Waiting on Wednsday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. WOW spotlights upcoming releases that you are dying to read and can't wait to get your hands on!
Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn't dead. Not this time. But she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking upon their final journey. Her captor, John Hayden, claims it's for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they've come back as Furies, intent on vengeance . . . on the one who sent them there and on the one whom he loves. But while Pierce might be safe from the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for her there . . . and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his enemies. And unless Pierce is careful, this time there'll be no escape.
Clarity “Clare” Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. It’s a gift. And a curse. When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare’s ex-boyfriend wants her to help solve the case—but Clare is still furious at the cheating jerk. Then Clare’s brother—who has supernatural gifts of his own—becomes the prime suspect, and Clare can no longer look away. Teaming up with Gabriel, the smoldering son of the new detective, Clare must venture into the depths of fear, revenge, and lust in order to track the killer. But will her sight fail her just when she needs it most?
Okay, I've read SO many great reviews on this book. It has been on my list since before it came out. But wow! I didn't expect it to be so good! And there's mystery! I suspected so many people, the people that Kim WANTS you to think is the killer, but NEVER suspected the actual killer. Crazy! I haven't read an awesome mystery like that in a while. The mystery added to this novel so much along with Clarity's cool family!
And I'm kind of standing in the middle of Justin and Gabriel doing the shifty eyes back in forth with them going "Aaaaah". I don't know who I want Clarity with. I honestly don't. I like both Justin and Gabriel. Maybe my opinions will change and I'll figure it out in the next book.
I. Need. Perception. Now!
This was such an awesome light read. It only took me a day. I was hooked from the very first chapter and I'm still hooked and the first book is over with! It's one of those awesome books you fly through without realizing it! You think you're only about 20 pages in, but when you look you find you're nearly through with 100 pages!
I really like Clare's character. Her ability is awesome as well! When I learned about her ability among her mother and brother's, I was ecstatic. PLUS, that they run a little business outside of their home to do Psychic Readings to tourists. Which I thought was awesome! And they don't lie to their clients and tell them they can tell the future, it's strictly for entertainment. They just tell them different things about them, give them messages from their dead loved ones if they are stuck around them and tell them different places they've been and where they got a certain object.
All the characters were really fun to read about. Even the bullies in the town who pick on Clarity.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read. I really wish I could read Perception right now and continue the story. I really wish Clarity could have been longer, but it did have a really good ending, though made me want book 2! Darn it!
The second book in the series is called Perception. It was released on March 1, 2012.
Though she tries
returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can't help
but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she's
never alone . . . because someone is always watching her. Escape from
the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
But now she's moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid.
Only she can't. Because even here, he finds her. That's how
desperately he wants her back. She knows he's no guardian angel, and his
dark world isn't exactly heaven, yet she can't stay away... especially
since he always appears when she least expects it, but exactly when she
needs him most.
But if she lets herself fall any further, she may just find herself back in the one place she most fears: the Underworld.
First off, again, this is Meg Cabot. I always know I'm going to like a book by her, because hello, she's awesome. This book didn't disappoint. I mean, I didn't like it AS much as I thought I would. But I still really liked it and I'm looking forward to it's sequel.
When I realized this book was set in Florida, I was ecstatic. I live in Florida myself, but in the upper area of the state. My mother-in-law, however, lives in the Keys, where the story is set. Now I can't wait to go back down and visit her so I can go to the cemetery that Pierce goes to in the book. I didn't realize that Isla Huesos was Key West. I thought it was just some other island that was made up for the novel.
I love the descriptions in this book. She get's the Florida weather right down to the tiniest detail. Especially with the humidity! About it being like soup when you walk out, yes, that is exactly how to describe it. I've always found it hard to describe it, but she has the perfect way. And I'm not going to lie, I will definitely be using that when someone asks me to describe the humidity here.
Since this book was basically the set up for the rest of the trilogy, I didn't get into it right away. It was mostly told in flashbacks. Stuff that have already happened and she was just telling you about it. Giving you the back story. Which I am very thankful for. =) Towards the end I really got into it and that shows that the next book will be loads better.
I love how this is kind of based on the myth of Hades and Persephone. Reading this really makes me want to go back and re-read the myth and go slower this time. I love mythology, so I'm really liking this new YA trend of mythological books. =)
Overall, I really liked this book. You can never go wrong with Meg Cabot. This is very different from the rest of her novels, somewhat a bit darker. If you are a fan of Meg Cabot and/or a fan of Greek mythology, you don't want to miss out on this book.
The second book in the series is called Underworld. It will be released in May 2012.
Though she tries
returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can't help
but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she's
never alone . . . because someone is always watching her. Escape from
the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
But now she's moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid.
Only she can't. Because even here, he finds her. That's how
desperately he wants her back. She knows he's no guardian angel, and his
dark world isn't exactly heaven, yet she can't stay away... especially
since he always appears when she least expects it, but exactly when she
needs him most.
But if she lets herself fall any further, she may just find herself back in the one place she most fears: the Underworld.
Althought the term freak was subjective. Kind of like normal and crazy. I, for instance, might consider a freak someone who ran around an island trying to hide a homemade coffin, then paraded it around to a twenty-year-old MC Hammer song during halftime at a sports event. pg.192
Once caught, it’s harder still to let a pirate go When Annalisa Townsend’s ship is set upon by pirates in search of her father’s treasure, one of the crew, James Sterling, discovers her in the hold. When he moves to take her necklace, she begs him not to, as it is all she has left of her mother. He accepts a kiss in exchange for the necklace. “A fair trade, m’lady,” he tells her afterward, before disappearing. A year later, with a forged letter of marque, Annalisa is intent on hunting down the wretched James Sterling and reclaiming her father’s treasure from him. But now she’s in danger of him stealing something far more vulnerable this time: her heart.
This book blew my mind! At first I was worried I wouldn't be able to get into it because I kept getting distracted while reading the beginning of the book. I told myself that if I couldn't get into it after reading up to 50 pages, then I'd have to put it away for another time.
I FINALLY got into it around 50 pages, and was so relieved. It got really interesting and I kept wanting to read more. But by the sixth chapter I couldn't put it down and wanted to keep reading it.
I loved Anna, she was a good strong character and I loved how determined she was to find her father's treasure. She tried so hard during the book to hate James Sterling, but it was impossible.
Nathanial was a sweet guy, but after a while he got really annoying and I kept screaming at the book trying to tell him to leave Anna and Sterling alone. Haha!
The book was filled with twists that I never saw coming, which I absolutely loved! They took me by surprise so many times.
The way they speak most of the time in the book was a bit hard to get used to, but after a while you do.
I love historical romances, but it's hard to find really good ones nowadays. But this one really got up on my list of good ones. And it has pirates! You gotta love the pirates!
Overall, this was a great book. Pick it up. The writing draws you in and holds you.
Fun fact: Rachel Hawthore, the author of The Dark Guardian series, is the author of this book as well! Jade Parker is just a name she came up with and used for her author name with this book because it was much different than the books she was writing at the time.
*Note: This is part of my 'Old Review' collection. Where I post reviews randomly that I wrote a while ago before starting this blog.
