Sunday, April 29, 2012

Xpresso Weekly (1)

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Xpresso Weekly features blog news/happenings of the past week, and the bookish goodies received.

Hi guys!! Soooo, you may notice something is very different on the blog today! I am extremely thrilled with my new beautified blog a la Parajunkee. She’s amazing and I definitely recommend her to ANYONE looking for a design. She made this in less than a week! She freaking blows my mind! So anyways, I’m sure you’re all aware of the plagiarism story and can thus deduce why I’ve decided to move on from the In My Mailbox meme. I’m not going to be a broken record, so if you want to know the full story – click here. The opinions in PJs post mirrors my own, that’s all I’m going to say about it. All  the links needed for the full deets are in there.

So this week on the blog, – other than its fabulous makeover – I had the Siege blog tour drop by for a fantastic interview with Rhiannon and my stellar review of this incredible series. You HAVE to check it out here! I posted a cover reveal with three new great covers so check that out! Then I posted a giveaway to thank my lovely followers for rocking my face off. You can win an ARC of Something Strange and Deadly here (and it’s international!). Also, if you missed it, yesterday’s Fresh Batch post has FIFTY titles! *dies*  Have a look at the insanity here!

Now let’s see what I got for review this week:

And for the upcoming blog tour I got Devri’s upcoming novel (she’s fabulous btw!)

*Big thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada, Hachette Book Group Canada, Tor Books, Random House Canada, Thomas Allen & Son and Devri Walls for the review copies!*

And I bought:

I actually had pre-ordered Unraveling a gazillion years ago and totally forgot about it until it arrived this week! So that was cool! And this book is HUGE, like 6″ thick! And Rhiannon’s well, no explanation needed there.

That is all for this week at Xpresso Reads!
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Fresh Batch (April 29th – May 5th)

Posted by on 04/28/2012 • 29 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

Sweet EvilWendy HigginsRelease date: May 1st, 2012by HarperTeen

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What if there were teens whose lives depended on being bad influences? This is life for sons and daughters of fallen angels in Sweet Evil.

Tenderhearted Southern girl, Anna Whitt, was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

A…

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Giveaway: Something Strange and Deadly

Posted by on 04/27/2012 • 54 Comments

Something Strange and DeadlySusan DennardRelease date: July 24th, 2012by HarperTeen

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There’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia…

Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper—

The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.

And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother.

Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces….

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Review: Eve of Destruction by Patrick Carman

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Eve of DestructionPatrick CarmanSeries: Dark Eden, #2 Release date: April 24th, 2012by Katherine Tegen Books

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Will Besting and the other teens who were “cured” at Fort Eden are still experiencing the strange signs of aging  that were a part of their recovery. Now they are being called back to Fort Eden because Mrs. Goring is dying, and  for some reason she wants to see the seven teens together again.

But once Will and the others arrive at Fort Eden, they find themselves ensnared in a dangerous plan to finally end  the reign of Rainsford. Will must lead the group through a perilous underground trap masterminded by two devious  souls. Can he outwit both Rainsford and Goring and find a new cure?  Patrick Carman’s Dark Eden…

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Cover Reveal x 3

Posted by on 04/27/2012 • 28 Comments

TeethHannah Moskowitz Release date:by Simon Pulse

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Hannah Moskowitz’s (author of BREAK and INVINCIBLE SUMMER) TEETH features a sixteen-year-old boy whose family, in an effort to cure his ailing brother, relocates to a remote island where legendary magic fish are said to have healing powers, and he discovers the island has terrible secrets, including a half-teenager, half-fish.

Monstrous Beauty Elizabeth Fama Release date: September 4th, 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Add it to your Goodreads

Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on land, she is unaware that this decision comes with horrific and deadly consequences.

Almost one hundred forty years later, seventeen-year-old Hester meets a mysterious stranger…

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Review: Fairy Metal Thunder by JL Bryan

Posted by on 04/26/2012 • 24 Comments

Fairy Metal ThunderJ.L. BryanSeries: Songs of Magic, #1Release date: September 16th 2011

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A rock & roll fairy tale.

Jason plays guitar in a teenage garage band called the Assorted Zebras, but they have no fans, no gigs, and they’re going nowhere. Even worse, Jason has a crush on their lead singer, but she doesn’t seem interested in him at all.

Then Jason steals instruments from the fairy world. Soon the band is enchanting crowds, and Jason is a step closer to the girl of his dreams, but the new gear is brimming with dangerous and destructive magic they can’t control.

Their shortcut to success has cost a troupe of innocent fairies their livelihood and turned Jason and his band into enemies of the powerful…

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Review: Radiate by Marley Gibson

Posted by on 04/25/2012 • 34 Comments

RadiateMarley GibsonRelease date: April 3rd, 2012by Graphia

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Hayley Matthews is determined to be the best cheerleader she can. She works hard and pushes herself 110% all the time. Then Hayley finds a lump on her leg. The diagnosis is cancer. The prognosis is unclear. She could lose her leg. Or maybe her life. At first Haley is scared, terrified. In an instant, everything she’s worked for seems out of reach. But Haley is strong. She’s going to fight this disease. She will not let it take her life or her dreams.

*A copy was provided by Thomas Allen & Son for review purposes*

“This is a story of how cheerleading saved my life”

Some may be thinking “Aww poor her she was a loser and being a popular cheerleader…

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Waiting on Wednesday (33)

Posted by on 04/25/2012 • 63 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 Farm Emily McKay Release date: December 4th, 2012 by Berkley Books (Penguin) Add it to your Goodreads

Life was different in the Before: before the Ticks began devouring humans in a deadly swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined “for their own protection.” These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to survive the Farms by turning on each other…

And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible.

Lily and her twin sister…

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