Sunday, December 29, 2013

Giveaway: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

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Giveaway: Red Rising by Pierce BrownRed Rising by Pierce Brown
Series: Red Rising Trilogy
Published by Del Rey on January 28th 2014
Genres: Adult, Dystopia
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Darrow is a miner and a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he digs all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of the planet livable for future generations. Darrow has never seen the sky.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better future for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow and Reds like him are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow joins a resistance group in order to infiltrate the ruling class and destroy society from within. He will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.

I’ve heard wonderful things about this book so far and I can’t wait to read it myself. And one lucky Canadian can enter to win their very own copy, today, thanks to the lovely people at Random House of Canada.


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Giveaway

Random House of Canada has generously offered a finished copy of Red Rising for giveaway.


  • Open to Canada only
  • Giveaway ends January 10th, 2014
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Happy Holidays Giveaway!

Happy Holidays Giveaway!

Posted by on 12/24/2013 • 26 Comments

I’m currently on hiatus but scheduled this giveaway in case you missed me and all that. But also to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, as well as give you a little something you can win for being all kinds of awesome! It is the season of giving, after all! 🙂 So I recently shared the books on my TBR list for my 2 weeks holiday vacation. Well one lucky winner will get one book (pre-order if not released) from that list AND a 2nd book of your choice at The Book Depository!

What’s up for grabs:

A lucky international winner will get one book of choice via The Book Depository AND one book from the list below:

Stacking the Shelves (80) & Christmas Hiatus

Stacking the Shelves (80) & Christmas Hiatus

Posted by on 12/22/2013 • 30 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews featuring the books we got this week, and I also mention blog news/happenings of the past week. I can’t believe Christmas is here eeek! I love this time of year! I hope everyone has a wonderful week, a great holiday, and make sure to stuff your faces too! Just a note that Xpresso Reads is going on a short hiatus until after the holidays. I want to enjoy time with family instead of worrying about posts and blogging. We also all need a breather once in a while, ya know. I do, however, have a couple of holiday giveaway posts pre-scheduled to go up this week so you can still expect a bit of life on this site. I will…

Fresh Batch (New Releases December 22nd – 28th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases December 22nd – 28th)

Posted by on 12/21/2013 • 7 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Control Lydia Kang Series: Control #1 Publication date: December 26th 2013by Dial Books for Young Readers

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An un-putdownable thriller for fans of Uglies

When a crash kills their father and leaves them orphaned, Zel knows she needs to protect her sister, Dyl. But before Zel has a plan, Dyl is taken by strangers using bizarre sensory weapons, and Zel finds herself in a safe house for teens who aren’t like any she’s ever seen before—teens who shouldn’t even exist. Using broken-down technology, her new friends’ peculiar gifts, and her own grit, Zel must find a way to get her sister back…

Review: Salt by Danielle Ellison

Review: Salt by Danielle Ellison

Posted by on 12/20/2013 • 25 Comments

I love witch stories. But this was not one of them. Penelope is a witch without powers – they were stolen from her and now she’s dead set on hunting the demon who stole them. This sounds like it could be a fun, action packed novel, except all we have here is a girl who whines a lot and spends most of the book being boring and talking herself out of kissing a guy who apparently annoys her.

That is the gist of it. Exams, simulations, graduation, research, more research, coffee dates, research; some very thrilling stuff in here… There weren’t even interesting characters to make up for it. The side characters all blended together, honestly. I can’t say I even care to discuss any of them in this series….

Book Girls Don’t Cry: My Holiday in Books

Book Girls Don’t Cry: My Holiday in Books

Posted by on 12/19/2013 • 23 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a feature where we will discuss/vent/advise on a bookish topic. This feature is hosted by myself along with these pretty ladies:

 

My Holiday in Books!

The holidays are here (holy crap, right?) – how do you usually spend yours? We have a huge family gathering on Christmas eve where we usually do fun gift exchange games and eat a lot chocolate and other junk food- catching up with family I don’t see often is the best, though. Then Christmas itself is bound to be a lot of fun with my 3 and a half year old in tow. He’s already super excited and this is the fist year that he sort of “gets” it before it’s here. Then it’s just a lot more food,…

Sneak Peek + Giveaway: Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott

Sneak Peek + Giveaway: Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott

Posted by on 12/18/2013 • 14 Comments

I’m part of the Heartbeat blitz tour where we’re going around and celebrating the upcoming release of Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott! If you haven’t heard about this book before here’s your chance, and you can also win an ARC of this pretty! I’ve been excited to read this myself ever since I met the author at BEA (which was awesome) and heard her talk about her book 🙂 Watch for my review after the holidays!

“An intense examination of a family coping with grief, this absorbing character study easily keeps pages turning.”

— Kirkus on Heartbeat

Heartbeat Sneak Peek

“Hey,” Olivia says, and I know it’s her because I would know her voice anywhere. We’ve been friends since fifth grade, and we’ve…

Review: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Review: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Posted by on 12/17/2013 • 27 Comments

-This novel was listened to via audiobook-

This is one series I have been meaning to try out for so long! Like usual, it will likely take me 2 or 3 books to fall in love with it. As far as urban fantasies go it’s a really decent read. Great action, an awesome protagonist, a steamy romance. Overall it’s your average story: A protagonist with a unique power and/or advantage, gets trained to be better at what she does, and starts on an action-packed journey that’s meant to have a lot of life or death moments and risky situations.

Even though I’ve read plenty of Urban Fantasies, my list still doesn’t trump dedicated fans of the genre. Still, I’ve read my fair share, and while this one might not have…