Waiting On Wednesday (6)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

The book I’m waiting (and absolutely dying to read!) this week is:

Black City by Elizabeth Richards

Pages: 373 pages

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR

Release date: November 13th 2012

A dark and tender post apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war

In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable—they fall in love. Bonded by a mysterious connection, that causes Ash’s long dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if they’re caught they’ll be executed—but their feelings are too strong. When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make hard choices that could result in both their deaths.

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In My Mailbox (13)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at the Story Siren. It features books that you've recieved or brought throughout the week.

This week I bought:

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Goodreads | Amazon

I only read a small portion of this book but I'm already in love with it!

Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins

Goodreads | Amazon
I've heard a lot of really mixed reviews on this one so I'm a bit wary about it, but we'll see.....

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Goodreads | Amazon

After months and months of thinking about buying this book I actually went out and got it. I can't wait to get started on it!

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Hemlock ARC Tour Peeps Announced!

Here are all the fabulous reviewers who were selected for the ARC tour of HEMLOCK by Kathleen Peacock:

Hannah @ In the Best Worlds

Sarah @ Inklings Read

Emily @ Fallen For YA

Amber @ Fall Into Books

Meghan @ The Bittersweet Blog

Everyone listed above please check your emails as soon as possible. Thank you to all who signed up!

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Top Ten Tuesday (1): Top 10 Books on My Spring TBR List

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly event hosted at The Broke and the Brookish.
This week’s topic is:
Top Ten Books On Our Spring To-Be-Read List

# 1 The Fault in Our Stars by John Green—I’ve read SO many glowing reviews of this book that it’s now going straight to the top of my TBR pile. The story sounds like one of those books that have the ability to stay fresh on your mind years and years after you’ve read it. I’m going to have to get this one ASAP.

# 2 Insurgent by Veronica Roth— The first book absolutely mesmerized me! I’m heading out to get this one the day it comes out.

# 3 Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa—Because I LOVE all things written by Julie Kagawa.

# 4 Last Echo by Kimberly Derting – I LOVED the Body Finder series, and I’m really looking forward finding out what happens between Violet and Rafe.

# 5 Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock—The plot for this sounds fantastic! Can’t wait to get started on it.

# 6 Until I Die by Amy Plum—Looking forward to meeting all the awesome characters again from Die For Me (book #1).

# 7 Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard—I just started reading this book now and it’s been really interesting so far.

# 8 Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins—I’ve been waiting to read this book for who knows how long, and it FINALLY came out.  I absolutely love this series because of how funny the main character, Sophie, is.

# 9 Bloodlines by Richelle Mead—I feel like the last person left on the planet who hasn’t read Bloodlines yet. Maybe I took so long to pick this up because of my strong aversion to spin-off series. BUT, once I heard that Adrian was going to be in it I knew I had to read it. Spin-off or not, if Adrian’s in it then I’m reading it. :)

# 10 Of Poseidon by Anna Banks – The cover really caught my attention, plus I haven’t read a good mermaid book in years.

Top Ten Tuesday (1): Top 10 Books on My Spring TBR List

Review: DESTINED by Aprilynne Pike

D E S T I N E D 
Author: Aprilynne Pike

Publisher: Harper Teen

Pages: 320

Release Date: May 1^st 2012

Source: Publisher

Where to buy: Amazon | The Book Depository

Laurel now knows the truth: Yuki is a rare Winter faerie, the most powerful—and deadly—of all, and she is working with Klea to conquer and destroy Avalon. With Tamani, David, and Chelsea by her side, Laurel prepares for a fight she never thought she would have to face.

Filled with heart-pounding action, sweeping romance, and higher stakes at every turn, Destined is the series conclusion that readers have been clamoring for—with a twist that will leave them breathless.

I thought I’d start off this review by saying that I loved the three previous books WINGS, SPELLS, and ILLUSIONS because of how well all three managed to pull off 3^rd POV while still focusing on the characters enough so that you never felt distanced from them.  Although I felt like a lot of the things that happened in the book were slightly predictable, DESTINED was a great end to a series I loved and I’m so sad to see it end.

Tamani. Gosh, I loved Tamani. His thoughts and personality light up the pages of the book. His situation with Laurel picks up right where ILLUSIONS left off. And let me say, those two are absolutely adorable together. David wasn’t as present in this book until more toward the end, but he played a huge role in saving Avalon and I enjoyed the parts of the book where he finally got his shining moment.

I do really wish that this book ended with a bigger bang rather than the way it did. There were a few poignant instances in which DESTINED pulls a Deathly Hollows over on us, but I felt like I knew it was going to happen way before I was supposed to.  I loved that we all finally get to learn all about the evil villainous Klea in this book. She’s a cold hearted murderer and I have absolutely no sympathy for what happened to her. At all. I was actually kind of shocked by how reluctant they were to do away with her after all the horrible things that she did throughout the course of the book.  

As a fair warning if you want a truly happy ending then don’t read the epilogue.  But if you’re more into the bittersweet type endings (like me) you’ll read on and find out what happens to all the characters. I’ve been following this series for years, and now that it’s the last book it’s like saying goodbye to an old friend. I highly recommend this last installment to all those who loved the WINGS series.

 / 5 stars

It's great, but not as AMAZING as I thought it would be.

Review: DESTINED by Aprilynne Pike

☆ Spring Cleaning Book Giveaway Hop! ☆

The Spring Cleaning Book Giveaway Hop is hosted by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.

The idea for this particular hop was to give away books that you don't really need anymore. You know, those ones that are just kind of....sitting there. In my case these are books that I have multiple copies of. I really have no need for the extra copies and would rather hand it over to someone who would love to read it instead of letting it collect dust on my book shelf.

So what can you win this time around?

A paperback copy of ELIXIR by Hilary Duff, an old ARC of THE DEMON TRAPPERS DAUGHTER, and a signed copy of CLARITY!

How to win? Just enter below using Rafflecotper. Contest will end 12:01 am on March 26th. 3 winners will be chosen for this giveaway.

CONTEST OVER

LEXIE HOGAN
CHRISTY MULLINS
HOLLY WRIGHT

Congratulations to the winners! I will be contacting you all shortly by email.

☆ Spring Cleaning Book Giveaway Hop! ☆

Immortal Rules Book Trailer

In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle.

 And one girl will search for the key to save humanity...

Okay guys, so when I saw the book trailer today I knew I had to share it with you. It's pretty darn amazing. Here is the trailer for the upcoming novel IMMORTAL RULES by Julie Kagawa

What did you think of the trailer?

Immortal Rules Book Trailer

In My Mailbox (12)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at the Story Siren. It features the new books that you've recieved or brought throughout the week.

This week I recieved:

SOMETHING STRANGE AND DEADLY

Author: Susan Dennard

Release Date: August 2012

Source: Author / SS&D ARC Tour

Note: The first few pages of this are amazing! I’ll probably be finished reading this one by tomorrow.

HEMLOCK

Author: Kathleen Peacock

Release Date: 08 May 2012

Source: Publisher

Note: I’m hosting an ARC Tour for this book. To sign up for it click here.

UNTIL I DIE

Author: Amy Plum

Release Date: 08 May 2012

Source: Publisher

Note: Go here in order to enter to win an ARC of this book.

SOCIAL SUICIDE 

Author: Gemma Halliday

Release Date: 24 April 2012

Source: Publisher

Note: I have never read the first book of this series before so I’ll probably be confused half the time while reading this.

What books are in your mailbox this week?

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♣ Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop ♣

The Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop is hosted by I Am AReader, Not A Writer and co-hosted by Author Cindy Thomas.

What can you win this time around?

A copy of SLIDE by Jill Hathaway and an ARC of UNTIL I DIE by Amy Plum

GUIDELINES:

- Enter using rafflecopter
(try not to use your real name if you don’t want others to see it)
- Must be 13 years or older to enter (Click to read Contest Policy)
- Contest ends 12:01 am on March 23rd
- Open INTERNATIONAL

CONTEST OVER

Winners:

MOLLY FRENZEL
AMY GARCIA

Congratulations guys! I'll be contacting you both by email shortly.

♣ Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop ♣

Waiting On Wednesday (5)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at her blog Breaking the Spine. The book I’m waiting (and absolutely dying to read!) this week is: 

THE LAST ECHO (The Body Finder #3)

Author: Kimberly Derting

Pages: 358

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release Date: 17 April 2012

Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic psychologist Sara Priest discovered Violet's talent and invited her to use her gift to track down murderers. Now, as she works with an eclectic group of individuals—including mysterious and dangerously attractive Rafe—it's Violet's job to help those who have been murdered by bringing their killers to justice. When Violet discovers the body of a college girl killed by "the girlfriend collector" she is determined to solve the case. But now the serial killer is on the lookout for a new "relationship" and Violet may have caught his eye....

Previous Books in the Body Finders Series

I really loved the last 2 books in this series! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for us this time. I don’t know about you, but I’m rooting for Rafe in Book #3. (Sorry Jay!) ;)

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Winners Announced!

I’m announcing 4 winners today: 2 from the YA Paranormal Giveaway Hop and 2 from the Leap Into Books Giveaway Hop.

SO without further ado.......

CONGRATULATIONS!

Winner of Cryer’s Cross:  Tiffany Drew

Winner of Wings of the Wicked: Andrea Kozarii

Winner of Incarnate: Sarah B. Setar

Winner of A Million Suns: Dinda Listerini

Once again, CONGRATS! I will be contacting you all shortly by email.

Winners Announced!

★ Sign Up for the Hemlock ARC TOUR! ☆

I am hosting an ARC Tour for HEMLOCK by Kathleen Peacock. If you would like a chance to read and review an ARC of HEMLOCK sign up for the tour below. See the form down below for more details.

H E M L O C K

Author: Kathleen Peacock

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pages: 400

Release Date: May 8th, 2012

Mackenzie and Amy were best friends. Until Amy was brutally murdered.

Since then, Mac’s life has been turned upside down. She is being haunted by Amy in her dreams, and an extremist group called the Trackers has come to Mac’s hometown of Hemlock to hunt down Amy’s killer: A white werewolf.

Lupine syndrome—also known as the werewolf virus—is on the rise across the country. Many of the infected try to hide their symptoms, but bloodlust is not easy to control.

Wanting desperately to put an end to her nightmares, Mac decides to investigate Amy’s murder herself. She discovers secrets lurking in the shadows of Hemlock, secrets about Amy’s boyfriend, Jason, her good pal Kyle, and especially her late best friend. Mac is thrown into a maelstrom of violence and betrayal that puts her life at risk.

Kathleen Peacock’s thrilling novel is the first in the Hemlock trilogy, a spellbinding urban fantasy series filled with provocative questions about prejudice, trust, lies, and love.

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Fireseed One Tour: REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

Summary:

What if Only Your Worst Enemy Could Help You Save the World?

Fireseed One, a YA futuristic thriller, is set on earth in 2089 where people ride tricked-out amphibious vehicles over toxic waters, dance in ice-themed clubs and eat fish that grow up on vines in floating warehouses. Varik Teitur inherits a vast sea farm after the mysterious drowning of his marine biologist father.

When Marisa Baron, a beautiful and shrewd terrorist, who knows way, way too much about Varik's father's work, tries to steal seed disks from the world's food bank, Varik is forced to put his dreams of becoming a doctor on hold and venture with her, into a hot zone teeming with treacherous nomads and a Fireseed cult who worships his dead father, in order to search for a magical hybrid plant that may not even exist.

REVIEW:

Author: Catherine Stine

Publisher: Konjur Road Press

Release Date: December 2, 2011

Where to Buy: Amazon | BN | iTunes

Fireseed One starts off with the protagonist Varik, a boy who has recently lost his father and has a lot on his plate. The story’s action starts off when Varik discovers a strange girl trying to steal seed disks. He catches her before she can get away, holds her captive, and tries to find out more about her. They go on an adventure to search for a hybrid plan through the hot zone, facing many obstacles along the way.

I thought the whole plot of Fireseed One an extremely clever one. The adventure, the romance, and the amazing world building. The world presented is incredible!  This sci-fi world is created before your very eyes and suddenly it feels like you’re in a whole other universe, or a whole other earth. The descriptions needed to make the world come to life work are very well balanced with the rest of the story so it’s not overbearing like in other sci-fi novels. The relationship between Marisa and Varik is so sweet! Even in the beginning I thought the two were a great match for each other.

Overall, I really enjoyed Fireseed One! It’s really different from my usual read so I’m glad that I got a chance to read it. Fireseed One rejuvenated my interest in the Sci-Fi genre. It’s engaging characters and the imaginative world pulls the reader in and doesn’t let them back out until the very last page. I highly recommend this book to those who love sci-fi and those who want to try something new and engaging.

/5 Stars = INCREDIBLE READ

Fireseed One Tour: REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!