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Gothic Loveliness | Review of ‘Lady Midnight’ (The Dark Artifices #1)

By Cynthia Ayala

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
Margaret K. McElderry Books
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It’s been five years since the battle between Clary and her demonic brother, and now the torch has been passed to another pair of fierce warriors…

Emma lost her parents that day and her life has been nothing but a battle to try to figure out who murdered her parents, leaving her an orphan. Nevertheless, she had Julian, who took on the reigns to be the parent to his family. Together, as parabatai, they held together, but strange murders are taking place, taking the shape of her parents’ death leading them to an unsanctioned peace with fairies that may even hold the key to putting the family back together.
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A New Arc with Nothing New | Review of ‘Nightfall’ (Vampire Diaries: The Return #1)

By Cynthia Ayala

Nightfall by L.J. Smith
HarperCollins
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Elena died once before, but now she’s back and with her power, she has attracted many dangerous enemies that are more powerful than anything they’ve ever faced. Stefan want’s to keep her safe, but with ancient powers getting their claws into newly reformed Damon, that’s easier said than done.

Published on February 10, 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers Nightfall is the first book in the second arc of L.J. Smith‘s bestselling young adult series the Vampire Diaries titled The Return.
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A Romantic Ghost Tale on Identity | Arise (Hereafter #2)

By Cynthia Ayala

Arise by Tara Hudson HarperCollins Publishers Image Credit: Goodreads
Arise by Tara Hudson
HarperCollins Publishers
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Dark spirits are haunting Amelia and they threaten to hurt everyone she cares for. Her only chance: run away with the people she loves. But the demons hunting her have no boundaries and will chase her every which way to bring her to her knees and make her their slave because with her power, she could help them take the world of the living. Amelia has one chance, and it lies in the hands of stranger, a Voodoo priestess who has her own reasons for helping her. Can she be trusted or is Amelia destined to fall to the hands of evil? Continue reading “A Romantic Ghost Tale on Identity | Arise (Hereafter #2)”

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Alive and Kicking | Review of ‘A Mad Zombie Party’ (White Rabbit Chronicles #4)

By Cynthia Ayala

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A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter
Harlequin Teen
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Anima was destroyed, but the crumbling pieces have fallen back into place and the slayers worst enemy has returned. And Kat, who is now a witnessed is the one with the plan. However, the plan involves two pieces that aren’t exactly in the right space: the distraught and self-destructive Frosty who is still mourning Kat’s death and Camilla, the betrayer responsible for Kat’s death. Can these two put the past behind them to save the future, or are they forever doomed to relive the haunting past?

A Mad Zombie Party is the fourth and final book in Gena Showalter’s New York Times bestselling White Rabbit Chronicles published by Harlequin Teen that follows Frosty and Camilla instead of Alice through the Zombie world. Continue reading “Alive and Kicking | Review of ‘A Mad Zombie Party’ (White Rabbit Chronicles #4)”

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A Devilishly Good Read | Review of ‘A Demon Bound’ (Imp #1)

By Cynthia Ayala

A Demon Bound (Imp #1) by Debra Dunbar
CreateSpace Publishing
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Samantha Martin is not your average neighbor, she’s an imp from Hel, enjoying a nice extended vacation as she pretends to be a human. She has a job, drinks beer, plays pranks on humans and hits on her hot neighbor. For Samantha, it’s the perfect vacation, so long as she continues to hide from the Angels who will execute her on site. But now she has been blackmailed by the local werewolf pack to hunt down someone who is killing them: an angel, her nightmare.

Published on July 17th by CreateSpace, A Demon Bound by Debra Dunbar is an urban fantasy tale that brings makes a demon a comical anti-(reluctant)hero.
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Weekly Reading List #36

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there readers! I hope everyone had a great week. It was midterms for me and wouldn’t you guess it, I was sick. Congestion that was, is, killing me. I was so miserable on Friday that my teacher let me go home halfway through the class and I was in a daze and then yesterday, I wanted to get work done and I was stuck in bed trying to get rid of a migraine that went away at 1 in the morning. Luckily it’s gone now so I think I’m finally on the med. The winter air was just not doing me any favors.

Anyway, here’s what’s on my reading list for the coming week. As always, photos and synopsis’ are courtesy of Goodreads.
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Weekly Reading List #34

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there readers! I hope that everyone is having a great week. I had a wonderful weekend mainly because my fiancé came to visit! Yay! He is so sweet, he even came to class with me and we went to see Deadpool, it was a wonderful weekend.

But that doesn’t really matter does it. You’re here for books! So here is my latest reading list to help you decide what you want to read next or even inspire you to start your own reading list…if you don’t already have one. As always, all synopsis’s are courtesy of Goodreads. Continue reading “Weekly Reading List #34”

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Weekly Reading List #33

By Cynthia Ayala

Hello there avid readers! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful week. It has been frigid here in good old Boston, MA. But I can deal with it. It will warm up eventually.

But other than that it has been nice outside, especially when the wind is not blowing. But enough of that. Here is my weekly reading list to help you decide what to read next. All always, all synopsis’s are courtesy of Goodreads. Happy reading! Oh, and Happy Valentines Day! Continue reading “Weekly Reading List #33”

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A Tension Driven Zombie Tale | Review of ‘The Queen of Zombie Hearts’ (The White Rabbit Chronicles #3)

By Cynthia Ayala

‘The Queen of Zombie Hearts’ by Gena Showalter
Harlequin Teen
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Alice thought she had nothing left to lose. She was wrong. Anima isn’t playing around anymore, they want Alice alive and the Slayers dead and they are willing to do whatever they need to in order to get the job done. It’s war now. A secret connection gives Alice more power than she ever thought she would have, the power to control and cure zombies, and in the wrong hands, it could make Anima even more power. The fight is on and more than one person will lose their life.

The third novel in The White Rabbit Chronicles by Gena Showalter,
The Queen of Zombie Hearts
published on September 30, 2014 by Harlequin Teen follows the protagonist Alice Bell as she fights zombies in this young adult paranormal novel.
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Weekly Reading List #32

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there readers! I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. I am. Sure, I’m a little stressed because I have a paper due this week, a one page report on an Editor of my choosing due Friday and an annotated bibliography that is due Wednesday that is also part of my final project, but I’m still in a great mood because not only has my fiance got a new job, he’s going to be coming to visit me soon! That makes me very happy.

Anyway, here is my latest weekly reading list, all synopsis’ are courtesy of Goodreads. Happy reading! Continue reading “Weekly Reading List #32”

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