Incarnate by Jodi Meadows-Review

Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

I have been wanting to read this book ever since I saw the cover for it.  Everyone was getting ARCs and I just kept seeing the cover all over the blogs!  Here is the goodreads description:

New soul
 Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.
 No soul
 Even Ana's own mother thinks she's a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she'll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?
 Heart
Sam believes Ana's new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana's enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else's life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all? Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.

I really loved the ideas in this book... souls that had lived thousands of years.  Imagine knowing everyone that long and being such a tight-nit community.  Like a small town almost.

Possible spoilers:  I didn't always love the book though.  I read it in one day for my read-a-thon and wish it would've kept going.  I wonder though about the future books.  I have a feeling they are going to take place in the father future.  I think the new souls that are going to come are going to be grown into teenagers and that some of the people will be reincarnated to hunt down Ana.  That is just my guess anyways and you can't do that if the books starts up right away where it left off.

I love the spooky villains in the book and hope we learn more about them further on.  Where do the dragons come from and the sylths. I wish we could've learned more about the world's past.  BUT we spend most of the book with Ana and her love interest Sam.  They are always playing music and Ana is always untrustworthy of anyone.  So we have to sit around and read about all that. This whole book seemed to be about romance instead of the utopian environment.  Disappointing.  I hope that books later on going more into the world.

Then Ana enters the temple that we have been reading about in the whole book.  It was cool but then I was confused.  Nothing really was explained.  I want to read book 2 in the hopes that the author gets it right a little more!!!  It gets three stars because the ideas in the book were pretty neat.

My review on Asunder book 2.

Bout of Books 5.0 Mini Challenges for day 3

I'm participating in the Bout of Books read-a-thon going on now. For more info, go to their website here. For Day 1, there are two fun mini challenges. Be sure to check them out.

 Mini Challenge #1: Book Word Search

Book Word Search is hosted by The Musings of ALMYBNENR
Almybnenr has set up a word search for everyone.  I did it and loved it.  I love a little challenge!!!

Mini Challenge #2: Match the Zombie Book Cover

Match the Zombie Book Cover  is hosted by The Busy Bibliophile
This Challenge has us guessing the names of 13 zombie books... and The Busy Bibliophile has picked out some GREAT book covers!!!

That's right... I got 6/13!!! I won the bronze medal in Zombie!!!  I rule!!!

OK well... I am off to do a lot of reading today!!  Plan on getting like 5 hours in at least!!!
Good luck on the challenges everyone!!

Angie

Bout of Book 5.0 Mini Challenges for Day 2 (where I try to write a story)

I'm participating in the Bout of Books read-a-thon going on now. For more info, go to their website here. For Day 2, there are three fun mini challenges. Be sure to check them out.

Mini Challenge #1: Limericks

This Limericks challenge is hosted by Curiosity Killed the Bookworm .  They ask us to write a Limerick that has to do with reading.  Wow it is harder then you think!!

 Here is the one I came up with:
Reading is like being on the moon
Pages like falling stars
Riding there on a balloon
From here I can see Mars
Wait, is that a reddish baboon!

Here is one my friends and I came up with while sitting here
Reading is often misleading
It leave the mind ajar
Like the smile of a Walmart greeting
It makes  life feel subpar
Life without a book has no meaning

Mini Challenge #2: Relocate 

The Relocate challenge is hosted by The Grammarian's Reviews  
What book are you reading, where does it take place, and where is it going to relocate?
 I am reading Incarnate by Jodi Meadows.  I am not really that far into it to place it somewhere else but I will try.  Right now it takes place in two cities called Reach and Heart. I can't tell yet what kind of world it is... a distopian, a sci-fi world?  So I am going to place it in Las Vegas... but in a futuristic Las Vegas.  Similar to the Las Vegas you read about in The Stand by Stephen King.  

Mini Challenge #3: Character Interaction 

The Challenge Character Interaction hosted by Once Upon a Time
The Character Interaction challenge pretty much does what it says on the tin: take two characters from separate works of literature and show us how you’d imagine them interacting.

YIKES !  I have no idea how this is going to turn out.  I do not write books only read them!!!  So here goes.  I chose Reggis from the Drizzt series by RA Salvatore and Aragorn from Lord of the Rings.

Aragorn and Reggis were headed out on an adventure to find the Gold Dragon.  Reggis convinced Aragorn to stop into a village.

"We should stay hidden and stay at this inn" says Aragorn
"This inn?  This inn is called the Inn of the Green Apple!  It sounds like sissies would stay here!" exclaimed Reggis!  "We can find a much better place near the thieves guilds down by the Waterfront."
"Is this only to use your red ruby necklace that tricks people into doing what you want them to do?" Aragorn tells Reggis.
"Too bad that it doesn't work on you or we wouldn't be having this conversation" Reggis mumbles.
"What was that?" Aragorn asks. Reggis says nothing in return.  "Fine we will go to the Waterfront.. but we are bound to be discovered!"
Reggis and Aragorn enter the Waterfront district and see a sign for the Smugglers Inn.  "This is perfect for us!!" Reggis says while hopping off to go inside.
As soon as they enter 5 drow are already inside waiting.....

Well that is it for my famous short story!!  :)

Loved these challenges today.  I was actually...well... challenged to think outside the box!!
Don't forget to scroll down on my blog to see my updates!!!

Angie

The 39 Clues: Operation Trinity by Clifford Riley Review

The 39 Clues: Operation Trinity by Clifford Riley

I love love this series.  Apparently this is another side series to the series (yes I know that sounded crazy!)  Here is the goodreads description:

For 500 years, the Cahills have been the most powerful family in the world. For 500 years, they've protected the source of their power - the 39 Clues. And for 500 years, they've kept their secrets silent. Until now. This extraordinary stand-alone novel cracks open the Cahill vault to tell the story of the most coveted piece of artwork in the world, a masterpiece that has been the target of seven separate theft attempts: Jan van Eyck’s altarpiece at Ghent. OPERATION TRINITY chronicles the first Vesper attack on the altarpiece in the 1600s, then jumps to WWII and young Grace Cahill’s desperate bid to save the masterwork from the Nazis. The final piece of the novel tells the story of Ian and Natalie Kabra’s first solo operation and features an 11th hour appearance by Grace Cahill on her final mission. History will never be the same.

 So I finished this book today as a part of my read-a-thon this week.  Turned out to be quite a short book. 
Notice above in the goodreads description it says this is a stand alone novel. I disagree.  I feel like you might get what's going on, but you really should'nt read this unless you have actually read the 39 Clues series. I didn't even know this book existed until I was looking through the new orders from my library and saw it.  Then I found out that there are four "Cahill File"  books and they are all already out so I am behind.  For those of you who don't know this is a book series where each book is written by a different author.  I love that concept which is why I picked up these books to begin with.   I think there are 3 books published a year which is neat because it keeps you involved in the mystery and adventures and you really don't forget much in between each book.

This book is short though maybe like 130 pages... wish it was a little longer!!!

Bout of Book 5.0 Mini Challenges for Day 1

I'm participating in the Bout of Books read-a-thon going on now. For more info, go to their website here. For Day 1, there are two fun mini challenges. Make sure to check them out.


Mini Challenge #1: Literary BFF


This challenge is hosted by Auggie Talk and the point is to talk about your favorite literary character that could be your best friend. It's all about who you love to hang out with!

I would love to hang out with Stephanie Plum from the Plum series by Janet Evanovich!  I just love her and think it would so fun to hang out with her!!!  She is so funny and just a carefree girl.  I just want to be there one time when one of her cars blow up!!   It would be so cool!!!  Plus I just want to meet Ranger and Morelli which are the two guys in her life who both are SEXY!!

“Here’s a basic difference between Morelli and Me. My first thought was always of cake. His first thought was always of sex. Don’t get me wrong. I like sex… a lot. But it’s never going to replace cake.”

—

Stephanie Plum, Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

Mini Challenge #2 : Where do your books go? 

This challenge is hosted by Reading in Texas and The Space Between to find out where your read books go. They also tell us about a cool website to track where your books go after you are done!!

My answer to this might be boring to everyone.  Almost all the books I read go back to the library.  I go to the Pikes Peak Library District in Colorado Springs, CO and just love it. I just can't afford to buy all the books I read.   Every book for my read-a-thon is from the library.  I don't know how the library would feel about the BookCrossing Labels on them?  But I might do it anyways.  I just saw though that the labels do cost money so I will probably end up printing my own at home.  It is cool to find this site!!  I always wonder where books go!!   And for those that have no idea what I am talking about here is the website to :BookCrossing.com . 

Are you guys participating in bout of books?  Did you do the mini challenges?

Diva (Flappers #3) by Jillian Larkin-Review

Diva by Jillian Larkin

I am continuing my mission to finish the series I read in my Young Adult Book Club .  This is one series I really enjoyed!  I received this book from NetGalley! Here is the goodreads description:

Parties, bad boys, speakeasies—life in Manhattan has become a woozy blur for Clara Knowles. If Marcus Eastman truly loved her, how could he have fallen for another girl so quickly? Their romance mustn't have been as magical as Clara thought. And if she has to be unhappy, she's going to drag everyone else down to the depths of despair right along with her. Being a Barnard girl is the stuff of Lorraine Dyer's dreams. Finding out that Marcus is marrying a gold digger who may or may not be named Anastasia? A nightmare. The old Lorraine would have sat by and let the chips fall where they may, but she's grown up a lot these past few months. She can't bear to see Marcus lose a chance for true love. But will anyone listen to her? Now that the charges against her have been dropped, Gloria Carmody is spending the last dizzying days of summer on Long Island, yachting on the sound and palling around with socialites at Forrest Hamilton's swanky villa. Beneath her smile, though, Gloria's keeping a secret. One that could have deadly consequences . . .

I wanted to read this series the moment I saw the cover of the first book.  The covers are beautiful.  Plus I really love reading about flappers.  It is such a fascinating era to me.  Where women were women who were fabulous and everything they did seemed to be on the edge of being rebellious, and men were gentlemen.   The third book in the series is my favorite.  It's like the author is getting better and better at writing.    Though I do think Jerome and Gloria's story was kinda avoided.

I wish I could've seen all the outfits and places described in the book.  The ensembles of the ladies I tried to picture in my mind but I am not sure if I gave them justice!    I did think the book finished in a little bow.  I thought it finished a little quick.  We went from a big wedding party to just two more chapters and then it was over.

I just think the book could've been a little longer... a few plots line seemed hurried.  Otherwise, I am sad the series is over.  Thanks NetGally for the ARC!!!
 
Ingenue by Jillian Larkin
Vixen by Jillian Larkin

Follow Me Friday (#41)

Wow is it really my Follow Me Friday post #40!!!  Time has flown! This is the day of the week where we get to know each other better by answering a question devised by our lovely hostesses Parajunkee & Alisoncanread. We also gain new followers by joining each other's sites via GFC, so please let me know if you're a new follower. And now for this week's question....

 

Q.  What would you do if you could start your blog over again from scratch?

 

A.  Well I really don't know what I would do differently.  I worked really hard all by myself to learn how to blog.  I would go from blog to blog commenting, trying to get followers, figuring out what memes were.  I also had to figure out how to get a template for my blog.  Which I finally found a free one that had everything I needed.  I had to figure out a few things still.  I am learning every day!!!!  I really would like to learn how to put one of those "about me" boxes with my little picture under every post but have never found the html for that for blogger.  If anyone knows how let me know!!  If I could start over right now and have a secret wish that would be that I would have $100 extra bucks to spend on someone doing my blogger template for me.  In the theme of cats and books!!!  :)  I have explored how to do my own blog layout, checked out books from the library.  But none really tell you how to make a header and stuff.  If only money grew on trees!!

 

 

 What about you... anything you would change???