Lilie's Blog and Books

Sunday, October 9, 2011

In My Mailbox ! [16]

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren and inspired by Alea @ Pop Culture Junkie. Every Sundays I'll post what books I've received. I already did In My Mailbox on my French blog but I'll try to do it here also.

Here is what I've received this week.

Bought:

Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick.

I've already read it and it was awesome. For me it was totally better than Crescendo (I was a bit disappointed in Nora in Crescendo). I loved it and I really can't wait for the fourth one. And Patch <3 .. *swoon*..

Happy reading and see you next week :)

Sunday, October 2, 2011

In My Mailbox ! [15]

Here is what I've received this week.

Bought:

Lola and the boy next door by Stephanie Perkins

Fateful by Claudia Gray

Happy reading and see you next week :)

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees

I wanted the role of Juliet more than anything. I studied hard. I gave a great reading for it—even with Bobby checking me out the whole time. I deserved the part.

I didn’t get it. So I decided to level the playing field, though I actually might have leveled the whole play. You see, since there aren’t any Success in Getting to Be Juliet in Your High School Play spells, I thought I’d cast the next best—a Fame spell. Good idea, right?

Yeah. Instead of bringing me a little fame, it brought me someone a little famous. Shakespeare. Well, Edmund Shakespeare. William’s younger brother.

Good thing he’s sweet and enthusiastic about helping me with the play...and—ahem—maybe a little bit hot. But he’s from the past. Way past. Cars amaze him—cars! And cell phones? Ugh.

Title: The Juliet Spell

Author: Douglas Rees

Publication: 27th September 2011

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

304 pages

My review

I love modern retelling, and I particularly like Romeo and Juliet, so when I saw The Juliet Spell, and when I read its summary I was immediately drawn to this book. Finally, after reading it, I must say that I really loved it. The Juliet Spell is a very cute novel. It's often funny and totally entertaining.

The characters are really endearing and well-described. Even if, at the beginning of this book, it was a bit difficult for me to relate to Miranda I understood her after a few pages. In the beginning, the young girl is a bit pretentious and arrogant, but her adventures were nonetheless pleasant and entertaining. I also loved Edmund, even if it was not love at first sight, I learned to know him and to love him through the pages. If I liked the main characters I have to say that our young heroine's father disappointed me quite a bit.

Douglas Rees's writing is very pleasant and totally smooth. There are a lot of humor and many funny references. The Juliet Spell is also action-packed, full of twists and suspense and the plot is fast-paced. The second half of the novel focuses more on the investigation and it enables the author to keep the reader's attention all along.

The author also deals with great accuracy with teenagers' relationships: friendship, love, jealousy and much more. Feelings are very well-written and described. Finally, I didn't expect that kind of ending at all and I was a little caught off guard, but it seemed right, consistent and faithful to the rest of the book. Overall I almost never saw the twists coming and I was often pleasantly surprised.

To sum up, if you are looking for a light romance, funny and cute, if you want to spend a pleasant and relaxing time, then you should check this one out. And if you enjoy Shakespeare, and in particular Romeo and Juliet I think that The Juliet Spell will captivate you. I didn't know anything about Douglas Rees and I hadn't read anything by this author, but The Juliet Spell made me want to discover his other novels.

A copy was provided by the publisher, via Net Galley, against my completely honest review. Thank you.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

In My Mailbox ! [14]

I'm really sorry I can't be as present as before. Indeed, I've started new studies, it's really important for me and I really need to work hard and do my best. I'm so sorry because I don't have time anymore to comment all the blogs and I can't read a lot but I'll try to post some reviews from time to time.

So without further ado, here is what I've received this week.

Bought:

After Obsession by Carrie Jones & Steven E. Wedel
All these things I've done by Gabrielle Zevin

Happy reading and see you next week :)

Sunday, September 11, 2011

[Winner] Back to the Books Giveaway Hop : Win you choice of books from Bookdepository

Thank you so much for all your very kind comments and all your participations. And welcome to all my new followers :D I hope you enjoy my blog and stay with me after the giveaway.

And without further ado, the winner was selected using Random.org and congratulations to Juana E.

She'll be notified by email, and she has 72 hours to respond or else I will pick another winner. Thank you again to all who entered. I'm so sorry there is only one winner but stay tuned there'll be other giveaways soon.

To enter this giveaway and win your choice of book(s) from Bookdepository (up to 15$ US in value) all you need to do is to become a follower of this blog and fill out the form here.

You need to be a GFC follower.

You can also have extra entries. I know people often don't really like those extra entries, that's why I have limited them to only three.

+1 if you follow me on twitter: @liliesbooks

+1 if you "like" my facebook page: Lilie's Blog and Books

+1 if you tweet about this giveaway, for instance you can use the following tweet: International giveaway: Win your choice of book from Bookdepository (15$) http://bit.ly/mU9DC1 @liliesbooks

That's all :) Quite easy, isn't it?

Click here to enter!

And Good Luck to everyone!

The contest is open from now to 07th September 2011. The winner will be announced on the blog a few days after the giveaway and I will contact him by email. He will be able to chose one or several books from Bookdepository up to 15$ USD in value. If I don’t hear from him within a reasonable time, I will pick another winner using Random.org. The giveaway is opened to everyone, everywhere as long as BookDepository ships to you for free. Please contact me if you have questions.

Thank you to I'm a reader not a writer and Buried in Books for hosting this giveaway hop. After you have entered my giveaway hop to another giveaway on the list here.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday: Hallowed

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, originally started by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that highlights upcoming book releases everyone is waiting.

For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend, Tucker, Clara struggles to make sense of what she was supposed to do the day of the fire. And, as she is drawn further into the world of part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: Someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning.

Title: Hallowed {Unearthly, book 2}

Author: Cynthia Hand

Publication: 24th January 2012

Publisher: Harper Teen

320 pages

I loved the first book, Unearthly, it was a delightful story, captivating, often funny and sweet. I totally love Tucker. Even if I know that Christian will be more present in Hallowed (give me Tucker back!) I really can't wait to read it. I hope I won't be disappointed in this sequel, but I'm really looking forward to reading it.

Happy reading and see you next week :)