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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Giveaway: Envy by Elizabeth Miles ARC

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“Furies are getting their revenge…”

Envy
Elizabeth Miles
Series: The Fury Trilogy #2
Release date: September 4th 2012
by Simon & Schuster

 

Spring is here, and the ice is slowly melting in Ascension…revealing the secrets buried beneath.

The Furies are back, and Emily Winters is about to discover that their roots in Ascension are deeper than she ever imagined. With the help of her new friend Drea, she vows to take them down. But it’s hard to focus when she’s desperate to make up with JD, and to figure out why Crow, a mysterious Ascension High dropout, seems to be shadowing her.

Meanwhile, new girl Skylar McVoy is determined to leave her own dark past behind. So she’s thrilled when not only does popular Gabby takes her under her wing, but the stunning and sophisticated Meg offers to give her a major makeover. But everyone knows what happens to the vainest girl of all…

It’s tempting to be naughty. But beware: the Furies are always watching, and their power grows stronger by the day.

Sequel to:
Fury
Elizabeth Miles
Release date: August 30th 2011
 by Simon Pulse

 

It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But all is not as it seems… Em is thrilled that the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But if she starts things with him, there’s no turning back. Because his girlfriend is Em’s best friend. And on the other side of town, Chase’s social life is unraveling and the stress of his home life is starting to take its toll. But that’s nothing compared to what’s really haunting him. Chase has done something cruel….And it’s only a matter of time before he’s exposed. In Ascension, mistakes can be deadly. There are three girls—three beautiful, mysterious girls—to choose who will pay. Em and Chase have been chosen.

Fury Book Trailer:

Courtesy of Simon and Schuster Canada, I was sent an ARC of Envy by Elizabeth Miles which is the sequel to a series I haven’t started, thus I won’t be able to review it in a timely manner. So I decided to feature it as a giveaway, giving you all a chance to win it instead of it simply collecting dust on my (overly stuffed) shelf.

Giveaway details
Giveaway is for one ARC of Envy (The Fury Trilogy #2) by Elizabeth Miles

Open to US/Canadian addresses
Giveaway ends August 4th, 2012
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Waiting on Wednesday (45)

Posted by on 07/18/2012 • 61 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 Haven Carol Lynch Williams Release date: April 16th, 2013 by St. Martin’s Griffin  

For the teens at The Haven, the outside world, just beyond the towering stone wall that surrounds the premises, is a dangerous unknown. It has always been this way, ever since the hospital was established in the year 2020. But The Haven is more than just a hospital; it is their home. It is all they know. Everything is strictly monitored: education, exercise, food, and rest. The rules must be followed to keep the children healthy, to help control the Disease that has cast them as Terminals, the Disease…

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Review: Something Strange and Deadly

Posted by on 07/17/2012 • 41 Comments

Something Strange and DeadlySusan DennardSeries: Something Strange and Deadly #1Release date: July 24th 2012by HarperTeen (Amazon)

 

The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia…

Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper—

The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.

And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother.

Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the…

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Review: Before You Go by James Preller

Posted by on 07/16/2012 • 27 Comments

Before You GoJames PrellerRelease date: July 17th 2012by Feiwel & Friends

 

The summer before his senior year, Jude (yes, he’s named after the Beatles song) gets his first job, falls in love for the first time, and starts to break away from his parents. Jude’s house is kept dark, and no one talks much—it’s been that way since his little sister drowned in a swimming pool seven years ago when Jude was supposed to be watching her.

Now, Jude is finally, finally starting to live. Really live. And then, life spins out of control. Again.

*A copy was provided by Raincoast Books for review purposes*

With under 200 pages, Before You Go is a relatively short novel that is a breeze to get through – even…

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Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (12)

Posted by on 07/15/2012 • 78 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

It was another fabulous week weather-wise here so I was pretty absent on Twitter compared to usual. I know you miss me and all >.< So anything exciting happen this week? On the blog, the Lonely Souls blog tour came by for my review and you can win a great grand prize so don’t miss it! There were a lot of cover reveals as usual (is this like cover season!?) I posted a round-up post with six covers here. I was also part of the exclusive cover reveal for Doomed. There’s a link to…

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Fresh Batch (July 15th – 21st)

Posted by on 07/14/2012 • 24 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

SoulboundHeather BrewerRelease date: July 19th 2012by DIAL

 

Tril is a world where Barrons and Healers are Bound to each other: Barrons fight and Healers cure their Barrons’ wounds in the ongoing war with the evil Graplar King. Seventeen-year-old Kaya was born a Healer, but she wants to fight. In Tril, and at Shadow Academy, where she is sent to learn to heal, it is against Protocol for Healers to fight. So Kaya must learn in secret. Enter two young men: One charming, rule-following Barron who becomes Bound to Kaya and whose life she must protect at all costs. And one with a mysterious past who seems bent on making…

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Review: The Tale of the Vampire Bride

Posted by on 07/13/2012 • 29 Comments

The Tale of the Vampire BrideRhiannon FraterSeries: Vampire Bride, #1Release date: December 7th 2009by Library of Horror Press

 

All Lady Glynis Wright ever wanted was the freedom to live her life as she pleased. When her family becomes guests to one of the most fearsome and powerful vampires of all time, Glynis finds her fate is far more terrible than an arranged marriage. The Tale of the Vampire Bride is sure to thrill fans of the terrible, yet romantic vampires of literary past.

I don’t give 5-stars often, in fact, half of the ones I gave this year are all for Rhiannon’s As the World Dies series, so I was a bit afraid to give this a 5 and have you think it’s only because I heart…

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Review & Giveaway: Lonely Souls

Posted by on 07/12/2012 • 64 Comments

Lonely SoulsKarice BoltonSeries: The Witch Avenue Series, #1Release date: June 29th 2012by Bulldog Press

 

It’s two weeks before Triss turns 18, and her world is about to change into the most magical one imaginable as she readies herself to enter The Witch Avenue Order… that is until her mother’s disappearance. Instead of celebrating her transformation, she finds herself spreading rose petals into her mother’s empty grave.

When Logan, her best friend from junior high, moves back to town for college, he vows to help her find the answers she so desperately seeks surrounding her mother’s disappearance. As they begin uncovering clues, it becomes apparent that the life of white magic they both grew up loving is not what the majority practices, and their lives are in danger.

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