ARC Review (#25): If I Should Die by Amy Plum

If I Should Die (Revenants #3)
by Amy Plum
Expected Publication: May 7th, 2013
Source: ATW Tours

I will not lose another person I love. I will not let history repeat itself.

Vincent waited lifetimes to find me, but in an instant our future together was shattered. He was betrayed by someone we both called a friend, and I lost him. Now our enemy is determined to rule over France’s immortals, and willing to wage a war to get what they want.It shouldn’t be possible, none of it should be, but this is my reality. I know Vincent is somewhere out there, I know he’s not completely gone, and I will do anything to save him.After what we’ve already fought to achieve, a life without Vincent is unimaginable. He once swore to avoid dying—to go against his nature and forsake sacrificing himself for others—so that we could be together. How can I not risk everything to bring my love back to me?

Spoilers!

I was so excited to sign up for this ARC tour with ATW tours!  After reading the second book right after it came out, I had no clue how I was going to wait until MAY 7TH! Like really?  Why that long?  But I'm glad I did get to read it early, if only a month.  This is one of my favorite series and they are going to definitely be rereads for me!

If I Should Die picks up where the second left off.  We know that Violette has gotten Vincent, but is he dead or alive? Does Violette have the Champions powers yet? Are they in grave danger?  The first question was partly answered in the second book as the very last sentence, but we learn more about it quickly in the beginning of the third book.

This book has so much action jam packed into it that it took me no time to finish reading it.  Once I started reading it I could not put the book down.  I dreaded putting it down!  Kate and Vincent are one of my favorite couples and their relationship did not let me down.  I was also so happy that Charlotte came back!  GAHH! I love her and Kate's friendship.

I must say, though, I hate what happens with Jules.  He is another one of my favorite characters and I was so sad ):  BOOO!

I wish more books were set in Paris.  It seems like such a whimsical city and I cannot wait to visit there myself.  It seems like there are so many different settings that could be worked into many different types of books and I love it!

I cannot wait for more of Amy Plum's books and am so sad to see this series come to an end!

COVER REVEAL: Ten Days by Olivia Mayfield

Ten Days

by Olivia Mayfield

Expected Publication: May 2013

Seventeen-year-old Cally isn’t like the others. In her society, the Machine caters to every whim, ensuring people don’t have to leave their pods. But Cally and her best friend Marshal find themselves drawn to how things used to be, when people lived on the surface of the earth and relied upon manpower, not technology. When physical contact wasn’t uncivilized, and love was normal, acceptable, embraced. Cally tries to swallow down her increasing dissatisfaction with the "rules," as well as her rapidly developing feelings for Marshal, a task getting harder each day. 

Then, things start going downhill, fast. Food is spoiled. Air grows musty. The population panics about the dysfunction--is it sabotage? Anarchy? But Cally and Marshal discover the truth: The Machine, the answer to all their problems for longer than anyone can remember, is breaking down. Now, these two have to risk it all to save themselves and the people they care about...before their entire world destroys itself.

WOW #25

Dangerous Girls
by Abigail Haas
Expected Publication: July 16th, 2013

Paradise quickly gets gruesome in this thrilling page-turner with a plot that’s ripped from the headlines and a twist that defies the imagination.
It’s Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise, and a few other close friends are off to a debaucherous trip to Aruba that promises to be the time of their lives.
But when Elise is found brutally murdered, Anna finds herself trapped in a country not her own, fighting against vile and contemptuous accusations. As Anna sets out to find her friend’s killer, she discovers harsh revelations about her friendships, the slippery nature of truth, and the ache of young love.

Awaiting the judge’s decree, it becomes clear to Anna that everyone around her thinks she is not only guilty, but also dangerous. And when the whole story comes out, reality is more shocking than anyone ever imagined.

COVER REVEAL: Touching Melody by RaShelle Workman

  Touching Melody
by RaShelle Workman
Expected Publication: June 2013

Maddie Martin's first weekend at college is nothing like she's used to. It's wild, like the wilderness on which the University of Bellam Springs sits. Roped into going to a frat party, she literally runs into Kyle Hadley. The boy she's loved since she was nine. The boy she promised all of her firsts to. But that was before his father killed her parents. 
Determined to stay away from him, she throws herself into her music. Practicing piano eases her heavy heart, calms the sadness, and pushes away images of Kyle's face. 
Until it doesn't. 
Her music professor asks her to play a duet for their annual Graduation Gala. Doing so means she'll be assured another full ride scholarship. It's an opportunity she can't pass up. 
But Kyle is the other half of the duet. And that means hours and hours of practicing. 
Days and months of seclusion - just the two of them. And it's more than just music. It's passion like Maddie never believed was possible. 
The inevitable happens. She falls in love with him all over again. 
But, will loving him be enough to erase all the hate in her heart for his father? Can she look at him, and not see the evil in his family tree?
And maybe it's all a set up. Maybe Kyle is only pretending to care so he can finish what his father started, and kill her too.

COVER REVEAL: Pretty When She Destroys by Rhiannon Frater

Pretty When She Destroys (Pretty When She Dies #3)
by Rhiannon Frater
Expected Publication: July 23, 2013

Amaliya Vezorak always believed she was destined to live a failed life in obscurity until she was brutally murdered by an ancient vampire named The Summoner and reborn as a powerful vampire necromancer. Now it is up to her to save the world…

Top Ten Tuesday (6): Top 10 Favorite Covers

1. Starcrossed Series by Josephine Angelini 

2. Pivot Point by Kasie West

3. Breathe Series by Sarah Crossan

4. Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi

5. The Grisha series by Leigh Bardugo

 6. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

7. Lucid by Adrienne Stoltz

8. Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer

9. That Time I Joined the Circus by JJ Howard

10. Pushing the Limits Series by Katie McGarry

ARC Review (#24): Pretty Dark Nothing by Heather L Reid

Pretty Dark Nothing
by Heather L Reid
Expected Publication: April 23rd, 2013
Source: Netgalley

It’s been twenty three days since Quinn has slept for more than minutes at a time. Demons have invaded her dreams, stalking her, and whispering of her death. The lack of sleep and crippling fear are ruining her life. Energy drinks and caffeine pills don’t make a dent. When Quinn dozes off in the school hallway, Aaron, an amnesiac with a psychic ability, accidentally enters her nightmare. The demons are determined to keep them apart, and Aaron from discovering the secret locked away in his memory. Together, they could banish the darkness back to the underworld for good. That is, unless the demons kill them first.

This book was great.... up until the end.  The end I just felt was out of place and awkward, it couldn't really see how it fit into the story at all.  The ending also came all at once, and honestly, I got so confused I had to read several paragraphs over and over again to figure out what was going on.

The main character, Quinn, hasn't slept for 23 days.  She used to be the perfect girl in high school: a cheerleader, great grades, looks, and a great boyfriend of 4 years.  Until he breaks up with her.  Then he dates Quinn's worst enemy.  Quinn also has demon's whispering in her ears and shadows moving whenever she looks around.  They are trying to manipulate her into doing different things.

My favorite character, up until the end, would of had to be Aaron.  He was so strong and sensitive.  Reid developed his voice greatly and I loved seeing from his point of view.

Quinn was okay.  She seemed whiny at times but I guess I would be after 23 days of no sleep.  She was that typical teenager obsessing over an ex-boyfriend and has drama drama drama in her life.  I can't see why she listened to the demons so much too.  Why didn't she fight them?  It was annoying to see her cave into them so many times.

I loved Quinn's BFF Reese.  She was fantastic.  So quirky and hilarious, she doesn't take crap from no one.

I just can't get over the end.  It came out of absolutely nowhere and I think it should of been better incorporated throughout the books.  There was no hints, nothing, to even begin to foreshadow the enemy.  There were also so many questions that went unanswered that I thought should of definitely been answered by the beginning, but who am I to say?

Just because this book wasn't for me, doesn't mean it isn't for you! I suggest you still pick it up, but I wouldn't buy it.