~Book Review~ Under The Never Sky

Under The Never Sky
(Under The Never Sky #1)

By: Veronica Rossi

Genre: Dystopian, Young Adult

Goodreads Description: WORLDS KEPT THEM APART.

DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.

Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.

Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild - a savage - but might be her best hope at staying alive.

If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers.

     I loved this book! From the very beginning they have you hooked. A few people breaking in to a part of their dome and then going crazy and killing people and starting a fire, and then Aria getting saved by this mysterious savage? How can you not get excited to read this book?? Plus, not to mention, the freaky Aether storms with killer lightning. 

     Now for Perry, that mysterious savage, who saves Aria's life time and time again. Talk about one hansom sounding guy. I totally loved his character! A strong, stern guy who can't stand the "Moles" but keeps saving one anyways. And how he can't stand her at all but slowly starts to when he gets more comfortable with her. Plus he has some awesome abilities! Who wouldn't love to see at night and be able to smell so well you could actually smell how people felt! That is so awesome! 

     Aria is a great character. Strong, stubborn, but smart too. She was awesome! I loved that she pushed through her pain and exhaustion on the outside so she wouldn't seem weak. Plus, she begins to develop some talent on her own along the way. 

     I love getting to watch Aria and Perry travel together and slowly become closer. That would have never have happened without Roar, one of Perry's best friends that they run into along the way. He was so amazing, and hilarious, fun and caring. He was hands down my favorite character in the book! Also, he is a Audile, which means he can hear amazingly! He is quite the help to Perry and Aria along their journey. 

    Along with Roar is a little boy named Cinder, and his name makes perfect sense too. Talk about the coolest ability of all! He can channel the Aether storms through his body! AWESOME!

   All in all this book was great and I am excited to start the next book in the series because lets just say they leave you with some crazy stuff towards the end! 

Star Rating:

Allegiant Cover Reveal!

Have you been as excited as I have for the third book in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth???

Well, it's getting closer! With the cover and title finally released, it is getting harder and harder to wait for this book! Due out in October 2013, I will be preordering this book for sure! 

This is an awesome cover! I had no idea what to expect but I can totally say I am in love with it! 

Also, who is excited for the movie of Divergent???

I know I am! 

Here is an interview with Veronica Roth on the today show revealing her new book, Allegiant! 

http://www.today.com/video/today/51828575#51828575

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Book Review: ARCLIGHT by Josin L. McQuein

ARCLIGHT (Arclight #1)

by: Josin L. McQuein 

Genre: Young Adult, Sci-fi thriller

Goodreads Description:   No one crosses the wall of light . . . except for one girl who doesn’t remember who she is, where she came from, or how she survived. A harrowing, powerful debut thriller about finding yourself and protecting your future—no matter how short and uncertain it may be. 

The Arclight is the last defense. The Fade can’t get in. Outside the Arclight’s border of high-powered beams is the Dark. And between the Light and the Dark is the Grey, a narrow, barren no-man’s-land. That’s where the rescue team finds Marina, a lone teenage girl with no memory of the horrors she faced or the family she lost. Marina is the only person who has ever survived an encounter with the Fade. She’s the first hope humanity has had in generations, but she could also be the catalyst for their final destruction. Because the Fade will stop at nothing to get her back. Marina knows it. Tobin, who’s determined to take his revenge on the Fade, knows it. Anne-Marie, who just wishes it were all over, knows it.

When one of the Fade infiltrates the Arclight and Marina recognizes it, she will begin to unlock secrets she didn’t even know she had. Who will Marina become? Who can she never be again?

An incredible book that sucked me in from the very beginning! You will NOT be able to put this book down! 

I don't even know where to begin. This book was just so amazing! It sucked me in to a completely different and terrifying world. I could not put this book down! 

Let's start off with the setting. A compound surrounded by a parameter of lights to keep out the dark. Everywhere is white and beaming. Beyond the compound is just darkness and unknown and death. Ya I would have to say I was biting my nails at the beginning. The "red-wall" is the alarm for when the compound is under attack by the creature called the Fade, and you begin the book with this happening. The way they describe the creatures look, and the sound of their giant claws scratching, it was down right scary. And the story about how the Fade became Fade! How the nanites (little particles meant to repair cells) were created to save humans but ended up taking over! That is so crazy to think about when you look at how far technology has come already!! This book really managed to freak me out and get me thinking about tons! 

The main character, Marina, was just simply amazing! I loved her character the entire book. She started out as a scared, confused girl but not like some characters from other books. She still had a fire about her the whole time. She didn't whine or complain at all but more kept to herself about stuff. She always had a certain strength to her that made me like her. Getting to watch her grow stronger through out the books was awesome! Also, the book keeps you on your seat the entire time, wanting to know what happened to Marina. She can't remember anything that happened to her when she was in the dark, but through out the book you get to see little clips as she remembers little pieces. I don't want to spoil anything, but lets just say WHATTTTT! Was not expecting anything like that! 

Tobin is an interesting character. He starts out very stand offish towards Marina, like he is disgusted with her because his father died trying to rescue her (don't worry, not a spoiler). But then in the crazy Red-Wall scene at the beginning, he rescues her and things begin to change between them. He becomes somewhat of her protecter, but at the same time she is his. It's pretty awesome how both of them need each other at certain times, and not just the guy saving the girl. 

I couldn't help but love Tobin by the end of the book but he wasn't the only guy that stole my heart! Who you might ask? Well you just have to read to find out. Also, if you want to know the CRAZY twist ending you should read the book as well! I recommend this book to everyone! It is officially one of my favorite books and makes me want to read more sci-fi! 

My Rating For This Book:

Book Review: The Elite by Kierra Cass

The Elite (The Selection #2) by Kiera Cass

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian

Goodreads Description: Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.

America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.

Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending.

     WOW! Words can not even explain how much I love this series! This book was so amazing that I could just not put it down. I am hopelessly in love with Maxon! What an amazing, patient, caring guy! He is just that character you can't help but love and route for. 

     This book was awesome because you got to see a lot more of the world that the royal family lived. It wasn't only focused on the dates between Maxon and the girls. You got to know the royal family a lot more. Finally getting to see the true personalities of the king, the queen, and Maxon. Some of it shocked me! Just talk about craziness! 

     Also, the rebel attacks get intense! I was at the edge of my seat during all of those scenes. You never knew if it was the Northerners or Southerners until things really got going. 

     America did make me frustrated in this book though. She actually frustrates me throughout both books in the series. She can be very childish and selfish sometimes, but so grown up and awesome at other points. She is strong and stubborn but it gets her in quite a bit of trouble all the time. But I also love that her personality is like this because it seems more real. It helps me remember how young these girls actually are. America is a teenager and therefor it makes sense for her to be childish and selfish sometimes, but she is also old enough to know whats right and wrong at other times. 

     It was absolutely impossible to put this book down. I would be amazed if someone didn't like this book. 

My rating:

Book Review: Blog tour for The Space Between

Title: The Space Between

Author : Victoria H. Smith

Release date: April 2, 2013

Age Group: New Adult

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tour organized by: AToMR Tours (click on the link to take you to the official tour schedule for other reviews, giveaways, guest posts, and author interviews.)

Links to find/buy the book!
Amazon - Click Here 

Goodreads - Click Here

Book Description:
When Drake started the night at his father’s campaign fundraiser, he never imagined he’d
end it being conned into buying drugs on the West Side. Losing high-stakes poker has its
consequences, but he’d repeatedly face them just to hear Lacey Douglas sing. Drake sees Lacey
light up the stage, and he has to have her. But his intentions for being on her side of town turn
out to be the reason he can’t.

Chicago native Lacey has dreams of the opera, but life has its obstacles. Lacey has come to know
her hardships as part of living in the real world and accepts them fully. When Lacey meets the
intense and invigorating Drake, a fire is lit inside her, unleashing those dreams again.

Two paths that should have never crossed prove to create the exact pairing the other needs. But when their worlds take time to catch up, everything they have is tested. Finding the space between the two sides that challenge them will be hard, but it’s the only place that will keep
them together.
The Space Between is a new adult contemporary romance. 

This book was so inspiring, passionate, and incredibly sexy! 

     From the moment I saw this cover I was totally intrigued by this book! Ill be honest and say that I totally judge books by their cover, and this one was so cute that I knew I had to read it! The story was also no disappointment! The two main characters, Lacey and Drake, are amazing. They are both strong, amazing people who would do anything for the people they love! 

     One of my favorite parts about this entire book was Lacey's character! It is always refreshing when I read a girl character like her because the helpless and super emotional girls get kind of tiring sometimes. It is nice to see a strong female lead! But, she is not one of those characters that are so strong they wall themselves off from everyone, she is also so caring about others. She gives up a lot of her life to stay home and take care of her mother, she goes out of her way to make Drake's sister like her and then does everything she can to watch out for her. She always seems to put other peoples needs above her own, which is inspring that she can do that. And her friend Margot, I love her too! Such a great friend, and funny! Such a positive outlook on life and is always dreaming big for Lacey! Everyone needs a friend like her! lol but maybe with a different job. 

     Drake is probably the character that surprised me the most. A rich, spoiled kid who liked to make some trouble and get into girls pants because he could. I did not think I would like him at all. But turns out that there is way more to him than I expected. I was glad I got to be so surprised by a character I thought I had figured out, but turns out I had quite wrong at the very beginning. 

    

     Another amazing thing about this book was the 2 point of views, in Lacey and Drakes POVs. I always love books that do this so that you don't miss any of the story because you are stuck with just one character the whole time! With characters this strong and interesting, it was nice to get details about both lives. 

     This book shows many hardships for the couple. It shows the difficulties of dating someone of a different race and from a different lifestyle. Even though Drake and Lacey are fine with their different lives, the people around them force them to have to hide their relationship. This was sad for me because they felt they needed to hide themselves, but I totally get it too. I understand that their were people in their lives that would not be okay with it and would have made things hard for them. I just love that they still chose to stick together through it. 

     Over all, I loved this book and I am so happy I read it! I would totally recommend it to people because it has a lot to teach people and also is just an amazing story! 

My Rating of The Space Between: 4.5

About the Author

Social Media links: Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

     Victoria H. Smith has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She puts it to good use writing
romance all day. She resides in the Midwest with her Macbook on her lap and a cornfield to her
right. She often draws inspiration for her stories from her own life experiences, and the twenty-
something characters she writes give her an earful about it.

     In her free time, she enjoys extreme couponing, blogging, reading, and sending off a few tweets
on Twitter when she can. She writes new adult fiction romance in the sub-genres of science
fiction, urban fantasy, and contemporary, but really, anywhere her pen takes her she goes.

Waiting On Wednesday!

Waiting On Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking The Spine

The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy #1)

Genre: Young Adult fantasy

To be out on September 17, 2013

Goodreads Description:             It all began with a ruined elixir and an accidental bolt of lightning…

Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's being told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the greatest mage tyrant the world has ever known. A suicide task for anyone let alone a sixteen-year-old girl with no training, facing a prophecy that foretells a fiery clash to the death.

Prince Titus of Elberon has sworn to protect Iolanthe at all costs but he's also a powerful mage committed to obliterating the Bane to revenge the death of his family—even if he must sacrifice both Iolanthe and himself to achieve his goal.

But Titus makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the Bane closing in, he must choose between his mission and her life.

      Now, no one can tell me that they read that description of the book and did not think "OMG I must read this!!!" This book sounds so amazing! I am so pumped for it to come out! and just looking at the cover makes me want to read it!! MAGIC, LOVE, and TOTAL KICK BUTT AWESOMENESS!! 

This book sounds 100% fantastic! Can't wait to get my hands on it! 

Top Ten Tuesday!

This meme is hosted by The Broke And The Bookish

Topic of this tuesday: 

Top ten favorite books I read before I was a Blogger:

1. Crank by Ellen Hopkins

2. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

3. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

4. Ugly Series by Scott Westerfeld

5. Any Sarah Dessen book

6. Any Susane Colasanti book

7. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

8. Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyers

9. The Host by Stephanie Meyers

10. Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare