Sunday, August 25, 2013

Sunday Post - 59 & Stacking the Shelves - 32

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~this meme was inspired in part by ~ In My Mailbox~ It's a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.

This was a quick week. Finally got the fridge fixed from last week, so we're back up and running. A small group of us went to see City of Bones Friday night. Short version is I really enjoyed it, and Jamie Campbell Bower did a much better job as Jace than I was expecting. Full movie review coming Monday. Also Saturday, the family came over for a swim day to celebrate my sister's birthday! So it's been a good weekend too.

THIS PAST WEEK:

Monday: Review of Delirium (Delirium, # 1) by Lauren Oliver (4.5 Stars)
Tuesday: Top Ten Things that Make My Reading/Blogging Life Easier
Wednesday: Waiting on Forever (Temptation, # 3) by Karen Ann Hopkins
Thursday: Review of Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein (5 Stars)
Friday: Series DNFs # 1

UPCOMING THIS WEEK:

Monday: Review of Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, # 1) by Leigh Bardugo & Review of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie
Tuesday: Top Ten Most Memorable Secondary Characters
Wednesday: Waiting on Wednesday
Thursday: Review of The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle
Saturday: August EOM Wrap Up

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Inhale, Exhale

By: Sarah M Ross

Published: May 6th 2013 by Createspace

241 pages

Genre: New Adult, Contemporary

Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!)

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Goodreads description--Jillian had a plan: celebrate the end of her first year of college with an amazing summer full of beaches, barbeques, and bonfires. When her mom insists she needs a summer job, and her boyfriend spends more time with his band than with her, Jillian’s plans go down the drain.

Grant had a plan: finish his Masters, get a great job at Google, and get the hell out of Georgia. He might be giving up some of the fun of his youth, but he knows his all work and no play method would be worth it when his dreams came true.

But things never go according to plan.

When temptation brings them together and tragedy tears them apart, Jillian and Grant will be forced to choose: fight for their dreams, or fight for each other.

Sia

By: Josh Grayson

Expected Publication: November 20th 2013

Genre: YA, Contemporary

Source: Publisher/Author via NetGalley (Thank you!)

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Goodreads description--When seventeen-year-old Sia wakes up on a park bench, she has no idea who or where she is. Yet after a week of being homeless, she’s reunited with her family. At school, she’s powerful and popular. At home, she’s wealthy beyond her dreams. But she quickly realizes her perfect life is a lie. Her family is falling apart and her friends are snobby, cruel and plastic. Worse yet, she discovers she was the cruelest one. Mortified by her past, she embarks on a journey of redemption and falls for Kyle, the “geek” she once tormented. Yet all the time she wonders if, when her memories return, she’ll become the bully she was before…and if she’ll lose Kyle.

Kiss of Fire (Imdalind, # 1)

By: Rebecca Effington

Published: October 30th 2012 by Imdalind Press

352 pages

Genre: YA, Fantasy, Paranormal

Source: Kindle Freebie

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Goodreads description--Joclyn Despain has been marred by a brand on her skin. She doesn't know why the mark appeared on her neck, but she doesn't want anyone to see it, including her best friend Ryland, who knows everything else about her. The scar is the reason she hides herself behind baggy clothes, and won't let the idea of kissing Ryland enter her mind, no matter how much she wants to. The scar is the reason she is being hunted.

If only she knew that she was.

If only she had known that the cursed stone her estranged father sent for her 16th birthday would trigger a change in her. Now, she is being stalked by a tall blonde man, and is miraculously throwing her high school bully ten feet in the air.

Joclyn attempts to find some answers and the courage to follow her heart. When Ryland finds her scar; only he knows what it means, and who will kill her because of it.

That's it for my shelves and recaps of my past and upcoming week. What did you add to your shelves this week? Any bookish news you want to talk about? Let me know!

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