zaterdag 9 februari 2013

THE HIDDEN

THE HOLLOW # 3; THE HIDDEN

The Hidden (The Hollow, #3)
A love that knows no bounds. 

Abbey knows that Caspian is her destiny. Theirs is a bond that transcends even death. But as Abbey finally learns the full truth about the dark fate that links her to Caspian and ties them both to the town of Sleepy Hollow, she suddenly has some very hard choices to make. Caspian may be the love of her life, but is that love worth dying for? 

Beautifully spun, emotionally gripping, and irresistibly romantic, The Hidden will leave you breathless.

REVIEW;
This conclusion to the trilogy is probably my favorite.Although all three books were great, the hidden is most definately the best one. It's a little more faster in the story then the others and there are a few characters and revelations that make this book the ultimate ending.
 Everything is cleared up in this book and the end was amazing (I'm almost embarrassed to say that i cried at the end, it was just so beautiful, and the ending was even better then i was hoping for)
It was the perfect ending with special twists and turns. I don't know what else to say than that I loved this book and recommend this to anyone.


THE HAUNTED

THE HOLLOW #2 : THE HAUNTED

The Haunted (The Hollow, #2)
An impossible truth. An impossible love. 

After a summer spent reclaiming her sanity and trying to forget the boy she fell in love with--the boy who must not exist, cannot exist, because she knows that he is dead--Abbey returns to Sleepy Hollow, ready to leave the ghosts of her past behind. She throws herself into her schoolwork, her perfume-making, and her friendship with Ben, her cute and funny lab partner, who just might be her ticket to getting over Caspian once and for all.

But Abbey can never get over Caspian, and Caspian has no choice but to return to her side, for Caspian is a Shade, and Abbey is his destiny. They are tied not only to each other, but also to the town of Sleepy Hollow, and to the famous legend that binds their fates--a legend whose dark truths they are only beginning to guess....

REVIEW;
In the second book in the hollow trilogy you follow Abbey who is trying to understand the 'Caspian situation' but also tries to get on with her life. In the beginning Abbey wants to forget Caspian, but ofcourse she can't. In the meanwhile Abbey also want's to figure out what happened with Kristin's death, and she comes closer and closer to the truth.
The legend of sleepy hollow keeps appearing and gets a major twist turn when Abbey meets the characters themselves.
Abbey developes a new friendship with Ben, who had a major crush on Kristin and shares Abbey's grief.
The battle with Abbey's feelings for Caspian,  and how she tries to move on makes this book a great in-between book that helps the story develop.
I enjoyed this book, just as I enjoyed. 


THE HOLLOW

THE HOLLOW #1 : THE HOLLOW

A love like no other...

When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead...and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey goes through the motions of mourning her best friend, but privately, she refuses to believe that Kristen is really gone. Then she meets Caspian, the gorgeous and mysterious boy who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen's funeral and keeps reappearing in Abbey's life. Caspian clearly has secrets of his own, but he's the only person who makes Abbey feel normal again...but also special.

Just when Abbey starts to feel that she might survive all this, she learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. How could Kristen have kept silent about so much? And could this secret have led to her death? As Abbey struggles to understand Kristen's betrayal, she uncovers a frightening truth that nearly unravels her - one that will challenge her emerging love for Caspian, as well as her own sanity.

REVIEW :
The Hollow is a really unique book. The legend of sleepy hollow (which has Dutch roots) is used in all three books and made it original, thinking about it made me realize that somehow this is a retelling off that legend but at the same time very true to the legend. 

The book starts with a very depressing and tragic funeral for Abbey's best friend Kristen. And the dead of Kristen is a red line through the entire trilogy. 
It's beautiful how you follow Abbey's journey through grief, loss and also love, a love that is really special but also very true. I've never read a character that is so true and sweet and loveable as Caspian.
A lot happens at the cemetary, which sounds weird but it isn't.
Abbey and Caspian's relationship reminds me a little of Sam and Grace in the wolves of mercy falls trilogy. (and honestly, I like Abbey and Caspian the best, if I had to chose) 
The thing is, I could really understand Abbey. She's a very lovable main character with clear idea's about her future (she wants to get her own perfume store) and a very strong personality. I really liked Abbey, and her hobby of perfume making is a very original detail. 
When Abbey meets Caspian there is an immediate connection, and that connection developes quite easily and quickly (and beautifully).

At the end of the Hollow we get to know WHAT Caspian is, Abbey can't touch him (the exception is only once a year) but he can make things and move things, which made it quite difficult for me to figure out what he was. The only thing that made me expect what he was, was the fact that Abbey is the only one who can see him.
When Abbey finds out she doesn't take it as well as I'd hoped, but that makes for a funny and light cliffhanger.



maandag 4 februari 2013

VAMPIRE ACADEMY MOVIE CAST

VAMPIRE ACADEMY: BLOOD SISTERS
OFFICIAL MOVIE CAST

The three main character of the official Vampire Academy movie called Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters are revealed.
 
Lucy Fry as Vasilisa 'Lissa' Dragomir                   Zoey Deutch as Rosemarie 'Rose' Hathaway

Danila Kozlovsky as Dimitri Belikov

I think the casting directors did a great job picking these actors for these characters.
When I first discovered that these were the official actors I saw a picture of Danila Kozlovsky (he's really Russian too!!!) with short hair, which made me a little unsure about if he is the best choice. But after finding the picture above on google I was 100% satisfied.

What did you think when you discovered that these are the official actors? Please comment below ;)

LAST SACRIFICE

VAMPIRE ACADEMY #6 : LAST SACRIFICE
                                               Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6)
The Queen is dead and the Moroi world will never be the same.

Rose Hathaway is awaiting wrongful execution and there exists only one man who can stall this terrible fate. Rose must look to both Dimitri and Adrian, the two great loves of her life, to find him. 

With her best friend, Lissa, in a deadly struggle for the royal throne, the girls find themselves forced to rely upon enemies and questioning those they thought could trust...

But what if true freedom means sacrificing the most important thing of all? 

Each other.

REVIEW:
My oh my, this is going to sound weird but I really didn't want to finish this book. Not because it was bad, on the contrary, this book is my favorite all togheter. It was beautiful and excititing, PHENOMENAl.
So I didn't want to finish it because that would mean the end of Vampire Academy, the end of living with Rose. And I wanted it to go on forever, this is a series that never gets bored. The ending was satisfying and it helped that I knew Bloodlines goes further into the VA world.
This book has some really interesting and great surprises and new things you find out about this world.
Tatiana's murderer is revealed at the end, and I can tell you it was nothing I'd expected (my bets were on Daniella Ivashkov, Sorry Adrian). Rose and Dimitri's relationship becomes even more wonderful than I'd expected.
This book was a great ending to a series that I didn't want to end. LOVE this series and hope the movies are as great (I like who they cast as Rose)

SPIRIT BOUND

VAMPIRE ACADEMY # 5 : SPIRIT BOUND
                                                       Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5)
Dimitri gave Rose the ultimate choice. But she chose wrong...

After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri’s birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives beyond the Academy’s iron gates to begin. But Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he’s out there, somewhere.

She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are about to come true—Dimitri has tasted her blood, and now he is hunting her. Only this time, he won’t rest until Rose joins him... forever.

REVIEW:
Rose is back at St.Vladimir and is graduating.
She has her trial and passes with flying colors. Meanwhile Dimitri is after Rose, he sends her love letters telling her that he will find her, I found these letters beautiful but scary, and he does find her at the end.
Rose is busy finding a way to turn Dimitri Dhampir again, following a lead to the solution that she isn't 100% sure of.
The solution seems quite simple but has twists and turns that keep it nearly impossible.
This book was somewhat frustrating but in a good way. You get so sweeped up in this world every time you enter it, and that's the magic of this series I think.
Again an incredible book, with a cliff hanger ending that makes you want more.




BLOOD PROMISE

VAMPIRE ACADEMY #4 : BLOOD PROMISE
                                                    Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4)

How far will Rose go to keep a promise?

The recent Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir’s Academy was the deadliest ever in the school’s history, claiming the lives of Moroi students, teachers, and guardians alike. Even worse, the Strigoi took some of their victims with them... including Dimitri.

He’d rather die than be one of them, and now Rose must abandon her best friend, Lissa—the one she has sworn to protect no matter what—and keep the promise Dimitri begged her to make long ago. But with everything at stake, how can she possibly destroy the person she loves most?

REVIEW:
Rose goes out of the protected wall of St. Vladimir's Academy and to SIBERIA. Yep you heard me right, Siberia. Rose is going to keep her promise to Dimitri, and she doesn't care what it takes.
And the journey she takes is so so.... I don't know, but it's amazing and sad it was an emotional journey.
Dimitri as a Strigoi was somewhat shocking, he's the same but also not. If I were Rose I would have thrown myself in his arms, strigoi or not. Ofcourse that has it's consequences.
We also get to know  Dimitri's family ( and Rose's family). I loved Olena and Viktoria and Grandma Belikov is a very interesting character. Especially how they accept Rose into their family.

I feel like I'm saying the same things over and over again but I really really love this series.