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Review: Obsidian by Jennifer L Armentrout

Obsidian
Author:Jennifer L Armentrout
Release Date: December 6, 2011
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Lux Book #1
ISBN13: 9781937044237
Genre: Young Adult
Review Copy Source: Netgalley

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.

I loved HALF-BLOOD so when I saw that Jennifer had another book coming out I went to check it out. I wasn't quite sure what I would think of the book but from my previous experience with not jumping on HALF-BLOOD when it first got here then kicking myself later for not reading it sooner I knew I should read OBSIDIAN no matter what. I was not disappointing.

Katy and her Mom move from Florida to West Virginia to get a new start after her father died. She wasn't very excited to be there but decided she would give the neighbor kids a shot and introduce herself. So imagine her surprise when a super hot guy answers the door and he proceeds to be a complete and udder @ss to her. Thankfully his sister Dee who she meets later is really nice and they hit it off. She doesn't understand why Daemon and his friends hate her so much but she is determined to keep Dee as her friend.

I LOVED that Katy is a blogger, I thought it was super fun to read about her blog posts and her geeking out with her in the mail videos. It made me laugh to hear her talk about her blog and how she missed it when she couldn't get one of her posts up. Katy was really easy to like. She is really independent and did a great job of sticking up for herself when all she wanted to do at some points is break down. No matter how much of a jerk Daemon was he was also a strong likable character. You get to know him even through his mood swings and get to see how protective and loving he is int he way he treats his sister. The romantic tension between Daemon and Katy made me laugh and cry at times. The emotions all around were real and high. I cant wait for more development on their relationship.

The storyline was really unique and exciting. I loved learning about Daemon and Dee and who they really were. The whole idea of them was imaginative and well explained. I'm really excited to learn more about them and their future. There was nothing about OBSIDIAN that I didn't like. I would recommend that you go buy it and read it now but be warned that you will be dying to get your hands on book 2.

I gave it 5/5 stars
 

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Guest Post & Giveaway: Michelle Madow

UFI welcomes Michelle Madow Author of Remembrance. Thanks for Joining us!!

What are some of your favorite books and what would we find in your library?

I love reading, and over the years my library has managed to get quite large! It’s always tough to pick favorites. I tend to divide my favorites into “childhood” and “current,” because the books I loved when I was younger are different than the ones I would recommend to my friends right now.

My favorite childhood books are:

• The Narnia series by C.S. Lewis

• The Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine (specifically I remember loving the one called Let’s Get Invisible)

• The Sweet Valley books by Francine Pascal (I read Sweet Valley Kids, Sweet Valley Twins, Sweet Valley High, and Sweet Valley Senior Year.)

• Animorphs by K.A. Applegate

• The 21 Balloons by Willian Pene Dubois (This is the book that got me into utopian/dystopian books)

• The Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

• In the Forest of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

My favorite current books (and ones I recommend!):

• Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

• The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa

• Divergent by Veronica Roth

• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

• Gone by Michael Grant

• Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

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Remembrance
Transcend Time #1
July 27, 2011

New Hampshire high school junior Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England ... but she doesn't know it yet.

Then Drew Carmichael transfers into Lizzie's school at the beginning of the year, and she feels a connection to him, almost like she knows him. She can't stop thinking about him, but whenever she tries talking with him about the mysteries behind her feelings, he makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with her. Reaching him is even more difficult because she has a boyfriend, Jeremy, who has started to become full of himself after being elected co-captain of the varsity soccer team, and her flirtatious best friend Chelsea starts dating Drew soon after his arrival. So why can't she seem to get him out of her mind?

Even though Lizzie knows she should let go of her fascination with Drew, the pair of them soon find that fighting fate isn't going to be easy.

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Review: Surrender by Lee Nichols

Surrender
Author:Lee Nichols
Release Date: December 6, 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Haunting Emma Book #1
ISBN:  1599906864
ISBN13: 9781599906867
Genre: Young Adult
Review Copy Source: Author/Teen Book Scene

After a devastating battle at headquarters in New York, the ghostkeeping world is in shambles. When Emma and Bennett return home, they are determined to defeat the wraithmaster, Neos, forever. But it's not going to be easy. Bennett's parents kick him out when they realize he is still using drugs to enhance his powers. Emma is convinced her aunt has come back from the dead to warn her of a new threat. And worst of all, Neos is using wraiths to possess the students at Thatcher Academy.

If the ghosts manage to take over the entire school, even Emma won't be strong enough to stop them. But if either she or Bennett sacrifice his or her powers, they might be able to save the ghostkeeping world once and for all-and break the "ghostkeepers lose their powers when they fall in love" curse. The question is: who will be the one to surrender all power?

Fast-paced and romantic, this conclusion to the Haunting Emma trilogy will thrill readers as it brings the ghostly mystery to a close.

SURRENDER is the conclusion to The Haunting Emma Trilogy. Emma started the series thinking she was normal not knowing anything about her powers or the world that she was born into. Throughout DECEPTION and BETRAYAL She has grown into a powerful Ghostkeeper. She has had loyal friends and family behind her, has lost people she cared about and has fought on the side of good.

Emma has been a great strong character throughout the series. She was easy to follow along with and connect to. Emma grew into herself through all the things that were thrown at her and came out ahead even when the odds were against her. Bennett and Emma's relationship has taken the long route but in SURRENDER their emotions and struggles as they fought for each other came through the pages and made the ending of the story that much better. 

While SURRENDER did a great job building up suspense and mystery and had some great action thrown into the mix I felt the conclusion of the battles with Neos left me lacking the sense of satisfaction I would have liked to see with its conclusion. The Haunting Emma series was still a great series and I would recommend it to any YA ghost lover.

I gave it 3/5 stars