Ascend by Amanda Hocking
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

From the cover: Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn’t surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe. But how can Wendy leave all her friends behind…even if it’s the only way to save them?
The stakes have never been higher, because her kingdom isn’t the only thing she stands to lose. After falling for both Finn and Loki, she’s about to make the ultimate choice…who to love forever. One guy has finally proven to be the love of her life—and now all their lives might be coming to an end.
Everything has been leading to this moment. The future of her entire world rests in her hands—if she’s ready to fight for it.


Ascend was a great finish to the Trylle trilogy. Wendy and Tove are married even though she is still dealing with her feelings for Finn. She also can't stop thinking about the Vittra prince Loki. I loved this book! So much happens and it all played out perfect for a great ending to this story.

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Telesa - The Covenant Keeper by Lani Wendt Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

From the cover: When Leila moves to her new home, all she wants is a family, a place to belong. Instead she discovers the local ancient myths of the telesa spirit women are more than just scary stories. The more she finds out about her heritage, the more sinister her new home turns out to be. Embraced by a Covenant Sisterhood of earth's elemental guardians - what will Leila choose? Her fiery birthright as a telesa? Or will she choose the boy who offers her his heart? Daniel - stamped with the distinctive tattoo markings of a noble Pacific warrior and willing to risk everything for the chance to be with her. Can their love stand against the Covenant Keeper?

A thriller-romance with a difference. If you enjoyed Twilight, then you will be enthralled by Telesa as it blends the richness of Pacific mythology into a contemporary young adult love story that will stay with you long after you have turned the final page.


This was such a unique and fascinating book! I loved the story of Leila and Daniel. It's an interesting tale filled with Polynesian culture and mythology. This book is so unlike all the YA books that are popular right now and I think that is one of the reasons I loved it! Leila goes to Samoa, her mother's home country, after she promises her father on his deathbed that she will never go there. When she arrives to learn about her mother's heritage she is suprised by the simple, fun filled lifestyle that Samoans live. This is a great story, and I can't wait to read the next book!

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Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Book description:
The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane.

Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable.

Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in.

Captivated. Lured. Loved.

Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.


This was a great novella! Dawson and Bethany are sweet together and that just made it harder to deal with what happened to them. I hope that's not really the end of them. This book also made me anxious for Onyx! I guess I just have to settle for reading Obsidian again!!

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Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

From the cover: Life as the Preliator is harder than Ellie ever imagined.
Balancing real life with the responsibility of being Heaven’s warrior is a challenge for Ellie. Her relationship with Will has become all business, though they both long for each other. And now that the secret of who she really is has come out, so have Hell’s strongest reapers. Grown bold and more vicious, the demonic threaten her in the light of day and stalk her in the night.

She’s been warned.
Cadan, a demonic reaper, comes to her with information about Bastian’s new plan to destroy Ellie’s soul and use an ancient relic to wake all the souls of the damned and unleash them upon humanity. As she fights to stay ahead of Bastian’s schemes , the revelations about those closest to her awaken a dark power within Ellie that threatens to destroy everything—including herself.

She’ll be betrayed.
Treachery comes even from those whom she loves, and Ellie is broken by the deaths of those who stood beside her in this Heavenly war. Still, she must find a way to save the world, herself, and her love for Will. If she fails, there will be hell to pay.



Wings of the Wicked was fantastic! I hate reading the second book in a series because they are usually just fillers, but that was not the case with this book. Ellie is awesome and her relationship/non-relationship with Will fills the pages with so much tension that I was dying for them to kiss! So much happens in this book and we get to learn more about both Ellie and Will, and what her previous lives were like. This book is filled with heartache and confusion, and leaves off with a huge cliffhanger that has me desperate for book three!

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Tempting the Best Man by J. Lynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

From the cover: Madison Daniels has worshipped her brother's best friend since they were kids. Everyone thinks she and Chase Gamble would make the perfect couple, but there are two major flaws in their logic. 1) Chase has sworn off relationships of any kind, and 2) after blurring the line between friends and lovers for one night four years ago, they can't stop bickering.

Forced together for her brother's wedding getaway, Chase and Madison decide to call a truce for the happy couple. Except all bets are off when they're forced to shack up in a tacky 70’s honeymoon suite and survive a multitude of "accidents" as the family tries to prove their "spark" can be used than for more than fighting. That is, if they don't strangle each other first…


Tempting the Best Man was FANTASTIC! I loved this book! Maddie and Chase are awesome and have great chemistry! So far every book I have read by Jennifer L. Armentrout (who uses J. Lynn as a pen name for her adult books) has been amazing! She is definitely one of my favorite authors, and this book does not dissapoint!!!

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Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

From the cover: readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance.

Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in.

It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin—whose quick smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her—that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for


I LOVED Scarlet! It was a great retelling of Robin Hood. Will Scarlet is a member of Robin Hood's band and they are the only ones that know that Will is a girl. The band may know that secret but there's plenty more about Scarlet that they don't know. The characters all have interesting back stories. This book is so original compared to the YA that I've read lately. I will definitely read more from this author.

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Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

From the cover: It isn't easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true.

When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland—and a man Sunday’s family despises.

The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was. But Sunday is not so easy to woo. How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction for this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past - and hers?

Sunday is the seventh daughter in the Woodcutter family. She loves to write stories. She meets an enchanted frog by a well in the woods near her home. This is a retelling of The Princess and the Frog with many tales rolled into it. The author is a great storyteller and the way she weaves so many tales into one is entertaining!


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Torn by Amanda Hocking
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

From the cover: When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself—that she’s a changeling switched at birth—she knows her life will never be the same. Now she’s about to learn that there’s more to the story…

She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined—and they’ll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to master her magical powers—and marry an equally powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who’s strictly off limits…and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction.

Torn between her heart and her people, between love and duty, Wendy must decide her fate. If she makes the wrong choice, she could lose everything, and everybody, she’s ever wanted…in both worlds.


In the end of the first book Wendy and Rhys run back to Wendy’s human family. She is having a hard time convincing Matt, her human host brother, that everything is true and that Rhys is really his brother. Wendy is kidnapped by Loki, a Vittra prince. This is when the story gets really interesting. Wendy is attracted to Loki even though she still has feelings for Finn. There is a lot happening in this book including a betrothal. Wendy is faced with lots of challenges, and her mother’s failing health. This is a great second book and while it answers some questions it leaves a lot open for the final book!


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Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

From the cover: Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies—the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that’s what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn’t as confident.

Sophie’s bound for one hell of a ride—can she get her powers back before it’s too late?

Rachel Hawkins' final book in the Hex Hall series was great! The story picks up right after the events of the second book. Sophie is alone and confused about who surived what happened at the end of book two. She meets up with her mom, who has quite the suprise for Sophie. When Sophie learns that there may be a war she has her friends help her prevent it. They will have to travel to the Underworld, and there are some heartbreaking sacrifices that will be made. This was a fantastic ending to the series. The story was entertaining, as always the characters were great. My biggest problem with the story was the underworld. Hawkins did not do justice to Virgil and Dante with her version of the underworld. It was too simple to get in an out, with hardly any obstacles. Other than that I enjoyed the book and hope to read more by this author.

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Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

From the back cover: Starting over sucks.When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring.... until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.And then he opened his mouth.Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens. The hot alien living next door marks me.You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. If I don't kill him first, that is.

Obsidian was amazing! This is a great book. I loved the story and the characters. Katy and Daemon are so much fun to read about. The tension/chemistry between them is awesome!! Plus, Katy is a book lover and blogger! This is probably one of my most favorite reads of 2012 so far! Book two, Onyx, will be out in August and I can't wait to read it!

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I haven't had time to post a review since March! This semester was hectic, but now that it's over I plan to catch up on my reading. The newest book I've read is The Binding (review below). It was a great book to get back in a review routine! So, more reviews to come...

The Binding by L. Filloon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved The Binding! Lily is attacked right after her 18th birthday by her brother that has been missing for 4 years. She is saved by an elf prince, Tharin, who claims to be her bethrothed. Lily learns that she is an elf princess and the only way to save her people from civil war is to go through with the wedding. The thing is, it's going to be a tough trip to the elven land, Velesi, because now that word has spread about the princess coming out of hiding everyone is looking for her. Lily tells Tharin she'll go to Velesi with him, but her plan is to find her brother and return to her home.
This book is awesome! It is written in both Lily and Tharin's POV and that makes it so much more interesting. They both have to come to terms with the bethrothal, and each other. At first I had a hard time liking Tharin (you'll understand when you read the book) but when I realized how he really felt I couldn't help but like him. This is going to be a great series, and I wish we knew when the next book is coming out because I can't wait to read it!

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