Teaser Tuesday (1)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Read more about Teaser Tuesdays HERE. 

Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My teaser:
"Simple", I replied. "We're going to do the thing the Air elemental and the cops will least expect us to do."
He shook he's head "Don't say it. Please don't say it."
- P.133 "Spider's Bite" by Jennifer Estep.

Fast Forward

Happy Valentine's day!

I must admit that the only plan I have for today is catching up on some reading, but that will be nice with a cup of hot chocolate and some quit music in the background.
Maybe I will make something nice for dinner today.

 

A new week has just started and that means that it's time to look forward and think about what to read this week.

 

I have just started Lord of the Fading Lands by C. L. Wilson and I plan on finishing that in a couple of days.
Then I will read Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs and Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep as they have been on my shelf for some time.
Hopefully I will also get to The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since it's valentine's day I would love to hear about your plans for today?

What do you plan on reading this week?

In My Mailbox (1)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme created and hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren for bloggers to show all of the great books or book related things that you have gotten over the past week!  It can be books bought, gotten from the library, received for review ect.

Go HERE to read more about IMM.

Won
(ARC) RAGE by Jackie Morse Kessler
(ARC) Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
(ARC) Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting

(E-book) Across The Universe by Beth Revis

Thanks Elise from Bookish Delights I cannot wait to read them!

Borrowed

The Vampire Knight series (book 1-10) by Matsuri Hino - Thank you Emilie!

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Fire by Kristin Cashore

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

I'm very excited to read all of these books.

I would love to hear what did you get in the mailbox?

On My Wishlist (1)

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday.
It's a place where you can list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.
They can be old, new or forthcoming.


My wishlist:


Red-Headed Stepchild
Jaye Wells
(Sabina Kane #1)
Published April 1st 2009


I have wanted to start this series for a long time but I have just not gotten around to it, I need to buy a copy!

RED-HEADED STEPCHILD DESCRIPTION:

In a world where being of mixed-blood is a major liability, Sabina doesn’t really fit in. And being an assassin – the only profession fit for an outcast – doesn’t help matters. But she’s never brought her work home. Until now.

Her latest mission is uncomfortably complex, and threatens the fragile peace between the vampire and mage races. As Sabina scrambles to figure out which side she’s on, she uncovers a tangled political web, some nasty facts about her family and some unexpected new talents. Any of these things could be worryingly life-changing, but together, they could be fatal …

This time, it’s personal.

Source: author's website and Goodreads.


Archangel's Consort
Nalini Singh
(Guild Hunter #3)
Published January 2011


I have waited for the release of this book and I'm very excited to see what's in store for Elena and Raphael.

ARCHANGEL'S CONSORT DESCRIPTION:

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an uncompromising new evil…
A vampire has attacked a girls’ school—the assault one of sheer, vicious madness—and it is only the first act. Rampant bloodlust takes vampire after vampire, threatening to make the streets run with blood. Then Raphael himself begins to show signs of an uncontrolled rage, as inexplicable storms darken the city skyline and the earth itself shudders.
The omens are suddenly terrifyingly clear.
An ancient and malevolent immortal is rising. The violent winds whisper her name: Caliane. She has returned to reclaim her son, Raphael. Only one thing stands in her way: Elena, the consort who must be destroyed…

Source: author's website and Goodreads.

All Just glass

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

(Den of Shadows Sequel of Shattered Mirror)

Published January 11th 2011

I have been a fan of Amelia's work since her first book and it's great that she have written another book in the Den of Shadows series.

ALL JUST GLASS DESCRIPTION:

Sarah Vida has given up everything for love. From a legendary family of vampire-hunting witches, Sarah was raised to never trust a vampire, to never let her guard down, and to avoid all tricky attachments of the heart. But now Sarah IS a vampire—changed by the boy she thought she loved. Her family has forsaken her, and Sarah herself is disgusted by her appetite for blood. Aida Vida is Sarah's older sister, the good, reliable sibling who always does her family proud. But when Aida's mother insists that Sarah be found and killed, Aida is given the one assignment that she may not be able to carry out.

Taking place over just twenty-four hours, ALL JUST GLASS tells the story of a game-changing battle that will forever change the world of the Den of Shadows. And at its center is the story of two sisters who must choose between love and duty. Dark, fully-imagined, and hard to put down, ALL JUST GLASS will thrill Amelia's fans—old and new.

Source: author's website and Goodreads.

River Marked

Patricia Briggs
(Mercedes Thompson #6)
Expected publication: March 1st 2011


I wish I could read this book now I love Mercy and I enjoy every adventure.

RIVER MARKED DESCRIPTION:
Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. She’s never known any others of her kind. Until now.
An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River—one that her father’s people may know something about. And to have any hope of surviving, Mercy and her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, will need their help…


Source: author's website and Goodreads.

News from authors

News 1:

Devon Monk has announced that the title for book 7 in the Allie Beckstrom series will be:

MAGIC ON THE LINE

The titles for the series is:

1# MAGIC TO THE BONE
2# MAGIC IN THE BLOOD
3# MAGIC IN THE SHADOWS
4# MAGIC ON THE STORM
5# MAGIC AT THE GATE
6# MAGIC ON THE HUNT (Release date 5 April 2011)
7# MAGIC ON THE LINE

News 2:

Becca Fitzpatrick has announced that the title of the third book in the Hush, Hush saga will be:

SILENCE

Here's what she says about the title:
I always thought the title of the third book would be loud— something a crescendo would build up to.
And it made sense; the storyline of the third book is daring and twisty and oh so romantic.
Which is why I was surprised to find, in the end, the title I chose isn't flashy or loud or culminating.
Instead, it's a haunting word, quietly powerful, filled with mystery and beauty. A word that means to put doubt, fear and anxiety to rest.
A word that is synonymous with stillness, secrecy and all that is forgotten.

The titles for the series is:

1# HUSH HUSH
2# CRESCENDO
3# SILENCE (The cover will be revealed in May 2011, release date 25 October 2011)

News 3:

Keri Arthur has revealed the covers for Darkness Unbound and Darkness Rising the first two books in her new Dark Angels series.
Release date for the first book is 27 September 2011 in the US and October 2011 in UK/Australia.
Here they are:

Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

About Mockingjay:

Young Katniss Everdeen has survived the dreaded Hunger Games not once, but twice, but even now she can find no relief. In fact, the dangers seem to be escalating: President Snow has declared an all-out war on Katniss, her family, her friends, and all the oppressed people of District 12. The thrill-packed final installment of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy will keep young hearts pounding.

Source: Goodreads

Review:

I sit here completely stunned, I cannot remember when I last read a series that made me think so much about life and dead and everything in between.
It really made me think about how our world is and how we treat our self and other people.

Many books has touched me but not as much as this, this book touched something deep inside of me.
I actually feel a little lost like Katniss does some places in the book and I mean that in a good way.

This series has made me go through all of my emotions from laughing at beautiful moments to crying over all the darkness, it has been an unforgettable journey and I will never forget how these books made me feel.
I really like this last book in this series and I don't think that it could have ended any other way as with the other two in this series the book was really great it captures the reader and doesn’t let go before the end.
I think the world, characters and writing is so powerful that it's impossible not to take something with you from this book.

For me one of the very strong moments was when Katniss recited some lyrics she learned from her father, I really enjoy lyrics and poetry in books and this is very good in my opinion. The meaning of the different lyrics together with Katniss adventures and the storyline.
I encourage anyone who has not tried this series to give it a chance...it's completely worth it!

I give Mockingjay 5 out of 5!

previous books:

1# The Hunger Games

2# Catching Fire

Cover art (2)

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

I love The Vampire Academy series and I was so happy when Richelle Mead decided to continue to write books which takes place in that incredible world.

The main character will be Sidney and I'm very excited to read more about her and of cause some of the other characters we know and love.

I like that this cover is keeping the people in it as The Vampire Academy books did but at the same time keep a distance to the other series.

I'm not sure I really like the  red background I think it's a little boring but no matter how it looks I will read it anyway.

This book is the first in a new series and it will be released August 23, 2011.