Review: Hush, Hush

Hush, Hush (Hush Hush #1)

by Becca Fitzpatrick

SYNOPSIS:

A SACRED OATH

A FALLEN ANGEL

A FORBIDDEN LOVE

Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.

MY THOUGHTS:

3 stars

What to say about this? Everybody read it. Most people loved it, some people hated it. For me, the first 75% was super boring. The last quarter was good, hence the 3 stars. (if it wasn't for that last 25%, I would have given it 2 stars)

I think it has potential to get better and since it's the first book in the series, I'm willing to give it a chance (that and the fact that I have the box set...)

Anyway, the writing was good and easy to read. The plot was interesting and it had lots of action. Also there was a scene at a motel that I liked very much. 

My main problem was with the characters. I couldn't connect with any of them.

Vee, the best friend was an idiot, not a very good friend at all, on the contrary, she was so hormone-driven that she didn't pay attention to her friend whatsoever. Also, I think the author tried to make her appear funny and failed miserably.

Nora... well, what can I say about Nora? She is utterly annoying, infuriating. She makes Bella Swan look like Einstein, always making the worst decisions and being so so so so immature and lacking common sense.

And Patch...to be honest, I didn't fall for him. He was mysterious? yes. He had great abs? yes. But sexy? Mmm... nope. At least, not yet.

Furthermore, I don't know when or why they fall in love and that irritates me. a lot. :D

In any case, I will continue with the second book because I want to know where this is headed.

Review: Fallen in Love

Fallen in Love (Fallen #3.5)

by Lauren Kate

Genre: Paranormal Romance

BLURB:

Unexpected. Unrequited. Forbidden. Eternal. Everyone has their own love story.

And in a twist of fate, four extraordinary love stories combine over the course of a romantic Valentine's Day in Medieval England. Miles and Shelby find love where they 

least expect it. Roland learns a painful lesson about finding-and losing love. Arianne pays the price for a love so fierce it burns. And for the first -and last- time, Daniel and Luce 

will spend a night together like none other.

Lauren Kate's FALLEN IN LOVE is filled with love stories . . . the ones everyone has been waiting for.

True love never says goodbye. . .

PURCHASE:

The Book Depository

MY THOUGHTS:

3.5 stars (or birds :D)

I really enjoyed these short stories. I read the book in a couple of hours. It is fast paced and the 4 stories are cute.

Two of them are sad, one in particular but nonetheless enjoyable.

These stories are set in the same context that the others. The angels are travelling through announcers and they converge in an especific time.

That time being Daniel and Luce's only Valentine day together.

 The writing is always nice and so is the character's personality. I also liked the originality. I would have liked something about Cam too... but well... pointless to wish hehe

I can't give it more than 3.5 stars though because it's just something that will be forgotten. It won't stay indelibly in my mind as the other books in the series will but it's nice for a quick read.

In any case, I would recommend it for romantics that are also fan of the series.

If you don't read it though, you won't miss anything from the main story.

I hope you liked it!

Rhomy

Review: Immortal City (Immortal City #1) by Scott Speer

Immortal City (Immortal City #1) by Scott Speer

Blurb:

Jackson Godspeed is the hottest young Angel in a city filled with them.

He's days away from becoming a full Guardian, and people around the world are already competing for the chance to be watched over by him. Everyone's obsessed with the Angels and the lucky people they protect - everyone except for Madison Montgomery.

Maddy's the one girl in Angel City who doesn't breathlessly follow the Angels on TV and gossip blogs. When she meets Jackson, she doesn't recognize him. But Jackson is instantly captivated by her, and against all odds the two fall in love.

Maddy is swiftly caught up in Jackson's scene, a world of glamour, paparazzi - and murder. A serial killer is on the loose, leaving dead Angels' wings for the police to find on the Walk of Fame. Even the Guardians are powerless to protect themselves in the face of this threat & and this time it's up to Maddy to save Jackson.

TRAILER

MY THOGUHTS:

First, I must say that I don't like the guy in the trailer. In my mind Jackson Godspeed looks more like the guy in the cover, and for me he has dark hair lol. (I want what I want ladies! hehe)

Second, I bought this book at TBD, as always because they are amazing. I chose the hardback because this cover was nicer than the paperback (didn't like the letters in that one) and friggin' argentinian mail  lost it. I bought a new one, and guess what? they both were delivered to me in the same day, 5 months later!  #$#"&"&"°?! WTF????

I gave the second copy to a friend who I think will enjoy it as much as I did, though.

Anyway, back to business. I am so happy with myself for having the patience of waiting for it, because I absolutely adored this story.

If you are looking for an average teen angel story, this one is not for you. 

We are use to stories were vampires are famous but it is the first book I've read were humans are aware of the existance of Angels.

Not only that, they worship them. They are celebrities. And some of them are guardian angels... but guess what? they won't save you for love no no no, they will save you for money... at least most of them...

until Jackson Godspeed...

The world created by Scott Speer is incredible, he thought even the tiniest detail. He actually invented things such as a reality show where the winner got a year of free saving by an angel.

Maddy is well... Maddy. A little lot whiny and she sounds so silly and smug with that "I don't care about angels" attitude that she made me angry a few times.

Jackson is sooooooo great. Loved his personality, his looks, his temperance and the way he kept himself "down to earth" (no pun intended lol) even if he was the most famous, sexy and rich guy in the world.

His assistant is so funny, don't remember her name right now but I loved her little appearances.

The scene while they dance was super well developed, I loved it!

What else?

Plot: this book is not only about a teen romance, it has a very interesting plot. There's been some mysterious deaths in Angel City and they are targeting angels... 

This got me glued to the pages and some parts were eerie!!! I won't spoiled anything though, this is a book worth reading.

And BTW... Scott Speer is a hottie hehe. :p

P.S: If you haven't entered my blogoversary giveaway yet, check it HERE

I hope you guys liked it!

Rhomy.

Dominion by Melody Manful: Promo, trailer, and Interview.

Dominion (Guardian Angels #1)  

by Melody Manful

Genre: YA paranormal fantasy.

Synopsis:

I Dare You.

Look Over Your Shoulders.

Do You See Them?

They are behind you...

They are always behind you.

Abigail Cells had a nightmare the day before she met Gideon, the new guy in school who has every girl drooling just to be near him. In her nightmare, she was murdered by a magical creature. As she gets to know Gideon, she begins to remember pieces of her nightmare, and was shocked when Gideon turned out to be the creature from her nightmare. Who is Gideon really? Should Abby allow herself to fall completely for him, or is he the next disaster waiting to happen?

Book Trailer:

INTERVIEW:



1) When you aren’t writing, what are you doing?

I’m usually with friends, doing homework, or watching an action movie of some sort, and if there is a football match on TV, on all over that!

2) You chose a specific genre, a place and time to write about, what made you choose it?

I’ve always loved the fantasy world, and our era has so much story to tell, so I combined those things, and the stories I’ve heard, and voilà, we have Dominion.

3) In your opinion, what makes a book a great one?

When it has that one thing that makes all the other mistakes not matter. Even if you are not enjoying the book, but there’s that one thing you want to know the answers to, or can relate to, so you keep reading, that’s what make a story great, well to me that is.

4) Which author(s) most influenced your love of books from childhood? 

I didn’t read a lot of books when I was a child, but some of the first stories I heard were from books our class teacher told, which were Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Troy. I loved those stories so much, and would retell them to my friends just to put my own spin on them.

5) Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

I put quotes on top of each chapter, that I think pretty much make the message in my book obvious, hopefully readers would read between the lines and make their own opinions about them.

6) Are the names of the characters in your novels important?

No not really, but when you search the names of the characters the meanings kind of make them seem important, and frankly, I didn’t even know that before I finished the book and decided to do some research, the only character whose name I knew the meaning to was Gideon, which meant destroyer.

7) Which of your characters is more similar to you?

Valoel, she is annoying, and I always hear I am annoying.

  
8) Worst habit you have?

 Always want to be right, which I am most of the time. And screaming during a football match and waking the whole household in the middle of the night! And eating peanut butter from the jar.

9) How much research did you do before and during writing?

  I did a lot, about the locations in the book, some angel information, some CIA, the army, and Interpol stuff. I searched for a lot of guns and their function, which my little brother thought was creepy. Well, he always thinks I’m creepy. Played a lot of action games, and watched tons of action movies.

10) If you were a super hero what would your kryptonite be?

Since I’ve always wanted to be superman, I think my kryptonite would be kryptonite! I’m that girl who always wanted to be superman! Never got the whole dolls and princess scenario, so superman was the next big thing for me.

11) If you could have a signed copy of any novel what would it be and why?

 Harry Potter and Gates of Paradise.

12) Who would play you in a film of your life?

 President Barack Obama. I know what you are thinking, aren’t you a girl? Yeah, I know I’m a girl. But, I have a dream, and Obama is kind of leaving that dream, just in a suit and tie, which I can pull off any day. I already have the tie, just waiting for the suit, and some heels.

13) What are the most important attributes to remaining sane as a writer?

Not running off the course of the story I’ve set out to write, and losing my vision in the process. I want to remind the way I am now, writing about things I love, and not things I’m supposed to write because everyone is.

AMAZING INTERVIEW! THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TODAY!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Melody Manful was born on June 8, 1994, in a town in Ghana called Tema. She started writing at a very early age and has been doing it ever since. Melody has two siblings and lives in Denmark with her family. She loves music, reading, and writing, and she puts a great deal into making her friends happy.

www.melodymanful.com

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Review and character Bio: Incendiary by Amy A. Bartol.

Wow! I'm so excited to introduce you to this amazing book, this is the 4th instalment in The Premonition Series which is a MUST  for paranormal lovers :)

INCENDIARY by Amy A. Bartol

SYNOPSIS:

Cold, fine drops of rain fall softly on my cheeks as I emerge from the darkness of the ship's interior to the gray, overcast sky of the main deck. Pulling my dark pea coat tighter to my body, the wind lifts red tendrils of my hair. I walk slowly to the railing overlooking the water.

I catch my first sight of the Irish coastline; its craggy landscape makes me shiver in dread. I find it difficult to imagine now how the Gancanagh had made this their home for so long without anyone realizing it. The cold, moss-covered edifices practically scream their presence. As I study the shadows between the falling-down stone, I imagine creeping shapes of undead Faeries grasping the rock, waiting for our ship to draw nearer to their position.

Tipping my face up, I let the rain wash over me. It bathes away the frigid sweat of fear that has broken on my brow. "You don't know how fiercely beautiful you are, do you?" A quiet voice behind me asks, causing me to stiffen and fix my eyes on the rocks along the shoreline.

Character Bio:

REED WELLINGTON – 

Reed pretends to be a wealthy, sophomore college student whose family is a major contributor to Crestwood College.  It’s just a façade, however, because he’s really a divine assassin angel.  He’s of the class called “Powers,” which are the military division of angels that are ordered to annihilate fallen angels.  Reed is extremely intelligent, harrowingly strong, and exquisitely handsome.  He, like most Powers, had limited emotions, but that changes when Evie enters his life.  Now he’s experiencing love and raw desire for Evie, emotions that leave him feeling lost.  His life was one of secrecy and isolation. He’s forbidden to reveal himself as an angel to humans so when he discovers Evie and finds that she is half human and half angel he’s confused by the need to destroy her and an equal need to protect her.  It’s Reed’s attraction to Evie, a magnetic kind of force that draws him to her, that leaves him with the sense that his love for her is...inescapable.

Reed’s Physical attributes:  he appears to be a 19-year-old (but he’s ancient), 6’ 2”, brown hair with a “in the now” style, green eyes that are almost gray around the edges, charcoal gray wings that are retractable and can be completely hidden within him and resemble an avian, chiseled face, flawless angelic skin, sleek muscles.

Reed’s Class of angel:  Divine Power angel – second tier of angel known as the military branch of angel or the “avenging angels.”  They’re instructed to annihilate fallen angels on Earth and to restore order to the universe.  They’re distinguished by their wing color that can be gray, brown, or green and resemble an avian.  Their military court on Earth is called Dominion. Their symbol is the sword.

Supernatural abilities: 

·      Verbal power of persuasion – his voice is hypnotic, affecting mainly humans to do as he directs. This trait is unique to Reed.  It is not a standard angelic trait.

·      Immense physical strength - he can juggle minivans if he wanted. This is a standard angelic trait.

·      Run extremely fast - Reed can move so fast he’s just a blur to the human eye. This is a standard angelic trait.

·      Fly – he can fly by using his charcoal gray wings. This is a standard angelic trait.

·      Acute hearing – he can hear Evie’s heart from across campus.  This is a standard angelic trait.

·      Higher visual acuity – ability to see vast distances and has night vision.  Able to detect several colors not in the human spectrum of vision, and allows the angel to see lingering “souls” who have not ascended (ghosts). This is a standard angelic trait.

·      Extremely lethal fighting skills – an assassin created for the sole purpose of killing fallen angels.  This is a Power angel trait.

·      Immortality – Reed will never die unless another being kills him.  If he is killed, he “ceases to be” because angels do not have souls.

·      Heal from serious wounds – ability to heal quickly and regenerate tissue, sinew and bone rapidly.  This is a standard angelic trait.

Who wouldn't like a piece of this hottie? And ladies, let me tell you, he is just one of the hotties you will encounter in this series. There are a lot of sexy angel girls for the guys too! lol

My Thoughts:

First of all, it's pretty clear that I LOVE this series. Actually I may venture to say it's my favorite series EVER!

That being said, Amy's writing is superb as always! I'm grateful that in this book I didn't find the words "several killing scenarios crossed my mind" because in book 3 they appeared a lot XD

The storyline besides being unique keeps entangling and getting more complex and at the same time entertaining.  I usually get tired of a series after the third or fourth book because they start repeating themselves or just get boring but with "The Premonition series" I just can't get enough. You'll know what I mean if you read them, it's just highly addictive!

The love story is great. At some moments I wonder why everybody is so damn  infatuated with Evie but it's so nicely executed that it feels right. 

In this book we have a new "lover" which is hot as Hell (well, wait! who isn't in this story?) and also we have a new companion for Russell.
Yay! I was so sad for him. I mean, after all he is the soul mate and he was getting nothing whatsoever. And he was becoming a little pushy.


Another reason why I loved it is because it evoked a lot of strong emotions! I felt sad, happy, scared, angry.  I was freaking out the whole time!

What it is weird is that I always pick " a team" and here, I just love them all lol XD Can I have one of them? 
Every character was deep until now, but they've reached a whole new level. 
So far, we've read from Evie's and Russell's POV and here we also have Reed's. PERFECT. Simply perfect because it allowed me to know him better, if I liked him before, I absolutely adored him now.

If you like reading about angels and like paranormal romance, you MUST read these books. 

P.S: The cover is gorgeous!

Author Information:

I live in Michigan with my husband and our two sons. My family is very supportive of my writing. When I’m writing, they often bring me the take-out menu so that I can call and order them dinner. They listen patiently when I talk about my characters like they’re real. They rarely roll their eyes when I tell them I’ll only be a second while I finish writing a chapter…and then they take off their coats. They ask me how the story is going when I surface after living for hours in a world of my own making. They have learned to accept my “writing uniform” consisting of a slightly unflattering pink fleece jacket, t-shirt, and black yoga pants. And they smile at my nerdy bookishness whenever I try to explain urban fantasy to them. In short, they get me, so they are perfect and I am blessed. Please visit me at my website: http://www.amyabartol.com/

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Promo Stop: Incendiary

Wow! I'm so excited to introduce you to this amazing book, this is the 4th instalment in The Premonition Series which is a MUST  for paranormal lovers :)

Today is just a PROMO STOP but on Jan 21st you'll get to read my review and have a great Character Bio of one of my favorite characters: sexy-as-h*** Reed !

INCENDIARY by Amy A. Bartol

SYNOPSIS:

Cold, fine drops of rain fall softly on my cheeks as I emerge from the darkness of the ship's interior to the gray, overcast sky of the main deck. Pulling my dark pea coat tighter to my body, the wind lifts red tendrils of my hair. I walk slowly to the railing overlooking the water.

I catch my first sight of the Irish coastline; its craggy landscape makes me shiver in dread. I find it difficult to imagine now how the Gancanagh had made this their home for so long without anyone realizing it. The cold, moss-covered edifices practically scream their presence. As I study the shadows between the falling-down stone, I imagine creeping shapes of undead Faeries grasping the rock, waiting for our ship to draw nearer to their position.

Tipping my face up, I let the rain wash over me. It bathes away the frigid sweat of fear that has broken on my brow. "You don't know how fiercely beautiful you are, do you?" A quiet voice behind me asks, causing me to stiffen and fix my eyes on the rocks along the shoreline.

Author Information:

I live in Michigan with my husband and our two sons. My family is very supportive of my writing. When I’m writing, they often bring me the take-out menu so that I can call and order them dinner. They listen patiently when I talk about my characters like they’re real. They rarely roll their eyes when I tell them I’ll only be a second while I finish writing a chapter…and then they take off their coats. They ask me how the story is going when I surface after living for hours in a world of my own making. They have learned to accept my “writing uniform” consisting of a slightly unflattering pink fleece jacket, t-shirt, and black yoga pants. And they smile at my nerdy bookishness whenever I try to explain urban fantasy to them. In short, they get me, so they are perfect and I am blessed. Please visit me at my website: http://www.amyabartol.com/

Follow Amy:

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