Review - Ascend by Amanda Hocking (Trylle Trilogy #3)

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Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy

Format: Paperback (326 pages)

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Publication Date: April 24th 2012

Rating: 5/5

Source: Bought from Costco =)
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Summary from Goodreads:

Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself.  If she doesn’t surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe.  But how can Wendy leave all her friends behind…even if it’s the only way to save them?
 

The stakes have never been higher, because her kingdom isn’t the only thing she stands to lose. After falling for both Finn and Loki, she’s about to make the ultimate choice…who to love forever. One guy has finally proven to be the love of her life—and now all their lives might be coming to an end. 
 

Everything has been leading to this moment.  The future of her entire world rests in her hands—if she’s ready to fight for it.

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Review - Torn by Amanda Hocking (Trylle Trilogy #2)

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Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy

Format: Paperback (324 pages)

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Publication Date:   February 28th 2012

Rating: 4/5

Source: Bought from Costco =)
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Summary from Goodreads:

When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself—that she’s a changeling switched at birth—she knows her life will never be the same. Now she’s about to learn that there’s more to the story…

She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined—and they’ll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to master her magical powers—and marry an equally powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who’s strictly off limits…and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction.

Torn between her heart and her people, between love and duty, Wendy must decide her fate. If she makes the wrong choice, she could lose everything, and everybody, she’s ever wanted…in both worlds.

As a special gift to readers, this book contains a new, never-before-published bonus story, “One Day, Three Ways,” set in the magical world of the Trylle.

Request Review - Secrets by Katherine Gilraine (The Index #2)

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Format: ebook

Publisher: Createspace

Publication Date:  March 23rd 2010

Rating: 5/5
Source: Borrowed from Friend
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Summary from Goodreads:

After a century of tentative peace, there is cause to celebrate - the old-fashioned way.The High Mage Ranking Tournament is back for the first time in a thousand years. As the competition heats up to see who of the new crop of Mages is strongest, certain things are bound to come up.

Rhyssius receives a letter from an unlikely source.

Rena receives a visitor with an unlikely issue.

Some things aren't meant to stay under wraps.

Review - Switched by Amanda Hocking (Trylle Trilogy #1)

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Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy

Format: Paperback (318 pages)

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Publication Date:  January 3rd 2012

Rating: 4/5

Source: Bought from Costco =)
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Summary from Goodreads:

When Wendy Everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Eleven years later, Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. She’s not the person she’s always believed herself to be, and her whole life begins to unravel—all because of Finn Holmes.

Finn is a mysterious guy who always seems to be watching her. Every encounter leaves her deeply shaken…though it has more to do with her fierce attraction to him than she’d ever admit. But it isn’t long before he reveals the truth: Wendy is a changeling who was switched at birth—and he’s come to take her home.

Now Wendy’s about to journey to a magical world she never knew existed, one that’s both beautiful and frightening. And where she must leave her old life behind to discover who she’s meant to become…

Request Review - Revival by Katherine Gilraine (The Index #4)

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Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Format: eBook

Publisher: Createspace

Publication Date:  May 5th 2012

Rating: 5/5
Source: Borrowed from Friend
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Summary from Goodreads: 

Shourron I wanted nothing more than to find out where he came from. Who was his father? Who ordered the leech? Investigations yielded nothing, and he thought that no one would ever know...

Until now.

Shourron gets the answers to his checkered past, but the knowledge comes at a price: everything he knows about
himself, a world where people had once sought refuge, and the life of someone dear to him.

Those who want answers above all must be careful what they wish for.

What I think: 

My only pet peeves is that the covers art from book 1 to book 4 aren't consistent. Revival's cover illustration seemed to have much more captivating concept then the other 3. I still like the other 3 books covert art, but I wish it the design for the series is more consistent. 

Request Review - Lineage by Katherine Gilraine (The Index #3)

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Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Format: eBook

Publisher: Createspace

Publication Date:  August 15th 2009

Rating: 5/5
Source: Borrowed from Friend
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Summary from Goodreads:


In the 34th Century, New York City's everyday gets an entirely new twist when one of the premier businessmen, Jason Watson, goes missing after a series of strange events at his company that have never been resolved. Suspicions of foul play arose to the degree that Alex Kramer, the missing man's business partner, decides that it's time to call in some otherworldly help.

Arriella's sister disappears on the job, and her last location takes Arriella and the Mages directly back to Earth. While they are away, Emperor Rhyssius finds out that some ambitions never die...

It's all about connections.

...isn't it?

What I think:

Request Review - Mages by Katherine Gilraine (The Index #1)

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Format: Paperback (362 pages)

Publisher: Createspace

Publication Date:  August 15th 2009

Rating: 5/5
Source: Borrowed from Friend
Get it at: Amazon

Summary from Goodreads:

In a post-war universe, after two centuries of cleaning up after villains, restoring worlds, lives, and hearts, and ending wars and resolving conflicts, three young warriors finally say, "It's time for a break." However, they end up with more than what they bargained for as they resurface again in 21st Century New York City, with their break at a screeching halt as new trouble hits.

As they hit the ground running and fighting, the warriors confront a series of personal concerns that had become difficult to keep out of the work arena. How far will Shourron II go to ensure the job gets done? What made Rena take the original conflict so personally that she would violate the bylaws that she herself had written? Why does Vannara constantly insist that the galaxy's greatest criminal is innocent?

One thing's for sure in their search for those answers: break time's over.

What I think: 

I was actually messaged by the author to do a review on her fourth book in this series so I've decided to do book reviews from the first book to the fourth book just to keep up with the consistency ahahaha =)