I'm so excited to go to this event next Monday.  

It's my first time going there so I don't really know

 what to expect,  but I'm really looking forward to it!

Waiting on Wednesday (2)

Below, you will find the synopsis of the book I'm anxiously awaiting for!

Touch of forst by Jennifer Estep 

My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Acad­emy — a school of myths, magic and war­rior whiz kids, where even the lowli­est geek knows how to chop off somebody’s head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spar­tan guy in school, also hap­pens to be the deadliest.

But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jas­mine Ash­ton was mur­dered in the Library of Antiq­ui­ties. Then, some­one stole the Bowl of Tears, a mag­i­cal arti­fact that can be used to bring about the sec­ond Chaos War. You know, death, destruc­tion and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I’m deter­mined to find out who killed Jas­mine and why – espe­cially since I should have been the one who died...

(Synopsis are from goodreads.com)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a bookish meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, 

where we share the upcoming releases we can't wait to get our hands on.

Inspired outfit: Ani from Radiant Shadows

This outfit was inspired by Ani from Radiant Shadows (by author Melissa Marr).  Leslie is fierce and she knows what she wants. And what could better fit a badass girl than leather, combat boots & black?

Hello, beautiful followers. I just wanted to let you know that I now have much more time on my hands and will start reviewing books and blogging again. I'm looking forward to catching up with you!

I just recently got a tattoo on the side of my wrist that says ''imagine''. I'm pretty sure you can guess why. I love it, and it is relevant to this blog, so I thought I would share it with you guys.

Inspired outfit: Luce from Fallen & Torment by Lauren Kate.

Here's another heroine inspired outfit, I hope you like it :)

Review: Crescendo - Becca Fitzpatrick.

Date published: 10/19/10

Publisher: Simon & Schuster.
Pages: 427.

Synopsis.

Feisty teen Nora Grey somehow survived the crises of Hush, Hush!, but dangers just as frightening loom in this standalone sequel. Patch, her guardian angel and love interest, appears to have a dark side and a wandering eye. Worse yet, he seems intent on obstructing Nora as she hunts for the truth behind her father's mysterious death. Even better than the first.                                                                                  

My Review.

I'm going to jump right in. I literally tore trough it, I couldn't put it down. I started reading it this morning at eight and finished it a few minutes ago, it's 12now. I loved the fact that it was very fast paced, because I tend to get bored easily. I thought it was well written and again, I love the font that was chosen for the book. The storyline keeps changing and evolving, new elements are introduced  all the time, bits and pieces of informations to put together and it's a lot to process but everything makes sense and Becca did an amazing job at explaining - creating - everything. I was trying to figure everything out just as the same time as Nora was. Just like her, I had no idea of who was bad and who was nice, who was genuinely looking after her and who wasn't.  We see everything from her point of view and it makes it easy to relate to her and I could almost feel what she's feeling. I love that she tried to do what's best regarding Patch (Always so sexy and mysterious), trying not to be totally addicted to him and trying to be strong. Overall, it's an amazing sequel that I would recommend to anyone who likes young adult fiction. Oh and be prepared for the worst cliff hanger of all times. Anxiously awaiting for the third book!

My Rating: ♥♥

♥♥

For fans of: Fallen, Dark secrets

Waiting on Wednesday. (1)

Here are two books I'm anxiously awaiting!

              

       Midnight, by LJ Smith        AngelFire, by C.A. Moulton    

Midnight's Synopsis.
The vampire love triangle that spawned hundreds of thousands of fans-and inspired a hit television show-concludes in this powerful final volume of The Vampire Diaries. In Midnight, golden girl Elena Gilbert is back from the Dark Dimension, having successfully freed her vampire boyfriend Stefan Salvatore from imprisonment. Saving Stefan had an unlikely consequence: his vampire brother Damon Salvatore has become a mortal. While the trio reels from this latest twist, they must still deal with the demons that have taken over Elena's hometown, Fell's Church. As in every L.J. Smith novel, no matter how dark the night, there is always a happy ending. MIDNIGHT takes Elena, Stefan, and Damon to their darkest moments yet...Danger, romance, and paranormal mystery will keep readers fascinated with this captivating finale to the New York Times bestselling series.

AngelFire's Synopsis.
When seventeen-year-old Ellie starts seeing reapers - monstrous creatures who devour humans and send their souls to Hell - she finds herself on the front lines of a supernatural war between archangels and the Fallen and faced with the possible destruction of her soul.

A mysterious boy named Will reveals she is the reincarnation of an ancient warrior, the only one capable of wielding swords of angelfire to fight the reapers, and he is an immortal sworn to protect her in battle. Now that Ellie's powers have been awakened, a powerful reaper called Bastian has come forward to challenge her. He has employed a fierce assassin to eliminate her - an assassin who has already killed her once.

While balancing her dwindling social life and reaper-hunting duties, she and Will discover Bastian is searching for a dormant creature believed to be a true soul reaper. Bastian plans to use this weapon to ignite the End of Days and to destroy Ellie's soul, ending her rebirth cycle forever. Now, she must face an army of Bastian's most frightening reapers, prevent the soul reaper from consuming her soul, and uncover the secrets of her past lives - including truths that may be too frightening to remember. 

(Synopsis are from goodreads.com)
"Waiting on" Wednesday is a bookish meme hosted by Breaking the Spine,
where we share the upcoming releases we can't wait to get our hands on.

Review: Flawless - Sara Shepard

Date published: 03/13/07

Publisher: Harper Teen.
Pages: 330.

Synopsis.

Spencer stole her sister's boyfriend. Aria is brokenhearted over her English teacher. Emily likes her new friend Maya . . . as much more than a friend. Hanna's obsession with looking flawless is making her sick. And their most horrible secret yet is so scandalous that the truth would ruin them forever.

And why shouldn't I tell? They deserve to lose it all. With every crumpled note, wicked IM, and vindictive text message I send, I'll be taking these pretty little liars down. Trust me, I've got enough dirt to bury them alive.                                                     .

My Review.

I went into Flawless with a little bit of hesitation because of all the hype there was about it. I've seen the show on television and didn't like it that much. I felt like everyday was a repetition of the previous one. A. stalking the girls and threatening them, the girls being scared and keeping secrets ... The plot seemed a little inconsistent at times. Overall, it's like a small town (takes place in Rosewood, Pennsylvania) version of gossip girl (which takes place in New York city). We don't know much about the characters and although their stories are supposed to unravel as you turn the pages, at the end of the second book, we're still eft with very little information about the four girls. Everything seems to revolve around looks and boys. It wasn't a page turner to me but you might like it. I still want to give the sequels a try, maybe the third, fourth etc books are a bit better. I feel sorry that I don't have anything positive to say about the book, but this is an honest review. 

My Rating: ♥♥

For fans of: Gossip girl, beach blondes

Review: Fragile Eternity - Melissa Marr.

Date pub.: 08/21/09

Publisher: Harper Collins
Pages: 389 

/!\ May contain spoilers if you haven't read the previous books.

Synopsis.                                                                                                                        All teenagers have problems, but few of them can match those of Aislinn, who has the power to see faeries. Quite understandably, she wishes that she could share her friends' obliviousness and tries hard to avoid these invisible intruders. Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange author Melissa Marr delivers another little masterpiece of Urban Faery, that budding subgenre. In this ethereal romance, Aislinn has achieved the fragile eternity of the title; she has become an immortal faery, complicating both her life and that of Seth, the man who loves her.

My Review.

I had really high expectations for this book, having loved the previous one. In the third book of Melissa's series, Aislinn is having such a hard time distinguishing her true feelings from the ones caused my the faerie bound between her & Keenan. To me, Seth is still as perfect as he always was. We don't know that much about him, but his love for Ash is undeniable. While Ash is trying to conceal her two worlds, Seth realizes it's not possible and wants to enter her world, in order to do that, he'll have to become a faerie ... The plot unravels gradually - but quickly - and it's a good thing because we're already caught up in a love triangle (or rather, quadrangle?) and the war that might explode in Faerie. It's hard not to get lost in everything that's happening but thankfully Melissa did a good job at explaining things, so that we could keep up with the fast paced book. This book is definitely dark and entertaining. I wish Leslie was back in the story though, I still haven't read Radiant Shadows but I do hope she'll make a come back soon enough. She was my favorite character. Melissa is definitely an inspired/inspiring woman!

My Rating: ♥♥♥½

For fans of : The Iron King, Tithe, Wings

Inspired outfit: Leslie from Ink Exchange ( Wicked lovely ) - Melissa Marr.

I just made this, the quote is from Ink exchange, the second novel of the Wicked lovely

 series by Melissa Marr. It was inspired by Leslie, because she's fierce and edgy.

Review: The vampire diaries' Shadow Souls - L.J Smith.

Date pub.: 03/16/10

Publisher: Harper Collins
Pages: 599

/!\  Contains spoilers if you haven't read the other books from the series. 

Synopsis.

Elena Gilbert's love, the vampire Stefan Salvatore, has been captured and imprisoned by demonic spirits who are wreaking havoc in Fell's Church. While her friends Bonnie and Meredith explore the evil that has taken over their town, Elena goes in search of Stefan.

In order to find him, she entrusts her life to Stefan's brother, Damon Salvatore who wants Elena, body and soul. Along with her childhood friend Matt, they set out for the slums of the Dark Dimension, where Stefan is being held captive. It is rumored to be a world where vampires and demons roam free, but humans must live enslaved to their supernatural masters. . . .

Elena will stop at nothing to free Stefan. Yet with each passing day the tension between Elena and Damon grows, and she is faced with a terrible decision: Which brother does she really want?

Back in Fell's Church, Bonnie and Meredith have made some dire discoveries. They hastily try to follow Elena and warn her—only to be caught up in Elena's most dangerous adventure yet.

My Review.

First of all ... Kudos to Miss Smith. This book is crazy. It's amazing. If you've read the series so far, Shadow souls is the best one. Nightfall was already such an amazing book, so many things happened, supernatural creatures we had never heard of made the appearance, and nothing's normal anymore. The author has an incredible imagination. Everything's perfect, the details, the name of the demons, the places, the characters ... I'm speechless. It's impossible to tell you everything that happens in Shadow souls because so many things happen at such a fast pace. You will never get bored, that's for sure. Elena is fierce and so are her best friends, we discover a whole new side of Damon and new characters are introduced. Just ... go get it now, you won't regret it! Oh and ... there's the worst cliff hanger in the end. ;) I anxiously await the sequel.

My Rating: ♥♥♥♥½

For fans of: Hush Hush, Twilight, Shiver

Heroine Inspired outfits.

- A -
Abbey - The Hollow

- L -
Literary Heroine
Luce - Torment (fallen)
Leslie - Ink exchange (wicked lovely)
Ani - Radiant Shadows (wicked lovely) 

Inspired outfit: Literary Heroine.

Another inspired outfit for all of you !
 The link goes to my other blog (:  Hope you like it. 

Review: The Hollow - Jessica Verday

Date pub.: 09/01/09

Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 513

Synopsis.

When Abbey’s best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead. Abbey has never felt so desperately alone. Then she meets Caspian, the gorgeous and mysterious boy who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen’s funeral, and keeps reappearing in Abbey’s life.  

Just when Abbey starts to feel that she might survive all this, she learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend.                                   As Abbey struggles to understand Kristen’s betrayal, she uncovers a frightening truth that nearly unravels her—one that will challenge her emerging love for Caspian, as well as her own sanity.

My Review.
I know a lot of people didn't enjoy this book, but I really did. The Hollow is  a very mysterious book, and yes, the plot is kind of inconsistent at times. Some things happen and you wonder how-why, they happen. Abbey is broken and I think that's why she doesn't realize in the beginning how strange Caspian, and the whole situation really is. She doesn't really pay attention to what's really happening because she's still recovering from losing her best friend, Kristen. I love how Caspian deeply cares for her, and how passionate she is about the history of her town and her perfume making.  She believes in her dreams and she wants to get better, which is a great quality in a heroine. I could relate to her and I love that, a fictional character got  me into making perfumes ... I think that says a lot. I think Jessica Verday has a lot of potential and after all this was her debut novel. I really want to read The haunted (the sequel). It's pretty easy to read and we aren't given many details and for that, I can't give it more than three little hearts, but this books still means a lot to me, I liked it regardless. 

My Rating: ♥♥½

For fans of: Hush Hush, twilight, fallen

Reviews:

- C - 
Crescendo (HushHush) - Becca Fitzpatrick.

- F -
Flawless (Pretty little liars) - Sara Shepard.
Fragile eternity (Wicked lovely) - Melissa Marr.

- H -
Hollow, the - Jessica Verday.
Hush Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick.

- I -

Ink Exchange  (Wicked lovely) - Melissa Marr. 

- S -
Shadow souls (Vampire diaries, the) - L.J. Smith

Wicked lovely to be made into a movie.

The wicked lovely series, by Melissa Marr, are being made into a movie. I don't know what to think about this. How could it possibly live up to my expectations ? We all know movies are very often disappointing, everything we imagined, the world we created in our heads, will be gone. I'm rarely a fan of books being made into movies, and when it comes to faeries, I'm even more reluctant. How can they possibly cast a girl great enough to play Ash? and what about Seth & Keenan ? I just ... I guess I'm kind of disappointed. Yet another teen movie ...


What do you think ?

Review: Ink Exchange - Melissa Marr.

Date pub.: 05/01/08

Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 325

Synopsis.                                                                                                                                 Wicked lovely: All teenagers have problems, but few of them can match those of Aislinn, who has the power to see faeries. Quite understandably, she wishes that she could share her friends' obliviousness and tries hard to avoid these invisible intruders. But one faery in particular refuses to leave her alone. Keenan the Summer King is convinced beyond all reasoning that Aislinn is the queen he has been seeking for nine centuries. What's a 21st-century girl to do when she's stalked by a suitor nobody else can see? 

To 17-year-old Leslie, the tattoo is a thing of indescribable beauty, a captivating mark that she must make her own. But this subtle web of eyes and wings brings with it a transformation that no sweet young girl would ever imagine or welcome. Like its predecessor, this stand-alone sequel toWicked Lovely plunges its youthful heroine into a faery world of almost constant peril. A tantalizing urban fantasy that won't let go.

My Review.

Ink exchange is the second book of the Wicked Lovely series. Even though it's not the first one, it's my favorite by far, so I thought I'd review it. This book is more focused on Leslie, who is Aislinn's very good friend. (Aislinn is the heroine of the series). It's also definitely darker, which is probably why I liked it so much. I really enjoy dark books, they keep me entertained. There's your ''broken'' girl, your dangerous yet attractive guy & your love triangle. A lot of things happen throughout the book, not only to Leslie but also Aislinn. I loved Melissa Marr's writing style and the font that was chosen for the book. She gives a lot of details about the places and surroundings of the characters. I love that Leslie is, in a sense, stronger than Aislinn. I can't say why, because I don't want to spoil anything but she is really strong minded and isn't afraid to stand for what she believes in. I promise you won't get bored and won't be able to put the book down once you start reading it if you're like me. Kudos to Melissa, she really believes in fairies and I could definitely feel that while I was reading her series.

My Rating: ♥♥♥♥

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Review: Hush Hush - Becca Fitzparick.

Date pub.: 10/13/09

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 391 

Synopsis.

''For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her...until Patch comes along.
With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment, but after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is far more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.
For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.''

My Review.

Hush Hush was one of the first books I've read when I started reading in English a little more than a year ago.  

I love heroines I can relate to, that don't have anything special to them (no special abilities etc.). Nora, the heroine of the novel is your typical teenager, has very good grades and isn't really into boys. Then comes the bad guy. That's when I wish she had made smarter decisions about him. Like hanging out alone in the dark streets is a good idea ? Who would actually do that ? Patch, the bad guy - love interest, goes from using her to falling for her in very little time, although they don't really get to know each other that much. But I have to admit that I didn't get bored and couldn't stop reading. During the whole book, I was entertained and couldn't help but wonder who's good and evil ? What's happening and what's just an illusion ? It's a great debut novel and Becca definitely did a great job considering it's her first book. Although I wish more things were explained in the book, I'm pretty excited to read Crescendo. It's on my wish list and I hope to be given more informations about why her, why he fell for her etc. 

My Rating : ♥♥♥ ½

For fans of: Fallen, the hollow, twilight

Heroine Inspired outfit : Abbey from The Hollow - Jessica Verday.

I have no interest in fashion. However, I do like clothes. Some outfits tell a story to me and I'm often inspired by the heroine of the book I currently read. Here's one of the outfits I created for Abbey, heroine of '' The Hollow '' by Jessica Verday.  The link on the picture is the one to my other blog. 

Feel free to let me know what you think. I do love any kind of feedback.