Week 45 Review: Haven

From Goodreads:
Rain Ryland has never belonged anywhere. He's used to people judging him for his rough background, his intimidating size, and now, his orphan status. He's always been on the outside, looking in, and he's fine with that. Until he moves to New Wurzburg and meets Friederike Burkhart. 

Freddie isn't like normal teen girls, though. And someone wants her dead for it. Freddie warns he'd better stay far away if he wants to stay alive, but Rain's never been good at running from trouble. For the first time, Rain has something worth fighting for, worth living for. Worth dying for.

My Review:
Look at this book and say that it's not good! You can't, because it is! It was so unique, and I loved the details of this world! It was a different take on various paranormal creatures, and it was so fascinating to read about with these characters!

So I want to get my complaint over quickly. I either read this book too quickly (a very distinct possibility!) or the writing in this book was a bit sparse, missing details that I would've liked it to have. Without those details, I didn't quite connect or really reading quickly. Oh well!

I really enjoyed Rain and Freddie. Rain's had a tough life, he was homeless and then his mom died, meaning he had to go live with his aunt. And then he met Freddie, and yeah, I was kinda reminded of Beautiful Creatures, Ethan and Lena, the guy being introduced to the world by the girl. Great dynamic!

So between the world, the characters, the mystery and the romance, there was a lot packed into the 311 ebook pages. And it was just a story that I wanted to, and enjoyed, reading, and I'm just so glad that I did, because it was so great! That big final confrontation was just badass and I loved seeing Freddie claim her power!

This book was so great and so enjoyable! I loved it!

Author: Mary Lindsey
Read: November 9th, 2017
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded good, and I've enjoyed her writing! And it's a SAC 2017 Book!
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Published: November 7th 2017

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Mary Lindsey Author Page

The Story: I'd seen Shattered Souls around, and yeah, it looked really great so I read it! And it was really great! Now I can't wait to read more of her books!

Website

Series: Souls, Haven.

Souls: Shattered Souls and her site, my review, my reread, Fragile Souls and her site, my review.

Haven: Hide from Me and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Ashes on the Waves and her site, my review, Haven and her site, my review.

Waiting on Wednesday #135, December 4th

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

Evertrue by Brodi Ashton
Expected Publication: January 21st, 2013
From Goodreads:
Now that Nikki has rescued Jack, all she wants is to be with him and graduate high school. But Cole tricked Nikki into feeding off him, and she’s begun the process of turning into an Everliving herself... which means she must feed on a Forfeit soon — or die.

Terrified for her survival, Nikki and Jack begin a desperate attempt to reverse the process using any means possible. Even Cole, who they expected to fight them at every turn, has become an unlikely ally — but how long can it last? Nikki needs to feed on Cole to survive, Cole needs Nikki to gain the throne in the Everneath, Jack needs Nikki because she is everything to him — and together, they must travel back to the Underworld to undo Nikki’s fate and make her mortal once more. But Cole isn’t the only one with plans for Nikki: the Queen has not forgotten Nikki’s treachery, and she wants her destroyed for good. Will Nikki be forced to spend eternity in the Underworld, or does she have what it takes to bring down the Everneath once and for all?

Vitro by Jessica Khoury
Expected Publication: January 14th, 2014
From Goodreads:
A death-defying tropical adventure delivers a frightening message about dabbling with creation from the talented author of Origin.

On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test tube embryos and given them life. These beings—the Vitros—have knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also have one enormous flaw.

Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin Island and find her mother, a scientist who left Sophie behind years ago. She enlists hunky charter pilot Jim Julien to take her there. But once on the island, Sophie and Jim encounter more than they bargained for, including a charming, brilliant Vitro named Nicholas and an innocent, newly awoken one named Lux.

In a race for their lives, Sophie and Jim are about to discover what happens when science stretches too far beyond its reach.

Fragile Spirits by Mary Lindsey
Expected Publication: January 23rd, 2014
From Goodreads:
Paul has always known he was a Protector, fated to serve a Speaker who could hear the voices of spirits lingering after death and help those souls find peace.

Vivienne ignores the voices of the dead.

Paul has always followed the Protector’s rule book, preparing diligently for the day when he’d be matched with his Speaker and fulfill his destiny.

Vivienne never does what she’s told.

So when Paul is matched with Vivienne, they both find the pairing less than satisfactory. But a kidnapping, a malevolent spirit and power stronger than both of them may just prove that they are two halves of the same whole.

In a stunning story about the beauty of fate and the power of secrets, Mary Lindsey returns to the world of Shattered Souls with a breathtaking thrill-ride of a novel.

Oh, these covers are so pretty, to contain such fantastic books! I DO NOT want to wait for these books, but we suffer for what we love, so suffer I shall. Oh, well. What about you guys? Happy reading!

Week 10 Review: Shattered Souls

From Goodreads:
A thrilling debut story of death, love, destiny and danger

Lenzi hears voices and has visions - gravestones, floods, a boy with steel gray eyes. Her boyfriend, Zak, can't help, and everything keeps getting louder and more intense. Then Lenzi meets Alden, the boy from her dreams, who reveals that she's a reincarnated Speaker - someone who can talk to and help lost souls - and that he has been her Protector for centuries.

Now Lenzi must choose between her life with Zak and the life she is destined to lead with Alden. But time is running out: a malevolent spirit is out to destroy Lenzi, and he will kill her if she doesn't make a decision soon.

My Review:
I really enjoyed this book a lot! It takes the idea of talking to ghosts, changes it, and then goes so much further into that, and yeah, it was really unique, and I just can't wait for more! Though I think I'm going to have to wait!

Yeah, this was a really unique idea. I just loved this world, and how intricate the details were, the specifics, they were interesting, and they came together really well! I was really interested by it all! So good!

I enjoyed these characters, too! Lenzi, who's just learning that she's a part of this world, even though she's been a part of it for centuries, and then there's the complication of Zak and Alden, that I wanted to know more about!

This was a really great book, I enjoyed it a lot, and yeah, I can't wait for more!

Author: Mary Lindsey
Series: Souls #1
Read: March 5th, 2012
Source: Library
Reason Why: I wanted to! It looks great!
Publisher: Philomel/Penguin
Published: December 8th 2011

5/5 Hearts

4/5 Books

4/5 Stars