Between fantasy and reality

The Hunger games ( The Hunger Games #1) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3) Summary: The Hunger Games trilogy takes place in an unidentified future time period after the destruction of the current nations of North America, in a totalitarian nation known as "Panem". Panem consists of a hugely rich Capitol, located in what used to be the Rocky Mountains, and twelve (formerly thirteen) surrounding, poorer districts which are under the hegemony of the Capitol. The Capitol is lavishly rich and technologically futuristic, but the twelve Districts are in varying states of poverty – the trilogy's narrator and protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, lives in the poorest District 12, formerly Appalachia, where people regularly die of starvation. As punishment for a rebellion generations previous against the Capitol wherein twelve of the districts were defeated and the thirteenth purportedly destroyed, every year one boy and one girl from each...

Summary: This time, the straight-and-narrow path could be the road to ruin. Dr. Elyse Morgan’s mission: find the cure to the HTN4 virus. The compensation, courtesy of the United Nations: a lab stocked with hi-tech goodies, limitless resources and enough chocolate to make her rear look like a cellulite farm. Bonus: she gets to live. Rescued (kidnapped) and secreted (imprisoned) on an undersea warship, Elyse adjusts to her assumed identity as a cadet with the finesse of a toeless ballerina. Her sulfuric temper and blatant insubordination capture the unwanted attention of the ship’s captain, the gorgeous, infuriating, engaged Nicoli Marek. Elyse would rather perform her own autopsy than become the other woman, but Nicoli—who’s as full of himself as he is of secrets—regards his impending marriage as a mere political transaction. And Elyse as fair game. As Elyse’s suspicions about the UN’s true agenda mount along with her attraction to the relentless, chronically shirtless captai...

Summary : For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. My review: I liked this book. It reminded me of Hunger games in some ways but that could be just because I read them recently. I like this idea of reality show like Selection, it makes an interesti...

It is the final week of this great read-a-long. I really enjoyed re-reading this book because I am a huge fan of this series. It was really awesome reading answers from other bloggers participating and to see how they enjoyed this book.  This Week's Questions: 1. One of my favorite aspects of this book are the witty snippets at the beginning of every chapter. I especially like the t shirt quotes. My favorites are: Jenius Sarcasm. Only one of the services offered. Do not disturb. Already there. What is the funniest t-shirt or bumper sticker you have encountered? What t-shirt saying best describes your personality? My favorites from this book were: "You know you have ADD when Look A chicken !" “Genius has it's limitations. Insanity... not so much " “I'd have a longer attention span if there weren't so many shiny things. " The t-shirt saying...

Summary: WORLDS KEPT THEM APART. DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim. Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild - a savage - but might be her best hope at staying alive. If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers. My review: This book was fantastic. Lately I am really getting into dystopia and I must say that Under the never sky is one of the best book in the genre to me. I am so thrilled with the world that Veronica Rossi created, everything is so easy to picture in your head, while you read it is like watching a movie in your mind. There are many characters that left a huge impact on me but mostly Per...

It’s the 3rd week of the  First Grave on the Right  read-along! You can still  sign-up  and participate . Grab a copy of  First Grave on the Right  and start reading!     I am a little late this week again, sorry. 1. I do have a soft spot for Charley's Aunt Lilian. She is sweet and soft while somehow also being a little dirty and I find that hilarious in an aunt. Do you have any relatives dead or alive that remind you of Aunt Lillian? If not, tell me about your favorite deceased relative. I dont have anyone remtely like Lilian. I think she is one of a kind. My favorite deceased relative is my grandpa. He died of leukemia three years ago. He was a very fun person who always supported me no matter what and I will always be grateful for that. 2. In these chapters, we get a little closer to Reyes and his secrets. Neil, the warden at the prison where Reyes is currently incarcerated - and a high school mate of Charley's - tells a story about h...

Summary: The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane. Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable. Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in. Captivated. Lured. Loved. Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.  My review: After reading Onyx for the first time, I had to go and read Shadows all over again. This was my second reading. I re-read Obsidian and Onyx many times but Shadows was so heartbreaking I stood clear from it. Now, some things happen in Onyx so I wanted to go look into the ...

Today I am going to post some of the trailers for the very anticipated novels that are coming soon. Please watch :D

My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century (My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century #1) by Rachel Harris Expected publication: September 11th 2012 by Entangled Publishing On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother and well-meaning father. So even though Cat knows the family’s trip to Florence, Italy, is a peace offering, she embraces the magical city and all it offers. But when her curiosity leads her to an unusual gypsy tent, she exits . . . right into Renaissance Firenze. Thrust into the sixteenth century armed with only a backpack full of contraband future items, Cat joins up with her ancestors, the sweet Alessandra and protective Cipriano, and soon falls for the gorgeous aspiring artist Lorenzo. But when the much-older Niccolo starts sniffing around, Cat realizes that an unwanted birthday party is nothing compared to an unwanted suitor full of creeptastic amore. Can she find her way back...

It’s the 2nd week of the First Grave on the Right read-along! You can still sign-up and participate . Grab a copy of First Grave on the Right and start reading!     I am a little late this week, sorry, but better late than never, right *wink*? 1. Shiny objects and old family stories are told in this chapter, including an old nickname for our dear Charley. What was the nickname her uncle Bob gave her when she was little? Do you have an old nickname from when you were a kid? You can share it, and if it's really embarrassing we won't mind. *wink*  Her nickname was Calamity as in Calamity Jane. I think she probably well deserved that one. I can just imagine her when she was little and the image is so funny. My nickname was Lee. But when I first came to my new elementary school when I was 12, I was among the tallest people in school so they called me Mount Everrest XD. 2. In this chapter we met someone. A really special guy named Rocket. Now, my memory i...

Summary: Turned into a vampire against her will, twenty-eight-year-old Merit found her way into the dark circle of Chicago’s vampire underground, where she learned there was more to supernaturals than met the eye—and more supernaturals than the public ever imagined.And not all the secrets she learned were for sharing—among humans or inhumans. Now Merit is on the hunt, charging across the stark American Midwest, tailing a rogue supernatural intent on stealing an ancient artifact that could unleash catastrophic evil on the world. But Merit is also the prey. An enemy of Chicagoland is hunting her, and he’ll stop at nothing to get the book for himself. No mercy allowed. No rules apply. No lives spared. The race is on. My review: I am a huge fan of Chicagoland vampires series and a huge fan of Merit and Ethan. First four books in the series were perfect , 5th one was very good and this one is somewhere between perfection and very good. I was mostly irritated by Ethan a...

Goodreads Fury's Kiss (Dorina Basarab #3)  by Karen Chance Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. But so far, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity by unleashing her anger on those demons and vampires who deserve killing... Dory is used to fighting hard and nasty. So when she wakes up in a strange scientific lab with a strange man standing over her, her first instinct is to take his head off. Luckily, the man is actually the master vampire Louis-Cesare, so he’s not an easy kill. It turns out that Dory had been working with a Vampire Senate task force on the smuggling of magical items and weaponry out of Faerie when she was captured and brought to the lab. But when Louis-Cesare rescues her, she has no memory of what happened to her. To find out what was done to her—and who is behind it—Dory will have to face off with fallen angels, the maddest of mad scientists, and a new br...

Summary: A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules. Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next. Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming. My review: Amazing story. Amazing world. Interesting characters. All that equals this fantastic book. Lately I ´ve been rea...

Team Daemon FTW “I couldn't stop staring at his mouth when he spoke. I bet he knew how to kiss." - Obsidian Daemon from the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout will be going up against Dimitri from Vampire Academy in Round 3 of the Young Adult Crush Tournament today (Wednesday August 1). Valerie from Stuckinbooks.com is Daemon's advocate. To vote just head on over to YA-Sisterhood . For those who don’t know Daemon is from the Lux series (Obsidian andOnyx) by Jennifer L. Armentrout. To find out more about the series check out Jennifer’s website here and read why Katy thinks you should vote for Daemon here . Also check out the book trailer for Obsidian on Youtube . If Daemon makes it into the final four, Jennifer will share the unedited, special edition "Laptop Scene" (Check out the incentives from Round 1 in the Tourney here and Round 2 here ) *Also don’t forget to join in on the Twitter party that will be lasting all day. There will be the op...

Summary: Being connected to Daemon Black sucks… Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarre connection. I’ve sworn him off even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But against all common sense, I’m falling for him. Hard. Our relationship issues aren’t out biggest problem… The Department of Defense is here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we’re linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And when a new boy shows up a school with a secret of his own, things get complicated fast. I need to choose between my own instincts and Daemon’s. But then everything changes… I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. Daemon’s never going to stop searching until gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me? No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies. My review: The second book in the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout was even better tha...

It’s the 1st week of the First Grave on the Right read-along! You can still sign-up and participate . 1. We meet some of Charley's ghostly "buddies," do you believe you have ever had a ghostly encounter? No. For now. Although I would probably have a heart attack if I ever see one. 2. Charley named her jeep Misery. Have you ever named your vehicles? What did you name them? I dont have any vehicles. But I did have a bike when I was little and named it Brum XD 3. Charley says her name "...brooks no opposition. It takes shit from no one." What do you think your name says about you to strangers? Is there a different name that you think would suit you better? I like my name. It means lioness, courage. I hope it paints that image of me.  4. Charley says her best friend Cookie is "like Kramer from Seinfeld, only not so nervous, like Kramer might have been on Prozac." Give us your best description of your best friend. How would they would...

Team Daemon FTW Daemon from the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout will be going up against Peeta from The Hunger Games in Round 2 of the Young Adult Crush Tournament today (Wednesday August 1). Valerie from Stuckinbooks.com is Daemon's advocate. To vote just head on over to YA-Sisterhood . For those who don’t know Daemon is from the Lux series (Obsidian andOnyx) by Jennifer L. Armentrout. To find out more about the series check out Jennifer’s website here and read why Katy thinks you should vote for Daemon here . Also check out the book trailer for Obsidian on Youtube . Daemon is competing on the same day as one of Jennifer’s other characters, Aiden from the Half-Blood series, is competing against Dimitri from Vampire Academy series so Jennifer will be combining the incentives. The incentives that Jennifer will be offering include: 750 Votes: A teaser from Deity A teaser from Onyx 1100 Votes A signed ARC of Onyx (signed by me, Pepe, and Sztella) 1600 Votes: A t...

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This is my choice for this week: Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6) by Chloe Neill Expected publication: August 7th 2012 by New American Library Turned into a vampire against her will, twenty-eight-year-old Merit found her way into the dark circle of Chicago’s vampire underground, where she learned there was more to supernaturals than met the eye—and more supernaturals than the public ever imagined. And not all the secrets she learned were for sharing—among humans or inhumans. Now Merit is on the hunt, charging across the stark American Midwest, tailing a rogue supernatural intent on stealing an ancient artifact that could unleash catastrophic evil on the world. But Merit is also the prey. An enemy of Chicagoland is hunting her, and he’ll stop at nothing to get the book for himself. No mercy allowed. No rules apply. ...