Mine

Mine (Real, #2)
by Katy Evans
Rating: 5 Bows!

Brooke never imagined she would end up with the man who is every woman's dream, but not all dreams end happily ever after, and just when they need each other the most, she is torn away from his side. Now with distance and darkness between them, the only thing left is to fight for the love of the man she calls MINE.

Totally worth the wait! Words can not express how much I love this book...Please forgive me for all the fan-girling I will be doing!!!

Remington "Riptide" Tate. My Blue eyed fighter. I am so in love with you that it hurts to think that your are fictional character! I had already fallen in love with you in Real ( Real, #1) but you blew me away in Mine. 

Remy was just as possessive, cocky, protective, and completely Alpha male in this novel. The lengths he goes to in order to protect whats his is heart warming. I loved every emotion he had for brooke...even the bad ones. We see a new side of Remy and it's emotional and heartbreaking, I would be lying if I said that I didn't cry. 

Brooke, I love her. She's strong, determined, and will do anything for Remy. I honestly do love her, which is why it pains me to say that I spent half the book wanting to slap her. Her emotions were all over the place, and I can understand to a point given your condition (I will not spoil that for you guys!), but yours were too much. 

Pete, Riley, Diane, and Coach Lupe add great character to this novel. I think Remy could not be as a great a person as he is without them. 

The best thing I love about this book is its concept. Katy Evans took a mental disorder, being Bipolar, and showed that it does not have to hinder your life. IT DOES NOT CONTROL YOU. Katy Evans gave us knowledge on this through a story about perseverance and never giving up and wrapped it up in a package called Remington Tate. 

My heart felt satisfied and extremely happy at then end of the novel and Remy and Brook's story will forever be in my heart. One of my favorite series of all times, hands down. 

Stranger!

Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've posted something...again I blame school!!

I seriously miss blogging but I have no time to do it. Wahhh :(

My solution: I've gotten the blogger app so hopefully I can blog even if it's something small! 

I'm gonna try to post more often, I've read some books that deserve to be mentioned so finger crossed to this happening! 

Happy Wednesday guys!! 

- Sara <3

Origin

Origin (Lux, 4)
by Jennifer Armentrout
Rating: 5 Bows!

Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.

After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.

All Katy can do is survive.

Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?

Together they can face anything.

But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on? 

And will they even be together?

Jennifer Armentrout left a big cliffhanger at the end of Opal (Lux, 3) so I was expecting Origin to be HUGE. And it didn't disappoint!

Origin is a roller coaster of a boo, filled with plenty of action, romance, deception and grief. It amazes me how beautiful Katy and Daemon's relationship is. They are put through trials over the course of the novel but they manage to succeed because they have each other. I won't lie, some scenes were hard to get through and others made me swoon. This is definitely the book where Daemon's character shines!

I won't go into to much detail about what goes on because you should definitely pick up a copy, but there are huge secrets revealed and an even more shocking deception that will leave you with a broken heart. 

You wil cri, laugh, kick and scream by the time you are done reading and let me just get this out there...it does not end how we expect. Putting that aside, the book was extraordinary  and will satisfy everyone that waited for its release. Now I'm anxiously waiting for the final novel and I honestly believe that it will be Jennifer Armentrout's best one yet!

Its Been a Long Time

Hi everyone!!

So its been ages since I've posted something and I feel terrible for neglecting my blog! Wah :(

Who do I have t blame for this? SCHOOL, that's who

I have so little time to read but I promise I'm making the best of that time

I've caught a brake this weekend so I plan on posting up reviews that I have been working on and 

other stuff as well!

I hope everyone is having a great day and be happy, tomorrows Friday!!

~Sara 

AngelFall

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, 1)
by Susan Ee
Rating: 5 Bows!

It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.

Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.

Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.

Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her sister and he'll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.

This book took everything I had read about angels in other books and threw it out the window. The concept about angels being the good guys and fallen angels trying to redeem them selves doesn't exist in this novel. But that's not a bad thing!

The book starts off with Penryn and her family trying to survive in a world were Angels have taken over. Hence...Angels are not the good guys in this story. Penryn is the strength of her family since her little sister is in a wheel chair and her mom is a schitzo. When she encounters a group of angels taking the wings of another she can't help but stare. Unfortunately this costs her and the group of angels kidnap Penryn's little sister while her mother flees. Determined to get her sister back, Penryn plans to nurse the wing-less angel back to health and strike a deal to get him to help her find her sister.

Penryn is just a normal girl trying to get her sister back. I had to admire her determination even when all the odds were against her. Her mentality was always "famlily first" and she stuck by it. She was strong, caring, and always did what was right, even if it meant going against your own kind to save an angel. 

Now Raffe...oh my. Carmel skin, black hair, deep blue eyes, and a toned athletic body...swoon! This was one case where I did not mind the attitude at all. Raffe is arrogant, bossy, and hard to read. Raffe agrees to help Penryn and I was pleasantly surprised that given Raffe's attitude, he was shocked and amazed whenever Penryn refused to leave Raffe behind. 

I loved this novel because of its originality. The mere fact that the two main characters are true fighters and will fight until the end for their cause. It was different to see Rafee and Penryn learn to truly care for each other through trust and of course through fighting together!

Angelfall is about a journey with an unexpected ally and discovering secrets that not even the high ranking angels new about. This novel does not have an obvious romance but it is there and we get to see a little bit of it towards the end which leaves me wanting the sequel so badly to see where it takes them. There is plenty of action and drama that will leave you cheering for Penryn and Raffe! 

Hidden Wings

Hidden Wings (Hidden Wings, 1)
by Cameo Renae
Rating: 3.5 Bows!

Seventeen is a life changing age for Emma Wise. As her family's sole survivor in a car crash, she is left with a broken arm and a few scrapes and bruises. But these are only outward marks; inside, her heart is broken and the pieces scattered.

Whisked away to Alaska, to an aunt she’s never met, Emma starts over. Secrets unveil themselves and now…she doesn't even know who or what she is.

A centuries old prophecy places Emma in the heart of danger. Creatures of horrifying and evil proportions are after her, and it will take Emma, her aunt, and six, gorgeously captivating Guardians to keep her safe. But, if she can survive until her eighteenth birthday... things will change.

The summary is very vague but as far as angel books go, this one was pretty good! We have Fallen Angels, prophecies, and hot guardians... what else do you need?

The story line was very good. There was a plot, which is a miracle because I feel like now a days stories just ramble with out there being a point, and the characters were phenomenal. 

My only issue, which made me know off .5 of a bow, is that Emma's personality was hard for me to believe. She either had no emotions or they seemed fake to me. I would have been devastated at the loss of my parents but instead she's swooning over Kade... I mean really? Give it a week at least before falling for the guy. Her feelings for Kade were developed way to quickly for my taste but that's not too big of a problem for me, what is a problem is that it seemed funny instead of swoon-worthy.

Putting that aside, the story had plenty of action and mystery. The side characters were a mix of funny and stoic and of course...HOT! I really ended up like this book to the point of getting the second one in the series right after! This book definitely deserves to be given a chance, ignore the vague summary and pick up a copy!!

Vade Retro Satana

Vade Retro Satana (VRS, 1)
by Michele Suzanne
Rating: 4 Bows!

It’s never easy living up to your father’s expectations, but when your father is Satan, and he sees you as his ticket to world domination, it’s especially tough.

Austan Paumgarten wrestles with normal fifteen-year-old issues like grades, girls and winning sports matches, along with some abnormal ones like what to do when his father possesses his roommate. Initially, Austan withdraws, believing himself to be a curse on others but is drawn out by three new friends; Imani Baptiste, a girl with a harrowing past who sees running fast as her only hope of going to college; Gabe Michaels, Austan’s roommate, a socially awkward guy who desperately hopes to find friendship and fit in at St. Ignatius, a competitive all-boys boarding school, and Fr. Bonaventure, a kindly old priest with a chilling connection to Austan’s family.

When his father forces him to collect souls, Austan struggles with his demonic destiny as the devil’s son and his innate desire to help those he cares about.

*I was given this book in exchange for my honest review*

I've yet to read a novel that dealt with Religion, more specifically with Satan, and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this novel. 

The background story is rather creepy but intriguing at the same time, like in movies where you don't want to watch but you just can't look away! The story is a perfect balance of intense, hilarious, and mystery. 

What really worked for this novel was the mixture of personalities from the characters: Austan was aloof and mysterious but conflicted about who he was and what that meant, Imani was a strong hearted girl who just wanted to get ahead in life, and Gabe was the kid that is always striving to please everyone. Their interactions were great to watch and it reminded me of my time in high school.

I liked how we get to see the characters struggle with developing who they will become because that is something we all go through...of course, Austan's case is a little different...
The choices and consequences of our actions are what makes us who we are and that is no different for Austan, Imani and Gabe. 

Told from different perspectives, Vade Retro Satana is the story of how parents influence ones life and how that affects those around you. Austan will need to find the strength to do the right thing even if it's not what he want or there will be consequences...bad ones.

Michele Suzanne, thank you for introducing me to this gang of witty and stunning characters, I look forward to see where you take them!