Angelfall by Susan EE

There is something brilliant about the apocalypse. That sounds weird. What I mean is there is something I find brilliant about authors who put there on take on the apocalypse. Susan EE does this and it is great. You find yourselves wanting to know what happens next. Peryn is such an amazing lead. She's kickass. She will do what it takes. Her sister has been took by evil angels. Raffe an enemy angel who had his wings cut off is the only help she has. Together they go in search of an invalid girl and Raffe's wings. They get caught by an army of human and have to escape. They keep finding people that have been ate. And you well, you get to see them become friends in an argumentative kind of way on top of everything else going on. So if you like evil angels, devil made things and a hero thats brilliant this is for you. Serious though you could picture this being the end from a teenagers prospective. She has had to grow and fast. Imagine angels swooping down one day and everyone thinking omg beautiful, and them start burning things down, killing people, trashing every city. The fright of something you thought was kind and lovely. All this happens. If you don't fall in love with Raffe and maybe even Peryn, there is something wrong with you ha ha. Go read.... Sorry for the short, but you really have to read it.

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

Okay so I love Rincewind. He is like the best wizzard I have ever read about. Yeah you're right, there ain't actually that many wizzards floating around are there. But, there are a lot of wizards and he is better than all of them. This book is amazing. Rincewind lives through every single situation put to him. The tourist Twoflower and his luggage (with thousands of tiny legs) (soon to be Rincewind's luggage) are the best companions you could ever imagine.

Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett

This is such a brilliant take on movie making. I kept putting off reading this one for some reason or another (even though I totally love each and every single one of this mans books) and as these thing go, I loved every second of it. The characters are always amazing with Terry Pratchett (got to state the obvious.) I could almost believe this was the real telling of how the moving pictures started (ha ha) and even if not then at least a funnier better version.

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

When I was fourteen I found out about this. It was in 2005. I found this film in my neighbours' house. Then began my secret love of vampires. Well I say secret, but me and my friend from school used to try to write vampire horrors' only to have them turn out really rubbish. The one time my english teacher snached our little book of stories and read them to the whole class *cringe* I can still hear the laughter now. Imagine living forever. The only down is I'm actually squeamish ha ha ha. They are by far my favourite creature to ever roam the horror genre. This is the book and film that made them so. I mean there is an endless possibility to what an author can write about them. Anne Rice is BRILLIANT! Like come on a vampire going to a journalist? HA HA AMAZING! Imagine the guts that boy has to interview a predator.

Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Age at the back 13+, just thought I would get it out there. I've seen a lot of bad reviews for this, but like I said 13+. People need to remember the age!
Now my thirteen year old self would have had the hairs up on the back of her neck. She would of kept peeking up the dark passage (while reading by touch light, with the bedroom door open)
As it is, my twenty three year old self disagrees. Never mind that though, because over all I can see where she was going with this.
Basically Dan crawford goes to a summer programme at a college/old asylum.

Busy, busy, busy....

So I've had a lot on this week. Sorry to anyone who reads this blog.... on the plus I've read a few books I haven't read before, so new reviews (fresh in the brain). Starting tomorrow night I will add a whole load of reviews/my thoughts (recently read and old). Hope you enjoy!!! *wave* *smile* see yaaaaa xx

The Curse Keepers by Denise Grover Swank

I really, really, really enjoyed this book (like really) I can not stress how much I was into it. I bought the next one before I'd even finished reading it. Ellie Dare Lancaster works in a diner. A hottie comes in who she instantly knows is trouble. He is going to touch her and she knows by her breathing she shouldn't let him.
In short there is a curse. Not on Ellie. Each member of her family will know the curse. Her father passed it down to her. They are the curse keepers. There is another family who are the second. There are only two curse keepers. One from each family. When the two meet and touch the curse is lifted, the gates to hell open and with it and well work that out for yourself.....

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Nine Years Earlier........ It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.
Maggie is a killer for these lines to start off books. Tell me that have not got your interest, go on, I dare you!
Sean is on the beach with his father, today is race day. The beach is never safe, today it is dangerous. This is where you learn of the capiall uisce. The water horses. Deadly (meat eaters, including their riders). The men of the village race them, on race day. Sean takes to them naturally. Not that he will ride. His father rides a red stallion. Then dies by the teeth of a grey. Sean watches from the cliff.
I don't think often of my father's strung out body through the reddening surf. Instead I remember him as he was before the race: afraid. I won't make the same mistake.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

OMG! This book is a magical roller coaster ghost train ride! You go through every single emotion while reading this! Sadness. Horror. Happiness. Freaked out. You feel all of these things at any given moment! AMAZING. I originally bought this for my Son. As is tradition I read it first before giving it to him, so I know the contents.

The Dark Heroine by Abigail Gibbs

I read somewhere once that this girl was nineteen when she wrote this (or younger and it got published at 19). That has to be a huge thing for any author. Yes she may only just be getting into it, yes she has years till she become great but the point is that at nineteen she still had a huge fan base. (enough to get published!) I've read a few reviews where people say allsorts of bad things. In truth at that ages most novelists can not get published. I say good for her. At least she's gone with her dream. At least she put in the effort. Eventually the more she writes the better she will become.... I really enjoyed this book, yes it has it's flaws but so do people. Once I picked it up I had to pry it from my hands just to sleep for the night. The action starts from the very beginning which I thought finally. Violet Lee is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Trafalgar square. Where she ends up hidden (after a night out) while Vampires kill Hunters.

Abandon by Meg Cabot

Okay, so I read this in one night (due to easy reading, mainly) Pierce Oliviera knows what it's like to die (oh yes she do) .....Now Death wants her back (dun, dun, dunnnn.) Okay there is a good plot (it even includes greek myths.) This starts with... Anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Anything at all. One. Two. Three. Blink.
Then it describes persephone being took by hades and the narrator (Pierce) telling you it's just a myth. What happened to her, is not. So on, so on.
She then add... So take my advice: Whatever you do - Don't blink.
This page drew me in slightly, I wanted to know what happens to her when she blinks.

Devil's Bargain by Rachel Caine

Okay, so I've read all the morganville books by this author and I have to say I love her. (This book is more for Adults I'd say but there isn't anything that bad in it, so young adults could read aswell if you're into this sort of thing....) I love the fact this book is about something so different and yet she still nails it "HELL YERH!" (Think Wanted (the film where peoples' names come up and they have to kill them) cross Kim Possible (cartoon spy with a techno geek boss and sidekick best friend)...) So Jazz (the main) is one of them drink whiskey alone in a bar kind of detectives (I admire this, how a person can walk into a bar alone and not care about sitting with their own company.) I also love detective programmes (Miss Marple, Diagnosis: Murder, Poirot and sherlock holmes) although this was my first book do to with them.... It's not just detectiveness it is sort of about fate (making it happen/stopping it happening and so on) and the love interest (James) ain't that bad either (win, win) Jazz is a Badass and her business partner  Lucia is an even bigger Badass! Together they are thrown into this thing where they have to be somewhere to stop something or the other way around. The Cross Society send them red letters for every case they have (it's all kinda crazy, but a great change for detectives.) If they do this they will give them the means to help save Jazz's friend (he has been locked up for something he didn't do.) Then she gets on their bad side 'uh-oh'.... If you're into fate and a bit of action this is definitely for you. It's kinda strange and at first they have no idea what they have gotten themselves into but if you like this book you'll love the next although that is written from the partners prospective. Give it a go.

Splintered by A. G. Howard

This is technically for young adults. I seem to own a lot of these haha. This is a take on Alice in Wonderland and a good one at that. Alyssa Gardener is Alice Liddell's great-great-great-Granddaughter (or so she thinks ;)!!!). Madness has runs through the family ever since Alice. Alyssa's mum is in an asylum and Morpheus (the caterpillar/moth) keeps coming to try to take her to wonderland. Plants and insects talk to her. And so on. Then she ends up in wonderland *fist pump* (come on... Who wouldn't want to go there?) All the usual characters are in this but with a twist. I thought -once I got past the beginning and more into the wonder- that A. G. Howard done a marvellous job. She has made a famous story her own and rocked it (my opinion). I never seen the end coming or how much I would love Morpheus and Alice. My only problem was Jeb (the friend/crush) it felt like he got in my way *sigh*(maybe you will like him...) I would say it's definitely an amazing twist on the original so yerh if you're in the age group or even older you may enjoy this read. Don't give up (like I went to) it totally starts to kick in, see I don't even want to ruin it for you ;)....... And just look at that beautiful cover (don't you love it!!!)

Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampire Series) by Rachel Caine

This series is Fang-tastic. Claire Danvers sixteen year old accepted for college early didn't know what she was getting herself into when she agreed to go to texas prairie instead of her college of choice because her parents thought she was to young to go too far. What they didn't know was the choice they made her go to was less safe. This is the first in a fifteenth book series and what a brilliant series it is. A new problem in each book, you will not get bored once. (Not once I tell ya...)

True Fire by Gary Meehan

This starts off with a girl sixteen years old, pregnant. Sneaking out of her house where she lives with her grandfather and twin sister Gwyneth. Parents long dead. Her name is Megan and her plan is to meet the father of her baby Wade, who ran off when she told him she was with child. (JERK.) She met Wade because her sister was with hid brother (Holt) and coerced her into being with him. While she's with him near the corn fields basically arguing they hear loud cries (must be fighting at a tavern) Alas no It is the whole village screaming. Wade makes her hide and goes to see what's happening (although I'm pretty certain he hide her on purpose because he knew something and was scared for her) A man in black armour cuts his head clean off with an axe. *ARGH WTF*

Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

Death goes missing! This is such a marvellous plot. If Death is missing what will happen? (Chaos) BRILLIANT. Terry Pratchett does it again. I do not know how some people do not like his books or even not like one over another. Each and every book impresses me. Death as it is, is fed up of being er Death and has gone to get a different job (working on a farm.) I love Death in these books, I never imagined I'd say those word (like ever.) My words fail me on how to write how great I found this book. The whole crew of the unseen university are in this one aswell (wizards) which who doesn't love these? Oh yeah people who haven't read discworld. What the hell are you waiting for? If Death ain't enough for you then you also have Zombies with flare digging their way out alone and joining a support group (Dead? Depressed?......), wizards that are so ridiculous it's believable and so much more. Death even saves a little girl by given her more time (showing he do in fact have feelings to a certain degree.) There is so many amazing characters just in this book alone (even if they only have a small part) this bloke was so good at people he gets types right to a tee! If you are a Pratchett fan you know you must read it (even if it is for a second time) if you are new what took you so bloody long!!

                                 THE END!

Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

Okay so I literally read the hell outta this one. One night and it was finished. Did I love it? Yes I did. Kennedy (the main) started to grow on me from the first moments and by the end I was ready to be bff's *snort laugh* I felt for her I really did and I don't often. This book starts in a graveyard with the main chasing after her cat (Elvis, I mean any cat named that is bound to be trouble), bare footed and alone at dark. Something moved between headstones (all panic about now) "Sorry" my voice wavered "I'm looking for my cat." The stranger didn't say a word. (wooooo, scary)

Grave Minder by Melissa Marr

The overall idea of grave minding drew me in. Imagine having to mind graves? "spooooooky" (ghost story type voice) I thought ghosts or maybe I don't know something but did I expect zombies? No I did not!

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

This is the first book of Terry pratchett's I every read. When I was about seven my mum had this and feet of clay, I was obsessed with the covers. I would sometimes stare at them for a good hour. I would play with them when ever I could get my hands on them. I love the covers still to this day. I love the written words even more. I find it unfair so much comical genius is given to one man alone *sigh* No who am I kidding I LOVE the fact! This one is about the witches. Granny weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat. These three characters have enough spark to light a huge village and half the world with.

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

This is a spin-off to the vampire academy books. In the last few Sydney Sage is introduced. An alchemist, a group of humans that cover up vampire knowledge from other humans (with a lily tattood to each of their cheeks). The group also hates the creatures and find them disgusting. She was dragged into Rose Hathaway's (A dhampir. That's a half vampire, half human creation that has to protect the moroi) mess purely because she owed someone. Anyway she ends up sort of liking Rose. This ends up with her in serious trouble obviously. This is where this book starts. She's been in bad graces with her people since. In the middle of the night her father makes her get up for an important meeting (I hate this man) . At this meeting she finds out that the moroi (the alright vampires who can use magic) queen's sister needs hiding. Half of the moroi want her dead *shocked face*

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

I'm so into history. I can totally get why people would want to be history professors and so on. History is a magic all on it's own!! I can't really complain about this novel. I voted for it and all sorts *fist pump* I love every character in this whole series although I have to say Gallowglass is my most favourite. A little traitorous part of me wanted Diana (a witch with a problem) to end up with him instead of Matthew (a rich as hell vampire with an attitude problem) *shocker* No really that is no lie. I love him that much! If you don't, you haven't read these books specifically shadow of night......
It begins with absence and desire.
It begins with blood and fear.
It begins with a discovery of witches.
I love it!

M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman

The introduction was indeed a marvellous introduction! I believe everyone can or will understand where he is coming from. A lot of your childhood is made up of short stories. Brilliant things they are and will carry on being so for many years to come. Yep you got it this book is made up of short stories, eleven to be precise.

Bear with me....

I have read hundreds of books that I will eventually write about here. I would have loads up already but I have quite a few books that I want to read at the moment, so I tend to read in my spare time instead of more blogging (dreadful I know ;) ) But on the plus when I get around to doing them all and the juicy new ones I'll post in between, there will indeed be enough to keep anyone occupied for a year or two (slight exaggeration, oh alright HUGE one) In any case I have more to come up shortly. Obviously I have my monthly read so each time I post one of them I'll also post two or three I've already read...... I know I'm a nightmare *smile* (sorry about that) and I know one minute I write short details like hardly anything at all, next minute I write practically the whole novel in short and sometime I don't pay much attention to what I write at all and then have to go over it eight million times changing all the mistakes I didn't notice I had made *forehead palm smack* Anyway happy reading :D *fling your arms out the socket wave*  

Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices book one) by Cassandra Clare

Enters Tessa Grey after a long journey from America to the UK. She's such a loveable girl I do NOT care what anyone says. I loved her from the start. I want to be Tessa's friend. End of! (that sounded really lame ignore). She is to be picked up by someone her brother knows and she loves her brother ever so much. I would not of got in the carriage that came for her but I guess maybe her ever so trust worthy brother said it was fine. cue hours of being locked away, tortured, bullied and forced to turn into things she never knew she could turn into. *bawling my eyes out*.
Enter, Will Herondale the almighty cocky bastard (How I love him from the very first sentence he speaks) who has managed to get into the demons lair. *Warrior cry* and finds Tessa stowed away in a bedroom. Let the saving commence. Welcome to the world of Shadowhunters.

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Aria and Peregrine. Need I say more? Well yes of course I haven't been able to stop verbal diarrhea since my thirteenth year.
Aria is a dweller, dwellers live in mountain type things really. They have not been outside since the Aether storms started. They have these eye patches that are their world. Realms (this is cool) (well to a certain extent) and well basically crap immune systems.
Soren can hack anything. Even the dwellers systems. He take Aria and her friend along with his two friends to a shutdown pod that ain't protected. All hell breaks loose. Soren goes crazy, I mean CRAZY crazy spreads a fire. Everyone's trapped.

Forgotten Suns by Judith Tarr

I read this in about ten sittings, yeah ten sittings in two days. I literally picked it up every spare minute I had. This book is AMAZING if you like timey wimey (Doctor Who saying) things.....
I really love fantasy and science fiction and this just hit all the right spots, all of them!

It has magic, I mean sun god kind of magic. A sleeper who has slept for thousands of years, THOUSANDS!! There is even a ship that is alive god damn really alive...
A girl (Aisha) who is downright crazy... A guy (Rama) who is downright crazy.... And an Aunt (Khalida) who is downright crazy.... I love it. All of it. Every character was something else. Brilliant. I got into the book from the start. The girl blows up a cave in Nevermore (I want to live here), something is let loose. WHAT! YES!! This something is Rama. I love Rama, he is wild. Together they travel through worlds and eventually dimensions trying to find where his people are. Do they succeed? Hell yeah, with a big bang here and there..... I actually want there to be another book, which surprised me. I've read a lot of trilogies but mainly it's because I can't stand a book not completely finished. But this beauty, Judith Tarr please, please, please write more :D!! You should almost certainly read this. what ever genre you're into. It is certainly something to think about. I like SOMETHING to think about. I love every 'what if?' that is ever written. Go and find yourself a copy of this right away. That is an order from the Corps.... Not that you will know who they are until you read, so make sure you do ;) (This might seem rushed or whatever, I was just tooooo excited)

Half Wild by Sally Green

So it starts with Nathan naked. (Yep I said it, naked.) Covered in blood. With a body by his side. Since his father gave him three gifts he has been changing into an animal (obviously sounding like a wolf but who knows maybe it could be a bear). Although he can not ever remember changing or what happens.He do remember feeling when the animal is stirring.

While finding Gabriel  (his only friend) *sigh* he ends up meeting two new black witches, who saved said friend. Nesbitt and Van. Who have teamed up with blacks and whites (who feel the council has become to much) and made a sort of odd resistance.... Oh did I mention Nathan and Gabriel have handed them over a magical Amulet "WHAT?" Yeah I know right! Who hands over a magic object to people they do not really know......