Review: Poison

Poison 
Author:  Bridget Zinn

Publication Date: March 12th 2013        

Publisher: Disney Hyperion


Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she’s the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom’s future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend.

But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart . . . misses.

Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king’s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she’s not alone. She’s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can’t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her?


Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Mohr, two girls became best friends- Princess Ariana, future Queen, though from ill health does not meet many new people and is confined to her room, and Kyra, first year potion apprentice, and through her talents helps sneak Princess Ariana out undetected. Now at 16, one has to kill the other.

Kyra, one of three Master Trio of Potioners, must do what she has to do to save the Kingdom, and the only way of securing the future-is to kill the future ruler. By poison, their future, and Mohr will be safe. She's a sure hit, it should be easy- as easy as killing your best friend can be, the poisoned dart was thrown...

Booking Through Thursday: Choosing

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme, hosted by btt2, about (mostly) books and reading.



I don't know if there's a Booking Through Thursday this week, so for today I'm going through one I've missed.

What makes you choose the books you read?
Genre? Reviews? Certain authors? Covers? Recommendations?

 I'm not too bothered by the genre, I'm interested in a lot of different ones. For me, it's reviews and certain authors. If I'm buying a book, I mostly always read the reviews first, the good and the bad to determine if it's for me or not. Authors, if I've read previous ones of there's and I've loved them I'll buy them without looking. I'm not one for recommendations unless I know said person are on the same front as me, with what's important in a book, since it's different for everyone.

And I'm sure, as a lot of people, I'm lured in by a pretty cover every now and then, but I've learned my lessons on some pretty covers.

Waiting on Wednesday (#9)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases.

 

 

Uninvited by Sophie Jordan

Expected publication: January 28th 2014 by HarperTeen

 

 

The Scarlet Letter meets Minority Report in bestselling author Sophie Jordan's chilling new novel about a teenage girl who is ostracized when her genetic test proves she's destined to become a murderer.

When Davy Hamilton's tests come back positive for Homicidal Tendency Syndrome (HTS)-aka the kill gene-she loses everything. Her boyfriend ditches her, her parents are scared of her, and she can forget about her bright future at Juilliard. Davy doesn't feel any different, but genes don't lie. One day she will kill someone.

Only Sean, a fellow HTS carrier, can relate to her new life. Davy wants to trust him; maybe he's not as dangerous as he seems. Or maybe Davy is just as deadly.

 

 

 

 

How perfect does Uninvited sound? And that cover, the hair. Love.

 

What are you waiting on? :)

 

Teaser Tuesday (8)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

 

 

Title: In The After

Author: Demitria Lunetta

Release date: June 25th 2013

Publisher: Harper Teen

Page: 100

 

They hear the most silent of footsteps.
They are faster than anything you've ever seen.
And They won't stop chasing you...until you are dead.

Amy is watching TV when it happens, when the world is attacked by Them. These vile creatures are rapidly devouring mankind. Most of the population is overtaken, but Amy manages to escape—and even rescue “Baby,” a toddler left behind in the chaos. Marooned in Amy’s house, the girls do everything they can to survive—and avoid Them at all costs.

After years of hiding, they are miraculously rescued and taken to New Hope, a colony of survivors living in a former government research compound. While at first the colony seems like a dream with plenty of food, safety, and shelter, New Hope slowly reveals that it is far from ideal. And Amy soon realizes that unless things change, she’ll lose Baby—and much more.

 

 

Link me to yours! :)

 

Review: The 100

The 100
Author: Kass Morgan

Publication Date: August 29th 2013   

Source: A copy was provided by Hodder & Stoughton in exchange  for an honest review.
 

 In 3010, humanity lives in city-like spaceships orbiting far above Earth's toxic atmosphere. No one knows when, or even if, the planet will be habitable again. But faced with dwindling resources, government leaders know they must reclaim their homeland . . . before it's too late.

Now a hundred juvenile delinquents are sent on a high-stakes mission to re-colonize Earth. After a brutal crash landing, the teens arrive on a savagely beautiful planet. Confronting the dangers of this rugged new world, they struggle to form a tentative community and to get over their dark pasts. In order to survive, they must learn to trust - and even love - again.

After a nuclear war spread out, only few of the population managed to escape and now three ships make up the Colony;

Phoenix- The rich and powerful.
 

Walden & Arcadia- the lower ranks, who are supplied on limited rations, with stricter rules and suffocation.

Curfews are reprimanded, strict rules and punishment are enforced, more and more people are being confined and trialled resulting in death if found guilty for all over 18, the juveniles are pending until retrial on their eighteenth birthday.

Stacking the Shelves (#8) & Recap

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

I bought one (!) this week, but it's a pretty awesome one.

 

Wednesday morning, I had this surprise in the mail for review.

 

(Thanks Hodder & Stoughton!)

 

Now, this is about books, so it counts! :)

So Tuesday I went on a road trip, and we passed through the village of Lacock, where the Abbey's been used for film, 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice,  and some of the grounds for Harry Potter.

Unfortunately, since we were only passing through I didn't get to go inside the grounds and see everything, because the majority wanted to go to the beach, but I snapped a quick picture outside the wall. I like the beach as much as the next person but when I heard about the Harry Potter thing, I'll admit, I was pretty pissed, because really? :( But I've been to the Studio Tour last year and saw, this

and drunk, this.

So...no, I'm still pretty annoyed.

 

 

A recap of posts this week

 

• Monday I reviewed The Originals by Cat Patrick
• Teaser Tuesday from Poison by I'd Tell You I Love You, But then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter  
• Waiting on Wednesday, Wicked Little Secrets by Kara Taylor
• Booking Through Thursday: Quantity or Quality
• Friday I reviewed Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor
• Friday Feature & Follow 
• Saturday A-Z Survey

 

 

This week I have read:

 

• I'd Tell You I Love You, But then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter  
• The 100 by Kass Morgan
• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke

 

What did you get this week? :)