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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (9)

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Xpresso Weekly is my edition of Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews featuring the books
I got this week, and I also mention blog news/happenings of the past week
.

This week at Xpresso Reads:
Holy crap we’re almost July already!! And the first day of summer has come and gone so now days are getting shorter again. Boourns. So yeah, this week… well I had the Cicada blog tour drop by for a fun interview and there’s a couple giveaways in there. I also posted a new giveaway for my Canadian lovelies, you can win a copy of The Night Circus. International folks, my Summer Lovin giveaway is right here! Oh and a new tour has been scheduled for The Treachery of Beautiful Things which sounds fantastic! So make sure to drop by – tour dates on sidebar.

Now cover reveals. Wowzers. I have a whole slew of em that I shared throughout the week. So here goes: Cover Reveal x 4 was posted directly on the blog as well as the new paperback cover for The Weeping. Then up on Facebook I shared Everbound by Brodi Ashton, Blood-Kissed Sky by J.A. London, Boundless by Cynthia Hand, and Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi.

Did you miss any reviews this week?

    Stacking the Shelves

    Well, I can now say I’m a regular vlogger. Who knew? I still feel pretty awkward on camera talking to a machine, so just don’t mind me 🙂 I’ll also keep posting my pics as usual for those who can’t/don’t want to watch.

    Click on title links below for Goodreads
    I got for review:

     
    *Thanks so much to Harlequin Teen, Thomas Allen & Son, Hachette Book Group Canada and HarperCollins for the review copies*

    I bought:

    That’s all, folks!
    What did you get this week?
    Link me up! 🙂

    Review: Gallagher Girls, #1 by Ally Carter

    Posted by on 06/22/2012 • 36 Comments

    I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill YouAlly Carter Series: Gallagher Girls #1Release date: April 25th 2006by Hyperion

     

    Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school-that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it’s really a school for spies. Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she’s an ordinary girl. Sure, she can…

    Exclusive Cover Reveal: The Weeping

    Posted by on 06/22/2012 • 17 Comments

    The WeepingO’Dell HutchisonPaperbackRelease date: August 28th, 2012by H, C & B Publishing

     

    Twenty years ago, Catherine Whitley was the victim of a horrible crime. Betrayed by her friends, including the boy she loved, she was left to die when the Rock Harbor Opera House caught fire, taking a disturbing secret with her to her grave.

    Seventeen-year-old Heath Ingram was driving the night his Jeep careened off the road, killing three of his closest friends. Once a popular, outgoing athlete, Heath now suffers from severe depression and crippling anxiety. His parents decide to send him to stay with his uncle in Rock Harbor, Oregon for the summer, praying that by getting away he will be able to put this awful tragedy behind.

    When Heath starts working at the newly…

    Review: Between the Lines

    Posted by on 06/21/2012 • 29 Comments

    Between the LinesJodi Picoult &Samantha van Leer Release date: June 26th 2012by Simon Pulse

     

    What happens when happily ever after…isn’t?

    Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah.

    And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to…

    Waiting on Wednesday (41)

    Posted by on 06/20/2012 • 63 Comments

    Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.  My pick this week:

    The Gathering Dark Christine Johnson Release date: February 12th, 2013 by Simon Pulse  

    Keira’s hallucinating. First it’s a door hovering above the road; then it’s a tree in her living room. But with her parents fighting and her best friend not speaking to her, Keira can’t tell anyone about her breakdown. Until she meets Walker. They have an electric connection—and somehow it’s as if he can see the same shadowy images.

    The more Keira slowly confides in Walker, the more intense—and frightening—her visions become. Trusting him may be more dangerous than Keira could have ever imagined. Because Walker is not what he appears…

    Cicada Tour Stop

    Posted by on 06/19/2012 • 32 Comments

    Today as part of the Cicada blog tour, I have the wonderful Belle Whittington over on the blog for an interview – we’re going to be meeting Blair – as well as a couple of great giveaway prizes!

    CicadaBelle WhittingtonRelease date: July 14th 2011

     

    Summertime for Blair Reynolds and her friends had always been carefree and fun… until the summer they happened upon something that was not human. As they band together in a fight for their lives, Blair’s true love becomes something more than human. Something unnatural. And their survival depends entirely upon their ability to keep a secret.

    Read my review here!  Cicada book trailer:

     Character Interview with Blair

    Giselle: Hi Blair! I’m so excited to meet you! Thanks so much for coming by my…

    Cover Reveal x 4

    Posted by on 06/19/2012 • 23 Comments

    All the Broken PiecesCindi MadsenRelease date: December 11th 201 by Entangled Publishing

     

    What if your life wasn’t your own?

    Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection, seems familiar. As she stumbles through her junior year, the voices get louder, insisting she please the popular group while simultaneously despising them. But when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as she can remember.

    Liv knows the details of the car accident that put her in the coma, but as the voices invade her dreams, and her dreams start feeling like memories,…

    Giveaway: The Night Circus (Can only)

    Posted by on 06/18/2012 • 17 Comments

    The Night CircusErin MorgensternRelease date: July 3, 2012 (Paperback)by Anchor Canada

     

    The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des RĂŞves, and it is only open at night.

    But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst…