Most Anticipated of 2013 (#5)

The Dispossessed: The Beautiful and The Cursed | Page Morgan

May 14th 2013

Delacorte Books

 After a bizarre accident, Ingrid Waverly is forced to leave London with her mother and younger sister, Gabby, trading a world full of fancy dresses and society events for the unfamiliar city of Paris.

In Paris there are no grand balls or glittering parties, and, disturbingly, the house Ingrid’s twin brother, Grayson, found for them isn’t a house at all. It’s an abandoned abbey, its roof lined with stone gargoyles that could almost be mistaken for living, breathing creatures.

And Grayson has gone missing.

No one seems to know of his whereabouts but Luc, a devastatingly handsome servant at their new home.

Ingrid is sure her twin isn’t dead—she can feel it deep in her soul—but she knows he’s in grave danger. It will be up to her and Gabby to navigate the twisted path to Grayson, a path that will lead Ingrid on a discovery of dark secrets and otherworldly truths. And she’ll learn that once they are uncovered, they can never again be buried.

GARGOYLES!!!!

That's 100% why I want to read this.

Okay so technically this is already out, but I'm anticipating it being in my hands! I don't think I've seen such a beautiful title for a book in a long time. And it features twins, like my Lux Guardians series does. I'm all for twins. Okay that sounded more like a fetish than I meant it to.

Ugh look at the UK cover. How ugly is that thing? I'll be importing the beautiful cover from US.

Outcast (Review)

Outcast | Adrienne Kress
YA, Paranormal

June 4th 2013, Diversion Books

Characters ★★★★☆
Setting ★★★☆☆

Writing Style ★★★★☆

Review:

A very fun, very witty, well written book.

Outcast had my attention from the very start, and it held it. It made me laugh, entertained me thoroughly, and left me second guessing what would happen next.

And that's without even mentioning the genius that is this line:

"Sorry, Mrs. Jackson."

In a book called Outcast?

Riley was a strong, fiesty protagonist, filling the pages of this book with sass, humour, and intelligence. Gabe was a likeable, intriguing love interest with something that was entirely his and not a copy of seventeen million other teen heartthrobs - which was refreshing. And the rest of the cast of characters in the book were colourful and interesting.

The premise of angels abducting people was something I had never seen before, and it proved to be thrilling to read. Instantly, I was absorbed into the rich Southern world and invested in the outcome of the story as if I, personally, was one of the rag-tag bunch of people fighting the angels to reclaim their taken.

Outcast was exciting, unique, and a pleasure to read. A solid enjoyable book.

Overall ★★★★☆

(Thank you to Diversion Books and Netgalley for this review copy!)

Debut-a-Thon!

So I saw this awesome read-a-thon on twitter which focuses on 2013 debuts. I haven't done a read-a-thon before, but I know a few people who have and it seems fun. It's also conveniently when I'll have all my stuff with The Forgotten out of the way and I can read freely.

The books I intend/will attempt to read are:

 The Beautiful and The Cursed

The Bone Season

Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea

(Although two of these aren't due until August, I know they're available on Netgalley, and really want to review them!)

The Debut-a-Thon is hosted by Books of Amber (which still makes me giggle, since it's the title of a book of mine) and you can sign up/find out more about it here!

30 Days of Books - Day 4

Favorite book of your favorite series

The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Prince | Cassandra Clare

I love every single thing about this book - the development of Tessa's relationships with the boys, Will's curse and Magnus helping him, Charlotte being seriously awesome and Henry being her equal. I love the action, the romance, the heart-ache it gives me, and everything from the exquisite detail of Cassie's writing to the vivid setting it creates. I especially love Yorkshire being a feature of this book, being from Yorkshire as I am. But the thing that makes this book stick with me? Jem. James Carstairs. I fell in love with him in Clockwork Angel, and I loved him irrevocably in this book. My heart has a name and it is James Carstairs.

Summer reads

I don't know about you, but this summer I plan to read a lot. In a week The Forgotten will be finalised and done for good, and I only have one small project to do over the summer so I will have plenty of time to read some much anticipated books.

On my to-read list this summer are: