Review - The Goddess Test

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
Paperback, 293 pages
Published April 19th 2011 by Harlequin
Mythology/Fantasy

Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Mild spoilers

The Goddess Test is a take on the story of Hades and Persephone. Kate Winters moves from New York to Eden, Michigan with her mother, who is close to dying from cancer. Kate is not interested in making friends, but she promises her mother she’ll go to a party one night with a girl from school. After a strange turn of events, she watches as the girl dies in front of her and a stranger named Henry brings her back to life. She is then offered the chance to have her mother kept alive – if she agrees to stay with Henry for 6 months every year for the rest of her life and attempt to pass 7 tests to become a goddess. Every girl who attempted before her ended up dead.

Need to Reads

I have so many books I want to read, need to read, HAVE to read. But to spare you time, I chose a couple that I really, really, want right this minute.

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Awaken by Meg Cabot

Both of these are sequels, so go forth and read the first ones so you can get just as excited as me to read these!!

Book BFFs: Rhine

Wither (Chemical Garden Trilogy) by Lauren DeStefano

Name: Rhine Ellery/Ashby
Age: 16
Favorite Candy: June Beans, especially blue ones
Family: Twin brother, Rowan
Husband: Linden Ashby
Sister Wives: Jenna, Cecily
Distinguishing Marks: Heterochromia; one blue eye, one brown

Review-Enclave

Enclave by Ann Aguirre

Paperback, 272 pages

Published April 12, 2011 by Feiwel and Friends for Young Adults

Rating: 4

Enclave starts out at Deuce’s naming ceremony, where she receives her scars as a huntress. After a day of celebration, she is given her first job as a huntress as well as a partner, the dark and brooding Fade, who was found in the tunnels. Rumor has it that he came from topside. After a terrible discover involving the changing mentality of the Freaks, half human, animal like creatures, with rotted skins and sharp teeth, they race back to their enclave, only to be met by ridicule. Deuce, as well as Fade are then banished from College, and are sent topside.

Need to Reads

Ever been reading a book but had another book (or several books) in the back of your mind that you really want to read? I frequently have that experience, especially when my current book is kind of slow. There's a few sequels I'm dying to read, but I'll focus on NEW (well, new to me) books for now. Click the book covers for a summary of each book!

Book BFFs: Deuce

Enclave by Ann Aguirre 

Name: Deuce

Age: 15

Occupation: Huntress

Location: College/ Topside

Partner: Fade

Favorite Food: Cherries

Best Friends (Brat Mates): Thimble and Stone

Distinguishing Marks: Six huntress scars on her arms

Treasure Item: Two of Spades

Weapon of Choice: Knives

Review - The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Paperback, 374 pages

Published October 6th 2009 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Rating: 4.5

Mild spoilers

The Maze Runner follows a boy named Thomas who wakes up in a dark, mysterious elevator with no memory of his past other than his first name. He steps out of the elevator to an audience of several young boys and is told he is in the Glade, a place inhabited by only young boys and surrounded by a large maze full of deadly creatures referred to as Grievers. Thomas tries to fit in by performing duties as he is told, but the very next day, the first girl to ever set foot in the Glade arrives, and the boys suspect Thomas of somehow being responsible. Strange things start to happen, and life in the Glade is not what it used to be. Thomas manages to become a Runner, one of the few boys who have the duty of going into the Maze to attempt to find a way out while trying to avoid the Grievers.

Awesome Giveaway!

Author Lindsay Cummings is hosting a giveaway! You could win:

A pack of bookmarks for her upcoming novel The Murder Complex
ARC of Fragments by Dan Wells
ARC of Requiem by Lauren Oliver 
ARC of Everbound by Brodi Ashton
A pre-order of the new Divergent book by Veronica Roth

Enter the giveaway Rafflecopter on her blog!

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