Monthly Archives:: August 2012

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (16)

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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

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all taking advantage of the last weeks of summer *sniffs* I can’t believe how fast it went by. I don’t know if you remember on my last Stacking the Shelves I got a book that had the cover hidden – Nobody – well, sorry but I still can’t show you the cover until the 16th, >.< BUT, you can enter to win an ARC and, get this, four other books by Jennifer Lynn Barnes are included in the prize pack! I also posted a new giveaway along with my review of Skylark where you can win a signed, personalized copy! Don’t forget to check my Facebook Page to keep up with the many cover reveals!

Guess what I got this week? Instagram!
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Reviews on the blog this week:

My guest review at Alluring Reads:
Stacking the Shelves

Sorry guys, no vlog again this week. What can you do? 😉

Click on covers or title links for Goodreads

I got for review:

*Thanks to Cambria Hebert, and the lovely people at Egmont USA, Penguin Young Readers Group, Thomas Allen & Son, Simon & Schuster Canada, and Raincoast Books for these pretties*

I bought:

So I read and LOVED Feed so much (reviewed here) I ran out to buy the rest of the series. Sadly my bookstore only had the 3rd so I caved and paid way too much for an ebook because it’s just THAT good (and I refuse to wait for slow Canadian shipping – dog sledding can be rough in the summer)!

–Delirium by Lauren Oliver (6$!! :D)
–Blackout by Mira Grant
–Deadline by Mira Grant

Peace out, lovelies!
Link me up to your book haul! 🙂

Review: Feed by Mira Grant

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FeedMira GrantSeries: Newsflesh, #1Publication date: May 1st 2010by Orbit

 

The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED.  NOW, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them.

“The zombies are here, and they’re not going away, but they’re not the story. They were, for one hot, horrible summer at the beginning of the century, but now they’re just another piece of the way things work….

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Fresh Batch (August 12th – 18th)

Posted by on 08/11/2012 • 20 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

False MemoryDan KrokosSeries: False Memory, #1Release date: August 14th 2012by Hyperion

 

Miranda wakes up alone on a park bench with no memory. In her panic, she releases a mysterious energy that incites pure terror in everyone around her. Except Peter, a boy who isn’t at all surprised by Miranda’s shocking ability.

Left with no choice but to trust this stranger, Miranda discovers she was trained to be a weapon and is part of an elite force of genetically-altered teens who possess flawless combat skills and powers strong enough to destroy a city. But adjusting to her old life isn’t easy–especially with Noah, the boyfriend she can’t remember loving. Then…

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Review: Spookygirl by Jill Baguchinsky

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Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator Jill BaguchinskyPublication date: August 21st 2012by Dutton Juvenile

 

Violet doesn’t remember much about her late mother, but she is certain of one thing: she too can see ghosts and communicate with the dead. But when Violet discovers paranormal activity in the girls’ locker room, she finds herself ill-equipped for handling the school’s ghostly echoes. Through Violet’s own investigation and with the help of some unlikely allies, Violet discovers there is a lot she doesn’t know about her special skill–and more still that can stand in the way of its power. With sharp wit and determination, Violet sets out to uncover the truth behind her school’s haunting, to finish the investigation that led to her mother’s sudden death, and to learn why the only ghost she…

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Review: Skylark by Meagan Spooner

Posted by on 08/09/2012 • 37 Comments

Combining magic, science-fiction, and a scary futuristic setting, Skylark is original in its concept that brings forth a dark, twisted world where magic, and monsters, run rampant.

I was wary at first because I wasn’t sure how well the mix of dystopian and magic would mingle, but I found myself quite captivated by it all, though this did not happen right away. At the very start there’s a lot of confusion when it comes to the world building: What exactly is this harvesting and why is it done? Where does the magic come from? How does society live before and after the harvesting? These are some of the questions that accumulates after the first few chapters, making it hard to get into initially. Due to this showing rather than telling…

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Waiting on Wednesday (48)

Posted by on 08/08/2012 • 60 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:

Shadowlands Kate Brian Release date: January 8th 2013by Hyperion Books for Children  

Rory Miller had one chance to fight back and she took it. Rory survived… and the serial killer who attacked her escaped. Now that the infamous Steven Nell is on the loose, Rory must enter the witness protection with her father and sister, Darcy, leaving their friends and family without so much as a goodbye.

Starting over in a new town with only each other is unimaginable for Rory and Darcy. They were inseparable as children, but now they can barely stand each other. As the sisters settle in to…

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Review: The Color of Snow by Brenda Stanley

Posted by on 08/07/2012 • 32 Comments

The Color of SnowBrenda StanleySeries: Standalone Publication date: June 1st 2012by Tribute Books

 

Can a troubled young girl reenter society after living in isolation?

When a beautiful 16-year-old girl named Sophie is found sequestered in a cage-like room in a rundown house in the desolate hills of Arbon Valley, Idaho, the entire community is shocked to learn she is the legendary Callidora–a baby girl who was kidnapped from her crib almost seventeen years ago and canonized in missing posters with portraits of what the fabled girl might resemble. Authorities soon learn that the cage was there to protect people from Sophie, because her biological father believes she is cursed.

Sophie is discovered after the man she knows as Papa, shoots and injures Damien, a young man who…

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Pre-Cover Reveal Excerpt & Giveaway: Nobody

Posted by on 08/06/2012 • 41 Comments

This is a very exciting day on the blog today. I’m part of the pre-cover reveal for Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ new novel – Nobody – and to celebrate the upcoming reveal I’ve got an excerpt on this mysterious new novel, along with an immense giveaway! If you’re new to Jennifer Lynn Barnes you’re in for a treat because not only do you get a chance to win a bunch, you can finally check out her books! Since I can’t show you the cover for Nobody just yet, I made my own homemade cover to tease you with!

NobodyJennifer Lynn BarnesSeries: StandaloneRelease date: January 22nd 2013by Egmont USA

 

Synopsis to be revealed with the cover

The cover reveal is set for August 16th (hosted by Mundie Moms) along with…

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