Waiting on Wednesday: 3/7/12

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine! It showcases books that we can't wait on to come out!

Teaser Tuesday: 3/6/12

This lovely weekly feature is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading!

Rules:

• Grab your current read!

• Open to a random page

• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page!

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS

• Share the title and author!

"MADDY MONTGOMERY ATTEMPTS TO TORCH BIO LAB. She read Blake's words aloud."
"Dear Maddy, thank you, on behalf of the student body, for trying to set fire to the school. It would be an improvement, no doubt."
Page 44 of Immortal City by Scott Speer

Review: Under the Never Sky

Title: Under the Never Sky
Author: Veronica Rossi
Published: February 7, 2012
Source: BookPeople Review

Synopsis:

Since she'd been on the outside, she'd survived an Aether storm, she'd had a knife held to her throat, and she'd seen men murdered. This was worse.

Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland - known as The Death Shop - are slim. If the cannibals don't get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She's been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He's wild - a savage - and her only hope of staying alive.

A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile - everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria's help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.

Review:
Veronica Rossi did an amazing job with Under the Never Sky. It was the kind of book that you couldn't put down, and didn't want to put down. A dystopian book that was a major hit with me! :)

Cover: The cover is absolutely gorgeous! I loved the Aether swirling around in the background! Plus the cover, even with all the trees and stuff in the background, is pretty simple and we know where our attention is supposed to be diverted! :) I love it!

Plot/Writing:
Veronica did a great job with keeping the reader entertained. She kept us focus and intent on the story. It might've started off a little slow, but it gradually grew and made me fall in love with the story! Everything about it was simply amazing. The new technology was explained and it helped you understand the book better!

She switched off on POV's every few chapters or so, and it took me a little bit to get that. When she first switched, I was thinking, "Who is this Perry kid? How does Aria know him?" Then I realized that it was actually in his POV and I had my moment of blondness and moved on. The switch though helped me understand the story better and it was really interesting to see into the characters minds.

Characters:
The way Veronica wrote her characters, it was like meeting a new person and watching them gradually change and grow before your eyes. She had her characters make a complete 180 from the people they were   and they were all amazing. Her characters were so strong and so brave that it was as if they had no fears in the world.

Aria is a beautiful, sweet, and a little curious 17 year old girl. She has one of the best voices around and that's what makes her a little different than the people in the Realms. That is until she is kicked out of the Realms and is forced out of the only home she has ever known. You watch Aria grow into a strong and fierce woman as you go through the book. She doesn't complain, and she is stubborn and will fight for what she thinks is right.

Then there's Perry, who is dark and mysterious, and a outsider. He is always saving Aria from the dangers that she doesn't know existed. He is harsh and rude at the beginning, but as you get inside his head, and farther in the book, he opens up. Telling Aria things that nobody has ever known about him. He is one of those people who will sacrifice himself if it means saving others. I LOVED PERRY, but all I thought while reading was "IT'S AGENT P!" from Phineas and Ferb! :)

All in All: I loved Under the Never Sky so much! I even wrote a poem about it.. It wasn't that bad, even if Anne wants to think it is!:) You should really consider picking up a copy of this book. It will leave you breathless and wanting much much more! :) 5 out of 5 tacos!

Review: Spellcaster

Title: Spellcaster
Author: Cara Lynn Shultz
Published: March 27,  2012
Source: eGalley

Synopsis:
Finding your eternal soulmate - easy.

Stopping a true-love-hungry evil - not so much…

After breaking a centuries-old romantic curse, Emma Connor is (almost) glad to get back to normal problems. Although...it's not easy dealing with the jealous cliques and gossip that rule her exclusive Upper East Side prep, even for a sixteen-year-old newbie witch. Having the most-wanted boy in school as her eternal soul mate sure helps ease the pain-especially since wealthy, rocker-hot Brendan Salinger is very good at staying irresistibly close....

But something dark and hungry is using Emma and Brendan's deepest fears to reveal damaging secrets and destroy their trust in each other. And Emma's crash course in über-spells may not be enough to keep them safe…or to stop an inhuman force bent on making their unsuspected power its own.

Review:
Spellcaster will leave you sighing in happiness. It is one of those books that you don't put down for fear of missing something! I loved Spellcaster, and it is defiantly worth the wait!

Cover:
Gorgeous. Just gorgeous. It matched the other cover with the glass floating around, except this one has leaves. Which I currently have underneath my comma key. I love how the girl is running away and how everything is following her! Just gorgeous!

Plot/Writing:

As with Spellbound, the writing style is amazing! It keeps you focused and wanting more. It has just the right twist and turns in the story to leave you guessing. The story has some very intense moments and some moments that you just sit there saying awwwww for five minutes. I know when I finished it that is what I did.. :)

Characters:
The characters of Spellcaster have all grown up so much. They are all stronger, and braver. They will do whatever they need to do, and they will go the extra mile for each other. There is sacrifice, and love, and of course happy moments!

Emma is much much stronger than she was in the last book. In the last book, at least to me, she seemed a little weak, but of course she went through a traumatic time and it was a big deal. Yet she grew in this book. She was willing to do anything for Brendan and for her friends and family.

Brendan is the same as he was in the last book, yet different. He was a lot more bold, he finally told off someone we all wanted to be told off. But he was also a lot more sensitive, he revealed his feelings for Emma and told her things that anyone would take away their bro-card for saying. But it wasn't cheesey things, it was sweet, and I REALLY want Brendan. :)

All in All:
I really loved Spellcaster! I was cheering at the end, and awing so much. It was an amazing way to end the book, and I can't wait to see what Cara does next! :) 5 out of 5 Tacos!

Friday 56: 3/2/12

This weekly meme is hosted by Freda's Voice!!!

Rules:

• Grab your current read

• Turn to page 56

• Find any sentence that grabs you

• Post it

• Add your URL to her Linky!

 "They expected the other half any day, after Liv reached her intended husband. They needed it soon, before winter came in force."
Page 56 of Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi