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May 16, 2013

Review: Die For Her by Amy Plum

Die For Her (Revenants #2.5)
Author: Amy Plum
Publisher: Harper Teen Impulse
Publication Date: April 2, 2013
Pages: 60
Source: Kindle Book/Own

Set in the romantic and death-defying world of the international bestselling Die for Me trilogy, this digital original novella follows Jules, a brooding, immortal French artist who has fallen in love with his best friend’s girlfriend.

Jules Marchenoir is a revenant-an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save human lives. He’s spent the better part of the last century flirting his way through Paris, but when he met Kate Mercier, the heroine from Amy Plum’s Die for Me trilogy, he knew his afterlife had changed forever and he had found the love of his life. Until Kate fell for his best friend, Vincent. Now Jules is faced with an impossible decision: choosing between his loyal friend and a love truly worth dying for.

Review: OMG!!! Jules!!!!! My Jules! Ahhhhh. I love Jules! Is it bad that this made me wanna cry a little??? I just found it so heartbreaking that he's in love with Kate and she is totally head over heels for Vincent. We all know I'm a huge fan of Vincent but we also know that I love Jules as well! I just felt so bad for him! He's so in love with a girl he cant be with. Jules is breaking my heart!!! I can relate to him though. Its hard loving someone and not being with them. It is incredibly painful but you just have to find a way to deal with the pain. Even with the pain of not being able to be with Kate he still took his job very seriously. He protected her when he was needed to and he was a great friend to her when she needed it even though it was breaking him apart inside not being able to tell her how he feels. And I'm sorry. Its kinda painfully obvious at times how he feels and Kate is just oblivious. Just putting that out there. He makes it a big deal of showing Kate just how much he cares and she just doesn't notice. I just don't get how she hasn't figured it out yet. Lol. And now with Vincent taken by the Numa... Both of them are hurting. He's hurting because his best friend has been taken and she's hurting because her love has been taken. But I have a feeling Jules will step up and be there for her when she needs him while they try to find Vincent and not let his feelings for her get in the way.

5 Stars!

May 15, 2013

Review: Until I Die by Amy Plum

Until I Die (Revenants #2)
Author: Amy Plum
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Date: May 8, 2012
Pages: 353
Source: ARC

Kate and Vincent have overcome the odds and at last they are together in Paris, the city of lights and love.

As their romance deepens there’s one question they can’t ignore: How are they supposed to be together if Vincent can’t resist sacrificing himself to save others? Although Vincent promises that he’ll do whatever it takes to lead a normal life with Kate, will that mean letting innocent people die? When a new and surprising enemy reveals itself, Kate realizes that even more may be at stake—and that Vincent’s immortality is in jeopardy.

In Die for Me, Amy Plum created a captivating paranormal mythology with immortal revenants and a lush Paris setting. Until I Die is poised to thrill readers with more heart-pounding suspense, spellbinding romance, and a cliff-hanger ending that will leave them desperate for the third and final novel in the series.

Review: So it only took me like a year to finally read this but I finally got to it!!! Great sequel to Die For Me! I definitely didn't feel like this book was suffering from second book syndrome like so many others do. There was always something to keep your interest! Whether it be Vincent and Kate searching for a way to make their relationship work without Vincent giving in to having to die, or the newcomers at La Maison stirring up trouble. Or the biggest thing; trying to figure out what the Numa were up to in the time they all but disappeared after their leader was killed. There was never a dull moment! Someone was always doing something to keep you interested in the story! That being said...

One of the main focus points of the book was Vincent trying to find a way to curve the compulsion to die for someone. He wanted so badly to be able to make his relationship with Kate work without having to put her through the pain of constantly watching him die. And he was willing to do this by any means possible. But these means were also very dangerous and Vincent wouldn't even let Kate know about it until he had no other choice but to tell her. So since Vincent wouldn't tell her about it, Kate went out on her own to look for another way to try and help him. What she ended up researching lead to her finding out more than she was actually looking for about the revenants. Though her trying to find a way didn't come without troubles either. Though hers were less troubling up until the end than Vincents. Hers involved more lying to the people she loved, hiding where she was going (which did put her in danger with the Numa knowing about her and everything) and even getting Vincents best friend Jules caught up in the secret. Though her trying to find a way to help him actually dug up something more important and useful to the current looming threat. All the trying to help Vincent curve his compulsion and Numa threat aside... These two are just so freaking cute together!!! Come on, pizza and movie night every month before he Vincent goes dormant for 3 days. That was cute. Having something they do every month together as a couple is just awesome. And just when these two were being a cute normal couple... I loved it!!! Also, I loved how protective Vincent was over Kate. At even the slightest hint of Numa trouble he made sure he or someone he trusted was there to protect her. It was so cute!

So the newcomers and the Numa... Lets start with the newcomers... Arthur and Violette. They came in and took the place of Charlotte and Charles when they were sent of to Nice so Charles could get his head on straight. So at first I really didn't like Arthur because of his whole lets get Kate kicked out of the Revenant meetings stunt. And he just didn't grow on me until the end of the book. I honestly liked Violette more. She seemed like such a good person and she tried so hard to be a good friend to Kate. Too bad that all turned out to be crap!!! Come to find out, she was plotting against the Revenants with the Numa the entire time! Hence why at the end of the book I didn't mind Arthur so much. Come to find out, Violette was just making him say that stuff to Kate to make him look like the bad one... I was pissed!!!! And with that we'll transition to the Numa. So obviously they start causing trouble again, and everyone figured that they had a new leader because of that. But for the longest time we had no clue who it was. Well. That's because it was one of their own who turned on them. If you didn't figure it out based on information above, that would be Violette. I seriously dislike her now!!!! So the Numa are after the Champion of the Revenants because they want his power. The Champion of the Revenants is suspected to be Vincent. So you can see now why Violette wormed her way in with the group. She was trying to figure out if he really could be, and she thinks she found enough information to prove he is. So she went after him. UGH!!!!

The ending... I'm seriously sad. Me no likey cliffhangers where one of my fave characters is in a seriously dangerous situation!!!! I feel so bad for Kate not being able to do much to help Vincent. He's in danger of dying for good because of Violette and she cant do a think to stop it because the Revenants have no idea where Violette has taken him! They better get him back in If I Should Die!!! Also, I have this sneaking suspicion that there is more to Kate. Either something huge will happen to her or something huge will be revealed about her. I just have this feeling about it!

My fave quote:
"Um, yeah. I guess lying around reading books all day doesn't do much for physical endurance." - Pg. 3

4 Stars!

January 23, 2013

Waiting On Wednesday [#72]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

If I Should Die (Revenants #3)
Author: Amy Plum
Expected Publication: May 7, 2013

I will not lose another person I love. I will not let history repeat itself.

Vincent waited lifetimes to find me, but in an instant our future together was shattered. He was betrayed by someone we both called a friend, and I lost him. Now our enemy is determined to rule over France’s immortals, and willing to wage a war to get what they want.

It shouldn’t be possible, none of it should be, but this is my reality. I know Vincent is somewhere out there, I know he’s not completely gone, and I will do anything to save him.

After what we’ve already fought to achieve, a life without Vincent is unimaginable. He once swore to avoid dying—to go against his nature and forsake sacrificing himself for others—so that we could be together. How can I not risk everything to bring my love back to me?

So excited for this!!

What are you waiting on this week?

January 15, 2013

Waiting On Wednesday [#71]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

Die For Her (Revenants #2.5)
Author: Amy Plum
Expected Publication: April 2, 2013

Set in the romantic and death-defying world of the international bestselling Die for Me trilogy, this digital original novella follows Jules, a brooding, immortal French artist who has fallen in love with his best friend’s girlfriend.

Jules Marchenoir is a revenant-an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save human lives. He’s spent the better part of the last century flirting his way through Paris, but when he met Kate Mercier, the heroine from Amy Plum’s Die for Me trilogy, he knew his afterlife had changed forever and he had found the love of his life. Until Kate fell for his best friend, Vincent. Now Jules is faced with an impossible decision: choosing between his loyal friend and a love truly worth dying for.

EEEEPPPPPPP!!! Jules!!!! I can't even begin to describe how excited I am for this! I love Jules!!! So excited to read his novella!!! Anybody else love Jules as much as me???

What are you waiting on this week?

January 11, 2013

Cover Reveals: Die For Her by Amy Plum & Soul Screamers Vol 3 by Rachel Vincent

So there was two awesome cover reveals this week that I really wanna share with you guys (if you like the blogs Facebook page though you probably have already seen them).

Die For Her (Revenants #2.5) by Amy Plum

Blurb:

Set in the romantic and death-defying world of the international bestselling Die for Me trilogy, this digital original novella follows Jules, a brooding, immortal French artist who has fallen in love with his best friend’s girlfriend.

Jules Marchenoir is a revenant-an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save human lives. He’s spent the better part of the last century flirting his way through Paris, but when he met Kate Mercier, the heroine from Amy Plum’s Die for Me trilogy, he knew his afterlife had changed forever and he had found the love of his life. Until Kate fell for his best friend, Vincent. Now Jules is faced with an impossible decision: choosing between his loyal friend and a love truly worth dying for.

Jules!!!! I can't wait to read this!! I love Jules! I really do!!! I'm so excited for his novella! I love this cover as well!!! Its so beautiful! I love the purple and pink and the lights in Paris in the dark!!! This is probably my favorite cover out of the books! And lets face it. I'm a sucker for any cover with le tour eiffel on it! :D :D If you guys know me I love Paris. Lol. Die For Her's expected publication is April 2, 2013!

Soul Screamers Vol 3 (If I Die #5, Before I Wake #6, Never To Sleep #5.5) by Rachel Vincent

I love this cover! The yellow is so beautiful! I totally wasnt expecting yellow for the color chosen but it really works! And we all know the Soul Screamers Series is one of my fave series!!! :D Soul Screamers Vol 3's expected publication is August 2013!

November 01, 2011

Waiting On Wednesday [#11]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

Until I Die
Author: Amy Plum
Expected Publication: May 3, 2012

Kate has chosen to leave the comfort and safety of her human world in order to join Vincent in the dangerous supernatural universe he inhabits. For his part, he has sworn to go against his very nature and resist the repeated deaths that are his fate as a revenant—even though it will bring him immeasurable suffering.

Heady with romance and rife with danger, the second book of the DIE FOR ME trilogy follows Vincent and Kate as they search—separately—for a solution to their plight, pursuing their quest from the glamorous streets of Paris to the city’s squalid underbelly. Although the experiment that Vincent attempts is progressively destroying him, he insists on seeing it through to the end. This prompts Kate to strike out on her own into the dangerous world of the revenants to find another way. But she unwittingly puts everyone she loves at risk when she discovers a family of ancient healers who hold the key to a secret that could help the bardia—the good revenants—overthrow their murderous enemies, the numa, forever.

And while the lovers search for something they have little chance of finding, a new threat arises among the numa. Kate finds herself in the midst of an ancient and deadly war, not as a bystander...but as a target.

I loved Die For Me and I so want to know whats gonna happen next in the story! :D And isn't that cover pretty?!?

What are you waiting on this week?

September 20, 2011

Review: Die For Me by Amy Plum

Die For Me (Revenants #1)
Author: Amy Plum
Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: May 10, 2011
Pages: 341
Source: Hardcover/Own

When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.

Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again.

Review: So I finally see why everyone loves this book. There's four main components I found to loving this book; Paris, Love, Good vs. Evil & Sexy Frenchmen. Hahaha. Ok, so let me start off by saying I'm part french so it was really nice to see the setting be Paris and to have the french language in the book. I also ate a croissant while I was reading this (purely unintentional, I just happened to grab one when I wanted a snack). Anyways, Paris and Frenchmen. I loved Paris being the setting. I enjoyed learning little bits about their culture and I absolutely loved the french language being in the book. I am part french but I'm not as fluent as I'd like to be in french but I absolutely adore the language. My fave saying from the book was "mon ange." My angel. Frenchmen... I find Frenchmen so sexy!!!! I don't know if its because of the fact I'm part french or not but every time I even heard a slight description of a hot french guy in the book I giggled like a school girl. I also enjoyed the love between Kate and Vincent. You know their love for each other is deep after how they felt being apart.

The revenants... Cant leave out that massive piece of the storyline. I really really enjoyed learning about them. Obviously I like the good revenants over the bad. I love how they sacrifice themselves to save others and come back and do it again and again. I find it interesting that the revenants feel this pull to die whether they want to or not. I also found the way they come back interesting. The whole 3 day thing. Thats all I'll spill on that. If you wanna find out what happens during the 3 days go read the book for yourselves. I'm not gonna spoil everything. It is also interesting how they come back at a certain age.

I love Kate and Vincent together! I loved how Kate seemed to get out of her depression over her parents when she starts seeing Vincent. Which is also why I found it absolutely heart wrenching when both Vincent and Kate were depressed and inconsolable. You could tell by how hard it was not being with each other just how much they do love each other. I was overjoyed when they got back together. I was even happier and semi shocked that Vincent was willing to fight the urge to die all the time so that they could be together and they could have as close to a normal relationship as possible. That right there is love. I loved how happy they are together. Even through the words on the pages it shines very brightly. Amy Plum did an amazing job at writing this book!

Overall I enjoyed the book. It was a pleasant change from all the other undead things I read about. Lol. I cant wait for the next book to come out. I definitely suggest this book to others.