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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Book Review- The Eternal Ones

by Kirsten Miller
Published by Razorbill (Penguin)
To Be Released on August 10, 2010
Source: Publisher
4 Stars- I really liked this book. Go pick it up.

Synopsis: (from Penguin) Haven Moore cannot control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmother's house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was.In New York, Haven meets Iain Morrow and is swept into an epic love affair that feels both deeply fated and terribly dangerous. Iain is suspected of murdering a rock star and Haven wonders, could he have murdered her in a past life? She visits the Ouroboros Society and discovers a murky world of reincarnation that stretches across millennia. Haven must discover the secrets hidden in her past lives, and loves, before all is lost and the cycle begins again.

I was engrossed in The Eternal Ones from the very beginning where Haven has a vision of her past life, I was unable to put the book down for too long. The whole concept of reincarnation was very intriguing to me and was the main thing that made me want to read this book. I needed something different from what I've been reading recently and I definitely got it.

Haven Moore is a girl from a very small town in Tennessee, she's been having visions since she was little of another life where she was in love with a man named Ethan. This visions finally get her to the point that the people in her town start believing that she is possessed by a demon. She gets tired of it one day and decides to go to New York in search of Iain Morrow the famous billionaire that she believes is Ethan (her soulmate) reincarnated. From then on the book gets even more interesting as she is being followed around the city by some strange men, she discovers secrets about the Ouroboros Society, and is not completely convinced that she is meant to be with Iain. I thought Haven seemed a little too naive and I felt very frustrated with her actions and how easy it was for the other characters to convince her and change her mind constantly. Then I found myself as confused as she was sometimes and I kept wanting to yell at her to just leave everything and get out of there as fast as she could like if I were watching one of those scary movies where the girl runs upstairs instead of out the door.

I thought the writing was great and the characters were well developed as I found myself connected to the main character and felt the rollercoaster of emotions that she was feeling. I got to be honest and say that I had several mixed feelings about the book while reading it and didn't know if I was really loving it specially when the plot was stretching a little too long for me, but by the end I felt very sad that it was over and wanted more. It was definitely a very suspenseful story about love against evil that I will be reading over again. I don't think it will be for everyone though, as I felt confused about my own feelings while reading it. Some might love it and some might not like it much but I was definitely swooning over it sometimes while reading it and found myself falling in love with it and it's characters. I know I sound sappy but I did, and I'm hoping there will be more like this one.

Waiting on Wednesday- Crusade by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie

Published by Simon Pulse
To Be Released on September 7th, 2010

The ultimate battle. The ultimate love.

For the past two years, Jenn has lived and trained at Spain's Sacred Heart Academy Against the Cursed Ones. She is among the few who have pledged to defend humanity or die trying. But the vampires are gaining power, and the battle has only just begun.

Forced to return home after death takes a member of her family, Jenn discovers that San Francisco is now a vampire strong-hold. As a lone hunter apart from her team, Jenn is isolated—and at risk. She craves the company of her fighting partner, Antonio: his protection, his reassurance, his touch. But a relationship with Antonio comes with its own dangers, and the more they share of themselves, the more Jenn stands to lose.

Then Jenn is betrayed by one who was once bound to protect her, causing her to doubt all she had held as true. To survive, Jenn must find the courage to trust herself—and her heart. (taken from Goodreads)

We're looking forward to Nancy's new series, and Crusade is book #1. Not only is the cover eye catching, but the story sounds like a must read. With so many great upcoming fall releases, this is one book we don't want to miss reading.

You can find out more about it from Nancy's site here http://nancyholder.com/, Debbie's site here http://debbieviguie.com/ and you can visit Simon and Schuster's site here http://tinyurl.com/22ocpbs

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event spotlighting upcoming releases we are highly anticipating. It is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

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