My Thoughts {The Beautiful Creatures Film Trailer}

Another book to film adaptations and this time The Caster Chronicles: Beautiful Creatures. The book itself was a good read with an interesting idea and concept. Who doesn't like a badass female character instead of having it the other way round? Well that definitely did appeal to me.

After watching the trailer I think there will be some perks to the film and you'll probably see me in the cinema  with lots of popcorn on February 13th 2013 ready to watch it.

The Cast:
I think as a whole the casting choices seem rather good, having quirky actors like Emma Thompson definitely is a highlight. Alice Englebert who is playing Lena Duchannes sure is close to looking the part of what I had in mind even though I expected someone with a darker feel but I sure think she'll do a good job on taking on the role and playing a fierce Lena. When I first laid eyes on Ethan's character I didn't know what to make of the actor but I think I'm warming towards him and can't wait to see how he'll portray Ethan. The other cast members seem really promising.

The Setting:
I loved the look of where the film is set, the woody and green surrounding emphasises the whole naturalistic and magical side of the book along with the old buildings and greenery.

The Plot:
This looks like a film that will stay true to the book. The glass shattering while Lena is in class is definitely accurately shown like it is described in the book. All the key moments seem to be there so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Others:
What I really liked about the trailer was meeting the Duchannes family, there is this 'Alice in Wonderland' feel to it, like I was at a Mad Hatter's tea party which is absolutely intriguing. The effects department definitely don't let you down as there are lots of cool moments that make you go WOW. What is a magical film without it's snazzy effects and all.

If you haven't read the book and are interested I suggest you pick it up and give it a try.

The film comes out February 13th 2013.

What are your thoughts about the trailer?

Review: My Soul To Steal by Rachel Vincent

Book Title: My Soul to Steal
Author: Rachel Vincent
Publisher: Harlequin
Publication Date: January 4, 2011
Page Count: 352
Buy Book: Amazon | Barnes & Noble


Synopsis


Trying to work things out with Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can't just pretend nothing happened. But "complicated" doesn't even begin to describe their relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to take Nash back.

See, Sabine isn't just an ordinary girl. She's a mara, the living personification of a nightmare. She can read people's fears—and craft them into nightmares while her victims sleep. Feeding from human fear is how she survives.

And Sabine isn't above scaring Kaylee and the entire school to death to get whatever—and whoever—she wants.

Favourite Quote 

“I don't have you, and without you, it feels like what I do have doesn't matter.” 

My Thoughts

MY SOUL TO STEAL definitely delievered and had me hooked, the series continues to be awesome, there's jealousy, mystery, terror all mixed together to create another great edition to the series.

I sure do love the soul screamers series. It keeps you guessing, it keeps you on the edge of your seat and it keeps your head buried in the book. MY SOUL TO STEAL did all those things too!

In this book I think you get a more of an insight into Nash's background and get to know more about him and his past. I love how Rachel Vincent is great at creating characters who all stand alone well and have depth. Sabine, who is a new character comes with a past of mystery which left me guessing throughout the book whether she could be trusted or not.

The one thing I would have liked to see was something new that might give the book a whole new depth and might will have you picking up the next book straightaway. Other than that, this series continues to impress and I can't wait to read more soon.

Rating:

4/5

My Book Boyfriend #7 {Luke Henry}

My Book Boyfriend is a weekly meme hosted by Missie @ The Unread Reader and Lesley @ My Keeper Shelf. This meme is one of my favourites because it gives me the chance to show off some of the many awesome book boyfriend's there are out there. 

I don't know why it's taken me so long to get round to reading this book but this week I finished reading 'Forgotten' by Cat Patrick and I loved it. I was captured by the book and there definitely is a guy who is worth swooning over.

Luke Henry 

(the name sounds so chivalrous, hot right?)

• Beautiful blue eyes
• Dark blond hair
• Dimples
• Likes to wear brown converse sneakers
• Talented artist who draws/paints ears
• Cares about those he loves
• Plans great romantic dates

Quotes

“I can’t stay away from you,” he whispers...“Don’t stay away from me, then,” I whisper back...”

And then he moves closer.

I hold my breath, considering that Luke might kiss me right here in the middle of the commons.  Just as I'm deciding whether or not I can kiss with an audience, Luke, staring intently into my eyes, raises  a hand towards me face.  Slowly, softly, he rubs his thumb along my jawbone.  I'm hypnotised by the most perfect kind of touch.  Oddly, it feels even more intimate than a kiss.

“The boy in the closet is your boyfriend. He loves you and will tell you all about last night.” “Cute,” I say, feeling my eyelids droop and sleep approach. “Don’t forget to tell me about the last hour in the closet.” “I’ll re-create it for you tomorrow,” Luke says...”

Leave your link in the comments below so I can check out your book boyfriend!

Review: One Moment by Kristina McBride

Book Title: One Moment
Author: Kristina McBride
Publisher: Egmont USA
Publication Date: June 26, 2012
Page Count: 272
Buy The Book: Amazon | Barnes and Noble |



Synopsis

This was supposed to be the best summer of Maggie’s life. Now it’s the one she’d do anything to forget.
Maggie remembers hanging out at the gorge with her closest friends after a blowout party. She remembers climbing the trail with her perfect boyfriend, Joey. She remembers that last kiss, soft, lingering, and meant to reassure her. So why can’t she remember what happened in the moment before they were supposed to dive? Why was she left cowering at the top of the cliff, while Joey floated in the water below–dead?

As Maggie’s memories return in snatches, nothing seems to make sense. Why was Joey acting so strangely at the party? Where did he go after taking her home? And if Joey was keeping these secrets, what else was he hiding?

Favourite Quote

“What if it's as simple as one moment? One tiny thing, like that kiss on the rocks? What if I'd kissed him a little longer? Would he be alive right now? Or what if I'd stayed with him Friday night, what if I'd been with him… wherever he was?” 

Words To Describe The Book

Raw

My Thoughts

ONE MOMENT is a light and beautifully written book that keeps you hooked but also puts into perspective the emotions and feelings of losing someone.

I wasn't sure what to expect as I began reading, ONE  MOMENT brings a new twist to many books I've read that similarly go through a loss of a loved one. The author does a great job highlighting the strong feelings of friendship and love and how a single loss can affect all these different parts of a person's life.

ONE MOMENT presents the struggle of losing someone that you think you know so well but than having your world turned upside down and realising you don't know them at all. The book throws in a mystery and slowly unravels the story which grips the reader because of the overwhelming emotions which I could really feel as a reader.

The author creates a tight knit group of friends, you really get a feel and sense each of the characters and you can see individuality emerge in a few of them. I would have loved to have known more about some of the characters but I was glad you got to really explore certain characters and really get a gist of what sort of people they were. At one point everything seems to be falling apart, you feel all these raw emotions which is so well penned down by the author.

There are so many strong feelings throughout but as you get to the end you're left with this light feeling, the ending was beautiful and refreshing, you begin to see the start of new paths and you can't help but be happy too.

Rating: 

4.5/5

My Book Boyfriend #6 {Nash Hudson}

My book boyfriend is hosted by Missie @ The Unread Reader and Lesley @ My Keeper Shelf.

I'm a massive fan of the Soul Screamers series so I just had to show off Nash Hudson. If you haven't read the book series you should definitely pick the books up!

Quick description

• Male bean sidhe
• Hypnotic hazel eyes with amazing swirls of brown and green 
• Beautiful chestnut hair
• Athletic
• Plays football and baseball in school
• Loyal and protective

Quotes

"I don't have you, and without you, it feels like what I do have doesn't matter."

“You just say the word, and I'll make the rest of the world go away. I'll take you someplace safe, where no one else can reach us.” 

“He shrugged, looking right into my eyes. "Right now, this is all I feel." He held our intertwined hands up for me to see and I wanted to look away, but I couldn't break the hold his gaze had on me, like he could see more than anyone else saw. Things I couldn't see myself.” 

“There’s an us?”

“As far as I’m concerned…” He leaned forward, his mouth inches from mine, and my pulse spiked. “There’s nothing but us.” 

Is Nash not swoon worthy?

Leave your link in the comment section so I can check out your book boyfriend!

Review: One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf

Book Title: One Breath Away
Author: Heather Gudenkauf
Publisher: Harlequin
Publication Date: June 19 2012
Page Count: 370
Buy The Book: Amazon


Synopsis


In her most emotionally charged novel to date, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf explores the unspoken events that shape a community, the ties between parents and their children and how the fragile normalcy of our everyday life is so easily shattered.In the midst of a sudden spring snowstorm, an unknown man armed with a gun walks into an elementary school classroom. Outside the school, the town of Broken Branch watches and waits.

Officer Meg Barrett holds the responsibility for the town's children in her hands. Will Thwaite, reluctantly entrusted with the care of his two grandchildren by the daughter who left home years earlier, stands by helplessly and wonders if he has failed his child again. Trapped in her classroom, Evelyn Oliver watches for an opportunity to rescue the children in her care. And thirteen-year-old Augie Baker, already struggling with the aftermath of a terrible accident that has brought her to Broken Branch, will risk her own safety to protect her little brother.

As tension mounts with each passing minute, the hidden fears and grudges of the small town are revealed as the people of Broken Branch race to uncover the identity of the stranger who holds their children hostage. (Goodreads)

Favourite Quote

“We're always one breath away from something, living or dying, sometimes it just can't be helped.” 

Words To Describe The Book

Fast paced.

My Thoughts

ONE BREATH AWAY is one of those books that grips you from start till finish, it doesn't give you time to stop and think, it throws the reader straight into the deep end right from the start.

Will this book bore you? Not a chance! ONE BREATH AWAY jumps into the action and does not hold back, the book focusses on about an 8 hour span period on one specific day, there is fear, anxiety, terror, unease, worry, doubt, so many emotions conflicting within that time. The book revolves around a single event, the day a gunman walks into a school in Iowa holding children and a teacher hostage.

The wonderful thing the author does is how she tells the story through 5 different perspective, each one helps unravel the mystery of the day, each one weaved into the other, each one coming together to tell the same story and helping the reader unravel the mystery and indentity of the gunman. The mix of point of views which switch back and forth could have been confusing but the author gives each one of the characters a voice which is different and unique, they all tell a different story, the author manages to shed light in the characters pasts and events which lead up to that single day. All the past events which are narrated are meaningful, it contributes to the story and links back to everything the characters were feeling.

At the start I was a little bit thrown by the way it puts you into the middle of everything without giving you an explanation but that is quickly resolved as you continue to read and everything becomes clear so there isn't anything to worry about.

ONE BREATH AWAY is set in a small town where everyone knows everyone. You realise how nearly everyone was affected by that single man walking into the school. Everyone in the town has a story to tell, some which could be linked back to resolving who the gunman is. There is also many relationships displayed throughout the book, you explore how people in the town value different figures in their life and the strain between loved ones. By the end of the book I could see breakthroughs between characters and how this single event may lead to bonds becoming stronger.

Overall, this book is most definitely worth picking up and reading, ONE BREATH AWAY is a rollercoaster ride you don't want to miss out on.

Rating:

4/5

TGIF #8 {Swoon worthy quotes}

TGIF is a weekly feature

created and hosted by the awesome Ginger at GReads

that re-caps the week’s posts and

has a different question each week.


This Friday's Question:

Quotes That Make You Swoon: What are some of the most swoon-worthy quotes you've experienced in a book?

Okay, I could give you a mountain of quotes if I wanted to but I'm going to try my best to compile a list of quotes that include my favourite books, they may not all be swoon worthy so you'll have to get through the list to find some swoon worthy ones!

“But if I hadn't fallen, I wouldn't have met you.”

-Patch, Hush Hush

“Tucker: Why would you tell me now if it's against the rules?

Clara: Because I love you.”

- Unearthly

“I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It’s okay if you have to leave us. It’s okay if you want to stop fighting.”

― Adam, If I Stay

“Love, it never dies. It never goes away, it never fades, so long as you hang on to it. Love can make you immortal”

― Mia, If I Stay

"I'll never forget the way he tastes, It is not anything I can describe, a little sweet and a whole lot of spice, and it feels, in that moment, absolutely right"

― Clara, Hallowed

“I need him to know that I came for him. I need him to know that somehow, at some point in the tunnels, I began to love him.” 

― Lena, Pandemonium

“What does it feel like to be infected?"

"I-- I can't describe it." I force the words out. Can't breathe, can't breathe, can't breathe. His skin smells like smoke from a wood fire, like soap, like heaven. I imagine tasting his skin; I imagine biting his lips. 

"I want to know." His words are a whisper, barely audible. "I want to know with you.” 

- Pandemonium, Lauren Oliver

Cal: “So that is how I feel about you. Now. Could you put the pen down and kiss me, please?”

And suddenly, I find that I can.

Because my heart has become filled with something. Something I can’t really describe.

Except that it feels like bianco frizzante.

- Every Boy's Got One, Meg Cabot

“Spanish, huh?" he said, glancing down at the scattered papers as he grabbed them. "Can you say anything interesting?"

"El tono de tu voz hace que queria estrangularme." I stood up and waited for him to hand over my papers.

"That sounds sexy," he said, getting to his feet and handing me the stack of Spanish work he'd swept together. "What's it mean?"

"The sound of your voice makes me want to strangle myself."

"Kinky.” 

- The Duff, Kody Keplinger

“Wesley Rush doesn't chase girls, but I'm chasing you.” 

- The Duff, Kody Keplinger

“I'm not with Rob," I say quickly. "Not anymore." 

"You're not?" He's staring at me so intensely I can see the stripes of gold alternating with the green in his eyes like spokes of a wheel.

I shake my head.

"That's a good thing." He's still staring at me like that, like he's the first and last person who will ever stare at me.

"Because..." His voice trails off, and his eyes travel slowly down to my lips, and there's so much heat roaring through

my body I swear I'm going to pass out.

"Because?" I prompt him, surprised I can still speak.

"Because I'm sorry, but I can't help it, and I really need to kiss you right now.”

- Before I fall, Lauren Oliver

Leave your link in the comments because I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to read your swoon worthy quotes!