Posts By: Giselle

Sunday, March 18, 2012

In My Mailbox (26)

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“In My Mailbox” is a meme, created by Kristi at The Story Siren, that features books I have

received/ purchased/ borrowed during the week.

I don’t know about you all but I’ve had a fabulous week. I’m just in an awesome mood for some reason. You know, just all around giddy – I’m sure some may have noticed on Twitter I guess my tweets have been a bit random and full of epicness, and I LOVE you guys for joining along in my happy dance mood! *ahem* So yeah, did you miss anything awesome this week at Xpresso Reads? Well there was the Channeler’s Choice blog tour stop – a series I’m really enjoying and you can maybe win something! There was also a cover reveal with TWO gorgeous new covers – check it out! I still have a bunch of open giveaways too so check out the sidebar to go and enter! Last thing – if you missed it last week, I’m on Formspring now! You can ask me anything you want here: http://www.formspring.me/Giselleco

ARCs I got this week (click on cover or title links for Goodreads):

– The Right & the Real by Joelle Anthony

–The Waiting Sky by Lara Zielin

–The Implosion of Aggie Winchester by Lara Zielin

–Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein

–Black City by Elizabeth Richards

–Siege by Rhiannon Frater (Already read and it’s EPIC! See how the cover is all bent – THAT’s how intense it was!)

*HUGE thank you to Penguin Books, Rhiannon Frater, Matt Merrick, St. Martin’s Press, Entangled Publishing and Random House for these awesome pretties*

Bought:

Ok so, if you follow my tweets AT ALL, you have to have noticed my borderline psychotic ravings of Rhiannon’s As the World Dies series (BLEW my MIND [And my heart!]). Aanyways, I then got out and bought every thing else she’s written because I’m a stalker that way. So this section is particularly Rhiannon-esque, and my paperbacks haven’t even arrived yet! >.<

And also because of Rhiannon’s rec, I grabbed Jenny Pox which is FREE (here) – a Carrie-like (adult) horror. I’m reading it now and so far it’s awesome!

What a freaking epically awesome week!!

So what did YOU all get!?

Link me up!

Fresh Batch (March 18th – 24th)

Posted by Giselle on 03/17/2012 • 21 Comments

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

Croak

Gina Damico Release date: March 20th, 2012by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Goodreads / Purchase

Sixteen-year-old Lex Bartleby has sucker-punched her last classmate. Fed up with her punkish, wild behavior, her parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort’s true occupation is much dirtier than that of shoveling manure.

He’s a Grim Reaper. And he’s going to teach her the family business.

Lex quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated entirely by reapers who deliver souls…

Review: Chimera by B.D. Swan

Posted by Giselle on 03/16/2012 • 31 Comments

ChimeraB.D. SwanRelease date: November 16th, 2011

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Kyanna Kash has a problem: she’s fallen for two guys, but one of them lives only in her mind. At least, that’s what makes sense. But, when she discovers shocking evidence that the man living inside her dreams is real, and is now missing, she is forced to choose which reality to pursue. Her decision, however, might cost her everything; even her life.

*A copy was provided by B.D. Swan for review purposes*

Definitely original, absolutely intriguing: Battling a dual reality, Kyanna is suffering from fainting spells where she lands into a fantasy world with kings, battles, deadly beasts, and a gorgeous soldier.

Chimera throws us into not one, but two story-lines which are both full of mystery and romance….

Cover Reveal: Wings of Arian & Between

Posted by Giselle on 03/16/2012 • 23 Comments

Wings of Arian Devri Walls Release date: May, 2012 by Stonehouse Ink Add it to your Goodreads

Kiora thought she had never heard a lie until she was sixteen. But she was wrong. Her entire existence was based on nothing but. She thought that evil did not exist. Lie. That magic was not real. Lie. And that the land of Meros was all there was. One more lie.

With Aleric telling her that evil is knocking on the door and that she is the only one who can stop them she has a choice to make. Refuse, or start the wildest most painful ride of her life. She reluctantly dips her toe into her new existence of magic and threads, dragons and shapeshifters, and the person who wants…

Review: Life Is But a Dream by Brian James

Posted by Giselle on 03/15/2012 • 31 Comments

Life Is But a DreamBrian JamesRelease date: March 27th, 2012by Feiwel & Friends

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Sabrina, an artist, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and her parents check her into the Wellness Center. There she meets Alec, who is convinced it’s the world that’s crazy, not the two of them. They are meant to be together; they are special. But when Alec starts to convince Sabrina that her treatment will wipe out everything that makes her creative, she worries that she’ll lose hold of her dreams and herself. Should she listen to her doctor? her decision may have fatal consequences.

*A copy was provided by Raincoast Books for review purposes* Did you know that Schizophrenia typically appears between the ages of 16 and 25? How old are you? Scary, huh?…

Channeler’s Choice Tour Stop

Posted by Giselle on 03/14/2012 • 33 Comments

I really enjoyed The Secret of Spruce Knoll last year, so I was happy and excited to be part of the blog tour for its sequel, Channeler’s Choice. If you haven’t checked this series out yet you really should, it’s great. I have Heather here today for a quick interview & giveaway, and you’ll have a chance to check out the series!

The Books

The Secret of Spruce Knoll Heather McCorkle Release date: November 15th, 2011 by Compass Press Goodreads / Purchase

Following the tragic death of her parents, Eren Donovan moves to Spruce Knoll to live with an aunt she’s never met. Little does Eren know the entire town of Spruce Knoll is filled with “channelers”—a magical group of people who immigrated to the small Colorado town…

Waiting on Wednesday (27)

Posted by Giselle on 03/14/2012 • 57 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:

Nerve Jeanne Ryan Release date: September 13th, 2012 by Dial Books (Penguin) Add it to your Goodreads

When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game *knows* her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first it’s exhilarating—Vee and Ian’s fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. But the game takes a twisted turn. Suddenly they’re playing all or nothing, and the prize might be their lives.

I love the sounds of…

Review: Dark Eyes by William Richter

Posted by Giselle on 03/13/2012 • 30 Comments

Dark EyesWilliam RichterRelease date: March 15th, 2012by Razorbill

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Wally was adopted from a Russian orphanage as a child and grew up in a wealthy New York City family. At 15, her obsessive need to rebel led her to life on the streets. Now the 16-year-old is beautiful and hardened, and she’s just stumbled across the possibility of discovering who she really is. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” for teens, this debut thriller introduces a new heroine.

*A copy was provided by Penguin Canada for review purposes* When I see a book being compared to another, especially a well loved one such as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, I’m always skeptical on how it can actually live up to such a claim. Fast paced and…