Waiting on Wednesday: Obsidian and Undeadly

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Obsidian (Lux #1)  by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Paperback: 266 pages

Release date: December 6th, 2011

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Goodreads Summary: Starting over sucks. 

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.

It's Jennifer Armentrout's! I know for sure this is going to be awesome.

Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries #1) by Michele Vail 

Paperback: 304 pages

Release date: February 28th, 2012

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Goodreads summary: The day I turned 16, my boyfriend-to-be died. I brought him back to life. Then things got a little weird... 

Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, date hottie Rick and keep her zombie-raising abilities on the down-low. Then the god Anubis chooses her to become a reaper—and she accidentally undoes the work of another reaper, Rath.

Within days, she’s shipped off to the Nekyia Academy, an elite school that trains the best necromancers in the world. And her personal reaping tutor? Rath. Who seems to hate her guts.

Rath will be watching closely to be sure she completes her first assignment-reaping Rick, the boy who should have died. The boy she still wants to be with.

To make matters worse, students at the academy start turning up catatonic, and accusations fly—against Molly. The only way out of this mess? To go through hell. Literally.

This one sounds really good.. And it's going to be released on my birthday! 

What are you anxiously waiting on this week? Just leave a comment of the link to your WoW post!

Review: Shattered Dreams by Ellie James

Shattered Dreams (Midnight Dragonfly #1) by Ellie James

Paperback: 352 pages

Release date: December 6th, 2011

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Source: Netgalley

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Goodreads Summary: Sixteen-year-old Trinity Monsour wants nothing more than to live a normal life. But that isn’t as easy as it seems. Trinity is different. She isspecial. She sees visions, and for those she’s seen, it’s already too late.

Trinity arrives on her aunt’s doorstep in New Orleans with virtually no knowledge of her mysterious heritage. She begins settling into life at a new school and even starts making friends. But all too quickly her dreams accelerate; twisted, terrifying visions of a girl locked in a dark room. And when the head cheerleader, Jessica, goes missing, Trinity knows she has no choice but to step forward with what she’s seen.

But people believe that Trinity has information about Jessica’s disappearance not because of a dream, but because she is involved. She iskind-of dating Jessica’s ex-boyfriend, Chase, and Jessica did pull a nasty prank on Trinity. Revenge seems like the likeliest scenario.

Nothing prepares Trinity for the dark odyssey that ensues while searching for Jessica, including the surprising romance she finds with Chase, or the shocking truths she learns, not just about the girl who has gone missing, but the past that has been hidden from her.

Shattered Dreams was all about Trinity Rose who moves in with her aunt after her grandmother died. There, her visions came back—that keeps haunting her—and unravels the secret behind it with the people around her.

I won’t and don’t want to finish it. The story was confusing; it was hard to determine where the visions of Trinity started, what was the real score about her visions and though they explained it in the story it was obscured. They try to explain it bit by bit with every chapter which is not helping in making the story better. At the beginning I thought that the first paragraph was really compelling because it started in a unique way, then it all got weary up to the next chapters.

Its characters was lackluster, mainstream, and the “partner” of Trinity which is--who is it again?—see! I don’t even remember him, because he will not etched in your mind as compared to other leading man. I was more attached to Dylan who’s got some secret about what was going on to Trinity and onto his self. I’d be happier if he’s the “partner” of Trinity…no, I’d be extremely happy if he will not be emotionally involved with Trinity or anyone. Because honestly I don’t like her either, she’s a flirt; she keeps telling her self that she’ll try to keep her feelings with her “partner”. Whose girlfriend is missing, while the two of them calling their selves ‘baby’ which is not a good endearment especially if they saying it many times.

But we requested this so I felt I’m obliged to finish and review it. The only thing that I liked about this book was it got some whodunit going on and Dylan. Over all I’ll give it a 3 star, if you still want to read this it’s your own decision. But decide wisely 

In My Mailbox (1)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme, hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. This feature allows bloggers to post about the books they bought, gotten from the library, and received for review.

Welcome to our first IMM post! I would have gladly post ages ago, but this is the first time since the school started that my Sunday morning isn't spent studying or doing the laundry. Gotta love semestral break and being home. :)

For Review:

Waterfall and Cascade by Lisa T. Bergren

Netgalley:

The Girl In the Park by Mariah Fredericks

Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore

The Sweetest Thing by Christina Mendelski

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

Won:

               

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

Bought:

The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima

Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick

What did you guys get in the mailbox this week? 

Friday Hops

Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Crazy for Books for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word and to connect with other bookworms, make new friends, support each other, share our love of books! 

This week's question:
What is your favorite type of candy?

My favorite would be M&M's, Butterfinger, and Cadbury! I have the worst sweet tooth and it doesn't help my pimple-prone skin at all. 

TGIF is a weekly feature for Fridays hosted by Ginger at GReads! to re-cap the week’s posts and that has a different question each week.

This week's question:

Book Blogs That Make You Smile: Pick 5 book blogs you visit often & think others should, too.

Fiktshun - This was what inspired me to ask my two best friends and establish a book blog. Her reviews are remarkable and I'm a huge fan of her Random Thoughts posts. I'm just a silent fan, but I visit this blog regularly. Rachel, the admin, is probably one of the most generous bloggers out there. She hosts big giveaways and I was lucky enough to win once. The blog name is also clever! I asked her if it was inspired by Chaos Walking trilogy but she says it's not. I hope she decides to read it so she'll realize how awesome her blog name is.

Mundie Moms - Run by the coolest moms (besides my mom) in the planet, Mundie Moms updates about all things Cassandra Clare. This is the first book blog I've come across while surfing the net. I even spent hours back reading their posts. I was also already a huge fan of TMI back then. Even now, visiting Mundie Moms has become an almost daily routine for me.

GReads! - If you love Contemps like I do, Ginger's blog is a must-follow! I noticed that we have the same tastes in books and I highly enjoy reading her reviews. I also love her blog features and theme. I owe this blog so much because it introduced me to some of my all-time favorites like Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Melina Marchetta's The Piper's Son.

Down The Rabbit Hole - I'm inlove with this blog! Besides her awesome blog layout  I looove red  , Amber writes candid and thoughtful reviews. I've read a lot Fantasy books, some of which are my favorites, that her words influenced me to do so. It's been a great source for book recommendations!







Mockingjay.net, Down With The Capitol, The Hob - I can't really choose just one so I just picked these three Hunger Games sites that feeds my obsession for the trilogy. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

Giveaway: Die For Me by Amy Plum

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