Monthly Archives:: July 2012

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (46)

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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:

Spirit and Dust

Rosemary Clement-Moore
Release date: May 14th, 2013
by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
 

Speaking to the dead is no new thing for Daisy Goodnight. The living, on the other hand, can occasionally be a problem. Especially when they knock you out, kidnap you, and force you to be their magical police dog.

Donald Maguire—mob boss, extraordinaire—has a missing daughter and Daisy is his first choice to track her down. But he didn’t actually ask her for help. When she woke up in his guest bedroom, she was told. But why her? And who—or what—in the world is the Black Jackal?

Spirits? Mob boss? Kidnapping? Missing girl? What’s not to love! Seriously!

PS: There’s a different synopsis on Amazon that gives a bit more away.

What did you pick this week?
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Review: Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein

Posted by on 07/24/2012 • 31 Comments

Cold FuryT.M. GoegleinSeries: Cold Fury, #1 Release date: July 24th 2012by Putnam Juvenile

 

Jason Bourne meets The Sopranos in this breathtaking adventure Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance–until her parents and brother are kidnapped and she discovers her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the mob). Now on the run from a masked assassin, rogue cops and her turncoat uncle, Sara Jane is chased and attacked at every turn, fighting back with cold fury as she searches for her family. It’s a quest that takes her through concealed doors and forgotten speakeasies–a city hiding in plain sight. Though armed with a .45 and 96K in cash, an old tattered notebook might be her best defense–hidden in its…

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Frost Tour Stop: Review & Giveaway

Posted by on 07/23/2012 • 59 Comments

FrostKate Avery EllisonSeries: Frost, #1Release date: April 18th 2012

 

In the icy, monster-plagued world of the Frost, one wrong move and a person could end up dead—and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone. After monsters kill her parents, she must keep the family farm running despite the freezing cold and threat of monster attacks or risk losing her siblings to reassignment by the village Elders. With dangers on all sides and failure just one wrong step away, she can’t afford to let her emotions lead her astray. So when her sister finds a fugitive bleeding to death in the forest—a young stranger named Gabe—Lia surprises herself and does the unthinkable.

She saves his life.

Giving shelter to the fugitive could get her in trouble. The Elders…

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Jenny Pox Second Anniversary Celebration!

Posted by on 07/22/2012 • 83 Comments

Jenny Pox is turning 2 today! I’m sure a lot of you will have heard of this fantastic series yet, but I read the first two books so far and it’s a great horror series that you absolutely must check out! I have JL Bryan dropping by with an Ashleigh-esque (the awesome love-to-hate villain) guest post. AND, you even get a chance to win a full set of Jenny Pox, Tommy Nightmare, and Alexander Death, autographed and inscribed to the winner!

Jenny PoxJ.L. BryanSeries: The Paranormals, #1Release date: July 22nd, 2010

 

Eighteen-year-old Jenny Morton has a horrific secret: her touch spreads a deadly supernatural plague, the “Jenny pox.” She lives by a single rule: Never touch anyone. A lifetime of avoiding any physical contact with others has…

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Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (13)

Posted by on 07/22/2012 • 75 Comments

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

How are all of my gorgeous readers doing? I hope your summer’s amazing and warm. I also hope you’re all enjoying the fabulous summer releases because wow they are aplenty! On the blog this week I posted a giveaway for an ARC of Envy by Elizabeth Miles in case you missed it. I’m also very happy to have been selected as one of the bloggers who will be on the Authors are Rockstars tour. So make sure to stop by on August 24th to meet my rockstar!

My reviews this week: Stacking the…

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Fresh Batch (July 22nd – 28th)

Posted by on 07/21/2012 • 22 Comments

Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Red Heart TattooLurlene McDanielRelease date: July 24th 2012by Random House Children’s Books

 

At 7:45 a.m. on the day before Thanksgiving break, a bomb goes off at Edison High. Nine people die instantly. Fifteen are critically injured. Twenty-two suffer less severe injuries. And one is blinded. Those who survive, struggle to cope with the loss and destruction. All must find new meaning for their lives as a result of something they may never understand.

Lurlene McDaniel’s signature expertise and finesse in dealing with issues of violence, death, and physical as well as emotional trauma in the lives of teens is immediate and heartrending.

Click here for an excerpt!

 Lurlene’s Website…

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Review: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Posted by on 07/20/2012 • 52 Comments

It’s no secret that this book has been getting insane reviews. Being the persistent black sheep that I am, I was incredibly wary of the hype it was garnering, certain that it would fail to impress me. Oh boy. Oh freaking boy!! Was I ever wrong. I loved this so hard!

Echo and Noah… Echo. Noah. Nocho?

Echo has been through an extremely distressing, life altering ordeal because of which she’s suffering post-traumatic stress, with the worst side effect being memory loss. She doesn’t remember what happened. All she has are the scars. From popular to outsider, Echo’s troubled state-of-mind is harsh and unstable. One of the best character development I’ve read, she made me a part of her. With only the span of a few pages, she had me…

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Review: Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown

Posted by on 07/19/2012 • 32 Comments

Perfect EscapeJennifer BrownRelease date: July 10th 2012by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

 

Kendra has always felt overshadowed by her older brother, Grayson, whose OCD forces him to live a life of carefully coordinated routines. The only way Kendra can stand out next to Grayson is to be perfect, and she has perfection down to an art — until a cheating scandal threatens her flawless reputation.

Behind the wheel of her car, with Grayson asleep beside her, Kendra decides to drive away from it all — with enough distance, maybe she’ll be able to figure everything out. But eventually, Kendra must stop running and come to terms with herself, her brother, and her past. With undeniable grace and humor, acclaimed author Jennifer Brown explores OCD,…

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