The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

The Body Finder

by: Kimberly Derting

From Amazon:

Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world . . . and the imprints that attach to their killers.

Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.

Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet find the murderer—and Violet is unnerved by her hope that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer . . . and becoming his prey herself.

From Me:
Let me start off by saying WOW! I seem to be on an amazing book trend and this book was no exception!

When I first saw this book months and months ago I thought I would love it so it should be no surprise as to how much I did, I just wasn't expecting to find such a good and complex story on so many different levels.

The idea was completely original which is good especially when we see in YA these days these paranormal monster trends that completely drive me nutty. I beg for originality now and The Body Finder gave it to me.

Now one trend this book did have was the two best friends falling in love... and I have absolutely no problem with that. I LOVE those stories and tend to seek them out just because I find them undeniably sweet and just on a different level.

The story of them gradually beginning to kinda sorta like each other is very cute and I couldn't put it down. I was drawn to the story and the characters and cheered when they finally got what they were after.

I am very excited there is a sequel coming out (EEEK!) and can't wait to read more of Kimberly Derting in the future.

All in all this gets a lovely 9 1/2.

-Christina :)

In My Mailbox [5]

This post is hosted by Kristi A.K.A. The Story Siren :)

This week I got some amazing books, and none of them did I anticipate getting. I had a very as I see it and buy it week where normally I know what I want weeks before I buy something... but this buying spree was more fun. :)

For Review:


Bought:

Thats all I got this week, what did you get?

I found a four leaf clover!!

I know this is completely and utterly not book related, but we all need a random post every now and then, any way - back to my squealing.

I FOUND A FOUR LEAF CLOVER!

All of my life I have hoped to find one and have never been able to, and now I just happened to look down and spot it. One of my life long goals has been realized and now I just need to wait for my luck to kick in. :)

I got my cap and gown today as well which means in one week I will be graduating high school and moving on and into the "real world" I'm not sure how I feel yet, but right now I'm not terrified which must be a good thing.

On a actual book related note, I have been reading like crazy but just haven't been posting reviews (sorry!) I plan to once school ends and I have my free time back.
Also, I have gotten in the mood to read some classics and I was wondering if you guys were opposed to me reviewing some of them. I've always been a huge Gone With the Wind and Austen fan (them being my favorite books) but I don't know how you guys feel about hearing about them.

Just let me know! Thanks guys.

-Christina

In My Mailbox [4]

My in My Mailbox post is hosted by Kristi the Story Siren.

I only got one book this week but it was one that I've been wanting ever since reading the first one.

The Agency 2: The Body at the Tower

I loved the first one and I'm so excited to continue Mary and James' story and discover whatcool detective things she gets to do this time!

What did you guys get?

Why Fairys just aren't my thing.

The fairy poet takes a sheetOf moonbeam, silver white;His ink is dew from daisies sweet,His pen a point of light.~Joyce Kilmer

We all know that currently within the book world there are trends, vampires, werewolves, faeries, pixies, zombies etc. They all can be accounted for recently and normally I'm okay with them. I deal with trends and get fun reads from them, but I have found myself trying and trying to enjoy one trend and I just cant.

Fairys. (Faeries?)

I have tried and tried and tried, but I'm sorry I just cant seem to like them.

I've been thinking about this a lot today and I've come to a new conclusion. I think that I'm not a big trend person. Yes, I can enjoy them but I don't buy into them. The only vampire books I ever read were the Twilight series and Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side and then Shiver and Linger were the only Werewolf ones so maybe I just don't do trends.

I love paranormal and fantasy but I think originality is key with me. All of the Faery books I have read (or tried to read) all read the same to me, and maybe I just haven't picked up the right one, but I have yet to feel real emotions and I have to feel emotions.

I have been reading constantly for the past few weeks and I've read a lot of really amazing books, but each time I tried that particular fantasy genre I got to page 70 and couldn't take it anymore.

Maybe it has something to do with the way they're presented? Or the same Winter and Summer court thing but getting into them just seem impossible.

I don't know what's wrong with me, but perhaps they're just not for me, but leave a comment if you know of a fairy book (or amazing book in general) that may get me out of this.

Jekel Loves Hyde by: Beth Fantaskey

Jekel Loves Hyde
by: Beth Fantaskey

Jill Jekel has always obeyed her parents’ rules – especially the one about never opening the mysterious, old box in her father’s office. But when her dad is murdered, and her college savings disappear, this good girl is tempted to peek inside, because the contents just might be key to winning a lucrative chemistry scholarship.

To better her odds, Jill enlists the help of gorgeous, brooding Tristen Hyde, who has his own dark secrets locked away. As the team of Jekel and Hyde, they recreate experiments based on the classic novel, hoping not only to win a prize, but to save Tristen’s sanity. Maybe his life. As things heat up in the lab though, Jill’s accidental taste of a formula unleashes her darkest nature and will compel her to risk everything – even Tristen’s love – just for the thrill of being… bad.

Review:

Beth Fantaskey did it again! I devoured Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, and Jeckel Loves Hyde was no different with catching my interest.

The very idea of taking the story of Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde and turning it literal intrigued me and I was amazed by the outcome. I felt the emotions Fantaskey was trying to express and throughout reading I was gripping the edge of my book because I didn't know what was going to happen or what the outcome would be. I didn't know whether there would be destruction or things would work out, and honestly Chemistry is some pretty scary stuff.

I loved Jill's name, which I know is a weird thing to comment on but Jill Jekel - say Jill Jekel out loud, see how it just flows? I think it's the J's, but more then just her name the character of Jill I felt was well formed. I knew what she was about from the very beginning and she didn't wander from that, or at least not while she was fully herself.

Tristen was dreamy. There I said it, every story needs at least one dreamy character who is maintaining dreamy status, while still being some what tortured. He was that guy and I loved him for it. He struggled with his own demons and with his very self which is a very interesting aspect of the story. I loved him and Jill together as well as those moments when you felt chemistry between the two of them, they cared while being stubborn which added to the suspense.

All in all I loved this book and my only complaint is that it wasn't longer.

-Christina

And the Contest Winner is...

Alright the contest ended on March 4th, but for those who emailed me after that date I still counted your entries as I've been MIA recently and haven't been blogging as much as I would like and the winner (according to names I drew out of a hat - the more entries you put in, the more times I wrote your name) is...

Rebecca

I will email you and if I don't receive an answer in 36 hours I will draw another winner.

Thanks to all who entered the contest!