Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser this week:

"Well that was lame," Giguhl said.

I turned and speared my demon with a glare. "You might have mentioned the one-question rule."

"How was I supposed to know you'd ask a stupid one?"

The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells (pg 101 approx.)

Mailbox Monday & What Are You Reading

This is a weekly meme hosted by Library of Clean Reads for the month of February. Join the fun and post what you got in your mailbox last week!

I had an empty mailbox this week.









It's Monday What are you reading this week? Hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books. This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.

Books I finished in the last week:

Crimson Wind - Diana Pharaoh Francis

Books I am reading this week:

Haven - Kristi Cook
The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells




Books to finish this week:

Haven - Kristi Cook

Crimson Wind - A Review

Crimson Wind - Diana Pharaoh Francis (publisher for blog tour/review)

Product Details

• Pub. Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
• Format: Mass Market Paperback , 368pp
• Sales Rank: 72,114

• ISBN-13: 9781416598152
• ISBN: 1416598154

Synopsis

THERE ARE GOOD GUYS. THERE ARE BAD GUYS. AND THEN THERE’S MAX.

Max knows what trusting the wrong person can cost you. Her former friend Giselle, a powerful witch, enslaved Max years ago, turning her into a Shadowblade—a deadly warrior compelled to fight for Giselle. But there’s more at stake now than Max’s thirst for revenge. The Guardians, overseers of the magical world, have declared war on humanity and on any witches not standing with them. Max and Giselle have come to an uneasy truce in order to protect what’s left of Horngate, their coven’s home. Max would do anything for Horngate—even give herself over to a mysterious otherworldly creature in the nearby mountains in exchange for his help. But first, she intends to save the mortal family she left behind. And Alexander, the Shadowblade warrior who could be her closest ally or her deadliest enemy, is going with her.

On a road trip into the unknown, Max and Alexander face wild magic, desperate enemies, and battles that bruise both body and soul. But the greatest challenge will come from unexpected revelations that test everything Max believes about who she is—and where her loyalties lie. . . .

My Thoughts:

This went a little slower for me than the first book did. Though I do not know why. It was chocked full of action and tons of characters. I loved getting to know returning characters a bit more and have found some new ones I am looking forward to getting to know better in upcoming books.

There was lots going on in this book. Never a dull moment that is for sure. I don't recommend reading this if you don't like cliff hangers or abrupt endings. This definitely has one of those. So if you're a person who can't wait, might be best to wait until book 3 is due. If you have patience, definitely check this one out. A solid second book of a series!

Author's Website: Diana Pharaoh Francis

Delirium - A Review

Delirium - Lauren Oliver (Netgalley)

Product Details

• Pub. Date: February 2011
• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Format: Hardcover, 448pp
• Sales Rank: 173,576
• Age Range: 12 and up

• ISBN-13: 9780061726828
• ISBN: 0061726826

Synopsis

Love. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don t.

In Lauren Oliver s stunning second novel, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the cure. Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. But then she meets enigmatic Alex, who lives under the government s radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?

Lauren Oliver follows up her incandescent debut, the New York Times bestseller Before I Fall, with this extraordinary novel about a high-stakes romance set in a dystopian United States. Delirium presents a world as terrifying as The Hunger Games and a romance as true as Romeo and Juliet.

My Thoughts:

I had a bit of a hard time with this book in the beginning. Not because it wasn't good, but because I couldn't wrap my mind around a world where love is a disease that had to be cured. My brain just didn't want to accept their reality. I guess I am a true sympathizer, as the book refers to people like me.

This is a story about a girl born and raised in this world. A world where at 18, you get fixed and love will never be an issue. Lena is actually looking forward to this procedure but as all great books, her world was soon turned upside down by the appearance of Alex. Alex shows her what life is supposed to be about. Love and emotions. He shows her what it's like to feel alive.

What follows is a roller coaster ride of emotions, discoveries, danger, peril, love, heartache. Delirium kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens next. Lauren kept my adrenalin very high.

Lauren did it again. She created a story that sucked me in and kept me hanging on til the bitter end. Home run number 2 for Lauren and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.

Author's Website: Lauren Oliver