Jill and Adrian....a Couple?

No I am glad to say that Jill and Adrian are not a couple. 

In chapter eight we can start to piece together certain things about Jill and Adrian's relationship. 

It's oddly dependent. Jill depends very heavily on Adrian and when Sydney and Jill arrive at Clarence's house to see Adrian a piece of the puzzle falls into place for us readers. 

Adrian is suffering from and I quote 'one hell of a hangover' the same thing Jill was accused of having while in school. Then when Jill tells Sydney how Adrian is still hung up on Rose like real bad, she talks like it was herself that was wronged instead of Adrian. Getting the picture yet. I could tell you but that would spoil the surprise ;)

First Days are Horrible- Chapter Six

Yeah Sydney's day may have started off great but like most first days of school they take a turn for the worst. Think about. When have you had a great first day of school?

The first day of school you worry about how you're dressed and where you'll end up, where your friends will end up. It never goes completely smooth. 

In Sydney's case though, she was homeschooled her whole life so this experience is even more foreign to her then Jill or Eddie because though they are coming from a Private school, they still had to be social with others. 

The dress at Amberwood is about the same as Sydney wears day to day as an Alchemist so the uniform doesn't bother her in the least. Jill on the other hand detests it, as any girl used to wearing her own style would say lol. 

Jill and Eddie were easily placed in classes while it was Sydney the poor girl that was hard to place. With her being homeschooled she knew everything. However with this being a cover up and all, the Alchemists had her records faked and she had to take mostly classes that she already knew. The counselor mentioned she had to take a course in forgein language and that was Sydney's line. When she told the woman that she spoke five languages fluently, of course she wanted Sydney to take the tests to prove it. 

Sydney became a teacher's pet in her Ancient History class. She loves the topic and the sub-topics were things that her father had felt that she didn't need to know but loved to learn about. Many of the topics, Sydney had taught herself in what down time she had from the Alchemists. 

Here's one of the best parts about this chapter, you get the definition of an Alchemist plus how it relates to the book. For once I'll quote the book. 

"The Alchemists had arisen in the Middle Ages as 'magical scientists' trying to turn lead into gold. From those early experiments, they'd gone on to discover the special properties of vampire blood and how it reacted with other substances, eventually branching out into the crusade to keep vampires and humans separate from one another."

I think that it's amazing how an author can combine their fictional world with actual facts and actually be clear. Some can't mix the two and have a clear definition. 

Now here is where we also add another layer of mystery in the plot. Everyone keeps staring at Sydney's tattoo on her face. All Alchemists have one to keep them from talking about the Alchemists and their duties. The two girls that Sydney actually talks to so far actually asks her what it does. Weird question to ask about a tattoo don't you think? 

A Tattoo doesn't do anything but look good. When Sydney asks why they would ask that type of question.....go figure bell rings, time to go back to class. On top of that quizzical conversation, Jill seems to be missing. Not trying to cause a stir, Sydney asked her P.E teacher where her 'sister' might be. All she could tell her was that she was sent to her dorm. 

Try not to laugh on this one, Jill was sent back to her dorm before first period even ended for.....you ready?....For having a hangover. Now Sydney had been with Jill all night, they're roommates after all and Sydney even got up to check on Jill once during the night. Jill was sound asleep. 

However if you were to look at the girl you would think the exact same thing. The only thing she asked of Sydney was to take her to Adrian. Now Sydney had stood up for the girl saying she would go fight her case for her but Jill didn't want that, just Adrian. 

Oh yeah and to not tell Eddie about the trip because for some reason he would flip out. 

So lets just recap the mysteries we have in only six chapters:

*Why Jill is so tightly bound to Adrian?

*Why Sydney's tattoo is such a big deal?

*And why is Eddie so nervous around his roommate, Micah?

Three mysteries in six chapters, will there be more lol

Introduction to Amberwood Prep Chapter Five

In this chapter everyone goes their seperate ways to do the job they were given. 

It's a tearful goodbye between Adrian and Jill for reasons no one yet knows. It definitely has our friendly alchemist Sydney intrigued. 

Mainly though we're introduced to the actual high school Amberwood Prep. By most standards it's a huge school with three secretions: east, central and west. 

East is the girls dorm while west houses the boys. Central is the best part, it's the academic building where all classes take place. Lucky them they get shuttles to take them from building to building so the kids don't have to put up with the heat. 

Sydney gets jealous of Jill and her guardian Eddie because of how easily they fit in. Alchemists are home schooled and never cover human interaction apparently. 

This is also where we meet Micah. Eddies roommate and a ghost from his own past. That's going to be explained a little later though. No one understands right now why Eddie is awkward around Micah. 

Sydney now has to get over her fears of being so close to a vampire for long periods of time. Jill being how she is, just sees Sydney as a friend. I don't think she actually understands the alchemist way. With that being said Jill actually treats Sydney as a friend and vents some of her drama to her. 

Jill doesn't think Lissa actually likes her because since they found out they were sisters, Lissa has barely said two words to her. Then she almost let slip what is between her and Adrian. When that happens things should get very interesting ;)

Chapter Four-Secrets

Come to find out in this chapter everyone has a secret their holding back. It's strange how so many people can have a secret that no one knows even an inkling about. 

And don't dismay, Richelle Mead has brought in Rose for a cameo appearance. As always Rose commands the room by doing nothing more than waking into the room. 

Abe Mazur of course is still at his most antagonistic. Baiting poor Keith and tormenting Sydney. 

There's also now a link between Jill and Adrian that no one wants to explain. The same with the attack on Jill. No guardian will speak of what happened, not even Rose will tell Sydney. 

Spooky right lol and very intriguing. Read on to see what happens next as Sydney becomes Jill's sister and roommate at Amberwood Prep. 

Goodnight...Whoever is Out There

I bid everyone a good night. Tonight I plan on watching Cinderella and maybe reading more.

Hopefully someone out there is reading this blog and maybe being inspired by it. Maybe not to write like I am or about books but to do what they love no matter what others say.

I started this because I wanted to even though so many people doubted that I could do it or even make an impact on someone.

Help me prove them wrong.

Goodnight everyone :)

Chapter Three- Enter the Party

Lol yeah you kind of have to laugh at seeing the first little phrase under the Chapter 3: "Palm Springs was agony". Wow, what a way to start off.

In this chapter, we see Sydney and Keith drive up to Palm Springs to ready things for Jill and her dhampir. Richelle doesn't say for sure if he is her official guardian or not.

The whole drive, Keith is saying how bad the Moroi are and how dhampirs are worse because they are neither human nor vampire. They should never have exist in the first place.

Once they are all settled in for the arrival of everyone, Keith goes home and instead of staying with him Sydney decides to just get a hotel room. Are you getting how bad she hates him yet?

She settles down and starts to relax just a little and decides to call her mother. The way she left had Sydney feeling uneasy to say the least. When she called it was nice to talk to her mom but things got tense quickly because her father had snuck her out of the house without letting Sydney say good-bye.

See Sydney's mom has no part in the Alchemists, she is a mechanic and really hates how they treated Sydney. She had even said that at times she hates Sydney's father and what is a daughter supposed to say to that? Especially one that still years for her father's love and approval.

Not to mention when Sydney had left, she left with her sister furious at her. Zoe was also fighting for her father's love and approval and in protecting Zoe, Sydney made her look incompetent in front of all the superiors. It hurt Sydney badly to have to leave her without setting things right, but it wouldn't matter anyway because of the oath in the tattoo on her cheek keeps her from talking against the Alchemists.

She wants Zoe to grow up and be her own person, live her own life. Once she would join the Alchemists  her life would be theirs. You make no decision on your own and you believe what they tell you without a doubt as well as do exactly what they say. Why is it so bad that Sydney doesn't want that for her sister? Sydney can't get out because she's already in and won't risk them taking Zoe.

Now here's the absolute funniest part of chapter three. All that talk Keith had put up about how bad the Moroi are but he can handle being around them when necessary...yeah total b.s.

They went to the house where the only Moroi they know lives in Palm Springs to meet Jill. Not only was Jill there but so was Abe Mazur, Adrian Ivashkov, the host was Clarence and Eddie Castile (the dhampir).

Keith was scared out of his mind and made himself look like a fool. Adrian opened the door for them and Keith stood there with his jaw down to the ground. Of course Adrian being Adrian had to antagonize the poor boy.

Much to Sydney's nightmares, Abe was there as well which meant all of her secrets were there as well. If she was in trouble for helping Rose then if the Alchemists found out she was making deals with a Moroi she would really be in trouble.

Hopefully in chapter four we find that the zmey (the snake in Russian) will keep her secrets between them and only them.

Bloodlines- Chapter Two

You don't expect to see a whole lot of plot change from chapter to chapter but what you can see is character change. 

In this case, Sydney shows how badly she really wants her father'a love. All her father wanted was one boy amongst the girls but instead he just had three girls. 

When Keith had stayed with them one summer during training, Sydney's father took to him like an angel. The boy could do nothing wrong an he was treated like a prince. Of course then it angered the girls but who wouldn't that piss off?

Now that Sydney is fighting for her place back with the alchemists and Keith is against working with her, it's heart breaking to see her father side with him instead of his own daughter. 

The pressure you start to see on this woman is tremendous. She's trying to get back in where she still feels she belongs especially now that she understands the moroi a little more but she's also trying to protect her younger sister and keep the secret of her eldest. 

Now she's off to Palm Springs to this prep school trying not to worry what lies ahead. Sadly her father didn't even say good bye he said in a few more words don't screw up. 

What a thing to say to a daughter who just wants to make you proud. 

Bloodlines- Chapter One

So chapter one of the book is usually always your introduction. With spin off series it's usually an introduction along with a brief summary of the story it is spinning off of.

Bloodlines is no different except for the fact all your recap is in the story itself. There is no prologue or 'in the previous story...'

As promised Richelle Mead has started with Sydney Sage's story. Our lovely, ex-vampire hating Alchemist. Yes an Alchemist in this story is still one that messes around with science to bring about magical things.

This particular Alchemist however is the one that disobeyed all teachings and helped our awesome dhampir Rose Hathaway escape from Moroi prison and prove her innocence. That action got Sydney, well for lack of a better term right now, sidelined from all duties.

Now, the Alchemists need Sydney's assistance. Lissa's illegitimate sister Jill Mastrano is in danger. The Moroi have this pesky little rule that in order to be Queen you have to have at least one family member alive. Stupid rule but hey if it works for them who's to argue? However it puts Lissa in a precarious spot because Jill is the only family that Lissa has left alive and just the year before found out about her sister when the people voted her Queen.

Sydney, in chapter one, has to convince her superiors (her father included) that she and not her younger sister Zoe is up for the task. It's when she finds out what the task is that she starts getting cold feet.

Sydney and Jill are to be roommates at Amberwood Prep, and that's not the best part. She has to liaison with Keith Darnell with whom she is mortal enemies with. The reason why comes a bit later in the book, for now you only know that there is a secret between the two of them that makes them hate each other with a fiery passion.

For a first chapter, Richelle Mead sets the mood to intriguing right off the bat.

Bloodline- Richelle Mead

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead is something that I have read before but Richelle Mead is a bloody genius and it's a book that I enjoy re-reading. Also I promised my best friend +charlotte a that I would catch up on the whole series which requires starting at the beginning.

This is the first book in her spin off series from Vampire Academy. With that being said if you have read Vampire Academy then this book and series is a must read. Also if you haven't read Vampire Academy at all then you need an intervention and a time out to read it lol.

"When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she is still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir--the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir--is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the unlikeliest of places: a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. The last thing Sydney wants is to be accused of sympathsizing with vampires. And now she has to live with one.
The Moroi court believe Jill and Sydney will be safe at Amberwood Prep, but threats, distractions, and forbidden romance lurk both outside--and within--the school grounds. Now that they're hiding, the drama is only just beginning."

This is the synopsis from the back of the book. It gives you as readers the chance to get an unbias view of the books plot, thus giving you the chance to decide if you would like to read it as well.

If you do decide to give this book a chance I welcome you to comment on the posts here with your opinion and thoughts of it.

Different people have different opinions as well see things in a different light. Hopefully some of you have already read it and we'll be enlightened by your point of view :)

I Hope I'm Reaching...Someone

I know that this is a bit off topic but I started this blog for the fun of it. Recently, even though it's only been three days, I've been feeling like this has been useless.

I wanted to reach people like me and try to spark an interest or discussion. It just doesn't seem to be happening. Views are great but they don't really mean much of anything on something like this. Just a view though doesn't mean you read the post or that you liked it.

Comments are what counts on a blog because that's how you make connections and the author of the blog knows that it's a good one and that people care. Without them, it just feels like a waste of time.

This was supposed to be fun and I have been having fun sharing what I read and how I feel about it. I just wish that it would be the same for other people.

Is anyone out there paying attention? Is there anyone there at all?

Special Delivery 9-17 :)

Turn the Page Bookstore held a book signing on September 13th and I just barely got on in time to order this book. There were about five authors there including of course Nora Roberts.

My husband being as wonderful as he is told me without hesitation to get what I wanted. Well this was it this time around. I have a Nora Roberts, J.D Robb and Rachel Vincent book signed. I also have four Richelle Mead books that are signed and a Lydia Dare that I got completely by accident.

I have this thing now apparently, the signed books go up never to be open. Once you open them you crease the spine. I don't care how hard you try not to, at some point it happens even just slightly. I don't want these books messed up in any way.

The whole idea right now is once I get my library built, I'm going to find a small curio cabinet and put them in it. That way they would be on a permanent display.

Until then I will be happy just putting them on top of my book case and admiring them from afar.....and dusting them about once a week lol.

Hopefully this will not be the last autographed book I get.

Finally Done.....

After many many long days of reading Nightseer by Laurell K Hamilton, I finally finished the book this morning.

As most would expect there is a happy ending to the never ending book. Lothor cons Kelios into becoming his consort and as much as Kelios hates him pretty much on principle she would rather agree and twist the words of the oath than watch her friends die.

They succeed in getting off the island they were exiled on, to escape to Guardian Isle. For Kelios this is home. This is where her sister had decided to settle down and be Guardian of. This, most importantly, is where the Joining will take place between Kelios and Lothor.

Now these two people have been through a lot together in the few days they have been together. So many near death experiences and fighting side by side. However, Kelios is pure and the thought of having to go to a marriage bed frightened her.

Laurell K Hamilton wasn't too clear on how Lothor and Kelios ended up but with the way the last chapter was worded and I had to infer what had happened on that alone, I would say that Kelios and Lothor became friends if not eventually learned to love each other.

In my opinion Lothor had always loved Kelios from the beginning of the book. Kelios is a strong female character who is like a man in so many ways but still has the heart of a female. She is a warrior that knows not a lot about love and has never wanted it. She never wanted anything that would make her look weak.

That makes her easy to fall in love with though because if you think about it in fantasy terms the male warrior wants someone to match him not best him or be beneath him, but someone that will challenge him all the time so as he will never get bored.

To think of it in those terms it's easy to see why Lothor would fall for Kelios.

Part of me would recommend this book and part of me wouldn't. I am torn because this is a fantasy book and that hasn't been one of my favorite genres for a long time. It's slow at times and the terms make it easy to get lost.

However with those two things being said, if you take the time to read and properly understand the terminology, I think that quite a few people would find this book quite enjoyable.

I Have Survived....

I have survived the dentist to bring everyone an update on Nightseer by Laurell K Hamilton. Last night I reached page 200 out of 303 and man do I wish I hit the end.

I love Laurell K Hamilton's series Anita Blake but this book has taken me two months to get through and that never happens.

Here's the synopsis from the back of the book:

"The mark of a demon can open the door to undreamed of powers and possibilities--or expose a soul to the darkest and most forbidden forces of sorcery. Now Kelios wears the mark--and the time of avenging her mother's death is at hand..."

Sounds really interesting right?

A daughter who happens to be a sorceress avenging her mother in this mystical world. Who wouldn't want to read that?

As it so happens however, it's a slow book to start. The thing that makes it for me hard to get through right now is the fact that it's slow then it speeds up then it slows down. Now it's like this throughout the book and that would make anyone tired.

To summarize most of what I have read, Harque killed Kelios' mother and from there Kelios became a type of sorceress and prophecy girl. She prophesied her mother's death and then the fall of the Keep, where many people from small children and up go to learn their craft, fall

When the Keep fell however what she did not see coming was that the High Councilman was going to mark her and those who helped her try to save the Keep a traitor and was to be sent to exile.

Right now I'm going to see how they manage being in exile because they all have these manacles on that cancel out all magic. That hurts Kelios badly because she's half-elf and an elf was made of magic. Just putting those manacles on made Kelios feel like she was dying.

Maybe tonight will finally be the night that I finish this book.

Anyone else read this book? Or any Laurell K Hamilton?

Sylvia Day's New Book

It has finally come out that Sylvia Day is releasing the last book in the Crossfire series.

The whole series is Bared to You, Reflected in You and Entwined with You. At the end of Entwined with You, Ms.Day wrote that we hadn't seen the last of Gideon and Eva, expect one more book.

After a few months of waiting, the title was released: Captivated by You. Finally as of a few weeks ago it's been released that Captivated by You will be out for sale on November 18th of this year.

If you have read the series then you realize that this is a must own book. I have already threatened my husband under pain of death that this book will be mine for Christmas if not sooner lol.

I'm just dying to know what happens next in their journey, they've been through so much already.

Who else has read this series and are you excited as I am for this new book?

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New Book Blogger

Ok so I am new to the whole blogging thing. It's something that I have been wanting to do for a while now but didn't really have the guts to start.

For some odd reason now I do and I want to enjoy it, not see it as a type of job. I made this to talk about books in general because I absolutely love to read and share the books with everyone. Every now and then I get to introduce a new author or book to someone and that makes me feel wonderful.

My thoughts on this blog is to do a chapter by chapter type thing with a whole book review at the end. I'm hoping that people will read and enjoy what I post because that's my second reason for the blog. I want to bring joy to people through books.

Here's to hoping you guys love me, and girls. And please know that I welcome all comments don't be scared or worried about that.