Top 5 Sundays # 64 - Best Covers of 2011!

 

 

Hi Guys!

Some awesome covers this year huh? I took into account only covers of books I have read ok?

Hope you guys will join me!

 

  This week’s results:

Best PNR Novels of 2011! = 3 (21%)

Best Covers of 2011! = 11 (78%)

 

The theme for today is:

Best Covers of 2011!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.

2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.

3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)

4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Best Covers of 2011!

*in no particular order

 

Alien Proliferation 

Katherine “Kitty” Katt Series by Gini Koch

LOVE Daniel dos Santos work for this series!

 

The Hour of Dust and Ashes

Charlie Madigan Series by Kelly Gay

So gritty and perfect for the series!

 

 

One Sea Salt 

October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire

Gorgeous work isnt’t it! creepy and perfect!

 

Blood Death 

World of Lupi Series by Eileen Wilks

 

The cover of Blood Challenge was great, but I love this one more hehe

 

The Iron Knight

The Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa 

I love the covers for this series in general and this one is just as awesome, not to mention that we get Ash LOL

 

Special Mentions:

   

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Top 5 Sundays #62 – Best Heroes & Heroines of 2011!

 

 

Hey everyone!

Wow this theme was so much harder than I thought LOL I am SURE I forgot some =/

Hope you guys enjoy it!

 

   This week’s results:

Best Heroines of 2011! = 8 (53%)

Best Heroes of 2011! = 7 (46%) +1 = 8

  We have a TIE! I’m doing both themes!

You can do both or choose one… Up to you!

The theme for today is:

Best Heroes & Heroines of 2011!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.

2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.

3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)

4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Best Heroes & Heroines of 2011!

*in no particular order

 

Kitty & Jeff Martini

Katherine “Kitty” Katt Series by Gini Koch

They are amazing together or separate… I prefer them together and kicking ass though hehe.

 

Claire & Shane 

Morganville Vampires Series by Rachel Caine

YA representing is spades with this fantastic installment of this great series.

Love Claire and Shane. They show that YA characters can be as deep as any adult novel character out there. 

 

Kate & Curran 

Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews

THEY ARE FREAKING AMAZING!

Nuff said LOL

 

Vicky Vaughn (Deadtown Series by Nancy Holzner) 

Pritkin (Cassie Palmer Series by Karen Chance)

 

Vicky rocked Bloodstone and made the Deadtown series a must read =D

I LOVE Pritkin! 

 

Merit (Chicagoland Vamps Series by Chloe Neill) 

Ash (Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa)

Merit has gone through hell this year and rocked it =)

Ash, oh Ash… I have no words to describe how amazing you are! 

 

Special Mentions:

  Heroes: Rule, Benedict & Zay.

Heroines: Evy, Charlie, Lily & Allie.

   

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ARC Review: The Iron knight {Iron Fey #4} by Julie Kagawa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My name—my True Name—is Ashallayn'darkmyr Tallyn.

I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her.

My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl…

From Goodreads.

 

• Publisher: Harlequin Teen

• Release Date: October 25th, 2010

• My Copy: eARC received from NetGalley.

• Pages: 386

• Series: 4th Book in The Iron Fey Series

• Genre: Paranormal YA

• Author's Website

• Pre-Order This Book:

  The Iron knight {Iron Fey #4}

 

 

 

 

 

*Contains MINOR Spoilers for the previous books in the series!

Fantastic! That’s the best word I can find to describe how incredible this finale to the Iron Fey series is. Julie has done such an amazing job in finishing up this excellent series with Ash’s story.

"My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl."

When I started reading this series, I completely fell in love with Ash and Puck, but in two different ways. I loved Puck as an awesome character, but I LOVED Ash as the perfect leading man for Meghan.

"... it means putting up with my fiercest and most annoying rival, Robin Goodfellow, who - despite all his attempts to hide it - is in love with my queen as well. I don't know why I haven't killed him yet. Maybe because Puck is Meghan's closest friend and she would mourn him terribly if he were gone (though I can't imagine why)."

However, even though I loved him since day one, I was utterly aware that he was a work in progress and there was a lot of road for him to cover before he and Meghan could get their Happily Ever After (HEA).

Iron King, Iron Daughter and Iron Queen have showed him doing just that and we’ve seen that growth through Meghan’s eyes so far, but is in The Iron Knight that we get full scope of this awesome character and finally see him become the man he was meant to be!

The world Julie Kagawa has created is wonderful and I was so happy to find myself in it once again. I love how rich it is and how much depth she can give even the smallest characters, making them all memorable in my eyes. From Grim, to the wolf and to the twists and turns we get along the way.

I cannot forget to mention Puck. I have never seen him as the leading man, but he is very special in his own way and he grows just as much as Ash grows in this book I believe, but of course following a different path.

"You don't think I regret what I did, every single day? You lost Ariella, but I lost you both! Believe it or not, I was kind of a mess too, Ash. It got to a point where I actually looked forward to our random duels, because that was the only time I could talk to you. When you were freaking trying to kill me!"

The Iron Knight is FANTASTIC and definitely a MUST read to any fan of the series or Paranormal YA fan. It has an incredible fantastical world, compelling and lovable characters and a story that will make your heart palpitate at every turn. What more could you as k for?

 

More great quotes:

"I admire your tenacity, young prince. Grimalkin is not easy to find in the best of times. You must have come far to seek him out.... And this is not the first place you have searched. I can see it on your face. Why, I wonder? Why does he come so far? What is it that he desires so badly, to risk the ire of the Bone Witch? What is it you want, Ash of the Winter Court?'
'Would you believe the cat owes him money?' Puck's voice came from behind my shoulder, making me wince."

"Does a crow become a salmon simply because it wished to? You do not know the first thing about mortality, prince-who-is-not. Why would you want to become like them?"
"Because," Grimalkin answered before I could say anything, "he is in love."
"Ahhh." The Witch looked at me ans shook her head. "I see. Poor creature. Then you will not hear a word I have to say"
I was in love. With a human.
I smiled bitterly at the thought. The old Ash, if faced with such a suggestion, woul've either laughed scornfully or removed the offender's head from his neck."

 

The Iron Knight Back cover:

 

Previously in The Iron Fey Series:

 

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Top 5 Sundays #61 – Rejected Love Interests (as in the other guy got the girl)

 

 

I love this theme! There are so many amazing leading men in the literary world, but some piece of heart is always given to the third side of the love love triangle, the one that doesn’t get chosen.

Let’s list them! =D 

 

   This week’s results:

Rejected Love Interests (as in the other guy got the girl) = 9 (56%)

Favorite Book Titles = 7 (43%)

 

The theme for today is:

Rejected Love Interests (as in the other guy got the girl)

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.

2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.

3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)

4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Favorite Book Boyfriends! Part II

*in no particular order

 

Puck

(Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa)

 

Puck! Who is a fan of the series and doesn’t love Puck? Impossible! LOL

 

Jace

(Shifters Series by Rachel Vincent) 

 

This was one of the hardest Triangles ever! I could have seen Faithe with both men and Jace was amazing! 

 

Sam 

(Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris) 

Eric or Bill?? Who cares, I want Sam! LOL

 

Gale

(Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins)

I was Team Peeta all the way, but Gale was so swoon worthy!

 

Chuckie & Christopher

(Katherine “Kitty” Katt Series by Gini Koch) 

So many hot men and Kitty got 3 options… I could def be happy with a sandwich of both of these! =D 

    

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Top 5 {11?} Sundays #34 – Fave Paranormal Y.A. Series!

Hello Everyone!!! Sunday is here and it’s time for another Top 5! YAY!

This week’s results:

Fave Paranormal Y.A. Series! = 11 (52%)

Fave Character Names! = 10 (47%)

 

The theme for today is:

Fave Paranormal Y.A. Series!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.
2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.
3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)
4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.
5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Fave Paranormal Y.A. Series!

Ok guys, so I cheated on my list today and I came up with 11 picks {I LOVE the number 11}… but I divided into two categories with 5 picks each and one special mention.

The categories are series that have ended and series that are still going on =)

*in no particular order

Still Going On Series:

 

Mortal Instruments Series

This was one series I honestly thought was over, but thankfully we’re getting 3 more books!

It’s such a great series with a lot of action, a great and scary villain, not to mention an awesome hero and heroin!

 

Curse Workers Series

 

This is a recent one to me, but it’s such a great one!

It’s an out of the box world with a very uncommon hero that you can’t help but love.

 

Morganville Vampires Series

 

Amazing series that i hope never ends hehe!

 

Iron Fey Series 

Even me not being a huge Fey fan, this series captured my heart and The Iron Knight can’t come soon enough.

 

Soul Screamers Series

 

A great series that doesn’t follow the norm when it comes to paranormal world or the path the characters are taking. Awesome!

 

Finished Series:

 

Secret Circle Trilogy

Vampire Diaries is NOT my favorite LJ Smith series, at all! She has amazing ones and The Secret Circle is definitely one of them!

 

Darkest Powers Trilogy

I know, I know, there is going to be another YA trilogy in the same world, but this story with these characters as protagonists is over and it was an amazing ride!

 

Dark Visions Trilogy

My favorite LJ Smith series!!! This is such an awesome trilogy!

If you haven’t read this one, you so totally should!

 

Harry Potter Series

 

Do I need to say more? Like, seriously?

 

Vampire Academy  Series 

Such great books, with such incredibly strong and heartbreaking characters!

Richelle Mead can do NO wrong!

 

Special Mention:

 

Nightworld Series 

I Love this series, but the final and 10th book was supposed to have been released over 10 years ago =( 

 

 

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