Saturday, February 12, 2011

On My Wishlist.....*4*

On My Wishlist is a great event that Book Chick City runs every Saturday. It's where you list all of the books that you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. I thought this was a great way to start off my blog.
     There  are 3 Main books that I have been itching to get my hands on, that for some reason everyone has read. 


Nevermore: Kelly Creagh
SYNOPSIS: GOODREADS
          And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting 

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor

Shall be lifted - nevermore! 


--from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game.

Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look.

Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.

As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind.

Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares. 

This books  summary really didn't sound like a book that I would read. But about 3 or 4 months ago I kept seeing so many people review this book so highly and how  great it is I just had to add it to my TBR list. I can't wait to get this book so I can see what all the fuss is about.


Hourglass: Claudia Gray
Synopsis: Goodreads
        Bestselling author Claudia Gray’s Evernight series continues. In Hourglass, Bianca and Lucas have found a way to be together. But it means lying to the people who care about them the most. 

After escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school, Bianca and Lucas seek refuge with Black Cross, the elite group of vampire hunters led by Lucas’s stepfather. When Bianca’s close friend—the vampire Balthazar—is captured by Black Cross, Bianca knows she has to do whatever it takes to save him. But at what cost? 

Hourglass, the third book in this gripping vampire series by the author of the New York Times bestseller Stargazer, has all the romance, suspense, and page-turning drama that have made Claudia Gray’s books runaway successes. 

This book series I have been reading kinda slow. I actually think it's pretty good. I haven't around to finishing it because I have a million other books to finish but now that the last book is out I really need to catch up so I can see how Bianca's story ends. 



Meridian: Amber Kizer
Synopsis: Goodreads
       Half-human, half-angel, Meridian Sozu has a dark responsibility.
Sixteen-year-old Meridian has been surrounded by death ever since she can remember. As a child, insects, mice, and salamanders would burrow into her bedclothes and die. At her elementary school, she was blamed for a classmate’s tragic accident. And on her sixteenth birthday, a car crashes in front of her family home—and Meridian’s body explodes in pain.
Before she can fully recover, Meridian is told that she’s a danger to her family and hustled off to her great-aunt’s house in Revelation, Colorado. It’s there that she learns that she is a Fenestra—the half-angel, half-human link between the living and the dead. But Meridian and her sworn protector and love, Tens, face great danger from the Aternocti, a band of dark forces who capture vulnerable souls on the brink of death and cause chaos.

This book has been on my TBR list forever. It's such a beautiful cover. I really need to read it!

9 comments:

  1. Nevermore and Claudia Gray's books I have been wanting to read for so long too.


    On Our Wishlist

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  2. 2 of the 3 you posted I have. One I've read, the other I'll have in my "In My Mailbox" post 2morrow.

    Thank you so much for being my first follower. I don't think I ever really expected anyone to follow me, especially not so soon.

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  3. Nevermore and the Claudia Gray series have been on my "want to get" lists for ages, I just keep forgetting to get them. Too many books, too little $$ and time. :) Great list.

    My Wishlist

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  4. Great list! I'm hoping to start Nevermore soon!

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  5. I have Nevermore on my shelf staring me! I need to read this so bad! Damn you midterms lol!

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  6. Thanks for the comment back at my blog Melissa! :D I want Nevermore more now. It's been taunting me all day today! Hourglass is actually really good! You should read it already. :D Happy reading!

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  7. Thanks for the comment!

    Hourglass is on my wishlist, too - it's supposed to be great! Hope you get it soon!

    Hannah (Paperback Treasures)

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  8. I've only heard great things about Nevermore ... I've read Hourglass and liked it a lot !! I hope you'll enjoy all these books ... You so have to order them !!

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  9. Thanks for stopping by! I loved Meridian, I hope you get to read it soon! The other two are on my wishlist too!

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