Gateway to Heaven
A rock star book. Of course, all I needed to see was that. The premise was good enough for me (albeit, similar to many I’ve read). Hugely famous rock star comes back to home town for an event, and falls for sweet, innocent beauty. Good enough for me! I was in. And of course, what hooked me was that she didn’t have a clue who he was. I always love those reveals. Except, that this one didn’t unconditionally hold my attention. I don’t know why. It had everything it needed. A roguish rock star with a bad reputation, tempting the virginal angel of the town, ticking off her family in the process. Him, pouting over her refusal, her insecurities in regards to his intentions. His past that comes back to haunt her… her past that absolutely halts his wolfish behavior. Oh and there’s steamy stuff, too!
Archives for January 2012
Jennifer L. Armentrout – Lux Series Reading Order:
I LOVE THIS series!!! It’s YA but doesn’t read like one, and I’m absolutely addicted! Check out my reviews: Obsidian & Onyx.
As per my Facebook girls, Michele and Sandra:
Michele: To the Girls who recommended “Obsidian” I AM 74% & LOVING IT!! Such a good book! I have LMBO a lot reading this. Really hoping this is a series, hate to see it end. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! Really good YA book. 😀
Sandra: I TOLD YOU!! – we need to talk finally – I’ve been dying to talk to someone about this…
This Weeks Latest Paranormal Book Releases – January 1st to January 3rd 2012
Oh sheeesh!! In my attempt at getting back to my daily routine now that “The Holidays are Oveeeeerrrr” (btw – that was me mimicking my husband’s despondant whining over the weekend – he’s just like a kid waiting for Christmas all year), I totally missed a VERY important book post. See, I’m still trying to get my bearings, because THAT post is a part of my routine.
But it’s just a day or so old, so we’re still good, right? 😉
There were some really good book releases on January 1st and especially January 3rd, so here they are:
Marlene Perez – Dead Is Series Reading Order
Thanks to Dawn for bringing this one to my attention!!
About book #1:
“Fashion statement…or something freakier?
Welcome to Nightshade, California—a small town full of secrets. It’s home to the pyschic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case!
Teenage girls are being mysteriously attacked all over town, including at Nightshade High School, where Daisy Giordano is a junior. When Daisy discovers that a vampire may be the culprit, she can’t help but suspect head cheerleader Samantha Devereaux, who returned from summer break with a new “look.” Samantha appears a little . . . well, dead, and all the most popular kids at school are copying her style.
Book Review – Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Where She Went (If I Stay)
Warning!! SPOILERS AHEAD for those who haven’t yet read book 1. And while this book does give you enough background as to what exactly led the main character… here, it is still better to get the whole picture, and all of the emotion attached. And that is best done by reading the first book, in this “duet”.
So this book gave me a few things I so desperately needed.
- A continuation of book #1. The ending was so… wide open. It could have went anywhere, and I prefer when there is a definite resolution. I don’t wanna come up with the “ending” myself. I’m not a fan of “left up to interpretation” endings. What if my conclusion is wrong? I always have that “what if…” worry . *sigh*
- A more mature story in regards to the characters (as this book occurs three years after the “incident”) – so now everyone involved is pretty much an adult.
- More of Adam (I adored him in book #1) Adam. The ultra famous rock star. Need I say more? The whirlwind of his stardom, the chaos, the demands, and his ever-broken heart that instead of healing, just continues on it’s downward spiral.
As I “summarized” in my “best of 2011” list:
“Ohhhh the plight of yet another tortured rock star. And this character had every right to his desperate angry tormented ways. EVERY reason. And as we live out a few days during the pinnacle of his huge rock-stardom, we re-live his agony over his loss of the only thing that mattered to him. Rock stardom was his dream, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, living it with a broken heart. Sure, the reason for his destruction is also what helped catapult him to rock stardom, but he just can’t get past it. And this is the book that brings us (and him) face to face with his heartbreaker.”