Yearly Archives:: 2012

Sunday, April 15, 2012

In My Mailbox (30)

Posted by Giselle • 109 Comments

“In My Mailbox” is a meme, created by Kristi at The Story Siren, that features books I have

received/ purchased/ borrowed during the week.

Hi guys! I hope you’ve all had a swell week! Mine was pretty slack with a whole lot of nothing. I loved it! The blog, though, has been busy. If you missed it, have a look at my Here tour stop here for a chance to win a copy, you can check out my review and an interview at the same time. I also had Brigid Kemmerer stopped by on Wednesday for a great interview and a giveaway of her upcoming book Storm, check it out here. There’s still time to enter my 2000 followers giveaway as well – here. In other news, you can look forward to three more tours that will be dropping by: Hunting Lila, Frost, and Astarte’s Wrath. Dates on the sidebar.

This week, I got for review (click on cover or title links for Goodreads):

–Purity by Jackson Pearce (I read this one and really liked it)

–The Breakaway by Michelle Davidson Argyle

–Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (This is my 2nd copy, so this one will be up for giveaway soon! Stay tuned)

–Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

*Shout out to Ada Adams, Lerner Publishing Group, Hachette Book Group Canada, Michelle Davidson Argyle (x2 for the awesome swag), HarperCollins Canada and Penguin Canada for these pretties. HUGE thank you!*

What did you all get this week?

Link me up! 🙂

Side-notes before you go:

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Review: Masque of the Red Death

Posted by Giselle on 04/14/2012 • 30 Comments

Masque of the Red Death Bethany Griffin Series: Masque of the Red Death, #1 Release date: April 24th, 2012 by HarperCollins

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Everything is in ruins.

A devastating plague has decimated the population. And those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles to pieces around them.

So what does Araby Worth have to live for?

Nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery make-up . . . and tantalizing ways to forget it all.

But in the depths of the club—in the depths of her own despair—Araby will find more than oblivion. She will find Will, the terribly handsome proprietor of the club. And Elliott, the wickedly smart aristocrat. Neither boy is what he seems. Both have secrets. Everyone does.

And Araby…

Fresh Batch (April 15th-21st)

Posted by Giselle on 04/14/2012 • 20 Comments

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

Glimmer

Phoebe Kitanidis Release date: April 17th, 2012by Balzer + Bray

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What if you forgot your identity and had to rely on other people to tell you who you were?

And what if to discover your true self, you first had to unravel a mystery so big and terrifying you were not sure you’d survive solving it?

When Marshall and Elyse wake up in each other’s arms with zero memory of how they got there or who they are, it’s the start of a long journey through their separate pasts and shared future.

Terrified by their amnesia, the two make a pact to…

Review: Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday

Posted by Giselle on 04/13/2012 • 36 Comments

Deadly CoolGemma HallidaySeries: Deadly Cool, #1Release date: October 11th 2011by HarperTeen

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Hartley Grace Featherstone is having a very bad day. First she finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her with the president of the Herbert Hoover High School Chastity Club. Then he’s pegged as the #1 suspect in a murder. And if that weren’t enough, now he’s depending on Hartley to clear his name.

But as much as Hartley wouldn’t mind seeing him squirm, she knows he’s innocent, and she’s the only one who can help him. Along with her best friend, Sam, and the school’s resident Bad Boy, Chase, Hartley starts investigating on her own. But as the dead bodies begin to pile up, the mystery deepens, the suspects multiply, and Hartley begins…

Review: Channeler’s Choice by Heather McCorkle

Posted by Giselle on 04/12/2012 • 18 Comments

Channeler’s ChoiceHeather McCorkleSeries: Channeler, #2Release date: February 27th 2012by Compass Press

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With her parents’ murderers dead, Eren can finally concentrate on fitting in at Spruce Knoll High, not to mention figuring out what it means to be a channeler. If only it were that easy. It turns out she isn’t normal even among channelers – she may be a legendary warrior meant to protect the earth in a last great battle.

But Mayan prophecies are the least of her worries as she involuntarily starts to gather her own Society, another girl moves in on Aiden, her powers rage out of control, and worst of all, someone is stalking her. To top it all off, Eren discovers she doesn’t have to be a channeler after all –…

Interview & Giveaway with Brigid Kemmerer

Posted by Giselle on 04/11/2012 • 26 Comments

Today is full of hotness at Xpresso Reads; I’m sure you’ve all heard of STORM by Brigid Kemmerer and most of you are probably highly anticipating it – for good reason! So I’m excited to have Brigid over today for a great interview, and guess what? She’s giving away a signed copy!

StormBrigid KemmererSeries: Elementals, #1Release date: April 24th, 2012by Kensington

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Earth, Fire, Air, Water – they have more power than you dream.

Ever since her ex-boyfriend spread those lies about her, Becca Chandler is suddenly getting all the guys—all the ones she doesn’t want. Then she saves Chris Merrick from a beating in the school parking lot. Chris is different. Way different: he can control water—just like his brothers can control fire, wind, and earth….

Waiting on Wednesday (31)

Posted by Giselle on 04/11/2012 • 74 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:

Alice in Zombieland Gena Showalter Release date: September 25th, 2012 by Harlequin Teen Add it to your Goodreads

She won’t resist until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.

Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.

Her father was right. The monsters are real….

To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the…

Here Tour Stop

Posted by Giselle on 04/10/2012 • 21 Comments

Today is my stop on the Here Blog Tour, hosted by A Tale of Many Reviews, and I’ve got my review for you as well as a fun This ‘N That interview with Denise. You also have a chance to win a copy! How’s that for a great day!? 🙂

HereDenise Grover SwankSeries: On the Otherside, #1Release date: November 11th 2011

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Sixteen year old Julia Phillips buries herself in guilt after killing her best friend Monica in a car accident. Julia awoke in the hospital with a broken leg, a new talent for drawing and false memories of the accident, in which she dies and Monica lives. The doctors attribute this to her head injury, but no one can explain how a bracelet engraved with her name…