Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers

Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers
Publisher: Tor Teen
Pages: 368
My Rating:

Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She has spent years keeping everyone at a distance—-even her closest friends—-and it seems as if her senior year is going to be more of the same . . . until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can’t seem to stay away from him.

What she doesn’t know is that Luc is on a mission. He’s been sent from Hell itself to claim Frannie’s soul. It should be easy—-all he has to do is get her to sin, and Luc is as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn’t stand a chance. But he has to work fast, because if the infernals are after her, the celestials can’t be far behind. And sure enough, it’s not long before the angel Gabriel shows up, willing to do anything to keep Luc from getting what he came for. It isn’t long before they find themselves fighting for more than just Frannie’s soul.

But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay . . . for all of them.

I had really high hopes for this book. And let me say, I wasn't disappointed!
I really enjoyed Lucifer Cain's character! I was impressed by the way the author wrote him, in such a way that not a lot of other ficitional characters do. I enjoyed the way the author would alternate point of views with Luc and Frannie. What happened to Gabe?

I really liked that Lisa was very descriptive about the places, characters, and emotions throughout the novel. Now evertime I think about cinnamon I will think about Luc Cain and his fiery red eyes and wicked smile.

The novel is heart-paced, sexy, and breathtaking, this novel is a plus to the Heaven vs Hell mythology and addition to our personal demonology instincts.

Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr

Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 389
My Rating:

Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange author Melissa Marr delivers another little masterpiece of Urban Faery, that budding subgenre. In this ethereal romance, Aislinn has achieved the fragile eternity of the title; she has become an immortal faery, complicating both her life and that of Seth, the man who loves her.

Before, I wasn't too into reading YA books about fey, but Wicked Lovely was an exception. I gave it a try, and I found myself flying through the pages. Fragile Eternity was a fantastic read. We finally get to find out what happens after Wicked Lovely. Throughout the book Seth feels far away from Ash because she accepted to become Summer Queen alongside Kennan, and he's bound to her.

The writing is good and understandable. I liked the scenes Melissa wrote with Donia and Kennan, those were so realistic it made me feel like part of the story. Though at some points I found myself getting distracted because the story wasn't moving along too quickly. The ending pages were lighting, I flipped and flipped through the reading.

Overall, Fragile Eternity is a well written book, any Wicked Lovely fan will enjoy this book. Now I'm anxiously waiting for The Darkest Mercy.

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Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Publisher: Philomel
Pages: 452
My Rating:

Calla Tor has always known her destiny: After graduating from the Mountain School, she'll be the mate of sexy alpha wolf Ren Laroche and fight with him, side by side, ruling their pack and guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But when she violates her masters' laws by saving a beautiful human boy out for a hike, Calla begins to question her fate, her existence, and the very essence of the world she has known. By following her heart, she might lose everything— including her own life. Is forbidden love worth the ultimate sacrifice?

I know I took too long to finish Nightshade but the past two months have been hectic. I finally got to finish the book. And here is a new review too keep the blog running.

Nightshade was a well written debut novel for Andrea Cremer. Not only were the characters descriptive but overall the love triangle between the three main charactes, Calla, Shay and Ren, was magnificant that I couldn't get enough of it.

As much as I liked the story and the way the plot moved, I thought that some parts could have been more paced, but other than that I don't really have any complains about this book. The cover is simply beautiful.

Nightshade is a magnificant and fast-pace debut, pick it up when you have a chance.
You won't be disappointed with the characters, story, myth, and writing.

Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 427
My Rating:

Nora should have known her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described as anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy, Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The further Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim bloodline has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?

I have mixed feelings about Crescendo. I enjoyed every bit, but Nora got a little out of hands. As much as she loves Patch, she shouldn't have gone and done all those things she did. Scott made me feel a little concern, I didn't know if he was good or bad. Patch or should I saw Jev. I prefer Patch more than Jev, but it was nice to know his real name. Jev Cipriano.

I wish I could've read more funny parts from Vee, she was a good and funny character in the first. She was still funny in this, but not too much like the first.

The Black Hand, Nephilim, Fallen Angels, Archangels myth is still a little confusing in this novel. I had to read it multiple times to understand what was going on. But after re-reading it a couple times I understood it.

Overall, I enjoyed this very much and can't wait for the next book, Tempest. Especially after that ending.

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books For Young Readers.
Pages: 576.
My rating:

Some secrets are life-altering…
others are life-ENDING.

Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena’s family of powerful supernaturals for generations.

And now that Ethan’s eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there’s no going back.

Beautiful Creatures captivated me from the start. Supernatural elements always interest me or have an appeal to me. After reading Beutiful Creatures I couldn't wait for the sequel after the unanswered ending. Beautiful Darkness started out bit slow, for me, and it went up higher with more scenes. The new characters, Liv and John were two great characters. Though I would have liked to see more of John Breed. Liv was a great character, funny, smart, and wise.

I kept struggling with Lena at the beginning and half way through the book, I just wanted her to accept that Macon was dead, but I know she loved him too much to let him go. Link and Ethan are just fun to read when they are together. Amma and the Aunt's are just plain good characters.

Both Kami and Margaret have a talent in telling Ethan's story. I like the way they make you feel like you're in the South, with all the women going insane over a pie contest, and fair, the atmosphere of the setting. Just plain good. The five stars are well deserve!