Apr 21, 2013

New Releases (Week of 4/21/13)

Hey guys! Hope you guys had a great week, which was also National Library Week! So today I'm doing New Releases and...there are a lot of them. To be exact there are 7. So bear with me.

The first release we have is Arclight by Josin L. McQuein!

Arclight (Arclight, #1)Release Date: April 23rd, 2013
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Number of Pages: 400

Synopsis:

"No one crosses the wall of light . . . except for one girl who doesn’t remember who she is, where she came from, or how she survived. A harrowing, powerful debut thriller about finding yourself and protecting your future—no matter how short and uncertain it may be. 

The Arclight is the last defense. The Fade can’t get in. Outside the Arclight’s border of high-powered beams is the Dark. And between the Light and the Dark is the Grey, a narrow, barren no-man’s-land. That’s where the rescue team finds Marina, a lone teenage girl with no memory of the horrors she faced or the family she lost. Marina is the only person who has ever survived an encounter with the Fade. She’s the first hope humanity has had in generations, but she could also be the catalyst for their final destruction. Because the Fade will stop at nothing to get her back. Marina knows it. Tobin, who’s determined to take his revenge on the Fade, knows it. Anne-Marie, who just wishes it were all over, knows it.

When one of the Fade infiltrates the Arclight and Marina recognizes it, she will begin to unlock secrets she didn’t even know she had. Who will Marina become? Who can she never be again?"


Next book coming out is How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer!

How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come TrueRelease Date: April 23rd, 2013
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Number of Pages: 320

Synopsis: 

"When cousins Zoe and Jess land summer internships at the Fairyland Kingdom theme park, they are sure they've hit the jackpot. With perks like hot Abercrombie-like Prince Charmings and a chance to win the coveted $25,000 Dream & Do grant, what more could a girl want?

Once Zoe arrives, however, she's assigned to serve "The Queen"-Fairyland's boss from hell. From spoon-feeding her evil lapdog caviar, to fetching midnight sleeping tonics, Zoe fears she might not have what it takes to survive the summer, much less win the money.

Soon backstabbing interns, a runaway Cinderella, and cutthroat competition make Zoe's job more like a nightmare than a fairy tale. What will happen when Zoe is forced to choose between serving The Queen and saving the prince of her dreams?"



This next one is a sequel to Firefly Lane and it is Fly Away by Kristin Hannah!

Fly AwayRelease Date: April 23rd, 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Number of Pages: 416

Synopsis:

"Tully Hart has always been larger than life, a woman fueled by big dreams and driven by memories of a painful past. She thinks she can overcome anything until her best friend, Kate Ryan, dies. Tully tries to fulfill her deathbed promise to Kate--to be there for Kate’s children--but Tully knows nothing about family or motherhood or taking care of people.

Sixteen-year-old Marah Ryan is devastated by her mother’s death. Her father, Johnny, strives to hold the family together, but even with his best efforts, Marah becomes unreachable in her grief. Nothing and no one seems to matter to her . . . until she falls in love with a young man who makes her smile again and leads her into his dangerous, shadowy world.

Dorothy Hart--the woman who once called herself Cloud--is at the center of Tully’s tragic past. She repeatedly abandoned her daughter, Tully, as a child, but now she comes back, drawn to her daughter’s side at a time when Tully is most alone. At long last, Dorothy must face her darkest fear: Only by revealing the ugly secrets of her past can she hope to become the mother her daughter needs.

A single, tragic choice and a middle-of-the-night phone call will bring these women together and set them on a poignant, powerful journey of redemption. Each has lost her way, and they will need each one another--and maybe a miracle--to transform their lives."


Chosen At Nightfall by C.C. Hunter is also coming out this week!

Chosen at Nightfall (Shadow Falls, #5)Release Date: April 23rd, 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Number of Pages: 400

Synopsis:

"Kylie Galen's life hasn't been the same since her world was turned upside-down in Born at Midnight, Shadow Falls #1, and now an epic conclusion to her journey—not to mention a tough choice between two guys!—is brewing in Chosen at Nightfall:

When Kylie Galen left Shadow Falls, she thought it was the hardest decision of her life. Heartbroken and separated from everyone she loves, she has to embrace her abilities and what it means to be a chameleon. But as Kylie's journey comes to a close, she must return to the camp that started it all...and she must finally chose between the two boys who love her. The werewolf who broke her heart when he chose his pack over her, and the half-fae who ran from their intense attraction before they ever really had a chance. For Kylie, everything will finally be revealed and nothing will ever be the same."



The sequel to Immortal City is coming out and it is Natural Born Angel by Scott Spear!

Natural Born Angel (Immortal City, #2)Release Date: April 23rd, 2013
Publisher: Razorbill
Number of Pages: 384

Synopsis:

"Life turned upside down for Maddy Montgomery when she found out she was half-Angel and was catapulted into the scene of flashbulbs, paparazzi, and the fervent adulation that comes with being in the celebrity Angel world. She's trying to juggle her ordinary life—high school, family, friends—with the intense demands of being in the public eye as heartthrob Angel Jackson Godspeed's girlfriend.

And now Maddy must face the most difficult choice of her life. She's been offered the chance to become a Guardian. This means entering into dangerous and high stakes training, with no guarantee that she can succeed. But more than that, it would mean leaving her mortal life behind—forever—and allying with the Angels at a time when their relationship with humans is heading for war. . . ."



I am really excited for this one and it Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris!

Unbreakable (Unraveling, #2)Release Date: April 23rd, 2013
Publisher: Balzar+Bray
Number of Pages: 496

Synopsis:

"Four months after Ben disappeared through the portal to his home universe, Janelle believes she’ll never see him again. Her world is still devastated, but life is finally starting to resume some kind of normalcy. Until Interverse Agent Taylor Barclay shows up. Somebody from an alternate universe is running a human trafficking ring, kidnapping people and selling them on different Earths—and Ben is the prime suspect. Now his family has been imprisoned and will be executed if Ben doesn’t turn himself over within five days.

And when Janelle learns that someone she cares about—someone from her own world—has become one of the missing, she knows that she has to help Barclay, regardless of the danger. Now Janelle has five days to track down the real culprit. Five days to locate the missing people before they’re lost forever. Five days to reunite with the boy who stole her heart. But as the clues begin to add up, Janelle realizes that she’s in way over her head—and that she may not have known Ben as well as she thought. Can she uncover the truth before everyone she cares about is killed?"



The Elite by Kiera Cass also comes out this week! I am soooo excited about this. I'm currently reading this and LOVING it!

The Elite (The Selection, #2)Release Date: April 23rd, 2013
Publisher: Harper Teen
Number of Pages: 336

Synopsis:

"Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.

America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.

Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending."


So what books are you looking forward to? Any on this list?

Apr 18, 2013

Review: Hector by Elizabeth Reyes

Hector (5th Street, #3)Author: Elizabeth Reyes
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars


I really, really enjoyed this book! After Gio I was kind of hesitant about going into this book. The concept of Gio was really just not my thing so now I am really happy that I liked this book. Just so you know, this review might be a bit short.

Here's the synopsis:
"Womanizer—check. Cocky—check. Dangerous—checkmate.
Staying away from him was indisputably the sensible thing to do. The problem? She wasn’t just drawn to him; she was utterly mesmerized... 
Charlotte Brennan is no stranger to heartache and mortification. Her past is full of both. So when amazing and incredibly intense Hector Ayala, literally jumps into Charlee’s life, her walls are immediately up. Letting her guard down and sharing her past and deepest secret is not happening. Charlee is not looking to get her heart crushed once again. However, her willpower proves to be no match for Hector’s mesmerizing pull.
Guilt is a profound emotion to deal with and no one knows this better than Hector. So when he gets the chance to make up for a past indiscretion that’s been gnawing away at him for months, he takes it. Doing so means he’ll also have to pass up pursuing Charlee, the only girl he’s ever been so fascinated by. But his inability to explain why they could never be has him dealing with a new kind of guilt—the guilt of knowing he is unwillingly breaking her heart."

Okay, first thing first, if you have not heard of Elizabeth Reyes, then you all need to get out from under that rock and go pick up one of her books! She is such an amazing author! The first book I read of hers was Forever Mine from the Moreno Brother's series. After that book got 5 out of 5 stars I was hooked. I do recommend that you start with Forever Mine. 

So this book was....interesting. I really wasn't expecting the couple in this book. Now Elizabeth Reyes always has the most amazing male protagonists, and female's as well, but this time the female was someone totally different from all the other female protagonists in Reyes's books. At first, I was turned off a little because of that, and that's the reason I gave this book a 4 out of 5 stars, but as I got used to Charlee I really started to like her. I ended up cheering for her and really, really liking her. I really liked how Reyes changed up her character's a little bit.

I loved in this book how there was something that people of this generation would consider somewhat nerdy-chess. Yet, in this book they made it out to be something that the cool guy played. I really lied that. Occasionally I play chess but I'm really bad at it so I stopped playing. This book made me want to play really bad, and it was so much fun to play when I did play, even though I lost (once again). 

I feel as if Elizabeth Reyes went a little out of her comfort zone with what she usually writes, in this book. I really liked all the differences in her plot and characters that this book had. I feel as if Ms. Reyes's writing is starting to change in her books in this series. 

I can't wait for Abel to come out! I am hoping that it comes out soon so I can read about the oh-so-amazing Mr. Abel. ^_^. 

Apr 17, 2013

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.

So this week's "Waiting On" Wednesday is.......Entwined With You by Sylvia Day!

Entwined with You (Crossfire, #3)Expected Publication: June 4th, 2013
Publisher: Berkley
Number of Pages: 368

Synopsis:

"From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn't resist. I saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside–so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat.

No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I’d been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become.

Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession…"


What books are you waiting on?