Mailbox Thursday.

Thursday's Mailbox.
I've decided that I will stop participating in In My Mailbox, the reason being I seem to get a lot of books every week and it takes me forever to put them all together in one post and link them up.
So I will be doing Mailbox Mon-Fri every week.

Review...

Lullaby (Watersong #2) - Amanda Hocking (Pan Macmillan Australia)

Official Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones Teaser Trailer.

Well here it finally is, I'm still unsure about the casting of Jace, but who knows once I see the movie I might be surprised.
Enjoy!

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Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones Official Movie Poster.

Cannot wait for this movie, this may just be my new obsession!

Breaking Dawn Part 2 And The WTF Twist!

So it's 2.45am I just got back from the midnight screening, and WOW, what a great ending to this saga, but the twist that's been mentioned by a lot of the actors had me sitting there in the theatre with my jaw hanging open in shock.
I'm not gonna mention whether it's a good or bad shock because it will ruin it, but DAMN, I would never have seen it coming.
I will definitely be seeing this quite a few more times at the movies it's really, really good!
And after sitting through all the credits there was no extra scene so I don't know what Kellan Lutz was talking about.
So please see it, enjoy and let me know your thoughts on the twist, obviously no spoilers in the comments for those who have yet to see it.
A fantastic end to a fantastic saga.

Breaking Dawn Part 2 Midnight Screening.

So I'm wondering how many bloggers out there will be going to the midnight screening?

I will be there, I'm pretty excited but I'm also a bit sad knowing this will be the last ever Twilight movie.

I'm also a bit apprehensive about the change at the end, Breaking Dawn was my least favourite book of the series and I never liked the ending in the book so I'm wondering what this surprise twist will be, as long as no main characters are killed off.

And for those of you who don't know, stay after the credits Kellan Lutz has said in an interview that there's an extra scene that will appear.

Excited? Not Excited?

Let me know, and for all of you going to the midnight screening or whom are just going the day it's released or another day, I hope you enjoy it as much as I hope to.

Book Review (162): Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1) - Jamie McGuire

Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1)

by Jamie McGuire

Publication: 14th August 2012

Publisher: Simon And Schuster

Pages: 416

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Appropriate: New Adult

Price: $17.99

INTENSE. DANGEROUS. ADDICTIVE.

Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

My Thoughts...

Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow!

This book was amazing!

I've had extremely good luck with the Contemporary Romances I've read this year, this is usually a genre I steer clear of but I'm really starting to re-think that idea given the fantastic ones that I've read recently, this book has been on my wishlist for quite a while now but because of the genre I've shied away from actually purchasing it, and then I received a copy for review and I kept hearing so many good things about it that I finally gave in and read it and boy was I blown away!

I love the whole bad boy/good girl storyline, and Travis Maddox, there are just no words to describe how much I love him, bad boy or not he has the charisma and charm to knock your socks off and Abby is the perfect foil for his character.

Because of the terrific characterisations this was an extremely hard book to put down once I picked it up, it was addictive, and I grew to care so much for the characters I didn't want to leave their world for one minute.

Travis fights in a fight ring, reknowned for his fighting abilities, numerous tattoos, his way with the ladies and his reputation for one night stands, he is far from Abby's type, the complete opposite, she becomes friends with him through her best friend's boyfriend who happens to be Travis' cousin and they make a bet, if she loses she has to move into his apartment with him for 30 days, if he loses he has to remain celibate for the same amount of time.

They soon become close friends, but their feelings for each other soon change, but will a relationship between them be for the better or just tear them both apart?

This book had me laughing out loud, giddy with excitement and in a flood of tears, it's just that good, even if Contemporary isn't your thing just give this a chance, I did and I'm so happy that I did.

I cannot wait for the next book Walking Disaster, which is Beautiful Disaster from Travis' pov, I cannot wait I'm so excited and the cover is gorgeous!

See what I mean, I love this cover!

I give this a huge 5/5.

A big Thanks To Caroline @ Simon And Schuster Australia.

Waiting On Wednesday.

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine where you can spotlight an upcoming release that you're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm waiting on....

Whisper Falls

by Elizabeth Langston 

While training for a mountain bike race, high-school senior Mark Lewis spots a mysterious girl dressed in odd clothing, standing behind a waterfall in the woods near his North Carolina home. When she comments on the strange machine that he rides, he suspects something isn’t right. When Susanna claims to be an indentured servant from 1796, he wonders if she's crazy. Yet he feels compelled to find out more.

Mark enters a ‘long-distance’ relationship with Susanna through the shimmering--and temperamental--barrier of Whisper Falls. Curious about her world, Mark combs through history to learn about the brutal life she's trapped in. But knowledge can be dangerous. Soon he must choose between the risk of changing history or dooming the girl he can't stop thinking about to a lifetime of misery.

Expected publication: November 2013 by Spencer Hill Press

Red

by Alison Cherry 

Felicity St. John has it all—loyal best friends, a hot guy, and artistic talent. And she’s right on track to win the Miss Scarlet pageant. Her perfect life is possible because of just one thing: her long, wavy, coppery red hair.

Having red hair is all that matters in Scarletville. Redheads hold all the power—and everybody knows it. That’s why Felicity is scared down to her roots when she receives an anonymous note:

I know your secret.

Because Felicity is a big fake. Her hair color comes straight out of a bottle. And if anyone discovered the truth, she’d be a social outcast faster than she could say "strawberry blond." Her mother would disown her, her friends would shun her, and her boyfriend would dump her. And forget about winning that pageant crown and the prize money that comes with it—money that would allow her to fulfill her dream of going to art school.

Felicity isn’t about to let someone blackmail her life away. But just how far is she willing to go to protect her red cred?

Expected publication: October 8th 2013 by Delacorte Press

Shades and Shadows (The Divine Sins #1)

by A.L. Laster

It’s easy to talk about haunted places. A haunted house. A haunted building. But what about haunted people?

After moving to a small town in Texas, sixteen-year-old Marian Jones learns that her new home is haunted by a handsome Victorian ghost. His name is Samael Lowood, and he isn't the first ghost she's ever met. He wants Ari to find something called a Nanorian, one of three powerful objects hidden long ago, so it can finally be destroyed.

The line between Heaven and Hell is blurred when Ari discovers a world where Shades—vampires, witches, shifters, and those called the Luménes—exist in disgrace. 

Pulled into a dangerous search when her father is kidnapped, Ari finds there is more at stake than she had originally thought. And when she learns the Nanorian is actually a sinister demon's heart, disastrous in the wrong hands, she realizes she needs to choose her friends carefully. 
The world is not painted in black and white…there's much more hiding within the grays.

Expected publication: September 28th 2013

Demonosity

by Amanda Ashby

An ancient myth + a mean girl + a reluctant warrior = a lively take on good vs. evil

The Black Rose--a powerful ancient force--has been let loose and has taken up residence in Celeste Gibson, popular girl at Cassidy Carter-Lewis' high school. Thomas Delacroix is the spirit of a fourteenth-century knight who is devoted to protecting the Black Rose, but he needs a contemporary living being to take on the challenge. That's where Cassidy comes in. She's a quirky high school junior who just wants to dress in her vintage clothes, hang out with her best friend, and take care of her father, who is recovering from surgery. She's the last person who would ever volunteer for such a task, but no one actually asked her. Now, like it or not, she finds herself training before dawn and battling demons at parties, the mall, and even at school. But hey, no one ever said high school was going to be easy. . .

Expected publication: August 15th 2013 by Puffin

Impostor (Variants #1)

by Susanne Winnacker

CAN TESSA POSE AS MADISON . . . AND STOP A KILLER BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE?

Tessa is a Variant, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she’s spent the last two years training with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI.

When a serial killer rocks a small town in Oregon, Tessa is given a mission: she must impersonate Madison, a local teen, to find the killer before he strikes again.

Tessa hates everything about being an impostor—the stress, the danger, the deceit—but loves playing the role of a normal girl. As Madison, she finds friends, romance, and the kind of loving family she’d do anything to keep.

Amid action, suspense, and a ticking clock, this super-human comes to a very human conclusion: even a girl who can look like anyone struggles the most with being herself.

(X-men meets The Silence of the Lambs)

Expected publication: July 11th 2013 by Razorbill/Penguin

Undercurrent

by Paul E. Blackwell

A shadowy figure. An intense roar. The sensation of falling—fast.

That’s all Callum Harris remembers from his tumble over the waterfall. But when he wakes up in a hospital bed and finds his best friend trying to kill him, Callum knows something is seriously wrong. Unfortunately for him, the mysteries are just getting started. 

Why are his parents acting like he’s some big sports star all of a sudden? And why are all the buildings in town more run-down than Callum remembers? Worst of all...what happened to Callum’s brother? Either Callum has gone seriously crazy or something happened when he went over the falls. Something impossible. Callum needs answers, and now. Because in this twisted new version of the life Callum knew, his former best friend isn’t the only one who wants to see him dead.

Filled with mind-bending suspense and unsettling thrills, Undercurrent is a grippingly paced teen debut that will pull you under and never let go.

Expected publication: July 23rd 2013 by HarperTeen