Accordance (Significance Book 2) By Shelly Crane Book Review

Accordance by Shelly Crane
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

WOW, the story just keeps getting better. I didn’t think it was possible that this story would grow and get even better. We start up right where Significance leaves off.  Maggie, Caleb, Kyle and Bish at the beach house in California. Things get interesting, now that Bish has come along, he is the only one who does not know of the Aces powers and all that go with it. He still does not like Caleb, and thinks he has Maggie brainwashed or something. It’s interesting with Maggies powers, that she can read everyone’s thoughts, so even though we are in the first person view with Maggie, it’s like being in everyone’s heads, and it makes the story that much more interesting.

We get a few unexpected surprises in this book, one is a return of Maggies mom, who holds a big surprise in her mind for Maggie, which I will not tell you what.

I love that Kyle finally finds someone, as his obsession over Maggie was pretty sad, and got downright annoying. Especially when Maggie can hear the stuff he thinks about her.

Caleb is as awesome as ever, and I am loving what a great person he is and Maggie, deep down she is just a really good hearted person.

I do not want to say too much, as not to spoil it, but want to say, this whole series is worth reading. Its not like anything else out there. It’s unique and has enough excitement and twist and turns to keep you up late at night to find out what happens next.

Here is a cute quote with Caleb and Maggie

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“I miss your bike.” I said in the Jeep. “The Jeep’s nice, but there is something about that bike.”
“I hear you. I miss her too.”
“Her?” I laughed. “Don’t tell me your bike has a name?”
“What?” he said incredulously. “As a matter of fact, I do have a name for her. I’m glad Lolita’s not here to hear you make fun of her.”

I really enjoyed that we get to learn so much more about Bish in this book. It’s so sad, as Maggie is able to look into his mind, and see how horrible his life was before her parents adopted him. He is truly a good guy. And what happens in this book makes your heart bleed for him. Let’s just say, he finds someone, but because of a vision from Maggie, he can’t be with her. And it’s so sad, very, very sad.

Of course the all the craziness is not over with the other Ace family, Sikes is still after Maggie, and there is some twist to that, that had me wanting to yell at the very end. I can’t wait to pick up book 3. But had to write this first, so I do not accidently mention stuff here,  that happens in book 3. They all read like a continuation, not big wrap up at the end or anything.  But this book ends on a bit of a cliffhanger.

Here is one more very sweet quote from Caleb, speaking to Maggie’s Dad.

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“Jim, I know I’ve said this before, but Maggie is in good hands. I won’t let anything happen to her and its not just because I wouldn’t anyway, but because my body won’t let me. Your daughter’s heartbeat is in my chest,” Caleb said firmly, “and it’s the most precious thing I have.”

Gotta love Caleb. Go read these books, you won’t be sorry.

Make sure you read Significance First Check out book 3 too, Defiance.

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Obsidian Book Trailer Is Out By Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Obsidian Book Trailer is Out. I still have yet to read this, But I KNOW i will love this series too. As I love Half-Blood and Pure. I know anything Paranormal that Jennifer L. Armentrout writes I will like.
You can see more about the book here at Goodreads if you like. Check out my ebooks giveaway below too. Just click the button, 5 days left. :)

Feature and Follow Friday 7/6

To Join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

1. (required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Fridy Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read)
2. (required) Follow our Featured Bloggers The Feature Blogs this week for Parajunkie has her feature here at her site and for Alison can read  her feature is The Paperback Princess
3. Go to both host site to read their features.
4. Put you Blog name and URL in the linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your post.
5. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments that your now following you.
6. If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Goofle Frieds Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
7. Follow, Follow, Follow as many as you can, as many as you wan, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow,  make sure to comment and say hi, Another blogger may not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “Hi”
8. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the love…and the followers
9. If your new to the Friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can come and see your blog.

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs! 

How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools -- keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture at host post and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you! 

Q: Jumping Genres: Ever pick up a book from a genre you usually don’t like and then LOVE it? Tell us about it and why you picked it up in the first place.

My answer is : Yes, I usually only read Paranormal, supernatural books, and never even knew what Dystopia type books are, but kept hearing very good intense things about Divergent and Insurgent, so I picked them up, and read them, and I am glad I did, they were amazing. (very mad about that worst cliffhanger ever at end of Insurgent, and have to wait over a year for book 3) But I guess these books seem to have a slight sci-fi paranormal type element to them, enough to keep me happy.

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Significance by Shelly Crane Book Review

Significance by Shelly Crane
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

WOW! This is an AMAZING story. I got so caught up in it, I kept hiding from my responsibilities to read more! I could not get enough of Caleb and Maggie. I think this series so far is a tie with some other favorites of mine. I am totally hooked. You have to give this book a chance, you will get hooked, and want to read the rest in the series too. This is the first one too. I sure with Ace’s were real (its what Caleb is, and when he imprints with Maggie, she becomes one too, it’s a good things) Ace’s are human’s sortof, with special abilities, and when they find their Significant (soul mate) they ascend and come into their full abilities. Each person has different abilities, and no way to know what you end up with. This story is mesmerizing in a way that is hard to describe. The way they feel for each other is epic, and makes you want to crawl into the book and be Maggie! Lol I can’t praise enough on how much this story has moved me. It really, really gets to you.

It starts with Maggie saving Caleb’s life, she pulls him back from stepping out in front of a fast moving truck, and saves him, they do not imprint until they touch (skin contact) and it don’t happen right away, it’s about 15 minutes later that it happens. Here is a very sweet quote, a look inside Caleb’s head, he can show her his memories, and they can read each other’s minds, and communicate silently too. Anyway, she was feeling like he only wanted to be with her because of the imprint, so he is showing her what he thought of her before they imprinted, when she saved him. It’s very sweet.

Here is where he shows her, this is after he read her thoughts of her insecurities.

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“That is absolutely not true.” He insisted, reading my feelings, before laying his forehead against mine.
I felt the push and tingle of our skin, his heartbeat steady beside mine, and then I was seeing him, a vision of him. He was standing at a stoplight, listening to Cage The Elephant on his mp3 player and thinking about Kyle coming to join him at Tennessee the next semester. He looked back and did a double take as a beautiful young girl made her way to the cross walk stop.

I couldn’t believe that was what I looked like to him. I didn’t look like some silly high school girl. I looked pretty and confidant, distant and a little sad.

The girl looked around and even in the dim light he could see her freckles. He liked them. She checked her phone and stopped behind him to wait. He wanted to turn and get a better look, but didn’t want to seem like he was checking her out so he peeked back and smiled and nodded when she caught him instantly. He turned back and wished he could talk to her, but there was no point. It would make it worse.
He waited impatiently for the light to turn so he could leave and get the girl out of his mind. He had no idea why he was so struck by her anyway. The light turned and he peeked back once more and started to cross but she wasn’t looking, she was checking her phone again. He didn’t look both ways before crossing because he was looking back, to get one last peek before never seeing her again. Me.

When he turned back it was too late, then he felt a jerk on his back and tumbled backwards on top of something. When he rolled off and realized what had happened. The sad, anxious, beautiful girl had saved his life.

He didn’t know what to say or do. He asked if she was ok and when he finally heard her voice saying that she was, he thought it was the sweetest sound ever to hit his ears.
He could see a cut on her brow and reached his hand to push back her hair. It was soft and curly. He could smell her shampoo and it was doing marvelous things to his senses. Add that to the sweet green eyes looking up at him and that was it.

He started to question right then if he was imprinting with her, but no visions came, no jolts or tingles or fire as was described by his family. Just butterfies and a racing pulse.
And he was disappointed.

He never found anyone he really wanted before. There was no one he ever thought about breaking the no dating rule with, no one that made his heartbeat and trip, until now. And he was so very disappointed that he couldn’t have her, especially after she saves his life.

We stop there, move on to after he walks her to Kyles (his cousin, who she is friends with, she was supposed to meet up with) they talk and he really likes her. Then they do shake hands and the imprint happens, I won’t quote that part. But it’s cool how it happens.

Here is after the imprint and the visions ect

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He knew it. He had just imprinted with the girl he wanted more than any other, the girl he thought he’d never have. She was his.
I was brought back to the present when Caleb pulled his head back a little, but kept his face close.
“Now, you see. Don’t doubt how I feel about you. This has nothing to do with an imprint and everything to do with you”
I was breathless and in awe of what Caleb had shown me, his memories. They were clear and vivid and had seemed all too real. It was strange to watch the same event through different eyes. What was stranger still was that Caleb had wanted me before the imprinting. Before. I couldn’t stop the smile that spread my cheeks.
I knew I needed to say something.
“You almost got hit by a truck because you were checking me out?” I joked and he laughed loudly.
“Yeah. It’s a good thing you saved me. It would have been all your fault if I didn’t make it,” he said through a grin.

See why I love Caleb, he is the best guy EVER!!

This book has lots going on, a rival Ace family, is jealous because they had imprinted, as none of the Ace people have imprinted in a long time. So now they are out to get Maggie, to try to keep her and Caleb from ascending and coming into their full powers. It’s got lots of action and suspense.

It’s fascinating how this all plays out. Its written brilliantly too.

Give it a shot. (I have this set of books as a prize for a giveaway check it out)

I highly recommend this book and series to anyone who loves a good paranormal romance.

I have a giveaway, that has this series as one of the prize packs. Come check it out. 

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Summer Reads Giveaway Hop 7/6-7/11

Hosted by Rex Robot Reviews, I am a Reader, Not A Writer

Giveaway runs July 6th-July 11th

I am really excited to participate in this giveaway hop, it’s my first giveaway hop I have done. I hope I do everything right. It’s Hosted by Iam a Reader Not A Writer and Rex Robot Reviews. Its open internationally, ebooks can be sent anywhere. Just let me know what format you need. Kindle, epub, whatever.

I have been reading the Significance Series, and LOVE it. So I am offering it as one of the prize packs. I have made up a few prize packs, for those who read it already. It’s AMAZING, trust me, it’s got the super sweet hot guy, with a little supernatural twist too it (not vampires) and some action and suspense, and overall fun to read. With that prize pack I included another series I have enjoyed in the past. Another pack is the  Iron Fey series, I loved. Take a peek at what is here. I am sure you can find something you like.

Be sure to check out the other blogs below in the linky, more than 150 are participating in this giveaway hop, all giving away their own type of book related prize. Good Luck!

My prizes are as follows, the links in the names will take you to Goodreads where you can read about the books. The series take you to the authors page there, so you can see all the books.


These are EBOOKS, and I can't change out for physical books, the only reason I can be so generous in these packs, is because they are ebooks, so asking for physical books just can't happen. ALso, I will not ship outside the USA anyway, even if I did do physical books. For this giveaway, its ebooks.  If you can read this blog, then you can read an ebook in the free Kindle for PC or Mac. ALso, many of these books, are in ebook format ONly, Example Pack number 3. ONLY in ebook, as well as others. Thanks for your understanding. If a winner does not want ebooks, then I will select another winner.

Prize Pack #1

Iron Fey Series

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Prize Pack #2

Significance Series  My review (one is just the free chapters from Caleb's POV, Reverence)

and

Undead In Brown County Series

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Prize Pack #3

Celestra Series By Addison Moore

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Prize Pack #4

Fallen Series  

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Prize Pack #5

Various Books

One Grave At A Time

The Hunter and the Hunted

This Side of the Grave

Happily Never After

Devil to Pay

Black Dawn

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Prize Pack #6

Hush, Hush Series

& Forbidden & Halflings 

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Prize Pack #7

White Cat by Holly Black

Dark Descendant (Nikki Glass #1) by Jenna Black

Deadly Descendant (Nikki Glass #2) By Jenna Black

(ARC)Moonglow (Darkest London #2) by Kristen Callihan

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Prize Pack #8

Mostly New Releases

Taken At Dust (Shadow Falls #3)

Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse #12
Witch & Wizard : The Fire

Sookie Stackhouse Companion

Fated

Inheritance
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Prize Pack #9

Firelight Series

Darkness Falls Series
Children of the psi series

I just realized I  removed a batch of books on accident but they are still one you can choose, its Vampire Diaries:Stefans Diaries, Books 1-5  Just call it pack 10 if you choose that.

I tried to make a good selection to choose from. If you really want to mix and match these packs, that is fine.  You need to let me know which format of ebook you want, Kindle, epub, ect.
2 winners for this one will be selected.

Just for fun, if you do the comment in the giveaway, or just comment, answer this (if you want, just want to see what everyone has to say. If you could develop a superpower, of sorts, like In the Significance series, what would it be? It can be from any book or movie, or something you make up. I would choose a mindreading/future seeing/mind control type thing, BUT where I can control it, like turn it off, and tune in when I want to. But add some strength and endurance to that, and I would be happy. :) (man, I wish people like sweet Caleb in Significance were real, and I was in that world and one of them too.)    If some of you can click this button, to give me some votes, I would appreciate it. I need some before I can show up on their giveaways page. Thanks.

WWW Wednesday & Waiting On Wednesday 7/4

WWW Wednesday is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading, asks you to answer 3 questions…

1. What are you currently Reading?

2. What did you recently finish reading?

3. What do you think you’ll read next?

What am I reading?
Significance by Shelly Crane,

Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who’s had a bad year. She was smart and on track but then her mom left, her dad is depressed, she’s graduating, barely, and her boyfriend of almost 3 years dumped her for a college scholarship. Lately she thinks life is all about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she has.

Then she meets Caleb. She saves his life and instantly knows there’s something about him that’s intriguing but she is supposed to be on her way to a date with his cousin. But things change when they touch, sparks ignite. Literally.

They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before where eyes. She learns that not only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but there is a whole other world of people with gifts and abilities that she never knew existed. She herself is experiencing supernatural changes unlike anything she’s ever felt before and she needs the touch of his skin to survive.

Now, not only has her dad come out of his depression to be a father again, and a pain as well, but Caleb’s enemies know he’s imprinted and are after Maggie to stop them both from gaining their abilities and take her from him.

Can Caleb save her or will they be forces to live without each other after just finding one another?

 What did you recently finish reading?

Bane (Coven #2) by Trish Milburn

My review

To protect those she loves from herself, Jax will leave them all behind. She’ll risk everything in a desperate search for answers.

Jax Pherson fled the darkest of covens and from her own father’s evil. For a brief moment, her courage was rewarded. She found everything she’d ever wanted. A normal life. An amazing boyfriend. An envy-worthy best friend.

But her past put them all in danger, forcing a confrontation with the dark covens. In a life-and death battle to save those she loved from the covens, Jax gained staggering power. Power so intense, so dangerous, she fears the darkness that now dwells inside her like a living thing.

If she can’t control the power, she may yet become as evil as the witches she conquered.

What do you think you’ll read next?

Accordance (significance #2)

In the sequel, Maggie learns much more about all the strange things that happened to her, and has to face new ones. She rebels against it, but ultimately, must face it for her new families’ sake and maybe even her life. Bish went from being her biggest supporter to her biggest pain in the butt and Kyles’s intentions to attract her interest may not be so innocent. Caleb and Maggie face many new obstacles together and fight to work through them but will one that should be a good thing be too much for Maggie to handle?

Waiting On Wednesday

I really want to read Magick the 3rd in the Coven series (White Witch is #1 and Bane is #2) I really got to liking that series, and number 2 was such a cliffhanger, so really want the 3rd now. But have to wait till September 2012 (I hope to get an ARC of it) as far as I know, I have not seen a cover or any other info. Only what was at the end of Bane, I got to read a chapter of it.

Also, Independence, the 4th and final book in the Significance series, that i have started to LOVE. I do not know when its going to be out. But I already know, i will want it as soon as I finish the 3rd book. :) Here is the pretty cool cover of that 4th and final book by Shelly Crane

Be sure to leave me comments, let me know your picks, leave me a link to your post, so i can come read it, and if your a new follower, please let me know that too. I will follow back. :)

Bane (Coven Book 2) by Trish Milburn Book Review

Bane by Trish Milburn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



To protect those she loves from herself, Jax will leave them all behind.She’ll risk everything in a desperate search for answers.Jax Pherson fled the darkest of covens and from her own father’s evil. For a brief moment, her courage was rewarded. She found everything she’d ever wanted. A normal life. An amazing boyfriend. An envy-worthy best friend .But her past put them all in danger, forcing a confrontation with the dark covens. In a life-and-death battle to save those she loved from the covens, Jax gained staggering power. Power so intense, so dangerous, she fears the darkness that now dwells inside her like a living thing.If she can’t control the power, she may yet become as evil as the witches she conquered.With her cousin Egan, Jax leaves all she’s built and heads for the one place that might hold the answers she desperately needs to hold back the darkness—Salem, Massachusetts. Her research unearths a shocking discovery: the Bane, a secret group of witches dedicated to thwarting the covens.Jax desperately needs their help in her fight against the covens, but finding the Bane is easier said than done and takes all her skills and courage. As Jax gets closer, her dark powers began rise and control her actions. If she succumbs to the darkness, Jax may have as much to fear from the Bane as the evil covens and the determined hunter on her trail.

My Review:

Warning will have spoilers for the FIRST book, White Witch. Not much for this one.

Wow, this book was so full of excitement, and suspense, and ended with such a cliffhanger, I am just glad it’s only a few months until the next book Magick is out. (I hope I will get an ARC for it) I really, really enjoyed the continuation of this story with Jax, Egan, Keller and Toni, and get some new additions to the characters too. They learn more about the lies their family’s have told them in the dark magic covens that Jax and Egan were born too. Jax is determined to find out more about all that extra power she took into herself on Shiprock when she faces her evil family to save her friends and herself. She feels the darkness growing inside her, but still feels the good too, the possibility that she is a White Witch, but must make good decisions to ward off the dark magic, so the good can win out.

They go to where it all started, in Salem, they do research on the witch massacre that happened in Salem. I really enjoyed the history of the witch trials in Salem, and the addition that was made for the story. It made it all feel more believable and intense.

I found in this book the story flowed along very smoothly. I did not get that feeling of things being rushed this time. Now that most the characters have already been established, I felt we got to take the time to get to know them better, and relationships could grow.

I love how Keller is like a buffer to Jax’s darker magic, just one touch, and he can calm the darkness rising inside her. Jax feels this may be because of love, another thing the covens had lied about. They made them all believe if you fell in love with a non witch, that you would lose your powers. In fact, I believe that it will do what is happening to Jax, as it seems to help Egan too. Being around Toni, also calms the darkness. They also had told them, that they would not get their full powers until they were 18, which is also a lie, since found the very important Beginning Book, which states they have always had their full powers, they just need to know it, and develop them. (this we found out in the last book) They also end up finding another very important book, which I won’t tell you what it is, you can find out for yourself.

Jax, Egan and friends find out that there is another type of coven, The Bane, they are witches that had taken the dark power in back in the Salem witch trial days, and then immediately regretted it, and spent lots of time fighting it, and generations later, they have become more of a good witch coven. Jax learns some from them, but at the end, we wonder if they turned against her or not.

Egan even finds an encrypted message in an email, of at least a few other coven witches that want to defect, they tread carefully, as they need to make sure it’s not a trap. We do not find out more on that in this book, it’s a part that is left open for the next book.
It’s all very intense, lots of emotions, some sadness, really has you on a emotional rollercoaster.

I highly suggest you give this book a shot, even if you didn’t like some of the rushed parts in the first book. This one is very different in that aspect. You will be much happier with this one. The first still needs to be read, but I promise you will enjoy it. A great new twist on the magical world, with some bases on the real Salem witch trials. It’s all very intriguing indeed.

5 out of 5 stars for me.


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Tuesday Teaser & Tuesday Intros and Teaser 7/3

Teaser Tuesday Is a Weekly bookish Meme, Hosted by MitzB of Should Be Reading. 

Anyone can play along.  Just do the following:

·        Grab your current read

·        Open to a random page

·        Share 2 (Two) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

·        BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruing the book for others)

·        Share title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your ‘teasers’ in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog) Thanks!

Bane (The Coven 2)By Trish Milburn
(Anyone  who wants to read this Bane and the First book White Witch, I have them to loan out in Kindle, just need an email,let me know)

"Keller is a hunter," I say. "you've got to be kidding me," Rule says. I look toward the doorway and see him standing there, a backpack slung over one shoulder. "Rule," I say. He meets my eyes, and I see deep disbelief there. "The guy you've been worried about is a hunter? In what world does that make sense?"

"And I've found a way to control my new power levels." "How?" "Keller. For some reason, when my dark magic starts bubbling to the surface, he can touch me, and it calms." "So, what, he's the witch whisperer now?"

Significance (book 1) by Shelly Crane

"(conversation inside their heads)
I Don't understand. We're just reading each others thoughts, right? No, I told you its different. It's like we can feel each other, though we're not touching. You can feel every emotion, every feeling of the other person all over you. It's all consuming and intense and can be very...sexual. It's Ace non-sex. They call it mutuality.

First Chapter First Paragraph-Tuesday Intros Hosted by Bibliophile By The Sea.

Every Tuesday I will participate in the Tuesday Intro First Chapter-First Paragraph Intros.

These are books we decided to read based on the first paragraph or so. Then find another “Teaser” in the book somewhere to catch our interest.

Accordance (Significance book 2)by Shelly Crane

"Dad, I can't believe you thought it was a good idea to send him here," I said, fighting to keep the bite from my voice.
"Now Maggie," he rebuked. "He really missed you. I'm Sure Bish is not that bad.
"He could find out about us, Dad, about what we are." "we - Peter and I - Thought it would be better to send someone who had no powers or ... whatever, there to watch you and keep everyone else here. They are planning a lot of things and need all the hands they can get. So Kyle insisted on going to Bish and said he'd go too and be a chaperon to you all. He doesn't know what he's doing just that he's keeping watch over a bunch of teenagers. Give him some slack Maggie. He's having a hard time. He quit his job, you know."

Teaser:  "You are going to tell me what your ability is. Sikes wants to know and I want to be back in his good graces." "No way," I said like he was crazy. "Why would I tell you that?" "Because then I'll tell you why Sikes is so upset about you and lover boy ascending. It's not just jealousy because the Jacobsons are imprinting. There's a Prophecy." "A Prophecy, " I scoffed. "What is this, Harry Potter?" "No, this is very real and I'm willing to make a trade."

Leave me a comment to your teasers and intros and let me know if your a new follower, so i can follow back.

White Witch (The Coven Book 1) By Trish Milburn Book Review

White Witch by Trish Milburn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



No On Quits The Family And Lives To Tell About It. That’s the motto “Jax” Pherson’s family goes by. All she wants is to have a normal life, so Jax escapes to a small town in North Carolina where she meets some great friends and a guy that has some kind of pull on her. She has planned to leave ever since her father and the coven killed her mother for wanting to leave. They are evil, like a mob with superpowers. Not a good combination. She finds her family and coven has lied to the younger generations for a long time. She has to keep herself from using her power, so she does not attract the coven to her. It’s like sending up a bat signal for them to follow. (As Jax said in the book)

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this book. I am picking up the 2nd one Bane as soon as I write this review. I know I will be itching to get the 3rd Magick coming out September 9 2012. This book is fresh and fun with some danger and adventure mixed in with all that cool magic. What’s not to love? We have some magic, romance, and friendship, and an evil coven out to find them.

The writing is brilliant, Trish really did a great job weaving this story, we get to like the characters a lot, and care what happens with them.

I only would have one small complaint. That is that it felt too fast, like stuff happened to quick, like a span of a week total. I sort of get that she is making these two lead characters not be the traditional love connection, but more of a supernatural one, or fated one. Like soul mates maybe. They seemed to fall in love way too quickly, but like I said there could be more to that than we know, as this is a series, so it could be building up to something more, or more reasons behind the sudden love connection. I was a bit skeptical about the sudden feelings of “love” between Egan and Toni, but other than that, it was a great read.

Here is a quote from the meeting between Jax and Keller:
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‘Awareness arcs between us like fingers of lightning. He has to feel it, too. That kind of power can’t just be one way. Right? The thought nearly stops me. Despite my previous dismissal of the idea, could he be more than a hunter? Have I been wrong in what I’ve always believed about how bloodstones work? Could Keller have some sort of supernatural power, too? My heart skips a beat, almost hoping he isn’t completely human. But that’s crazy. As a rule, supernatural hunters aren’t themselves supernatural.’

This new Coven series is a really good one. I suggest you give it a shot, really. I read many books, and would hate to see you pass this chance up because of a few reviews that are just hater’s, and people who never gave it a chance and didn’t even finish. I was sucked in from the first part of the book. And like I said, the whole love connection between Jax and Keller, I think there is more going on there, than we know.

I gave this a 5/5 but if I could have done 4 1/2 stars I would have to been fair. Only for the rushed feeling of some of it. Still, overall very good start to a good series. Review for Bane, the 2nd book will be up soon.

Note: I received this book from NetGalley for my honest review. I did not get paid in anyway, just able to read the book.

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/2

This is a weekly MEME hosted by Book Journey, highlighting what you plan on reading in the coming week.

Welcome to Its Monday! What are You Reading! This is a great way to plan out your reading week, and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next  “must read” book will come from!

I love being part of this and I hope you do too!  Go visit the Host Book Journey, and read her participation info there. And put your post in the Linky! I hope you all have a great week, and look forward to seeing what everyone is reading. Please leave me a comment, so I know you stopped by, and if you are a new follower, let me know that too. I will come by to follow back, and also see your post too.

Here are the books I am reading and plan to read. Links take you to Goodreads.

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Will read after others

White Witch (The Coven #1)
Significance
Glitch
Bane (The Coven #2)

If I manage to succeed getting all those read, will try for these:
Accordance (Significance #2)

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Review: The Lost Soul (Fallen Souls #1) By Jessica Sorensen

Summary Below

Spin-off of the Fallen Star Series.

My name is Gemma Lucas and my life is good. Alex and I eliminated the star and Stephan and the Death Walkers. Finally I can relax and focus on freeing my father from the Room of Forbidden.

At least that’s what I thought. But things are never that easy.

Just when I’ve put the past behind, Lost Souls cross over into the Real World. Then Alex disappears without a trace. As I desperately search for him, I discover secrets I wish I could forget—secrets Alex has been keeping for me. And I’m not sure what to do. Or who I can trust.

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Wow, this book has me emotions in a whirlwind. Like Jessica’s other books, it keeps you enthralled from the very beginning, all the way till the end. I felt everything as Gemma did too. And it’s so beautifully written, this book sucks you right into the story. It’s not a surprise, as I have learned Jessica is a phenomenal writer.

We are back with Gemma, Alex, Aislin, Laylen, and Nicholas, and a few others from the Fallen Star series. They have a lot to deal with. Gemma then, must find and save Alex, and she ends up having to trust Nicholas to do it, the half-fey Foreseer is a manipulative character, which always asks a price for any help. Then we find all is not what it seems, and she starts doing odd things, and then we find her mind is not all her own. Its an interesting twist, and really had me reading late into the night, to see what happens next. And of course there is a pretty big cliffhanger. I sure wonder how they will get themselves out of this mess.

I like the introduction of Evan, too bad he came so late into the story. I sure we will be seeing more of him. I was very satisfied with the action and adventures of this new spin-off series of The Fallen Star series. I love that we learn some more about Gemma’s past, her bloodlines so to speak, it’s unexpected too.

I do not want to add any spoilery, but will say, this book will have your heart aching. If I say much more, it will spoil it for you. But trust me, its worth reading, and I give it a 5/5 stars 100%!

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