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Friday, 27 April 2012

A Review for Destined (Wings #4) by Aprilynne Pike

Destined (Wings, #4) Posted by Donna
Expected Release Date:  May 1st, 2012
Finished Date: April 18th, 2012
Publishers: HarperTeen
Source: eGalley For Review
Format: Kindle
Pages: 320
Buy Destined: Amazon UK / Amazon US / The Book Depo
Laurel now knows the truth: Yuki is a rare Winter faerie, the most powerful—and deadly—of all, and she is working with Klea to conquer and destroy Avalon. With Tamani, David, and Chelsea by her side, Laurel prepares for a fight she never thought she would have to face. 
Filled with heart-pounding action, sweeping romance, and higher stakes at every turn, Destined is the series conclusion that readers have been clamoring for—with a twist that will leave them breathless. 
"Tamani looked at her gravely, and reached up to touch her hair behind her ear. He hesitated for an instant, then his hands found the sides of her face, pulling her to him. He didn't kiss her, just held her face to his, their foreheads resting together, their noses almost touching. She hated how much it felt like good-bye."

The Review: I’ll admit, I’ve had my up’s and down’s with this series because I’ve always just felt it was an just okay series, but for some reason I kept me going back for more and now after reading Destined; the fourth and final book – I have to say it is definitely the best book out of the series, and Aprilynne Pike definitely pulled out all the stops to make is a mind-blowing finale.
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Destined is definitely different from all the other books and the author did a fantastic job with it. This book is set over two days and honestly it was a non-stop battle. From page one the characters are thrown into dangerous and scary situations and they really do go through the ringer. It had everything from suspense, action and sorrow to joy and love and it really had me going through a whirlwind of emotions while reading it.
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The characters are stronger than ever and I’m glad to see they all stuck together. And yes, I have to say I’m so, so pleased that Laurel finally made her choice! Yay! I’m not going to give it away as to whom she chooses, but I am very happy.
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The Last Words;
What to say about this. Aprilynne Pike does warn you not to read this chapter if you want a happy ending and although this chapter doesn’t have anything to do with Laurel, it does affect David and I have to say it was a very bittersweet moment for him. I’m never been a huge fan of David and although I enjoyed his role in Destined much more than the previous books, I’m still sad with his ending but, I totally understand that the author wanted something realist for him and didn’t want to sugar-coat things. Not everyone can deal with life changing moments and I guess this was just David’s way of dealing….at least he’s happily eventually.
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Overall, Aprilynne Pike has created a magical and spell-binding series – one that I’m sad to see end but I’m so glad it went on a high note. 
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A huge thank you to HarperTeen and Edelweiss for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

Monday, 2 May 2011

A review for Wild (Laurel #3) By Aprilynne Pike

Posted by Donna
Published Date: April 28th, 2011
Finished Date: May 2nd, 2011
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The Blurb: On the first day of Laurel’s senior year there are two new arrivals. Tamani — the electrifying faerie with whom she shares an undeniable connection — appears, posing as a foreign exchange student. And even more disturbing is another foreign exchange student named Yuki whom Laurel quickly realises is a faerie, though the new girl doesn’t seem to have any idea who or what she really is. 

Laurel is determined to figure out how Yuki fits into the picture, and what connection she may have to the ever-increasing threats to her family and Avalon. Meanwhile, Laurel struggles to maintain a balance between her human boyfriend David and Tamani, with whom she shares a passionate past. But balancing two worlds is becoming more and more complicated. When the threat to Avalon grows ever stronger, Laurel’s illusion of control of the situation shatters and she must confront a danger even greater than the trolls.



The Review: I started this series over a year ago and when I finished Wings I felt I was in no rush to read the second one book. So to be honest, I waited. After reading Spells, I loved it, so as you can guess I rushed out and brought Wild as soon as it was released. BUT, after just finishing Wild, I'm back to were I started. And again, I'm now in no rush to buy the fourth book.

Wild starts with Laurel starting back at school for her senior year. On her first day, Tamani shows up announcing he is enrolled in her school so he can protect her from the trolls. Laurel, more than a little shocked becomes quiet confused, seems as she hasn't seen or spoken to Tamani since she told him she was picking David.

With Tamani's present in school, things become quiet tense between Laurel and David which leads to her breaking up with him so she can try to figure out who she wants to be with. While all this is going on, more trolls have been spotted in the area and a new girl Yuki arrives, who Klea asks Laurel to take under her wings is more than a little suspicious.

I had so much trouble getting into this book. Usually reading a book it takes me 2 days but this took me 5 days. That's a long time for me considering this book isn't really that long. To say the least I'm more than a little disappointed with Wild. Nothing happens. I kept expecting something to happen but there's only one little part which was over quiet quickly and the only improvement I felt was Laurel breaking up with David. But for you Tamani fan's I wouldn't get your hopes up just yet.

I found myself getting more than a little annoyed with Laurel through out the whole of this story. The poor girl is so confused trying to choose between Tamani and David but she's also so naive as well. She's so settled on staying with David, she's willing to over look the feelings she feels for Tamani and brush them off. I say this, Laurel PLEASE open your eyes!

Overall, I rated the book 2 stars because I felt there was no development to the story. Yes, there's a new girl in town but it takes the whole book to figure out what she is and then the book finishes. I will continue to read the rest of the series as I would like to see what happens but I only hope that the next book finally see's some action.
 
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