SHADE by Jeri Smith-Ready And GIVEAWAY!

Synopsis

Love ties them together. Death can't tear them apart.

Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last.

Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone.

Well, sort of.

Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan's violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost.

It doesn't help that Aura's new friend Zachary is so understanding—and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit.

As Aura's relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart?and clues to the secret of the Shift.

My Review:
This Story Is A Really Good One. It Wowed Me. The Shift Is An Unknown Change That Occured That Led Everyone Born After It To Be Able To See Ghosts. After The Shift Ghosts Became Purplish And Are No Longer Seen In A Whitish Hue. Ghosts Now Can Become Shades - An Angry, Bitter Shapeless Spirit, Who Has Not Moved On Immediately. Aura, The Main Character Was Born On The Exact Date Of The Shift At The Very Exact Same Time. She's A Little Angry At The Fact That She Can See These Ghosts And Works With Her Aunt To Try And Solve Unresolved Deaths. She Can Not Find A Way To Block Out The Ghosts, And Is Also Seeking Some Way To Find Out Why The Shift Happened And How She Can End It. There Is Also An Amazing, Intense Love Story Here But I Don't Want To Give Too Much Away. You Have To Read It To Know What I'm Talking About. This Is A Book That Just Makes You Want To Talk About It. The World That Was Created For This Book And The Characters Jeri Created Are Heartfelt And You Can Fall Into This Story And Get Super-Lost In The World Of Shade.

I Highly Recommend This Book!

Rating 5/5

If You'd Like To Order A Copy Of This Book You Can Click On This Link:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Shade/Jeri-Smith-Ready/e/9781416994060/?itm=1&USRI=Jeri+Smith+Ready

Here's The Trailer


Now For The Good Stuff You've All Been Waiting For:

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Also, Answer How You Think The Shift Would Be Good Or Bad In The World We Live In Today?

Hope You All Enjoy!
xoxo
Kaila

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day To All The Mommies!
And, If You're Not A Mommy, Happy Mother's Day To Your Mom! ;)

xoxo
Kaila

The Beautiful Dead: Jonas by Eden Maguire

Synopsis

Not alive...
Not dead...
Somewhere in between lie the Beautiful Dead...

When Darina’s boyfriend, Phoenix, is the fourth student to die from Ellerton High School, she feels her sanity start to slip away. Why fight when everything is bleak and gray? For Darina, there is no beauty left in the world. She is certain that she’s going crazy when she sees him, and the other high school fatalities, in an abandoned barn. But when Phoenix kisses her, she’s convinced he’s come back… to life? Jonas, Summer, Arizona and Phoenix have been guided back from death by the enigmatic and frightening Hunter, a “babysitter” for souls returned from the dead. The rules stipulate that they can remain in the world of the living for up to one year in order to set right a wrong linked to their deaths. In exchange for being allowed to see Phoenix, Darina agrees to help the undead teens find justice, starting with Jonas—whose year is nearly up! Keeping a barn full of animated, tattooed corpses a secret becomes increasingly difficult as rumors of ghosts and strange happenings rip through the small community. Grief stricken, the townspeople mobilize groups of bikers to explore the country around the town. Darina must discover who is behind Jonas’s fatal motorcycle accident—without becoming a victim herself—and keep the secret of the Beautiful Dead. She would sacrifice anything to help her beloved Phoenix find peace, but setting him free means losing him forever…


My Review
A-MAZING!! When I Went Into B&N On My Weekly Book Binge I Wasn't There To Pick This Book Up Intentionally, But I Saw The Cover, Read The Back And Had To Have It! This Book Is A Super-Easy Read. Sometimes I Felt Like I Was Reading The Main Character - Darina's Journal. Although This Book Is Very Popular In The UK I Hadn't Really Heard Of It. Boy, Am I Glad I Bought It! Darina Is Going Through A Really Tough Patch. She Just Lost Her Boyfriend, Her Best Friend Isn't Speaking To Her Anymore, Her Best Guy Friend Wants More From Her, And Her Mother Makes Her See A Shrink. To Top It All Off, One Day Of Wandering Around Leads Her To Find THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD. Four Dead Teenagers Being Run By An Overlord Named Hunter. And One Them Is Phoenix: Her Dead Boyfriend. These Four Souls Are Still On Earth To Discover What Happened To Them. How And Why They Died. Darina's Character Is Really Easy To Relate To. I Haven't Lost Anyone Like That, But I Understand What Makes Her Hold On To Phoenix So Tightly. And That's The Fear Of Being Alone. We Don't Really Get To Know More About The Beautiful Dead, Possibly Because Each Character Has They're Own Book. And So Begins A Whirlwind Of Suspense As Darina Tries To Figure Out What Happended To Jonas. The First Teenager To Die Nearly A Year Ago. And Time Is Running Out...
I Highly Recommend This Book!

Rating 5/5

Here's The Trailer!


If You'd Like To Order This Book Please Click The Following Link:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Beautiful-Dead-Book-1/Eden-Maguire/e/9781402239441/?itm=1&USRI=eden+maguire

And To Learn More About The Beautiful Dead Visit:
http://teenfire.ning.com/group/BeautifulDead

xoxo
Kaila

Morpheus Road: The Light by D.J. MacHale

Synopsis

A new supernatural series that tells the story of a sixteen-year-old boy who is being hunted and haunted by ghosts.

My Review
The Light by DJ McHale Is The First Book In The Morpheus Road Trilogy. This Book Is An Awesome Read! I Was Hooked By Chapter 2. The Main Charater Is Marsh. The Book Begins With Marsh Speaking About The Prior Week And What's Happening Now. His Father Goes On A Business Trip And His Best Friend Goes Missing. The Story Begins Rather Slow But Picks Up Really Quickly In a Mind-Boggling Race. I'm Still Trying To Find Out What Morpheus Road Is, Although That Information Will Probably Be Revealed When The Other Two Books Are Released. Spooky things Begin Happening in His Home That He Can't Seem To Understand Or Explain. Marshall Invents An Imaginary Character, Gravedigger, Who Comes To Life Before His Eyes. Thrilling Horror Hides In Every Page As Marsh Trys To Find Out Where His Best Friend Coop Has Gone And Why Gravedigger Seems To Be After Him. This Book Is Like Encyclopedia Brown Meets The TV Show Supernatural. The Ending Took Quite A Turn And Was Told From Another Character's Narration, Which Is Awesome! This Book Locked Me In And Kept Me On Edge! I Believe It Will Keep You On Edge Too!

Rating 4/5

If You'd Like To Order This Book, Please Follow This Link:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Light/D-J-MacHale/e/9781416965169/?itm=2&USRI=DJ+McHale

You Can Watch The Book Trailer Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1THiXqnzb50

Enjoy!
Kaila

Fallen And Leviathan by Thomas Sniegoski

Synopsis

On his eighteenth birthday, Aaron begins to hear strange voices and is convinced he is going insane. But having moved from foster home to foster home, Aaron doesn't know whom he can trust. He wants to confide in the cute girl from class, but fears she'll confirm he's crazy.

Then a mysterious man begins following Aaron. He knows about Aaron's troubled past and his new powers. And he has a message for Aaron: As the son of a mortal and an angel, Aaron has been chosen to redeem the Fallen.

Aaron tries to dismiss the news and resists his supernatural abilities. But he must accept his newfound heritage -- and quickly. For the dark powers are gaining strength, and are hell-bent on destroying him....


My Review:

Aaron Is An Average Teenage Guy, Until He Turned 18. A Foster Child With Quite A Temper, He Begins Having Terrible Nightmares. Two Men Appear To Warn Him About His Destiny. And So Begins An Adventure You Will Never Forget! Aaron Learns He Is A Nephilim, A Child Born Of A Human Female And An Angel. There's A Group Of Angels That Are Out To Finish Everything They Feel Is Ungodly. They Are Called The Powers. They're Seeking Aaron Out Because According To The Prophecy, There Is The ONE That Will Have The Fallen Angels Forgiven And Returned To Heaven. The Powers Are Not Too Happy About This And Are NOT About To Let It Happen. Who Could The ONE Be? You Have To Read To Find Out!

This Is A Special Re-Release Edition Of The First Two Novels In The Fallen Series. This Series Will Compel You To Adore It And Make Your Head Spin At The Same Time. Angels Are Quickly On The Rise! I Was Drawn Into This Book Not Only By The Cover But By Sniegoski's Wonderful Writing Style. they're Are Tons Of Surprises And Twists In The Plot That You'll Be Happily Lost in The World Of Fallen. I Haven't Read A Book This Good Since Last Year! I Already Pre-Ordered Book 2 In The Series (Which Is Actually Books 3 And 4 Bound Up Into One!) I Highly Recommend This Book! Especially if You Want To Deviate A Little From All The Vampires, Fairies, And Wolves!

Rating 5/5

If You'd Like To Order This Book Please Click Here:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Fallen-1/Thomas-E-Sniegoski/e/9781442408623/?itm=2

And If You'd Like To Pre-Order The Next Bound Up Edition Please Click Here:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Fallen-2/Thomas-E-Sniegoski/e/9781442408630/?itm=12

Thank You And Enjoy!!

xoxo
Kaila

COVERS!!

Here Are The Two Covers I've Been WAITING For!
These Are So Epicly Beautiful!!

CRESCENDO by BECCA FITZPATRICK


BEAUTIFUL DEAD: PHOENIX by EDEN MAGUIRE


What Do You Think??!!
Which One's Your Fave??

xoxo
Kaila

Trailers!!

I Know I've Been SUPER MIA!! But Work And School Are Taking Sooooo Much Time Away From Me, Right Now. I 've Still Been Reading And Jotting Down Review Notes, So I Hope To Have Some Up Very Soon!

Anyways, I've Recieved A Couple Of E-Mails From Publishers About Upcoming YA Book Trailers, And I Knew I Had To Share! These Trailers Are Awesome!

MORPHEUS ROAD: THE LIGHT by D.J. McHALE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1THiXqnzb50

DEAD IS JUST A RUMOUR by MARLENE PEREZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4T80vVOdA

NIGHTSHADE by ANDREA CREMER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB0hwKJn6r4

THE REPLACEMENT by BRENNA YOVANOFF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7RxW1jrT4M

And This Is The IF I STAY by GAYLE FORMAN Paperback Version Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj03QmOOXjE

I Hope You Like Them!
Let Me Know Which One You Think Is The Best!!

xoxo
Kaila