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Review: Beutiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

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.

These two authors never fail to amaze me and this book was no exception.

Ethan is worrying when he starts to forget the small things - names, numbers and memories and he's to scared to ask. On top of this Ethan and Lena aren't able to figure out how stop Lena's choice from changing everything they know. Link is now some kind of Caster-Hybrid which he still doesn't know but one thing Link does know is that he will help Ethan no matter what.

Riddley's hiding her own little secret and its in no time that everyone finds out what that is.

Ethan finds answers in this book whether he's ready to or not.

Problem is this book doesn't have a fairytale ending.

It will leave you hooked till very end.

Becca

Review: Bite Club by Rachel Caine

Morganville, Texas, is a quiet college town where humans and vampires live in relative peace. But lately a great deal of blood is being spilled—not in a feeding frenzy, but for someone’s twisted idea of entertainment.

After discovering that vampires populate Morganville—and surviving a number of adventures with her new night-dwelling friends—college student Claire Danvers has come to realise that for the most part, the undead just want to live their lives.

But someone else wants them to get ready to rumble.

There’s a new extreme sport being broadcast over the Internet: bare-knuckle fights pitting captured vampires against one another—or, worse, against humans. Tracking the signal leads Claire—accompanied by a loyal group of friends and frenemies—to discover that what started as an online brawl will soon threaten everyone in Morganville. And if they want to survive, they’ll have to do a lot more than fight...

I've been a very big fan of Rachel Caine the moment I picked up Glass House and she didn't fail to make me fall in love with her all over again.

Old enemies are back in this one and new ones as well. Claire worries as Shane pulls away from her into the an extreme online boxing fight.

I have to admit this book did have me hooked and I can't wait to read her next one.

Well done Rachel :)

Becca

Happy New Year and Update

Happy New Year Everyone!!

We apologise for the lack of blogging but we have been super busy. Me (Becca) has been catching up on all my coursework so that I have time to read 150+ books which is one of my New Year's resolutions.

As for Sarah she has been whizzing through Destined the new House Of Night book and was very grateful that moi got it for her.

So in the next coming months we hope to keep the blog updated and worthy of you fabulous readers.

Oh and before I forget we will be doing a giveaway of what were not quite sure yet, we'll get back to you on that, when we reach 15 followers, so start following.

Happy New Year!!

Becca
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Review: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfield

Nobody is safe in the secret hour.

Strange things happen at midnight in the town of Bixby, Oklahoma.

Time freezes.

Nobody moves.

For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. Only a small group of people know about the secret hour -- only they are free to move about the midnight time.

These people call themselves Midnighters. Each one has a different power that is strongest at midnight: Seer, Mindcaster, Acrobat, Polymath. For years the Midnighters and the dark creatures have shared the secret hour, uneasily avoiding one another. All that changes when the new girl with an unmistakable midnight aura appears at Bixby High School.

Jessica Day is not an outsider like the other Midnighters. She acts perfectly normal in every way. But it soon becomes clear that the dark creatures sense a hidden power in Jessica . . . and they're determined to stop her before she can use it.

A story of courage, shadowy perils, and unexpected destiny, the secret hour is the first volume of the mesmerizing Midnighters trilogy by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.

This book is amazing!! It literally had me hooked, I was so upset when it ended but I can not wait to read the next one.

Jessica Day moves to the small town of Bixby she discovers that she is a Midnighter; someone who stays awake in the secret hour. She has trouble as the darklings, creatures that are after her.

It kept me on edge as I wasn't sure if any of the characters would survive each secret hour, and I was curious to find out what exactly Jessica Day was capable off, and why the darklings were so scared of her.

When it came to an end it had me wanting more, especialy the last thought Melissa hears.

Becca

Teaser Tuesday #1

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My teasers:

"'I don't know,' Rex said. 'Flame-bringer? There's no such talent.'
'There is now,' Jonathan said.'"

-Page 258. The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld

Happy Reading!!

Becca
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Review: Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink

With time dwindling but her will to end the Prophecy stronger than ever, Lia sets out on a journey to find the remaining keys, locate the missing pages of the Prophecy, and convince her sister Alice to help--or risk her life trying. Lia has her beloved Dimitri by her side, but Alice has James, the man who once loved her sister--and maybe still does. James doesn't know the truth about either sister, or the prophecy that divides them. And Alice intends to keep it that way.

There are some secrets sisters aren't meant to share. Because when they do, it destroys them. This stunning conclusion to Michelle Zink's Prophecy of the Sisters trilogy will make saying good-bye bittersweet for readers.

This book is so amazing that it's making it really difficult to sum my thoughts up. Thinking about what I loved, I loved every minute of it, just couldn't get enough. I'm kind of sad that it has ended because I have to say this series is one of the best that I have ever read.

I'll be sad to let them go but I will be checking out Michelle's new series, I'm extremely excited to read it.

Now Lusia is my favourite character, I just love her but I also love Alice even after all the horrible things shes done, I can kind of see where she was coming from and how she felt.

This book felt like someone had tore my heart out right at the end i was in tears really embarrassing but it's true.

I really urge people who like old, Gothic stories to pick this series up and read her knew one A Temptation of Angels when it comes out March 20th 2012 and I love the cover.