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Monday, December 23, 2013
Top 10 of 2013- Day 1 Top 10 books of 2013 and a Giveaway!
Yay welcome to day 1 of our Top 10 of 2013 event! We're so happy that you all are participating with us! 2013 was a strange year for me. I've only read 75 books as of today. I hit a huge reading slump during the summer and didn't read anything in July or August. But after the slump I cam back with a vengeance lol I caught up to my goodreads challenge pretty quickly. The people at Goodreads have a cool Your Year of Books when you sign up for the challenge. If you want to see all the books I read this year go HERE!
So today’s topic is Best Books I've Read in 2013 (Doesn't have to be released in 2013, just a book you've read in 2013). And I had a hell of a time narrowing it down to just 10 so there are a few honorable mentions added to this list. If you want to know anything about the books I chose just click on the title and it’ll take you to the Goodreads page!
So today’s topic is Best Books I've Read in 2013 (Doesn't have to be released in 2013, just a book you've read in 2013). And I had a hell of a time narrowing it down to just 10 so there are a few honorable mentions added to this list. If you want to know anything about the books I chose just click on the title and it’ll take you to the Goodreads page!
And make sure to stop by my co-hosts sites Fiktshun and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads for their lists! Oh and make sure to sign up with the linky to share your lists! And don’t forget to enter the giveaway!Details are at the end of this post!
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Monday,
December 23rd - Best Books I've Read in 2013 (Doesn't have to be released in
2013, just a book you've read in 2013)
2. The Bitter
Kingdom by Rae Carson. This series is on my all-time favorite list!
Rae is an amazing writer and Hector will definitely make my forever book
boyfriends list!
3. Siege and
Storm by Leigh Bardugo. Freaking fantastic book!!!!! Definitely
think it’s better than the first I has a new love peeps! Strumhuond!!!!!!!!!!
4. The
Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd. Megan’s storytelling is amazing
and dark and twisted and she also ramps up the creep out factor! There’s also 2
hot boys to choose from!
5. Unravel Me by
Tahereh Mafi. It was awesome, amazeballs, mind-blowing!!!! Loved Warner ooh and
Kenji!
7. Scarlet by
Marissa Meyer. Even better than Cinder
and Wolf and Thorne stole my heart away from Kai!
8. These
Broken Stars by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman. I just
finished this one on December 18th and I already had my list set and
ready to go! But I HAD to move one down to the honorable mentions because this
book was EPIC!!!! I can’t wait for book 2!!!!
9. In The
Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat
Winters. One of the best ghost stories
I’ve ever read! And I loved that it was set in San Diego during World War 1 and
the Spanish influenza outbreak. It was creepy and awesome! Oh and I fell for my
first ghost Stephen!
10. The
Beautiful and The Cursed by Page Morgan. It’s historical paranormal
with gargoyles and one of the best books I read hand down in 2013!
Honorable
Mentions
Sweet
Peril by Wendy Higgins. Kaidan Rowe is just too sexy for words and
he made me melt into a puddle of goo in this one!
Gold by Talia
Vance. I beta’d this for Talia and OMG it is better than Silver!!!! All you
team Austin girls get ready to swoon :D
Sentinel by
Jennifer L. Armentrout. I love Jennifer’s books and even though I was sad to see
the series end Sentinel was the perfect ending!
The
Eternity Cure by Julie
Kagawa. Loved this one! Love all of Julie’s books! I also have a new found
fondness for Jackal.
The
Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas. A High Fantasy part of the time
and a historical Fantasy the other part. This one reminded me of Harry Potter a
bit just with older characters and trust me you will all fall for Titus :D
Through
The Ever Night by Veronica Rossi.
Another one that was as awesome as the first and this one had more Roar
so I was a happy girl!
Fragments by Dan
Wells. I will freely admit I wasn’t the hugest fan of the first book. The
second in this series though was awesome and I can’t wait to read the finale!
Did any of my favorites make your list? Fill out the linky and let me know! And good luck with the giveaway :)
Monday, January 7, 2013
Quickie Giveaway- Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
So I had a giveaway during the Top 10 of 2012 event. It was a box of
ARCs including Unravel Me and when the winner contacted me she said she already
had a copy and to use this one for another giveaway…. So that’s what I’m doing! I need to share the love because I loved this book soooooo much!
This giveaway is open from today till Thursday at midnight so hurry up and get your entries in! And
Good luck!
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Review- Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Unravel Me
Tahereh Mafi
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Hardcover: 480 Pages
Publisher: Harper Teen
ISBN: 0062085530
Source: ARC from the Publisher
Rating: Obsessed
From Goodreads.
tick, tick, tick, tick, tickit's almosttime for war.Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.
I loved Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi but, I will admit that with the twist at the end I was a little afraid of where she might be taking the sequel. Was it going to be more like X-Men? Was it going to lose its beautiful lyrical style? Were there going to be more strike-throughs? What would happen to this beautiful relationship that Juliette and Adam had formed? And most importantly what happened to Warner? Because yes people I am Team Warner and damned proud of it!
Tahereh took my worries and quickly put them at ease. Dare I say Unravel Me was better than Shatter Me? I think I will! Where
Shatter was brilliant Unravel dazzled! It was another beautifully written story
that had me screaming, pulling my hair, swooning, crying (bawling actually),
and left me absolutely speechless!
I won’t go into much detail as to where the story goes because I
don’t want to be yelled at for posting spoilers. I actually got yelled at on
twitter for posting page numbers! Yes just page numbers people not even what
was going on! Let me just say we meet more people with unique gifts some are
pretty damned cool. Also there are some really cool twists to the story that
left me saying “No Way!”. We also get more of our favorite characters; don’t
worry Team Adam people there’s plenty of him in this book! We also get to know
Kenji better and I absolutely fell in love with his charismatic smile, quick
wit, and snark. If Warner didn’t have my heart completely Kenji would. I will
say Juliette’s adjustment to being around people left her kind of whiny and
standoffish but, that is only in the first part of the book. And my Warner
*sighs*, my Warner he is so amazing! You get to see a more human side; and yes
people I know that were adamant Warner haters who have read Unravel now love
him too! Don’t believe me? Read the book when it comes out!
I chose a couple passages that I loved each for different reasons……
Adam and Juliette:
Adam isn’t
looking at me anymore but he’s not letting go, either. I lean forward and leave
a light kiss on his heart. He finally meets my eyes. Offers me a smile, pained
smile.
“I love you,” I
tell him, quietly, so only he can hear me.
He exhales a
short, uneven breath. Whispers, “You have no idea,” and pulls himself away.
Pivots on one heel. Heads out the door.
My heart is
beating in my throat.
The girls are
staring at me. Concerned.
Sonya is about
to speak, but then.
a switch
a click
a flicker
and
the lights are out.
Warner (sighs) and Juliette:
“Do you know,”
he says, closing the cover of the journal only to lay his hand on top of it.
Protecting it. Staring at it. “I couldn’t sleep for days after I read that
entry. I kept wanting to know which people were chasing you down the street,
who it was you were running from. I wanted to find them,” he says, so softly
“and I wanted to rip their limbs off, one by one. I wanted to murder them in
ways that would horrify you to hear.”
I’m shaking now,
whispering, “Please give that back to me.”
He touches the
tips of his fingers to his lips. Tilts his head back, just a little. Smiles a
strange unhappy smile. Says, “You must know how sorry I am. That I”---he
swallows---“That I kissed you like that. I confess I had no idea you would
shoot me for it.”
Friday, December 28, 2012
Top 10 of 2012 Day 5- 2013 Books and a Giveaway!!!
Hey welcome to the last day of the Top 10 Books of 2012! We hope you
all have been having fun! To close out the week we’re looking forward to 2013
so today’s topic is….. Top 10 Books I'm looking forward to in 2013. (This list should
be comprised of books released ONLY in 2013)
And make sure to stop by my co-hosts sites Fiktshun, Confessions of a Bookaholic, A Life Bound By Books, and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads
for their lists! Oh and make sure to sign up with the linky to share your
lists! And don’t forget to enter the giveaway! Details below.
Ok I’m being a big time cheater here! I’ve read most of these books
already but I needed to share how awesome they are on and there’s not a top 10
it’s a top 12! I’ll put READ next to the ones I’ve read lol.
1. Siege and Storm by Leigh
Bardugo READ. Freaking fantastic book!!!!! Definitely think it’s better than
the first I has a new love peeps! Strumhuond!!!!!!!!!!
2. The Madman’s
Daughter by Megan Shepherd READ. This is definitely going to make my best of
2013 list. Megan’s storytelling is amazing and I’m already dying to get my
hands on book 2!
3. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
READ Yep and it was awesome!!!! Loved Warner ooh and Kenji! And remember to check out my Day 2 post I'm giving this one away!!!!!
5. Scarlet by Marissa
Meyer READ. Even better than Cinder
and Wolf and Thorne stole my heart away from Kai!
6. Dark Triumph by RL LaFevers
READ. I loved Sybella in Grave Mercy
and her story was amazeballs and heartwrenching!
7. Ashes on the
Waves by Mary Lindsey. A story based off of Edgar Allen Poe’s Annabel Lee?
Yes please!
10. Through The Ever
Night by Veronica Rossi READ Another one that was as awesome as the first
and this one had more Roar so I was a happy girl!
11. Gold by Talia Vance
READ. I beta’d this for Talia and OMG it is better than Silver!!!! All you team
Austin girls get ready to swoon :D
COVER TBD
12. Tarnish by Katherine Longshore.
Anne Boleyn before Henry VII? Um how awesome is that? I can’t wait to see
Katherine’s take on her!!!!!
Did any of my favorites make your list? Fill out the linky and let me
know! And good luck with the giveaway! Today’s giveaway is hosted by Mindy from
Magical Urban Fantasy Reads!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Shatter Me 2 Title Reveal & More
Hi all!! We wanted to share some news with you about a series we are both totally and completely stoked about. Just tonight we found out that Tahereh Mafi posted a vlog about the title for Shatter Me 2 and to our dismay she also shared some sad news. What is it you say? Well she tells all...kinda...not really...she's torturing us...in the video below.
See what we mean? But we can't wait to read book 2 and we know the wait is totally worth it!!
See what we mean? But we can't wait to read book 2 and we know the wait is totally worth it!!
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