Book trailer!

I recently read a book called 'Familiar Origins' by B. Pine. I loved it! It's like...Harry Potter meets Eragon. What's not to love, right? Anyways, I recently found out that there is now a book trailer for 'Familiar Origins' and I decided that I had to share it with everyone! : ) Without further adieu, here it is:


I'm eagerly awaiting word on the next book in the series...even though 'Familiar Origins' just came out! I still can't wait to read the next one! You can check out more on B. Pine's brillant saga on her site here: http://www.dracawards.com/

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is a weekly event hosted by The Story Siren.

The books I received this week are:

ARC:

Dearly Departed by Lia Habel


RAK (Random Act of Kindness):

Across the Universe by Beth Revis

What did you receive in your mailbox this week?

Fridays Book Blogger Hop

Friday Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Crazy for Books.

This weeks question is:

"What book-to-movie adaption have you most liked? Which have you disliked?"

That's a difficult one to answer ha ha. I have to go right to Harry Potter because it's my favorite series. But, I also really like the Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. I loved it so much! I'm not sure what other ones there are. I like It by Stephen King, the movie adaptation...and uhhh yeah, I guess that's it ha ha. That's all I can think of at the moment anyways. I will state that I love, LOVE, books way more than I love the movie adaptations of them. That's not to say I don't love a good movie but I'd prefer a book over a movie. Can't wait to read everyones answers! Don't forget to leave your links! : )

Evernight by Caludia Gray

Reading Level: Young Adult

Hardcover: 336 Pages

Publisher: HarperTeen

ISBN: 978-0-06-128439-7

My Rating: 4/5

Bianca wants to escape. She's been uprooted from her small town and enrolled at Evernight Academy, an eerie Gothic boarding school where the students are somehow too perfect: smart, sleek and almost predatory. Bianca knows she doesn't fit in.
Then she meets Lucas. He's not the "Evernight type" either, and he likes it that way. Lucas ignores the rules, stands up to the snobs, and wants Bianca to be careful-even when it comes to caring about him.
"I couldn't stand it if they took it out on you," he tells Bianca, "and eventually they would."
But the connection between Bianca and Lucas can't be denied. Bianca will risk anything to be with Lucas, but dark secrets are fated to tear them apart...and to make Bianca question everything she's ever believed.

I have to start off by saying that I gave 'Evenight' a 4/5 but only because the beginning was a little slow for me. That's not to say nothing was going on, because it was. I just had a hard time getting into it. Around the 100th page though, I was completely hooked. From that point on, 'Evernight' deserves a higher rating than 4/5. Unfortunately, I don't rate on parts of books, I rate the whole thing. That being said, 'Evernight' was still an amazing book! It's kind of like a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet. I loved it!

The story is told through Bianca who is starting at Evernight Academy. One thing I have to admit, I never read the back of a book because I don't want anything to be given away when I read. I like everything to be a surprise and, trust me, 'Evernight' is full of them! Bianca is an easily likable character, she's a little more upbeat then most of the other characters and she's tough. She doesn't fit right into Evernight Academy, but she isn't a total outcast either. Gray has a unique writing style that sets her book apart from the hundreds of other supernatural, YA novels.

I don't want to give too much away about the series...or at least book one. I think it's absolutely worth reading. Everyone, at some point, should check out the 'Evernight' series. It's fabulous! I don't have the rest of the books in the series yet but I can't wait to get them and find out what happens!