Week 19 Review: Devoted

From Goodreads:
Since Sage was kidnapped, Clea has no way of knowing if he is alive or dead. And even though she has only just discovered they were soulmates, she feels like a part of her is lost forever. What’s worse, she can’t even turn to her best friend Ben—because every time she looks at him, all she sees is his betrayal. But waiting for something to happen is not an option, so Clea is ready for action. Suffering through dreams of seeing Sage with another woman, she makes an uneasy alliance with Sage’s enemies and sets out to be reunited with Sage...in this life or the next.


My Review:
This was a really good book! There were lots of new characters, and unexpected allegiances, even if they were certain points allegiances to going back to be enemies afterwards. And the cliffhanger! Wow, I just want to read the next book now. More on why there should be a next book later!

Clea is hurting, Ben betrayed her, and because he ran out, Sage got taken, and so she hasn't seen him. And then she has a strange meeting, and dreams, and messages, and goes after trying to find Sage. Meanwhile, he's being convinced that he should give up their bond, and it's creating a lot of conflict with the 2 of them, even if they don't realize what exactly is happening.

And then there's the strange narrator every once and a while who turns out to have quite a role in everything, and what a story does she tell! Trapped between right, and her family, there's some tough decisions to make, things to hide, and yeah, she was very interesting!

There wasn't as much travel in this one as Elixir, and all the exotic locations was 1/4 the fun of Elixir, but she doesn't have any photography assignments, or any need to run from bad guys, in fact, some running to them, and some information retrieval. Which makes me want a 3rd book even more!

Now, the ending. What an ending! There was violence, the ending of the unlikely allegiance, betrayal, and total changes in the game. And a shocking ending! I would never have guessed that was going to happen! And it just ended! With no explanation, no idea what's going to end up, and what the consequences are going to be, and how the characters are going to react to the changes, since there are quite a few! I can't wait to see what they are going to be, so thus, there has to be a 3rd book, even if it isn't there yet, well, she just had her baby, so she's busy, but that's just a delay, there just has to be a 3rd book! Yep.

So this was a really great book, so I hope you guys check it out!

Author: Hilary Duff
Series: Elixir #2
Read: May 5th, 2012
Source: Library
Reason Why: Loved Elixir, and I love her music, and since books and music are my favourite things, it's the best of both worlds! And it's a JFF book, a WTC book, a A-Z book mini challenge book, and  LLFL book!
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Published: September 29th 2011

The Reward Challenge Round 42 Part 1

The Reward Challenge is almost the complete opposite to a book buying ban as you'll end up buying lots of new books throughout the challenge but only after you've completed a certain amount of reading. It's hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly, so thanks to her!

OK, so I already had 3 counts for this round, and this week, I read Devoted which counts 5 times as a WTC book, Just for Fun book, a A-Z mini challenge book, and a LLFL book,  Edge of Midnight which counts 3 times as a NetGalley book and a A-Z Book challenge book, Velveteen which counts 3 times as a DAC book and NetGalley book, Soulbound which counts twice as a review book, Remembrance which counts twice as a review book, Vengeance which counts twice as a review book, The Raft which counts 3 times as a NetGalley book and a LLFL book, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children which counts twice as BBRC book, Stork, The Sharp Time, Luminous which counts 3 times as a RR book and a LLFL book, Bittersweet which counts twice as a reward challenge book! So I have 32 counts for this round!

The Reward Challenge Round 37

The Reward Challenge is almost the complete opposite to a book buying ban as you'll end up buying lots of new books throughout the challenge but only after you've completed a certain amount of reading. It's hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly, so thanks to her!

So this week I had 8 counts for this round, and I read The Hunt of the Unicorn, Darker Still which counts 3 times as a reward challenge book, and as a YAHFC book, Muse, Supernaturally which counts twice as a LLFL book, Sweet Venom which counts 3 times as a LLFL book and a RR book, A Deeper Darkness which counts 3 times as a NetGalley book and a LLFL book, Whisper which counts twice as NetGalley book, Catch Me which counts 3 times as a NetGalley book and a A-Z book challenge mini challenge book, This Dark Endeavor which counts 3 times as a YAHFC book and a LLFL book, As the Crow Dies which counts twice as a NetGalley book, Drink, Slay Love which counts twice as a book, Catching Fire which counts twice as a  2012 Dystopian novel, and Dark Passage which counts 4 times as a YAHFC book, a LLFL book, and a WoW book. My reward is The Last Echo!

I also read that last count of Dark Passage, A Touch Mortal which counts 3 times as a LLFL book and a reward challenge book, Vesper which counts 3 times as a LLFL book and a RR book, and Perception which counts twice as a Sophomore Reading Challenge book, and The Hunt which counts 4 times as a 2012 Dystopian book, NetGalley book and a LLFL book. So I have 13 counts for round 38!

Week 12 Review: Between

From Goodreads:
Elizabeth Valchar-pretty, popular, and perfect-wakes up the morning after her eighteenth birthday party on her family's yacht, where she'd been celebrating with her six closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, what she finds will change everything she thought she knew about her life, her friends, and everything in between. As Liz begins to unravel the circumstances surrounding her birthday night, she will find that no one around her, least of all Liz herself, was perfect-or innocent. Critically acclaimed author Jessica Warman brings readers along on a roller-coaster ride of a mystery, one that is also a heartbreaking character study, a touching romance, and ultimately a hopeful tale of redemption, love, and letting go.

My Review:
This was a really awesome book! The only other book that I can really compare and be similar to, is The Catastrophic History of You and Me, because the ghost thing, and looking back at bits of your life. Well, for Liz, the main thing was yeah, her birthday night, when she died.

This was just such a page turner, I just wanted more, and the mystery and the romance was really well incorporated, and yeah, they combined to make such a great book! I just enjoyed pretty much everything about this book!

That ending resolved everything nicely, finding out the details of her death, and yeah, while death is sad, we've known the whole time if we've read the synopsis, that she was dead, so yeah, that was a really good ending, wrapped up great!

Yeah, I enjoyed this book a lot, and I'm going to check out her other books!

Author: Jessica Warman
Read: March 19th-20th, 2012
Source: Library
Reason Why: It sounded interesting, and it became a A-Z Book Challenge Mini Challenge book because of the green cover!
Publisher: Walker and Company
Published: August 2nd 2011

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

A-Z Book Challenge Update 12

OK, so this week I read Between, which was a mini challenge book, and it was really good! Yep.

22 of 58 books read thus far! A-Z Book Challenge is hosted by Babies, Books, and Signs! Here's my start up post!

The Reward Challenge Round 33

The Reward Challenge is almost the complete opposite to a book buying ban as you'll end up buying lots of new books throughout the challenge but only after you've completed a certain amount of reading. It's hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly, so thanks to her!

OK, so this week I read Still Waters, Lola and the Boy Next Door which counts twice as a FtBRC book, Shimmer, Immortal Becoming which counts twice as a review book, Between which counts twice as a a-z mini challenge book, Flame of Surrender which counts twice as a review book, Gil Marsh which counts twice as a NetGalley book, The Canker Death which counts twice as a review book, Sisters Red, All These Things I've Done which counts 3 times as a WTC book and a 2012 Dystopian book, The Emerald City which counts twice as a review book, Against the Night which counts twice as a NetGalley book, Once Dead, Twice Shy, Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse which counts twice as a DAC book, Bloodland which counts twice as a NetGalley book, Ironside, The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, Tiger's Quest, and dancergirl which counts twice but only 1 counts here as that's 33! My Reward is Darker Still!

So dancergirl has another count as a reward challenge book, and The Star Shard which counts twice as a NetGalley book, so I have 3 counts for round 34!

A-Z Book Challenge Update 6

OK, so this week I read Act of Grace, which was a mini challenge book. Yep.


20 of 58 books read thus far.

A-Z Book Challenge is hosted by Babies, Books, and Signs! Here's my start up post!