In My Mailbox 30: Late/Purple Edition

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is a weekly meme to showcase what you got over the week by buying, receiving, borrowing, stealing from a friend etc.


Luxury Reading:
Endlessly by Kiersten White - I am so excited I get to review this! I love the Paranormalcy series so much and I can't wait to find out what happens to Evie next!
Fated by Alyson Noel - Started this but I'm only on page 40 or something. So far it's very interesting and different than I thought it was going to be by reading the synopsis.

Review:
Purity by Jackson Pearce - This one sounds amazing! I'll definitely be reading this one as soon as I have the chance.

Thank you Little, Brown and Vera at Luxury Reading!
That's all I got this week or so, what did you get in your mailbox?

Cover Reveal: Endlessly by Kiersten White

Today I wanted to share the cover reveal of Kiersten White's Endlessly. I read and loved the first two and am now terribly excited for this one!

Without further ado...

Endlessly by Kiersten White

So what do you think? Do you like it? Are you excited to read Endlessly or not so much? Let me know in the comments!

I think it's gorgeous and I love how they all have corresponded with each other. My favorite is still the first one, probably, as I absolutely loved the pinks and blues together (and I'm not a big pink fan, unlike Evie!). 

Sidenote: Is it just me, or does the model look like Scarlett Johansson a bit? 

Review: Supernaturally by Kiersten White

  Title: Supernaturally                                             Pages: 336
  Author: Kiersten White                                         Source: Giveaway
  Publisher: Harper Teen                                         Published: July 26, 2011
  Series: Paranormalcy #2                                      Purchase: Amazon
  Rating: 5 out of 5

Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she’s given a chance to work for them again. Desperate for a break from all the normalcy, she agrees.

But as one disastrous mission leads to another, Evie starts to wonder if she made the right choice. And when Evie’s faerie ex-boyfriend Reth appears with devastating revelations about her past, she discovers that there’s a battle brewing between the faerie courts that could throw the whole supernatural world into chaos. The prize in question? Evie herself.

So much for normal.

Supernaturally was an incredible sequel to Paranormalcy. I fell in love with Evie's world in Paranormalcy and fell even more in love with it in Supernaturally.

Evie is the perfect female main character in a novel, because not only is she written so perfectly, she's so easy to relate to. All she wants is a normal life in the paranormal world she lives in, but as we all learned in Paranormalcy, Evie just can't find normal.

The romance in this novel is superb, giving just enough to satisfy, but not too much to overwhelm. Evie and Lend's relationship is that perfect, adorable relationship you kind of wish you had with your boyfriend. He's so sweet and caring and not to mention absolutely HOT.

I absolutely loved Supernaturally and couldn't get enough of it. I loved reading about all the different paranormals such as selkies, sylphs, kelpies, vampires, faeries etc. that Evie’s world has to offer and loved how everything was connected in Supernaturally. I missed Evie and all her butt-kicking glory and was happily absorbed into her world for a second time. If you loved the first novel, certainly go pick this one up, you won't be sorry. If you haven't read either novel, what are you waiting for!?

I definitely can't wait to read more of Evie's life and world in Endlessly.

I give Supernaturally a 5 out of 5.

 

Author’s Note:

Do you like when I write out the summary myself, or do you not care as much? Also do you like shorter reviews or more in depth reviews? I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts on these things or anything else! Thank you and don’t be afraid to be honest with me :).

Supernaturally Cover Reveal!

Dude... this cover is amazing and I'll show you in 3... 2... 1!!!!

Seriously is that not the most gorgeous thing you've seen in forever?!? Maybe even all time! It's soo gorgeous. I totally love the "uniform" feeling, meaning that it's so much like the Paranormalcy cover, but in a good way obviously. She has a flowing dress, same model, there are flowers around.. It's amazing! Absolutely amazing. And.. that's not all. Kiersten White also revealed the back too..

Badomp!!!! That's a weird revelation noise. It's all the rage these days, I hear. Anyway, I absolutely love wrap-around covers. I love 'em. Want to see the original post and enter her contest? Go to her blog here.

Truth or Dare Thursday

Truth or Dare Thursday is a giveaway hosted by Parajunkee's View, where you complete a truth or dare.

The question is:
Post about your favorite Book Boyfriend or Girlfriend. Who would you love to see step out of a book and into your living room? (Has to be from a paranormal since this is Paranormal Truth or Dare)

Answer:
I am going with Lend from Paranormalcy, although I wouldn't be able to see him if he was in his original form :P. The reason is because he is just so sweet and adorable! And he pretends to be all cocky, which makes him more adorable. I don't think I have to mention that he can also look like anyone he wants!

In My Mailbox (1)

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and it's a weekly meme to showcase what you got over the week by buying, receiving, stealing (lol), etc.

Library books:

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb

Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

Received For Review:

Human.4 by Mike A. Lancaster

(received from Luxury Reading for review)

Received From Contest:

 Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

(received from a contest by My Bookish Ways)

That is it! What did you receive in your mailbox?

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White review

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Evie considers herself as normal as possible given her current situation. She's an employee of IPCA (International Paranormal Containment Agency) and it's her job to basically arrest different paranormal species. She has a special gift that allows her to see through "glamours," such as seeing through a vampire to their rotting corpse beneath, seeing a werewolves' yellow eyes even though it isn't a full moon, etc.

She also tries to be as normal as possible considering her ex-boyfriend Reth is a faerie, her best friend Lish is a mermaid, and she's crushing on Lend the shape shifter. What isn't normal is that there has been someone or something that has been killing paranormals and it doesn't leave a trace behind. So can Evie solve the riddle of it all before it's too late?

This book had me from the beginning because of the genius way it was written. I mean, Kiersten White took the slightly dark and mysterious subject of paranormal and made it light-hearted in a way I've never seen or read before. She doesn't make fun of the genre, she just makes it less serious, but in a good way. The way she writes is just pure awesome and hilarious.

She wrote everyone's personalities well as well, getting her characterization down. Evie is so innocent, yet experienced in things a normal teenager should not be. She's such a different character compared to all the female main characters of most paranormal books. She has such a unique personality, that it's a breath of fresh air. Something that had me loving her from the very first chapter.

I also loved the mystery of the prophecy and Reth, and I was flipping through the pages excited to learn exactly what he was up to. And of course, I cannot forget the romance between Evie and Lend as I silently urged them to get together with each passing page.

Kiersten White has such a great talent for writing such light, funny dialogue, yet can dial up the steamy romance notch any times she wants for the reader. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish and will read anything by White in a heartbeat because of reading this book. I am eagerly anticipating the second novel of this series.

I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

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Teaser Tuesday

Excuse this for being late, kay?


Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should be Reading

Rules:
-Grab your current read
-Open to a random page
-Share two sentences from that page
-Be careful not to include spoilers!
-Include the book titles and author, so other participants can add the book the their TBR pile!

This week's teaser comes from..

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

His shoulders slumped. "I could just snap your neck," he said, but I could tell it was halfhearted.