We're an Open Book
I’ve never DNFed an audiobook, but let me tell you Fairest came *this close*. It wasn’t so much that the book was bad it just didn’t have the heart or fun I’ve come to expect in this series. The plot threads and world-building elements that hold the series together started to unravel for me.
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| Join Kat as she reads the works of YA author, David Levithan from his debut novel to his National Book Award shortlisted novel, Two Boys Kissing. See more here ! |
I’m pretty sure David Levithan has more “and” credits than any other YA author. He has co-written with popular YA authors including; Brian Selznick, John Green and Andrea Creamer. I’ll be exploring these books in the next few weeks, but I’m starting with his most frequent partner in crime; Rachel Cohn, a veteran YA author herself.
Cohn and Levithan write stories that are all about romance and love, but their unique storytelling methods bring something new to the genre. Their writing aesthetics work wonderfully together and I really hope we see more from them in the future. This week I have reviewed the audiobook versions all of their collabs.
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2006)
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- Genre :Contemporary/Paranormal
- Length : 11 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date : 8-13-13
- Publisher : Simon Audio
Fire With Fire picks up just a few weeks after the events of Burn for Burn. The main characters have seemingly moved on, however, it’s not long before the girls find themselves working together to once again take down Reeve Tabatsky. Some people never change. . . or do they?
While the first book introduced the world of Jar Island, this book shifts focus on the community and culture of Jar Island. We get a feel for the traditions, events and celebrations of this small town. This level of world-building within a contemporary setting is admirable….
Synopsis : St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger…
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever
Two years ago Rose Hathaway, a half-human vampire, and her best friend Lissa Dragomir, a vampire princess, ran away from the vampire filled St. Vladimir’s Academy. We don’t know what they’ve been running from, but these girls have their reasons. Only now, they’ve been dragged back to St. Vladmir’s and the darkness has followed them….
“Fame is people screaming your name, loving you, hating you, all on a whim”
–Tammara Webber, Between The Lines
- Release Date: November 15th, 2012
- Genre: Contemporary
- Hours: 8 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Synopsis: Reid Alexander is used to getting what he wants – and what he wants next is his newest costar, Emma Pierce. The universe is lining up nicely to grant his wish, until he’s confronted with two unexpected obstacles on location: a bitter ex-girlfriend and a rival for Emma’s affections.
Emma Pierce just got her big break after years of filming commercials and made-for-TV movies. Winning the lead role in a wide-release film – opposite the very hot Reid Alexander – should be a dream come true. But Emma’s heart is hiding a secret fantasy: she wants to be a normal girl
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” . . . Whatever went on in the ash fall landscape and blood crusted world of war where her creations went forth to do violence. It wasn’t her concern. She conjured the bodies. That was all. What more could she possibly do ?“
“It was the deed that matter not words. Do the thing. Kill the monster. Change the world”
– Laini Taylor, Days of Blood and Starlight
Synopsis: An art student and monster’s apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it. . . While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope. But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?
Laini Taylor’s Days of Blood and Starlight is the stunning continuation of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone story. I started this audio book the day it came out and I seriously did NOT want to finish it. Taylor’s beautifully written sequel continues the tumultuous tale of war, love and hope.
Placed on different sides of a thousand-year-old war, Karou and Akiva have made their choice and now must find some way of peace for their people, but a war this old doesn’t die so easily. Resurrections must continue, war must continue, but is their a place in this world for the hopes and dreams of two lovers ?
Days of Blood and Starlight is one of the most epic love stories you will read. Initially I was caught of guard by the insta-love in the first book, but the conflict and obstacles faced by Akiva and Karou will have you constantly wondering if love can prevail.
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