Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead

I've been looking at this series for a while now. I have wanted to read them because I have only read YA from Mead before. I know I need to finish the Vampire Academy series, which I will. Mead has quite a few series out and this is the first book in the Georgia Kincaid series. If this series doesn't appeal to you, maybe something else will. I want to continue reading this series, I really liked this book.


Being a Succubus isn't as cracked up as it seems. Besides the fact that they can be what ever they want, Georgina's life as one isn't the easiest. Georgina can't get close to a human without sucking part of their life away. So having a relationship isn't easy either. Her job makes up for something's, she works at a local bookstore. Which means she has access to her favorite author's books; Seth Mortensen. She can dream about him all she wants but other things are brewing. There are some creatures that neither heaven nor hell will claim, and they are stirring up more than enough trouble for the demon network in Seattle.

I laughed so much when I read this book. The quick whit from Georgina, and the smart remarks from everyone else was really entertaining. I made sure to pay attention when certain characters where in the picture because they normally had something funny to say. I want to more about Georgina, I want more from her early succubus days, and how she transitioned from human to succubus. I did like most all of the characters, I liked to dislike Helena. I have a feeling that I know where Georgina and Seth's relationship is going and it will either be a good response or a bad one from me, depending on how Mead handles it. I also want to see more from Seth's character. Things got really interesting at the end with Georgina and Seth.

I really don't remember not liking anything from Succubus Blues. I wish I could have read more of it in one sitting than I was able to do. The only thing I am questioning is if Roman is going to remain that big thing all through the series. I don't know how I will like that if he does, but again it all depends on how Mean has handled it. I have not read the other books summaries, I don't want to spoil anything for myself. I did see Roman being special in some way coming, and once certain factors where revealed I pretty much knew it, but it was pretty close to the end so it wasn't too bad.

This was a very easy read for me, like I said I just wish I could have read more when I was able to read it. I don't think I got everything from what little I could read, and that is why it took me so long to get this review up. I do recommend this book to a more mature audience, there are a few sexual encounters that parents may not find suitable for the younger ones. I would like to own this book, but the rest of the series remains to be seen.

Rating: 5 out of 5

Page Count: 358 pages (paperback)

Price: $15

Next Book: Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano

Thank you for reading, I know it was pretty crappy this time...
~Jade


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Fallen in Love by Lauren Kate

In the Fallen series this is considered a side book from the series. It is not a "full" book. It is short and contains four short stories that all have the same background. I would recommend reading this book after reading Passion but before Rapture. It takes place inside of Passion, but actually having these things happen would have thrown the book off. All four stories intertwine in some way or another.

Four love stories all intersect over the course of Valentines Day in medieval England. Miles and Shelby have an unexpected love. Roland learns a lesson in finding love and losing it. Arriane pays a price for her love, which is so passionate it burns. Daniel and Luce spend a night together for the first and last time, and it isn't like the others.

Miles and Shelby are two of Luce's friends that end up going back in time to find and help her out. They never get to Luce, always a few second behind her. Well Daniel tells them to head back to the present time and not to worry, where he is going they can't. So they listen and leave, and in the meantime they get lost on the way back. They end up in medieval England, the day before Valentines Day. They run into Roland and ask for his help. Overall this was a very sweet and romantic blossom of love between Miles and Shelby. They don't even seem like two people who would end up together under normal circumstances, but these are not normal times.

Next is Roland. After finding Miles and Shelby and agreeing to help he goes off to do just that. On his way we find out some things about Roland. He used to be madly in love with a human female from that exact time. Of course he thinks about her and thinks about going back to her. Just before he can, he finds out that she is wedded to another man and is a mother. Roland could have easily killed the husband and said it was a travesty of war. Instead he gets her husband out of going to war. Joining the ranks he runs into Arriane and finds that she too hasn't had that great of a time in England. Roland's story was very bittersweet. He is head over heals in love with this girl and knowing that it would never work with him being immortal he leaves her. Couldn't get any worse, from this bittersweet love right?

Wrong. Arriane's story is very sad but sweet in spots. Arriane chose Heaven over Hell and her love Tess chose Hell over Heaven. They could never be together properly. But nonetheless the try to be together. It isn't as simple as it seems. Even when they are together they are sad, knowing that in the end they have to leave each other. As the reader you can tell they love each other very much. Tess makes a mistake and thinks that she can get Arriane to join the ranks of the fallen angles. This causes a rift and Arriane takes off, thinking for good. Tess feeling terrible takes a starshot (the one thing that can harm and leave marks on angels, and kill) and mutilates her wings. Arriane is devastated, because of the starshot infecting Tess's blood Arriane gets burn marks from where Tess's blood touches her. I thought with this being around Valentines Day things would have been more happy. Nope. Things are just sad in this story.

This past lifetime of Luce's is not in Passion, though it does not differ very much from the others. Lucinda (past Luce) is very sad. She thinks that once Daniel (past Daniel) had found out that she is just a commoner he will not want to be with her. So she tries to go on with her life. Our future Luce shows up and cleaves (slips inside of her body without anyone noticing but future Luce herself) with the past Luce. She goes the Valentines Day party and has a good time. Cam shows up and tries to warn her of everything he can without spilling the truth. After he leaves Daniel finally shows up and they leave together to have some alone time. In the end everyone is at the party and enjoying themselves as much as they can. This last story wasn't as sad as the rest but it wasn't as happy as Miles and Shelby's. I would have taken this story over Arriane's if I was given the choice.

If you are expecting a happy Valentine's Day short stories, for the most part they are not. What happy moments you are given you are happy for because it lightens up the very sad mood. This is a boon in the Fallen series and I wouldn't mind owning, even with the sadness in it. There is a insert of Rapture in the end.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Page Count: 201 pages (hardcover)

Price: $15.99

Next Book: The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chick Hogan

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed!
~Jade

Passion by Lauren Kate

This is the third book in the Fallen series. I have a review for the second book up already. I don't have one for the first book because I read that before I started this blog.

Time after time Luce has died for Daniel. It doesn't matter what time in history they meet, after so long of knowing each other, Luce eventually goes up in flames. Daniel is left with a broken heart. Luce thinks that by going back in time she can figure out something to stop this horrible curse. She goes back and one after another she witnesses her time with Daniel for herself. Something or someone has to be able to help her. All of the angels, and Outcasts are trying to get to Luce, but none are as determined as Daniel. One slip and Luce can rewrite history and their love could disappear forever this time.

Passion picks up right after Torment leaves off. I liked this because there is no jump in time and it wouldn't make sense if there was. Luce jumps into an Announcer (windows to the past) and goes back again and again. After about the second or third past life that she sees she realizes that things happen the same way every time, just for different reasons. It's nice to read some of the past lives because they are interesting. You learn more about Cam which is nice because after the first two books in the series you are interested in him. I have a love hate turmoil going on with one character. He's this little, sassy gargoyle named Bill that comes along to help Luce travel around. Right away you know something is not right about him, but after sometime you grow to like (and even love him in my case) him and you want him to be good. He's hilarious and had me laughing a number of times. *SPOILER-ALERT* But in the end he ends up being one of the main bad guys. *SPOILER-ENDED* There weren't too many things that I liked about this book, but then again there weren't many things that I didn't like, and I will explain later.

One thing that I didn't like but saw coming was Bill. I wanted him to stay good for the whole book and become that little guy that pops out later in the last book to give words of wisdom and advice. Another thing that I didn't like was after a while things became very redundant with each life that Luce visited, and very little was different. I know that was the point, but for the reader we get it after about the second or third past life. After that I wanted to skip through things until Luce did realize something that went along with the curse. To me this book wasn't super exciting or intriguing except at the beginning and at the very end.

As I said there wasn't too much that I like or disliked about this book. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great. It was okay. I will be reading the last book, and doing a review on it. So far as of reading this third book, I wouldn't reread this series in order. I might reread the first book and maybe the last depending on how it goes. The first book is probably the only book that I would want to own. This is considered a "Teen" novel, and that is who I would recommend it to, teens.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Page Count: 420 pages (hardcover)

Price: $17.99

Next Book: Fallen in Love by Lauren Kate

Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed.
~Jade

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

So! Here is the second book review for the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series by Laini Taylor. There is a third book coming out called Dreams of Gods & Monsters in April 2014, around the 8th (please don't shoot the messenger if the release date is moved, thanks!). I will try to get that as soon as I can but who knows when that will be. I do have a review up of the first book in the series, go check it out if you would like. I hope you enjoy! Happy holidays!

Karou now knows everything about herself. Good and bad. The love that she trusted, killed everything that was apart of her. And now they sit apart from each other, as a war comes back to life after being dormant for so long. As the time draws near, Karou is working hard to rebuild her peoples numbers and must decide what to do about Avika and the coming changes.Things aren't getting easier for Karou or Avika but they keep fighting and coming up with new strategies, but will there come a point when they are done?

This isn't a happy, cheery, all smiles book. This is the calm before the storm in the next book, but it isn't that calm though. I love that though Karou and Avika aren't together in this book (like I mentioned in a different review) it really doesn't follow the writing stereotype. They aren't together because Avika *SPOILER-ALERT* is the reason why Brimstone and everyone else that Karou loved is dead. *SPOILER-ENDED* He didn't know that Karou was Madrigal in the life before, until they broke the wishing bone and he knew for sure. It's safe to say that he feels horrible about it though. I love how this time around it's not the girl trying to get the guy back, it's actually Avika trying to get Karou back and by any means necessary, even if it means letting her go. I love that Karou shows that even when surrounded by creatures that could kill her in seconds, that she will never back down. She really grows as a character in this book, even with everything that happens to her. I don't want to give away any of the good things though! Zuzanna is an amazing friend as usual, and I think that really helps Karou to be strong. I really couldn't put this book down, I wanted to read it from front to back but thanks to the holidays I couldn't. Something new for this book that I liked was that the readers are not just given Karou and Avika's story, there are a few others that we get to read and follow for a bit. From the first chapter to the last, this book had action going, being either in your face or subtly creeping out of the shadows and staring at you. I love that the readers get to see into the lives of the Chimaera and the Angels, and see that neither is very pretty at all.

When I picked up this series I had a feeling that it wasn't going to be too happy of a series, but it does have its moments. However this book didn't have many at all. For this being a trilogy, this second book was more of a back story leading up to the next book. It did stay on the plot, but I really just wanted to know what happened to Karou and Avika the most, not all of the other characters that Taylor had put in, though I did enjoy reading about them. And just like I loved reading this book, I didn't want to read what was going to come next. This isn't a happy book like I said, but it isn't a terrible book, it's really far from it. I just wished it lead up to this next book in a different way. As for characters the White Wolf is on my sh!t list for all of eternity, along with Ten, and a few others.

As a whole I loved this book, there were a few things that I did not like. But I wouldn't want them changed, I would just tweak them a bit. I do know that I still feel the same about wanting to own this trilogy if I had the money and knew who was selling them. I do recommend these books to everyone who wants something different to read. These are located in the "Teen" section of my library but I know that "adults" would enjoy them as well.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Page Count: 517 pages, including acknowledgments.

Price: $18.99 (hardcover), I paid $5.97 at Meijer.

Next Book: Fury by Alexander Gordon Smith

Happy holidays and thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed!
~Jade

Torment by Lauren Kate

This is the second book in the Fallen series. I did read the first book long before I stated this review blog, but I will one day reread it and do a review on it. *MINIRANT* My library, as much as I love it, has this thing where half of a series will be on the shelf and the other half will be gone, and never in order at that. I will check beforehand on the website that the books are in. Going up there the book will not be on the shelf. After seeing this I go and talk to someone and come to find out if the book is not on the shelf it isn't in the library. Even if the website says it is.....so if I skip around in a series or read the first book, then don't read the next book for quite a while that is the reason why. Annoying, yes. I don't like it but it's the closest library to me. I'm sorry if this bugs anyone, this is just what happens. *MINIRANT-ENDED*

Luce and Daniel have to be apart, as much as they want to be together the distance is needed. Daniel has to hunt down Outcasts-immortals who want to kill Luce. So for the time being Luce gets tucked away at a school in California called Shoreline. A special school for Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans, to help blend in a bit and get schooled properly. While at this school Luce learns what the Shadows really are, and how they can help her find out about her previous lives. With the more that Luce learns, the more she can't help but feel that Daniel isn't giving her the full picture on what is going on. But what is he not telling her?

Right away the prologue drew me in because here is Cam and Daniel, enemies in the previous book, working together to keep Luce safe. They hint toward a few things quite often and that is what kept me interested in the book. I wanted to know what was going to happen with those hints, and see how Kate unfolded them. There are a few bitter-sweet moments in the book, which helps keep the readers attention at times. I also like a number of the new character introduced, they remind me of a few people in the first book as well. Luce gets those protective friends again, and after a little bit she can feel somewhat okay about being at this new school. I liked that with Daniel being away Luce is able to question all of the aspects of her life, including her past ones. Daniel has been very hush-hush about them and only letting bits and pieces be known to Luce, *SPOILER-ALERT* this puts a little wrinkle in their relationship, and even a new (but small) love interest for Luce comes along at Shoreline.*SPOILER-ENDED* I liked the new threat from the Outcasts, and I loved a few spoken lines at the end of the book. It really makes the reader want to get the next book and see what exactly they meant, and what is going to happen with this new information.

That being said, what handful of things that happened throughout the book are about the most interesting things. I did find myself wanting to skip ahead to parts that were more exciting then what I was reading. Torment is a little on the wordier side, but it isn't as bad as a few other books. Another thing that I wasn't too happy about was in the little insert on the front flap of the book, it is hinted toward Luce being meant for someone else. After reading the book I wasn't quite sure what Kate was trying to get at with that. Was Luce meant to free people? Was Luce meant to love someone else? Was Luce meant to be someone else? All three of these things were hinted toward throughout the book. Maybe this is something that is better explained in the third book. Other then my library literally taking forever to get this book back on the shelf, I don't have anything else to complain about.

For it being a while since I last read the first book, I wasn't really confused as to what was going on. Yes, I did remember a few of the major details like this being a book about angels and humans, and a few fights, and main characters. But if someone else where to start this series on the second book they wouldn't have that hard of a time understanding what is going on. I only had a few things to not like about the book and a whole mess of things to like and love. I do want to own this series as of thus far. That could change as I read the third and fourth book, yes I will do that eventually.

Rating: 3.7 out of 5.

Page Count: 452 pages (hardcover).

Price: $20.99.

Next Book: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Thanks for reading!
~Jade

Bloody Valentine by Melissa de la Cruz

This is a very tiny book so this is also a post that may not be very long at all, seeing as I can't really say anything other than the summary without giving everything away. This is also the seventh book in the Blue Bloods series.

In this tiny book, there are three short stories. One about Oliver, and if a mysterious girl will be able to fix his broken heart. The second about Allegra, and how she fell in love with a human. Then lastly Schuyler and Jack, and if they will get to be bonded.

When I first began this series, it was a new take on vampires. I loved it at first. Now I am just reading the series to find out what happens to all the characters in the end. These three short stories helped fill in some of the holes that I have had because, I have not been able to get my hands on this book till now. Though if you do like I did and just get the next book in the series which is Lost in Time you know pretty much everything that happens in Bloody Valentine.

This is a bittersweet read. It is nice to know what happens with Oliver, Allegra, Schuyler and Jack before Lost in Time. It is also a very quick read. I wouldn't mind owning this book, but it is because I have the first three books in the series already. Though the series is a little dry and dragged out, it isn't a bad series by far.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Page Count: 147 pages.

Price: $14.99 (hardcover)

Next Book: Zom-B Underground by Darren Shan.

Thanks for reading!
~Jade