Review: Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton

Title: Angelfire

Author: Courtney  Allison Moulton

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

Publication Date: February, 2011

Genre: YA

Main Themes: Angels, Reapers, Guardians, Death, & Romance

Pages: 453

Plot: (From the Dust Jacket)

“First there are nightmares.  Every night Ellie is haunted by terrifying dreams of monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her.

Then come the memories. When Ellie meets Will, she feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp.  His attention is intense and romantic, and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries.  On her seventeenth birthday, on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie’s power, and she knows that she can fight the creature that stalks her in the grim darkness. Only Will holds the key to Ellie’s memories, whole lifetimes of them, and when she looks at him, she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream.

Now she must hunt. Ellie has power that no one can match, and her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls.  But in order to survive the dangerous and ancient battle of the angels and the Fallen, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives and the truths that may also be too frightening to remember.”

I have been eyeing this book for a long time. When I learned that there was a book signing coming up for the second book, I knew I couldn’t wait any longer!   I had to prepare myself for the second book that was about to be released.  It was absolutely amazing and I’m glad I didn’t have to wait for the second book to come out!

Angelfire was suspiciously tantalizing, viciously engaging, and forcefully vigorous!  I felt compelled to stay awake all night to finish this book and then longingly pine over the next one.  This was a novel that will keep you guessing, I never knew what was going to happen until it smacked me in the face!

Courtney created a dark, mysterious, and perilous world that is nothing like I have ever heard.  This imaginative tale is one that truly stands on its own as it’s a refreshingly modern and very bloody.  I would also like to add that there are some astoundingly descriptive fight scenes; I really mean it when I say that that it was completely remarkable, they create a vivid picture that flows perfectly!

Ellie was by far my favorite character!  She is a picture perfect heroine; I found that she was witty, crazy strong, fierce, persevering, feminine, and clever.  Plus she has a pair of very cool swords.  Once she accepted her duty and learned to cope with the responsibilities, she always entered the fight with her swords blazing (literally)!  We can’t forget about Ellie’s faithful Guardian, Will, who loyally protects Ellie in all their battles and helps her recover her lost memories.  Will is the genuine nice guy as he carries out his guardian duties ensuring that Ellie is always as close to happy as possible!

I felt that Angelfire earned an A+, as it was a richly compelling read.  I really couldn’t stop myself once I started reading it.  It is definitely a brilliant read and I feel that there is going to be a lot more to come from Courtney Allison Moulton in the future.

My Rating: 20/20

Originality: 5

Plot: 5

Characters: 5

Writing Style: 5

Angelfire Trailer



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Teaser Tuesday (9)

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

• Grab the book your currently reading
• Open to a random page
• Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers
• Be sure to include the title and author

Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton

I leaped over the edge of the roof as Ava reached out to me and yelled to stop.  The wind rushed against my body so wildly that I heard nothing but thunderous screams.

February Bookshelf

 

1. A Kiss for Emily by JP Galuska

2. Dearly Departed by Lia Habel

 3. Angel Burn by LA Weatherly




4. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

 5. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor




 6. Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton

 

 
 7. Lenobia's Vow by PC Cast & Kristin Cast




 8. Hades by Alexandra Adornetto



   
           
9. Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel




10. A Stiff Kiss by Avery Olive

Teaser Tuesday (8)

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

• Grab the book your currently reading
• Open to a random page
• Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers
• Be sure to include the title and author

Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

Uh... I think we've established that I'm not the best liar.  Most of the time, when confronted by the choice between fussing up and concocting a whopper, even if it's for a good reason, like protecting my family or keeping the world from finding out about angel stuff, I freeze, my face gets all wooden, my mouth gets dry.

Review: Supernaturally by Kiersten White

Title: Supernaturally

Author: Kiersten White

Publisher: Harper Teen

Publication Date: August 7, 2011

Genre: YA

Main Themes: Supernatural, Immortality, Romance, Faeries, & Realms

Pages: 336

Plot: (From the Dust Jacket)

“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 been 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.”

After reading Paranoramlcy, which I loved, I really couldn’t wait to dig into Supernaturally.  I’m glad I didn’t have to!  Unfortunately I will have to wait a few months for Endlessly to be released, but I’m positive to will be worth the wait!

Supernaturally held all the wonder that Paranormalcy did; but it added an ounce of seduction, a handful of enchantment, tablespoon of wittiness, and a pinch of heartbreak.  This radiant book sent my emotions wild as I laughed and cried, there were even moments that I was "bleeping" under my breath.

Kiersten White’s world of paranormals continues to be dangerous, beautiful, intuitive, and highly addicting as the stakes have risen higher than ever.  This one was a little less adventurous and a little darker as powers and emotions threaten to consume all.   It will make you wonder if all hope is lost.

As Evie’s continues to learn how to live a normal life she becomes eager and determined to find herself and the answer to her problems but in the end she risks losing herself entirely.  Evie does continue to be the girl that we all love- spunky, flirty, witty, stubborn, and unrelenting. But she does run into some major issues that she has to learn to cope with and she isn’t the most patient person.

Lend is away at college and he comes home to visit on the weekends unless he is worried about Evie, which happens a lot.  Lend continues to be the uber sweet, compassionate, willful, and protective boyfriend.  I will say it was nice to see him build a backbone and not let anyone take him for granted.

I felt that like Paranormalcy, Supernaturally earned an A+, as it was wildly suspenseful, menacingly gorgeous, and entrancingly lustrous!  So far this has been a marvelous series and I’m confident that the next one will follow suit!

My Rating: 20/20

Originality: 5

Plot: 5

Characters: 5

Writing Style: 5

Book Trailer: Supernaturally

Review: Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Title: Paranormalcy

Author: Kiersten White

Publisher: Harper Teen

Publication Date: 2010

Genre: YA

Main Themes: Supernatural, Identity, Faeries, Shapeshifting, & Prophecies

Pages: 335

Plot: (From the Dust Jacket)

“Weird as it is working for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie’s always thought of herself as normal. Sure, her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriends a faerie, she’s falling for a shapeshifter, and she’s the only person who can see through glamours, but still. Normal.

Only now paranormals are dying, and Evie’s dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies.  She soon realizes that there may be a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths.  Not only that, but she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.

So much for normal.”

When I purchased this novel, I was captivated by the cover.  When I read the summary, I was in awe.  I knew that this was going to be a novel I would love!  The problem was I had tons upon tons of books on my shelves that I had to read first. This one kept catching my eye and I wanted to read it so bad.  Finally I have gotten to do so and I am so mad at myself for waiting!  

Paranormalcy was a brilliantly dazzling, luminously vibrant, and cleverly creative!  This gorgeous novel was utterly captivating as I was mesmerized by the tale and I honestly couldn’t get enough of it. 

Kiersten White created a beautiful, yet dangerous world that I found to be intuitive and highly addicting.  She invented a world that is realistic but with a secret association left to cover up the paranormal activity as well as protect everyone from the dangerous ones.  This wonderful novel had a little bit of everything; Vampires, Werewolves, Faeries, Shape shifters, and so much more. 

Paranormalcy’s characters were written flawlessly!  Evie is sure to be everyone’s favorite.  She was flirty, witty, stubborn, lonely, and persistent.  She was the typical teenager that was totally into her shows, clothes, and boys but she had one quality that most didn’t…she could see through glamors that no paranormal could.  Lend was the romance interest of the story.  He quickly became Evie’s friend and quickly worked his way into her heart.  I found Lend to be compassionate, considerate, protective, willful, and adaptable.  Of course there had to be a crazy ex-boyfriend of the story, Reth, who was also a faery.  He kept causing trouble for Evie and was always creeping her out.

I felt the Paranormalcy deserved an A+, as this novel was utterly enthralling and tantalizingly enchanting!  I loved it and can’t wait to get started reading supernaturally so when endlessly hits the shelves this year I can be ready!

My Rating: 20/20

Originality: 5

Plot: 5

Characters: 5

Writing Style: 5