Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #7

 Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're can't wait to get our hands on. So, here's who I'm waiting on. The Immortal RulesBy: Julie KagawaDue Date: April 24, 2012. Goodreads: You will kill. The only question is when. In the dark days since the insidious Red Lung virus decimated the human population, vampires have risen to rule the crumbling cities and suburbs. Uncontested...

Contemporary February #2: The Beginning of After

*CONTAINS SPOILERS* Goodreads: Anyone who’s had something truly crappy happen to them will tell you: It’s all about Before and After. What I’m talking about here is the ka-pow, shake-you-to-your-core-and-turn-your-bones-to-plastic kind of crappy. Sixteen-year-old Laurel’s world changes instantly when her parents and brother are killed in a terrible car accident. Behind the wheel is the father of her bad-boy neighbor, David Kaufman, whose mother...

Saturday, January 28, 2012

In My Mailbox #10

Hosted by the Story Siren to show people new books coming out soon or already have so people can look them up and add them to their ever growing list of 'to-read' Won:Eve by Anna CareyThank you Felicia of Livin' Life Through BooksHaunting Violet by Alyxandra HarveyThank you Asher K. of Paranormal IndulgenceSwitched by Amanda HockingThank you Savannah of Books with Bite That's all!| So, what did you get in your mailbox? Keep On Reading! &...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Killing Two Birds with One Stone #11

KTBWOS is all about posting about giveaways that have that extra entry for a blog post or just to let people know about a giveaway. And instead of making one for each one, they're all in one post. :D Okay, I've been busy lately, and haven't gotten around to this in a while, so here we go. :D Up first is........ Over at her blog, P.J. Hoover is giving away this awesome book. You can even see the trailer there! Only regret about this giveaway:...

Monday, January 23, 2012

Review: Catching Jordan (Hundred Oaks #1) by Miranda Kenneally

*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS* Goodreads: What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though - she leads them as the captain and quarterback on her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys, and that's just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university. But now there's a new guy in town who threatens her...

Saturday, January 21, 2012

In My Mailbox #9

Hosted by the Story Siren to show people new books coming out soon or already have so people can look them up and add them to their ever growing list of 'to-read' So, this week was okay. With no school on Monday, I went shopping with Mom, Kali (sis), and Meg (cousin). it was a good day. :D Won: Hereafter by Tara Hudson Thank you Tezza from SpadesHighReads The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Okay, I forget who I got this from. But do...

Stained review

Author's blurb: A swift outbreak changed Lin Matthew's world forever. A mysterious new student enrolled in Beaver High. And a popular television show brought betrayal hence endangering Lin and his friends' life. Stained is a different take of a zombie tale like no other.Stained is for fans of Pittacus Lore's I am Number Four, Josephine Angelini's Starcrossed and Jerry Spinelli's Star Girl. Review:  Okay, first things first: I think this...

Friday, January 20, 2012

January Mermaids #4: Forbidden Sea

*MAY CONATINS SPOILERS*Goodreads: When Adrianne comes face-to-face with the mermaid of Windwaithe Island, of whom she has heard terrible stories all her life, she is convinced the mermaid means to take her younger sister. Adrianne, fierce-willed and courageous, is determined to protect her sister from the mermaid, and her family from starvation. However, the mermaid continues to haunt Adrianne in her dreams and with her song. Yet, when the...

January Mermaids #3: Tempest Rising

*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS* Goodreads: Tempest Maguire wants nothing more than to surf the killer waves near her California home; continue her steady relationship with her boyfriend, Mark; and take care of her brothers and surfer dad. But Tempest is half mermaid, and as her seventeenth birthday approaches, she will have to decide whether to remain on land or give herself to the ocean like her mother. The pull of the water becomes as insistent as...

Saturday, January 14, 2012

In My Mailbox #8

Hosted by the Story Siren to show people new books coming out soon or already have so people can look them up and add them to their ever growing list of 'to-read'. Okay clams, here's what I got this week. Hope you put these on your lists to read. :D HOLD UP FIRST! Okay, in the pic is Lola and the Boy Next Door. I had a stupid moment and forgot I that I got that last week. Ignore it! It's not another copy. Thanks! Keep on going. :D  Won:Physical...

Friday, January 13, 2012

January Mermaids #2: Ripple

*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS* Goodreads: Lexi is cursed with a dark secret. The water calls to her, draws her in, forces her to sing her deadly song to unsuspecting victims. If she succumbs, she kills. If she doesn't, the pain is unbearable. To keep herself and those she cares about safe, she shuts herself off, refusing to make friends or fall in love-again. Because the last time she fell in love with a boy, he ended up dead. Then Lexi finds herself...