Review + Excerpt: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war-- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting as The Hunger Games and a superhero story as thrilling as The X-Men. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, Shatter Me is a fresh and original dystopian novel—with a paranormal twist—that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel.

Overall Thoughts:
Epic. Epic! EPIC!

Shatter Me is a Dystopian novel about 17 year old Juliette Ferrars, who has the ability to kill people with a single touch. Because of this, she's had an extremely tough life. No one, not even her parents, wanted to be around her because they thought she was a monster. She's never had a friend. She's never been cared for. She's never even been loved. When the story starts, Juliette is in an asylum and has been there for 264 days in counting. Then, she gets a new roommate. A boy named Adam Kent. This isn't just any boy, Juliette has known this boy since the 3rd grade. He was the closest thing she's ever had to a friend. He protected her when no one else would. He watched over her when people were afraid of her. He wanted her when she felt so unwanted... all without saying a single word to her. But what happens when she's put in a solitary room with a boy she's known for most of her life, who's now a man with rugged tattoos and a secret agenda?

What I liked about this book:
This book was so intense and exhilarating that I literally had to force myself to put it down to sleep. It's one of the best books I've read in a while! It sucked me in from the very first line, and the world just faded away. It had everything! Fast paced. Full of action and adventure. BELIEVABLE love triangle. And so much more! I especially loved how some words and sentences were scratched out, like how you see on the cover. Juliette seemed to scratch out the words she felt the most. I've never seen this technique ever before in a book, and I thought it was so creative and unique!

What I disliked about this book:
The writing style was a bit different, i.e. weird spacing and lack of commas, but I didn't mind that at all. 

Verdict:
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a thrilling, dramatic, unique read that will keep them in suspense well after you've finished the novel!

The next book is Unravel Me and it comes out in 2013, and I want to cry.

5/5 TARGETS!

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Excerpt:

I am not insane. I am not insane. I am not insane.

I am not insane. I am not insane. I am not insane.

I am not insane. I am not insane. I am not insane.

I am not insane. I am not insane. I am not insane.

I am not insane. I am not insane. I am not insane.

Page: 20

Feature & Follow Friday #2

Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read!

Q: Take a picture or describe where you love to read the most....

My comfy bed is and always will be the best place to read. Or, if need be, I love to read on the floor as well, yes the floor, but only when my bed is messy and cluttered. I need leg room! *Stretches* Lol! I especially love it when my room is a little on the chilly side, but not too much because then I can take my blanket and snuggle up with my book. Okay, that sounded a lot cooler in my head.

What about you?

I've been tagged!

I have been tagged by Sarah from That Teenage Feeling!

1) Fill in the blank. When I'm not reading, I'm          

I'm a woman of many interests. I've loved drawing and dancing since I was a little kid. And like the bum that I am, I could be completely content with just staying in bed and watching TV or movies with a big bar of yummy chocolate!

2) When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A dancer. An entrepreneur. And oddly enough, an archaeologist, but that didn't last very long.

3) What's the best Non-YA book you've read recently?

I just recently got Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward, and though I'm not that far along, I'm loving it so far!

4) What was your favorite book as a child and why?

Let me just say, I was not a reader when I was younger... at all... in any way. Seriously, it bored me to tears, and I didn't really start to read until the 8th grade because my friends kept harassing me because I wouldn't read Twilight. When I finally did, I was hooked to reading... as cliche as it sounds. With that being said, I'll probably have to go with The Sideways Stories from Wayside School series by Louis Sachar. It's about this really bizarre school, with even more bizarre teachers. I guess I liked it because I wished my school was like that. I wanted excitement. I wanted adventure! I wanted wackiness!

5) What song or artist are you loving at the moment?

I just recently heard this song, and I couldn't stop bopping my head! It's so addictive!

6) What food or drink is unique to where you live?

Um... yeah, I have no idea. But a unique food item that I love to eat is candy canes stuffed in pickles. My dad introduced that idea to me a few years back, and it's really good. I usually only eat it around Christmas time, but I haven't had it in a while. I'm sad now :( Oh, and trust me, it tastes a lot better than it sounds lol!

7) What is your favorite Disney movie? If you haven't watched/don't care for Disney, what's your favorite cartoon?

This question was made for me! I love Disney movies with a passion because well... I never grew up, basically. I still watch them whenever I'm feeling nostalgic, I will admit. 

Mulan: I always wanted to be as strong and self-sacrificing as her! 

Beauty and the Beast: Come on, how can you not aww at this movie! 

Aladdin: The genie is freaking hilarious! 

The Lion King: A total classic! My future children will watch this and they will like it!

Favorite cartoon? I've watched Pokemon, collected the cards, the stuffed animals, played the video games, and raved over the movies, since I was 5 years old!

8) If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?

I'm a total fanatic of the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead, so I'd have to go with Rose Hathaway. True, it'd be completely terrifying to live as her, but if something were to happen, I'd just square my shoulders, set my lips, toss my hair, take everything in stride and keep on walking... like the boss she is.

9) What's the last book that made you cry?

Hmm... I usually cry very easily with books, but I haven't read any that have been particularly sad lately. So... let's just pretend you said movie instead :) I recently watched P.S. I Love You for the first time, and cried like a baby!

10) What would you name the autobiography of your life?

It's Better When I Tell It

11) If they made a movie of your life who would play you?

Zoe Saldana is awesome, so probably her. I feel so arrogant saying that lol!

Review + Excerpt: Scary School by Derek the Ghost

You think your school's scary?
Get a load of these teachers:
"Ms. Fang," an 850-year-old vampire"Dr. Dragonbreath," who just might eat you before recess"Mr. Snakeskin"--science class is so much more fun when it's taught by someone who's half zombie"Mrs. T"--break the rules and spend your detention with a hungry "Tyrannosaurus rex"
Plus
Gargoyles, goblins, and Frankenstein's monster on the looseThe world's most frighteningly delicious school lunch
And
The narrator's an eleven-year-old ghost

Join Charles "New Kid" Nukid as he makes some very Scary friends--including Petunia, Johnny, and Peter the Wolf--and figures out that Scary School can be just as funny as it is spooky.

Overall Thoughts:
This book was extremely funny!

Scary School is a middle grade read, told by an 11 year old ghost named Derek the Ghost, who used to go to Scary School until he died... but in a kid-friendly way. He talks about what goes on in Scary School, in a silly, comical manner.

The school is named Scary School for a reason, it's scary! It's filled with werewolves, vampires, zombies, giants, and even humans. There's: Ms. Fang (the vampire teacher with one fang), Principal Headcrusher (lady with super strong, big hands), Petunia (the pretty purple girl on the cover), Charles Nukid (the awkward-looking fellow sitting next to her), and a whole bunch others. My favorite was Penny Possum though. She was a scared mute kid, who played dead whenever she was in the spotlight, and she finally found her voice by the end of the book.

What I liked about this book:

Penny Possum

The characters were so crazy! In a good way! There were so many of them, and each chapter described a different person's personal stories in a witty way. I also loved the doodles drawn on random pages of the book, sometimes of the characters themselves and sometimes of the setting. That made me feel like I was actually inside of the book, living it!

What I didn't like about this book:

Scary School doesn't exist :( Well, even if it did, I don't know if I'd want to attend, its a bit extreme there. When kids die in Scary School, it's not a big deal. People go on like its nothing... how extreme!

Verdict:

I definitely recommend this book to anyone- not just middle graders -looking for a good, genuine chuckle! This book reminded me of The Sideways Stories from Wayside School series by Louis Sachar. I read that series in the 3rd grade and loved it!

5 TARGETS!

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Excerpt:

I suppose the proper way to start an introduction is with an introduction, so . . . Hello! My name is Derek the Ghost. What's yours? I know you probably didn't say your name out loud just now, but I read your mind, and I want you to know that I think you have a fantastic name.

How did I read your mind? Let me tell you.

Last year, when I was just eleven years old, I died in science class.

Page: XII

Shelf Candy Saturday #1

Shelf Candy Saturday is a weekly meme hosted by Five Alarm Books! It gives you the chance to showcase books that have caught your attention in some way!

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 Blood Rights by Kristen Painter

Why it's shelf candy:

I was instantly mesmerized when I first caught sight of this beautiful cover! It's easily one of the most amazing covers I've ever seen! I love the dark feel it has to it, and I'm a huge fan of strong main characters! And this girl, with the shiny silver hair, golden tattoos, and metallic dress, seems to be the strongest of them all! When I read the summary, I knew this book was going on my to-be-read list! Listen to this:

The lacy gold mapped her entire body. A finely-wrought filigree of stars, vines, flowers, butterflies, ancient symbols and words ran from her feet, up her legs, over her narrow waist, spanned her chest and finished down her arms to the tips of her fingers.
Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle’s body bears the telltale marks of a comarré—a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility.

Dude... how epic! And yes, I'll give you a minute so you can add it to your TBR list as well :)

ARC Review: The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler

It's 1996, and Josh and Emma have been neighbors their whole lives. They've been best friends almost as long - at least, up until last November, when Josh did something that changed everything. Things have been weird between them ever since, but when Josh's family gets a free AOL CD in the mail,his mom makes him bring it over so that Emma can install it on her new computer. When they sign on, they're automatically logged onto their Facebook pages. But Facebook hasn't been invented yet. And they're looking at themselves fifteen years in the future.

By refreshing their pages, they learn that making different decisions now will affect the outcome of their lives later. And as they grapple with the ups and downs of what their futures hold, they're forced to confront what they're doing right - and wrong - in the present.

Overall Thoughts:
Loved the unique concept, disappointed in the plot.

The Future of Us is about two teenagers, Emma Nelson and Josh Templeton. They've lived next doors all their lives and have been the best of friends for most it. Until, Josh makes his feelings for Emma known to her and she rejects him. Then, it's awkward. Months fly by and its never the same between the two. Then one day, Josh gives Emma an American Online CD-ROM, and she finds herself on a website called FACEBOOK, and her future self updates that page depending on what Emma does in the present time!

First off, the concept of this book was so extremely unique and creative, which is why I wanted to read it in the first place. There were so many ways you could go with this story! Unfortunately, I don't think the authors really took advantage of the gold they struck. I believe this story could have been so huge if they went a different way with it.

What I liked about this book:
The concept was so intriguing. It was a quick read, and had a nice pacing to it so I was never bored.

What I didn't like about this book:
The plot didn't do the idea any justice.

Verdict:
This was a light read that kind of failed to wow me.

3/5 Targets!

Review + Excerpt: Rae of Hope by W.J. May

How hard do you have to shake a family tree to find out the truth of the past?

Fifteen-year-old Rae Kerrigan has never questioned her family’s history. That is until she accepted a scholarship to Guilder Boarding School in England. Guilder is a very unique, gifted school.

Rae has no idea what she is getting herself into or that her family’s past is going to come back and taunt her. She learns she is part of an unparalleled group of individuals who become marked with a unique tattoo (tatù) on their sixteenth birthday. The tatù enables them to have supernatural powers particular to the shape of their marking.

Both her parents were marked though Rae never knew, as they passed away when she was young and never told her. Learning about her family’s past, her evil father and sacrificial mother, Rae needs to decide if there is a ray of hope for her own life.

Overall thoughts:
I was easily engrossed in this book! It centers around a world that has a lot magic in it, but it still managed to have aspects present that I could relate to.

Rae of Hope is about 15 year old Rae Kerrigan moving from New York all the way to England to attend Guilder Boarding School for gifted people. Before moving, Rae had no recollection of her magical abilities or even of her deceased parents traumatic past. When she finally arrives, she's brought to the realization that her father was an evil, power-hungry man, and her mother was the kind, self-sacrificing woman that saved Rae and possibly the rest of the world, by ending both herself and Rae's sinister father. If that wasn't enough for Rae to handle, she is also gifted with magical powers and a tattoo on her sixteenth birthday.

This book was a great story with very memorable characters. I especially liked Rae because I could see a lot of qualities in her that I could relate to. She was sort of the quiet-type, and only really showed her true colors to her close friends and family. She made the best out of her situation. How would you feel if people were afraid of you because of what your father did? Most people, including myself, would probably flick them all off and say forget them. But Rae was different, she tried to be kind to everyone, even though sometimes... her middle finger twitched, if you know what I mean.

What I liked about this book:
The author was amazing at describing all of the character's personalities, and I felt like I knew them so well by the end of the book. I also loved how magical and entertaining and relatable the plot was. There was romance in this book, that didn't completely come out until the very end, which I liked because it made me crave it even more and pacified me when it finally arrived! There was no insta-love!

What I didn't like about this book:
I wish it was longer!

Verdict:

If you're in the mood for an interesting book full of magic, mystery, and romance, then pick this book up!

4/5 TARGETS!

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Excerpt:

Devon pressed on. “You can’t bury it deep inside and pretend it doesn't exist. The sooner you realize that and accept it, the easier life will be.”

Rae scoffed. “Easier? You’ve no idea what it’s like to be me! Did you have newspaper articles written about you? Or an entire school and fraternity of gifted people leery of your tatù, watching your every step, suspicious of everything about you waiting for you to turn into a monster?”

In My Mailbox #9

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. Every week you are to share the books you received that week. It could either be ones you bought, or gotten at the library, and ones that you'd receive to review on the blog.

Won:

Signed ARC of The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler

Thank you so much to Ash from Smash Attack Reads!

The summary of this book is so awesome. I mean, who wouldn't want to read about Facebook before it actually existed!

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Netgalley:

Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown
This book caught my attention when I read the summary and realized it was about murderous mermaids... I'm so reading this as soon as freaking possible!

  The Academie by Suzanne Dunlap

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What'd you get? Cat got your tongue? I understand. Leave a comment below with a link to your IMM and I'll stop by!

Review + Excerpt: Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) by Rachel Caine

From the author of the popular Weather Warden series comes the debut of an exciting new series set in Morganville, Texas, where you would be well advised to avoid being out after dark.

College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation. When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show many signs of life, but they'll have Claire's back when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood.

Overall Thoughts:
I was constantly entertained!!!

Glass Houses was about 16 year old Claire Danvers. She goes to Morganville to attend college because she's some kind of genius. But one of the disadvantages of going to college years before you're suppose to? You're smaller than everyone else. Claire is constantly getting hazed by the same spoiled witch: Monica Morrell and her groupies, just because Claire made the idiot girl look like... well, an idiot. One day it gets so bad that Claire decides to move out of the dorms and get her own place to stay. She finds an ad in the local newspaper about people looking for a roommate, so she jumps at the opportunity. There she finds the imperfectly perfect bunch, which consists of: Eve Rosser, the Gothic, perky one; Shane Collins, the funny, seriously hot one (He reminds me of Emmett Cullen); and Michael Glass, the owner of the Glass House, who's also pretty attractive, with a deep secret.

This book was fast-paced, even from the very beginning. I was thoroughly engrossed in it, so it took me no time at all to read it. There were a good amount of twists and turns in it that threw me for a loop. The ending left me gawking at the book in a very unattractive manner. It was like... the climax of a TV show, and you're so anxious to see what happens next, then they go to commercial... -_- Why would you tease me like that!

What I liked about this book:
It had action. It had romance. It had suspense. And it left me wanting more!

What I didn't like about this book:
I don't really like the cover, and... it left me wanting more. 

Verdict:

If you're a lover of paranormal books, I definitely recommend this book for you. It was a quick and easy read. It won't make you cry or anything, but it was most definitely entertaining.

The next book in this series is The Dead Girls' Dance, and it's already out!

4 TARGETS!!!

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Excerpt:

If she were some kick-ass superhero chick, she'd probably be able to pick the lock with a fingernail clipping or something. Unfortunately, she wasn't a superhero, and she bit her fingernails.


No, she wasn't a superhero, but she was something else. She was . . . resourceful.

Standing there, staring at the lock, she began to smile.

Page: 156

Follow Friday #1

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read. It's a great way to meet new blogger friends!

Q: What would your prefer: reading your favorite book over and over again until you got sick of it OR reading 100s of mediocre books? And why?

Hard to say... but I'll probably have to go with... reading my favorite book over and over again until I get sick of it. I'd rather get completely enraptured with a rather familiar world than not get enraptured at all. Books are meant to take you away from the real world, so much so that you're suspended in another. If a book is mediocre, I'll never be taken away, not really. So then, reading becomes pointless in a way. Granted, I will get tired of reading any book, if I were to read it over and over again, but eh *shurgs*. I don't know! I'm an indecisive bugger! Sue me!

E-book Giveaway: The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin (1 Day Only!)

FREE One Day Only: A Vampire Novel with Actual Bite!

As the modern world establishes itself and pushes the supernatural into the shadows, the supernatural fights back.

The Darkening Dream is a chilling new dark fantasy novel by Andy Gavin, creator of Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter, that has received rave reviews on Amazon and Goodreads and is FREE for one day only on Amazon Kindle (February 8^th)! Download your FREE copy here: http://amzn.to/yTvZPG

Long-time readers of dark historical fantasy (Tim Powers, Guy Gavriel Kay, Katherine Kurtz) will appreciate the weaving together of mythology, occult, and religion, while younger readers and fans of HBO dramas (True Blood, Carnivàle) or urban fantasy (Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher) will be drawn to the twisted imagination, graphic action, and romantic tension.

About The Darkening Dream

Even as the modern world pushes the supernatural aside in favor of science and steel, the old ways remain. God, demon, monster, and sorcerer alike plot to regain what was theirs.

1913, Salem, Massachusetts – Sarah Engelmann’s life is full of friends, books, and avoiding the pressure to choose a husband, until an ominous vision and the haunting call of an otherworldly trumpet shake her. When she stumbles across a gruesome corpse, she fears that her vision was more of a premonition. And when she sees the murdered boy moving through the crowd at an amusement park, Sarah is thrust into a dark battle she does not understand.

With the help of Alex, an attractive Greek immigrant who knows a startling amount about the undead, Sarah sets out to uncover the truth. Their quest takes them to the factory mills of Salem, on a midnight boat ride to spy on an eerie coastal lair, and back, unexpectedly, to their own homes. What can Alex’s elderly, vampire-hunting grandfather and Sarah’s own rabbi father tell them? And what do Sarah’s continuing visions reveal?

No less than Gabriel’s Trumpet, the tool that will announce the End of Days, is at stake, and the forces that have banded to recover it include a 900 year-old vampire, a trio of disgruntled Egyptian gods, and a demon-loving Puritan minister. At the center of this swirling cast is Sarah, who must fight a millennia-old battle against unspeakable forces, knowing the ultimate prize might be her very soul.

The Reviews Are In

"A vampire novel with actual bite." ~The Kirkus Reviews

"Mr. Gavin has brought something refreshingly new to a genre now suffused with poorly-concealed bodice-rippers which have more in common with Fabio than Bram Stoker: depth. His big baddies are scary, not romantic interests, and the added religious lore is complex and engaging. Don't expect another Twilight -- the story can get downright creepy, so be prepared for a return to the old horror sensibilities of supernatural fiction." ~Amazon Review

"With Mr. Gavin's video-game pedigree, I was expecting something aimed squarely at the 18-25 year old fanboy contingent; what I got in The Darkening Dream was something wholly unexpected: A period novel with a female protagonist, a crash-course on Judaism in the colonial years, and multi-layered series of plot arcs featuring a crazy cast of natural and supernatural characters populating 18th Century Colonial America." ~Amazon Review

"…A perfect blend of mystery, magic and myth. A grown-up Grimm's fairy tale...emphasis on grim."  ~Amazon Review

Read the first two sample chapters here >> http://bit.ly/xXVxXS

Get your FREE copy of The Darkening Dream for one day only on Amazon here. http://amzn.to/yTvZPG

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Review + Excerpt: Bitten by Dan O'brien

A predator stalks a cold northern Minnesotan town. There is talk of wolves walking on two legs and attacking people in the deep woods. Lauren Westlake, resourceful and determined F.B.I Agent, has found a connection between the strange murders in the north and a case file almost a hundred years old. Traveling to the cold north, she begins an investigation that spirals deep into the darkness of mythology and nightmares. Filled with creatures of the night and an ancient romance, the revelation of who hunts beneath the moon is more grisly than anyone could have imagined.

Overall Thoughts:
If you are squeamish, I don't recommend it for you because this book is not for the faint-hearted. But if you're game, it can be an intriguing read. I love mystery stories!

Bitten is a total werewolf story, which is why I was interested in it in the first place, I will admit. It's about a lady named Lauren Westlake, who's a serious F.B.I Agent. She goes to Locke, a small town in Minnesota because there had been a few suspicious deaths that happened, and it's her job to solve the mystery and find out who is behind all the mayhem.

Then enters Dominic. He is polite, old-fashioned, and of course, attractive! Lauren, though she's in love with her job, starts to fall for him as well. But, here's the catch: Dominic seems to be the solution to all her problems... Take from that, what you will!

This book is a bit graphic in places, so if you're touchy about that then maybe this book isn't for you.

What I liked about this book:
The plot was incredibly unique. I haven't ever read a story like this before, and I love when I can't guess the plot. Also, this book was graphic, but I actually liked that. It was very raw, and unforgiving, and harsh; and it was nice that it wasn't sugar-coated.

What I didn't like about this book:
It took me a while to get through it. There were times when it was so interesting, and action-packed, and I couldn't put it down, but then it would slow down dramatically, and I could. So the pacing wasn't very constant, and I found that a bit of a turn off.

Verdict:

The uniqueness of this book is what kept me interested in it. I enjoyed it the first time, but I don't think that it's the kind of book that you can re-read over and over again.

3 TARGETS!

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Excerpt:

His footfalls were not careful or deliberate, but haphazard. He fell, colliding through a plate glass window that was suspended by heavy straps. Bouncing off, the glass exploded into tens of thousands of pieces held together by a purple gel, nearly translucent even in the darkness. Like molasses oozing down a tree, the glass wobbled and slunk down the frame. The creature was on his feet in a few shuffling, stumbling steps and then back into the darkness once more.

Lauren fired a shot into the dark.

There was a heavy sound of impact.
Page: 258

In My Mailbox #8

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. Every week you are to share the books you received that week. It could either be ones you bought, or gotten at the library, and ones that you'd receive to review on the blog.

Won:

Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Thank you to Alisha from Black Nailed Reviews!

E-book copy of Magnolia Cristiana St. Claire by Maria Mitchell

Thank you to Jude from In Between Writing and Reading!

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Review:

The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin
Thank you to Andy Gavin from All Things Andy Gavin!

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Netgalley:

New Girl by Paige Harbison

 The Best Mistake by Kate Watterson

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 That's all I got this week! What about you? Leave a comment with a link and I'll check yours out!

Waiting on Wednesday #1

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2) by Richelle Mead 

I love me some Richelle Mead! Her books always have strong main characters, which I love! And I heard from a little birdie that she'll start to add more romance to this series, seeing that Bloodlines didn't have that much. Needless to say, I will be front and center at Barnes and Noble when this sucker comes out, which is June 19th!

Fated (The Soul Seekers, #1) by Alyson Noel 

I was a huge fan of Noel's Immortal Series, so I'd easily give anything she writes a chance. Plus, the cover is so extremely beautiful and enticing! I'd buy it just to have it on my bookshelf to look at and love :)

Dead To You by Lisa McMann 

Okay, read the summary and tell me that it doesn't remind you of the movie, Abduction with sweet Taylor Lautner. Every time I read the summary of this book, I keep remembering Taylor's face in Abduction... which isn't necessarily a bad thing :) Also, I read McMann's Wake Trilogy and found it really unique, so this is probably just as interesting. Do you see a reoccurring idea here? If an author hooked me once, they can probably do it again!