Happy New Years Eve to all!


We wanted to wish everyone a AMAZING new start to 2011. We hope everyone stays safe and warm where ever you might spend the time tonight. 

We have some New Year's Wishes for you all:

 This New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, never in want. - Irish Toast

May this New Year bring newly found prosperity, love, happiness and delight in your life. - Anonymous

 "When you're lonely, I wish you Love!
When you're down, I wish you Joy!
When you're troubled, I wish you Peace!
When things seem empty, I wish you Hope!
Have a Happy New Year!" - Anonymous

 This bright New Year is given to me to live each day with zest, to daily grow and try to be my highest and my best! - William Arthur Ward

· May the dawning of this New Year, fill your heart with new hopes, open up new horizons and bring for you promises of brighter tomorrows. May you have a great New Year. - Anonymous

As the new year blossoms, may the journey of your life be fragrant with new opportunities, your days be bright with new hopes and your heart be happy with love! Happy New Year! - Anonymous


2011 Debut Author Challenge starts at Midnight


Tonight will begin 2011 Debut Author Challenge for me. I will begin reading The Water Wars as soon as it downloads to my nook hopefully sometime after midnight. Im very excited about this challenge. I have a feeling I will read well over the 12 titles it requires. 

What will your 1st book be for this challenge?

Best YA Book of 2010


Best YA Books of 2010

Today marks the last day of The Best of 2010 here. We are ending it with the best YA. i am just still shocked that almost all the books I read this year have been YA. So here our the choices Ive read this year, hope you like them. 

The choices in no particluar order:

1. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 

2. Intrinsical by Lani Woodland

3. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

4. The Sapphire Talisman by Brenda Pandos

5. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 

6. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 

7. Sea by Heidi R. Kling

8. Soul Stalker by Laura Kreitzer

9. Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

10. Firelight by Sophie Jordan

So there you have them, what a awesome year in YA. Can't wait to see what 2011 brings. 






Torment Book Review

Torment
Fallen #2
Author: Lauren Kate
Pages: 452 pgs
Reading Level: YA
Published: September 28th 2010

Torment starts off right where Fallen leave off. I found this installment in the series a bit slower than the first. I still really enjoyed it but it was lacking s bit of the action from the first. I'm thinking the reason why is because Lauren was building on the romance part in this book. The title given to this book is perfect because I feel that the characters were going thru it the whole time. There is something about this series I'm that hasn't completely won me over, I'm waiting for that moment where I just fall head over heels in love with it. This book I did understand better the Angels and the terms.

Luce and Daniel have a Romeo and Juliet of a love story that has spanned thru a lifetime and more, since Luce keeps dying in past lives and gets reincarnated and again Daniel and her find each other for the cycle to happen again. Except this time around she hasn't dies, Not yet at least. So Daniel and many others are doing everything they can to protect her, so they send her to a Nephilim school that is protected. Luce begins a new journey there and meets new friends and figures out new things she can do, but the whole time she keeps wondering why her. I will read the next book in the series Passion because I do like the series and I'm curious as to Luce's future.


Summary: Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts - immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students -Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans. 


At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn't told her everything. He's hiding something - something dangerous. What if Daniel's version of the past isn't actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else? The second novel in the addictive FALLEN series . . . where love never dies.


End of 2010 Survey!



The Perpetual Page-Turner is hosting this end of year survey. So I decided to take part in this fun survey. The survery consist of 15 book questions and 7 Book Blogging questions. So here goes nothing! Ive decided I will be leaving out the blogging questions, Im just short for time today since its New Years Eve.

1. Best Book of 2010: Even though this is a hard question but this answer I truly know. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer was my 2010 book of the year. It took me back to how I felt after I read the twilight series. That withdrawal, sadness and longing for the next book of course. This book is just pure Magic to me.

2. Not my Style Book of 2010: I will have to go with the book I gave 1 star to because I couldn't finish it. That book is Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I pick up and put down this book a few times and made myself try and get to 100 pages, which I did. Ive said it could have been just me or the book, but we weren't getting along. Maybe in the future I will try and read it once more and give it one more chance.

3. Most Disappointing Book of 2010: I will give this to Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris. I was let down with how weak this Sookie Stackhouse book ended up being. I guess all books in a series cant be 5 stars, it was still good to read but I expected more. This was the 10th book so the 9 before were all better.

4. Most Surprising (in a good way!) Book of 2010: I will have to say SEA by Heidi R. Kling. I started reading this book thinking it was going to be a let down because of how real the storyline was but what do you know, It was Beautiful to read.

5. Book you recommended to people most in 2010?: Thats easy! Nightshade by Andrea Cremer again takes this one. As soon as I finished I havent stop telling everyone and their Grandmother about this Amazing book.

6. Best Series you discovered in 2010? The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa. So far there is The Iron King #1, Winter's Passage #1.5, The Iron Daughter #2 and The Iron Queen and coming soon The Iron Knight #4. This is one of those series that gets better and better, You will want to read this series if you haven't yet.

7. Favorite New Author you discovered in 2010?: Andrea Cremer, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, Lani Woodland and Anastasia Hopcus are just a few, I can go on and on.

8. Most Hilarious read of 2010?: I didnt have a specific book that made me laugh, but a few had characters with great witty lines.

9. Most Thrilling, unputdownable book in 2010?: Wow these questions are so hard to narrow down to one, so I will say Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus since I read in less than 24 hrs.

10. Book you most anticipated in 2010?: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward, Im a huge fan of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

11. Favorite Cover of a book you read in 2010?: I truly fell in love with the sparkly and purple cover of Nightshade.

12. Most memorable character in 2010?: Katniss from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

13. Most Beautifully written book in 2010?: Another hard choice, Nightshade by Andrea Cremer but I will also say Sea since it was so real in nature.

14. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2010?: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins it really makes you think about the future and life.

15. Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2010 to finally read?: Fallen by Lauren Kate, I just finished it not even a week ago when it came out in 2009.

Best Adult Books of 2010


Best Adult Books of 2010

Today marks the fourth day of Best of 2010. We will be spotlighting the best Adult Books of 2010 pick by us here at Once Upon a Twilight! Hope you like the choices.

Our Choices in no particular order:

1. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

2. Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian

3. One Night in Scotland by Karen Hawkins

4. Ecstasy in Darkness by Gena Showalter 

5. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward

6. Ghost Moon by Heather Graham

7. Blood of a Werewolf by T. Lynne Tolles

8. Blood Trinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon & Dianna Love

9. Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts

10. Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn


So what do you all think?




Trailer Thursday: My Invented Life

My Invented Life

Summary: With Roz and Eva everything becomes a contest—who can snag the best role in the school play, have the cutest boyfriend, pull off the craziest prank. Still, they’re as close as sisters can be. Until Eva deletes Roz from her life like so much junk e-mail for no reason that Roz understands. Now Eva hangs out with the annoyingly petite cheerleaders, and Roz fantasizes about slipping bovine growth hormone into their Gatorade.
Roz has a suspicion about Eva. In turn, Eva taunts Roz with a dare, which leads to an act of total insanity. Drama geeks clamor for attention, Shakespearean insults fly, and Roz steals the show in Lauren Bjorkman’s hilarious debut novel.


Just got this book thru The Teen {Book} Scene ARC Tour. 


The Invention of Hugo Cebret Book Review

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brain Selznick
Pages: 533 pgs
Reading Level: YA/MG
Published: March 1st 2007

The Invention of Hugo Cebret is a very entertaining and mysterious book. The story has many twists and turns, so you never really know whats going to happen and the characters are very interesting. The book itself contains pages of writing, accompanied by pictures to enhance the story. However, I actually would have preferred a little more writing, and fewer illustrations. Other than that, The Invention of Hugo Cebret is an awesome book and I highly recommend it. I love mysteries, and this was an excellent example of this type of story, so I gave it 5 out of 5 stars.



Summary: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery. 



Deadly Kisses Book Review

Deadly Kisses
Francesca Cahill/Deadly Series #8
Author: Brenda Joyce
Pages: 480 pgs
Reading Level: Adult
Published: February 1st 2006
Review Source: Netgalley

And the plot thickens! WOW, Calder is being framed for murder! Francesca is doing everything she can to save him. We finally see the true feelings behind Francesca’s parents towards Calder. Francesca’s Brother Evan finally opens his eyes and breaks it off with Bartello in a dramatic way. The future daughters of Rick Bragg and wife are in danger and they will stop at nothing to protect them. This book answered a lot of questions from the previous book which I enjoyed tremendously. And this plot was by far the best one yet. I hope there will be another installment to answer all the arising questions in this book. I recommend this book. 



Summary: "I did not kill anyone, Francesca. And the fact that you wish to destroy evidence suggests you think me capable of murder."
New York, 1902 


Called to the home of her fiancé Calder Hart's former mistress late one night, amateur sleuth Francesca Cahill's curiosity is piqued. But upon arrival, she is shocked to find Daisy Jones's bloodied body -- and even more devastated when the evidence points to one suspect: Calder. 



Francesca cannot -- will not -- believe that Calder is capable of such an act. Still, she is unable to shake her instinctive sense that Calder is lying about something. The police are far less inclined to believe his innocence, and Calder is arrested for Daisy's murder. But Francesca's heart is not easily swayed . . . until a life-altering secret is exposed that could destroy their future together.



Valentine's Day: Books with LOVE Hop UPDATE




Hey everyone!

The Valentine's Day blog hop is just a little over a month away! We already have 76 blogs signed up and we're all excited waiting! Some have already done a sneak peek of what they will be giving away. YAY!

Anyway, we finally have the linky tool set up for those who have filled out the form and signed up. You can now add your blog name and URL to the linky tool.

There is still time to sign up if anyone else wants to join in on the fun. All you have to do is visit this PAGE for more information, the sign up form, and to add your blog name, URL, and if your giveaway is US Only or INTERNATIONAL to our linky tool.


For those who have already signed up for the Valentine's Day - Books with love blog hop, you can add your blog below. Make sure to leave BLOG NAME, URL and if it's open to US ONLY or INTERNATIONAL.

If you are an author/publisher and would like donate some books and/or Swag, Click EMAIL to contact us. 

If anyone has any questions we can also be reached at the same e-mail listed above.




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  4. Once Upon a Twilight! (International)
  5. Vampyre Kisses
  6. I Am A Reader, Not A Writer (International)
  7. Rachael Renee Anderson, Author
  8. J. L. Jackson
  9. Sarah Reads Too Much (US)
  10. Books & Shtuff (US only)
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  2. LovLivLife Reviews (Worldwide)
  3. Age is Just a Number (International)
  4. Romance Book Junkies
  5. JDP NEWS (USA ONLY)
  6. Books R Us (USA)
  7. To Read or Not To Read (international)
  8. DeRaps Reads
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Best Book Cover of 2010


Best Book Cover of 2010

Today marks the third day of Best of 2010. We will be spotlighting the best covers of 2010 pick by us here at Once Upon a Twilight! Hope you like the choices.

Our Choices in no particular order:

1. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

2. Intrinsical by Lani Woodland

3. Matched by Ally Condie

4. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

5. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

6. Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

7. Sea by Heidi R. Kling

8. Firelight by Sophie Jordan

9. Torment by Lauren Kate

10. Halo by Alexandra Adornetto




In My Mailbox

In my mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren

Our Latest Goodies:

Bought:
  • Torment by Lauren Kate
Review: 
  • Follow Me by Joanna Scott
  • Phantom Universe by Laura Kreitzer
Paperbackswap:
  • Dreamveil by Lynn Viehl

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