Posts By: Giselle

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Young Adult Giveaway Hop

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To give back to all my wonderful followers who read this blog and give it its reason to be, I’m joining in the Young Adult Giveaway Hop as a thank you for being so supportive! Special thanks to I Am A reader, Not A Writer, and BookLove101 for hosting!

What’s up for grabs?

One YA book of choice at The Book Depository up to a value of 15$.

Open Internationally as long as TBD ships to you (is your country on the list? Click here)

Giveaway ends on February 4th, 2013

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Review: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

Posted by Giselle on 01/28/2013 • 32 Comments

The Sea of Tranquility Katja Millay Genre: NA ContemporaryPublication date: November 13th 2012by Atria Books

Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay.

Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.

Everyone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of…

Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (40)

Posted by Giselle on 01/27/2013 • 59 Comments

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

Wow what a week. Ok so, did you all see the new feature that we’re launching next week? If you missed it, have a look here! 😉 So we’re all excited to start that. And honestly other than that I have not much to say this week. Hmm. So let me slather you with the cute! My devil had a haircut today:

That is all.

Reviews on the blog this week:

New at Xpresso Book Tours

— Tour Sign Up: Surface by Tiffany Daune — Tour Sign Up: The Kings of Charleston…

Fresh Batch (Jan 27th – Feb 2nd)

Posted by Giselle on 01/26/2013 • 17 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

Sins & Needles Karina Halle Series: The Artists Trilogy, #1 Publication date: January 28th 2013by Metal Blonde Books

Ellie Watt is used to starting over. The daughter of a grifting team, Ellie spent her childhood being used as a pawn in her parents’ latest scam. Now she’s much older, wiser and ready to give her con artist life a rest. But returning to the dry desert town of Palm Valley, California means one more temptation than she bargained for – Camden McQueen. Once known as the high school weirdo, Camden is bigger and badder than the boy he used to be and a talented tattoo artist with his own thriving…

Plagiarism: The Saga Continues!

Posted by Giselle on 01/26/2013 • 109 Comments

We have all been aware of some plagiarism recently. It seems to have spiked for some reason. I don’t know if it’s the new year, or the fact we all survived the apocalypse or what. But here I am, with my unfortunate story that I feel obliged to share.

I hate drama and wanted to settle the matter privately, but after the follow up that arose, and being warned that she was going around telling people I was falsely accusing and bullying her, I have no choice but to show my side of the story.

I was approached by a friend of mine who was on this blog reading a review of Alice in Zombieland. They found some similarities to my own review and approached me about it. After reading…

Review: Radiant by Cynthia Hand

Posted by Giselle on 01/25/2013 • 12 Comments

Radiant Cynthia Hand Series: Unearthly #2.5 Genre:YA ParanormalPublication date: December 4th 2012by HarperTeen

Clara is desperate to get away—from the memories that haunt her in Wyoming and the visions of a future she isn’t ready to face—and spending the summer in Italy with her best friend, Angela, should be the perfect escape. . . .

For as long as she can remember, Angela has been told that love is dangerous, that she must always guard her heart. But when she met a mysterious guy in Italy two years ago she was determined to be with him, no matter the costs. Now she must decide whether she can trust Clara with her secret, or if telling her the truth will risk everything she cares about.

Alternating between Angela and Clara’s…

Book Girls Don’t Cry …They Vent!

Posted by Giselle on 01/24/2013 • 28 Comments

Ooh what is this? 😉

So I was debating, I have been posting 4 reviews a week and to be honest it’s getting a little much for me. I can do 4, but I often find I’m always last minute with my review books and I feel like I need more breathing room. So I started thinking what I could replace a review day with that would be fun for my readers (something you’d enjoy as much or even more than a review)–and what is always fun? Venting and discussing bookish things!

So welcome to the introduction of a new weekly discussion post! But there’s more! As you could probably deduce from the banner, I have teamed up with Jenni from Alluring Reads and Amy from Book Loving Mom…

Waiting on Wednesday (70)

Posted by Giselle on 01/23/2013 • 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:

Stained Cheryl Rainfield Genre: YA Contemporary Thriller Release date: November 19th 2013by Harcourt Children’s Books

In this heart-wrenching and suspenseful teen thriller, sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for “normal.” Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, all her life she’s been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust. But when she’s abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her face to find the beauty and strength she has inside. It’s that—or succumb to a killer

There is just…