"You Are So Cursed!" - Book Review

Synopsis:

High school's a dog-eat-dog world, but Vickie Marotti has an edge. Scorned by the jocks and cheerleaders? Misunderstood by the uptight vice principal? No problem. Not when you're an adept street magician, hexing bullies who dare harass you or your outcast friends!
But then cute and popular upperclassman Gio Carson recognizes the truth: Vick's no more a witch than she is class president. Her dark curses are nothing more than smoke and mirrors. Will he tell the world, or will it be their little secret? Vick is about to learn a valuable lesson: that real magic lies in knowing your true friends.

 

 

My Review:

It's been a long time since I've read a book under 300 pages, let alone less than 200. I read You Are So Cursed! in a day, and it was beyond refreshing to read something short and lighthearted without having to think too much. You Are So Cursed! was really cute, albeit cliche and corny, but I loved it nonetheless. I'm a pretty big cheese ball, so maybe that's why.
Though this book is intended for a younger audience (around 13 and up) I think it has some important lessons and morals to teach people. Like how wrong it is to judge someone by the way they look (Never judge a book by it's cover), or how you should never ditch your friends over a guy/girl you'd potentially date, or trying to be someone your not in order to impress someone.
The relationship between Gio and Vick was really cute. Vick was a tough, smart-mouthed girl with something always up her sleeve (no pun intended...or maybe it was), and Gio is this adorable dorky guy. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick read to make you smile, roll your eyes while smiling, and laugh. I would definitely like to read the next book in the series by Naomi Nash I Am So Jinxed! to read more about Gio and Vick's relationship.

 

HAPPY READING EVERYONE! :)

Snow Day! - In My Mailbox

Hey everyone!

Once again it's time for an 'In My Mailbox'. In My Mailbox is a book blogging Internet meme started by Kristi over at The Story Siren. In My Mailbox is a meme where you talk about books you receive in your mailbox, giveaways, books you bought at stores, borrowed from the library and etc!


So if you haven't already guessed from the title, today is a snow day. We've gotten almost a foot of snow and little glittery flakes are still falling down from the sky as I type, even though the sun's out. I've been so outrageously busy with college this semester because I'm getting ready to transfer to another school, and haven't had very much time to blog lately. I wanted to apologize for my seemingly inconsistent posts and extended, frequent absences. But since we got a snow day today I finally have free time to blog and post this book haul I've been meaning to post up for a couple of weeks. Without further ado;

These are books that I've gotten within the past month from book stores, my sister, and lovely Amazon.

(In order from top to bottom)

 

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

(My 4th grade teacher read Hatchet to us and I fell in love, wanting to relive the adventure I bought it off of Amazon.)

You are so cursed! by Naomi Nash

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2) by Richelle Mead

Between the lines by Jodie Picoult & Samantha Van Leer

 

This was a really great haul, some of these books are some that I've wanted to read for a very long time.

 

HAPPY READING EVERYONE! :)

"Crescendo" - Book Review

 

Synopsis:

Nora Grey's life is still far from perfect. Surviving an attempt on her life wasn't pleasant, but at least she got a guardian angel out of it. A mysterious, magnetic, gorgeous guardian angel. But despite his role in her life, Patch has been acting anything but angelic. He's more elusive than ever (if that's possible) and what's worse, he seems to be spending time with Nora's archenemy, Marcie Millar.

Nora would have hardly noticed Scott Parnell, an old family friend who has moved back to town, if Patch hadn't been acting so distant. Even with Scott's totally infuriating attitude, Nora finds herself drawn to him - despite her lingering feelings that he is hiding something.

If that weren't enough, Nora is haunted by images of her murdered father, and comes to question whether her Nephilim bloodline has anything to do with his death. Desperate to figure out what happened, she puts herself in increasingly dangerous situations to get the answer. But maybe some things are better left buried, because the truth could destroy everything - and everyone - she trusts.

 

My Review:

 

To be completely and utterly honest this book was ...alright to me. I'm not a die-hard fan of this book series but don't get me wrong it's not terrible. This book was a lot better than the first, in my opinion, but there were some parts near the beginning that just dragged on and the momentum of the story seemed lost.

However, near the third-quarter point of the book things picked up and there was some action to keep my interest piqued. Fitzpatrick did a good job with the intense action scenes and had me freaking out alongside Nora, which was pretty cool.

Fitzpatrick definitely sprinkled a lot of jaw-dropping moments in this book, and made my eyes widen in shock several times.

The newest addition to the Hush Hush character line-up, Scott Parnell, isn't half-bad. I liked his seemingly-obnoxious attitude and his sarcastic debonair. I really liked the relationship between Scott and Nora, for the most part, because he brought out Nora's tough side and she could remain cool and in control when she was around him. Now after reading Crescendo I might be swaying a bit towards team Scott, before you throw your tomatoes remember I said might. Maybe after I read the next two books I might change my mind...maybe. We'll just have to see what happens.

 

HAPPY READING EVERYONE! :)

"Dark Frost" - Book Review

 

 

Synopsis:

I've seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I'm supposed to be a fearless warrior, but most of the time, I feel like I'm just waiting for the next Bad, Bad Thing to happen. Like someone trying to kill me again. Everyone at Mythos Academy knows me as Gwen Frost, the Gypsy girl who uses her psychometry magic to find lost objects and who just may be dating Logan Quinn, the hottest guy in school. But I'm also the girl the Reapers of Chaos want dead in the worst way. The Reapers are the baddest of the bad, the people who murdered my mom. So why do they have it in for me? It turns out my mom hid a powerful artifact called the Helheim Dagger before she died. Now, the Reapers will do anything to get it back. They think I know where the dagger is hidden, but this is one thing I can't use my magic to find. All I do know is that the Reapers are coming for me and I'm in for the fight of my life.

My Review:

Usually when you read book series that consist of a ton of books the story seems to drag on and on or get duller and duller with every new segment of the series. But that is certainly not the case for the third installment of the Mythos Academy series Dark Frost. Jennifer did such an amazing job at this book and had me on my toes for a majority of the story. Gwen no longer seems like just a character but a real person that I can connect with, and I love it.
Dark Frost was equal parts funny, romantic, witty, and super action-packed. I feel like every time I read the next book in the series I think to myself "This is my favorite book in the series!" and only repeat the process when I read the next book.
I love Estep's humor and the characters she's created within the world of Mythos academy are so lovable, every time I pick up the book it's like I'm greeting old friends.
Very few times have I read a book that left me so happy and elated when I finished reading it. But even though Dark Frost had a super steep cliffhanger I was grinning from ear-to-ear when I closed the book shut. Mythos Academy has easily become one of my favorite book series EVER. I'm super excited for the next installment to the series to continue the story of Gwen, irresistible Logan, and her friends. Even though I'm anticipating what's going to happen next because of the intensity of what happened in Dark Frost I think I'm going to wait a while before I read Crimson Frost to let everything sink in, including my whacked-out emotions that seem to be flying all over the place.
Congratulations Jennifer Estep, if I wasn't hooked before I certainly am now.

HAPPY READING EVERYONE! :)

"The Scorch Trials" - Book Review

 

 

Synopsis:

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to.

In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety . . . until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago.

Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, the earth is a wasteland. Government has disintegrated—and with it, order—and now Cranks, people covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim . . . and meal.

The Gladers are far from finished with running. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.

Thomas can only wonder—does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED?

 

 

My Review:

This second installment to the Maze Runner series was pretty intense. The Scorch Trials was super action-packed and suspenseful, there was never a dull moment. There were a lot of crazy things going on throughout the story, the boys had more of an adventure in this book than the last one if that's even possible. A lot of new characters were introduced in The Scorch Trials, and without giving away any spoilers they're pretty memorable. However, I now very much dislike a particular character very much (not mentioning any names).
After reading this sequel in the trilogy I've come to the conclusion that Minho is by far my favorite character. He's spunky and smart mouthed and he had a lot of highlighted moments in this book. I had instantly liked Minho the moment he showed up in The Maze Runner but The Scorch Trials really added depth to his character.
Dashner did a  good job of keeping us on our toes in The Scorch Trials but there was a lot of confusion towards the end of the book leading up to the inevitable cliff hanger. I'm super excited to read the next book, more excited than I was after reading The Maze Runner, I really want to know the truth behind it all (almost as much as the Gladers themselves). Klunk it, I'm too impatient to wait to get my hands on The Death Cure, and not to mention the prequel to the entire Maze Runner series, The Kill Order.

HAPPY READING EVERYONE! :)

Evie's Knight Blog Tour Grand Finale!

GRAND FINALE!!

On tour with Prism Book Tours

Our awesome Tour in images:

We announced the NEW COVER on the Tour Launch:

Original Cover                                   Our Shiny New Cover

Barnes & Noble

The Book Depository

Amazon

1 – Kimberly Krey – Cover Change!

Blastin’ off the TOUR!!   Min Reads and Reviews; Books, Books, the Magical Fruit ; Oh the Books You’ll Read ; Passion and Life (English/Spanish); Christy’s Cozy Corners ; Monique Morgan ; Paulette’s Papers; A Backwards Story; icultgen - (English/Portuguese)

1 – Kelly Fox – Goodreads Review

"The action scene in the end had me on my toes wondering what would happen next."

1 – I Am A Reader, Not A Writer – Clean Romance I

2 – Monique Morgan - All You Need is Love I

3 – Getting Your Read On – Review - Clean Romance II

4 - Christy’s Cozy Corners – Review

6 – Passion and Life – Passionate Peaches Cobbler Recipe & Smokin' Hot Excerpt – English/Spanish

6 - Paulette’s Papers – All You Need is Love II

7 - Bookworm Lisa – Review - Clean Romance III

"This book caught my imagination from the beginning."

7 – Pages of Forbidden Love – Review

8 - Vanessa Morgan – All You Need is Love III

9 - Proud Book Nerd – Review

9 - Kari’s Crowded Bookshelf – Review/Interview

Watch for Fiona's Fight ~ coming soon ~.

10 - Geo Librarian – Review

"Whoa, baby. What a ride!"

10 - The Literary Forest - Exerpt

11 - InfectedLoser – Excerpt

13 - Welcome to Couch Potato Reader – Review
14 - Letters to the Cosmos – Review

"...the story took on a deeper tone..."

14 – One A Day YA – Drafts Guest Post
14 - Little Miss Bookworm – Review
15 -  Magical Manuscripts – Review/Top Ten things you would do if you could not write!

  1. Cry.  2. Muse story ideas in my head.  3. Cry some more.  4. Listen to characters converse inside my head.  5. Eat illegal amounts of chocolate.  6. Work through plots and scenes for the stories stuck within my head.  7. Throw up the chocolate.  8. Stubbornly search for a way to get the stories onto paper & out of my head.  9. More crying would take place here.  10. Slowly slip into a mind-numbing stupor.

16 - Musings of a Reader Happy - Excerpt
17 – Proud Book Nerd – Ultimate Grilled Cheese

17 - Books, Books, the Magical Fruit – Interview
17 - Book Sake – Review

"...uber romantic."

18 - Kari’s Crowded Bookshelf – Aromatic Noodles Recipe

20 - A Life Bound by Books – Excerpt I

21 - Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Reviews – Excerpt II

21 - Oh, The Books You’ll Read – Review

22 - A Backwards Story – Excerpt III

22 - Passion and Life – Review – English/Spanish

"This is a perfect clean romance story, with some creepy moments when you will feel chills down over your spine!"

23 - Framed In Words – ART Exerpt

23 - Colorimetry – Random ART thoughts

24 – Unputdownable Books – The Raven-haired Ghost ART

24 - Living a Goddess Life – Crepe Cake Recipe

25 – icultgen – Review, The Raven-haired Ghost ART

25 – Pieces of Whimsy - Review

27 – The Reading Diaries – Review

"a perfect mix of romance and fantasy."

28 – Stressed Rach – Review

28 - Literally Jen – Review

"...modern day fairy tale where the damsel in distress is rescued by her one true love who just happens to have superhuman abilities."

29 – Min Reads and Reviews – Review

29 – Grand Finale, WINNERS drawn

Two original works of art of the Raven-haired Ghost:

  

from Anna

From Naj

Kimberly Krey, the awesome author:

Twitter

https://twitter.com/KimberlyKrey

Website

http://kimberlykrey.wix.com/kimberlykrey

Goodreads

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6527799.Kimberly_Krey

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Kimberly-Krey/e/B009A0350I/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kimberly-Krey-Author-Page/106826456029568?ref=hl

Grand Finale Giveaway!!

From January 29 - 31 - Evie's Knight will be available for FREE to download from Amazon.

Super Swag-a-licious Giveaway Winners:

Grand Prize: $50 Amazon gift card, a signed paperback of Evie's Knight, SoftLips chapstick, recipe cards, E.K. calendar card, postcard of The Storm, and bookmark.

2^nd Prize: $25 Amazon gift card, a signed paperback of Evie's Knight, SoftLips chapstick, recipe cards, E.K. calendar card, postcard of The Storm, and bookmark.

3^rd Prize: $10 Amazon gift card, a signed paperback of Evie's Knight, SoftLips chapstick, recipe cards, E.K. calendar card, postcard of The Storm, and bookmark.

Five more winners will receive an ebook version of Evie’s Knight!

Paperback winners may choose between old cover (shown below) or the new cover, featuring Calvin Knight (shown above).

Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter and announced on Colorimetry & Rafflecopter as well as emailed to winners who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Laura, Burgandy Ice, @ www.burgandyice.blogspot.com and sponsored by the author. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

(Winners will be drawn & notified 1/29 Pacific Time - will also show on Rafflecopter!!)

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"Rules of Attraction" - Book Review

 

Synopsis:

When Carlos Fuentes returns to America after living in Mexico for a year, he doesn’t want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him at a high school in Colorado. Carlos likes living his life on the edge and wants to carve his own path—just like Alex did. Then he meets Kiara Westford. She doesn’t talk much and is completely intimidated by Carlos’ wild ways. As they get to know one another, Carlos assumes Kiara thinks she’s too good for him, and refuses to admit that she might be getting to him. But he soon realizes that being himself is exactly what Kiara needs right now.

 

 

My Review:

 

The moment I saw Rules of Attraction, the second book in the Perfect Chemistry series, I got super giddy. You know that saying? The one that states that sequels are never as good as the first book, well that saying doesn't apply to Rules of Attraction. This book was so good, you could tell Simone owned the story-telling in this second installment to the series.

Carlos was hilarious, and I loved his cockiness that would get him into heaps of trouble. Kiara was really cool, she was down-to-earth, not into social cliques and appearances like a majority of the rest of the student body at her high school, and she was always willing to go head to head with Carlos. I loved their relationship, it was challenging, raw, funny, quirky, and down right cute.

The Perfect Chemistry series isn't exactly an on-going series, meaning that it isn't necessary to read them in order because each book revolves around the love story of each Fuentes brother. I honestly like Rules of Attraction way better than the first book, though Perfect Chemistry was pretty good. I enjoyed bieng able to see continuing bits and pieces of Brittany and Alex's relationship woven in and out of the story, keeping them alive

I'm stoked to read the next installment to the Perfect Chemistry series, Chemical Reaction, to read about Luis's love. If you can say anything about the Fuentes brothers it would be that they've got spunk and they know it.

 

 

 

HAPPY READING EVERYONE! :)