Teaser Tuesday (7)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teasers

"Hmm," Shawn said, "well  if you're a writer, shouldn't a writer give his pet a name using something that has to do with, you know, writing?" He snapped his fingers, "Comma! Hyphen! Slash!" He paused, "Semi Colon!"

Textual Healing by Eric Smith

"A true warrior. Would never leave his fortress. Unguarded like this," Brave Orchid whispered in  my ear.

Textual Healing by Eric Smith

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Top Ten Tuesday (3): Top 10 Dynamic Duos

This week's topic:

Top Ten Dynamic Duos

These are the BFFs, partners in crime, powerful couples, and general groups of awesome people that I just can't get out of my head!  Next week--Top Ten Characters I'd Want As Family Members

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by The Broke and Bookish.

My Top 10 Dynamic Duos

1) Chloe and Derek, The Darkest Powers by Kelley Armstrong 

2) Percy and Grover, Percy Jackson and The Olympians by Rick Riordan

3) Rex and Melissa, The Midnighters by Scott Westerfeld

4) Clary and Simon, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

5) Magnus and Alec, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

6) Artemis and Holly, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

7) Foaly and Julius, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

8) George and Fred Weasley, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 

9) Nick and Phoebe, Secret Society by Tom Dolby

10) Nick and Patch, Secret Society by Tom Dolby 

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In My Mailbox (2)

What's In My Mailbox
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren!


This week has been fantastic after last week which I spent (it was my spring break) in bed being sick. A book sale was the thing that I needed since I felt extra bad for not reading the books I planned to read.

So at this book sale that my university has each semester I managed to get quite a few books. I couldn't resist! All paperbacks for 3.99 and hardcovers for 7.99... you get how it was. ;)

Here are the books I got:

Vampire Diaries Volume I: The Awakening by L.J. Smith

Wings by Aprilynne Pike 

Spells by Aprilynne Pike

Just One Wish by Janette Rallison

Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey

Darklight by Lesley Livingston

Jealousy by Lili St. Crow

Lightborn by Alison Sinclair

Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles 

Vampire Diaries The Return: Vol. 2 Shadow Souls by L.J. Smith

Lover Mine by J.R. Ward

Have you read any of these?

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City of Fallen Angels signed!!!

I have amazing news!! Some of you may have already heard this some may not. I just did through twitter (I just came to appreciate twitter lol).

Barnes and Nobles will carry a special edition of City of Fallen Angels. Signed plus something extra!

That extra will be the letter Jace left to Clary after that night they spend at City of Glass!

You can find more information here.

You can only find this book at the US in Barnes and Noble but they ship internationally.

I just ordered my copy! So excited!!

Even though shipping cost me more than the book but that's ok because I ordered two more books since the shipping to where I live (Canada) is the same for three books.

Did you order yours?

Frosy 

Interview with Heather Davis!!!

Heather Davis has agreed to give an interview so here it is!

She is the author of the books Never Cry Werewolf and The Clearing.

Why did you want to become an author?
I've been telling stories since I was a really little kid.  In some way, I think I was destined to write books.  I didn't start writing novels until I was adult, though. 

Why Werewolves? Would you date a werewolf? 

Yes, I would totally date a werewolf!  They have their bad times (full moon) but the rest of the time they are pretty normal and can even go out in the sunlight.  Plus, they are alive.  No dead vamps for me, thanks. 

What is your favorite thing about Never Cry Werewolf?

I really like the theme of Shelby learning to trust herself after believing (and rightly so) that she hasn't been so trustworthy in the past. 

Is there going to be a sequel?

There's no sequel planned with the publisher right now, sadly. 

What are you working on right now?

I have a new book called Wherever You Go coming out this fall - it's about a girl caring for her grandfather with Alzheimer's and the ghost of her ex-boyfriend, who her grandpa is able to see.  It's a book about letting go and moving on - and seeing people in your life for who they really are. 

Tell us something about you that we don't know.

Hm.  How about that in high school I was in a national commercial for a fast-food chain.  That one commercial helped me with the living costs of my first year of college. 

Is there a particular thing you need in order to write?
I usually need good music to block the reality of the outside world.  Once I plug into my earbuds, the music helps transport me into the story world. 

Any advice to aspiring authors?

I always suggest that aspiring authors get feedback from critique partners they trust.  Let others read your work and help you improve.  Remember that you're writing for yourself *and* for your reader - so their experience of the story matters and can help you strengthen your tale. 

Frosy 

Beastly >> Book Review

Title: Beastly 
Author: Alex Flinn
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: 2007
Format: e-book
Source: gift
My Rating: 3 stars


Synopsis
I am a beast. 

A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster. 

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell. 

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.




My Review
I saw that there is going to be a movie based on this book so I though I should read this before going to see it.

It is a retelling of the fairytale story Beauty and the Beast. I never liked Beauty and the Beast as a kid. I have seen all the Disney movies but never really felt something about this story, except for the little mermaid... I loved that one!
Anyway so I thought why not read this book. I may actually like the story if it is on today's terms.

It's about a boy named Kyle and he is obsessed with his own vanity. He thinks, people that are less than perfect don't deserve any attention at all. And perfect, by his terms, is anyone who has money and beauty.
He doesn't behave nice to people that aren't perfect like him but a witch comes to put an end to that.

Sendra, is a witch that has been watching him for a while and feels discussed by what he is doing.... so she decides to give him a lesson.... an ugly one...

She transforms hims into a beast and the only way to get out of this curse is to find someone to love him in this form.
He has to find a girl to love him and of course he has to love her back in order to break the curse. And all that in two years notice.

I wouldn't say that I loved the book and that is because I don't like Beauty and the Beast so much.... but I can say that I really enjoyed it.
I liked that the book was told by the 'beast's' point of view. I liked how his character changed after his transformation. He wasn't a good guy and I didn't like him at all how he was at the beggining. A guy that was only interested in money and beauty living by his Dad's money and fame.
But all that changed when he became a beast. He became more aware that there is more out there aside from money and beauty.

He relises that he had never loved or been loved before and that seems impossible now that he is a beast.
A girl though comes to prove him wrong.

If you like fairytales being told in today's world and like the Beauty and the Beast... this is for you.

Movie Trailer

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