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The Fine Art of Truth or Dare
Melissa Jensen

Ella is nearly invisible at the Willing School, and that's just fine by her. She's got her friends - the fabulous Frankie and their sweet cohort Sadie. She's got her art - and her idol, the unappreciated 19th-century painter Edward Willing. Still, it's hard being a nobody and having a crush on the biggest somebody in the school: Alex Bainbridge. Especially when he is your French tutor, and lessons have started becoming, well, certainly more interesting than French ever has been before. But can the invisible girl actually end up with a happily ever after with the golden boy, when no one even knows they're dating? And is Ella going to dare to be that girl?

(February 21st, 2012)



I'm so, so, so excited about this book! It sounds like an amazing read and I can't wait to hold it in my hands! The cover is really pretty and the title is catching. I have a feeling that this book won't disappoint!

What are you waiting on this week? 

Deadly Little Voices by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Deadly Little Voices
Laurie Faria Stolarz

Release Date: December 6th, 2011
Pages: 343
Source: Bought

High school junior Camelia thought her powers of psychometry only gave her the ability to sense the future through touch. But now she’s started to hear voices. Mean voices. Berating her, telling her how ugly she is, and that she’d be better off dead. It’s a troubling development that has Camelia terrified for her mental stability, especially since her deranged aunt with a suicidal history just moved into the family house. More torturing, ex-boyfriend Ben, who has similar psychometric abilities, has been spending more time with their classmate Alejandra, even as her own feelings for Adam grow stronger. Still, the bond between Camelia and Ben is palpable.

With the line between right and wrong fraying, Camelia turns to pottery to get a grasp on her emotions. She begins sculpting a beautiful figure skater, only to receive frightening premonitions that someone’s in danger. But who is the victim? And how can Camelia help them when she is on the brink of losing her own sanity?
My Thoughts:                                                                                  

Let me start off with telling you guys my relationship with the Touch series. I read the second one first (and then I reread the whole series in its order), Deadly Little Lies, because I didn't know that it was the second one, but I fell in love with basically everything. Ms. Faria's writing is captivating and...I can't even describe it. So now you know that!

Camelia is a wonderful character, she's strong and I loved how she tried to keep her sanity. Ben, oh Ben. Ben's amazing, and by that I mean in every way! I'm totally Team Ben, even though I do have a weak point for Adam. Although, Ben could get on my nerves, because he clearly has veery strong feelings for Camelia,  and doesn't tell her, while Adam puts it into words.

I love how Ms. Faria always puts an awesome twist towards the end of the book. It makes the reader think, really think, and then it turns out completely different, she also makes such an strong picture of the characters. Even though there's a LOT going on in the book, everything is organized and you are aware of what's happening.

If you haven't read the Touch series, I don't even know what you are waiting for. Go buy all of them. Like now. You won't regret, because Ms. Faria doesn't disappoint.

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In My Mailbox (34)

Hey! I know I haven't been that active with blogging these past weeks, but I've been physically (you get writing issues) and mentally tortured by my studying for my exams. I'm sure you guys will understand! Anyway, I haven't had ANY reading done these past weeks so I'm kind of glad that I haven't gotten that much books these past weeks.

IMM is hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren!

Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer

The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers by Lynn Weingarten

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

Waiting On Wednesday (34)

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Unraveling
Elizabeth Norris

Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she’s opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn’t possible, Janelle knows—with every fiber of her being—that Ben has somehow brought her back to life.

But her reincarnation, and Ben’s possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI-agent father’s files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her: Everything that’s happened—the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben’s sudden appearance in her life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she’s going to need to uncover Ben’s secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the process.

From debut author Elizabeth Norris comes this shattering novel of one girl’s fight to save herself, her world, and the one boy she never saw coming.

(April 24th, 2012)

I'm really excited for this book! It sounds amazing and I've read so many positive reviews about it, so I'm really looking forward to read it!

What are you waiting on this week?

The Dig by Audrey Hart

The Dig
Audrey Hart

Release Date: November 11th, 2011
Pages: 208
Source: PDF from author (Thank you so much!)

Zoe Calder has always been an outsider. Stashed away in boarding schools since her parents died, Zoe buries herself in the study of ancient worlds. Her greatest thrill is spending her summers with her archeologist aunt and uncle on digs around the world. And one day, while investigating a newly unearthed temple in Crete, Zoe discovers a luminous artifact that transports her to ancient Greece.

As Zoe quickly learns, the Olympian Gods are real, living people—humans with mysterious powers… Powers that Zoe quickly realizes she has come to possess, as well. However, when the people of ancient Greece mistake Zoe for an Olympian, the Gods must restore the balance of the ancient world… No matter what.

Zoe is forced to play a confusing and dangerous game as Hera rallies the gods against her—all except for Zeus, the beautiful, winged young god who risks everything to save her.

Out of time and out of her element, teenager Zoe Calder finds herself in ancient Greece, battling against the power of the Olympians and the vengeance of a scorned goddess—all for the strange and mysterious boy she has come to love.

My Thoughts:                                                                                  

Let me just tell y'all something, this right here is pure awsomeness! I loved The Dig and Ms. Hart's writing that hooked me from the very first page and had me laughing out loud all along the story!

I loved Zoe as a character, she was brave, nice and (very!) emotional, when needed. She wasn't afraid to tell the people around her what she really thought! She was just great. I loved reading about the thoughts she had on Blondie, I really liked the name she gave him. Blondie was very a very calm person, that's what I liked the most about him. The plot itself was original and it had some great twists!

Ms. Hart's writing was amazing and I appreciated the humour she threw in with the rest of the ingredients to create this awesome story! I can't wait to find out what happens next in Zoe and Zeus story.

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Kill Me Softly
Sarah Cross

True love’s kiss just may prove deadly....

Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths about why she can’t return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs away a week before her sixteenth birthday—and discovers a world she never could have imagined.

In Beau Rivage, nothing is what it seems—the strangely pale girl with a morbid interest in apples, the obnoxious playboy who’s a beast to everyone he meets, and the chivalrous guy who has a thing for damsels in distress. Here, fairy tales come to life, curses are awakened, and ancient stories are played out again and again.

But fairy tales aren’t pretty things, and they don’t always end in happily ever after. Mira has a role to play, a fairy-tale destiny to embrace or resist. As she struggles to take control of her fate, Mira is drawn into the lives of two brothers with fairy-tale curses of their own ... brothers who share a dark secret. And she’ll find that love, just like fairy tales, can have sharp edges and hidden thorns.

(April 10th, 2012)

I'm so excited about this one! The cover is really pretty and the story itself sounds great. I love these kind of books!

What are you waiting on this week?



Possess by Gretchen McNeil

Possess
Gretchen McNeil

Release Date: August 23rd, 2011
Pages: 384
Source: Borrowed

Fifteen-year-old Bridget Liu just wants to be left alone: by her mom, by the cute son of a local police sergeant, and by the eerie voices she can suddenly and inexplicably hear. Unfortunately for Bridget, it turns out the voices are demons – and Bridget has the rare ability to banish them back to whatever hell they came from.

Terrified to tell people about her new power, Bridget confides in a local priest who enlists her help in increasingly dangerous cases of demonic possession. But just as she is starting to come to terms with her new power, Bridget receives a startling message from one of the demons. Now Bridget must unlock the secret to the demons' plan before someone close to her winds up dead – or worse, the human vessel of a demon king.

My Thoughts:                                                                                         

I decided to pick up Possess after I read many positive  reviews! My friends warned me that it was really scary and that kind of stuff, but decided to give it a shot anyways. I was definitely not disappointed. I loved Ms. McNeil's writing, it was great and the plot of the story itself was original and great. I didn't find it a bit scary, though. I thought it was more mystery than "scariness" (I'm not sure if that's a word...).

I liked Bridget, as a main character. Not as much as I wanted to, though. I found myself disagreeing with her a lot. I didn't like how she turned away all the help people around her offered her. Overall, she was okay and I liked that the story was from her point of view.

I thought that Ms. McNeil did a great job with writing about such a different topic. I haven't read any exorcism books, or anything like this. I'm not really the horror-kind of person, but Possess didn't disappoint. All character's were organized in the story and I will read the novel, Ten, that's coming out in September this year by Gretchen McNeil.

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The Last Echo
Kimberly Derting

In the end, all that’s left is an echo.

Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic psychologist Sara Priest discovered Violet’s talent and invited her to use her gift to track down murderers. Now, as she works with an eclectic group of individuals—including mysterious and dangerously attractive Rafe—it’s Violet’s job to help those who have been murdered by bringing their killers to justice.

When Violet discovers the body of a college girl killed by “the girlfriend collector” she is determined to solve the case. But now the serial killer is on the lookout for a new “relationship” and Violet may have caught his eye....

(April 17th, 2012)

I'm so, so, so excited for The Last Echo! As you may or may not have noticed, I adore The Body Finder series, they are so catching and I just love them. I can't wait to read about Violet, Jay and the "body-finding" of theirs!

What are you waiting on this week?

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Jennifer E. Smith

Release Date: January 2nd, 2012
Publisher: Poppy
Pages: 236
Source: From publisher (Thank you so much Kaitlin!)

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18C. Hadley's in 18A.

Twists of fate and quirks of timing play out in this thoughtful novel about family connections, second chances and first loves. Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.

My Thoughts:                                                                                      

Let me just start off with saying the title out loud...To be honest, I absolutely love the title, and the cover and the story, and everything else about this book! I haven't read anything like this before and I loved Ms. Smith's writing. She kept the reader hooked, trying to figure the ending out, without looking at the last page.

The story starts off at an airports, Hadley missed her flight by four minutes and it practically changes her life! I really liked how the story developed, not jumping around or staying at the same place. Oliver was just adorable! He was so sweet and you could tell that there was that little something from when he and Hadley meet. I loved Hadley as the main character! She was honest and nice. I loved to watch Hadley and Oliver's relationship grow.

I tortured myself with reading The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, while listening to 'For The First Time' by The Script (I know, I know!) which left me there, feeling like I had to talk to Hadley before she would lose everything.

One thing that amazed me was how the story was original and realistic. I will definitely read anything that Jennifer E. Smith writes. I know that this book will be one of books you don't forget after finish reading it and I think you should read it too, because it doesn't disappoint!

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TGIF (27)

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Reading Resolutions: What are some of your reading goals for the new year?

This year, one of my biggest reading goals is to read 100 books. I reached a little over 90 books, in 2011. But this year I am hopefully going to reach 100! Another one is to read more, but so much that it starts affecting my schoolwork. I will put some extra time to read some extra pages!

How about you?

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Laini Taylor

Release Date: September 27th, 2011
Pages: 418
Source: Recieved from publisher (Thank you so much Kaitlin!)

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.

When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

My Thoughts:                                                                                                 

This book is so different from anything I've read. To be honest, I didn't know what to expect when I started reading it, because it even looks unique! I can defintely say that I'm not disappointed!

Ms. Laini's writing was great and I liked how the reader had a full, descriptive picture of the characters. I really liked Karou as a main character. She was brave, to run these errands for Brimstone, all around the world. I also liked when Karou met Akiva. It was defintely a different kind of way to meet someone, but there's never too much action!  Akiva was really sweet, but he could also be tough when he needed to. I really liked the chemistry between him and Karou!

Like I said, Ms. Laini's writing was captivating and I can't wait to find out what happens next in The Daughter of Bone and Smoke series!

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Cover Reveal: City of Lost Souls

May 8th, 2012

This cover is just gorgeous! I didn't expect it to be so beautiful, but I love how Jace and Clary together! I love The Mortal Instrument series and I can't wait to see what happens next!

What do you think of the cover?

Waiting On Wednesday (31)

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Waiting
Carol Lynch Williams

After her brother’s death, a teen struggles to rediscover love and find redemption in this gripping novel.

Growing up in Africa and Latin America as the children of missionaries, London and Zach were as close as could be. And then Zach dies, and the family is gutted. London’s father is distant. Her mother won’t speak. The days are filled with what-ifs and whispers: Did Zach take his own life? Was it London’s fault?

Alone and adrift, London finds herself torn between her brother’s best friend and the handsome new boy in town as she struggles to find herself—and ultimately redemption—in this authentic and affecting novel from award-winning novelist Carol Lynch Williams.

(May 1st, 2012)

I'm really excited for this book! I have a feeling that's going to be a great story! I also love the cover, it's so peaceful and really it doesn't have that much in it, but two people hugging, but even though, maybe it has a meaning to the story!

What are you waiting on this week?

Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Under The Never Sky
Veronica Rossi

Release Date: January 3rd, 2012
Pages: 384
Source: ARC (Thank you so much, Shannon!)

Aria is a teenager in the enclosed city of Reverie. Like all Dwellers, she spends her time with friends in virtual environments, called Realms, accessed through an eyepiece called a Smarteye. Aria enjoys the Realms and the easy life in Reverie. When she is forced out of the pod for a crime she did not commit, she believes her death is imminent. The outside world is known as The Death Shop, with danger in every direction.

As an Outsider, Perry has always known hunger, vicious predators, and violent energy storms from the swirling electrified atmosphere called the Aether. A bit of an outcast even among his hunting tribe, Perry withstands these daily tests with his exceptional abilities, as he is gifted with powerful senses that enable him to scent danger, food and even human emotions.

They come together reluctantly, for Aria must depend on Perry, whom she considers a barbarian, to help her get back to Reverie, while Perry needs Aria to help unravel the mystery of his beloved nephew’s abduction by the Dwellers. Together they embark on a journey challenged as much by their prejudices as by encounters with cannibals and wolves. But to their surprise, Aria and Perry forge an unlikely love - one that will forever change the fate of all who live UNDER THE NEVER SKY.

My Thoughts:                                                                                              

Let's just keep this simple; Under The Never Sky is an amazing story! I loved every single thing about it and to be honest, I'm willing to re-read this book every month for the rest of the year! I haven't read anything like this before and I thought it was very original.

The story begin with a perfect kind of action that hooks you. Aria is in the woods with her friend and some other people, doing something they're not suppose to do, some crazy stuff begin to happen (do I need to say anything else to catch your interest?) and that just makes it for me! I thought Aria was very brave and thoughtful and I loved her as a character. I went crazy when I read about Perry, he was so different from the rest. And he was sweet and cute...yeah I loved him too! Another character that got my attention was Roar, he was so cute and confident and nice and...I could make a long list!

I really like how Ms. Rossi had a variation during the story, so that the reader could read about how Aria felt, and then what goes on in Perry's. I loved her writing and I absolutely can't wait for the second book!

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Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder
Marissa Meyer

Release Date: January 3rd, 2012
Pages: 387
Source: ARC (from publisher)

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

In this thrilling debut young adult novel, the first of a quartet, Marissa Meyer introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine and a masterfully crafted new world that’s enthralling.

My Thoughts:                                                                                           

I loved Cinder! It was definitely another kind of Cinderella and the story was so.. I don't even know how to describe it! Ms. Meyer's writing was great and I didn't stop until I read the last page!

I loved all of the characters, from Cinder to Dr. Erland. Cinder wasn't exactly how I imagined her to be, she was better! She was brave and I thought it was very sweet of her to take care of her little sister they way she did. Kai was also nice, he had his positives and negatives (you'll know why if you read the book ;) ).
Some character's that did annoy me were Adri, Pearl and Queen Levana. Queen Levana was so mean and rude! So was Adri and Pear, but I guess they were supposed to be like that!

I loved how Ms. Meyer also blended some other ingredients in the story. Her writing was so catching!
The ending was torturous! That cliffhanger!! I need MORE..now!

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In My Mailbox (33)

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• Shatter Me by Tehereh Mafi
• Deadly Little Voices by Laurie Faria Stolarz
• The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight (Thank you so much Poppy!)
• Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt (Thank you Sand Dollar Press and Ms. Foyt!)

What did you get in your mailbox?

Welcome 2012 !!

I'm so excited for 2012 and I hope you are too! I didn't have many resolutions last year, mainly cause I never keep them. They just don't work out for me. But this year, I will hopefully work on them !

Here are some of my 2012 Resolutions:

1. Read 110 books! I read a little over 90 books in 2011 and I really hope that I can read to 110 this year!
2. Keep up with my blogging!
3. Comment on more book blogs and be more social!
4. Be more active on Twitter!
5. Read ar least 25 Debuts! I signed up for The Debut Challenge over at The Story Siren, so I'm really excited for that!

 I hope you guys have a W O N D E R F U L year!