Review: Rift by Andrea Cremer

Chronicling the rise of the Keepers, this is the stunning prequel to Andrea Cremer's internationally bestselling Nightshade trilogy!

Sixteen-year-old Ember Morrow is promised to a group called Conatus after one of their healers saves her mother's life. Once she arrives, Ember finds joy in wielding swords, learning magic, and fighting the encroaching darkness loose in the world. She also finds herself falling in love with her mentor, the dashing, brooding, and powerful Barrow Hess. When the knights realize Eira, one of their leaders, is dabbling in dark magic, Ember and Barrow must choose whether to follow Eira into the nether realm or to pledge their lives to destroying her and her kind.

With action, adventure, magic, and tantalizing sensuality, this book is as fast-paced and breathtaking as the Nightshade novels.

Special Someone Saturday: Barrow Hess

Hi lovelies! This week's Special Someone Saturday post is brought to you by Barrow Hess from Rift by Andrea Cremer. 

If Only... (12)

If only Stick It were a book.

Haven't seen or heard of the movie? Here's a taste:

Haley Graham is a former gymnast-turned-juvenile delinquent who, after one too many run-ins with the law, is forced to enroll at an elite gymnastics academy, the VGA in Houston, Texas which is run by the legendary Olympic gymnast Burt Vickerman. But the rebellious Haley is not welcomed into the academy by the other teenage gymnasts who despise her for walking out on her Junior Olympic team years earlier during a competition which cost them the gold medal. But Haley is not a docile person either and makes every effort to provoke conflicts with the other girls. Vickerman takes it upon himself to coach Haley in his own way to make her regain her self respect for the VGA's coming spot on the Gymnastic Nationals.

Review: The Theory of Everything by Kari Luna (Did Not Finish Review)

One part Libba Bray's GOING BOVINE, two parts String Theory, and three parts love story equals a whimsical novel that will change the way you think about the world.
Sophie Sophia is obsessed with music from the late eighties. She also has an eccentric physicist father who sometimes vanishes for days and sees things other people don’t see. But when he disappears for good and Sophie’s mom moves them from Brooklyn, New York, to Havencrest, Illinois, for a fresh start, things take a turn for the weird. Sophie starts seeing things, like marching band pandas, just like her dad.

Guided by Walt, her shaman panda, and her new (human) friend named Finny, Sophie is determined to find her father and figure out her visions, once and for all. So she travels back to where it began—New York City and NYU’s physics department. As she discovers more about her dad’s research on M-theory and her father himself, Sophie opens her eyes to the world’s infinite possibilities—and her heart to love.
Perfect for fans of Going Bovine, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and The Probability of Miracles.

Review: Last Rite (Personal Demons #3) by Lisa Desrochers

In this final installment of the thrilling, edgy Personal Demons series, the battle between Heaven and Hell has become critical, and Frannie Cavanaugh is right at the center of it.

With the help of the powerful angel Gabe and demon-turned-mortal Luc, Frannie has been able to stay one step ahead of the forces of Hell. But when the demons killed Frannie's best friend and destroyed her brother, they raised the stakes. If Frannie wants to keep her family and friends safe, she knows she has no choice but to go on the run.

Their best defense is the power Frannie has been struggling to master, but her attempts to hone her skill go horribly awry. If Frannie doesn't learn fast, the consequences could be devastating--even apocalyptic.

What happens when you can't outrun Hell...or trust the ones you love?

Special Someone Saturday: Jesse Eisenberg (From any movie really)

Last weekend I finally got the chance to watch Now You See Me, which I gotta say is a fantastic movie for those who want eye candy, good acting, a plot line you can't expect, and entertainment. 

Not only does that cast have a lot of eye candy, it has Jesse Eisenberg, who I am a huge fan of. I've only seen a few movies with him in it, but his nerdy, quirky, bit of a nervousness when he talks is probably the most entertaining thing ever! 

That sarcastic air, and the low key  humor he insert in between a solid convo or a tangent/ monologue amazes me since most people usually miss it so they just see a really rambly guy. In both the Social Network and  Now You See Me, Jesse has this sarcastic, controlling, yet really hot air to him. I think I am on of the only people who think this, but watching him in both movies was just wonderful. The guy is definitely talented! 

So without further ado, let's cue in the eye candy!

You tell them Jesse! 

I also love Andrew Garfield <3

So Jesse Eisenberg is my special someone this week, whose yours? Tell me in the comments below, I would love to know! 

It's Finally Friday (11) with Michelle G. Miller

Well hell there lovelies!

It's finally Friday, and I'm back with another edition of this meme! This week we have Michelle G. Miller author of  Never Let You Go. I have yet to read Miller's book, but I am hoping once in college I'll be using my kindle much more often so I'll end up giving it a shot! I can definitely say I am intrigued! Well now, on to the interview!

Let's Discuss (4): Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them- Fangirling Over the Wonderful Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

Hi guys!!
So last week it was revealed that JK Rowling is screen writing for the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them which basically means another Harry Potter Related Movie!!! This is beyond exciting let me tell you! 1920s, England, Magic, Monsters, My Queen (JK Rowling) are all coming back! I am beyond excited (click play below to watch/hear/and laugh at my reaction to the news!), so I decided to go unscripted for this vlog (sadly, which means no words on this one for y'all to read :/). Have fun!! And make sure to comment below you reaction to the news, or even your reaction to my reaction! :D

Thanks for watching! Make sure to like, subscribe, and comment for more videos! Leave in the comments below what you want me to discuss next week! 

If Only... (11)

If only Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo were a movie.

Haven't read or heard of the book yet? Here's a taste:

The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka.

Alina, a pale, lonely orphan, discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdom’s magical elite—the Grisha. Could she be the key to unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold and setting Ravka free?

The Darkling, a creature of seductive charm and terrifying power, leader of the Grisha. If Alina is to fulfill her destiny, she must discover how to unlock her gift and face up to her dangerous attraction to him.

But what of Mal, Alina’s childhood best friend? As Alina contemplates her dazzling new future, why can’t she ever quite forget him?

Review: The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding

Things I know about Reece Malcolm:

1. She graduated from New York University.
2. She lives in or near Los Angeles.
3. Since her first novel was released, she’s been on the New York Times bestseller list every week.
4. She likes strong coffee and bourbon.
5. She’s my mother.

Devan knows very little about Reece Malcolm, until the day her father dies and she’s shipped off to live with the mother she’s never met. All she has is a list of notebook entries that doesn’t add up to much.
L.A. offers a whole new world to Devan—a performing arts school allows her to pursue her passion for show choir and musicals, a new circle of friends helps to draw her out of her shell, and an intriguing boy opens up possibilities for her first love.
But then the Reece Malcolm list gets a surprising new entry. Now that Devan is so close to having it all, can she handle the possibility of losing everything?

Review: Original Sin (Personal Demons #2) by Lisa Desrochers

Luc Cain was born and raised in Hell, but he isn’t feeling as demonic as usual lately—thanks to Frannie Cavanaugh and the unique power she never realized she had. But you can’t desert Hell without consequences, and suddenly Frannie and Luc find themselves targeted by the same demons who used to be Luc’s allies.

Left with few options, Frannie and Luc accept the protection of Heaven and one of its most powerful angels, Gabe. Unfortunately, Luc isn’t the only one affected by Frannie, and it isn’t long before Gabe realizes that being around her is too…tempting. Rather than risk losing his wings, he leaves Frannie and Luc under the protection of her recently-acquired guardian angel.

Which would be fine, but Gabe is barely out the door before an assortment of demons appears—and they’re not leaving without dragging Luc back to Hell with them. Hell won’t give up and Heaven won’t give in. Frannie’s guardian exercises all the power he has to keep them away, but the demons are willing to hurt anyone close to Frannie in order to get what they want. It will take everything she has and then some to stay out of Hell’s grasp.

And not everyone will get out of it alive.

Special Someone Saturday: Gabriel

Hey guys! This week's Special Someone Saturday post is brought to you by Gabriel from Lisa Desrochers' Personal Demons trilogy.

It's Finally Friday! (10): Interview with M. Leighton

Hi lovelies! This week on It's Finally Friday!, we have M. Leighton, author of the Blood Like Poison series, the Madly series, and several other YA and adult novels. I'm definitely a fan of For the Love of a Vampire (Blood Like Poison #1) and am hoping to read the next two books soon. Paranormal and contemporary fans, be sure to check out M. Leighton's books! And now, without further ado, the interview. :)

Let's Discuss (3): Addictions (My Confession to You All)

Hi Guys!!
This week on Let's Discuss I need to confess something. I've been dealing with a problem and well this is my story.

If Only... (10)

If only The Perfect Score were a book.

Haven't seen or heard of the movie? Here's a taste:

All-around good boy Kyle only obstacle to realizing his dream, studying architecture at Cornell, is his average SAT exam score. For best buddy Matty Matthews, getting into college is his hope to be reunited with dream girl Sandy. They realize haughty brat Francesca Curtis, owner of the Princeton building where ETS makes the SAT test, can provide them security codes so stealing the SAT results before the make-ups becomes an option. Charming Kyle talks her into it, but also enlists their senior high school near-valedictorian Anna Ross, whose Brown ambition is imposed by bossy parents. She brings along basketball dumbo Desmond Rhodes. Realizing their planning was overheard in the school toilet by marijuana addict Roy, the buddies take hum on board, ands find he's actually a natural genius without any ambition. Kyle nearly pulls off a first plan with luck, but blows it. His second plan is better, and the team improvises just enough to get the scores with one major sacrifice. But in the process, their states of mind change decisively.

Review: Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.
After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.
All Katy can do is survive.
Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?
Together, they can face anything.

But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?

And will they even be together?

Review: Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers

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.

Special Someone Saturday: Archer

Aloha world! This week's Special Someone Saturday has become a Special Someone SUNDAY because my internet went haywire and didn't post my post *aww poop*. So this week after finishing Origin by Jennifer L. Aremtrout, I realized my special someone definitely has to be Archer. 

It's Finally Friday: Interview with Mercy Amare

Aloha lovelies! 

It's finally Friday, and I'm back with another edition of this meme! This week we have Mercy Amare, author of her recent novel You Got Me, but also author of the Rockstar series and the Kihanna saga . I have yet to read Amare's novels, but by overall oppinions and reviews I have seen around I have a hunch that You Got Me will definitely be my cup of tea. This is definitely a book for fans who love contemporary romances and insta-love type books, or someone who just wants to try something new :)  And now...the interview!

Let's Discuss! (2): How to Get Things Done + Giveaway of one book of your choice!

Hi Guys!!
This week on Let's Discuss I'm basically talking about how to get back on track! I've been behind with my TBR pile and all my other hobbies so I've found a few tips that I think may help shave off time from my day so I have more time to do the things I love!

If Only... (9)

If only Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout were a movie.

Haven't read or heard of the book yet? Here's a taste: 

The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi pure bloods have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals--well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures. Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule #1: Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden. Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. And that would kind of suck.

Review: City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues—and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon.
What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost?
Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.

Review: The Demon Catchers of Milan by Kat Beyer

Mia's ordinary life is disrupted in the most horrifying way possible when she is possessed by a hungry and powerful demon--and only saved by the arrival of relatives from Italy, the country her grandfather fled many decades ago. Now her cousins Emilio and Giuliano say the only way to keep her safe is for her to come back with them to Milan, to live, to learn Italian, to fall in and out of love, and to master the family trade: fighting all demons with the lore of bell, book, and candle. Milan is not what Mia expected, but it will change her forever, in this stunningly well-written novel about an American girl who, fleeing an ancient evil, finds her only salvation in her ancestral home.