Follow Friday #16

Hi, everyone!

For those who don't know, Follow Friday is a blog hop hosted by the super-duper awesome Parajunkee & Alison Can Read! It's a great way to meet new people and expand your list of friends over Blogger, and it's really easy to join, too! :)

All you have to do is:

1. (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read)
2. (Required) Follow the featured blogger of the week. (Drying Ink)
3. Put your blog name and URL in the Linky thing. 
4. Grab the the button up there and place it in a post (so people can say hi in the comments!).
5. Follow, follow, follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just only a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs! Also, don't just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say "HI!"
6. If someone comments and follows you, share the love! Follow them back ;)
7. If you're new to the Follow Friday hop, comment and let Parajunkee & Alison know, so they can stop by and check out your blog!

Q: It's that pesky magic book fairy again! She has another wish: what imaginary book world would you like to make a reality?

A: Oh my gosh, almost every single book I read makes me want to step into their reality — which always sounds so much cooler than our boring ever day life!

But I guess, if I had to choose, it'd be The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare! Because it's one of my favourites of all time and the world is just so compelling with all of the Shadowhunters, warlocks, werewolves, faeries and vamps — oh, and Jace! :)

What about you?

HAPPY FOLLOW FRIDAY! 

-Mimi

P.S.: You can enter my 300 Followers Giveaway if you haven't already! There are tons of awesome books to choose from! :)

Waiting on Wednesday:

 

 Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by the awesome Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: 

Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. 

Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend, Tucker, Clara struggles to make sense of what she was supposed to do the day of the fire. And, as she is drawn further into the world of part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: Someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning.

Described by Richelle Mead as “utterly captivating,” Unearthly received outstanding reviews, garnered accolades from New York Times bestselling authors, and was named an Indie Next Pick. In this heart-wrenching sequel, Cynthia Hand expertly captures the all-consuming joy of first love—and the agony of loss. This beautifully woven tale will appeal to fans of Lauren Kate, Becca Fitzpatrick, and Aprilynne Pike.

(summary taken from Goodreads) 

Release Date: January 24, 2012 

Oh my gosh, I love, love, loved Unearthly (read my review here) and the wait for Hallowed to come out seems so long!  

TEAM TUCKER FOREVER! ♥

Have you read Unearthly yet? If not, what are you waiting for? It was probably one of my favourite angel books ever! :)

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 

-Mimi

Cover Reveal: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

And in case you can't see Daemon's gorgeous eyes...

Book: Obsidian
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: December 6, 2011
Publisher: Entangled Publishing

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Starting over sucks.

 

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, outhouses, 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 marked me.

 

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and the mark he left on me has me lit up like Las Vegas strip to the bad guys. 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. 

And then things got really bad…

 Hot alien neighbors? If that doesn't sound amazing, I don't know what does!

Obsidian comes out this December, written by the amazing Jennifer L. Armentrout (who is also the author of Half-Blood, which I recently read, loved, and reviewed here)!

And another super-cool thing is that the main character is just your regular book blogger, just like the rest of us! How fun is that?

What do you think? :)

-Mimi

Review: Supernaturally

Book: Supernaturally
Author: Kiersten White
Release Date: July 26, 2011
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 336
Source: KPL
Stars: 4/5

Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she’s given a chance to work for them again. Desperate for a break from all the normalcy, she agrees. 

But as one disastrous mission leads to another, Evie starts to wonder if she made the right choice. And when Evie’s faerie ex-boyfriend Reth appears with devastating revelations about her past, she discovers that there’s a battle brewing between the faerie courts that could throw the whole supernatural world into chaos. The prize in question? Evie herself. 

So much for normal. 

(summary taken from Goodreads)

MY THOUGHTS:  

I love, love, love the first book, Paranormalcy (read my review here), so I just knew I had to get my hands on a copy of Supernaturally when it came out! 

And it's awesome! Evie is back in all her witty glory, and so are the rest of the hilarious cast. I adore all of the old characters (like Lend!), but I also fall hard for the new characters too (like Jack, who — despite being annoying sometimes — is always funny). 

Supernaturally is so, so different from Paranormalcy, but not at all in a bad way! We get to see a whole new side of Evie, explore more of the Faerie Realms, and discover more about her mysterious past. The only thing I regret is that we don't see much of Tasey in this book. Or Evie's crazy-awesome boots.  

But I guess that just adds to the realism, something this series definitely has! 

All in all, Supernaturally is a great sequel! I don't adore it as much as I did with book one, but I still recommend that you pick this one up! Can't wait until Endlessly comes out! :) 

BUY or BORROW?: With the hilarious one-liners and witty remarks, you should definitely add this book to your collection!  

-Mimi

Review: Half-Blood

Book: Half-Blood
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Pages: 281
Source: ARC (Thank you so much, SHP!) 
Stars: 5/5

The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures.

Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule #1:

Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden.

Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. 

And that would kind of suck.

(summary taken from Goodreads)

MY THOUGHTS:  

Oh my gods, I can't even tell you how much I love this book! 

After reading and loving the prequel novella, Daimon (you can read my review here or download it for free here), I was so excited to get my hands on an ARC of Half-Blood — and it surpasses every high expectation I had! It's everything you could ever want in an awesome novel: a breathtaking plot, an amazingly original premise, and Aiden St. Delphi.   

(Am I swooning? I feel like I'm swooning.) 

Alex has to be one of my favourite heroines ever. As a totally kick-ass and hilarious half-blood, she's the kind of girl you definitely want on your side at all times. But even with all the complications of the Covenant and the action-packed plot, Jennifer L. Armentrout writes her in a way that makes her so easy to connect with. I adored how strong Alex was, but she was also vulnerable and real.  

Completely entertaining and utterly compelling, Half-Blood has definitely earned its place high up on my favourites list! Even if you're not a fan of Greek Mythology, I recommend this book wholeheartedly. It's the kind of book you want to go back and read again immediately.

BUY or BORROW?: Do you even have to ask? Buy it! I'm definitely going out to get my hands on a finished copy as soon as it comes out! It's that good! :)

-Mimi

Winner!

As promised, it's time to announce the winner of my Happy Labor Day Giveaway! The prize is any book choice from The Book Depository with a limit of $25 USD.

The winner, chosen by random.org, is:

Kaylee M.

Congratulations! I've already emailed you for your address and book choice! :)

For those of you who didn't win, there's still time to enter my 300 Followers Giveaway if you want to! And I'll definitely be holding more small giveaways like this one soon, as well as another big one to celebrate my birthday in a month!

Have an awesome weekend, you guys! ♥

-Mimi

Follow Friday #15

Hey, everyone!

For those who don't know, Follow Friday is a blog hop hosted by the super-duper awesome Parajunkee & Alison Can Read! It's a great way to meet new people and expand your list of friends over Blogger, and it's really easy to join, too! :)

All you have to do is:

1. (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read)
2. (Required) Follow the featured blogger of the week. (Drying Ink)
3. Put your blog name and URL in the Linky thing. 
4. Grab the the button up there and place it in a post (so people can say hi in the comments!).
5. Follow, follow, follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just only a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs! Also, don't just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say "HI!"
6. If someone comments and follows you, share the love! Follow them back ;)
7. If you're new to the Follow Friday hop, comment and let Parajunkee & Alison know, so they can stop by and check out your blog!

Q: Have you ever wanted a villain to win at the end of a story? If so, which one?

A: Have I ever mentioned how awful I am at thinking of examples on the spot? Because I really am! I'm pretty sure there was at least one super-awesome villain I loved before, but I just can't remember one right now.

Then again, I think it really depends. Sometimes I want to have everything work out for the main protagonist, yet other times I just can't hate the bad guy (writer's intention or otherwise). And the villain winning in the end? How often does that happen? Pretty twisted! I'm a "happy endings" sort of person, but I definitely like my fair share of surprising twists! :)

What about you? 

HAPPY FOLLOW FRIDAY! 

-Mimi

P.S.: I have a brand new 300 Followers Giveaway going on with a list of awesome books to choose from! And my Happy Labor Day Giveaway ends tomorrow, so don't forget to drop by and enter! :)