The Book Galaxi

100 Book Challenge!

2012-12-12T18:44:00.005-07:00

Thats right! We are holding a challenge between the two of us. You can join if you would like.

Basically the first person to 100 books wins!

Rule 1: The book has to be at least 150 pages.

Rule 2: Has to be a published book.

Rule 3: You can only reread up to 10 books.

Rule 4: No cheating!

Rule 5: Have fun!

Carzz, Carzz, Carzz

I hate to break it to you but your are losing. Like really badly.

I hope for your sake that you can catch up soon!

If you don't I will win and make you buy me a super expensive book!

Haha.

P.s. This is a friendly reminder to get reading!!!

Check our side panels to see our progress!

2011-11-11T15:37:00.000-07:00

Charlie All Night

Jennifer Crusie

2011

Radio producer Allie McGuffey, bruised from her breakup with boyfriend Mark and demoted as producer from his popular show, walks into a bar looking for a rebound fling and picks up the Most Likely Candidate. He's a good kisser, but he also turns out to be her next work assignment, new 10 p.m.-to-2 a.m. DJ Charlie Tenniel. Though Charlie's is a temporary position, Allie is determined to turn him into a star and rescue her own career in the process. Meanwhile, their one-night stand extends, one happy night at a time. But will the music end when Charlie's four-week gig is up?

-Hayz's Review-

2011-11-11T15:31:00.002-07:00

Trust Me On This

Jennifer Crusie

2010

Dennie Banks is an investigative reporter chasing down the biggest story of her career. Alec Prentice is a government agent working undercover to catch an elusive grifter. When they meet by accident, it’s a case of mistaken identities at first sight. What they don’t mistake is the instant attraction they have for each other, an attraction they’ll do everything in their power to resist—because Dennie thinks that Alec is running interference for her interview subject, and Alec suspects that Dennie is linked to his swindler. As the confusion grows, so do their feelings for each other, and what begins as a romantic comedy of errors may just end in the love affair of a lifetime.

-Hayz's Review-

Good. But I liked her other books better.

Pleasures Untold

2011-04-09T20:58:00.004-06:00

Pleasures Untold

Lisa Sanchez

2011

Hell hath no fury like a witch done wrong. Pissed off and packing an arsenal of witchy mojo, Martha is on the warpath. Determined to avenge the murder of her mother and grandmother, her mission is simple: kill every vampire, demon and underworld bastard she comes across, because one of those hell beasts might be the monster that stole her childhood from her. But when a sexy Latin vamp literally falls from the sky, saving her from becoming an undead Happy Meal, she has no choice but to reassess everything she thinks she knows.

Xan is an anomaly --a vampire born, not turned. A powerful warlock who walks in daylight, Xan spends his days, and nights, watching over Martha, protecting her from Lucian, the blood-sucking monstrosity whose sole mission in death is to drain her dry. Undeniable attraction and the promise of pleasures untold draw the two lovers into a frustrating dance of one step forward, two steps back. When Lucian throws down a deadly ultimatum, Martha is forced to choose between relying on her own mystical woo woo to save the lives of her stolen friends or succumbing to the lure of dark, voodoo magic. Xan and Martha must work together to save those closest to her and put an end to Lucian's reign of terror before it's too late.

-Hayz's Review-

Whoa! Damn! This book gets 5 stars all the way! I loved it! Just like Eve of Samhain, a wonderful read from start to finish.

If anyone wants a fantastic read, then you should seriously check out Lisa Sanchez's books.

BTW: Martha, I am super jealous of you!

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Lisa Sanchez:

Eve of Samhain

Anna and the French Kiss

2011-03-16T20:50:00.003-06:00

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

2010

Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris—until she meets Étienne St. Claire: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home.

As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near-misses end with the French kiss Anna—and readers—have long awaited?

-Hayz's Review-

Oh! So! Cute! I couldn't get enough of this book! At times St. Claire made me so mad! But then I just melted at him. Don't we all know a guy like that? Where his accent melts us, same with his smile and the way he looks at you with the cocked eyebrow.

But this book totally deserves 5 stars! I loved it from the moment I met St. Claire :)

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Trapped

2011-03-03T20:24:00.003-07:00

Trapped

Michael Northrop

2011

The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive....

Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. Still, it doesn't seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly hot Krista and Julie are sleeping just down the hall. But then the power goes out, then the heat. The pipes freeze, and the roof shudders. As the days add up, the snow piles higher, and the empty halls grow colder and darker, the mounting pressure forces a devastating decision....

-Hayz's Review-

Oh my... Ok this book could have been a very good book. But unfortunately it wasn't. First the author got way descriptive in parts I didn't want to know. And the end? Um wtf? It was awful!!!! Spoilers if you continue reading. I mean the friend just died? First that is awful it was like what 2 paragraphs? The his ending? What happened to the rest of the kids.

I also felt like he just wanted to keep skipping to the end. Really? Sorry I just didn't like this book.

-Hayz's Rating-

Torment

2011-02-27T18:01:00.005-07:00

Torment

Lauren Kate

2010

Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts - immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students -Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.

At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn't told her everything. He's hiding something - something dangerous. What if Daniel's version of the past isn't actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else? The second novel in the addictive FALLEN series . . . where love never dies.

-Hayz's Review-

I give this book only 3 stars, it was okay. But the ending? Um? What was that all about? The good news is I can't wait for the next one!

-Hayz's Rating-

***

Other books by Lauren Kate:

Fallen

The Cinderella Deal

2011-02-23T11:42:00.002-07:00

The Cinderella Deal

Jennifer Crusie

1996

In a warm, funny tale of opposites attracting, a man persuades a sharp-tongued woman to pose as his fiance in order to win his dream job, but his partner in pretense plans to make her role a reality.

-Hayz's Review-

This book was really cute, just like all Jennifer's books. I really can't get enough of her writing. Please write more. Haha! Hmm... idk what to say other then the story was cute and very funny.

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Other books by Jennifer Crusie:

Getting Rid Of Bradley ~ What The Lady Wants ~ Fast Women ~ Manhunting ~ Welcome To Temptation ~ Maybe This Time

The Fidelity Files

2011-01-22T13:11:00.000-07:00

The Fidelity Files

Jessica Brody

2008

Jennifer Hunter is prepared to go all they way--well, almost. For the past two years, she has been working undercover as a "fidelity inspector," hired by suspicious women to test the faithfulness of the men in their lives. As she explains to her clients, "I don't initiate anything. I only follow his lead." Working under the code name "Ashlyn," Jennifer has exposed hundreds of unfaithful husbands, fiances, and boyfriends. Of course, she never actually sleeps with any of them; she tests for an intention to cheat only. But while Ashlyn may be changing the lives of countless women for the better, Jen's real life is quickly starting to unravel. Keeping her friends and family from finding out what she really does on all those "business trips" is probing more difficult every day, and a string of unfortunate incidents leads her to believe that her secret identity is about to be exposed. Just when it seems as if nothing is going her way, Jen meets a man who makes her think it may be time to retire Ashlyn willingly, for the sake of true love. But before she gives up her double life for good, she decides to take on one last assignment--a job that will change everything.

-Hayz's Review-

I recently decided to reread this book. But I however did not post it on my 100 BOOK CHALLENGE because we only have 10 books to reread and I wanted to wait and reread something else. But I just love this book and can't get enough of it. Jamie. Sigh. Why can't I be Jennifer. I'll take all her problems if I can end up with Jamie in the end. Haha!

I give this book 5 stars out of five. It was really good, and it hooked me by the first page. I don't really know what to say other than this book was way good and if you like romance mixed with drama then you would like this book.

I can't wait for the next one!

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Jessica Brody:

Love Under Cover ~ The Karma Club

Evermore

2011-01-13T09:26:00.000-07:00

Evermore

Alyson Noel

2009

After a horrible accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people's auras, her their thoughts, and know someone's entire life story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact and suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new hight school--but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste.

Damen is gorgeous, exotic, and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head--wielding a magic so intense, it's as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. And she has no idea just who he really is--or what he is. The only thing she know to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.

Carzz's Review

Lets just say, I couldn't put this book down after I picked it up. It was completely awesome! I love the plot line, and so so so can not wait for the next!

Carzz's Rating

*****

Other books by Alyson Noel:

Blue Moon

Prom & Prejudice

2011-01-06T12:46:00.002-07:00

Prom & Prejudice

Elizabeth Eulberg

2011

After winter break, the girls at the very prestigious Longbourn Academy become obsessed with the prom. Lizzie Bennet, who attends Longbourn on a scholarship, isn’t interested in designer dresses and expensive shoes, but her best friend, Jane, might be — especially now that Charles Bingley is back from a semester in London.

Lizzie is happy about her friend’s burgeoning romance but less than impressed by Charles’s friend, Will Darcy, who’s snobby and pretentious. Darcy doesn’t seem to like Lizzie either, but she assumes it’s because her family doesn’t have money. Clearly, Will Darcy is a pompous jerk — so why does Lizzie find herself drawn to him anyway?

-Hayz's Review-

So cute! I liked this version of Pride and Prejudice. I really like how all the names were used but in a differnt way, like Reynolds, was the mom?! Not the nanny! It was so cute.

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Jane

2011-01-02T09:27:00.000-07:00

Jane

April Lindner

2010

Forced to drop out of an esteemed East Coast college after the sudden death of her parents, Jane Moore takes a nanny job at Thornfield Park, the estate of Nico Rathburn, an iconic rock star on the brink of a huge comeback. Practical and independent, Jane reluctantly becomes entranced by her magnetic and brooding employer, and finds herself in the midst of a forbidden romance. But there's a mystery at Thornfield, and Jane's much-envied relationship with Nico is tested by a torturous secret from his past.

-Hayz's Review-

Oh my! This book. Was. Just. Amazing! I can't believe I have never read Jane Eyre! The one question I had about this book was how old was Nico? Thats all I was confused about. But the ending, was just so cute. I was so surprised with Nico and his secret! I was just so shocked when I read it, and I was like "What?" I wanted to jump into the story and hit him on the head with the book! Haha!

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

2011

2010-12-29T12:00:00.002-07:00

Hey Everybody!

I hope your holidays were wonderful! But its that time again! A new year! Post what your new year resolution! We all know the usual: Go to the gym, spend more time with family, get organized. But this time we only want to hear what your reading resolution!

Hayz- To finish our 100 Book Challenge (And win!) And to start the new ABC Challenge!

Fast Women

2010-12-14T21:33:00.006-07:00

Fast Women

Jennifer Crusie

2004

Nell Dysart's in trouble. Weighed down by an inexplicable divorce and a loss of appetite for everything, Nell is sleepwalking through life until her best friend finagles a job for her with a shabby little detective agency that has lots of potential and a boss who looks easy to manage.

Gabe McKenna isn't doing too well, either. His detective agency is wasting time on a blackmail case, his partner has decided he hates watching cheating spouses for money, and his ex-wife has just dumped him...again. The only thing that's going his way is that his new secretary looks efficient, boring, and biddable.

But looks can be deceiving and soon Nell and Gabe are squaring off over embezzlement, business cards, vandalism, dog-napping, blackmail, Chinese food, unprofessional sex, and really ugly office furniture, all of which turn out to be the least of their problems. Because shortly after that, somebody starts killing people. And shortly after that, they start falling in love...

-Hayz's Review-

I give this one 4 stars because I did get a little confused with the characters, and it was a little hard to get into. But in the end it was another charmer. I wonder whats next

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Other books by Jennifer Crusie:

The Cinderella Deal ~ Getting Rid Of Bradley ~ What The Lady Wants ~ Manhunting ~ Welcome To Temptation ~ Maybe This Time

Butterface

2010-12-14T21:29:00.003-07:00

Butterface

Gwen Hayes

2010

When love isn't lucky...or pretty.

The scars on Beth's face aren't nearly as deep as the ones she nurses on the inside. She was born with hemifacial microsamia and was supposed to feel "lucky" that she wasn't as disfigured as some people.

One boy, Lucky O'Leary starts to find the cracks in her hard shell and finds himself falling for her. Only Lucky has a secret--he needs to bring Beth to a "dog dinner" or lose his spot on the team. She can't find out that the guy who brings the ugliest date wins a prize.

-Hayz's Review-

Oh, this was such a cute story! I can't wait to read more by Gwen Hayes!

-Hayz's Rating-

****

The Unwritten Rule

2010-12-14T21:12:00.002-07:00

The Unwritten Rule

Elizabeth Scott

2010

He's looking at me like—well, like he wants to look at me.
Like he likes what hes sees, and he's smiling and hiw eyes are so blue, even in the faint flow of the porch light they shine, and I nod dumbly, blindly, and then grope for the door handle, telling myself to look away and yet not able to do it.

-Hayz's Review-

Another charmer by Miss Scott. Although the friend was kind of a bitch to her!

-Hayz's Rating-

***

Other books by Elizabeth Scott:

Bloom ~ Perfect You ~ Stealing Heaven ~ Living Dead Girl ~ Something Maybe ~ Love You Hate You Miss You ~ Grace

The Reckoning

2010-12-14T21:00:00.002-07:00

The Reckoning

Kelley Armstrong

2010

My name is Chloe Saunders. I'm fifteen, and I would love to be normal.

But normal is one thing I'm not.

For one thing, I'm having these feelings for a certain antisocial werewolf and his sweet-tempered brother—who just happens to be a sorcerer—but, between you and me, I'm leaning toward the werewolf.

Not normal.

My friends and I are also on the run from an evil corporation that wants to get rid of us—permanently.

Definitely not normal.

And finally, I'm a genetically altered necro-mancer who can raise the dead, rotting corpses and all, without even trying.

As far away from normal as it gets.

-Hayz's Review-

Yah! Finally some Chloe and Derek! I loved this book! So going on my top favorites! What else? Idk what to say other than loved it!

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Kelley Armstrong:

The Summoning ~ The Awakening

Rules Of Attraction

2010-12-14T14:06:00.001-07:00

Rules Of Attraction

Simone Elkeles

2010

When Carlos Fuentes returns to America after living in Mexico for a year, he doesn’t want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him at a high school in Colorado . Carlos likes living his life on the edge and wants to carve his own path—just like Alex did. Then he meets Kiara Westford. She doesn’t talk much and is completely intimidated by Carlos’ wild ways. As they get to know one another, Carlos assumes Kiara thinks she’s too good for him, and refuses to admit that she might be getting to him. But he soon realizes that being himself is exactly what Kiara needs right now.

-Hayz's Review-

Ohlalala! This book was 5 stars all the way! I love the Fuentes Brothers! I can't wait for Luis! Why can't I be Kiara? Sometimes I wish someone would write my life for me.

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Simone Elkeles:

Perfect Chemistry

Leaving Paradise ~ Returning To Paradise

Not Lost Forever

2010-12-14T13:35:00.003-07:00

Not Lost Forever

Carmina Salcido

2009

Twenty years ago, one man's murderous rampage destroyed his own family . . . and devastated a community. Now the only survivor—his daughter—tells her story at last.

On April 14, 1989, for reasons still debated today, Mexican immigrant RamÓn Salcido went on a violent rampage in the idyllic Sonoma Valley wine country where he lived and worked. In the course of just two hours, he killed his wife, Angela, her two younger sisters, his mother-in-law, and the man with whom he suspected Angela was having an affair. He then slashed the throats of his three young daughters—four-year-old Sophia, three-year-old Carmina, and twenty-two-month-old Teresa—leaving them for dead in the county dump. A little more than a day later, the bodies of his daughters were discovered. Miraculously, tiny Carmina was still alive and able to tell her rescuers, "My daddy cut me."

In Not Lost Forever, Carmina Salcido explores the events surrounding these headline-making murders with extraordinary clarity and composure. Reaching back to understand the events that traumatized her in childhood—and weaving them together with the recollections of detectives and witnesses—she reconstructs the story of her father's crimes, and their aftermath, in sobering detail.

Yet Carmina's story doesn't end there. Those who remember her as the tiny victim of these murders will also be shocked by what followed: how she was adopted by a Catholic extremist family who tried to change her name and bury her past; how she tried to escape their sheltering influence by joining a Carmelite convent and then a ranch for troubled girls; and how the psychological trials she endured along the way nearly broke her spirit—until, at last, she found peace by turning to the one relative still alive to share her grief: her grandfather.

As a young woman, Carmina returned to California to share her experiences and discover the family that was brutally taken from her. The devout Catholic also returned to look into her father's eyes on death row and confront the man who took away her entire family. With clear-eyed candor, courage, and grace, this brave young woman takes readers along on her miraculous journey of survival, discovery, and hope.

-Hayz's Review-

Omg, I have no words. This book was, good but I don't know what to put. Terrible? Thats not the right word but it will work. I can not even fathom what Carmina went through. I am inspired by her story. If I was her I don't think I would have the courage to visit him, or even look at him for that matter. All she went through. Her "foster" parents, omg.

Really I just don't know what to put. I saw this story on tv one day and watched it, then I saw a different story on it and watched it and then I got this book, and so I guess you could say that I've been following it. It just intrigues me what Ramon did.

I feel for you Carmina, I hope that your life has started to turn around for the better.

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Clockwork Angel

2010-12-14T13:24:00.002-07:00

Clockwork Angel

Cassandra Clare

2010

Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still.

When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by--and torn between--two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

-Hayz's Review-

Not bad, I thought while I was reading this "Haven't I read this story but with different names, and in a different time period?" I thought it was to much like the Mortal Instruments.

-Hayz's Rating-

***

Other books by Cassandra Clare:

City Of Bones ~ City Of Ashes ~ City Of Glass

Elixir

2010-12-14T13:17:00.002-07:00

Elixir

Hilary Duff

2010

Clea Raymond lives an extraordinary life. The daughter of renowned surgeon and a prominent Washington DC figure, she has been in the spotlight her entire life. Followed by the paparazzi, she resents the attention that is lavished on her for her looks alone because she has so much more to offer.

Clea Raymond has a unique gift. A proficient photographer, in all her pictures, there is little something extra, and it's not just a result of her talented eye. There is always an extra photo that she didn't take. And, as she discovered at a young age, those photos always lead to a place where some tragedy is about to occur that Clea can prevent.

Two years ago, her father disappeared while on a humanitarian mission and is presumed dead, but that doesn't stop Clea and her mother from continuing to do good throughout the world. On one such trip to Columbia, she meets Race, the guide for the trip. She feels a connection to him but cannot explain why. Was it something in their past or possibly in their past lives? Whatever has brought them together is threatning to tear them apart forever. As the mystery of her father's disappearance unravels, Clea discover that she has powers that are bigger than anything she could have anticipated.

-Hayz's Review-

Wow! I am a total fan of Hilary Duff! From Lizzie McGuire to music and now to her book! I can't wait to read the next one, I quite enjoyed this one.

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Returning To Paradise

2010-12-14T12:58:00.003-07:00

Returning To Paradise

Simone Elkeles

2010

Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he promised to take to his grave. If the truth got out, it would ruin everything.
Maggie Armstrong tried to be strong after Caleb broke her heart and disappeared. Somehow, she managed to move on. She’s determined to make a new life for herself.
But then Caleb and Maggie are forced together on a summer trip. They try ignoring their passion for each other, but buried feelings resurface. Caleb must face the truth about the night of Maggie’s accident, or the secret that destroyed their relationship will forever stand between them.
-Hayz's Review-
Oh! So cute! I liked this book!
-Hayz's Rating-
****

Other books by Simone Elkeles:
Leaving Paradise
Perfect Chemistry ~ Rules Of Attraction

Immanuel's Veins

2010-12-13T20:38:00.002-07:00

Immanuel's Veins

Ted Dekker

2010

This story is for everyone--but not everyone is for this story.

It is a dangerous tale of times past. A torrid love story full of deep seduction. A story of terrible longing and bold sacrifice.

Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what it should flee. Forgetting it once had a truer lover.

With a kiss, evil will ravage body, soul, and mind. Yet there remains hope, because the heart knows no bounds.

Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow.

Because the battle for the heart is always violently opposed. For those desperate to drink deep from this fountain of life, enter.

But remember, not everyone is for this story.

-Hayz's Review-

I can say that I was not for this story. The book trailer was good. But the book was not.

-Hayz's Rating-

Maybe This Time

2010-12-13T10:16:00.004-07:00

Maybe This Time

Jennifer Crusie

2010

Andie Miller is ready to move on in life. She wants to marry her fiancé and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer. But when Andie tries to gain closure with him, he asks one final favor of her before they go their separate ways forever. A very distant cousin of his has died and left North as the guardian of two orphans who have driven out three nannies already, and things are getting worse. He needs a very special person to take care of the situation and he knows Andie can handle anything.
When Andie meets the two children she quickly realizes things are much worse than she feared. The place is a mess, the children, Carter and Alice, aren’t your average delinquents, and the creepy old house where they live is being run by the worst housekeeper since Mrs. Danvers. What’s worse, Andie’s fiancé thinks this is all a plan by North to get Andie back, and he may be right. Andie’s dreams have been haunted by North since she arrived at the old house. And that’s not the only haunting.
What follows is a hilarious adventure in exorcism, including a self-doubting parapsychologist, an annoyed medium, her Tarot-card reading mother, an avenging ex-mother-inlaw, and, of course, her jealous fiancé. And just when she thinks things couldn’t get more complicated, North shows up on the doorstep making her wonder if maybe this time things could be different between them.
If Andie can just get rid of all the guests and ghosts, she’s pretty sure she can save the kids, and herself, from the past. But fate might just have another thing in mind…

-Hayz's Review-
Oh so cute! I love Jennifer Crusie's books!
-Hayz's Rating-
*****

Other books by Jennifer Crusie:
The Cinderella Deal ~ Getting Rid Of Bradley ~ What The Lady Wants ~ Fast Women ~ Manhunting ~ Welcome To Temptation

Grace

2010-12-12T21:19:00.004-07:00

Grace

Elizabeth Scott

2010

Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb. But she refuses to die for the cause, and now Grace is on the run, daring to dream of freedom. In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert. Accompanied by the mysterious Kerr, Grace struggles to be invisible, but the fear of discovery looms large as she recalls the history and events that delivered her uncertain fate.

-Hayz's Review-

Really? I did not like this book! Don't get me wrong, I love Elizabeth Scott, she is an amazing writer and I read all of her stuff, but man... this book was just... awful. Really, I thought it repeated itself to much.

-Hayz's Rating-

Other books by Elizabeth Scott:

Bloom ~ Perfect You ~ Stealing Heaven ~ Living Dead Girl ~ Something Maybe ~ Love You Hate You Miss You ~ Unwritten Rule

Halo

2010-12-12T21:11:00.002-07:00

Halo

Alexandra Adornetto

2010

Three angels are sent down to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. But she is the most human, and when she is romantically drawn to a mortal boy, the angels fear she will not be strong enough to save anyone—especially herself—from the Dark Forces.

Is love a great enough power against evil?

-Hayz's Review-

Pretty cute. I don't know why I've heard so much bad about it.

-Hayz's Rating-

***

Chill

2010-12-12T20:57:00.003-07:00

Chill

Stephanie Rowe

2009

Alaskan bush pilot Luke Webber finds a bleeding woman on his doorstep and realizes the past he tried to leave behind eight years ago is about to catch up with him-in a very deadly way.

-Hayz's Review-

Oh! So cute! Really I liked this book a great add on to Ice!

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Other books by Stephanie Rowe:

Ice

Nevermore

2010-12-12T20:51:00.001-07:00

Nevermore

Kelley Creagh

2010

And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - nevermore!

from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look.

Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.

As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares.

His life depends on it.

-Hayz's Review-

Really? Omg, what an awful book! Slow to start, picked up a little for like 50 pages and then the ending. Wtf was up with the ending? Omg, ugh, I hated this book. 1 star because it was just awful!

-Hayz's Rating-

Ice

2010-12-12T15:35:00.003-07:00

Ice

Stephanie Rowe

2009

Someone is waiting
Most people find beauty in Alaska's austere mountains. To Kaylie Fletcher, there is only death - her whole family gone after a disatrous climbing expedition. Then again, maybe not. A raspy call in the middle of the night leads Kaylie to believe her mother might still be alive. For now...

Someone is watching
A strange message in a bar. A bloody knife. A fiery explosion. There's a killer inching closer, but Kaylie has nowhere to run. Except straight into the arms of Cort McClaine. The rugged bush pilot is too much of an adrenaline junkie to be considered safe, but Kaylie can't resist the heat of his touch amid the bitter cold.

Someone will die
Caught in a high-stakes race against a murderous madman, Kaylie and Cort know that with one wrong step they'll be...iced.

-Hayz's Review-

This book was so intense! Really! I was so scared and nervous reading it! 5 stars and it goes on my favorites list!

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Stephanie Rowe:

Chill

Accomplice

2010-12-12T15:28:00.004-07:00

Accomplice

Eireann Corrigan

2010

They've gotten good grades - but that's not good enough. They've spent hours on community service - but that's not good enough. Finn and Chloe's advisor says that colleges have enough kids with good grades and perfect attendance, so Chloe decides they'll have to attract attention another way. She and Finn will stage Chloe's disappearance, and then, when CNN is on their doorstep and the nation is riveted, Finn will find and save her. It seems like the perfect plan - until things start to go wrong. Very wrong.

-Hayz's Review-

Ugh! *Shudders* I hated this book! Who in hell would just runaway and hide out to fake something so serious? Omg I'm just appalled. Ugh. Sorry. But only 1 star, if I could it would get minus stars.

-Hayz's Rating-

Trust In Advertising

2010-12-12T15:23:00.003-07:00

Trust In Advertising

Victoria Michaels

2010

Lexi White finds herself at a crossroads. After putting everything on hold to care for her ailing father, it’s finally time for her to start living her life again. An exciting new job holds the promise of a fresh start, until she comes face to face with someone from her past who has always stopped her dead in her tracks, and who evidently still has the power to make her forget her own name. This time around, Lexi’s a grown woman who refuses to back away from her dreams, even if it requires working with her old high school crush. Side by side. Every day. Will he end up being her downfall or exactly what she needs?

Vincent doesn’t even remember Lexi from high school, but he begins to take notice when the fiery young woman is hired as his new assistant. Quickly, Lexi turns his world upside down and becomes an invaluable addition not only to his team, but to his life. Having learned a few hard lessons about trust in the past, Vincent is reluctant to let down his guard, especially when it appears that someone is out to sabotage his family’s advertising agency. Professionally, they are dynamite together, but when sparks fly between them personally, will Vincent let lies and jealousy ruin everything between them, or will he finally learn not only how to love, but ultimately trust…in advertising?

Victoria Michaels once again delivers a can’t-put-it-down novel loaded with engaging characters, cheeky dialogue, and powerful emotions. Trust in Advertising is a cleverly woven tale about two people getting to know each other and ultimately themselves.

-Hayz's Review-

Damn! This book was...perfect! Omg! I totally loved it! I wanna just reread it for the rest of my life! :)

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

The Secret Story Of Sonia Rodriguez

2010-12-12T15:06:00.004-07:00

The Secret Story Of Sonia Rodriguez

Alan Lawrence Sitomer

2008

Sonia Rodriguez was born in the United States, but her parents are Mexican immigrants who came to California before she was born. Her father has three Social Security numbers, her mother is pregnant (again), and neither of them speak English. Sonia's mother spends most of her time in bed, watching soap operas, and letting Sonia clean up after her brothers. Sonia's father works dutifully to support his family, but he knows that his daughter's dreams are bigger than making tamales for family get-togethers. When Sonia attempts to put school work before her familia, her mother decides that it's time for Sonia to visit her grandmother in Mexico to learn "the ways of the old world." While in Mexico, Sonia spends time with her wise grandmother and her cousin Maria who teach her that while familia is important, the most important thing is to follow your heart. Sonia returns to the States determined to succeed in school, but the birth of her new twin siblings, inappropriate advances from her drunk uncle (Drunkle), and a forbidden relationship with an El Salvadorian boy push school to the back burner. If only Sonia can find the time to cook dinner, secretly meet with her boyfriend, avoid her Drunkle, AND finish her homework, she just might be able to graduate from high school...

-Hayz's Review-

Good book, good story line, interesting what cultures can do to you. I think how my life is so different from Sonia's, very different. You should all read this book, very good.

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Other books by Alan Lawrence Sitomer:

Homeboyz

Welcome To Temptation

2010-12-12T15:00:00.003-07:00

Welcome To Temptation

Jennifer Crusie

2008

Turn left at small town secrets...

Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. From the moment she drive into town, she gets a bad feeling; Sophie is from the wrong side of the tracks and everything in Temptation is a little too right. And when she has a run-in with the town's unnervingly sexy mayor, Phineas Tucker, making a little movie turns out to be more than a little dangerous.

Yield to oncoming desire...

All Sophie wants to do is film the video and head home. All Phin wants to do is play pool with the police chief and keep things peaceful. They both get more than they bargained for when Sophie's video causes an uproar and the proper citizens of Temptation set out to shut them down.

Welcome to temptation...

As event spiral out of control, Sophie and Phin find themselves caught in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, and really excellent sex. All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble...and in love.

-Hayz's Review-

Another good one by Miss Crusie! I've gotta read all her books! They are so good. I have yet to read a bad one by her.

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Also by Jennifer Crusie:

The Cinderella Deal ~ Getting Rid Of Bradley ~ What The Lady Wants ~ Fast Women ~ Manhunting ~ Maybe This Time

Son Of The Mob 2

2010-12-12T14:56:00.003-07:00

Son Of The Mob 2: Hollywood Hustle

Gordon Korman

2006

When Vince heads out to sunny L.A. to go to college, he feels like he is finally going to be able to leave his shady family and their illegal antics behind. Once he arrives at school, he is paired up with the son of a prominent congressman as a roommate-finally some respectability! Not to mention that the girls in college are something else. With his girlfriend, Kendra, giving him such a hard time, Vince is beginning to wonder if single life is the way to go.

-Hayz's Review-

Good book, I enjoyed the first so I read this one, the second, and I also enjoyed this one.

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Also by Gordon Korman:

Son Of The Mob

Homeboyz

2010-12-11T12:32:00.004-07:00

Homeboyz

Alan Lawrence Sitomer

2008

When Teddy Anderson's little sister Tina is gunned down randomly in a drive-by shooting, the gangstas who rule the streets in the Anderson family's rapidly deteriorating neighborhood dismiss the incident as just another case of RP, RT-wrong place, wrong time. According to gangsta logic, Tina doesn't even count as a statistic.
Teddy's family is devastated. Mrs. Anderson sinks into deep depression while Pops struggles to run both the household and his declining laundry business. The Andersons are shocked still further when Teddy is arrested and thrown in prison for attempted homicide after his elaborately laid plans for revenge against his sister's killer are foiled by the cops.
Teddy soon finds himself out of prison on house arrest, and in the capable hands of Officer Mariana Diaz, the smart, tough probation officer assigned to oversee his endless hours of community service. As part of the innovative rehabilitation program Diaz runs, Teddy is assigned to tutor Micah, a twelve-year-old orphan and would-be gansta.
As Teddy goes through the motions of complying with the terms of his probation, Diaz has no idea that he is using his genius-level computer hacker skills to plot his final vengeance and to defraud the state education system of hundreds of thousands of dollars. But even though Teddy thinks he knows it all, he fails to see how Micah's desperate need for love and trust just might have the power not only to pierce all Teddy's defenses, but to save his family.

-Hayz's Review-

Really good book! Inspiring, just a cute story all around.

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Alan Lawrence Sitomer:

The Secret Story Of Sonia Rodriguez

Tell Me A Secret

2010-12-11T12:12:00.003-07:00

Tell Me A Secret

Holly Cupala

2010

In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda’s death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to the grave, and what really happened the night she died. Now, just as Miranda is on the cusp of her dreams—a best friend to unlock her sister’s world, a ticket to art school, and a boyfriend to fly her away from it all—Miranda has a secret all her own.

Then two lines on a pregnancy test confirm her worst fears. Stripped of her former life, Miranda must make a choice with tremendous consequences and finally face her sister’s demons and her own.

-Hayz's Review-

I sort of liked this book. It shows what precautions we need to take and also that we need to be prepared. If I got pregnant and everything that happened to Miranda happened to me I'd die. I don't think I could handle it. Really it shows us that if we aren't responsible bad things can and will happen. This was a powerful book for me.

-Hayz's Rating-

***

Eve Of Samhain

2010-12-11T11:57:00.006-07:00

Eve Of Samhain

Lisa Sanchez

2010

As a college senior and server at Hanaford Park's hottest nightclub, twenty-one year old Ryann Pierce's plan was simple: work hard, make lots of money, and avoid the ass-grabbers at all costs. What she never planned for was Quinn Donegan—the living, breathing advertisement for sinful behavior that waltzed into her life.

With an angelic face, a hard body and a butt-load of charm, Quinn had a way with the ladies—a lot of ladies. Cursed with a deadly, addictive touch, his trail of indiscretion blazed across five hundred years. Tired and jaded, Ryann is a shocking revelation Quinn didn't see coming.

Filled with desire, yet unable to touch one another, Ryann and Quinn embark on a daunting journey, battling frustrating physical limitations while exploring their new love. In a race against the clock, Ryann learns she must plead for Quinn's life before…the Eve of Samhain. Determined to end her lover's suffering, not even the danger dogging her every move can keep her from her mission.

-Hayz's Review-

Damn! This book was AMAZING! I have nothing bad to say about this book. When can I reread it?

I totally fell in love with all the characters! Oh and the end! *Sigh* I wish I was Ryann!

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Lisa Sanchez:

Pleasures Untold

Only The Good Spy Young

2010-12-11T11:30:00.005-07:00

Only The Good Spy Young

Ally Carter

2010

When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her junior year of high school. But that’s exactly what happened two months ago when Cammie faced off against an ancient terrorist organization dead set on kidnapping her.

Now the danger follows her everywhere, and even Cammie “The Chameleon” can’t hide. When a terrifying encounter in London reveals that one of her most-trusted allies is actually a rogue double-agent, Cammie no longer knows if she can trust her classmates, her teachers—or even her own heart.

In this fourth installment of the New York Times best-selling series, the Gallagher Girls must hack, spy, steal, and lie their way to the truth.as they go searching for answers, recognizing that the key to Cammie’s future may lie deep in the past.

-Hayz's Review-

Pretty good, I enjoyed it. Something needs to happen between Cammie and Zach. Please more of them in the next book.

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Other books by Ally Carter:

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You ~ Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy ~ Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover

Heist Society

Cheating At Solitaire ~ Learning To Play Gin

The Tension Of Opposites

2010-12-10T16:58:00.005-07:00

The Tension Of Opposites

Kristina McBride

2010

It’s been two years since Noelle disappeared. Two years since her bike was discovered, sprawled on a sidewalk. Two years of silence, of worry, of fear.

For those two long years, her best friend Tessa has waited, living her own life in a state of suspended animation. Because how can she allow herself to enjoy a normal high school life if Noelle can’t? How dare she have other friends, go to dances, date boys, without knowing what happened to the girl she thought she would share everything with?

And then one day, someone calls Noelle’s house. She’s alive.

A haunting psychological thriller taken straight from the headlines, The Tension of Opposites is a striking debut that explores the emotional aftermath of a kidnapping on the victim, and on the people she left behind.

-Hayz's Review-

Is that what things would be like? I've always been interested in criminal justice and things like kidnappings maybe that why I wanted to read this book. Whatever the reason it was a good book. I had no idea what things would be like at all and this book made me realize what some of the after effects are.

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Stolen

2010-12-10T16:33:00.003-07:00

Stolen

Lucy Christopher

2009

Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken to the Australian Outback. This wild and desolate landscape becomes almost a character in the book, so vividly is it described. Ty, her captor, is no stereotype. He is young, fit and completely gorgeous. This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning. He loves only her, wants only her. Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the world outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back? The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma to Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturbing months in the outback. Months when the lines between love and obsession, and love and dependency, blur until they don't exist - almost.

-Hayz's Review-

Interesting story line. But it could have been way better, it repeated way to much.

Its amazing what people will do to kidnap someone.

-Hayz's Rating-

What The Lady Wants

2010-12-07T19:36:00.008-07:00

What The Lady Wants

Jennifer Crusie

2002

Nothin' like a dame . . .

Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private detective was not all it was cracked up to be. Cheating husbands, suspicious wives, unsuspecting mistresss -- case after case left him cynical and disillusioned. This was nothing like the world of tough-talking detectives and smart-mouthed, stunning dames he'd envisioned . . . until she walked through the door.

Right down to her stilettos, Mae Sullivan was a knockout with a lethal body -- and a lethal family to go with it. There was something not quite on the up-and-up about her, but she came with a case he couldn't afford to refuse . . . and left him with a case of lust like he hadn't had since high school. It didn't take long for him to fall for her, hook, line and sinker. But was Mae only interested in catching the double-crossing crooks who murdered her uncle . . . or did the lady want to catch him?

-Hayz's Review-

I loved this book! It was really good. 5 stars all the way!

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Jennifer Crusie:

The Cinderella Deal ~ Getting Rid Of Bradley ~ Fast Women ~ Manhunting ~ Welcome To Temptation ~ Maybe This Time

Manhunting

2010-12-07T19:35:00.011-07:00

Manhunting

Jennifer Crusie

2007

Objective: Find Man. Must Be Rich, Handsome, and Successful.

Kate Svenson is attractive, successful, a brilliant businesswoman and miserable. After three failed engagements, she realizes it's time for a PLAN...an organized, detailed agenda with a clear goal: finding Mr. Right.

The Cabins resort is ripe with eligible bachelors, all rich, distinguished, and ambitious just her type. And they're dropping like flies around her...at least, that's how Jake Templeton views the situation. After he's stuck pulling her latest reject out of the swimming pool, Jake's convinced this femme fatale is trouble. Especially for him.

But can a man who's sworn off ambition for good and a woman hanging from the top of the corporate ladder find common ground in the unpredictable territory called the heart, where the word proposal takes on a very different meaning...?

-Hayz's Review-

I loved this book! What else is there to say? Not much. Please read, and enjoy.

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Jennifer Crusie:

The Cinderella Deal ~ Getting Rid Of Bradley ~ What The Lady Wants ~ Fast Women ~ Welcome To Temptation ~ Maybe This Time

Along For The Ride

2010-12-07T19:35:00.008-07:00

Along For The Ride

Sarah Dessen

2009

It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.

A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.

-Hayz's Review-

This was a cute story. I really liked Auden and Eli. So cute!

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Getting Rid Of Bradley

2010-12-07T19:34:00.012-07:00

Getting Rid Of Bradley

Jennifer Crusie

2001

Lucy Savage is not having a good week.

Her cheating husband, Bradley, lobbed the final insult when he stood her up in divorce court. A dye job gone wrong has left her hair green. And someone is trying to kill her. To top it off, sexy cop Zack Warren is certain the very same man Lucy is trying to wash right out of her hair is the same Bradley he wants to arrest for embezzlement.

When someone shoots at her and then her car blows up, Zack decides she needs twenty-four-hour police protection. Next thing Lucy knows, Zack has moved in to her big Victorian house, making them both sleepless . . . and not just from things that go bump in the night!

-Hayz's Review-

Omg! Really?! This book was AMAZING!!! Really I was sad when it ended. I read it to fast. But it was so good! I could hardly put it down to sleep. I just wanted more and more of it.

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Jennifer Crusie:

The Cinderella Deal ~ What The Lady Wants ~ Fast Women ~ Manhunting ~ Welcome To Temptation ~ Maybe This Time

Crash Into Me

2010-12-07T19:34:00.010-07:00

Crash Into Me

Albert Borris

2009

Owen, Frank, Audrey, and Jin-Ae have one thing in common: they all want to die. When they meet online after each attempts suicide and fails, the four teens make a deadly pact: they will escape together on a summer road trip to visit the sites of celebrity suicides...and at their final destination, they will all end their lives. As they drive cross-country, bonding over their dark impulses, sharing their deepest secrets and desires, living it up, hooking up, and becoming true friends, each must decide whether life is worth living--or if there's no turning back.

-Hayz's Review-

I kind of liked this book, where it was sad it was also inspiring because what is better then four teens all wanting the same thing (death) uniting together to... I don't know the word to put here, sorry.

Anyway ya you all should read this book, it was good.

-Hayz's Rating-

***

The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner

2010-12-07T19:33:00.015-07:00

The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner

Stephenie Meyer

2010

Bree Tanner can barely remember life before she had uncannily powerful senses, superhuman reflexes and unstoppable physical strength. Life before she had a relentless thirst for blood... life before she became a vampire.

All Bree knows is that living with her fellow newborns has few certainties and even fewer rules: watch your back, don't draw attention to yourself and, above all, make it home by sunrise or die. What she doesn't know: her time as an immortal is quickly running out.

Then Bree finds an unexpected friend in Diego, a newborn just as curious as Bree about their mysterious creator, whom they know only as "her". As they come to realize that the newborns are pawns in a game larger than anything they could have imagined, Bree and Diego must choose sides and decide whom to trust. But when everything you know about vampires is based on a lie, how do you find the truth?

-Hayz's Review-

Not bad for being under 200 pages. I thought who would read that it sounds stupid. But it was actually pretty good. And it didn't drag on. :)

-Hayz's Rating-

***

Also by Stephenie Meyer:

Twilight ~ New Moon ~ Eclipse ~ Breaking Dawn

The Missing Girl

2010-12-07T19:33:00.014-07:00

The Missing Girl

Norma Fox Mazer

2008

In Mallory, New York, as five sisters, aged eleven to seventeen, deal with assorted problems, conflicts, fears, and yearnings, a mysterious middle-aged man watches them, fascinated, deciding which one he likes the best.

-Hayz's Review-

I did not like this book. I felt like it was very reptitive. And the writing style was awful. Just not for me.

-Hayz's Rating-

Dawn Of The Dreadfuls

2010-12-07T19:33:00.013-07:00

Dawn Of The Dreadfuls

Steve Hockensmith

2010

In this terrifying and hilarious prequel, we witness the genesis of the zombie plague in early-nineteenth-century England. We watch Elizabeth Bennet evolve from a naïve young teenager into a savage slayer of the undead. We laugh as she begins her first clumsy training with nunchucks and katana swords and cry when her first blush with romance goes tragically awry. Written by acclaimed novelist (and Edgar Award nominee) Steve Hockensmith, Dawn of the Dreadfuls invites Austen fans to step back into Regency England, Land of the Undead!

-Hayz's Review-

Omg! Please no more bad books. This book was... um... terrible! I was way excited to read this but it was a major let down. Lame!

-Hayz's Rating-

The Karma Club

2010-12-07T19:32:00.012-07:00

The Karma Club

Jessica Brody

2010

Madison Kasparkova always thought she understood how Karma works. Do good things and you'll be rewarded, do something bad and Karma will make sure you get what you deserve. But when Maddy’s boyfriend cheats on her, nothing bad comes his way. That’s why Maddy starts the Karma Club, to clean up the messes that the universe has left behind. Sometimes, though, it isn’t wise to meddle with the universe. It turns out Karma often has plans of its own.

-Hayz's Review-

Aw man, another I didn't care for. Don't get me wrong I love Jessica's other books, just not this.

-Hayz's Rating-

Other books by Jessica Brody:

The Fidelity Files ~ Love Under Cover

The Dark Divine

2010-12-07T19:32:00.011-07:00

The Dark Divine

Bree Despain

2009

A Prodigal Son

A Dangerous Love

A Deadly Secret

Grace Divine—daughter of the local pastor—always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared and her brother Jude came home covered in his own blood.

Now that Daniel's returned, Grace must choose between her growing attraction to him and her loyalty to her brother.

As Grace gets closer to Daniel, she learns the truth about that mysterious night and how to save the ones she loves, but it might cost her the one thing she cherishes most: her soul.

-Hayz's Review-

Ugh! What to say? Honestly I don't know what to put. I didn't like this book. You might, but it so wasn't for me.

-Hayz's Rating-

Jekel Loves Hyde

2010-12-07T19:29:00.005-07:00

Jekel Loves Hyde

Beth Fantaskey

2010

Jill Jekel has always obeyed her parents rules especially the one about never opening the mysterious, old box in her father's office. But when her dad is murdered, and her college savings disappear, she's tempted to peek inside, as the contents might be the key to a lucrative chemistry scholarship. To improve her odds, Jill enlists the help of gorgeous, brooding Tristen Hyde, who has his own dark secrets locked away. As the team of Jekel and Hyde, they recreate experiments based on the classic novel, hoping not only to win a prize, but to save Tristen's sanity. Maybe his life. But Jill's accidental taste of a formula unleashes her darkest nature and compels her to risk everything even Tristen's love just for the thrill of being . . . bad.

-Hayz's Review-

Sorry but I give this book 2 stars. I just didn't like it. Some parts were okay, but this was just not for me.

-Hayz's Rating-

Other books by Beth Fantaskey:

Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side

Mr. Darcy's Great Escape

2010-02-26T13:31:00.007-07:00

Mr. Darcy's Great Escape

Marsha Altman

2010

Straight into danger, daring

Elizabeth Darcy rushes to the rescue. . .

When a coded latter alerts Elizabeth that her husband and his traveling companion, Dr. Maddox, have run into trouble in eastern Europe, Elizabeth sets off on a daring and dangerous mission.

While Darcy and Maddox are both the worse for wear, Charles Bingley has has hands full holding down he fort at Pemberley, and Lady Catherine de Bourgh sets out to kick up a truly shocking scandal.

Can Elizabeth get her husband out of harm's way and both of them back to Pemberley in time for her impending blessed event? Will Darcy be able to recover from the dark revelations of his imprisonment? And what are the Darcys going to do about the demented Asian assassin circumnavigating the globe to get to Pemberley before they return?

-Hayz's Review-

I give this book four stars, I really liked it but I thought so much was happening. And I was a little disappointed that it just said Georgiana Darcy was married, and Kitty had three children. I thought it moved to fast. I would have liked to read more about those, but other than that it was a really good book.

I really love these books and I can't wait for the next.

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Other books by Marsha Altman:

The Darcys and the Bingleys ~ The Plight of the Darcy Brothers

Love Under Cover

2010-02-17T21:01:00.007-07:00

Love Under Cover

Jessica Brody

2009

Can a former fidelity inspector tear herself away from her old calling for the sake of the perfect guy, or is the temptation to conduct love under cover just too strong?

Jennifer Hunter never saw herself as the relationship type. After all, she'd spent the last two years of her life as an undercover fidelity inspector, hired to test men's faithfulness--not exactly the kind of job that lends itself to intimacy. But when Jamie Richards walked into her life, everything changed, and Jennifer vowed to trade in her undercover lifestyle for something more normal. That's why she formed the Hawthorne Agency: five full-time fidelity inspectors, hired to carry out Jennifer's mission while she manages the process from a safe (relationship-saving) distance. Jen's business is booming, and just when it seems things can't possibly get any better, Jamie proposes. Despite her lifelong issues with trust and commitment, Jen says yes. But can a woman who's seen nothing but failed marriages ever come to terms with tying the knot herself? And when Jen receives a frantic phone call from one of her employees in trouble, she's forced to make a choice, one that lands her in an all-too-familiar place--a strange hotel room, kissing another man. And she knows that nothing will ever be the same.

-Hayz's Review-

Ah! I loved this book! Seriously! You should read it, well read The Fidelity Files first, but omg it was so cute! I love Jamie!!!! I don't know what to say other than this was such a good book! I wish I owned it!

I have to admit ya know that one part of the book, ugh, it made me so mad! But then in the end, ah, it just made my heart melt! Oh this book was so cute! (I didn't say what happened because I don't want to ruin it for any of those people who want to read it!)

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Jessica Body:

The Fidelity Files

The Karma Club

Gone

2010-02-17T20:59:00.005-07:00

Gone

Lisa McMann

2010

He reaches toward her, his fingers black and bloody, his eyes deranged, unblinking. Janie is paralyzed. His cold hands reach around her neck, squeezing tight, tighter, until Janie has no breath left. She's unable to move, unable to think. As his grasp tightens further around Janie's neck, his face turns sickly alabaster. He strains harder and begins to shake.

Janie is dying.

She has no fight left in her.

It's over.

OPEN YOUR EYES.

Janie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she'd made her peace with it. But she can't handle dragging Cabel down with her.

She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams. He's amazing. And she's a train wreck. Janie sees only one way to give him the life he deserves: She has to disappear. And it's going to kill them both.

Then a stranger enters her life--and everything unravels. The future Janie once faced now has an ominous twist, and her choices are more dire than she'd ever thought possible. She alone must decide between the lesser of two evils. And time is running out. . . .

-Hayz's Review-

I really enjoyed this book, I thought this book had a good ending to the series. What I really liked about this book was that it just didn't drop people, ya know when all of a sudden you don't know what happened to someone. It told what happened or what is to be of them. (I know that it is lame to put in a review, but it is important to me.)

I think you should read this book because it was a short fun series, it didn't drag on it had the right amount of books, 3. Also they were easy reads.

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Other books by Lisa McMann:

Wake ~ Fade

Heist Society

2010-02-17T20:58:00.010-07:00

Heist Society

Ally Carter

2010

"Either we're a team or we aren't.

Either you trust me or you don't."

Hale took a step toward her.

"What's it going to be, Kat?"

It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth; in a moment, Kat didn't have a clue what to say. I can't do this without you sounded trite. What they were doing was too big for a simple Please.

"Hale, I--"

"You know what? Never mind. Either way, I'm in, Kat." He seemed utterly resolved as he slipped on his sunglasses. "I'm all in."

When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to the Louvre . . . to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria . . . to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own-- scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected.

Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring her back into the world she tried so hard to escape. Bu he has good reason: a powerful mobster's priceless art collection has been stolen and he wants it returned. Only a master thief could have pulled off this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat's dad needs her help.

For Kat there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and, hopefully, just enough talent to pull of the biggest heist in her family's (very crooked) history--and with any luck, steal her life back along the way.

-Hayz's Review-

Great job Ally Carter! I really enjoyed this book! The idea, the characters, the plot! I loved it all! I highly suggest everyone reads this book it was so good! I hope she decides to continue the story with another book!

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Other books by Ally Carter:

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You ~ Cross Your Heart And Hope To Spy ~ Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover ~ Only The Good Spy Young

Cheating at Solitaire ~ Learning to Play Gin

Girl v. Boy

2010-01-30T13:29:00.006-07:00

Girl v. Boy

Yvonne Collins & Sandy Rideout

2008

Luisa Perez is not looking to

win any awards for school spirit.

In fact, she and her friends proudly avoid all things "extracurricular." But, unlike her high-school dropout sister, Luisa does want to go to college, and it would be nice to have something to put on her applications. Sh when a teacher volunteers her to be an anonymous columnist for the school paper, Luisa gives it a try.

Her first assignment is to cover her school's latest fund-raiser, which pits the girls against the boys. Luisa will cover the events from the female point of view, while another anonymous writer provides the male perspective--or, at least, that's how it begins. The two columnists soon find themselves engaged in an epic battle of the sexes--a battle that Luisa is determined to win, even if it means risking the best relationship she's ever had.

-Hayz's Review-

I quite enjoyed this book. It was funny and it kept me reading, not to mention the ending, it was great! I suggest you read this book. It was really cute!

-Hayz's Rating-

****

Carzz's Review

I was way excited to read this book, utterly so. (I even made Hayz's buy it) However, I found it to be somewhat slow. It wasn't quite as I thought. Still a good book, and good ending. It's a great read, super easy, and funny.

Carzz's Rating

***

Austenland

2010-01-21T09:24:00.005-07:00

Austenland

Shannon Hale

2007

For the woman with everything except a Mr. Darcy of her own,

~An invitation to~

Austenland

Pembrook Park, Kent, England. Enter our doors as a house guest come to stay three weeks, enjoying the country manners and hospitality--a tea visit, a dance or two, a turn in the park, an unexpected meeting with a certain gentleman, all culminating with a ball and perhaps something more...

Here, the Prince Regent still rules a carefree England. No scripts. No written endings.

A holiday no one else can offer you.

* * *

Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker, but she has a secret. Her obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her life. No real man can compare.

When a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jan's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become realer than she ever could have imagined. Decked out in empire-waist gowns, stripped of her modern appliances, Jan throws herself into mastering Regency etiquette and flirts with gardeners and gentlemen--or maybe even, she suspects, with the actors who are playing them.

It's all a game, Jane knows. And yet the longer she stays, the more her insecurities seem to vanish. Is she about to kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in s Mr. Darcy of her own?

-Hayz's Review-

Please save yourself the trouble and do not read this book. No offense to the author but seriously I couldn't even finish this book thats how much I did not like it.

-Hayz's Rating-

The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy

2010-01-19T11:06:00.004-07:00

The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy

Sara Angelini

2009

Their attraction is so hot,

it should be against the law. . .

Judge Fitzwilliam Darcy is terribly bored--ready to hang up his black robe and return to the life of a country gentleman--until he meets Elizabeth Bennet, a fresh-faced attorney with a hectic schedule and no time for the sexy but haughty judge. Sparks flay as the two match wits and battle their overwhelming attraction.

-Hayz's Review-

I really loved this book! It was so cute! but yet also heartbreaking! It was definitely a modern Pride and Prejudice! Sure somethings were way different but thats what made it so good! I highly suggest you read it! I read it in two days, and I will definitely be reading it again very soon!

Ya know why I liked this book so much? Because I love Pride and Prejudice, I just can't get enough of Lizzy and Darcy and how their hate becomes love. I liked this book so much because I was fun to read it in a modern way. To see how things are in a different time frame. How two people can be in love and yet be in so much pain because a stupid rule won't let be together. It just reminds me of our society today. And in the end we get to see how they get around it.

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy

2010-01-12T11:52:00.048-07:00

Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy

Sharon Lathan

2009

A honeymoon can last a lifetime

"A book that addresses all the unanswered questions..."

Beginning on their wedding day, Pride and Prejudice's Darcy and Elizabeth are two people who are deeply in love with one another and are excited to begin their marriage.

Their courtship was tempestuous; misunderstandings and misgivings nearly tore them apart. But now that they've seen each other without prejudice, their trust, attraction, and delight in each other grows with every passing day. Both are inexperienced and innocent, sharing moments of shyness and boldness as they discover the kinds of intimacies that a newlywed couple shares.

As their love story unfolds, they reveal their innermost secrets and feelings, embracing each other in a marriage filled with romance, passion, humor, and drama that will keep you spellbound.

-Hayz's Review-

I liked it, so I give this book 3 stars. I definetely like it enough to read the second one. But somethings did bother me like: first how Lizzy called Darcy William. That really bothered me, and also Lizzy is super close with Jane and I feel like she wasn't even part of the book. I think I remember reading that she wrote her twice. However I really liked the book, every descriptive and fun! If you like to read about Darcy and Lizzy then you should so read this!

-Hayz's Rating-

***

Blood Promise

2010-01-12T11:52:00.047-07:00

Blood Promise

By: Richelle Mead

Razorbill

2009

Dimitri's heart has gone dark.

Now Rose must journey to the end of the earth

to find--and kill--her one true love. . .

Or has the time come to join him?

My heart shattered. My world shattered.

You will lose what you value most. . .

It wasn't my life. . . It wasn't even Dimitri's life.

What you value most.

It was his soul.

Bound by love,

but sworn to kill . . .

The world thought Dimitri was dead.

And to a certain extent, he was.

But I hadn't been able to forget a

conversation he and I had once had.

We'd both agreed that we'd rather be dead--

truly dead-- than walk the world as Strigoi.

It was time to honor our words.

Guardian Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same.

The recent attack on St. Cladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck; a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count.

But only one victim matter. . . Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa--her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess--or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will her want to be saved?

Now, with everything at stake--and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend--can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love?

-Carzz's Review-

Great book. Just like the rest of the series, I read it in days. The worst part? When I turned the last page! How could it be over?! AHH! When does the next come out?! MUST READ!

-Carzz's Rating-

Five Stars!!

Other books by Richelle Mead:

Vampire Academy ~ Frostbite ~ Shadow Kiss

Frostbite

2010-01-12T11:52:00.040-07:00

Frostbite

By: Richelle Mead

Razor Bill

2008

WHEN LOVE AND JEALOUSY COLLIDE ON THE SLOPES, WINTER BREAK TURNS DEADLY...

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi: the fiercest vampires- the ones who never die. the powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.

Rose has serious guy trouble. Her gorgeous tutor, Dimitri, has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason has a huge crush on her, and she keeps getting stuck in her best friend Lissa's head when she's making out with her boyfriend, Christian.

Then a nearby Strigoi attack puts St. Vladimir's on high alert, and the Academy whisks its students away on a mandatory holiday ski trip. But the glittering winter landscape and posh Idaho resort only provide the illusion of safty. When three students run away to strike back against deadly Strigoi, Rost must join forces with Christian to rescue them. Only this time, Rose-and her heart- are in more danger then she ever could have imagined...

Carzz's Review

I really enjoyed reading this book, which only took me a couple of days. It was so sad at the end **cough cough, page 301, cough cough**. Other then the loss of a good character, it was great. Don't know much else to say, so go ahead and check it out =)

Carzz's Rating

****

Other books by Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy ~ Shadow Kiss ~ Blood Promise

Vampire Academy

2010-01-12T11:52:00.037-07:00

Vampire Academy

By: Richelle Mead

Razor Bill

2007

ONLY A TRUE BEST FRIEND CAN PROTECT YOU FROM YOUR IMMORTAL ENEMIES...

After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden in the forests of Montana. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger... and the Strigoi are always close by.

Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever...

Carzz's Review

It took me a while to get into this series. The first few chapters seemed to drag a bit. Once I got into some of the first action though, the book flew by and I counldn't wait to get my hands on the second (luckly my parents bought me the first four books of the series for Christmas). If you haven't read Vampire Academy yet, i suggest you do. =)

Carzz's Rating

*****

Other books by Richelle Mead:

Frostbite ~ Shadow Kiss ~ Blood Promise

Tempted

2010-01-12T11:51:00.006-07:00

Tempted

By: P.C. & Kristin Cast

St. Martin's Griffin

2009

IF YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR BEST FRIEND

WITH YOUR DEEPEST, DARKEST SECRET,

WHO CAN YOU TRUST?

Zoey wasn't a moron. She knew something was wrong. That was obvious, but how could Stevie Rae even start to tell her? There was just so much to explain. He was just so much to explain. And she'd never meant for any of it to happen.

Dark secrets and unspoken suspicions come between Zoey and Stevie Rae, putting their friendship- and the House of Night- at risk.

After Zoey Redbird and her gang have banished Kalona and Neferet from Tusla, you'd think they'd catch a break. But with Zoey and her sexy warrior Stark both recovering from a brush with death, and the fledglings struggling to deal with the fallout from Nefret's reign of terror, a break is just not in the forecast. Zoey is haunted by her confusing yet elemental connection with A-ya, the ancient Cherokee maiden who was the only human able to tempt Kalona's body and soul. How will A-ya's pull on her affect Zoey's ability to resist the dangerously seductive immortal?

Meanwhile, Stevie Rae, with her super red-vamp powers, always thought she could handle stiff she's been keeping from her BFF. But the mysterious, threatening force lurking in the tunnels under the Tusla Depot is spreading. Stevie Rae won't confide where she's been and what she's doing, and Zoey is beginning to wonder just how much she can trust the person she always thought would have her back.

Will their choices destroy them and will the darkness consume the House of Night? Find out in the next spectacular installment in the bestselling House of Night series.

Carzz's Review

I really love this book series. It's unique, and got it's own style. However, this was by far my least favorite in the series. I don't like books that preach at me, and I could see some very strong religious parallels in this book (if you read in and didn't, well good for you). Also I didn't like how almost every chapter would change from one POV to a different POV. It really quite bothered me. Besides that, check it out.

Carzz's Rating

Other books by P.C. & Kristin Cast:

Marked ~ Betrayed ~ Chosen ~ Untamed ~ Hunted

Fallen

2010-01-03T15:36:00.008-07:00

Fallen

Lauren Kate

2009

What if the person

you were meant to be with

could never be yours?

There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.

Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at Sword & Cross boarding school in Savannah. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are screwups, and security cameras watch every move.

Except Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--he goes out of his way to make that very clear. But she can't let it go. Draw to him like a moth to a flame, Luce has o find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret. . . even if it kills her.

-Hayz's Review-

Wow! 5 stars all the way! I loved this book! It was so good, I can't wait for the second one! This book kept me reading the whole time, not once was I bored. It was so good! Although the ending did leave me confused a little. But hey I guess thats good cause there is a second one! Seriously you all need to read this book, it is amazing!

-Hayz's Rating-

*****

Other books by Lauren Kate:

Torment

Nightlight

2009-12-29T12:06:00.006-07:00

Nightlight a parody

The Harvard Lampoon

2009

About three things I was absolutely certain.

First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe.

Second, there was a vampire part of him--which I assumed

was wildly out of his control-- that wanted me dead.

And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably

wished he had kissed me.

And thus Belle Goose falls in love with the mysterious and sparkly Edwart Mullen in the Harvard Lampoon's hilarious send-up.

Pale and klutzy, Belle arrives in Switchblade, Oregon, looking for adventure, or at least an undead classmate. She soon discovers Edwart, a super-hot computer nerd with zero interest in girls. After witnessing a number of strange events--Edwart leaves his Tater Tots untouched at lunch! Edwart saves her from a flying snowball!--Belle has a dramatic revelation: Edwart is a vampire. But how can she convince Edwart to bite her and transform her into his eternal bride, especially when he seems to find girls so repulsive?

-Hayz's Review-

Wow. I thought this book was going to be a funny book that changed things from Twilight. But wow, no it was so stupid! It was a waste of my time. Not only did most of it not make sense and you had to read parts of it again, it was just ugh, lame. I give this book 1 star because I didn't like it. I highly suggest you don't read it! Or if you do, get it from the library or borrow it, you will waste your money if you buy it.

-Hayz's Rating-

Muchacho

2009-12-22T18:06:00.012-07:00

Muchacho

Louanne Johnson

2009

They should teach us the

stuff we really need to

learn--like how to make

somebody really love you,

and how to turn off that

little voice in your head

that tells you what a loser

you are, and how to

teach your dog to pee

where it's supposed to and

how to get over being

sad when your little

cousin dies, and how to talk

to your father

without both

of you getting

so mad.

Eddie Corazon is angry. He's also very smart. But he's working pretty hard at being a juvenile delinquent. He blows off school, even though he's a secret reader. He hangs with his cousins, who will always back him up--when they aren't in jail.

Then along comes Lupe, who makes Eddie's blood race. She sees things in Eddie he doesn't even see in himself. A hear, and a mind, and something more: a poet.

But in Eddie's world, it's a thin line between tragedy and glory. And what goes down is entirely in Eddie's hands.

-Hayz's Review-

I give this book 3 stars, because I liked it. I think everyone should read this book because in some places I could relate to what Eddie was saying. If there was one thing that I didn't like it was that in the book it said "Lupe said... Lupe said... Lupe said..." that got really boring to read. But other than that it was really good, just a cute book overall. I hope everyone reads this book, the best part was pages 82-85, it is so true.

-Hayz's Rating-

***

The Vampire Is Just Not That Into You

2009-12-22T18:05:00.005-07:00

The Vampire Is Just Not That Into You

Vlad Mezrich

2009

Are you in love with a vampire? Are you worried that you might not be his (blood) type? Do you wonder whether that cold stare means he isn’t interested . . . or if it’s because he’s been dead for three centuries (nothing personal)? Have you tried to coax him out of his crypt with a flash of your neck or a near-death situation that requires him to save you at the very last possible moment? Have you ever considered what it will be like to introduce him to your mother?

Even though your vampire’s skin is transfixingly translucent, he can still be very hard to read. Sometimes he’s simply holding back his true feelings, resisting the urge to bite you in the chance that one day you will truly love him. And other times . . . well, he’s just not that into you.

How can you tell? Undead dating specialist Vlad Mezrich has all the answers, utilizing quizzes, Top Ten lists, language analysis, real-life (and real-death) testimonials, and fancy charts to show you what you need to do in order to get your vampire and keep him forever. Once you go vamp, you never decamp – so let this eternally rewarding book show you the way to the vampire of your dreams.

-Hayz's Review-

I give this book 3 stars because I liked it. I thought it was funny, it made me laugh a lot at some of the stupid things we do for vampires. Lol. Um not much else to say, this book was more so of a guide then an actual book.

-Hayz's Rating-

***

Interview: David Moody

2009-12-19T17:23:00.001-07:00

Okay People!!! Here it is, the highly anticipated author interview!!!

*Special thanks to the incredible David Moody, for taking his time and effort!!!*

David Moody was born in 1970 and grew up in Birmingham on a diet of trashy horror and pulp science fiction books and movies. He worked as a bank manager and as operations manager for a number of financial institutions before giving up the day job to write about the end of the world for a living. He has written a number of horror novels, including AUTUMN, which has been downloaded more than half a million times since publication in 2001 and has spawned a series of sequels and a movie starring Dexter Fletcher and David Carradine. Film rights to HATER have been bought by Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) and Mark Johnson (producer of the Chronicles of Narnia films). Moody lives outside Birmingham (UK) with his wife and a houseful of daughters and stepdaughters, which may explain his pre-occupation with Armageddon.

DAVID MOODY self published Hater online in 2006, and without an agent, succeeded in selling film rights to Guillermo del Toro (director, Hellboy 1 & 2, Pan's Labyrinth and the upcoming Hobbit series) and Mark Johnson (producer, The Chronicles of Narnia). With the official publication of Hater, David is poised to make a significant mark as a writer of "farther out" fiction of all varieties.

1. What was your inspiration for the Autumn series?

Like a lot of people, I sometimes find myself thinking what I’d do if everyone else on the planet suddenly disappeared. That’s where the initial inspiration for Autumn came from – I imagined myself alone in the world and that everyone else was gone (like leaves falling off the trees – that’s where the title originally came from). But that idea on its own didn’t make for a very exciting story! I’ve always been a fan of horror movies, and zombies have always been my personal favourite monster. I took the opportunity to combine my empty world story with the living dead, and the Autumn series was the result.

2. Are you currently working on a book? If so, could you give a sentence on what it's about?

My books were originally self-published, but they were acquired by a large US publisher in 2008 (which is why they’re so hard to get at the moment). I’ve spent much of the last two years working with an editor to get the books ready for republication, and the first Autumn book will be released in September 2010. I’ve just finished the first sequel to Hater (Dog Blood – due out in June 2010) and I’m about to start writing the final book in the series.

3. How do you get past writer's block?

Personally, I don’t think writer’s block exists. I think it’s a state of mind you work yourself into, but there’s no single known cause and no known cure. I have a very simple rule when I’m writing – if it’s not working and the words aren’t flowing, then I stop! There’s no point beating yourself up and staring at a blank screen or a blank piece of paper. I think you have to be prepared for inspiration to strike at any moment, and when it does you should make a note of what you’re thinking or send yourself an email... something like that. Then, when you sit down to write again, you should be ready to go! I know it’s not always that simple, but that’s what I do!

4. How did you get into writing?

I’ve always enjoyed writing and I’ve been doing it for as long as I can remember. When I left school I wanted to make films but I didn’t have any training or any cash and I ended up working in a bank! I had all these great ideas for movies, and no way of showing them to anyone so instead of writing screenplays, I started writing novels.

5. Do you have a favorite author? Did they inspire you to write?

My favourite authors are some of the classic British authors of science-fiction: H G Wells, John Wyndham (who wrote ‘The Day of the Triffids’ amongst others) and Nigel Kneale (who created ‘Quatermass’). Each of these authors produced books which really helped shape my formative years. ‘Triffids’ in particular, completely terrified me as a child and I remember reading it thinking ‘I want to tell stories like this!’

6. If you hadn't become an author, what would you have liked to have become?

As I mentioned earlier, I always wanted (and I still do want) to make films. But if I had to have a job outside of publishing and entertainment, I’d have liked to have been a forester or something like that – working outside in the open, not in some dingy little office!

7. What do you enjoy to do in your free time (besides writing)?

I have a big family and I work at home so I often end up doing the washing and cooking etc. My writing is really busy at the moment so free time is very limited. When I do get chance, my passions are: running (anything up to half-marathon distance), watching movies (mostly horror and science-fiction of course!) and live music. I spend more than I can afford on concert tickets!

8. If you have any advice to young and hopeful writers, what would it be?

Firstly, never give up. If you have a story to tell, keep telling it until someone listens. I’ve been doing this seriously for 15 years now and although I’ve enjoyed some level of success for much of that time, it’s only the last couple of years since it’s really started paying off. Secondly, plan your work (I like to have the full story of a book mapped out in my head before I start writing), try to make yourself write at least a page a day, and keep going until you reach the end of the story – you can go back and edit etc. once you’re done. Finally, although it’s often hard to take, you should receive criticism willingly and listen to it. There’s no such thing as negative feedback – all feedback, whether good or bad, is useful and can help you grow as a writer.

9. What do you enjoy most about writing?

There are so many things... the freedom to create whole new worlds, lives and scenarios and to have total control over them... the fact that part of the job is feeding your brain and getting inspiration – be that watching movies, reading books or just thinking (it’s the only job I’ve ever had that I’ve been able to do lying in the bath!). I think the best part about writing though, is having an impact on other people. That might sound like a cliché but it’s true. For me, there’s no bigger buzz than when someone really enjoys your book and wants to tell you about it!

10. Is there a reason many of you novels can be categorized with the "apocalypse"?

I know what you mean – I guess I think about the end of the world too much! The reason is because I’m interested in people and how they react and interact with each other. Presenting my characters with a global catastrophe is a great way of looking at human nature without the barriers and restrictions which surround us in our daily lives. It brings out people’s true characters and emotions, and perhaps makes people realise what’s really important in their lives. I think we go through our lives and take many things for granted – everything could change tomorrow!

11. Do you have a personal preference to any of your books?

I can honestly say I don’t have a favourite – they all mean a lot to me, usually for different reasons. If your asking which is my favourite story, I’d have to call it a tie between Autumn: Purification (the third book in the Autumn series) and Dog Blood (the first Hater sequel). The great thing about writing a series is that once the first book is done, much of the set-up and characterization is complete so you can concentrate more on the story. And, strange as it might sound, you get to know your characters better and you start connecting with them.

I think we all owe David Moody a big round of applause!!!

Check back soon for our next author interview

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