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Publisher : Signet Book Date : September 2006 Page Count : 448 BOOK DESCRIPTION: Even within the vampire brotherhood, Zsadist is feared. Still bearing the scars from a tortured past, he is renowned for his unquenchable fury. Anger is his only companion, and terror is his only passion-until he rescues a beautiful female from the evil Lessening Society. MY REVIEW: With the amount of YA books I read I sometimes forget about the adult titles. Being a vampire fan, I've heard a lot about the Black Dagger Brotherhood series so I decided to catch up on my reading. LOVER AWAKENED is book number three and centers around Zsadist, or "Z", a brother who suffers from being sexually abused as a slave when he was younger. When the story opens the Brotherhood is rescuing Bella, a female vamp from an aristocratic family. Z met her in the preceeding book so we're aware of his attraction, which is mutual. Z and his brethren locate Bella, kill the Lessers (their enemies), and retur...

Publisher : Harlequin Books Date : October 2009 Page Count : 379 Twenty-four-year-old barista Belle Jamison dreams of a better job and a decent love life. Until a crazy scientist spikes her mocha latte Suddenly Belle can wield the four elements--earth, wind, fire and water--with only a thought. Coffee too hot? No problem. Hair in need of a blow-dry? Done. Gorgeous government agent Rome Masters has been sent to neutralize Belle. But he's not the only one after her. Together they must outrun the rogue agents on their trail and find a way to control her powers. There's just one problem: the sparks Belle and Rome generate are even hotter than the ones flying from her eyes--and with her future on the line, now is the worst possible time to fall in love.... MY REVIEW: I haven't read a Gena Showalter book I haven't thoroughly enjoyed. She pens entertaining stories with quirky characters and add enough action to keep any reader engaged. PLAYING WITH FIRE is centered arou...

  I have always been fascinated with the entire adaptation process and finding this weekly blog topic is great. I just rented BRIGHT STAR last week and can still feel the after effects from viewing it. The story, despite its sad outcome, was inspirational and made me realize what a talent Keats was and is. Like Jane Austen (and others), the power of his written words are everlasting. The tale told in this film lasts for three years. Fanny lives next door to Charles Armitage Brown (Paul Schneider), a writer and host to Keats. It becomes obvious he is envious of Keats--of his talent and love for Fanny. He is especially hard on her and the scene in which he grills her over her supposed reading of literary classics displays his meanness. But Fanny is spirited and sassy, with an independent streak as strong as  Austen's Elizabeth Bennett.  She pursues Keats much to the dismay of society. Keats, ever the gentleman, cannot give in to his desires unless he can amply provide for ...

       Waiting for: HOURGLASS by Claudia Gray Publisher : Harper Teen Date : March 2010 Page Count : 352 Reading Level : Ages 12-UP Bianca will risk everything to be with Lucas.  After escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school where they met, Bianca and Lucas take refuge with Black Cross, a fanatical group of vampire hunters. Bianca must hide her supernatural heritage or risk certain death at their hands. But when Black Cross captures her friend--the vampire Balthazar--hiding is no longer an option.  Soon, Bianca and Lucas are on the run again, pursued not only by Black Cross, but by the powerful leaders of Evernight. Yet no matter how far they travel, Bianca can't escape her destiny.  Bianca has always believed their love could survive anything . . . but can it survive what's to come? The EVERNIGHT series by Claudia Gray is one of my favorites. I liked EVERNIGHT and loved STARGAZER , so I anticipate no...

We lost our internet connection yesterday and couldn't post in time, but we still wanted to put up what we received last week. We had a FANTASTIC week. We won a contest and received a BOX of books. We also received some to review and took others out of the library.   We won: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco Stork, Possessed by Kate Cann, Numbers by Rachel Ward and Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten.  We also received (by swapping)  Kiss of Death (A Generation Dead novel) by Daniel Waters, Breathing by Cheryl Herbsman and First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost (thrilled about receiving this one). From the library we took out The Summer King by O.R. Melling and Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward. There may be a snow day tomorrow so if there is we will be reading!

Publisher : Arthur A. Levine Books Date : February 2009 Page Count : 288 Reading Level : Ages 12-UP BOOK DESCRIPTION: Meet Maybelline Mary Katherine Mary Ann Chestnut, named for two Miss Americas and her mother Chessy's favorite brand of mascara. Chessy teaches the students in her charm school her Seven Select Rules for Young Ladies, but she won't tell Maybe who her real father is -- or protect her from her latest scuzzball boyfriend. So Maybe hitches a ride to California with her friends Hollywood and Thammasat Tantipinichwong Schneider (aka Ted) -- and what she finds there is funny, sad, true, and inspiring . . . vintage Lisa Yee. MY REVIEW: ABSOLUTELY MAYBE is a book I borrowed from the library last year and didn't have a chance to finish reading. I took it out again last week and I'm glad I did. It is charming. Yee's story flows by without my realizing it. Her characters are fully realized and Maybe's story is alluring. After an altercation with a ...

Publisher : Amulet Books Date : April 2006 Page Count : 289 Reading Level : Ages 10-up BOOK DESCRIPTION: Gwen travels to Ireland to visit her cousin Findabhair, expecting a summer of backpacking, late nights, and the usual road trip adventures. But when Findabhair is kidnapped by the King of Faerie, Gwen must race to save her cousin before the rise of the Hunter's Moon, when the fairies need a human sacrifice. MY REVIEW: Yes, it seems we're on a fairy kick here. I suddenly feel like a Fey addict. This first title in THE CHRONICLES OF FAERIE by Canadian author Melling is a fun story full of folklore, magic and romance. Her prose really paints a lush portrait of Ireland. American Gwen sets out to find her cousin, Findabhair, on her visit to the Emerald Isle after they sleep inside a fairy mound one night. The description says she is kidnapped but she was tricked by the King of Fairie, Finvarra, when he appeared to her in a dream. He asked if she wanted to go to his land an...