Mini Review: The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

Publisher: Razorbill ( June 12, 2012)

Length: 417 pages

Format: Hardcover

Summary from Amazon:

The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series.

Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students--children of the wealthy and powerful--carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian must do everything in their power to keep their secret safe. But with forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, hiding the truth is harder than anyone thought.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Richelle Mead's breathtaking Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive. In this second book, the drama is hotter, the romances are steamier, and the stakes are even higher.

Review:

I liked this book. I don't think it is as great as Vampire Academy but hey there's a high bar there. One thing that I enjoyed about this book is that Sydeny got to explore more into the magic and what she is capable of doing. 

I really like Sydney. She helps out her friends any way she can, whenever she can. She is smart and strong. I also like Adrian, I think they would be great together!

 4.5/5 stars.

~ALISIA

The Friday 56 7/20

This is my first week!!
Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple.

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Book:

Storm Born by Richelle Mead

"'How'd he get you at that angle and position?' Roland looked puzzled. 'Were you wrestling?'"

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Book Blogger Hop 7/20

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What’s the ONE super-hyped book you’ll NEVER read?


Hmm, thats a hard one. Super-hyped books: Harry Potter (read it before all the movies were made), Twilight (read it after I saw the first movie because they books are better), and Hunger Games (read it before I even knew there was going to be a movie). I couldn't think of any super-hyped books that are recent, so I looked about some other people's answers. Fifty Shades of Grey is really unpopular among these  people. But I can't blame them. I don't know what it is about but my sister read it and said that if she knew more about before she read, she never would have.  
I can't say that I will NEVER read a book (I did that with Twilight and ended up reading it). But I can say that I may never get around to read some books! Because I get daily emails about free books on amazon and I end up getting at least one EVERY DAY! That adds up fast!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
~Alisia

Mini Review: Summer on the Mountain by Rosemarie Naramore

Summer on the Mountain by Rosemarie Naramore

Publisher: Rosemarie Naramore ( Jan 27, 2012)

Length: 164 print pages

Format: E-book

Summary from Amazon:

When artist Summer Windham is offered the chance to vacation at her boss, Gwendolyn’s, mountain cabin, she’s delighted. There’s a catch, however. Gwendolyn wants her to paint a landscape to gift to her husband. Although Summer is experiencing “painter’s” block, she agrees to give it a go. On the mountaintop, she meets her boss’s ruggedly handsome forest ranger son, and the two immediately clash. He’s convinced his mother is playing matchmaker and he simply doesn’t have the time to be bothered. Or, does he?

Review:

I really enjoyed this book! I love how into the outdoors Summer was. I also liked how she wasn't interested in Jarrod or at least pretended like she wasn't and then you could see how her feelings grow. I also LOVED how they met! What I didn't really like was how when (SPOILER) Jarrod had to spend time camping on the mountain, looking for the poachers, the two were always rushed when he visited Summer. I liked that Summer had a part in finding the poachers

Overall, I really liked this book. It was interesting and fun, with some sweet thrown in.

3.7 to 4 stars.

~ALISIA

Virtual Book Tour Review: Immortal Voyage by C. G. Powell

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Immortal Voyage by C. G. Powell

Publisher: Terra Stellar Press (June 9,2012)

Length:199 print pages

Format: E-book

Summary from Amazon:

Before the time of the great pyramids, there was a place like none other, a city of glass and metal rising from the depths of the ocean. Shrouded in mist, the island of Hy-Brasil and its capital Atlantis lay hidden from the rest of the world by its people, a race of long lived, interstellar nomads.

What secrets would you keep to save your kingdom? On the Queen’s deathbed, the sonless King Aldric is force into a promise to allow his five daughters to marry for love. A promise he wished he had never made, and one he will have to break to save the kingdom.

The youngest of five daughters, Jael, spent most of her time at her father’s side learning to run a kingdom. Believed to be the King’s favorite, Jael is shocked when he betroths her to a longtime friend of his, Prince Sarik of Hy-Brasil. Soon she will learn that world is full of secrets and one of them is her very own birth. Will the secret that bonds her to Sarik be the ultimate downfall of a kingdom?

Review:

I really enjoyed this book. It has sci-fi, fantasy and romance, what more could you want! You get to know the characters really well. You also learn about some of the minor characters too. All the stories tie in together so you get the whole picture. They are all likable and fun to read about. I really loved Jael; she is responsible and strong (and indepenedent!). I also loved Starik! He was charming and sometimes sweet.

There are so many twists to the story. The whole time I was wondering what Jael was and what she could do. I'm glad that we got to learn about her and her powers with her. I was also trying to guess who was the mastermind behind Dugun. I never would have guessed who it ended up being! I couldn’t stand Gugun, I just wanted to bash him on the head with something (expescially when he attacked Tam)!

I wished there was more about the romance and how it grew between Jael and Starik.

I give it 4/5 stars!

~ALISIA

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Mini Review: Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready

Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready

Publisher: Simon Pulse (May 4, 2010)

Length: 320 pages

Format: Hardcover

Summary from Amazon:

Love ties them together. Death can't tear them apart.

Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last.

Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone.

Well, sort of.

Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan’s violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost.

It doesn't help that Aura’s new friend Zachary is so understanding—and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit.

As Aura's relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart…and clues to the secret of the Shift.

Review:

Some parts I really really liked and some parts I just liked, but I did enjoy this book. It takes ghost seeing to a whole different level. Seeing ghosts, it's NORMAL!  I love the story between Aura and Zachary. For some reason, I don't like Logan. I feel that he is just holding Aura back from life. She ends up lying to her family because of him. With Zachary, Aura can be a normal girl and have a somewhat normal life ( i say somewhat because government people watching you isn't really normal but more so than ghost, i think). 

4/5 stars.

~ALISIA

Book Blogger Hop 7/14

Book Blogger Hop!
Putting up a day late because I completely forgot about it yesterday. Better late than never!

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Question:

How long does it take you to read a book?

It all depends on the book! If I really like it and am into it then it could take me anywhere between half a day to a day. If I have other stuff to do while i'm reading the book, like working, then maybe two or three days to finish a book. If I sit down and read a book, start to finish, and I really love it then it will take me half a dayish.

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Have a great day!! I'm doing a day trip to L.A. with my family, so i'll be back later.
~ALISIA