Book Review: Shadows (#0.5 Lux )

Shadows (#0.5 Lux) by Jennifer L Armentrout

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The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane.

Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable.

Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in.

Captivated. Lured. Loved.

Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.

 

ebook, 179 pages

Published February 21st 2012 by Entangled Publishing (first published February 20th 2012)

 

So Amazon had the Ebook for free and how could I pass this opportunity to read Dawson's story, it was going to be one of my Ebooks purchases after Christmas. But since there was a free download I quickly clicked it and at the same time I was reading Origin. So I had the chance to read two Lux books at once. 

Review

For so long I've waited to get the inside story of Dawson and Beth, and now I think it was worth the wait. I know Jennifer had said that you can read Shadows at any times but due to highly secretive plot in origin it was recommend to read shadows before hands.

 

I did while reading origin and I must say I was dying to know how Dawson and Beth got to where they ended up and reappeared in Onyx. 

Living in a small town in West Virginia, for Dawson the only thing that matters was his family until Bethany Williams stepped into his life. 

 

Bethany (Beth) Williams never thought that meeting Dawson Black would changed her life forever, sure she thought he was just an ordinary sexy/hot teenage guy until she sees him glow. 

Now Dawson and Beth must stay strong together, they would do anything for each other, they will show love is greater than any other forces on earth. 

The riveting love story that Jennifer wrote of Dawson and Beth, they will shows that love will conquer all and gives the greatest strength like no others. I praise the novella, giving it a 5 Cat's Tails review when you know you found your match, there's nothing in the world that can pull you apart. 

Meow . . . Meow . . . Meow

I can just swoon over Dawson? He is the total opposite of his brother although Daemon did grow into being a little more nicer and swoon-worthy. But this isn't about Daemon, it about Dawson and Beth the two lovers that started it all. 

 

Beth wasn't looking for an relationship when she came to West Virginia but Dawson sweet talked her into giving him a chance. What Beth didn't know was that she would fall in love with Dawson and either did Dawson. During a moment of kissing Dawson did the unthinkable, he turned into his true form whoops. Sure Beth was a little freaked by that but she love Dawson no matter if he's a form of light or was from another planet.
 

These two has the undeniable young love chemistry, all you could do was AWs and swoon over these two and Dawson did the biggest thing he never thought of doing . . . Choosing Beth over his family, that's gotta sting but thankfully Dawson family came around only to lose him and Beth.
 

You can imagine what happen to Dawson and Beth in the end, being taken by the DOD as well the arum. The last thing Dawson saw was Beth before she was pulled away and darkness surround both of them. 

 

 

Book Releases

SassyCat been very busy with her school work but is attempting to do all thing blogging in her spare time, along with other things.

 

So here's another Book Releases of the week for October 14th - 20th

Never Fade (Darkest Minds Novel) by Alexandra Bracken

 

Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her enemies. Other kids in the Children’s League call Ruby “Leader”, but she knows what she really is: a monster.

When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Children’s League behind. Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America’s children—and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts—has survived every attempt to destroy it. But the truth is only saved in one place: a flashdrive in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future—and who now wouldn’t recognize her.

As Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam—and answers about the catastrophe that has ripped both her life and America apart—she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve the League. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But what if winning the war means losing herself?

Hardcover, 512 pages

Expected publication: October 15th 2013 by Disney-Hyperion

 

Revealed (House of Night #11) by P.C. Cast  and Kristin Cast

 

The spellbinding eleventh and penultimate installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling vampyre series

Drastically altered after her fall at the end of Hidden, Neferet is now more dangerous than ever—and her quest for vengeance will wreak havoc on humans, as well as Zoey and her friends. Chaos is loosed in Tulsa and the House of Night is blamed. Can Zoey stop Neferet in time to keep her anger from escalating to full-on war? Or will someone else have to step in to take the fall?

The House of Night series is an international phenomenon, reaching #1 on U.S., German, and UK bestseller lists, and remaining a fixture on The New York Times Children’s Series bestseller list for nearly 150 weeks and counting. With more than 12 million copies in print, rights sold in thirty–eight countries to date, and relatable, addictive characters, this series is unstoppable. Now, in the eleventh and penultimate installment of the series, the action is more intense and the stakes even higher as Zoey and her friends battle to protect their school and home from devastating evil—all while balancing romances, precarious friendships and the daily drama of the House of Night's halls.

Hardcover, 320 pages

Expected publication: October 15th 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin

 

 

The Fall of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles Part #7) by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

Magnus Bane watches the once-glamorous Hotel Dumort become something else altogether in 1970s New York City.

Fifty years after the Jazz Age rise of the Hotel Dumort, immortal warlock Magnus Bane knows the Manhattan landmark is on the decline. The once-beautiful Hotel Dumort has fallen into a decayed thing, a ruin, as dead as a place can be. But the vampires don't mind...

ebook, 40 pages

Expected publication: October 15th 2013 by Margaret K. McElderry Books

 

 

 

Bold Tricks (The Artists Trilogy #3 By Karina Halle

 

With more lives at stake and games in motion, Ellie, Camden and Javier form an uneasy alliance that will take them from the treacherous streets of inner-city Mexico to the wilds of the Honduran jungles in order to find their freedom. But with liberty just on the horizon, the cost might come at their own redemption.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication: October 15th 2013 by Forever

 

 

 

 

Friends and Traitors (Slayers #2) by C.J. Hill, and Janette Rallison

 

The Slayers – teens who have powers to fight dragons—are back by popular demand in this high-octane sequel, now with a new cover package!

Tori is at a White House dinner party when she hears a horrifying sound: dragon eggs hatching. It means in less than a year, the dragons will be mature and dangerous. The Slayers are well-trained, but their group is not yet complete, and Tori is determined to track down Ryker Davis, the mysterious Slayer who has yet to surface.

What Tori doesn’t bargain for, however, is the surprising truth about her powers: she isn’t a Slayer after all, but a Dragon Lord, with a built-in predisposition to protect dragons, not kill them.
How will she overcome this to save the lives of her friends?

Hardcover, 400 pages

Expected publication: October 15th 2013 by Feiwel & Friends

 

 

 

This book releases seems very random but I promise you next week there should be a Mouse Watch and some really great books that I've been looking forward to.

I'm also taking part of Kristin Miller's Seattle Wolf Pack #2 "Four Weddings and a Werewolf" Blog Tour (Organized by Bewitching Books Tour on October 31st, where I'll be interviewing Logan and Veronica the two main characters of the book. Plus a Review

On another note, I have some reviews to still post and write . . . so I'm doing my best but school comes first.
 

Future reviews:
Olivia Twisted by Vivi Barnes
The Boss by Abigail Barnette
Shadows (#0.5) by Jennifer L Armentrout
Four Weddings and a Werewolf (Seattle Wolf Pack #2) by Kristin Miller
A Risk worth Taking by Heather Hildenbrand
 

 

 

 

 

Book Releases

It's another great week of books wanted to be stack and released on the shelves

 

Tandem (The Many-Worlds Trilogy Series #1) by: Anna Jarzab

Everything repeats.
You. Your best friend. Every person you know.
Many worlds. Many lives--infinite possibilities.
Welcome to the multiverse.

Sixteen-year-old Sasha Lawson has only ever known one small, ordinary life. When she was young, she loved her grandfather's stories of parallel worlds inhabited by girls who looked like her but led totally different lives. Sasha never believed such worlds were real--until now, when she finds herself thrust into one against her will.

To prevent imminent war, Sasha must slip into the life of an alternate version of herself, a princess who has vanished on the eve of her arranged marriage. If Sasha succeeds in fooling everyone, she will be returned home; if she fails, she'll be trapped in another girl's life forever. As time runs out, Sasha finds herself torn between two worlds, two lives, and two young men vying for her love--one who knows her secret, and one who thinks she's someone she's not.

The first book in the Many-Worlds Trilogy, Tandem is a riveting saga of love and betrayal set in parallel universes in which nothing--and no one--is what it seems.
Hardcover, 428 pages

Expected publication: October 8th 2013 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

 

 

Bang (Visions #2) by Lisa McMann

Jules should be happy. She saved a lot of people’s lives and she’s finally with Sawyer, pretty much the guy of her dreams. But the nightmare’s not over, because she somehow managed to pass the psycho vision stuff to Sawyer. Excellent.

Feeling responsible for what he’s going through and knowing that people’s lives are at stake, Jules is determined to help him figure it all out. But Sawyer’s vision is so awful he can barely describe it, much less make sense of it. All he can tell her is there’s a gun, and eleven ear-splitting shots. Bang.

Jules and Sawyer have to work out the details fast, because the visions are getting worse and that means only one thing: time is running out. But every clue they see takes them down the wrong path. If they can’t prevent the vision from happening, lives will be lost. And they may be among the casualties…

Hardcover, 256 pages

Expected publication: October 8th 2013 by Simon Pulse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resist (Breathe #2) by Sarah Crossan

 

The sequel—and conclusion—to Sarah Crossan's Breathe. Three teen outlaws must survive on their own in a world without air, exiled outside the glass dome that protects what's left of human civilization. Gripping action, provocative ideas, and shocking revelations in a dystopian novel that fans of Patrick Ness and Veronica Roth will devour.

Bea, Alina, and Quinn are on the run. They started a rebellion and were thrown out of the pod, the only place where there's enough oxygen to breathe. Bea has lost her family. Alina has lost her home. And Quinn has lost his privileged life. Can they survive in the perilous Outlands? Can they finish the revolution they began? Especially when a young operative from the pod's Special Forces is sent after them. Their only chance is to stand together, even when terrible circumstances force them apart. When the future of human society is in danger, these four teens must decide where their allegiances lie. Sarah Crossan has created a dangerous, and shattered society in this wrenching, thought-provoking, and unforgettable post-apocalyptic novel.(

Hardcover, 400 pages

Expected publication: October 8th 2013 by Greenwillow Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phantom Eyes (Witch Eyes #3) by Scott Tracey

 

Every child in Belle Dam is taught about the feud from an early age. There are ‘our’ people and ‘their’ people. Friends and enemies. Associates and strangers. It’s the kind of town where eyes are always watching, and you don’t need a reason to sell out your neighbors.

But the feud is a lie. As a new wave of fury sweeps through the town, creating a third front to an already overtaxed war, Braden has been broken worse than ever. His innocence? Shattered. His heart? Crushed. His magic? Gone. His new life? Ruined. And this is only the beginning.

Beneath the city lay deep wellsprings of power. The one who controls them is the one who will win the feud. In a city filled with puppet masters, Braden must elude their strings and end the feud once and for all. But first, he must outsmart his father, evade Catherine’s dark magic, regain what was stolen from him, trick a phantom who refuses to die, and foil a demon’s master plan.

Even then, he may not survive. Because power is a problem, and victory comes with a cost…

Paperback, 408 pages

Expected publication: October 8th 2013 by Flux

 

 

Just One Year (Just One Day #2) by Gayle Forman

 

The heartrending conclusion—from Willem’s POV—to the romantic duet of novels that began with Allyson’s story in Just One Day

After spending an amazing day and night together in Paris, Just One Year is Willem’s story, picking up where Just One Day ended. His story of their year of quiet longing and near misses is a perfect counterpoint to Allyson’s own as Willem undergoes a transformative journey, questioning his path, finding love, and ultimately, redefining himself

 

Hardcover, 323 pages

Expected publication: October 10th 2013 by Dutton Juvenile

Book Review: Origin

I'm sure by now everyone has read Origin, however some of you may have not either because its not out yet or you haven't gotten permission to buy a book.

Do note that Origin is NOT the last book . . . Jennifer/Lynn have clarify that when people were starting to wonder if Origin was truly the last book. The epic and final conclusion to the Lux series will be called Opposition  and it will be release sometime in 2014. I know you hate the wait, but there's more to look forward . . . if you follow Jennifer/Lynn on her blog there's been some great announcements.

So now moving forward,

ORIGIN (Lux #4)

Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.

After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.

All Katy can do is survive.

Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?

Together, they can face anything.

But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?

And will they even be together?

Paperback, 366 pages

Published August 27th 2013 by Entangled Publishing (first published January 1st 2013)

 

I was so epically dying to read this book after Opal, and I even had a book chat with the lovely Mindy Ruiz as you may know her from her blog http://www.mindyruiz.blogspot.com or on FB she is super friendly and we just both happen to be in the Daemon world at the time.

Here's the Trailer of Origin

 

 

Ahem . . . time to review and MEOW about Origin!

 

REVIEW

Katy and Daemon has been inseparable until now . . . things went downhill while breaking into Mount Weather.  Now Katy and Daemon are both suffering the greatest pain they ever encountered.

 

On two different side of the States, Katy thought there was no end . . . believes there were no hope. Daemon would burn down the world to find her, even if that meant turning your back on your community and the elders.

 

Nothing matters to Daemon . . . the only thing that matter was Katy and he was determine to find her . . . at any cost.

 

Area 51 does exist but Katy's fate will be far greater than she thinks, sacrifice will  be made, lives will be lost and a new species will rises.

It another bundle of kittens for this one, this was truly a perfect mixture of love and sacrifice. The love that Daemon has for Katy increased since the moment she was out of his grasp and would do anything to save and protect her.
 

Meow . . . Meow . . . Meow

Oh my gosh, I just couldn't believe how Opal ended and I was so very curious if Jennifer was going to do a two POV for Origin because both Katy and Daemon were not right next to each other for dialogs. It the same old rumor people believes, Katy and Daemon took off together like they assume with Dawson and Beth . . . NOT EVEN CLOSE. Katy and Daemon both were in their living hell, the DOD, Arums will stop at nothing to figure out just how powerful Daemon is and how stable Katy is with the mutation.

Katy was put through the test of her own sanity and her own will, she's been beaten up, nearly scarred but mentally she would be scarred for life. We all know the infamous BLAKE, god I really dislike him since the ending of Onyx and I knew he was responsible for the entire thing that went down at Mount Weather and the worst part was EVERYONE knew. Now stuck in AREA 51, Katy has no one's but the friendly Archer see to provide her some form of hope even if he's working for the bad guy.

The DOD makes up stories saying they only want to help people who are sick, make an epic discovery to heal any sort of life threatening diseases. But at what cost? Ready to burn down the Mount Weather building, Daemon comes across Nancy (DOD) and says that she can take him to Katy if he agrees on some things.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel for Katy, Daemon was there with her but that didn't change the tortures the DOD put her and Daemon through. You wonder will it ever ends, the plan to break out seems impossible unless you have a ally. Yep Archer isn't as bad as he seems and turns out he wanted to explore life outside of AREA 51. The plan was set.

On the run from the DOD, Daemon and Katy runs into their old non-friend Luc who was part of helping them get out of AREA 51 and acquaintances of Archer. The last thing Katy and Daemon expect was the gang . . . Dawson/Beth, Dee, Ash/Andrew and Matthews. It a happy moment for everyone.

But soon they find a traitor among them and everyone life is at stake, even for the unknown. Soon it seems like the only option of distraction is to exposed and lives will be lost. The next thing everyone has to worry about is the Elders since their exposure in the Nevada not only is the DOD, Arum hunting them . . . now the elders are involves and they want to take care of this mess by any means.

 

Jennifer really put these characters through a lot but now we have to wait for the epic conclusion of Opposition. There is a lot of romance between characters and I wish I could say more in depth about what was so truly awesome but that would be spoiling it for you guys.

Now I have to work on Shadows (Lux #0.5 ) that is Dawson POV and where we get to see how Beth and Dawson's love story started out and ended in a tragic way.

Blogger Times: Stacking the Shelf with Swags

Boy it's October already? well I haven't made any books hull lately but I have won a few prizes . . .

Way back in August I won a Vampire Swag Giveaway on Avery's Nook who featured Chloe Neill for Authors are Rockstars and I was so excited! I had no idea what I would be getting but I did make a effor to tell Chloe herself that I have most of her books except for the last two that been published. Nicely she said that she wasn't in control of what the publishing house send out but hey at least it was an effort.

So the month of September went by and it didn't come across me untill last week about not recieveing the Vampire Swag yet. But I told myself don't worry about it but I had to worry, see my town has two of the same name except mine is Street and the other one is Lane. So I was very worried that it was mistaken for Lane and not Street. But Lo and Behold! it finally came!

So what did I get in the Vampire Swag?

Quotations Postcards

Novitiate bagde

 

Now who doesn't love getting bookmarks? Front to Back

 

Now really come on this is what we hunt for,

SIGNED BOOK!!!!!

Bitting Bad (Chicagoland #8)

 

The Vampir SWAG

 

This sneaky button was still hiding in the packaging so it was the last thing being photography and didn't make it in the photo above

 

While I haven't begun reading this series, but I'm sure I'll survived but we'll see.

 

My next add was a giveaway through the truly awesome Fiktshun, there was a little email hiccups bcause for some reason I never got the email until tuesday when she contacted me. (Most giveaways I've won were from her!) So it was unusal for me not to reply but also unusal that my email never got it.

 

So the giveaway was Kresley Cole's  Endless Knight (the Arcana Chronicles #2) book, which just came out and the cover is just lovely and magicial. Now all I have to do is buy the first book and like always with my blogger/reader failure is not reading all the amazing books people gushs about.

 

So this made my week! Well I'm off to review and have a good weekend everybody!

 

 

 

Cover Reveal

Don't Look Back by Jennifer L Armentrout

Don’t Look Back synopsis:

Samantha is a stranger in her own life. Until the night she disappeared with her best friend, Cassie, everyone said Sam had it all-popularity, wealth, and a dream boyfriend.

Sam has resurfaced, but she has no recollection of who she was or what happened to her that night. As she tries to piece together her life from before, she realizes it’s one she no longer wants any part of. The old Sam took “mean girl” to a whole new level, and it’s clear she and Cassie were more like best enemies. Sam is pretty sure that losing her memories is like winning the lottery. She’s getting a second chance at being a better daughter, sister, and friend, and she’s falling hard for Carson Ortiz, a boy who has always looked out for her-even if the old Sam treated him like trash.

But Cassie is still missing, and the facts about what happened to her that night isn’t just buried deep inside of Sam’s memory-someone else knows, someone who wants to make sure Sam stays quiet. All Sam wants is the truth, and if she can unlock her clouded memories of that fateful night, she can finally move on. But what if not remembering is the only thing keeping Sam alive?

 

Don’t Look Back release date: 04/15/2014

 

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Look-Back-Bad/dp/1423175123/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376572054&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=don%27t+look+back+by+jennifer+l.+armentrout

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-look-back-jennifer-armentrout/1116342742?ean=9781423175124

 

About Jennifer L Armentrout

 

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

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SassyCat's Big Announcement

Hey fellow bloggers/readers/reviewers/bookslovers!

Now if you haven't heard about UTopYA Con then you been living under a rock . . . or well in a book, you get what I'm saying. Anyways UTopYA Con is a big group of women writers of supernatural YA and NA fiction as well for the fans.

How I heard about this was through an author friend of mine, she had attend her first UTopYA Con last year and said that it was AMAZING.  So after talking with my mom and convincing her, Me and my mom will be there for 2014!

 

This will be my first year attending as well my mom, "we" or well ME is pretty excited to be going because I'll finally get to meet some of the people I've talked with for the last few months. 

 

So watch out UTopYA cause SassyCat is coming to you!

Last Year Bonus

Visit the Book Store

Get Swag from Exhibitors

Be ready for Surprises, Exclusives, Premieres and Special Guest Appearances!

Here's the 2014 bonus

Friday evening Book Signing event…with a surprise twist!

Saturday night dance party after the Awards!

Sunday afternoon Write-In…with prizes!

So yeah it sounds as amazing as it look! If you been wishing to attend some sort of Book/Author Convention, this is the place to go. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE


So you need to attend . . . if you can and meet some of your favorite authors/bloggers and get advice on blogging or jump starting your writing career.  Also it appears we will be having some UK Booklovers/Blogger coming to UToPYA, WOW it reach all the way over Atlantic Ocean!

You know I'm always for a little shortcut so here's the direct link to the tickets purchasing

http://utopya2014.eventbrite.com/

SO HURRY There is only a limited of tickets!

ALSO if you want some insight on whose's going to be there keep watching out for UToPYA News either by email, their page or Facebook
http://utopyacon.com/more-authors-announced-for-utopya-2014/

So what are you waiting for?