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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Amazon Exclusive: Deleted Scene from City of Glass

Artwork by Rikakio

Amazon.com has an exclusive deleted scene from City of Glass when you go to their City of Fallen Angels pre-order page and here's the link.

Enjoy, MMs!!

Book Review- Demonglass

Published Disney Hyperion
Released on March 1st, 2011
Source- ARC from publisher to review
5 stars- It's A Must Have

Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch.

That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth.

Turns out, Sophie’s a demon, one of only two in the world—the other being her father. What’s worse, she has powers that threaten the lives of everyone she loves. Which is precisely why Sophie decides she must go to London for the Removal, a dangerous procedure that will destroy her powers.

But once Sophie arrives she makes a shocking discovery. Her new friends? They’re demons too. Meaning someone is raising them in secret with creepy plans to use their powers, and probably not for good. Meanwhile, The Eye is set on hunting Sophie down, and they’re using Archer to do it. But it’s not like she has feelings for him anymore. Does she? (quoted from Goodreads).

I enjoyed Hex Hall but I LOVED Demonglass! There's new characters, emotions run higher, there's a fabulously darker mythology and a new setting.

Put your seat belts on as Sophie, along with Cal and Jenna are headed to London! Not only did I adore the setting, but the wit and sarcasm that I love about Sophie in Hex Hall multiplies with her father in the picture and these two had me laughing out loud quite a few times. Who ever thought a man who's the head of the Council could be so witty and sarcastic.

The romantic chemistry in Demonglass is brilliant! Team Archer fans may find themselves drawn to Cal and in all honesty I felt torn through out much of the book, which I think Rachel must have realized her fans would be, as she throws in some sizzling scenes with Archer at just the right right moments. What I really like about Sophie, is how relatable she is. She's a strong, independent, determined character, but she's also realistic. She still feels something for Archer, but with the latest discovery about Cal, she can't deny there's something there. Did I mention there's kissing scenes?

Demonglass as a lot more plot twists and a mystery to be solved as someone or something is making/raising new demons, there's been sightings of Archer and the Eye is still on the hunt for the Prodigium. Not to mention there's new characters who are introduced and some great action scenes! Rachel's writing really grabs a hold of my attention, as not only is Sophie just starting to unravel the secrets that surround these mysteries, but I enjoyed getting to discover more of the story's rich, mythology, and learning more of Sophie's heritage. Any questions I had from Hex Hall were answered in here and oh the ending! I did not see that one coming...

If you enjoyed Hex Hall, wait till you read Demonglass. This is one sequel I highly recommend picking up!

If you're in the Houston area, Rachel Hawkins and Sarwat Chadda will be at Blue Willow tomorrow (Friday) and at Murder By The Books on Saturday! I'll be heading to Houston tomorrow and I look forward to seeing some of you at their signing.

The Mortal Instruments OR Infernal Devices Teaser

MORTAL INSTRUMENTS

Cassie's tweet yesterday has all of us wondering which character this is and from which book.
"We don’t form attachments like mundanes do,” he said. “Well, sometimes, surely. Not everyone is the same. But the bonds between us tend to be intense and unbreakable. That’s why we do so badly with others not of our kind. Downworlders, mundanes . . .”

Could it be part of Jace's letter to Clary, Magnus, Jem, Will, Alex, or maybe Luke. Here's what Cassie said- No Clockwork Prince quote this month. Instead, a mysterious quote of mystery from a mysterious upcoming Shadowhunter book. Could be any of several...

I'm still unsure of who I think it it is, but I think it might be from CoFA or from one of the future TMI books. What book do you think this quote is from and who do you think is quoted?

Thoughtful Thursday- To Read or Not To Read

I have or should I say, HAD a rule that if I pick up a book to read it, I need to finish it. Don't ask me why I thought that I needed to do that, but I did. It didn't matter if it was a book I bought, one that was gifted to me, or one that was sent to be reviewed. If I started it, then I finished. There have been a few times I finished a book and wondered why I didn't just put it down. In the end, that would have been the best thing for both the book and I. Not that I did anything to do the book, but I wondered why I wasted time reading it (I know that's harsh to say), when I could have been doing something else. Being a mom, there is always something else I can be doing, but I enjoy reading on my down time which sometimes can be in the middle of the night.

I freely admit there's been plenty of times house cleaning was put on hold for a day as I couldn't put a book down. Don't judge.... lol You know the books I'm talking about. You get so wrapped up into the book that you literally can not walk away from it until it's done. That may mean the phone goes unanswered, you reschedule a lunch date, etc. Then there's a handful of books that I completely struggle to get through. Sadly enough this has happened to me recently and I wondered why I didn't just put the book down.

I've come to admire those readers who can put the book down and walk away from it. I started to talk to friends about it to see what they did. Don't laugh, but it bugged me when I didn't like a book and there's been times I've wondered if it was just me, as some of these books have been ones people have just raved about. In case you're wondering, no, I've not posted reviews for the books I'm talking about. I've been left feeling frustrated for one that I didn't like the book at all and two that I spent time reading it when I really should have just put it down. I don't want to regret spending time reading a book I didn't like.

Recently I decided to follow the 100 page rule. If I'm not into a book by 100 pages I'm putting it down. We'll see how well I do with that, as I've not yet applied this rule. There's so many fabulous recent and new releases I want to read, not to mention a huge to be read pile that won't stop growing, that when I sit down to read I want to enjoy that time. In reality, I know I'm not going to love or like everything I read, which is why we have the rating system we do on MM's, and we do post 2 star reviews. There's been books others have loved, that I didn't like, and there's been ones I didn't like that others loved. Even with the few books I started out not liking, by the end I loved them, which is another reason I try and finish each book that I start. The books I'm talking about wishing I didn't read are the ones you would either give a 1 star rating to or wouldn't rate at all.

I wanted to ask you guys, what do you do? Do you follow a rule when it comes to book reading? Do you read everything you pick up or do you have a certain page rule? I'd love to know your thoughts.

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