Hiya, Jazmin here and I have news for you. You all know Rachel Hawkin's best selling Hex Hall series, no? Well today RIGHT NOW at 7:30 she left a tweet saying "Spell Bound" was available for pre-order. That's right folks, Triple HeXXX as it's been known for a while has a title. YAY!!!
Here's the tweet
Amazon page
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laters bloggers and readers.
July 4, 2011
July 2, 2011
Summer Battles!!
Hey guys! Jaz here and I wanna fill you in on the best competition and tournaments that have been going on at other blogs (that I have luckily stumbled upon by Twitter. godsend.) So over at AmberinBlunderland, Amber is hosting a YA Bachelor competition where you pick the sweetest, the baddest, best fighter, sexiest (and more) boys or men in YA. Over at the YA Sisterhood blog, they're holding the first ever (!!!) Summer Crushing Tournament (where I, the fabulous blogger Jaz, am advocating for Archer Cross of Hex Hall. He WILL win) which will have contestants the bloggers chose to face off. The Winner shall be the Most Crushworthy of them all. Go check it out!
So besides those blogs which you should TOTALLY check out, I think that Wondeful
So besides those blogs which you should TOTALLY check out, I think that Wondeful
June 27, 2011
10 REASONS WHY I AM SO PSYCHED FOR HOURGLASS
Okay so while I got an ARC of Hourglass, I loaned it to a friend. And then when I ordered Hourglass a while ago, my bookstore was all like, "No, you didn't have it as an order' which threatened my mental stability so I shall say WHY I AM SO PSYCHED TO GET MY PAWS ON HOURGLASS.
10 REASONS WHY I AM PSYCHED FOR HOURGLASS:
1) The characters: Emerson, Michael, Kaleb. I MUST HAVE THEM.
2) Myra McEntire: Uh, hello? She did an interview with me. 'Nuff said.
3) it's PARANORMAL and I LOVE PARANORMAL. like it's legit stuff.
4) It's X-Men all over again with the Mysterious HOURGLASS INSTITUTION. I LOVE IT!
5) it's got the southern-y feel. I like southern reads. Tru fax, bro.
6) boys. specifically Michael and Kaleb.
7) the way that Emerson's brother and wife DO care for her. Hence, the Hourglass institution. You're some cool parents.
8) did i Mention, the paranormal and boys? moving along...
9) IT'S AWESOME
10) IT'S MADE OF AWESOME-SAUCE.
And that is WHY I will post the review of Hourglass AS SOON AS I FINISH IT.
In Which Buffy is Part of the Book (PARTIALLY)
Second Read of The Day: Vesper
Let it be know: Jeff Sampson is the coolest person on my list right next to Joss Whedon (produced Dollhouse, Firefly, Angel and Buffy. If you haven't seen any of them GET OFF MY BLOG AND GO WATCH THEM). Mr.Sampson wrote Vesper and it was like watching a tv show play out before my eyes. The main protagonist, Emily Webb, is a geek and she's proud of it (is there a shirt called 'I'm a Geek and I'm Proud of it"? No?! Let's go make one). So one day Emily is murdered. NO, not our awesome-sauce protagonist, but Emily Cooke, miss Popular. She gets murdered and the whole school is like *sob* she will be missed *sob* and end and Miss Emily W. has no clue who she is until the school makes it known. Anyways, Emily W. goes unnoticed and unpopular and she likes it that way until she starts to have these changes. At night, she becomes fearless, wild and a thrill seeker but by day she's boring. Soon after a couple of those nighttime changes, Emily becomes *pretty* wild that she realizes that it's not her so either a: she's possessed by the spirit of Emily Cook or b: so seriously supernatural shizz is going down. I thought Vesper actually sucks you in and you become so captivated when the book ends, you wanna scream like a five year old because: YOU WANT THE SEQUEL NOW!!!! It's also chock-full of pop culture references, and wild nights in the city. I give Vesper a 10 OUT OF 10, it was just.that.cool.
Let it be know: Jeff Sampson is the coolest person on my list right next to Joss Whedon (produced Dollhouse, Firefly, Angel and Buffy. If you haven't seen any of them GET OFF MY BLOG AND GO WATCH THEM). Mr.Sampson wrote Vesper and it was like watching a tv show play out before my eyes. The main protagonist, Emily Webb, is a geek and she's proud of it (is there a shirt called 'I'm a Geek and I'm Proud of it"? No?! Let's go make one). So one day Emily is murdered. NO, not our awesome-sauce protagonist, but Emily Cooke, miss Popular. She gets murdered and the whole school is like *sob* she will be missed *sob* and end and Miss Emily W. has no clue who she is until the school makes it known. Anyways, Emily W. goes unnoticed and unpopular and she likes it that way until she starts to have these changes. At night, she becomes fearless, wild and a thrill seeker but by day she's boring. Soon after a couple of those nighttime changes, Emily becomes *pretty* wild that she realizes that it's not her so either a: she's possessed by the spirit of Emily Cook or b: so seriously supernatural shizz is going down. I thought Vesper actually sucks you in and you become so captivated when the book ends, you wanna scream like a five year old because: YOU WANT THE SEQUEL NOW!!!! It's also chock-full of pop culture references, and wild nights in the city. I give Vesper a 10 OUT OF 10, it was just.that.cool.
Angels and Badassery
On the iPod: Burning for You - Shiny Toy Guns
Today's Heavenly Read:
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
First there are nightmares.
Every night Ellie is haunted by terrifying dreams of monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her.
Then come the memories.
When Ellie meets Will, she feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp. His attention is intense and romantic, and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries. On her seventeenth birthday, on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the grim darkness. Only Will holds the key to Ellie's memories, whole lifetimes of them, and when she looks at him, she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream.
Now she must hunt.
Ellie has power that no one can match, and her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. But in order to survive the dangerous and ancient battle of the angels and the Fallen, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives and truths that may be too frightening to remember.
Okay people: sit down and strap in because this is one book of 2011 that you do NOT want to miss.
Ellie is the Preliator, or a warrior of heaven chosen to fight off evil (LIKE BUFFY, but she doesn't have the cool scooby gang) and her "watcher/guardian" person is Will, who is also a hunk (think Patch from Hush Hush) but not so keen. Angelfire is a really addicting read that goes by fast and doesn't stop, like the roller-coaster Apocalypse. I enjoyed it VERY much because A) the ending is like the season 1 finale of Buffy (you know with the Master? yeah, it was sweet) and leaves you wanting for its sequel: Wings of the Wicked. The one thing I didn't like about this was (I believe) the interactions with her parents, I felt those very unnecessary and a bit too dramatic (even though they are getting a divorce) so overall, it was an eight out of ten!
Look at this. Look at it's badassery and tell me, this is why red heads are 7x cooler than any normal person (AMY POND/DONNA NOBLE 'nuff said).
Today's Heavenly Read:
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Every night Ellie is haunted by terrifying dreams of monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her.
Then come the memories.
When Ellie meets Will, she feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp. His attention is intense and romantic, and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries. On her seventeenth birthday, on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the grim darkness. Only Will holds the key to Ellie's memories, whole lifetimes of them, and when she looks at him, she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream.
Now she must hunt.
Ellie has power that no one can match, and her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. But in order to survive the dangerous and ancient battle of the angels and the Fallen, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives and truths that may be too frightening to remember.
Okay people: sit down and strap in because this is one book of 2011 that you do NOT want to miss.
Ellie is the Preliator, or a warrior of heaven chosen to fight off evil (LIKE BUFFY, but she doesn't have the cool scooby gang) and her "watcher/guardian" person is Will, who is also a hunk (think Patch from Hush Hush) but not so keen. Angelfire is a really addicting read that goes by fast and doesn't stop, like the roller-coaster Apocalypse. I enjoyed it VERY much because A) the ending is like the season 1 finale of Buffy (you know with the Master? yeah, it was sweet) and leaves you wanting for its sequel: Wings of the Wicked. The one thing I didn't like about this was (I believe) the interactions with her parents, I felt those very unnecessary and a bit too dramatic (even though they are getting a divorce) so overall, it was an eight out of ten!
June 26, 2011
A Touch Mortal!
Hey bloggers, I'm back! And with a rocking new blog that was better than the drab old one! So what I've read this time: A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford.
BLURB from Amazon: Eden didn't expect Az. Not his saunter down the beach toward her. Not his unbelievable pick up line. Not the instant, undeniable connection. And not his wings.
Yeah.
So long happily-ever-after.
Now trapped between life and death, cursed to spread chaos with her every touch, Eden could be the key in the eternal struggle between heaven and hell. All because she gave her heart to one of the Fallen, an angel cast out of heaven.
She may lose everything she ever had. She may be betrayed by those she loves most. But Eden will not be a pawn in anyone else's game. Her heart is her own.
And that's only the beginning of the end.
Can you say WHOA? Because I certainly did. Leah has this *writing* that I cannot explain because it is simply explainable (but it's TOTALLY good)as well as creating characters that are both good and bad but SO flawed that it really adds to the experience of reading this Magnificent book. I shall tell you WHY:
Clifford's characters are WELL ROUNDED: You see many sides to them; hopeful, desperate, scared, sometime only out for themselves, selfishly and it's so AWESOME.
Also the names? Gabe, Az, Eden for a few. Are totally Epic. Better than give them that whole, "Peter,Michael and Mary Sue" sort of vibe.
Second: Clifford doesn't shy away from sensitive topics NOR does she portray them in good light: Suicide is sort of big in the Touch Mortal world especially when a couple of the Siders commit it. She shows: this is what happened, this is how bad it gets for the Siders that they turn to the option of taking their own *existence* (not life).
And third: The Villian, Luke. He's a big hunk clad in leather and totally drool worthy (or I thought so). He's the bad boy that you love to hate (CHUCK BASS!!!) and he's a manipulative little bas**** who's really TRULY shown as TOTALLY OUT FOR HIMSELF. And I love him. Even though some hated him. I guess I like bad boys... :) ANYWAYS...
The ending in A Touch Mortal is jaw dropping. Like, it's some pretty big bombs dropped that everyone who read ATM is *AWAITING* A Touch Morbid, the sequel. It was some epic shiz, you guys.
P.S A Touch Mortal cover (who is Eden) was a rocking cover and totally must have. I will find a poster of it!!!!
Thanks and keep reading!
BLURB from Amazon: Eden didn't expect Az. Not his saunter down the beach toward her. Not his unbelievable pick up line. Not the instant, undeniable connection. And not his wings.
Yeah.
So long happily-ever-after.
Now trapped between life and death, cursed to spread chaos with her every touch, Eden could be the key in the eternal struggle between heaven and hell. All because she gave her heart to one of the Fallen, an angel cast out of heaven.
She may lose everything she ever had. She may be betrayed by those she loves most. But Eden will not be a pawn in anyone else's game. Her heart is her own.
And that's only the beginning of the end.
Can you say WHOA? Because I certainly did. Leah has this *writing* that I cannot explain because it is simply explainable (but it's TOTALLY good)as well as creating characters that are both good and bad but SO flawed that it really adds to the experience of reading this Magnificent book. I shall tell you WHY:
Clifford's characters are WELL ROUNDED: You see many sides to them; hopeful, desperate, scared, sometime only out for themselves, selfishly and it's so AWESOME.
Also the names? Gabe, Az, Eden for a few. Are totally Epic. Better than give them that whole, "Peter,Michael and Mary Sue" sort of vibe.
Second: Clifford doesn't shy away from sensitive topics NOR does she portray them in good light: Suicide is sort of big in the Touch Mortal world especially when a couple of the Siders commit it. She shows: this is what happened, this is how bad it gets for the Siders that they turn to the option of taking their own *existence* (not life).
And third: The Villian, Luke. He's a big hunk clad in leather and totally drool worthy (or I thought so). He's the bad boy that you love to hate (CHUCK BASS!!!) and he's a manipulative little bas**** who's really TRULY shown as TOTALLY OUT FOR HIMSELF. And I love him. Even though some hated him. I guess I like bad boys... :) ANYWAYS...
The ending in A Touch Mortal is jaw dropping. Like, it's some pretty big bombs dropped that everyone who read ATM is *AWAITING* A Touch Morbid, the sequel. It was some epic shiz, you guys.
P.S A Touch Mortal cover (who is Eden) was a rocking cover and totally must have. I will find a poster of it!!!!
Thanks and keep reading!
June 22, 2011
Maintenance!
Hey guys, just a quick reminder. I won't be blogging for a bit while I make changes to my blog to make it awesome!
Just thought you should get a heads up :)
good night!
BLOG WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE. THANK YOU
Just thought you should get a heads up :)
good night!
BLOG WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE. THANK YOU
June 5, 2011
ROAD TRIP: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
On the iTunes: Say it Right/All Good Things Come to An End ---- Nelly Furtado
Title: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
Hiya,blogoverse. I apologize for my erratic blogging. So I just read Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson and it was FABULOUS! I'm gonna cut to the chase here and say Detour is definetely gonna be a book that's close to my heart. I loved the interaction between Amy and Roger(*valley girl voice* like he's totally amazing and the dreamiest guy ever!)because Amy's curently living like a shell since her father died in a car crash(she was driving) so she's constantly blaming herself and her family is currently whacked(her mom's in Connecticut and her brother's in rehab). So dear old Mom sends for Roger, family friend, also has to get to the East Coast. Along the way, Amy and Roger open up to each and reveal their baggage that's dragging them down as well as their friendship veering into uncharted territory. The book is also told in the form of those cheesy scrapbook pages that parents get you to keep you entertained as well as the music playlists in chapters that give you a look into the iPods of Amy and Roger. I loved Epic Detour because it's simple: *I think* it indirectly teaches you to live in the now and leave your regrets behind. If you like Sarah Dessen, you'll like Epic Detour too!
My review: 10 STARS!! Go Read It!!!
Title: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
Hiya,blogoverse. I apologize for my erratic blogging. So I just read Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson and it was FABULOUS! I'm gonna cut to the chase here and say Detour is definetely gonna be a book that's close to my heart. I loved the interaction between Amy and Roger(*valley girl voice* like he's totally amazing and the dreamiest guy ever!)because Amy's curently living like a shell since her father died in a car crash(she was driving) so she's constantly blaming herself and her family is currently whacked(her mom's in Connecticut and her brother's in rehab). So dear old Mom sends for Roger, family friend, also has to get to the East Coast. Along the way, Amy and Roger open up to each and reveal their baggage that's dragging them down as well as their friendship veering into uncharted territory. The book is also told in the form of those cheesy scrapbook pages that parents get you to keep you entertained as well as the music playlists in chapters that give you a look into the iPods of Amy and Roger. I loved Epic Detour because it's simple: *I think* it indirectly teaches you to live in the now and leave your regrets behind. If you like Sarah Dessen, you'll like Epic Detour too!
My review: 10 STARS!! Go Read It!!!
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