PUG REVIEW: DISCOUNT ARMAGEDDON BY SEANAN McGUIRE

DISCOUNT ARMAGEDDON BY SEANAN McGUIRE- INCRYPTID #1
                                                    
 
















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Ghoulies. Ghosties. Long-legged beasties. Things that go bump in the night... The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity-and humanity from them. Enter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in Manhattan while she pursues her career in professional ballroom dance. Sounds pretty simple, right? It would be, if it weren't for the talking mice, the telepathic mathematicians, the asbestos supermodels, and the trained monster-hunter sent by the Price family's old enemies, the Covenant of St. George. When a Price girl meets a Covenant boy, high stakes, high heels, and a lot of collateral damage are almost guaranteed. To complicate matters further, local cryptids are disappearing, strange lizard-men are appearing in the sewers, and someone's spreading rumors about a dragon sleeping underneath the city...

PUG REVIEW: TOUCH OF POWER BY MARIA V.SNYDER

TOUCH OF POWER BY MARIA. V. SNYDER, HEALER 1#

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Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Fifteen Realms, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos.

Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken prince—leader of a campaign against her people. As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is worth dying for. Because the price of peace may well be her life...

 

• Genre:  fantasy, young adult 15+, magic

• Pages: 390

• Chapters:26

Published December 20th 2011 by Mira

Key points:  magic, journey, romance, war, violence

In short: A great exciting read with a great journey and brilliant characters.

Paw rating:  

Ginny's (The Pug's) Review:

I and my owner are a big fan of Maria V.J. Snyder, (although we were not overly enthusiastic about the ending of spy glass), nether the less we were excited about getting our paws on her new series (healer).

This book was very much similar to her glass series with a similar magical universe that I was glad to see again, as I loved the varied magicians and magical beings that were presented in both this new series and in her last couple of books.

This book focus on the main character’s Avry journey as she struggles with the emotional and physical manifestations of the views of the people to her natural talent, which has been accused of starting the plague that killed thousands of people who lived in the fifteen realms casing anyone with healer powers to be killed.

Just when things are looking the worse for our Avry she is kidnapped by a band of rogues who have a hidden agenda in helping her to survive, because of this we are taken on an exciting, heart pounding, saddening and physical journey that keeps you turning the pages late into the night.

The characters that are presented to us in this book are lively and very 3D although there is still plenty of potential to develop them further in very interesting ways.  I was truly saddened and cried a few pugs tears when some of the characters who I became to truly love were given their final role in this book never to resurface, although you will have to read the book to find out who bites the dust.  

I thoroughly enjoy this book as the journey given to us is neither too long nor too short and presents a beautifully written complex storyline that unfolds slowly like the petals of a beautiful flower.

Although this story is a slow burner it has great action with in its pages and I definitely suggest everyone to read it. 

Can’t wait to read book two.

OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES:

  COMES OUT: December 27th 2012

I hope you all enjoyed the review :) see you all soon.

Ginny xx

 

                                                       

PUG REVIEW: DECEPTION BY LEE NICHOLS

DECEPTION BY LEE NICHOLS- HUNTING EMMA #1

 

Blurb

When Emma Vaile's parents leave on a mysterious business trip, it gives her the perfect excuse to be a rebellious teen. But then her best friend stops talking to her, the police crash her party and Emma finds herself in the hands of a new guardian, Bennett Stern, and on a plane to his museum-like mansion in New England. After enrolling at Thatcher Academy, Emma settles in by making friends with the popular crowd. She has memories of Thatcher she can't explain and strange visions are haunting her. Emma doesn't trust anyone any more - except maybe Bennett, but he's about to reveal a ghostly secret to her.  One that will explain the visions ...and make Emma fear for her life.

• Genre:  young adult 15+, Mystery, Urban Fantasy 

• Pages: 336

• Chapters: 30

• Published September 5th 2011 by Bloomsbury UK

 

Pug rating:

Key points: Ghosts, Romance, Action, Family secrets, Teen development/ School themed 

In short: A great first read with plenty of action, romance and mystery to suit all.

  Ginny's (the pug's) Review:

My human wasn’t sure when she picked this book up whether this book would have a writing style too young for her; she was wrong and am glad she choose to pick this book up.

This book is all about ghosts, good and bad, which is right up my doggy street as I love anything to do with ghost and past life story plots. This plot focus on the main character Emma who has been brought up to believe like everyone else that things like ghost’s don’t exist,  then her family disappears and everything starts to go wrong.

This is a great read with a 3D mystery that keeps you turning the pages to find out more; this book has some shocking twists and turns that keeps the reader guessing and some great initial character development and growth.  I thoroughly recommended this read and can’t wait for my human to pick up Betrayal, hunting Emma #2 

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I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE REVIEW, SEE YOU ALL SOON!

PIGXX