Review- THE RUBY CIRCLE by Richelle Mead

THE RUBY CIRCLE (Bloodlines Book #6)

Richelle Mead

Release Date: February 10, 2015

Hardcover: 400 pages

Publisher: Razorbill

ISBN:  978-1595143228

Source: Purchased by a friend

Rating: Obsessed!!!!!!!!!!!

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The epic conclusion to Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series is finally here...

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.

After their secret romance is exposed, Sydney and Adrian find themselves facing the wrath of both the Alchemists and the Moroi in this electrifying conclusion to Richelle Mead’s New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series. When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. Meanwhile, Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that could hold the key to a shocking secret about spirit magic, a secret that could shake the entire Moroi world.

I have been a fan of Sydney and Adrian since Richelle's Vampire Academy books and when I found out they were getting their own series I was thrilled! What I didn't expect was that I'd end up falling in love with the Bloodlines series as much as I did! I love it more than Vampire Academy. And Richelle has written such a perfect finale to Syd and Adrian's story I am completely satisfied and happy. 

 If you're looking for spoilers sorry you won't find them here just me gushing about how much I loved this book!

Richelle brought back the dual POV's just like she had in THE FIERY HEART and SILVER SHADOWS and they were amazing again! I really loved seeing Syd and Adrian becoming such a strong pair and they have truly come full circle. There's also a HUGE twist in this one that doesn't really involve our main characters but a couple secondary characters. I can't telly you what because if I did it would spoil a lot and also in reading Richelle's acknowledgements I think it may be part of a new series and yes I just said new series. This is coming from Richelle in the acknowledgements here's her quote "Thanks for sticking with me, and even though we're pausing for now--don't worry. I don't think we've seen the last of these guys."

I was going to share a snippet with you but I think it's better you read the book in it's entirety and feel all the feels at once!

I can't wait for more of this world! Unlike some other series that I feel have gone long past what they should have... I don't think this one is among that group and I will be awaiting more wonderful stories from Richelle and the characters we've all grown to love.

Review- SILVER SHADOWS by Richelle Mead

SILVER SHADOWS (Bloodlines Book #5)

Richelle Mead

Release Date: June 29, 2014

Hardcover: 380 pages

Publisher: Razorbill

ISBN:  978-1595143211

Source: Hardcover from the publisher

Rating: Obsessed!!!!!!!!!!!

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From Goodreads.

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.

In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists.

Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. But first, they have to survive. 

For Sydney, trapped and surrounded by adversaries, life becomes a daily struggle to hold on to her identity and the memories of those she loves. Meanwhile, Adrian clings to hope in the face of those who tell him Sydney is a lost cause, but the battle proves daunting as old demons and new temptations begin to seize hold of him. . . .

Their worst fears now a chilling reality, Sydney and Adrian face their darkest hour in this heart-pounding fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where all bets are off.

I know I said this in my last review for THE FIERY HEART by seriously....Y’all!!!!! Richelle Mead is definitely going to be the death of me! I thought the wait for THE FIERY HEART was bad! But hell I just finished SILVER SHADOWS and I need THE RUBY CIRCLE like right now!!!!!!! If you're looking for spoilers sorry you won't find them here just me gushing about how much I loved this book!

Richelle brought back the dual POV's just like she had inTHE FIERY HEART and they were amazing and heartbreaking. I really loved seeing Syd and Adrian apart and to see them dealing with their own trials and demons. In THE FIERY HEART they learned to love and trust each other but in SILVER SHADOWS they learn what it really means to be in love and to fight for it no matter the costs, and let me tell you it's not without difficulties. There's temptations and torture, attempted brainwashing and depression. 

This book isn't all swoony scenes and happy feelings. Richelle punches you in the gut and when you think you can come up for air... she punches you again! AND I LOVED EVERY PAGE! 

A lot of the characters we have met in the book are back but some have smaller parts in this one. We really get to focus on Syd and Adrian in this one both as individuals and as a couple. That being said it looks like we'll get most of the gang back together for the finale THE RUBY CIRCLE just trust me when you get to the end of the book you'll see what I mean! Oh and usual we also get to see some of our favorites from The Vampire Academy series there quite a bit going on in the Moroi court right now :) :)

I can now say with absolute certainty that the Bloodlines series is my favorite! Yep over The Vampire Academy! Don’t get me wrong I still love TVA but Adrian and Sydney’s story just resonates with me more! I've always been Team Adrian and if you read these books you'll know why!

I’m going to share a small scene with you from Adrian's POV because I adore him. This is during a dream he's having with Sydney when they're still apart.

"Adrian?"

Her voice was small, nearly lost in the dripping of the water from the fountain. But the power it carried--and the effect it had on me--was monumental. I'd heard the expression "weak-kneed" before but had never lived it until now. My muscles didn't feel as thought they could sustain me, and there was a great swelling in my chest, the result of a tangle of emotions I couldn't even begin to describe. Love. Joy. Relief. Disbelief. And mixed in with all of them were the emotions that I'd endured these last few months as well: despair, fear, sorrow. It spread out from my heart, and I felt tears form in my eyes. It wasn't possible that one person could make you experience so many emotions at once, that one person could trigger a universe of feelings, simply with the sound if your name.

I also knew they were wrong--all of them. My mom. My dad. Nina. Anyone who thought love could simply be built on shared goals alone had never, ever experienced anything like what I had with Sydney. I couldn't believe I almost lost this through my own ignorance. Until I looked into her eyes now, I didn't truly realize what a hollow life I'd been living.

"Sydney..."

Want to know what happens next? You’ll just have to read the book to find out!

The New Trailer for Vampire Academy is live!!!

So I normally don't share many movie trailers but I am crazy in love with Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series! I wanted to share the new trailer which just went live over on Yahoo Movies.

Here you go!!!!





So what did you all think? Are you excited to meet Rose, Dimka, Lissa, and the rest of the characters? Do they match up to what you imagined?

Heroine Tourney Rose Vs. Alex

Hey peeps! So starting tonight at midnight EST the second round of voting for Rose starts in the YA Sisterhood’s Heroine Tourney! We are  so excited that we made it to the round two and our competitor in this round is fierce and so is her advocate. Our competition is Alex from Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Half Blood series and we think she’s pretty awesome and her advocate Momo from Books Over Boys is a really good friend of ours so this should be an interesting fight! Ready to vote already? Go HERE and vote Rose! Need more look below :)

“What can I do to help Rose?” you ask well that’s pretty simple tweet, post to facebook, convince friends to use their computers, go to the library and vote! Remember to use the #TeamRose hashtag we want to be able to see all of your faces in our timelines. Also direct them back here to tell us they commented some of our friends are having giveaways and we'll post the links below.

Oh yeah and we’re not being anti Alex so if you expected to see a why Rose is better than Alex post you’re not going to get it here this is what we said in our post on the tournament page.

4. Why should we vote for Rose instead of Alex?

This is a tough one we have both read and loved Half Blood and we really love Alex! Also we absolutely adore her advocate Momo.

Alex and Rose are incredibly similar, but we do love Rose more as our heroine because we’ve known her longer. They both fight for what is right and face insurmountable obstacles. They’re both very strong physically and mentally and love with such passion! We actually believe that Rose and Alex would be pretty good friends!

Therefore we’re not going to say why Rose is better than Alex or why she’s a better heroine because (and we think you’ll agree) Rose and Alex would want this to be a fair fight! So we just ask you vote for Rose because you love her. Let’s have our girls fight it out the only way they know how in a head to head battle with the strongest coming out on top!

Ok fun stuff the giveaways our lovely friends Bailey and Mindy are giving away some Richelle Mead goodness.

Bailey @Novel_Nerd on twitter is going to give away a copy of the first book in the series Vampire Academy if Rose wins and each round that she does win Bailey will add another book in the series. Sp go to her blog and check out her post.

And our BFF Mindy @bookluvrmindy who is Sophie’s advocate is battling Katniss tonight. On top of her battle she’s going to give away a signed copy of Richelle’s newest book Bloodlines to a person who uses the hashtag she chooses on twitter so make sure to follow her and also check out her blog for her Team Sophie post!

Thanks ladies we <3333 you!!!!!!!

Now we normally wouldn’t link to a post in the blog of an advocate we were facing but, Momo had a friend who writes fanfic do a little piece on Alex and Rose. It doesn’t favor either it actually shows how badass they both are so go to Books Over Boys and check out the post J

Now go vote for Rose!!!! Ooh and Sophie ;)  Click on the pic below to go vote!

Heroine Tourney

Hey it’s Jaime and Patricia from Two Chicks On Books and we’re so happy to be a part of the Heroine Tourney! We had a blast doing the Crush tourney this past summer! You can check us out at our blog and on Facebook and make sure to follow us on twitter for all the #TeamRose updates Jaime  and Patricia. Go to the YA Sisterhood's blog to vote!!!!!! JIst click on this LINK.

1. About Her

Rose (Rosemarie) Hathaway is a 17 year old dhampir which basically means she’s half human-half vampire. She has all the good vampire traits agility, strength, and good health and none of the setbacks like having to drink blood or not being able to be out in direct sunlight. She is beautiful even in vampire standards and she has men vampire and dhampir alike vying for her attentions. She is 5 foot 7 and athletic but she has a curvy body that most of us would kill for! She has an exotic look with dark eyes, dark hair, and lightly tanned skin all that’s attributed to her father and, the strength and fighting skills come from her mother Janine who is a Guardian and all around butt kicking woman.

Here’s what Adrian thinks of Rose….

Adrian: "Rose Hathaway, I can't wait to see you again. If you're this charming while tired and annoyed and this gorgeous while
bruised and in ski clothes, you must be devastating at your peak."
Rose: If by 'devastating' you mean you should fear for your life, then yeah. You're right."
(Frostbite)

2. Best Attributes

Rose is fiercely loyal to those that she loves so loyal that sometimes it gets her into hot water but she always finds a way out. She is willing to sacrifice her life not only for her best friend Lissa (whom she has a psychic bond with), the man she loves, all of her friends, but any other innocent person who might find themselves in trouble. She has an inner strength and outer strength she has fought and killed many strigoi (bad vampires) which is a feat in itself. She’s killed more than most adult guardians.

3. What makes your girl a true heroine?

Rose is our heroine because she is a strong kick butt female who protects the world from evil. She is also intelligent with an amazing quick wit and sarcastic streak that makes us laugh. Her heart has been shattered and put back together again but through all of it she does not crawl in a hole and cry she stands up and fights for what she feels is right and for love.

Rose is a compassionate and true friend and will do whatever is necessary to defend those she's loves and has proved it again and again by ridding the world of the evil Strigoi as evidenced by the marks she bears on her neck which label her a true warrior and someone who can be counted on. 

We wanted to add a little something from Dimitri here to show what he see’s in Rose.

Dimitri: "No, it wont happen to you. You're too strong. You will fight it, just like you did this time"
Rose: "I only did it because you were here, I cant do it by myself"
Dimitri: "You can, you're strong--you're so, so strong. It's why I love you"
(Shadow Kiss)

4. Why should we vote for Rose instead of Clara?

We here at Two Chicks On Books absolutely adore Clara she is awesome so why should you vote for Rose instead? Here are a few reasons why we believe Rose to be a stronger heroine.

Clara had a purpose and she failed to complete it she actually chose to fight it. She lets her emotions get in the way of her goals and almost gets herself assaulted and or killed. She tries to hide her identity underneath hats and hair dye and can be pretty selfish. She also lacks self confidence.


Rose would never turn away from her destiny even if it means being apart from the love of her life. She's just that honorable and when she makes a promise she keeps it. 

 5. Anything else you’d like to add?

Why vote for Rose?? Because Dimitri Belikov and Adrian Ivashkov two of the most swoon worthy men in books say so! Also here’s a little poem by Adrian…

"I'm always crazy around you Rose. Here, I'm going to write an impromptu poem for you."
He tipped his head back and shouted to the sky:
"Rose is in red
But never in blue
Sharp as a thorn
Fights like one too."
(Shadow Kiss)

Heroine Tourney

We are very excited to let you all know that we had so much fun participating and advocating in the YA Sisterhood Summer Crush Tourney that we are at it again. This time we will be participating and advocating in the YA Sisterhood Heroine Tourney!!

We will be working extremely hard by tweeting, blogging, facebooking and spreading the word about our heroine! 

Who is she you say? Well, she is none other than Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway from Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy Series. 

We have not yet gotten a date for when Rose will be up  but as soon as we do, we will let you know.

How can you help you say?

Well, a couple of things is all we ask of you: 

• Please vote for her on the date that she is up. She will be up against her opponent for 24hrs. Her first opponent will be Clara from Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 

• Please, please spread the word. You can do this by tweeting, blogging, facebook-ing, tumblr-ing, google+-ing or any other social media you'd like to spread the word on.  

Voting will be up at the YA Sisterhood Blog which you can find HERE. 

We hope that you will join us in this awesome endeavor! If you see us on twitter feel free to @ us, we'd love to hear from you. :)


**********Update******************


The awesome and amazingly talented Avery from Avery's Book Nook who is also an advocate in the tourney (for Tessa from The Infernal Devices Books) has made Team Rose Buttons for us. Thanks Avery!!!! So here they are use them for your twitter avi.'s to show your support for Rose! Also check the sidebar for the grab buttons to place on your blogs!