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Title: The Summer of No Regrets Author: Katherine Grace Bond Pages: 304 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Expected Release: May 1, 2012 Summary: ( Goodreads )  Is he or isn't he? Brigitta's best friend is convinced that Brigitta's new crush, Luke, is actually egotistical teen heartthrob Trent Yves, hiding from his fans in their tiny town. But Brigitta actually likes Luke, whereas Trent is an arrogant jerk. As the two spend the summer together raising orphaned cougar cubs, Brigitta still can't be sure of his true identity. But then again, since her grandparents' death, her father's sudden urge to give away all their possessions and become a shaman, and her own awkward transition from girlhood into a young woman, what can she be sure of? Why I Am Excited: 1. I love the cover! 2. The summary sounds awesome 3. Who is this crush Luke 4. I love contemporary 5. I want to read it:) + Sourcebooks has tons of great books coming out!   What is your Waiting on Wedn...

Title: Embrace Author: Jessica Shirvington Pages: 367 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire / Raincoast Books Expected Publication: March 6, 2012 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo |  Barns & Noble | Book Depository Summary: ( Goodreads ) It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you to know who you are…” Violet Eden dreads her seventeenth birthday. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. As if that wasn’t enough, disturbing dreams haunt her sleep and leave her with very real injuries. There’s a dark tattoo weaving its way up her arms that wasn’t there before. Violet is determined to get some answers, but nothing could have prepared her for the truth. The guy she thought she could fall in love with has been keeping his identity a secret: he’s only half-human—oh, and same goes for her. A centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. It’s a fight Violet d...

Review: Dark Eyes by William Richter  --> Thank you Penguin Canada/ Razorbill <3  Bought:  Fever (The Chemical Garden #2) by Lauren DeStefano  The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg (Reviewed ^) The Gathering Storm (Katerina Trilogy #1) by Robin Bridges  Shadows (Lux # 0.5 ) by Jennifer Armentrout  Also some awesome Hunger Games bookmarks:) Overall good week!

Title: A Million Suns (Across the Universe #2) Author: Beth Revis Pages: 386 Publisher: Razorbill Release Date:   January 10, 2012 Format: Hardcover Summary: (Goodreads)   Godspeed was once fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos. It’s been three months. In that time, Amy has learned to hide who she is. Elder is trying to be the leader he’s always wanted to be. But as the ship gets more and more out of control, only one thing is certain: They have to get off the ship. Giveaway:  Razorbill Canada has generously  offered one hardcover copy of A Million Suns by Beth Revis. In the spirit of the new site opening up in Canada. Its really an great site to go on to, talk about books and meet others. Penguin Canada is really awesome! How to Enter: 

Title: Struck  Author: Jennifer Bosworth Pages: 373 Publisher:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR  Release Date: May 8, 2012 Summary: ( Goodreads )  Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her. Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger. The beaches become massive tent cities. Downtown is a crumbling wasteland, where a traveling party moves to a different empty building each night, the revelers drawn to the destruction by a force they cannot deny. Two warring cults rise to power, and both see Mia as the key to their opposing doomsday prophecies. They believe she has a connection to the freak electrical storm that caused the quake, and to the far more devastating st...

Title: The Catastrophic History of You and Me Author: Jess Rothenberg Pages: 400 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group  Expected Release Date: February 21st 2012 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Barns & Noble | Book Depository Summary ( Goodreads )  Brie's life ends at sixteen: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart - "literally." But now that she's in heaven, Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her best friend knows a secret about Jacob, the boy she loved and lost - and the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul who's been D&G (dead and gone) much longer than she? and who just might hold the key to her forever after. With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages ...

A dangerous journey. Shattered bonds. Undying passion. Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride. But she resisted long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse, a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart of enemy territory. The only way Jacinda can reach Miram is by posing as a prisoner herself, though once she assumes that disguise, things quickly spiral out of her control. As she learns more about her captors, she realizes that even if Will and Cassian can carry out their part of the plan, there's no guarantee they'll all make it out alive. But what Jacinda never could have foreseen is that escaping would be only the beginning.... Loyalties are tested and sacrifices made in the explosive conclusion to ...

Title: Inbetween Author: Tara Fuller Publisher: Entangled Publishing Expected Release: August 7, 2012 Summary: Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky—and unending—lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin? Not an option. It’s not easy being dead, especially for a reaper in love with a girl fate has put on his list not once, but twice. Finn’s fellow reapers give him hell about spending time with Emma, but Finn couldn't let her die before, and he’s not about to let her die now. He will protect the girl he loves from the evil he accidentally unleashed, even if it means sacrificing the only thing he has left…his soul.       Paperback Available for Pre-Order from Amazon...

 Hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren I have had one awesome week!! I went to Minneapolis this past weekend and I went to Barns & Noble, which was awesome because I found a pretty hardcover of Shatter Me + Article 5! Then Monday was an awesome day because I got 2 packages in the mailbox from Raincoast Books and Gina Rosati. I was soo excited when I opened it up because the books from Raincoast included the most awesome books, Of Poseidon, a finished copy of Article 5 (I now have 2 copies), another copy of Embrace (love the original cover) Girl Meets Boy and Among Others. In Gina's package, which was soo exciting because she is an awesome author, she sent me an ARC of her debut novel Auracle (signed) and some awesome swag <3 Be sure to follow her on twitter :) On Wednesday, HarperCollins Canada sent me 40 Things I Want To Tell You for an upcoming blog tour, and Once by Anna Carey, really excited to read it! I suck at book bans LOL, I bought Harbinger and The Iron King because ...

Title: Finn Finnegan Author: Darby Karchut Publisher: Spencer Hill Press ( www.SpencerHillPress.com )   ISBN: 978-1-937053-32-1   Release Date: March 12, 2013 Formats: Paper, e-book Genres: Middle Grade/Young Adult, Fantasy   Summary:   Finn ( not bleedin' Finnegan ) MacCullen is eager to begin his apprenticeship. He soon discovers the ups and downs of hunting monsters in a suburban neighborhood under the demanding tutelage of the Knight, Gideon Lir. Both master and apprentice are descendents of the Tuatha De Danaan, a magical race of warriors from Ireland. Scattered long ago to the four corners of the world, the De Danaan wage a two thousand year old clandestine battle with their ancient enemy, the Amandán, a breed of goblin-like creatures. Now with the beasts concentrating their attacks on Finn, he and his master must race to locate the lost Spear of the Tuatha De Danaan, the only weapon that can destroy the Amandán, all the while hiding hi...

GRAVITY by Melissa West (October 2012) Publisher: Entangled Publishing BLURB: 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 silen...

Title: In Honor  Author: Jessi Kirby Pages: 288 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing  Expected Publication : May 8, 2012 Summary: ( Goodreads ) Honor receives her brother’s last letter from Iraq three days after learning that he died, and opens it the day his fellow Marines lay the flag over his casket. Its contents are a complete shock: concert tickets to see Kyra Kelly, her favorite pop star and Finn's celebrity crush. In his letter, he jokingly charged Honor with the task of telling Kyra Kelly that he was in love with her. Grief-stricken and determined to grant Finn's last request, she rushes to leave immediately. But she only gets as far as the driveway before running into Rusty, Finn's best friend since third grade and his polar opposite. She hasn't seen him in ages, thanks to a falling out between the two guys, but Rusty is much the same as Honor remembers him: arrogant, stubborn. . . and ruggedly good loo...

Title: I've Got Your Number Author: Sophie Kinsella Pages: 448 Publisher: The Dial Press Release Date : February 14, 2012 Buy:  Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Barns &Noble | Book Depository Summary: ( Goodreads ) I've lost it. The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It's been in Magnus's family for three generations. And now, the very same day his parents are coming, I've lost it. The very same day. Do not hyperventilate Poppy. Stay positive!! Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry the ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her 'happy ever after' begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring but in the panic that followed, she has now lost her phone. As she paces shakily round the hotel foyer she spots an abandoned phone in a bin. Finders keepers! Now she can leave a number for the hotel to contact her when they find her ring. Perfect! Well, perfect exce...

Title: Goddess Interrupted (The Goddess Test #2) Author: Aimee Carter Pages: 304 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Expected Release Date: March 27, 2012 Buy: Amazon | Barns & Noble | Chapters Indigo | Book Depository Summary: ( Goodreads ) Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life in the Underworld with Henry, she’ll have to fight for it. Becoming immortal wasn’t supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she’s as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he’s becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate’s coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans. As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the gr...

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Got a copy of Everneath by Brodi Ashton from Shellie @ Creative Reads E-Books (Netgalley) for Review Thanks Macmillan Publishing Before You Go by James Preller Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama Of Poseidon by Anna Banks All These Lives by Sarah Wylie Life Is But A Dream by Brain James Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne Some One Else's Life by Katie Dale Struck by Jennifer Bosworth Supergirl Mixtapes by Meagan Brothers The Raft by S.A. Bodeen

Title: Article 5 (Article 5 #1)  Author: Kristen Simmons Pages: 384 Publisher: TorTeen/Raincoast Books Release Date: January 31, 2012  Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Barns & Noble | Book Depository  Summary: ( Goodreads ) New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back. Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren’t always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it’s hard for her to forget that people weren’t always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It’s hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different. Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how ...

S.R. Johannes Top 10 Middle Grade/Tween Books I didn’t read much tween or middle grade books until I started writing one. So my list does’t go back as far as it probably should. But this is my top ten, mostly of recent books with a few classics. Radiance by Alyson Noel I love this book. Based on timeline, Alyson and I were writing our books at the same time and I love how they work parallel to each other. Riley is from the Evermore series and she becomes a soul catcher. I think Riley and Gabby would be good friends. Harry Potter series by (oh…what’s her name?) Seriously, need I say more? This book put children’s books on the map and has done so much for reluctant readers. But for me the plotting and character building was perfection. Selling Hope by Kristin Tubb I love how she weaves the historical element of the comet and Buster Keeton into this book Princess For Hire series by Lindsey Leavitt I think this series was adorable. I loved the concept of stepping in for another ...