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From The Story Siren. Check out her blog here!

Soul Screamers: Volume One

by Rachel Vincent

Under the Never Sky

by Veronica Rossi

Clockwork Prince

by Cassandra Clare

Grave Mercy

by Robin LaFevers

An Explanation For Reviews

I tend to keep my reviews short and sweet. I am a late night blogger with little time to spare during the day between sleeping, reading, watching House and buying new books. Some reviews might be longer than others. It depends on the mood I'm in, the day I've had, the book and then my opinion of the book. I don't have much of a set formula for writing reviews. I have a tendency to read a book or two or three then write reviews later. I don't sit down and start writing ASAP after finishing a book.

Just a little info for you, there. Continue your judging...NOW.

Danielle

Blue Bloods: Reviewed

Blue Bloods

by Melissa de la Cruz

What to say...What to say...? Gosh. I liked it. It was light and semi-fluffy. Then the things that weren't light and fluffy were shallow. My favorite characters: Ollie and Mimi. I always like the rich high society characters who also double as the queen bee.

I loved the way the "vampire rules" were set up. (You know... Can they walk in the sun? Human or animal blood? Are there leaders? What kills them?) The main conflict did bug me, though. Once vampires are declared to be invincible, they should stay that way, I think. They shouldn't be randomly killed by strong, big, bad, rogue vampires.

A ridiculous problem I had: Schuyler... How is it pronounced? People in the book called her Sky, so I would assume like Skyler. My mind (of course) had to pronounce it like "SHOE-ler." I don't know. I don't know. Overall, I thought it was a fun, easy read. I will definitely finish out the series.

Hate List: Reviewed

Hate List

by Jennifer Brown

Wow. Simply, wow. This book was amazing. I can't even tell you how many tears I shed over this book. It reminded me of my pure fear of ever being in a school shooting and how much hate and anger (and even fear) can hurt someone and everyone and everything around them. Throughout the book, I sided with Valerie, even though I didn't like her. After all, she didn't shoot anyone. Honestly, the only character I actually liked was Dr. Hieler. This book should be much more widespread, I think. It has powerful information inside.

Definitely looking forward to more books from Jennifer Brown.

Five stars.



Hush, Hush: Reviewed

Hush, Hush

by Becca Fitzpatrick



Oh dear... This book... This book... I wasn't much of a fan until I got to the last 100 pages...

I like Nora. I liked her character. I found Patch to be very witty and intriguing. He was suave, but not too suave. Val was all over the place. Jules was creepy. There were a few minor (and rather obvious) happenings in the first 300 pages. That being said, it ended up being a great read. I felt kind of thrown back to Twilight in a few ways. Biology, her waking up and in a bed, the whole showdown at the end. Patch...

This series is definitely on the to-read list!

In My Mailbox (2)

In My Mailbox

From The Story Siren

So. There has been a major change of plans, but here are the books I have for the rest of this week and next.

Blue Bloods

by Melissa de la Cruz

Everneath

by Brodi Ashton

The Girl in the Steel Corset

by Kady Cross

Revolution

by Jennifer Donnelly

Hush, Hush

by Becca Fitzpatrick

Anna Dressed in Blood: Reviewed

Anna Dressed in Blood

by Kendare Blake

I enjoyed Anna Dressed in Blood. It was good. An easy read that doesn't make anyone think too hard. I did have a few problems with things not making sense and a couple of inconsistencies here and there. (Why is his mom so lax and Carmel so accepting of all of this? Why did he and Anna suddenly fall in love before they even spoke?) I would recommend it for a quick read to someone who isn't looking for anything very serious. On the spooky scale, I give it a five. I'm not very easily creeped out by reading about blood and cuts, so it wasn't particularly frightening for me. This review is short and sweet, just like the book.

The sequel (which I will be reading) comes out in early August.