Review: Succubus On Top by Richelle Mead

Title: Succubus on Top 
Author: Richelle Mead
Series: Georgina Kincaid
Book #: 2
Pages: 314
Reading Level: Adult
Book Rating: .3
Published: Jan 1st, 2008
by Kensington

Georgina Kincaid's job sucks. Literally.


Love hurts, and no one knows it better than Georgina Kincaid. If she so much as kisses Seth Mortensen, the shy, sexy, incredibly gifted Seattle writer she's been dating, she'll drain his life force. Georgina is a succubus-a demon who draws her power from other men's pleasure. Admittedly, the shapeshifting and immortality perks are terrific, and yes, Georgina did choose to join the ranks of hell centuries ago. But it seems completely unfair that a she-demon whose purpose is seduction can't get hot and heavy with the one mortal who knows and accepts her for who she is.

It's not just her personal life that's in chaos. Doug, Georgina's co-worker at a local bookstore, has been exhibiting bizarre behavior, and Georgina suspects that something far more demonic than double espressos is at work. She could use help finding out, but Bastien, an irresistibly charming incubus and her best immortal friend, is preoccupied with corrupting an ultra-conservative talk radio star-and giving Georgina some highly distracting come-hither vibes. Georgina is going to have to work solo on this one-and fast because soon, Doug's life won't be the only one on the line.

Taschima's POV:

The thing about these books is that you never expect to have such a good time. I picked up the first book because I wanted more books by Richelle (big fan of Vampire Academy) and I liked the first one very much, but after I put it down I quickly picked up another book. There was no thinking about it long after it ended, running to the library to get the second. So these are the kind of books you really enjoy while reading, but they do not join your top favorites. Well, I picked up the second books months after I read the first one, and I had forgotten just how much fun I could have while swimming in the flames of Georgina's world.

Georgina in this installment is still going out with Seth (though not sleeping with him because that could have dire consequences), working at her job, going out with her friends and sleeping with good guys so she can steal years from their lives and give points to the bad side of the force. Normal Succubus stuff. But then things start happening. An old friend comes back to her life and her co worker is acting pretty strange (maybe diabolically strange?). The things Georgina will have to overcome in this novel will give you the thrill of a lifetime.

So yeah, this is the second book in the series. It had some good and bad things. Good things is that is still as enjoyable as ever! The characters are great, the scenes are steamy (not for kids) and some new mythology is introduced. It's a very entertaining book all in all.

The bad thing is the plot created no urgency, the way the "bad" guy was taken care off so easily was laughable, and the plotlines in the book felt unrelated. It's like you have this thing happening over here, some other things happening over there, and oh my god did I not mention this plot line hidden right under the covers? This may certainly discourage some people with going through the novel. But not me (obviously). I mean, the way these stories are written it's not about the ultimate end between the war of good and evil, it's about the ultimate end of Georgina's soul. So we go through her life, we step into her shoes, we wear her skin. As you read the novel you feel very connected to the main character and well, you might even overlook the annoying small flaws (I did).

The introduction of the old friend is very refreshing. It gives you a taste of what Georgina's past life was like at times, plus this new character is so hot (bonus points). Seth is well Seth. The eternal doormat as it is. But, I mean, he has this quality to him, this quiet nerdy quality that you just have to love. There's a big obstacle in Seth and Georgina's relationship that wasn't there before in this book, an obstacle for which Georgina is responsible for and which I am not really happy with her for doing it, and you just have to see how it ends up.

Will be buying the third book very soon!
 

Other books by Richelle Mead(That I have Read):

Succubus Blues (#1)

Vampire Academy (#1)

Frost Bite (#2)

Shadow Kissed (#3)

Blood Promise (#4)

Spirit Bound (#5)

Last Sacrifice (#6)

Bloodlines (#1) 

Cover Revealed: Destined by PC Cast (House of Night Fans!)

I myself may not be a House of Night fan anymore, but I keep up with the news. The latest being the cover reveal of the next House Of Night novel, Destined.

Goodreads

Hardcover, 336 pages

Expected publication: October 25th 2011 by St. Martin's Griffin

In case you were wondering this is the 9th novel of The House of Night. You read me correctly, ninth if you don't count Dragon's Novella. As always a very alluring cover, but what is to be expected from the people who hit the jackpot with their cover designer? I am assuming this is Kalona (because of the "devil" shadow in the back). He looks like the type of guy you would find in romance novels covers. Attractive, almost too good to be true.

**Edit: It seems this is not Kalona, but Heath? O.o What the hell, Heath? When did you become so foxy borderlining on Playboy? His new name is Aurox or something, damn I am lost when it comes to this series, time to flip through the last book again...

I like it just fine, but now the real question here is, do you?

PS; Don't forget to check out Bloody Bookaholic's Facebook Page for this cover and many, many more!

Teaser Tuesday: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross

The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles #1)

by Kady Cross

Goodreads

Hardcover, 473 pages

Published May 24th 2011 by Harlequin Teen

"She could feel blood trickling from her mouth and she wiped at it with the back of her hand. Vision finally clear, she saw that Lord Felix had also removed his waistcoat and was now rolling up his sleeves. The excited glint in his eye told Finley exactly what kind of lesson he intended her to "learn"...

...But Lord Felix August-Raynes was not a good man. And it was time someone taught him a lesson.

The warm rush of familiar power brought a smile to her battered lips. She gave up all attemps to keep it reined in. It was the only way she'd survive this night with her virtue and bones intact. It was as though she was watching herself from a perch on the ceiling- all she could do was observe as her other self took over. Her boots shifted on the bare floor, right foot forward, left foot back and pointed out. She raised her fists.

"Coming back for more, eh?" Felix grinned at her. "I like a little fight in my girls."

She grinned at him, causing blood to dribble down her chin. "Then you're going to love me." 

I like this girl! She is so inproper and kick ass for her time. I mean when you read the book it's clear she is from the 1800s, but she also has a kick ass heroine attitude to her that is very 21st century. She won't let the Lord of the house beat her up and rape her, and every other one who has ever tried to take advantage of her has payed the price (not murder, but a heavy beat up). Since the beginning of the novel the character and the set up pulled me in. It's a very interesting book! Anybody read this one lately?

Vampire Academy Movie News: Choosing the Actors/Actresses at Facebook (Rose Edition)

So at The Vampire Academy Official Facebook Page they are having this huge thing were each Monday they put up a poll and the fans get to choose which actor/actress they want to play their favoite characters. It's pretty amazing, and Ive been going at it for weeks (you know I have a pretty set opinion when it comes to casting) but it totally slipped my mind to let you know so you can vote! Don't worry, I would be mad at me too.

I'm going to one post per character they put on the poll (because if not the post would go on forever and I don't want that). You will get to see them here and go to the page and vote (you have to have a Facebook account and you have to technically 'like' the page).

Here it goes:

Now for Rose they made two different polls because they have SO many actresses to choose from, but there is one in each poll that is way ahead of the rest.

Full Name: Rosemarie Hathaway

Nicknames: Rose, Roza, Little Dhampir

Age: 17

Hair: Long dark brown, almost black

Eyes: Brown

Status: Dhampir

Molnija Marks: 2 plus a special tattoo for her part in the battle in Shadow Kiss

First Introduced In: Vampire Academy

First Poll:

Odette Yustman - 7,448

Phoebe Tonkin - 1,015

Minka Kelly - 690

(Dawn? Get out of here)

Michelle Trachtenberg - 581

Shay Mitchell - 393

Jessica Lowndes - 327

(GLEE)

Naya Rivera - 269

Second Poll:

(Hello Rose! So nice to see you)

Sophia Bush - 4,977

(My second choice should Sophia Bush fall down the stairs)

 Lindsy Fonseca - 1,722

(Aren't you from Vampire Diaries?)

Nina Dobrov - 1,248

Lucy Hale - 615

(No... no... no...)

Alexandra Daddario - 573

Victoria Justice - 420

 

Selena Gomez - 336

Elizabeth Gillies - 316

Christa B Allen - 157

(even she is scared of the possibilities)

Emilia Clark - 135

The thing about these polls is most people don't research the pictures of people they are voting for. They just see a famous name and go for it. But obviously some of these actresses are more fit for the role than others (Selena Gomez really? I mean I love this girl, but she is NOT Rose Hathaway). I went ahead and looked for pictures for you guys. I swear I choose ones that looked good, not being a complete biased person and making everyone but Sophia Bush look bad.

Who do you think should win the amazing role that is Rose Hathaway. She is the next Dhampire in the block, a great fighter and a fantastic best friend.

Choose well, VOTE HERE, and comment on this post letting me know who you voted for and why ^^

Cover VS Cover: Forgive My Fins and Lost Voices

I have these two different covers for Lost Voices and Forgive my Fins and both are pretty cool so I wanted to show them to you.

Goodreads

Hardcover, 293 pages

Published May 19th 2010

by Katherine Tegen Books

 You know what sucks about these two covers? There's no fins!! So that was a huge let down, but other than that I like the first cover more. Mostly because of the makeup and the pose of the model. I like how the girl is smiling in the second one, but nothing other than that.

Goodreads

Hardcover, 304 pages

Published July 4th 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

 
  I love BOTH these covers!! It's such a hard choice for me. I mean, the first one looks awesome, and I like how the designer did the fin (See? This one doesn't even have FINS on their title and it still has find on their cover) but the second one looks like the mermaid is out to get you. I don't know, Im torn!! I think I'm going to choose the second one...
 
What about you? Which cover would you buy? Have you read these books? How were they?
 

Cover Winner of July; New Covers for August! Plus, an unexpected surprise? ;)

GoodReads Page

Amazon Page

Kiersten White Official Website

Once again a month ends and another begins... which means another race for the best cover of the month begins!! It's a blood bath alright. Last month Supernaturally (Kierten White) went head to head with Undercurrent (Tricia Rayburn). For a little while there Undercurrent was definitely kicking butt, but at the end of the day Supernaturally won.

Breakdown Time:

Supernaturally by Kristen White - 39 (38%)

Undercurrent by Tricia Rayburn - 24 (23%)

Wildefire by Karsten Knight - 14 (13%)

Lost Voices by Sarah Porter - 9 (8%)

Dragon's Oath by P.C. Cast - 9 (8%)

Paradise by Jill S. Alexander - 7 (6%)

Total votes: 102

 

New Covers for August:

 

  

  

Honorary Mentions:

 

 

All the covers are linked to ther respectuive Goodreads Page.
Now for the surprise!

Ive been thinking long and hard about this and Ive come to a conclusion. At the end of the year, once all the votes are up and the winners have been chosen, I will be doing a special sort of giveaway.

I will giveaway all 12 books that have won in the polls
to ONE lucky winner.

Nope, your eyes are not deceiving you. I will. So guys, choose wisely, and start voting the hell out of this poll. Cause at the end of the year one of you will win them ALL. In a few days I will create an official post stating the guidelines of my giveaway (gives me enough time to also come up with a quirky name). The winner will be chosen once all the polls are closed and all the Cover's of the Month have been chosen.

So start voting!

PS; All of these covers, and many many more, you can find at Bloody Bookaholic's Facebook Page. Check it out and "like" it please!

Waiting on Wednesday Guys: Books For Girls and Boys Edition (5x)

Dragonswood

by Janet Lee Carey

Goodreads

Expected publication: Jan 5th, 2012 by Dial

Wilde Island is in an uproar after the recent death of its king. The uneasy pact between dragons, fairies, and humans is fraying, and a bloodthirsty witch hunter with a hidden agenda whips villages into frenzies with wild accusations. Tess, a blacksmith’s daughter from a tiny hamlet near the mysterious Dragonswood, finds herself caught in the crosshairs of fate when she is accused of witchery and has to flee for her life along with her two best friends. 

Not even Tess’s power to see the future can help the girls as they set off on their desperate journey, but she keeps having visions of a man wielding a sword. And when she finally meets him, Tess has no idea how to handle the magnetic attraction she feels for him, or the elusive call she hears from the heart of the Dragonswood. 

In this epic romance, an ancient prophecy comes true in a way neither dragon, fairy, nor human would have predicted.

The Demon Lover

by Juliet Dark

Goodreads

Paperback, 416 pages

Expected publication: December 27th 2011

by Random House Publishing Group

I gasped . . . or tried to. My mouth opened, but I couldn’t draw breath. . . . His lips, pearly wet, parted and he blew into my mouth. My lungs expanded beneath his weight. When I exhaled he sucked in my breath and his weight turned from cold marble into warm living flesh.

Since accepting a teaching position at remote Fairwick College in upstate New York, Callie McFay has experienced the same disturbingly erotic dream every night: A mist enters her bedroom, then takes the shape of a virile, seductive stranger who proceeds to ravish her in the most toe-curling, wholly satisfying ways possible. Perhaps these dreams are the result of writing her bestselling book, The Sex Lives of Demon Lovers. After all, Callie’s lifelong passion is the intersection of lurid fairy tales and Gothic literature—which is why she finds herself at Fairwick’s renowned folklore department, living in a once-stately Victorian house that, at first sight, seemed to call her name. 

But Callie soon realizes that her dreams are alarmingly real. She has a demon lover—an incubus—and he will seduce her, pleasure her, and eventually suck the very life from her. Then Callie makes another startling discovery: He’s not the only mythical creature in Fairwick. As the tenured witches of the college and the resident fairies in the surrounding woods prepare to cast out the incubus, Callie must accomplish something infinitely more difficult—banishing this demon lover from her heart.

The Vicious Deep

by Zoraida Córdova

Goodreads

Expected publication: March 2012

by Sourcebooks Fire

Set against the backdrop of a Coney Island summer comes The Vicious Deep, the story of sixteen year old Tristan Hart whose life is turned upside down when the mermaids make an unscheduled return to land in search of their new king. 

When a sudden storm pulls Tristan from lifeguard duty into a deadly riptide, he discovers what he really is—a prince of the Sea Court. Turns out, his girlfriend hopping and talents as a swimmer aren’t caused by his teenage prime hormones after all. 

In this modern Arthurian tale with a twist, when all a guy wants to do is get The Girl and enjoy the freak show that is a Coney Island summer, Tristan has to fight for his life, the lives of his friends, and his humanity, if he still wants it, as he’s caught in a race for a throne that is as ancient as the gods.

 Black Hole Sun (Black Hole Sun #1)

by David Macinnis Gill

Goodreads

Paperback, 352 pages

Expected publication: February 28th 2012

by HarperCollins Children's Books

Durango is playing the cards he was dealt. And it’s not a good hand. 

He’s lost his family. 

He’s lost his crew. 

And he’s got the scars to prove it. 

You don’t want to mess with Durango.

The Pearl Wars (Skyship Academy #1)

by Nick James

Goodreads

Paperback, 384 pages

Expected publication: September 8th 2011 by Flux

A devastated Earth’s last hope is found in Pearls: small, mysterious orbs that fall from space, and are capable of supplying enough energy to power entire cities. Battling to control the Pearls are the Skyship dwellers—political dissidents who live in massive ships in the Earth’s stratosphere—and the corrupt Surface government. 

Jesse Fisher, a Skyship brat, and Cassius Stevenson, a young Surface operative, cross paths when they both venture into forbidden territory in pursuit of Pearls. Their chance encounter triggers an unexpected reaction, endowing each boy with remarkable—and dangerous—abilities that their respective governments would stop at nothing to possess. Enemies thrust together with a common goal, Jesse and Cassius make their way to the ruins of Seattle to uncover the truth about their new powers, the past they didn’t know they shared, and a shocking secret about the Pearls.

Doesn't it seem sometimes like YA covers are directed towards the girl population? Don't get me wrong, they completely resonate with me, but I was thinking that there should be more "hardcore" covers out there so we can get the male population to pick up a book or two. So this edition I found 3 covers for girls that are to die for, and 2 covers that look like the kind of covers any guy can go for ;)

I love the cover of Dragonswood! I love the pose, the dress, the way the colors contrast, how the girl looks like she's floating... It's just great overall. The summary of this one sounds YA Fantasy, which is a new color on me so I can't wait to try it on. I also REALLY like the cover of Demon Lover, but I can't help but think of Fallen and Lauren Kate whenever I see it. It has the same style, but it's still sort of different. Anyways, what really got me was the summary, it seems more of an adult novel than YA, but I can so dig that.

Now I think the cover for The Vicious Deep was released yesterday. I saw it @The Pirate Penguin's blog (a very good friend of mine).  At first I saw the blood and thought "Vampires!!" but then I looked closely at the girl's face and noticed scales so then I thought "Vampire... Mermaids? O.o") but then it clicked and now my head is going "Psycho killing mermaids!!!!". Another modern retelling of an old tale (those seem to be going around; do the authors get the same urge to write stuff like this at the same time?) but with mermaids and battles and and mermaids!

Now these next two covers I thought were very male friendly. They look very kick ass. Black Hole Sun seems mysterious, and the summary reminds me a lil bit of The Chronicles of Nick series by fabulous Sherrilyn Kenyon. Oh and have you seen the new cover of The Pearl Wars by Nick James? It looks amazing! I remember I got an ARC of this book at BEA and the old cover didn't look half as good. Plus it comes complete with abilities and freaky pearls who give bunch of energy, what's not a girl or guy to love?

I really hope you add these books to your Wish List. I had tons of fun finding guy pleasing covers, so maybe let your guy friends know about them? Get them into the habit of reading!

PS; I am still working non stop and in the process of moving, so that is why the blog hasn't been updated daily with posts full of yummy info. But do not despair for I will be back soon!!