Early Review: Timepiece by Myra McEntire

Timepiece

(Hourglass 2)

Author: Myra McEntire

Publisher: Egmont USA, 2012

Genre: YA Time Travel

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Overview

A threat from the past could destroy the future. And the clock is ticking...

Kaleb Ballard's relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, timeslips in and attacks before disappearing just as quickly. But Kaleb has never before been able to see time travelers, unlike many of his friends associated with the mysterious Hourglass organization. Are Kaleb's powers expanding, or is something very wrong?

Then the Hourglass is issued an ultimatum. Either they find Jack and the research he's stolen on the time gene, or time will be altered with devastating results.

Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their unusual powers to find Jack. But where do they even start? And when? And even if they succeed, it may not be enough...

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I am eagerly waiting for... 

Tempest's Fury

Jane True 5

Nicole Peeler

June 26 2012  

Goodreads:  

Jane’s not happy. She’s been packed off to England to fight in a war, when she’d much rather be snogging her new boyfriend. Unfortunately, Jane’s enemies have been busy stirring up some major trouble—the kind that attracts a lot of attention. In other words, they’re not making it easy for Jane to get any alone time with Anyan, or to indulge in her penchant for stinky cheese.

Praying she can pull off a Joan of Arc without the whole martyrdom thing, Jane must lead Alfar and halflings alike in a desperate battle to combat an ancient evil. Catapulted into the role of the most unlikely hero ever, Jane has to fight her own insecurities as well as the doubts of those who don’t think she can live up to her new role as Champion.

Along the way Jane learns that some heroes are born, some heroes are made, and some heroes are bribed with promises of food and sex.

Why am I waiting for it?

YESSS. Ok. First of all this is an Adult book. Don't be fooled by the cover ;)
And second, after re-reading the first four books I now have the Jane True fever and am craving some Anyan!!

Teaser Tuesday (45)

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Timepiece
by Myra McEntire

From the expression on her face, I was about to get hell handed to me on a platter.

          "Kaleb Ballard. I should kick your ass."

          No one as tiny as Emerson Cole should have so much power over me.

          [...]

          "I thought we'd cured you of your drinking problem." She punched my bicep. Twice.

          "Ow." She could hurt me physically, too. "I thought we'd cured you of your violence problem."

Musing Mondays (39) &It's Monday! (35)

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 This week’s musing is…

If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away?

If it's on the kindle, yes. It's just a click away. If its on a hard copy then no. I never bother. I'm lazy like that. It would have to be a really quirky word for me to go searching for it.

Out This Week!

Dark Frost (Mythos Academy 3) 

by Jennifer Estep

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I’ve seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, but most of the time, I feel like I’m just waiting for the next Bad, Bad Thing to happen. Like someone trying to kill me—again.

Everyone at Mythos Academy knows me as Gwen Frost, the Gypsy girl who uses her psychometry magic to find lost objects—and who just may be dating Logan Quinn, the hottest guy in school. But I’m also the girl the Reapers of Chaos want dead in the worst way. The Reapers are the baddest of the bad, the people who murdered my mom. So why do they have it in for me?

It turns out my mom hid a powerful artifact called the Helheim Dagger before she died. Now, the Reapers will do anything to get it back. They think I know where the dagger is hidden, but this is one thing I can’t use my magic to find. All I do know is that the Reapers are coming for me—and I’m in for the fight of my life.

Early Review: The Glimpse by Claire Merle

The Glimpse

Author: Claire Merle

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2012

Genre: YA Dystopia

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Overview

Once you've seen into the future, can you change your destiny?

In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test. When the authorities find out, she faces banishment from her safe Community, a fate only thwarted by the fact that she has already been promised to Pure-boy Jasper Taurell.

Jasper is from a rich and influential family and despite Ana’s condition, wants to be with her. The authorities grant Ana a tentative reprieve. If she is joined to Jasper before her 18th birthday, she may stay in the Community until her illness manifests. But if Jasper changes his mind, she will be cast out among the Crazies. As Ana’s joining ceremony and her birthday loom closer, she dares to hope she will be saved from the horror of the City and live a ‘normal’ life. But then Jasper disappears.

Led to believe Jasper has been taken by a strange sect the authorities will not intefere with, Ana sneaks out of her well-guarded Community to find him herself. Her search takes her through the underbelly of society and into the pits of the human soul. And as she delves deeper into the mystery of Jasper's abduction she uncovers some devastating truths that destroy everything she has grown up to believe, but she also learns to love as she has never loved before.

Early Review: Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep

Dark Frost

(Mythos Academy 3)

Author: Jennifer Estep

Publisher: Kensington, 2012

Genre: YA Mythology

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Overview

I’ve seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, but most of the time, I feel like I’m just waiting for the next Bad, Bad Thing to happen. Like someone trying to kill me—again.

Everyone at Mythos Academy knows me as Gwen Frost, the Gypsy girl who uses her psychometry magic to find lost objects—and who just may be dating Logan Quinn, the hottest guy in school. But I’m also the girl the Reapers of Chaos want dead in the worst way. The Reapers are the baddest of the bad, the people who murdered my mom. So why do they have it in for me?

It turns out my mom hid a powerful artifact called the Helheim Dagger before she died. Now, the Reapers will do anything to get it back. They think I know where the dagger is hidden, but this is one thing I can’t use my magic to find. All I do know is that the Reapers are coming for me—and I’m in for the fight of my life.

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Foretold

Demon Trappers 4

Jana Oliver

August 2 2012  

Goodreads:  

Stand by as Riley prepares to kick some serious demon butt for the last time in this thrilling, dramatic and sexy conclusion to The Demon Trappers series.

Riley’s always known that Beck had a chequered history, but she’s not prepared for what it actually means to be in love with a guy with this many dark secrets. Now that he’s finally admitted to himself that he’s in love with her too, there’s no more hiding the truth about his past. And as it turns out, fending off a demon apocalypse is nothing compared to what’s to come...

Why am I waiting for it?

Have the book gods finally heed my call? Is this why they're granting me TWO demon trapper novels in one year? I know its the UK edition, but still O__O

Early Review: The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross

The Girl in the Clockwork Collar

(Steampunk Chronicles 2)

Author: Kady Cross

Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2012

Genre: YA Steampunk

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Overview

In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling - or dangerous.

Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her "straynge band of mysfits" have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. But Jasper is in the clutches of a devious former friend demanding a trade-the dangerous device Jasper stole from him...for the life of the girl Jasper loves.

One false move from Jasper and the strange clockwork collar around Mei's neck tightens. And tightens.

Review: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross

The Girl in the Steel Corset

(Steampunk Chronicles 1)

Author: Kady Cross

Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2011

Genre: YA Steampunk

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Overview

In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one...except the "thing" inside her.

When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man....

Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of "them." The orphaned duke takes her in against the wishes of his band of misfits: Emily, who has her own abilities and an unrequited love for Sam, who is part robot; and Jasper, an American cowboy with a secret.

Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help--and finally be a part of something, finally fit in.

But The Machinist wants to tear Griff's company of strays apart, and it isn't long before trust is tested on all sides. At least Finley knows whose side she's on--even if no one believes her.

Musing Mondays (38) &It's Monday! (34)

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 This week’s musing is…

What do you do with the book before you start reading it?


If it's a brand new book I will smell it. Oh yes. Take a big wiff of that delicious new book smell. Then I'll read the acknowledgements and dedication. If its an author I haven't read before, I'll probably take a pic at the bio. Then I'll start reading it. 
I had this habit of reading the very last sentence of the book, but lately I haven't been able to do that because most books I buy are for the kindle, and the ones I get in hardcovers are mostly sequels and I don't want to spoil myself lol

Review: The Strange Case of Finley Jane by Katy Cross

The Strange Case of Finley Jayne

(Steampunk Chronicles 0.5)

Author: Kady Cross

Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2011

Genre: YA Steampunk

Free: B&N

Overview

Finley Jayne knows she's not 'normal'. Normal girls don't lose time, or have something inside them that makes them capable of remarkably violent things. Her behavior has already cost her one job, so when she's offered the lofty position of companion to Phoebe, a debutante recently engaged to Lord Vincent, she accepts, despite having no experience. Lord Vincent is a man of science with his automatons and inventions, but Finley is suspicious of his motives where Phoebe is concerned. She will do anything to protect her new friend, but what she discovers is even more monstrous than anything she could have imagined...

Out This Week!

The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling - or dangerous.

Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her "straynge band of mysfits" have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. But Jasper is in the clutches of a devious former friend demanding a trade-the dangerous device Jasper stole from him...for the life of the girl Jasper loves.

One false move from Jasper and the strange clockwork collar around Mei's neck tightens. And tightens.

Review: Silence by Michelle Sagara West

Silence

(The Queen of the Dead)

Author: Michelle Sagara West

Publisher: DAW, 2012

Genre: YA Paranormal

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Overview

“It began in the graveyard. Ever since her boyfriend Nathan died in a tragic accident Emma had been coming to the graveyard at night. During the day she went through the motions at her prep school, in class, with her friends, but that’s all it was. But tonight was different. Tonight Emma and her dog were not alone in the cemetery. There were two others there—Eric, who had just started at her school, and an ancient woman who looked as though she were made of rags. And when they saw Emma there, the old woman reached out to her with a grip as chilling as death….”