Birth Marked Review

ONE MARRED BY A SCAR WILL UNRAVEL THE PAST

 

Publisher : Square Fish; d edition

Published :  October 11, 2011

Page Count : 361

Series : Birth Marked (Book 1)

First Line : In the dim hovel, the mother clenched her body into one final, straining push, and the baby slithered out into Gaia's ready hands.

 

Blurb

 

In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the wall and those, like sixteen-year-old midwife, Gaia Stone, who live outside. Gaia has always believed it is her duty, with her mother, to hand over a small quota of babies to the Enclave. But when Gaia’s mother and father are arrested by the very people they so dutifully serve, Gaia is forced to question everything she has been taught to believe. Gaia’s choice is now simple: enter the world of the Enclave to rescue her parents, or die trying.

 

My review

 

Birth Marked by Caragh M. O'Brien was a thrilling mystery. O'Brien draws you into the story making it hard to put the book down for the most part. Along the way I did come upon a few pages where I just got bored of reading because all the character were doing is sitting around, but that was only for a few pages. Another thing that I was not okay with in this book is the cliffhanger at the end. I was so mad and sad that I wanted to yell at the author, but that was before I realized that Birth Marked is a trilogy not a single. My advise is before you read this book get the others so you don't have to wait to continue. That being said I loved the action and the mystery as Gaia unravels her fathers code, and I also enjoyed the slight and subtle love story that intertwines with the mystery.

I would give this book 3.5 stars for its mystery, action, and love.  



     

City of Glass Review

Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published : Reprint edition (August 3, 2010)
Page count : 541
Series : Mortal Instrument series
First line : The cold snap of the previous week was over; the sun was shining brightly as Clary hurried across Luke's dusty front yard, the hood of her jacket up to keep her hair from blowing across her face.




teasers

Review

I have read all the Mortal instrument books. From city of bone to City of heavenly Fire and I have to admit that City of glass is my favorite one. It's action packed like all the other books in the series but this book dives deeper into the characters emotion more than any other book in The Mortal Instrument series. Every detail is vivid in your mind absorbing you into the book.

City of bones takes off exactly were City of Ashes stopped. I give this book five stars for its creativity, amazing character, incredible action, emotional love story, and vivid descriptions. I encourage almost everyone to read this book, though it may not be appropriate for little kids.
 

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The release of City of Heavenly Fire

City of Heavenly Fire book trailer

 

Excerpt from Tmiscource.com

 

 

 

From Chapter 1:

Jace broke off the kiss. Before Clary could say anything, a chorus of sarcastic applause came out from the nearby hill. Simon, Isabelle and Alec waved at them.

 

Jace said, “Shall we join our annoying and voyeuristic friends?”

 

“Unfortunately, that’s the only kind of friends we have.” Clary rubbed her shoulder against his arm and they headed up towards to the rocks. Simon and Isabelle were side by side, talking quietly. Alec was sitting a little apart, staring at the screen of his phone with an expression of intense concentration.

 

Jace threw himself down next to his parabatai, “I’ve heard if you stare at those things enough, they’ll ring.”

 

“He’s been texting Magnus,” said Isabelle glancing over with a disapproving look.

“I haven’t,” Alec said automatically.

 

“Yes you have,” said Jace craning to look over Alec’s shoulder, “and calling. I can see your outgoing calls.”

 

“It’s his birthday,” Alec flipped the phone shut. 

 

 

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I can't believe its finally out. I'm almost done reading the book but see no reason to right a review because everyone knows its going to be amazing. I will tell you though it goes by way to fast. Reading fifty pages feels like reading five and that upsets me since I don't want it to be over.

 

 

 

 

City of Heavenly fire teasers and snippets

We have a little under two weeks to go before City of Heavenly Fire is out and I cant wait. To satisfy my never ending hunger for the Mortal Instruments I found the teasers and snippets from The authors blog. Enjoy!

Also if I have another full page of teasers so don't forget to read those as well. If I repeated myself then sorry there are a lot and I don't always remember which ones I've put on there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She turned to look at Sebastian, lying on the bed. He was shirtless, and even in the dim light the old whip weals across his back were visible. She had always been fascinated by Shadowhunters but had never thought she would find one whose personality she could stand for more than five minutes, until Sebastian.

“Simon,” said a voice at his shoulder, and he turned to see Izzy, her face a pale smudge between dark hair and dark cloak, looking at him, her expression half-angry, half-sad. “I guess this is the part where we say goodbye?”

His eyes shone when he looked at her, green as spring grass.
He has always had green eyes, said the voice in her head. People often marvel at how much alike you are, he and your mother and yourself. His name is Jonathan and he is your brother; he has always protected you.
Somewhere in the back of Clary’s mind she saw black eyes and whip marks, but she didn’t know why. He’s your brother. He’s your brother, and he’s always taken care of you.  
From Chapter 1:
Jace broke off the kiss. Before Clary could say anything, a chorus of sarcastic applause came out from the nearby hill. Simon, Isabelle and Alec waved at them.
Jace said, “Shall we join our annoying and voyeuristic friends?”
“Unfortunately, that’s the only kind of friends we have.” Clary rubbed her shoulder against his arm and they headed up towards to the rocks. Simon and Isabelle were side by side, talking quietly. Alec was sitting a little apart, staring at the screen of his phone with an expression of intense concentration.
Jace threw himself down next to his parabatai, “I’ve heard if you stare at those things enough, they’ll ring.”
“He’s been texting Magnus,” said Isabelle glancing over with a disapproving look.
“I haven’t,” Alec said automatically.
“Yes you have,” said Jace craning to look over Alec’s shoulder, “and calling. I can see your outgoing calls.”
“It’s his birthday,” Alec flipped the phone shut.

The Frays had never been a religiously observant family, but Clary loved Fifth Avenue at Christmas time. The air smelled like sweet roasted chestnuts, and the window displays sparkled with silver and blue, green and red. This year there were fat round crystal snowflakes attached to each lamppost, sending back the winter sunlight in shafts of gold[B1] . Not to mention the huge tree at Rockefeller Center. It threw its shadow across them as she and Simon draped themselves over the gate at the side of the skating rink, watching tourists fall down as they tried to navigate the ice.
Clary had a hot chocolate wrapped in her hands, the warmth spreading through her body. She felt almost normal—this, coming to Fifth to see the window displays and the tree, had been a winter tradition for her and Simon for as long as she could remember.
“Feels like old times, doesn’t it?” he said, echoing her thoughts as he propped his chin on his folded arms.
She chanced a sideways look at him. He was wearing a black topcoat and scarf that emphasized the winter pallor of his skin. His eyes were shadowed, indicating that he hadn’t fed on blood recently. He looked like what he was—a hungry, tired vampire.
Well, she thought. Almost like old times. “More people to buy presents for,” she said. “Plus, the always traumatic what-to-buy-someone-for-the-first-Christmas-after-you’ve-started-dating question.”
“What to get the Shadowhunter who has everything,” Simon said with a grin.
“Jace mostly likes weapons,” Clary sighed. “He likes books, but they have a huge library at the Institute. He likes classical music …” She brightened. Simon was a musician; even though his band was terrible, and was always changing their name—currently they were Lethal Soufflé—he did have training. “What would you give someone who likes to play the piano?”
“A piano.”
“Simon.”
“A really huge metronome that could also double as a weapon?”
Clary sighed, exasperated.
“Sheet music. Rachmaninoff is tough stuff, but he likes a challenge.”
“Now you’re talking. I’m going to see if there’s a music store around here.” Clary, done with her hot chocolate, tossed the cup into a nearby trash can and pulled her phone out. “What about you? What are you giving Isabelle?”
“I have absolutely no idea,” Simon said. They had started heading toward the avenue, where a steady stream of pedestrians gawking at the windows clogged the streets.
“Oh, come on. Isabelle’s easy.”
“That’s my girlfriend you’re talking about.” Simon’s brows drew together. “I think. I’m not sure. We haven’t discussed it. The relationship, I mean.”
“You really have to DTR, Simon.”
“What?”
“Define the relationship. What it is, where it’s going. Are you boyfriend and girlfriend, just having fun, ‘it’s complicated,’ or what? When’s she going to tell her parents? Are you allowed to see other people?”
Simon blanched. “What? Seriously?”
“Seriously. In the meantime—perfume!” Clary grabbed Simon by the back of his coat and hauled him into a cosmetics store that had once been a bank. It was massive on the inside, with rows of gleaming bottles everywhere. “And something unusual,” she said, heading for the fragrance area. “Isabelle isn’t going to want to smell like everyone else. She’s going to want to smell like figs, or vetiver, or—”
“Figs? Figs have a smell?” Simon looked horrified; Clary was about to laugh at him when her phone buzzed. It was her mother.
where are you? It’s an emergency.

Clockwork princess



 



Published : March 19, 2013Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books

Page Count : 594

Series : The Infernal Devices

Teasers:

spoilers for City of Lost Souls and Clockwork Princess


Blurb

Danger and betrayal, love and loss, secrets and enchantment are woven together in the breathtaking finale to the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series.
Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close.
If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it?
The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose.
Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.
Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the final installment of the bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy.

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My review
Clockwork princess is an amazing final to the ending of The Infernal Devices. Its full of action and romance, and for once in my life I actually like the ending. I give Clockwork princess by Cassandra Clare 4 stars for it action, romance, creativity, and style.



Misguided angel book 5

publisher :Disney Hyperion
published : October 26, 2010
Page count: 273
Series : Blue Blood
First line: Schuyler Van Alen walked as quickly as she could up the polished brass spiral leading to the upper deck.



After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence--with her forbidden love, Jack. Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods. As the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads--and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.



My Review:
Finally. I was so happy with this book. I had almost given up hope on this series because it was moving so slow. In the past four books you could tell that the story was going somewhere, but somehow it just seemed to be dragging like the author didn't know how to get her point across. In this book things start to happen, and you start to see the characters real personality. Things start to happen it finally seems like you will learn the end. I'm glad I didn't give up on this series before I read this book. I give Misguided angel by Melissa De La Cruz  four stars. Just because I like it doesn't mean I love it.