Summer 2015 re-reads/finish that series

So, I will not be working this summer, this is a choice mixed with lack of job opportunities and also the fact that I’m stressed as fuck at the moment and I don’t see that getting any better soon. But I do have plans this summer, most of which involves reading! I’ll be doing a lot of re-reads, both of series I haven’t finished and series I just want to read again. You know how it gets when you start a series and you don’t read the last book so that when you do want to read it you have to re-read the whole series because it’s been too long. Yeah, that’s what I’m going to be doing this summer when I’m not busy repainting my kitchen and my hallway (is it even called that?). So I thought I’d share which books/series it is I’m going to read and review (if I haven’t already done so). So here’s what you guys have to look forward to this summer!

Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick

-          I read three out of four books in early 2013 I believe and I got started on the fourth book, aptly named ‘Finale’ but I just didn’t feel it. But now that I’m in my complete Nephilim phase I’m dying for a re-read. So we’ll see how that goes. I haven’t reviewed any of the Hush Hush books here on the blog so if I do read them I expect there’ll be a review of each of the books.

Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater

-          Same here, didn’t get through the last one. Here it was a combination of lack of interest and me being annoyed by the fact that with each book new POVs were introduced. I’m not much for different POVs , two I can deal with but four? Come one! Haven’t reviewed any of these on here either.

Vampire Diaries by L.J Smith

-          I think I read the first two out of… I don’t even know how many there are. I think I own six. But we’ll see about this. I’m not entirely sure I’ll be up for this. I tried a re-read last summer and failed miserably.

Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

-          Nerd? Heck yes! I can never read these books enough, which you can tell by the state of them. They’re practically falling apart which made me buying the white edition completely okay, right? I’m not sure I will review these. There are so many of these out there but if you guys want my take on Twilight then please let me know and I’ll gladly do it!

Syrena Legacy by Anna Banks

-          I’ve read two out three in this series and loved it. The only reason I haven’t  read the third one is because I’m waiting for it to be released in paperback, which is supposed to be happening sometime in late June I think. I’ve reviewed the first two ‘Of Posedion’ and ‘Of Triton’ on the blog when I first started it. Looking forward to ‘Of Neptune’ like crazy!

Sweet Evil Series by Wendy Higgins

-          Okay so I know I mention Wendy Higgins in like every post I write on here and that’s ‘cause she’s amazing. Anyway, the fourth and last book (or so they say, I want more) in the series is scheduled to be released on September 8^th this year and I was thinking I’d do a re-read in connection with the release of that, so sometime in late August. I’m planning on pre-ordering ‘Sweet Temptation’ as soon as my budget will let me. God I hate being a poor uni student. I’m also hoping (it’s probably never going to happen, but one can hope right?) to be able to fly over to the states and be there for the ‘Sweet Temptation’ launch party on September 12^th in Virginia Beach, VA. *crosses fingers*

So yes I think that that was that. Wow that was a lot of that’s, haha. Anyway I’m sure books will be added or removed before summer arrives but I just thought I’d let you guys know what to expect. Now I really need to study (boohoo). Talk to you later!

xx Kayla

Answering my own Q's

So after writing the questions for Bella I realized that I wanted to answer them myself. And I did. So here are my own answers to my questions:

        Kiss, marry or kill? Kaidan Rowe (Sweet Evil), Edward Cullen (Twilight), Galen (Syrena Legacy).

Kiss Galen, marry Kaidan and kill Edward. Sorry Eddie boy but the time for crushing on you has passed.

      Favorite color?

Black, like my soul. No but seriously I like black. Also burgundy, and like a darker purple color.

      If you had a supernatural power what would it be?

Like I said in the previous post I’d be able to copy everyone else powers. Like if I touch them I get their powers.

      Your living room is flooded and your bookshelves are getting wet. Which book do you save first?

I don’t own bookshelves. But if I did I don’t know what I’d save. Probably if I had any signed books I’d save those.

        Was the movie better than the book? Have you ever seen a movie that was better than the book it was based on?

Not that I can recall. I haven’t read the Hobbit but I’ve heard people say the movies were better. I honestly don’t know.

      Favorite supernatural creature? Nephilim, vampire, werewolf, faerie etc.

Nephilim, hands down. There are a lot of different versions out there, but still. GO TEAM NEPH!

      Favorite fictional boyfriend? Or girlfriend.

Boyfriend = Kaidan Rowe. Girlfriend = Isabelle Lightwood (TMI) at least so far.

      Favorite book character of all time?

Ugh. Can’t complain I came up with the question myself. But it’s a tough one. Hmm. I’d like to say Sherlock Holmes but that’s hardly fair since I haven’t actually read any Sherlock. So I’m gonna have to go with Alice Cullen, ‘cause she’s bad ass.

        Who’d you rather be friends with? Bella Swan (Twilight) or Anna Whitt (Sweet Evil)?

Anna. ‘Cause Bella is such a whiny bitch. No but seriously. I relate to Anna way more than Bella and also Anna can take care of herself. But isn’t it ironic that my fictional boyfriend is Kai who’s Anna’s crush/boyfriend in the books? What a good friend I am!

       The evil bastard you couldn’t help falling in love with? (Mine’s the Darkling from Shadow and Bone)

Well yes mine’s still the Darkling from Leigh Bardugo’s “Shadow and Bone”. Maybe that’ll change after I read “Siege and Storm” but who knows?

        Lastly, which book do you crave most at the moment? Your #1 book wantie?

My number one book wantie is. Wait for it. “Sweet Temptation” by Wendy Higgins. Can you tell I love Wendy Higgins?

Well that was fun!

xx Kayla

Chocolate Book Tag

Hi guys! So I was tagged by lovely wife Erika over at Rickus Bookshelf to do the Chocolate Book Tag. Chocolate and book in the same sentence, whaaat? It sounds amazing but we’ll see how this goes!

Dark Chocolate – A book that covers a dark subject

Ooh wow. I’m not sure I’ve read any books like this? What qualifies as a dark subject anyway? And does it have to be a “real” dark subject or can it be like a crazy ass fallen angel trying to kill a teenage girl? Hmm. I mostly read books that holds some sort of fantasy/paranormal element (e.g nephilim, vampires, fairies) so I’m not really sure about this. But I guess that “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett kind of deals with a dark subject. Racism and all that jazz.

White Chocolate – Your favorite light hearted/humorous read

Damn these questions are hard! So I’m just gonna go with the last book I read where I actually laughed out loud. That book is “See Me” by Wendy Higgins. Favorite funny line: “Holy shitballs. We’re in the Shire.” I wrote a review on the book, you can find it here: http://mindcrazed.blogspot.se/2015/03/see-me-by-wendy-higgins.html

Milk Chocolate – A book with a lot of hype that you are dying to read

Just one? But there are so many! Okay, so I’m gonna pick the one that’s currently on its way to me. “A Darker Shade of Magic” by V.E. Schwab, or just “ADSOM” as it’s called by the fans. I’ve been looking forward to reading this since way before it was published but I couldn’t afford to preorder it so when I had to place and order for a book for uni I just thought “What the hell, I’ll just sneak it in there”. So it’ll be here soon, damn postal service shuts down over the holidays. Darn you Easter!

Chocolate with a Caramel Centre – A book that makes you feel all gooey in the middle when you read it

Gooey huh? Tough one. I don’t usually feel gooey, or maybe I do. Who the hell knows? All I can think about is the last few pages of “Sweet Reckoning” by Wendy Higgins. You say gooey and I think happy tears? Haha, I don’t know. But I cried happy tears at the end of that book so I’m gonna go with that. Does that qualify as gooey? Link to my review.

Wafer-Free Kit Kat – A book that surprised you lately

Holy mother of god! I think we all know which book surprised me lately. “There You Stand” by Christina Lee was a definite surprise for me. Who knew right? I don’t really need to say more do I? You’ll find my review of the book here.

Snickers – A book that you are going nuts about

“Sweet Temptation” by Wendy Higgins. I know there’s a lot of Wendy going on here but I can’t help it! She writes amazing books and she’s also such a kind, lovable person. If you haven’t read any Wendy, please do. “Sweet Temptation” is out in September and is available for pre-order on amazon: Sweet Temptation pre-order link

Hot Chocolate with Cream and Marshmallows – A book you would turn to for a comfort read

I don’t have a comfort read. At least I don’t think so. Maybe “Twilight”? No, that’s not it. Hmm. But “Twilight” and “Fifty Shades” are the only books I’ve ever re-read. I think. Hmm. This is tough.

Wow okay, this was harder than I thought it would be! But thanks for bearing with me!

And for the tagging:

Aimee @ Deadly Darlings

Fay @ The Social Potato

Not really sure if you ladies do these sorts of things. but hey it's worth a try

xx Kayla

2015 releases

I thought I'd share some of my most anticipated 2015 releases. These are far from all of the books I'm waiting for this year, but the whole list is way too long.

3/31 Where Sea Meets Sky- Karina Halle

4/21 Becoming Jinn- Lori Goldstein

4/21 Nobody's Goddess- Amy McNulty

4/28 An Ember in the Ashes- Sabaa Tahir

4/28 The Girl at Midnight- Melissa Grey

5/5 A Court of Thorns and Roses- Sarah J Maas

5/5 The Heir- Kiera Cass

5/5 Crimson Bound- Rosamund Hodge

6/2 The Witch Hunter- Virginia Boecker

6/2 Joyride- Anna Banks

6/23 Emmy & Oliver- Robin Benway

7/7 Silver in the Blood- Jessica Day George

9/8 Sweet Temptation- Wendy Higgins

10/6 Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo

10/27 Persuasion- Martina Boone

So these are some of the books I'm not so patiently waiting for. The books I've been waiting for the longest are 'Sweet Temptation' and 'Joyride' so I think those are the ones I'm most excited about. Anyway I'll be sure to read these and review them for you. I'm trying to get my hands on some ARC's but that's easier said than done, unfortunatley.

That's all for now! Have a great day!

P.S. I really hate how like half of the space is empty, I tried putting the pics in the center but that just looks weird. I really feel like I need a blog design. Help?

See Me by Wendy Higgins

Original title: See Me

Year published: 2014

Published by: Wendy Higgins

Number of pages: 309

First sentence: “Cecelia Mason had never been more frightened.”

Plot: Since she was six years old Robyn has imagined flying to Ireland and meeting McKale for the first time. Things, however, are not exactly as she imagined and she soon finds herself in a fight for something she never thought she’d be fighting for. Oh, and her opponent? A faerie princess.

My thoughts: LOVE, LOVE, LOVED this book. First of all Ireland, second of all Irish accent and third; McKale. Oh sweet lord.
The characters were great, the complemented each other very nicely. The Mason family; mom Cecelia and dad Léon were such a loving couple and you could tell right away that they loved each other and their children. Which brings us to the Mason daughters, Robyn and Cassidy. They had a really great dynamic, where Robyn kept her feelings on the inside Cassidy had her heart on her sleeve. Robyn and Cassidy had that sisterly relationship most sisters crave. Then there’s the two Chaun boys, McKale and Rock. Rock is a wild, shoot first ask question later sort of guy. McKale is a quiet guy, at least at first. There were points when I thought he was a total asshole but mostly I just swooned. The asshole part was because of the FFG as Cassidy calls her, it stands for Freaky Faerie Girl. The FFG is a total bitch, out to destroy Robyn and McKales relationship. Ugh, just thinking about her pisses me off. So basically what I’m saying is that all the characters were amazing just like they are in the Sweet Series, so basically what I’m saying is that Wendy Higgins is great at building characters. Yup.
The story is a really great one, even though at the end there are still some questions that went unanswered. And I thought the book was way too short, I mean it’s not like it just ended abruptly or anything but 300 pages is not nearly enough, I wanted more Robyn and McKale, what happens next? I also wanted more Cassidy and Rock. But I do think I heard a little birdy saying that there may be a book about Cassidy on its way. Let’s hope so, Cassidy’s story certainly isn’t over.

It takes place in Ireland, I mean come on, seriously, Ireland. McKale has the cutest accent, I even read it with the accent in my head, haha. The location sounds beautiful, the fields and that waterfall, jeez. I so would like to visit that place, drink some mead, or maybe some of that moonshine and listen to McKale telling the story of his folk.

Do I recommend it? Heck yes!

Favorite line: “Holy sihtballs. We’re in the Shire.”

Goodreads rating: 5/5

Now all I have to do is wait for September and Sweet Temptation to come along. Hurry up September! I need me some Kai!

Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins (The Sweet Trilogy #3)

Original title: Sweet Reckoning

Year published: 2014

Published by: Harper Collins

Number of pages: 385

First sentence: “Not a soul in the Vegas cocktail lounge had any idea demons were in their midst”

Plot: The time has come for Anna to face her destiny. But will she give up the one she loves most to save everyone else, herself even? Anna is not alone in the war against evil, her Neph friends stand with her even though they have problems of their own to deal with. Will faith prevail?

My thoughts: I’m sure by now you all know the love I have for the woman who wrote this series. I mean wow! This series have been one hell of a roller coaster ride. Starting with shock, me being mad at Kai, fear, me being mad at Kai, nervousness, me being mad at Kai, blushing, me being mad at Kai’s dad and finally happiness. So yes, mostly it’s just been me and most people being mad at Kai. But also falling in love with Kai. Yes, I think I speak for most people in saying that. I can’t wait for ‘Sweet Temptation’ when we finally get to read everything from his point of view, can it be September already!?

Anyway, this book was great. The best thing about this book was that there was no more of this “you can’t be together” crap, at least not when it came to Anna and Kai, I was psyched about that. There was a lot of love in this book, a loooot of love, if you know what I mean ;) There were some parts where I blushed, before the real stuff even started!  There were a lot of Kai looking angry, which I totally love cause angry, smoldering Kai is one sexy beast, and the accent helps, believe you me. Of course Anna and Kai’s relationship wasn’t the only one to evolve but I’m not going to spoil that. I don’t think that talking about Kai and Anna’s relationship is really spoiling since it’s always been pretty obvious that they were going to get together, so to speak.

There was a lot of creepiness in this book, I mean jeesh, Duke of Lust get your shit together, respectfully, sir. Seriously, Pharzuph’s behavior totally grossed me out, major goose bump time.

I cried in the end. Tears of joy, mind you. Like I’ve said before that doesn’t happen that often so it says a lot about the feelings during those last few pages. I mean wow, if I wasn’t already in love with Kaidan Rowe, I most certainly am now.

Buy, read and weep! Sweet Evil, Sweet Peril and Sweet Reckoning are the names of the book. Sweet Temptation, which is a book from Kai’s point of view is scheduled to be released in September of 2015.