The Lost Saint release date

I am now in a serious Dark Divine mood. After re-reading the book, The Dark Divine I feel as though I'm going to pop if I don't hurry up and read the next on. Just my luck though that The Lost Saint doesn't come out until December 28th 2010. I will be watching and waiting impatiently for it's release!

Up Coming

Yay!!! Soon I'll be getting some new books up.  Firstly is The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare! After reading her Mortal Instruments series and LOVING them, I've been waiting with bated breath for the first release in her newest series The Infernal Devices. And it's finally here!!!!
    Next will be Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantasky.  Her first book Jessica's Guide to Dating the Dark Side was actually one of the first YA novels I ever read, so her works bring back good memories for me.
    After that will be Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles.  I absolutely ADORED her book, Perfect Chemistry and have been greatly looking forward to the next in the series!
   Following RoA will be The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa and Extraordinary by Nancy Welin. I'm especially wanting to read Nancy Werlins novel because her book Impossible was and continues to be one of my favorite YA books of all time.
  I'll probably review these periodically in the next two to four weeks.  Can't Wait!!!!!

Numbers by Rachel Ward

"Since the day her mother died, Jem has known about the numbers. When she looks in someone's eyes, she can see the date they will die.

Life is hard, until she meets a boy called Spider. Suddenly her world seems brighter.

But on a trip to London, Jem foresees a chain of events that will shatter their lives for ever..."

     If you read the front flap of Numbers it gives you the impression that it is Jem and Spider and them during a terrorist bombing in London.  Not so.  The bombing takes up about one chapter of the book and has no great importance the book! Extremely miss leading.  From the very beginning of the book you get a feeling deep inside you of helplessness.  Jem's pain is catchable, letting you feel like you are her.  That is the result of good writing. Simply put, Numbers is a very bleak and blunt book about life, death, and relationships.

      Seriously, my feet were dragging throughout this whole book.  I've read a lot of books and have found that there are about three types of books.  The Awesome books (were it's got you hooked from the very beginning.) The Pick-up books, (this type of book is the one were it's boring, slow and dry at first but within a few chapters it picks up and gets you involved.) and the Doomed books. (were the books never strikes your interest and even though you stick it out, You feel as though it was a waist of your time. These books are doomed from the beginning.) I rate numbers as a Doomed book.  It never piqued my interest.  I was depressed by the end of the book. 

     Character Development wise, I didn't ever connect with Jem or Spider. Jem was a strong pessimist and while Spider was cheerful no matter what the circumstances it got annoying after a while. 

     Numbers seems to be a book that you either love or hate.  I just so happen to have not found many redeeming qualities.  I was very dissapointed in this book and most liklely will not be reading any of Rachel Wards future works. 

my favorite covers of 2009-2010

2010 and 2011 upcoming books

Here is a lists of upcoming books that I'm really really looking forward to reading!
#1: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. (Love all her other books!)
#2: Forever by Maggie Striefavter (Mercy Falls series book three!!!)
#3: Passion by Lauren Kate (Fallen trilogy book three.)
#4: Firelight by Sophie Jordan (Never read anything by her, but it looks interesting)
#5: Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantasky (I read her first novel and it was OK.)
#6: Paranormalcy by Keirsten White (Looks good)
#7: What happend to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (One of my favorite authors. I love almost all of her works)
#8: Halo by Alexandra Adornetto. (I've heard good things about this one)
#9: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (Loved the other four books in the series)
#10: The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa (Can't wait to see how she finishes up the series)

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

"Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes that the dead leave behind in the world... and the imprints that attach to their killers. 


Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find the dead birds her cat had tired of playing with. But now that a serial killer has begun terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, she realizes she might be the only person who can stop him. 


Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet on her quest to find the murderer—and Violet is unnerved to find herself hoping that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer... and becoming his prey herself."
      I had read an expert of The Body Finder and after finding the writing fun, light and enjoyable decided to read it.  And boy! I"m I glad I did!  The Body Finder had an excellent plot, full of excitement, close to death experiences and the supernatural, (sort of.)! 
     Best of all were the characters. All of the characters were well developed.  By the end of the book, you feel as though you are the believably real Violet, you fall in love with heroic Jay and absolutely abhor the evil villain. Here is a book that people can relate too.  I personally really loved that the parents were understanding and on Violets side.  To many novels nowadays portray parents as evil monster people, who are just on this earth to annoy and get in the way of the 'all knowing' teen.  A realistic out look on them exited me a lot.
     If you've read my reviews before, you probably have go the feeling that I really go after, characters, plot and writing.  I loved the writing style of The Body Finder.  It was refreshing to read a book with such crisp, clean wholesome writing.  Ms. Derting goes out of her way to make sure that the book is chockful of great big describing words that make it so that you always know exactly how or where Violet is or is feeling. 
    On the down side though, I felt that too much of the beginning was Violet moaning and groaning over Jay.  I also thought that the end was much to rushed.  It felt as though the book needed another two or three chapters to make the last fight a bit more exiting instead of cramming it all in there like she did.  It was still alright, I just think that it would have been better if it hadn't been so rushed.
     Even though this is her first book, Kimberly Derting definitely has a gift for writing.  I look forward to reading the next installment in the series, Desires of the Dead which will be released March 15 of 2011. Also, I LOVE THIS COVER!!!!!!

New post soon

Hopefully I'll have a new review up by Tuesday.  I'm looking forward to critiquing this one because it's so good.  So look for The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting tomorrow or the next day. :D