Book Review Saturday! February 6, 2010

So this Saturday I bring to you a book that I had been wanting to read since I saw it on the new sellers list on the Barnes and Noble website. If you haven’t noticed I have a thing for werewolves, vampires, fairies, fallen angels, ghosts, and anything supernatural that these wonderful authors now days include into the world of young adult romance. This book in particular is about a fallen angel.

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick is an amazing story about a fallen angel named Patch and a girl named Nora. Nora isn’t really the average high school girl; she is focused on her studies and is pretty much anti-boy (at least in my opinion). Nora ecounters Patch as her Biology partner while studying sexual reproduction in human beings and is immediately drawn to and repelled by Patch. Patch isn’t your average high school senior, he’s confident, mysterious, and hints a bit to the side of danger. Nora isn’t sure what it is about Patch that attracts her to him, but as the book progresses she finds it harder and harder to be away from him. In developing a relationship with Patch, Nora finds out things that she never knew existed in the seemingly ‘normal’ world of Coldwater, Maine that she thought she knew.  Because of Patch, Nora also finds out things about herself that she never knew and even why her father was murdered? Who knew talking to Patch would be the best and worst thing Nora ever did? She didn’t.

 

Sound interesting? Patch sound like the ideal bad boy? Nora sound like a different type of heroine? Give it a read, you won’t regret it. I know I didn’t, I’m thoroughly excited to see what the next book, Crescendo (September 30, 2010) holds for Patch and Nora. Things can only go up from here . . . er, well in Patch’s case anyway.

 

Let me know what you think, should you decide to embark on this read.

 

Follow Becca Fitzpatrick on Twitter @BecFitzpatrick.

Book Review Saturday! January 16, 2010

It has been an immensely long time, I am aware; unfortunately life has been kicking my butt something serious since the beginning of senior year of college. Things I never thought I’d deal with have occurred, but have no fear while I was gone I was reading.

This Book Review Saturday I’m going to tell you about an awesome book by Maggie Stiefvare called ‘Shiver.’

Now I’m sure everyone is done with the hype over Twilight and vampires, but this book is almost the opposite. ‘Shiver’ is about a young girl named Grace who basically watches after herself. Grace, as well as her friends have an obsession with the wolves that live in the woods behind Grace’s home, one wolf in particular holds her heart. What she discovers about her yellow eyed wolf leads her into a world she never thought existed.

Now that I’ve given you a summary from my perspective; my thoughts on this book are that it is an extraordinary read. I love the idea of shape shifters, obviously I discovered that from reading the Twilight Saga. Sam is the ideal boy/wolf in this story, he is caring, sweet, and mysterious; he’s what any girl would love in a book’s leading male character. Grace is a strong willed girl, that is independent and sure of what she wants  and that includes Sam.

I was glad to discover that this book is apart of a series and the second installment of the book, Linger, is due out on July 20, 2010 .

I’m looking forward to continuing Sam and Grace’s story, so until next time on Book Review Saturday, happy reading.

P.S. – Reading ‘Shiver’? Anticipating ‘Linger’? Follow Maggie Stiefvater on twitter @MStiefvater .

Book Review Saturday! July 11, 2009

As an English major and lover of reading, I have been reading myself into a stupor this summer. In total, so far, I have read about 14 books and I’m in the middle of number 15. So I thought, why NOT, do a book review segment to inform people of the great reads that these lovely authors are providing us with.

Today, is the day I present to you the introduction of Book Review Saturday.

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The first set of books to be reviewed will have to be a set of books that ruled my life for about a week and they were The Southern Vampire Mysteries (aka. The Sookie Stackhouse Books) or as most people know the books that the HBO series True Blood is based off of.

The box set only has the first seven books, but in total there are nine; with number ten coming out in October (score!).

The reason that I found myself attached to yet another series, is because well . . . it has vampires in it. I had seen advertisements for the series, but was interested in reading the books long before. One day I got a hold of the first book and it’s been downhill for me since then. These books hold mystery, drama, love triangles, blood/gore, and of course really attractive sounding characters, NOT to mention that we finally read about a female heroine/main character that does not irk your nerves.

Here’s the summary of the first book:

Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life–and one of her coworkers checks out…Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn’t such a bright idea. A fun, fast, funny, and wonderfully intriguing blend of vampire and mystery that’s hard to put down, and should not be missed.

Interested in reading the first book? Well, click HERE to purchase book one and well . . . enjoy your new addiction.