Expected Publication: March 26, 2012 by Crescent Moon Press
Book Description:
The Fury of Heaven. The Desires of Hell.
A Broken Girl: Shattered by the death of her parents, Lena knows she is not handling her sorrow well – keeping to herself, running drugs, risking her little brother. But she’ll do whatever it takes to keep her disintegrating family together.
Two Lost Souls: Lurking on the edges of the afterlife, Chael and Johnny Beels have spent centuries manipulating events, one pushing for good, the other sowing chaos. Now these two desperate souls have taken human form to play a dangerous game of hope and despair with Lena trapped in the middle.
The Ultimate Sacrifice: Lena must maneuver the shadowy realm between angel and demon, love and lust, good and evil, until she finds the courage to see the truth and make the ultimate sacrifice.
When do we struggle to change the world? When do we let go and embrace life’s broken beauty?
For readers who love fantasy, the most spectacular Edge story yet!
Nate Quarter, a young Lamplighter from the mines of the eastern woods, is propelled on an epic journey of self-discovery that encompasses tournaments, battles, revolutions and a final encounter with the Immortals themselves.
This is the final tale in the Edge Chronicles sequence and it is a fabulous climax to the most original and dramatic fantasy series being written today. Set years into the future, this book is ideal for new readers to discover the series before going back to read the “history” of Twig, Rook and Quint.
Packed with incredible illustrations from Chris Riddell, this is a wonderfully funny, moving and utterly inventive book
I finally watched the Hunger Games on its opening day. March 23 here in Montreal. Here are some of my souvenirs this week. Although these are not bought on the cinema itself, I bought it on a bookstore and a video store :D
Here is my Poster and me at my room :D
My Mockingjay Pin to keep me safe :D
And my ticket. LOL although it doesn't look like a movie ticket for me. :D
I wasn't able to take more pictures when I watched the Hunger Games with my friends. Lol. I liked the ticket though... I mean the card. (Because they usually just give us tickets like the one above) *points at Book Hoarder's ticket*
You can actually see my friend and I's reflection there. Lol!
Published: February 21st 2012 by Penguin
Young Readers Group
Book Description:
Dying of a broken heart is just the
beginning.... Welcome to forever.
BRIE'S LIFE ENDS AT SIXTEEN: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and
the news breaks her heart—literally.
But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love
is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her
family has begun to unravel. Her best friend has been keeping a secret about
Jacob, the boy she loved and lost—and the truth behind his shattering betrayal.
And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul .
. . who just might hold the key to her forever after.
With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages of grief
before she's ready to move on. But how do you begin again, when your heart is
still in pieces?
By: Annie Miles, John Byrne, Isabel Eckersley, Sorrel Provola
Book Description:
Abigail Shelton is dead.
Spring Valley's golden girl is found floating face-down in her boyfriend’s pool, hands bound behind her back, head bleeding, drugs and alcohol in her system. Her friends are the only suspects – and they all have reasons to want her dead. Everyone has an alibi, but no one is innocent.
ALIBI is a 4-part young adult e-book series. Each one-hundred page installment reveals the perspective of a different character: the secret love, the nemesis, the boyfriend, the best friend. As their tales unfold, we learn that Abby is not as perfect as everyone believes, but she’s not the only one with secrets to hide. This page-turning tale of suspense, betrayal, murder, and lust will keep fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars up and reading well past curfew.(less)
I never take my
horoscope seriously, yet I read it religiously.
2.Books you currently have on your shelf
What books do I not have on my
shelves? I have twenty years of reading hoarded in my apartment. Let’s keep it
simple and restrict it to the pile of books currently on my nightstand:
Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
Moby Dick, Melville
Oblivion, David Foster Wallace
Life, Keith Richards
About three months’ worth of unread
or partially read New Yorkers.
3.What inspired you to write Rowan?
I’d never written YA before, but
had always been curious to try it. And I really loved the idea of writing the
part of the evil teenage genius.
44.While you were writing,
did you ever feel as if you were one of the characters?"
No,
not at all. The wonderful thing about fiction is that you can put your
characters in bizarre or dangerous or ill-advised situations that you, as
normal, non-fictional grown-up, would never in a million years get involved in.
That said, I did draw on my own high school experience as the freaky, socially
awkward shy girl to inform some of Rowan’s personality. But I could never to
aspire to be as evil (or as smart) as she is.
5.If the alibi series has a theme song, what will it be?
I’d go in for something by Def
Leppard. But maybe that’s just me.
Author behind Charles: Annie Miles
1. Tell us a little about yourself? I’m a twenty-seven year old perpetual student who loves to write, and I jumped at the chance to work on such an exciting project! I had never realized before working on ALIBI how much awesomeness can be done with ebooks. I’ve seen the light – now I really covet that new iPad! I also love everything homemade from food to crafts, my dog, Homer, and yoga.
2. Books you currently have on your shelf
Currently I’m in a masters program in English lit, so I have a lot of Henry James and Thomas Hardy on my shelf right now! But my summer reading list includes: The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obrecht and The Hunger Games series, which I STILL haven’t read but am so excited to finally get to so I can participate in conversations with normal people again. Now I know how alienated those people who didn’t read Harry Potter felt.
3. TheUnseelieNerd: Charles is my favorite character, what inspired you to write Charles?
Thanks so much! I had fun writing him. Writing Charles really allowed me to tap into those adolescent feelings again, which I think if we really revisit, we kind of never let go of. Even though I’m a girl, and was never a super hot and popular male athlete in high school, I feel that uncertainty and a kind of loneliness, a kind of not being familiar with all of the changes in your world and starting to question things—these are all universal experiences with people who are turning into adults. So to write Charles alongside of the super exciting plot twists was a fun and rewarding challenge.
4. What are your current projects?
Currently I write some short stories, and I try to participate in fiction workshops whenever I can. I’m working on a ghost story right now which I am excited about. But sadly, a lot of my writing these days is term papers (UGH!). This was my first YA effort, and it was such a blast that I hope I get the chance to do more!
5. Favorite Starbucks drink?
Iced coffee, black. I’m a purist.
We are giving away an E-book copy of the Alibi Series to ONE lucky winner!!
Thanks to Twist Literary and the authors of Alibi Series
Author: Annie
Miles, John Byrne, Isabel Eckersley, Sorrel Provola
Published: February 29, 2012 by Twist Literary
Book Description:
Abigail Shelton is dead.
Spring Valley's golden girl is found floating face-down in her boyfriend’s
pool, hands bound behind her back, head bleeding, drugs and alcohol in her
system. Her friends are the only suspects – and they all have reasons to want
her dead. Everyone has an alibi, but no one is innocent.
ALIBI is a 4-part young adult e-book series. Each one-hundred page installment
reveals the perspective of a different character: the secret love, the nemesis,
the boyfriend, the best friend. As their tales unfold, we learn that Abby is
not as perfect as everyone believes, but she’s not the only one with secrets to
hide. This page-turning tale of suspense, betrayal, murder, and lust will keep
fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars up and reading well past curfew.
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post started by Breaking the Spine, to show books that we are patiently waiting for.
What we're waiting for this week is:
Crewel (Crewel World #1) by Gennifer Albin Expected publication:
October 16th 2012
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
Book description from Goodreads:
Incapable. Awkward. Artless.
That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: she wants to fail.
Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she’s exactly
what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen
as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege,
eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also
means the power to embroider the very fabric of life. But if controlling
what people eat, where they live and how many children they have is the
price of having it all, Adelice isn’t interested.
Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and wove a moment at testing, and they’re coming for her—tonight.
Now she has one hour to eat her mom’s overcooked pot roast. One hour
to listen to her sister’s academy gossip and laugh at her Dad’s stupid
jokes. One hour to pretend everything’s okay. And one hour to escape.
Because once you become a Spinster, there’s no turning back.
Expected Publication: May 8, 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin
ARC taken from Netgalley
Book Description:
Don’t Sweat. Don’t Laugh. Don’t draw attention to yourself. And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them. Gene is different from everyone else around him. He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood. When he’s chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him. He’s thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found something worth fighting for, his need to survive is stronger than ever—but is it worth the cost of his humanity?
In My Mailbox or IMM was originally inspired by Althea ofPop Culture Junkie and is now hosted by the lovely Kristi at The Story Sirenwhere you talk about the books you received in the mail, via the stacks of your library, recent purchases, ARC's or any books that you might have received for review, etc.
I know it's not Monday yet but this trailer is so awesome! I had to post it.
Date of Publication: April 24th 2012 by Harlequin Teen Book Description: In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity.Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them. The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked—and given the ultimate choice. Die…or become one of the monsters.Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend—a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what—and who—is worth dying for
Title: 39 Clues: Cahills vs Vespers #3 Dead of Night
Author: Peter Lerangis
Published: March 6, 2012 by Scholastic Inc. Book Description:
The third book in the CAHILLS VS. VESPERS series, the follow up to the worldwide bestseller THE 39 CLUES.
The Vespers have crossed a line. Amy and Dan were devastated when the Vespers kidnapped seven Cahills around the world, holding them hostage until Amy and Dan delivered an impossible ransom. But at least the hostages were Cahills - members of the world's most powerful family, trained to face all odds.
Now the Vespers have gone too far. They've kidnapped Atticus, an innocent 11 year old boy and Dan's only friend. Now Dan and Amy are in the struggle of their lives. Because if they can't outwit the Vespers, the unthinkable will happen . . . Atticus will die.
Humanity is
all but extinguished after a war with partials--engineered organic beings
identical to humans--has decimated the world’s population. Reduced to only tens
of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is
immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island.
The threat of the partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born
immune to the disease in over a decade. Humanity’s time is running out.
When sixteen-year-old Kira learns of her best friend’s pregnancy, she’s
determined to find a solution. Then one rash decision forces Kira to flee her
community with the unlikeliest of allies. As she tries desperately to save what
is left of her race, she discovers that the survival of both humans and
partials rests in her attempts to answer questions of the war’s origin that she
never knew to ask.
Combining the fast-paced action of The Hunger Games with the provocative themes
of Battlestar Galactica, Partials is a pulse-pounding journey into a world
where the very concept of what it means to be human is in question--one where
our sense of humanity is both our greatest liability, and our only hope for
survival.
"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlight upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" are..
The Glimpse by Claire Merle Expected publication:
June 7th 2012
by Faber & Faber (UK)
Book description from Goodreads:
Once you've seen into the future, can you change your destiny?
In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people
are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been
living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test.
When the authorities find out, she faces banishment from her safe
Community, a fate only thwarted by the fact that she has already been
promised to Pure-boy Jasper Taurell.
Jasper is from a rich and influential family and despite Ana’s
condition, wants to be with her. The authorities grant Ana a tentative
reprieve. If she is joined to Jasper before her 18th birthday, she may
stay in the Community until her illness manifests. But if Jasper changes
his mind, she will be cast out among the Crazies. As Ana’s joining
ceremony and her birthday loom closer, she dares to hope she will be
saved from the horror of the City and live a ‘normal’ life. But then
Jasper disappears.
Led to believe Jasper has been taken by a strange sect the
authorities will not intefere with, Ana sneaks out of her well-guarded
Community to find him herself. Her search takes her through the
underbelly of society and into the pits of the human soul. And as she
delves deeper into the mystery of Jasper's abduction she uncovers some
devastating truths that destroy everything she has grown up to believe,
but she also learns to love as she has never loved before.
Oh yeah! Please check out our newest monthly event, BOOK OF THE MONTH! We'll really appreciate if you guys will also participate with us. Thanks!!!
Author: Pseudonymous Bosh Published: October 1st 2008 by Little Brown Young Readeres
Book Description:
Beware!
Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book. OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name of This Book is Secret, you're wrong. I'm not going to remind you of how we last left our heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest, as they awaited intiation into the mysterious Terces Society, or the ongoing fight against the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais. I certainly won't be telling you about how the kids stumble upon the Museum of Magic, where they finally meet the amazing Pietro! Oh, blast! I've done it again. Well, at least I didn't tell you about the missing Sound Prism, the nefarious Lord Pharaoh, or the mysterious creature born in a bottle over 500 years ago, the key to the biggest secret of all. I really can't help myself, now can I? Let's face it---if you're reading this, it's too late
In My Mailbox or IMM was originally inspired by Althea ofPop Culture Junkie and is now hosted by the lovely Kristi at The Story Sirenwhere you talk about the books you received in the mail, via the stacks of your library, recent purchases, ARC's or any books that you might have received for review, etc.
Purchased
Last Book Haul for now. I will not buy anymore unless I finish my Book Pile. Naruto Volume 55, 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (one of my favorite authors),Rot and Ruin, and Dead of the Night
We are hosting a monthly event called "Book of the Month" This is done to highlight one of the books that you have read in the previous month.
This will enable us to comment from one blog to another. Books you recommend for others to read. Hope you guys will join us. We would love to see your favorite book of the month
Expected publication: June 12th 2012 by
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Arc taken from Netgalley
Book Description:
Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters
of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of murderous mermaids. To
survive, Calder and his sisters prey on humans, killing them to absorb their
energy. But this summer the underwater clan targets Jason Hancock out of pure
revenge. They blame Hancock for their mother's death and have been waiting a
long time for him to return to his family's homestead on the lake. Hancock has
a fear of water, so to lure him in, Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's
daughter, Lily. Easy enough—especially as Calder has lots of practice using his
irresistable good looks and charm on unsuspecting girls. Only this time Calder
screws everything up: he falls for Lily—just as Lily starts to suspect that
there's more to the monsters-in-the-lake legends than she ever imagined. And
just as his sisters are losing patience with him.
Author: Nikki Jefford Published: Feb 20th 2012 by Nikki Jefford
Book Description:
Twin witches Graylee and Charlene Perez agree on one rule: No dating warlocks. Not so easy when a certain rogue warlock is convinced he and Graylee belong together and will use anything, including magic, to try and impress Gray. When Charlene’s boyfriend dumps her, she threatens to kill either herself or the girl who stole Blake. Somehow, Gray ends up dead. A Resurrection Spell Gone Wrong: Two months after dying, Gray wakes up in Charlene’s body. As a witch, can anyone blame her mother for attempting to bring her daughter back to life? Only now Gray’s stuck sharing her sister’s body 50/50 in twenty-four hour shifts. The race is on for Gray to find a way back inside her own body before Charlene purges her from existence. Raj McKenna is rumored to meddle in the black arts, not to mention he’s after Gray’s invisibility spell and worse – her heart. But Raj might be the only one powerful enough to save Gray from fading away forever
