The Goddess Test

The Goddess Test
Reviewed By: Blaire Daniels
Release Date: 19/04/2011


Every girl who has taken the test has failed.

Now it's Kate's turn.
It's always been just Kate and her mom--and now her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall. 
Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld--and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests. 
Kate is sure he's crazy--until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess. 
If she fails...

Review: I have been in love with myths, legends and fairytales since I was a little kid, so imagine my excitement when I discovered this book. It checked all the boxes for me... well initially. This book at times was definitely tragic, mesmerising and romantic but, although the way Aimee Carter used the Greek myths was sort-of fresh, I don't know if it completely worked for me. Lets just say there were good and bad points of this book.

Kate, as a heroine, was the heart of the story and straight away I felt an emotional connection with her. She was a very good believable heroine and the romance between her and Henry was slow, passionate and at times sweet. I adored reading about her falling in love, even though we didn't get to see as much of the process as I would have liked. (*SPOILER* Their late nights were so cute! But... a bit naughty at times, hehe. My kind of thing!)

I think the bad point of the story comes from the way the Gods and Goddesses were portrayed. I'm not going to tell you how and who they were because that would be spoiling a huge part of the story. But I will tell you this, they were just not GOD-LIKE for me. They're meant to be powerful and scary...and they just weren't. So that was a disappointment. We never even got to see much of that Hades-side of Henry and I really hope we get to see that in the next book.

Overall, I thought it was a really easy book to read and I don't mind reading the next book and hoping it gets a lot better!

Rating: 3/5 Hearts

Top 10 Book Boyfriends of 2011

These are the guys I drooled, obsessed, and just basically fainted over and had to remind myself over and over again that they weren't real- except in my dreams... Anyway, enjoy I definitely did!

LOGAN

Blood Hunt

The Sentinel Wars

Shannon K. Butcher

"Just look at his shiny sword. *Shiny!* But it's blocking all his other yummy parts..."

HAWKE

Kiss of Snow

Psy-Changeling

Nalini Singh

Courtesy of Dina@Dina reviews and rants

"I have just informed the photographer that they have made a mistake with the photo. There seems to be a towel in it."

AIDAN

Half-Blood

The Covenant series

Jennifer L.Armentrout

Courtesy of her Website

"*Sigh* The eyes, the brooding look... man, I want me some of that!"

DMITRI

Archangel's Blade

The Guild Hunter Series

Nalini Singh

"I wanna be the rock- and stop staring at the butt, it's MINE!"

 JACE
City of Fallen Angels
The Mortal Instrument Series
Cassandra Clare
"So Fresh and Angelic- but when he smiles, it's all bad!"

KEY
Sinful Magic
Wing Slayer Hunters
Jennifer Lyon
Courtesy of Lyon's website
"The abs- oh god the abs! And by the way, his face is turned away because he's looking at me!"

SAM
Forever
The Wolves of the Mercy Falls Trilogy
Maggie Stiefvater
"Guys with guitars are sexy and baby you definitely are, sexy and sensitive, a combo he rocks!"

STRIDER
The Darkest Surrender
Lords of The Underworld
Gena Showalter
Courtesy of FantasyBookCasting.com
"Why's he in the middle of nowhere? I think he got lost on the way to my bedroom.."

SHANE
Last Breath
MorganVille Vampires
Rachel Caine
Courtesy of FanPop
"That smile *swoon* Think he smiles at Claire like that? 

TUCKER
Unearthly
Cynthia Hand
Courtesy of Irresistiblereads.blogspot.com
"Who's saying cowboys from- wait where's he from again? Doesn't matter, he's hot no matter what!"

Top 10 Book Covers of 2011

So here are some of my favourite gorgeous covers that made me squeel, sigh and drool when I saw them:

                            Absolutley Drool-Worthy. 

 Just check out the abs and tattoos!

What pretty dresses and beautiful faces...

They're all so pretty- mine, mine, mine! I just got to have them all! Who knows maybe next week (If I'm feeling generous of course) I'll give away a few of these books to some lucky readers!

In the mean time- which is your favourite cover and why?

Top 10 Books I've read in 2011- PNR

So this is my adult list of top amazing books I've read this year. 10 is seriously not enough! But I've decided to be ruthless and only choose one book even though some of my favourite authors have brought out two great books this year. So here it is (once again it is not numbered- can't live with the stress!):

 Adam

 Blood Hunt

 Deeper Than Midnight

 Dreams Of A Dark Warrior

 Immortal Rider

 Kiss Of Snow

 Lover Unleashed

Primal Bonds 

Sinful Magic 

The Darkest Surrender

Top 10 Books I've read in 2011- YA

So I have decided not to put them in order- because that just stresses me out. I have also decided to split the list between Young Adult and Adult as you can see, because I just have soo many books I've enjoyed this year:

Unearthly

 Die For Me

The Goddess Test

Half-Blood

Passion

Forever

City of Fallen Angels

 Last Breath

 Silence

 The Gathering

My honorary book is: Vanish

GiveAway Sunday

I'm giving away a copy of LOTHAIRE By Kresley Cole to one lucky person. Check the Events section for more details.


Happy Holidays!
Blaire

Unearthly

Unearthly
Reviewed By: Blaire Daniels
Release date: 2/05/2011

Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has apurpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.

Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place—and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side.

As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make—between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

Review: I have been seeing this gorgeous cover everywhere and I have been too busy to pick it up.. but I finally have and I must say- Oh My God! Beautiful inside and out. This is possibly one of the best angel books I have ever read. It was engrossing, captivating and just simply unearthly!


The book starts off completely differently to any other Young Adult books in this genre. Firstly, although she moves to a new town (typical), this is the first time the heroine moves for a reason that isn't because her parents have died or divorced and she has been shipped off. It is a very small point.. but it's just what hooked me from the first page- originality.
Clara is a great heroine. She is both accepting and, kind-of uneasy, about having angel-blood. There are moments in the novel where I absolutely love her, sympathise with her (*Spoiler* I love the episode with her hair- I can definitely relate, once turned my own red!) and be annoyed with her. But her voice is what moves the story, as well as her relationships with the other characters in the book.


I adored her relationship with her mother and brother- it was such a nice thing to see! And her different but solid friendships with Wendy and Angela. But the person in the book who stole my heart was... Tucker! I have just been signed onto TEAM TUCKER.
A hot outdoor kind-of cowboy, who is both charming, a gentleman and occasionally rude with a dimple! *Sighs* How can I possibly NOT love him? The moments between Clara and Tucker where the absolute best- compelling, forbidden romance that seemed like young love but was also very strong. I just.... *Sigh*.
Christian was the other love interest- and I liked him. Hot jock, kind of comes to mind when I think of him- although he skis, not football... anyway he just didn't hold a flame to Tucker.


Overall, I thought the plot was done very well and I can't wait to see what happens next with these angels and where the romance will be heading. Oooh I am so happy to have found this book, try it and you definitely won't be disappointed.

Rating: 5/5 Hearts