Judging a Book By Its Cover

I know I haven't posted in a while, so here is my post while I wait for the delievery men to come with my books.

I know people say, 'Don't judge a book by its cover,' and I know when people say that I know they are talking about judging people so I try not to do that, but when I first see a book on Amazon, I am like a magpie, I like pretty covers, and if it has a pretty boy on the front, I'm like, 'I must have it.' But then I go to read the blurb and I am not impressed, and that is the case most of the time. Mostly because the book doesn't have Vampires or Werewolves in it. So, I'm gonna show you the prettiest covers I have in my folders of covers on my computer, along with the blurb and what I thought. I'll post three today and then carry on throughout the next few weeks

Fallen By Lauren Kate

Blurb:

There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.
Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce–and goes out of his way to make that very clear–she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.


I thought this book was amazing since I had never read a book about Fallen Angels and this book was original for me at the time. I loved the characters and how some were nerdy and others were badass and some were just plain cool. This book was really good.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Aka, the book that kept dragging me back.)
Blurb:
Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still.
When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.
Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.
Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by--and torn between--two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

This book was drawing me in even before I had even heard of the Mortal Instruments, but the one thing that pushed me away was the fact that it was set in the past. I have no idea why though, I read the Mortal Instruments and then went on to read these books, and I thought this book was AMAZING.

You can find the review on my Blog. Clockwork Angel Review

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

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.
  I thought this was the funniest book I had ever read, Kiersten White made Evies world lighthearted and hilarious. The plot was amazing a long with the characters and her story.

You can read the review: Paranormalcy Review

Xavier Samuel is Rumoured to be Simon Lewis

Simon Lewis is a pretty important character in the Mortal Instruments books since he plays the best friend of Clary Fray who happens to be in love with her. He has to be geeky to start with and in the second third and fourth books he has to be all sexy and vampirey... that is not a word, as I have been told by many people.

This is Simon in the latest Mortal Instruments:

Sexy, I know.

And this is how we first meet Simon, Clarys geeky best friend:

I know, I am an artistic genius on Paint. But you get my point, I think Xavier (I love his name by the way) would make a good Simon because he can rock both looks. Plus he has had experience playing Vampires, he was Riley in Eclipse. He looked smoking hot in that too.
So people in Filmmakingland, I approve if you give the role to Xavier Samuel because I know he can rock both looks.
But, the whole point of this BlogPost is to see what you think? Do you think Xavier should play Simon?

I really love this guys name!!!!! :)))

Wolves of Mercy Falls: 3 Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

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Blurb:

"Grace," I whispered. "This isn't how it ends."

Sam has always loved Grace. As a wolf, he watched her from afar. As a boy, he held her in his arms.

Now facing the possibility of a life without her, he will do anything to keep her safe. Even if it means facing his demons. Even if it risks everything he has.

Anything, as long as their love can survive...

Review:
Let me just start of by saying that this is the most beautiful book I have ever read. The emotion and love that surrounds Grace and Sam is so innocent and tender that it makes me... I honestly don't know what it makes me feel, sometimes it makes me laugh, sometimes it makes me cry.
This is the third and final book in the Mercy Falls Triology and buying this book made me sad, since where the book before - Linger - left off, Sam was all alone because he had to make the choice for Grace to become a wolf so she didn't die. Sam has been facing accusations from the town of Mercy Falls, he's had the police at his door and Graces father breathing down his neck, all the while, worrying about Grace and hoping she is okay as a wolf, while missing her dreadfully. Grace is shifting in out of wolf form and by the time she contacts Sam, its too late to save her from the cold. I won't dive to far into the book because this is such a beautiful and I am clumsy with explaining things.
The characters are still the same as before. Sam is a troubled boy, trying to look for the answers, trying to figure out why the wolves chose him, why his mother would try and kill him, why his girlfriend Grace has to become a wolf when he only just stopped becoming one himself, but he never seems to find them. Grace is still about order but she loves the freedom of being a wolf, loves the language of the forest but most of all she loves Sam and would do anything to be back with him again, if she can hold on to her humanity for long enough.
By far the most emotional book I have read since Linger. The ending leaves you speechless and wanting more.

I recommend this series to all of you if you love romance and werewolves. A hundred times better than the ending of The Twilight Saga.

Goodbye Mercy Falls. Goodbye Boundary Forest. Goodbye Sam Roth and Grace Brisbane.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Synopsis:

The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord's three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.

Director: David Yates

Harry Potter: Daniel Radcliffe

Hermione Granger: Emma Watson

Ron Weasly: Rupert Grint

Voldermort: Ralph Fiennes

Neville Longbottom: Matthew Lewis

Draco Malfoy: Tom Felton

Review:

Oh. My. God. This is the most amazing film I have seen this year. Literally. My mind is still racing from when I saw it last night. On the first night it came out.The first thing you see is Hogwarts under the control of Headmaster Severus Snape and then it goes to the Shell Cottage where Dobby died. You see Harry by Dobbys grave and I felt really sad because Dobby is the cutest thing ever! I won't go on about the plot because if you haven't read the books or watched the film yet, you won't believe what happens because it is so amazing.

The characters are back in their amazing glory. Haryy is strong and he doesn't want his friends to die for him. Then Hermoine is strong and smart and she never gives up. Ron is typical Ron, screaming and running and making sarcastic comments which I love about him. Voldermort is evil and even more so in this film as he leads his army of Death Eaters. But I have to say my favourite character of all is: Neville Longbottom. His character is so much braver in this one and he saves his friends and the people he loves, in a cardigan. And that is why I love Neville Longbottom so much.

This film is a definate must see and if I were you, I would walk out of your house to the nearest cinema and get a seat to watch the epic finale to the Harry Potter Era!

Vampire Princess Of St. Paul: Almost To Die For by Tate Hallaway

Blurb:

On her sixteenth birthday, Anastasija Parker learns that her so-called deadbeat dad is actually a vampire king. And he wants Ana to assume her rightful position at his side, in spite of the fact that she has witch's blood running through her veins-from her mother's side.
Too bad witches and vampires are mortal enemies. And now Ana's parents are at each other's throats over her future. It's up to Ana to make a choice, but deciding your eternal destiny is a pretty big deal for a girl who just wants to get through high school.

Review:

This book was funny. This book was strange. This book had very good looking boys. It had magic. It had vampires. It had magic boys. Vampire Boys. Underground civilisations. Covens in the middle of forests. It had it all, and I loved it all.

The book starts on Anas sixteenth birthday and she is having the joy that is unidentifiable school food. She goes home to her witch mother and she has a problem. She has to preform a spell she doesn't know how to preform, infront of the whole coven. But thats not the least of her worries. Her dad, who she has never known, comes to the door and asks her to come with him. Plus she finds out that she is half vampire as well as being a witch. I found it quite funny because on top of being a teenage outcast at school, she has to choose between two lives, with her father or with her mother and they are both wanting her to choose one or the other because they hate each other.

The characters were believeable and it included a culture that I didn't know about through her friend Taylor. Ana is a quite girl who gets on with her work and keeps her head down. She knows what she has to do but she knows that she can't do it, but still she tries. Elias is a vampire gentleman guard and he is guarding her. He is quite casual and it funny because the first time they meet, he is naked, and he acts like he doesn't even mind. Nikolai is a rockstar witch boy who also is a vampire hunter who doesn't really mind that Ana is, well that is what he said. I didn't really like him as much as I liked Elias because I thought he was only after her body where as Elias was after her heart. Elias was sweet and weird. 

This book was fantastic. It was funny and has crazy vampires in it and I do like my crazy vampires. The ending is unexpected and funny. Can't wait for the second one!!!

Evernight: Stargazer by Claudia Gray

Blurb:
The vampire in me was closer to the surface...
Evernight Academy: an exclusive boarding school for the most beautiful, dangerous students of all—vampires. Bianca, born to two vampires, has always been told her destiny is to become one of them.
But Bianca fell in love with Lucas—a vampire hunter sworn to destroy her kind. They were torn apart when his true identity was revealed, forcing him to flee the school.
Although they may be separated, Bianca and Lucas will not give each other up. She will risk anything for the chance to see him again, even if it means coming face-to-face with the vampire hunters of Black Cross—or deceiving the powerful vampires of Evernight. Bianca's secrets will force her to live a life of lies.
Yet Bianca isn't the only one keeping secrets. When Evernight is attacked by an evil force that seems to target her, she discovers the truth she thought she knew is only the beginning...

Review:
I liked the first book but it didn't grip me so much but this book was amazing. From the first page I was like, I must finish this book so I can read the third and the one after that because I was on a constant search for answers to the questions. This book kept me reading, losing sleep and getting my laptop stolen by sister. She's evil.
The book starts six months after the first one ended. Bianca hasn't seen Lucas since she went back to the Evernight Academy. I was happy she didn't do a Bella and curl into a fetal position and throw herself off a cliff. She missed him but she stayed strong and found distractions. She kept talking to her old friends from her first year at Evernight. Lucas sends her a letter through one of her old friends and Lucas's old roomate Vic. By the way, Lucas is a Vampire Hunter, and I can say that since Bianca finds out in the first book. But things go wrong later in the book. Bianca has to find ways to get out of Evernight  to see Lucas while lying to everyone she cares about and trying to make Lucas happy and finding out why evil wraiths and spirits have come into the school and helping her friend Balthasar with Charity, his sister.
All the characters keep their original characteristics and personality which is good because it pisses me off when authors change their characters.
All in all an awesome book and I can't wait to read the next one HOURGLASS