An AMAZING Sequel: The Golden Lily-Richelle Mead

The Golden Lily By Richelle Mead

Date Released: June 12, 2012    

Publisher: Razorbill

Pages: 418 pages

Date Read: June 30, 2012

Format: Hardcover

Source: Bought at Barnes and Noble

Goodreads Synopsis:  The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series

Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students--children of the wealthy and powerful--carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian must do everything in their power to keep their secret safe. But with forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, hiding the truth is harder than anyone thought.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Richelle Mead's breathtaking Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive. In this second book, the drama is hotter, the romances are steamier, and the stakes are even higher.

From Goodreads

My Review:

Tagline: "In this second book, the drama is hotter, the romances are steamier, and the stakes are even higher."

The Golden Lily was completely amazing! The kick ass action. Bubbly Characters. Steamy Romance. And drama. All if it was so so good! It was by far one of the best books I read this year :D Richelle Mead will engross you and lure you back in her amazing vampire world!

The Golden Lily picks off were Bloodlines ended, Sydney is happy for the praise she is getting for the situation with Keith and is back at Amberwood for a normal collage life. Angeline, Jill's new guardian that's super obnoxious and is obsessed with wearing no clothing joins the gang along with Dimitri and Sonya as they figure out how recent Moroi can be turned into a Strigoi. But for right now Sydney is faced with one thing, romace. The stakes are higher than ever!

I loved Sydney even more in this book! She is smart, quirky, and is akward especially with her romance with Brayden, a cute brainy guy that has so much in commom with her :)  I really didn't like Brayden that much actually. Sydney really grew on me a lot and in the end of The Golden Lily. She finally lets her guard down a bit with the vampires and maybe a little more to Adrain in this book. *nods*  I was in complete shock in what she did in the end with her romace!! Ahh, Sydeny you have no idea how long it took you too realize it!

Plus, she and Adrian have lots of funny and serious sences in this book, which make it so much fun and awesome!

Let me say to Eddie and Angeline that I really never saw that romance coming! Angeline was so funny. She makes Sydney freak out and watches the show she puts on. Eddie gets more developement in the book and I'm happy to say I really enjoyed them both. Jill is also pretty naive with the situation she is in. She learns that she can't have her romance and she grows. I loved all the characters and I would so re-read TGL for them and their bubbly personalities! :D *gets book and starts re-reading*

The whole book really moved fast. I read it in 2 whole days and I still can't get enough of it! Richelle Mead adds layer of suspense with Ms. Terwillger, Trey, and Sonya even. I was always on the edge of my seat. It was kinda predictable at times but with everything eles in the book it didn't matter at all! We also get to see why Adrian is always so down and drinking because of his dad, which was really sad and heartbreaking.

The Golden Lily was awesome and stunning! Richelle Mead is my favorite vampire writer and there is just no words to describe how amazing, funny, hilarious, and great this book was! I completely loved the book no lie here! Everything was perfect and can't wait for The Indigo Spell! :D It was freaking awesome!

The Golden Lily Trivia Answers!



Before I tell you guys the answers, the winner of a copy of The Golden Lily was Tayte! Congrats and hope you enjoy your book a lot! :D *hands book*

So here an the answers for my trivia:

Question #1: Who Does Syndey date that's very similar to her?
a.) Brayden
b.) Trey
c.) Adrian

Question #2: Who joins the troupe that consist of Jill, Sydney, Micah, Eddie, and Angeline?
a.) Dimitri and Sonia
b.) Keith and Zoe
c.) Rose 

Question #3: What does the troupe (Jill, Sydney, Micah, Eddie) trying the find out on their next mission, their first ojective in the book?
a.) Finding Sydney's sister, Zoe
b.) Raiding the court to kill an assasin
c.) to discover why strigoi restored by spirit magic can't be turned again.

Question #4: What does Sydney question about herself?
a.) Looks
b.) Her trust with everyone
c.) Loyalty

Question #5: Who joins the troupe?
a.) Angeline
b.) Keith
c.) Rose

Question: #6: Who does Adrian fall for slowly in this book?
a.) Sonya
b.) Rose
c.) Sydney

Question #7:What's another conflict the troupe faces on another mysterious, shady group in the beginning?
a.) Non-human and non-strigoi
b.)The Humans
c.) Strigoi

Question #8: What's the title of Book #3 in the Bloodlines series?
a.) The Indigo Spell
b.) Remebrance
c.) The Violet Tear

*One of the easiest question! You could have Googled it or went on Goodreads :)*

So..How Did You Do On The Quiz? :D

The Golden Lily Trivia #8 and Giveaway!



Hi guys! I'm doing my first trivia with my awesome blogging buddy Jen over @ Jen Ryland/YA Romantics! So excited and who doesn't like trivia? O_O

The trivia will start from June 20-27, 2012 where Jen and I will post a question, Jen's will be Bloodlines while mine will be about The Golden Lily. For every question you answers mine's or Jen's you'll be entered to win a finished copy of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead! And plus if your answers are wrong or right you can still win! And there will be 8 questions :)

Jen will draw the winner out and it will be shipped ASAP by Priority Mail. Sorry but no international enteries!

Here's Question #8:  What's the title of Book #3 in the Bloodlines series?
a.) The Indigo Spell
b.) Remebrance
c.) The Violet Tear

Don't leave your answers in the comments section! But feel free to comment!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click here to enter Jen's Bloodlines trivia and win an EXTRA Entry!! :D

The Golden Lily Trivia #7 and Giveaway!



Hi guys! I'm doing my first trivia with my awesome blogging buddy Jen over @ Jen Ryland/YA Romantics! So excited and who doesn't like trivia? O_O

The trivia will start from June 20-27, 2012 where Jen and I will post a question, Jen's will be Bloodlines while mine will be about The Golden Lily. For every question you answers mine's or Jen's you'll be entered to win a finished copy of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead! And plus if your answers are wrong or right you can still win! And there will be 8 questions :)

Jen will draw the winner out and it will be shipped ASAP by Priority Mail. Sorry but no international enteries!

Here's Question #7: What's another conflict the troupe faces on another mysterious, shady group in the beginning?
a.) Non-human and non-strigoi
b.)The Humans
c.) Strigoi

Don't leave your answers in the comments section! But feel free to comment!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click here to enter Jen's Bloodlines trivia and win an EXTRA Entry!! :D

The Golden Lily Trivia #5 and #6 and Giveaway!



Hi guys! I'm doing my first trivia with my awesome blogging buddy Jen over @ Jen Ryland/YA Romantics! So excited and who doesn't like trivia? O_O

The trivia will start from June 20-27, 2012 where Jen and I will post a question, Jen's will be Bloodlines while mine will be about The Golden Lily. For every question you answers mine's or Jen's you'll be entered to win a finished copy of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead! And plus if your answers are wrong or right you can still win! And there will be 8 questions :)

Jen will draw the winner out and it will be shipped ASAP by Priority Mail. Sorry but no international enteries! And so sorry I didn't post up yesterday's question! I'm so sorry and I'll include it in this one :)

Here's Question #5: Who joins the troupe?
a.) Angeline
b.)Keith
c.) Rose
Here's Question #6: : Who does Adrian fall for slowly in this book?
a.) Sonya
b.) Rose
c.) Sydney

Don't leave your answers in the comments section! But feel free to comment!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click here to enter Jen's Bloodlines trivia and win an EXTRA Entry!! :D

The Golden Lily Trivia #4 and Giveaway!



Hi guys! I'm doing my first trivia with my awesome blogging buddy Jen over @ Jen Ryland/YA Romantics! So excited and who doesn't like trivia? O_O

The trivia will start from June 20-27, 2012 where Jen and I will post a question, Jen's will be Bloodlines while mine will be about The Golden Lily. For every question you answers mine's or Jen's you'll be entered to win a finished copy of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead! And plus if your answers are wrong or right you can still win! And there will be 8 questions :)

Jen will draw the winner out and it will be shipped ASAP by Priority Mail. Sorry but no international enteries!

Here's Question #4: What does Sydney question about herself?
a.) Looks
b.) Her trust with everyone
c.) Loyalty

Don't leave your answers in the comments section! But feel free to comment!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click here to enter Jen's Bloodlines trivia and win an EXTRA Entry!! :D

The Golden Lily Trivia #3 and Giveaway!



Hi guys! I'm doing my first trivia with my awesome blogging buddy Jen over @ Jen Ryland/YA Romantics! So excited and who doesn't like trivia? O_O

The trivia will start from June 20-27, 2012 where Jen and I will post a question, Jen's will be Bloodlines while mine will be about The Golden Lily. For every question you answers mine's or Jen's you'll be entered to win a finished copy of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead! And plus if your answers are wrong or right you can still win! And there will be 8 questions :)

Jen will draw the winner out and it will be shipped ASAP by Priority Mail. Sorry but no international enteries!

 Here's Question #3: What does the troupe (Jill, Sydney, Micah, Eddie) trying the find out on their next mission, their first ojective in the book?
a.) Finding Sydney's sister, Zoe
b.) Raiding the court to kill an assasin
c.) to discover why strigoi restored by spirit magic can't be turned again.

Don't leave your answers in the comments section! But feel free to comment!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click here to enter Jen's Bloodlines trivia and win an EXTRA Entry!! :D

The Golden Lily Trivia #2 and Giveaway!



Hi guys! I'm doing my first trivia with my awesome blogging buddy Jen over @ Jen Ryland/YA Romantics! So excited and who doesn't like trivia? O_O

The trivia will start from June 20-27, 2012 where Jen and I will post a question, Jen's will be Bloodlines while mine will be about The Golden Lily. For every question you answers mine's or Jen's you'll be entered to win a finished copy of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead! And plus if your answers are wrong or right you can still win! And there will be 8 questions :)

Jen will draw the winner out and it will be shipped ASAP by Priority Mail. Sorry but no international enteries!

Here's Question #2: Who joins the troupe that consist of Jill, Sydney, Micah, Eddie, and Angeline?
a.) Dimitri and Sonia
b.) Keith and Zoe
c.) Rose 

Don't leave your answers in the comments section! But feel free to comment!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click here to enter Jen's Bloodlines trivia and win an EXTRA Entry!! :D

Golden Lily Trivia #1 and Giveaway!



Hi guys! I'm doing my first trivia with my awesome blogging buddy Jen over @ Jen Ryland/YA Romantics! So excited and who doesn't like trivia? O_O

The trivia will start from June 20-27, 2012 where Jen and I will post a question, Jen's will be Bloodlines while mine will be about The Golden Lily. For every question you answers mine's or Jen's you'll be entered to win a finished copy of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead! And plus if your answers are wrong or right you can still win! And there will be 8 questions :)

Jen will draw the winner out and it will be shipped ASAP by Priority Mail. Sorry but no international enteries!

Today's The Golden Lily Question: Who Does Syndey date that's very similar to her?
a.) Brayden
b.) Trey
c.) Adrian

 Don't leave your answers in the comments section! But feel free to comment!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click here to enter Jen's Bloodlines trivia and win an EXTRA Entry!! :D

Waiting On Wednesday (#5)-May RAK Edition

"Waiting On Wednesday" is Hosted by Jill @ Breaking The Spine :)

This Week's Waiting On Wednesday is going to be a little different. I'll be showcassing Book that are also on my wishlist and what I'm waiting on combined! :D {Maybe a new meme?}

May RAK Edititon:

 

-The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead-I LOVED LOVED Bloodlines by Richelle Mead! It was completely amazing! Sydney was a really good character! Loved Jill and Sydney. Also, Team Adrain all the way! :D

-Touching The Surface by Kimerly Sabatini-I recieve loads of swag from Kim and THANKS! I'll share it during this week's haul! Also I love the cover and the sypnosis! I have to read this one already!

-City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare-Not one doubt to put this in my RAK/Waiting on Wednesday! I need to know what happens to Clary,Jace, Issie, Simon!!! All of you guys having your copies lucky you! *envy stare* :P Also, we got a top 2012 cover here!

-Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock-Every since hearing the great reviews for Hemlock, I knew I so had to get this book! I like the whole idea and and werewolves, I really need more of that! :D S badly want this book!

What are Your RAK List and Waiting on Wednesday? :)



Books To Pine For (#1)

Books To Pine For is Hosted @ The Story Siren

The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

Release Date: June 19th 2012 by Razorbill   

Synopsis:  Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age-old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?  

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Slide by Jill Hathaway

Release Date: March 27th 2012 by Balzer + Bray

Synopsis: Vee Bell is certain of one irrefutable truth—her sister’s friend Sophie didn’t kill herself. She was murdered.

Vee knows this because she was there. Everyone believes Vee is narcoleptic, but she doesn’t actually fall asleep during these episodes: When she passes out, she slides into somebody else’s mind and experiences the world through that person’s eyes. She’s slid into her sister as she cheated on a math test, into a teacher sneaking a drink before class. She learned the worst about a supposed “friend” when she slid into her during a school dance. But nothing could have prepared Vee for what happens one October night when she slides into the mind of someone holding a bloody knife, standing over Sophie’s slashed body.

Vee desperately wishes she could share her secret, but who would believe her? It sounds so crazy that she can’t bring herself to tell her best friend, Rollins, let alone the police. Even if she could confide in Rollins, he has been acting off lately, more distant, especially now that she’s been spending more time with Zane.

Enmeshed in a terrifying web of secrets, lies, and danger and with no one to turn to, Vee must find a way to unmask the killer before he or she strikes again.

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Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols

Release Date: July 10th 2012 by MTV Books                     

Synopsis: A sexy and poignant romantic tale of a young daredevil pilot caught between two brothers.
High school senior Leah Jones loves nothing more than flying. While she’s in the air, it’s easy to forget life with her absentee mother at the low-rent end of a South Carolina beach town. When her flight instructor, Mr. Hall, hires her to fly for his banner advertising business, she sees it as her ticket out of the trailer park. And when he dies suddenly, she’s afraid her flying career is gone forever.

But Mr. Hall’s teenage sons, golden boy Alec and adrenaline junkie Grayson, are determined to keep the banner planes flying. Though Leah has crushed on Grayson for years, she’s leery of getting involved in what now seems like a doomed business--until Grayson betrays her by digging up her most damning secret. Holding it over her head, he forces her to fly for secret reasons of his own, reasons involving Alec. Now Leah finds herself drawn into a battle between brothers--and the consequences could be deadly.

                                

What are the books you are Pining for??!! :)