ARC Trailer Trash by Marie Sexton

5/5

First of all thanks to the publisher for the ARC!

Wow, I really loved this.

A historical, at least to me since it's before my time. 1986, Apparently when AIDS was sweeping through the gay community and people didn't have the info to be safe and not judge.

Nate just moved to this dying little town in Wyoming from Austin, Texas with his cop dad after his parents split and he's not happy. There's no tennis team here, no swim team only a bunch of small minded red necks and Cody. Cody whom he connects with immediately after meeting him behind a gas station.

Cody is from the worst part of town, living with his mother in a crappy old trailer, they barely have enough money to eat and definitely not enough for new school clothes. His impoverished looks and rumors that follow him about keep him an outcast.

Two kids from completely different worlds have no chance of staying friends but despite having their rough patches they somehow manage to keep what they have alive.

I loved both boys; I love how despite having all the attributes needed to be besties with the "cool" kids Nate rejected their stupid and went with the outcast who is one of the few actually good things in this town. Cody, well i'm rather surprised he's still alive honestly, coming from such depression with his poor mother doing whatever it took to keep them from the street, with everyone looking at him with disdain that's enough to bring most people to drugs or the barrel of a gun.

This book is way more than two boys from opposite sides of the track coming together. Crazy full of feeling, honestly made me tear up a time or three.

fawn by Nash Summers

5/5

This is me just quickly popping in to say that this little short story is nothing short of amazing and should most definitely be read, like right now.

Oh and it's also written for the Love is an Open Road Event and can be downloaded for free here:
http://www.mmromancegroup.com/fawn-by-nash-summers/

Being True by Jacob Z. Flores

5/5
Being True is about a kid, Tru, who's an outsider never fitting in and believing all the horrible things people say about him. Thinking himself ugly and not worth anything he is more surprised than anyone when the most popular kid in school takes a liking to him. Javi is the star Baseball player and most loved kid in the school even the teachers love him and even though he's happy he's not happy and it isn't until he meets Tru that he starts to figure out what it is he needed.

There's so much I loved about this book first of all the best gal pal shares my name and I just love that :D also Javi is Mexican and I just love to see some diversity in books and hey being that I myself am Mexican bonus! I also grew up in a poor "barrio" like the one Tru and Javi live in so yea I loved seeing all the Mexican culture thrown in.

I just love to read a nice feel good YA book here and there and this is one I really really liked.

Talon by Julie Kagawa

Da Blurb - Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser.

Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George.

Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon's newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey: and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him: and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons.

Releases October 28th

What's with the adorable pink dragon you ask? Well that's my entry to Kagawa's little dragon drawing contest she's got going on check it out.

Imaginary by Jamie Sullivan

5/5
First of all that cover is freakin' adorable :)
Imaginary is a cute lil book about two lonely boys finding each other. Aaron is an unloved little foster kid with no friends and then one day he meets James an even lonelier little five year old, lonelier because Aaron is the only one who can see him despite this they become the best of friends. Because he fears other people's reactions he hides the fact that he still talks to his 'imaginary' friend, James even as he grows up. Though he makes 'real' friends James is always Aaron's best friend through new discoveries and new feelings. It's kinda sad to see two little boys so sad Aaron not being loved by his foster parents and poor James having only one person that sees him and that person not believing he actually exists at least James knows he's real. This book reminded me of The Ghost on My Couch another favorite of mine in how it ended. A cute book that I would definitely recommend.

ARC Review: Sacrifice by Brigid Kemmerer

5/5
Wow! What a read I feakin' blazed through this I love this series seriously awesome!

Is this the last book? I think so *sigh*. This is Michael's book at last the first short was about Michael and honestly I've been impatiently waiting for more of him ever since. I love Michael he's amazing taking care of his brothers all by himself ever since losing his parents years ago. Things sure aren't easy for him there are guides gunning for him and his family and he tries so hard to keep his brothers safe, taking the brunt of everything on his shoulders. When their home comes under attack they're forced to leave and Michael is forced to separate from them. Now on his own he has to figure out what to do next well next after killing this guide who keeps trying to blow him up at every turn. At least he has Hanna

Hanna now Hanna I like, she's a strong woman a freakin' firefighter for goodness sakes! She's working with a hard situation after getting pregnant at seventeen she now has a five year old son to take care of. She's tired of the men around her trying to control her and she's worried about Michael and why won't he tell her what's going on?

No lies. There will be tears and maybe some throwing of Kindles this book is intense beginning to end amazing yes but heart-wrenching and nerve-wracking. Still worth it.

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

4/5
I was surprised when Maggie said she was gonna do this after she had been so adamantly against continuing the Wolves of Mercy Falls books. I'm crazy happy she did though, I love those books! I love Maggie's writing style she just makes you feel with her words it's beautiful really, only thing that makes them better is listening to them in audio, now that, I love which is why I went out and got this in audio! The narrators did a great job with Cole and Isabelle.

In this lovely companion novel to the Shiver books Cole has returned to Cali to search out Isabelle, ostensibly he's there to be in a TV show hosted by Baby North who's well known for destroying anyone who's ever on her show and with his drugged past he's perfect crash material for her show but Cole's worked hard to get away from his past and he's not about to go back no matter how insistently that past keeps knocking.
Isabelle has problems believing people can stay with how she lost her brother and now her parents marriage on the bend she's falling apart and just can't seem to grasp why Cole would possibly want her. Hiding everything behind her ice queen mask even she wonders if she's capable of feeling. Only Cole seems to understand her if only she'd stop pushing him away.

For a werewolf book there really is way too little shifting going on just Cole trying to escape his life for a few minutes mostly. Would have been nice to see him go wolf and savage the city, yea that would have been nice. Though Cole and Isabelle are cool I still prefer Sam and Grace from the original trilogy there just seems to be more love there or maybe it's just that they're better at expressing their feelings. I wonder If maybe Maggie is open to writing another one of Sam and Grace? *hint hint*

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

5 Estrellas! JEEEEM!!! Jem Jem Jem Jem was in this he was he was! :D I love Jem. Okay. City of Heavenly Fire is the last book of The Mortal Instruments. Sebastian is creating an army of Zombie like evil shadowhunters and trying to take over the world or whatever. Clary and friends set off into a demon realm to find and defeat Sebastian before his evil shadowhunter zombies kill off everyone in the city. In this book we get a deeper view at what happened before and after the epilogue of Clockwork princess and a look at the new characters that will be staring in the next shadowhunter series, they seem awesome and i'm already excited. COHF was amazing and it ended nicely this whole series is awesome i love Cassandra Clare's writing and can't wait for the next Series.

Champion by Marie Lu

5 Stars! Okay Wow that was amazing! Champion is the last book in the Legend trilogy (sad I know) in it Day, our beautiful hero, is dying and struggling in his last days to continue fighting against the colonies who are attacking the republic...and winning. The Elector is desperate and enlists the help of Day and the Patriots to help slow them down. June is working close to the Elector and helping him in leading the republic in this battle. Eden once again is needed for research. This is war with the fall of the old Republic a new nation rises and now has to fight to survive. Champion is fast pased and action packed with sweet and sad mixed in for maximum awesomeness. The ending is beautiful and a satisfyingly wonderful ending to an amazing trilogy.

Secret by Brigid Kemmerer

5 Crazy Stars!!! I'd been dying to read this ever since Breathless, seriously the wait was agonizing. Secret is both Nick and Quinn's story Nick is falling apart. He's working hard helping his brother keep their business afloat and fears leaving for college and leaving his brothers too much to open the possible college acceptance letters he's received not to mention Adam. Adam is Quinn's dance partner and his boyfriend, a boyfriend who's existence is unknown to his family as is the fact that he even likes guys. Then there's the new Guide come to town with Merrick blood on his mind. Quinn has a horrid homelife her mother is a drunk that couldn't care less about her and her brother Jack who's supposed to be home from college is actually running a drug den from her room and likes to beat on her for no reason. She starts hanging with Tyler, an elemental that hates the Merricks but is really nice to her. Dancing with Adam is one of the better parts of her life right now. Secret is every bit as awesome as i'd hoped it would be it's a wonderful story about not being afraid to be who you are.

Spirit by Brigid Kemmerer

5 Stars! I liked this more than I had thought I would being that I previously held Ill feelings towards Hunter but no worries such issues have been resolved. This book is about Hunter. Hunter Garrity is the son of a Guide he is also a fifth meaning he has some control over all the elements and he also has the strongest connection to those around him. Things have been rough with Hunter's family lately and when his grandfather kicks him out Michael, being the awesome guy that he is takes him in. Hunter meets a new girl and it's instant attraction but what he doesn't realize is that the new girl, Kate, is actually a Guide who came into town with her psychopath partner named Silver to destroy the Merricks. Even though they both suffer from trust issues Kate and Hunter grow real close. Hunter is torn between his new friendship with the Merricks and doing what he feels he should do, Kate learns that maybe the elementals aren't the real evil out there. Get ready to cry and throw your book at the wall, this book is amazing!

Breathless - Brigid Kemmerer

5/5 Holy ***! This was Awesome! Eeee okay okay okay so this one's about Nick who apparently has a little secret. Nick has been dating Quinn for a couple weeks now but things aren't really going anywhere then one day when he goes to pick her up from dance practice Quinn introduces him to her friend Adam, a fellow dancer whom Nick can't seem to stop staring at. Later that night when Quinn is in trouble him and Adam both go help and Nick can't help but act on the feelings he's been having for years. I'm seriously excited to read more on Nick!

The Summer I Became a Nerd - Leah Rae Miller

3.7 This was really cute! Maddie loves comics problem is she's a popular cheerleader type who has to keep an image,hanging with the cool kids and having a quarterback boyfriend and all that so if her secret got out it for sure would be catastrophic right? But then Maddie meets a boy (oooooh) a cute nerdy boy who works at a comic book shop they start to hang out and go to RPG games things are great except for the fact that Maddie feels she has to hide this side of her, keeping Logan secret from her friends therefore ruining her relationships. The Summer I Became A Nerd is a great book about being true to yourself.

Chosen at Nightfalll - C. C. Hunter

4 Stars. The final book of the series. Sigh, all good things come to an end and in the case of Chosen at Nightfall it was a great end.In this final entry Kiley comes back to Shadow Falls comes back to troubles; working on forgiving Lucas and a creepy ghost following her asking for her to kill someone then a magical sword starts following Kiley around not to mention Mario still wanting her dead and her mother dating a guy whom she rightfully doesn't trust. Oh the drama. An exciting read that wrapped up nicely I love this series and I'm sad to see it end.

Sweet Peril - Wendy Higgins

4 Stars. I'd been waiting for this one for a while it's the sequel to Sweet Evil. Anna is half demon half angel her job is supposed to be leading people into a life of drug abuse but her dad isn't like the other big bad demons,he actually loves his daughter and doesn't force her to work. When a ghost appears and informs Anna of a prophecy in which she rids the world of demons Anna with help from her dad and friends sets out to build an army of allied nephilim. Things get heated when she reunites with Kaidan, the boy she's in love with. Too bad Kaidan is the son of lust making him nephililm and two nephs are not permitted to fall in love on penalty of death. this was my favorite part: Through the shuffle of noise I heard a voice that made my ears perk up. “Anna!” I hiccuped again, and froze at the sound of that English accent. My head whipped around. My body clenched—if he was really here something had to be wrong. The hanky fell to my lap at the sight of Kaidan jogging up the middle of the terminal, stopping at the end of our row of chairs. Holy crap . . . my legs went numb. People halted their shuffling at the presence of this disheveled young man with wild blue eyes. He stood there, hair falling in his face, staring at me with a bizarre expression of euphoria. All eyes went from him to me and back again. A wide path was cleared down the aisle. “What’s wrong?” I asked. I knew I should stand but it was like my body had gone into shock I—Nothing.” He peered around the area, harried, as if scouting for possible danger. “How did you get through security?” I asked. “I bought a ticket.” He looked out of his element and more handsome than ever in his board shorts, dirty T-shirt, and flip-flops. Just as I’d left him. “You . . . you’re going on this flight?” I was so confused No,” he said, “but those buggers wouldn’t page you. And your phone is off.”" This was an exciting read with heartbreak and victory I just love Kaidan and Anna and I can't wait for the next book.