Heart of darkness

I've got this book from Laura Bickle in exhange for a honestly review. Thank you very, very much! This story was really awsome.

  I must begun saying that the cover si a perfect combination with the plot. The girl with brown hair is Katie. She's on the verge of her Rumspringa, and that means that she can go Outside for while and decide if she wants to be baptized and live with plain folks or she'll live Outside.

   Plain folk is  a community, where Katie and her best friend, Elijah are living. I saw that Elijah's in love for K, but she doesn't really want to marry him or to be his girlfriend.

     At the beginning, everything seems OK, normal. Execpt maybe the ravens. But...Elijah's brothers, who're Outside are missing. And something happened. Something big. Why? Because everyone's missing from the Outside community. Just blood and creepy creatures. At start  I thought that the booko was about aliens. And that was kinda weird. When I founded out that's about vampires, I calmed down. There are no roomantic, beautiful vampires. Just evil. And this was different from other stories, and I enjoyed that. More, I was so scared during this book!  The vamps were really creepy.

     I didn't enjoyed by the book the missing of many descriptions. It's ok to have a book with a lot of action and to not bore the reader with description, but at leas two phrases, I need to know what's around the characters. The dialogues were good. Plain folks belive in God, and sometimes it was a bit to much faith. I mean, it's ok to belive in God, but sometimes it was to much. More, the contrast between light (God) and dark (vampires) was incredible.

     Ok, so next, the Bishop and the Elders announce that nowone's inside and no one's outside the gate. Me, I hated Bishop and the Elders. Such evil creatures, who are loving their powers, and don't care of others safety.
       Katie finds, that day, an Outsider, near the gate, who's hurt. The Elders wanted to kill hin, but Katie's pleases convince them to let him die by himself. Katie have a really big soul. She takes the boy and take care of him. Alex was his hame. I loved Alex. He was my favorite character. Lovely, brave and a good boy :)

         The story continues with Katie's fear for the vampires. OK, this proposition was completly wrong. If I ever met a brave character, the one is Katie! She's just so brave ! With the Hexenmeister's help(a witcher) she have at leat a chace to fight with with the vampires. First, she thinks that they weren't attacked because they have a sacred territory, but when the girl that she can't suffer inivite in the vamps... Elijah begun being a good friend, but he's turning into a bad one.

          If everyone will found out about Alex, and more about Katie's crush on him, and if the vampires will destroy everiything...well you'll find out by yourself reading this amaizing book! 

      I didn't enjoy the words in Germain. I don't know that language, so I didn't uderstood anything.

       I liked the character's evolution. And the suspence. It was full of suspence. Don't miss this book! You can't let it from your hand, really!

I'll give a four by five! 4/5

 Parca am uitat sa postez in rubrica asta! Sincera sa fiu, in ultima vreme nu am mai primit mare lucru, insa uitati ce mi-a sosit azi:

Thank you very very much, Louise! It means a lot for me! Thanks Kensington Books too!

Voi ce ati mai primit? Eu maine o sa postez recenzia la "The hallowed ones" de Lexi George - genialaaa cartea :)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole introduces The Arcana Chronicles, post-apocalyptic tales filled with riveting action, the dark mysticism of Tarot cards, and breathtaking romance.

She could save the world—or destroy it.

Sixteen year old Evangeline “Evie” Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, Evie realizes her hallucinations were actually visions of the future—and they’re still happening. Fighting for her life and desperate for answers, she must turn to her wrong-side-of-the-bayou classmate: Jack Deveaux.

But she can’t do either alone.

With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can’t totally depend on Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?

Who can Evie trust?

As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of twenty-two teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it’s not always clear who is on which side…

 Recunosc ca frecventa postarilor a mai scazut, si pentru asta imi cer scuze, insa din pacate timpul imi este mai mult decat limitat. Incerc, pe cat posibil, sa imi fac timp si pentru blog, insa nu reusesc mereu. Trecand peste asta, va spuneam ca acum citesc cartea "The hallowed ones" de Laura Bickle, carte care este si la concurs(am primit doua exemplare de la scriitoare) si am ajuns la pagina 161. Superba cartea. Sunt ca pe ace. SI abia astept sa ma reapuc sa citesc din ea.

   Mai mult, sper ca in curand sa mai dau drumul unui concurs, si sper sa va inscrieti cat mai multi.

    De altfel, mai sunt 5 zile pana la ziua mea de nastere, pe 27 octombrie. Abia astept :) :) LOL. Numar zilele. Ei,, nu toti facem asta?

     Mai mult, sper ca postarile sa va placa. Mai vorbim. Voi ce mai ziceti?

VISĂTOAREA, Cartea a doua din seria EVERNIGHT de Claudia Gray

Născută din părinţi vampiri, Biancăi i s-a spus întotdeauna că e menită să devină aidoma lor. Dar s-a îndrăgostit de Lucas, un irezistibil vânător de vampiri infiltrat la Academia Evernight, şcoala-internat exclusivistă la care este elevă. Bianca este hotărâtă să fie împreună cu Lucas, chiar dacă pentru asta e nevoie să-i mintă pe vampirii puternici din Evernight.
Propriile minciuni o împing în adâncul misterelor şcolii, şi descoperă că până şi cei în care are cea mai mare încredere îşi au propriile secrete întunecate. Când o forţă fantomatică începe să atace academia – având-o pe Bianca drept ţintă –, ea descoperă adevăruri şocante din propriul trecut, care-i vor schimba pentru totdeauna viitorul.
“Odată ce am început să citesc EVERNIGHT, n-am mai putut-o lăsa din mână. De-abia aştept volumul următor din seria Claudiei Gray!” – L.J. Smith, autoarea seriei Jurnalele Vampirilor, bestseller New York Times

Pentru mai multe informaţii, vizitaţi www.claudiagray.com
Cartea are 384 de pagini, formatul 13 x 20 cm, este cartonată fără supracopertă. Preţul de listă este 39,90 lei, iar la precomandă beneficiaţi de 25% reducere şi transport gratuit.
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– [...] Mi-ai arătat toate constelaţiile, dar nu mi-ai spus niciodată de ce priveşti stelele.
Mi-am înconjurat genunchii cu braţele şi mi-am sprijinit bărbia pe ei, căzând pe gânduri. Deşi ştiam răspunsul, era important să-i vorbesc lui Lucas astfel încât să înţeleagă.
– Părinţii mei mi-au spus ce sunt eu în realitate încă de când eram foarte mică, imediat ce m-au considerat capabilă să păstrez un secret. Au făcut ca adevărul să sune de parcă ar fi fost ceva deosebit. O mare aventură. Am crezut că era ca în poveştile cu zâne, când fata care mătură prin casă descoperă că de fapt e prinţesă şi că într-o bună zi va veni s-o caute un prinţ. Ca şi cum secretul din mine ar fi fost magic.
Lucas părea dornic să pună o întrebare, dar şi-a dat probabil seama că mă străduiam din răsputeri să găsesc cuvintele potrivite, aşa că a continuat să mă privească în tăcere.
– Am priceput pentru prima oară că nu era vorba doar de distracţie şi de magie – am ştiut deodată că exista ceva rău în a fi…
M-am uitat în jur. Raionul în care ne aflam continua să fie pustiu, dar am ocolit oricum cuvântul care începea cu V.
– …că în asta era ceva rău atunci când am înţeles că eu n-o să mor niciodată, dar toţi prietenii mei din Arrowwood vor muri. Carrie, şi Tom, şi Renne – vor muri cu toţii. Absolut toţi. Vor îmbătrâni şi vor dispărea, iar eu voi rămâne singură. Asta m-a speriat, fiindcă mi-am dat seama că, dintre toţi oamenii pe care-i iubesc pe lume, voi putea să-i păstrez alături pe foarte puţini.
Lucas mi-a cuprins cu blândeţe un obraz în căuşul palmei. Mi-am înghiţit nodul din gât şi am continuat:
– Aşa că m-am străduit să mă gândesc ce aş putea păstra. Să aflu dacă există ceva care va rămâne întotdeauna cu mine.
– Stelele…, a spus Lucas. Ai ştiut că poţi avea întotdeauna stelele.
Am dat din cap, ştiind că înţelesese totul. M-a luat în braţe şi m-a strâns atât de tare, încât am fost convinsă că şi el avea să-mi fie alături pentru totdeauna.

Nu stiu despre voi, insa eu m-am uitat la TVD, la primul episod din sezonul 4, iar acum vreau, sper sa am timpul necesar sa-l urmaresc si pe al doilea. Da! A aparut!

Voi v-ati uitat la serial? Cum vi se pare?

 I wanted to read "Cicada" from the first second that I looked at her. I wanted to buy it, but I have not from where to, so I participated at Belle's giveaway on facebook. And guess what? I won! I was so happy! Three weeks later,"Cicada" was arriving to me, and I begun to read it. It took me so long because of school, and I haven't enought time to read.  But right now, I can say that this stunning book deserve to be read by everybody!

 Blair is the main character. She's sweet, strong, beautiful, a good friend and brave. I loved Blair. She and her friends, Andrew, her big brother, Natalie, David and Everett are very close to each other. I enjoyed that this story isn't a typical one, and that's it's complicated. Blair's father and brother died a few time ago. It's the beggining of summer, and she and her friends want to have fun, because when the school is going to begun, Blair will be kinda alone, her friends goining to college. 

   So...I isn't as safe as everyone thinks because they found a weird coccon, and it's complicated. The thing inside is a sort of alien, and the guys name him "Cicada". Everett fascination for bugs stunned me. He seems, at the beginning, the B-F-F guy type, but, during the book he became hot, beautiful, and you can't fall for him. Natalie is a secondary character. She's okay. David is her boyfriend. David seemed to me quite native, always purposing "Kill the Cicada", etc. Andrew is Blair's  brother and he's a kind of guy who seem to be who he's not, trying to be like his father and his brother, Aaron.

    In the dark woods, the kids are discovering a sort of alien, as I told, and Everett is taking this alien at his depository. The reseachs for the Cicada's origins continue, and the character's attention is catched by a big-weird building. I enjoyed a lot that the book is full of suspence. Is funny, lovely, antrenant and a quick read. I didn't get bored at all! I loved everything! My favorite character whas Blair, but I loved everyone.

    Again, I was stunned by Belle's way of writing. She's so good! And more, as person she's kind and sweet and love to speak with her fans.

"Cicada" is a good book. One of my best reads. I enjoyed more and more the way that the story is disposed, beginning with a antrenant plot, continuing with mystery, and finalizing with a explozive end. So antrenant!

About the love story, she's so sweet! So much drama and true love. I don't know what to say more...just: Cicada is a must to read for everyone! Loved it! Loved it!

This book have from me a : 5/5

 Pentru ca tot se apropie Halloween-ul, si implicit si ziua mea de nastere(mai sunt doar 11 zile) m-am decis sa incep pentru voi un nou maraton de concursuri!

 Am primit "The hallowed ones" de la Laura Bickle, special pentru concurs, are autograf, toate cele, si va merge in scurt timp la un norocos castigator!

 De asemenea, recenzia cartii va aparea undeva saptamana viitoare pe blog, pentru ca acum citesc "Cicada" .

  Cum sa o castigati?
   Completati Rafflecopter-ul de mai jos. Si succes!
Pe 30 afisez castigatorul. Deschis doar pentru Romania.

Succes!







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Nu-i asa ca abia asteptati aparitia noului episod al serialului Pretty Little Liars? Eu una da! Abia abia abia astept! Va las cateva poze:

Ashley Benson este superba! O vedeti aici in rolul lui Marilyn Monroe.

Ei bine, da, o promisiune este ca un juramant. Acel moment cand poti spune un lucru mic, precum "Iti iau o bomboana", care nici nu se compara cu "iti voi fi prieten pe viata".  Nu cunosc magazinul Oktal(magazin online). Poate am intrat o data sau de doua ori in el. Asa ca, nu imi pot da cu parerea daca e bun sau nu , daca isi respecta promisiunile sau nu. Insa un lucru e cert: atat timp cat promiti din, ca magazin online, 1999 si nu te-a apostrofat nimeni, atunci e clar ca ceva acolo merge bine.  -text pentru competitia "super-blog"

Abia acum am aflat si eu: Elena, Damon, Stefan si ceilalti! SI OH, GOSH, cand am vazut poza asta!!!

Super tare! Stiu ca nu se vede super clar, insa daca o faceam mai mare nu se mai intelegea nimic.

Problema? Pe acum nu prea am timp sa ma uit la TVD, asa ca pastrez sezonul 4 pentru vacanta de iarna. Pf, abia am putin timp liber!

Voi v-ati uitat la TVD? Vreau sa stiu cum vi s-au parut  episoadele!

 I've got this book from Cameo Renae in exchange for a honestly review. I thinked, from the beginning, that this book is stunning. And guess what? She is.

Lizzy Hayes is the main character.

 I like Lizzy. She can be my alter ego.She's smart, beautiful, cute, brave and lovely. As character, it's good created. Elizabeth await Michael to come, to celebrate their 4th anniversary. But...Michael is late - so not Michael. Lizzy falls asleep, and she have a bizzare dream. When she woke up, a call annonce her the most evil thing in the word: Michael is dead. In a car accident.

 Cameo knows how to make the readers being captivated by the subject of book, living every moment near Liz and I loved that. More, Michael comes in Liz's dreams, and here the'll be a lot of beautiful moment, descriptions good placed, and I enjoyed that a lot. Next,  Liz reached a strange call from a bizzare man, and she founds out that Michael has been killer, that Tyler(his best friend) is involved, and that the killer is outside and he's coming for her...

    At the beginning, Liz isn't such a good friend with Em, but by the book, by the chapters, they become good friends. Liz's mom is a person who drinks a lot, and her father leaved them a long time ago for a younger person. So, the main character, even if don't thinks that she's strong, she's a lot.
She's also brave, and modest, and manny other thigs. The point is that I loved her much. Next, Michael is a good boy. He's beautiful, and loves Lizzy . I found true love between them, not just sexual attraction. It was sooo lovely .

    About the action, it was full of it. Really. It happened so many things that sometimes I was asking: "What can happen how? It's over! " And I was wrong. So, if you want a thriller story with ghosts, I recommend you this book. It was so full of action!

    Look why I gaved a 4.5 and not a 5.5 : because it wasn't something new about the skelet: a boy, murdered, and the killer comes for his girlfriend. And look why I gaved a 4.5 - it had so many unic moments!
      And I falled, me too, for Michael. And...I am asking if this book will have a next. 'Cuz if she has, is on my 2read list!

The evil character is good. I mean, not as good, a good person, I was saying that he's soo tupid and during the book I wanted to come inside and punch his idiot fce. I enjoyed the part when Lizzy is ost throught the woods, and Michael helps her, I was so curious of what is goining to hapen. Then, in her dreams, Liz have visions of it is going to happen, and that really rules! So cool. And, when she met Lucy, a medium, the story become a lot more intresting

 As debut, it was awsome I always watched movies with killers, and ghosts, but I've never read a book with those themes
    The part with the comunications between Michael and Liz through dreams was awsome! I dislike the books whe a person die, and the others can't contact him anymore. But right now, it's possible, and I've been stunned by Cameo's imagination sometiimes. It rules!
      I can't tell you more about the action because I'll spoiler, but you'll be surprised, definetly.


   I definetly recommend this book to everyone, and again, I loved her so much!

St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888. As she attends a whirl of glittering balls, royal debutante Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, tries to hide a dark secret: she can raise the dead. No one knows. Not her family. Not the girls at her finishing school. Not the tsar or anyone in her aristocratic circle. Katerina considers her talent a curse, not a gift. But when she uses her special skill to protect a member of the Imperial Family, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue.

An evil presence is growing within Europe's royal bloodlines—and those aligned with the darkness threaten to topple the tsar. Suddenly Katerina's strength as a necromancer attracts attention from unwelcome sources . . . including two young men—George Alexandrovich, the tsar's standoffish middle son, who needs Katerina's help to safeguard Russia, even if he's repelled by her secret, and the dashing Prince Danilo, heir to the throne of Montenegro, to whom Katerina feels inexplicably drawn.

The time has come for Katerina to embrace her power, but which side will she choose—and to whom will she give her heart?



Nu stiu ce parere aveti voi, insa eu cred ca suna foarte cool! 

 Evanescence sunt trupa mea preferata, iar seralul TVD e pe locul 2, dupa PLL.

Acest fanart este facut pe melodia "Taking over me" . Love it!



Va plac? Stiti cumva daca a reinceput sezonul 4?