Waiting on Wednesday (24): Forgotten by Cat Patrick

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine where you can post about upcoming books you're looking forward to.

This is a wonderful chance for blogger to show off what's coming out soon that they are excited about! Every week my wishlist balloons thanks to this awesome meme.

Forgotten by Cat Patrick

Each night when 16 year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her whole world disappears. In the morning, all that's left is a note telling her about a day she can't remember. The whole scenario doesn't exactly make high school or dating that hot guy whose name she can't seem to recall any easier. But when London starts experiencing disturbing visions she can't make sense of, she realizes it's time to learn a little more about the past she keeps forgetting-before it destroys her future.

Part psychological drama, part romance, and part mystery, this thought-provoking novel will inspire readers to consider the what-if's in their own lives and recognize the power they have to control their destinies.

I realize how ridiculous this is going to sound but this novel bring to light one of my biggest fears. When I was young, I'd always worry about going to sleep because I was afraid that when I went to sleep now, I'd actually be waking up in my real life and my real life was a dream. Of course, at twelve I couldn't explain that very well. This is such a fascinating concept for a novel and I'm so excited to get my hands on it I preorder it last night when I was on an Amazon preorder rampage. 

Forgotten is due out June 14th so it's an early birthday present to myself!

What are you waiting for this week?

TEAser Tuesdays (22):Fallen by Lauren Kate

TEAser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along, just do as following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include any spoilers so as not to ruin the book for others!

Make sure to share the title and the author so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR piles!

" "I fall in love," he explained, taking her hands and holding them tightly. "Over and over again. And each time, it ends catastrophically."

...

"Look at me," he pleaded. "Here's where it gets hard."

She opened her eyes.

"The person I fall in love with each time is you." "

--Pg. 350 of "Fallen" by Lauren Kate

I am (finally) almost done with this book and I am really enjoying this one. Can't wait to post a review and start up on Torment!

Cover Envy (13)

I'm really excited to bring this feature back!


It's that time of week again! I'm showing another couple of covers that make me green with envy and stuck sitting on my hands until the novels they cover come out.

I hope you enjoy!

Clarity by Kim Harrington- I love the white space on this cover. It gives it a really fresh an vibrant feeling and the light blue of the lettering in the bottom background is amazing. The look on the model's face intrigues me and the sun spots on her hair and near her eyes are a really interesting touch. Overall, this is a cover to swoon over.


Summary from Goodreads:

When you can see things others can't, where do you look for the truth?

This paranormal murder mystery will have teens reading on the edge of their seats.

Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. It's a gift.

And a curse.

When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's ex-boyfriend wants her to help solve the case--but Clare is still furious at the cheating jerk. Then Clare's brother--who has supernatural gifts of his own--becomes the prime suspect, and Clare can no longer look away. Teaming up with Gabriel, the smoldering son of the new detective, Clare must venture into the depths of fear, revenge, and lust in order to track the killer. But will her sight fail her just when she needs it most?

Clarity comes out March 1,2011.

Die For Me by Amy Plum- This novel cover follows the trend of a dark background but I love the bright blue of the model's dress and the purple red of the boat. This is going to sound silly but the purple red makes me even happier because the author's last name is Plum. Because this is a novel set in Paris, I look the romantic feeling of the boat but it interwoven with the slightly creepy background. Amazing cover!

Summary from Goodreads:

DIE FOR ME is the first of three books about Kate, a sixteen-year-old American who moves to Paris after the death of her parents. She finds herself falling for Vincent, who she discovers is not the typical French teenager he appears: he is something else entirely.

DIE FOR ME presents a new supernatural mythology presented in a city where dreams are sometimes the same as reality.

Die For Me comes out May 10, 2011.

So what covers are you envious for?

In My Mailbox (20)

In my mailbox is a weekly meme created by The Story Siren that encourages other book bloggers to share what they bought, won, begged for or borrowed. It is usually held on Sundays!

I had a pretty epic book week this week. I had a bunch of different books on pre-order and they all came in this week. Also, the amazing Carolyn MacCullough sent me a signed arc of her newest novel Always A Witch and I'm so excited to read it!

From the author:

• Always A Witch by Carolyn MacCullough

From Books-A-Million.com:

• She Smells The Dead by E.J. Stevens
• Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors

From Amazon.com:

• XVI by Julia Karr
• Timeless by Alexandra Monir
• Warped by Maurissa Guibord
• Across The Universe by Beth Revis

From Books-A-Million (the store):

• Vampire Academy Series box set with the first four novels 

There is no denying about the epicness that was this week! So what did you get this week?

Book Review: Logic of Demons: The Quest for Nadine's Soul by H.A. Goodman

Logic of Demons: The Quest for Nadine's Soul by H.A. Goodman

Reading Level: Young Adult
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1452018170
ISBN-13: 978-1452018171
Source: Sent from author for honest review
Cover: It's okay. It works for the novel and I like the flames fading into black.
First Sentence: "He couldn't stop staring at the ultrasound image."

Mini-Review: While Logic of Demons has merit in its story telling, it didn't hold me the way I would have liked.


Book Summary:

What would you do if the love of your life was murdered by a deranged killer? Would you become a vigilante and seek retribution? And would this revenge affect those you care for in the afterlife? 

Logic Of Demons The Quest for Nadine's Soul takes you on a journey inside the psyches of men and women forced to deal with the spiritual consequences of their decisions. Through the lives of a demon, two Angels, and a mysterious teenage girl, a plethora of politically and socially relevant issues ranging from the roots of genocide and sex trafficking to child conscription and religious fundamentalism are addressed in this fantasy thriller. Life as well as the afterlife converge in this novel to explain certain peculiarities of the human condition. 

Whether you are God fearing individual or an atheist, Logic Of Demons The Quest for Nadine's Soul addresses moral and theological issues of interest for people of all backgrounds.

Review:


Logic of Demons was an interesting exploration in all things religious and in this aspect, was a fascinating read. I enjoyed the main character's journey through Hell and back, learning the story of some of the other characters and the ending was certainly surprising. However, there were definitely aspects that didn't work for me.


Devon's journey was definitely one full of twists and turns. I was drawn into his plight from the beginning and wanted to know why and how his wife was ripped from him. I understood why he fell into temptation but him killing his wife's murderer really did cut off my connection with him. Afterward, he seemed very childish, falling for one lie after another. While I liked that he was so devoted to his wife, it bothered me that he was willing to forsake everything to be back with her. I was really glad that he learned to stop making rash decisions, even if he did believe he was going to be back with her. In that regard, his growth was refreshing.


I also found how Goodman portrayed demons very fascinating. The fact that they lied to each other to get the new recruits to follow suit was an interesting twist. The entire imagining of Hell was something I hadn't read before and felt fresh. I enjoyed picturing it as an office with stints selling The Formula and answering to "The Boss".


The way we were introduced to Nadine, the girl who could draw angels and demons was also great. I loved getting snippets of her stories throughout the novel and really helped solify the ending. I had no idea how it would end but becuase of these snippets of who Nadine was and what she did, it was a believalbe way for the story to end. It was a quest for Nadine's soul, we just don't find out until the end that she's alone on the journey.


While there were plenty of good things about this novel, it wasn't without its faults. The endless exploration did wear down on the story and interrupted the flow of the plot. By the middle of the novel, I felt that it was either trying to preach to me or that it was focusing too hard on the issues and forgoing the plot. I felt a lot of things could have been cut to allow the reader to interrupt what the author was trying to say instead of hammering it over and over again.


The writng was also a bit shaky. Some first novels don't feel like firsts, but this one did. It suffered from some over-writing and as mentioned before, it just felt like the author didn't trust that the reader could get the point. However, this only showed up every once and a while and for the most part was absent.


I enjoyed getting to know the other character but I felt a bit tricked about Devon's son and his wife. We go on a journey, and unbeknownst to Devon and the reader, we are actually with his son and his wife but his son and his wife pretend to be entirely different people. It was a bit frustrating because it was from these two journies that Devon learned that even if he does bad things for good reasons, the deeds are still bad. This is really Devon's breaking point where he finally starts to accept his own actions and because those people his wife and son were pretending to be didn't actually exist, it sort of cheapened the journey for me.


There were a lot of things about this novel that worked-- the main character's journey, the re-invention of Heaven and Hell and angels and demons and the surprise ending. But because a lot of the plot was buried in exploration, I grew a bit detached from everything else and lost interest about halfway through. This might be a book for some people but I certainly wouldn't reccommend it for everyone. Overall, I'm glad I read it but it's definitely not for the light hearted.

Rating: 

A-Z Reading Challenge

So this is a super fun challenge hosted by an amazing book blogger Book Junky over at The Thoughts of a Book Junkie. If you haven't signed up, I suggest you do! 

Here's the gist, all you've got to do is read 26 books- one for each letter of the alphabet. I decided to join this one because I am going to be reading books for other challenges anyways so why not get another list going? So I'm going for it!

Here's my list:

A- Always A Witch by MacCullough, Angelfire by Moulton

B- Beautiful Creatures by Kami & Stohl, Bad Taste In Boys by Harris

C- City of Glass by Clare

D- Demon Trapper's Daughter, The by Oliver

E- Entwined by Dixon 

F- Falling Under by Hayes

G- Gone by McMann

H- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by McBride

I- Iron King, The by Kagawa

J- Jekel Love Hyde by Fantaskey

K- 

L- Lost Voices by Porter

M- Matched by Condie

N- Nevermore by Creagh

O- Once in a Full Moon by Schreiber

P- Paranormalcy by White

Q-

R-

S- Slice of Cherry by Reeves

T- Torment by Kate

U- Unearthly by Hand

V- Vampire Stalker, The by van Diepen

W- Wither by DeStefano, Warped by Guibord

X- XVI by Karr

Y- You Against Me by Downham

Z-

So I'm not done with the list yet but getting close. So what are you going to be reading?

Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop

I'm really excited to be a part of this hop. Hope you enjoy running around and trying your hand at winning books! So now onto my giveaways. I'm giving away one 2011 book from the Book Depository that I'm excited about. So here are your choices...

Rules:

• Must be a follower of my blog
• This is an international giveaway (as long as Book Depository ships to you, you may enter)
• Giveaway ends January 17th and I will announce the winner on this blog. The winner will have 72 hours to respond.
• You may only enter once
• You must fill out the form below.

Thank so much for entering. Make sure to catch the other hops!