Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: September 9th/2014
Pages: 288
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Saturday, 15 February 2014
Illusions of Fate
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: September 9th/2014
Pages: 288
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Sunday, 9 February 2014
♥Cover Candie of the Month♥
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: July 1rst/2014
Pages: 320
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She's a tomboy. He's the boy next door…
Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world. To cope with the stress of her new reality, Charlie takes to spending nights chatting with her neighbor Braden through the fence between their yards. As she grows to depend on their nightly Fence Chats, she realizes she's got a bigger problem than speeding tickets-she's falling for Braden. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.
She's a tomboy. He's the boy next door…
Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world. To cope with the stress of her new reality, Charlie takes to spending nights chatting with her neighbor Braden through the fence between their yards. As she grows to depend on their nightly Fence Chats, she realizes she's got a bigger problem than speeding tickets-she's falling for Braden. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Split Second
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: February 11th/2014
Pages: 360
Type: ARC
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Life can change in a split second.
Addie hardly recognizes her life since her parents divorced. Her boyfriend used her. Her best friend betrayed her. She can’t believe this is the future she chose. On top of that, her ability is acting up. She’s always been able to Search the future when presented with a choice. Now she can manipulate and slow down time, too . . . but not without a price.
When Addie’s dad invites her to spend her winter break with him, she jumps at the chance to escape into the Norm world of Dallas, Texas. There she meets the handsome and achingly familiar Trevor. He’s a virtual stranger to her, so why does her heart do a funny flip every time she sees him? But after witnessing secrets that were supposed to stay hidden, Trevor quickly seems more suspicious of Addie than interested in her. And she has an inexplicable desire to change that.
Meanwhile, her best friend, Laila, has a secret of her own: she can restore Addie’s memories . . . once she learns how. But there are powerful people who don’t want to see this happen. Desperate, Laila tries to manipulate Connor, a brooding bad boy from school—but he seems to be the only boy in the Compound immune to her charms. And the only one who can help her.
As Addie and Laila frantically attempt to retrieve the lost memories, Addie must piece together a world she thought she knew before she loses the love she nearly forgot . . . and a future that could change everything.
Life can change in a split second.
Addie hardly recognizes her life since her parents divorced. Her boyfriend used her. Her best friend betrayed her. She can’t believe this is the future she chose. On top of that, her ability is acting up. She’s always been able to Search the future when presented with a choice. Now she can manipulate and slow down time, too . . . but not without a price.
When Addie’s dad invites her to spend her winter break with him, she jumps at the chance to escape into the Norm world of Dallas, Texas. There she meets the handsome and achingly familiar Trevor. He’s a virtual stranger to her, so why does her heart do a funny flip every time she sees him? But after witnessing secrets that were supposed to stay hidden, Trevor quickly seems more suspicious of Addie than interested in her. And she has an inexplicable desire to change that.
Meanwhile, her best friend, Laila, has a secret of her own: she can restore Addie’s memories . . . once she learns how. But there are powerful people who don’t want to see this happen. Desperate, Laila tries to manipulate Connor, a brooding bad boy from school—but he seems to be the only boy in the Compound immune to her charms. And the only one who can help her.
As Addie and Laila frantically attempt to retrieve the lost memories, Addie must piece together a world she thought she knew before she loses the love she nearly forgot . . . and a future that could change everything.
Review
I loved the first book, Pivot Point so much that I was barely done reading it before I started reading Split Second.
In this sequel to Pivot Point, we once again see from the point of view from Addie, like the first book, only we ALSO get Laila's point of view this time also. At first I wasn't too sure how I felt about it, since Laila seemed like a really shallow character in the first book, but once I got to know her, I really liked her and could understand why her and Addie were such good friends. It also made it more interesting, going from one point of view in the first book, to two people's points of view in the second.
I loved how Split Second had just as many, if not more plot twists than the first book. It took me a little longer to get into it, because it was a little slow in the beginning, but picked up really fast. Some things, I kind of saw coming, and/or expected, but I did NOT see the ending at all! It made the book that much better.
Another thing I really loved was how all the characters grew. Especially Laila. She went from acting like a spoiled brat, to someone who actually cared for someone other than herself and her younger brothers. We also got more of Trevor in this book, who's character also grew a little bit, but also stayed the same at the same time.
I just LOVE these books, and Kasie West :) I'm REAAALLLYY hoping there's going to be a third book in the Pivot Point series!
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Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Pivot Point
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: February 12th/2013
Pages: 343
Type: Hardcover
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Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .
Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.
In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.
Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .
Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.
In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.
Review
As soon as I seen this book, I knew I had to get my hands on it. However, it sat on my shelf for far too long...
I actually decided to read it when I got an ARC in the mail of the second book. Once I started reading it though, I was like WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO FLIPPIN' LONG TO READ THIS?! It was SO good! I was familiar with Kasie West, but had never read anything by her, so I wasn't sure what to expect with Pivot Point. It's now safe to say I love Kasie West and her writing style is amazing and easy to read. I really felt like I got into the mind of Addison, the main character.
In Pivot Point, Addie has the ability to see two futures based on choices she is given. Kasie West did an AMAZING job in this novel! We get to see BOTH visions of both paths of her future. Each chapter took turns telling what happened in one path and then the other. It all flowed so well, that after a couple chapters I didn't even think about it anymore.
I've never read a novel that had done this before. It made it that much more amazing. I loved Addie, she wasn't one of those characters that asks or thinks a bunch of stupid questions even though the answer is right in front of them. She wasn't one of those type of characters that would go into a basement knowing full well she shouldn't be going into the basement because you KNOW there's something down there. Know what I mean?
She knew how to think for herself, and was able to figure things out like a normal person, which I really liked. I'd be reading and be like "why wouldn't you think of this?" or something, and she WOULD! *Mind Blown*! Finally a character who isn't totally or partially stupid, who actually has some brains!
I also really liked Trevor, one of Addie's love interests :") Yuummmmmm..He was the perfect mix of brains, hot and sweetness and totally perfect for Addie.
I was pretty sure I was going to like this book, but I had no idea HOW much I was going to LOVE IT :)
I actually decided to read it when I got an ARC in the mail of the second book. Once I started reading it though, I was like WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO FLIPPIN' LONG TO READ THIS?! It was SO good! I was familiar with Kasie West, but had never read anything by her, so I wasn't sure what to expect with Pivot Point. It's now safe to say I love Kasie West and her writing style is amazing and easy to read. I really felt like I got into the mind of Addison, the main character.
In Pivot Point, Addie has the ability to see two futures based on choices she is given. Kasie West did an AMAZING job in this novel! We get to see BOTH visions of both paths of her future. Each chapter took turns telling what happened in one path and then the other. It all flowed so well, that after a couple chapters I didn't even think about it anymore.
I've never read a novel that had done this before. It made it that much more amazing. I loved Addie, she wasn't one of those characters that asks or thinks a bunch of stupid questions even though the answer is right in front of them. She wasn't one of those type of characters that would go into a basement knowing full well she shouldn't be going into the basement because you KNOW there's something down there. Know what I mean?
She knew how to think for herself, and was able to figure things out like a normal person, which I really liked. I'd be reading and be like "why wouldn't you think of this?" or something, and she WOULD! *Mind Blown*! Finally a character who isn't totally or partially stupid, who actually has some brains!
I also really liked Trevor, one of Addie's love interests :") Yuummmmmm..He was the perfect mix of brains, hot and sweetness and totally perfect for Addie.
I was pretty sure I was going to like this book, but I had no idea HOW much I was going to LOVE IT :)
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Sunday, 12 January 2014
Keep Your Enemies Close
Release Date: January 1rst/2014
Pages: 282
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The author is running a promotion, that if you buy Keep Your Enemies Close, you can get a FREE DOWNLOAD of any of his other books! All you have to do is email him at
hsstonewriting@yahoo.com with a proof of purchase (a receipt, pic of the book on your eReader, etc.). Offer ends January 18th, 2014.
What It's About!
First, the probes arrived. Then the mother ship landed. Then Lia’s world changed forever.
With the alien invaders’ arrival, Lia and her best friend, Bryn, sign up for military duty to protect their town. When the aliens attack, however, Lia and her comrades are helpless to stop them. Worse, after the attack, she discovers that several of the townspeople, including her family, were abducted. Despite Lia’s pleading, no one wants to save those taken by the aliens.
Desperate to rescue her parents and her little sister, Lia turns to the only source of help she can find… a captured alien invader.
First, the probes arrived. Then the mother ship landed. Then Lia’s world changed forever.
With the alien invaders’ arrival, Lia and her best friend, Bryn, sign up for military duty to protect their town. When the aliens attack, however, Lia and her comrades are helpless to stop them. Worse, after the attack, she discovers that several of the townspeople, including her family, were abducted. Despite Lia’s pleading, no one wants to save those taken by the aliens.
Desperate to rescue her parents and her little sister, Lia turns to the only source of help she can find… a captured alien invader.
Thursday, 9 January 2014
Cover Reveal + Giveaway
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(Available May 29th/2014)
Enter to win one of 10 eBook copies of the first book, UNEXPECTED METAMORPHOSIS below:
Publisher: Canton Walk Publishing
Release Date: July 24th/2013
Pages: 324
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What It's About!
Alissia Roswell had worked hard to overcome her past, and she took immense pride in her independence. Just when she thought she was truly satisfied with her life, she wakes up to find herself in another reality. As she searches for answers, her body begins to change in mysterious ways, and for the first time in her life, she is forced to rely upon others. As everything spins out of her control and danger lurks around every corner, her heart begins to betray her, and her mind haunts her with memories of her past.
Alissia Roswell had worked hard to overcome her past, and she took immense pride in her independence. Just when she thought she was truly satisfied with her life, she wakes up to find herself in another reality. As she searches for answers, her body begins to change in mysterious ways, and for the first time in her life, she is forced to rely upon others. As everything spins out of her control and danger lurks around every corner, her heart begins to betray her, and her mind haunts her with memories of her past.
To enter, you MUST be a follower of this blog, via the GFC on the sidebar, 'Like' Tianna Holley's facebook page, and leave a comment below. I WILL be checking to make sure your actually following both the blog and the author's page! Contest ends January 19th, 2014.
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Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Teardrop
Release Date: October 22nd/2013
Pages: 441
Type: Hardcover
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Never, ever cry...
Seventeen-year-old Eureka won't let anyone close enough to feel her pain. After her mother was killed in a freak accident, the things she used to love hold no meaning. She wants to escape, but one thing holds her back: Ander, the boy who is everywhere she goes, whose turquoise eyes are like the ocean.
And then Eureka uncovers an ancient tale of romance and heartbreak, about a girl who cried an entire continent into the sea. Suddenly her mother's death and Ander's appearance seem connected, and her life takes on dark undercurrents that don't make sense. Can everything you love be washed away?
Never, ever cry...
Seventeen-year-old Eureka won't let anyone close enough to feel her pain. After her mother was killed in a freak accident, the things she used to love hold no meaning. She wants to escape, but one thing holds her back: Ander, the boy who is everywhere she goes, whose turquoise eyes are like the ocean.
And then Eureka uncovers an ancient tale of romance and heartbreak, about a girl who cried an entire continent into the sea. Suddenly her mother's death and Ander's appearance seem connected, and her life takes on dark undercurrents that don't make sense. Can everything you love be washed away?
Review
Honestly,
the only reason I bought this book was because it was by Lauren Kate. I
really loved her FALLEN series, so I was really looking forward to
something new of hers. If this book hadn't been by Lauren, I'm not sure I
would have picked it up, the synopsis just doesn't cut it very well.
However, with that being said, I actually REALLY enjoyed Teardrop. I know the synopsis sounds very similar to the Fallen series, but they're actually totally different!
I had no idea this book had anything to do with any kind of mythology until I started reading it. I have come to find I am a total sucker for mythology in the YA genre, I just find them so much more interesting for some reason. The main character, Eureka, is part of the mythology of Atlantis. I've seen some people ask "who would name their characters 'this' and 'that'?" Um, one that's based her novel off a mythology, and if you actually took the time to read the book before bashing the author and her work, you would know this. *rant over*
I really liked how the author based her characters names off the mythology that the book has in it. The deeper you get into the book, the more it becomes clear how these characters are involved in things that seem to be bigger than themselves, and the more they find out, the bigger things seem to get, which made it really exciting. I also loved how the book progressed. It started out a little slow, but soon picked up speed, until we had a whirlwind of mystery, confusion, things the characters thought they knew, but really didn't, and so many more elements that made this book great.
The only thing that bothered me, was the ending. It just felt so unrealistic, and if the bad guys are really after you, they're not just gonna stand there and wait for you to ask questions and learn how to defeat them! Like really! Minus the ending, I loved this book, and I'm definitely looking forward to the second book!
However, with that being said, I actually REALLY enjoyed Teardrop. I know the synopsis sounds very similar to the Fallen series, but they're actually totally different!
I had no idea this book had anything to do with any kind of mythology until I started reading it. I have come to find I am a total sucker for mythology in the YA genre, I just find them so much more interesting for some reason. The main character, Eureka, is part of the mythology of Atlantis. I've seen some people ask "who would name their characters 'this' and 'that'?" Um, one that's based her novel off a mythology, and if you actually took the time to read the book before bashing the author and her work, you would know this. *rant over*
I really liked how the author based her characters names off the mythology that the book has in it. The deeper you get into the book, the more it becomes clear how these characters are involved in things that seem to be bigger than themselves, and the more they find out, the bigger things seem to get, which made it really exciting. I also loved how the book progressed. It started out a little slow, but soon picked up speed, until we had a whirlwind of mystery, confusion, things the characters thought they knew, but really didn't, and so many more elements that made this book great.
The only thing that bothered me, was the ending. It just felt so unrealistic, and if the bad guys are really after you, they're not just gonna stand there and wait for you to ask questions and learn how to defeat them! Like really! Minus the ending, I loved this book, and I'm definitely looking forward to the second book!
Rating
Friday, 27 December 2013
Feature Friday #5
Act of Will was originally published four years ago by a traditional publisher as an adult novel, though the author felt it fit more into the young adult genre. It has now been self-published as a YA novel. It is available in both ebook and paperback formats.
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Will Hawthorne is in trouble. He had been looking forward to his 18th
birthday because that meant he’d finally be a professional actor, but
Will has a knack for screwing things up royally. He winds up on the run
from the authorities and into the arms of a party of principled
adventurers who represent everything Will doesn’t believe in—principle,
self-sacrifice, maybe even magic—but they seem to be his best chance of
staying alive and free for a few more days…
But when his new “friends” take a job investigating a band of ruthless
and mysterious horsemen who have been devastating a land far from all
Will has known, he encounters an altogether different level of danger.
Soon it is not clear which is more likely to get him killed, the party’s
nobility, the enemy’s merciless efficiency, or his own special talent
for fiasco.
Can Will get used to this world of vanishing adversaries and magic
swords? He will have to if he’s going to survive it. And to wind up rich
and in the good graces of the beautiful Renthrette, he’s going to have
to do rather more than that…
Praise for 'Act of Will'
“Hartley’s prose is so graceful, his narrative so taut and his
battle-scenes so exciting and well-described… This is especially true of
the compulsively readable second half which unfolds with remarkable
grace and power.” -Booklist
A “clever page-turner” -Publishers Weekly (Starred review)
“Fast paced and beautifully written” -R.A. Salvatore
“I was amazed by these vividly knowledgeable adventures of a youth
living by his wits in a world much like Elizabethan England.” -David
Drake
“Adventure meets a hero who just won’t shut up in this fast-talking
charmer of a novel” -Kate Elliott
Thursday, 26 December 2013
2014 Releases
Now that Christmas has come and gone (for the most part), and the new year is well on it's way, I thought I'd put a list together of some AMAZING books that are going to be coming out. Hope you enjoy! :) Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!
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Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
Book Release
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
Release Date: April 15/2014
Pages: 416
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What It's About!
From the author of My Life Next Door comes a swoony summertime romance full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions.
Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past—or the island—Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself—with what really is.A magnetic, push-me-pull-me romance with depth, this is for fans of Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, and Deb Caletti.
From the author of My Life Next Door comes a swoony summertime romance full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions.
Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past—or the island—Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself—with what really is.A magnetic, push-me-pull-me romance with depth, this is for fans of Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, and Deb Caletti.
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