[Rezension] Tempest Rising

Titel: Tempest Rising

Deutscher Titel: Tempest: Tochter des Meeres

Autor/in: Tracy Deebs

Reihe: Tempest #1

Preis: 8,55€

Seiten: 352

Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing

Erscheinungdatum: 9. Juli 2012
ISBN 1408820188

Wertung: 4,5/5

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Tempest Maguire wants nothing more than to surf the killer waves near her California home, continue her steady relationship with her boyfriend, Mark, and take care of her brothers and surfer dad. But Tempest is half mermaid, and as her seventeenth birthday approaches, she will have to decide whether to remain on land or give herself to the ocean like her mother. The pull of the water becomes as insistent as her attraction to Kona, a gorgeous surfer whose uncanny abilities hint at an other-worldly identity as well. And when Tempest does finally give in to the water's temptation and enters a fantastical underwater world, she finds that a larger destiny awaits her - and that the entire ocean's future hangs in the balance.

"Tempest Rising" hat mir richtig gut gefallen! Ich mochte Meerjungfrauen schon immer, und die Geschichte rund um Tempest werde ich auf jeden Fall weiter verfolgen. Die Story ist sehr abwechslungsreich, mal spannend, mal romantisch,... Das Buch bietet auf jeden Fall beste Unterhaltung!

Das Cover war der eigentliche Grund, warum ich mir das Buch letztes Jahr auf englisch gekauft habe. Ich finde es sooooo schön! Ich mag dieses Licht-Schatten-Zeug ansich total gerne und die Schrift ist auch noch wunderschön und die Farben...

Die Charaktere in "Tempest Rising" haben mir gut gefallen. Zwar sind sie nicht unbedingt außergewöhnlich, aber sie sind alle sehr schön ausgearbeitet, sympathisch und glaubhaft.

Tempest ist eine wirklich tolle Protagonistin. Sie liebt es zu surfen und verbringt am Liebsten den ganzen Tag am Strand. Ihre Familie ist ihr sehr wichtig, denn sie musste schon als sehr junges Mädchen die Verantwortung für ihre Brüder übernehmen, nachdem ihre Mutter sie verlassen hat.

Ich würde Tempest als wirklich herzensguten Menschen beschreiben, der schon viel mitmachen musste und trotzdem immer nach vorne schaut. Sie wächst einem wirklich ans Herz.

Kona ist der typische geheimnisvolle Typ, der Tempest sofort verzaubert. Durch seine natürliche und witzige Art, wirkt er aber lange nicht so aufgesetzt, wie die üblichen "Ich-bin-so-mysteriös-Kerle".

Tempest Freunde sind die typischen Surferboys. Bis auf ihren Teilzeitfreund Mark bleiben sie zwar sehr blass, sind aber trotzdem sympathisch.

Besonders süß finde ich die Familie von Tempest. Ihre Brüder sind einfach total liebenswert und ihr Vater ist wirklich umwerfend!

Die Story hat mich auch gut gefallen. Alles beginnt kurz vor dem 17. Geburtstag von Tempest. Man erfährt viel über ihre Vergangenheit, was passiert ist, seitdem ihre Mutter verschwunden ist und was es mit der ganzen Meerjungfrau Geschichte auf sich hat.

Man erlebt mit, wie Tempest mit den Veränderungen ihres Körpers fertig werden muss und wie sie gegen den Drang ankämpft, ins Meer zu gehen.

Als sie auf Kona trifft, wird ihr ganzes Leben auf den Kopf gestellt. Die Anziehung zum Meer wird noch stärker und sie fühlt eine seltsame Verbundenheit zu ihm.

Sie merkt, dass Kona anders ist, als die anderen Jungen, und erkennt, dass sie vieles gemeinsam haben. Mit seiner Hilfe kommt sie vielen Geheimnissen auf die Spur, doch dabei erfährt sie mehr als ihr lieb ist und sie wird in einen Kampf mit der Seehexe Tiamat hineingezogen.

Die Geschichte ist wirklich toll! Der Spannungsbogen baut sich langsam auf und immer wieder passieren unerwartete Dinge. Von Romantik über Humor und Action ist wirklich alles dabei.

Bei dem Buch kann man sowohl lachen, weinen und mitfiebern. Ich bin super gespannt auf die Fortsetzung!

Das Englisch ist wirklich sehr einfach und somit kann ich das Buch nur empfehlen. Der Schreibstil der Autorin ist wirklich toll und sehr humorvoll. Sie verschwendet zwar nicht viele Worte auf die Beschreibung der Umgebung und trotzdem schafft sie es, eine ganz eigene, spezielle Welt zu erschaffen.

Besonders positiv sind mir die Beschreibungen von Tempests Gefühlen für Kona aufgefallen. Ich bin sehr kritisch, was die aktuellen Lovestorys in den Jugendbüchern angeht, aber Tracy Deebs hat es wirklich geschafft, sie überzeugend rüberzubringen.

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[Neuerscheinungen] Mai 2012 (Englisch)

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

Gene is different from everyone else around him.  He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood.  Gene is a human, and he knows the rules.  Keep the truth a secret.  It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood.

When he’s chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him.  He’s thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found something worth fighting for, his need to survive is stronger than ever—but is it worth the cost of his humanity?

Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her.

Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger. The beaches become massive tent cities. Downtown is a crumbling wasteland, where a traveling party moves to a different empty building each night, the revelers drawn to the destruction by a force they cannot deny. Two warring cults rise to power, and both see Mia as the key to their opposing doomsday prophecies. They believe she has a connection to the freak electrical storm that caused the quake, and to the far more devastating storm that is yet to come.

Mia wants to trust the enigmatic and alluring Jeremy when he promises to protect her, but she fears he isn’t who he claims to be. In the end, the passion and power that brought them together could be their downfall. When the final disaster strikes, Mia must risk unleashing the full horror of her strength to save the people she loves, or lose everything.

What is oldest will be new, what was lost shall be found.

The ozone is ravaged, ocean levels have risen, and the sun is a daily enemy.

But global climate change is not something new in the Earth's history.

No one will know this better than less-than-ordinary Owen Parker, who is about to discover that he is the descendant of a highly advanced ancient race—a race that took their technology too far and almost destroyed the Earth in the process.

Now it is Owen's turn to make right in his world what went wrong thousands of years ago. If Owen can unlock the lost code in his very genes, he may rediscover the forgotten knowledge of his ancestry . . . and that less-than-ordinary can evolve into extraordinary.

Kevin Emerson's thrilling novel is Book One of the Atlanteans series—perilous adventures in a grimly plausible dystopian future, fueled by high-stakes action, budding romance, and a provoc-ative question: What would you do if you had the power to save humanity from its own self-destruction?

Olive Corbett is not crazy. Not anymore.
She obediently takes her meds and stays under the radar at school. After “the incident,” Olive just wants to avoid any more trouble, so she knows the smartest thing is to stay clear of the new girl who is rumored to have quite the creepy past.
But there’s no avoiding Miranda Vaile. As mousy Miranda edges her way into the popular group, right up to the side of queen bee Katie – and pushes the others right out – only Olive seems to notice that something strange is going on. Something almost . . . parasitic. Either Olive is losing her grip on reality, or Miranda Vaile is stealing Katie’s life.

But who would ever believe crazy Olive, the girl who has a habit of letting her imagination run away with her? And what if Olive is the next target?

A chilling psychological thriller that tears through themes of identity, loss, and toxic friendship, Shift will leave readers guessing until the final pages.

Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land for a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. It’s while Emma is on vacation at the beach that she meets Galen. Although their connection is immediate and powerful, Galen's not fully convinced that Emma's the one he's been looking for. That is, until a deadly encounter with a shark proves  that Emma and her Gift may be the only thing that can save his kingdom. He needs her help--no matter what the risk.

Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.

Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

Mackenzie and Amy were best friends. Until Amy was brutally murdered.

Since then, Mac's life has been turned upside down. She is being haunted by Amy in her dreams, and an extremist group called the Trackers has come to Mac's hometown of Hemlock to hunt down Amy's killer:

A white werewolf.

Lupine syndrome—also known as the werewolf virus—is on the rise across the country. Many of the infected try to hide their symptoms, but bloodlust is not easy to control.

Wanting desperately to put an end to her nightmares, Mac decides to investigate Amy's murder herself. She discovers secrets lurking in the shadows of Hemlock, secrets about Amy's boyfriend, Jason, her good pal Kyle, and especially her late best friend. Mac is thrown into a maelstrom of violence and betrayal that puts her life at risk.
Kathleen Peacock's thrilling novel is the first in the Hemlock trilogy, a spellbinding urban fantasy series filled with provocative questions about prejudice, trust, lies, and love.

Only sunlight can save us.

We built the wall to keep them out, to keep us safe. But it also makes us prisoners, trapped in what's left of our ravaged city, fearing nightfall.

After the death of my parents, it's up to me—as the newest delegate for humanity—to bargain with our vampire overlord. I thought I was ready. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the monsters. Then again, nothing could have prepared me for Lord Valentine . . . or his son. Maybe not all vampires are killers. Maybe it's safe to let one in.

Only one thing is certain: Even the wall is not enough. A war is coming and we cannot hide forever.

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[Neuerscheinungen] April 2012 (englisch)

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3. April 2012



Jackson Godspeed is the hottest young Angel in a city filled with them. He's days away from becoming a full Guardian, and people around the world are already competing for the chance to be watched over by him. Everyone's obsessed with the Angels and the lucky people they protect - everyone except for Madison Montgomery.

Maddy's the one girl in Angel City who doesn't breathlessly follow the Angels on TV and gossip blogs. When she meets Jackson, she doesn't recognize him. But Jackson is instantly captivated by her, and against all odds the two fall in love.

Maddy is swiftly caught up in Jackson's scene, a world of glamour, paparazzi - and murder. A serial killer is on the loose, leaving dead Angels' wings for the police to find on the Walk of Fame. Even the Guardians are powerless to protect themselves in the face of this threat … and this time it's up to Maddy to save Jackson.

10. April 2012

Mirabelle's past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents' tragic deaths to her guardians' half-truths about why she can't return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs away a week before her sixteenth birthday—and discovers a world she never could have imagined.

In Beau Rivage, nothing is what it seems—the strangely pale girl with a morbid interest in apples, the obnoxious playboy who's a beast to everyone he meets, and the chivalrous guy who has a thing for damsels in distress. Here, fairy tales come to life, curses are awakened, and ancient stories are played out again and again.

But fairy tales aren't pretty things, and they don't always end in happily ever after. Mira has a role to play, a fairy tale destiny to embrace or resist. As she struggles to take control of her fate, Mira is drawn into the lives of two brothers with fairy tale curses of their own . . . brothers who share a dark secret. And she'll find that love, just like fairy tales, can have sharp edges and hidden thorns.

24. April 2012

Everything is in ruins.

A devastating plague has decimated the population, and those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles around them.

So what does Araby Worth have to live for?

Nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery makeup . . . and tantalizing ways to forget it all.

But in the depths of the club—in the depths of her own despair—Araby will find more than oblivion. She will find Will, the terribly handsome proprietor of the club, and Elliott, the wickedly smart aristocrat. Neither is what he seems. Both have secrets. Everyone does.

And Araby may find not just something to live for, but something to fight for—no matter what it costs her.

Cinderella meets The Hunger Games with a touch of television's The Bachelor in this fresh take on dystopian romance. America Singer is a spirited seventeen-year-old forced to compete for a chance at royalty, when all she wants is a life with her first true love.

It's time for the Selection, a lottery where girls from all castes are chosen to compete for the chance to be Prince Maxon's wife. Seventeen-year-old America Singer has no interest in entering the Selection. All she wants is a future with her secret boyfriend, Aspen.

But what America wants doesn't seem to matter. Her mother is convinced America is meant for a life among the higher castes. And Aspen--who is a caste below her--insists that she enter the lottery for a chance at a better life. When, much to America's shock, she is actually Selected, Aspen breaks up with her, and she heads to the castle brokenhearted.

Suddenly America is swept up in a world of elaborate gowns, glittering jewels, and decadent feasts. Prince Maxon takes a special interest in her from day one--much to the outrage of the other girls. To the rest of the country, life at the castle looks like a fairy tale--but beneath the glamorous surface, fierce competition rages between the Selected girls, and the rebel attacks on the castle are becoming increasingly violent. America defiantly insists she has no interest in the Prince or in ruling--but as her friendship with Maxon blooms, the barrier she's put around her heart slowly begins to crumble.

Then, just as America is considering the possibility of a different kind of life, Aspen shows up at the palace as a member of the royal guard...

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[Neuerscheinungen] März 2012 (Englisch)

1. März

Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials--engineered organic beings identical to humans--has decimated the world's population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. The threat of the partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born immune to the disease in over a decade. Humanity's time is running out.

When sixteen-year-old Kira learns of her best friend's pregnancy, she's determined to find a solution. Then one rash decision forces Kira to flee her community with the unlikeliest of allies. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that the survival of both humans and partials rests in her attempts to answer questions of the war's origin that she never knew to ask. amazon

6. März

Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything changes when she is
awarded a prestigious internship at a posh Chicago hotel under the watchful eyes of a
group of gorgeous strangers: the powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; her
second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff of
glamazons called The Outfit.
As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people are
not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers the evil
agenda of Aurelia and company: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they succeed
in wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able to
thwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at the
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20. März 

Even angels make mistakes in this page-turning epic romance

When her parents are murdered before her eyes, sixteen-year-old Helen Cartwright finds herself launched into an underground London where a mysterious organization called the Dictata controls the balance of good and evil. Helen learns that she is one of three remaining angelic descendants charged with protecting the world's past, present, and future. Unbeknownst to her, she has been trained her whole life to accept this responsibility. Now, as she finds herself torn between the angelic brothers protecting her and the devastatingly handsome childhood friend who wants to destroy her, she must prepare to be brave, to be hunted, and above all to be strong, because temptation will be hard to resist, even for an angel. amazon

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[Waiting on Wednesday] The Last Princess

WoW ist ein wöchentliches Event, das von Jill von Breaking the Spine gehostet wird. Dabei werden die Neuerscheinungen, die wir kaum erwarten können, betrachtet.

Happily ever after is a thing of the past.

A series of natural disasters has decimated the earth. Cut off from the rest of the world, England is a dark place. The sun rarely shines, food is scarce, and groups of criminals roam the woods, searching for prey. The people are growing restless.

When a ruthless revolutionary sets out to overthrow the crown, he makes the royal family his first target. Blood is shed in Buckingham Palace, and only sixteen-year-old Princess Eliza manages to escape.

Determined to kill the man who destroyed her family, Eliza joins the enemy forces in disguise. She has nothing left to live for but revenge, until she meets someone who helps her remember how to hope--and to love--once more. Now she must risk everything to ensure that she not become... The Last Princess.

Autor: Galaxy Craze

Verlag: Poppy

Seiten: 304

Preis: 13,30€

ISBN 978-0316185486

Erscheinungsdatum: 8. Mai 2012

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[Cover] Neues Cover für Fallen Angels

Das Cover von "Fallen Angels" von Tara Hyland wurde geändert.

Ich weiß aber nicht, ob das auch für die Hardcoverausgabe gilt, oder nur für das Taschenbuch.



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[Cover] Taste - Kate Evangelista

Ein unheimlich schönes Cover und die Kurzbeschreibung klingt auch sehr vielversprechend!

At Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable. He warns her to stay away from his dangerous world of flesh eaters. Unfortunately, the gorgeous and playful Yuri has other plans.

When Phoenix is caught between her physical and her emotional attraction, she becomes the keeper of a deadly secret that will rock the foundations of an ancient civilization living beneath Barinkoff Academy. Phoenix doesn’t realize until it is too late that the closer she gets to both Demitri and Yuri the more she is plunging them all into a centuries old feud.



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[Waiting on Wednesday] The Lost Code: Book One of the Atlanteans

WoW ist ein wöchentliches Event, das von Jill von Breaking the Spine gehostet wird. Dabei werden die Neuerscheinungen, die wir kaum erwarten können, betrachtet.

WHAT IS OLDEST WILL BE NEW, WHAT IS LOST SHALL BE FOUND.
The ozone is ravaged, ocean levels have risen, and the sun is a daily enemy. But global climate change is not something new in the Earth’s history.
No one will know this better than less-than-ordinary Owen Parker, who is about to discover that he is the descendant of a highly advanced ancient race—a race that took their technology too far and almost destroyed the Earth in the process.
Now it is Owen’s turn to make right in his world what went wrong thousands of years ago. If Owen can unlock the lost code in his very genes, he may rediscover the forgotten knowledge of his ancestry…and that less-than-ordinary can evolve into extraordinary.

Autor: Kevin Emerson

Verlag: Katherine Tegen Books

Seiten: 304

Preis: 14,99€ 

ISBN 978-0062062796

 Erscheinungsdatum: 22. Mai 2012

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[Buchkommentar] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (5. Teil)

Autor: JK Rowling

Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing (10. Juli 2004)

Seiten: 960

Preis: 11,90€ (Taschenbuch)

ISBN 978-0747570738

Lesedauer: 21h 6min




Kurzbeschreibung
As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief… or will it?

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Der 5. Teil gefällt mir leider am Wenigste.
Ich finde die Story manchmal doch recht langatmig und... jaah. Trotzdem ist es Harry Potter, also ist für mich jedes noch so unwichtige Wort immernoch göttlich ;)

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Lieblingscharakter
McGonagall finde ich in diesem Teil einfach unschlagbar! Es ist wirklich herrlich, wie sie sich über Umbridge aufregt.
Wen ich auch total toll finde: Luna Lovegood! Ich liebe Luna Lovegood. Sie ist so ein interessanter Charakter und so süß, und komisch und... einfach toll ;)

Lieblingsstellen
Meine Lieblingsstellen haben es (wie immer) nicht in den Film geschafft.
Zum einen wäre da das Weihnachtsfest, das im Buch so viel ausführlicher beschrieben ist, als es im Film gezeigt wird. Und auch die Stimmung ist im Buch viel schöner.
Ich hätte so gerne das dekorierte Haus gesehen, Sirius, wie er Weihnachtslieder singt...
Dann die Stelle mit Neville im Krankenhaus. Ich finde die Stelle so schön und traurig, und als er dann das Bonbon-Papierchen von seiner Mutter einsteckt kommen mir jedes Mal die Tränen.
Die dritte tolle Szene ist die Wahrsagestunde bei Firenze. Ein Klassenzimmer im Waldlook... Ach jah, das hätte was...

Verfilmung
Den Film finde ich ganz gut, aber das Buch gefällt mir wie immer besser. Ich finde, dass im Film viel zu viel Zeit auf Harrys Traum verschwendet wird und auch auf den Kampf im Ministerium am Ende.
Im Buch steht doch viel mehr Harrys Entwicklung zum jungen Mann im Vordergrund, seine erste Liebe, seine Zukunft... Die Stimmung geht im Film leider etwas unter.
Aber die Besetzung ist wieder richtig toll gelungen! Umbride und Luna hätte man nicht besser besetzen können!

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[Neuerscheinungen] Februar 2012 (englisch)

7. Februar 2012

Blessed with a gift...cursed with a secret.

Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship - or an early grave.

Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word . . . especially after she finds her mother's diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family's destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.

If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren't safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood - not even from each other.
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7. Februar 2012

Read “happily ever after” with this magical repackage that includes three enchanting, retold fairy tales.In this value-priced bind-up of three beloved retellings, readers will journey to faraway fairy tale lands. Before Midnight revisits Cinderella’s story in France, Golden puts a new spin on Rapunzel’s romance, and Wild Orchid reimagines the Chinese tale of Mulan. With so much real-life drama in today’s busy world, Once allows readers to escape into whimsical realms where every story has a happily ever after.

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21. Februar 2012

Dying of a broken heart is just the beginning.... Welcome to forever.

BRIE'S LIFE ENDS AT SIXTEEN: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart—literally.

But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her best friend has been keeping a secret about Jacob, the boy she loved and lost—and the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul . . . who just might hold the key to her forever after.

With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages of grief before she's ready to move on. But how do you begin again, when your heart is still in pieces?

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[Cover] Glitch - Heather Anastasiu

In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.

When Zoe starts to malfunction (or "glitch"), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.

As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse.

In this action-packed debut, Glitch begins an exciting new young adult trilogy.

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[Info] Neuerscheinungen Januar 2012 (Englisch)

 Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1)

Autor: Marissa Meyer

Verlag: Feiwel & Friends (3. Januar 2012)

Seiten: 400

Preis: 14,99€ (Gebundene Ausgabe)

ISBN 978-0312641894

Kurzbeschreibung

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

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 Dragonswood

Autor: Janet Lee Carey

Verlag: Dial (5. Januar 2012)

Seiten: 416

Preis: 14,99€ (Gebundene Ausgabe)

ISBN 978-0803735040

Kurzbeschreibung
Wilde Island is not at peace. The kingdom mourns the dead Pendragon king and awaits the return of his heir; the uneasy pact between dragons, fairies, and humans is strained; and the regent is funding a bloodthirsty witch hunt, hoping to rid the island of half-fey maidens.

Tess, daughter of a blacksmith, has visions of the future, but she still doesn't expect to be accused of witchcraft, forced to flee with her two best friends, or offered shelter by the handsome and enigmatic Garth Huntsman, a warden for Dragonswood. But Garth is the younger prince in disguise and Tess soon learns that her true father was fey, making them the center of an exciting, romantic adventure, and an ancient prophecy that will bring about peace between all three races - dragon, human, and fairy.

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 A Witch in Winter

Autor: Ruth Warburton

Verlag: Hodder Children´s Books (5. Januar 2012)

Seiten: 304

Preis: 8,99€ (Taschenbuch)

                                      ISBN 978-1444904697 

Kurzbeschreibung
Anna Winterson doesn't know she's a witch and would probably mock you for believing in magic, but after moving to the small town of Winter with her father, she learns more than she ever wanted to about power. When Anna meets Seth, she is smitten, but when she enchants him to love her, she unwittingly amplifies a deadly conflict between two witch clans and splits her own heart in two. She wants to love Seth, to let him love her - but if it is her magic that's controlling his passion, then she is as monstrous as the witch clan who are trying to use her amazing powers for their own gain. When love is tangled up in magic, how can you be sure what's real?

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 Fracture

Autor: Megan Miranda

Verlag: Frank R Walker Co (17. Januar 2012)

Seiten: 272

Preis: 13,99€ (Gebundene Ausgabe)

ISBN 978-0802723093

Kurzbeschreibung
Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine
-despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?


Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?

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 Incarnate

Autor: Jodi Meadows

Verlag: Katherine Tegen Books (31. Januar 2012)

Seiten: 384

Preis: 14,99€ (Gebundene Ausgabe)

                                      ISBN 978-0062060754

Kurzbeschreibung
New soul
Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.
No soul
Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?
Heart
Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?
Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.

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Secondhand Charm

Autor: Julie Berry

Verlag: Bloomsbury (31. Januar 2012)

Seiten: 352

Preis: 7,99€ (Taschenbuch)

ISBN 978-1599907383

Kurzbeschreibung
Magic sparkles on the edges of the forest in a secluded village where a young girl named Evie possesses unusually strong powers as a healer. A gypsy's charms-no more than trinkets when
worn by others-are remarkably potent when tied around Evie's neck. Her talents have not escaped the notice of the shy stonemason's apprentice. But Evie wants more than a quiet village and the boy next door. When the young king's carriage arrives one day, and his footman has fallen ill, Evie might just get her chance after all. . . .

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[Faves of TwentyEleven] The Covers

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Dabei geht es (wer hätte das gedacht), um unsere Favoriten des letzten Jahres














Tag 5: TEN favourite covers selected from books you read in 2011

Auch wenn ich die Mädchengesichter langsam langweilig finde, ist das Cover von "Ashes" doch total schön...

Nicht zuletzt, weil es ohne Umschlag auch umwerfend aussieht ;)

Das Cover von "Die Auswahl" gefällt mir schon mal von den Farben her unglaublich gut.

Außerdem finde ich, dass es sich unglaublich gut anfühlt!

Irgendwie... gummiartig... Ich kanns gar nicht beschreiben...

Und dann passt es auch noch zum Inhalt wie die Faust aufs Auge.

Diese Farben *-*

Und ein Mädchen von hinten ist doch mal ne nette Abwechslung ;)

Ich finde die Haare einfach faszinierend.

Zwar gefällt mir das Cover vom 3. Panem von allen Teilen am Wenigsten, aber trotzdem strahlt es so eine ungeheure Macht aus...

Hat was von Lies-mich-nicht-sonst-verbrennst-du-dir-die-Finger

Dieses Cover gehört zu meinen absoluten Lieblingen!

Ich liebe Blumen allgemein und dann auch noch diese tolle geheimnissvolle Mischung aus lila, blau und schwarz...

Traumhaft!

Faunblut hat mir vom Inhalt her überhaupt nicht gefallen, aber als böser Cover-Käufer konnte ich einfach nicht an diesem Buch vorbeilaufen..

Gibt es was Besseres als dieses Cover?

Ich finde die Cover der Adult-Edition um einiges schöner, als unsere Kinderbuch-Cover.

Und diese leuchtenden Augen...

*-*

Cover-Käufer

Sagt alles.

♥

Dieses Cover erinnert sehr an "Ashes" aber irgendwas fasziniert mich an diesem Cover..

Vielleicht finde ich auch einfach nur das Make-Up geil xD

Ich weiß es nicht..

Wo wir gerade bei Make-Up sind...

Ist das nicht hammer?

Ich wollte das schon ewig einmal nachschminken...

Aber dann auch noch der Efeu drumrum...

Richtig schön!

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