Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Review: The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter


The Goddess Test
Author: Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin, 2011
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance 
Buy: AmazonB&NTBD

It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.

Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.

Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.

Out Today!


Snow Spell

Summary from Amazon:
Loosely based on Grimm’s Snow White, Snow Spell (a novel in prose poems) recounts the tale of a poverty-stricken young teen living in Paris and completely unaware of her magical powers. Only when she starts seeing gorgeous ghosts floating on her family’s cracked apartment walls, does Neve suspect she may not be quite normal. But will her talents as a witch prove strong enough to protect her from her stepmother’s desire to see her dead and buried or will a cute but evil warlock be the cause of her downfall?

I reviewed Snow Spell a while back and it is now available on Amazon’s Kindle for .99!
 ♥ Snow Spell Trailer



Tankborn

Summary from Amazon:
Best friends Kayla and Mishalla know they will be separated when the time comes for their Assignments. They are GENs, Genetically Engineered Non-humans, and in their strict caste system, GENs are at the bottom rung of society. High-status trueborns and working-class lowborns, born naturally of a mother, are free to choose their own lives. But GENs are gestated in a tank, sequestered in slums, and sent to work as slaves as soon as they reach age fifteen.

When Kayla is Assigned to care for Zul Manel, the patriarch of a trueborn family, she finds a host of secrets and surprises-not least of which is her unexpected friendship with Zul's great-grandson. Meanwhile, the children that Mishalla is Assigned to care for are being stolen in the middle of the night. With the help of an intriguing lowborn boy, Mishalla begins to suspect that something horrible is happening to them. 

After weeks of toiling in their Assignments, mystifying circumstances enable Kayla and Mishalla to reunite. Together they hatch a plan with their new friends to save the children who are disappearing. Yet can GENs really trust humans? Both girls must put their lives and hearts at risk to crack open a sinister conspiracy, one that may reveal secrets no one is ready to face. 

I also reviewed Tankborn a while back ;)

Waiting on Wednesday (12)

Waiting on Wednesday is the weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am eagerly waiting for...
Frostbite: The Graphic Novel
(Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel 2)
by Richelle Mead (Author), Emma Vieceli (Illustrator), Leigh Dragoon
Release Date: April 14 2012
I spend about thirty minutes yesterday in utter bliss while reading Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel 1. Gorgeous artwork, follows the book very closely, and omg how hot is it to see Dimitri shirtless! I love love LOVE how Emma draws him! Oh and Christian Ozera hasn't looked better. So for those in need of a V.A. fix while waiting for The Golden Lily, I seriously encourage you to buy this!

Summary from Goodreads

It's winter break at St Vladimir's, and a massive Strigoi vampire attack has put the school on high alert.

This year's trip away from the academy to the wintery peaks of Idaho has suddenly become mandatory. But Rose's troubles seem to follow her wherever she goes - dealing with the pain of knowing that her relationship with her tutor Dimitri can never be, things get even more complicated when one of her closest friends admits his feelings for her.

The glittering winter landscape may create the illusion of safety but Rose - and her heart - are in more danger than she ever could have imagined...

Also eagerly waiting for...
Goddess Interrupted
(Goddess Test 2)
Release Date: January 2012
I really liked The Goddess Test, and after reading this blurb for the next book I'll definitely be looking out for it! Haha poor Henry! I can't wait to read what happens.

Summary from Goodreads
Kate Winters has won immortality.

But if she wants a life in the Underworld with Henry, she’ll have to fight for it.

Becoming immortal wasn’t supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she’s as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he’s becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate’s coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.

As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future.

Henry’s first wife, Persephone.

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