Sunday, June 9, 2013
Be Back Soon!!
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Stacking The Shelves (2)
I won't be buying anymore books for a while. So after this post, any books I get will either be from PBS or from NetGalley. BUT 2nd and Charles was having a good sale this weekend so I couldn't help myself(buy 5, get 5 free). ANOTHER BUT... I didn't spend any money. I took ehh about 30 books plus 1 Wii game and 1 Bluray to the exchange place there and I got $36 in store credit and only spent $27. So I still have $9 in store credit and I walked out of there with 10 new books... which I am about to show you.
These are the books I bought this week.
I got The Sweetest Dark from the library because...
I received an ARC of the second book in the series. =)
Well... That is all for now. I am still reading Unravel Me. Juliette is pissing me off a bit in this one. So we shall see how it ends.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Stacking The Shelves (1)
Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.
I haven't bought any physical copies this week. I'm actually trying to be a good girl and cut back. But I have gotten a fairly good amount of eBooks from Netgally. I even managed to get 2 books I've been dying to read.
I'm hoping to get approved for a few more books. Can never have enough On-The-Go reading material.
"Waiting On" Wednesday
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Teardrop
Lauren Kate
Release Date: October 22, 2013
OVERVIEW:
The first in a new series by Lauren Kate, the #1 New York Times
bestselling author of the Fallen series, TEARDROP is an epic saga of
heart-stopping romance, devastating secrets, and dark magic . . . a
world where everything you love can be washed away.
Never, ever cry. . . . Eureka
Boudreaux's mother drilled that rule into her daughter years ago. But
now her mother is gone, and everywhere Eureka goes he is there: Ander,
the tall, pale blond boy who seems to know things he shouldn't, who
tells Eureka she is in grave danger, who comes closer to making her cry
than anyone has before.
But Ander doesn't know Eureka's
darkest secret: ever since her mother drowned in a freak accident,
Eureka wishes she were dead, too. She has little left that she cares
about, just her oldest friend, Brooks, and a strange inheritance—a
locket, a letter, a mysterious stone, and an ancient book no one
understands. The book contains a haunting tale about a girl who got her
heart broken and cried an entire continent into the sea. Eureka is about
to discover that the ancient tale is more than a story, that Ander
might be telling the truth . . . and that her life has far darker
undercurrents than she ever imagined.
Taken from Amazon.com
My Thoughts:
This book series sounds like it's going to be amazing. I have most of the books from her Fallen series but I have yet to read them. I will, however, definitely be reading this series. The cover is gorgeous!
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Tahereh Mafi
REVIEW:
I am so glad that I found this book before I started Unravel Me. It truly helps you get into the mind of Warner. Which, sadly, isn't as bad as I was hoping it would be. Warner is portrayed as an abused/neglected child who turned into a whiny adult. The contrast between this story and Shatter Me isn't missed either. Destroy Me doesn't have all of the colorful metaphors or all the action but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I like the fact the we get to meet Warner's father and I enjoyed the extra character background. After reading this I did, however, realize that maybe Warner and Juliette wouldn't have been so bad together. I still like Adam better though. I know it was just a novella but it ended too quickly. I want to know more, I need to know more. Now I can't wait to read Unravel Me. Overall I give the book 5/5 stars.
"Love is a heartless bastard." pg 78
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Procrastination at its finest
I really should have wrote this yesterday... Technically I should have finished Shatter me 2 days ago. But, alas, procrastination got the better of me. I wanted ONE more post for May but that just wasn't in the cards. Not to get entirely off track, I seem to be good at that, but it's raining. Its actually been raining(ish) all day but the sky just decided to open up and this torrential downpour just started outside of my window.
ANYWAYS, back on track. I finished Shatter Me yesterday while I was at the in-laws house. My fiance and his parents were watching Kung-Pow or whatever so it gave me plenty of time to read. Those spoof movies make me think my brain is slowly rotting. Let me do this review before I get too far from the subject.
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi
REVIEW:
First of all let me start with saying this book seems to be one of those where you either completely adore it or entirely despise it. I don't think there is a middle ground at all. After finishing the book I got on Goodreads to say that I finished it and I scrolled down a little further to where the reviews are. I was completely blown away by the reviews I read. Some people are way too angry to even be writing reviews. Other people had valid points. But the star ratings were either 1&2 or 4&5. I personally don't understand why so many people hated the book but I loved it. At first I didn't think I would because of the crossed out writing, I found myself quickly getting over there and focusing more on the story. Juliette is a very obsessive character but then again so is Adam and I think that's what makes them so great together. The world they describe in the book is how I imagine out world is going to be soon if we don't do something about it. Warner confused me a little bit. He seemed just a tad too, whats the world I'm looking for, sane? He seems more lonely than vengeful. Like he was that guy in school with the black chained pants and black band t-shirts that everyone ignored or made fun of and all he wanted was someone to notice him in a good way. I enjoyed the creative metaphors. They helped paint strange but vivid pictures in my head. I do wish there was a little bit more background given on the characters and I wish Juliette and Adams relationship would have been given a little more time to blossom. The romance is a little obsessive but it also seems natural. Overall I give the book 5/5 stars.
COVER: I love the cover! The version I got was from Australia so it has the shiny cover with the girl on it. The girl doesn't have blue/green eyes though. So it doesn't portray Juliette very well.
In Other News:
Please allow me a moment to express my excitement! I FINALLY found a copy of the 2nd book in the Meridian series!!!! It was at the 2nd and Charles in Hagerstown. I checked the last time I went but nothing. I got super duper lucky this time. I actually squealed in the store.
Last week a train derailed and exploded about 15 miles from my house. I was taking a bath when it happened and it shook my entire house. At first I didn't think anything of it because I live in front of an army base so I'm used to them doing bombing tests and such. But then I got on Facebook and a bunch of people were talking about it. I couldn't get very close but I took some pictures of the smoke.
ANYWAYS, back on track. I finished Shatter Me yesterday while I was at the in-laws house. My fiance and his parents were watching Kung-Pow or whatever so it gave me plenty of time to read. Those spoof movies make me think my brain is slowly rotting. Let me do this review before I get too far from the subject.
Tahereh Mafi
REVIEW:
First of all let me start with saying this book seems to be one of those where you either completely adore it or entirely despise it. I don't think there is a middle ground at all. After finishing the book I got on Goodreads to say that I finished it and I scrolled down a little further to where the reviews are. I was completely blown away by the reviews I read. Some people are way too angry to even be writing reviews. Other people had valid points. But the star ratings were either 1&2 or 4&5. I personally don't understand why so many people hated the book but I loved it. At first I didn't think I would because of the crossed out writing, I found myself quickly getting over there and focusing more on the story. Juliette is a very obsessive character but then again so is Adam and I think that's what makes them so great together. The world they describe in the book is how I imagine out world is going to be soon if we don't do something about it. Warner confused me a little bit. He seemed just a tad too, whats the world I'm looking for, sane? He seems more lonely than vengeful. Like he was that guy in school with the black chained pants and black band t-shirts that everyone ignored or made fun of and all he wanted was someone to notice him in a good way. I enjoyed the creative metaphors. They helped paint strange but vivid pictures in my head. I do wish there was a little bit more background given on the characters and I wish Juliette and Adams relationship would have been given a little more time to blossom. The romance is a little obsessive but it also seems natural. Overall I give the book 5/5 stars.
COVER: I love the cover! The version I got was from Australia so it has the shiny cover with the girl on it. The girl doesn't have blue/green eyes though. So it doesn't portray Juliette very well.
In Other News:
Please allow me a moment to express my excitement! I FINALLY found a copy of the 2nd book in the Meridian series!!!! It was at the 2nd and Charles in Hagerstown. I checked the last time I went but nothing. I got super duper lucky this time. I actually squealed in the store.
Last week a train derailed and exploded about 15 miles from my house. I was taking a bath when it happened and it shook my entire house. At first I didn't think anything of it because I live in front of an army base so I'm used to them doing bombing tests and such. But then I got on Facebook and a bunch of people were talking about it. I couldn't get very close but I took some pictures of the smoke.
New Books:
These are the books I got from Ollies this week.
These are the books I got from 2nd & Charles. Although Wildcat Fireflies was $7.99 I was still sooo happy that I found it!
RANDOM:
I have been sitting here for a while watching my fiance work on his computer case so I thought I would show you guys his baby(the reason we can't afford to have kids haha!)
This thing is MASSIVE! It is as tall as our bed(frame+boxspring+matress). He's organizing the wiring and adding drive bays and such. Oh the computer language I have learned over the past 4 years because of him... It frightens me. Haha!
CURRENTLY READING:
I am about to start either Unravel Me or September Girls.
I seriously need a part time job in order to fund my book addiction. But it would be sooo worth it!
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