Die for me by Amy Plum

"Would you risk your life for love?"

Amy Plums début novel left me sighing from page one. All though "sighing" Could be taken in two ways, one being "this is lame" and the other being "Aww thats so sweet." I must confess I use both senses of the word.

It wasn't until half way through the book that this one became a page turner and made me compulsive to read more. Kate and Georgia's parents died and with that the sisters headed to Paris to live with there grandparents. Kate struggling with her parents death becomes a recluse, choosing to spend her days wallowing in her own pity and misery following her parents accident. Her sister, unlike Kate chose to spend her time with others to forget the pain.

Kate then meets Vincent, a french boy who she saw saving a girls life when she tried to kill herself. So starts the complicated romance where life and death are so close together. Like other YA fiction on the market at the moment, Die with me, has a boy with a mysterious past and something supernatural about him. But unlike others I love the twists. Die with me is one of the most original books I've read in a while and I really enjoyed it.

Although I have to admit i felt that the relationship between Vincent and Kate was slightly annoying, I did like how it felt more real as they broke up and got together many times through out the book.

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Beautiful dead Book 2 - Arizona by Eden Maguire

So I read Jonas a month ago and it interested me no end. Eden Maguire again captured the emotion portrayed by the characters beautifully as they dealt with the deaths of Arizona.

So this book goes along the same structure. Darina must find out how Arizona died or Arizona will be condemned to remain in limbo for eternity. Darina must overcome obstacles of Arizona's ex boyfriend, her family and even Darina's own family.

Like Jonas, Arizona left me craving more. When I started to read I felt hatred towards Arizona but as the novel went on my opinion of her changed into something that I loved. I felt sorry for her and even compassion and understanding about the way that she is.

I personally understand what Arizona went through in this novel, having someone you love used against you and having a brother that has something wrong with them. I even know someone who is in the same boat as Arizona with her brother so I felt a connection to her that I otherwise couldn't.

I love this series of books as with each novel a new mystery about how the beautiful dead died. I can not wait for Summer!

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0.4 By Mike Lancaster

"My name is Kyle Straker and I don't exist anymore."

I've never really picked up a science fiction novel knowingly before. I saw the cover and thought it looked interesting and the blurb caught my attention more. I have an obsession about dystopian books and 0.4 sounds like one, but this book has a twist of being the start of a dystipian society.

The layout of the book is original, instead of a regular narrative, the book is set out as a transcript taken from a analogy recorder. The story is about a town called Millwall and a boy called Kyle Straker. He tells the story about how he was hypnotised by a friend of his called Danny, and how himself and the other 3 volunteers "wake up" to find that everyone in the town has stopped moving.

The phones are dead, the televisions have blue screened and the computers all have a weird language on them. They realise there in trouble. From there the people in the town wake up and starts the journey that the four have to take to work out what had happened.

This book as the feel of films like "The forth kind" and "The blair witch project." as it has the feel of  second hand data made into something that'll scare those who watch and read it into believing in that type of thing existing. I enjoyed the book as it made the reader guess as to what is going on with the town. This is the type of book that everyone should read now and again. The only draw back however is that the twist is not very believable.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes things "Based on real events" But what did you think? Leave a comment below! 

Across the universe By Beth Revis.

When it comes down to the types of books that I like, there used to be a very select collection of genres that I would read. Mainly these books consist of Vampires and Werewolfs and the occasional Angel. Lately though I have gone down a very different path and headed to the Dystopian novels.

I read Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, I read matched by Ally Condie, but I have never read anything like Across the Universe.

Amy is frozen in  a cryogenic chamber along with her mother and father; and a hundred other people. They are put on a ship going to a new place to live and colonise which will take 300 years to get to. While Amy and the others are frozen life on the ship continues developing its own culture and believes.

50 years before landing Amy is unfrozen in an attempt to kill her, now her and a boy she met on the ship need to find out who is trying to kill all of the frozen people before they are all dead.

This book has so many twists and turns it will keep you reading until you reach the very last page. The pacing and themes of the novel come together perfectly. I love novels like this because I get a sense that this sort of thing can actually happen especially if we humans find out we can not live on earth for much longer.

The Characters are very well developed, but one character stood out for me more then any other and that was Harley. He reminded me of Van Gough in that he was a tortured artist.

I feel like I will deficiently reread this novel as it fascinates me, even though it made me feel claustrophobic while reading. Revis shows Amy's disdain for the ship perfectly and ensures that we can feel Amy's loneliness and fear throughout the book. Although there are some graphic content, I believe anyone can enjoy this novel.

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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

Even though while reading the other Twilight saga books I noted that even though they were poorly written and didn't have a very good story. When I saw the little novella in my library I thought what the hell? It's a very tiny book, only around 200 pages long and it seemed silly to buy it when I thought Twilight was "okay" at best.

While reading the story of Bree Tanner, I was surprised.I didn't know why this book was better then Twilight, it had the same narration style, it was about the vampires that sparkle in the sunlight but I still read it and I still enjoyed it, It only dawned on me after I put the book down and looked at my notes on this book that I realised that this book was better because It was not about Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. It seems without any doubt the reason that Twilight was only "okay" in my mind was because I did not like Bella what so ever but Bree was a better person to listen to.

Unlike Bella, Bree had flaws. She ran away from her home and was picked up by Raoul and turned into a vampire. Her reasoning? She was hungry and Raoul offered her food. And while it sounds like a terrible reason, it has to be better then Bellas reasoning for becoming a vampire.

Now I know I can not convince anyone to read this if they already do not like Twilight, but I urge those like me who were unsure about if they liked Twilight to read this novella as it gives a lot more insight and is generally just a better book!

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Marked - A house of Night Novel by P.C and Kristin Cast

I love it when authors take vampires and turn them into something different, which is exactly what the Mother and Daughter duo of Cast do. 

In this novel Vampyre are different, they are marked with tattoos on their bodies and faces to show what they are. They do not need to drink blood until they are a lot older and they eat normal foods. Oh, and you can either change into a full vampyre or reject the change and die.  Theres not a lot else to say about the vampyre, just really the same as most other vampyre book in the teen section nowadays. Just pretend they're not vampires and you should get through this!

The book is about Zoey Redbird, a half american half Cherokee teenage girl who was marked at her school. After battling her parents just to go to The House of Night, which is described by Zoey as a vampyre finishing school, she eventually escapes her parents and heads to grandmas house so that she can be taken to the school. After passing out she see's the goddess Nyx who tells her shes special and needs to do her bidding. 

The series currently consists of 8 books but its rumoured to be heading up to 15! Marked however is only the start of Zoey's journey and seems to me like it's just a little but of fun and background into the world before we get into the good stuff, which I can assure you will start very soon in the series! 

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Siren by Tricia Rayburn

This is the first "mermaid" book that I have ever read, Tricia Rayburn captivates the audience with studding imagery and taken a myth and giving it a twist that'll engage younger audiences and bring the story up to a modern tale. 

Vanessa Sands holidays to Winter Harbor with her sister and parents and everything seems normal until her sister Justine is found dead washed up on the beach and her boyfriend Caleb goes missing. Vanessa goes back to Winter harbor to find Caleb and find out what exactly what happened to her sister, which seemed strangely linked other boys being found exactly how her sister was. As the story unfolds a romantic subplot keeps the reader engaged with a charming young man, brother to Caleb.

As I said, this was my first mermaid book and I wasn't sure if i would like this or not, but the sirens were cool and sexy and ironically believable, even if they are demonic fish people in the myth. I love the grief that Vanessa feels after her sisters death and how she feels haunted that the death may be her fault. 

I love sisters in novels, this one feels very real and that they have a good relationship, even though you only see them together for a few

Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

Through out my blog I have mentioned about authors that have used the popularity of Twlight to ensure its own popularity. Low Red Moon, I'm very sad to say seems to be one of those novels that tried to bask in the glory of Twilight. And It failed.

Low Red Moon tells the story of a girl called Avery Hood, after her parents are murdered in there woodland home, she moves in with her grandmother. All she can remember is a flash of silver even though she really wants to remember what happened. She later meets a guy called Ben who seems very mysterious. The book is a basic murder mystery that would have been a pretty average book if it wasn't for the fact that the author made the character of Ben into a werewolf.

The werewolf aspect of the book makes it seem very forced and like Ivy Devlin thought half way through the writing that maybe making the love interest into a werewolf. The werewolf sub-plot put nothing into the actual story and it just seemed like she put it there to increase her popularity! After spending some time researching I can't find anything to suggest that Devlin is writing a sequel (correct me if I'm wrong guys okay?)

Although I know that I've insulted this book rotten in this review, I have to say that the relationship between Avery and her grandmother is very believable as they have an uncomfortable relationship, but this is because of the rocky relationship that her grandmother has with her father.

Now we come to the murder, I had no idea who it was. That was mainly because Devlin seemed to leave the reader little in the way of hints to find out who it was. So needless I was shocked to find out who the murderer was.

Now readers, If you can find me any hints to why the murderer was who the murderer was, then I will send you a cookie.

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Matched by Ally Condie

Distopian novels are fun, interesting and thought provoking. When I read Matched I felt very strange and took a moment to think about my own relationship and wondered if I was in the novel, would my boyfriend be my match?

The story shows a society where everything is decided for you. The "Society" as they are named in this novel deside everything for you, what you eat, where you work, where you live, when you die, how many children you have and ultimately the theme for this novel, who you love.

Cassia has always looked forward to her Match banquet, when she will finally see the person that Society have decided that she will be perfect for because of all the data they have collected on her since she was born. Her match was her best friend Xander and Cassia couldn't be happier. Until she checked out her information chip about him, and another person flashed up. Cassia then gets to know the new boy more, and gradually naturally falls in love with him putting all of knowledge of society into turmoil. 

Cassia is a character that I cant help but adore. She grows as a person from the girl who believes everything society tells her to be true, to a reble who wants to find for what she believes in, and to be her own person. I really respect Condie for her choices in Cassia, even though she seems to have no fault apart from her being unrelenting in her desire to please Society until she falls in love with another boy, she makes the character seem real and 3d! I love that about this book.

The only problem that I can see from this book is that it drags a little in some parts. But, I do believe that is only because in this world there's so much more to take in as its so different from anything that I'm used to reading. I did enjoy this book and would be willing to reread again and again. The next in the series is set for a November 2011 release!

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Clockwork Prince Sheet cover

Whose excited for Clockwork Prince By Cassandra Claire? I know I am, and a few days ago she released the summary of her new novel coming out in December!

In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street—and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa’s powers for his own dark ends.

With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister’s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move—and that one of their own has betrayed them.

Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, but her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will—the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?

As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.

So what did you think? I think we'll have team Jem and Team Will fights, dont you? 

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Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chander

Anthologies and omnibuses are great. They let you read a short story and have the ability to take a break from a certain author and tackle a new story with out getting confused about the first story mid book!

Elizabeth Chandler has released a collection of 5 short stories across 3 books, the first includes: Legacy of lies and Don't tell.

Both the story's focus on murders taken place in the same town. The same sort of theme goes through all of the books which is that it seems like the places are being haunted by supernatural beings like ghosts.

In Legacy of lies, Megan goes to her grandmothers house who is very unwelcoming to her. Megan soon finds out about her grandmothers sister and clues about her death comes to ahead.

In Don't tell, Lauren goes back to the house in which her grandmother dies in, she soon finds that things that happened leading to her mothers dead are happening to her, is Lauren next?

As I said in the previous review, I LOVE murder mysteries in young adult fiction and Elizabeth Chander pulls it off very well by placing in the supernatural element in the book, it makes the reader believe that someone is trying to make Megan and Lauren find out who the killer is. I was a little reluctant at first to read this, because I tried to get into another Elizabeth Chandler book and I just couldn't make my way through it but this series really did interest me.

So if you like this sort of thing them please check it out! Please leave a comment below!

Glass houses by Rachel Caine

Some books are released with many sequels in mind, The Morgan Ville Vampires current total is on 11, and Rachel Caine doesn't seem to want to stop yet! Although the series seemed it would be too long and drawn out, millions of people across the globe still await the next book to find out how Claire Danvers will survive another book.

Glass houses focuses on Claire attending her first few days at college and being bullied by the queen bee Monica, the bulling almost kills Claire and she is forced to escape her student accommodation and find somewhere else to live, which leads her to the house of Glass. The house is owned by Michael Glass, a strange boy that seems to never to be around in the day and doesn't leave the house. Claire is brought to the house by a girl called Eve, a goth chick that works in coffee house in town and another boy lives there called Shane. 

It seemed that everyone in the house had a secret which comes out by the end of the novel, each of the characters have an interesting background that make for an interesting set of people in the House of Glass. Even though Claire has been threatened to not go back to school, she sneaks in with the help of her new friends even though she believes Monica will kill her. What Claire doesn't know, is that the town is run by Vampires. In the first book however, you only really meet a handful of vampires which is a refreshing change from the main focus of characters to be a vampire character. Not only this but instead of vampires been idolized, the vampires are rejected from the principle cast. 

Romance plays a very small part in this novel unlike most teenage fiction where the romance dominates the plot. Here we can see a budding romance between a few of the characters thats only acted on as part of a side plot rather then a major part. 

In all I can say that this is one of the books that I can honestly say I will reread several times which is very rare for me! It's a refreshing change from other vampire fiction on the market at the moment! 

I currently have all of these books so I will be reviewing them periodically! Thanks for Reading! Comment below with your views on this book.

The Mortal Instruments Cast!

So its recently been confirmed that The mortal Instruments by Cassandra Claire is hitting the big screen, soon after the leading Lady was cast as Lily Collins from Priest and Blind side.

And now for Jace Wayland! Jace has been cast as Jamie Bower who we have seen from such films like Sweeney Todd :)

I don't think they look too bad, what do you think readers?