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Synopsis (Goodreads): Starting over sucks.
When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring...until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes, Things were looking up.
And then he opened his mouth.
Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens.
The hot alien living next door marks me.
You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like to Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is if I stick close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. 
Unless I don't kill him first, that is.


Review: Yes, I know this book came out a while ago. I am aware. I just needed something to review and I wanted to review the third book, so why not do the first and second, right?

Yeah, right. I just wanted to rant about how awesome I think Katy is three times. She's a book blogger, what can I say. I would be totally pissed if someone (even if they were Daemon) broke my laptop. Katy is just so awesome. We needed some girl-power in the YA genre, and Katy is just that. Girl-power. Awesome.

See, look at me! I can't even form complete sentences!

Daemon Black is a jerk. To put it mildly. Very, very mildly. The only thing that confused me was that he hated Katy in the beginning, flat-out said that he didn't trust her, then he told her their deepest secret, ultimately putting not only his life, but the lives of everyone he cares about, in Katy's hands. That was kind of stupid. I didn't really like him.

However, I did like Dee. She was fun. I can't imagine how much fun Ms. Armentrout had writing her. There's just so many layers to her, you can't peel them all back at once. At one point, I actually felt kind of bad for her. She just wanted to live like a normal human being and be herself, but she couldn't because she was an alien. It was kind of sad.

Anyway, loved to writing, loved the plot, loved the characters, and I loved the book in general. Five out of five stars, my friends! Not that many books get that high. Be proud!

 
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Synopsis (Goodreads): Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city's brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father's apprentice, Logan-the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same one who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but a fierce belief in her father's survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him for herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland destroy her.
At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city's top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never involved being responsible for his mentor's impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
As Rachel and Jared battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can't be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.

Review: No matter how good it looked with the cover and the synopsis, this book was kind of predictable. 

Now, I know you Logan fans will hate me for it, but I kind of didn't like him. One minute he was like, "Rachel you're so annoying," then he was like ,"OMG I love you Rachel!" It was kind of boring. In every YA book you see, the characters see each other once and are immediately in love. I hate that. Let me repeat, I HATE THAT! There is absolutely nothing real about it whatsoever. Period.

I did kind of like Rachel, though. She felt something real when her father went missing, and she knew what she was doing. She wasn't whiny. If there is anything I hate more that insta-love, it's a whiny lead character. Especially when it's a girl, they're especially good at that. Rachel was different. She didn't suddenly acquire new, awesome fighting skills. She was trained how to survive and fight by her father. Rachel was also more life like. She didn't instantly fall in love with Logan, she wanted nothing to do with him after he broke her heart. Rachel slowly came to realize that she had never stopped loving Logan.

I didn't really get Rachel's friend, though. She was kind of not mentioned, and I don't even remember her name. She was sorta weird. She confused me. It seemed like Rachel cared so much about her, but she was never really explained as a character. The best friend is usually explained more. Yes, I know the story-line was more about Logan and Rachel, but you think they could have added what's-her-face in there a little more.

DEFIANCE was good, but not great. Things could have been explained a little more. Like Rachel's best friend, or why there were separated cities. Too many things were left open. I think it's a standalone, too. Please tell me if it isn't. Overall, 

 
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Synopsis (Goodreads): Kami Glass loves someone she's never met...a boy she's talked to in her head ever since she was born. she wasn't silent about her imaginary friend during her childhood, and thus is a bit of an outsider in her sleepy English town of Sorry-in-the-Vale. Still, Kami hasn't suffered too much from not fitting in. she has a best friend, runs the school newspaper, and is only occasionally caught talking to herself. Her life is in order, just the way she likes it, despite the voice in her head.


But all that changes when the Lynburns return.


The Lynburn family has owned the spectacular and sinister manor that overlooks sorry-in-the-Vale for centuries. The mysterious twin sisters who abandoned their ancestral home a generation ago are back, along with their teenage sons, Jared and Ash, one of whom is eerily familiar to Kami. Kami is not one to shy away from the unknown-in fact, she's determined to fund answers for all the questions Sorry-in-the-Vale is suddenly imposing. Who is responsible for the bloody deeds in the depths of the woods? What is her own mother hiding? And now that her imaginary friend has become a real boy, does she still love him? Does she hate him? Can she trust him?


Review: Wow. That's it. That's all I can say. If you know me, it takes a lot for me to be speechless. It was that good. Sarah Rees Brennan, you have taken my heart and broken it into pieces!

Kami was one of my favorite characters from the start. She was intelligent, sweet, and welcoming. Kami was so strong, but her one weakness was her friends. I'm not saying she should've gotten rid of them. They were the ones that made her real and lifelike for me.

I also loved the way Angela and Kami clashed. They were completely different, but that was what made them such great friends. Angela wanted to stay back and watch everything happen, whereas Kami wanted to dive right into the middle of it right away. There were just so many great moments with them!

Now, to the Lynburn boys. They are quite an exciting pair, aren't they? In the beginning, Ash seemed very polite (for lack of a better word) to Kami and Angela. From the moment he came into the story, I knew there was going to be something happening with him. Let's face it, guys just aren't that polite on their own. We all wish they were, but they aren't. He seemed very protective of his family and wouldn't tell anyone much. Jared, though, was just a jerk for about the first half of the book. He seemed so nice to Kami before she met him, but when she did, he got pretty mean. That was something I didn't really understand. They were best friends, and then WHAM! They meet for real and they hate each other. I guess they just were kind of surprised that the other was a real, living person and not just a fragment of their imagination.

Overall, the plot was awesome (not going to spoil anything!), the characters just got better as the book went on, and it made me laugh my face off one page and cry until I was sick the next. Five out of five stars!