Teaser Tuesday (20)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

This weeks Teaser comes to you from Monster High by Lisi Harrison

"My masseuse had to piggyback me outta there. I was scared stiff."

"You mean, you are a scared stiff."

Pg 124

Who wants to share their teaser with me?

Unraveled Hunt

Gena Showalter’s YA series, Intertwined, about sixteen-year-old Aden Stone, a paranormal magnet who has had four souls trapped in his head, continues this fall with the release of UNRAVELED (Harlequin, September 2010). Now, Aden is down to three souls bossing him around, but along the way he’s picked up the title of Vampire King to add to his ever-growing list of worries (which includes a prophecy that says he’ll bite the dust after a knife through the heart). To celebrate UNRAVELED’s release, Gena and her YA buds are hosting a scavenger hunt on their blogs.

The all-star lineup of hunt participants includes authors Rachel Caine, PC Cast, Marley Gibson, Rosemary Clement-Moore and Tina Ferraro, as well as Gena, natch, and The Knight Agency blog. Three grand prize winners will each win a $100 Visa gift card, plus Gena's giving away signed copies of UNRAVELED to five lucky runner-ups. All you have to do is find all eight letters, unscramble them and email the word to Contests(AT)KnightAgency.net. To find out where the letters are hiding in the great internet universe, click here for a contest road map and rules.

This contest runs from Monday, August 30th to Thursday, September 2nd. All entries must be received by Monday, September 6th at midnight ET.



I don't know about you, but this sounds like tons of fun to me!

To make things easy for you here are all the links to the Hunt sites:

Rachel Caine - http://www.rachelcaine.livejournal.com/

Gena Showalter - http://www.genashowalter.blogspot.com/

PC Cast - http://www.pccast.blogspot.com/

Rosemary Clement-Moore - http://www.readrosemary.blogspot.com/

Marley Gibson - http://www.yawriters.blogspot.com/

Linda Gerber - http://www.lindagerber.blogspot.com/

Tina Ferraro - http://www.yafresh.blogspot.com/

The Knight Agency - http://www.knightagency.blogspot.com/

In My Mailbox (26)

IMM is brought to you by Kristi at The Story Siren & inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. Aren't sure which books to include in your IMM? Here's Kristi's explanation.

From Around the World Tours:
The Fire Opal by Regina McBride



Yep, that's it this week other than my textbooks.

Did anyone get anything awesome?

Waiting on Wednesday (22)

Waiting on Wednesday is brought to you by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This weeks book is: Firelight by Sophie Jordan

It releases: September 7th 2010



Summary:
A hidden truth.
Mortal enemies.
Doomed love.

Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki—a descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.

Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irresistibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will's dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner draki is slowly slipping away—if it dies she will be left as a human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.

Mythical powers and breathtaking romance ignite in this story of a girl who defies all expectations and whose love crosses an ancient divide.


What can't you wait for?

Shadow Hills ebook!

If you have a Nook or a Kindle here's a book you need to add to your collection!

If you haven't heard of the fanasticness that is this book, here's the summary for you:

His love captivated her... his secrets might kill her.

Since her sister’s mysterious death, Persephone “Phe” Archer has been plagued by a series of disturbing dreams. Determined to find out what happened to her sister, Phe enrolls at Devenish Prep in Shadow Hills, Massachusetts—the subject of her sister’s final diary entry.

After stepping on campus, Phe immediately realizes that there’s something different about this place—an unexplained epidemic that decimated the town in the 1700s, an ancient and creepy cemetery, and gorgeous boy Zach—and somehow she’s connected to it all.

But the more questions she asks and the deeper she digs, the more entangled Phe becomes in the haunting past of Shadow Hills. Finding what links her to this town…might cost her her life.

B&N Shadow Hills ebook

 

Amazon Shadow Hills ebook

 

Did you know that both Amazon & B&N have readers for your desktop? How cool is it that you don't have to buy an ereader to ebooks?

Teaser Tuesday (19)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:



Grab your current read
Open to a random page
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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.



This weeks Teaser comes to you from Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Tasers are one-size-fits-all paranormal butt kicking option. Mine's pink with rhinestones. Tasey and I have had a lot of good times together. (Pg. 1)

Skip a Starbucks Day

The idea behind Skip a Starbucks Day is simple, skip your Starbucks stop today & use the money you would have spent to help bring a little girl home to her family.
There's a little girl in China who's been waiting almost 5 years to be able to leave the orphanage she's been living in to live with a family who loves her here in the US. After several detours & delays, the only standing in the way of her finally getting to come home is being short on funding due China raising the orphanage & court fees.

Please everyone head over to CJ's blog & read her story. There's so much more to the story & I want you read it straight from her.

If you need an incentive, there are several people (including me) who have donated items that people who donate will be entered to win.

Please spread the word & donate to this wonderful cause.

In My Mailbox (25)

IMM is brought to you by Kristi at The Story Siren & inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. Aren't sure which books to include in your IMM? Here's Kristi's explanation.



From Around the World Tours:
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann



From The Fantastical Em:
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
Awesometastic bookmark
Season 1 of Bones (which is based on an Author & Forensic Philanthropist.)


What did you get this week?

Waiting on Wednesday (21)

Waiting on Wednesday is brought to you by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This weeks book is: The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

It releases: August 31st 2010

Summary:
Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still.


When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: Jem, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa.

As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

Giveaway time!

I found out today that Kiersten White will be signing at The King's English here in Salt Lake in September.

To show my excitement, I'm going to give a signed copy away to one lucky person.

If you'd like a chance to win, leave your name, email address & twitter name (if you have one) in the comments.

There are no extra entries, but I'd appreciate it if you spread the word anyways.
It is US only, because international postage is expensive.

The giveaway ends at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on September 5th. I will announce the winner here & on twitter on the 6th. You will have 24 hours to email me your address or I'll have to pick a new winner.

Comment away!

Teaser Tuesday (18)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

This weeks Teaser comes to you from Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine. (FYI, this is book 8 in the Morganville Vampires series.)

This was not a Morganville Vampire.

This was something else.

(Pg 161)

In My Mailbox (24)

IMM is brought to you by Kristi at The Story Siren & inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. Aren't sure which books to include in your IMM? Here's Kristi's explanation.

You get 3 weeks worth because I was camping.

Week 1:
Bought:
Keys To The Repository by Melissa de la Cruz
Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus
Princess & The Bear by Mette Ivie Harrison



Week 2:
From Around The World Tours:
Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Matched by Ally Condie



Week 3:
Gift:
Kiss Me Deadly Antho
Bought:
White Cat by Holly Black

What did you get this week?

Waiting on Wednesday (20)

Waiting on Wednesday is brought to you by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This weeks pick is: Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

It releases: August 31st 2010

Summary:
Sixteen-year-old Evie's job is bagging and tagging paranormals. Possessing the strange ability to see through their glamours, she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency. But when someone--or something--starts taking out the vamps, werewolves, and other odd beasties she's worked hard to help become productive members of society, she's got to figure it out before they all disappear and the world becomes utterly normal.

Normal is so overrated.


What are you excited for?

Teaser Tuesday (17)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

This weeks teaser comes from One Night That Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt.

"I'll go in 1st," she offers. Which is really nice of her, since (a) it's my notebook that we're trying to get back and (b) we don't know for sure that there are not snakes and/or someone waiting down there to kill us.

Waiting on Wednesday (19)

Waiting on Wednesday is brought to you by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This weeks book is: My Fake Boyfriend Is Better Than Yours by Kristina Springer

It releases: August 31st 2010

                     

Summary:

Seventh grade was supposed to be fun, but Tori is having major drama with her BFF, Sienna. Sienna changed a lot over the summer on the first day of school she’s tan, confident, and full of stories about her new dreamy boyfriend. Tori knows that she’s totally making this guy up. So Tori invents her own fake boyfriend, who is better than Sienna’s in every way. Things are going great unless you count the whole lying-to-your-best-friend thing until everyone insists Tori and Sienna bring their boyfriends to the back-to-school dance.


What are you waiting to read?

Teaser Tuesday (16)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

This week's teaser comes from You Wish by Mandy Hubbard.

If I were the glass-half-full type, I might say the good thing about my 16th birthday is that every future birthday is bound to be better.
But right now, I'm not even feeling like the glass is half empty - I'm feeling like I want to break the damn glass.
(Page 28)


What are you reading right now?

If I had all day to read (8)

This is a meme from Kristin at Bookworming In The 21st Century. This month, 5 books I hope to read.
Last month I read (How many & which ones from the previous list.)

It really does seem like 2 is my lucky number on here. I only read 2 books off last months list, but I did read more than last month. I read Brightly Woven & Sea that were on my list.

1. The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy

2. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

3. Perchance To Dream by Lisa Mantchev

4. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

5. Firelight by Sophie Jordan

If you had all day, which 5 would you pick?