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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Title: Everneath
Author: Brodi Ashton
Series: Yes, in trilogy form.
Format: Hardcover.
Page
Count: 370
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Age
Range: 16+
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy,
Description
on Goodreads:
Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her boyfriend—before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.
Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance—and the one person she loves more than anything. But there’s just one problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who enticed her to the Everneath in the first place, has followed Nikki home. Cole wants to take over the throne in the underworld and is convinced Nikki is the key to making it happen. And he’ll do whatever it takes to bring her back, this time as his queen.
As Nikki’s time on the Surface draws to a close and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she is forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole’s queen.
Everneath is a captivating story of love, loss, and immortality from debut author Brodi Ashton.
Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance—and the one person she loves more than anything. But there’s just one problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who enticed her to the Everneath in the first place, has followed Nikki home. Cole wants to take over the throne in the underworld and is convinced Nikki is the key to making it happen. And he’ll do whatever it takes to bring her back, this time as his queen.
As Nikki’s time on the Surface draws to a close and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she is forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole’s queen.
Everneath is a captivating story of love, loss, and immortality from debut author Brodi Ashton.
Review:
Where to begin...
When I first heard of this book... I wasn't impressed. It seemed like it would be a general Paranormal Romance and a boring setting. I have seen it so many times... boy was I wrong.
This was an adventure. This was something I became CONSUMED with. There is no instalove. This story starts off with a bang! Nikki is stuck in a shitty situation because of a rash choice she made with Cole; an Immortal who offered her silence, clarity and the ability to go hollow in another 'world', after a series of tragic incidents.
She was granted the ability to go back to say her good byes, six months after her disappearence, the catch was... Either come back to Cole and become the Queen or live the rest of her life down in the Tunnels.
God. This book. What can I say? I loved every character in this book. I even love the triangle. Ms. Ashton has the perfect formula down patent for it. Cole is the exact thing when I think of a crafty immortal who uses himself and connection to get what he wants. And Jack... oh Jack. Mr. Sweetheart. He is officially on my McDreamy list. Then I guess that means Cole is on McSteamy. I really cannot say I am on eithers team though... I am more Team Nikki. :)
And don't get me started on the world building. I really felt like I was there in the halls, sitting with her at lunch and stuck in the her memories with her. When someone really writes a book that I can see myself in, it's like a melody. This was a Grand Opera.
Encore, encore!
Book Two review soon to come. :)
My
Rating: 4.8/5
Would I/Who would I recommend it (too): Someone who loves amazing world building, in the mood for GOOD paranormal romance, a female protag you can relate too and someone looking for a well made love triangle.
Goodreads
Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9413044-everneath?from_search=true
Monday, October 20, 2014
Dear Miss Hale,
These past few days have been terrifying with everything that has come out about what you did to Blythe Harris and others. I am more ANGERED by what you did than scared, and I will tell you why.
These past few days have been terrifying with everything that has come out about what you did to Blythe Harris and others. I am more ANGERED by what you did than scared, and I will tell you why.
- You knew you had a history of over reacting to situations and yet, instead of taking other peoples, including blogger friends and your publisher or publicists advice... You acted.
- You not only acted, you terrorized a woman who may or may not be Blythe, who wanted to be anonymous for THIS VERY REASON.
- Looking back on your post history on several blogs that were made public BY YOU; you CLEARLY have mental issues, and instead of ASKING FOR HELP the first time you noticed them, you ignored them. You continued on with your life like nothing was wrong.
I am angry with you, not just for what you did to Blythe, to the community... but to yourself. As someone who has issues herself to certain degrees, I find this completely deplorable. Because of people like you, who refuse to seek help and act upon their impulses... people with similar problems get casted as batshit crazy. As someone who will kill you in your sleep.
I really, REALLY hope you do not try to blame this on the fact " you didn't know you had a mental problem ". That would be an excuse. You know you have one. You said it yourself, yet you refuse to get help. Anyone else would have gotten in a world of trouble. Anyone else would be IN JAIL RIGHT NOW. Especially if they were a male and did the same thing!
You are NOT a victim. That poor girl who YOU STALKED AND HARRASSED is. Over a review of a book.
Instead of getting help, instead of trying to stop yourself... You let yourself become obsessed.
News Flash:
NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO LIKE WHAT YOU WRITE. NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE FRIENDLY. THIS IS THE REAL WORLD HUN.
Please. For your safety, for OUR safety. Seek help.
Runaway (Camryn
Cruise #1) by Brina Courtney
RELEASE DAY BLITZ
Camryn Cruise is not
human. But she doesn’t know what she is. Not yet.
The world is falling
apart and her only escape is Camp Silverlake where she frequently stayed as a
child. But Camryn’s summers weren’t filled with crafting and swimming, they
were spent learning combat skills and how to protect herself from the outside
world.
Now she must return
to Camp Silverlake to learn the truth, about who she is and she’ll discover the
secret hidden within her blood. A secret that could save them all.
~*~GIVEAWAY~*~
The Cryptid
Chronicles Set!
~*~ABOUT THE
AUTHOR~*~
Brina Courtney is a
young adult author obsessed with chocolate, crime shows, and fantasy movies.
She's spent the last few years as an elementary teacher and a high school
cheering coach. She lives in a small town in Pennsylvania with her husband and
two very loud, small dogs.
FIND BRINA AT:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brinacourtney
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Brina-Courtney/e/B0073X9KRQ/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1402683149&sr=1-1
Website: http://www.brinacourtney.com/
- Reisa
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Lately, I have had this constant war with myself...
Is it truly bad to break the spine of a book?
In thinking this over, I decided reach out to a few friends, communities I am apart of, and family I trust.
Here are some of their responses:
I used to hate it. Hate it with a passion. It's one of the MANY, MANY, MANY reasons I hate mass market paperbacks! The moment you try to read a fantasy novel (they are the worst offenders) comfortably, without getting a headache... You can't quite read what is so close to the center.... craaaacckkk. The book breaks. Sometimes it splits (depending on how hard you bend it...).
Sometimes, the whole thing with the little white lines, just cannot be helped! Even the LITTLEST reach to read.... a BIIIIGGGGGGGG indent that proves you read it...
... and I think I like that last one. It leaves proof that the book was well loved. It shows that you were invested. Caught up; even if you hated the book! You were there!
I love having broken spine books, floppy paperbacks and even floppier hardcovers... as long as it's not just falling apart. There is a difference!
When my books are like this, it means... I enjoyed it to some extent. I may have re-read it. Especially if its still on my bookshelf.
Now, don't get me wrong, I looooove me some pretty bookspines. That is why I sometimes re-buy books I know I will love... one for a reading copy, one for a shelf... until it becomes the reading copy and a new one takes its place. It's why I have so many copies of certain Vampire Chronicles books.
What are your views on this subject? Do you love it? Do you hate it? Are you indifferent? Are you tolerant? Does it bother you when you lend it out and this happens?
I can forgive a lot... but not losing, damaging, loaning out or... dog earring my books.
Never dog ear my books.
Anyways! I think this is all for now! Keep on the look out for more reviews later this upcoming week!
- Reisa
Is it truly bad to break the spine of a book?
In thinking this over, I decided reach out to a few friends, communities I am apart of, and family I trust.
Here are some of their responses:
- It's such a real struggle. I prefer paperbacks and mostly buy them. However I HATE seeing a cracked and crinkled spine. So I always hold my books just so to not hold the book too open and crack the spine. It's my burden in life
- I hate it! It bothers me so much! Publishers work so hard on those books. It's just as bad as losing the dust jacket or damaging it!
- The book is going to age anyways. Yes, its nice to preserve it... but it's like a baby. The more you try to protect it, the more likely you are going to be devastated the first time it gets a boo boo.
- I do it over my knee. The content is much more important than the medium it's printed on.
- I read almost exclusively eBooks or hardbacks so this usually isn't an issue for me. I am very careful with comic book trade bindings, however, and other books that I have that are paperback. I mostly only have books that I want on a shelf so. I don't really want them looking like crap on a shelf.
- As long as the book is sturdy enough not to fall apart when I break in the spine, I don't mind those white lines
- I love breaking in new books!... My brother, on the other hand, would freak out if I creased his book spine.
Personally?...
- It really depends on how bad the break is. If it's bad enough to destroy the book, then yes. I have a problem. If the book is unidentifiable by the spine... sometimes. Otherwise, books are meant to be read.
I used to hate it. Hate it with a passion. It's one of the MANY, MANY, MANY reasons I hate mass market paperbacks! The moment you try to read a fantasy novel (they are the worst offenders) comfortably, without getting a headache... You can't quite read what is so close to the center.... craaaacckkk. The book breaks. Sometimes it splits (depending on how hard you bend it...).
Sometimes, the whole thing with the little white lines, just cannot be helped! Even the LITTLEST reach to read.... a BIIIIGGGGGGGG indent that proves you read it...
... and I think I like that last one. It leaves proof that the book was well loved. It shows that you were invested. Caught up; even if you hated the book! You were there!
I love having broken spine books, floppy paperbacks and even floppier hardcovers... as long as it's not just falling apart. There is a difference!
When my books are like this, it means... I enjoyed it to some extent. I may have re-read it. Especially if its still on my bookshelf.
Now, don't get me wrong, I looooove me some pretty bookspines. That is why I sometimes re-buy books I know I will love... one for a reading copy, one for a shelf... until it becomes the reading copy and a new one takes its place. It's why I have so many copies of certain Vampire Chronicles books.
What are your views on this subject? Do you love it? Do you hate it? Are you indifferent? Are you tolerant? Does it bother you when you lend it out and this happens?
I can forgive a lot... but not losing, damaging, loaning out or... dog earring my books.
Never dog ear my books.
Anyways! I think this is all for now! Keep on the look out for more reviews later this upcoming week!
- Reisa
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