Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton

Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is.

Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued.

She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very...different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.

Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.

Blurb from Barnes and Nobel.com

4 out of 5 stars

For how short this book was, there was so much that happened! Every chapter had 2 or 3 things happening. I never guessed how the book would end, and now I can't wait for the second one.

I don't know quite what it was, but I just could not stop reading this book. The writing was good, but it wasn't the most beautifully written book I've ever read either. And it wasn't the most mysterious, wonderful plot in the world. But I just could not stop. I started this one day, around four o' clock, and I finished it the next day.

Like I said, it's not the biggest book in the world, but that's pretty fast!

I loved the characters, too. All of them had their own little personalities, and I wished that I could live with them in the beautifully decaying New 2.

For some reason, this book kinda reminded me of Fallen, even though they don't really have much in common. Maybe it was just the weather? :)

I'd love to own this book, and I am impatiently waiting for the second one.

Happy Reading Everyone!

Eon Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman





Twelve-year-old Eon has been in training for years. His intensive study of Dragon Magic, based on East Asian astrology, involves two kinds of skills: sword-work and magical aptitude. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye – an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune.

But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a boy for the chance to become a Dragoneye. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured. When Eon’s secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne.
Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic...and her life.

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2 out of 5 stars

I wanted to like this book. I really did. It sounds like a great story, one that I want to know. But I just wasn't in the mood for it. I think if I read this again, when I'm in the mood for it, it'll get a better rating. But for now, I can't really say that.

It's like one of my favorite books, Eragon. I'll love it a lot, but I have to be in the mood for it.

The sad thing is, I waited a month for this book at my library, and now, I just don't think I'm going to be able to read it right now.

:P

Oh well. They can't all be wonderful.

(the reason I used the cover I did, is because I read the hardcover copy)

Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel



"Throughout all my histories, I found no one I loved more than you...no one."

Those were some of Rhode's last words to me. The last time he would pronounce his love. The last time I would see his face.

It was the first time in 592 years I could take a breath. Lay in the sun. Taste.

Rhode sacrificed himself so I, Lenah Beaudonte, could be human again. So I could stop the blood lust.

I never expected to fall in love with someone else that wasn't Rhode.

But Justin was...daring. Exciting. More beautiful than I could dream.

I never expected to be sixteen again...then again, I never expected my past to come back and haunt me...



Blurb from Barnes and Nobel.com

4 out of 5 stars

One of the best vampire books I have read. This book is told in an intresting point of view, a girl who was a vampire, and who has not been conscience for 100 years. Adds up to a very intresting book even without an evil coven (that Lenah used to belong to) chasing her and a love for a guy who is pretty creeped out by a girl who has never seen a boat or a stereo.

The book begins with Lenah waking up, seeing Rohde for the last time, and then entering high school, because she is really only 16.

I loved reading from Lenah's point of view, because she would occasionaly forget about being human and slip into vampire thinking until she realized what she was doing. It also took her a long time to get used to all the technology thats been made since 100 years ago.

The vampires in this book were also very original. To them, being a vampire was a loss of life, wishing to be human again. They were filled with pain, so much so that it would drive them insane. The only relief was blood. One other thing I thought was intresting was that they couldn't feel anything, because there nerve endings are dead.

There was never a slow moment, and I finished this faster than I'd thought I would. With an ending that left me begging for the next one, I will be buying this one, and am sad it's not already on my shelf

White Cat by Holly Black

Cassel comes from a family of curse workers -- people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're all mobsters, or con artists. Except for Cassel. He hasn't got the magic touch, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail -- he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.

Ever since, Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he starts sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him, caught up in a mysterious plot. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he also wonders what really happened to Lila. Could she still be alive? To find that out, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen.

Holly Black has created a gripping tale of mobsters and dark magic where a single touch can bring love -- or death -- and your dreams might be more real than your memories.

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4 out of 5 stars

First off, I have never read a book like this. The world the characters live in is completely original. I have never imagined curse worker, let alone read about anything like them.

The plot swirled with cons and betrayal, to the point where it was almost confusing. But in a way that makes you just want to read more, rather than stop.

The characters were all very believable, even the bad guys.

Personally, I had to check out this book after hearing and reading so many good things about the series and the author. The first chapter had me hooked with such an odd and funny beginning. As the book went on, I couldn't help but laugh, cry and sigh right along with the characters.

For a little while, I couldn't figure out why the book was titled White Cat, because in the beginning the white cat is not a major thing. But as the book continued, it became the best title for the book, which I was very pleased with.

I do not own the book, but I would love to, as I'm sure I'll read it again sometime. I can't wait for the second book.