley<br />
My rating: 4 out of 5 wicked stars<br />
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</div><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.</span><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;">Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;">Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...An interestingly unique look at mythology and an unlikely love story.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...I love mythology, although I don't really remember much about the exact stories...so I am not one to comment on how the story goes with the actual myth...but I think the author twisted this one in just the right way to make it interesting.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...It is eye-catching</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...Not so much at first....but it ramps up later. I couldn't tell if Henry was going to be the love interest or not, considering he is Hades and is perceived in the first part of the book as being much older than her. I couldn't tell if it was going to give me the creepy-old-guy factor the rest of the book, but it actually wasn't too bad.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...I liked Kate, she seemed to have a good head on her shoulders and she actually accepting things quite well for someone that thought she was quite average to begin with. Like I already said about Henry...there was a beginning creep-factor with him, but as the story went along and you got to know him...it wasn't too bad. This book was easy to get into and interesting enough to keep my attention and want to get to the end. </span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending.</b></i>..It pretty much ques you up for the next book, which I will definitely be reading. Goddess Interrupted is book two due out February 2012.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-79647636256808238542011-04-04T10:12:00.000-05:002011-04-04T10:12:02.294-05:00Review: Waterfall (River of Time Series #1) by Lisa T. Bergren<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Waterfall-Novel-Lisa-T-Bergren/dp/1434764338?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Waterfall: A Novel (River of Time Series)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1434764338&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1434764338" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Waterfall-Novel-Lisa-T-Bergren/dp/1434764338?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Waterfall (River of Time Series #1)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1434764338" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Lisa T. Bergren<br />
Release Date: February 1, 2011<br />
Paperback: 384 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA <br />
My Copy: Amazon Vine<br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;">Gabriella has never spent a summer in Italy like this one.</div><div> </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;">Remaining means giving up all she’s known and loved…</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;">and leaving means forfeiting what she’s come to know…and love itself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> Most American teenagers want a vacation in Italy, but the Bentarrini sisters have spent every summer of their lives with their parents, famed Etruscan scholars, among the romantic hills. Stuck among the rubble of medieval castles in rural Tuscany on yet another hot, dusty archeological site, Gabi and Lia are bored out of their minds… until Gabi places her hand atop a handprint in an ancient tomb and finds herself in fourteenth-century Italy. And worse yet, in the middle of a fierce battle between knights of two opposing forces. </span></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;"> And thus does she come to be rescued by the knight-prince Marcello Falassi, who takes her back to his father’s castle—a castle Gabi has seen in ruins in another life. Suddenly Gabi’s summer in Italy is much, <i>much</i> more interesting. But what do you do when your knight in shining armor lives, literally, in a different world?</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>My Wicked Thoughts....</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> I have to say that this book was surprisingly fun to read. It combines two of my faves...paranormal (in the way of time travel) and historical fiction! Gabriella is a likable character with determined will to things as she sees fit..and you know that always gets people into trouble! The book starts off in present day when Gabi and her sister wander into a forbidden archeological dig site and find hand prints in the wall...when both sisters press their hands there...the world changes..big-time - to the degree of 700 years. When Gabi comes to her senses she is in the same site, alone...and in the middle of battle! She is saved by Marcello, the 2nd son of the Lord of Castello Forelli.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Their attraction in undeniable but doesn't come at the best time, since he has been betrothed since birth to Lady Rossi, who of course is a jealous shrew. So they deny it for as long as they can...all the while constantly in search of Gabi's sister...who didn't come thru the portal when she did. Marcello is in the dark as far as the time travel situation, he just believes she has been separated from her sister and mother and is determined to help her find them.<br />
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I gave this book 4.5 stars because it was a little too convenient that Gabi knew how to do so many things out the norm...like how to use a sword, speaking Italian and some Latin and some of the plot was fairly predictable. That aside, I enjoyed the book and finished it fairly quickly. It is YA and honestly a little "cleaner" than average, but that doesn't take away from the story and the drama. The characters are well developed and engaging, you really want to know how things work out in the end. The ending is a bit open with lots of loose ends. I look forward to reading the next book in the series,<i> Cascade</i>, due out in June 2011.<br />
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</div>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-52544695023083837572011-03-28T09:22:00.001-05:002011-03-29T16:06:16.051-05:00Review: The Restorer by Amanda Stevens<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Restorer-Graveyard-Queen-Amanda-Stevens/dp/077832981X?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Restorer (Graveyard Queen)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=077832981X&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=077832981X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />Title: The Restorer (Graveyard Queen #1)<br />
Author: Amanda Stevens<br />
Release Date: April 19, 2011<br />
Paperback: 384 pages<br />
Reading Level: Adult<br />
My Copy: Net Galley<br />
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"><span id="freeText639567614031649399">My name is Amelia Gray. I’m a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. In order to protect myself from the parasitic nature of the dead, I’ve always held fast to the rules passed down from my father. But now a haunted police detective has entered my world and everything is changing, including the rules that have always kept me safe. <br />
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It started with the discovery of a young woman’s brutalized body in an old Charleston graveyard I’ve been hired to restore. The clues to the killer—and to his other victims— lie in the headstone symbolism that only I can interpret. Devlin needs my help, but his ghosts shadow his every move, feeding off his warmth, sustaining their presence with his energy. To warn him would be to invite them into my life. I’ve vowed to keep my distance, but the pull of his magnetism grows ever stronger even as the symbols lead me closer to the killer and to the gossamer veil that separates this world from the next.</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts.</b></i>..In one word...spooky! This book was a surprisingly haunted tale that kept me up late at night!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...I liked the blurb and thought I would give it a shot.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...Spooky, just like the book!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...There is some definite attraction between Amelia and Devlin but it was on the side of everything that was happening around them. It was enough to keep you interested and wondering but didn't overpower the story and make the book about relationships and sex.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><b><i>Characters and plot.</i></b>..Amelia learned from a young age that she could see ghosts and her father told her the rules associated with that to keep her safe...</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><i>Never acknowledge the dead <br />
Never stray far from hallowed ground <br />
Never associate with those who are haunted <br />
Never, ever tempt fate <br />
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My father's rules. I've never broken them...until now</i></b><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">When she meets Devlin he is followed around by two ghosts and she know she should avoid him like the plague but feels so drawn to him that she has trouble following that rule. When bodies start turning up in a graveyard that she is restoring, they are thrown together trying to piece together motives and suspects. This book is spooky, the eerie ghosts popping up and then things they do keeps the hair on the back of your neck standing at attention. I have found very few books that actually spook me but this was one of them. The characters are well written and engaging and I found myself immersed in this book and I didn't want to quit reading. If you are a fan of spooky stories, pick this book up!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>...is left wide open for the next book. There are a lot of loose strings that I want to know what is going on with...but I guess I will have to wait until I get the next book! Here is the timeline:</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><u>The Graveyard Queen Series</u>: </b><br />
<b> </b><b> Prequel: <i>The Abandoned</i> (April 2011) </b><br />
<b> </b><b> Book I: <i>The Restorer</i> (May 2011) </b><br />
<b> </b><b> Book II: <i>The Kingdom</i> (November 2011) </b><br />
<b> </b><b> Book III: <i>The Prophet</i> (May 2012) </b><br />
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Title: Mercy<br />
Author: Rebecca Lim<br />
Release Date: April 2011<br />
Paperback: 288 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: NetGalley<br />
My Rating: 4 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Mercy 'wakes' on a school bus bound for Paradise, a small town where everyone knows everyone else's business...or thinks they do. But Mercy has a secret life. She is an angel, doomed to return repeatedly to Earth, taking on a new 'persona' each time she does, in an effort to resolve a cataclysmic rift between heavenly beings. The first of a new series sees Mercy meeting Ryan, an eighteen-year-old whose sister was kidnapped two years ago and is presumed dead. When another girl is also kidnapped, Mercy knows she has to act quickly and use extraordinary powers to rescue her, even if it means exposing her true identity. </div><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...An interesting read that pretty much keeps you in the dark the whole book...slow to start but hard to put down at the end.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...I thought the blurb about it sounded good and was something a little different</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...It is pretty good...sorta bland.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...Eh...not so much romance as build up for possibly the next book, but anything could happen in the next books, so who knows! </span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...Mercy has gone from body to body for longer than she can remember and only has brief memories of prior bodies. The blurb says she is an angel but that information was never fully disclosed in the book, so I am hoping to learn more about that in the following book. This book started out slow for me and I had a hard time staying with it...but I am glad I did because the ending was good and had lots of action. You get involved in the storyline and are rooting for Mercy and Ryan to figure out who kidnapped his sister. Mercy and Ryan grow closer but just as they get to a point where the romance would come in....bam..end of book LOL Surprisingly, this didn't bother me (and I am a huge romance buff) because the plot was twisted enough to keep me interested.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>...Cliffhanger...but once you start the book and see the way things play out...that wouldn't exactly be a surprise for you. <i>Exile</i> is the 2nd book in the series with a release date of June 9, 2011. It is already on my TBR list!</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-74235218475236966562011-03-22T09:10:00.000-05:002011-03-22T09:10:57.762-05:00Review: Die for Me by Amy Plum<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Die-Me-Amy-Plum/dp/0062004018?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Die for Me" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0062004018&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0062004018" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: Die for Me<br />
Author: Amy Plum<br />
Release Date: May 1, 2011<br />
Hardcover: 352 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: NetGalley<br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity.<br />
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When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.<br />
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Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again.<br />
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In this incandescent debut, newcomer Amy Plum has created a powerful paranormal mythology with immortal revenants. The Paris setting comes enchantingly alive as a relentless struggle between good and evil takes place in its streets. Rich with romance, atmosphere, and thrills, <i>Die for Me</i> will leave readers breathlessly awaiting its sequel. </div><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...I DEVOURED this book, the romance and action kept me enthralled until the end.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...I read the blurb and thought it was a book I would enjoy and I was right on this one!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...There have been two covers floating around, and the one posted on my review is my favorite...dark and romantic with amazing colors.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...the romance was definitely there and picked up quickly only to break your heart near the middle of the book....but no worries my fellow romance lovers, everyone comes to their senses and things get to be as they should be.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...Kate is a totally likable character and her sister plays a major role in the book also...and while she is more shallow than Kate, you know she has a good heart. Paris is everything I wanted it to be in this book, having never had the opportunity to visit...in my head it is quaint and romantic with a little bit of danger on the side. Vincent, the love interest, is of course to die for in the looks department...but had a unique ability in being a revenant. The idea of people out there trying to save humans because they are compelled to do so is a unique one and I really enjoyed delving into that world. The author covers a lot of issues involved in that "profession" to make it seem logical. I had a hard time putting this book down, it was just what I was looking for this week!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>...It wrapped up nicely with a few loose strings that will make you desire to read the next in the series...just no major cliffhanger that makes you want to beat your head against the wall...thank goodness ha ha.</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-55525338255681550652011-03-18T09:07:00.000-05:002011-03-18T09:07:05.600-05:00Review: Starcrossed ARC by Josephine Angelini<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Starcrossed-Josephine-Angelini/dp/0062011995?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Starcrossed" height="320" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0062011995&tag=wickedwalker-20" width="212" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0062011995" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Title: Starcrossed<br />
Author: Josephine Angelini<br />
Hardcover: 496 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: NetGalley<br />
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> How do you defy destiny? </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart. </div><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...Beautifully written, magical, mythology-packed, forbidden romance! </span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...The cover really caught my eye and the premise sounded great.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...Amazing...I didn't actually see this scene in the book but it captures the mythological element of the book.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...Forbidden and then determined...and then forbidden even more! There was a lot of spark between Helen and Lucas.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...Helen grows as a character as she learns more about her heritage and discovers her powers. Her sidekick, Claire, is just and awesome best friend, I really enjoyed their interaction. Lucas is of course swoon-worthy but a good guy that is incredibly likeable. All the characters mesh thru the twists and turns of the plot and keeps the book interesting. Loved the Greek mythology. </span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <span style="color: #990000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Title: Betrayal<br />
Author: Lee Nichols<br />
Paperback: 288 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: Book it Forward Tours<br />
My rating: 4 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">Emma Vaile is the most powerful ghostkeeper in centuries. Which is great when she's battling the wraith-master Neos, but terrible when she's flirting with fellow ghostkeeper (and soul mate) Bennett. When ghostkeepers fall in love, the weaker one loses all power, and that's not something Bennett can handle. Heartbroken and alone, Emma tries to lose herself in school with fellow ghostkeeper, Natalie. When a new team of ghostkeepers arrive-one a snarky teen<br />
boy, the other a British scholar-Emma finds solace in training for the battle against Neos. But as the team grows stronger, they are threatened by an unknown force. One they thought was good.<br />
As chilling and page-turning as Deception, this sequel will grab readers and hold them to the last page. No one is safe from suspicion as Emma closes in on the traitor.</div><br />
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Title: Wither<br />
Author: Lauren DeStefano<br />
Hardcover: 368 pages<br />
Reading Level: Young Adult<br />
My Copy: <a href="http://darkfaerietales.com/arc-tour-wither-lauren-destefano-blog-schedule.html">Book it Forward Tours</a><br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>What if you knew exactly when you would die?</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>When sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by the Gatherers to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Despite her husband Linden’s genuine love for her, and a tenuous trust among her sister wives, Rhine has one purpose: to escape—to find her twin brother and go home.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden’s eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant Rhine is growing dangerously attracted to, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limited time she has left.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Author: Cynthia Hand<br />
Publishes: January 4, 2011<br />
Hardcover: 448 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My copy: Netgalley.com<br />
My rating: 5 out of 5 wicked stars<br />
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</div><blockquote style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . . <br />
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Title: The Iron Queen<br />
Author: Julie Kagawa<br />
Releases: February 1, 2011<br />
Paperback: 368 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: <a href="http://netgalley.com/">NetGalley.com</a><br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked stars<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> <em>In less than twenty-four hours I’ll be seventeen.</em> </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> <em><br />
Although, technically, I won’t actually be turning seventeen. I’ve been in the Nevernever too long. When you’re in Faery, you don’t age. So while a year has passed in the real world, agewise I’m probably only a few days older than when I went in.</em> </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> <em><br />
In real life, I’ve changed so much I don’t even recognize myself.</em> </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> MY NAME IS MEGHAN CHASE. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who’s sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I’m not sure anyone can survive it. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> THIS TIME, </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"> <br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>My quick wicked thoughts</i>...Another awesomely written and developed book by Julie Kagawa, it does not disappoint!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Why I was tempted to read thi</i>s...I loved The Iron King and the Iron Daughter, so this was a given.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Cover thoughts</i>...It is fabulous like all the Iron Fey covers</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Romance meter</i>...Awww...there is some major Ash and Meghan interaction in this one! I have always been Team Ash so I loved that and loved getting to know more about him and Meghan as their characters grew in this book.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Characters and plot</i>...I thought the characters grew a lot in this book...you see Meghan growing and maturing...and taking on a LOT of responsibility. You see Ash's obvious love for her. You get to see lots of Grim, how awesome is that? Puck comes back into the story and I wondered how he would relate to the Ash/Meghan couple, but circumstances push the 3 of them together for quite a journey. This book had it all...love, suspense, action, fighting, fey magic and an ending that will make you wish you had the next book in the series to pick up immediately!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i>The ending</i>...The ending opened up for the next book perfectly...I can't wait to read it. It seems so hopeless for everyone but I know the author will not leave us hanging...I hope!</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-76400197107585536422010-11-11T09:50:00.000-06:002010-11-11T09:50:00.939-06:00Review: Steel ARC by Carrie Vaughn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F2tj8NswZ3E/TNwM53_bjpI/AAAAAAAAAU4/2mqARc8LKbI/s1600/steel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F2tj8NswZ3E/TNwM53_bjpI/AAAAAAAAAU4/2mqARc8LKbI/s200/steel.jpg" width="140" /></a></div><br />
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Title: Steel<br />
Author: Carrie Vaughn<br />
Hardcover: 304 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
Published: March 15, 2011<br />
My Copy: Around the World Tours<br />
My rating: 3.5 out of 5 wicked stars<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><b>Summary: <span class="reviewText" id="freeTextbook8220745">When Jill, a competitive high school fencer, goes with her family on vacation to the Bahamas, she is magically transported to an early eighteenth century pirate ship in the middle of the ocean</span>.</b></div><br />
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Title: Firelight<br />
Author: Sophie Jordan<br />
Hardcover: 336 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
Published: September 7, 2010<br />
My Copy: Around the World Tours<br />
My Rating: 5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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<b><i>MORTAL ENEMIES</i></b><br />
<b><i>DOOMED LOVE</i></b></div><div align="left" style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i>Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet of her kind, she nearly pays with her life, only to be spared by a beautiful stranger sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki--a descendant of dragons whose ability to shift into human form is her best defense.</i></div><div align="left" style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i>Forced to flee into the mortal world, Jacinda struggles to adapt. The one bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irrestibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will's dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner draki is slowly slipping away - if it dies she will be left a human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.</i></div><div align="left" style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i><b>Mythical powers and irresistible passion ignite in this story of a girl who defies all expectations and whose love crosses an ancient divide ...</b></i></div><div align="left"><br />
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Author: Cate Tiernan<br />
Hardcover: 416 pages<br />
Published: Sept 7, 2010<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: <a href="http://princessbookiearctours.blogspot.com/">Around the World Tours</a><br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3; text-align: justify;">Nastasya has spent the last century living as a spoiled, drugged-out party girl. She feels nothing and cares for no one. But when she witnesses her best friend, a Dark Immortal, torture a human, she realizes something's got to change. She seeks refuge at a rehab for wayward immortals, where she meets the gorgeous, undeniably sexy Reyn, who seems inexplicably linked to her past.<br />
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Nastasya finally begins to deal with life, and even feels safe--until the night she learns that someone wants her dead.<br />
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Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Alexandra-Adornetto/dp/0312656262?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Halo</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0312656262" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Alexandra Adornetto<br />
Hardcover: 496 pages<br />
Published: August 31, 2010<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My copy: <a href="http://princessbookiearctours.blogspot.com/">Around the World Tours</a><br />
My rating: 4 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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<div><div>Three angels are sent down to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. But she is the most human, and when she is romantically drawn to a mortal boy, the angels fear she will not be strong enough to save anyone—especially herself—from the Dark Forces. <br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...An original story about angels come to earth to help mankind and battle the dark forces.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...the blurb sounded interesting and I have enjoyed most of the angel stories I have read this year.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...It's pretty amazing, I love the wings in the picture</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...Bethany and Xavier have an unstoppable romance that tests the bounds of established rules.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...The was a beautifully woven story of angels, hope and enduring love. When Bethany comes to earth with her "family", Ivy and Gabriel, she is experiencing everything for the first time: the way things feel, taste, smell, hunger and unexpectedly for her, love. She starts school to help them get out into the community and meets the nice boy of the school, Xavier, that she finds herself drawn to him. She wants to deny this because angels are not allowed to have that type of relationship with humans, after all, they are only on earth for the duration of their mission and then they will go back to heaven.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">I found this book engaging and somewhat humorous at times. The characters were likable and actually, Xavier, was almost too perfect, but that's okay. Ivy was a motherly type of angel and Gabriel was somewhat strict but so mysterious you couldn't help but want to know more. It is a long book but I didn't ever get bogged down into too much information that disrupted the flow of the book, it was an easy read. This book as a sequel coming out in 2011 and I look forward to reading more of Bethany and Xavier's romance...and I honestly hope that Gabriel gets to have a little fun of his own. </span><br style="color: #990000;" /> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Interesting author fact</b></i>...this is the 3rd book written by this author and she is only 18. You can definitely tell her parents are English teachers because the book is written so beautifully. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-57274460964486100192010-08-11T09:20:00.000-05:002010-08-11T09:20:16.389-05:00Review: Nevermore ARC by Kelly Creagh<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nevermore-Kelly-Creagh/dp/1442402008?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Nevermore" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1442402008&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1442402008" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nevermore-Kelly-Creagh/dp/1442402008?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Nevermore</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1442402008" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Kelly Creagh<br />
Hardcover: 560 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
Published: August 31, 2010<br />
My Copy: <a href="http://starbooktours.blogspot.com/">Star Book Tours</a><br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i>And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting </i></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i>On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; </i></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i>And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, </i></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i>And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; </i></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i>And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor </i></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><i>Shall be lifted - nevermore! </i></div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">-- from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">His life depends on it. </div><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...Dark, mysterious, edgy romance set that shows you everything isn't how it first seemed.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...reading the blurb made if sound like a fresh take on a YA paranormal romance, who wouldn't love reading about Edgar Allan Poe!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...love it...gave me a clear vision of the two main characters.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...lots of sizzling sparks between Isobel and Varen, I hope to see even more in the 2nd book.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...Isobel's world changes in the blink of an eye when she is paired with goth boy Varen for an assignment. She must get a good grade on this project to stay on the cheerleading team. Isobel starts breaking all the rules with her parents and her friends to start spending time with Varen on this project. Varen is mysterious and dark and has an obsession with Edgar Allan Poe. As they start hanging out more, strange things start happening to Isobel and her life as she knows it changes...and when she goes to a party with Varen, things change in ways she couldn't even guess. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">I have to say I loved this book, I loved the dynamic between Isobel and Varen...and all his secrets. I love the way the author weaved in Poe's writings into the story and created a new world for the characters to exist in. If I have to say one thing negative, it would be that the climax of the plot was so long...this is a long book at 560 pages and about the last 1/4 of it was the plot climax. You cannot say that things came together too quickly in the end for this book LOL I was getting impatient to get to the end and find out what was happening with Varen. This is actually one of those books that has so much depth that you could read it again and probably find things you missed the first time thru. I will definitely purchase this one for my shelf.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>...the ending leaves things totally up in the air for the next book. There is so much left to happen that I really cannot wait to read it! The ending did break my heart a bit, but I just know things will be fixed in the sequel which according the the author's website, she is working on. </span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-42281747982221224962010-08-04T15:21:00.000-05:002010-08-04T15:21:52.126-05:00Review: Beautiful Darkness ARC by Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Darkness-Kami-Garcia/dp/0316077054?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Beautiful Darkness" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0316077054&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0316077054" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Darkness-Kami-Garcia/dp/0316077054?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Beautiful Darkness</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0316077054" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Authors: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl<br />
Hardcover: 512 pages<br />
Published: October 12, 2010<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: <a href="http://princessbookiearctours.blogspot.com/">Around the World ARC Tours</a><br />
My rating: 3 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals for generations. A Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen.<br />
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Together they can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets that test their relationship. And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems. </div><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...the second book in the series that I wish I had loved as much as the first.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...Beautiful Creatures was awesome so of course I wanted to read the sequel!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...I loved it just as much as the BC's cover, both are dark, spooky and gothic, gotta love it</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter</b></i>...very low :( see below why!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...I had some high expectations for this book considering how much I loved BC, and I have to admit, I was somewhat disappointed. I spent most of this book wanting to kick Lena for being such a witch toward Ethan and then I wanted to kick Ethan for putting up with it! When Lena pulled away from him, she did it in a big way and was very unpredictable. It was pretty much breaking my heart for Ethan. The story was fairly slow until Ethan discovered the tunnels and started exploring and things broke wide open. The plot was engaging at that point and I was just done with Lena ha ha. There were some questions that got answered in this book from BC and Ethan develops more as a character, which I was happy to see. I am still just DONE with Lena :) Maybe the 3rd book will redeem her.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>...was dramatic and exciting, all that I was hoping. I was thinking to myself that this book could end quite badly, but I was satisfied with the ending.</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-42905586742734426812010-08-04T14:57:00.000-05:002010-08-04T14:57:04.620-05:00Review: Shadow Hills ARC by Anastasia Hopcus<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Hills-Anastasia-Hopcus/dp/1606840835?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Shadow Hills" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1606840835&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1606840835" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Hills-Anastasia-Hopcus/dp/1606840835?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Shadow Hills</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1606840835" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Anastasia Hopcus<br />
Hardcover: 400 pages<br />
Published: July 2010<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My Copy: <a href="http://darkfaerietales.com/blog-tours/">Book it Forward ARC Tours</a><br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">After her sister Athena's tragic death, it's obvious that grief-stricken Persephone "Phe" Archer no longer belongs in Los Angeles. Hoping to make sense of her sister's sudden demise and the cryptic dreams following it, Phe abandons her bubbly LA life to attend an uptight East Coast preparatory school in Shadow Hills, MA -- a school which her sister mysteriously mentioned in her last diary entry before she died. <br />
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Once there, Phe quickly realizes that something is deeply amiss in her new town. Not only does Shadow Hills' history boast an unexplained epidemic that decimated hundreds of its citizens in the 1700s, but its modern townies also seem eerily psychic, with the bizarre ability to bend metal. Even Zach -- the gorgeous stranger Phe meets and immediately begins to lust after -- seems as if he is hiding something serious. Phe is determined to get to the bottom of it. The longer she stays there, the more she suspects that her sister's untimely death and her own destiny are intricately linked to those who reside in Shadow Hills. </div><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...A unique and enthralling spooky romance that will keep you hooked until the end.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...I had read a few reviews and just the blurb about it made it sound different and fun.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...It's okay...it doesn't blow me away.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Romance meter.</b></i>..heck yes! The intense attraction between Phe and Zach is just perfectly written. As much as they try to deny it, they have some major sparks going on!</span><br style="color: #990000;" /><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Characters and plot</b></i>...I really loved the characters in this book. Phe was interesting and engaging, she is a girl who isnt afraid to go out there and get what she wants! Zach of course is the unobtainable hot guy that just a nice guy too. I didn't want to kick him upside the head like I do a lot of guys ha ha. The mystery of the dreams with town secrets are mixed together perfectly to keep you flipping pages until the end. As Phe starts to realize that she might be tied into this town and it's future, she is also determining she might have powers she didn't know about.</span><br style="color: #990000;" /> <br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>The ending</b></i>...it was very satisfying but there are still some unanswered questions. Can't find much on news of a sequel but her blog does say she is working on it, yay!!</span></span></span></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-28399461615923747632010-08-02T09:17:00.000-05:002010-08-02T09:17:27.751-05:00The Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, Book 1) ARC by Cassandra Clare<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Angel-Infernal-Devices-Book/dp/1416975861?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, Book 1)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1416975861&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1416975861" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Angel-Infernal-Devices-Book/dp/1416975861?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, Book 1)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1416975861" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Cassandra Clare<br />
Published: August 31, 2010<br />
Hardcover: 496 pages<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My copy: <a href="http://darkfaerietales.com/blog-tours/">Book It Forward Tours</a><br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still.</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What’s more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length . . . everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world. . . . and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all. </div><br />
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<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...A wonderfully crafted new series from the author of the Mortal Instruments series taking place in Victorian era England. </span><div class="im"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></div><div class="im"><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>..I loved the MI series and this looked deliciously steampunk-ish</span><br style="color: #660000;" /> <br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>..It's pretty awesome, gives you a view of the Clockwork Angel and of Will.</span><br style="color: #660000;" /><br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Romance Meter</b></i>..Definitely some sparks between Tessa and Will...with some definite interest from James. James (or Jem as he prefers) is just a sweet guy with a devastating secret, Will is sweet one moment and rude and nasty the next, you don't know what you are going to get with him, but the attraction is undeniable.</span><br style="color: #660000;" /> <br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Character and Plot</b></i>...Oh this book was all that I was hoping for, plus some. I loved the MI series, but honestly...I couldn't remember much about it when I started reading this book (too many books in between I think lol). That did not take away from this book at all, which new characters (and a few old ones) the story is original and captivating. Set in Victorian England in a steampunk-ish era, Tessa comes from the US to live with her brother after her aunt dies. She is swiped up by the Dark Sisters and held captivate to learn her abilites of shape shifting, that she had no idea she had. This isn't your animal/werewolf shape shifting either, she can take an item that belonged to a person, and change into that person with voice and memories...and the person can be still living or not. This makes Tessa a value commodity and the Dark Sisters are going to marry her off to The Magister. In the nick of time, Tessa is saved by the Shadowhunters and taken into their world to learn the truth of her abilities, friends, and family. This book is almost 500 pages but it flew by, I had trouble putting it down. I loved that Magnus Bane came back for this book, I just absolutely loved him in the MI series....once I finally started remember what happened in that series. It isn't necessary to have read the MI series to read this once with its cast of new main characters...but you should read them anyway if you haven't. </span><br style="color: #660000;" /><br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>The Ending</b></i>..Ahhh..the ending...perfect in some ways...but leaves you hanging enough you are anxiously waiting for Book 2, The Clockwork Prince, due out in 2011.</span><br style="color: #660000;" /> <span style="color: #660000;"><br />
</span></div></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216721370083595824.post-69799999856206569322010-07-16T11:29:00.001-05:002010-07-16T14:23:28.498-05:00Infinite Days ARC by Rebecca Maizel<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Vampire-Queen-Rebecca-Maizel/dp/0312649916?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Infinite Days (Vampire Queen)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0312649916&tag=wickedwalker-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0312649916" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Vampire-Queen-Rebecca-Maizel/dp/0312649916?ie=UTF8&tag=wickedwalker-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Infinite Days</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wickedwalker-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0312649916" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
Author: Rebecca Maizel<br />
Paperback: 336 pages<br />
Publish date: August 3, 2010<br />
Reading Level: YA<br />
My copy: <a href="http://darkfaerietales.com/blog-tours/">Book it Forward Tours</a><br />
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 wicked hearts<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx149/MrsVanquish/Stacy/4_5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="123" src="http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx149/MrsVanquish/Stacy/4_5.png" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">Blurb from amazon.com:</span><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">"Throughout all my histories, I found no one I loved more than you...no one."<br />
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Those were some of Rhode's last words to me. The last time he would pronounce his love. The last time I would see his face.<br />
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It was the first time in 592 years I could take a breath. Lay in the sun. Taste.<br />
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Rhode sacrificed himself so I, Lenah Beaudonte, could be human again. So I could stop the blood lust. </div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">I never expected to fall in love with someone else that wasn't Rhode.</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">But Justin was...daring. Exciting. More beautiful than I could dream.</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: #660000; color: #f3f3f3;">I never expected to be sixteen again...then again, I never expected my past to come back and haunt me...</div><br />
<span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>My quick wicked thoughts</b></i>...a fresh and exciting view of vampires, friends and choices in life...and regrets.</span><br style="color: #660000;" /><br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Why I was tempted to read this</b></i>...it sounded romantic and vampire-ish, what's not to love?</span><br style="color: #660000;" /> <br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Cover thoughts</b></i>...loved it..makes more sense when you read the book, ha ha</span><br style="color: #660000;" /><br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Romance Meter</b></i>...oh yeah...there are long-time loves that would give their life for you and fresh new romances to keep you interested.</span><br style="color: #660000;" /> <br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Character and Plot</b></i>...I really loved this book! This isn't your average sweet vampire book...no these vampires are brutal and ruthless...and Lenah only wants her humanity back. When Rhode gives up his life for her, Lenah gets to experience things like emotion, rain, touch, taste, and sun...all things that were void from her long life as a ruthless vampire queen. The book starts at current day but flips back to the past often to give you needed background information and let you get a true sense of Lenah's life as a vampire and her coven. When she meets Justin she knows he is different and he feels the same connection about her. But all is not fine in Lenah's new world...when she doesn't awaken back to her vampire life like she is supposed to, her coven comes looking for her, and they are willing to take out anyone in their way. This book kept me at the edge of my seat and flipping pages. The plot wraps around and doesn't let you go and at the end...you sit there and look back over the ride this book just took you and go WOW....there better be a sequel LOL</span><br style="color: #660000;" /><br style="color: #660000;" /><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>The Ending</b></i>...the ending..OH the ending...things happen at toward the end of the book so you think you know how it will end but there are still surprises...and cliffhangers...and there better be a sequel! I checked the author's blog but I didn't see a date or title. It cannot end this way, Ms. Maizel!! LOL</span><br style="color: #660000;" /> <span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span>Wicked Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483518458121286517noreply@blogger.com0