Review: Feathermore by Lucy Swing

Feathermore by Lucy Swing
Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date:  March 2nd 2012

 Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

Source: Bought

Format: Paperback

Goodreads Summary: 

When the one thing you live for is taken from you, do you let it go or do you fall?

Jade, like any other student at Brushwood High, awaits the start of the school year with a certain measure of dread. Worse, she is being threatened by a voice that only she can hear—a voice that lurks at the edges of her awareness, haunting her and warning her of something unknown. She has always been able to count on her two best friends, Claire and Nate, but can she confide in them now? About this? Would they even believe her?

Life takes a turn for the better when she meets Avan, a darkly handsome new student who, somehow, seems to drown out the voice and make her feel at ease.

But Jade soon comes to realize that good things don’t last forever. When everything spirals out of control, she is shattered by something she never saw coming. Dazed and despairing, she must now overcome tragedy and embrace her true existence and a new but dangerous love. Will she be able to save herself and those she loves, before it’s too late? Or will she let the surrounding darkness consume her?

My Review:
As ironic as it might sound, it is often rare to find a YA Paranormal romance with a lot of mystery to it nowadays. It often happens that the paranormal elements in the story take a back seat to the romance in a lot of the current Young Adult novels that are out right now. But, guess what, my fellow readers? That does not happen here. And it was refreshing. Lucy Swing manages to create quite a heart-wrenching story in Feathermore that is packed with suspense, intrigue, and mystery from start to finish. This book is just shrouded in mystery and there is more to every single character than meets the eye, not just the protagonist, which was really interesting.
 

Which leads me to the characterization of this novel. I just loved it. Jade, our female lead in this novel, has a great voice. She is a regular high school student - well, so she thinks - who likes to hang out with her friends and family. She may not be the most popular person in her town or school but she has quite a lovely personality because she is nice but not a pushover and she is incredibly funny and sarcastic. And as the story develops her reactions to things were refreshing. She has quite the sense of humor and instead of accepting the changes that are happening to her immediately, she freaks out and is resistant. Her feelings about things just felt authentic because how can a person take it lightly that their real background is supernatural and that they are not really human as they thought, right? That is enough to make any person even lose their mind. I also liked that Claire and Nate who are Jade's best friends, are also an integral part of the story, with their own hidden history and character struggles. It was great that the family and friends of Jade were really important to her life, it gave the story a realistic touch and it helped add dimensionality to Jade's life story.

Another aspect of Feathermore that I really liked was the world-building. It was intricate and complex and dark. Definitely dark and mysterious. And what I liked about it is that the author didn't quite reveal from the start what the true identities of the characters were and what was going on. The reader gets to learn along with Jade what she truly is, what is after her, who her friends really were and it was interesting. The title does give a hint but the lore behind it was surprising from what I've read in other angel centered books. It was unique. Speaking of complex angel lore, I loved that the villain in this book was not your typical stoic/machiavellic power thirsty villain with a little too much time on his hands. No. In Feathermore we have a lady villain and boy is she ruthless and vengeful and her identity was quite surprising. She is a prominent figure in angel lore/myth and I liked the twist the author gave to her story. 

When it comes to the romance in Feathermore. I would have to say that it was sweet. As you're reading, it feels as if this book is gonna have your typical case of instantaneous love at first sight. And all you can think is, "well, okay, the guy is cute and nice and has charm but why does the protagonist like him so much if they've just met" BUT as the story develops, the reader soon learns that that is not the case. There is actually quite an immense reason for Jade's attraction to Avan which is the male lead in this story. And that reason was quite layered and unique. There also was another character in this book named Blake that I felt had an interesting connection to Jade, though, for those who hate love triangles, no worries. It never quite reaches that status in this book. The main love story is Jade and Avan. Although, maybe in book two there is potential for a love triangle with Blake in the mix? It's hard to tell since Blake's true identity was left as a mystery even until the end of the book, which, in my opinion, was quite cruel because his scenes in this book were the most fascinating. Who is Blake? - I was dying to know but I'm hoping book two will clear that up.


My advice: Read this book. It had an amazing cliffhanger. Did I say amazing? I shall repeat myself. It was good. The writing in this novel is very fluid. Lucy Swing definitely has a way with words. It was easy to get lost in her writing. Feathermore was dark but fun - due to Jade's amazing sense of humor as a character and it really felt like a paranormal book. It was full of mystery. It almost felt like an episode of the show Supernatural where everything starts off happy and blissful and then it all descends into madness, basically. I really liked this book.


Favorite quote in this book: "Once again, the vampire idea came to me. But it couldn't be. We definitely didn't drink blood, and we were perfectly fine in the bright sunshine - we didn't sparkle or go up in flames" - pg. 140 &141


My Rating: 4/5

Waiting on Wednesday (20): Lovely, Dark and Deep

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Lovely, Dark and Deep by Amy McNamara

Release Date: November 13th 2012 by Simon & Schuster 

Format: Hardcover

    Goodreads Summary:

About a high-school senior, who, in the aftermath of a car accident that kills her boyfriend and throws her carefully planned future into complete upheaval, retreats to the deep woods of Maine to live with the artist father she barely knows and meets a boy who threatens to pull her from her safe, hard-won exile.

 Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. The title. Lovely, Dark and Deep. Which is a reference to the profound and amazing Robert Frost poem that goes like this:

“These woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”

 2. The cover. It's lovely. I like the tree imagery and the snow.

3. The synopsis. From the summary of the book it seems that the main character is going to have to face many fears/issues head on to see if she can overcome them. The woods are a great way to symbolize this. When a person is in the woods they are faced w/ uncertainty and its just them and nature basically.

What do you guys think? :)

In Her Shoes (9): Jade from Feathermore

In Her Shoes is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Vanya at YA Story Teller. To participate, simply put yourself in the shoes of a heroine you've recently read about, and then talk about what you would do in her place, or what you've learned from her.

Featuring this week:

Jade from Feathermore

Jade is the main character in the YA paranormal romance Feathermore by Lucy Swing. She is a supernatural being but she doesn't know it yet for most of the novel. I can't say what she is because part of the intrigue of this book is that you really don't quite now, along with Jade, what she truly is. You can only take guesses. Let me say that considering the amount of mystery that surrounds Jade - and boy is there a lot of that - her reactions to things are really great. Personality wise, Jade is definitely someone with a great sense of humor. She is sarcastic girl but in a fun way, not in a dark/arrogant kind of way. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and family and she is not the most popular girl in the bunch but it doesn't bother her.

There is definitely not a thing I would change about Jade. I liked that she totally freaked out when she found out about her supernatural origin. She didn't just go "oh, yay, I'm more powerful than I thought and I'm not human. This is awesome!" - no. She was really shocked and conflicted at the fact that her entire existence and life was being altered by her true nature. And at the same time, she had a sense of humor about it as well. She just felt, real. Also, her reactions to her love interest and another one of the guys in the novel were hilarious. Like, her inner dialogue. I was just like, "what girl hasn't thought that when she see's a guy she likes or who she thinks is cute" and whereas it could've easily come off as maybe cliché or too much, with Jade, the way she thinks just comes off as funny. She definitely had - in my opinion - a fun personality, with just the right amount of sarcasm.

Showcase Sunday #4

Showcase Sunday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Vicky at the Books, Biscuits and Tea blog. It is a meme inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and The Story Siren. The goal of this meme is for us bookish peeps to showcase & highlight the books that we have either bought, borrowed, won, downloaded, or received for review the past week :)

 Ice by Sarah Beth Durst - German paperback edition

Milka (white and milk chocolate)

So this week I did a book exchange with Caro @ D's Bookworld and she sent me the German paperback edition of ICE by Sarah Beth Durst. I am a huge fan of German cover art for books. Always so stunning and I am so excited to add ICE to my book collection. It's so pretty in person. Also, I would like to thank Caro for sending me German chocolate (MILKA). It was so good and a lovely surprise. Thanks again, girl. *hugs*

Thanks for reading <3

 

What book loveliness did you receive this week? :)

Waiting on Wednesday (19): Ironskin

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Ironskin by Tina Connolly

Release Date: October 2nd 2012 by Tor Books 

Format: Hardcover

   Goodreads Summary:

Jane Eliot wears an iron mask.

It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin.

When a carefully worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a "delicate situation"—a child born during the Great War—Jane is certain the child is fey-cursed, and that she can help.

Teaching the unruly Dorie to suppress her curse is hard enough; she certainly didn’t expect to fall for the girl’s father, the enigmatic artist Edward Rochart. But her blossoming crush is stifled by her own scars, and by his parade of women. Ugly women, who enter his closed studio...and come out as beautiful as the fey.

Jane knows Rochart cannot love her, just as she knows that she must wear iron for the rest of her life. But what if neither of these things is true? Step by step Jane unlocks the secrets of her new life—and discover just how far she will go to become whole again.

 Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

 1. The cover. It totally has a Phantom of the Opera vibe to it with the masked girl and the mist. I also like the icey & gray tones of the cover because it gives it a certain mystique.

2. This book is a steampunk retelling of Jane Eyre. Andddd it has fey. I mean what an incredible mix, right? Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is an incredible story and I am looking forward to the author's spin of it in this book.

3. Jane Eyre+Fairies+Steampunk? bad-ass. I am sold.

 What do you guys think? :)

In Her Shoes (8): Ginger from Sweet Evil

In Her Shoes is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Vanya at YA Story Teller. To participate, simply put yourself in the shoes of a heroine you've recently read about, and then talk about what you would do in her place, or what you've learned from her.

Featuring this week:

Ginger from Sweet Evil 

Ginger is a character in the YA paranormal romance Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins. She is a nephilim (half demon-half human) and because her father is the demon in charge of inciting adultery on earth, she as his daughter has the task in breaking up relationships. And unlike my previous choices for this meme, Ginger is not all very likeable right off the bat. Nevertheless, I don't believe a character has to be likeable to be great. I think readers most often learn more from unlikeable characters compared to ones they can relate to immediately precisely because they are so different to them. A character that is unlikeable and different to you often makes you think of things that you might have never considered before.

 Ginger in Sweet Evil at first glance is an arrogant, superficial, mean, stuck up, and distant girl. She treats Anna (the main character in the book) with a cold shoulder and through out the story I thought that there was no way in hell that I was gonna like her. That is, until the story unfolded and I got to learn more about her and her family dynamic. Thing is, Ginger has a twin sister named Marna. Marna is more sweet, more innocent and more light hearted. And Ginger is super protective of her and I loved seeing that side to her because it seemed to me that maybe Ginger put up a strong cold front w/ the world because she wanted to protect her sister since their father is so ruthless and harsh with them, as he is a demon who doesn't give a rats about them. 

That protective side to Ginger made me like her because it felt real. It made her a more three dimensional character and it allowed me to not write her off as a villain because things are never just black or white. There are shades of gray in every situation. Not everyone who seems evil may be completely evil. There is sometimes more to people and Ginger definitely had that quality. Granted, she continued being a meanie till the end of the book except in that one spot in her life, her relationship with her sister. Her love for her sister showed that she had a softer, vulnerable and admirable side to her and it did make her seem real and not a typical 'mean girl caricature' so to speak. And because of those things I would say that there is not a thing I would change about her. She was interesting and authentic as a character.

Showcase Sunday #3

Showcase Sunday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Vicky at the Books, Biscuits and Tea blog. It is a meme inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and The Story Siren. The goal of this meme is for us bookish peeps to showcase & highlight the books that we have either bought, borrowed, won, downloaded, or received for review the past week :)

BOUGHT:

• Remembrance by Michelle Madow 
• Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Slammed by Colleen Hoover  

Thanks for reading <3

 

What book loveliness did you receive this week? :)

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release Date:  May 1st 2012

 Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

Source: HarperTeen/Author Giveaway

Format: Paperback

 

 

 

 

Goodreads Summary: 

What if there were teens whose lives depended on being bad influences?
This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels in Sweet Evil.

Tenderhearted Southern girl, Anna Whitt, was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

 

 

 

 

My Review:

To say that Sweet Evil is not your typical YA paranormal romance would be an understatement. Sweet Evil really stands out and has to be one of the most uniquely crafted Angel books out there right now. It is just, well, different. Different in a good way. No, scratch the last statement. It's different in an amazing way. The manner in which the author of this book tackles the romance, the angel lore, and the plot is truly unmatched and quite special. And even though Sweet Evil is immersed in the paranormal it has a realistic feel. It read like contemporary fiction sometimes which was something I had never encountered before. Why? Well, because Wendy Higgins tackles a lot of the issues that face so many young people today and granted with the paranormal elements of the book these issues are heightened but nevertheless remain so true to what happens on a day-to-day basis in our current society. 

 

The characterization in Sweet Evil is just top notch. Our female lead, Anna Whitt, is a rather sweet and normal girl, that is until the reader learns that she is actually nephilim, the daughter of an angel and demon, and that can sense the feelings and auras of others. What I loved about Anna in this book is that yes she is really sweet but it doesn't mean she tries to be perfect all the time. Anna definitely faces a lot of temptation to go off the deep end and try dangerous things because of her angelic/demonic heritage and her inner emotional conflict was hard. Kaidan Rowe on the other hand, our male lead, is a total bad boy who is charming with good looks, cute witticisms, and a British accent that makes all the girls swoon. And on the surface he may seem like a shallow person who is a bit disconnected and a player but when we get to learn more about his story, we soon learn that he is also nephilim with the charge of influencing others to behave badly and that he has a hidden struggle and desire to maybe not lead the life he is forced to live because of who his father is (head demon with no morals).

The secondary characters in this novel just shine, in my opinion. Wendy Higgins makes sure to make the family and friends of the main characters an integral part of the story and it was really refreshing. Many YA paranormal romances get so caught up in the romantic lives of the main characters that they choose to ignore the social and familial life of the female and male leads and kinda lose what to me is a very important aspect to cover in a young adult book.

What I loved the most about Sweet Evil has to be the world-building. The angel lore in this book was just amazing. It had that rich detail to it that books like Dante's Inferno or films like Constantine have. It really delves deep into the classifications of angels, demons, their offspring and everything in between and truly embodies the classic, good vs evil, power struggle. Everything just felt epic and like it was either life or death. And even though many YA angel books do have this dilemma, it doesn't quite always feel as dangerous and important because they tend to lose themselves in the romance and sometimes ignore the paranormal elements of the story.

I also have to say that the romance in this book was just so well done. It felt real and raw. Yes, Anna and Kaidan have an extreme chemistry and a lot of tension and passion and they get to go on a road trip and it was one of the best parts of the book BUT because of their angelic/demonic origins they face a lot of challenges. And I thought that it was impressive that unlike many YA paranormal romances they did not get lost in their love and forgot to live. And even though they liked each other from the start, they didn't give into it that quickly. It took a bit of time because like every relationship their is a hesitance of "is this person playing me?" or "if I get into this relationship will I lose myself and ignore everything around me" and so on. Like in real life, their relationship faces challenges and it's not always smooth sailing because when you are dealing with matters of heaven or hell, how could things be simple, right? With the stakes so high, it is impossible to work everything out and just face the world together. It is always a challenge and in this book that challenge was represented really well through Kaidan and Anna's relationship. 

 

And honestly the villains in this book were so scary that how could everything be rainbows for Anna and Kaidan. The evil characters in Sweet Evil are so cruel and defying that they make Voldemort and Darth Vader look like new born puppies who like to roll around the grass in the park chasing after a Frisbee. This book was just flawless and an incredible debut novel.

My Rating: 5/5

 

 

 

 

 

Waiting on Wednesday (18): Throne of Glass

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Throne of Glass (Thrown of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas

Release Date:  August 7th 2012 by Bloomsbury USA

Format: Hardcover

  Goodreads Summary:

After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

Her opponents are men—thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the kings council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she’ll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.

Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she’s bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it’s the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.

  Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

 1. The cover. I love the colors and love how the girl in the cover looks like she is ready to take on the world. She has a knife strapped to her arm. Bad-ass, if you ask me.

2. The title of the book. Throne of Glass. I wonder if it's metaphorical and symbolic of how the protagnist is gonna shake up a kingdom that looks strong but can break as easy as glass. Or maybe the prince in this story has a actual throne of glass that has a story behind it. Either way, I am intrigued.

3. The genre. High Fantasy books are always super creative and tend to have amazing world-building.

4. The synopsis. Our main character is an assassin. From that alone, she sounds like she is a fierce heroine. Definitely can't wait to learn more about her story.

What do you guys think? :)

In Her Shoes (7): Patti from Sweet Evil

In Her Shoes is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Vanya at YA Story Teller. To participate, simply put yourself in the shoes of a heroine you've recently read about, and then talk about what you would do in her place, or what you've learned from her.

Featuring this week:

Patti Whitt from Sweet Evil 

Patti Whitt is the adoptive mother of the main character (Anna) in the YA paranormal romance Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins (a book that I have recently finished reading - amazing). The reason why I chose to speak about her in this post is because she is an incredibly amazing character. A true heroine in all of the sense of the word. She is fear-less as a mother, a loving person, who is sharp and so classy in how she treats everyone.

It's rare to find a young adult book where they feature a parental figure so much and actually make them an integral part of the story. Personality wise, Patti is just an amazing female character. I would not change a thing about her. She is so selfless and protective but respectful of her daughter's decisions. And Patti in this book is facing incredibly intimidating situations (Anna's real parents are an angel and a demon) and Anna is not human, but nevertheless, Patti does not shy away from helping her daughter. She may be just human but she is always there making sure that she can do what she can in order to help protect Anna and her strength just shines all throughout this novel.

Showcase Sunday #2

Showcase Sunday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Vicky at the Books, Biscuits and Tea blog. It is a meme inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and The Story Siren. The goal of this meme is for us bookish peeps to showcase & highlight the books that we have either bought, borrowed, won, downloaded, or received for review the past week :)

BOUGHT:

-City of Lost Souls (book #5 in The Mortal Instruments series) by Cassandra Clare

 &

 -Feathermore by Lucy Swing

Thanks for reading <3

 

What book loveliness did you receive this week? :)

Waiting on Wednesday (17): Stolen Nights

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

 Stolen Nights (Vampire Queen Novel #2) by Rebecca Maizel

Release Date:  February 5th 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin Format: Paperback

  Goodreads Summary:

Lenah Beaudonte should be dead. But having sacrificed herself to save another, she finds herself awakening with strange powers that are neither vampire nor human - and a new enemy on her trail. In her vampire life, Lenah had thought that being human was all she ever wanted; but the human heart suffers pain, heartbreak and loss. With her new powers growing and the dark force of the Nex after her soul, Lenah faces a choice: between the mortal love of gorgeous Justin, whose passion fed her human soul, and taking a different path to become the mistress of her own destiny, wherever that may lead ..

Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. I have been waiting for this book for two years. Why? because it is the sequel to Infinite Days which is my all time favorite YA book and after the cliffhanger in that book, my life has not been the same. Call me melodramatic but seriously, it's been two years and I still am OBSESSED with how epic that cliffhanger was. It haunts my thoughts. I have never been taken by surprise by the ending of a book like I was with Infinite Days. Ever. I kid you not.

2. Rebecca Maizel's writing. Infinite Days from page one throws a whole bunch of epicness at you with the sacrifice of, for me, one of the most amazing male characters to have ever graced a page in the history of books. So underrated. The lovely Rhode Lewin. And in Infinite Days, Lenah, who is a vampire actually becomes a human again. Say what, Jennifer? you heard me. She becomes human again and it is super credible because Rebecca writes with beauty, with sophistication, and with a whole lot of cleverness.

3. A kick-ass heroine. Lenah. I want to read more about her journey. She was just so fierce in Infinite Days (book 1). Though she had a lot of struggles she also had this subtle and elegant power about her. A commanding presence without being over the top. And she was so intelligent and wise. For me a very unique female character and I can't wait to see what happens to her in Stolen Nights.

In Her Shoes (6): Anna from Sweet Evil

In Her Shoes is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Vanya at YA Story Teller. To participate, simply put yourself in the shoes of a heroine you've recently read about, and then talk about what you would do in her place, or what you've learned from her.

Featuring this week:

Anna Whitt from Sweet Evil 

 

 

Anna Whitt is the main character in the YA paranormal romance Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins (a book that I am currently reading & loving). Anna in this book is facing a lot of challenges. She is just learning about her background/origin which is a complex one. Anna definitely knows she is different as she can sense emotions and feel people's feelings but as the story unravels she learns exactly why this is and I have to say, I think she handles herself with grace.

 

 I don't want to spoil the story for anyone, but lets just say, this book has some of the best and intense angel lore I've read in quite a while and Anna is right smack in the middle of it.

 

 Personality wise, Anna is a really sweet person. She has a innocence to her and though some people tend to be a bit skeptical about such characters as maybe being too unrealistic or naive, with Anna, you soon realize that behind her calm resolve to do the right thing, there lies a person with a darker side, inner demons. She faces a lot of temptations and she definitely has a inner struggle that many can relate to as she is not only battling her paranormal background, she is also facing challenges that many young people face on a daily basis. So, as a character I would not change a thing about Anna. I think she has a lot of dimensionality to her and I think she makes a great heroine.

Showcase Sunday #1

Showcase Sunday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Vicky at the Books, Biscuits and Tea blog. The goal of this meme is for us bookish peeps to showcase & highlight the books that we have either bought, borrowed, won, downloaded, or received for review the past week :)

Side-note: I am rather new to book haul posts so what I am gonna do is share with you guys books that I've gotten over the last couple of weeks ;)

BOUGHT:

Queen of the Dead (Ghost and the Goth #2) by Stacey Kade

Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Taken at Dusk (Shadow Falls #3) by C.C. Hunter 

So excited to read all of these books. I can't believe it's taken me so long to start Touch of Frost and the Shadow Falls series.

FOR REVIEW:

I'm Yours (Bold as Love #2) by Lindsay Paige

&&&

I downloaded:

Elemental (Elemental #0.5) by Brigid Kemmerer - ebook

Elemental 0.5 is the prequel novella to the Elemental Series (it's currently free on amazon for a short period of time). I've heard amazing things about Storm book 1 (in the Elemental series)  from many of my fellow amazing book blogging peeps-- so, I decided to check this prequel out in preparation for Storm. *Woot*

Thanks for reading <3

&

What book loveliness did you receive this week? :)

Waiting on Wednesday (16): The Space Between Us

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

The Space Between Us by Jessica Martinez

Release Date: October 16th 2012 by Simon Pulse 

  Format: Hardcover

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Goodreads Summary:

From the author of Virtuosity, a novel about two sisters and the secrets they tell, the secrets they keep, and the secret that tears them apart.

Amelia is used to being upstaged by her charismatic younger sister, Charly. She doesn’t mind, mostly, that it always falls to her to cover for Charly’s crazy, impulsive antics. But one night, Charly's thoughtlessness goes way too far, and she lands them both in serious trouble.

Amelia's not sure she can forgive Charly this time, and not sure she wants to…but the situation is even worse than either of them realizes. Amelia has no choice but to give up everything--her friends, her future, her dream--in order to cover for Charly’s huge mistake.

Amelia doesn't understand how her sister could have done this to them both. What she doesn't know is that Charly is hiding a terrible secret—one with the potential to change everything.

 

 

 

 

 

Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

 1. The cover. I just love the pink. I do. And I think both cover models are rocking really nice hairstyles (I'm a girl, of course I noticed, lol). Though, they do look highly annoyed by each other which really goes well with the title of this book, I think --> The Space Between Us. There is definitely a space between them alright. They don't look like happy campers :O

2. The sibling drama. Loves it. I haven't read too many Contemporary YA books about sisters and these seem to have a lot of secrecy between them as the title references to that a bit. So, I definitely want to know what's going on.

 

 

What do you guys think? :)