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The third and final installment of Bree Despain's The Dark Divine trilogy has a title and a release date! The title.....


The Savage Grace


The release date: 12/27/2011


How many of you will be buying it with you Christmas money? I know I will!! I love this trilogy but so sad to see it end! :(

Review: Wings

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen; 1 Reprint edition (April 6, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780061668050

Summary:Fifteen-year-old Laurel has led a sheltered, homeschooled life in a very small town, so when her parents decide to move and enroll her in high school, she has trouble getting used to her new life. A life, as it turns out, that’s not at all like those of other kids. One clear sign is a winglike blossom that blooms on her back. Oh, and her new best friend, the scientifically minded David, reveals under a microscope that her cells are more plant than animal. But it takes an encounter at her old home with the handsome but decidedly different Tamani to convince her that she is a faerie. She also learns it’s up to her to save her land from the evil influences that are trying to take it away from her and her family. This first novel is clearly designed to attract the Twilight set, though there’s significantly less edge (and blood). There is, however, a familiar triangle. Will Laurel choose solid, steady David, or will she be unable to resist Tamani’s lure?

Review: Aprilynne Pike was an author I heard of when I read Entwined and saw there was a little quote of hers on the cover. So, I decided to check out her book. I got into it right away and I really enjoyed it. It was an easy read, not long at all, but very fulfilling, full of adventure, mystery, suspense, and romance (a love triangle of course). I think I only read books with love triangles these days. I love mythological creatures going beyond the usual wolf and vampire so reading about fairies was a nice change of pace. The trolls were actually kind of scary I was looking over my shoulder when reading about them and their ugly faces. I would definitely recommend this book, I can't wait to read book two...team Tamani!

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Review: Bumped

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Hardcover: 323 pages
• Publisher: Balzer + Bray (April 26, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061962740

Summary:When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society. Girls sport fake baby bumps and the school cafeteria stocks folic-acid-infused food.

Sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony were separated at birth and have never met until the day Harmony shows up on Melody’s doorstep. Up to now, the twins have followed completely opposite paths. Melody has scored an enviable conception contract with a couple called the Jaydens. While they are searching for the perfect partner for Melody to bump with, she is fighting her attraction to her best friend, Zen, who is way too short for the job.

Harmony has spent her whole life in Goodside, a religious community, preparing to be a wife and mother. She believes her calling is to convince Melody that pregging for profit is a sin. But Harmony has secrets of her own that she is running from.

When Melody is finally matched with the world-famous, genetically flawless Jondoe, both girls’ lives are changed forever. A case of mistaken identity takes them on a journey neither could have ever imagined, one that makes Melody and Harmony realize they have so much more than just DNA in common.

Review: Bumped is a book I was eagerly awaiting to read. I had read a few reviews of the book while I was still in the first part, and I was seeing a lot of people hating on how the slang was throwing people off, I am happy to report it didn't throw me off and I LOVED this book! At first I wasn't too gung-ho about it, it was okay, nothing special or note worthy, but I really started getting into it then I just could not put it down! I found myself walking while reading (tripping over rocks and bumps in the road but, w.e). I liked the bouncing back and forth between Melody and Harmony. After each characters' chapters there was a mini cliffhanger, and as soon as their chapter started again it was right where that last one left off. I like the twin Harmony more than Melody, but who knows this may change with boo two. I would definitely recommend this book, 100%. ITS AWESOME! And McCafferty is having a signing by me this month....looks like I'll be making another appearance at a signing! Yes, read this book.

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Review: City Of Glass

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Paperback: 541 pages
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry; Reprint edition (August 3, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9781416972259

Summary:To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters -- never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight. 

As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadow-hunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadow-hunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her new found powers to help save the Glass City -- whatever the cost? 

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the final installment of the New York Timesbestselling trilogy The Mortal Instruments


Review: It took me a long time to finish this book, because I could not get into it. I started it a month ago, got to page 100 or so, and stopped. I just stopped reading it and decided to read other books, finally I got tired of watching it lay around and decided to finally pick it back up. Rather quickly I found myself wondering, why did I stop reading this!? I really liked it, it was full of action and fun. This one was actually my favorite of the three, and once I got started again I couldn't put it down. The relationship between Clary and Jace is FINALLY resolved, and I was happy with the way it ended. I really really liked this book and am happy I gave it another chance.There was a bit of a sad part, in which I was actually really on the verge of tears, but..I guess it had to happen.