0 Early Review: The Rules

The Rules

Author: Stacey Kade

Page Count: 416

Release Date: April 23, 2013

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Series: Project Paper Dolls #1
Genres: YA, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance

Source: Won ARC from Icey Books.

 

Read summary on Goodreads, here.

I was immediately sucked into the story and it had me guessing what was going to happen next. This was the first novel by Stacey Kade that I've read and I have to say, if her other series is this good, I'll be reading it too.

I loved the way the book was written and the storyline. The story is told through two different POV's but the transition from one to the other is smooth and nothing is lost, it basically picks up were the other left off. I'll admit I was a little worried at one point that it was going more into the typical teenage high school drama. The best friend getting picked on by the popular girl. People trying to fit in with someone else just because of their status. But thankfully it didn't stay on that subject and after thinking about it for awhile, it was kind of necessary to see what Ariane has to deal with at high school.

I really think Stacey Kade did a great job with the character development. Since the book hasn't been released yet I won't go into to much detail about the characters. I thought Ariane was a great lead female character. She may seem quiet and shy but when push came to shove, she wasn't about to back down; she stood up for those she cared about. Zane was also a great lead character. He is definitely one of my favorite male characters. He's so nice, despite all the bad things he has to put up with. There was some romance in the book that got a little steamy in some places

The ending wasn't the biggest cliffhanger ever but it definitely left me wondering what was going to happen next and since the book hasn't been released yet I'll have to wait a while to find out.

I really like the cover. I think it gives the reader a good idea of what Ariane might look like and it matches her description in the book very well and I love the different colored eyes.

Rating 5/5

Review also posted to Goodreads.

2 Teaser Tuesday

 

 

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along. 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 teasers:

"He lies down next to me, leaning on an elbow, his eyes scanning my body. He doesn't seem to have a problem with my soggy underwear."

Pg. 129, "Catching Jordan" by Miranda Kenneally








Well that's my teaser for the week. What book or books did you feature in your post?

7 Stacking the Shelves (06)

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that highlight's the books we receive each week.

BOUGHT

Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

Last Summer by Hailey Abbott

To Feel Stuff by Andrea Seigel

Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar

Nothing Can Keep Us Together by Cecily von Ziegesar

 

EBOOKS (FREE)

Ordained by Devon Ashley

Crossroads by Mary Ting

Blood Debt by Nancy Straight

Meeting Destiny by Nancy Straight

The Legend if Kimberly by J. R. Leckman

Blood Singers by Tamara Rose Blodgett

 

 WON

Signed Breathless Reads Poster - Won from Alli's World
 

MOVIES BOUGHT

Breaking Dawn Part 2

 

 

 

That's it for me. What did you add to your shelf?

0 Waiting on Wednesday: Golden

 

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Golden

by Jessi Kirby

Pages: 288

Expected Publication: May 14, 2013

Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Series: None



Seventeen-year-old Parker Frost may be a distant relative of Robert Frost, but she has never taken the road less traveled. Valedictorian and quintessential good girl, she’s about to graduate high school without ever having kissed her crush or broken the rules. So when fate drops a mystery in her lap—one that might be the key to uncovering the truth behind a town tragedy, she decides to take a chance.






What are you waiting on this week?

1 Teaser Tuesday

 

 

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along. 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 teasers:

"He's as graceful and majestic as a Greek god, lovely and appalling in his wrath. He lifts me so I hang from his fingers by strands of ivy, strung up in my cocoon like a helpless yo-yo."

Pg. 114, "Splintered" by A. G. Howard







Well that's my teaser for the week. What book or books did you feature in your post?

0 Review: Heart of the Huntress

Heart of the Huntress

Author: Tess Oliver

Page Count: 236

Release Date: January 21, 2012

Publisher: Createspace

Series: Camille #2
Genres: YA, Romance, Werewolves, Paranormal

Source: Purchased (ebook)

 

Read summary on Goodreads, here.

 

 

Camille and Dr. Bennett haven't had much of a chance to hunt werewolves in London anymore. Every since stopping Nathanial's transformation they seemed to have stopped the spread on the werewolf gene.  One day Dr. Bennett receives a letter from a fellow underground scientist in Transylvania, Dr. Fredericks. Wanting to discuss more of his discovers he, Camille, Emily and Nathanial set sail for Romania. Camille isn't having the best of luck on board. She has to pretend not to know Nathanial because it's the ship he works on and because of their different stations. As if that wasn't bad enough. To add to her misery there's a man on board who stares at her as if she were something to eat and some horrid woman just accused Nathanial of attacking her. To her horror he's beaten and chained in the cargo hold. Just when she thinks things couldn't get worse, a terrible storm has just caused their ship to start sinking. A sheep farmer, from a local Romanian village, finds her injured and alone on the beach. Camille knows he isn't telling her something but can't quite figure out what.

 

I liked this book but not as good as the first one. I'm not against a romance but at times Camille and Nathaniel were nauseating. I mean she can't hardly go an hour without seeing him or she goes off the deep-end thinking he's gone back to his old ways. I liked the setting of the story and the new characters that were added. At first I was thinking there would be vampires, since they're going to Transylvania, but I was wrong.

 

Camille can be strong when she wants to be but at times she comes across as weak and insecure. Emily is defiantly the more level headed sister and is constantly having to remind Camille how Nathanial feels about her even though it's very obvious. Nathanial still seems like the ideal guy to me. He stays faithful to Camille, even though his handsome and women try to convince him that it's okay to cheat, he turns them down because he only has eyes for one woman. His thoughtful, kind, and strong.

 

The ending left me wondering what was going to happen with Emily and Arkos. I don't know if there is a third book but if so I will be reading it.

 

I like the cover but like the first one, the font annoys me. I like the font that reads "Huntress" but not the other one.

 

Rating: 4/5

 

Review also posted to Goodreads.

5 Stacking the Shelves (05)

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that highlight's the books we receive each week.

BOUGHT

The Memorist by M. J. Rose

The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

In a Heartbeat by Rita Herron

The Cat by Jean Johnson

Hidden by P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast

 

MOVIES BOUGHT

The Walking Dead: Season 1 & 2

 

That's it for me. What did you add to your shelf?