After Renee Winters discovers her parents lying dead in California’s Redwood Forest in what appears to be a strange double murder, her grandfather sends her off to Gottfried Academy in Maine, a remote and mysterious high school dedicated to philosophy, “crude sciences,” and Latin: the Language of the Dead. It’s here she meets Dante, a dark and elusive student to whom she feels inexplicably drawn. 

As they get to know each other better, Dante can’t seem to control his attraction either, and their desires gradually deepen into a complex and dangerous romance. Dangerous because Dante is hiding a frightening secret. A secret so terrible, it has him fearing for Renee’s life.  

Dante’s not the only one with secrets, though. Turns out Gottfried Academy has a few of its own... Like, how come students keep disappearing? Why are the prefect-like Monitors creeping around campus during the night? And what exactly are the Headmistress and Professors really up to? Renee is determined to find out why. 


Wow. That ending. Seriously, it was intense. I wanna read the second book now! Okay, let's try to make this more understandable. 


Renee Winters finds her parents death in the woods, and with that her whole life is turned upside down. She meets her maternal grandfather for the first time and have to go live with him. He, however, sends her off to the same school her mother used to go to. Everything on the new school seems wrong and weird - from that students all have to take latin to that several students disappears. Renee, however, is also very interested in the mysterious and very handsome Dante.

I liked the main character. Normally I don't like main characters. They are often whiny, ego centrical girls with a tendency to blame others for everything, or for falling in love with no reason and only in a matter of days (if not minutes). They tend to be right all of the time, because the author wants them to be right and they tend to be stupid and irritating most of the time. But not Renée. Sure, at times she was whiny. At times she bitched way too much and jumped to conclusions. At times the answer was dancing samba in front of her and she didn't react to it. But most of the time she was fresh and I understood her actions. She was whiny, but she had every right to be. She had just lost both of her parents, found them murdered, even though everybody keeps on telling her they died of natural causes, and her grandfather who she haven't seen for years is her legal guardian. Her world is falling apart, he wants her to leave her friends, everything she knows. So she has a right to be whiny. And she doesn't keep on being whiny. She is determined and she takes matter into her own hands. She is brave and she doesn't take no for an answer. And she has a realistic reaction to the supernatural thing (which I will not spoil) in the book. All in all, I liked her.

And then there's Dante. The only thing that irritated me about him was how Renée couldn't stop telling him how perfect he was. And how he is indeed rude in the beginning. But otherwise I liked him. He wasn't perfect and some of the things he did I thought to be stupid, but all in all he was an okay love interest.

Put those two together, and you get the romance in this book. It was nice that there actually were other things beside the romance. It made me enjoy it a lot more, than if it had been THE main plot. Of cause it is still a main theme, but it is not the only one. The romance... well, in the beginning I thought it was weird. Renée didn't seem to really like Dante for whom he was, but for... well, being perfect. But slowly I think it evolved into something bigger and much more realistic. I liked the idea behind their romance and I liked how it wasn't stuffy. It was only in the beginning that I felt it was a bit unrealistic, otherwise I found it cute, most of the time.

The other main theme - who killed Renée's parents - came nicely along. Renée discovered things at a natural pace. It wasn't like that in a week she had all the answers, no. She had to dug after them, do things that was strictly forbidden and fight for them. Small hints are dropped everywhere about how it all fits, and the reader was able to guess along with the characters. I found out way before Renée what was going on, but again, sometimes she doesn't see things dancing samba in front of her. But otherwise - a lot of interesting facts are being used, and Woon really plays with names. I looked up most people's names, to see where they came from, including Goodfried, and it was actually really interesting. There were tons of hints, tons of important notes and tons of symbols throughout the whole book. God how I loved that. There were a lot of plot twists, most of them quite predictable but a lot of them were unpredictable to me, and came as a chock. The end held a nice plot twist, and all in all, I felt that this book delivered more than what I expected. It was slow to begin, though, but as soon as it really began I had a hard time putting it down. It was all just too interesting. 


Stars: 5
Book's name: Dead Beautiful
Author's name: Yvonne Woon
Pages: 505
Series: Dead Beautiful #1

"Fairy Bad Day" - Amanda Ashby

My life seriously couldn't get any worse.

First, my rightful designation of dragon slayer is STOLEN right out from under my nose by Curtis Green. Sure, he's really cute, but that doesn't give him an excuse. 

On top of that, I am assigned to slay fairies I know what you're thinking - how hard could it be, right? Wrong! These menacing beasts with their tiny hipster clothes and mocking sarcasm love taunting me. And they won't STOP.

But the thing that tops my list of stuff to ruin my day? That would be the GIANT KILLER FAIRY that I have to hunt down and slay because I am the only one who can see it. There is someone who can help me. Unfortunately… it's Curtis.

It's going to be a fairy bad day.

Once upon a time a gate to another universe opened, and monsters started to come into our world. And they killed. Luckily for us, a man closed the gate and only 12 different kinds of monsters escaped into our world. Now, those who can see them must hunt them down and try to kill them in order to protect us who can not see them.

Emma Jones has always known she was going to become a dragon slayer. Her mom was one, she has hunted dragon almost as long as she has been walking and she has gotten the best results in class by far. She was born to hunt dragons.

Until she is not.

With her designation stolen from her by Curtis Green, the cute but kind of shy class mate of her's, Emma doesn't know what to do with herself. Her friends try to cheer her up, but when her job consists of hunting small irritating flying fairies with a fondness for scittles, life is hard. Her world is falling apart. Especially since she, the great dragon-hunter, can't even seem to kill the small stupid fairies. 

That is, until their big brother comes decides to visit.

The small fairies may seem harmless - irritating, sure, but harmless nonetheless, but the big fairy is anything but harmless. Problem is, nobody can see it, and nobody seems to take Emma serious when she tells them about it. That is but Curtis Green, the same guy who stole her designation. 

This book was a cute read. It is one of those books that is just perfect for a lovely summer day or (because the summer unfortunately is almost over), a rainy autumn day where you don't have anything else to do but read a book. It is not a book where you need your brain, and the prose is great and without thesaurus rape which makes it a quick read. 

The characters are likable. Sure, Emma and Curtis fall too fast in love, but it's hard to find a book where the main characters doesn't fall in love in a matter of days (if not seconds). At least there is no love triangle, which makes me happy. It may only be me, but I'm kind of tired of the endless love triangles. Most of them are the same anyway and too overdone, so I was happy to see that this wasn't one of these books. 

Emma was a great main character. Sure, she whines about not getting her designation, but she is strong and doesn't stand around and wait for a man to save her. She also tries to do something instead of just moping around, being sad about not having gotten dragons. Nobody knows much about how to slay fairies, so she has to invent slaying methods by herself. 

The story started out slowly, but soon the events came at a nice pace. It was never that boring that I had to put the book down and do something else, but it wasn't too action packed either, which was a good thing. There is no big info-dumps where the reader gets all the answers - we have to look for them together with Emma. The plot twists were predictable but the book was all in all quite predictable. Few surprises waited, but it was okay, because I never expected this book to make me think.

The world was awesome. Seriously. I would like to read a more serious book about this world. And in greater detail, thank you, especially focusing on the classes, the history… But I digress.

Book's name: Fairy Bad Day
Author's name: Amanda Ashby
Pages: 336



Quote: "That is correct, Rupert." A third fairy, wearing a miniature green hoodie and some baggy jeans now appeared. "Because we only save the mocking for those who are a real threat, not some two-bit useless wannabe slayer girls.
"But don't worry, Emma continued to Loni in a tight voice as she once again tucked her cell phone under her ear and loaded up the tiny crossbow. "Because son they're all going to be dead."
"Did you hear that? Shhe thinks she's going to kill us. With that thing!"

I've been...

I've been neglecting my blog. Actually, I've been neglecting all of my blogs. There's a reason for that, and the reason is that I am moving to the United states next month. This has meant a lot of paperwork for me and a lot of preparation, and a whole lot of trying to meet up with everybody I know before I leave. Hopefully I'll return with renewed strength!

"The Broken Lake" - Shelena Shorts

In the aftermath of Sophie's ordeal, Weston will make some uncharacteristic decisions to distance himself from the past in an attempt to change the future.

But, while venturing into the improbably, the present sneaks up in a chilling way that will lead to Wes' unexpected submission. Suddenly, Sophie will find herself watching as both his immortal secret and his own existence are threatened.

So, Sophie and Wes are back again in this continuation of The Pace. We meet them about a few weeks (probably), after we left them, and a few things has changed. For one, Sophie's mom suddenly starts behaving like an overprotective hawk, I mean, she wants to urf, be together with Sophie? And Sophie herself also feels changed. She can't stop thinking that she doesn't have that much time left, before she may die. But life goes on, it has to, and Sophie is still very much in love with perfect, nice Wes. Everything is just perfect.
That is, until Chase comes into the picture. Remember the guy from the party in the Pace? The one who looked like he was on something and had needles marks on his arms? Well, me neither, but he's back, and he's gonna make life bittersweet. Sophie can't shake of the feeling that he is up to something bad, and when Wes says that he can feel it to, and that the guy gives a negative vibe, she decides that no way he can be trusted. The fact that he toke over after one of the employees was murdered doesn't change much in his favor either. 

I didn't liked Sophie. I know, we've heard it before, I almost never like the heroine, but I think, if i remember correctly, that I had nothing against her in the first book. But she has changed. Instead of being happy about still being alive, Sophie decides to mope around and be sad. Even at times where she's having fun with Wes and where everything generally should be perfect, she still continues to think about sad things. What may be, not what are. But Wes was nice. He was still way too perfect, way too... too much. But he was like that too in the first book, so nothing's changed there, aside from the fact that he AND Sophie decides to try and do a lot of new things. In with the new, out with the old. 


The plot... the plot was a bit forced. I still don't understand the fightclub, apart from something that happens in the end. I don't think it's that necessary, it was actually a bit weird, because I would never have imagined Danny taking Sophie and Dawn such a place, but who knows? But apart from that, it was okay. It wasn't that action packed, but a plot doesn't have to be filled with action to work. I would still have liked a bit more, but it was okay. There was way too much kissing and moping around though. And the thing in the ending was not cool. Read the book to figure out what I'm talking about!

All in all the book was okay. it wasn't one of those books you just have to read again, but I'm still glad I read it. I like the writer's writing style, and I loved Sophie's friends, even though a bit things still needs to be explained. But there will be a third book (there has to be, with that cliffhanger ending!), so I hope we will get out answers in that one. I, for one, have to read it. 

Book's name: The Broken Lake.
Author's name: Shelena Shorts.
Series: Quadrilogy - The Pace (second book).
Pages: 296

"I kissed him again and turned to get out when I noticed Chase staring intently through the windshield. Peeping Tom. Then I realized that this was something different because, when caught, peeping Toms looked away quickly. Chase was still staring - but not at me. 
"See you later," I muttered, dreading going in, wondering who called in sick this time.
Without taking his eyes of Chase he said, " Call me." 

"The Hollow" - Jessica Verday.

Even though he was sitting a couple of feet away from me, his black suit blended in completely with the shadows. Only his hair gave him away. The white-blond colour gloved in the dark room. It was the boy from the cemetery...


When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone in the town assumes that she is dead. Everyone, that is, except Abbey.
Struggling to come to terms with Kristen's disappearance and desperately seeking some answers, Abbey finds herself drawn more and more to the mysterious - and drop-dead gorgeous - Caspian, who keeps reappearing in her life. But Caspian has secrets of his won, and when Abbey uncovers the frightening truth about him, she starts to question not only their emerging love but also her own sanity...
Sometimes love knows no boundaries...


Abigail - known as Abbey - is lonely. Her best friend Kristen mysteriously disappeared one night: the only thing the police found were blood on a rock, and they assumed that she had fallen down and drowned, though they never found the body. Everybody in town believes them. That is, but Abbey. Abbey is having a hard time actually believing that her best friend is dead, and she doesn't even want to go to the funeral. She debates with people that Kristen may still be very much alive. She sticks to that hope, and finds resolution through her grief in Caspian, the boy who mysteriously appeared at Kristen's funeral, not knowing her, not knowing her brother, not knowing her family, solely for the purpose that he wants to be there for Abbey.
Sounding cheesy? It get's worse. Because Abbey - for no apparent reason - feels drawn to Caspian, and even though her whole family and other people at school tries to help her, talk to her, she shuts them out and puts on the happy face. Only Caspian gets to see her true grief. But as Abbey falls more and more in love with Caspian, she begins to realize that something is wrong. Why are they always meeting at the Bridge, instead of going on real dates? And why does he seem so distant - always having to excuse himself whenever she feels that they're getting close? And who is the old man who is taking care of the grave of the man who wrote Sleepy Hollows, even though there already is a caretaker? 
I found the book to be very boring. There isn't much happening, it all just feels quite monotone. I could forgive it at first - Abbey was indeed grieving over her dead best friend, but she was indeed being a bitch to everybody around her but Caspian. She snaps at others all of the time and react directly rude to people who wants to do nothing but help her. I didn't find Caspian believable either. It just seemed like the author wanted to make this great hot heroic boy and just put him randomly in here. He didn't seem like a real person at all. And the fact that there were so much space between the lines were driving me insane.
But well, it wasn't a book I totally hated, and if you liked Lisa McMann's Wake trilogy, then you'll probably like this one.


Book's name: The Hollow.
Author's name: Jessica Verday.
Series: Trilogy - The Hollow. 
Pages: 513.


Caspian was standing on the opposite side of the river. "Oh God, Abbey. I though you were dead!" he yelled. He jumped out to a large flat rock in the middle of the water, and then another to get closer.
I didn't move.
"Abbey," he said very calmly, "what are you doing? You need to get out of the water." 

"The Summoning"- Kelley Armstrong

All Chloe Saunderse wants is a life like any normal teenager - the chance to get through school, make friends, and maybe meet a boy. But when she starts seeing ghosts, she knows that life will never be normal again.

Soon the ghosts are everywhere, demanding her attention. When Chloe finally breaks down, she’s admitted to a group home for disturbed kids. At first Lyle House seems okay, but as she gets to know the other patients – charming Simon and his ominous unsmiling brother Derek, obnoxious Tori, and Rae, who has a ‘thing’ for fire – Chloe begins to realize that something strange and sinister binds them all together, and it isn’t you usual ‘problem kid’ behavior.

And they’re about to discover that Lyle House is not your usual group home, either…

I must say that this book succeeded in surprising me. A lot. The teaser made me think that Lyle House would be something like Hogwarts or the like but it was not, and that was great! Not that I don’t like the Harry Potter series; I adore it, but it’s not often a book surprises me.

All in all, the book is great. Chloe Sanders starts seeing dead people the day she gets her first period, and we all know that seeing dead people is a sign of madness, so after she freaks out she gets send away to Lyle House, a home made to help mentally disturbed children. Chloe’s aunt tells her that she only has to stay there for two weeks and Chloe admits that she has a problem. So far so good, it all sounds realistic enough, like that actually could happen. That was one of the things in this book I liked the most; the level of realism is kept throughout the whole book, not that there is no fantasy in it, there is a lot, but it’s easy to forget that his book is fantasy while the fantasy is kept at a level where it looks real, supported a lot by a psychologist in Lyle House. It’s easy to see where the surrealism takes over from the realistic part and still we are able to imagine this story taking place in our own world. In other words: great job Kelley.

 Things at Lyle House is going great for Chloe; she still sees dead people but is able to keep it at a level where she can hide it from her psychologist. She’s determined that she wants to get away from Lyle House as fast as possible. That is, until Lis is being taken away. Lis is Chloe’s roommate and though she is a bit hyper all the time, Chloe doesn’t find Lis mentally disturbed at all. That is, until Lis gets mad at Chloe and things starts flying around everywhere with no one touching them. Then Lyle House sends Lis away, but Chloe now knows that there is more to Lyle House than what everything looks like; she knows she’s not crazy and she still sees dead people, and things did indeed move though Lis did not touch them.

Enter “charming Simon”, and “ominous Deres”. Deres is all about making Chloe realize that she may be something… unhuman but he’s not very good at socializing and ends up scaring Chloe. That’s where his brother takes over. Chloe discovers that they, too, may be something more, and the more she discovers about Lyle House, the more she knows that something is terribly wrong.

I loved the story. It was not too fast-paced, but something happened all the time. And the characters were great, they all had their personality and did not differ from them. This book is totally worth the money, the only thing missing is at the climax, I personally had expected something… more. Something where their true powers would show, and I absolutely hate the cliffhanger ending.

I’m sorry if this review was a… tad too long. It’s my first. I will try to improve (: Also the design here is pretty weird but blogspot decided to hate me and didn’t wanted to cooperate, so it just ended up looking like this. 

First admission, welcome (:

Welcome. Well, this is my new blog and it's going to be a place where I will review the books I read (: I normally read like... one a day but I don't have time to update that much so I will just write about the new books I buy. 

I will also say that english is not my native tounge so please forgive me for stupid grammatic mistakes. There may be a lot of them - I don't know yet - but I try to improve. Also my English vocabulary may not be the biggest yet but I'm going to change that. So I'm sorry about all that but let's get this blog started (: