Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Teaser Tuesday (94)


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Insurgent  (p. 424 on Kindle)
   - Veronica Roth

"What is it?" he says.
"I still can't fire a gun." I look up at him. "And after what happened in Erudite headquarters..."

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Clockwork Princess (Infernal Devices #3)

18335634Danger and betrayal, secrets and enchantment in the breathtaking conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy.

Tessa Gray should be happy – aren't all brides happy? Yet as she prepares for her wedding, a net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute.

A new demon appears, one linked by blood and secrecy to Mortmain, the man who plans to use his army of pitiless automatons, the Infernal Devices, to destroy the Shadowhunters. Mortmain needs only one last item to complete his plan. He needs Tessa. And Jem and Will, the boys who lay equal claim to Tessa's heart, will do anything to save her.

*May Contain Spoilers*

The epic finish to the Infernal Devices trilogy is a whirlwind of sacrifice and worry, death and the threat of destruction. But would we expect anything else from Cassandra Clare? Clockwork Princess is the chilling end to the prequel series, and thank goodness there's more in the form of Mortal Instruments

Tessa Gray will forever be a daring heroine (and not only because she's immortal). When she's kidnapped by Mortmain, the Magister, the Institute must convince the Clave that she needs to be rescued as she will be his biggest weapon against the Shadowhunters. Readers finally see the warrior inside of Tessa, the woman who would sacrifice anything and everything to keep the ones she loves safe. The connection formed in the first two novels will solidify in this third installment. 

And not only with the lovely Miss Gray. The fate of both Jem and Will are decided and revealed in Clockwork Princess. There will be unabashed happiness and unstoppable tears. Readers will revel in the words of Clare as the fate of the Infernal trio comes to light. 

The plot follows Tessa and Jem's plans to be married along with her kidnapping by Mortmain. Then when the Clave refuses to help, readers are witness to hell in the form of demon-infested automatons. Everything is nicely wrapped up without a single loose thread, that I could see, presenting readers with the ultimate end of the series. Some ties will cause sadness, others happiness. But still, we'll all wish for more. 

Rating: 5/5 Cups

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

WWW Wednesday (80)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?




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01. Currenty Reading:
Rapunzel (Demon Tales) by Kerrianne Coombes. A novel about the meeting of a demon and a wondrous woman trapped in a tower.

02. Recently Finished:
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare. The final installment in the Infernal Devices series. A wonderful wrap up of Tessa's journey to discover herself and help the institute of shadowhunters.

03. Reading Next:
Insurgent by Veronica Roth. The sequel Divergent where Tris continues after an attack on her home and family that ended the first book.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Teaser Tuesday (93)


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Rapunzel (Kindle Loc. 457-58)
     - Kerrianne Coombes

Promises were just words--cruel, painful utterings to make the speaker feel better. "Everyone breaks promises," Chloe said with more venom in her tone than she thought she could muster.