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Friday, September 21, 2012

Giveaway Alert! w/ Bloody Bookaholic

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Giving you giveaways one day at a time, one giveaway at a time.

Here's today's:

(Picture from the site, words by me)

Yes, the Bloody Bookaholic. I always thought she lived in England. Apparently, I was wrong.

US GIVEAWAY!! :D

Anyway, Taschima is giving away 16, yes, 16 lovely Fall YA books to one lucky winner.

This is what I looked like.

Here are the books:

Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1)

Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1)

Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1)

"16 in total, for now anyways." I quote directly!

Plus:

"Along with these collectable (never been used) Infernal Devices, by Cassandra Clare, and Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, T-Shirts..." quoted.

"And lots, lots of swag, a photo to come." quoted

I know, it's a lot of goodies. And one winner will own them all!

So, what are you still reading this for?! Button is on the side or click right here:

The Highly Anticipated Fall YA Books Giveaway!

Until Next Time!

Giveaway Alert! w/ Read.Breathe.Relax

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An awesome meme to tell you guys about giveaways I JUST found.

Here's today's

So, our friend over at Read.Breathe.Relax. is holding a giveaway for one of the coolest Fall books coming out:

Yep, The Raven Boys. I can't wait to read this book myself.

And the best part of this giveaway is that there will be 2 WINNERS!

YAY!

So, to enter, go to this link:

ARC Giveaway of The Raven Boys

Until Next Time!

Waiting on Wednesday #15

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

Haven't done one of these in a long time. I just haven't had time. SORRY!

So, here's my W.o.W.

If I Should Die (Revenants #3)

By Amy Plum

Due Date: May 2013

Isn't this cover beautiful? I love it. I think it's the best one out of all of them.

Why?

Well, I haven't read the first two yet:

But I had to post about the cover. Like I said, I love.

But in a way, I'm waiting on the second book. I won it and haven't received it yet.

GRR!!

So, what are you waiting on?

Giveaway Alert! w/ Xpresso Reads

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Giveaway Alert is a meme I created to let you guys know of giveaways I JUST found.

So, pay attention, this one is big.

Everyone knows who this is. Giselle is one of the biggest bloggers in the blogging world.

Anyway, she recently launched her blogging design site, Xpresso Design, and has decided to do a giveaway for:

"The winner of this giveaway will win 75$ worth of design work. You can choose to get banners, buttons, anything you like

Also, the winner will have a pick of one upcoming early 2013 novel."

This is an international giveaway, but unfortunately, only one winner.

BUT THE PRIZE IS AWESOME!!!

While you are there, check out her site. It's pretty cool. :D

So, to enter, click here:

Xpresso Designs Giveaway!

And here's the link to the blogging design site:

http://xpressodesign.blogspot.com/

Until Next Time!!!

A Shell Full of Books #20

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So, A Shell Full of Books is a way to show the world what books have come out or are coming out and showing them to the world. :D

Here's what I got:

Won:

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Mass

(FINALLY! I won this one. :D And then today, I learn "Hey, you've won an ARC of Throne of Glass! So, keep your eyes open for that one. That's going up for trade.)

Fury (The Fury Trilogy #1) by Elizabeht Miles

A Touch Morbid (A Touch Trilogy #2) by Leah Clifford

(Anyone got the first book?)

Witch Eyes (Witch Eyes #1) by Scott Tracey

(This one freaks me out.)

Thanks goes to Rachel from Fiktshun and Jaime from Two Chicks on Books

Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by

Thanks goes to Anna from Pocketful of Books

Wake (Watersong #1) by Amand Hocking

Thanks goes to Lisa from Paranormal Urban Fantasy Reviews

What's Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles #1) by Kat Zhang

(Love the cover)

Thanks goes to the awesome guys over at Epic Reads

Gifted:

Sweet Shadows (Medusa Girls #2) by Tera Lynn Childs

(Yay!)

Thanks goes to Jenny from Supernatural Snark

Up for Trade/Sale:

If no one has the first book to the Touch series, I will sell this one, HB standard price. Same for the PB of Witch Eyes. And since I forgot:

again, Witch Eyes is on sale.

The ARCs of Fury and Wake are up for grabs. :D

So, what did you get this week?

Review: Nerve by Jeanne Ryan

9:16 PM jeanne ryan, nerve, review, reviews 1 comment

WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS

Goodreads:

A high-stakes online game of dares turns deadly.
When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game knows her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first it's exhilarating--Vee and Ian's fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. But the game takes a twisted turn when they're directed to a secret location with five other players for the Grand Prize round. Suddenly they're playing all or nothing, with their lives on the line. Just how far will Vee go before she loses NERVE?

Review: I know it took me forever to get to this, but I had a massive English essay I couldn't figure out that took forever. Thank God I finished it on time! So, here's my review. :D

Plot/Setting: The world of Nerve took me by surprise. I didn't expect it to be just a game of dares. Well, yeah, I did, but I thought the book was going to be more on the side of dystopia. I didn't expect to be just a girl playing a deadly game. There were some aspects of the book that made it seem like a dystopian, like the evil game keepers, controlling everything and every dare, and the Watchers. (Kinda like the Hunger Games.) If you read and then examined it, you could say Nerve is a dystopian in the present.

The whole book takes place over a couple of days. Three or four days tops. The two/three days is for a play and the preliminary dares that Vee takes part in. The last day is for the live-round dares. Books like this, where the book takes place over only a few days, I feel they are rushed. The overall plot was good. I was on edge at each dare. "Oh my God, what's going to happen? NO! Don't do it!" I was like this the entire time. But I still felt rushed. Each dare happened one after the other. I wish it was slower. I don't know......

Characters:
Vee: a typical girl who likes to be in the background, working behind the scenes but played Nerve to have some spotlight.

Ian: cute charmer with a hidden secret that he needs Vee to help defeat.

Tommy: the backstabber. The shocking backstabber. I hated that it was him. But I would have never had guessed it.

Sydney: typical best friend of the geek that likes the lime light.

Honestly, the characters aren't out of the ordinary, but they aren't boring. Vee and Ian doing the dares made them interesting. Vee coming out of her comfort zone gets a thumbs up. But overall, I wasn't extremely wowed by any of them. Tommy, I was just pissed at.

Romance: It wasnt' the crappy insta-love that all of us know, but at the same time it was. i think it was the adrenaline rush of the game that made Ian and Vee kiss game night and later start to date. Vee's thing with Tommy: rooting for him in beginning, GO IAn in the end.

Ending: Totally shocking. I'd figured Vee would stop and forget about Nerve, not try to put an end to it. And the the ending pages: O.M.G. Never saw it coming.

Future: Right now, unknown, but wouldn't be shocked if there was a sequel.

Rating: