Teaser Tuesday! (3)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. I suggest you all go and visit her blog - there are some amazing things on there that you should check out!


Wow, I haven't done a Teaser Tuesday post in a while. But as I'm reading this awesome-epic-crazy-amazing (choose whichever adjective suits you!) book also known as Raised By Wolves, I thought now was the right time to post a TT post. 

Teaser:

'Travel.

As in leave.

Leave our home.

Leave our family.

Leave the pack.

"Ali, we can't go."'

I know, it's a short teaser. But anything more would have given far too much away! I'm really enjoying this book at the moment, and I highly recommend it. Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a great YA author!

Oh, and also! If you hadn't already noticed, I've changed the layout/design of my blog. Do you like it? I'll probably be changing it again soon, when I find something more fitting, but at the moment this is staying. :) I think, anyway.

Monday 11/15 - What Are You Reading?

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is hosted by the wonderful Sheila - make sure you check out Sheila's blog to see what she herself is reading, and to find links to other blogs! Onto the books!


Like I said yesterday, and a couple of other times last week, I have been extremely busy. But, I still managed to read a book. Of course. I'm just that good at multitasking I guess. 


Anyway, last week I read Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, and I really enjoyed it. I have yet to review it, but I'm working on it at the moment so expect a review in the next couple of days!


I reviewed Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (first link goes to my review, second link goes to Amazon!) and found that I am now thoroughly addicted to blogging after just a month of doing so. I missed reviewing and posting so much last week, so this week maybe I'll be posting double to make up for it. I don't know. 


Anyway, I am currently reading Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I've seen great reviews on it, but it's taking me a while to get into. Maybe that's because I've had to read a few pages here and there. I don't know. But I'll definitely be letting you all know what I think of it!


In other news, I am currently being followed by 40 people! that's amazing! 40 people are actually interested in what I have to say... just, wow. Thank you, each and every one of you! 


That's all for this week. Let me know what's happening with your reading! 

In My Mail Box - (6)

Hi everyone! Just a quick post for IMM today, as I'm tired after a busy day/night of partying :) I hope this makes up for my lack of posts over the last week. I'll be back tomorrow, I promise!

Books:
As You Wish by Jackson Pearce
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Stolen by Lucy Christopher


All links take you to Amazon US. I'll hopefully be reviewing all of these books, but if there is one that you are particularly interested in, let me know and I'll raise its status in my TBR pile!




I hope you all had an amazing week!

Hey Hey; Update :)

Hi everyone!


Just a quick update for you all. I wanted to apologise for not blogging so much over the past week or so - but I do have a good reason excuse! It's my birthday on Sunday and I've been hassling over sorting everything out for my meal, etc. As well as sorting out cars/taxis/guests/restaurants/times, I've been trying to juggle my A-Level coursework which, as it turns out, is a lot easier than sorting out the meal.


What I'm trying to say (but apparently failing) is that this week is pretty hectic, so I won't be able to post that much. However, I will be back next week with a couple of reviews amongst other things.


I hope you're all doing okay! 


Amber :)

Paranormalcy: Kiersten White

Weird as it is working for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie's always thought of herself as normal. Sure, her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours, but still. Normal.

Only now paranormals are dying, and Evie's dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies. She soon realizes that there may be a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths. Not only that, but she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.
So much for normal. - Goodreads


Okay, so I finally got around to posting my review :) I hope you enjoy! 



Before I begin, I want you all to look to the left of the page. See the cover? Now take a good, long look. Really take it in. *waits*. Now, tell me. You want the book don’t you? I know you’re interested… 


Anyway, moving on from the gorgeousness that is the Paranormalcy book cover, I just wanted to say that I loved reading this book. For starters, the plot was a great one. Evie is a unique paranormal hunter who can see past the paranormal creatures’ glamours. Meaning, they cannot disguise themselves from her. Of course, being as unique as Evie is, IPCA had to sweep in an employ her. IPCA is the International Paranormal Containment Agency, which hires both humans and paranormals to bag and tag rogue paranormals. There is a huge variety of creatures in this book, ranging from vampires to hags, and their mythology is explained very well, even though their kind is not among the main characters of the book. Everything seems to be running smoothly until there’s a break in in the IPCA headquarters, and then of course Evie has to get caught in the middle of the trouble with a certain shape shifter named Lend. 


There’s also a romantic subplot to this story which does not take over from the main storyline which I LOVE. I love that the focus is on the paranormal side of things rather than the main character’s love interest(s).


This leads me nicely onto talking about the characters. Evie, our main protagonist, is a good choice for the lead role of this novel. She is headstrong, brave, witty and sarcastic - which, for me, adds a lot to her character - but she is also girly and she has a big interest in the normal human world. She is not content with her life in IPCA and she wants to go to a normal high school like what is shown on her favourite TV show. She even is interested in the lockers!


Lend, the shape shifter Evie befriends, is a lovely character. I won’t say too much about him in case I spoil anything, he is witty and has some very sarcastic comebacks but he is very sweet and, at times, comes across as quite innocent. This just proves that you do not need a bad boy character to love a book. 


The faerie, Reth, on the other hand, is one creepy SOB and I did not like him at all. However, he was a good character to have as one of the antagonists. He is a character that you’ll love to hate. 


Kiersten White has made Paranormalcy a very interesting read. The writing flows well which makes the book very easy to read. The descriptions of the paranormal creatures and also of Evie’s job is excellent, and I really do love it. However, I did find that the descriptions were lacking at times, when talking about certain places in the book. This didn’t take much away from the book for me, because Evie’s voice and dialogue more than made up for it.


Overall, I loved this book and definitely think you should buy it! I'll leave links below :)

Rating: 4/5

You can buy Paranormalcy from Amazon UK, Amazon US and The Book Depository (which ships FREE worldwide).