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Book Review – Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

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Chosen: A House of Night Novel
With each and every passing book in this series, I become more addicted. First, I want to say that I LOVE the camaraderie. Every member of Zoey’s group is special and genuine (especially a certain someone that surprised me a ton). Love them! Well…maybe I like the “twins” a little less. They are just plain weird, but, yeah, they love Zoey, so I’m cool with their “quirky connection”.

Unfortunately, like all teenagers (and even adults), sometimes, no matter how close we are, we manage to hurt each other, even if we don’t mean to. read more

Book Review – Betrayed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

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Betrayed: A House of Night Novel
This book was the start of my appreciation of the series. The overly-adolescent writing style seemed toned down, and I could actually begin connecting with  the characters.

In this installment, Zoey and friends have a new position in their House of Night High School. In book one, good triumphed over evil, as they managed to take the “Hags from Hell” down a notch. Now, Zoey and “friends” are the new leaders of the Daughters of Night, proving that their good intentions and powerful gifts from the Goddess can help restore balance to their society. read more

Book Review – Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

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Marked: A House of Night Novel
I’ve had this paperback in my TBR pile for almost two years now, and have finally decided to give the series a try. I’ve read other YA series back when I was new to the genre, and loved them (Twilight, Vampire Diaries and then Vampire Academy), so I had high hopes for this one.

This book, however, did not sweep me off my feet. I was worried. I had heard so many good things about the series as a whole, but judging by this book, I didn’t know if I could make it through and entire “House of Night” reading marathon (which I LOVE to do – immerse myself in a world that is eight books deep – that’s HEAVEN to me). read more

My Mom’s Book Review – Already Dead by Charlie Huston

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My mom emailed me the other day, with a detailed review of a book she’d been reading. Unfortunately, it wasn’t her cup of tea, but oddly enough, she put a lot of effort into telling me about it.

So here it is, my mom’s first book review.  Hopefully there will be more to come from her, maybe about books she DOES like (*hint hint*) 😉

BTW – my mom’s a BIG fan of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed series, and of course, Terrible and The Downside Ghosts. She has decided to start the Fever series next. I’m anxious to get her reactions! I just know she’ll LOVE it! read more

Shadowfever – A Discussion

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Shadowfever

Yup, I’m still thinking about it. Even more so now, since writing my review. I’m still going over different parts of it in my head, re-analyzing situations that occurred throughout the series, now that I finally know the answers. I was so thrilled to see my best book bud (Lily from Lilium’s Realm) this morning, and even more relieved to find out she finished the book and wanted to chat!

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SPOILER ALERT!!! PLEASE do not continue below, if you have not read the series (or this book) yet. read more

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