Yearly Archives:: 2015

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Top Ten Contemporary Books I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read!

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where we list top bookish things.


Favorite genre fail!

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  • Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson: I hear this is like the best contemporary book! I have only read 1 book by this author years ago, actually, (Wintergirls) I really have to fix this situation! >.<
  • The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen: Of all of Dessen’s books, this is the one that people keep recommending to me. I have read one of her most recent books and really enjoyed it, so I def need to read more of hers!
  • Stolen by Lucy Christopher: I can’t even recall how many times I was told I should read this. I guess it’s a pretty memorable read and it’s been on my TBR for like 25 years so… it’s time!
  • Lola and the Boy Next Door: I looved Anna and the French Kiss and I have somehow never continued with the series. And if I recall correctly this book was even my first WOW pick ever ha. #Fail

 

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  • Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell: A very hyped book that I’m sure you’ve all heard of. I know I’d love it, too, as I was a big fan of Fangirl and really clicked with her writing.
  • Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler: This one is on banned books list and talked about really often (at least to me). I’m already a big fan of this author, too, after reading some of her more recent books, so I should make this one a priority!!

Which one of these should I read first?
Any contemporary books you can’t believe you haven’t read yet?


Guest Post by Courtney Alameda + Giveaway!

Guest Post by Courtney Alameda + Giveaway!

Posted by on 02/02/2015 • 12 Comments

This lovely lady visited the blogs during the holidays, and I’m happy to have her back again as part of the blog tour! Here’s a bit of info on the book, first, in case you missed out on this creepy read:

Guest Post by Courtney Alameda

THE THINGS I DO FOR LOVE . . . OF FICTION

I do a lot of on-site research for my novels, when possible. While I was writing Shutter, I visited the San Francisco Bay Area no fewer than five times, jumped a fence to take pictures of the underside of the Golden Gate Bridge, ducked inside St. Mary’s Hospital to hide from a gang that had been tailing me through the neighborhood (no joke), stood toe-to-edge atop the abandoned…

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Fresh Batch (New Releases February 1st – 7th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases February 1st – 7th)

Posted by on 01/31/2015 • 13 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

I’ll Meet You There Heather Demetrios Publication date: February 3rd 2015by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

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If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straightedge Skylar and art school are three minimum-wage months of summer. Skylar can taste the freedom—that is, until her mother loses her job and everything starts coming apart. Torn between her dreams and the people she loves, Skylar realizes everything she’s ever worked for is on the…

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Review: Get Even by Gretchen McNeil

Review: Get Even by Gretchen McNeil

Posted by on 01/30/2015 • 8 Comments

Are you looking for suspense, mystery, and thrills?

Are you looking for a revenge story in a prep school of les rich, complete with a raging, bully-enabling, hypocritical priest at its head?

Are you looking for side characters that are absolutely cardboard cut-outs of the bitch, the jock, the junkie, the minion-of-the-bitch-who-is-actually-miserable-and-feels-happy-when-she-is-complimented-over-the-bitch (wow that was long), the best friend, the snarling physical education teacher – among other “stereotypical” characters – that are absolutely expected now in books like this?

Yes, you get all of these in Get Even. Now, don’t get me wrong. The characters may have been written in such a way that was seriously cheesy and mayhaps even exaggerated to the point that it’s hard to take any of them seriously, but if you like mindless fun, I have no…

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Review: The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

Review: The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

Posted by on 01/29/2015 • 23 Comments

The Last Time We Say Goodbye is the story of a girl who’s been left behind. Her family is broken, her heart is broken, and her life will now never be the same. After her brother dies, Lex is now defined as this tragic girl with a dead brother; someone to pity, or to avoid completely which is not uncommon in these scenarios – people are simply uncomfortable towards death. If this wasn’t enough for Lex to deal with, there’s these nightmares that make her relive it all nightly…

As you can expect, this novel is full of emotional turmoil. It’s dark and depressing, yet very powerful. Important, even. We’re dealing with death, grief, depression, denial, and everything in between, and these emotions are all very real and unflinching. Lex…

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Review: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Review: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Posted by on 01/28/2015 • 14 Comments

It’s been a while since I have read a fae book so I thought it was time. Besides that, I bought this when I went to the release day launch at a local book store and the little parts that the author read had me really wanting to read it. I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t one that will go on my favorites list. The main character was really great and I loved that we discover her secrets and the truth about herself along with her. I really loved the writing too, it was very beautiful and descriptive. The fae world always intrigues me, and I loved getting to visit Faerieland. It’s enjoyable to read about fae when they are portrayed the way old folklore does it. As the creepy…

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Review: Fairest by Marissa Meyer

Review: Fairest by Marissa Meyer

Posted by on 01/26/2015 • 29 Comments

If you thought Queen Levana was evil before, you will see just how corrupted she really is! I don’t often read novellas, but this one is a bit longer than average and completely worth it to be able to see Levana’s childhood and how she grew up to be who she is. It also gives us a glimpse at our beloved characters’ childhood so we get a real 360 look at what happened in the past.

Despite her evil ways and sometimes shocking delusions, Levana’s story is just plain sad. This hard-edged personality of hers was built from a tough childhood that lacked real parental guidance and, most importantly, love and affection. The fire tragedy that brought about her scars was horrifying, and some might consider it the beginning…

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Giselle’s Stacking the Shelves [January 25th]

Giselle’s Stacking the Shelves [January 25th]

Posted by on 01/25/2015 • 18 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. Hi bookish friends! How is 2015 treating you so far? I’ve been keeping busy, but things are great! And since it’s 2015 already, are y’all thinking about BEA yet? Who’s going? I’m pretty sure I will be there again this year, but nothing is set in stone yet. In case you missed it this week we’ve got a new giveaway for a copy of Half Bad and some hot chocolate which is kind of awesome if you ask me! So let’s see what goodies I got this week!

BOOK HAUL:

I received for review: –After by Anna…

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