Book Review: The Body Finder

Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes that the dead leave behind in the world... and the imprints that attach to their killers.


Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find the dead birds her cat had tired of playing with. But now that a serial killer has begun terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, she realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.


Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet on her quest to find the murderer—and Violet is unnerved to find herself hoping that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer... and becoming his prey herself.

Let me start by saying that I had actually won something over at Mundie Moms about The Body Finder. The problem was, I hadn't read the book. So I was even more eager to read it. It took me about 3 months to finally read it. So here is my review on The Body Finder.
I was hooked from the beginning. I usually like or enjoy reading books about paranormal or supernatural elements. I knew I would like this book, but I did not think I would really, really like enough the finish it within two days.
The story begins with Violet as a normal girl attending her first day of Junior year in High School. I really liked that the book started off right into the story. Also we are introduced to her best friend, Jay. Who we know that she has an interest more than a best friend. One thing I really liked about their relationship is that they knew each other and they couldn't hide anything from each other. I really liked the way the author wrote their childhood memories, it was funny, memorable, and very vivid.
Jay, knows that Violet likes him more than just her childhood and long-live friend, but the thing I really enjoyed reading about him was his awsomeness and the way the author describes him as very handsome. The picture on the top (↑) really shows off how Jay is suppose to look in the book, though I pictured him with longer curly hai. But the way the author say that he has changed through the summer from a boy to a man is well described and I really liked it. Also for Violet she was described really well.
Lets move away from Violet and Jay. And lets get to the suspense added wit the supernatural element. There's a killer out and about in the town the book takes place. What I really liked was the that book would transit from the main characters to the killers point of view. Good one! The suspense of the book kept me up reading until I finihed it, just like the cover of the book says "You'll be drawn in by the love story—and kept up all night by the suspense" - Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of STARGAZER. And that's exactly what the book did for me. It kept me up because the romance between Jay and Violet is really bittersweet and really romantic, the suspense of finding the dead bodies and Violet learning her abilities of finding the dead girl's echos (something described in the book the dead leave behind as the roam around).
Great, Great read!

Rating: *****

Upcoming coming review: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

Book Review: The Van Alen Legacy

I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I would be doing a book review on The Van Alen Legacy, well here is my short review about this book.
First off, I thought the beginning was a bit slow and I had to drag myself to keep reading. But after about 70 pages into the book it started getting real good and I kept reading. By the time I saw what page I was on, I was only 50 pages to the end.
I'm thinking the only reason why I keep reading the books is the myth the author puts into each book from the Blue Bloods series.
I think by far this is my favorite from all the rest because the myth with Leviathan, Lucifer, Gabrielle, and Michael is interesting. But this might also be because I'm so use to seeing it in one of my favorie TV show, Supernatural. (GO S.P)!


Second, the writting was easy to understand and I was able to understand everything that was going on in the novel and with the characters, Oliver keeps being my favorite, but I did not like the ending. (no spoilers) for a particular reason, but it was still a good read. Nearly because very interesting things happen in this book than in the others.
Which leads the next upcoming book, Misguided Angel.
Sypnosis: After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence--with her forbidden love, Jack. Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods.

As the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads--and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.

Misguided Angel is out October 26, 2010!

Upcoming review: The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting.

Book Review: Wings by Aprilynne Pike

First off, I don't like reading YA book or any books in general that include faeries. I don't know, it just doesn't interest me. After reading Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr I fell in love with them. And I found that Amazon users were giving Wings positive reviews. I knew then I needed to read this book. I did and I loved it.
The characters the authors puts into her characters is well done and written. I imagined everything in my head perfectly for a readers who sometimes has difficulty imagining third-point of view novels.
The cover was beautiful and the I did not read this because the cover had a review my Stephenie Meyer, I like Twilight, but not the reason why I read it. I wanted to give faery books a go and find maybe a new interest in YA novels.


The three characters Laurel, David, and Tamani were well written, but I think I enjoyed reading Tamani the most! Team Tamani! Anyways, the storyline was good since the beginning, the writing was good, and it could tell that the author loved writing the book and the characters. I can't wait to read the second book, Spells. Unfortunately, my local library doesn't have Spells in, but I'll try and read it some how.
I know this is probably not the best review but here's my overall rating.

Cover: *****

Writing: ****

Characters: *****

Plot: ****

The movie rights have been optioned! I can't wait to read the books that come our way and the adventures in Avalon. Find more neat stuff here

TEAM TAMANI
There's a reason I picked green, read the book

Next review, The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La Cruz.

Book Review: Wings (Coming Soon)

I'll be doing a book review on Aprilynne Pike's Wings. Once I'm done writing everything down I'll post it. All I can say right now. Is that it was a good book! Come back soon to read my review of Wings!