Thursday, June 21, 2012
I've got more love from Jessica @ Book A True Story today! She has this MARVELOUS meme called....
(are you not dying at the epicness of that photo?)
It's a very fun meme where she hosts a fellow book blogger and they offer some theories for books in a series that still have unpublished books. She was kind enough to invite me to guest post on her crazy great meme so I got to offer some of my theories for REBEL HEARTS, the sequel to Blood Red Road (Which I LOVED). I also got to have a little interview with her! I had so much fun figuring out my theories and the answer to the questions! To see my Theories and Interview, go HERE!
THANK YOU JESSICA!
(are you not dying at the epicness of that photo?)
It's a very fun meme where she hosts a fellow book blogger and they offer some theories for books in a series that still have unpublished books. She was kind enough to invite me to guest post on her crazy great meme so I got to offer some of my theories for REBEL HEARTS, the sequel to Blood Red Road (Which I LOVED). I also got to have a little interview with her! I had so much fun figuring out my theories and the answer to the questions! To see my Theories and Interview, go HERE!
THANK YOU JESSICA!
Hi guys! One of my book blogging friends, Jessica @ Book A True Story is celebrating her BLOGOVERSARY! Yay Jessica!
She has a fabulous blog and is so much fun! We've done interviews and memes for each other and she's a blast. So make sure you all stop by and give her the best!
Visit her Rocking Party HERE
She has a fabulous blog and is so much fun! We've done interviews and memes for each other and she's a blast. So make sure you all stop by and give her the best!
Visit her Rocking Party HERE
It's time for another Still on my Mind post! This meme is hosted by Hayley @ YA-Aholic. It's a weekly meme on Thursday for spotlighting books you've read a while ago but are still on your mind.
Chickens in the Headlights
by Matthew Buckley
add it on.....
I read this book almost two year ago but I still love it! It's a hilarious story if you can't tell from the synopsis and it was SO much fun to read. I still like to share some of the crazy stories in this book! It w as a fun enjoyable clean read and I loved it. Following the adventures of the seven boys was a ride like no other. So I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good laugh and contemporary stories!
by Matthew Buckley
What are a mother and father to do with SEVEN rambunctious boys
under the age of eleven? For the Buckleys, the days are filled with
running, yelling, food, wrestling, and burping. Every night culminates in an epic bedtime battle.When
the school year ends, however, Mom and Dad decide to harness some of
their boys' apparently inexhaustible energy and buy some goats and
chickens for them to take care of. While they are initially thrilled
with the "responsibility," the boys soon learn that it's far tougher-and
far funnier for the reader-than it appears.
add it on.....
Why This Book is Still On My Mind
And that is why I have Chickens on my Mind.
What is still on Your Mind?
What is still on Your Mind?
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Feel free to squee with me! It's the new cover for EVERBOUND, the sequel to Everneath, the lovely darling CRAZY AMAZING book by Brodi Ashton! Isn't it simply STUNNING? Ack! I'm in love.
Okay moment over.
Make sure to stop by Brodi's blog for a special Cover Reveal GIVEAWAY!
Crewel by Gennifer Albin
To be Published: October 16th 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Incapable. Awkward. Artless.
That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: she wants to fail. Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she’s exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the power to embroider the very fabric of life. But if controlling what people eat, where they live and how many children they have is the price of having it all, Adelice isn’t interested.
Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and wove a moment at testing, and they’re coming for her—tonight. Now she has one hour to eat her mom’s overcooked pot roast. One hour to listen to her sister’s academy gossip and laugh at her Dad’s stupid jokes. One hour to pretend everything’s okay. And one hour to escape. Because once you become a Spinster, there’s no turning back.
To be Published: October 16th 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Incapable. Awkward. Artless.
That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: she wants to fail. Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she’s exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the power to embroider the very fabric of life. But if controlling what people eat, where they live and how many children they have is the price of having it all, Adelice isn’t interested.
Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and wove a moment at testing, and they’re coming for her—tonight. Now she has one hour to eat her mom’s overcooked pot roast. One hour to listen to her sister’s academy gossip and laugh at her Dad’s stupid jokes. One hour to pretend everything’s okay. And one hour to escape. Because once you become a Spinster, there’s no turning back.
Add it on...
Why I'm Hyperventilating:
This book looks LOVELY! First off the colors on the cover are so pretty and give this really cool impression! and then if you read the synopsis...oh WOW. Peeps does not that sounds absolutely fantabulistically AWESOME? Ack! So far there is great blurb about this book so I'm sure it's going to be AMAZING! Yikes! Lovely Lovely Lovely EEEP! Okay enough, let's be realistic here: Guild. Weave TIME. Spinster. No Turning Back. Ooh-la-la!
What are you Waiting on?
Link me up!
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
So everyone it's Tuesday! And that means Teasers and Top Tens! Woot! I haven't always been super constant with these two fabulous memes but I'm going to try harder.
Today's teasing comes from: LEGACY by Cayla Kluver
"Think me impudent if you will, but I must inquire as to what a princess is doing out here on this balcony in the middle of such a grand gala."
Ooh-la-la. I know there are a ton of mixed reviews of this book so I'm interested to see what I think! Keep an eye out for my review.
This fantastical meme is hosted by....MIZB @ Should B Reading.
Today's teasing comes from: LEGACY by Cayla Kluver
"Think me impudent if you will, but I must inquire as to what a princess is doing out here on this balcony in the middle of such a grand gala."
Ooh-la-la. I know there are a ton of mixed reviews of this book so I'm interested to see what I think! Keep an eye out for my review.
What Are You Teasing About Today?
Link Me Up!
And now for Top Ten Tuesday hosted @ The Broke & The Bookish
TOP TEN BOOKS ON YOUR SUMMER TBR LIST
(not ranked)
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Farewell To Charms by Lindsey Leavitt
Endlessly by Kiersten White
The Secret Letters by Leah Scheier
Gilt by Katherin Longshore
Inside by Maria V. Snyder
Fated by Alyson Noel
Tributary by Lisa T. Bergren
Cloaked by Alex Flinn
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Those are just some of the books I'm hoping to get through this summer!
What's On Your TBR list?
Published: 4.24.12 by Greenwillow
Pages: 320
Everything is in ruins. A devastating plague has decimated the population. And those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles to pieces around them. So what does Araby Worth have to live for? Nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery make-up, and tantalizing ways to forget it all.
But in the depths of the club—in the depths of her own despair—Araby will find more than oblivion. She will find Will, the terribly handsome proprietor of the club. And Elliott, the wickedly smart aristocrat. Neither boy is what he seems. Both have secrets. Everyone does. And Araby may find something not just to live for, but to fight for—no matter what it costs her.
Inky's Blurbs
From the first time I heard about this book I was eager and excited to get this. The idea of a retelling of the Allan Poe story fascinated me. Post apocalyptic set in a Steampunk-Dystopian Area? Yes please! But when I started reading it, it just really didn't grab me the way I had hoped it would.
Let's take the writing. I really wasn't grabbed in the first ten pages. It felt slow and confusing. There were times throughout the book where I felt there were sentences missing! For example there was a time when it mentions "Elliot followed my gaze." It never even told us she was looking at that particular thing! That's just one instance. There were times I was confused about what happened. I found myself asking. "Where exactly are we?" "How do you know this guy?" "How did he get there?" and things like that.
And then we have Araby. I just didn't feel the connection at all. In the beginning of the book she's taking drugs to relieve herself and contemplating suicide. That changes by the end but I just never even got a hold of her character and her strengths. She wasn't particularly unique in anyway and even though she had a decent voice, it didn't capture me well.
Basically I kept reading because I had so many expectations and I wanted them fulfilled even if the first part of the book didn't have that. And by the end I think it grabbed me pretty well, but still not in the way I like.
The romance was interesting. The guys are not swoon-worthy but they are interesting. Elliot was better in the beginning but I never really liked him. Will was much better and I loved him and his siblings. Okay and then you have Araby in the middle. I didn't even get who she really liked. Total mixed signals. It was annoying.
So most of the book wasn't that impressive but I will give it to Bethany for her world-building. I totally got that point she was trying to get across. It was well developed and disease ridden and quite apocalyptic. Although I would have liked more Debauchery Club development.
Overall, this book wasn't a total loss. It semi-kept my interest and the world was great. I think Will was part of the main reason I kept reading. I wanted to find out what happened to him and his little siblings. As for the rest, I didn't get the character connection or the writing suck. However if you are prone to like this kind of book I still suggest you try it. Maybe you'll like it better than me.
Content: Mild-Moderate
(Language (H***, D***, Deity), Drug use, Suicide attempts, Mention of crude gestures, Innuendo)
What did you think of this book?
I'd love to hear your thoughts if you've read it or not.
This review is 100% from Inky's brain and use of this review w/out consent is prohibited.
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