Showing posts with label Michelle Warren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michelle Warren. Show all posts

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Protecting Truth (The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy #2) Review


Protecting Truth (The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy) by Michelle Warren

Book description...
Seraphina’s keeping a secret from her Wandering team: she’s perfecting her fighting skills. But telling Sam and Bishop the truth would only alert them to her plan: to go back in time, save her mom, and finish what she started. With the help of Turner, Bishop’s handsome twin, she progresses toward her goal but plummets deeper into dangerous territory where the lines of friendship and romance are blurred. One passionate kiss changes everything, leading Sera to unravel a shocking web of family secrets, heartbreaking ulterior motives, and sinister agendas. Love and lies collide in a haunting climax, where the truest souls may not survive.

First of all big thanks to the amazing Michelle Warren for sending me an ARC of Protecting Truth.  As I've said before, her writing style is flawless and she has this amazing ability to paint a picture so vivid I feel as if I'm actually in the book.  Plus, her characters rock!

Sera who I absolutely loved in Wander Dust, has without a doubt captured my heart again.  Only this time for different reasons.  She's definitely got her reasons for doing things the way she does them and quite frankly she wouldn't have learned half of what she did had she not.  She's grown so much since Wander Dust... BUT...she is still stubborn enough not to ask for the help she desperately needs... with the exception of Turner.  

She doesn't mind asking Turner for his help when it comes to learning how to fight... but then again, I wouldn't mind asking Turner for help either.  Especially considering at one point I couldn't decide between sweet, adorable Bishop and his hot, bad boy twin brother Turner.   But things are not always as they seem and I have to admit I felt for Sera when it came to her feelings for both boys.  There was a connection... a connection that was hard for her to fight... and when she learns why there was a connection she's crushed.  

Protecting Truth is a wonderful addition to The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy and I absolutely can not wait to see what Michelle has in store next for the beautiful and passionate Sera.  I hope all my questions get answered and I hope that Sera gets the happy ending she's been searching for!

Happy Reading!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Michelle Warren Releases Title and Cover for the next book in the Seraphina Parrish Trilogy

Have you read Wander Dust???  Are you Ready for the next book in the series???  I know I am and I was lucky enough to receive and email from Michelle the other day... and in it, she shared the cover and title of the next Seraphina Parrish book... Protecting Truth.

Now if you haven't read Wander Dust yet, I suggest you go get it and read it... like now.... because it's a fabulous story of these teenagers (who quite frankly are wayyy more mature then their age) that time travel.  It's a fascinating take on time travel and I look forward to reading more in this series!!!

Check out my review for Wander Dust..... HERE... and make sure to go get your copy today!





Friday, May 4, 2012

Wander Dust (The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy #1) Review


Wander Dust (The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy) by Michelle Warren

Book description...
 Ever since her sixteenth birthday, strange things keep happening to Seraphina Parrish.
The Lady in Black burns Sera’s memories.
Unexplainable Premonitions catapult her to other cities.
The Grungy Gang wants to kill her.
And a beautiful, mysterious boy stalks her.
But when Sera moves to Chicago, and her aunt reveals their family connection to a centuries old, secret society, she is immediately thrust into an unbelievable fantasy world, leading her on a quest to unravel the mysteries that plague her. In the end, their meanings crash into an epic struggle of loyalty and betrayal, and she’ll be forced to choose between the boy who has stolen her heart and the thing she desires most.

 My first true love... well when it comes to reading... is Contemporary Romance but every once in a while I like to throw a good Young Adult or even a Paranormal book in the mix to give my mind a break..... With Wander Dust I got one heck of an amazing break.

Sera is an absolutely wonderful leading lady, in spite of not having a father who pays particularly close attention and avoids any type of affection towards his only daughter, She comes across as a young woman who is determined and strong.  I admired her throughout the book, there were so many times she could have thrown her hands in the air and given up but she didn't... she wanted answers and no one was going to stand in her way.  The best part of Sera was her interest in a boy.... a boy that she really liked.... a boy that made her feel safe.... a boy she felt drawn to....

Max Bishop... yep total crush worthy boy who had me frustrated in ways I can't even explain... is mysterious and totally hot!  He's kind of stand offish and sends Sera a few mixed signals but yet it's clear that he has strong feelings for her and those feelings go beyond their connection.  I just wish that he would have.... never mind.... I can't say, I won't say, you need to read this book to find out because anything I say will give away too much of the story... it take away from the ending that had me sending Michelle an email and asking her when the release date for the next book will be.... and the cover and title aren't even being released until May 18th....

It took me a little while to actually get into Wander Dust and usually I won't put the effort in...BUT... there was still something about this book that I just couldn't put it down until I knew what would happen next.... and before I knew it I found myself so engrossed in the book that I actually got mad when I realized I had to run to the grocery store before it got too late.... then as soon as I got home and got the perishables put away (forget the dry foods, they're still sitting on the kitchen table as I type) I dove right back in and lost myself in Sera's life.... and boy was I glad that I did because things got even better... the last 20% of the book had my stomach in knots and my brain trying to absorb what I was reading as quick as my eyes could take it in.

I want to send a big Thank You to Michelle for sharing her creative side with the world and let her know that I'm ready to find out what happens next in Sera's life and most especially since her and Bishop have..... oops, almost gave something away there!!!

Wander Dust (The Seraphina Parrish Trilogy) by Michelle Warren is an amazing YA novel with an extremely fascinating take on time traveling... definitely worth it to check it out!!  Michelle has a way with words that will make you feel as if you're a part of the story... you can almost see the places and actually feel the emotions Sera is feeling... she's descriptive but doesn't over use her words, it was refreshing and I look forward to reading more of her work.

Now normally I do not post Book Trailers because I don't like to look for them mostly because once I start watching You Tube it's like I can't stop... that site is so addicting, I can hardly control myself especially when I start out looking at one thing and end up glancing at the clock 2 hours later only to be cracking up laughing at funny baby videos... funny baby videos are my weakness LOL... Anyway, when I received the marketing kit from Michelle last week and happen to see she had a book trailer I knew that I had to share it with you after I read the book and then watched the trailer... so take a peek......





Happy Reading!