Friday 24 August 2012

Review: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

 
I read Onyx a few days ago and as expected, I loved it!


Goodreads synopsis:

Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarre connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…


Overall Thoughts: I was pleased to see that Jennifer maintained that momentum in the second instalment. I was really looking forward to Onyx and it did not disappoint. There was humour, romance, mystery and tragedy all wrapped up in one big, tempting chocolate chip cookie- if you know what I mean *wags eyebrows*.

I find that I usually dread the second book in a series since that seems to be the one where the characters have the most relationship issues, and while Katy and Daemon did have issues, they seem to have come a long way from Obsidian. Daemon was utterly adorable and Katy was as determined as ever. Adam was a pretty likable character too. It was a gripping read, though I do feel we didn't see a lot of Dee, as compared to Obsidian.

My Rating: 5 stars! (I can't help it- I really like Armentrout's books :D)


Monday 13 August 2012

Review: Pure- by Jennifer L. Armentrout



I finished reading Pure, the second book in the Half-Blood series, and I really enjoyed it.

I also rewrote the synopsis as part the challenge hosted by Misa @ Skyway Avenue for the Summer Wrap-Up Read-a-Thon.

Alex is fated to be the next Apollyon. It sounds pretty awesome, except Aiden --her instructor and the guy-she-should-totally-not-be-interested-in-but-still-is-- seems to be drifting away from her. Also, the current Apollyon, the oh-so-annoying Seth won’t leave her alone! To top that, a crazy, old oracle leaves her with cryptic messages and then turns to dust- just like that! Things go from bad to worse when Daimons attack the school and the suspicion falls on Alex, not to mention someone other than a Daimon seems intent on getting rid of Alex. Will Alex be able to ward off the Daimons before someone dear gets hurt or will she be too late?

Overall Thoughts: Let's just say I gobbled it up in one sitting. I liked that we got to know more about Seth, except I have a strange feeling about him; I just feel like he's working for someone else. I also found it easier to tolerate Lucien, he doesn't seem so bad now- especially when compared to all the Pures who want to get rid of Alex, who I think came a long way from Half-Blood. Overall it was an addictive read, though I was heart-broken everytime Aiden acted cold towards Alex, but then I understand why he did it.

My Rating:   4 stars... I took the fifth one away because...well I can't say; it would count as a spoiler.

Sunday 12 August 2012

Summer Wrap-Up Read-a-Thon : Photo Album

 Hello Earthlings!

Read-a-thon Signups

 Its been a wonderful summer vacation, made even better by the Summer Wrap-Up Read-a-Thon held by Jennifer at- Some Like It Paranormal and Jude at- In Between . A big thanks to them and all those who hosted various challenges!

Okay, so I went to Ucluelet and Tofino (on Vancouver Island) this summer. Here are some pictures:


                ( I read for a while on the ferry from Vancouver to Nanaimo, but the view was too beautiful so I surrendered my book.)


-Tofino


-Tofino


-Tofino


- The Wild Pacific Trail


- Long Beach


- Long Beach


- Long Beach


- Deer! (In Ucluelet)

Hope everyone had a great summer vacation too! :D








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