Posts By: Giselle

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (48)

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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:

Shadowlands

Kate Brian
Release date: January 8th 2013
by Hyperion Books for Children
 

Rory Miller had one chance to fight back and she took it. Rory survived… and the serial killer who attacked her escaped. Now that the infamous Steven Nell is on the loose, Rory must enter the witness protection with her father and sister, Darcy, leaving their friends and family without so much as a goodbye.

Starting over in a new town with only each other is unimaginable for Rory and Darcy. They were inseparable as children, but now they can barely stand each other. As the sisters settle in to Juniper Landing, a picturesque vacation island, it seems like their new home may be just the fresh start they need. They fall in with a group of beautiful, carefree teens and spend their days surfing, partying on the beach, and hiking into endless sunsets. But just as they’re starting to feel safe again, one of their new friends goes missing. Is it a coincidence? Or is the nightmare beginning all over again?

I’m already a fan of Kate’s because of her Private series. It’s my guilty pleasure series – sort of a 90210/Gossip Girl type – and, though very different by the sounds of this synopsis, I’m definitely stoked for some more of Kate Brian! Not to mention that this is totally up my alley with serial killers and suspense!

What are you waiting on?
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Review: The Color of Snow by Brenda Stanley

Posted by on 08/07/2012 • 32 Comments

The Color of SnowBrenda StanleySeries: Standalone Publication date: June 1st 2012by Tribute Books

 

Can a troubled young girl reenter society after living in isolation?

When a beautiful 16-year-old girl named Sophie is found sequestered in a cage-like room in a rundown house in the desolate hills of Arbon Valley, Idaho, the entire community is shocked to learn she is the legendary Callidora–a baby girl who was kidnapped from her crib almost seventeen years ago and canonized in missing posters with portraits of what the fabled girl might resemble. Authorities soon learn that the cage was there to protect people from Sophie, because her biological father believes she is cursed.

Sophie is discovered after the man she knows as Papa, shoots and injures Damien, a young man who…

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Pre-Cover Reveal Excerpt & Giveaway: Nobody

Posted by on 08/06/2012 • 41 Comments

This is a very exciting day on the blog today. I’m part of the pre-cover reveal for Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ new novel – Nobody – and to celebrate the upcoming reveal I’ve got an excerpt on this mysterious new novel, along with an immense giveaway! If you’re new to Jennifer Lynn Barnes you’re in for a treat because not only do you get a chance to win a bunch, you can finally check out her books! Since I can’t show you the cover for Nobody just yet, I made my own homemade cover to tease you with!

NobodyJennifer Lynn BarnesSeries: StandaloneRelease date: January 22nd 2013by Egmont USA

 

Synopsis to be revealed with the cover

The cover reveal is set for August 16th (hosted by Mundie Moms) along with…

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Xpresso Weekly: Stacking the Shelves (15)

Posted by on 08/05/2012 • 65 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

So this week’s Xpresso Weekly will be super short and sweet. First there was the Circle of Silence blog tour where you can win a copy of your own! I also interviewed Meagan Spooner yesterday and she’s super sweet so go say hi! Also don’t forget to enter the Cover Madness giveaway that ends on the 18th!

Reviews on the blog this week:

Stacking the Shelves I have an uber small haul to show you, so no vlog this week 🙂

Click on title links below for Goodreads

I got for review:

So…

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Interview with Meagan Spooner

Posted by on 08/04/2012 • 9 Comments

Today I’m very happy to have Meagan Spooner visit Xpresso Reads for a fun interview. She’s the author of Skylark which, as you can see on my sidebar, I’m reading at the moment and I can tell you it rocks! My review will be posted next week so keep an eye out! 😉 Now let’s see what Meagan has to say about BEA, Science Fiction, and of course, Skylark.

Interview with Meagan Spooner

Q. Let’s start with telling us a bit about how Skylark came to be.

A. SKYLARK was a result of a lot of factors conspiring to hit me in the right way, at the right time. I’d attended the wonderful Odyssey Writing Workshop the year before, and had spent about six months digesting what I’d learned there…

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Fresh Batch (August 5th – 11th)

Posted by on 08/04/2012 • 25 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

Girl of NightmaresKendare BlakeSeries: Anna, #2Release date: August 7th 2012by Tor Teen

 

It’s been months since the ghost of Anna Korlov opened a door to Hell in her basement and disappeared into it, but ghost-hunter Cas Lowood can’t move on. His friends remind him that Anna sacrificed herself so that Cas could live–not walk around half dead. He knows they’re right, but in Cas’s eyes, no living girl he meets can compare to the dead girl he fell in love with.Now he’s seeing Anna everywhere: sometimes when he’s asleep and sometimes in waking nightmares. But something is very wrong…these aren’t just daydreams. Anna seems tortured, torn apart in new…

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Review: Circle of Silence by Carol M Tanzman

Posted by on 08/03/2012 • 20 Comments

Circle of Silence Carol M. TanzmanSeries: WiHi, #2 Publication date: July 24th 2012by Harlequin Teen

 

THE BIGGEST STORY OF MY LIFE COULD BE HOW IT ENDS It’s my turn to run a “Campus News” crew, and I’ve put together a team that can break stories wide open. And Washington Irving High has a truly great one to cover, if only we can find a lead.

A secret society has formed in our school. It announced its presence with pranks: underwear on the flagpole, a toilet in the hallway, cryptic notes. A circle of silence keeps the society a mystery. No one knows its members, agenda or initiation secrets-until a student lands in the hospital under “strange” circumstances.

I “will” blow this story wide open and stop others from…

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Review: The Boy Recession by Flynn Meaney

Posted by on 08/02/2012 • 27 Comments

The Boy RecessionFlynn MeaneyRelease date: August 7th 2012by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

 

It’s all about supply and demand when a high school deals with the sudden exodus of male students.

The boy recession has hit Julius P. Heil High, and the remaining boys find that their stock is on the rise: With little competition, even the most unlikely guys have a good chance at making the team and getting the girl. Guitar-strumming, class-skipping Hunter Fahrenbach never wanted to be a hot commodity, but the popular girls can’t help but notice his unconventional good looks. With a little work, he might even by boyfriend material.

But for down-to-earth Kelly Robbins, the boy recession is causing all sorts of problems. She has secretly liked her good friend…

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