As a little girl, Daisy Appleby was killed in a school bus crash. Moments after the accident, she was brought back to life. A secret government agency has developed a drug called Revive that can bring people back from the dead, and Daisy Appleby, a test subject, has been Revived five times in fifteen years. Daisy takes extraordinary risks, knowing that she can beat death, but each new death also means a new name, a new city, and a […]
Sadly, I was disappointed in this one. I’m having trouble forming those disappointments into exact sentences, but it just left me with an overall feeling of…meh. The idea of it sounds awesome – a drug that brings you back from death? Sounds like a thrilling, gripping read, right? Wrong. It was more of a contemporary with a sci-fi twist. I was expecting some deathly encounters involving Daisy – after all, it says she’s died a whopping FIVE times. The only death […]
The Mortal Instruments Series Click cover for my review I’ll have you know, it took hours of work to get the characters as close to a perfect match as I could get to the ones in my head. But I’m finally done and I’m very pleased with the cast I picked!! So, without further ado… Alex Pettyfer as JACE WAYLAND Surprised? Yes, I know, EVERYONE picks Alex for Jace. But that’s just because he’s so darn perfect for him!! […]
Remember what I said about CoFA? How the plot was more of teen angst and relationship drama than danger and action? Well, the same goes for CoLS, except throw in a little sexual tension. That seemed to be all that the first half of the book was about. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Mortal Instruments. Still do. But it has gone downhill since City of Glass. I still enjoyed this book, but found myself a bit bored at […]
This is my own feature I’m doing as a replacement for IMM. .:Weekly Recap:. I usually do this as part of TGIF, but I didn’t participate this week. Posts Random Reads (2): Uglies June 2012 Monthly Reading Challenge May 2012 Monthly Recap Cover Reveals: Finale and Shatter Me (paperback) Follow Friday (22): #FF100 Giveaway Hop! Reviews City of Ashes City of Glass City of Fallen Angels Bought Darkness Unbound and Darkness Rising by Keri Arthur Found […]
My feature: Patricia @ Book Exhibitionism Patricia is one of the bloggers I interact with the most, and I have come to see her as a blogging friend and someone that I thoroughly enjoy talking books with! Hi, Patricia! *waves* Patricia: Thank you so much for having me! Okay, here are my answers! :D 1. When did you start blogging? I’ve been blogging since I was 14 or 15 (so for 4-5 years) but back then it was more the […]