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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Rapture by Lauren Kate

Goodreads Blurb

The sky is dark with wings . . . .Like sand in an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past they must find the place where the angels fell to earth. Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn’t know if he can do this—live only to lose Luce again and again.
Yet together they will face an epic battle that will end with lifeless bodies . . . and angel dust. Great sacrifices are made. Hearts are destroyed. And suddenly Luce knows what must happen.
For she was meant to be with someone other than Daniel. The curse they’ve borne has always and only been about her—and the love she cast aside. The choice she makes now will be the only one that truly matters.
In the fight for Luce, who will win?
The astonishing conclusion to the FALLEN series. Heaven can’t wait any longer.

Rapture. Such an appropriate title. This book absolutely stole my breath away and made me cry while my throat was clenched tight. In other words—I was raptured, reading the fourth and final installment in the Fallen series.

Luce has just come back from the past bearing bad news. Lucifer is planning to wipe away millions of years of history. To bring them back to the one event that started it all—the Fall. But if that happened, Luce and Daniel wouldn’t fall in love over centuries. Everything would come apart. So they, along with their angelic (and demonic) friends are on a race against time to find the three relics that will lead them to the site of the Fall where everything and anything is revealed. Including the secret revelation that sparked Lucifer’s rebellion in the first place.

Rapture made me love the Fallen series. In the beginning it was just something to read. But now I’m making it my number one priority to re-read every book all over again with new eyes. Rapture left my crying so many times and made me love Lucinda more than ever. (Notice how I use her full name.) We encounter new characters like Dee and Olianna and revisit with old ones. Either way, each one is essential to this story and most (excluding a certain few…) of them now have places in my heart.

The writing was beautiful and the plot never left you bored. Fast paced and filled to the brim with action, I couldn’t tear myself away and found myself reading deep into the night and finishing it in one sitting. Even the parts that are usually written awkwardly, the heaven descriptions, were wonderfully described, giving me the sense of angelic propriety.

Daniel seemed incredibly bossy and a bit merciless so I’m definitely Team Cam. I didn’t like the way he reacted to certain angels’ deaths even if they were his friends. I wanted to pull out my hair. Luce, on the other hand, seemed way more mature than in Fallen when we met her as a whiny girl. It was absolutely relieving when I realized that she was a better heroine than before. Whew!

It was a great angel read, although not as dark I prefer, but it was still awesome. The way Lauren Kate finished off Luce and Daniel’s story was absolutely fitting and I loved it, although it was a bit saddening. I cried when I read the last line, it was absolutely touching. It was absolutely 100% beautiful and is definitely one ending I hadn’t even imagined.

And the quote is half of the last sentence. No, it’s not a spoiler since it can mean so, so many things. None of which will even be close to what happened.

Pages: 432

Series: Fallen #4

Genre: Paranormal/Romance

Publisher: Delacorte Books

Released: June 12

Rating: 4 stars

“…leaving a moment’s brilliant flash of light behind them as below, Luce and Daniel fell in love for the first—and last—time.”

Monday, June 11, 2012

Holy..

So I just wanted to say this: I finally checked my blog stats and woah...261 followers? Y'all are awesome! And guess what else! I happened to win an ARC of a book I've been dying for! If you catch Showcase Sunday this week you can find out which ARC. But it was a writing contest and even though I usually hate for others seeing my writing, here's the entry:

I twisted my hair into a ponytail, tucking it under my cap and lowering the brim. I took one last look around the room full of strangers, wondering which would help me escape, and which would try to kill me.

Running had never been my way to take care of things, but even I had to admit, there was no other choice. I tried to concentrate on the voices around me, but my mind kept wandering to the question that had been haunting me: Should I trust them? But it was too late for doubt. This was my last chance.

Shaking myself out of my thoughts, I watched the room, waiting for just one small movement… CLICK. My stomach plummeted as the sound of a gun invaded my mind. I kicked out without thought, feeling my foot connect with something hard. That was all I acknowledged before I ran straight through the crowd. Which was filled with those who wanted me gone.

Shouts of surprise and rage filled the room as I flew past them, but I paid no attention. I had to get out of this room, this place, before they destroyed every secret I had kept safe since I had been born.

I ran up the stairs, panting. Suddenly, I was yanked into a dark room hidden away, barely big enough for two people. I froze, rigid.

“Where do you think you’re going?” A dark voice asked, chuckling humorlessly.

I gasped, recognizing him. “You?! You should be dead!”

Hope you enjoyed. :P And I'm still not back but I'll be back in business by Wednesday!

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Showcase Sunday

Another week, less books, sad Nikki. I didn't get any ARCs at all, I decided to stop trading for a short while, and I only bought one book. So, this week was pretty slow. Sigh. But no worries! I'll be buying (hopeuflly) a lot this week! EDIT: This week will have all the posts that were originally for last week since I had Armchair BEA posts and everyone else was at actual BEA!

For Review

Bought

Like I said, lasts week's post goes to this week because of BEA! And I threw Katana in just cuz it was awesome!
Katana I was honestly not sure of. Sure it sounded original, but...samurai? Umm...Thank goodness its as amazing as it is! This book is...wow. Just wow

Friday, June 8, 2012

Armchair BEA: Ask the Experts

My questions for all those other amazing bloggers and my own tips for blogging. Warning: My tips will most likely be cheesy sayings

Tips

Never give up; keep at it.
Post as frequently as possible! I, for one, hate going to a blog and seeing that there hasn't been a post for a week or something
Socialize! I've found that being on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads help spread the word about your blog and helps you make a few blogger friends of your own! And those friends are some of the best!
Post your actual opinions! I've seen a few bloggers (who've admitted it) post reviews where half was what they actually felt and the other half was just what everyone else was saying. Trust me. A lot of people can tell when it's not your actually opinion.
Make blogger friends! This is basically rephrasing Tip #2, but seriously. Blogger friends are some of the best friends you can have. After all, who else can rant about books as much?
Don't diss an author or book. Using Ann Stampler's words (find the interview here) "It’s inevitable that some people just won’t like a book. It’s their prerogative to say so, although, one would hope, not in vitriolic way. I have seen some bizarre, nasty stuff, but I suspect it is more a reflection of the reviewer than the book in question It makes both viewers, publishers, and authors thinking badly. After all, no one wants to read a book full of hate, hate, and hate, with no reason why or no good things. After all, a book can't be completely bad.

Questions

How do you keep your content unique and fun?
What do you think publishers particularly look for when you request ARCs?
Have you ever made an author friend? Just curious. :)
How do you gain more followers; what do you think attracts more followers? Besides giveaways of course.
When you review books, do you just use one "layout" or do you just end up rambling about the book?

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Ack!

I know thaat it's really hard to see the words and I promise to fix that once I'm on a computer since I'm on my smartphone. Since I'm on vacation for four more days please bear with me! Again, totally sorry! :P

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Debut Author Blog Hop

I'm participating in the Debut Author Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and the Non Reluctant Reader. I will be giving up my ARC copy of Tempest by Julie Cross which was released in January! It's a seriously amazing book and Ialmost don't want to give it up!
Here's the sypnosis:

The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.

That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.

Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.

But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these “Enemies of Time” will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler. Recruit… or kill him.

Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he’s willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world

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