Changing Covers (17)

The idea is inspired buy the wonderful book publishers that decide that a book cover isn't good enough. Sometimes this is for the better, and sometimes for the worst. Find out my take on the changing of covers every week here.

Old vs New

Only think I have to say about this is TOOK THEM LONG ENOUGH! same picture, same everything just showing more then an ARM! and they moved the title so its not in the center, I really don't like perfectly centered titles.

So whats your take on this?

Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare

Title: Clockwork Angel
Author: Cassandra Clare
Publisher: McElderry Books (S&S)
Page Count: 480
Series: The Infernal Devices (Prequel to The Mortal Instruments

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Synopsis: Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still.

When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by--and torn between--two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all
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I’m at a lost, the characters are good, but they are enough like The Mortal Instruments, yet they were unique enough that it stopped bugging me, but it did take a while.

The story, when I first read the back I thought Oh great a rip-off of her own book, don’t you need to copy-right that if you plagiaries your self? But this story, there is enough cross that it was bugging me, but at the same point, its a new story.

Clare’s world is strictly here own, and that’s a good thing. I read each of the Mortal Instruments in a day, and Clockwork Angel in a little over a week, I wanted to saver it. However I was not as emerged into the characters as I am with the Mortal Instruments Will, Jem & Tessa are all great, but Jem is my sisters name, and Tessa is my cats name, so I had a hard time detaching names. So It could be just me.

I love Victorian England, and I wish we saw more of it, I am kinda a history freak and I can name last 60 monarchs of England off the top of my head, and the 10 after with some though. Victorian England is my era, every person who likes history has an era were they like to zoom into.

The end really picked up, I am not a fan of first books, of series, it takes a really well written book to get me enthralled in the beginning. I’m waiting for Clockwork Prince, because the story really did pick up in the end of the book.

But you haven’t pick up The Mortal Instruments a) where have you been, and b) go get it when you pick up your copy of Clockwork Angel, because I am on the edge of my seat waiting for Clockwork Prince.

This has the makings to be a good series, and the style is amazing. Be sure to check it out. As well as look for City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare is a truly amazing author.

Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson

Title: Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes
Author: Maureen Johnson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Page Count: 317
Series: Little Blue Envelopes

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Synopsis: When Ginny receives thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny doesn't know is that she will have the adventure of her life and it will change her in more ways than one. Life and love are waiting for her across the Atlantic, and the thirteen little blue envelopes are the key to finding them in this funny, romantic, heartbreaking novel
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I’ve been wanting to read a Maureen Johnson book a while, I’ve wanted to read Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes for 4 book case swaps at the book store (small town book store the YA section gets moved every year or so) So in this semi-book-buying-band while walking around the library, I jumped on the copy I found. I also got a nasty look from the librarian from which I could only assume because not a teenage. Getting YA or the Packers hat I was wearing.

Wow, I read this book in a couple of hours, It was totally cute. I was 20 pages into this and I wanted to go to London. I really have been meaning to read more chick lit, and with the release of The Last Little Blue Envelope this year, what better time is there to pick up this book.

The Characters were great, light and fluffy, they all have reasons and there motivation is shown through out the book. I look foreward to seeing more of Ginny & hopefully Keith in the next book.

I laughed, there were some pretty great one-liners, and some cute guys to boot. This is a great fun beach read. If your looking for something to read this summer this might just be the book!

Wither - Lauren de Dtefano

Title: Wither
Author: Lauren de Dtefano
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Page Count: 358
Series: The Chemical Garden Trilogy

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Source: Simon and Schuster
Release Date: March 22nd 2011

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What if you knew exactly when you would die?

Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out.

When sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by the Gatherers to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Despite her husband Linden's genuine love for her, and a tenuous trust among her sister wives, Rhine has one purpose: to escape—to find her twin brother and go home.

But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden's eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant Rhine is growing dangerously attracted to, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limted time she has left.

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Wow. Wither was mind blowing. Now I don't normally speak about the style of the writing, but the writing of this book was so graceful, it was just hard to stop reading.

The story is told through Rhine's eyes and I think that was a very good choice, there is so much going on in this world, and Rhine is likely the strongest person in house in which most of the story takes place. The story starts with Rhine being kidnapped and it turns out she is begin forced to become the bride wife of Linden when his wife has died because of the Virus, this virus is the reason men don't live past 25 and women 20, everyone who was born after the virus was launched is a ticking time bomb, who will not live past the respected ages. What makes Rhine so special is that her parents were working to cure the virus, and they were killed because of it, and she is stronger for it, she had to grow up on the streets with her twin brother, fighting to life, where this isnt diffrent of many people in the book, Rhine wasn't in an orphanage, or was selling herself to get buy. Which makes her rare in this society.

The cover is beautiful the quote in the beginning, is one of my fav T.S Eliot, and the out lay of the book is amazing! I can not wait to get a finish copy of this!

There are so many thing that I love about this book, that would be hard to share without spoiling. So you should go pick up your copy in March!

Changing Covers (16)

The idea is inspired buy the wonderful book publishers that decide that a book cover isn't good enough. Sometimes this is for the better, and sometimes for the worst. Find out my take on the changing of covers every week here.

Old vs New

I live the Old cover. The Girl on the cover style is such my style. The New cover is a really girly for me.

So whats your take?

Changing Covers (15)

The idea is inspired buy the wonderful book publishers that decide that a book cover isn't good enough. Sometimes this is for the better, and sometimes for the worst. Find out my take on the changing of covers every week here.

Old (Hard Cover)

New (Paperback)

I am really like the new one, I am not a fan of the bright colours in the new old one. The tone of the new one, I am more likely to pick up.

How about you? New one, with a way too skinny girl? or half a face, odd shape hand? and blurry?

Changing Covers (14)

The idea is inspired buy the wonderful book publishers that decide that a book cover isn't good enough. Sometimes this is for the better, and sometimes for the worst. Find out my take on the changing of covers every week here.


Old (hard cover)

New (Paperback) I like the new cover, I love the kiss on the old cover but it reminds me of Morgan ville books too much. and it looks too too plain. The Newer cover looks better I would pick it up just for the cover alone.

Whats your take? New one, more clean cut? or the old blurred one.

One For The Money - Janet Evanovich

Title: One For The Money
Author: Janet Evanovich
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (1994)
Page Count: 320
Series: Book One of Stephine Plum


Welcome to colorful Trenton, New Jersey, and the wild and wonderful world of Stephanie Plum. In One for the Money, rookie "apprehension agent" Plum may be a bit wet behind the ears, but nobody's gonna take it easy on her; especially her first skip, an ex-cop and murder suspect named Morelli.


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Warning this is not a Y.A Book. This is adult, but its oddly a short leap. These books make me laugh, and I have been wanting to read the beginning books.

So this is a good start to a series, I love the later books, I can not wait to start the next book and read this series from the begging. I also can not wait until the movie comes out this summer.

If you haven't started this, now would be the time! A movie, is normally the time, I start too look at series that I been meaning to get. But this my mom has been a fan of from the start, and there were always audio books for the last 7books.

The first book is not the greatest, but you have to start somewhere, its a good opening for such a long series. These books you can pick up from almost anywhere, and get a laugh.

They are about a broke-bounty-hunter who has hell of cases. This is one of the few series where I love both guys so much! Morelli & Ranger, are both amazing strong characters. Stephanie is a relatable MC, but sometimes annoyingly stupid. Other characters are more of a blast in laterbooks

Boy Meets Boy - David Levithan

Title: Boy Meets Boy
Author: David Levithan
Publisher: Harper Collins 2003
Page Count: 224
Series: n/a

This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.
When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it.
The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with narrow-minded parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.
This is a happy, meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy, wonderful world.
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Lets enter a magical world, no really lets. Because though this is contemporary, it really is a magical world, where the high-school quarter-back is a drag-queen. Its pretty flipping amazing, if i can say so. This is my "first" David Levithan book, I've read, Nick & Norah, Nomi & Elly and Will Grayson / Will Grayson, but this book is purely David. & I am not going to lie, there were some points where I really was waiting for the next point of view to start. But this story was wonderful.

Paul has known he was gay since he was in kinder-garden which god, I think everyone wishes they were that sure of there sexuality at that young of an age. But when Paul meets Noah hes in love, if you don't believe in love at first site, this might be the book for you. The main character, is struggling to keep what he thinks is true love. The one thing that I don't overly get from this book, is the connection between Paul and Noah, I am not going to lie, had my fingers crossed the entire time for Kyle.

One part of this book that really drove me bonkers was Jody, she's been Paul's friend since 1st grade, and she is throwing it away for a guy. Personally that is the only part of the book that bugged me, and I wish there was more of a solid ending to this part of the book. This thread is left dangling, and I think it might be for the better, you can make up your mind for what you need it to be.

Paper Towns - John Green

Title: Paper Towns
Author: John Green
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Page Count: 305
Series: N/A

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows.

After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues - and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the girl he thought he knew.

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So, John Green. Big name, Looking for Alaska is a book everyone has heard of, if you read... maybe if you don't. Maybe you stumbled across a youtube channel called VlogBrothers. So you have likely made up your mind about papertowns by now. But if you haven't I think you should pick up a copy, at your library, local indie, used book store, chain or even order it on-line.

Paper Towns is one of those books that start conversations, so many conversations. The characters are true, there are high school students, who are really just friends out of need to not be alone rather then

Ive been staring at this review for over a day... so much happens in this book, its hard to say anything more then its an amazing book with a pretty good moral, and I think that everyone should read it, if not for the amazing Margo-Roth-Spiegelman but for the morals that John Green imprints into his stories.