All Out Pixie Apocalypse: Endure - Carrie Jones

Endure by Carrie Jones
Date Released: May 8th 2012 

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Pages: 272 pages
Format: Hardcover
Source: Library
Rating: LOVED 
Series: Need #4 

Goodreads Synopsis:  It’s all-out war (and no-holds-barred romance) in the climactic conclusion to Carrie Jones’s bestselling series.

Zara is at the center of an impending apocalypse. True, she’s successfully rescued Nick from Valhalla, but it simply isn’t enough. Evil pixies are ravaging Bedford, and they need much more than one great warrior; they need an army. Zara isn’t sure what her role is anymore. She’s not just fighting for her friends; she’s also a pixie queen. And to align her team of pixies with the humans she loves will be one of her greatest battles yet. Especially since she can’t even reconcile her growing feelings for her pixie king . . .

Unexpected turns, surprising revelations, and one utterly satisfying romantic finale make Endure a thrilling end to this series of bestsellers.

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My Review:

Where do I begin with this? It was totally epic and amazing! Carrie Jones is fearless in writing the last book in the Need series and I'm so sad that its finally ending! Despite it being short, it was full on a fast paced, plot driven novel with romance not as a main theme. I'll definitely miss all these characters!

Endure picks off right where Entice left off, Nick returns from Valhalla and Zara isn't sure if he has the same feelings for her and she is Astley's queen. One of the best aspects of this book was the plot. Carrie Jones kicks it up a notch and goes all out with Zara's spunkiness and full blown personality! Telling what happens here would give away a lot, so Endure is more of a read it for yourself type of book. One thing about the plot is Zara choices kills the reader, literally. In addition, the pixies flow with the book and everything leading up to Endure makes sense now. Plus Carrie Jones makes Zara and Issie full of laughs and humor!

Not a love driven story! Yes, that's right! Endure doesn't head to the direction of a love paranormal type of book. *wipes sweat* If you first picked up Need you got instantly a love romance book..but it turns to be more when you stay with the books, which I did and never regret! Zara and Issie were loads of fun in this book! We say a side to Issie we never saw, and I give her props for bravery! Nick was really a jerk in this one, but I get where he's coming from and he gets better as the book goes on. Astley was also amazing in this one to Zara but you discover his true motives later on and it's not that happy.

Overall, Endure was a wonderful conclusion to the Need series. It had everything Carrie Jones carried throughout all her novels, with humor, touch of romance, and the ending could have been better, just saying. I LOVED Endure and I hope Carries Jones writes a new book this year, please! 

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Rich & Compelling: Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Laini Taylor

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Date Released:  September 27th 2011 
Publisher:  Little, Brown & Company
Pages: 417 pages
Format: Paperback
Source: Barnes and Noble
Rating: LOVED
Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone (#1)

Goodreads Synopsis:Around the world, black hand prints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. 

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war. 

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.

When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

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My Review:

First off, let me just say that I LOVED and LOVED and LOVED this book! It was awesomesauce over awesomesauce! Daughter of Shadow and Bone is a type of book you just have to read to find out why it so good, really it is. *Nods head* This book was rich in details, mysterious without being lost on what's happening, and was full on addicting! PICK IT UP! This one has me hook for more book like this!

Karou, an art student in Prague, was full of amaziness! She was fierce, head on strong, and I LOVED her a lot! (Yes, I can't emphasize it enough)  She was a crafted character that easily set the tone for the book and her thoughts were definitely cool to read! Plus, she has blue hair and spunk! Who could ask for more? Other character like Brimstone and Akiva were good too. Akiva grew on my towards the middle and he and Karou really increase the depth about the book and more action definitely started to build when Karou mests him. Others like, Madrigal really annoyed me and I really hated how we only got to see it in the end than more of Karou. But I still loved all the characters!

Daughter of Shadow and Bone was no doubt one of the best book I read and now I love it a lot! It was so complex, rich in all its details, and who enchanting  If one thing, in YA we don't see lots of these type of books and to read one and love it is amazing. Just reading the back cover really don't do it justice, the writing does. Laini Taylor is super skilled in her world making and I can't believe that this was her 2012 debut novel too! *Shocked*

 eyes* The plot in the book actually moved fast! Even with all this detail, we still get an amazing plot line! Everything was paced really good, but the ending for be was both a shocker and a "what!?" moment! And when Karou and Brimstone were collecting the teeth, was also cool to actually read why and I could come up with loads of ideas. 

Overall, Daughter of Shadow and Bone is a beyond enchanting and captivating book! It's creativity was beyond charts and so was the action and lore! It's a definite read it to find out type of book. And who can't resist an amazing cover (0_0) and subtle romance weaved in? PICK IT UP NOW! Throw everything in your TBR Pile away and grab this! I'm freaking out for the sequel!

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