Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton

Every night Ellie is haunted by terrifying dreams of monstrous creatures that are hurting her, killing her.

When Ellie meets Will, she feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp. His attention is intense and romantic and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries.
On her seventeenth birthday, on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the grim darkness. Only Will hold the keys to Ellie's memories, whole lifetimes of them, and when she looks at him, she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream.

Ellie has power that no one can match, and her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. But in order to survive the dangerous and ancient battle of angels and the Fallen, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives and truths that may be too frightening to remember.

This was a great book. For those who have read Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Intrsuments" trilogy (City of Bones, City of AShes, and City of Glass) and Unearthly...this is a good mix between the two! There is the good the bad and of course the ugly. I really liked Ellie, my only problem was how she just accepted the fact that she was a hunter/killer of reapers. It seemed that she was shocked for a few mintues and then over it...I guess Will being her hot gaurdian helped in that maybe ;)! I thought Will was an interesting character. You can obviously see that he loves Ellie and yet he is si stiff and for lack of a better image...he acts like he constantly has a stick up his rear! Okay...that being said...I really did like this book! The hint of a blooming romance was enough to drive me insane...JUST KISS HER ALREADY...I kpet yelling this at Will!

THere were so many twists...just when I thought maybe Ellie was really something bad...BOOM...something would happen and I would be like well...hmmm...guess not! And Will...I kept thinking that he was hiding more than he was...he very possibly still could be...but at the moment he's not.

There are some pretty violent scenes...and some that were kind of gory so beware of that. It's not my cup of tea, but it wasn't too bad. I am anxious to find out what happens in the next book...whenever that will be!

I give this book 4 stars!

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. A strnager who was sent to hunt her kind. For Jacinda is a Draki - a descendant of dragons, whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.

Forced to flee to the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surrondings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, ellusive Will who stirs her inner Draki to life. Although she is drawn to him, Jacinda knows Wills dark family secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But he inner Draki is dying - if it does die she will be left as human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.

This book was amazing! I loved reading something other than vampires, werewolves, and fairies! I was hooked from the first pages! I love Jacinda and how she tries so hard for everyone to be happy...even if it meant she wasn't. I loved watching her fight to stay away from Will...and lose! It is a great story that ended leavng me absolutly breathless...and it will leave you that way too!

I give this book 4 stars!

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

It all starts with a boy in the woods...

Clara Gardner has recently learned that she is part angel. Having angel blood run thhrough her veins not only makes her smarter, faster and stronger than a normal human, but it means she also has a purpose, something she was put on earth to do. Figuring out what that is, isn't that easy.

Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christain who turns out to the be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place - and out of place at the same time. Because there is another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less than angelic side.

As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unforseen dangers and choices she thought she would never have to make - between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When tge fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

I LOVED this book from the very start! I was so happy that I didn't have to wade through pages of Clara trying to figure out what she is, I was glad she already knew. I have to admit that I am TEAM TUCKER...all the way! I loved the relationship between Tucker and Clara, and watching it evolve. Maybe I will Christain will earn some feeling from me in the next book...but I think I will still LOVE Tucker :)! There were certian parts where my heart broke and I didn't want to keep reading (okay...I would have kept reading...I just wouldn't have been happy), but I did! This book just kept getting better and better. It will definatly be on my personal library shelf and soon! I am only sad that now, once again I have to wait for the next book to come out...but once again...I SO CAN'T WAIT!

I give this book 5 AMAZING stars!

Gone by Michael Grant

There are actually three books (one more coming...at least), but I wanted to review them seperatly. This first book is about a group of kids who suddenly find themselves with out adults...well any one over 15 anyway! In just a moment they all "poof". At first no one wants to believe it, but than the truth starts to set in. So many questions asked...where did they go? Will they come back? How long will they be gone? The answer....no one knows!

Suddenly Sam finds himself in a fight with the snobs from the private school on the hill for power of Perdido Beach...and what power there is! Kids are suddenly showing signs of having immense and strange powers...throwing light that can kill from their hands...levitate things....move like the breeze...heal themselves and others...and that is just the beginning! Not only are the kids mutating and changing...so is the wildlife!

This is a great read...very sci-fi though so if you not into science fiction you might not like them. I am not really as sci-fi lover and I will tell you that I couldn't put this book down! It was all I could do to wait for the other two from the library!

It will really make you think about what would happen in that kind of situation. I kept wondering how my own kids would be able to survive...kind of a scary thought!

I give this book 5 stars!

THese Things Hidden

I wish I could find a picture of the cover of this book for you...but no luck! This book was so breathtakingly painful, and yet stunningly beautiful at the same time! The author's name is Michelle...something german that I can't remember!

This book made me realize how much I really shouldn't judge others or make snap assessments of others lives. This book is told by four different women so you get varying points of view on the story...but it also helps in getting you crazy confused! I apologize that I can't remember all the names of the characters...it's been a while! It opens up with one of the women leaving prison...the only thing we know is that she is unsure of where she is going, that her parents don't want her anymore, and her sister will never forgive her, all she knows is she is she is going to a safe house. While at the safe house she is suddenly thrust into the face of her past...literally!

THere are so many twists and turns in this book that once you think you have it all figured out a new character starts in on her part of the story and you realize you were totally wrong!

My heart broke for all the women in this book...read it with a box of tissues...ALOT of tissues! There was so much angst and yet the ending will leave you feeling very peaceful and satisfied at how it turns out.

I give this book 4 stars! It is a definate MUST READ!!!

Wintergirls

Okay so it has been a while since I last posted and it's not like I haven't read anything...I have...I just sort of forgot that I have a book blog! Forgive me please!?!? I will try to add as many of the books I have read as possible over the next few days. I want to start with this book though..."Wintergirls" by Laurie Anderson.

This book is about Lia who is struggling with anorexia. I am not going to lie and say this is a feel good book and everything turns out great **SPOILER ALERT**...it is anything but that! This is a candid look at how anorexia destroys not only the person suffering from it, but the lives of all those around them. Lia doesn't want to get better....she doesn't want to eat and she sure as heck wants her dead best friend to leave her alone. Not only does Lia suffer from anorexia, she also cuts herself to feel anything but what she should. When her sister Emma walks in and finds her in a pool od blood and emaciated to almost nothing, Lia finally admits she has a problem and needs help. I cried. I am not going to lie. This book hit me like a ton of bricks! Maybe because I suffer the same thoughts that Lia does...maybe because I have been there (scary but true)...maybe because this is something I fear may happen to my own daughter. This is a book that all mothers and daughters should read.

There are some graphic moments...but to tell the truth about this disease it needed to be that way. Read it. Be grateful for having a healthy body...be grateful that someone loves you enough to let you know no matter what you weigh you are awesome!

READ WITH A BIG BOX OF KLEENEX!

I gave this book 4 stars. I really liked this book. I think it should be a must read for all girls who think they are too fat...even if the aren't!

The Eternal One

There seems to be alot of books being written about reincarnation lately..."Fallen", the "Immortal Series"...just to name a few. Some have been really well written and some not so much, so I was a little worried when I started this book. However 6 hours later...I was wanting more! This was a very well written book. Kirsten Miller really did a wonderful job.

HAven is just a child when she starts having "visions" of 'Ethan' the boy she loved. Her father secretly writes to an organization that deals with reincarnation. Little did he know what things he would start into motion! Livng in a small Southern town, Haven is instantly viewed as being possessed by a demon and her "loving" grandmother will stop at nothing to cure her. Suddenly the visions that she had been able to control start coming more and more often and she is felling pulled to go to New York...she's never even been there!

Little does she know she will find 'Ethan', but along the way their eternal love will be challenged by lies, and deciet, but they will also enjoy a few moments or love. As a horrible love triangle starts to unfold Haven begins to wonder if she will ever be able to enjoy an eternity with Iian, or if the devil will ruin them all.

This is a suspense filled book overbrimming with love and passion, deciet and depair, and of course twists around every corner! I couldn't put it down once I started it, and when I did have to put it down to go to bed, I couldn't wait to start reading again!

I loved Haven! She was a vibrant, full of life character who wasn't about to let anything come before her and the truth...or what she thought was the truth! Iian/Ethan was amazing as well. It's always nice to read a book with a hot main character who every time you turn the page is doing something amazing! There are a few "lesser" characters who are great as well. I hope Beau makes another appearance in future works...Adam...as much as I love to hate him...can't wait to see what trouble he causes next time.

So the big question is...do Haven/Constance and Iian/Ethan get to live happily ever after...or is someone waiting in the shadows to bring it all to an end?

Guess we'll have to wait for the next enstallment in the "Eternal Ones" trilogy...due out sometime next fall (I know...WHY?!?!?). It will be worth the wait...that I can promise!

I give this book 5 stars...it was AMAZING!!!