{Waiting on Wednesday} 13: City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

In Book 5: City of Lost Souls, the Shadowhunters struggle to piece together their shattered world after a betrayal by one of their own leaves them reeling.

Here is a teaser:
 He reached her and held his hands out; she took them, and let him pull her to her feet. His pale gold eyes searched her face. “I want you with me,” he said. “But I want it to be your choice. Once we go, there’s no coming back.”




What are you Waiting on this Wednesday?

{Top Ten Tuesday} 8

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It was created because of their love of lists.

This week's topic is:

Top Ten Eight Authors I Wish Would Write Another Book 

(in no particular order)

1. Stephenie Meyer: I loved The Host and I would like to read the sequels; The Soul and The Seeker...well that is if they ever get written. The Host ended in such an interesting situation and I want to know what happens next so badly! I would also like to see Midnight Sun, sometime soon...hello Stephenie are you there?! Please...

2. Michelle Hodkin: I wish Michelle could bring out another book like now because The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer blew me away and I really, really want to read more from her.

3. Sarah Bennett Wealer: I absolutely loved Rival and I was so sad to find that she did not have any upcoming books for me to devour, she really wrote an addictive book about a topic I love and I am holding thumbs that she writes more books!

4. Melissa Marr: Okay, so I know Melissa has many books which are yet to be published and there have also been lots that have been published, the problem is that I have read everything that she has written and published and I am dying to read more about the Wicked Lovely characters, but even more so I wish she would write about Water Fey; which were brought up in a couple of books in the Wicked Lovely series, but they intrigue me so much!

5. Tahereh Mafi: okay, so Shatter Me...totally blew my mind and I loved the book so much and I really just need the next book to come out sooner or I wish she would write another book for me to read! *cries*

6. Lauren DeStefano: again, another one of my favorite authors who I need a book from! I love Lauren and her writing style, I'm allergic to cats but I'm willing to touch them and get sick if I had to break into her house to try and steal a manuscript with pretty sentences on it.

7. Cat Clarke: because Cat is awesome! Yes, she is extremely awesome and her puppy; Griffin, is adorable and should also write a book!

8. Brenna Yovanoff: Brenna has awesome stories to tell and although I have yet to read The Space Between, I bet whole-heartedly that I will want to read more from her once I have finished The Space Between.

{Cover Crazy} 10: Hollow by Richard Denney

Cover Crazy is hosted by Tawni at The Book Worms! Stop by and join in on the fun.

This week I am crazy about the cover for:

Hollow by Richard Denney

In a dystopian future, sixteen-year-old Leah Munro has been sold to a rich woman in a crippling mansion. Soon Leah discovers that there is something mysterious going on around the home, and with the help of three other girls, she attempts to uncover what is truly happening... what lies beyond all of the plexiglass windows and the hideous screams in the middle of the night? Leah will soon find out. The first in a two book series. 

I love the fact that this cover is light and is quite different to all the covers we see in YA that have a lot of black on the covers, this book's cover for me is refreshing.

I like the fact that the font used is simple and not too distracting, what eccentricities the title may lack are made up by the swashes/vines that are branching out from the bottom of the cover. I hope the inside is as good as what the outside looks!

What Cover are you Crazy for this week?

{In My Mailbox} 10

IMM is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at: The Story Siren. You can find official information like how to participate, why it was started and other goodies about IMM on the IMM Page.

 In My Mailbox this week:

Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer

Supernaturally by Kiersten White

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kandare Blake

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Imaginary Girl by Nova Ren Suma

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Twilight Graphic Novel: Volume 2

Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey

What's in your Mailbox this week?

{On My Wishlist} 7

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where I list all the books I desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.

Wings by Aprilynne Pike
Release Date: 25 April 2009

Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings. Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words. In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever.

What's on your Wishlist this week?

{Review} Fury by Elizabeth Miles

Release Date: 30 August 2011

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: Paperback

Pages: 370

Rating:  3- Good

Sometimes sorry isn't enough....It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems...

Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily loves the holidays. And this year’s even better--the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But Em knows if she starts things with him, there’s no turning back. Because his girlfriend is Em’s best friend.
On the other side of town, Chase is having problems of his own. The stress of his home life is starting to take its toll, and his social life is unraveling. But that’s nothing compared to what’s really haunting him. Chase has done something cruel...something the perfect guy he pretends to be would never do. And it’s only a matter of time before he’s exposed.
In Ascension, mistakes can be deadly. And three girls—three beautiful, mysterious girls—are here to choose who will pay.
Em and Chase have been chosen.

My Thoughts: 

 With a great take on the Greek mythology about the Furies, I am happy to say that Miles has written a pleasing read which I thoroughly enjoyed. This book was completely different to anything I have ever read before and I found it to be quite intriguing.

Miles has a nice and flowing writing style which makes the story an easy read and quite fun to be honest. I think she shows great detail when it comes to her characters and their world as she laid the drama out to unravel which made the story fun to read.

This story was also scary and quite creepy to be quite frank, I mean you wouldn’t want to see a stranger’s face staring through a window at you, would you? I didn’t think so, this book is great in the sense that it shows many sides to a single story although we only read from two alternating point of views.

I loved some of the characters such as JD and Ty, Ali and Meg as well as Chase but I did find sometimes I felt that some of the character’s had personality disorders or something as I did not find them to be constantly the same. I understand that characters usually do develop throughout a book, what I do not understand however was the fact that when reading from Em’s point of view, she sounded like a girl who shouldn’t be friends with the popular crowd, I interpreted her voice as that of a girl who would find herself enemies with such a crowd, but maybe I misinterpreted her as a character and this is purely my opinion.

The end of this book had me wanting more and I cannot wait for the sequel. I think that Miles did a good job with this book and I am pleased to say that I look forward to what she has to publish in the future. 

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{Review} Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon

Release Date: 4 October 2011

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Age Group: Young Adult

Format: eBook

Pages: 352

Rating: 4 Stars- Great 

Their love was meant to be. When Megan Rosenberg moves to Ireland, everything in her life seems to fall into place. After growing up in America, she's surprised to find herself feeling at home in her new school. She connects with a group of friends, and she is instantly drawn to darkly handsome Adam DeRís. But Megan is about to discover that her feelings for Adam are tied to a fate that was sealed long ago—and that the passion and power that brought them together could be their ultimate destruction.

My Thoughts:

 Carrier of the Mark was one of the books that I had greatly anticipated right from the beginning of 2011 when the news broke that Leigh would be the first Inkpopper to be published. I instantly logged on to my un-used account on Inkpop and read a little of Carrier and let me tell you I was instantly drawn into the story. I had to refrain from reading too much as I wanted to read the actual book when it released.

Leigh Fallon sure has an extremely-well flowing writing style which makes the story easy to absorb and fun to read. This book is filled with everything from fantasy to romance to awesome powers!

The characters were actually all awesome and I thought that the elements which the four Marked could manipulate/control suited each character very well. I thought that Fallon did an amazing job with Rian and I loved reading about him. The setting- Ireland; also made this book very interesting and I loved that it was set somewhere different as opposed to what you would find in other YA books.

Some of the vivid images which Leigh creates are truly incredible! The moth scene as well as the scene in which Adam and Meg are on the yatch and he creates a dome of water were great.

With all of that being said, I had read several reviews before I read this book and many people did not hesitate to point out that this book had many similarities to Twilight(no vampires in this book); I did see these similarities and I am a huge Twilight fan, but I would have liked to see something a little different to a girl who moves to a small town in which everyone knows one another and it expecting her and so on. I had to be honest there.

Do not fear, this book is filled with an intriguing story and the world is enticing. The fact that it is like Twilight should not put you off because this is actually a very different story to anything I have ever read and found it oh so addictive.

Leigh; I thank you for this wonderful book which I thoroughly enjoyed and I look forward to the sequel!   

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