Posts By: Giselle

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (27)

Posted by • 49 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

This week was very giveaway friendly on the blog. Firstly I threw a giveaway to help me spread the word on Xpresso Book Tours. You can enter here! I’m also participating in the Spooktacular giveaway hop so don’t miss out on over 450 chances to win. And lastly, the Blind Spot blog tour dropped by and you can enter to win a great swag bag! As for Xpresso Book tours, you can still sign up to reveal the cover of Pieces by Michelle Davidson Argyle, as well as 2 tours open for sign up. Check it out!

Reviews on the blog this week:

New by Xpresso Design (click to enlarge):

 

Stacking the Shelves

I received for review (Click on title links for Goodreads):
 
–Chasers by James Phelan 
–Blind Spot by Laura Ellen

 

 
*Big thanks to the lovely people at Thomas Allen & Son, Kensington Teen, Disney Hyperion, Macmillan, and the fabulous Jessica Meigs for these pretties!*

Peace out, lovelies!!
Link me up to your book haul post! 🙂 

Fresh Batch (October 28th – November 3rd)

Posted by on 10/27/2012 • 19 Comments

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

IcedKaren Marie MoningSeries: Fever, #6Publication date: October 30th 2012by Delacorte Press

 

The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. I’m Dani O’Malley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and there’s no place I’d rather be.

Dani “Mega” O’Malley plays by her own set of rules—and in a world overrun by Dark Fae, her biggest rule is: Do what it takes to survive. Possessing rare talents and the all-powerful Sword of Light, Dani is more than equipped for the task. In fact, she’s one of the rare…

Continue Reading »

Review: Rebel Heart by Moira Young

Posted by on 10/26/2012 • 22 Comments

Rebel HeartMoira Young Series: Dust Lands, #2Publication date: October 30th 2012by Margaret K. McElderry

 

It seemed so simple: Defeat the Tonton, rescue her kidnapped brother, Lugh, and then order would be restored to Saba’s world. Simplicity, however, has proved to be elusive. Now, Saba and her family travel west, headed for a better life and a longed-for reunion with Jack. But the fight for Lugh’s freedom has unleashed a new power in the dust lands, and a formidable new enemy is on the rise.

What is the truth about Jack? And how far will Saba go to get what she wants? In this much-anticipated follow-up to the riveting Blood Red Road, a fierce heroine finds herself at the crossroads of danger and destiny, betrayal and passion.

*A…

Continue Reading »

Blind Spot Blog Tour: Guest Post + Giveaway

Posted by on 10/25/2012 • 33 Comments

Today I have the lovely Laura on the blog for the Blind Spot blog tour. She’s here to introduce us to her characters, and you can then enter to win a great prize pack! Look for my  review of Blind Spot on the blog next week!

Blind SpotLaura EllenPublication date:  October 23rd 2012by Harcourt Children’s Books

 

There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.

Seventeen-year-old Tricia Farni’s body floated to the surface of Alaska’s Birch River six months after the night she disappeared. The night Roz Hart had a fight with her. The night Roz can’t remember. Roz, who struggles with macular degeneration, is used to assembling fragments to make sense of the world around her. But this time it’s her memory that needs piecing together—to…

Continue Reading »

Waiting on Wednesday (58)

Posted by on 10/24/2012 • 45 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 Originals Cat Patrick Release date: May 7th 2013by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

A riveting new story from Cat Patrick, author of Forgotten and Revived.

17-year-olds Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey Best grew up as identical triplets… until they discovered a shocking family secret. They’re actually closer than sisters, they’re clones. Hiding from a government agency that would expose them, the Best family appears to consist of a single mother with one daughter named Elizabeth. Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey take turns going to school, attending social engagements, and a group mindset has always been a de facto part of life…

Then Lizzie meets…

Continue Reading »

Review: Crusher by Niall Leonard

Posted by on 10/23/2012 • 18 Comments

CrusherNiall LeonardPublication date: September 11th 2012by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

 

The day Finn Maguire discovers his dad bludgeoned to death in a pool of blood, his dreary life is turned upside down. Prime suspect in his father’s murder, Finn must race against time to clear his name and find out who hated his dad enough to kill him.

Scouring the sordid, brutal London underworld for answers, exposing dark family secrets, and facing danger at every turn, Finn is about to learn that it’s the people you trust who can hit you the hardest…

*A copy was provided by Random House of Canada for review purposes*

 

When I first heard or Crusher I had never heard of it or of the author before, and when…

Continue Reading »

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

Posted by on 10/23/2012 • 25 Comments

I am very happy to be one of over 500–OVER 500!–blogs that are participating in this Spooktacular giveaway hop hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and The Diary of a Bookworm. I haven’t had the chance to participate in a hop in so long that I’m excited for this one! Plus, Halloween! Who doesn’t love it!? 😀

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 October 31st, 2012 Use the Rafflecopter below to enter

Make sure to hop along the other participants for 500+ more chances to win!Click here for the full blog list.

This…

Continue Reading »

Review: This Is Not a Drill by Beck McDowell

Posted by on 10/22/2012 • 21 Comments

This Is Not a DrillBeck McDowellPublication date: October 25th 2012by Nancy Paulsen Books

 

A father who misses his son. A soldier home from war. A man with nothing to lose.

When Brian Stutts walks into a first-grade classroom with a gun, Emery and Jake’s world is blown apart. They’re just teenagers helping to tutor some kids, but now they’re at the centre of a deadly hostage crisis.

While Jake tries to get a secret message to the outside world, Emery reaches out to the desperate, unstable man. But Brian Stutts is holding the gun, and one way or another he’s not leaving without his son.

 *A copy was provided by Beck McDowell for review purposes* With only a mere 224 pages, I was surprised by how much…

Continue Reading »