Top Ten Tuesday - Fictional Characters I Can't Get Out of My Head

   Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at  The Broke and the Bookish, and This week is a  Top Ten Tuesday Freebie. Since I get to choose my own topic I thought I would do one that I missed out on a few weeks ago. Top Ten Fictional Characters I Can't Get Out of My Head

Susie Salmon from The Lovely Bones 
by Alice Sebold

    I can remember the basic plotline of this story, but for me what really stuck out was Susie's own personal representation of what heaven was like. I'm not a religious person but I really liked the thoughts on this girl's character being happy in her piece of heaven and how Susie described it.

Daemon Black from Origin 
By Jennifer L. Armentrout

One of the mail drawls for me with the amazing Lux series has been the ever so sexy, tough guy alien Daemon Black. His character in Origin was my favourite in the series. He has come a long way since the beginning in Shadow's, Lux 0.5.

    

Will Herondale from Clockwork Princess 
By Cassandra Clare

The words that come out of this guys mouth have to be the most romantic things I have ever read. This was one of the first times that I didn't give a hoot about what was going on with the plot. I just wanted more and more of Will and Tessa.

    

Cathy Dollanganger from Flowers in the Attic 
By V. C Andrews

Over the years I have read a lot of series and the Flowers In the Attic was one the of first with a growing plot and aging characters. I followed Cathy's life throughout all 5 of the books and the final pages of her story will probably stay with me forever.

Heaven Lee Casteel from   Heaven 
By V. C. Andrews

    I not actually sure what precisely it was about this character that made it so I would never forget her. What I do know is that it has been more then 15 years since I first read her story and I don't think I've forgotten any of this girl story.

Casanova from Kiss the Girls 
By James Patterson

Seriously this has to be one of the most creepiest books I have ever read. The killer in this books was definitely some special kind of evil. Not recommended for sensitive people.

Dobby from Harry Potter 
By J. K. Rowling

Dobby is one of my all time most favourite charaters from this series. Whats not to like about him? he's awesome! and a true friend. excuse me while I get all misty thinking about his part in The Deathly Hallows *sobs*

    

Amy Martin from Across the Universe 
By Beth Revis

  I have always love science fiction stories about traveling through space. Even though I love reading about it, the thoughts of actually doing it are terrifying! I think that's why Amy's journey has left such a lasting impression on me.

Kansas City Sunshine Moore from Taking on the Dead By Annie Walls

This character is the epitome of independent and fully capable female heroines. This girl  can handle her own and she has a super cool name!

         

Iko from the Lunar Chronicles 
By Marissa Meyer

Even though Iko technically doesn't have a heart, she radiates love and friendship. If the day ever comes when people get their own personal robots I'm totally going to name mine Iko lol.

     

Book Blitz - Devour by Jill Cooper

Devour
By Jill Cooper
Release date: May 26th 2014
Self-published



BOOK DESCRIPTION:

 Life in Gloucester Massachusetts will never be the same.

 Raging storms, fierce winds, shadows shifting in the breeze. Storms are nothing new for the fishing hamlet.

 But darkness has come to claim the hearts and minds of those that stand in it too long. When that happens, love will be ripped from man leaving only violence, despair, and gnashing teeth.

Except for two.

 Roberta is a single mom, a waitress struggling to get through life after a rocky start tainted by murder and loss. Her heart yearns for Gabriel; a deputy living in the shadow of the chief. He's a battle weary soldier ready to settle down.

 When the storm comes, when the murders start, it will be up to them to stop it before darkness isn't just an empty void.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Author of the YA Dream Slayer series, Jill loves to blend horror, comedy, the supernatural, and love, through her novels. A fan of genre blending, her work strives to cross boundries, but most of all strives to entertain.
She loves soft cuddly cats, warm blankets, and paranormal romances.

  Jill resides in Massachusetts, is constantly renovating her home that she shares with her husband, young daughter, and two skittish cats.
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Release Day Launch - Tempting the Bodyguard by J. Lynn

  Today I'm excited to celebrate the release of J. Lynn's TEMPTING THE BODYGUARD!!! TEMPTING THE BODYGUARD is an Adult category romance novel being published by Entangled Publishing’s Brazen imprint and is a part of Jennifer’s Gamble Brothers Series!



TEMPTING THE BODYGUARD Synopsis: A sexy category romance from Entangled’s Brazen imprint…
 He can protect her from everyone except himself.

 Alana Gore is in danger. A take-no-prisoners publicist, her way with people has made her more than a few enemies over the years, but a creepy stalker is an entirely different matter. She needs a bodyguard, and the only man she can ask is not only ridiculously hot, but reputed to have taste for women that goes beyond adventurous.

 Chandler Gamble has one rule: don't protect anyone you want to screw. But with Alana, he's caught between his job and his increasingly hard libido. On one hand, Alana needs his help. On the other, Chandler wants nothing more than to take the hot volcano of a woman in hand. To make her writhe in pleasure, until she's at his complete mercy.
 She needs protection. He needs satisfaction. And the moment the line is crossed, all hell will break loose... Amazon Barnes and Noble


   Jennifer L. Armentrout/J. Lynn Bio:

  # 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance.

 She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.  

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Review - Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Steelheart (Reckoners #1) by Brandon Sanderson 

Expected Release date - September 24th 2013

Published by by Delacorte

Ebook, 400 pages

Source - NetGalley

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Description (from Goodreads)

Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.

But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.

Nobody fights the Epics... nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.
And David wants in. He wants Steelheart—the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning—and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.
He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.

Quotes

  "I have claimed this city, little epic. It is mine and it is my right to dominate this people here, not yours." - Steelheart

"Where there are villains, there will be heroes." - David's father

"You know. I think I fell for you that first day. Stupid huh? Love at first sight. What a clichè."  - David

My Review

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

 David has only had one goal for the last ten years and its killing Steelheart, one of the strongest epics created by Calamity, the science experiment that went wrong and gave some ordinary human beings  super powers. Steelheart was the epic that threw Davids life and city into chaos. David lives in what used to be known as Chicago but after Steelheart claimed the city as his it was renamed Newcago. The city is enveloped in perpetual night thanks to Nightwielder, one of Steelhearts high epics.

 David wants to become a reckoner, an elite team of individuals devoted to annihilating the powerful and out of control epics. When the epics first got their powers they became brutal and with no way to stop them the government pretty much handed the cities over to them. The Reckoners were the only people trying to make a difference and with their help David might get a chance to enact the revenge he has spent a decade planning.

 I really really liked this story, its the first of its kind that I have ever read. This action/ adventure is the opposite of the normal super hero comic book story so instead we get super villains. With the dystopian feel from being ruled by the emotionless Steelheart and never knowing if you were going to be killed at any moment just because he could.

 I especially loved Davids character, he has so many great qualities that makes him awesome. I loved that he is intelligent, he can think on his feet and he made me laugh. I also enjoyed all of the personalities of the Reckoners, they seemed like a great group of people that would definitely have your back if you got into trouble. Abraham, the Canadian cop was a personal favorite of mine (not just because I'm Canadian) he is so calm in bad situations and seems to know just the right thing to say at just the right time.

 The story itself was excellent. I loved the mystery of Steelhearts weakness and all of the planning involved to destroy him. The gadgets the reckoners use are pretty cool and the motorcycle chase scene was bad ass. Everything flowed together perfectly and had me constantly entertained. The only reason that I am not giving this a five star rating is because I figured out two of the bombshells very early in the story.

 With all that said I give this a 4 ½ out of 5 stars.

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Would I read it again? Yes

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Update: 

Hey guys! It's been forever since I last posted something :(.  Currently I'm going through the tedious task of replacing all of the missing pictures from my entire blog, which I mistakingly deleted =S. While updating my posts I discovered that this is my most popular review. Since nothing new has been added to Mo_Books in a week or so, I though I would repost this review =D