Posts By: Giselle

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (52)

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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

Ok guys this is going to be quick because I’m reading Hopeless and it’s so freakingly amazing that I’m doing this post in a hurry to get back to it! So blah blah blah. Kthxbye! Oh wait. I got 2 new giveaways on the blog this week don’t forget to check out zee sidebar!

Reviews on the blog this week:

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Stacking the Shelves

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I received for review:


*Big thanks to AToMR Tours, Megan Hand, and Simon & Schuster for these pretties!*

I bought
Saw some great deals at Chapters so I grabbed a few pretties! I mean, look at those prices! 😀

I was gifted:
I have been DYING to read this one after I read the amazeballs review from Amylicious at Book Loving Mom and I was equally dying that I couldn’t get it at the Kobo store, so when it finally popped up on there she gifted it to me! I love this girl with all my heart! Thanks, love muffin!! And also, it’s her BIRTHDAY today so don’t forget to all wish her a fab day! 😀 (I know, right? It’s her bday and she buys ME gifts! She’s an odd duck, this one!)

*leaves in a hurry to get back to awesome book of awesome*

Link me to your book haul in the comments for when I‘m back in the world of the living! 🙂
XOXO!

Fresh Batch (April 21st – 27th)

Posted by on 04/20/2013 • 16 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

Unbreakable Elizabeth Norris  Series: Unraveling, #1Publication date: April 23rd 2013by Balzer + Bray

Four months after Ben disappeared through the portal to his home universe, Janelle believes she’ll never see him again. Her world is still devastated, but life is finally starting to resume some kind of normalcy. Until Interverse Agent Taylor Barclay shows up. Somebody from an alternate universe is running a human trafficking ring, kidnapping people and selling them on different Earths—and Ben is the prime suspect. Now his family has been imprisoned and will be executed if Ben doesn’t turn himself over within five days.

And when Janelle learns that someone she cares about—someone from…

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Book Girls Don’t Cry: The Trendy Novellas

Posted by on 04/19/2013 • 53 Comments

Inspired by Book Buzzers, 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:  

Optional No More?

All the novellas! What is up with ALL THE NOVELLAS? I completely understand that it’s a way to keep up with the series so you don’t forget the characters or your connection to them, or even to get to know those little side characters who are often the protagonists of these novellas. I’ve even enjoyed a few of these myself. However, on the other hand I’m not sure I like how the trend is turning them into must-read novellas. Which means that if you don’t read one, you find yourself a little out of place…

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Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Posted by on 04/18/2013 • 30 Comments

Now THIS is how you write a book, ladies and gentleman! With the slew of dystopian and post apocalyptic novels coming out you can only imagine how refreshing it is to stumble upon a truly refreshing, incredibly well created novel about an alien apocalypse. And don’t let this term fool you, aliens may not be running rampant on our planet (yet), but Yancey has succeeded in making this event just as realistic as any other world disaster. Plus, in my opinion I think it’s a little naive to believe we’re the only life form with intelligence in the universe. Could this happen to us? Absolutely! I believe it!

Told via multiple perspectives, this novel begins with the introduction of our main character; Cassie. With a lot of luck, sure, but…

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Damaged Sneak Peek + Giveaway!

Posted by on 04/17/2013 • 11 Comments

Today on Xpresso Reads I have an awesome sneak peek of Damaged by H.M. Ward and a giveaway for your very own copy! 😉

DamagedH.M. Ward Series: Damaged #1Genre: NA Contemporary Publication date: April 7th 2013by Laree Bailey Press

Life sucks. And, as soon as Sidney picks up the pieces something always knocks her back onto her butt. It’s never pretty, but this time is different. This time pretty isn’t even the right word.

Peter is the personification of perfection. It’s like he fell off his angel perch in purgatory, because let’s face it–any guy that hot has got to be naughty. He was probably sent here to ruin her life.

Peter is beyond beautiful with his sexy blue eyes, dark hair, and toned body. Add in his…

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Waiting on Wednesday (79)

Posted by on 04/17/2013 • 50 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 In-BetweenBarbara Stewart Genre: YA Psychological ThrillerPublication date: November 5th 2013by St. Martin’s Griffin 

When Elanor’s near-death experience opens a door to a world inhabited by bold, beautiful Madeline, she finds her life quickly spiraling out of control

Fourteen-year-old Elanor Moss has always been an outcast who fails at everything she tries—she’s even got the fine, white scars to prove it. Moving was supposed to be a chance at a fresh start, a way to leave behind all the pain and ugliness of her old life. But, when a terrible car accident changes her life forever, her near-death experience opens a…

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Review: The Rising by Kelley Armstrong

Posted by on 04/16/2013 • 0 Comments

The RisingKelley Armstrong Series: Darkness Rising #3Genre: YA Paranormal Publication date: April 9th 2013by Doubleday Canada

The heart-stopping final book in the Darkness Rising trilogy, from New York Times-bestselling author Kelley Armstrong!

Things are getting desperate for Maya and her friends. Hunted by two powerful Cabals, they’re quickly running out of places to hide. And with the whole world thinking they died in a helicopter crash, they can’t simply go to the authorities for help. All they have is the name and number of someone who might be able to give them a few answers. Answers to why they’re so valuable to the Cabals, and why their supernatural powers are getting more out of control. Maya is unprepared for the truths that await her, but she’ll have to…

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Review: If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Review: If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Posted by on 04/16/2013 • 31 Comments

A powerfully emotional novel, If I Stay is a journey through life and death, in the eyes of a young girl who has lost just about everything.

After a disastrous car accident, Mia finds herself looking down at her own battered body, barely alive. This is one case where, immediately, you get a feel of who these people are, their realness, the love they have for each other. With only a few minutes of getting to know them before the accident, I already felt a connection with Mia and her whole family, turning an already emotional novel into a gutting one. Mia’s loss and grief is tangible through Gayle’s effortless writing style. It’s a tragic tale of unimaginable life changing loss that will make you thankful for everything and everyone…

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