What I Got! (19) SO. MANY. BOOKMARKS.

What I Got is a weekly meme hosted by Monica from Cover Anaysis :)

 

 

Library:

Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols

This was one of my library impulse-grabs. I've heard great things about Jennifer's books, so I think this one'll be nice.

 

Heaven by Alexandra Adornetto

Here we have one of those situations where I check out a book that I would never, EVER actually buy. But I saw this and thought, why not finish off the trilogy?

 

For Review:

Finn Finnegan by Darby Karchut

Thanks so much to Spencer Hill Press for sending me this ARC!

 

Borrowed:

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

I was talking to Monica on Twitter, and she found out I hadn't read Cinder yet. So then she sent it to me so I could! Thank you so much, Monica! 've been wanting to read this one for a while now. Especially since I met Marissa Meyer at ATBF. I think I even have a picture with her somewhere...

I knew it. Seeeee? :)

 

Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck

Another one borrowed from Monica because I let it slip that I hadn't read it yet. Can't wait to get started on this one, either!

 

Funny, they both involve princes....

 

Won:

Her Game, His Rules by Piper Shelly

I won this from Piper Shelly and she was nice enough to send it to me along with a GORGEOUS Christmas card, too! Seriously, this card is amazing. I wonder if it's hand painted? It looks like it could be.

 

Oh, and... she signed the book for me! Personalized.

 

This is one of those situations where authors are just so...NO WORDS. Thank you so much, Piper!

 

Of Poseidon by Anna Banks

So it doesn't look like all that many bookmarks in the picture, but trust me. There's a lot. And they're all signed. This is more bookmarks than I've ever gotten from anyone at once. They're all so pretty!

 

And, urm...the book is signed, too...

But, you see, I'd already met Anna at ATBF where she signed my copy of Of Poseidon. Which means this is extra. Which means, maaaaybe I'll have a giveaway sometime. Maybe. I'm not sure. This may end up as a Christmas gift to someone, too. Clearly I have no idea yet. Either way, Thank you so much, Anna! Stank Eye approves ;)

 

Now, I promised Michelle I'd post a picture of this, and I did, but I thought I'd do a close up, so she could see the awesomeness better.

Yeah. I have Ohmysweetgoodness magnets!

 

HUGE thank you to Anna. Again. Love you, girl.

 

Gifted:

Winter Shock by Sally Dubats

Sally was the first author to ever ask me to review a book. Ever since, we've been Twitter friends. She just released this book a few days ago, and I am so. Pumped. To read it! Fun fact? There's a girl named Jessica in here. Guess who she's named after? ;)

Thank you so much, Sally!!

 

Okay, I also got a mysterious box this week. I forgot to take a picture of it, and have no time now, but...

All right. That's my pretend mystery box. It's from my friend Vicki, and is not to be opened until Christmas. All I know about its contents is that there are three books inside. That's it. Other than that, your guess is as good as mine for what could be inside. I can't wait to open thiiiiis! Ah.

Thank you so much, Vicki! And mamabear. Wonderful people, I tell you.

 

And now THAT is What I Got this week. Goodness...so. Much. Stuff. (Especially bookmarks.)

 

What did YOU get this week?

 

♥Jessica(:

Veil Between Worlds

So, I just finished The Grimoire Chronicles: Veil Between Worlds by Sally Dubats. To be honest, when I began reading this I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Yes, I thought it looked good and it was certainly the kind of book I would read- witchcraft, gorgeously enchanting male interest that has some secrets -but I didn't really set my hopes too high. Then I began reading the book. It was a great book! The prelude prompts questions that has answers within the secrets of the book, and the first chapter draws you in so you can understand what the heck she - Cassie - means.

Ah, then there is the romance. I do not hide the fact that I am a romance junkie. If there is romance in a book, I will probably read it no matter what other factors are involved. Cassie and Trenton - who I will tell you about later in my character rundown - meet in circumstances that aren't the best. But then they grow on each other. It's one of those relationships where they're sort of annoyed with each other a bit in the beginning, but then grow on each other because they are such nice, caring people. And then there's the fact that Trenton has a Match, but I'll let you learn that stuff yourself when you read it. My point here is, there is a decent amount of romance, and it holds the story up but does not dominate the story. There is much, much more to this story than romance, but the romance is sufficient to keep people like me riveted.

All right, NOW it is character rundown time. I shall tell you about the two main characters- Cassie and Trenton. Cassie is the protaganist, the girl we're hearing - or reading, I guess - the story from. She practices Wicca and is the odd girl out in school and around town. Immensely shy, exceedingly friendly most of the time, and genuinely kind. (Yes, the kind thing is different than the friendly thing. Trust me.) What gets me about Cassie is that she has this unexpected drive in her. A drive that leads her into protecting and helping those she cares about. I really liked that about her. Now on to Trenton. Oh, Trenton. I liked Trenton. In the beginning he tried to play the whole I-don't-really-care-leave-me-alone-at-least-I-let-you-live thing, but then he sincerely cares about Cassie and I loved that. He ends up adoring Cassie, which made me very happy. Sweet boys always get me. What I particularly liked about Trenton, though, was his confidence. He was confident, but only to a certain point. I liked that he knew his limits regarding this and wasn't one of those over-confident idiot boys. They can irriatate me. It's like: seriously, dude. You need help, TAKE IT ALREADY. Geez. So I thoroughly enjoyed Trenton.

**Quick note: I personally really really REALLY liked Jean-Luc. I have a real soft spot for him and his French accent.**

Okay, so the ending. The ending was not terrible. I was happy about that. Since there IS going to be more books to go along with this one - this was the first in an eight part series; the next book is called Winter Solstice - I was dreading the fact that there would be a huge cliff-hanger at the end, like there was at the end of The Lost Saint. Luck was with me, though. The ending is NOT a dreadful cliff-hanger, though it is intriguing. It pushes you toward the next book, and man do I want to read the next one NOW, but it does not shove it at you and make you want that book so so so so so bad when you can't have it. I can breathe as I wait.

Now for the rating. I rate The Grimoire Chronicles: Veil Between Worlds with 4 out of 5 stars. I truly enjoyed this book and suggest it to anyone who like witchcraft type things or has an interest in Wicca. You can learn a bunch in this book. It's super interesting. Or if you're just looking for a nice adventure with a nice male lead. You should totally check out this book. I think you will end up enjoying it just as I did.

All right, that's it, Friends. I'm currently reading Take Me There by Susane Colasanti and will have a review up for that sometime during the beginning of this week - Monday or Tuesday, probably. I'll give you guys my updated reading list sometime, too.

Thank you all for reading my review and please, please, PLEASE remember/feel free to follow my blog! Thanks to everyone who has already done so. And another thank you to Sally Dubats for this book. I am glad I read it.

Until next post, Friends!

♥Jessica(:

YAAAAWN.

Hello, Friends. In case you did not notice from the title of this blog post, I am tired. Here's a fun fact about me: I NEVER get enough sleep. Ever. I try and try, but it just doesn't happen. Now I'm throwing my small level of sleep in with attempting to learn and actually thinking about boring things like accounting. (Yes, I am actually taking an accounging class. It's a double credit, folks!) Anyways, back to the point: I am tired, as I always am, but school just makes it worse. I shall live, though, so I shall move on to things you all care about more than my horrible sleep habits.

Yesterday I gave you a fun little list of what I planned to read in the order in which I planned to read them. I think I may have done something I do not do very often, and never on purpose: I think I lied. Not intentinally or in any way that is super important. The thing is: I am back at school now. I'm not whining this time, I'm just saying that my copy of Veil Between Worlds by Sally Dubats is on my computer (with my Kindle PC app). That means I cannot take it to school with me to read, which is what I do with pretty much all my books. I mean, think about it- how else would I get any major reading done? I have a very tiny amount of time for leisure things on school nights, unfortunately. Back to my point, because I seem to keep getting off track - I told you I tend to ramble - I will probably wait to do big heavy-duty reading of Veil Between Worlds until the weekend. I'll read the beginning during the week, but other than that I will probably be reading Take Me There by Susane Colasanti for now. Probably.

Why did I just say probably? Well - you sharp reader, you - I said PROBABLY because I am only a few pages from finishing The Dark Divine. Now you are asking why this changes things. Well, I'll tell you! This changes things because The Dark Divine is a wonderful book that has a sequel I have put on reserve in the library. That means I should get it soon, and when I get it, I shall devour the awesomeness I KNOW is waiting inside.

On that note, I will have the review for The Dark Divine by Bree Despain up tomorrow sometime. Probably sometime after five- yeah, the school thing again. I'm definitely finishing the book tonight, though. At this moment, there is NO WAY I could sleep leaving off where I stopped reading during accounting. (Yes, I read during class, but only certain ones and during down time. Remember- I am a smart chicky!) I have also decided that I will do individual reviews for each of the books in The Dark Divine trilogy. This is based off of a few reasons:
1. I NEED to tell you about this first book, like, NOW. Yeah, it's just that great.
2. I do not actually have the second book in my hands yet and I don't want to leave you guys waiting forever for a review because that would be mean, and I try not to be a mean person.
and
3. The last book in the trilogy, The Savage Grace, is not in my library yet. I have not a clue when or if my library will get it, so I guess I can't really make any promises. When/if my library gets it, I promise I will get my hands on it ASAP. For you and for me. :)

All right, I think that's it and I have a chemistry test tomorrow. Ew. I'm not too good with chem. Math, yes. English, yes (clearly). But chem? NOPE. Off I go to finish my current marvelous reading endeavor and then work on some review for chem. Wish me luck!

Oh, and for my nice friends who visit my blog often: Can you do me a favor and follow my blog? I KNOW that a bunch of you check it out, but it would be cool to have some actual, you know, followers. I thank you in advance for being so awesome.

Okay, I bid you all a good night. I will post again tomorrow, Friends!

♥Jessica(: