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Thursday, August 08, 2013

Book Girls Don’t Cry: I Still Have Not Read These!

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Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:

 

Books I’m Missing Out On (Apparently)!



This week we decided to do a top ten style discussion post on the books we should have read but still haven’t because; top lists are fun, and you all get to chide us for being late in many ball fields, or something. So these are my top 10 books (ok I cheated and there’s 8- whatevs!) I should have read by now. PS – You can click on the cover for their Goodreads’ page!

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–The Iron King by Julie Kagawa: I actually have not read ANY book by Julie Kagawa, and what’s funny is I own this whole series and book 1 and 2 of her Immortal Rules series. Woops! I have been putting this one off actually for the simple fact that it’s about faeries and I have had the worst luck with faeries books. Although I haven’t read one in a year or so, so it may be time. I’ll likely give the audiobooks a try.

–Matched by Ally Condie: The reviews of this series are all over the place so it’s making me both curious and afraid to pick this one up. But it sounds so good! EEP.

–The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis: Yep I’m uber late in the game with this one but I’m kind of scared that all the hype and talk about it has made me expect too much.  I also never watched the movies. There are movies, right? >.<

–My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent: Another author that I have not tried but have been interested in every one of her releases. I love the sounds of this series so much and I know I would love it, but it’s become such a long series now that it’s feels a tad overwhelming to start it, so I think these will be audiobooks too. In fact – and I swear! – I have this audio on hold at my library!

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–Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler: I think this is the oldest unread book I have on my shelf. By oldest I mean I’ve had it the longest. I think I bought it like over a year before I even started blogging. Oops! (I wonder how much dust is on it.)

–The Giver by Lois Lowry: This is a good book or something, right? Dunno, that old man is kind of intimidating. And he looks uninpressed.

–Bloodlines by Richelle Mead: GAH. I’m a big fan of the Vampire Academy series but the early reviews of this book were pretty bad and I didn’t want to read a bad book about Adrian (<3), they seem to have gotten better though so it’s getting up there in my TBR list. On the covers of that whole series: yuck!

–The Maze Runner by James Dashner: Didn’t this book invent dystopians or something? >.< This is another one that I’m afraid my crazy high expectations I have for it will work against it. It sounds amazing though so I will try it someday!


Also I’m kind of ashamed that I still have not read ANY Stephen King book – me, the horror fan. *slaps self* But like, dude, his books all have about 192378123871 pages! Scary, much?

 

Are there any books on here you haven’t read either? (Solidarity and all!)
What are some books that would make your list of books you should have read by now?

 

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Cover Reveal: Crewel & Altered by Gennifer Albin (+ Giveaway!)

Cover Reveal: Crewel & Altered by Gennifer Albin (+ Giveaway!)

Posted by on 08/07/2013 • 121 Comments

Today I have a very special treat for y’all! I’ve got the BRAND NEW (and gorgeous) covers for both Crewel and Altered which is being released at the end of October. PLUS, I have an epic giveaway that you might just drool over! Without further ado:

Crewel Gennifer Albin Genre: YA Science Fiction Publication date: October 15, 2013 (paperback) by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Enter a tangled world of secrets and intrigue where a girl is in charge of other’s destinies, but not her own.

Sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has always been special. When her parents discover her gift—the ability to weave the very fabric of reality—they train her to hide it. For good reason, they don’t want her to become…

Review: The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand

Review: The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand

Posted by on 08/06/2013 • 26 Comments

A delightful, yet dark MG novel; The Year of Shadows is dusted with ghosts, entertaining personalities, and an unexpected amount of grave topics which are handled with complete expertise, all through the delicate eyes of a child who is harboring a mountain of pain.

This book is about a young girl, Olivia, who has had to move into this battered concert hall where her father works due to the stupid Economy. Fostering anger towards both her father for bringing her to this dank place, and her mother for leaving without saying goodbye, she’s tuning everyone out to concentrate on the one thing she loves: drawing. Then the ghosts show up. From abandonment to loneliness to grief, Olivia’s heart became my own when I was reading her story; the heavy burden…

Review: Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young

Review: Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young

Posted by on 08/05/2013 • 28 Comments

Do you ever wonder where you would have ended up if you’d chosen differently that one time? “What if?” is a question we’ve all wondered once or twice. How different would our lives be today? This is why I enjoyed Just Like Fate so much; it explores consequences of two sides of a coin, while showing that no matter the road that leads, we end up where we’re meant to be. For Caroline, both roads are linked to her decision to go to a party, not knowing it will be during the last of her grandmother’s moments. A quick decision, really, and things end up so incredibly different for her. Told via alternating chapters, we see how neither of these roads are easy, each coming with their own set of…

Stacking the Shelves (66)

Stacking the Shelves (66)

Posted by on 08/03/2013 • 36 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews featuring the books we got this week, and I also mention blog news/happenings of the past week. I can’t believe it’s already August! I feel like summer is flying by! Dude there’s already Christmas stuff out in stores. What’s with that? Ugh. Ok so only 2 weeks left until the blogger meet-up in Boston! Super excited – and come join us at the Cheesecake Factory (Hells yeah!) if you’re in the Boston area on the 17th! And did you all see the cover for Cress? Woot! Love it! Nothing else to point out this week it was pretty mellow here on the blog, just doing my thang #hairflip.

THIS WEEK’S BOOK HAUL: (Click on cover or links below…

Fresh Batch (New Releases August 4th – 10th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases August 4th – 10th)

Posted by on 08/03/2013 • 17 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Gated Amy Christine Parker Publication date: August 6th 2013 by Random House BFYR

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She thought the evil lived outside the walls.

She was wrong.

In the Community, life seems perfect. The members of this isolated suburban development have thrived under Pioneer, the charismatic leader who saved them from their sad, damaged lives.

Lyla Hamilton and her parents moved here following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, looking to escape the evil in the world. Now seventeen, Lyla knows certain facts are not to be questioned:

Pioneer is her leader. Will is her Intended. The end of the world is near.

Like Noah before…

Review: Memory by Christoph Marzi

Review: Memory by Christoph Marzi

Posted by on 08/02/2013 • 18 Comments

This blurb, this cover, it gives off such a wonderful creepy vibe that intrigued me immediately. Ghosts! London Cemeteries! A girl with no memories! All things that made this book an instant must-have. Although one part does have its share of thrill, the mythologies introduced felt out of place, the characters are flat and boring, and the story is nothing if not cheesy.

The book begins with Jude finding this girl in a cemetery who is not quite a ghost, but not a live person either. People can’t see her, yet she’s not cold nor does she have any other ghost qualities. She also has no memory of who she is. It was an attention grabbing beginning which I thought for sure a good sign. Then we start to learn…

Book Girl Don’t Cry: Review Reading Habits

Book Girl Don’t Cry: Review Reading Habits

Posted by on 08/01/2013 • 35 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:

 

Review Reading Made Complicated!

Do you find yourself avoiding certain reviews or hiding from Goodreads when you want to be completely unswayed about a certain book? We’re wondering how many share the same habits for reading reviews – hence the reason for our topic  this week! I’m particular about which reviews I’ll read and when. For instance, if I know I will be starting a book in the next couple of weeks, I’ll avoid reading reviews on it. I love going into it with zero expectations. A lot of the time I don’t even refresh my awful memory by re-reading the blurb,…