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Why I love YA + GIVEAWAY!

There is an amazing giveaway going on, so once you get done reading about why I love YA, go enter! :)
Young Adult books are my favorite kind of books to read. I just love the feeling I get while reading them. Being 19 years old, I just feel I can relate more to YA. I love the plots that YA authors come up with! Adult books of course have great plots as well, but the YA books just have a certain something that I can't exactly put my finger on; something that draws me to them.

Now, Since my answer to why I specifically love YA is pretty vague, I will just quickly say why I love books in general. I love the fact that no matter what is going on in my life, I can escape into a good story. I also love that it is a productive form of entertainment. You are exercising your mind, and broadening your vocabulary by reading. There are just so many benefits. Now, tell me why you love books, and particularly, why you love YA!
......and NOW go enter this AMAZING giveaway!!! 

Click HERE or on the picture to get there!
You can win ALL the books in the picture below :D

Waiting on Wednesday #8

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's title being featured here is:

Lullaby by Amanda Hocking (Watersong #2)

 

This is a sequel, so I will skip the synopsis, but CLICK HERE if you would like to go read it for yourself!
The first book, Wake, was so absolutely amazing. I need more ASAP!

Lullaby is scheduled to come out November 27th, 2012
and is published by St. Martin's Griffin.

What book are you waiting on this Wednesday? :)



IMM (#5)

IMM is a weekly MEME hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where every Sunday I share with you the books I got "In My Mailbox". If you wish to participate, visit The Story Siren's blog by clicking the link above.

Purchased:

 

Guardian by Rachel Morgan: Goodreads/Amazon

Labyrinth (Creepy Hollow series #2) by Rachel Morgan: Goodreads/Amazon

Won:

ARC of Tempest by Julie Cross: Goodreads/Amazon

ARC of Eve of Destruction (Dark Eden #2) by Patrick Carman: Goodreads/Amazon

Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder: Goodreads/Amazon

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Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop

This Hop is hosted by I Am A Reader Not A Writer and Once Upon A Twilight.
I just want to start off by saying: 
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! 
 Easter is one of my favorite holidays. Chocolate and all the pretty pastel colors are so fun!

And here is a cute little picture to hopefully make you smile!

 Ok...enough of that. Time for the giveaway!
RULES: This giveaway is US only because I am having to ship it myself. SORRY :(

Here is what you can win:

A hardcover copy of Swoon by Nina Malkin!

The only requirement is that you follow this blog either by e-mail or GFC. If you follow both ways you get an extra entry! Woohoo :)
Just fill out the rafflecopter form below and your done!
After you enter, click HERE to continue hopping.
May the odds be ever in your favor!

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa Review

Goodreads Synopsis: Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.
Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them. The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked—and given the ultimate choice. Die… or become one of the monsters.
Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.
Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend—a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.
But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what—and who—is worth dying for

Julie Kagawa has done it again.
Let me start off by saying that this is NO Iron Fey Series, so if you go into this book expecting something similar you will be disappointed. With that said it is no less amazing that Julie's previous series.
Allie Sekemoto is our main character, and I loved her. She comes from the Fringer life (which in this story is basically the hood) and she is rough around the edges, and was raised to think of no one but herself. Soon in her journey, though, she is forced between thinking like the Fringer Allie, or thinking like the new vampire Allie and saving the people she has come to care about.
We have two other main characters, Kanin and Zeke. I know what you are thinking, but I am happy to announce there is no love triangle...yet. It seems almost inevitable, and I am sure we will come across one in the future; but for now, there is only one love interest.
Kanin is Allison's "sensei" (sen-say), so to speak, when she joins the vampire world. I really enjoyed his character and I hope to see more of him in the rest of the series.
Zeke was a wonderful character that I immediately fell in love with, even when he was pointing a gun at Allison's chest. He was a great contrast to Allison's character, and I just loved them together.
As always in Julie's stories, every single character introduced had such depth, and they all felt like real people to me, no matter how small the character was to the story. Julie has a way with making the characters come alive, and it is one of the many things I love about her writing style.
Although this is an entirely different story from The Iron Fey series, Julie did not fail to take us on yet another amazing adventure that captured me from the start. I did not even want to put this book down long enough to eat my dinner.
There were quite a few similarities between The Rabids in this book and the creatures from the movie I Am Legend. In fact that was exactly how I was imagining The Rabids while reading. They are very vicious, and awful, creatures. Anytime they were mentioned in the story, my stomach was in a knot. It felt like such a real experience, but thankfully I did not have to face any Rabids myself, I don't think I could do it!
So, if you haven't figured it out by now, I simply loved this book. I highly recommend it! All of the Kagawa fans out there will not be disappointed!

I gave this book 5 stars!

You can find this book on Goodreads and on Amazon.com.

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Waiting on Wednesday #7

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's title being featured here is:

Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock

Goodreads Synopsis: Mackenzie and Amy were best friends. Until Amy was brutally murdered.
Since then, Mac’s life has been turned upside down. She is being haunted by Amy in her dreams, and an extremist group called the Trackers has come to Mac’s hometown of Hemlock to hunt down Amy’s killer: A white werewolf.
Lupine syndrome—also known as the werewolf virus—is on the rise across the country. Many of the infected try to hide their symptoms, but bloodlust is not easy to control.
Wanting desperately to put an end to her nightmares, Mac decides to investigate Amy’s murder herself. She discovers secrets lurking in the shadows of Hemlock, secrets about Amy’s boyfriend, Jason, her good pal Kyle, and especially her late best friend. Mac is thrown into a maelstrom of violence and betrayal that puts her life at risk.

Expected publication: May 8th 2012 by HarperCollins

You can find this book on Goodreads and you can pre-order your own copy from Amazon.com

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Teaser Tuesday #4

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 book is:

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

 
"Blackness crawled at the edge of my vision like a million ants. "Now Little Human," the vampire said, placing a hand on my forehead. "Now you will die. And hopefully I will see you on the other side."

Excerpt from Chapter 4.

This book will be published by Harlequin Teen on April 24th, 2012.

You can find the book on Goodreads and it is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

IMM (#4)

IMM is a weekly MEME hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where every Sunday I share with you the books I got "In My Mailbox". If you wish to participate, visit The Story Siren's blog by clicking the link above.

Received for review via NetGalley:

 Purchased by me: 

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Waiting on Wednesday #6

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's title being featured here is:

Velveteen by Daniel Marks

Goodreads Synopsis: "Velveteen Monroe is dead. At 16, she was kidnapped and murdered by a madman named Bonesaw. But that's not the problem. 

The problem is she landed in purgatory. And while it's not a fiery inferno, it's certainly no heaven. It's gray, ashen, and crumbling more and more by the day, and everyone has a job to do. Which doesn't leave Velveteen much time to do anything about what's really on her mind.

Bonesaw.

Velveteen aches to deliver the bloody punishment her killer deserves. And she's figured out just how to do it. She'll haunt him for the rest of his days.
It'll be brutal . . . and awesome. But crossing the divide between the living and the dead has devastating consequences. Velveteen's obsessive haunting cracks the foundations of purgatory and jeopardizes her very soul. A risk she's willing to take—except fate has just given her reason to stick around: an unreasonably hot and completely off-limits coworker. Velveteen can't help herself when it comes to breaking rules . . . or getting revenge. And she just might be angry enough to take everyone down with her."

 Expected publication: October 9th 2012 by Random House Children's Books 

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Teaser Tuesday #3

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 book is:

Across The Universe by Beth Revis

"I guess it doesn't matter that I had a life on earth, and that I loved earth, and that by now, my friends have all lived and gotten old and died, and that I have just been lying here in frozen sleep. That Jason lived and got old and maybe he married and had kids and everything, but it doesn't matter, because he's dead now. God, his great-grandchildren might be my age." Excerpt from page 20 in Chapter 3.


Across The Universe paperback version was released November 29th 2011 by Razorbill publishing.
You can find the synopsis on Goodreads
and you can purchase your own copy on Amazon.

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Hunger Games Movie Review & Discussion

Spoiler free review!
Then, if you have seen the movie, feel free to watch the Discussion portion of the video. It will contain spoilers, but I give a fair warning in the video.



In a nutshell, I loved the movie and I highly recommend seeing it. It is well worth the time and money. I, myself, will probably see it in theaters as many times as I can! It just isn't the same if you don't see it on the big screen at least once!

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IMM (#3)

IMM is a weekly MEME hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where every Sunday I share with you the books I got "In My Mailbox". If you wish to participate, visit The Story Siren's blog by clicking the link above.

  This book was received for review via NetGalley:

Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan: (Goodreads/Amazon)

These next books were either payed for with my own money or were given to me:

  

The Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines: (Goodreads/Amazon)

The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney: (Goodreads/Amazon)

Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Angel Fire by L.A. Weatherly: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Smokeless Fire by Samantha Young: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Exiled by RaShelle Workman: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer: (Goodreads/Amazon)
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer (Goodreads/Amazon)


I know, I am more than a little behind on owning/reading Twilight.
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Waiting on Wednesday #5

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's title being featured here is:

Hollow by Richard Denney

"In a dystopian future, sixteen-year-old Leah Munro has been sold to a rich woman in a crippling mansion. Soon Leah discovers that there is something mysterious going on around the home, and with the help of three other girls, she attempts to uncover what is truly happening... what lies beyond all of the plexiglass windows and the hideous screams in the middle of the night? Leah will soon find out."

Goodreads

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Teaser Tuesday #2

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!

Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver

  

"Then Will was climbing up a long silk braid of hair, woven with multicolored strands. He was climbing into the sky, where a steam-engine train was waiting, engine chugging, puffing out smoke that blended with the clouds."                                                                                                   

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Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop

 

This Hop is hosted by I Am A Reader Not A Writer. 

I just cleaned out my bookshelf, so I had plenty of prizes to choose from for you guys!

Unfortunately; since I am paying for shipping myself; this giveaway is US only, I am VERY sorry to my international followers; BUT I will have future giveaways where you can participate, so follow me and stay in the loop!

So what kind of prize will you get here? Well, someone will win TWO books from me!

1. Life as We Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer

AND

2. The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

So just to be clear, ONE person will get BOTH books. Make sense?

Now, here is how you can enter to win!

Just fill out the Rafflecopter form below!
The only MANDATORY entry is that you follow me by e-mail; everything else will get you EXTRA entries! :)

IMM (#2)

IMM is a weekly MEME hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where every Sunday I share with you the books I got "In My Mailbox". If you wish to participate, visit The Story Siren's blog by clicking the link above.

These books were received for review via NetGalley:

The White Oak by Kim White: (Goodreads)
Starters by Lissa Price: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Romeo Redeemed (Juliet Immortal #2) by Stacey Jay: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Hanging by a Thread by Sophie Littlefield: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Yesterday by C. K. Kelly Martin: (Goodreads/Amazon)


These next books were either payed for with my own money or were given to me:

The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Empty by Suzanne Weyn: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Angelfall by Susan Ee: (Goodreads/Amazon)
Entangled by Nikki Jefford: (Goodreads/Amazon)

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Partials by Dan Wells Review

"Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials--engineered organic beings identical to humans--has decimated the world’s population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. The threat of the partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born immune to the disease in over a decade. Humanity’s time is running out.

When sixteen-year-old Kira learns of her best friend’s pregnancy, she’s determined to find a solution. Then one rash decision forces Kira to flee her community with the unlikeliest of allies. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that the survival of both humans and partials rests in her attempts to answer questions of the war’s origin that she never knew to ask"

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 Let me start off by saying that dystopians are some of my favorites to read. That doesn't mean that I like every single one that I come across; but I am happy to say that in this case, I loved it. I don't think you have to be a dystopian junkie to love this book as much as I did.

The main character, Kira, was likable and a great heroine! There were a few instances where I couldn't exactly relate to her, but they were very rare.

Samm, a Partial involved in the story, was a character I immediately loved. Although you never know throughout the story if you can really trust him, I found myself rooting for him as I read. I hope to see more of him in the series; and I am positive we will!

All the characters in the book were well developed, and that is something I look for when reading a story. I thoroughly enjoyed Dan Wells' writing, and I am highly anticipating the rest of the novels in the series.

This is an action packed story, and no doubt, a page turner. With this book being almost 500 pages long, I breezed through it in no time. I loved that I could get lost in this world of Humans vs. Partials. Dan Wells created such an amazing world, and I felt as though I was truly apart of it as I was reading. It was so entertaining, impossible to put down, and never once was I bored.

If you couldn't already tell, I loved this book, and I highly recommend picking it up yourself. You won't regret it.

I gave this book 4.5 stars

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Waiting on Wednesday #4

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's title being featured here is:

Destined by Aprilynne Pike (Wings #4)

LOOK AT THAT COVER!

Ok, so I can't give a synopsis for the sake of spoilers; but if you click the picture it will take you to the Goodreads page where one is available for you to read! I love the wings series, and I can't wait to read the last book, Destined. Wings was the first faerie book I read, so it holds a little sentimental value for me!

Let me know what book(s) you are waiting on!

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Teaser Tuesday #1

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!

Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

 

"He spun and broke into a run, plunging swiftly into the woods. He pounded his rage into the earth but slowed after a few miles. He wanted to leave her, but he couldn't."

                      I know the rules say to use only 2 sentences, but I chose to use 3. I don't think it is a big deal. I think this is such a fun meme. If you have a Teaser Tuesday on your blog, leave a link and I will check it out!

Thanks for stopping by!