Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Waiting on Wednesday: Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is:
Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 320
It's hard finding beauty in the badlands of Washokey , Wyoming
When they're united for a project, they form an unlikely, explosive friendship, packed with nights spent skinny-dipping in the canal, liberating the town's animal-head trophies, and searching for someplace magic. Grace plays along when Mandarin suggests they run away together. Blame it on the crazy-making wildwinds plaguing their badlands town.
Because all too soon, Grace discovers Mandarin's unique beauty hides a girl who's troubled, broken, and even dangerous. And no matter how hard Grace fights to keep the magic, no friendship can withstand betrayal.
When they're united for a project, they form an unlikely, explosive friendship, packed with nights spent skinny-dipping in the canal, liberating the town's animal-head trophies, and searching for someplace magic. Grace plays along when Mandarin suggests they run away together. Blame it on the crazy-making wildwinds plaguing their badlands town.
Because all too soon, Grace discovers Mandarin's unique beauty hides a girl who's troubled, broken, and even dangerous. And no matter how hard Grace fights to keep the magic, no friendship can withstand betrayal.
Once I found this book whilst browsing goodreads I knew I had to read it, I just love books that deal with friendships, particularly girls who can be so mean and catty to each other and this friendship seems like it will be a really intense and interesting one.
That’s my “waiting on” pick, what's yours this week?
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Bloggy News - Email Updates
Just to let you all know I have finally worked out how to set up a feed burner account so people can sign up to receive email updates from my blog, yay! It took me a while to set it up but I finally did it. This simply means that if you sign up you will receive all my new posts via email. So if this sounds like something you would like why not sign up, the button is on the right hand side of my blog just under the about me section, enjoy!
Teaser Tuesday #3
Hey everyone sorry my Teaser is a bit late today I just got home from uni, my first day back, it was a very long day but I did get some good news my research project has nearly been finalized which means I get do start my research soon, yay! Possums here I come.
So anyway here’s my Teaser, enjoy!
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
1. Grab you current read
2. Open to a random page
3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
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“You really know how to kill the romance in a story, don’t you? she’d said. That’s what best friends are for sweetie, Leisha’d said.”
- p. 88, Insatiable by Mag Cabot
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Giveaway Winners Announced!
Hey everyone, firstly I’d just like to thank everyone who entered in my very first giveaway, wow what can I say the response was great, I didn’t expect to have so many people enter but it was as nice surprise.I’d like to also thank all those who left comments I really appreciate them I’m still only fairly new to the book blogging community so any comments are taken into serious consideration and really appreciated.
But you’re all probably on your seats wanting to know the two people who won the giveaway so without further ado the two winners of the giveaway are:
Carol Mintz
Caitlin George (Scarrlet Reader)
Congratulations! I’ll be emailing the winners soon.
Thanks again to all those who entered.
In My Mailbox #5
In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren once a week which explores the weekly contents of your mailbox and books bought.
Bought:
Fragile Eternity (Wicked Lovely #3) by Melissa Marr (HarperTeen/April 9, 2009)
Seth never expected he would want to settle down with anyone—but that was before Aislinn. She is everything he'd ever dreamed of, and he wants to be with her forever. Forever takes on new meaning, though, when your girlfriend is an immortal faery queen.
Aislinn never expected to rule the very creatures who'd always terrified her—but that was before Keenan. He stole her mortality to make her a monarch, and now she faces challenges and enticements beyond any she'd ever imagined.
In Melissa Marr's third mesmerizing tale of Faerie, Seth and Aislinn struggle to stay true to themselves and each other in a milieu of shadowy rules and shifting allegiances, where old friends become new enemies and one wrong move could plunge the Earth into chaos.
I know what can I say I’m obsessed with this series, once I finished Ink Exchange I immediately hopped online and ordered Fragile Eternity which I’ve already finished, so I’ll be posting my review soon!
Not just the facts I know you want to hear.
If I’m going to tell you my story,
I’m telling it my way.
Strap yourself in...
Eliza Boans has everything.
A big house.
A great education.
A great education.
A bright future.
So why is she sitting in a police station confessing to murder?
With the Melbourne Writers Festival coming up I was browsing around the website and came upon Shirley Marr’s page, once I read the blurb for her book Fury (from Goodreads of course) I immediately booked tickets to see her talk. I was browsing/lurking around another bookstore today and what luck I found Fury so I thought I better buy and read the book before I go to the festival. Hopefully I may even get her to sign it, yay!
Stargazer (Evernight #2) by Claudia Gray (HarperTeen/March 24,2009)
The vampire in me was closer to the surface...
But Bianca fell in love with Lucas—a vampire hunter sworn to destroy her kind. They were torn apart when his true identity was revealed, forcing him to flee the school. Although they may be separated, Bianca and Lucas will not give each other up. She will risk anything for the chance to see him again, even if it means coming face-to-face with the vampire hunters of Black Cross—or deceiving the powerful vampires of Evernight. Bianca's secrets will force her to live a life of lies.
Yet Bianca isn't the only one keeping secrets. When Evernight is attacked by an evil force that seems to target her, she discovers the truth she thought she knew is only the beginning....
I read Evernight a while ago so I thought it was time I’d give the second book in the series a go.
This week was another slow week for me but I am happy to say my intensive stats course has finished the lecture block (finally!) so I should have more time to do what I love, read, read, read oh and also write up some reviews. So stay tuned this week for reviews of Fragile Eternity, Tyger Tyger and Twice Bitten. I hope you guys all had a great week, what books did you receive?
Friday, July 23, 2010
Book Blogger Hop (#4)
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer @ Crazy for Books. ‘The Hop’ is a great way to find other people who love to blog about books just like me! So if you’re interested in participating why not check out Jennifer’s website for more information, simply click here.So today’s question for the Hop is (*drum roll please*):
Tell us about the book you are currently reading.
Well I have just finished Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr. I absolutely adore this series, every time I pick up Marr’s books I get lost in the world she has created. However, with that said this was my least favourite in the series so far, it was an enjoyable read but I found it lacking compared to the previous books. I’ll be posting my review soon. Anyway I need to find a new book to read, I was supposed to receive *key word supposed* Insatiable by Meg Cabot and Forget You by Jennifer Echols today but my postman has not delivered the goods! Arghh, oh curse that postman! So does anyone have any suggestions on what I should read next while I’m waiting for my books to arrive.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Only 2 More Days To Get Your Entries In!
Hey everyone, I just thought I’d mention that there are only two more days until my ‘50 Followers Giveaway’ ends so if you haven’t entered yet I’d get cracking! Simply click HERE.
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