Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish
This week the list is Top Ten Series I Love but am Behind On
Whats in your Top Ten?
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Teaser Tuesday (22) The Diviners - Libba Bray
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
This week my teaser is from...
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“I hear they feed you in Sing Sing,” Evie muttered. “Three squares a day.”
“Evangeline,” Will said with a sigh. “Charity begins at home.”
So far this book has been a little slow for me, but Evie has kept me turning pages. She has this attitude that I just adore. As I was reading this morning I hit this quote and snorted so this had to be my Teaser Tuesday post.
What are you guys reading?
Monday, April 15, 2013
Review: Thumped -Megan McCafferty
Author: Megan McCafferty
Series: Bumped #2
Pages: 304
Publisher: Blazer & Bray
Release Date: 4/24/12
ISBN-10: 0061962767
Goodreads/Amazon/Barnes & Noble/Book Depository
It's been thirty-five weeks since twin sisters Harmony and Melody went their separate ways. Since then, their story has become irresistible to legions of girls: twins separated at birth and living different lives, each due to deliver sets of twins . . . on the same day! In a future where only teens can "bump," or give birth, babies mean money, status, and freedom.
Married to Ram and living in religious Goodside, Harmony spends her time trying to fit back into the community she once loved and believed in. But she can't seem to forget about Jondoe, the guy she fell in love with under the strangest of circumstances.
To her adoring fans, Melody has achieved everything she always wanted: a big, fat contract and a coupling with Jondoe, the hottest bump prospect around. But this image is costing her the one guy she really wants.
Cursed by their own popularity, the girls are obsessively tracked by their millions of fans, who have been eagerly counting down the days to their "Double Double Due Date." Without a doubt, they are two of the most powerful teen girls on the planet, and there's only one thing they could do that would make them more famous than they already are:
Tell the truth.
I loved bumped and couldn't wait to get my hands on thumped! I had to know what would happen to the girls. There was not a moment during this story that I was bored or that felt slow. It flowed and while it wasn't a terrifying nail biter it makes you think. What would our world be like if this happened? Could you live in a society like that? I think Mrs McCafferty bravely tackled a topic in our society that has many up in arms, and I feel that she did it very well.
Melody and harmony came a long way from the start of bumped. They grew closer and truly cared for each other. I also liked the changes we saw in Johndoe. I'm a little sad to be saying god bye to this story and it's characters. But they got an ending that was touching, heartfelt, and which wrapped up this story in a great way.
I don't want to discuss the meat of this story because I think it should be experienced as you read the book, but I can say that I hope all of you who have enjoyed Bumped carve out some time to give this a read, and any of you who have been weary to read this series I truly hope you change your minds and give it a try. I give this one 5 starts and strongly recommend this one to all of you!
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Mailbox Madness (2)
Mailbox madness is my version of In My Mailbox and Stacking the Shelves, there is nothing different here I just figure with a name like this I could participate in both memes :) The purpose of this meme is to allow everyone to show off the books and goodies they got through out the week
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Review: The Goddess Hunt - Aimee Carter
File Size: 256 KB
Print Length: 75 pages
Publisher: Harlequin Teen (March 1, 2012)
A vacation in Greece sounds like the perfect way for Kate Winters to spend her first sabbatical away from the Underworld...until she gets caught up in an immortal feud going back millennia. Castor and Pollux have been on the run from Zeus and Hades' wrath for centuries, hiding from the gods who hunt them. The last person they trust is Kate, the new Queen of the Underworld. Nevertheless, she is determined to help their cause. But when it comes to dealing with immortals, Kate still has a lot to learn....
This was a pretty great novella, it was nice to ease back into Kate's world after being away. I also enjoyed getting to meet new people Castor and Pollux was a story that I always felt close to since I am a Gemini. So getting to see a bit more of there story was great. It was also nice to see Kate missing Henry. I was worried that maybe the 6 months away would wear on there new and fragile relationship. It was also fun to see some of the other gods, Ella and Ava are two of my more favorite Greek goddesses and the way the gods all interact kinda makes me chuckle. I enjoyed this story and the quick peek into Kate's world. I look forward to starting goddess interrupted soon. I give this novella 5 stars.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Follow Friday (25)
Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Its a way to get out there and meet new bloggers and discover new blogs. :)
Q: We are about to see a lot of posts & tweets about reader conventions, RT, BEA, ALA and many more are starting soon. Which one would you love to attend? Where and why?
I'm dying to go to BEA, I've almost gone the past 2 years, we are talking pass in hand but something came up which prevented me from going. Since I only live 15 minutes from the city I do plan on eventually making it one year. My dream trip is to find a baby sitter and a puppy sitter, and find a nice hotel in the city that hubby and I could stay at and treat it like a mini vacation, or the honeymoon we never took. Cause what better plans for a honeymoon than to be surrounded by books!?! Now I just need him to agree hehe.
Where do you guys want to go?
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Waiting on Wednesday (30)
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
My Pick This Week Is:
With Penn and Lexi determined to kill Gemma and replace her with another siren, Gemma's life is in grave danger...unless she can break the curse before it's too late. With the help of Harper and Daniel, she'll delve deep into her enemies' mythical past--and their darkest secrets. It's her only hope of saving everything she holds dear: her family, her life, and her relationship with Alex--the only guy she's ever loved.
I love this series, and can't wait to get my hands on this book.
What are you guys waiting on?
Friday, April 5, 2013
Follow Friday (24)
Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Its a way to get out there and meet new bloggers and discover new blogs. :)
Have you ever read a book that you thought you would hate — ? Did you end up hating it? Did you end up loving it? Or would you never do that?
To be honest I thought I would absolutly hate Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler. I'm usually not one for sappy romamce books or really anything without a paranormal spin on it. And really even now the contemporary genre scares me, I'm trying to read more of it but I'm always afraid to start one. Truth be told though I ended up LOVING Bittersweet. I thought it was great and never once batted an eyelash at the fact that there were no vamps, weres, or any of our other standard creepy crawlies.
What books surprised you? Or just didn't do it for you?
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Review: Monstrous beauty -Elizabeth Fama
Age Range: 12 and up
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (September 4, 2012)
ISBN-10: 0374373663
Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on land, she is unaware that this decision comes with horrific and deadly consequences.
Almost one hundred forty years later, seventeen-year-old Hester meets a mysterious stranger named Ezra and feels overwhelmingly, inexplicably drawn to him. For generations, love has resulted in death for the women in her family. Is it an undiagnosed genetic defect . . . or a curse? With Ezra’s help, Hester investigates her family’s strange, sad history. The answers she seeks are waiting in the graveyard, the crypt, and at the bottom of the ocean—but powerful forces will do anything to keep her from uncovering her connection to Syrenka and to the tragedy of so long ago.
This wasn't your typical mermaid story, but yet it was an amazing story. The story of Syrenka and Ezra will wrap itself around you and hold you close until the end. This wasn't a happy tale, it was a tale of love, betrayal, heartbreak and loss. Yet with all this sadness it was beautiful.
Syrenka and Ezra had a rough time of it, he was a human and she was a mermaid. Through unhappy circumstance Syrenka became a human and for a while they were happy. When her past catches up with her tragedy strikes and sets in motion a curse that will last for generations.
Hester lives a kind of lonely life she has friends but will never get closer. She doesn't want to fall in love or have children, for if she does she fears she will die a few days later like her mother and grandmother and so on. There is so much that goes into this that to say much more might spoil something. Just know that this is a beautifully written tale that will suck you in.
I would recommend this to everyone even if you don't like mermaids, for this isn't your typical mermaid tale. I give this one 5 stars!
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Top Ten Characters I Would Also Crush On If I Were a Fictional Character
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish
This week the list is Top Ten Books Top Ten Characters I Would Also Crush On If I Were a Fictional Character
Magnus Bane the Infernal Devices Series & the Bane Chronicles
Ranger the Stephanie Plum Series
Tod the Soul Screamers Series
Jericho Barrons the Fever Series
Bones the Night Huntress Series
Vlad the Night Prince Series
Puck the Iron Fey Series
Warner the Shatter Me Series
Kanin the Blood of Eden Series
Bones the Night Huntress Series
Vlad the Night Prince Series
Puck the Iron Fey Series
Warner the Shatter Me Series
Kanin the Blood of Eden Series
These are just a taste of the bookish boys that I love. I can't wait to see who makes you swoon :)
Monday, April 1, 2013
April TBR Pile
Ok so since having my little one my reading has slowed way down, books that use to take me a day or two to read now take a week or more. I am going to keep my list small for this month to start and maybe, hopefully I will be able to add something to it.
So this is my list, I hope to get through all of these but with how I have been reading it isn't very likely. What are you guys reading this month?
Friday, March 29, 2013
Follow Friday (23)
Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Its a way to get out there and meet new bloggers and discover new blogs. :)
Q: Tell us about the most emotional scene you’ve ever read in a book – and how did you react?
Not many books make me cry, but a few times during the series a beloved character would die, or something horrible would happen to someone I just loved to pieces. That series would be Harry Potter. More than one of the books had me in tears, the fact that it inspired so much emotion in me when books usually don't inspire tears proved to me beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was an amazing, well written set of books.
What makes you cry? :)
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Book Blitz: The Grimm Diaries - Cameron Jace
Hello there my lovely readers. I am really excited to be talking to you today about an awesome series of prequels, in this blitz put together by Giselle of Xpresso Book Tours. This prequel series I am talking about is the Grimm Diaries by Cameron Jace. These prequels are little teaser looks into the fairy tale world in which his full length novel was written. There are 3 bundles available for these prequels. the first 2 bundles (prequels #1-10) are only .99 cents each from the 28th to the 31st!
The First Bundle:
Grimm Diaries (Prequels #1-6)
By Cameron Jace
Release Date: November 19th, 2012
The Grimm Diaries are pages written in a Book of Sand, where each fairy tale character confessed the true stories once altered by the Brothers Grimm two centuries ago. To keep the truth about fairy tales hidden, the Brothers Grimm buried the characters in their dreams to never wake up again. But the curse is broken now, and the characters are allowed to wake up every one hundred years. They intend to tell the truth about really happened, and about an untold cosmic conflict between fairy tale characters.
The Second Bundle:
By: Cameron Jace
Release Date: January 18, 2013
What if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong?
Warning: these Grimm Prequels are like snap shots of a magical land you're about to visit soon. I like to think of them as poisoned apples. Once you taste them, you will never see fairy tales in the same light again.
This Grimm Diaries Prequels are a number of short books in the form of epistolary diary entries. The diaries are more of teasers for the upcoming series: The Grimm Diaries, allowing you to get a glimpse of what to expect of the series. The 6 diaries are told by The Evil Queen, Peter Pan, Little Red Riding Hood, the Devil, Prince Charming, and Alice Grimm
The first book in the Series will be out in February 2013, called SNOW WHITE SORROW.
The Third Bundle:
By: Cameron Jace
Release Date: March 28, 2013
10.5) Happy Valentine’s Slay by Wee Willy Winkie The real Sandman Grimm sheds a light on what happened in Jawigi, and tells about how some of the teens in Sorrow spend their Valentine’s Day.
11) Children of Hamlin by the Devil The Devil tells the story of the Piper of Hamlin, who he really is, the historical events he witnessed, and his relationship to Ladle Rat. Most of all, why they call him the Black Death.
12) Tooth & Nail & Fairy Tale by Jack Madly Jack Madly stole a sack full of baby teeth from Bluebeard’s enchanted castle, which reminds him of when he first met the Tooth Fairy when he was a child; a memory he wishes to forget.
13) Ember in the Wind by the Little Match Girl All the Little Match Girl wants is to sell her matches so she uses the money to eat and find shelter from the cold. But no one in the cruel city of crowded London helps her. Eventually, she learns something about who she really is, and it changes her life forever.
14) Jar of Hearts by the Queen of Sorrow The Queen of Sorrow, still trapped in the Dreamworld summons Cassandra, the fortuneteller, to ask her about the identities of Lost Seven. The problem with Cassandra is that she’s cursed that her predictions will never be believed. The Queen is still determined to believe her, but it will cost more than she can bargain for.
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Wonderlander, Neverlander, Unicorn-chaser, enchanter, musician, survived a coma, & totally awesome. Sometimes I tell stories. Always luv the little monsters I write young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and science fiction mostly. The Grimm Diaries series is a seven book saga that deals with retellings of fairy tales from a young adult POV - it connects most of the fairy tales together and claims to be the truth about fairy tales. I live in San Fransisco and seriously think circles are way cooler than triangles.
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