Humane Award + Blogger Buddie Award

Humane Award
A big thank you to Velvet from vvB32 Reads

This award is to honor certain bloggers that are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part in my blog and always leave the sweetest comments. If it wasn't for them, my site would just be an ordinary book review blog. Their blogs are also amazing and are tastefully done on a daily basis. I thank them and look forward to our growing friendship through the blog world.

Rule: Nominate 10 bloggers you feel deserve the Humane Award.

My nominations:
1. Book Crazy Jenn
2. Lily's Book Shelf
3. Bere from Sueños En La Luna
4. Melissa from I Swim For Oceans
5. Lea from YA Book Queen
6. Nina from J'adore Happy Endings
7. Ladybug from Escape In a Book
8. Brizmus from Brizmus Blogs Books
9. Morgan from Smitten With Books
10. Lori from Escape Between the Pages

And since I like you guys so much, I'm also giving you this award:


Too cute for words, isn't it?

I've got this one from Lily's Bookshelf! Thank you!

Book Review: Chosen

Title: Chosen
Series: House of Night (Book 3)
Author: P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Published: 2008

Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. And oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping third installment of this “highly addictive series” (Romantic Times), in which Zoey’s mettle will be tested like never before. . .

My Review:
Surprisingly, this book was pretty good! If you follow my blog, you might recall that I wasn't a fan of the first book in the House of Night series, but that I thought the second book, Betrayed, was a big improvement. Well, Chosen, follows along those lines.
One thing I liked about this book was that it contained less Cherokee rituals and magic. I think that part is confusing, and doesn't add much to the storyline.

Zoey was a more likeable person in this book. She didn't make smart decisions all the time and she wasn't perfect, but she was human (well, fledging actually). She had good self-awareness, and she knew when she was acting wrong.

There were a few things about this book that bugged me though. I still thought that many characters, especially Zoey's friends, had too exaggerated personalities. They were too extreme and unique.

I also didn't understand the whole "OMG, Zoey cussed!" storyline. Doesn't Zoey cuss all the time? Just avoiding the worst cuss words isn't not cussing!

Well, well. If you liked the way the first two House of Night books were written, and their teenage "voice" - then you will like this third book too!

Rating: 3,5 of 5

Previous books in this series:
Marked
Betrayed

Waiting on Wednesday (3/3)

Title: Rules of Attraction
Series: Sequel to Perfect Chemistry
Author: Simone Elkeles
Release Date: April 27

New sparks will fly in the sequel to Simone Elkeles’s breakout book Perfect Chemistry

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.

With new characters to fall in love with and the same hot romance found in Perfect Chemistry, Simone Elkeles has crafted another sure-fire hit for teens.

I'm sooo excited about this book! I loved Perfect Chemistry, and I'm sure that Rules of Attraction will be just as good! Can't wait until April! Iiieeee!

Happy Release Day to. . .

. . . Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins!

When Sophie Mercer turned thirteen, she discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-Gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father--an elusive European warlock--only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hecate Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward prodigium, a.k.a. witches, fae, and shapeshifters. By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard. Three powerful enemies who look like supermodels; a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock; a creepy, tag-along ghost; and a new roommate, who happens to be the most-hated person and only vampire on campus. Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her friend Jenna is the number one suspect. Meanwhile, Sophie has a more personal shock to grapple with. Not only is her father the head of the prodigium council, he's the most powerful warlock in the world, and Sophie is his heir. As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all prodigium, especially her.

Sounds awesome, right? Want a chance to win this book? Head over to Rachel's blog and enter before midnight!

Read & Watched in February

This is a summary post of all books I have read and reviewed during the last month, plus all movies and TV series I have watched.

Books:

1. This Charming Man - Marian Keyes
2. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (Review)
3. Fallen - Lauren Kate (Mini Review)
4. Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella (Mini Review)
5. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead (Review)
6. The Vampire's Assistant - Darren Shan (Review)
7. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater (for some reason it took mer more than a month to finish this!) (Mini Review)
8. The Year of Secret Assignments - Jaclyn Moriarty (Mini Review)
9. Dead To The World - Charlaine Harris (Review)
10. The Ex-Games - Jennifer Echols (Mini Review)
11. Change Up - Keri Mikulski (Free e-book here!)

Movies:

1. Snabba Cash
2. Princess Protection Program
3. Whip It
4. Adventureland

TV Shows:

Blood Ties, Season 2, episodes 7-10
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season6, Epiosodes 13-22
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7, Episodes 1-6
Kindred: The Embraced, Episodes 1-3