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ETERNAL
Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Received from: Public Library
SYNOPSIS:
At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul, Miranda goes from high-school theater wannabe to glamorous royal fiend overnight.
Meanwhile, her reckless and adoring guardian angel, Zachary, demoted to human guise as the princess’s personal assistant, has his work cut out for him trying to save his girl’s soul and plan the Master’s fast-approaching Death Day gala.
MY TAKE:
I had mixed emotions about this book as I was reading it. In the beginning, I enjoyed the characters of Miranda, Zachary and even Lucy and Josh. I loved how it alternated between Miranda’s and Zachary’s point of view. We got a chance to see the thoughts and feelings from both main characters of the book. Then the plot thickens. Miranda dies and becomes a vampire. Zach, who was Miranda’s Guardian Angel falls. They both get a new guardian angel named Josh. Lucy all but vanishes out of the book except for a few mentions here and there. I found the middle of this story boring and wanting to get to better stuff. Then BAM! The last part of the book turns to adventure and action and moving fast! I found myself loving the character of Zach and caring more about him through the whole book instead of Miranda. Josh gave me plenty of LOL moments and he was only a secondary character in the book. By the end, I wanted to throw the book up against the wall and curse up a storm. WHY? Not because I hated the ending, but because of the way it ended. It did not end the way I expected and it ticked me off. LOL. It will not end the way you want it to, but you will still find yourself enjoying the ending anyway. It leaves it open for the next in the series and I can’t wait to see what happens next!
MY RATING:
This is a cute little MEME I snagged from Crackin’ Spines & Takin’ Names. It was so cute that I thought I would fill it out and share it on my blog!
1. Do you like blue cheese?
Yes. Yum. My family hates it and when they see me buy it they start giving me the dry heave sounds.
2. Have you ever been drunk?
Yep, and fortunately I have learned how to stop now as soon as I feel a buzz. I grew up and realized that drinking is not as much fun as it used to be.
3. Do you own a gun?
Nope.
4. What flavor of Kool Aid was your favorite?
Fruit punch has always been my favorite.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Nah. I figure if it is bad I will let it in one ear and out the other and just keep on going in life. What can you do? LOL
6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Yuck.
7. Favorite Christmas movie?
Oh this is a hard one. I have 2 must see Christmas movies. A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation. My hubby and I laugh our butts off every year with these two!
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
A cup of coffee if my hubby made some, and then straight to my 12 pack of coca cola.
9. Can you do push ups?
Yeah right! LOL…I can barely push myself up out of bed in the morning.
10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry?
Who messes with jewelry everyday? I love my wedding ring set.
11. Favorite hobby?
Duh, reading!
12. Do you have A.D.D.?
No. Although at times I wish I had the energy people with it have.
13. What’s your favorite shoe?
I don’t have a favorite shoe, but if we talk about purses……..
14. Middle name?
I use to hate my middle name until my Grandmother passed away. We have the same middle name. Lucille.
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
I love this Major League movie I am watching, I wish my youngest daughter would come off of her sugar rush from Halloween candy and whats for dinner?
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
Coca Cola, Coca Cola, Coca Cola…lol
17. Current worry?
Same as everyone else, which bills get the luck of the draw this payday for payment.
18. Current hate right now?
Bills..enough said.
19. Dum da dum dummmm what is that?
Dragnet theme??
20. How did you bring in the new year?
I am so boring….sleeping.
21. Where would you like to go?
Ireland…it looks so pretty in pictures.
22. Name three people who will complete this?
I dunno.
23. Do you own slippers?
Yes and I hardly ever use them and it makes my hubby so mad! LOL
24. What color shirt are you wearing right now?
My husbands orange work shirt.
25. Do you like sleeping on Satin sheets?
Never have and frankly, I like my good old cotton sheets.
26. Can you whistle?
I use to but now I can’t do it as well.
27. Favorite color?
PURPLE
28. Would you be a pirate?
Nah. Just a vampire.
29. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don’t sing in the shower. I get in, and get out.
30. Favorite Girl’s Name?
I don’t know. But I guess any of my daughters names. Morgan, Madison or Allison
31. Favorite boy’s name?
Not sure.
32. What’s in your pocket right now?
A lighter.
33. Last thing that made you laugh?
My hubby and I joking around over his tools.
34. Best bed sheets as a child?
My New Kids on the Block set…I know. I was one of those people.
35. Worst injury you’ve ever had as a child?
Not sure. A sprained wrist I think.
36. Do you love where you live?
Heck no. Who loves living in a hot, dusty desert?!
37. Revenge of the Nerds or Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
Um, neither.
38. Who is your loudest friend?
They are all about the same. LOL
39. How many dogs do you have?
None.
40. Does someone have a crush on you?
Yep, my hubby!
42. What is your favorite candy?
I will say Reeses for the moment. Until I can get my hands on my kids’ Halloween candy.
43. Favorite Sports Team?
Raiders
44. What song do you want played at your funeral?
Another One Bites the Dust….lol
Now why don’t you give it a go and link back here so everyone can see your answers!
Welcome everyone to My Overstuffed Bookshelf for the TO DESIRE A DEVIL Blog Tour! I am happy to have read and reviewed this book for author Elizabeth Hoyt and thank you to Anna from Hachette Books for hosting the giveaway!
SYNOPSIS:
NOTHING IS MORE INTOXICATING-
Reynaud St. Aubyn has spent the last seven years in hellish captivity. Now half mad with fever he bursts into his ancestral home and demands his due. Can this wild-looking man truly be the last earl’s heir, thought murdered by Indians years ago?
OR DANGEROUS-
Beatrice Corning, the niece of the present earl, is a proper English miss. But she has a secret: No real man has ever excited her more than the handsome youth in the portrait in her uncle’s home. Suddenly, that very man is here, in the flesh-and luring her into his bed.
THAN SURRENDERING TO A DEVIL.
Only Beatrice can see past Reynaud’s savagery to the noble man inside. For his part, Reynaud is drawn to this lovely lady, even as he is suspicious of her loyalty to her uncle. But can Beatrice’s love tame a man who will stop at nothing to regain his title-even if it means sacrificing her innocence?
MY TAKE:
This is the final book in Elizabeth Hoyt’s Legend of the Four Soldiers Series. Even though I hadn’t read the previous books in this series, this book was so well written that you didn’t need to have read them. This book captured the love and suspense that I love in a historical romance that you come to expect. The characters captured me from page one and they were characters that were so believable that you actually cared about what would happen. Their love story was so touching and I didn’t want to put this book down. The story is well paced and keeps you guessing at the traitors identity. Mixed with steamy passion and intrigue, this will be a great read for everyone who enjoys this genre!
MY RATING:
Good Luck!
I saw a few of these on the internet and had a few of my own to add! How many do you relate to?
You know you are addicted to reading when….
When you have a book stashed in every room in your house including the bathroom.
When everytime you’re going away for the weekend you pack more books than clothes.
When you are willing to spend $14.99 for a hardback new release, but you can’t believe they want the same price for a new T-Shirt!
When your local librarian starts to point out which books you haven’t yet read.
When getting around your house is like navigating a maze because of all the bookshelves.
When you’re forced to read the telephone book because you’ve read everything else it in the house and it’s a holiday so the library’s closed.
When the clerks at the book store start putting books aside for you before you ask for them.
When you pre-order the next book in a series a year before it’s going to be released.
When you take a job in a book store and get paid in product.
When the manager of the book store starts asking you for recommendations.
When you clean out all the books you feel you can part from and still don’t have room for anything new.
When your spouse/roommate’s first response upon seeing you with a bag is “now what books did you buy?”
When you choose your clothes because they have pockets big enough to carry trade paperbacks.
When you know what a trade paperback is.
When you have a special line on your budget related to books and bookshelves.
When you have a scanner so you can keep track of your collection.
When you take the morning off the day of the library or AAUW book sale.
When your family doesn’t bother to look for a book because you’ll know exactly where it is.
You have bookshelves/boxes in every room, including the bathroom, car, and kitchen.
No one bothers to ask you ‘are you reading that?’ anymore.
When you stop in a town on vacation your spouse doesn’t bother to ask you where you’d like to start. (the bookstore)
Instead of CDs, video games, or built-in video systems, you have a tradition of reading to each other while you drive.
You chose garage sales from the paper based on how prominently the world BOOKS is used in the ad.
Your brothers refuse to move you anymore.
When you have an excel spreadsheet to track every book you read, the number of pages, how many days you spent on it and the date you finished it
When your bookshelf breaks from the weight
When your mother wishes aloud that she never taught me to read.
When you “buy” all the free Kindle books on Amazon.com even though you know you will NEVER EVER get to reading them all.
When you are short on cash and consider using your credit card for a new release and tell your spouse that it IS considered and emergency!
When you’re halfway through a book before you realize you’ve read it before.
When you have been so into a book that you have forgotten to feed your kids dinner.
When your teenage daughter locks up her books in a trunk so you don’t sneak them onto your bookshelf!
