Saturday, April 27, 2013

Saturday @ Starbucks #8: Series Spotlight & a Frappucino

Saturday @ Starbucks is a weekly feature hosted by Starbucks & Books Obsession.


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This week's topic is:
A Series Spotlight and a Frappucino

Drink of the Week: Caramel Frappucino
This week, I enjoyed a caramel frappucino and it was fabulous. It is the perfect drink for a beautiful spring or summer day. I went with the light version, which means no whipped cream, because let's face it, I'm not a teenager anymore and calories do count. 

Book Topic: Series Spotlight

The Celestra Series
by Addison Moore

I thought this would be a fabulous time to spotlight a series that I absolutely adore. The Celestra Series by Addison Moore is unlike any other paranormal series that I have ever read. Addison Moore is and incredible writer The Celestra Series is full of incredible imagery and details that make me feel like I am right there with the characters. I want to laugh, cry and murder Chloe right there with Skyla. There are 7 books out with the 8th and final book set to be released soon. The series flows so well from book to book that it doesn't even feel like you stopped one and started another. The covers of these book are so beautiful too. I have included the cover and synopsis for each book. Check it out and give Skyla a chance!


 Sixteen-year-old, Skyla Messenger is a dead girl walking. 

When her newly remarried mother moves the family to Paragon Island, to a house that is rumored to be haunted, Skyla finds refuge in Logan Oliver, a boy who shares her unique ability to read minds.

Skyla discovers Logan holds the answers to the questions she’s been looking for, but Logan’s reluctance to give her the knowledge she desires leaves her believing Logan has a few secrets of his own. 

Skyla’s bloodlines may just be connected to the most powerful angelic beings that roam the earth, and the more she knows, the more danger she seems to be in. 

Suddenly an entire faction of earthbound angels wants her dead, at least she still has Logan, or does she?


Sixteen year-old, Skyla Messenger is determined to bring back the dead.

For Skyla, being an angel from the coveted Celestra faction hasn't been easy. 

An entire band of wicked angels is after her blood, a Sector is after something far more sinister, and her newfound powers lead her on a quest to save her dead father. 

Skyla and her boyfriend Logan try to piece together a plan to take down the Countenance in order to maintain their relationship, but will Skyla's burgeoning feelings for Gage get in the way?

And when Skyla decides to use her powerful blood to change the fate of another deceased soul, just who is going to stop her?


Sixteen year-old, Skyla Messenger is having difficulties with the living and the dead.

With Chloe’s diary in her hands, Skyla embarks into the mind of one of Paragon’s most twisted former residents.

After accidentally kick-starting the faction war, Skyla finds herself in more danger than ever before. So, when Marshall offers her a taste of the gift of knowing, Skyla attempts to use it to alter the outcome of future prophesies.

And now that Skyla’s love life seems to involve one boy too many, she must choose who to be with. If she waits too long, the decision just might be made for her.



Seventeen year-old, Skyla Messenger is wishing people would just stay dead.

With Chloe back, Skyla finds it difficult to live under her tyranny and threats.

A seemingly innocent misstep in Skyla’s past comes back to haunt her and could end up costing her relationship with Gage.


Seventeen year-old, Skyla Messenger finds herself lying on an altar as a sacrifice to the enemy.

Being an angel of the highest Nephilim order hasn’t been easy. Her first love has cast his allegiance to the Countenance, the Sectors and the Fems see her as nothing more than a celestial pawn, and the dead girl she helped bring back to life has blackmailed her into relinquishing her boyfriend.

Skyla is determined to change all that. She's decided to never trust Logan again, to turn the tables on the Sectors and the Fems, and get dirt on Chloe to blackmail her into leaving Gage alone. But, when one obstacle after another gets in her way, Skyla can hardly find the strength to carry on. The only solution seems to be to sacrifice herself to the Sector in her life and put everything in order while losing everything she values most.


Seventeen year-old Skyla Messenger discovers love is stronger than death and deception. In an effort to rectify those horrible truths Skyla’s life changes forever.

Love and heartbreak become obstacles that overshadow the faction war and in the end may cost her everything.


Skyla Messenger’s days are numbered.

With an angelic Faction War riding on her shoulders, and her mother’s newfound need to cozy with the enemy, Skyla also has to deal with the fact someone close to her has openly deceived her. 

Skyla learns that sometimes in life, and in love, things aren’t always what they seem.


Skyla Messenger’s days are drawing to an end.

Seventeen-year old Skyla has been taken by the Counts, is under the strict punishment of her mother in a war gifted in her honor, and is the only hope of the people captive in the tunnels. Everything that can go wrong has. For Skyla, life is panning out to be more of a curse than a blessing.

Relationships change.
The war draws to an end.
Death comes to Paragon.

Skyla must decide if she is brave enough to sacrifice everything in order to save her people.

I definitely recommend checking out this series for yourself!

Next week, I have decided to change it up a little and do a discussion topic. The topic will be discussing male versus female POV and a flavored latte.

2 comments:

  1. I love the Frappucino's and I am going to have to try the Caramel for sure. I haven't read anything by Moore, but this series sounds really good. Thanks for sharing it.


    Jenea @ Books Live Forever

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    1. The caramel is so good! However, I am biased because I love all things caramel. :-) Thanks for stopping by!

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