Review: Dearly, Departed

Title: Dearly, Departed (Gone With the Respiration #1)

Author: Lia Habel

Genre: Science Fiction, Steampunk,

 Horror, YA, Fantasy.

Release: October 18th 2011

Pages:  470 pages

Rating: 2/5

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WARNING: The plot was good,

a little long to get into the really good parts,

but I enjoyed it a lot. A book with lots of style.

 

(summary from goodreads)

Love can never die.

Love conquers all, so they say. But can Cupid’s arrow pierce the hearts of the living and the dead—or rather, the undead? Can a proper young Victorian lady find true love in the arms of a dashing zombie?

The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria—a high-tech nation modeled on the manners, mores, and fashions of an antique era. A teenager in high society, Nora Dearly is far more interested in military history and her country’s political unrest than in tea parties and debutante balls. But after her beloved parents die, Nora is left at the mercy of her domineering aunt, a social-climbing spendthrift who has squandered the family fortune and now plans to marry her niece off for money. For Nora, no fate could be more horrible—until she’s nearly kidnapped by an army of walking corpses.

But fate is just getting started with Nora. Catapulted from her world of drawing-room civility, she’s suddenly gunning down ravenous zombies alongside mysterious black-clad commandos and confronting “The Laz,” a fatal virus that raises the dead—and hell along with them. Hardly ideal circumstances. Then Nora meets Bram Griswold, a young soldier who is brave, handsome, noble . . . and dead. But as is the case with the rest of his special undead unit, luck and modern science have enabled Bram to hold on to his mind, his manners, and his body parts. And when his bond of trust with Nora turns to tenderness, there’s no turning back. Eventually, they know, the disease will win, separating the star-crossed lovers forever. But until then, beating or not, their hearts will have what they desire.

In Dearly, Departed, romance meets walking-dead thriller, spawning a madly imaginative novel of rip-roaring adventure, spine-tingling suspense, and macabre comedy that forever redefines the concept of undying love.

 

Review:  

What I Feel.......

Okay, ZOMBIES! Dearly, Departed was very interesting. When I first started reading this book I really enjoyed the beginning, then the book kept going on, in my head I was like when will this book get to the part with zombies. But later when they did get to the part with zombies I was like finally, but it ended quickly when she wouldn't come out of the room, because she was scared to see the zombies, so she had to talk through the door to Bram, that just annoyed me.

 

I also thought, "why the chapters went to the other peoples point of view in the book. I really wanted the chapters to Nora and Bram point of view, because I really didn't get why Wolfe, Pamela and Victor. I really wanted them to focus on Nora and Bram."

 

Nora and Bram

Nora was a little stubborn sometimes, but at least she's not like those girls, who are like "You steped on my dress it cost...BLAH BLAH BLAH!" Nora sometimes annoyed me, like I said before how she wouldn't come out of the room, so she had to talk through the door. It was okay, but then the talking kept going on and on. First I thought was some kind of bad boy zombie, but apparently he was a gentlemen, only when he's not killing other bad zombie. I wish we learned more of Nora's and Bram's past. the book was very interesting.....ZOMBIES......if you like zombies this is a must read.

 

QUOTE- "Nora started to reach for her gun,

and I put my arm fully around her. I lowered

my head at Tom and let a bit of a snarl into

my voice. "Back off." "

 

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- Leaf

 

 

 

 

   

Review: Die For Me

 

Title: Die For Me (Revenants #1)

Author: Amy Plum

Genre: YA, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy.

Release Date: May 10th 2011

Pages:  341 pages

Rating: 5/5 abcda

In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity.

When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.

Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again. (summary from goodreads)

 

Review:

What I Feel.....

First of all I got this book by its cover.

Second of all the Title.

Third of all my older sister said it was a good book.

So when I went home to read Die for Me, I couldn't stop reading it. Because it was so unique and it has supernaturals that I ha never heard of. I thought this book was really epic. Already I have read this book over four times!

 

I totally swooned over this book. Usually you can't fing books that are taken place outside North America. This is a definite read so make sure you read this. It's so cool that this book was taken place in Paris and that there are revenants. This is the first revenant book I ever read or people like to think of it as ZOMBIE'S, but it's REVENANTS. Big difference people.

Kate and Vincent

In the beginning of the book, she was at the cafe where she first saw Vincent. It was kind obvious that Kate will be with Vincent, it's called destiny or fate. But it was different from other books, cause instead of being in the same school together or some guy saying "You remember me?" or some guy at a party saying "Hey, don't you go to the same school as me?" NO! Vincent is way different to strike up a conversation, especially when Kate leaves behind her book bag behind.

 First I thought Vincent knew Kate from somewhere, but he didn't know her, he just had a feeling. There was a part in the book where I went, "Why can't you guys just be together?" But Kate didn't want to lose her heart, especially right after her parent's accident. 

Later in the book when Vincent couldn't stand that Kate couldn't be with him, cause he has to die over and over again. So he starts watching her from a far distant just to see if she's okay. That was kind of creepy. But obviously there's always a happy ending. This book was a fast read. I enjoyed it a lot, and I hope everyone will enjoy it.

Plot

After a tragic accident that leaves Kate and her older sister orphaned, they move to France to live with their grandparents. Kate tries to hide her pain by escaping in the world of art and books. But soon after she meets charming, handsome Vincent. Vincent is not what she expected, he's a revenant who saves people's lives by dying over and over again. Kate scared that if she falls for him, that she will never save her heart again.

This book was awesome it's a definite read. make sure you check out the next review for the second book in the series Until I Die.

Howling in Delight

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5/5

Review: Nevermore



Title: Nevermore (Nevermore #1)

Author: Kelly Creagh

Genre: YA Paranormal,

Romance, Fantasy

Release: August 31st 2010

Pages:  543 pages

Rating: 5/5

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WARNING: It was a little too long but it was a breathtaking book with lots of detail which will make you be on the edge of your seat.

(Summary from Goodreads)

Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look.

Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.

As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares.

His life depends on it

Review:

Isobel and Varen's.... Dream?

When I went to the library to go book hunting, I was looking at books that caught my attention. When I saw Nevermore on the shelves in the teen section, I snatched it off the shelf and signed it out, the cover captured my attention. When I finished this book I was like speechless and the first thing I thought was "When is the 2nd book coming out?" I really am looking forward for the second book
 and the third book.

It did take Isobel a long time to find out what Varen was hiding and it did take a long time to find out that Isobel loved Varen. I thought that Varen hated Isobel the whole time and then slowly started falling in love, but Varen always had a crush for Isobel and Varen was not good at showing it.

Nevermore was really different from all the other books I read because this was nothing like the other books. Near the ending that really got me out-of-my-seat. But (finally!) near the ending they show what Varen is hiding, what he's doing and then......... I'm not going to spoil the book for everyone, so here's a idea why don't you guys read the book if you like fantasy, romance and (drum roll)........ paranormal. But I wish Isobel kind of found out Varen's secret earlier, not near the ending, actually it was not that near to the ending, over all I really enjoyed it! Can't wait for the next book! I have Enshadowed on hold, the second book in the Nevermore series. I can't wait till I get it!

Plot

Isobel didn't want anything to do with Varen Nethers and he made it clear he didn't want anything to do with her either, but when she finds out about weird writing in his journal, she gets the urge to find out what's going on with Varen and is determined to find out what's in his journal and is this anything to do with the famous poet Allen Edgar Poe or his death.

I really enjoyed the plot, if you guy's read it, you'll urgently be swept into the dream worlds or realms.

Howling in Delight

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- Leaf

Review: Dark Companion

Title: Dark Companion

Author: Marta Acosta

Genre: YA, fantasy, romance, mystery.

Release: July 3rd 2012

Pages: 368 pages

Rating: 3/5

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WARNING: When I first got Dark Companion out of the library, it was not what I expected. Not in a good way or a bad way.

(Summary from Goodreads)

When foster teen Jane Williams is invited to attend elite Birch Grove Academy for Girls and escape her violent urban neighborhood, she thinks the offer is too good to be true. She's even offered her own living quarters, the groundskeeper's cottage in the center of the birch grove.

Something's not quite right about the school -- or is it Jane? She thinks she sees things in the birch grove at night. She's also beginning to suspect that the elegant headmistress and her sons are hiding secrets. Lucky is the gorgeous, golden son who is especially attentive to Jane, and Jack is the sardonic puzzling brother.

The school with its talented teachers and bright students is a dream for a science and math geek like Jane. She also loves her new friends, including hilarious poetry-spouting rich girl, Mary Violet. But the longer Jane stays at Birch Grove, the more questions she has about the disappearance of another scholarship girl and a missing faculty member.

Jane discovers one secret about Birch Grove, which only leads to more mysteries. What is she willing to sacrifice in order to stay at this school...and be bound to Birch Grove forever

Review:

What I Feel.....

Wow, this book was not what I expected when I got it out of the library. I was hoping for SMACK! but it only did the opposite. Jane is a orphan who just got a scholarship from Birch Grove Academy, when she's finally accepted by a group of friends and is tutoring the headmistress son, Lucian but just as Jane thought things were getting better at birch grove academy, things started going down a different path.

 When I finished this book I expected this book to be out of this world, but it wasn't.  Jane made me mad sometimes, because she seemed too desperate for Lucian. I think she should have been desperate for Jack, who treated her like an angel or should I say pixie. Lucian treated her like nothing. He only used her and Jack tried to tell her and protect her. There was a part in the book that made me think that Jane was blind because she was falling for the wrong person.

Jane and Jack..... and evil Lucian

Literally, in the end it made me cry, the ending made up for the whole book. I actually thought she would fall for Lucian, which almost made me start pulling out my hair. Jack is such a sweet guy and did I mention he was so romantic, every girl would be falling for him. At the end I was like, I really wish there was more of Jack and Jane in the book, instead of Lucian.

Plot

I kind of liked the plot. I actually liked the beginning when she first came and bumped into Jack and met Lucian before he turned out to be a jerk! At the end I mostly liked the parts when she was with her friend (Mary Violet) or when she was with Jack. Over all this book was okay for me I enjoyed it thoroughly. I recommend this book for those who like mystery and romance in the woods.

Savouring The Book

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- Leaf