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Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday (67)

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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:

Velvet
Em Garner
Release date: July 23rd 2013
by EgmontUSA

After the Contamination—an epidemic caused by the super-trendy diet drink SlimPro that turned ordinary citizens into violent, uncontrollable creatures—the government rounded up the “Connies” to protect the remaining population. Now, two years later, the rehabilitated are being allowed home, complete with shock collars that will either control, or kill, them.

Velvet Ellis has struggled to care for her ten-year-old sister since her parents were taken in the round up. When she finds her mother in one of the “Kennels,” Velvet resolves to do whatever it takes to put her family back together. But the danger isn’t over. It’s beginning all over again…

Gritty and grabbing, Velvet is a harrowing, emotionally charged novel for fans of Carrie Ryan and The Walking Dead.

Isn’t this cover really awesome? It’s so bright and unusual! I approve! And honestly, all I needed to see was “an epidemic” to get me interested. And them “violent, uncontrollable creatures” sealed the deal!

What are you waiting on?
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Review: Empty by K.M. Walton

Posted by on 01/01/2013 • 22 Comments

Empty K.M. Walton Series: Repossession #1 Publication date: January 1st 2013by Simon Pulse

Dell is used to disappointment. Ever since her dad left, it’s been one let down after another. But no one—not even her best friend—gets all the pain she’s going through. So Dell hides behind self-deprecating jokes and forced smiles.

Then the one person she trusts betrays her. Dell is beyond devastated. Without anyone to turn to for comfort, her depression and self-loathing spin out of control. But just how far will she go to make all of the heartbreak and name-calling stop?

*A copy was provided by Simon & Schuster for review purposes* A very shocking novel, this one. Yet, as the author pointed out in the end notes, she didn’t write a book to shock,…

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Review: The Repossession by Sam Hawksmoor

Posted by on 12/31/2012 • 24 Comments

The Repossession Sam Hawksmoor Series: Repossession #1 Publication date: March 1st 2012 by Hodder Children’s Books

34 kids missing. Vanished without a trace.

Believing she is possessed, Genie Magee’s mother has imprisoned her all summer encouraged by the sinister Reverend Schneider. Beautiful Rian, love of her life, sets her free, and their escape washes them up at Marshall’s remote farmhouse downriver. But why are there newspaper clippings of the missing kids pinned to Marshall’s bathroom wall? And should they believe his stories about the experiments at the Fortress, an underground research station nearby?

Genie meets Denis. Missing two years now, but hasn’t grown an inch. Rian is haunted by Renée, who insists she’s not actually dead. Soon they discover the terrible truth about Reverend Schneider and worse, Genie is…

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Happy New Year 2013 Giveaway

Posted by on 12/31/2012 • 31 Comments

I told you this weekend would be great in giveaways, huh? 😉 What better way to start New Years with a bang! Thanks to I Am A reader, Not A Writer, and Babs Book Bistro, I am participating in another giveaway hop this holiday season to celebrate 2013!

Dude! I survived the end of the world! It’s the least I can do!

What’s up for grabs? One book of choice at The Book Depository up to a value of 10$.  Open Internationally as long as TBD ships to you (is your country on the list? Click here) Giveaway ends on January 7th, 2013

Use the Rafflecopter below to enter

This giveaway was made possible by The Book Depository affiliate program. Help support future giveaways by using the link…

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Top Cuddles of 2012 Giveaway Hop

Posted by on 12/30/2012 • 38 Comments

What other way to start the New Year than a giveaway hosted by some of my fav bloggers over at Cuddlebuggery!

Once you’re done entering the giveaway on this post, make sure to stop by the other blogs in the linky for more chances to win!

What’s up for grabs:

One lucky winner can chose an Xpresso Reads Favorite, or an Xpresso Reads Upcoming Cartwheel Inducer:

*If the book shown is part of a series, the winner may choose a previous book in the series instead.*

Xpresso Reads 2012 Favorites Choices:

 Xpresso Reads’ 2013 Upcoming Cartwheel Inducers Choices:

Giveaway is open internationallyEnds January 5th, 2013 Use the Rafflecopter below to entera Rafflecopter giveaway

Make sure to check out all the stops on this hop!CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL…

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Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (36)

Posted by on 12/30/2012 • 34 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

The last post of 2012, lovelies! So exciting! And a new year means a new Xpresso Reads! Stay tuned very shortly for that! 😉 It’s been pretty quiet review wise lately due to the holidays. I posted my DNF review madness and a few great giveaways are going live this weekend so get ready, folks!

XPRESSO BOOK TOURS – OPEN FOR SIGN UP

-Blog Tour: Root Bound by Tanya Karen Gough -Blog Tour: Barbie Girl by Heidi Acosta -Blog Tour: There Comes A Prophet by David Litwack-Book Blitz: Obscura Burning by Suzanne van Rooyen-Book Blitz:…

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Fresh Batch (December 30th – January 5th)

Posted by on 12/29/2012 • 13 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

Teeth Hannah Moskowitz Publication date: January 1st 2013by Simon Pulse

A gritty, romantic modern fairy tale from the author of Break and Gone, Gone, Gone.Be careful what you believe in.

Rudy’s life is flipped upside-down when his family moves to a remote island in a last attempt to save his sick younger brother. With nothing to do but worry, Rudy sinks deeper and deeper into loneliness and lies awake at night listening to the screams of the ocean beneath his family’s rickety house.

Then he meets Diana, who makes him wonder what he even knows about love, and Teeth, who makes him question what he knows about anything. Rudy…

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2012 DNF Madness [Part 2]

Posted by on 12/28/2012 • 35 Comments

Welcome to part 2 of 2012 DNF Madness. If you missed part 1, it was posted just yesterday, here! 😉 

The Glimpse Claire Merle Publication date: June 7th 2012by Faber & Faber

In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test. When the authorities find out, she faces banishment from her safe Community, a fate only thwarted by the fact that she has already been promised to Pure-boy Jasper Taurell.

Jasper is from a rich and influential family and despite Ana’s condition, wants to be with her. The authorities grant Ana a tentative reprieve. If she is joined to Jasper before her…

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