Be My Valentine, Tucker Avery

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Tucker (Tuck/Friar Tuck/Fry) Avery: Cynthia Hand, author of Unearthly and Hallowed, brought the world one of the hottest Book Boys...Tucker Avery. What's so great about him? you may ask. Well first. *gasp!* What isn't so great about him?! And Second, well, he's no bad boy Shadow Hunter or Immortal Angel and/or angel-blood, not even close. This boy is just one totally rockin cowboy. Rodeos, Stetson, boots, you name it, he's got it. This cowboy is a major fan of rodeos. Tucker competes in them and he's in the club/team. He raised his horse, Midas who is his rodeo horse, since he was a calf. Aside from rodeo's, Tucker has about a billion part time jobs. One of which is at a ski lodge where he teaches people (kids mostly...and Clara) how to ski. He owns a rusty old truck, Bluebell is another thing that is very important to him and he get's defensive if you dis it. Men and their trucks... He uses Bluebell toe cars out of the snow, sometimes. Oh, and this boy is a walking contradiction...a cowboy who doesn't like country music but listens to it all the time at the rodeo. [I think everyone's stereotypes just got ruined ;) ] Blue eyed with golden blonde hair, this rodeo riding cowboy is a total heartthrob.  Plus he loves outdoor activities. His sun tanned skin is proof of this. I don't know how tall he is, but he's a foot taller than his twin sister, if that helps... either way, I imagine him being pretty tall.  Muscle lines his arms and chest from excessive work and rodeo riding. So, basically, he is a hard worker and athletic. Plus he has stubble, which, in theory, is pretty hot. He doesn't cuss if he can help it which is seriously adorable and says a lot about him. Tuck is also the kind of guy who is unflinchingly honest. Did I mention he's a cowboy? I like cowboys :D See why he's totally freaking awesome yet? I thought so... ;D

Ideal date: For the purpose of this post I'm going off of Tucker's dream in the book. We'd go back in time (using a time machine) to ride the range in the days before fences. I'd take my boots and cowgirl hat with me and have Tucker teach me how to ride a horse. We'd ride out in the heat with the little dogies and he'd drive them across the land like a real cowboy while I tired drawing him on his horse. Then we'd have dinner in a small town with one sheriff and ride off into the sunset (back to my time machine). No kisses, though, he doesn't seem like the first date MOS (make out session) kind of guy to me :P But he'd be a serious gentlemen and drive me home when we got back to our time period. Seriously and original and romantical date. ;) 

Appearance: 

• hazy blue eyes                  
• golden brown hair
• sun tanned
• stubble on jaw
• he has dimples! :D
• short spiky hair
• muscles
• Cowboy :D

Style:

• Tee shirts
• plaid button down shirts
• jeans
• Cowboy boots
• Stetson (AKA cowboy hat)
• He wore a tux to prom and looked unbelievable awesome
• cowboy!

Personality:

• sweet
• hard working
• jokes a lot
• sarcastic sometimes    
• animal lover
• doesn't cuss
• seriously honest
• romantic
• Cowboy!! ;)

Quotes:

Tucker: "Oh, and, Carrots..."

Clara: "Yes?"

Tucker: "If you end up going to prom, save me a dance, okay?"

(Unearthly, page 215)

Clara: "You're different than I thought you were."

Tucker (smiling as he drives): "What did you think I was?"

Clara: "A rude hick."

Tucker (laughing):  "Geez, blunt much?"

Clara: "You thought i was a spoiled California chick."

Tucker: "I still think you're a spoiled California chick."

(Unearthly, page 292)

Tucker: "I'm looking at you. Why are you always trying to hide how pretty you are?"

(Unearthly, page 307)

Clara: "Not red."

Tucker: "I always felt like there was something off about your hair."

Blara: "So you thought you'd torture me by calling me Carrots?"

Tucker: "I thought I'd never seen anyone as beautiful as you."

(Unearthly,  page 349)

Tucker: "What did the fish say when it hit a concrete wall?"

Clara: "What?"

Tucker: "Dam!"

(Unearthly, page 403

Waiting on Wednesday: Hallowed

Author: Cynthia Hand
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: Janurary 17, 2012
Synopsis:


For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend, Tucker, Clara struggles to make sense of what she was supposed to do the day of the fire. And, as she is drawn further into the world of part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: Someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning.




** You can read my review of the first book in the Unearthly series here
**Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event is hosted by Breaking the Spine to share upcomming releases we are eagerly waiting for :)

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Title: Unearthly
Author: Cynthia Hand (her website)
Release: January 4, 2011
Synopsis:

Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has apurpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.

Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place—and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side.

As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make—between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.

Review: 
Whew! Now that I finally managed to scrape up some time, here is the review for Unearthly :D 
**I just read over this and decided that there may be some possible spoilers! So look out! They aren't huge bu I just thought I'd add it in to warn everyone. 


I for one love angel books. Something about them never gets old, there is always some twist, something different to add or discover every time you read a new one.  Every author has something new brewing in their mind ready to set on paper (and I guess that goes for every kind of book, not just angel ones). This one didn't disapoint. Unearthly is a book that keeps you reading until the AM. It's about destiny, love and choices (always choice, right?) and it's brilliant! Your pulled in from the first chapter and hanging on till the end. The plot wasn't nesicarily original but the way the author went about it was.
To be honest, though, I wish certain parts of the book didn't move by so quickly. I felt as if it skipped a lot of time during some of the breaks in and between chapters. I mean, the whole story is there, but the way it moves along is my only qualm (if that's the right word...). 
Anyway, as far as characters go, Clara is a really good protagonist. Even with her insecurities and all the things she is unsure of, she stands tall and strong. Sure, she has a coupple of stumbles (may they be litteral or not) but she worked her way through them.
Christian is the look-but-don't-touch kind of guy. Not necessarily mysterious like so many other guys in YA novels (coughPATCHcough) but either way he's an awesome character. Well, besides the fact that he's in love with Kay. ): I was wondering if Clara and him were or weren't going to end up together the entire book.
Wendy is a great friend to Clara, sweet and loyal like a friend should be. And Angela is a the same in her own way and for different reasons that you can discover :) Jeffery is funny and cool, as far as little siblings go, but he, like his sister, goes through some difficult things he has to understand. I hope that in the next book, we'll get more from him so we can unravel some of the mysterious things about him.
Moving on to Tucker... yes, at the beginning he is a jerk but I think he's just awesome! He's not like Christian and his whole god status but he's a fantastic character in his own way. And he's actually really sweet. 
Okay, I'm trying really hard not to post spoilers so I'm moving on, again...
Since I am still working an the rating system, I can't really rate this on a one to five scale. But for now I'll say this: great book, great characters, great plot, and a great author. I can't wait for the sequel which, as I read, will be called Hallowed and will be available January of 2012. 
Adding to my look-out-for list :P
*** Okay i just remembered (again) something I wanted to say in the review! 
The book has twists and things that have you guessing what will happen. There are surprises that you might subconsciously guess but you don't believe it till you read it :) And most of us love surprises, right? It keeps the book entertaining. 
My favorite parts had to be near the end, though, so much happened and I nearly cried at some point. Truly a wonderful story!
I think I'm done with the edits now :D