The Iron King - Julie Kagawa

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

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So the book started off a little boring for me at first, but I kept on reading, and I was glad that I did. AMAZING! BEAUTIFUL! STUNNING! I loved it! The way the Julie writes just draws me in.

The only part I didn't like about the book was the begining, and now after finishing it I see that it really wasn't that boring at all.

This is a must read if you have not read it already!

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Glow - Amy Kathleen Ryan

What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone you'd been promised to since birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival—not love—the issue?

Out in the murky nebula lurks an unseen enemy: the New Horizon. On its way to populate a distant planet in the wake of Earth's collapse, the ship's crew has been unable to conceive a generation to continue its mission. They need young girls desperately, or their zealous leader's efforts will fail. Onboard their sister ship, the Empyrean, the unsuspecting families don't know an attack is being mounted that could claim the most important among them...

Fifteen-year-old Waverly is part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space; she was born on the Empyrean, and the large farming vessel is all she knows. Her concerns are those of any teenager—until Kieran Alden proposes to her. The handsome captain-to-be has everything Waverly could ever want in a husband, and with the pressure to start having children, everyone is sure he's the best choice. Except for Waverly, who wants more from life than marriage—and is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.

But when the Empyrean faces sudden attack by their assumed allies, they quickly find out that the enemies aren't all from the outside.

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I read this book a while ago, back before I started a book blog, but it was so good I have to share it with you.

The book starts off with Waverly's life normal and happy, but then everything changes when the people of the New Horizon attack the Empyrean and do some seriously bad things to the people, especially the young girls.

I love how Ryan brings religion into the plot and then questions it.

Then the cliffhanger ending... Kieran turning to religion to help the boys left on the ship. This book will surely not disappoint any reader.

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Spark  on JULY 17, 2012!

Pure - Jennifer L. Armentrout

"It was strange how the body could forget all these terrible things so quickly. Or maybe it was the soul that worked this way, seeking out warmth and touch, needing to prove that we were still in the world of living."       ~ Pure

There is need. And then there is Fate...

Being destined to become some kind of supernatural electrical outlet isn't exactly awesome--especially when Alexandria's "other half" is everywhere she goes. Seth's in her training room, outside her classes, and keeps showing up in her bedroom--so not cool. Their connection does have some benefits, like staving off her nightmares of the tragic showdown with her mother, but it has no effect on what Alex feels for the forbidden, pure-blooded Aiden. Or what he will do--and sacrifice--for her.

When daimons infiltrate the Covenants and attack students, the gods send furies--lesser gods determined to eradicate any threat to the Covenants and to the gods, and that includes the Apollyon... and Alex. And if that and hordes of aether-sucking monsters didn't blow bad enough, a mysterious threat seems willing to do anything to neutralize Seth, even if that means forcing Alex into servitude... or killing her.

When the gods are involved, some decisions can never, ever be undone.

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I absolutly hate that I have to wait... hang on while I count on my fingers... eight months until the next book comes out! I will literally be counting down the days. It was that good of a book!!!!

Once again Armentrout has captivated me with the world of the Pures, Halfs, Daimons, and the two Apollyons.

Alex is faced with the death of her best friend, Aiden not saying he loves her back, Daimon attacks on the Covenant, the connection with Seth keeps getting stronger, she recieved her first mark of the Apollyon, adn was able to use two of the elements. And not to mention having to go to New York to answer questions about her mother and Gatlinburg in front of the entire council.

And then the ultimate cliffhanger ending.... A full scale Daimon attack at the New York covenant.

That's all I'm saying, so if you want to know more I seriously would encourage you to go read this, but if you haven't read Daimon or Half-Blood read those first.

The one and only thing that bothered me was a few minor spelling and grammar errors, but I can look past those.

After reading this book I am still swapping back and forth between Aiden and Seth. I think Seth will eventually become the God killer and Alex will end up with Aiden because he really does care about her.

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Deity on NOVEMBER 6, 2012!

I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Nine's Legacy-Pittacus Lore

Number Nine—when John frees him from his cell in the power of six, he's ferocious, reckless, and ready to fight back. But being held captive changes a person—even a Lorien. See what Nine was like before his capture, and read about his dramatic escape from his point of view.

In i am number four: the lost files: nine's legacy, discover the story behind Nine. Before meeting John Smith, aka Number Four, before being held prisoner, Nine was hunting down Mogadorians in Chicago with his CÊpan, Sandor. What happened there would change Nine forever. . . .


This was an amazing book. There really isn't much I can say about it. It gave an excellent look into the life of Nine before being captured by the Mogadorians.

I give this book 5 stars.

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AUGUST 21, 2012