My Soul to Save

My Soul to Save(Soul Screamers series #2)

By:Rachel Vincent

Published:December 29,2009

Goodreads Synopsis:
When Kaylee Cavanaugh screams, someone dies.
So when teen pop star Eden croaks onstage and Kaylee doesn't wail, she knows something is dead wrong. She can't cry for someone who has no soul.
The last thing Kaylee needs right now is to be skipping school, breaking her dad's ironclad curfew and putting her too-hot-to-be-real boyfriend's loyalty to the test. But starry-eyed teens are trading their souls: a flickering lifetime of fame and fortune in exchange for eternity in the Netherworld—a consequence they can't possibly understand.
Kaylee can't let that happen, even if trying to save their souls means putting her own at risk….

 

My Thoughts:
I liked this book, it wasn't as good as the first one. I kinda feel like Kaylee is stupid, this book just made her seem really dense. I did like to see Tod s o Concerned for someone though. I also like the trips to the netherworld and the descriptions because there wasn't any of that in the first one. I'm also glad that Kaylee and her dad are living together and actually being a family, but I wonder about the rest of the series because as I said earlier Kaylee seems to be dense, will she ever wisen up or is she always gonna be in the dark?

The Past Came Hunting

The Past Came Hunting

by: Donnell Ann Bell

Published:September 19,2011

Goodreads Synopsis:
Fifteen years ago a young Colorado Springs police officer arrested a teen runaway accused of aiding a convenience store robbery and attempted murder. She was innocent, but still served prison time briefly. Her testimony sent the real thief to jail for much longer. Now she’s a young widow raising a son, and the man she put in prison is free and seeking revenge. 

She moves to a home in a new neighborhood—then learns that her next-door neighbor is the by-the-book officer who arrested her. Now he’s a Colorado Springs P.D. Lieutenant. Like it or not, he may be the only one who can protect her and her son from the past he helped create.

My Thoughts:

I liked this book.The characters were really well developed, and the story was romantic and suspenseful with a little humor mixed in. I loved the family dynamics in this story, it showed how a single mom, with a full time job as a florist takes care of her kid and then how a single dad with a full time job as a cop struggles to be there for his son and do the job he loves. I loved the fact that I felt like I really knew the characters and their values. This book kept me reading from page one, I was never bored

Destined Review

Destined (house of night #9)

By: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

Published: October 25, 2011

Goodreads Synopsis:

Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet – which would be a whole lot easier if the High Counsel saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together – if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow…

But there are new forces at work at the House of Night. An influx of humans, including Lenobia’s handsome horse whisperer, threatens their precarious stability. And then there’s the mysterious Aurox, a jaw-droppingly gorgeous teen boy who is actually more – or possibly less – than human. Only Neferet knows he was created to be her greatest weapon. But Zoey can sense the part of his soul that remains human, the compassion that wars with his Dark calling. And there’s something strangely familiar about him…

Will Neferet’s true nature be revealed before she succeeds in silencing them all? And will Zoey be able to touch Aurox’s humanity in time to protect him – and everyone – from his own fate? 

My Thoughts:

I loved the struggle within Aurox and Kalona, because it's always amazing when people change for the better. I hate the fact that Heath was involved again...he died and he should stay dead and let Zoey move on! I love Thantos' involvement with the house of night and how she tries to thwart Neferet. This Story was suspenseful but dragged a little in the beginning and of course hang a cliff hanger end that would infuriate the white bull himself! I love the focus on Rephiam and Kalona because their character flaws turned out to be their greatest strength. I love this series but kind of wish Neferet would just get defeated already and am a little concerned about the next few books and my love for them. I love the description of darkness in the book and how it is greedy and must feed of Neferet constantly in order to carry out her ill wishes. I'm satisfied with the book as a whole but like I said earlier I do worry that the whole Neferet is going to be drug out and ruin the series that I have fallen in love with.

Stepping out of the page Int. giveaway

To celebrate the release of the newest release by P.C. and Kristin Cast, Lenobia's Vow, stepping out of the page is hosting an International giveaway for one brand new paperback copy of the book!

Thank you to Atom Books for providing her with a copy.

Taken from Atom Books: The second House of Night Novella from P.C. and Kristin Cast has been released! Lenobia's Vow tells the story of Zoey's favourite professor and the House of Night's powerful horse mistress; finally we get to see how 16-year-old Lenobia became a vampyre!

In 1788, Lenobia's mother placed her on a ship bound to New Orleans. An evil bishop, skilled in Dark magic, is making the same journey. His appetite for beautiful young women forces Lenobia to remain hidden, but she secretly visits the ship's stables, where a handsome young man and his horses capture her attention. Can they make it to the New World before the bishop discovers her true identity and a powerful evil breaks loose? And will Lenobia follow her heart, even if it puts lives at risk?

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Deep into the heart of a Rose

Deep into the Heart of a Rose

By: G.T. Denny

Published: January 19,2012

Goodreads Synopsis:

Sometimes days happen to you,  and sometimes you happen to days

With this thought in his heart, Edward T. Cozzlebottom sat in his cottage and composed a love letter to his neighbor, Ezmerelda Wimbish. The creation of this simple letter set into motion events that will lead both Mr. Cozzlebottom and Mizz Wimbish on perilous and wondrous journeys outside their idyllic village in the Vale.

Their simultaneous adventures carry them down opposite paths, where they encounter the Wicked Tinker, the Walrus King, the Trench Systers, and ultimately, the enigmatic leader of the Black Lodge, Abraham Jefferies. It is the mysterious Abraham Jefferies who understands the full power and meaning of the letter, and it is his will to destroy it that places Mr. Cozzlebottom, Mizz Wimbish, and all they have ever known on the verge of abyss.

Poetic, philosophical, and entertaining, Deep Into the Heart of a Rose takes you on a journey to a place both strange and familiar. A journey that leads you both away from - and back to - yourself.

I had a hard time finishing this book because it doesn't make any sense to me and I apologize for being so harsh but I'm being truthful. It was hard for me to get into and even harder for me to follow.I'm sorry to be so negative. I do however love the poems in the book!

My Thoughts:

I had a hard time finishing this book because it doesn't make any sense to me and I apologize for being so harsh but I'm being truthful. It was hard for me to get into and even harder for me to follow.I'm sorry to be so negative. The story line was a little confusing to me and I never felt like I got anything cleared up for me to fully understand the story.I do however love the poems in the book!

Feature & Follow Friday {2}

This week's feature blogs are: 

This week's Question was:
 What would you prefer: reading your favorite book over and over again until you got sick of it OR reading 100s of mediocre books? And why?

I would rather read my favorite book over and over again until I was sick of it because at least I know and love the story instead of having to deal with books that I don't love!

Desperate Housedogs Review

Desperate Housedogs

By:Sparkle Abbey

Published: October 17, 2011

Goodreads Synopsis:

When Caro Lamont, former psychologist turned pet therapist makes a house call to help Kevin Blackstone with his two misbehaving German Shepherd dogs, she expects frantic dogs, she expects a frantic dog owner, she even expects frantic neighbors. What she doesn’t expect is that two hours later the police will find Kevin dead, his dogs impounded; and that as the last person to see Kevin alive (well, except for the killer) she is suddenly a person of interest, at least according to Homicide Detective Judd Malone. 

Sparkle Abbey is the pseudonym of two mystery authors (Mary Lee Woods and Anita Carter). They are friends and neighbors as well as co-writers of the Pampered Pets Mystery Series. The pen name was created by combining the names of their rescue pets - Sparkle (Mary Lee’s cat) and Abbey (Anita’s dog). They reside in central Iowa, but if they could write anywhere, you would find them on the beach with their laptops and depending on the time of day either an iced tea or a margarita.) Visit the authors at www.SparkleAbbey.com

My Thoughts:

   

This book was good, I like that the main character wasn't a detective just couldn't resist knowing the truth. I like that there were two hot males mentioned in the book. I love that the lead character Caro was a pet psychiatrist, and I understand that the talk about the animals was necessary for making the character who she is but I think that there was just a tad too much about the animals and not quite enough about the plot of the story as far as the mystery goes but I still enjoyed it and would read any other books written by this author.