The Space Between
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Monday, 31 October 2011
Book Review (7).
After Obsession
by Carrie Jones
Publication: October 10 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages: 305
Genre: Young Adult/Paranormal
Age Appropriate: Young Adult
Aimee and Alan have unusual pasts and secrets they prefer to keep hidden. Aimee's deceased mother struggled with mental illness and hallucinations, and Aimee thinks it could be hereditary. After all, she sees a shadowy river man where there isn't one. And then there was that time she and her best friend Courtney tried to conjure a spirit with a Ouija board ...Alan is Courtney's cousin. His family moved to Maine when Courtney's father went missing. It's not just Alan's dark good looks that make him attractive. He is also totally in touch with a kind of spiritual mysticism from his Native American heritage. And it's not long before Aimee has broken up with her boyfriend ...But it's not Aimee or Alan who is truly haunted - it's Courtney. In a desperate plea to find her father, Courtney invites a demonic presence into her life. Together, Aimee and Alan must exorcise the ghost, before it devours Courtney - and everything around her.
My Thoughts.
I have to start by saying that I'm a huge fan of Carrie Jones' Need series and was eager to read this and I was not disappointed.
The book is written in dual alternating chapters of Aimee (witten by Carrie Jones) and Alan (written by Steven E. Wedel).
The story takes place in a small town in Maine, Aimee lives with her Dad, Gramps and younger brother Benji, her best friend Courtney's Dad has gone missing (presumed dead) in the same river outside Aimee's house that her own Mother died in when Aimee was younger.
Courtney's Aunt Lisa and cousin Alan move in to help them so they don't lose the house, Alan is half Navajo and it's his spirit guide who helps him and Aimee defeat the evil that is the River Man who's evil taints everybody in town and at times inhabits Courtney's body.
I loved Alan and Aimee as a couple their gifts (Aimee has prophetic dreams) balance each other so well.
It was original, fast paced, exciting and I didn't want to put it down until I'd finished it.
There was only one problem with this book and that is it's a standalone book, and I would have loved to have read more about these characters. Highly Recommended. 5/5
A big thanks to Sonia @ Bloomsbury Australia.
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Musing Mondays (3).
Musing Mondays Is Hosted By MizB At Should Be Reading.
Would You Say That You Read About The Same Amount Now As When You Were Younger?
More? Less? Why?
I probably read more when I was younger, when I was at school I used to win awards at school for reading the most books in a year.
Between work and everything else I don't read as much as I'd like to, when I get the chance I can read a 500 page book in a day, this year I joined the Goodreads reading challenge and have challenged myself to read 250 books this year, so far I've read 211 which is the most I've read in some time.
Book Review (6).
Vicious Little Darlings
Publication: June 21 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages: 320
Genre: Mystery/Contemporary
Age Appropriate: Young Adult 15+
Sarah Weaver wasn't looking forward to starting at an all-girls school. But that was before she met Maddy. Maddy and her best friend, Agnes, are fun and rich and interesting-and for some reason, they seem to really like Sarah. Before long, Maddy and Agnes have moved Sarah into a big house off campus, where they cook together, buy each other presents, and share each other's secrets. So why does Sarah feel like something's bizarrely wrong? As more and more cracks start to show in Maddy's and Agnes's perfect veneers, Sarah notices some strange and disturbing things: Maddy's compulsive lying, Agnes's obsession with Maddy, and the deterioration of their friendship. And just when Sarah begins to question her own sanity, things turns deadly. Fans of Pretty Little Liars will devour this juicy debut novel.
My Thoughts.
I would describe this book as a cross between One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Single White Female.
This book is crazy and that's not to say it's bad, there's so many twists and turns in this book you just don't know what's going on.
So the book starts with Sarah who gets sent to an all girls school , she meets her roommate Maddy and her best friend Agnes.
Agnes isn't happy with her current roommate so convinces Sarah and Maddy to move into a house off campus where Agnes pays for everything (her parents are rich).
That's when all the weirdness starts, just when you think you have it all figured out you don't.
You've got Agnes in love and obsessed with Maddy, you have Maddy who has mental problems and you never know if what she's saying is ever true she is such a flawed character, her and Agnes just seem to be creepy and then there's Sarah who doesn't feel loved so goes around sleeping with it seems any guy she comes across (and even sleeps with Maddy's boyfriend the second time she meets him).
With Sarah she says one thing but then you also get to read what she's really thinking in her head which proves to be quite amusing at times (especially when she starts having doubts about Maddy and Agnes).
And then you have a showdown at the end and I have to admit I never would have guessed at the way it turned out.
So if you're after a book with mental head cases, obsession, sabotage , lies and revenge then check this book out. I give it 4/5
A big thanks to Sonia @ Bloomsbury Australia.
Saturday, 29 October 2011
In My Mailbox (3).
In My Mailbox Is A Meme Hosted By The Story Siren.
For Review.
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| After Obsession - Carrie Jones & S. E Wedel (Sonia @ Bloomsbury) |
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| Vicious Little Darlings - Katherine Easer (Sonia @ Bloomsbury) |
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| Recon Team Angel Assault - Brian Falkner (Joanna @ Walker Books) |
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| Birthmarked (Birthmarked #1) - Caragh O'Brien (Caroline @ Simon And Schuster) |
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| Prized (Birthmarked #2) - Caragh O'Brien (Caroline @ Simon And Schuster) |
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| Emerald - Karen Wallace (Caroline @ Simon And Schuster) |
Pre-Orders.
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| Ecstasy Untamed (Feral Warriors #6) - Pamela Palmer |
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| Adam (Nightwalkers #6) - Jacquelyn Frank |
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| The Iron Knight (Iron Fey #4) - Julie Kagawa |
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| The Real Werewives Of Vampire County Anthology |
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| The Bite Before Christmas - Lynsay Sands & Jeaniene Frost |
Bought.
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| Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows #1) - Kim Harrison |
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| Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #8) - J.R Ward |
Midnight Screening Of Breaking Dawn Part 1.
I will definately be there.
On My Wishlist (3).
On My Wishlist Is A Weekly Meme Hosted By Book Chick City.
Lucian - Isabel Abedi
A young girl falls in love with a young man, who looks to be homeless, but who turns out to be her gaurdian angel (except he doesn’t know it due to amnesia). The only thing they know for certain is that every dream Lucian has about Rebecca, comes true. And Lucian has just dreamt that Rebecca is going to die.The Catastrophic History Of You And Me - Jess Rothenberg
Dying of a broken heart is just the beginning.... Welcome to forever.BRIE'S LIFE ENDS AT SIXTEEN: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart—literally.
But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her best friend has been keeping a secret about Jacob, the boy she loved and lost—and the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul . . . who just might hold the key to her forever after.
With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages of grief before she's ready to move on. But how do you begin again, when your heart is still in pieces?
And I Added A Non-Fiction Book Living In Victoria, Australia I Really Want To Read This.
Kinglake-350 - Adrian Hyland.
On 7 February 2009 Sergeant Roger Wood found himself at the epicentre of the worst bushfire disaster in Australia's history. Black Saturday.Wood, who's a country cop with twenty years experience—and also a raucous, meditating, horse-riding vegan—was the only officer on duty in the small community of Kinglake. As the firestorm approached he was called out to numerous incidents including multi-fatality car accidents. He led a group of fifty people from a store west of Kinglake four kilometres to safety through burning bush. Minutes before it was completely destroyed.
Then, as the fire raged around him, he phoned his family ten kilometres away to warn them what was coming. When his wife answered, she screamed that the fire had already hit their property. Then the line went dead.
Black Saturday was a many-headed monster in whose wake stories of grief, heroism and desolation erupted all over the state of Victoria. This book is about the monster—and the heroism of those who confronted it.
Your Top 10 Favourite Authors Of All Time.
I am curious to see what people's answers are, here are my top 10.
1. Stephenie Meyer
2. J.K Rowling
3. Cassandra Clare
4. J.R Ward
5. Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Christine Feehan
7. Richelle Mead
8. Kelley Armstrong
9. Gena Showalter
10. Karen Marie Moning
So hard to pick, I feel bad for the authors I left out.
1. Stephenie Meyer
2. J.K Rowling
3. Cassandra Clare
4. J.R Ward
5. Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Christine Feehan
7. Richelle Mead
8. Kelley Armstrong
9. Gena Showalter
10. Karen Marie Moning
So hard to pick, I feel bad for the authors I left out.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Feature And Follow Friday (2).
Feature And Follow Friday Is A Weekly Meme Hosted By Parajunkee And Alison Can Read.
This Week's Question.
If You Could Have Dinner With Your Favourite Book Character, Who Would You Eat With And What Would You Serve?
Well I would choose Edward Cullen. But since he doesn't eat and I can't cook it works out perfectly.
Book Review (5).
All These Things I've Done (Birthright #1)
Publication: September 6 2011
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Pages: 352
Genre: Dystopian
Age Appropriate: Young Adult
Sixteen year-old Anya becomes the head of a mafia family after her parents are both murdered by rival gangs. Although Anya is embrolied in the criminal world, she is determined to keep her brother and sister out of the mafia family, but her father's relatives aren't so keen to let them go. When Anya's violent ex-boyfriend is poisoned with contaminated chocolate – chocolate that is produced illegally by Anya's mafia family – she is arrested for attempted murder and sent to the notorious jail on Manhattan Island.
Eventually she is freed by the new D.A. in town, who believs she has been framed. But this D.A. is the father of Win, a boy at school to whom Anya feels irresistibly drawn, and her freedom comes with conditions. Win's father wants to be mayor, and he can't risk having his ambition jeopardised by rumours spreading that his son is seeing a member of a notorious crime family. Anya knows she risks the safety of her family by seeing Win again, but the feeling between them may be too strong to resist...
Eventually she is freed by the new D.A. in town, who believs she has been framed. But this D.A. is the father of Win, a boy at school to whom Anya feels irresistibly drawn, and her freedom comes with conditions. Win's father wants to be mayor, and he can't risk having his ambition jeopardised by rumours spreading that his son is seeing a member of a notorious crime family. Anya knows she risks the safety of her family by seeing Win again, but the feeling between them may be too strong to resist...
My Thoughts.
I absolutely loved this book, and cannot wait for the next book in the series.
The year is 2082, chocolate and caffeine are illegal and you need vouchers for simple things like ice-cream and candles, and water is rationed, books are no longer available as paper is illegal without a permit, poultry is rationed, fruit is scarce and cleaning products have to be purchased with a voucher.
Phones are used sparingly because they are heavily taxed and you have to use stamps to send an e-mail.
We are introduced to 16 year old Anya the daughter of a mob boss, who lives with her Grandma who is bedridden and dying, her older brother Leo (who has brain damage after being in a car accident with their Mum who was shot while driving after a hit went wrong) he now has the mental capacity of an 8 year old, and her younger sister Natty.
Anya who is pretty much the head of the house (both their parents have been murdered) makes most of the decisions and who is more worried about everybody else, is accused of poisoning her ex-boyfriend with chocolate that her family makes overseas,
In amongst all this is Win, the son of the upcoming new D.A who doesn't approve of their relationship, he gives Anya an ultimatum break up with his son or he'll make trouble for her family.
All the characters are fleshed out, the story is fast paced and it has the kind of forbidden love that I love to read about.
So hurry up 2012 I need the next book! 5/5
A huge thanks to Charlotte Ree @ Pan Macmillan Australia.
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Stuck On A Deserted Island.
So you're stuck on a deserted island the only company you have are 5 books (a series doesn't count as one book) you're decision is to choose those 5 books.
1. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
2. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - J.K Rowling
3. City Of Bones - Cassandra Clare
4. Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood #3) - J.R Ward
5. Acheron (Dark-Hunter #15) - Sherrilyn Kenyon
So what would you choose?
1. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
2. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - J.K Rowling
3. City Of Bones - Cassandra Clare
4. Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood #3) - J.R Ward
5. Acheron (Dark-Hunter #15) - Sherrilyn Kenyon
So what would you choose?
Waiting On Wednesday (2).
Waiting On Wednesday Is A Weekly Event Hosted By Breaking The Spine That Spotlights Upcoming Releases That We're Eagerly Anticipating.
I Know It's Only Meant To Be One Book But I Couldn't Decide.
Bewitching (Kendra Chronicles #1) - Alex Flinn
Release Date: March 14 2012
Publisher: Harper Teen
Kendra Hilferty, the witch who curses Kyle Kingsbury in Beastly, tells about her immortal existence-how she discovered she was a witch and the various ways she has used her powers to help people throughout the centuries. (Unfortunately her attempts have often backfired.) As it turns out, Kendra has actually had a hand in "Hansel and Gretel," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Little Mermaid"-but these are not the fairy tales you think you know! Kendra's reminiscences are wrapped around a real-time version of "Cinderella," except the "ugly" stepsister is the good guy. With dark twists, hilarious turns, and unexpected endings, Bewitching is a contemporary read for fairy-tale lovers, fantasy fans, and anyone looking for more Alex Flinn
Masque Of The Red Death - Bethany Griffin
Release Date: April 24 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Everything is in ruins.
A devastating plague has decimated the population. And those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles to pieces around them.
So what does Araby Worth have to live for?
Nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery make-up . . . and tantalizing ways to forget it all.
But in the depths of the club—in the depths of her own despair—Araby will find more than oblivion. She will find Will, the terribly handsome proprietor of the club. And Elliott, the wickedly smart aristocrat. Neither boy is what he seems. Both have secrets. Everyone does.
And Araby may find something not just to live for, but to fight for—no matter what it costs her.
A devastating plague has decimated the population. And those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles to pieces around them.
So what does Araby Worth have to live for?
Nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery make-up . . . and tantalizing ways to forget it all.
But in the depths of the club—in the depths of her own despair—Araby will find more than oblivion. She will find Will, the terribly handsome proprietor of the club. And Elliott, the wickedly smart aristocrat. Neither boy is what he seems. Both have secrets. Everyone does.
And Araby may find something not just to live for, but to fight for—no matter what it costs her.
Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10) - J.R Ward
Release Date: March 27 2012
Publisher: NAL
No synopsis yet but it's Tohr's book!
Balthazar - Claudia Gray
Release Date: March 6 2012
Publisher: Harper Teen
Haunted by memories from his first days as a vampire, Balthazar has spent hundreds of years alone—without allies, without love. When he emerges from his isolation to help Skye Tierney, a human girl who once attended Evernight Academy, Balthazar has no idea how dangerous it will be. Skye’s psychic powers have caught the attention of Redgrave, the cruel master vampire responsible for murdering Balthazar and his family four centuries ago. Having learned of Skye’s powers and the remarkable effect her blood has on vampires, he plans to use her for his own evil purposes. As they stand together to fight the evil vampire, Balthazar realizes his lonely world could finally be changed by Skye...just as Redgrave realizes that he can destroy Balthazar once and for all by taking her for his own.
In a story filled with forbidden love and dark suspense, one of the most beloved characters in Claudia Gray’s New York Times bestselling Evernight series will captivate readers with his battle to overcome his past and follow his heart
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
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