{Review} Boundless by Cynthia Hand

Boundless
Series: Unearthly #3
Author: Cynthia Hand
Release Date: January 22, 2013
by, HarperTeen
Source: Bought
Pages: 438

The past few years have held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life.

Since discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods, Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that follows her . . . even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving town seems like the best option, so she’s headed back to California - and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that started her on this journey in the first place.

As Clara makes her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he’s not the only one. . . . With the battle against the Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfill her destiny. But it won’t come without sacrifices and betrayal.

In the riveting finale of the Unearthly series, Clara must decide her fate once and for all.{Goodreads}

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 ~Review:
  So even though there has even a significant amount of amazing 2013 debuts...there have also been some let downs. Especially in the finishing department. Finishing department?

  The final books to series. Is this one of them? In some ways yes, sadly. The Unearlthy series was one of my first loves. Tucker one of my first boy loves and Cynthia Hand being one of my first Author loves. It was seriously amazing!!! The writing of Cynthia was so fresh and lovely it was hard not to fall in love with the books!

  Now I can't complain too much. The book was full of action, turns, pieces being out together, love!! It was all fantastic! I was so into the book I had trouble putting it down! I forgot the talent of Cynthia. Her ability to just draw you in with the easy flow of her writing. So if it was so great....why is it a disappointment in some ways?

  It left me disappointed for one reason and one reason alone. The absence of Tucker and the abundance of Christians presence. I started to fall out of love with Tucker and in love with Christian. I was routing for Tucker the entire time while reading it. In my mind set I was going to throw a hissy fit if Clara didn't end up with Tucker.

BEWARE OF SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  I hated the way she ended the book. I found the way she got Tucker with Clare was childish. I almost would have been ok with him dying and Clara ending up with Christian after her heartbreak. My emotions weren't hit as hard as they probably should have. When he died and she saw him in his death before walking into the light I did. I was heart broken. But the after felt as if she needed a reason to keep Tucker alive so she did the first thing she thought of. Wth!!? Tucker is now part angel? That I felt was stupid. And not to mention she left a lot of loose ends. She kind of gave a well this and this so because of that they got a happily ever after. What about Jeremy? Angela!?Christian? I mean poor dude. It wasn't the way I saw it all ending.

END OF SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Like Requiem by Lauren Oliver I was left disappointed because of the cliche endings and the lack of tying the last ribbon. I felt as if it was incomplete. Everything up to the ending was absolutely amazing! It was everything I hoped it to be! That was the stuff I know Cynthia is capable of. The stuff I love her for. I wasn't completely disappointed but I was never the less. It is still a series I hold dearly to me but...I don't know. The ending was just off. I mean I was happy about it but not as happy as I thought I'd be. It's just this jumble of feelings I have. In the end the good out weighed the bad I think.

  If you haven't read this series yet I insist you do. It's beautiful and wonderful. Don't let me get in the way of you starting it. I encourage you to. Even though I had a slight disappointment it didn't completely ruin the series for me. This last book to the Unearthly series is alike with Requiem, the last of the Delirium series by Lauren Oliver. Both series that I love dearly and both with endings that left me feeling it didn't end. Try it out! You may feel completely different than I did with the ending. Again the ending was my only disappointment everything was wonderful! I can't wait to get something new from Cynthia Hand. She is an incredible author!

~Rating:

4 of 5 stars!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day,

~Jaiden

Book Trailers {Hallowed by Cynthia Hand}

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (is that enough excalmation points?) DUDES!!!! I literally died inside when I saw that Hallowed has a trailer!! I just finished reading Unearthly and LOVED it!! I am soo excited for this sequel! I don't think I can put together enough words to express my want and NEED! Thank goodness for my b-day being the same month as this books release date right!? :D So first the book...

Hallowed (Unearthly #2)
Author: Cynthia Hand
Release Date: January 17, 2012

For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend, Tucker, Clara struggles to make sense of what she was supposed to do the day of the fire. And, as she is drawn further into the world of part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: Someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning.

Described by Richelle Mead as “utterly captivating,” Unearthly received outstanding reviews, garnered accolades from New York Times bestselling authors, and was named an Indie Next Pick. In this heart-wrenching sequel, Cynthia Hand expertly captures the all-consuming joy of first love—and the agony of loss. This beautifully woven tale will appeal to fans of Lauren Kate, Becca Fitzpatrick, and Aprilynne Pike. {Goodreads}

And now the trailer! :D Anyways I bet you want to see the trailer hah? Ok, ok! I'm getting to it!! Here ya go!!

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Epic right!! I got goosebumps just watching it!! That BETTER and I mean BETTER NOT BE TUCKER!! I will cry/bawl my eyes out!! No joke! I will for days if that seems to be the case! I will purely be devastated!! I seriously NEED this book like uhmmmmm........... NOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do U think of it? Are you going crazy like me? ;)

~Jaiden

{Review} Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Unearthly (Unearthly #1)
Author: Cynthia Hand
Publish Date: January 4, 2011
Source: Bought
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 435

In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . .
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 a purpose, 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?
Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart. {Goodreads}

Unearthly is just what is says above: a moving tale of love and fate. I absolutely adored this book! Most book now-a-days are about self-discovery. What am I? What world do I belong to? What am I capable of? Who are my real parent? Those are the questions the YA book's plot are based around(mostly). But this one...THIS one wasn't. No. This one was about destiny. I love how Clara already knows what she is, a quarter angel. What she isn't sure of: the person in her vision and what it is she is supposed to do.

Now instead of finding out who SHE is we get to see who HE is!! :D And nothing is better than having a plot based around the him! In this case the him is Christian! I LOVE Christian he is sooo cute BUT I LOVE LOVE LOVE Tucker!!! O. M!. G!!!! Tucker!! Man....Tucker is hilarious, sweet and loving. Even though he picks on Clara, he likes her... ALOT!

*sighs* his day fir her b-day!! *sighs, swoons, melts, dies,etc* Ya, I think you get the point! ;)

I really enjoyed Ms. Hand's writing style. It was simple and straight to the point. You understood it because it was easy wording. But at the same time it wasn't elementary easy. Sometimes I feel that authors try to hard to show they are a good writer by putting big fancy words in their story. Sometimes it's understandable. They need the bigger words to state a greater point, I get that! But sometimes it's plain out unnecessary. Normally you are fine with the simpler words and it gets on just fine! Cynthia played both traits (bigger and smaller words) perfectly. When a bigger word was needed it was there. When she knew using a smaller word would work just fine it was there!

Sometimes she would jump from time really quick and you would be a little confused for awhile and have to re-read the last sentence but I came to like it! I also enjoyed how she distinguished her characters. The mom bugged me a little because of how she was so short-answered but that was just part of the book, nothing to do with the writing. I loved each and every character though no-matter what. Although...Angela...Angela seems oddly suspicious but I'll find out more I guess and see if I'm right in the next book.

Oh! and do I even mention the way she crafted the ending? Yes, I shall.....The ending...o my goodness guys! The ENDING!! I was sooo not expecting that!! Thank goodness the second book comes out this week! I need more Tucker and answers! :D

~~~*My Rate*~~~

~~~*Final Say-So*~~~

This book deserves nothing lower than 5-stars in my book! Altogether I really enjoyed this book. It was different and amazing! I loved this side to the angel stories out their. Everything about this book was breathtaking! The story line was beautiful and I loved it all! You ALL need to read it if you haven't already! No joke! It is a must!! I am uber excited for Hallowed!! :D

~~~*Trailer*~~~

~~~*Favorite Quotes*~~~

“Tucker," I say. "I'm so glad you're still here."
I throw myself into his arms. He hugs me tightly.
"I couldn't leave," he says.
"I know."
"I mean, literally. I don't have a ride.”

"'Oh, and Carrots...'

'Yes?'

'If you end up going to prom, save me a dance, okay?' Before I have time to process this request, he drives away." ~Awwwe! (Tucker and Clara)

“Tucker: "But she gave me the perfect gift."
Clara: "What?"
Tucker: "You.” 

  “What do you see in a guy like Christian Prescott?" he asked me that night when he dropped me off from prom. And what he was really saying then, what would have come out loud and clear if I hadn't been so blind was, Why don't you see me"

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed my review! :)

~Jaiden

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Waiting on Wednesday(13)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. Here we post about books that haven't been released yet but we are dying to get! :) This week I'm waiting on...........

Hallowed (Unearthly Series #2) by Cynthia Hand
Release Date: January 17, 2012

For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend, Tucker, Clara struggles to make sense of what she was supposed to do the day of the fire. And, as she is drawn further into the world of part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: Someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning. {Goodreads}

~~~~~~~*My Thoughts*~~~~~~~

Ok so I will start off as I always do: This cover is sooo pretty!! Unearthly has an amazing cover and this one does the series no shame! Wow, ya these covers blow me away! I bought Unearthly and just recieved it like last week! I am sooo excited to read this series! The synopsis caught my attention and I knew I had to buy it and own it very soon! EEP! I can't wait till winter break so I can read Unearthly!!!! <~notice all the !'s?? Yupp! That's how excited I am!! :D :D :D (maybe it doesn't hellp that I'm hyper too hah?) haha

So there's my pick for the week! What are you guys waiting on this week? Leave a link in my comments and I'll be sure to check them out! :D

PSSSTT!!! What do you guys think of my new blog design!! It's not quite finished but because of finals [wish me good luck on those! ] but it should be finished around next week! Third times a charm right!? ;) Oh! and be sure to check out the giveaway on my right sidebar! (sorry it floats off but I was happy to accept Taryn's request of me to put it there! #TeamJanie FTW!!! :D )

In My Mailbox(1)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by the Story Siren! This allows us to share all the awesome books we have received in the mailbox! This week I got some pretty amazing books and I'm excited to share them all with you!! :D

~~~~~~*Bought*~~~~~~

Unearthly (Book 1) by Cynthia Hand

Firelight (Book 1) by Sophie Jordan

Vanish (Book 2) by Sophie Jordan

City of Fallen Angels (Book 4) by Cassandra Clare

~~~~~~*For Review*~~~~~

The Dragonfly Prophecy by Jacquelyn Castle
Thanks to Maryglenn

I was all excited this week when I received them all!! And I can't wait to get the chance to read them all!! :D What was in your mailbox this week?? Leave a link in the comments! Thanks for stopping by!