Otherworldly

The Invisible Order – Book One – Rise of the Darklings by Paul Crilley

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Summary

It is a normal Monday morning and Emily Snow is going to work to earn what money she can after her parents “died.” As she was passing an alley, she witnessed a battle between creatures which were not taller than her knee. This is because Emily can see into another world than just her own. She cannot just sit there. Doing nothing is not one of the options and the Invisible Order – a secret army dedicated to protecting our world from creatures like Faerie’s – knows about Emily and what she can do and they will do anything to get her to work for them. With her brother William and a street thief, Spring-Heeled Jack, that cold winters morning was the beginning of her adventure and if this century old battle is not won, the world as we know it just might be destroyed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review

This book was good but (here comes the big but) they ended it dreadfully. The last chapter just left you hanging and then it said ‘This is the end of book one and to find out what happens read book two, The Fire King.’ I though that it was the worst ending a book could have. If a book says “book one” it normally implies that there is a book two. Also how about the author added in the beginning of the book, ‘This is the beginning of book one. Start reading the book so you can read book two also.’ The book was exciting and everything but it was just a bad way to end it. But just because a book is exciting does not mean that it is written well. I felt – personally – that they did not describe the characters very well. They just kind of said they were tall and had blond hair (none of the characters looked like that though, at least I don’t think there were) and that was all they said about it. The story was good and it was the only thing that kept me reading it. I wanted to find out what happened next. They just did not describe looks very well. I would recommend people to read this book so you read the story but just be prepared you might not find the end satisfactory.

Also there is no book two yet so you will have to wait for a little while to find out what happens.

 

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

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THIS BOOK HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED AND OFFICIALLY COMES OUT OCTOBER 19TH 2010

Summary

Calla Tor has always known what her destiny will be. She will become the Alpha Female of a werewolf pack. Her mate, Ren Laroche, was already decided. But she does agree that he is sexy. She, in her position, does not get to choose who she can love. There are rules from the Keepers. The Guardians do as they are told, but if they do well they get rewarded with education, money, cars, and food. But she and her mate, since they are alpha’s, run the pack, they fight side by side, and guard a sacred site for the Keepers. But when she saves a boy hiker from a bear, she realizes her mistake. But he then is gone. But when she goes to school, he is the new student. The Keepers want him protected. The overseer of the new pack, Logan, want the alpha female and male to watch over him. They were going to be his “Guardian.” But this strange boy invites her in. She actually loves him. But loving him could cost them their lives. But is love the ultimate sacrifice?

Review

This was an interesting book. Unexpected things happened. It was about werewolves but it was pretty realistic. This might be a read again for me. The characters were interesting because of the way they were described. I thought that the story’s base line was interesting with the she and he wolf and then a human in between. There was quite a lot of blood mentioned in the book. This is because when a Guardian is severely injured with a magic weapon, they have to drink another guardians blood. There is a ginormous arachnid in the book and there are some other squeamish parts. The violence is my only complaint about the book. There was a lot of it. There are also creatures which are shadows and they are kind of creepy.

Hope that my readers enjoy it when it comes out.

Evermore by Alyson Noël

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evermore Summary

After a tragic accident takes the lives of her family, sixteen year old Ever can see people’s auras, know a life story by touching someone and hear people’s thoughts. Ever goes out of her way to avoid people. Even if she brushes up next to someone she will know things she didn’t want to know. But everything suddenly changes when Ever meets Damen Aguste. Damen is gorgeous and wealthy. He is the only person that when they touch, Ever hears nothings. He also doesn’t have an aura. He also keeps giving her tulips and giving other people white rose buds. She wants the roses but Damen wont give then to her because there is a reason. Ever has no idea of who or what Damen is. She wants to know because he is mysterious. But all she can do is be deeply and helplessly in love with him. But there is a danger. Is it a chance that Ever is                                                 willing to take?????

Review

This book was amazing. Alyson Noël’s writing makes the impossible, possible. Being physic might be true, but being what Damen and Ever were, are, and will be is impossible. You get sucked into the book quickly. I just could not stop reading. I would read the book early in the morning to late at night. This book was great. This book is for grades 6-9. Ages 12-16.

Happy Reading!!!!!