HOLA!

New changes in my blog! :D New background, new title, and all that crap. Took me a while. It's better than before, but far from perfection.
And I got a signature!! Awesome, right?
Will post more later! :)

Great Food to Eat During Movies

Well, hello. At the moment I am very hungry and watching a movie. So why not help everyone out and list a whole bunch of foods to eat while watching a movie?
Yep, that's me. Always thinking big.

So, here's your movie food:

Popcorn (the most popular movie food)
Twix candybars
Snickers
Any candy
Ice Cream (Yum!)
Chips (Preferably with a yummy French Onion dip or Cool Ranch dip.)
Crackers
Chex Mix (Those are the best!!)
Cheetos (so, so good)
Pizza (who doesn't love pizza?)
Chicken Wings or Buffalo Wings (I am so craving some right now.)
French Fries (One of my favorite foods)
Cookies

Okay, I think I'm done. There's probably something I'm missing, but oh well.

This wonderful post is what happens when I'm hungry. :)

Photography! By Me.

Ah. So this is just a flower from a bush that I zoomed in on. I would've gotten closer to it, but I was deathly afraid after an ant crawled up my leg.  I added in the little burning pinkish/reddish slash in the middle. Other than that, the picture is an original. I thought it wasn't too bad. I call it 'Burning Flower'.

Okay, so this one looked a bit soft in the beginning, so I made it a bit more gritty. Not bad, eh? In the distance at the bottom right, you can see how it trails off into darkness. I thought that turned out awesome. I'm a sucker for dark fairy tale type of stuff, so yeah. Then towards the top left, everything just brightens up. I totally love twisted and vine-like trees like these. This one shall be called 'Dark & Light Forest'. Kinda lame name, right? Well I don't know what else to name it, so oh well. 

OMFG. This one took me for-freaking-ever. Seriously. I know I could've just found some app or program to pop art collage it for me but I wanted to do it on my own. So did this collage one by one, adding the effect to each individual tree photo. Yeah. It was a long time till I was finished. But I feel happy now that I finished, because, honestly, it looks pretty. And I still can't believe that I just went outside, took a picture of this tree and made it into this. I call it '16 Trees'. Now that title sounds awesome.

These two aren't my favorite, but there you go. I'm not even going to bother giving these two a title. My reason? Call it laziness or my disliking of them. ;)











My failed attempt at color splash is the one on the left. Bleh.













Yeah, um, moving on...

I thought this one turned out pretty awesome. Notice how it looks realistic on the right but when you look to the left, it looks like a graphic picture. Or vice versa. It's fading into something different. That's pretty hypster to me. This one shall be called 'Fading Tree'.
Now that I think of it, this could be my new desktop wallpaper. ;)

At first, I thought I overdid this one. Now? Not so much. The bright burn effect thing on the left was like an extra dose of light. The bottom right looks interesting because it looks so different. It looks like roots in the ground. At the same time, it looks like some ancient picture on a wall in a cave. And if I really keep staring, I see a fish. Weirdly cool, I guess.  'Leaking Flower'

A Touch Trilogy by Leah Clifford!

A Touch Trilogy was seriously one of the best trilogies I've ever read.

 Leah Clifford is a fantastic author. I don't know how she managed to write a trilogy like that, but it was beautiful. Freaking beautiful. 

That's the  A Touch Trilogy described in two words: Freaking. Beautiful. 

And I totally recommend it.

A Touch Trilogy is a paranormal romance book, with angels and demons. You can also consider it fantasy, urban fantasy, and young adult. Those are just the main genres the trilogy fits into. 

I gave the whole trilogy five stars. 

SUMMARY OF THE FIRST BOOK:

Eden didn't expect Az.

Not his saunter down the beach toward her. Not his unbelievable pick up line. Not the instant, undeniable connection. And not his wings.

Yeah.

So long happily-ever-after.

Now trapped between life and death, cursed to spread chaos with her every touch, Eden could be the key in the eternal struggle between heaven and hell. All because she gave her heart to one of the Fallen, an angel cast out of heaven.

She may lose everything she ever had. She may be betrayed by those she loves most. But Eden will not be a pawn in anyone else's game. Her heart is her own.

And that's only the beginning of the end. 

This is the whole trilogy, in order from left to right. Aren't the covers just awesome? 

ANY WHO, so, yeah, there was the summary. Please do not be fazed of the author's choice to name the guy Az. Because, trust me, I know it sounds weird, but Az is so amazing, you will totally end up overlooking it. 

Also, the summary was a bit off. Or at least that's how it seemed to me at first. I was still intrigued to read it, but when I finally read it, it was different.

The summary gives you this whole other idea of what you expect to happen and whatnot, but it's so so so different. It'll blow your mind.

The writing and everything was really awesome. Leah Clifford did awesome with the descriptions. Also, there was POV (Point of View) switches. 

The whole thing was just dark and gritty and cryptic. The romance was phenomenal, too. 

One thing you will definitely not expect is the ending. But I won't spoil it, no matter how much I yearn to. ;)

SO, I totally recommend this book. Like I said, I gave each book in the trilogy five stars. I'm sure you won't be disappointed if you give it a try. 

A Touch Mortal, the first book, received an average rating of 3.46 stars, so that's not too bad. 

IF YOU READ THIS BOOK, YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE THESE OR IF YOU READ THESE BOOKS, THEN GIVE A TOUCH TRILOGY A GO 'CAUSE THEY'RE SIMILAR:

A Need So Beautiful - Suzanne Young   http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7656231-a-need-so-beautiful     (I read this and fell in love. Seriously.)

Fallen Angel - Heather Terrell http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8487365-fallen-angel 

(In the middle of reading this. It's okay so far.)

Haven - Kristi Cook http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8527908-haven

(I so like this book. Well, I thought I did. At first. But then things started going downhill. You'll know if you read it. Unless, of course, you absolutely love it, then ignore me. (; 

Blood Magic - Tessa Gratton http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8715032-blood-magic

(Have not read this yet, but it is on my to-reads and I will be getting to it sooner rather than later)

The Witch Hunter Saga by Nicole R. Taylor

Well, HELLO! This book was just....wow. 



First off, I'd like to say that the cover totally got to me. It's gorgeous, isn't it?

Okay, moving on to the story:
Wow. Just wow.
The minute I saw this book, I just knew I had to read it. It wasn't just the cover that appealed to me; it was the summary too.
So I went a bit cuckoo for cocoa puffs on my search for this book and then gave up. Then, like maybe a few weeks later, I look back to this and I'm back to my nonstop demand for this book.
It's safe to say I literally screamed with joy when I finally got to read The Witch Hunter. 
Nicole R. Taylor knows how to write one hell of a story and this was just exotic! Every single part of the story wrapped its way around my heart and I'm captivated with it for life.

Now, do I recommend this book? To anyone and anyone at all? Hell to the yeah. 
This book should be cased in the finest glass of the finest museum in the finest world.
That kinda overdid it, huh?
Yeah, I'm kinda borderline obsessing over here.

Well, I guess it's time for me to go to sleep (I stayed up way too long to finish this mind boggling book).
Now I get to go dream about it in my sleep. ;)

The Return 

The Return is book two, and yes, it has already came out. It's been published and so on and so forth.

Unfortunately, I haven't gotten the pleasure of reading it. YET. 

BUT, my friend says it was absolutely great, and I just have this gut feeling that it totally will be. 

The Shadows Son is the third book!!

It has not came out, but it looks quite intriguing, does it not?

SO, I TOTALLY RECOMMEND THE WITH HUNTER SAGA FOR A GREAT READ. TRUST ME!!! 

THERE'S VAMPIRES, ROMANCE, AND THE MOST EXQUISITE BLOODY ACTION. 

One Tiny Lie (Ten Tiny Breaths #2) by K.A. Tucker

Marvelous book, I tell you! Marvelous!!

Book Summary: 

Livie has always been the stable one of the two Cleary sisters, handling her parents' tragic death and Kacey's self-destructive phase with strength and maturity. But underneath that exterior is a little girl hanging onto the last words her father ever spoke to her. “Make me proud,” he had said. She promised she would...and she’s done her best over the past seven years with every choice, with every word, with every action.

Livie walks into Princeton with a solid plan, and she’s dead set on delivering on it: Rock her classes, set herself up for medical school, and meet a good, respectable guy that she’s going to someday marry. What isn’t part of her plan are Jell-O shots, a lovable, party animal roommate she can’t say ‘no’ to, and Ashton, the gorgeous captain of the men’s rowing team. Definitely him. He’s an arrogant ass who makes Livie’s usually non-existent temper flare and everything she doesn’t want in a guy. Worse, he’s best friends and roommates with Connor, who happens to fits Livie’s criteria perfectly. So why does she keep thinking about Ashton?

As Livie finds herself facing mediocre grades, career aspirations she no longer thinks she can handle, and feelings for Ashton that she shouldn’t have, she’s forced to let go of her last promise to her father and, with it, the only identity that she knows.

Before the book came out:

April 14th 

Holy freaking hell! There's a cover!! I've waited SO long for this cover! Every single day I checked for a cover and I am finally, happily not fully disappointed!! (Although the cover for Ten Tiny Breaths looked absolutely gorgeous and somewhat better than this, I still approve of this cover. Somewhat.)

And the sypnosis? KILL ME NOW. I NEED this book unlike any other right now. I mean, god, it just sounds SO good. And Ashton? I don't know him yet but I KNOW I'm gonna like this arrogant eye candy as soon as I get my hands on this book!

I feel like I'm about to explode! UGH, I need One Tiny Lie!!

The book came out June 11th, 2013.

June 26th, 2013 OFFICIAL REVIEW:

One Tiny Lie realy stole my breath. And my heart. K.A. Tucker did amazingly well with writing the Ten Tiny Breaths series. They're so realistic, refreshing, and meaningful. I feel like I'm learning something in life when I read these books and I happen to like that feeling. A lot. 

One Tiny Lie was very funny and I swear I looked crazy every time I laughed out loud while reading. And I laughed out loud a lot. 

Livie was just so perfect, it astounded me. Every little thing she did got a reaction from me. (In a good way, of course) Livie is, like, your ideal person. She was just so sweet and nice. 

Then comes in Ashton. Bad boy perfection. He was so fucking sexy. Except, everyone has their secrets and Ashton's honestly surprised me. 

I liked a lot of things about this book and I'm glad I found this series to read and that K.A. Tucker wrote it. Ten Tiny Breaths will always be my favorite, though. 

I'm curious as to what the next book will even be about. But I know I'm excited to read it!

This is Ten Tiny Breaths! The first book in the series:

Book Summary:

Kacey Cleary’s whole life imploded four years ago in a drunk-driving accident. Now she’s working hard to bury the pieces left behind—all but one. Her little sister, Livie. Kacey can swallow the constant disapproval from her born-again aunt Darla over her self-destructive lifestyle; she can stop herself from going kick-boxer crazy on Uncle Raymond when he loses the girls’ college funds at a blackjack table. She just needs to keep it together until Livie is no longer a minor, and then they can get the hell out of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

But when Uncle Raymond slides into bed next to Livie one night, Kacey decides it’s time to run. Armed with two bus tickets and dreams of living near the coast, Kacey and Livie start their new lives in a Miami apartment complex, complete with a grumpy landlord, a pervert upstairs, and a neighbor with a stage name perfectly matched to her chosen “profession.” But Kacey’s not worried. She can handle all of them. What she can’t handle is Trent Emerson in apartment 1D.

Kacey doesn’t want to feel. She doesn’t. It’s safer that way. For everyone. But sexy Trent finds a way into her numb heart, reigniting her ability to love again. She starts to believe that maybe she can leave the past where it belongs and start over. Maybe she’s not beyond repair.

But Kacey isn’t the only one who’s broken. Seemingly perfect Trent has an unforgiveable past of his own; one that, when discovered, will shatter Kacey’s newly constructed life and send her back into suffocating darkness.

MY REVIEW:

I am 100 percent completely speechless.

Ten Tiny Breaths was a beautiful story in its own twisted way.

Kacey was a very interesting girl, who suffered a lot through out her life because of a horrific tragedy. She was a 'fucked up red head' as they say in the book. 

But her whole world seems to spark to life when Trent comes along. You'd think that this would be her happily ever after. Her sanction. 

Truthfully, your in for a hell of a surprise in Ten Tiny Breaths. 

Cryptically beautiful and inspiring in so many ways, Ten Tiny Breaths actually showed you that everyone gets their happy ever after in their own twisted way. 

I loved every second of this magnificent story, it was truthfully captivating and Trent was beyond sexy! 

At first, I was all like, "Yep, you just watch. She's going to fall in love with the person who killed her parents."

*then she meets Trent*

"OMG, FORGET THE KILLER! SHE HAS THIS HOTTIE!"

Then the whole plot twist comes and you're all like, "Oh no she didn't."

Point is, I loved it. I thought I knew what was going to happen, when really I didn't. Ten Tiny Breaths leaves you guessing the whole way, only to see that your wrong.

The whole meaning of Ten Tiny Breaths was just magnificent.

When you find out the truth, you may either feel unhappy or digusted with how she fell in love with the 'killer'. But when she goes to that medical place for help and therapy and whatnot, it gives you an insight into Trent. The Dr. really helped to show that by explaining that it was all an accident. And at the end, I found myself totally unerstanding all of this. 

I can't wait for One Tiny Lie. Livie is one interesting child  and I want to read her story, as well. 

I'd recommend Ten Tiny Breaths to anyone who is basically looking for a deeply mesmerizing story that will capture your heart. Not to mention that the cover is just downright gorgeous! ;)

So, there's my thoughts.  :)

Shadows by Paula Weston!

Book Summary:

It’s been almost a year since Gaby Winters was in the car crash that killed her twin brother, Jude. Her body has healed in the sunshine of Pandanus Beach, but her grief is raw and constant.

It doesn’t help that every night in her dreams she kills demons and other hell-spawn. And then Rafa comes to town. Not only does he look exactly like the guy who’s been appearing in Gaby’s dreams, he claims a history with her brother that makes no sense.

Gaby is forced to accept that what she thought she knew about herself and her life is only a shadow of the truth – and that the truth is more likely to be found in the shadows of her nightmares.

Who is Rafa? Who are the Rephaim? And most importantly – who can she trust?

SHORT REVIEW:

That was fucking awesome! And just a bit overwhelming. But I loved it! I'm really curious and anxious and excited to go on in this series. Not only that, but I'm going hysterical with all the things that could, would, and should happen. But I know Paula Weston will surprise us.
Gaby was a great main character. And I'm not just saying that. She was tough, fierce, and snarky. I liked her a lot. But I liked Rafa SO MUCH MORE. He was such a jerk, it was beautiful! Hopefully, more romance will come in the next book and more info on Jude.
I seriously fell in love with Shadows!

LONG REVIEW:

(may have a bit of spoilers; not really though)

The way this book was written kept me captivated the whole way through. Gaby was a great main character and I'm not just saying that. It totally sucks that she had to lose her memory, though. Gaby and Gabe were so different yet so alike. I liked Gabe, but all those decisions she made? It was almost as if she was being controlled. I also liked Gaby but everyone said she was 'softer'. I like a strong and independent main character that usually intimidates others. To me, being weak or softer isn't very ideal.
Gaby only really bothered me when it came to her fighting. She was supposedly this kickass fighter that was amazing. And now? Not so much. I hated that. But it got a little better when instinct kicked in and she actually could fight. But that rush of adrenaline didn't last long.
Rafael and Gabe were supposedly the best fighters there were. I liked that a lot because it was almost as if they had this connection or competition. But now? Gaby can barely fight unless she doesn't think. And until she can get all that shit under control again, I bet Rafa is going to be playing hero a lot.

I really want to know what happened between Gaby and Jude. What even happened to them? And if the memory loss thing happened to both of them? So many questions, but not that many answers. In the end of Shadows, we only got a bit of answers at the end. But that's the point of making this book a series. You can't just spill everything at once.

Rafa was totally hot. Sexy. Smoldering. Dashing. Whichever you prefer. The point is: he is just amazing.
The romance between Rafa and Gaby wasn't enough for me, though. It almost felt like Rafa wasn't really into it and was just getting a kick out of it with lust. You could tell Gaby truly had feelings for him, though. I thought it was really stupid that she asked Rafa to have sex with her towards the end. Not only is that practically rushed, but it's wrong timing. You don't have the two main characters almost naked in bed in only the first book! You've gotta take it slow. But not too slow. I like a little steamy romance here and there. Even a hot makeout session sounds nice.
So basically, when it came to the romance, there wasn't enough feeling for me. I still liked it, though. I'm hoping/expecting more from the next book, though.

Let's see, what now? Ah, yes. The plot. Why did I feel like it mainly just had to do with saving Maggie? I know it did have to do with saving her, but everything else? Jeez, why don't we just make Maggie the freaking main character?
You know what's funny? I'm saying all this stuff yet I give the book five stars. Eh, whatever. Not every book is perfect. But this one was still really good.

The action didn't have enough Gaby in it. And whenever Gaby was in the action, she barely did anything. I hated how Taya, Malachi and pretty much everyone else wasn't intimidated by her. They treated her like she was some fragile human! It made me angry.
I really really want Gaby to get her memory back. It'll explain so much! And I want to see a change in her. Not only that, but what did Rafa do that should make Gaby hate him? The questions are literally killing me. Paula Weston did really well writing Shadows and it felt good to actually read something that kept my attention from the very start.

Daniel, A.K.A. Pretty Boy, had some major issues going on. Honestly? How could someone like Gabe or Gaby ever fall for him? He seemed like a control freak. I didn't really like him.
Jason was a total perk. He was total hotness wrapped in a coat of sweetness. Maggie's definitely got a keeper when it comes to him.
What can I say about Simon other than the fact that he needs to fuck off and mind his own business, no matter how attractive he is.

I can't say much about Jude because I haven't even met him yet, but I have this undying urge to finally meet him. I like his character a lot, from what I've been told. So, high hopes for how he turns out!

I feel like I could go on and on about each and every single character, but it just feels wrong to do that for a review. So, I'll try to stay focused on the book: Spectacular, amazing, fantastic, freaking awesome, magnificent, electrifying, refreshing, magnetic, ultimately wonderful.

Basically, it was just really good and I recommend it to any paranormal romance reader or anyone who read Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick or Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

Runes by Ednah Walters

Okay, people, this is my type of book. The epic, seductive, paranormal kind.

My review of the book:

Holy fuck. My mind is still spinning through those last moments in this book. Did that seriously just happen?

Runes by Ednah Walters was a dramaticly wonderful experience and I honestly felt everything Raine felt. I shared her emotions throughout each and every part. Torin literally just blew my mind. He was absolutely perfect. I have a lot of conflicted feelings when it came to Eirik, but all the other characters are great.

I'm really excited to get my paws on the next book! Runes was something I'm definitely in to. I mean, valkyries? Reapers? Norns? FREAKING AWESOME.


The cover? Looks nice. I mean, it could be better. Way better. But it's the story that matters. Sometimes...
Let's face it. Lot's of us like to judge books by their cover. I am totally one of those people. Except if the summary of the book sounds really good, screw the cover!

Runes has two covers, though. They're both the same book and everything, just different editions. I don't really mind either one. (Okay, maybe I prefer the second one with just the girl in it. Don't get me wrong, I love a cover with a hot guy. But that guy? Eh.)

So, check out the info/summary of Runes through Goodreads, a very fantastic website that I absolutely love, :http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17563021-runes

Now, I am a bit overexcited for the next book. I mean, the first book managed to get five stars from moi and reached my amazing books shelf. That's pretty worthy.

The second book:

Immortals by Ednah Walters: 

It's suppose to be come out on August 5th, 2013 and I have high expectations for it. Behold the cover: 

Yes, it's a nice cover. Could it have been better? Once again, yes. But who's complaining? We're here to enjoy the story. Not the cover. Though, it'd be rather nice to have a great story and a great cover. I guess I can settle for one. I mean, who would want a beautiful cover and a bad story? It's better the other way around.

Okay, enough of my blabbering. There's the info on the Runes series by Ednah Walters. I totally recommend it for any Paranormal Romance YA reader. 

Check out the info/summary of Immortals on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17947502-immortals

Rush (The Game #1) by Eve Silver

Holy fuck.
I've never read anything like Rush before and my mind has literally been blown. I don't know how anyone can come up with such an amazingly clever plot line. It's an honest understatement to say that I loved this book. I am more than in love with this book. Seriously.
It's been years since I've read a book like this that has my heart racing.
The cover is gorgeous and the story was even more gorgeous. Okay, that doesn't make sense. But you get it. I love this book more than words can describe.
The ending killed me. It really did. I'll never stop thinking about this book. Ever. Not until the next book comes out. Unfortunately, it comes out in 2014. Way to keep me waiting, Eve Silver. But I know, deep in my heart, the wait will be so fucking worth it.
I'm freaking out. So much. I love, love, love this book and I feel that I'll never find anything like it. Which it true because I know I'll never find any book that gets me this worked up.

Miki, Jackson, Tyrone, Luka, Richelle, Carly, and every other character? I'll never get enough of them and I'll never forget them.
My mind is coming up with all these theories and predictions of the next book and my head is spinning. 
Rush deserves so much more than five stars!

Check the info/summary out on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13571953-rush

Ember by Jessica Sorensen!!

Ember. What can I say? I'm left speechless. Ember was such a good book. It seriously reminded me of the Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber. Except, Ember had absolutely nothing to do with vampires. 

BTW, this book has two covers. I prefer the one with the guy on it, too. ;)

Our main characters, Ember, is this goth chick who can see people's deaths by touch. It isn't an easy life for her. And I can only imagine how horrific it could be. The only person that knows about Ember's little death thing is her best and only friend, Raven. Raven is like a cheerfully social version of Ember. Except Raven is bit on boy-crazy overdrive and appears slutty in my view. I didn't really like her.
Ember's life is basically a whole mess and I felt her frustrations with her.

When this book started out, with her in the cemetery, I knew I was hooked. She meets Cameron in the cemetery and I honestly fell in love with him. Like, head over heels in love. And all he did was purr "Come here." So, that's how boy crazy I went when I read about him. I was literally under his spell. 
It was a whole other story when I was introduced to Asher. I didn't like him at first. I was all like, "OMG, seriously? How goth cliché are we gonna make this?" I mean, I was sooo over reading about a goth falling in love with a fellow goth. It was totally okay for that to happen in Vampire Kisses though. 

Do not fret, though.Why? Because I totally fell in love with Asher not even like, a chapter after being introduced to him. He was absolutely breathtaking and undeniably sexy as hell. The romance between Ember and Asher made my insides all fluttery. Sounds weird, huh?
So, any who, we got a whole bunch of things involving death, angels, grim reapers, etc.
Personally, I found it lovely. I mean I'm so done with angels, fallen angels, guardian angels, etc. Okay, saying I'm done with those type of angel books may be a bit over exaggerating.
If the books good enough, I'll read it.

So, we got this whole blooming love thing with Asher and Ember, until Cameron comes along. Why do I have the highest suspicion that this is all turning into some love triangle? It may not fully show in Ember but it will in Cinder the second book in the Death Collectors. The cover of Cinder totally gives it away. Ember is in between Asher and Cameron on the cover. How hot is that? ;)


So, we got some major epic-ness going on and some sexy romance. I couldn't put down this book until I finished it. And I was not disappointed when I finished it. Okay, maybe I was, a little. But you'll all be disappointed when you read the ending yet majorly excited for the next book to come out. 

That basically sums up my feelings for this book in that jumbled up mess of a review. I'm just so tongue tied and anxious! I need the next book with a passion, right now
It's going to be an awful long wait for Cinder. ;)

Stray by Rachel Vincent

Stray by Rachel Vincent, ever heard of it? If not, ever heard of the popular series, Soul Screamers? If not, well I don't know what to say to you. 

Summary:

There are only eight breeding female werecats left and I'm one of them. I look like an All-American grad student. But I am a werecat, a shapeshifter, and live in two worlds.

Despite reservations from my family and my Pride, I escaped the pressure to continue my species and carved out a normal life for myself.
Until the night a Stray attacked.

I'd been warned about Strays--werecats without a Pride, constantly on the lookout for someone like me: attractive, female, and fertile. I fought him off, but then learned two of my fellow tabbies had disappeared.

This brush with danger was all my Pride needed to summon me back...for my own protection. Yeah, right. But I'm no meek kitty. I'll take on whatever--and whoever-- I have to in order to find my friends. Watch out, Strays-- 'cause I got claws, and I'm not afraid to use them...



So, yeah. Sounds pretty interesting right? I mean, it might sound a bit corny and whatnot with the 'I got claws and I'm not afraid to use them' part.  But if you ignore that, it actually sounds really interesting. Or maybe it was just me.
Anyway, just for clarification: 'tabbies' is what the main character, Faythe, calls the female werecats. She calls the male ones 'toms'. You know, like a tomcat.

I've had quite a few of Rachel Vincent's books on my to-read shelf, but Stray finally caught my attention.
Honestly? I was hooked from the beginning. Like, not even after reading the very first sentence, I was sucked into this amazing story. I've never read anything like Stray and it's always a relief to come across something new. Faythe was definitely my kind of girl. She was tough, brave, stubborn, and just outrageous. She was a strong heroine, and I admired her. Although, I don't really understand her past with Marc. It just didn't come clear to me.
I mean, at the beginning of the book, it seemed like Faythe and Marc hated each other without a doubt. But, surprise, surprise. Things change.

Other than having to force myself to read the last 40 or so pages, I actually liked Stray a lot. This is the first Rachel Vincent book I've ever read and I totally see myself reading more of her books.


Here's the whole series:




(The whole Shifter series in order form top left to top right and bottom left to bottom right.)

Faking It (Losing It #2) by Cora Carmack

I really liked Faking It more than I liked Losing It. I couldn't even bring myself to finish reading Losing It. But Faking It was sooo worth it!
The steamy romance was amazing and Max was definitely a cool main character. In Losing It, I didn't imagine Cade as this dark haired hot guy. I just imagined him as this loser who wasn't really attractive.
But things took a turn in Faking It. I totally fell for Cade!
I'm actually pretty excited for the next book, Finding It. I heard it's going to be Kelsey's story and I'm wondering what Cora Carmack has in store for us next in the Losing It series. ;)

                  

I honestly don't know why, but my review for this book remains short. I guess I must've liked it alot to do that. ;) BTW, the cover actually looks pretty. And Cade looks even prettier. The first book, Losing It, had a good cover with an even greater guy, too. ;)

Clarity by Kim Harrington.

Clarity was a definitely interesting book and I'm always up for a good murder mystery. Clare's love problems bothered me a bit, but it was a good read and I liked it. 
JUST KIDDING.
I was bothered by Clare. Were her only friends just guys? I mean, seriously? And it seemed as if all her guy friends flirted with her and were apparently in love with her. Like, what's up with that? I thought she was the town freak you stayed away from.
And after what the town's mayor's son did to her? What was his name? Justin? Hell, I can't even remember, but Justin sounds about right. Any who, so this guy cheated on her big time yet she has feelings for him and Gabriel, the smoking hot guy. Personally, I'm a sucker for Gabriel. Justin, though? He can kiss my ass.
So, Clare's got a huge love fiasco going on there.
I happened to like Tiffany, Clare's enemy and torturer. I mean, when you realize the truth behind the torturing, it makes sense. Kind of.
What I'm getting at, is that I liked Tiffany and I agree with her. What do I agree with her on? The fact that Clare has no friends.

Then there's Clary's brother. Perry. Let's start with what really bothers me here. Who the fucking hell names their kid, Perry?
Isn't that the name of the freaking platypus on Phineas & Ferb? Kill me now. What was Kim Harrington thinking when she came up with a character as bizarre as that? Supposedly, Perry was suppose to be a player and super good looking. I didn't see him like that. At all.Perry was just some normal boy who hooked up with girls every now and then.



*SPOILER* And he just so happened to have hooked up with the dead girl before she died. Lucky him, right? And you know what's so funny about that? It reminds me of Trueblood. (AKA, Sookie Stackhouse series) Sookie has a brother named Jason and at the beginning of the TV series, he keeps hooking up with the girls right before they die and he's immediately a suspect even though he knows he didn't kill them. So, that was a major deja vu moment. *SPOILER*

This book was kind of all over the place and I had to wait till we were, like, five pages away from the last page till I figured out who the freaking killer was. There was, like, no action. The romance was crappy, too. So, forget, like, the first two sentences I typed in this review and focus on the rest because I've come to a realization while writing this review about Clarity. The realization? I hated this book. Maybe hate is too harsh of a word. I despise? I dislike? Obviously, I just didn't like it. Do I see myself reading the next book in the future? Hell no.

Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson

Hunting Lila


Jeez, okay, umm...what can I say? Hunting Lila didn't really catch my attention. I saw the cover, checked out the summary and left it alone. But then my friend read it and she apparently liked it. Being the person that I am, I partially ignore her, and continued on with my life of books.

Then came May 23, 2013. I was soo bored. I had no idea what to read because I'd already read so much. Then my eyes drifted over to Hunting Lila which was hidden in my library.
I had no choice but to give it a try. Mostly because when I read the summary again, I read how she loves her brothers best friend and I'm a sucker for those type of stories.
Any who, I started it and I was honestly intrigued at first. Especially with the secrets. I don't know why, but when the main character keeps secrets, I love it. Heck, I love it when they spill their secrets too! But Lila was different. Lila would pretty much be your typical girl with no friends. Except she's not normal and she knows it.

The very first chapter pretty much gets to the point. She's mugged, does something drastic with her non-normal-ness, and flees to her brother without telling anyone. Then begins the part where I despise Lila. I hated how weak she appeared to me, and how girly and lovesick she was. There was one thing I love though: she kept running away. I mean, she never got far, but she ran. And things like that also spike my interest.

So, let me introduce you to THE GUY. Our hottie, and her brothers best friend, is named Alex. He is pure, butt-kicking sexiness. I liked Alex. A lot. But did it ever get to the point where I totally love him? No. I admired his protectiveness and possessiveness but no. Just no.
And instead of falling for Alex, I fell for Lila's brother!! Jack is Lila's brother and I fell in love with him. He was smart, sexy, and a fighter. He was also protective. Gosh, he was amazing.
So, I don't know if it's just me, but I can't say much for this book.
The ending was pathetically dramatic. And I don't believe I'll be moving on to the next book. If by some miracle, I do read the next book, it'll just be for Jack. ;)

I gave this book 3 stars! Check out my review on Goodreads if you please: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/622924493


Check out Hunting Lila on Goodreads as well: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10188580-hunting-lila

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma!

Other than the fact that the cover of Imaginary Girls is totally picturesque, the written story was just so mesmerizing my eerie.

It's books like these that make me come alive and think about the worlds wonders and all these creepy type of things.

Imaginary Girls is so eerily beautiful, it's crazy. I loved every second of it and it still somewhat remains a mystery to me.
I can't even begin to sum up a summary for you about this book.
It's indescribable. In a good way, of course.
So, really, all I can give you here is my honest opinion that it will change your thoughts on everything, and that you should read it.
Seriously, read it. If you don't like it at first, keep reading. It gets real good.






Now, if my description does not depict the book enough for you, check it out on Goodreads through this link:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8603765-imaginary-girls?ac=1


You can also read other people's reviews on it and, even mine through this link: 
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/401468014


You should seriously consider this book! I don't understand how someone can not like it, but Nova Ren Suma's style of writing is interestingly peculiar and beautiful.

Cornerstone series by Misty Provencher

Cornerstone!!!
Ah, there's soo much I have to say about Cornerstone. Let's start with the fact that it is probably my favorite book right now. It was beyond imagination and I liked that it brought something new to the world of paranormal. The whole storyline was incredible and Misty Provencher was so creative with it, I fell in love. The characters were amazing and I'd be lying if I said I hate any of them. Heck, I'd be lying if I said I hated anything from Cornerstone!
                                                                             BEHOLD: the awesome cover of Cornerstone. You've probably seen prettier covers in your life, but this cover is pretty decent and it really went well with the story.

  Official summary:

  Nalena Maxwell has been branded ‘The Waste’ at her new school, due to her mom's obsessive paper hoarding. Nalena desperately wants something to change in her life, but when she receives a sign (and it's the wrong dang one) inviting her into a mysterious, ancient community, too much changes. What she knew of her family, what she thought of her life and what she believed about her future, is no longer applicable. Seventeen years worth of family skeletons come crashing into Nalena's life and it is the boy...the one that smiles at her like he wants to hear everything she'll ever say...that already knows her powerful secrets. But it is only Nalena that can choose between protecting the life that is already crumbling beneath her feet and the one that might sacrifice everything she could ever have.    




 Cornerstone was just so great, I'm having trouble not spoiling for you. Okay, let's start with Nalena. She's our main character. She doesn't have the greatest life. Her dad left her, her mom is an obsessive writer who never finishes her stories and hasn't published anything, and her life at school is basically crap.
You see, Nalena is called "The Waste" at her school because someone saw her house that was stacked to the ceiling in paper from her mother's obsessive writing. You can't even walk through the house without bumping into a stack of paper. Any who, so she's the loner girl with absolutely NO friends. *sigh* I honestly love the books that have characters like this because then they meet that sexy guy and they get their justice and happiness in life. But that doesn't happen in Cornerstone. Or maybe it does? Point is, I'm not telling.
But the guys name is Garrett and he's super hot. Nalena obviously thinks he's hot. Hell, she couldn't tear her eyes off him. Then there's the whole cool paranormal thing that makes them different. But it's a cool, intriguing type of different. BTW, no worries, it is not one of those cliché stories.  And there's some hot romance going on, as well.

Keystone (Cornerstone #2)

Offical summary:

There’s a man-made storm coming, like a rip in the world, and it’s called the Cusp. 

Struggling to fit into the destiny she’s accepted, Nalena Maxwell has been left with one objective: she must find her murdered grandfather’s Memory. Stolen and hidden away by her own father over seventeen years ago, the Memory could be the key to ending the Cusp and destroying the Ianua’s rival community, The Fury.

Driven by each individual’s selfish desires, The Fury has always lacked the loyalty and organization it needs to be an actual force of power. 

Until now. 

Someone masterminded the Fury’s massive attack on the Ianua, slaughtering twelve of their thirteen community leaders, the Addos. Now there are rumors that the 13th Cura, to which Nali belongs, has gone to the Fury, manipulating the last Addo in order to control the other 12 Curas.As the Cusp brings the Fury and their own communities against them, Nalena’s Cura must preserve the Ianua, but finding the key to the Cusp isn’t as simple as it seems.


Keystone was even better than Cornerstone and there's definitely a load of characters you'll enjoy in this one.

Jamb (Cornerstone #3)

A note, from Nalena:

The world has gone insane and our only option is go deeper into The Fury.
Facing the enemy doesn't scare me.
Unless he is my enemy now.

   


Ohmigosh, Jamb had my heart pounding so hard!! Personally, Jamb was my favourite book in the Cornerstone series and I thought it was the best. The action, romance, and in-depth story line was exciting and more perilous. It was written excellently, too.

WHEREABOUTS OF THE FOURTH BOOK:

Now, if you check out Misty Porvencher's blog : http://mistypro.blogspot.com/

You'll see that the fourth and final book in the Cornerstone series is titled Capstone. Unfortunately, the cover and summary have not been released yet and the book will be published in spring/summer of 2014.
The wait will be long and dreadful, but with another good book in my hands, I'm sure I'll survive. ;)

The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine

Rachel Caine is the author of authors. Like, for real. Her books are just so good! And what I really like is that she doesn't take that long to write the next book. I mean, sure, it takes time to write it; don't all good books?
The point is, Rachel Caine's books have filled my mind. They're honestly all I ever think about and I have every calendar in my house and on electronics marked for the next book to be published by Rachel Caine.
The first book in the Morganville Vampires is Glass Houses. I thought the cover was absolutely beauteous (the rest of her book covers are too) and the whole story line was even better!

Our main character is Claire, and she is pure genius. Seriously. I hate those weak female characters that always need saving. Claire, she's smart. Super smart. But being super smart leads to being beaten up.
Claire's just moved to Morganville, Texas to go to college and things aren't looking too good. The queen of the school, or queen bitch, Monica Morrell, hates Claire with a passion. She just doesn't like her. And it doesn't help that Claire has to be a smart alec whenever Monica confronts her.
After a really bad encounter with Monica and her friends, Claire decides it's time to leave the dorms in her college and find somewhere else to stay.
What she finds is the Glass House.
I refuse to give anything away from there on out, so yeah. But Claire starts to notice how odd everything is in Morganville. Like, what's with the people with the bracelets that say they have protection? Why are the streets completely empty at night?
Those questions also spiked my curiosity even though the cover gave it away. Morganville Vampires.
Any who, now that we have that figured out, we got a whole lot of action, adventure, and romance throughout the whole series.

(In this picture, the official book covers are the top row, and the bottom row shows the same edition of the book but with a different cover. Both rows are still the official book, no matter the cover.)

Now, if you don't like it at first, do not give up on it. I repeat, do not give up on it!! I mean I was hooked from the very first chapter, but I don't know if it'll be the same for others.
And when I see those reviews of people who hate the books, I'm honestly left speechless. I mean, I thought Morganville Vampires was pure genius! Maybe even a work of art!
But I don't understand how someone could not like it.
So, feel free to read this awesome book! I assure you that you will not regret it.
Fear not ,though, if you are one of those vampire hating people. There are tons of great non-vampire books out there and rest assure that I will most definitely write something about it.
Please check out my other book reviews though, but I'll be writing so many more and books won't be the only thing I blog about !! ;)

The Killing Kind, Bryan Smith!

I don't know about anyone else, but I am a horror fanatic! Classic horror or gruesome horror; I'll watch it.

I'm so used to watching scary movies that I never really thought about scary books.
Now, I'm not talking your creepy R.L. Stine type of books that give you goosebumps (see what I did there?), I'm talking bone chilling, nightmare worthy, pure horror.

So when I saw The Late Night Horror Show movie, I thought it was totally epic. Not once did it occur to me that an author had written it and it was a book.
So imagine my surprise when I saw it on Goodreads by Bryan Smith.
I obviously added it to my to-reads and checked out his other books.
I was looking through his books when I saw one that just compelled me:
The Killing Kind.

So what do I do? I go out and get it.
Once it's in my hands, I read it. Not all of it, though. Just three chapters. And those three chapters were enough to freak me out. Later on, I finished the whole book and was not disappointed!
The Killing Kind is told by three different point of views that tie together extraordinarily in the end.
I've never read anything like The Killing Kind and Bryan Smith was just so freaking creative with it.
This is the type of horror I love.
And now that I know horror comes in book form, I'm officially hooked.
You might think The Killing Kind is sick and twisted when or if you read it, but that's horror, people.
You ask for horror and Bryan Smith will hand it to you on a shining gold platter.

I also heard his Queen of the Dead book is really good, too, and I plan on reading it. When I do, I'll give my review to you readers.
Till then, please do feel free to comment and tell me your thoughts or if you're looking for a good book recommendation.

And try giving The Killing Kind or other Bryan Smith books a go.
You might just never put his books down.

Lux by Jennifer L. Armentrout, anyone?

Lux by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Okay, so this series is officially the bomb. Obviously by the gorgeous covers, you can see that this series deals with hot and sexy romance. (And the cover models? Delish) (Mainly the guy, though ;)) 

I love this series with a freaking passion and it was just so outrageously enticing. 

Katy is our main character girl, and I don't want to ruin it for those who haven't read this series and/or want to, but Katy is that type of girl main character that thinks she can be the hero in everything and always wants to help. And she makes a helluva lot of stupid mistakes. But the mistakes are what makes the book the amazing story it is. Even if it makes me want to strangle her.

Anywho, time to introduce the hot guy on the cover!!Daemon Black is the sexy dude, yes. (The cover model's name is Pepe Toth, though) Daemon has an huge secret that will you leave you in shock, but I thought it was freaking cool!!

Yes, this is also one of those paranormal romances. But not one of those paranormal romances. Daemon is not a vampire. Or a wolf, or whatever is the new supernatural. 

Daemon is an alien.

Now, don't run off, screaming 'ET'. He is not this weird looking green martian thing in disguise. I think his true form is astonishingly beautiful, but I refuse to give it away. Just know that it's not something slimy and ugly. 

Back to the point, Daemon Black is an alien. And he doesn't need Katy, his new nextdoor neighbor, blowing his cover or anything. But Katy gets acquainted with Daemon's sister, Dee, and next thing you know, he's forced to put up with her.

Now, my favorite thing about the first book, Obsidian, was the constant banter between Katy and Daemon. I mean, the witty remarks sarcastic retorts, and rude comments? Classic! I even laughed out loud at most parts. 

I mean, you can just tell that they were going to end up together. Like the covers don't already give that away. But, the whole story that brings them together was just amazing. Because when Katy learns of Daemon's true forms, she's affected by it. And now, she's a glowing christmas tree for Daemon's enemies. 

I've never read anything like the Lux series and I wish I came across books like this more often. And when I recommended it to my friends and they read it, and they shared my views of it, I felt accomplished. Now, we have marked calenders and countdowns together of when the next book will come out and trust me, we are highly anticipating it.

Also check out Jennifer L. Armentrout's hot series: Covenant

I haven't gotten to read Covenant yet, but my friends say it's the bomb. ;)