In My Mailbox #2

Hello!
My new books have arrived!! Here they are:

City of Fallen Angels

Title: City of Fallen Angels
Author: Cassandra Clare
Series: The Mortal Instruments #4
Pages: 424
Publisher: McElderry Books
Other Books By The Author: City Of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Lost Souls, Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince
The Blurb: The Mortal War is over, and Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most important of all—Clary can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering the Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine’s Circle, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her. His mother just found out he’s a vampire and now he’s homeless. Everywhere he turns, someone wants him on their side—along with the power of the curse wrecking his life. And they’re willing to do anything to get what they want. At the same time he’s dating two beautiful, dangerous girls—neither of whom knows about the other.

When Jace begins to pull away from Clary without explaining why, she is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: She herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. The stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels

My Opinion: OMG I'm sooo excited!! I need Jace again, I want to read it! The previous books were the absolute best! And Jace and Clary are together!!

Supernaturally

Title: Supernaturally
Author: Kiersten White
Series: Paranormacy #2
Pages: 342
Publisher: HarperTeen
Other Books By The Author: Paranormalcy
The Blurb: Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she’s given a chance to work for them again. Desperate for a break from all the normalcy, she agrees.

But as one disastrous mission leads to another, Evie starts to wonder if she made the right choice. And when Evie’s faerie ex-boyfriend Reth appears with devastating revelations about her past, she discovers that there’s a battle brewing between the faerie courts that could throw the whole supernatural world into chaos. The prize in question? Evie herself.

So much for normal.

My Opinion: I'm eager to read this one! Looks good, I knew Evie wouldn't be able to stay out of trouble... What will Reth do? I kind of liked him, although he was bad! I want to see what Lend does. Besides I like the faerie courts!

The Iron Daughter

Title: The Iron Daughter
Author: Julie Kagawa
Series: The Iron Fey #2
Pages: 359
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Other Books By The Author: The Iron King, The Iron Queen, The Iron Prince, The Iron Knight, The Immortal Rules.
The Blurb: Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.
Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

My Opinion: Yay faeries! I don't want Ash to be bad :( I know that this is where the Love Triangle really starts, and I can't wait for that!

Pandemonium

Title: Pandemonium
Author: Lauren Oliver
Series: Delirium #2
Pages: 375
Publisher: HarperTeen
Other Books By The Author: Before I Fall, Delirium, Liesl & Po
The Blurb: I’m pushing aside
the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana
and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and flame.

Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, ' Delirium.' This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.

My Opinion: WAAAAA!! Finally! I have awaited this book for so long! I want to know what happened with Alex and what will happen with Lena! The previous book ended with such a cliffhanger!

What do you think? I want all of your opinions down there in the comments section! Which one shall I start with?

Movie Review: Snow White and The Huntsman (#1)

Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth

I enjoyed this movie quite a lot. There were interesting twists in the plot, interpreteations of the fairytale that I wouldn't have thought of.

The setting was very twilighty. Everything was dark, except for the snow scenes, when it was white, obviously. All the trees and mountains were exactly like those in twilight, and the gothic atmosphere was almost the same. The dresses were beautiful, and the queen's hairdoes were so impossibly lovely! I didn't like how they were almost always covered with mud or dirty. I always say that during the Middle Ages everyone- except for the nobility- wore brown, and the stylist in this movie seems to agree with me.

Kristen was absolutely beautiful. Black hair really suits her, and the contrast it makes with her pale, flawless skin. I envy it! What shocked me about her appearace was her eyes. In Twilight she had brown lenses on, so we didn't get to see how her eyes were like in reality. Here, she wore none, and her green-blue eyes were simply amazing. She played her part beautifully, but to me she will always be the sad, depressed Bella (whom I love, don't get me wrong). When she bit the apple and was dying, I thought of the time when James bit her in Twilight. And when she was dead, laying down and wearing a white gown, I had the feeling that any moment she would open her eyes and they would be red, like in the end of Breaking Dawn Part 1. I loved the part when she gave this little pep-talk to all the men, telling them to fight with her. She sounded like she had eaten all of Shakespeare's works, all she used were long and ancient words with weird grammar. It was so good!

Chris Hemsworth, who played the Huntsman, was totally gorgeous.There were times when he looked at the horizon when he got the same expression of his brother, Liam Hemsworth, and I thought of Gale in The Hunger Games all the time. At the beginning I didn't like his character, because he was always drunk and trying to take Snow White to the queen, but later, I fell for him. (By the way, he has just had a child with his wife Elsa Pataky. The baby must be so beautiful, with such parents! Congrats, Chris!)

Charlize was the most evil villain of history (maybe Voldemort beats her, but still). On her youth periods, she was so beautiful! At her wedding, her long blonde hair was amazing. She might have to go to some anger management classes. The times when she got angry- there were a lot- she screamed and opened her eyes so much I feared they would pop out. The way she killed people by putting her hand close to their heart and squeezing was very cool, I loved it. She played the bad-person part incredibly well.

I liked the movie, and I recommend it to you if you liked 'Red Riding Hood' (with Amanda Seyfried) or maybe Twilight. Or if you simply like retellings, then it's for you too.
Piece of advice: if you watch it at the cinema don't buy the big drink, it's nearly two hours long.

Rating: ***+ (3.5 Stars)

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Wicked Wilfire Read-A-Thon

Hello!!
I'm super excited because I found this Read-A-Thon in Goodreads, and I'm definitely participating! It's the Wicked Wilfire Read-A-Thon, hosted by Kindle Fever, My Shelf Confessions

Here's the description:

``Since we had such a blast during the previous WW Read-A-thons, we've decided to host #WWReadathon Vol. 3 as well — Wicked Wildfire Read-A-Thon! :D

If you don't know how a Read-A-Thon works, you just read as much as you can for that specific time! We'll also be tweeting, posting updates, having challenges and lots of prizes! If you're interested in joining but don't have a blog, no worries! You'll just need somewhere to post updates; Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, etc! Your choice.

Participation:
Whether you can join us one, two, three or all days of the event, you are very welcome to sign up! It’s all up to you when, what and how much you read. We’ll also be sending out a reminder & intro e-mail to everyone signed up on the linky.

Prizes (also international ones!):
The mini-challenges will be held during different time-frames, each with its own winner. There will also be prizes for participants in the overall Read-A-Thon. What the prizes are is still a secret, but they're awesome (of course ;) lol) and book related!

So what are you waiting for? Come and sign up in our linky so we can easily reach all participants with the reminder and/or updates! http://rebgeo.net/wicked-wildfire-rea...

The linky will be open until midnight EST Saturday, June 23, for late arrivals still wanting to join in! Link the profile where you will post your updates. Blog URL, Twitter, Goodreads profile or Facebook profile/page... If you don't want it public, you're welcome to friend one of the hosts.´´

I'm terribly excited!! It will be my first Read-A-Thon, although I'm not sure I will be able to do it all five days. Probably I will have to stop halfway around day 23 or something like that, but still, it's great. Feel free to join in!

Teaser Tuesday - Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White

Teaser Tuesday is a meme in which I open a random book at a random page and give you some random paragraph (teaser) that catches your attention.
Today's book is Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White

Series: Paranormalcy #1

Pages: 335

Publisher: HarperTeen

Other Books By The Author: Supernaturally

The Blurb: Weird as it is working for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie’s always thought of herself as normal. Sure, her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shape-shifter, and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours, but still. Normal.

Only now paranormals are dying, and Evie's dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies. She soon realizes that there may be a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths. Not only that, but she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.

So much for normal

I shoved the flat of the blade against his chest and he let go of my hand, backing up a step. Iron is the best against faeries, but they aren’t fans of silver either. ``Enough,´´ I mouthed, pointing to my neck. Glaring, he flicked his hand and my throat tingled.

``Why are you fighting this?´´

``Because you’re a lunatic! I don’t want this! I don’t belong to you! I never will.´´

A half smile twisted his perfect face. ``You’re wrong.´´

Reasons why you need to read this book:

·        Because of the chapter titles. They are the most hilarious ever. (Eg: Faerly Stupid; Dumbbells, Boys and Other Dense Things; Hey, Stupid…)

·        Because Evie’s love for lockers isn’t normal.

·        Because Lend is just too sweet.

·        Because it’s light and so funny, it’s fantastic.

·        Because I want a taser called Tasey that is pink with rhinestones and with which I can capture vampires.

·        Because being nicknamed ‘stupid’ isn’t nearly as nice as it sounds.

·        You know, because I say so. It’s too good to miss it. Like your teacher would tell you, it’s for your own good.

So what are you waiting for? Go read it! And until then, comment and tell me what you think of it!

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I won't be able to post anything more today, because I've been the whole afternoon out with my friends and now it's time to go to bed! I've watched 'Snowhite and The Hunstman' at the cinema, I'll give you a review tomorrow!! Happy Reading!

For All The Writers Out There

Hello people!
Here goes a little piece of information about myself. When I grow up, I would love to be a writer. I love writing YA novels, even if I have never finished one. I always look for advice on how to write better, because every little piece of help is welcome when you are lost, as I am.
Today I was reading Richelle Mead's blog (she's the author of the Vampire Academy series, Geogina Kincaid series and Dark Swan series), and I stumbled upon some really jummy info: she's starting a new series, 'Age of X', and she's keeping us informed with her writing process. I admire her books a lot, and I figured that seeing how she writes can be a good way to learn myself. Go look at it in her blog: http://blue-succubus.livejournal.com/ , she has some really good advice.
Also, the Frostbite Graphic Novel is coming out! Here are some great pictures so that you can get all mouth-watery and go to buy it!

 Oh My God, ADRIAN IVASHKOV!! He's sooo hansome and hot!! I love him!!

And here is Dimitri teaching Rose how to stake an strigoi. They's soooo cute!! I want a teacher like him! Of course, I also want a school like St. Vladimir and to be a dhampir or Moroi. Now, wouldn't that be cute!!

Comment and tell me what you think, all of you!!

Book Review #3: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

Title: Last Sacrifice
Author: Richelle Mead
Series: Vampire Academy #6 (last)
Pages: 594
Publisher: Razorbill
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance, Vampire, Urban Fantasy
Other Books By The Author: Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow Kissed, Blood Promise, Spirit Bound, Bloodlines, The Golden Lily, Succubus Blues, Succubus On Top, Succubus Dreams, Succubus Heat, Succubus Shadows, Succubus Revealed, Storm Born, Thorn Queen, Iron Crowned.
Goodreads Rating: 4.51

The Blurb: Murder. Love. Jealousy. And the ultimate sacrifice.

Rose Hathaway has always played by her own rules. She broke the law when she ran away from St. Vladimir’s Academy with her best friend and last surviving Dragomir Princess, Lissa. She broke the law when she fell in love with her gorgeous, off-limits instructor, Dimitri. And she dared to defy Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi world, risking her life and reputation to protect generations of dhampir guardian to come.

Now the law has finally caught up with Rose—for a crime she didn’t even commit. She’s in prison for the highest offense imaginable: the assassination of a monarch. She’ll need help from both Dimitri and Adrian to find the one living person who can stall her execution and force the Moroi elite to acknowledge a shocking new candidate for the royal throne: Vasilisa Dragomir.

But the clock on Rose’s life is running out. Rose knows in her heart the world of the dead wants her back... and this time she is truly out of second chances. The big question is, when your life is about saving others, who will save you?

Review: I finished the Vampire Academy series! I don't know if I should be happy because everything turned out fine or sad because it's over. Conflicting emotions in me, but that's nothing new. I absolutely loved it. It took me three days to read it, and there wasn't one second when I wasn't reading it that I didn't want to go back to it.
I was worried that all that had to happen wouldn't fit in just 600 pages- it seems like a lot, but it isn't, really. I was worried that Richelle Mead wouldn't have enough space to write a happy ending. She did it, however, and managed to do it beautifully. There were many unexpected twists in the plot that surprised me. While some people say that they knew all along who was the murderer and how it would all turn out, but it caught me totally by surprise. Who would have thought that person was capable of that much? The ending was what I had thought from the beginning of book one, but I was starting to fear that it wouldn't finish like that after all.
Rose is just so Rose... You only undestand me if you have read the books, she's so herself. She's amazing and unique. I already said that I loved books that made me want to be better, and this one did. This book has tought me about self-forgiveness, about doing the right thing, about searching true love and stopping at nothing to get to it. Rose excelled at everything. She's an example at never giving up and always trying to be better. It's easy to see how she has evolutionated from the beginning of the series. She used to be indisciplined, impulsive, letting what she felt control her every move and getting into fights. She has matured so much! I feel as proud as if I was her Mum, or maybe even more than Janine does. Although no more than Abe! Now she is like a mini-Dimitri. She has selfcontrol, she thinks before she acts, she avoids fights (except if they involve killing strigois), she puts other people first (specially moroi)... She's fantastic.
I'm crazy in love with Dimitri. Someday I will dedicate him a 'My Book Boyfriend'. He's perfect, perfect, perfect. He loves Rose so much! I adore him. The problem is that there is also Adrian Ivashkov. Ah, my sweet Adrian. He's so cute, so adorable... He gave up smoking and drinking for Rose, and he likes her so much... But Dimitri is meant to be with her, they are perfect for each other, they work in sync. And I want one like him! Gosh, love triangles are exhausting, but I love them all the same.
The writing style is very pretty and easy to follow, fun and light. I love this book series dearly, I adore it. I'm so sad it's already over! But tell you what, I still have Bloodlines! It won't be all about Rose, Dimitri and Lissa (who by the way was very royal and fantastic in this book), but I will have Sydney, Jill, Adrian (<3) and Eddie! They are so good, I can't wait to buy it!
COVER: A very 'Vampire Academy' style cover. The beautiful girl, the hair, the gate, the background... I liked it, though I prefered the cover of Shadow Kissed. It's pretty nonetheless.

Plot: ***** (5 Stars)
Characters: ***** (5 Stars)
Style: ****+ (4.5 Stars)
Cover:**** (4 Stars)
TOTAL: ****+ (4.5 STARS)

And a very pretty quote for you:
``Sometimes, a person can get so caught up in the details that they miss the whole. It's not just the dress or the hair. It's you. You're beautiful. So beautiful, it hurts me.´´
Tell me that you don't love it!

About The Author: Richelle Mead

Scorpio Richelle Mead is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy books for both adults and teens. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington where she works on her three series full-time. Before becoming a writer, she considered a few different career paths. She received a liberal arts degree from the University of Michigan, an MA in Comparative Religion from Western Michigan University, and a Master in Teaching (Middle & High School English) degree from the University of Washington. In the end, she decided writing was the way for her but believes all of her education prepared her for it.

A life-long reader, Richelle has always had a particular fascination with mythology and folklore. When not writing,, she enjoys bad reality TV, traveling, trying interesting cocktails, and shopping for dresses. Lots of dresses. She is a self-professed coffee addict, fights a constant (and losing) battle with procrastination, and has a passion for all things wacky and humorous.

Her adult series are published by Kensington Books. The Georgina Kincaid Series (Succubus Blues, Succubus on Top, Succubus Dreams, and Succubus Heat) tell the humorous and heart-breaking story of a reluctant succubus who can't touch the man she loves without dire side effects. On top of that, she must deal with Hell's middle management team and the many supernatural threats that come her way. Richelle's Dark Swan Series (Storm Born and Thorn Queen) follows Eugenie Markham, a free-lance shaman who battles ghosts and fey that sneak into our world from the Otherworld. When an alarming prophecy suddenly makes her every Otherworldly creature's object of desire, Eugenie must dodge their advances while also fighting a dark power rising within her.
Richelle's YA series, Vampire Academy, is published by Razorbill Books (Penguin) and thus far contains Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow Kiss, Blood Promise, and Spirit Bound. This New York Times and USA Today bestselling series has won honors from the American Library Association and been translated into 30 languages. It follows the war between two races of vampires, living and undead. Rose Hathaway, a 17-year old half-vampire, is training to be a bodyguard for the living vampires and finds her life complicated by the dangers that involves, as well as an illicit romance with one of her teachers.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (#1)

Hello! Right now some of you are wondering waht this is... Well, it's a weekly meme in which I tell you my reading, blogging and overall plans for this week and you comment on it and tell me yours. I thought it would be fun to do!
This week I plan on reading Night Star by Alyson Noël, the fifth book in the Immortal series. I have already started, and I hope it's as good as it sounds! I also want to read the first book in the Stefan's diaries series, Origins. I love The Vampire Diaries, and I've been looking forward to it for so long! After that, trouble starts. I have ordered some books on www.amazon.es (I'm Spanish, haha) and I don't know where to start. I would love to hear your opinion: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver, Supernaturally by Kiersten White, City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare or The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa? Save me, tell me which one I should start with!

I'm going to review Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead right now, and as soon as I finish them I'll review Night Star and Origins, so you can see how they are.

So tell me, what are you going to do this week? What are your reading plans?