30 Jan 2014
29 Jan 2014
●● Waiting on Wednesday / On The Fence by Kasie West ●●
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly memo that is hosted by Breaking the Spine Blog.
Expected Release Date: 1st July 2014
(Release date obtained from Goodreads)
Goodreads link is here.
She's a tomboy. He's the boy next door…
Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world.
Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world.
To cope with
the stress of her new reality, Charlie takes to spending nights chatting
with her neighbor Braden through the fence between their yards. As she
grows to depend on their nightly Fence Chats, she realizes she's got a
bigger problem than speeding tickets-she's falling for Braden. She knows
what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means
losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.
26 Jan 2014
Book Review / Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne
So as not to spoil the story, the below description is from book 1 in this series, Monument 14. If you would like to read the description to this book 2, please check the link to Goodreads below.
Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don’t stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don’t thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course not—you launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner.Only, if it’s the last time you’ll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish you’d stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus.But the bus was barreling down our street, so I ran.Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong.
In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world—as they know it—apart.
Published: 28th May 2013
Publisher: Hachette
Goodreads : Click here
Series: Book 2, Monument 14 Series
Source: Review Copy from Publisher
Review: 10 out of 10
Book Review / Hurt by Tabitha Suzuma
At seventeen, Mathéo Walsh appears to have it all. He is a champion diver and a hot prospect for the upcoming Olympics. He is a heartthrob, a straight A student and lives in one of the wealthiest areas of London. He has great friends and is the envy of many around him. And most importantly of all, he is deeply in love with his girlfriend, Lola. He has always been a stable, well-adjusted guy . . .
Until one weekend. A weekend he cannot seem to remember. All he knows is that he has come back a changed person. One who no longer knows how to have fun, no longer wants to spend time with his friends, no longer enjoys diving. Something terrible happened that weekend – something violent and bloody and twisted. He no longer knows who he is. He no longer trusts himself around people: he only wants to hurt, wound and destroy. Slowly, he begins to piece back the buried, fragmented memories, and finds himself staring at the reflection of a monster.
Tormented, Mathéo suddenly finds himself faced with the most devastating choice of his life. Keep his secret, and put those closest to him in terrible danger. Or confess, and lose Lola forever . . .
Published: 5th September 2013
Publisher: Random House
Goodreads : Click here
Series: Not part of a series
Source: Review Copy from Publisher
22 Jan 2014
●● Waiting on Wednesday / Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke ●●
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly memo that is hosted by Breaking the Spine Blog.
Expected Release Date: 14th August 2014
(Release date obtained from Goodreads)
Goodreads link is here.
Below is the blurb for the first book in the Between series, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea...
You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand…
Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town… until River West comes along. River rents the guest house behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard.
Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more?
Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery... who makes you want to kiss back.
Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.
Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town… until River West comes along. River rents the guest house behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard.
Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more?
Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery... who makes you want to kiss back.
Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.
Book Review / Just One Day and Just One Year by Gayle Forman
A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allyson’s life.
A book about love, heartbreak, travel, identity, and the �accidents” of fate, Just One Day shows us how sometimes in order to get found, you first have to get lost. . . and how often the people we are seeking are much closer than we know.
20 Jan 2014
18 Jan 2014
Book Review / The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Seventeen year-old
Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents
divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North
Carolina.
Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her
parents, especially her father… until her mother decides it would be in
everyone’s best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him.
Ronnie’s father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a
quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that
will become the centerpiece of a local church. The tale that unfolds is
an unforgettable story about love in its myriad forms – first love, the
love between parents and children – that demonstrates, as only a
Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that deeply felt relationships
can break our hearts… and heal them.
Published: 8th September 2009
Publisher: Grand Central
Goodreads : Click here
Series: Not part of a series
Series: Not part of a series
Source: Bought
16 Jan 2014
Book Review / The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Travis Parker has
everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a
waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the
good life -- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his
good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious
relationship with a woman would only cramp his style.
That is, until
Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly,
the appealing redhead seems to have a chip on her shoulder about
him...and the presence of her longtime boyfriend doesn't help. Despite
himself, Travis can't stop trying to ingratiate himself with his new
neighbor, and his persistent efforts lead them both to the doorstep of a
journey that neither could have foreseen.
Spanning the eventful years
of young love, marriage and family, The Choice ultimately confronts us
with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to
keep the hope of love alive?
Published: 24th September 2007
Publisher: Warner Books
Goodreads : Click here
Series: Not part of a series
Series: Not part of a series
Source: Bought
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15 Jan 2014
●● Waiting on Wednesday / Bloodwitch by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes ●●
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly memo that is hosted by Breaking the Spine Blog.
Expected Release Date: 13th May 2014
(Release date obtained from Goodreads)
Goodreads link is here.
Goodreads link is here.
A gripping tale about loyalty, power, and the quest for freedom
Vance Ehecatl was raised with every luxury he could imagine in a beautiful greenhouse within the powerful empire of Midnight. Vampires are the only guardians Vance has ever known since he was abandoned by his shapeshifter family as a baby quetzal, and he is grateful to them for generously providing for all of his needs. When an act of violence forces Vance from his sheltered home, he is startled to meet Malachi Obsidian, a fellow shapeshifter with conflicting ideas about Midnight and its leader, Mistress Jeshickah.
Malachi claims Vance is a bloodwitch, who Jeshickah and her trainers, Jaguar and Taro, are trying to control. Vance doesn't know anything about the rare and destructive magic Malachi says he possesses, and he can't believe Jeshickah would use it to hurt others. But when his friends begin falling ill, Vance starts to realize his perfect world may not be as flawless as it seems. Now Vance must decide who to trust-the vampires he's always relied upon, or the shapeshifters who despise them.
Vance Ehecatl was raised with every luxury he could imagine in a beautiful greenhouse within the powerful empire of Midnight. Vampires are the only guardians Vance has ever known since he was abandoned by his shapeshifter family as a baby quetzal, and he is grateful to them for generously providing for all of his needs. When an act of violence forces Vance from his sheltered home, he is startled to meet Malachi Obsidian, a fellow shapeshifter with conflicting ideas about Midnight and its leader, Mistress Jeshickah.
Malachi claims Vance is a bloodwitch, who Jeshickah and her trainers, Jaguar and Taro, are trying to control. Vance doesn't know anything about the rare and destructive magic Malachi says he possesses, and he can't believe Jeshickah would use it to hurt others. But when his friends begin falling ill, Vance starts to realize his perfect world may not be as flawless as it seems. Now Vance must decide who to trust-the vampires he's always relied upon, or the shapeshifters who despise them.
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●● Waiting on Wednesday / The Treatment by Suzanne Young ●●
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly memo that is hosted by Breaking the Spine Blog.
Expected Release Date: 29th April 2014
(Release date obtained from Goodreads)
Goodreads link is here.
Goodreads link is here.
In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.
Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.
Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them.
Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.
Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them.
6 Jan 2014
1 Jan 2014
●● Waiting on Wednesday / Born of Deception by Teri Brown ●●
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly memo that is hosted by Breaking the Spine Blog.
Expected Release Date: 10th June 2014
(Release date obtained from Goodreads)
Goodreads link is here.
Goodreads link is here.
As the above is book 2 in a series, below is the blurb from book 1 ...
Anna Van Housen has a secret.
A gifted illusionist, Anna assists her mother, the renowned medium Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and séances, easily navigating the underground world of magicians, mediums, and mentalists in 1920’s New York. As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini—or so Marguerite claims—sleight of hand illusions have never been a challenge for Anna. The real trick is keeping her own gifts secret from her opportunistic mother. Because while Marguerite’s own powers may be a sham, Anna possesses a true ability to sense people’s feelings and foretell the future.
But as Anna’s powers intensify, she begins to experience frightening visions of her mother in peril, which leads her to explore the powers she’s tried so long to hide. And when a mysterious young man named Cole moves into the flat downstairs, introducing Anna to a secret society that studies people with gifts like hers, she is forced to confront her past and rethink everything she’s ever known. Is her mother truly in danger, or are Anna’s visions merely illusion? And could the great Houdini really be her father, or is it just another of Marguerite’s tricks?
A gifted illusionist, Anna assists her mother, the renowned medium Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and séances, easily navigating the underground world of magicians, mediums, and mentalists in 1920’s New York. As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini—or so Marguerite claims—sleight of hand illusions have never been a challenge for Anna. The real trick is keeping her own gifts secret from her opportunistic mother. Because while Marguerite’s own powers may be a sham, Anna possesses a true ability to sense people’s feelings and foretell the future.
But as Anna’s powers intensify, she begins to experience frightening visions of her mother in peril, which leads her to explore the powers she’s tried so long to hide. And when a mysterious young man named Cole moves into the flat downstairs, introducing Anna to a secret society that studies people with gifts like hers, she is forced to confront her past and rethink everything she’s ever known. Is her mother truly in danger, or are Anna’s visions merely illusion? And could the great Houdini really be her father, or is it just another of Marguerite’s tricks?
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