Winner!

The winner in the Princess books by Mette Ivy Harrison giveaway is:

SANDY

Keep an eye out for more giveaways!

Waiting on Wednesday (18)

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: You Wish by Mandy Hubbard

It releases: August 5th 2010

Summary:
What if all your wishes really came true?

Kayla McHenry’s sweet sixteen sucks! Her dad left, her grades dropped, and her BFF is dating the boy Kayla’s secretly loved for years. Blowing out her candles, Kayla thinks: I wish my birthday wishes actually came true. Because they never freakin’ do.

Kayla wakes the next day to a life-sized, bright pink My Little Pony outside her window. Then a year’s supply of gumballs arrives. A boy named Ken with a disturbing resemblance to the doll of the same name stalks her. As the ghosts of Kayla’s wishes-past appear, they take her on a wild ride . . . but they MUST STOP. Because when she was fifteen? She wished Ben Mackenzie would kiss her. And Ben is her best friend’s boyfriend.

What books are you waiting for?

Teaser Tuesday (15)

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 is from Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken. 

“You have no idea what you’ve done for us in bringing the rain.”
“Anything we can give in return, anything, we’ll give you.”
“If you’re still willing to give up what we discussed before, then there’s nothing more I could ask for.” –Pg 15

In My Mailbox (23)

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:

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Monster High by Lisi Harrison

For review:

Passing Strange by Daniel Waters

Waiting on Wednesday (17)

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 Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

It releases: August 1st 2010

Summary:
 Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the ...more Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron Fey, iron-bound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her. Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's alone in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

Giveaway Time!

Next week Mette Ivie Harrison will be signing at The King's English.

I'll be going & I'll get one of you one of her books. Signed to you if you want.

These are your choices:
(Click the covers to see the summary on Goodreads)

   

Just leave me an email address with a comment.  

Contest closes Tuesday night at midnight pacific time.

I'll email the winner Wednesday & you have to get back to me within 24 hours.

This is a US only giveaway. I'm sorry, but international postage is too much. If you are outside the US & have a friend who will ship it to you who lives in the US that works too.

Teaser Tuesday (14)

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 Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

It was a night full of tiny coincidences that collided into something bigger.

Rilke says: We are not permitted to linger, even with what is most intimate.

Nothing was the same after that night.

Pg 108

In My Mailbox (22)

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.

Pretty sure this was the most awesome week yet. Lots of pictures this week because I can.

From Natasha @ Maw Books (because she's awesome!)

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Won from Sophie Jordan:

Firelight ARC

From Around the World Tours:

You Wish by Mandy Hubbard

From the Absolutely Awesome Andrea:
Nightshade by Andrea Creamer

Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund

Red Glove excerpt

(& because she knows I love them)

an Extraordinary bookmark

Won from BuzzboSLC:

Twilight Saga prize pack

Can I say how awesome this week has been? I don't think I can.

I'm already excited for next week!

What did you get this week?

Anyone else get Crescendo or Desires of the Dead?

Added bonus if you read all the way to the end, if you would like some eclipse swag & possibly a bookmark or 2, please comment saying you want to be entered. I will pick one (maybe more) winner Tuesday. Please leave me a way to contact you.

Review: White Cat - Holly Black

Title: White Cat
Author: Holly Black
Released: May 4th 2010
Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 310 pages

Where to purchase:
US: IndieBound    B&N    Borders    Books A Million
Canada: Chapters
International: Book Depository

Trailer:




Review:

This was a fabulously written story. The characters all had realistic, individual personalities complete with their own set of flaws. It held my attention from the beginning clear until the end. I was invested in what had happened & what was going as Cassel was trying to piece things together.

The story opens with Cassel on a steep & slightly slippery roof with no way down. This leads to the school suspending him until he can prove he’s not a liability & something like that won’t happen again. Being suspended means he has to go home & help his Granddad clean up Cassel’s family home before his Mom gets released from jail. Granddad is a bit tough, but a likeable & pretty funny guy. He’s a death worker & our 1st real look at blow back. Every time a worker curses, they have to deal with blowback from the curse. Granddad is a death worker, this is why he has several stubby fingers. Throughout the book, pieces of information are given a little bit a time, giving us a better idea of the world Cassel lives in.
Cassel is the only non-worker in a family full of workers. He’s the baby of the family. He might not be a worker, but his Mom taught him all about being a con artist. I loved that he was always thinking about the various advice on how to pull a con & when he wasn’t he was trying to remember what exactly happened to Lila. He remembers the body, the blood & the knife, but doesn’t remember what led up to it. His brothers covered it up because Lila was the Daughter of the crime boss their family worked for. I found myself wondering what could have led up to him killing her. I felt kind of bad for Cassel, he went to the school he was at because he wanted to be a regular person, since he wasn’t a work, but he never quite fits in. I loved watching him piece things together & pull off a con here & there. He grows a lot by the time the book ends.

The way Holly leaves clues reminded me a bit of following a trail of breadcrumbs. There were just enough hints left that I could sometimes guess some of the things that were coming, but not all of them. I liked how even when everything seemed like it might fall apart at any second, Cassel never gave up. I can’t wait to read the sequel, Red Glove when it comes out.

Waiting on Wednesday (16)

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 I can't wait for is: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

It releases: July 20th 13th!!! 2010

This is a bit of a different WoW. I had it scheduled to be before it came out, but then it got moved up, which is awesome. I was also lucky to get an ARC, so I've read it, but I'm dying to get my finished copy.  

Now, I'm giving you fair warning above the picture.

SPOILER WARNING!!!

Summary:
In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past...and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabel, who already lost her brother to the wolves...and is nonetheless drawn to Cole. At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love--the light and the dark, the warm and the cold--in a way you will never forget.

Teaser Tuesday (13)

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 Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus.

“It isn’t you,” a voice said behind me, deep & melodic.
I turned and saw him. Raven black hair and eyes that seemed to shift colors – gray, blue, and pale green.
I looked at the headstone, then down at my dirty and torn clothes.
“But it is me,” I whispered.
“It doesn’t have to be.”
The gravestone was changing, the letters shifting.
“You know who it is. You just have to wake up.” He put his hand on my shoulder. “Phe, wake up.”

Pg 1/2

I know its longer than my usual teasers but there there was too much good stuff on one page to pass up.

In My Mailbox (21)

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:
Friend Is Not A Verb by Daniel Ehrenhaft
One Night That Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt

Waiting on Wednesday (15)

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: Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus

It releases: July 13th 2010

Summary:

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.

Teaser Tuesday (12)

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 Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson

The memory of the night before bubbled to the surface of Claire's mind, and her heart sank before she's even opened her eyes. Welcome to My Life As a Monster, Day One.

Pg 50

In My Mailbox (20)

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.

Won from Shannon:

The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Trade from Jessica:

You Are So Undead To Me by Stacey Jay

Bought at Gail Carson Levine's signing at The King's English:

Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand by Gail Carson Levine

Fairies and the Quest for Never Land  by Gail Carson Levine

What did you get this week?

If I had all day to read (7)

This is a meme from Kristin at Bookworming In The 21st Century. Every month we pick a few books we hope to read during the month that we would read if we had all day to just read.

My lucky number seems to be 2. I read Linger & White Cat during the month of June. Lets see if I can do better in July.

Sorry, to be boring but some of these books will reappear until I actually read them.

1. Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken

2. The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy

3. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

4. Perchance To Dream by Lisa Mantchev

5. Sea by Heidi R. Kling

If you could pick 5 books to read if you had all day, what would they be?