Teaser Tuesday

Review: Rumors by Ann Godbersen (The Luxe #2)

Author: Anna Gobbersen

Series: A Luxe Novel
Book #: 2
Pages: 423
Reading Level: YA
Book Rating:
Goodreads Rating: 3.85
Published: June 1st, 2008
by HarperCollins

"Outside, the world was quiet and dark. There was a new snow on the ground, but everyone in Gramercy, and up in fifth Avenue, and downtown, where leisure and comfort were not such givens, was inside by now. The New Year had come, but nothing in it seemed even remotely real."

True Love. False Friends. Scandalous Gossip.

Welcome Back To Manhattan, 1899.

Taschima's POV:

After bidding good-bye to New York's brightest star, Elizabeth Holland, rumors continue to fly about her untimely demise.

All eyes are on those closest to the dearly departed: her mischievous sister, Diana, now the family's only hope for redemption; New York's most notorious cad, Henry Schoon-maker, the flame Elizabeth never extinguished; the seductive Penelope Hayes, poised to claim all that her best friend left behind—including Henry; even Elizabeth's scheming former maid, Lina Broud, who discovers that while money matters and breeding counts, gossip is the new currency.

As old friends become rivals, Manhattan's most dazzling socialites find their futures threatened by whispers from the past. In this delicious sequel to The Luxe, nothing is more dangerous than a scandal . . . or more precious than a secret.

And still with all the problems the Hollands are facing, poverty, grieve, and a lot more, there is still a tiny window for what we fellows like to call love.

It is a tantalizing sequel, it made the series even better. All the characters have their own paths, twists and style that you just can't help but love. The way all their stories are bound together is just exquisite, and their stories by separate are wildly interesting. Everyones life is changing, from New York's sweet heart Elizabeth to the Hollands ex-maid's Lina- or Carolina.

 At the end you can't help to think about the "What if's?" of the story, and of the possibility of it ending any other way, but then u remember there is a sequel. This book will leave you heart broken, and begging for more. But it, read it, love it.

News for the Damned

Lets start with Richelle Mead's fourth book in the Vampire Academy series. I have new Inf on this subject. The book Blood Promise comes out in August 25 2009. It almost makes u wish for school to start again, almost. Now a little more inf for your eyes...

DIMITRI'S HEART HAS GONE DARK 

Now Rose must journey to the ends of the earth to find--and kill--her one true love... Or has the time come to join him?

BOUND BY LOVE, BUT SWORN TO KILL... 

The rest of the world had considered Dimitri dead. And to a certain extent, he was. But I hadn't been able to forget a conversation he and I had once had. We'd both agreed that we'd rather be dead—

truly dead—than walk the world as Strigoi. It was time to honor our words. 

Guardian Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same. 

The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck, a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters . . . Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved? 

Now, with everything at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend—can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice 

herself for a chance at eternal love? 

I CANNOT wait for this book to be out and about. Moi is a big fan of Vampire Academy and I am hoping, very very much, that Dimitri  is well T_T... Also the preview is coming out in July 25 on her website.

Now with more happy news Charlaine Harris just hit the jackpot. Ms. Harris, the author of the Sookie Stackhouse vampire mystery romance novels, had just heard that the latest book in the series, “Dead and Gone,” would make its debut on the New York Times hardcover fiction best-seller list this Sunday in the No. 1 spot. Not only that, but for her three-book contract, of which “Dead and Gone” is the second, Ms. Harris was paid a seven-figure advance. She is also publishing A Touch Of Dead-coming out in October- which is a collection of all the Sookie Stackhouse short stories. Bravo Miss. Harris, you deserve it. 

And speaking of vampires...

Yesterday I found out that Vampire Diaries is making a debut, as a series in CWTV. The show is based on LJ Smith's book series. Stefan is described as "gloriously, amazingly, epically beautiful young man" who is actually a 200-year-old vampire who has a strong connection with Elena. Not only he has taken a like to Elena, but his evil twin brother- yeah I know what a cliche- Damon has also taken a liking to Elena.

 What I don't get is why a 200-year-old vampire is going to high school, willingly. Anyways the show comes out this fall and airs on Thursdays @ 8PM.

PC Cast, authors of the highly acclaimed House Of Night series, just finished the sixth book in the series Tempted. **Edit: Thanks to sushigirl I know that Tempted comes out in October 27th. I do know when the fourth book in the Blue Bloods series is coming out -The Van Alen Legacy is coming out in October 6 of this year. 

And that's all for today folks, another great year for books, which leaves me with one problem...

--Getting a job so I can buy them all!