Saturday, January 26, 2013

Stacking The Shelves #16



Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews, and is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
Guidelines:
  • Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You can use my official graphic or your own, but please link back to Tynga’s Reviews so more people can join the fun!
  • You can set your post any way you want, simple book list, covers, pictures, vlog, sky is the limit!
  • I am posting Stacking The Shelves on Saturdays, but feel free to post yours any day that fits you.
  • Visit Tynga’s Reviews on Saturday and add your link so others can visit you!
  • Visit other participants link to find out what they added to their shelves!
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 Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)Pretty Crooked (Pretty Crooked, #1)Miss Fortune CookieSomething Like NormalThe Summer of No RegretsOnce

Mockingjay by. Suzanne Collins
Incarceron By, Catherine Fisher
Pretty Crooked By, Elisa Ludwig
Miss Fortune Cookie By, Lauren Bjorkman
Something Like Normal By, Trish Doller
The Summer of No Rregrets By, Katherine Grace Bond
Once By, Morris Gleitzman

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday #15





"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Revel
Title: Revel
Author: Maurissa Guibord 
Pages: 256
Publisher: Delacorte Books
 Publication Date: February 12th 2013
Synopsis (from goodreads): 
There’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map.

Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders. Seventeen-year-old Delia grew up in Kansas, but has come here in search of her family and answers to her questions: Why didn’t her mother ever talk about Trespass Island? Why did she fear the open water? But Delia’s not welcome and soon finds herself enmeshed in a frightening and supernatural world where ancient Greek symbols adorn the buildings and secret ceremonies take place on the beach at night.

Sean Gunn, a handsome young lobsterman, befriends Delia and seems willing to risk his life to protect her. But it’s Jax, the coldly elusive young man she meets at the water’s edge, who finally makes Delia understand the real dangers of life on the island. Delia is going to have to fight to survive. Because there are monsters here. And no one ever leaves Trespass alive.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Stacking The Shelves # 16


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Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews. It is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
Guidelines:
  • Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You can use my official graphic or your own, but please link back to Tynga’s Reviews so more people can join the fun!
  • You can set your post any way you want, simple book list, covers, pictures, vlog, sky is the limit!
  • I am posting Stacking The Shelves on Saturdays, but feel free to post yours any day that fits you.
  • Visit Tynga’s Reviews on Saturday and add your link so others can visit you!
  • Visit other participants link to find out what they added to their shelves!
The Vincent BoysThe Vincent Brothers
The Vincent Boys by, Abbi Glines                             The Vincent Brothers By, Abbi Glines

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Stacking The Shelves #15


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Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews. It is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
Guidelines:
  • Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You can use my official graphic or your own, but please link back to Tynga’s Reviews so more people can join the fun!
  • You can set your post any way you want, simple book list, covers, pictures, vlog, sky is the limit!
  • I am posting Stacking The Shelves on Saturdays, but feel free to post yours any day that fits you.
  • Visit Tynga’s Reviews on Saturday and add your link so others can visit you!
  • Visit other participants link to find out what they added to their shelves!

 The Innocents (The Innocents, #1)Embrace (The Violet Eden Chapters, #1)Burn for Burn (Burn for Burn, #1)Black City (Black City, #1)The Great GatsbyLouisa May Alcott's Christmas TreasuryThe Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good BookMy Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Review: Anna Dressed in Blood

Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)

Title: Anna Dressed in Blood
Author: Kendare Blake
Pages: 316
Publisher: Tor Teen
Publication Date: August 30th 2011
Synopsis: 
Just your average boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people story...


Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.

So did his father before him, until his gruesome murder by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father’s mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.

When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn’t expect anything outside of the ordinary: move, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he’s never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, but now stained red and dripping blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.



“She's my purpose and we're going to save each other. We're going to save 
everyone. And then I'm going to convince her that she's supposed to stay here. With me.” 

My Review:

I had heard such great things about this book which was why I was so shocked when I first started reading it. Yes, I will admit it I thought the beginning was boring. But then about almost 100 pages in it finally started to pick up speed and I ended up actually loving this book. So I guess all the hype about this book was right!

The book had an extremely awesome story line which I loved. Ghost Killer falls in love with his Prey. Kendare Blake came up with an amazing unique and modern plot line. I thought the plot was well executed and led up to a shocking finale. This ending I did not see coming what so ever and I have to say I loved it! I thought it was the perfect ending and made me want to read the sequel right away. Now I have to go get the Sequel Girl of Nightmares like ASAP!

The narrator of the book is the main boy Cas, I am sometimes, depending on the storyline, a little hesitant reading a book from a guys perspective. I don't know why maybe its because I'm a girl and I can relate to girls more. But I actually loved Cas' narration. It was written in a very intense but simple easy going way, which made me enjoy the book so much more from Cas' point of view. 

I think this is a great read. It had a perfect mix of mystery, horror, and love. I loved loved loved it. I would definitely recommend this to any Paranormal Romance fan. Fantastic Book! Well Done Kendare Blake!

**** 4 Stars



Top 10 Most Anticipated Books of 2013

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Waiting on Wednesday #14







 "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill over at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!


Pivot Point (Pivot Point, #1)
Title: Pivot Point
Author: Kasie West
Pages: 320
Publisher: HarperTeen
Expected Publication Date: February 12th 2013
Synopsis: Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.

In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without