Tuesday 31 December 2013

Top Ten Tuesday #16



Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Broke and Bookish. This weeks is:
Top Ten Books I Read In 2013 :

1. 13035203

2. 8709526 3.17233800

4. 1274595. 13505141 6.17258025

7. 13477883 8. 10507293 9.13514612 10.14062069

What's your Top Ten? Let me know below or link me up! Happy New Year guys!

El

Sunday 29 December 2013

Stacking The Shelves #24

Showcase Sunday's/Stacking the Shelves aim is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week. This Sunday meme is hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea and Tynga's Reviews:

For Christmas: 

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For review: 

The Holders (Holders, #1) 17457717 

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Netgalley: 

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What did you get this week? Let me know below or link me up!

El


Thursday 26 December 2013

Review: Fireblood (Firelblood #1) by Trisha Wolfe

Synopsis
15841140To save a kingdom, Zara must choose between a prince who could be the answer and a rising rebellion that threatens to take control.

When Zara Dane is chosen to marry Prince Sebastian Hart, son of the man who ordered her father’s capture, Zara knows she must fight to save everything she loves from ruin.

Being betrothed to the prince means a life trapped behind the towering stone walls of the Camelot-forged realm. Under the watchful eye of the prince's first knight, Sir Devlan Capra, changing her future becomes difficult.

When an unlikely rebel reveals the truth about the deadly secrets that fuel King Hart’s twisted world, Zara’s path to rescue her father becomes clouded by deception. The Rebels clear her path by forcing Zara’s hand with an ultimatum: sway Prince Sebastian to join the Rebels, convincing him of his father’s evil nature, or they will take him out.

But Zara is uncertain about a future under the Rebels’ command and where the prince’s heart truly lies. She must decide who to trust, what to believe, and what she’s truly fighting for before the king destroys all of Karm, including her heart.


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Opinion
Most dystopian books are full of new technology, new concepts but not this one. In this one we travel back to the time of King Arthur. The Knights of the round table are installed again, the castle represents Camelot and well it’s just like you have made a time jump to the past except that it’s not the case. Fireblood is set in the future and Camelot is cut off from the rest of the world. Outside of the walls nothing survives since there has been a mutation since the last war. And that is what drew me in at first, the book has a unique concept for a dystopian book.

But there were so many other great things about this book.  At first I thought that this book was going to be about Zara either escaping court or otherwise coming to terms with living there. And of course some secrets about court revealed from time to time. But then suddenly the rebels were introduced and this made the book much more complex and even better.
I loved the cover of this book, both Devlan and Zara look fierce on it but on the same time kind. And that’s exactly how they were in the book. Zara started off in this book as rather weak but in the end she was strong and very determined to do the right thing.
The only thing that bothered me in this book was Sebastian. I just don’t know what to think of him. From the very beginning I liked him, he had his charms. And yes he did some bad things but like Zara I could see kindness in him. But then suddenly at the end it was like you never knew him at all, the switch was made so fast that I could hardly understand it myself.


But anyway I really liked this book and I’m looking forward to read the others in this series.


Extra
Title: Fireblood
Author: Trisha Wolfe
Series: Fireblood
Genre: dystopian, YA
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Publication date: December 17 2013
Pages: 376 (Paperback) 
Other books: 

El



Wednesday 25 December 2013

Waiting on Wednesday #32: Don't Call Me Baby by Gwendolyn Heasley





Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights books that have not yet been released, but ones that you should pre-order today! This week's book that I am anxiously awaiting is:

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All her life, Imogene has been known as the girl on THAT blog.

Imogene's mother has been writing an incredibly embarrassing, and incredibly popular, blog about her since before she was born. Hundreds of thousands of perfect strangers knew when Imogene had her first period. Imogene's crush saw her "before and after" orthodontia photos. But Imogene is fifteen now, and her mother is still blogging about her, in gruesome detail, against her will.

When a mandatory school project compels Imogene to start her own blog, Imogene is reluctant to expose even more of her life online...until she realizes that the project is the opportunity she's been waiting for to tell the truth about her life under the virtual microscope and to define herself for the first time.

Don't Call Me Baby is a sharply observed and irrepressibly charming story about mothers and daughters, best friends and first crushes, and the surface-level identities we show the world online and the truth you can see only in real life.


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Why I can't wait: Don't Call Me Baby sounds like a fun read and that's just what I need now. 

Publication date: April 22nd 2014

What are you waiting for this week? Let me know below or link me up!

El

Tuesday 24 December 2013

Teaser Tuesday #14: Jane Eyre by Charolotte Brontë

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading!

To participate all you have to do is:
- Grab your current read- Open to a random page
- Share "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Jane Eyre
by 
Charlotte Brontë


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"Jane, will you have a flower?"

El

Friday 13 December 2013

Hey guys...

I just wanted to let you guys know that I'll be on a schooltrip/vacation till next friday. And I haven't had the time to premade some posts, maybe I still have time for it today and otherwise till next friday!



El

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Waiting on Wednesday #31: Blue Notes by Carrie Lofty



Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights books that have not yet been released, but ones that you should pre-order today! This week's book that I am anxiously awaiting is:

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For fans of Jamie McGuire and S.C. Stephens, a sizzling new adult novel featuring the tumultuous relationship between a young piano prodigy and a reluctant billionaire playboy—set against the vibrant backdrop of a New Orleans college campus.After being bounced from foster family to foster family, Keeley, a talented pianist, is ready to start over as a junior at Tulane. But when she plays a small concert that attracts the attention of Jude, a brooding playboy and heir to an enormous fortune in the wake of his parents’ tragic death, suddenly Keeley’s life is thrown off balance once again.

Jude is the first person to confront her about the pain behind her music, and she struggles with whether or not to let him into her life, or to keep protecting herself from the hurt that relationships have caused her in the past. But Keeley’s about to learn that the melancholy young billionaire who appears to have everything can open her eyes to exactly what she needs…


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Why I can't wait: It has been a while since I last read a NA book and I like the sound of this one. 

Publication date: February 3rd 2014

El

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Teaser Tuesday #13: The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading!

To participate all you have to do is:
- Grab your current read- Open to a random page
- Share "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!


The Promise of Amazing
by
Robin Constantine 


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"It was painful. Not inching-along-the-rink-wall painful, but painful. We glided along the ice.Well, I glided Gray shuffled unsteadily. It was the first time I felt like I had the upper hand, and I wasn't going to let that get away from me. After our third trip around the rink, I crossed in front of him and skated backward, holding both of his hands in mine." (p.154)

El

Sunday 8 December 2013

Stacking The Shelves #23

Showcase Sunday's/Stacking the Shelves aim is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week. This Sunday meme is hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea and Tynga's Reviews:

For review: 


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The Lightbearers by Nora M. Garcia (Thank you Nora M. Garcia!)
Netgalley: 


18633481 18661359 18365316


El 

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Waiting on Wednesday #30: Boys Like You by Juliana Stone

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights books that have not yet been released, but ones that you should pre-order today! This week's book that I am anxiously awaiting is:

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One mistake.

And everything changes.

For Monroe Blackwell, one small mistake has torn her family apart –leaving her empty and broken. There’s a hole in her heart that nothing can fill. That no one can fill. And a summer in Louisiana with her Grandma isn’t going to change that…

Nathan Everets knows heartache first-hand when a car accident leaves his best friend in a coma. And it’s his fault. He should be the one lying in the hospital. The one who will never play guitar again. He doesn’t deserve forgiveness, and a court-appointed job at the Blackwell B&B isn’t going to change that…

Captivating and hopeful, this achingly poignant novel brings together two lost souls struggling with grief and guilt – looking for acceptance, so they can find forgiveness.
 
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Why I can't wait: This book just sound great. And it sounds pretty emotional.
 
Publication date: May 1st 2014
 

El

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Book Blitz: Grounded by You by Ivy Sinclair

 

Synopsis

Lights, camera, and passions flare as a small town boy gets the break of his career. As the lines of life and art blur together, can he also find a way to win the love of the girl who got away?
Carter Samuel Groveson.
His name is on the lips of every woman in the country who has a pulse. An actor pulled from obscurity to star in the most anticipated movie of the century, he’s an enigma to all. Everyone wants a piece of him.
Except her.
Amelia St. John isn’t about to follow the life plan that her father set out for her. She refuses to be tied down or commit to anyone. A year ago, she ran as far and as fast from Sam Groveson as she could. But when he reappears in her life and asks her to be the friend he needs to keep him tethered to reality in the midst of the chaos, she can’t say no.
Unfortunately for Sam, his big break comes with expectations that threaten his career if he doesn’t toe the line. In this high stakes game of love, everyone is watching.

 
Giveaway
25$ Amazon giftcard (open internationally)
 
 
Excerpt
Sam held up his beer bottle. “Here’s to the wild and wacky world of finally being a grown-up.”
Millie giggled and clinked his bottle. She took a long pull and then startled him when she reached over without warning and grabbed his bicep. “I notice that somebody’s been hitting the gym. Impressive.”
His muscle twitched reflexively under her fingers, and her eyes widened. Sam wondered if she was looking at him in that moment like a friend, or something more, but then the expression on her face was gone. “It’s kind of a requirement for the acting thing,” he said. He downed the beer and put the bottle down, feeling anxious again.
“Have you snagged any decent parts? Will I get to see you on Broadway someday?” Millie giggled again.
It was the perfect opportunity to tell her. “I actually got a call today about a role I’m pretty excited about,” he said carefully.
Millie sat up straighter and then scooted closer to him. “Really? Tell me all about it!”
“Well, it was a complete fluke that I decided to audition for it at all,” Sam said slowly. “I’ve got so little film experience that I didn’t think there’d be anyway they’d consider me.”
“So it’s a movie? Anything I would have heard of?” Millie started to bounce on the sofa cushion. Sam loved her like that, so attentive and open. She had always made him feel like he could do anything.
“Funny you should say that.” Sam cleared his throat wondering how to say it just right. “I’m sure Kate told you that she got a call a few months ago from that executive producer in Hollywood who wanted to rent out the Willoughby for a few weeks.”
Millie squealed and clapped her hands over her mouth. “You got a role in Where My Heart Breaks? I couldn’t believe it when I heard that they finally cut through the red tape with Walter Moolen’s estate and got the green light for the film adaptation. It’s going to be HUGE! That is so exciting!”
“Yeah, I know,” Sam said. “It’s generated a lot of interest already.”
“So what’s the part?”
Sam took a deep breath. “Jackson Monroe.”
Millie’s eyes widened, and she looked shocked. “Are you serious? You got the lead?”
Hearing it said out loud made Sam’s mouth run dry. “I know. It’s crazy, right? That they picked a complete unknown for the part? I’m having a hard time believing it myself.”
Millie stood up and disappeared into the kitchen. She came back out with a magazine that he knew covered Hollywood gossip and news. She flipped open the cover and then shoved an article under his nose. “They’ve been speculating for weeks about who would be cast as Jackson. Like, everybody in the entire country is waiting to hear the news with bated breath. Sam, this will be massively huge when everyone finds out.”
His stomach muscles tightened. He knew that any expectation he had of what was about to happen was probably woefully inadequate. “They told me that the press release goes out tomorrow morning.”

Author bio

Ivy Sinclair cut her romance teeth on classics like Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, An Affair to Remember, and Sabrina. She is a firm believer in true love, a happily ever after ending, and the medicinal use of chocolate to cure any ailment of the heart. Ivy's guilty pleasures include sushi, endless Starbucks lattes, and wine. Readers of Ivy's stories can expect smoldering sweet stories of romance that tug at the heartstrings.
 
Extra
Title: Grounded By You
Author: Ivy Sinclair
Publication date: November 20th 2013
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult
Links:

El


 

Sunday 1 December 2013

Stacking The Shelves #22

Showcase Sunday's/Stacking the Shelves aim is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week. This Sunday meme is hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea and Tynga's Reviews:

Netgalley:

18168637 18336825

What did you get this week? Let me know below or link me up!

El