Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Released Date: October 19, 2010
Publisher: Philomel
Pages: Hardcover (454 pages)
Age Group: Young Adult
Series: Nightshade #1
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Author Website: http://www.andreacremer.com/
Overall Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)

Description: Calla Tor has always known her destiny: After graduating from the Mountain School, she'll be the mate of sexy alpha wolf Ren Laroche and fight with him, side by side, ruling their pack and guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But when she violates her masters' laws by saving a beautiful human boy out for a hike, Calla begins to question her fate, her existence, and the very essence of the world she has known. By following her heart, she might lose everything--including her own life. Is forbidden love worth the ultimate sacrifice?

Book Trailer:


Memorable Quotes:

"The relationship of a girl and her favorite novel can be complex indeed."

"Her attitude? You mean Efron enjoys spiteful bitchiness..."

"Calla," Shay called from the hall. "Without your nakedness to distract me, I'm remembering that we're in serious trouble. Hurry, please."

My Musings: What immediately drew me in was the beautiful cover. At first glance I thought it was going to be about faeries or something, but was pleasantly surprised that it was about werewolves.

Overall, the book was amazing. The characters are very like able and the main character, Calla, has a very strong sense of herself. You could not help, but get wrapped up with her two love interests: Ren and Shay.

Ren is this super hot Alpha male, while Shay is the more gentle smart type of guy. Reading this book I could definitely not pick which one I liked more than the other. But the rate I'm going I feel that in this case I will end up liking the bad boy Ren.

The writing style was quite enjoyable, except for the chapter. The author threw you right into the action without explaining any of the major details. Its like you had to learn a whole new set of rules for this particular world. That is the only reason I did not give this book "5 out of 5 stars".

I definitely can't wait for the next installment.

Cover Art: This cover is absolutely gorgeous.

Reading Order:
Nightshade

WOLFSBANE (Summer 2011, Philomel) Nightshade Book 2
Betrayal, loss, pain, fear. How many trials can love endure and still survive?

BLOODROSE (Spring 2012, Philomel, TBA) Nightshade Book 3
Is true love worth the ultimate sacrifice?

Second VA Last Sacrifice Teaser

Penguin Australia's second Last Sacrifice teaser, this time with a quote. :)

"Waiting On" Wednesday- (6)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. The purpose of this event is to get bloggers to spotlight and share the books they are anticipating on coming out.

On my wishlist this Wednesday is: Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves

Description: Kit and Fancy Cordelle are sisters of the best kind: best friends, best confidantes, and best accomplices. The daughters of the infamous Bonesaw Killer, Kit and Fancy are used to feeling like outsiders, and that’s just the way they like it. But in Portero, where the weird and wild run rampant, the Cordelle sisters are hardly the oddest or most dangerous creatures around.

It’s no surprise when Kit and Fancy start to give in to their deepest desire—the desire to kill. What starts as a fascination with slicing open and stitching up quickly spirals into a gratifying murder spree. Of course, the sisters aren’t killing just anyone, only the people who truly deserve it. But the girls have learned from the mistakes of their father, and know that a shred of evidence could get them caught. So when Fancy stumbles upon a mysterious and invisible doorway to another world, she opens a door to endless possibilities....

Release Date: January 4, 2011

Teaser Tuesdays- (6)

Hey guys its another wonderful Tuesday...if you don't know what Teaser Tuesday is about here is a refresher:

Teaser Tuesdays are a meme hosted by Mizb of Should be Reading. Here are the rules if you wish to participate.

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here is my teaser for this week:

"Forgive me...forgive me...wake up, please, let me help you... You have punished me long enough, you have punished yourself long enough."

-Pg. 167 "Blue Bloods" by Melissa De La Cruz

First VA Last Sacrifice Teaser

Here you go, the first Last Sacrifice teaser from Penguin Australia. There are going to be alternating character & quote teasers leading up to the final release of "Last Sacrifice" by Richelle Mead on December 7, 2010. This is a character and has Spirit Bound spoilers. It seems short, but there's a clue in there.

Also they have released the very last line to the book: "I don't know, but I think it's going to be good."

Character Teaser:

"Waiting On" Wednesday- (5)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. The purpose of this event is to get bloggers to spotlight and share the books they are anticipating on coming out.

On my wishlist this Wednesday is: Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John

Description: THE CHALLENGE: Piper has one month to get a paying gig for Dumb—the hottest new rock band in school.

THE DEAL: If she does it, she'll become manager of the band and get her share of the profits, which she desperately needs since her parents raided her college fund.

THE CATCH: Managing one egomaniacal pretty boy, one talentless piece of eye candy, one crush, one silent rocker, and one angry girl who is ready to beat her up. And doing it all when she's deaf. With growing self-confidence, an unexpected romance, and a new understanding of her family's decision to buy a cochlear implant for her deaf baby sister, Piper just may discover her own inner rock star.

Release Date: November 11, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays- (5)

Hey guys its another wonderful Tuesday...if you don't know what Teaser Tuesday is about here is a refresher:

Teaser Tuesdays are a meme hosted by Mizb of Should be Reading. Here are the rules if you wish to participate.

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here is my teaser for this week:

"I'll help you with whatever's made you upset," he said. "But this morning you blew me off and I'm not going to kiss you today just so you can tell me to go to hell tomorrow."

-pg. 170 "Nightshade" by Andrea Cremer