Cover Reveal: The Immortal Rules

Well hi! I haven't posted for ages but I assure you that this post will not disappoint. Julie Kagawa has released the cover of her new book, the first in her new series:



You know, I thought that The Iron Fey covers were really nice but this...wow. Tis amazing. This is the synopsis I got off FantasysInk blog:

You will kill. The only question is when.

In the dark days since the insidious Red Lung virus decimated the human population, vampires have risen to rule the crumbling cities and suburbs. Uncontested Princes hold sway over diminished ranks of humans: their "pets." In exchange for their labor, loyalty and of course, their blood, these pets are registered, given food and shelter, permitted to survive.

Unregistered humans cling to fringes, scavenging for survival. Allison Sekemoto and her fellow Unregistereds are hunted, not only by vampires, but by rabids, the unholy result of Red Lung-infected vampires feeding on unwary humans. One night, Allie is attacked by a pack of rabids, saved by an unlikely hero...and turned vampire.

Uncomfortable in her undead skin, Allie falls in with a ragtag crew of humans seeking a cure, or cures: for Rabidism and for Vampirism. She's passing for human...for now. But the hunger is growing and will not be denied. Not for friendship—not even for love.


Eee! I wonder when it comes out...and I can't wait for the Teasers to start coming!

Cover Reveal: Destined

Hey young ones! Wow I haven't posted in ages. Sorry I've had SO many tests and exams the past few weeks. Anyway, the Iron Knight released a few weeks ago :) I have got my beautiful copy of it and let me tell you, it is EPIC!

Aprilynne Pike released the cover of her new book "Destined". It is the fourth and last book in the Wings series. And onto the cover:



Isn't it beautiful???? But this cover isn't the final cover (you can tell by the blurb since it was the same one on Illusions). But it's still pretty non the less :)

Cya!

Top Five Books I'm looking forward to in 2011-12

Just some books that I am really excited about in the upcomming months and next year. I seriously recommend all of these books to anyone who thinks that they are their type of books.

1. The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa, Oct 25th 2011:



2. Jessica Rules the Darkside by Beth Fantaskey, Jan 10th 2012:



3. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare, Dec 6th 2011:



4. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare, May 8th 2012:

(Unfortunately the cover hasn't been released yet. It's going to be released in December this year)

5. Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins, Mar 13th 2012:



And they are my favourite out of them all :) So be sure to drop by your local bookstore and pick one of these books up because from what I've heard, these books are EPIC!

Cya!

Teaser Tuesday and Random Picture Friday

Well hi guys! Sorry for not posting on Wednesday and Friday. Tis back to school time. NOO! Anyway, on to the Teaser and picture:

I drew my sword. “Puck, get some light back there, now.”

Faery fire exploded overhead, a flash of emerald green, lighting the passageway behind us. In the flare, hundreds of shiny, eight-legged creatures scuttled back from the sudden light. The tunnel was full of them, pale and bulbous, with bodies the size of melons and multiple thin legs. But their faces, elven and beautiful, stared down at us coldly, and bared mouthfuls of curved black fangs.

And now onto the picture :)



Ah, how I love Icannascheezburger.com
And that is my post for today because my laptop is running out of battery and I still have two more classes.

Cya!

3 Random posts of a bored teenager

Right so I know it was only a few minutes since my last post but I felt like blogging a lot today since I'm not going to be able to for a while.

Now, for my first random post, I will talk about manga and anime. Apparently, for manga lovers, there is a condition called MD...or is it MOD? Well MD stands for Manga Disorder but I like to say MOD for Manga Obsession Disorder because I'm cool that way. Anyway, my friends have given me this condition and now I can't stop reading manga. Seriously I have a manga book right next to me now. And anime...I love it equally as much! I watch anime like everyday. *I'm being serious* I'd rather the English Subbed than the English Dubbed. Although sometimes the dubbed can be better than subbed. Meh.

Second random post, random pictures. Random pictures are my favourite. Looking up random pictures is my favourite past-time...apart from playing Zelda. Today, this has to be my favourite random photo:



Maybe I should do a day where I post random pictures....like...random picture friday!

Final random post, butterflies. Why am I talking about butterflies? Because I want to. And also because a butterfly just flew past my window just then...



....
Oh the horror of funny photo's :D
And why are butterflies random? Because they just are. Although I think a platypus would be more random than a butterfly. Although a platypus is so cute!



But evil...they are deadly...I think the male has a poisonous spur on the back of a hind limb. It is capable of causing a human severe pain O.o But they're so cute! But evil...

Well, that was my 3 Random posts of a bored teenager post. :) I shall be posting a Random Picture Friday post on Friday because I come back on Friday morning. *sigh* Then I have stuff on on Friday night and Saturday and Sunday and then it's back to school for me. :P

Goodbye my youngins :)
Cya!

Teaser Tuesday: The Iron Knight

Hello my youngins. I'm not going to be able to post for a while because I'm going away for the holidays and first week back at school I have a lot of things I need to catch up on. But for now, here is the teaser for today :P

"Having second thoughts?" Puck's voice was soft and dangerous, a far cry from his normal flippancy. "I thought we'd put this behind us for now."

I think that this teaser was already posted in another teaser though the last one had aditional stuff...meh. It's still a teaser.

Cya!

The Iron Knight Trailer

The Iron Knight trailer is now out! I'm a few days late because my darn Blogger wasn't working. *shakes fist* But here is the book trailer for The Iron Knight. Enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/HarlequinTEEN?sk=app_103520946352747

*sighs* Isn't it wonderful?

Cya!

Teaser Tuesday: The Iron Knight

Less than four weeks before the release of The Iron Knight! Eeee I can't wait!
Anyway, here is the teaser for today featuring our all time favourite cat: Grimalkin

"Oh, wonderful." Rudy gave the cat a sour look, grabbing a cloth from below and wiping the countertop. "Look who's here. Back to plague me again, are you? You know that information you traded nearly got me killed?"

"You wanted the location of the giant ruins. I gave it to you. My end of the bargain was upheld."

"I thought they were deserted! You didn't say they were still occupied!"

"You did not ask if they were."

Ah, how awesome is Grim? Seriously, if I had a cat like him....I actually don't know what I would do...meh.

My review for Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Darkside will be up and running in a few days :) I look forward to posting it.

Oh, and before I forget again, there was another teaser I was meant to post today because I completely forgot last week.

Hey, ice-boy, you okay? You’ve got your brooding face on again.”

“I’m fine.”

“You’re so full of crap.” Puck lounged in the cradle of a tree, hands behind his head, one foot dangling in the air. “Lighten up already. We finally found the cat—which we should get a freaking medal for, the search for the Golden Fleece wasn’t this hard—and you look like you’re going to engage Mab in single combat first thing in the morning.”

“I’m thinking. You should try it sometime.”

"Ooh, witty."


*grins sheepishly* Sooory.

Anyway, goodbye my young ones. Until next time.

Cya!

Iron Knight Trailer Snippet!

The Iron Knight is getting it's own trailer! The other books have their own trailers but this one is REALLY cool. Instead of telling you about it, why not let me show you a snippet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qOytCKQn4Q

Mwuahaha. Its really cool!

Well watch and enjoy my young ones. And I shall leave you pondering this photo:

Teaser Tuesday!! And Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side

Well hi!

I'm sorry I haven't been able to post in such a long time. But it's school time so I've got a lot of things going on *cough*homework*cough*. Anyway, here is the Teaser for The Iron Knight!
Hey, ice-boy, you okay? You’ve got your brooding face on again.”

“I’m fine.”

“You’re so full of crap.” Puck lounged in the cradle of a tree, hands behind his head, one foot dangling in the air. “Lighten up already. We finally found the cat—which we should get a freaking medal for, the search for the Golden Fleece wasn’t this hard—and you look like you’re going to engage Mab in single combat first thing in the morning.”

“I’m thinking. You should try it sometime.”

"Ooh, witty."


Mwuaha! I seriously can't wait for October. Oh, I have a book I need to tell you about.

The undead can really screw up your senior year ...

Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood’s senior year “get-a-life” plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fiancé. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire’s Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess. But when a devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius, Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war—and save Lucius’s soul from eternal destruction.
Well, I read this book quite awhile ago but recently re-discovered it. I have read it again and will post my review of it soon but just for today let me tell you how awesome this book is :) There is a sequel comming out soon..I think it's in Jan 2012. But anyway, I shall post my review and recommend this awesome book to you :)

Read and enjoy.

Cya!

Teaser Tuesday: Triple Teaser!

Hey youngins! So today Julie Kagawa posted two teasers today! Yay! Anyway, without further ado, here are the two teasers:

But seeing her still made my heart beat crazily, made me long to pull her close and let that light consume me. If it burned until there was nothing left, would that be such a terrible fate?


My quest ended here, in this hole of darkness and regret. And, if I didn't die here, if I lived on forever, listening to the voices of those I'd wronged until the end of time, perhaps I would start to atone for what I had done.


And last week I completely forgot to post this teaser :)

She came for me in the end, as I knew she would. I'd made certain it would be her. The terrible Iron Queen, her eyes filled with fury and sorrow, facing me across the ravaged fields of the Nevernever.


Well I will post a little later today. But right now, I will do a special shout out to my three friends who had birthdays this week :) I won't say your names because you told me not to but you know who you are :)

And now I need to go and finish Science work!

Cya!

Book Name and Cover

Ok so I am working on a book, like I have said before, and I have found a name for it. Midnight Fire. I made a list of possible names:

1. Blue Fire
2. Burning Ice
3. Midnight Fire
4. Never fade


But Midnight Fire kinda did it for me. It won my friends over as well :D I was playing around on Picnik as well and I made this:







What do you guys think? I'm going to ad a bit more onto it but this is what I've done so far :)

And now I need to go so,

Cya!

Book Review: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Title: The Iron King

Author: Julie Kagawa
Genre: Ya Paranormal
Format: Paperback 368 pages
My rating: 5/5
Synopsis:

Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined–the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to eat you, and Meghan is the daughter of the summer faery king. Now she will journey into the depths of Faery to face an unknown enemy . . . and beg the help of a winter prince who might as soon kill her as let her touch his
icy heart. The Iron King is the first book in the Iron Fey series.

Now, before I start this review let me just say how awesome this series is! I have read all the way up to The Iron Queen and read all the e-novellas in between. I did a review on Winters Passage which takes place between The Iron King and The Iron Daughter. I am impatiently waiting for the next and last book in the series, The Iron Knight. And now, on with the review.

My thoughts: Mrs Kagawa has managed to make a beautifully written story that captures its audience from the first word. And I mean that literally. "Ten years ago, on my sixth birthday, my father disappeared." I mean who wouldn't be drawn in by that sentence? It was a compelling, adventure-filled ride. The ending will seriously make you tear your hair out for the next book. At least, that's what I did because I had to wait FLIPPING AGES for the next book. But I'm sure that if you're new to this series, you won't have to wait like I did and I can guarantee you will love this series as much as I do!

Favourite Lines: "Tomorrows your birthday isn't it? Floppy told me, and I remembered."
"Has anyone told you, you have the maturity level of a four-year old?"

Read and enjoy!

Cya! 

Top 10 books

I just decided to do this 'cause I'm really bored. I'm gonna make a list of my top ten books that I have read this year. So...here goes nothing :)

1. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

2. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

3. Ingo by Helen Dunmore

4. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Mar

5. Shiver by Maggie Steifvater

6. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

7. Water for elephants by Sara Gruen

8. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

9. Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

10. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder


And here is my top ten books that I have read in 2011. Now they might not have been published in 2011 but they're just the one's I've read this year :)
Hope you enjoyed this strange post and I really recommend every book on my list to you. Read and enjoy.

Cya!

Teaser Tuesday

Wow this blog has been lonely. There was no teaser tuesday last week so I had nothing really to post. Though I do feel sorry for my other blog because I promised it a post and I was sick so I couldn't post :( Sadness.
Anyway, here is a teaser for The Iron Knight :)


"Did you think this would have a happily-ever-after? Between a mortal and a fey? How did you think this was going to end?" 

Mwuahahaha! I promise that I will post soon :) And if I don't....no cake for me :(

Cya!

Interesting News

Ok so this might not be very interesting but I got my braces off yesterday! I'm very happy :) My teeth and like...really weird now. It feels so weird. But yea I look heaps different and apparently really scary...(says my friends). I've also got a lisp. It's very funny when I try and say "Seven Slithering Snakes". That is like the hardest sentence I've ever had to say before.
Now this was a very short post but I just felt like saying this. I hope you liked my interesting news, now what is your interesting news? (even though no-one will really reply) I would still like to know if anyone has any interesting news. It can be from years ago if you want. Like, one day I was sick and....actually I'm not going to tell you guys that because it was an extremely embarrassing tale and I don't think I would really want to post it on the internet for all sorts of people to see (hinting at pedophiles who drive around in white vans) Speaking of white vans I saw 8 the other day. What is the world coming to?
Well this has been fun but anyway, I'm going now!

Cya!

Teaser Tuesday-The Iron Knight

Another Tuesday, another Teaser. Sigh, how wonderful :D Right well as always here is a teaser for The Iron Knight featuring Puck and Grim :)

Puck snorted. "Yeah, your perfect kitty vision does us no good if you don't warn us that something is coming once in awhile. Poofing away doesn't count. That way, we can at least have a heads-up."

The cat thumped his tail. "Additionally, you can paint a neon sign over our heads that says, 'Easy meal, follow the flashing lights.'"

"Or we could use you for bait..."


Tee hee :) And now I shall leave you pondering this picture:



Cya!

Picnik....and other fun websites

Now I have just recently found out about the awesome photo-editing website called Picnik. I have a few photos in which I have edited by this awesome site. And a few of them are.....these:

Now aren't they awesome? Pfft nah they are a youngins work. My friend can edit really well...in fact she's doing it right now :P Do you know what else I found out about? Nothing! Or...just website makers....which I forgot. Blegh...and yes that person lying down is me after rolling down a hill....duh....but yea I'm pretty smooth :D

Now I really need to go since it IS school time and I should be doing History work instead of this so I must go....like the good girl I am :P

Cya!

The random rant of a bored blogger

I'm in D&T now and it is 4 minutes until the bell and I am FRREEE! Anyway, I am extremely bored so I think I might just post some random things and thoughts:

And now I shall give you some thoughts I have had over the last few days and also some things about me you may not have known:

1. I hate the sun
2. I sleep with a teddy
3. Have you ever noticed on all of St Georges' ads there is a dragon in the background or somewhere in the ad?
4. Makeup makes your face feel full
5. I love shopping with my mum but not for clothes NOOO I love window shopping and going into nice smelling shops like "Dusk"
6. It is now 1 minute to the bell
7. The bell just rang
8. Goodbye fellow weirdos

Cya!

Teaser Tuesday and Deleted Scene

So today's the day for a Teaser so I shall post, and post well. This is the second teaser for The Iron Knight and Julie Kagawa also posted a deleted balcony scene between Meghan and Ash during The Iron Queen. I will post that too. So read, and enjoy. Um, the black one is the Teaser and the blue one is the deleted scene.

The door past the sphinxes opened to another narrow corridor, empty of fire-breathing dragons this time, but no less strange. It stretched away into the darkness, lit only by orange candlelight, flickering against walls. The flames seemed to float in the air, reflecting off the surfaces of hundreds of full-length mirrors lining the corridor on both sides. 

Glancing at my own image, I paused, faintly surprised at the stranger in the mirror. The pale, dark-haired reflection stared back grimly, clothes tattered around the edges, eyes touched with exhaustion. I barely recognized myself, but maybe that was a good thing. After all, that was why I was here; to become something else, someone else. If all went as planned, Ashalyn’darkmyr Tallyn, third prince of the Unseelie Court, would no longer exist. 

What will it be like as a human? I wondered at my reflection. Will I still be myself? Will I remember everything about my life in the Winter Court, or will all those memories disappear? 

I shook my head. It was useless to wonder about that now, when we were so close, but still… 

“Come on, handsome.” Puck put a hand on my shoulder, and I brushed it off. “Quit preening. I think we’re almost there.” 

As we started down the corridor, wary of traps and pits and ambushes, I thought of Meghan, back in the Iron Kingdom. It would be dreadfully ironic, I mused, if once I earned a soul, I forgot everything about being fey, including all my memories of her. That sort of ending seemed appropriately tragic; the smitten fey creature becomes human but forgets why he wanted to in the first place. Old fairytales loved that sort of irony. 

I won’t let that happen, I told myself, clenching my fists. If I have to have Puck tell me everything, even if he has to go through our entire history, I will find a way to make it back to her. I will not become human only to forget it all. 

The hallway went on. The flickering candles cast strange lights in the opposite mirrors, endless rows of flame, stretching to infinity. From the corner of my eye, I saw my own dark reflection, walking along beside me. Smirking. 

Except, I wasn’t. 


I stepped close and slipped my arms around his waist, hearing his quiet intake of breath as I pulled him against me. “That was a long time ago,” I murmured, pressing my cheek to his back, listening to his thudding heart. “You’ve changed since then. That Ash wouldn’t protect a silly human girl with his life, or become her knight, or walk into exile with her. Every step of the way, you’ve always been there, right beside me. I’m not letting you go now.”

“I’m a coward.” Ash’s voice was subdued. “If I cared for you as much as I should, I would end my life and the curse along with it. My existence puts you in danger. If I were no longer here—”

“Don’t you dare, Ashallyn’darkmyr Tallyn.” I held him tighter, even as he flinched at the sound of his True Name. “Don’t you dare throw your life away for an unknown superstition. If you die—” My voice broke, and I swallowed thickly. “I love you,” I whispered, fisting my hands against his stomach. “You can’t leave. You swore you wouldn’t.”

Ash’s hands came to rest over mine, twining our fingers together. “Even if the world stands against you,” he murmured, bowing his head. “I promise.”

For awhile, we just stood like that, content not to move, as the wind howled around us and tugged at our hair and clothes. Ash, true to form, was perfectly still. I closed my eyes and lost myself in his quiet breathing, in the rise and fall of his chest, in the beat of his heart. It was hard to believe, sometimes, that this—this beautiful, solemn, immortal prince in my arms—was mine.

“Meghan.”

His voice rumbled in my ear, low and hesitant. “Yes?” I whispered, and he shifted around to face me, taking my hands in his. For a few moments, he gazed at our interlocked fingers, running his thumb gently over my skin, as if gathering his thoughts.

“Be patient with me,” he said at last, furrowing his brow. His gaze finally shifted up to mine, bright and soulful. “It’s…difficult sometimes, to watch you fight, to see you throw yourself into danger again and again.” One hand came up, long fingers gently touching my cheek. “I can’t bear the thought of anything happening to you,” he murmured. “I wish I could protect you from everything.”

“I know,” I said, smiling up at him. “But, it’s my turn now. You’ve done so much already, Ash; now it’s my turn to protect you. You and Puck and the Nevernever, and…and everyone.” I sighed and looked past him, at the clouds sweeping over the iron realm. “If I could just figure out a way to do that.”

“I’m sure you’ll think of something.” Ash’s voice was resigned, and he drew me closer, wrapping his arms around my waist. Sighing, he lowered his head, soft strands of his hair brushing my forehead. “Just…try not to give me a heart attack when you do.”

“I can’t promise anything,” I whispered back. “But, I’ll try.”

His expression twitched in a faint smile, and he gave a tiny shake of his head. “I suppose that’s all I can ask for—” But before he could finish, I slipped my arms around his neck, leaned up, and took his lips with mine.

He made a faint noise of surprise, before his eyes fluttered shut and he leaned into me, pulling us closer. I savored the feel of his lips against mine, breathing in his scent, that sharp mix of frost and peppermint. He breathed my name, just one simple word, and it turned my stomach inside out and set my whole body on fire. It made me desperate to get closer, made me bolder then I’d ever been. I pressed forward, pushing him against the railing, standing on tiptoe to trail kisses down his neck. He groaned, tilting his head back, hands sliding up to tangle in my hair. I couldn’t get close enough, it seemed. Never close enough.

Ash ducked his head, meeting my lips again, his kisses suddenly crushing, devouring. One arm snaked around my waist, the other cupped the back of my head, pressing us together, like two puzzle pieces that finally clicked. I held him as tightly as I could, feeling the hard, lithe muscles of his back, shifting through his armor. Wishing it was suddenly gone, that I could feel his cool skin under my fingers. His cloak fluttered around us, like the edges of tattered wings, cocooning us both, and I didn’t want to be anywhere else in the world.

Ash drew back suddenly, breathing deep, trying to control himself. I felt his heart beneath his armor, hammering in his chest. He dropped his gaze, shoulders heaving, though his arms didn’t loosen their grip, and resisted my attempt to pull back.

“Ash?”

The look he gave me was almost frightening in its intensity. “Command me,” he whispered, bringing his face close to mine. His eyes seared into me, challenging and pleading all at once. “Tell me to stop, and I will.”

I gazed at him, well aware that my own heart was doing its best to crash through my ribs. Ash watched me, silver eyes blazing with desire, and love. I reached up and touched his face, and he closed his eyes, putting his hand over mine, pressing it to his cheek, before his gaze flickered to me again.

Waiting. He wouldn’t go any further unless I told him to. He was letting me decide, like he’d promised. I could walk away from him now, and he wouldn’t follow. Or I could tell him to go, and he would. We could stop this, right now, if I wasn’t completely ready.

I swallowed hard, pulled his lips down to mine, and whispered:

“Stay.”


Tee hee :)

Cya!