IRONSIDE: A MODERN FAERIE TALE

Ironside by Holly Black

 Pages: 336 (Hardcover)

 Series: The Modern Faery Tales #3

 Release Date: April 24, 2007

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

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In the realm of Faerie, the time has come for Roiben's coronation. Uneasy in the midst of the malevolent Unseelie Court, pixie Kaye is sure of only one thing -- her love for Roiben. But when Kaye, drunk on faerie wine, declares herself to Roiben, he sends her on a seemingly impossible quest. Now Kaye can't see or speak to Roiben unless she can find the one thing she knows doesn't exist: a faerie who can tell a lie. Miserable and convinced she belongs nowhere, Kaye decides to tell her mother the truth -- that she is a changeling left in place of the human daughter stolen long ago. Her mother's shock and horror sends Kaye back to the world of Faerie to find her human counterpart and return her to Ironside. But once back in the faerie courts, Kaye finds herself a pawn in the games of Silarial, queen of the Seelie Court. Silarial wants Roiben's throne, and she will use Kaye, and any means necessary, to get it. In this game of wits and weapons, can a pixie outplay a queen?

 First Thoughts: "Ahhhhhh, I have it!" I have been waiting for this book for years, I have always been a big Holly Black fan. I was so happy to start digging into it.

Cover: I must say, I like the other cover more, but this cover is still as great. I love that this cover have the crown that I think is of the Unseelie Court and of Lord Roiben.

Setting: I love the setting, it have the dark atmosphere and it's the Seelie and Unseelie Courts in the realm of Faeries! So rich and detailed.


Characters" The characters in Black's world is solid with emotions and life, so real in a fantastic realm of faeries including The Queen of the Seelie Court


Plot: The plot is fantastic! The fight, the hunger for power! Everyone was awesome and everything was amazing. The faeries are hungry, but not food hungry. They are hungry for POWERS. I know it was going to be fantastic!


Recommends: Every faeries fans in the world!

Rate: ★★★★★ 5/5 STARS!

THE DARK DIVINE

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

 Pages: 372 (Hardcover)

 Series: The Dark Divine # 1

 Release Date: December 22, 2009

Publisher: EgmontUSA

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A Prodigal Son

A Dangerous Love

A Deadly Secret

 

Grace Divine—daughter of the local pastor—always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared and her brother Jude came home covered in his own blood.

Now that Daniel's returned, Grace must choose between her growing attraction to him and her loyalty to her brother.

As Grace gets closer to Daniel, she learns the truth about that mysterious night and how to save the ones she loves, but it might cost her the one thing she cherishes most: her soul

 First Thoughts: Well, I saw it in the library and I have always wanted to read it because my friends said that it was good and stuff, so I checked it out.

Cover: The cover is stunning, it have a dark look to it and the purple is the stunner, it have kind of a mysterious atmosphere around it.

Setting: The setting is common, it didn't really stand out.

Characters: Grace has a strong voice and is an amazing narrator, but she can also be very annoying at some parts. She is also kind of stubborn, but she is a original. Daniel is mysterious and handsome, having a dangerous secret, his characters drew me in to him, making me what to know what the secret is and I did when I was halfway. 

All of Bree Despain are not common, well maybe a little trait, but her characters are solid.

Plot: The plot is very different, I loved it with Daniel coming back with a dark secret and everything! 

Recommends:  Some paranormal fans

Rate: ★★★★ 4/5 stars

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ONCE UPON A FULL MOON

Once Upon a Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber 

 Pages: 292 (Hardcover)

 Series: Full Moon # 1

 Release Date: December 28, 2010

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books 

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Beware of a kiss under the full moon. It will change your life forever.

Celeste Parker is used to hearing scary stories about werewolves—Legend's Run is famous for them. She's used to everything in the small town until Brandon Maddox moves to Legend's Run and Celeste finds herself immediately drawn to the handsome new student. But when, after an unnerving visit with a psychic, she encounters a pack of wolves and gorgeous, enigmatic Brandon, she must discover whether his transformation is more than legend or just a trick of the shadows in the moonlight.

Her best friends may never forgive her if she gives up her perfect boyfriend, Nash, for Brandon, who's from the wrong side of town. But she can't deny her attraction or the strong pull he has on her. Brandon may be Celeste's hero, or he may be the most dangerous creature she could encounter in the woods of Legend's Run.

Psychic predictions, generations-old secrets, a town divided, and the possibility of falling in love with a hot and heroic werewolf are the perfect formula for what happens . . . once in a full moon.

First Thoughts:  The cover looked gorgeous and it sounded good too and it's about werewolves! I am a sucker for werewolves or vampires or any mystical creatures. And I been wanting to read this book.

Cover: I think the cover is stunning, I love how the girl is like in the shape of the full moon and she's so pretty. And I like the trees.


Setting: I like the setting, see not LOVE, but only like. I think it get a good dark wood atmosphere, which is why I like it. But I did LOVE Legend's Run and how it connected with all of the legends!


Characters: I don't know what to think about Celeste, she is like emotionless to me. She is the popular girl, but she's not mean or anything like that. I don't know what she is like at all. It's like she's just telling the story about someone else, but she do grow like when she's near Brandon, she has the connection and that was when I can see her.


Celeste is a very amazing character, I didn't like her in the beginning, but near the end,  I love her because when I think her over, she's very caring and see the good in people.


I hate Nash, he's a self centered jerk, but when Celeste broke up with him. I was like 'You deserve it, jerk', but he was sweet when trying to get her back.


Brandon, Brandon, Brandon, I love Brandon. He's not only cute, but he's also thoughtful and sweet. 


Plot: I love the plot is about werewolves, when her other series is about vampires. It's nice that she don't stay with only one mystical animal. But it kinda missing something though.

Rate: ★★★ 3/5 stars

ANGEL BURN

 Angel Burn by L.A Weatherly

 Pages:464 (Hardcover)

 Series: Angel Trilogy Book 1

 Release Date:May 24 , 2010

Publisher: Candlewick Press

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In a world where angels are beyond redemption, Alex thinks he's found one that might deserve mercy. Alex is a ruthless assassin - of angels. Forget everything you've heard about them before. Angels are not benign celestial creatures, but fierce stalkers whose irresistible force allows them to feed off humans, draining them of their vitality until there is barely anything left. As far as Alex is concerned, the only good angel is a dead angel...until he meets Willow. She may look like a normal teenager but Willow is no ordinary girl. Half-angel, half-human, Willow may hold the key to defeating the evil angels. But as the hunter and the hunted embark on an epic and dangerous journey and Willow learns the dark and terrifying secrets of her past, Alex finds himself drawn to Willow...with devastating consequences. Eoin Colfer reinvented the fairy, Stephenie Meyer reinvented the vampire, L.A. Weatherly reinvents the angel!

First Thoughts: I switched Across the Universe with this book because I felt that it was going to be good. So I switched the book I been waiting to get with this one, a book that i never heard of.

Cover: The cover is stunning! I really love it, it have a light glow in it showing the beauty of Willow which is amazing.

Setting: I like the setting, normal high school and students who mostly have no idea what is happening outside from the school or inside. A good school setting sometimes and a good outside setting.

Characters: I really like Alex, he's awesome. I also like that Willow is not perfect and she is a beauty person inside and out. The only thing I don't like about the two is that they fall in love so fast!

Alex is like "oh she is so beautiful." and "I love her." So is Willow! I don't feel the connection between them. But they are cute together, so I getting to let it slip a bit. I also hate how they are like "I'm going to die!" and "No Willow!! She going to die." I really hate when characters are like that, that is way close to the end they annoyed me. Bu they are good, solid characters though.

Plot: I think the plot is amazing, turning the belief of angels as good to angels as beautiful monsters sucking people's energy who don't know they are getting weak, the people are given "angel burn" and they thinks that the angels are helping them, It is different and original. I have a good feeling that this trilogy will be good. What if we were always wrong about angels and L.A Weatherly brought it to us with this book.

Recommends: Fluffy romance lovers.

Rate: ★★★★ 4/5 Stars

THE CURSE WORKERS: WHITE CAT

 White Cat by Holly Black

 Pages: 310 (Hardcover)

 Series: The Curse Workers Book 1

 Release Date: May 4, 2010

Publisher: McElderry Books

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Cassel comes from a family of curse workers — people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're all mobsters, or con artists. Except for Cassel. He hasn't got the magic touch, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail — he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago. 

Ever since, Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he starts sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him, caught up in a mysterious plot. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he also wonders what really happened to Lila. Could she still be alive? To find that out, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen. 

Holly Black has created a gripping tale of mobsters and dark magic where a single touch can bring love — or death 

First Thoughts: Well, my friend introduced me to it and the series like today and I was like "hm, it's by Holly Black, so it might be good like all her other books. But I didn't expected to fall in love with it and finished it in a day!

Cover: The cover is awesome!!! I love how he is holding the white cat which is what the book is called White Cat. It goes perfectly with the title which I like. One of my favorite cover of all time.

 Setting: The setting is amazing, so dark and detailed with the curse workers. Dark and fitting for the book. I love it.

Characters: The characters are awesome and solid, Cassel's voice is strong and can be calm at the same time. I like everyone in this book except Lila's brother who I don't care to remember his name. Everyone in the book is unique in their way somehow.

Plot: White Cat is about a seventeen year old boy named Cassel who is a outside in his family which are curse workers, oh so he thought. He killed his best friend, Lila when he was little, then started having dreams about a white cat. White Cat is a dark, detailed plot that makes you want to read it forever if you are into this types of books and when it ended, you just have to get the next book. It is unpredictable that makes you sometimes go "that the hell just happen?!" It is detailed perfectly full with slight romance, dark and details.

Recommends: Everyone in the universe!!

Rate: ★★★★★ 5/5 Stars!

LEGACY

   

Legacy by Cayla Kluver

Pages: 492
Series: Legacy Book 1

Release Date: June 28, 2011 (NetGallery)
Publisher: Harlequin

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   I noticed his eyes. They were blue, sharp and intense.
                                    Despite the youthful glow of his suntanned face, his eyes were
                                    cold and unfriendly, suggesting he had great experience in the
                                                   world and was now expecting the worst.

 

A CROWN PRINCESS

A SCANDALOUS SECRET CRUSH

A KINGDOM ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER 

In her seventeenth year, Princess Alera of Hytanica faces one duty: to marry the man who will be king. But her father’s choice of suitor fills her with despair.

When the palace guard captures an intruder—a boy her age with steel-blue eyes, hailing from her kingdom’s greatest enemy—Alera is alarmed…and intrigued. But she could not have guessed that their clandestine meetings would unveil the dark legacy shadowing both their lands. 

In this mystical world of court conspiracies and blood magic, loyalties will be tested. Courage won’t be enough. And as the battle begins for everything Alera holds dear, love may be the downfall of a kingdom.

 First Thoughts: I love YA books and when I was searching, this book just sounded interesting to me. So I request and read it :)

Cover: Eh, it's isn't the best cover, but it still good. It shows Alera as the princess and that about it. I don't adore the cover, it just normal to me.

Setting: I love that it like one of those kingdom setting with princesses and kings and suitors. I am a sucker for settings like this one. It's in past tense obviously, but it is quite ungiue, because it is not all about historic romance fiction at all, not taking place in  any histortic places, just imagination mostly.

Characters: I like the name, Alera, she had a great voice, but she mean me want to punch her like in the first few pages, but it's cool now. I LOVE Narian! He's mysterious, cold, but he have a light side if you get to know it, he is totally handsome and I fell for him right from the beginning when I first say him. And I HATE Steldor >:(!!!, he is just like a older annoying, too handsome rich brat. All of the characters are solid most of the time, but sometimes they are like not..

Plot: I love the plot and everything about this book except Steldor, ugh. I love the rivalry between the two kingdom. One kingdom the males are the rulers an warrior, which is Alera's father's kingdom and the other is the exact opposite.

 

  Recommends: Everyone in the world who loves this type of book: fiction and a little historic fiction and don't forget the hopeless romance people out there!

Rate: ★★★★★ 5/5 Stars