Words I Write Crazy: 2011

Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 Reviews

So here's what I planned to read in 2011, for each week, since just after I started blogging, and while sometimes I didn't always get those books read when I wanted to, I still read some pretty awesome books! So without further ado, here's a whole wack of books:

Week 52:
Saturday: Lament by Maggie Stiefvater, Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater
Sunday (Christmas!!!): Bonnie by Iris Johansen, The Thirteen Hallows by Michael Scott and Colette Reedman
Monday: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
Tuesday: Tithe by Holly Black, Valiant by Holly Black, Ironside by Holly Black
Wednesday: Mery by Rebecca Lim, Exile by Rebecca Lim
Thursday: The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore, Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Friday: Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan, Night of the Living Dead Christian by Matt Mikalatos

Week 51:
Saturday: Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton, Invasion by Jon S. Lewis
Sunday: The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
Monday: Quinn by Iris Johansen, Deep Down by Karen Harper
Tuesday: Possession by Elena Johnson
Wednesday: Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot, Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot, Big Boned by Meg Cabot
Thursday: The French Executioner by C.C. Humphreys
Friday: Inheritance by Christopher Paolini

Week 50:
Saturday: Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick
Sunday: Goliath by Scott Westerfld, Red Glove by Holly Black
Monday: Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
Tuesday: The Hidden by Jessica Verday
Wednesday: Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
Thursday: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Friday: Eon by Allison Goodman

Week 49:
Saturday: Killer Heat by Brenda Novak, A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies
Sunday: Lost in Time by Melissa De La Cruz, Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garci and Margaret Stohl, Radiance by Alyson Noel
Monday: If I Die by Rachel Vincent, Stay by Deb Caletti, The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Tuesday: All You Desire by Kirsten Miller, White Cat by Holly Black
Wednesday: Num8ers by Rachel Ward, Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe
Thursday: Jane by April Linder, Possessed by Kate Cann
Friday: Fallen by Karin Slaughter, Eve by Iris Johansen

Week 48:
Saturday: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Sunday: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Monday: Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Tuesday: Soulstice, Fearscape by Simon Holt
Wednesday: Incarceron by Cathrine Fisher
Thursday: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Friday: The Lost Saint by Bree Despain

Week 47:
Saturday: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
Sunday: Alpha by Rachel Vincent
Monday: Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore, Moonglass by Jessi Kirby,
Tuesday: the Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin, Passion by Lauren Kate
Wednesday: You Belong to Me by Karen Rose, Raven by Allison Van Diepen
Thursday: Hades by Alexandra Adornetto, Ruby Red by Kersin Gier
Friday: Wildfire by Karsten Knight, Where She Went by Galyle Forman

Week 46:
Saturday: Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Sunday: Darkligt, Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston
Monday: The Chaos by Rachel Ward, Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Greene + David Levithan
Tuesday: My Soul to Take, My Soul to Save, My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent
Wednesday: My Soul to Steal, Stray by Rachel Vincent
Thusday: Rogue, Pride by Rachel Vincent
Friday: Prey, Shift by Rachel Vincent

Week 45:
Saturday: Enclave by Ann Aguire
Sunday: The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Monday: The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
Tuesday: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Wednesday: Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton
Thursday: Need, Entice by Carrie Jones
Friday: Captivate by Carrie Jones

Week 44:
Saturday: The Undertaker by William F. Brown
Sunday: Tempest by Julie Cross, Bridger by Megan Curd, Jack Ranis and the Book of Labi
Monday: Image by Jamie Magee
Tuesday: The Accidental Activist by Alon Shalev
Wednesday: Lord of Rage by Jill Monroe
Thursday: Lord of the Wolfyn by Jessica Anderson
Friday: Brightwing by Laura Lee Sullivan

Week 43:
Saturday: White Heat, Body Heat by Brenda Novak
Sunday: The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe
Monday: The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees
Tuesday: The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison
Wednesday: Deviant by Adrian McKinty
Thursday: Dragon Aster by S. J. Wist, Flames of Surrender by Rhiannon Paille
Friday: Once a Witch, Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough

Week 42:
Saturday: Tiger's Curse by Cathleen Houck
Sunday: Eve by Anna Carey
Monday: Ashfall by Mike Mullin
Tuesday: Dearly, Departed by Lisa Habel
Wednesday: Every Other Day by Jennifer Barnes
Thursday: Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter
Friday: White Heat, Body Heat by Brenda Novak

Week 41:
Saturday: Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sunday: Dark Predator by Christine Feehan
Monday: Insight, Embody by Jamie Magee
Tuesday: Deliver Me From Evil by Kathi Macias
Wednesday: Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Thursday: The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Friday: The Seraph Seal by Leonard Sweet

Week 40:
Saturday: Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
Sunday: The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
Monday: Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
Tuesday: Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters
Wednesday: By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle
Thursday: The Devouring by Simon Holt
Friday: Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chandda

Week 39:
Saturday: Black & Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge
Sunday: Dead Until Dark by Charlain Harris
Monday: The Hollow by Jessica Verday
Tuesday: The Betrayal of Maggie Blair by Elizabeth Laird
Wednesday: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Thursday: Virals by Kathy Reichs
Friday: So Much Closer by Susane Colasanti

Week 38:
Saturday: The Van Alen Legacy, Misguided Angel, Keys to the Repository, Bloody Valentine by Melissa De La Cruz
Sunday: I Loved You First by Reena Jacobs
Monday: Awakened by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Tuesday: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Wednesday: Everlasting by Alyson Noel
Thursday: The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller
Friday: Black & Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge

Week 37:
Saturday: Blue Bloods, Masquerade, Revelations by Melissa De La Cruz
Sunday: Where All the Dead Lie by J. T. Ellison
Monday: Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Tuesday: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Wednesday: The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Thursday: The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La Cruz
Friday: The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

Week 36:
Saturday: Express Male by Elixabeth Bevarly, Promise by Kristie Cook
Sunday: Same
Monday: Exchange by Dale Cozton
Tuesday: Dragon Aster by S. J. Wist
Wednesday: Flames of Surrender by Rhiannon Paille
Thursday: Where All the Dead Lie by J. T. Ellison
Friday: The Seraph Seal by Leonard Sweet

Week 35:
Saturday: A Whisper to the Living by Stuart M. Kaminsky
Sunday: Same
Monday: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin, Rooms by James Rubart
Tuesday: Same
Wednesday: Same
Thursday: Promise by Kristie Cook
Friday: The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman

Week 34:
Saturday: Flashpoint by Lynn S. Hightower
Sunday: Same
Monday: Same
Tuesday: Dial M for Mischief by Kasey Michaels
Wednesday: Mischief Becomes Her by Kasey Michaels
Thursday: Mischief 24/7 by Kasey Michaels
Friday: A Whisper to the Living by Stuart M. Kaminsky

Week 33:
Saturday: Flashpoint by Lynn S. Hightower
Sunday: Rooms by James Rubart
Monday: Exchange by Dale Cozton
Tuesday: Flames of Surrender by Rhiannon Paille
Wednesday: Dragon Aster by S. J. Wist
Thursday: So Shelly by Ty Roth
Friday: Syren by Angie Sage

Week 32:
Saturday: Inside Out, Outside In by Maria V. Snyder
Sunday: Insatiable by Meg Cabot
Monday: Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder, Rooms by James Rubart
Tuesday: Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
Wednesday: Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder, Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
Thursday: Exchange by Dale Cozton
Friday: Flames of Surrender by Rhiannon Paille, Dragon Aster by S. J. Wist

Week 31
Saturday: Time of the Eagle by Sherryl Jordan
Sunday: Destruction From Twins by L. Caroll
Monday: The Textile Planet By Sue Lange
Tuesday: Rooms by James Rubart
Wednesday: Exchange by Dale Cozton
Thursday: Flames of Surrender by Rhiannon Paille
Friday: Dragon Aster by S. J. Wist

Week 30:
Saturday: Seduced By A Rogue by Amanda Scott, Kiss of Death by P. D. Martin
Sunday: Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch, 12-21-12 by Killian McRae
Monday: The Willows: Haven by Hope Collier
Tuesdsay: Destruction From Twins by L. Caroll
Wednesday: The Textile Planet By Sue Lange
Thursday: Beg For Mercy by Jami Alden
Friday: Rooms by James Rubart

Week 29:
Saturday: The Killing Floor by Lee Child
Sunday: Consequence by Hazel Stratham, My Heart Stopped Beating by Charmed
Monday: Seduced by a Rogue by Amanda Scott
Tuesday: Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran
Wednesday: Seduced by a Stranger by Eve Silver
Thursday: Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
Friday: 12-21-12 by Killian McRae

Week 28:
Saturday: The Ugly Duckling by Iris Johansen
Sunday: Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen
Monday: Silent Thunder by Iris Johansen
Tuesday: Killing Floor by Lee Child
Wednesday: Haunt Me Still by Jennifer Lee Carrell
Thursday: The Viking's Woman by Heather Graham
Friday: Lover Beware (Collection of authors) Christine Feehan

Week 27:
Saturday: Vanished by Karen Robards
Sunday: Same, hopefully Pursuit by Karen Robards
Monday: (if not finished or started) Same,
Tuesday: Plague by Michael Grant
Wednesday: The Devil Colony by James Rollins
Thursday: Alter of Eden by James Rollins
Friday: The Ugly Duckling by Iris Johansen

Week 26:
Saturday: Anyone Out There By Marian Keyes, Singular by David F. Porteous
Sunday: Same
Monday: Pulling Princes, Stealing Princes by Tyne O'Connell
Tuesday: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Wednesday: Lucky by Alice Sebold, Bait by Karen Robards
Thursday: Vanished by Karen Robards
Friday: Pursuit by Karen Robards

Week 25:
Saturday: Game of Thrones by Gorege R. R. Martin
Sunday: Same
Monday: Same
Tuesday: Next by Michael Crichton
Wednesday: Die for Me by Amy Plum
Thursday: The Katyn Order by Douglas Jacobson
Friday: Anyone Out There by Marian Keyes

Week 24:
Saturday: Grease Town by Ann Towell
Sunday: The Surrendered by Chang-Rae Lee
Monday: Anyone Out There by Marian Keyes
Tuesday: Same
Wednesday: Game of Thorns by George Martin
Thursday: Same
Friday: Next by Michael Crichton

Week 23:
Saturday: Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs
Sunday: Same
Monday: 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
Tuesday: Same
Wednesday: Woken Furies by Richard Morgan
Thursday: This Charming Man by Marian Keyes
Friday: Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes

Week 22:
Saturday: The Cold Room by J. T. Ellison
Sunday: The Immortals by J. T. Ellison
Monday: So Close The Hand of Death by J. T. Ellison
Tuesday: The Presence by Heather Graham
Wednesday: Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
Thrusday: Room by Emma Donoghue
Friday: Break No Bones by Kathy Reiches

Week 21:
Saturday: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Sunday: The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston
Monday: Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato
Tuesday: Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke
Wednesday: Timeless by Alexandra Monir
Thursday: The Silent Army by James Knapp
Friday: Elixir by Hilary Duff

Week 20:
Saturday: Dark Mirror by M. J. Putney
Sunday: The Scent of Jasmine by Jude Deveraux
Monday: Same
Tuesday: Nevermore by Kelly Creach
Wednesday: Same
Thursday: Master of None by Sonya Bateman
Friday: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins

Week 19:
Saturday: Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
Sunday: Lavender Morning by Jude Deveraux
Monday: Days of Gold
Tuesday: same
Wednesday: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Thursday: Scarlet Nights by Jude Deveraux, Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
Friday: Falling Under by Gwen Hayes, Abandon by Meg Cabot

Week 18:
Sunday: The Well of Shades by Juliet Marillier, City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Monday: Whispering Kiss by Dedorah Cooke
Tuesday: State of Decay by James Knapp
Wednesday: Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Thursday: Touching Stars by Emilie Richards
Friday: Timeless by Alexandra Monir
Saturday: Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

Week 17:
Sunday: Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
Monday: 13 to Life by Shannon Delany
Tuesday: The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier
Wednesday: The Blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier
Thursday: The Well of Shades by Juliet Marillier
Friday: Whispering Kiss by Bedorah Cooke
Saturday: State of Decay by James Knapp

Week 52 Review: Night of the Living Dead Christian

From Goodreads:
What does a transformed life actually look like? In his follow-up to the critically acclaimed Imaginary Jesus, Matt Mikalatos tackles this question in an entertaining and thought-provoking way: with monsters! As Christians, we claim to experience Christ’s resurrection power, but we sometimes act like werewolves who can’t control our base desires. Or zombies—90 percent shambling death and 10 percent life. Yet through it all, we are longing to become fully human, the way Christ intended . . . we just can’t seem to figure out how. Night of the Living Dead Christian is the story of Luther, a werewolf on the run, desperate to find someone who can help him conquer his inner beast before it’s too late. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this spiritual allegory boldly explores the monstrous underpinnings of our nature and our quest for Christlikeness.

My Review:
This was a seriously funny book! Like the zombie telling the lone neighbourhood watch that a monster was chasing it, even though most people would consider a zombie a monster? That was hilarious!!! And very, very churchy, spiritual, with all the different monsters being different types of people, their mind-frames, as Christians. So there were deep, reflective parts, too. So it's a well rounded book!

What surprised me was the more fiction way the author approached the mindsets, really only taking it to being a metaphor for the mindsets during the interludes, but for the chapters, it was more fiction, which I really enjoyed, since I'm not a non-fiction reader, and I thought that this book might be that from the first bit of the description on the back. But it wasn't like that. And I liked that!

I really enjoyed the journeys that the characters went on, and how they realized who they were as Christians, where they wanted to go, with a few bumps on the way, or else it wouldn't be interesting, and with the various monsters of the various mindsets. Very interesting!

I really enjoyed reading this book, so if you like spirtual mixed with monsters, check this book out!

Author: Matt Mikalatos
Read: December 20th, 2011
Source: Tyndale House Publishers ARC
Publisher: SaltRiver
Published: September 20th 2011

3.5/5 Hearts

3.5/5 Books

3.5/5 Stars

Week 52 Review: Speak No Evil

From Goodreads:
Silence is deadly.

The murder of eighteen-year-old Angie Vance was exceptionally vile–her mouth was sealed with glue, an obscenity scrawledwas across her skin, and she was suffocated in a garbage bag. The killing seems personal, so police detective Carina Kincaid focuses her efforts on the victim's much older ex-boyfriend, Steve Thomas. But without physical evidence, Carina can't make a collar or a case. She also can't stop Sheriff Nick Thomas, the prime suspect's brother, from conducting his own unwelcome investigation.

Though Nick is still scarred and unsteady from a recent confrontation with a serial killer, he's determined to prove his brother’s innocence. But his confidence is shaken when he learns of Steve's dark side, and when a friend of the murdered girl meets a similarly gruesome fate. With no time to lose, Carina and Nick work together to trap a psychopath, before another unlucky woman faces an unspeakable end.

Evil has spoken. Now see what it can do.

My Review:
Oh, what a great mystery! I mean, the bad guy was completely creepy to read, and aggravating! Because he's evil, and he didn't really have to be. But then we wouldn't have this wonderful book if he wasn't, so I guess that's something.

But this book has some pretty gruesome, the kills, how they were treated before they were killed, how they were left...not pretty. But then there's Carina and Nick to solve the crime, so nobody else falls victim to the bad guy. Because their end would not be pleasant at all.

These were some pretty fantastic characters, richly detailed, nuanced, real, and characters that I'd like to spend time with, even though they'd problem not want to spend time with me, at gr. 12'er :)

Loved how they solved the case, with great detective skills, and a bit of luck! Because if they'd missed one part, that was pretty crucial, well, things would'v been quite a bit different, and that wouldn't have been the best book, because the characters would'v have been who they were.

I really enjoyed this book, can't wait to read more of this world!!!

Author: Alison Brennan
Series: No Evil #1
Read: February 15th-16th, 2012
Source: Library
Reason Why: Follow that Blurb Reading Challenge book. Plus it looked good!
Publisher: Ballatine Books
Published: January 30th 2007

4./5 Hearts

4/5 Books

4/5 Stars

Week 52 Review: Beautiful Chaos

From Goodreads:
Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impact of Lena's Claiming. Even Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals is affected - and their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What - or who - will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?

For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening but welcome distraction. He's being haunted in his dreams again, but this time it isn't by Lena - and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself - forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and most days he's too afraid to ask.

Sometimes there isn't just one answer or one choice. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending.

My Review:
Oh, another great book in a great series!!! I so enjoyed this book, it's not even funny! I found it to be even better then Darkness! Because this book went darker, crazier, well, it went into chaos! Things just went wrong, and yeah, that ending? Just about killed me!

Because Ethan was brought back too fast from the dead in Creatures, his soul fractured, leaving half of it in the Underworld (why half? Why couldn't it have been something odd, like 47% or something? Just an odd comment) and that he is the "One Who is Two" who must be sacrificed for Order to come back.

But not before they think that first it's Lena, and then John. Which yeah, isn't too bad, except John almost died. But he didn't, so that's why it wasn't the worst it could pretty much be-senseless death.

Amma get's shunned by the Greats by her attempt to keep Ethan alive. Which was really too bad, because Amma and the Greats, were, like freaking hilarious, and cutting that, well, it's just really sad!

All in all, this was a really great book, and I can't wait to read the last book!!!

Authors: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Series: Caster Chronicles #3
Read: December 29th, 2011-January 2nd, 2012
Source: Library
Reason Why: Must read more of this series!!!
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: October 29th 2011

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 52 Review: The Power of Six

From Goodreads:
I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one of us.

Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . . but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be equipped to fight. Is John Number Four, and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams? The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine? The girl who may be strong enough to bring the six of us together?

They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They tried to catch Number Four in Ohio—and failed.

I am Number Seven. One of six still alive.

And I'm ready to fight.

My Review:
Oh, a great second book in a pretty great series! Though I don't really like the infamous story behind the authors, and some people are saying that they wrote this series by formula and to cash in on the Twilight crazy, well, I love almost all books, so of course, I loved this one!

One thing that I felt upset about was Sarah's betrayal. Or seemingly betrayal, because there has to be something more to it, right? Otherwise, that would just be heartbreaking, I mean, I was really rooting for them in I Am Number Four!!

With that, is the square, between John/Four, Sarah, Six, and Sam, because, well, John and Sarah should be together, and Six and Sam should be together, and not with romantic connections between them, because it's an unnecessary complication that added almost unnecessary conflict ie, the fight with Sarah, and the implication that she's the one that turned them into the F.B.I.

I enjoyed the Spain/#7, Marina's side of the story, which was new, and yeah, we got to see another side of their lives, and how it was like, and new characters, new developments, can't be upset with that, because, more world building, and more potential, and actual, fun!!!

Plus it had almost all the great characters from Four, John, Sam, a bit of Sarah, and a lot more of Six, and I can't forget Bernie Kosar!!! Thought there has been some death, there is still plenty of life, and I can't wait to read some more in this series!

I loved and enjoyed this book, can't wait to read more!!

Author: Pittacus Lore
Series: Lorien Legacies #2
Read: December 29th-31st, 2011
Source: Library
Reason Why: Loved I Am Number Four! So good!
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: August 15th 2011

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 52 Review: Conflicted

From Goodreads:
In the Elfin world, magic and destiny determine who will be together. "Chosen" pairs are fated to meet at the age of 18.

Keegan, however, is an anomaly. Having fallen in the battle between the Light and the Dark, she is only alive now due to Black Magic, and her bond with her Chosen is broken. She cannot remember Rourk at all.

For the first time, she feels like a normal teenager. She is dating Donald, her long-time crush, and everything seems perfect. But Rourk still feels their bond, and despairs for the woman he was always meant to love.

Keegan’s best friend Anna is determined to find a way to use her powers to return Keegan’s bond, no matter what it takes. The question is does Keegan even want it?

My Review:
Yeah! Such a great book! And a quick read, too! It was different from Coexist, because in Coexist Keegan had the bond, and this one, the bond was gone, and so there was a lot of conflict there, the main plot of the book, the bond, the lack of the bond, and trying to get the bond back. Yep.

We got to really see Rourk, as he is without Keegan, and we see that he's not only protective and loyal to those he loves, he also protects people even though he doesn't really know them, and in the main case, gains a new friend, which was very cute!

We also got to see more of the magical world, and that lead to a view of Keegan that I didn't like so much, it showed that she had some growing up to do, shattering my belief that the year between leaving 16 and entering 18, you're already an adult, though I'm more then halfway through that point right now. Oh, well. I just don't like the comparisons you could make between me and Keegan because we're supposed to be adults pretty soon, and act more mature. And college stuff. Argh!!!!! I don't need any more reminders (though I just decided on a BA in English or something)

This was a really good book, so I hope you guys check it, and the first book, Coexist, and the last book, Consumed!

Author: Julia Crane
Series: Keegan's Chronicles #2
Read: December 30th-31st, 2011
Source: Author for review ish
Reason Why: Read the first book for a book tour, and wanted to read more of the series!
Published: September 14th 2011

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 52 Reviews: Mercy, Exile

From Goodreads:
An electric combination of angels, mystery and romance, MERCY is the first book in a major new paranormal series.

There's something very wrong with me. I can't remember who I am or how old I am, or even how I got here. All I know is that when I wake up, I could be any one. It is always this way. There's nothing I can keep with me that will stay. It's made me adaptable. I must always re-establish ties. I must tread carefully or give myself away. I must survive.

Mercy doesn't realise it yet, but as she journeys into the darkest places of the human soul, she discovers that she is one of the celestial host exiled with fallen angel, Lucifer. Now she must atone for taking his side. To find her own way back to heaven, Mercy must help a series of humans in crisis and keep the unwary from getting caught up in the games that angels play. Ultimately she must choose between her immortal companion, Lucifer, and a human boy who risks everything for her love.

From Goodreads:
Mercy's search continues ...

Mercy is an angel with a shattered memory, exiled from heaven for a crime she can't remember committing.

So when she 'wakes' inside the body and life of eighteen-year-old Lela Neill, Mercy has only limited recall of her past life. Her strongest memories are of Ryan, the mortal boy who'd begun to fall for her – and she for him.

Mercy soon discovers that circumstances have forced Lela into waitressing at the Green Lantern, a busy city café frequented by suits, cab drivers, strippers, backpackers and the homeless, while caring for her terminally ill mother.

Just as Mercy is adjusting to Lela's life, her beloved, Luc, reappears in her dreams, and she begins to glimpse her true nature and true feelings for Ryan. What she does not know is that her attempts to contact Ryan may have explosive consequences for everyone around her.

Meanwhile, 'the Eight' — the angelic beings responsible for her banishment — remain determined to keep Mercy and Luc apart, forever …

My Review:
Oh, oh, oh, I just loved these books! Awesome angel books, about Mercy, an angel that fell, and to atone, is put into human bodies just before something bad's about to happen to them, so she can save their lives. Well, that's basically what happened, whether the intent or not.

I loved Mercy, and how she adapts to each life, learning about it, and things about humanity along the way. After all, she has a love named Luc, and she fell with Lucifer, but she's not a demon, as far as I could tell, because she was helping people, not hurting them.

I loved Ryan, too, because it's into someone close to him that Mercy first joins his life, and then in Exile, when she contacts him, then he basically comes running, and yeah, that was just epic. But then what happened in the cafe where she worked? That was not a pleasant thing for anyone to experience.

These books left me wanting more, more Mercy, more Ryan, more about what the eight are doing, who is Luc, and is he who I think he is? And yeah, there were some really fantastic characters in this series, even the bad guy that kidnaps Mercy in the first one (by fantastic, I don't mean quality of character, but realness and that kind of thing)

These were 2 great books, and I can't wait to read more in this series when they come out!!!

Author: Rebecca Lim
Series: Mercy #1, 2
Read: December 28th-30th, 30th, 2011
Source: Library
Reason Why: Looked really good!
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Published: October 19th 2010, April 28th 2011

Mercy:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Exile:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

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Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 Reviews

What I Wanted To Read in 2011

Week 52 Review: Night of the Living Dead Christian

Week 52 Review: Speak No Evil

Week 52 Review: Beautiful Chaos

Week 52 Review: The Power of Six

Week 52 Review: Conflicted

Week 52 Reviews: Mercy, Exile