Temptation is Sweet...

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

How to start this review? hmm... 
Well, the book was exactly what I expected. & then, it wasn't. Am I making any sense. No, I guess I'm not. Well, here's the blurb from goodreads.com & I'll try to explain myself. 
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?


So it was exactly what I expected because of the whole angels & demons war going on. I've read book about that before, so this one put a nice twist to it that I definitely liked. The story is really interesting & I recommend it to anyone who's a fan of the genre. I liked seeing how it played out. The road trip & the club scene have to be my favorite parts (read it to know what I'm talking about). It's got some very intriguing elements & raises a lot of questions. That's where my problem is. Well, I guess its strategic writing on the author's part, because I am a VERY curious person & I'll be anticipating the next book in order to answer all my questions. 
However, it frustrates me a lot, because the ending of the book was a cliff-hanger & it sort of wasn't. It ended in a way where Anna (who's very confused about everything, thereby confusing me as to how I feel about her) decided what she was going to do, but the ending with Kaidan (who I'm totally in love with) felt really abrupt, and you can just tell something's going on. But you don't know what, 'cause the book ends. 
So my best advice for someone would be to read this book when the second one is already out, or close to its release date; that way any questions are answered faster. 
Oh! and another thing: I wanna see more Jay, Roni, and Kope!!!! pretty please with a cherry on top? 
Jay and Roni are super sweet and I like that Anna had human friends, but she seemed to drop them once she found out what she was. Maybe the author did it on purpose, but if she's trying to steer Anna away from her evil half, friends to keep her grounded would be a good tool. 
And Kope!! I love Kope. However, I don't like love triangles (the book teeters on the edge of one). It'd be so awesome if Kope got over Anna, 'cause he's so much better as the silent, big brother type. & Anna is so far gone with Kaidan that Kope has no hope & if she uses Kope as a mechanism to try and get over Kaidan, I might have an attack. I really rather avoid that.
It gets 3.5 stars **** for leaving me without any answers. :'(
 So that's about it. I am now stuck waiting 'till JULY for more news on the sequel. -.- poopie. 
For more information go to the author's website: http://www.wendyhigginswrites.com/ or http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11808950-sweet-evil

I Missed My Hogwarts Acceptance Letter

I just read Descension by by B.C. Burgess. It was absolutely great. 

Here's the description: 
The Angel
After three years caring for her dying mother, Layla Callaway learns she was adopted under unusual circumstances. Following a cryptic message to seek her birth family in Oregon, Layla uproots her lonely life, quickly finding she descends from witches and wizards. Magic is in her blood, and a handsome family friend is eager to prove it. Through a ring imprinted with her birth parents’ memories, Layla’s enigmatic past comes to light, presenting possibilities and trials more chimerical than her wildest dreams.

The Guardian
Quin’s natural charisma yields plenty of witches, but he longs for the lost witch – the mysterious Layla. He's dreamed about her his entire life, envisioning the day he would lay eyes on her face and aura. When that day arrives, not only is he breathless, he’s confronted with the challenge of a lifetime – an innate need to keep her safe and forever by his side.

The Hunter
Employing fiendish manipulation and manpower, Agro uses the arcane force of others to elevate his supremacy and wealth. Nothing pleases him more than latching on to a mystical vein, and never has there been a more enticing source. The divine witch will be his.


& Here's my review: 
10/5 stars **********
Oh.My.GOSH. I know I sound like a twelve year old girl who just met the JonasBrothers/JustinBieber/OneDirection, I know. But that's how crazy I am over this book. It was absolutely amazing. I've been looking for a good magic book to read & I found it in this one. I love the Layla/Quin dynamic & the magic aspect of the book is mysterious and fantastical in all the right ways. & the intercalated story of Layla's parents was great.

It starts off with Layla in Oklahoma, after her mother dies, Layla is lost; with only two friends to depend on. Until she meets with her mother's lawyer & she learns [ that she's adopted & her real family is in Oregon [ so she sets off to discover who she is and everything she 's missing.
She meets a mysterious stranger, who divulges that he knows more about her than she lets on & helps her discover everything else she doesn't know, and who she really is... a witch.

I can't wait for the next one. seriously. I need to know SOMETHING. the title, a teaser. the date. ANYTHING!!! 


I especially liked this book because of the way it explains the magic thing. I've always loved magic. When I was little, I always wanted to be a witch & I was obsessed with anything that had to do with them. I even dressed up as one for Halloween, 4 years straight. So this book especially hit the spot. Especially the romance between Quin and Layla & Layla's parents. Everything was great <3 OH! & Layla, the main character, is a coffee addict like me & she drinks it with "lots of cream & even more sugar", just like me!! So you know she's a character I like. & Quin is tall, dark, & handsome. & super sweet. so I definitely like him too ;) 


So I've dropped off the map again... My bad, school. I'm in the midst of finals, so I've been focused on studying. Everyone is already done & my dear school still goes on. I'm so excited for summer. I'm going to be playing soccer (as always), I'll be getting my license, I'm also traveling to spain for 18 days & I'll be watching the Spain soccer team play against the Puerto Rican one. So it's gonna be a really exciting summer. <3 can't wait! in the meantime, however, I have to study. I'm done with 2/7 finals. So I've got to hit the books!