Sunday 30 September 2012

eBook Review: Dreamless by Josephine Angelini

Goodreads:  As the only Scion who can descend into the Underworld, Helen Hamilton has been given a nearly impossible task. By night she wanders through Hades, trying to stop the endless cycle of revenge that has cursed her family. By day she struggles to overcome the fatigue that is rapidly eroding her sanity. Without Lucas by her side, Helen is not sure she has the strength to go on.
Just as Helen is pushed to her breaking point, a mysterious new Scion comes to her rescue. Funny and brave, Orion shields her from the dangers of the Underworld. But time is running out—a ruthless foe plots against them, and the Furies’ cry for blood is growing louder.
As the ancient Greek world collides with the mortal one, Helen’s sheltered life on Nantucket descends into chaos. But the hardest task of all will be forgetting Lucas Delos.

Title:  Dreamless
Series:  Starcrossed #2
Author:  Josephine Angelini
Publisher:  HarperTeen
Published:  May 2012
Source:  Self Purchase


This is another awesome instalment in the Starcrossed series.  I couldn't wait for the release of this one after the ending in Starcrossed and it didn't disappoint.  The cover is beautiful too!

Helen and Lucas are unable to be together because they are apparently related somewhere down the line.  The tension between them causes problems for the whole family.

Helen must travel to the underworld in order to destroy the furies.  Destroying the furies will allow freedom among the Scions and putting a stop to the fighting.  Helen must travel in her sleep, but also keep safe from those trying to stop her from succeeding.

Enter Orion! He is on a mission to help Helen succeed and in the mean time feelings develop between the two.

Will Helen be able to get over Lucas enough to give Orion a chance?  Will she be able to destroy the furies to save the Scions?  Will she die while attempting her mission? What will the consequences be?

Amazing! Josephine has an unbelievable way of drawing the reader in that keeps turning pages until it's finished.

5 STARS - AMAZING

eBook Review: Seeds of Discovery by Breeana Puttroff

Goodreads:  Quinn Robbins' life was everything she thought a teenager's should be. She has good friends, a family that she loves, good grades, and an after-school job she enjoys. And, she's just been asked out by Zander Cunningham, a popular football player and great guy. But one day when driving home after picking up her little sister from the baby-sitter's, she nearly hits a boy who, after running blindly into the street, mysteriously disappears.
The mystery only deepens as she figures out who the boy is; William Rose, a reclusive, awkward boy from school who always has his nose in a pile of books.
As she becomes more aware of his behaviour it becomes more obvious how out of the ordinary William is and how hard he deliberately tries to blend into the background. This only intrigues her more and she finds herself working to find out more about him, and exactly where he keeps disappearing to.

Title:  Seeds of Discovery
Series:  Dusk Gate Chronicles #1
Author:  Breeana Puttroff
Publisher:  Musefish Press
Source:  Author via The Kindle Book Review


This series is going to be amazing and I cannot wait to read the next. The easy flow of the story and the characters are down to earth, which naturally evolves into a page turner.

Quinn is a typical teenage girl, going to school, having friends and even a potential boyfriend. William is classed as a loner and nobody seems to notice or pay him attention. One day Quinn notices William walking toward a bridge and doesn't understand what he is up to. She sees him a again and her curiosity is piqued. Deciding to follow him, she ends up in another world entirely. Some how she has walked through a gate and into another place.

Quinn is now a guest of this new realm and gets to discover a whole new way of life and adventures.

I highly recommend this to all fantasy readers. The adventures that the reader follows with Quinn is addictive and you can't help but fall for the characters and the world Breeana creates.

The next book in this fabulous series is Roots of Insight.


5 STARS - AWESOME

                                                       

You can find Breeana Puttroff on twitter, Goodreads and her blog.  

Saturday 29 September 2012

Sorry I Wasn't Around!

Would just like to update you all as to why I wasn't around for 6 months. I had a baby 7 weeks ago and while pregnant was quite ill. I didn't have any energy to read , plus I have 2 other children besides.

My beautiful children all under the age of 5.

I am back now and have started to review again. There are so many awesome books being released and I am excited to get back into it.