Bloglovin' and Happy-almost Friday! :)

I was looking through the Traffic Sources of my blog and a site called Bloglovin' was on there. I've never heard of it before, but I figured I'd go and claim my blog on there, so here's the think so that if you want to you can :

Follow my blog with bloglovin

I'm pretty excited and anxious for this weekend to come up now, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, so Happy Friday (almost :P) to everyone! 

♪♫ Ambur

PS. Does anyone else immediately think of McLovin' when they hear the word bloglovin'? 

Review: Cloaked by Alex Flinn

Source: ARC (from Zoë at In The Next Room)
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: Already Released
(Click this link to go to Cloaked's Goodreads page.)

Every since Beastly I've been drawn to the fairytale retellings that Alex Flinn writes. I loved A Kiss in Time too, so I wasn't all that surprised when I picked up Cloaked and loved it too. :D

Cloaked is a sweet and light read. The characters are realistic and have quirky characteristics, just like average everyday people. These characters are real, and the main character Johnny is normal, he's just your average guy, who happens to have a bigger burden than most people. He spends most of his summer repairing shoes so that he and his mother will be able to survive. I loved that Johnny's family were cobblers. It was an amazing set up for the whole story because of the way shoes are used in various fairy tales. Not only do shoes play a huge importance in Cinderella, but they're also prevalent in the Elves and the Shoemaker. After reading Cloaked, I'm going to look at shoes in a completely different way, and I may even look up some shoe quotes like Johnny and Meg. :D

The Elves and the Shoemaker weren't the only fairy tales alluded to in Cloaked, Alex Flinn also used several other ones, most of them I hadn't even heard of before, with the exception of The Frog Prince. I absolutely loved the way the different fairy tales were woven together. It created a seamless story, and they worked together to create a world where magic exists, but is simply unknown or ignored by most people. I loved how the world that was created seemed believable, and that if I paid more attention, I might just see the magical things that I've been missing.

Cloaked is just the story to read when you're in the mood for something light and funny, and I think it'd be absolutely perfect on a cold day where you just want something fun to read to distract you from the cold outside.  :)

You can get your own copy of Cloaked here:


Have you read Cloaked or any of Alex Flinn's other stories? What did you think?
And if you haven't, what are your thoughts on Cloaked?

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Sweet Venom - Signed Bookmarks Giveaway!

So, just a little while ago I showed you guys the cover of Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Child. 

Here it is again in case you missed it:

Now that we've all seen the lovely cover for Sweet Venom, I have some bookmarks to give away, and they're signed by Tera. :D

I'm making this giveaway INTERNATIONAL, so everyone can enter. :)

There will be 5 winners, and each winner will get a signed Sweet Venom bookmark.

This giveaway will run from today (Mar.2) until March 11 at 11:59pm (M.S.T.).

Following is not required, however, you must be 13 or older to enter. 

One entry per person, all duplicate entries will be deleted (I won't delete your initial entry though.)

Winner will be chosen using Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is drawn.

Use the form to enter. Comments will not count as entries, but they are always appreciated. :)

This giveaway is now CLOSED.

Good luck everyone and Happy Reading!

♪♫ Ambur

Review: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Source: My own personal copy.
(Click this link to go to Clockwork Angel's Goodreads page.)

As I've professed countless times, I love Cassandra Clare and the Mortal Instruments, so I was extremely excited to read Clockwork Angel. I loved the idea of different Shadowhunters in another time period. The fact that some of the characters in Clockwork Angel, and in the upcoming Clockwork Prince and Clockwork Princess, are related to characters in the Mortal Instruments series is pretty freaking awesome too. I'm very excited to see Cassandra Clare's family trees once she's finished both series. I love that there are people that we will recognize in the Infernal Devices Trilogy, and I'm excited to see future references to the newer characters from this series in the Mortal Instruments. :D

I absolutely loved Clockwork Angel, and I think that most fans of Cassandra Clare will too. There's a boy for everyone to love in this series, and once again Clare has written a truly remarkable heroine. Tessa is a booklover, so she's extremely easy to relate with, and she's also just discovering the world of Shadowhunters and Downworlders, but I won't spoil it and tell you from what perspective (Mundane, Shadowhunter, Downworlder, etc.). We learned a lot about things through Clary in the Mortal Instruments, but with Tessa we learn even more. She's incredibly curious, and asks tonnes of questions, which I loved...because I totally would've been asking the same massive amount of questions. I love Tessa, she's an amazing character, and I can't wait to get to know her even better in the future books! :)

Oh the boys in this book were just amazing too! I love the boys that Cassie writes! Jace is my number one fictional crush, and the boys in Infernal Devices definitely gave him a run for his money. Will and Jem couldn't be more different, yet they're best friends, somehow that makes both of them way more awesome than they are apart. After all...who doesn't love a good bromance! Will is clearly the bad boy of the series, while Jem is the sensitive, quiet type. The fact that Jem cares so much for Will immediately made me assume that he was amazing because otherwise Jem wouldn't care about him so much, and vice versa for Will. Will doesn't seem to love anyone, but he loves Jem, which then made me think that Jem was also amazing. The further I got into the book, the more their awesomeness grew. I'm a huge Jem fan, but Will totally stole my heart. What can I say...I'm a sucker for a sarcastic, and hot guy who obviously has a torrid and disturbed past. And MAGNUS! I love Magnus, and I was so excited when I got to the part in Clockwork Angel where he popped up!

Once again, Cassandra Clare has created some amazing characters that I immediately fell in love with! I'm so excited to get to know them even better as the rest of the trilogy unfolds. :D

Here are a couple of links for you:
Cassandra Clare's Livejournal
The Mortal Instruments Website

Here are the Goodreads pages for the rest of the Infernal Devices Trilogy:

Clockwork Prince

Clockwork Princess

You can get your own copy of Clockwork Angel here:


Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Teaser Tuesday (16)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• 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!

My Teasers:

"Something inside me has broken. There are moments during the day when I just grind to a halt and simply cannot find the energy to draw another breath."

- Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma, p.236

Well that’s what I’m reading, so what are you reading?

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur