COVER REVEAL + GIVEAWAY (CLOSED): Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four by Nya Jade

Title: 

Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four

(Shapers #1)

Author: 

Nya Jade

Release Date: 

Nov 2012

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Harmony…  I’ve previously had that in my life, but only once, briefly, a while ago.  It was during the time I’d started my first year of college.  My own apartment, a new old car, and a life free of deadbeat stepfathers, all of which was fulfilling enough.  But if it wasn’t, I also had a best friend, soul mate, and boyfriend all in one.  Yes, life was near perfect.
But one stormy night can change everything…

For many months I rested in a prolonged sleep, fighting for my life.  Well, more than fighting for it, also dreaming of it.  Dreaming of him.  Thank goodness, the dream is over and I’m back in the real world now.  And all I want is for everything to return to the way it was.  But nothing’s the same; most of all, us. Once again, I find myself at the crossroads of a ruthless battle, this time not for life, but love.  Do I fight for the guy I twice fell for, or do I let her take him away?

Thoughts: This cover is BEAUTIFUL! The art and the colours are breathtaking.

Waiting on Wednesday (5): Cross Roads by Wm. Paul Young

Waiting on Wednesday is a book meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're all eagerly anticipating.
Please follow the link to visit her site!

A Bounded Wrap-Up/Stacking the Shelves (3)- Oct.15/12

A Bounded Wrap-Up is a reminder of what posts and features I had last week, and a short preview of what is to come this week. Visit the Features page to see all of my past posts, and other memes I participate in!

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COVER REVEAL + GIVEAWAY (CLOSED): Keeper of the Black Stones (Stone Ends #1) by PT McHugh

Title: 

Keeper of the Black Stones

(Stone Ends #1)

Author: 

PT McHugh

Release Date: 

Feb 5/2013

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Preorder:

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Jason Evans, a shy, introverted high school freshman, thought that his mundane life was all there was - girls, golf, physics, and the occasional bully. Until he found out about the secrets his grandfather had been keeping from him ... a set of stones that allowed him to jump through time ... a maniacal madman who used the stones to shape history to his liking ... and Jason’s role as one of the few people in the world who could stop that man. Against impossible odds, a fourteen-year-old boy must take up hislegacy, learn everything he needs to know within one short day, and travel helter skelter into the Middle Ages, to join Henry VII’s fight against Richard III, end the Dark Ages, and stop the man who now holds his grandfather captive. In this romp through history, Jason and his friends must race against time to accomplish not one, but two missions:

 Save his grandfather.


 And save the world.

REVIEW: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children  (#1)

Author: Ransom Riggs
Genre: YA Paranormal/Fantasy
Publisher: Quirk Books

Release Date: June 7, 2011

Acquired: Copy sent by publisher

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A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs.

A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

Feature & Follow Friday (1)

Feature and Follow is a meme hosted by Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. It it a way to gain new followers and make new friends. I'm still fairly new to the blogging community, so I thought this would be a fun way to meet new bloggers! Be sure to link back to the hosts, and follow them. If someone follows you through FF, make sure to follow them back! =)

COVER REVEAL: Reaction by Jessica Roberts

Title: 

Reaction

(Reflection #2)

Author: 

Jessica Roberts

Release Date: 

Nov 6/2012

Goodreads:

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Harmony…  I’ve previously had that in my life, but only once, briefly, a while ago.  It was during the time I’d started my first year of college.  My own apartment, a new old car, and a life free of deadbeat stepfathers, all of which was fulfilling enough.  But if it wasn’t, I also had a best friend, soul mate, and boyfriend all in one.  Yes, life was near perfect.
But one stormy night can change everything…For many months I rested in a prolonged sleep, fighting for my life.  Well, more than fighting for it, also dreaming of it.  Dreaming of him.  Thank goodness, the dream is over and I’m back in the real world now.  And all I want is for everything to return to the way it was.  But nothing’s the same; most of all, us. Once again, I find myself at the crossroads of a ruthless battle, this time not for life, but love.  Do I fight for the guy I twice fell for, or do I let her take him away?

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First Book in the Series:

Title: Relfection 
Release Date: Feb 17/2012 
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Bright, spunky Heather Robbins has escaped her small hometown and is anxiously beginning her freshman year of college. Rising above her rocky childhood, she’s found a place where good things are finally starting to happen: her own private apartment, refreshing college classes, and an intense attachment to a mysterious and rugged classmate, Nick Richards.
But when her dreamy college life turns out to be nothing more than a wonderful dream while resting in a coma, questions threaten.
Now, Heather must press forward to unlock the real past, and find the answers buried deep in her mind. What she unlocks instead is a roller coaster ride through flashbacks, embellished memories, and a whirlwind romance.
And when it’s all over and she comes face to face with the truth, will she lose everything she’s fallen in love with?

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JESSICA ROBERTS grew up in the San Francisco, California Bay Area where she spent most of her time playing sports alongside her six siblings. She was crowned Miss Teen California her senior year of high school, and went on to Brigham Young University where she graduated in Human Development. 

Her love of family, church, writing, athletics, and singing and dancing keeps her life busy and fulfilled. She currently resides in Utah with her husband and three children.

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REVIEW: A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Title: A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle #1)

Author: Libba Bray
Genre: YA Paranormal/Fantasy Fiction
Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Release Date: December 9/2003

Acquired: Purchased Used

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It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls—and their foray into the spiritual world—lead to?

Waiting on Wednesday (4): Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

Waiting on Wednesday is a book meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're all eagerly anticipating.
Please follow the link to visit her site!

REVIEW: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Title: Divergent (#1)

Author: Veronica Roth
Genre: YA Dystopian Fiction
Publisher: Harper Collins

Release Date: October 3/2011

Acquired: Purchased

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In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is-she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves...or it might destroy her.

HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY (CLOSED): Choice of 4 Spooky Books!

-HAPPY HALLOWEEN MONTH!-

Hello all! I just want to first thank you all SO much for taking interest in my last giveaway! I had such an overwhelming response, and it got me super excited to start hosting even more amazing giveaways for you guys =). So here it is: My very first Halloween themed giveaway-the start of MANY more themed giveaways to come!

For this giveaway, you will have a choice of 1 of 4 books. 

Since I review both YA and Adult books, you will get to choose out of 2 YA books, and 2 Adult books. I chose 2 that I have already read: This is Not a Test (REVIEW) and Neverwhere (REVIEW), and 2 that I have not read, but are on my TBR pile: Anna Dressed in Blood and Full Dark, No Stars.

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-GIVEAWAY CLOSED-

Rules & Regulations

1. You can only choose 1 of the 4 books

2. Open internationally as long as Book Depository ships to you (Click here to check)

3. You must be 16 years or older (due to book content)

4. Contest ends on Oct. 31/2012 at 12:01 AM

5. Winners will be announced via Twitter, so follow me! =)

    Add this button to your sidebar for tons of entries!  Or to support me =) Either way, it's greatly appreciated!

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A Bounded Wrap-Up/Stacking the Shelves (2)- Oct.8/12

A Bounded Wrap-Up is a reminder of what posts and features I had last week, and a short preview of what is to come this week. Visit the Features page to see all of my past posts, and other memes I participate in!

REVIEW: Close to the Heel by Norah McClintock

Title: Close to the Heel

Author: Norah McClintock
Genre: YA Adventure Fiction
Publisher: Orca Books

Release Date: January 1/2012

Acquired: Won through LibraryThing

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No one is more surprised than Rennie to hear that his late grandfather, whom he hardly knew, has left a mission for him to fulfill. Rennie is to fly to Iceland and deliver a message from beyond the grave, but when he gets there, nothing is simple or straightforward. For one thing, Brynja, the teenage daughter of the family he's staying with, is downright hostile. Her father Einar, who is to be Rennie's guide in Iceland, is preoccupied with looking after his elderly father-in-law, an old friend of Rennie's grandfather. Bored and a little bit annoyed, Rennie explores the town and becomes aware that the family is dealing with more than their grief over Brynja's mother's death the year before. Before he realizes what is happening, his curiosity puts Rennie in grave danger, with no one to trust and no one to save him except himself.

(DOUBLE!) BOOK TRAILER REVEAL + GIVEAWAY (CLOSED): Gravity by Melissa West & Luminosity by Stephanie Thomas

I'm excited to be revealing not one, but TWO trailers today!

Title: Gravity (The Taking #1)

Author: Melissa West
Genre: YA Science Fiction
Publisher: Entangled Teen

Release Date: October 30/2012

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In the future, only one rule will matter: 

Don’t. Ever. Peek.

Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die. Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know — especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war. 

Melissa lives in a tiny suburb of Atlanta, GA with her husband and daughter. She pretends to like yoga, actually likes shoes, and could not live without coffee. Her writing heroes include greats like Jane Austen and Madeleine L'Engle.

She holds a B.A. in Communication Studies and an M.S. in Graphic Communication, both from Clemson University. Yeah, her blood runs orange. 

GRAVITY is her first book.

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Waiting on Wednesday (3): Keeper of the Black Stones (Stone Ends #1) by Patrick McHugh

Waiting on Wednesday is a book meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're all eagerly anticipating.
Please follow the link to visit her site!

GIVEAWAY (CLOSED): 10 Followers!- Book of your choice

I'm so excited to announce that I've acquired 

10+ lovely followers! 

A week ago, I decided that I would host a giveaway once I got to 10 followers, and here I am now! To celebrate, and to show my appreciation to all of you, I am hosting a giveaway: The prize will be a 1 book of your choice from Book Depository, at a value of up to $10. Please be sure to read all rules and regulations before you enter. Good luck!

REVIEW: Twice Shy by Patrick Freivald

Title: Twice Shy

Author: Patrick Freivald
Genre: Adult Zombie Fiction
Publisher: Journal Stone

Release Date: October 26/2012

Acquired: Won ebook through LibraryThing

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Purchase: Amazon/Kobo/Book Depository

High School Sucks. It’s worse when you’re dead.

Ohneka Falls is a small, Western New York town where everyone knows everyone and nothing of note happens. Ani Romero is a sixteen-year-old girl who wants to play sports, hang out, and kiss Mike, her middle-school crush. A childhood carrier of the zombie virus, she died at fourteen but didn’t become a mindless, brain-eating monster. Her controlling mother forces her to join the emo crowd to hide her condition behind a wall of black clothes and makeup, and her friends abandon her.

When creeper Dylan learns her secret, he falls into obsession, with Ani and with death. She bites him in self-defense. Persecuted by the jocks and ignored by Mike, Ani struggles through the motions of life hoping her other’s research unveils a cure, or Dylan dooms them all to a hungry, walking death. As her emo facade crumbles in the face of jealousy and obsession, Ani knows that the worst thing she can do is be true to herself.