Review: Betrayed

The sequel beats the original!

After a catastrophic incident in the House of Night last semester, Zoey is put in charge as the leader of the Dark Daughters (a spiritual sorority.) Of course, she wasn't expecting to get vampyre blood cravings, have three male interests, or make a deal with the enemy. Worse, she wasn't expecting to be caught in a disappearing mystery case. Is Zoey ready to be a leader after all?

This time around, the story was more fast paced. Even Zoey felt more impulsive. Unfortunately, most plot lines just kept leading to lose ends. I kept waiting for the ending to tie them all up, but the story just fell short. 

Looks like some authors drastically push their readers to purchase book three for answers. 

Cover Reveal: Roses are Red

After her foster mother’s unexplained death six months ago, fourteen-year-old Isla Timearth just wants things to go back to normal for her and her twin brother, Monty. But “normal” can only go so far for a closed-off girl with abandonment issues and an anxious boy that gets frequent nosebleeds. Still, the troubled redheads give it a shot by returning to the summer camp they’ve been going to for years. 
But camp traditions get rained on when their biological mother shows up unannounced and, as far as Isla’s concerned, unwelcome. 
Knowing that Mother Nature is the mother of all mood swings, Isla isn’t all that surprised to find out that her temperamental biological mother is the terrestrial goddess. What does surprise her is that Monty, the favorite twin, already knew but never told her. As family secrets start to unravel around her fellow campers, Isla finds out whether blood really is thicker than water. 

This is the first book of the Blood,Sweat and Tears series written by J.B. Kantt. Feel free to follow J.B via her blog, twitter and facebook. 

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Q: How would you pitch to the biz to make your favorite book into a movie?

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Am I allowed to sweetened the deal? 

Truth be told, my favorite books a.k.a the Harry Potter Series have already been turned into movies. I believe that knowing they could not only sell the films, but toys and clothing apparel made the deal even more appealing. Having a huge set of fans behind the book (like for The Fault in our Stars) helps as well.

What's your favorite book/film adaptation?

Review: Falling into Place

The book title falls perfectly -- but the story falls flat.

Liz decides to kill herself on the anniversary of her father's death. She crashes her car down a cliff, thinking that her absentee mother and friends wouldn't miss her. Is suicide ever the way out?

The story is told by the point-of-view of her imaginary childhood friend (a first for me too). But no matter how many flashbacks and insides of Liz we are provided, she is an unlovable character. She bullies other school mates, drinks until she throws up all the time, coerces others into drinking and bulimia, posts horrible embarrassing videos of her crushes. 

All in all, I was just waiting for the machine to __________

Review: The Ice Twins

All love is a form of suicide.

Sarah and Angus appeared to have it all: a beautiful home, a set of identical twins and a faithful dog. But behind closed doors things weren't that perfect. And the death of their twin girl brings everything to light. But exactly which twin died? Why does the child keep switching names? What did happen that night?

The tension in the book is so thick you'd need a knife to slice through it. Both Angus and Sarah keep many things hidden from the reader, and yet, the twins don't fall into the background. It's a beautiful (literary) mess and love plays a major role. Whether it's the preference of one child to another, or simply what happens to couples after children are born. The author really thought these topics through and concocted a crazy scenario. 

A great read that takes place in Scotland.