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.
I wasn't sure I was going to post today. I didn't get home from my weekend trip until about 4:30 pm this afternoon, but somehow I managed to get several books this week and figured it would be better to do a post today than to wait and try to remember them all next week. The trip was really fun. My sister, sister-in-law, and I went straight to Gulf Shores Friday morning and then to my aunt and uncle's house after that Friday afternoon. We played some cards and hung out. Then next morning we got up and went back to the beach for the day. And then Saturday night we went out to eat and went to see The Fault in Our Stars which was awesome. It was such a good movie. I'll try to do a movie review this week, but eesh...no promises. Work has been really stressful this past week. And I'm praying that things calm down some this coming week, but I'm not holding my breath for that.
Monday: Review of Losing Control (Kerr Chronicles, # 1) by Jen Frederick (4 Stars)
Tuesday: Top Ten Books in my Beach Bag - I finished Tristan: Finding Hope (Nova, # 3.5) by Jessica Sorensen, To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, # 1) by Jenny Han, and started The Immortal Crown (Age of X, # 2) by Richelle Mead
Wednesday: Waiting on Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum, # 21) by Janet Evanovich
Thursday: Review of Jane's Melody (Jane's Melody, # 1) by Ryan Winfield (3.5 Stars)
Monday: Review of Five Ways to Fall (Ten Tiny Breaths, # 4) by KA Tucker
Tuesday: Top Ten Books I've Read So Far 2014
Wednesday: Waiting on Wednesday
Thursday: Review of City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, # 6) by Cassandra Clare
Friday: Review of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium, # 3) by Stieg Larsson
Saturday: Movie Review of The Fault in Our Stars based off the novel by John Green
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Tristan: Finding Hope (Nova, # 3.5)
By: Jessica Sorensen
Published: June 3rd 2014 by Forever Yours
725 pages
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary
Source: Personal Kindle Library (freebie)
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Goodreads description--Tristan has always felt like a ghost. After a painful loss, he became all but invisible to his grieving family. So he dove headfirst into a dangerous life, sinking deeper until he felt he could disappear-and almost did. Though Tristan survived, staying on track is a 24/7 battle he’s not sure he wants to fight.Then Tristan meets Avery, the girl with purple streaks in her hair and tattoos like secrets, waiting to be uncovered. Her smile is warm and inviting, but her sad, hazel eyes tell a different story. And the strangest part is-she can really see him. A girl like that might just keep Tristan out of the darkness . . . or pull him right back in.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, # 1)
By: Jenny Han
Published: April 15th 2014 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
288 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Source: Personal Kindle Library ($1.99 Amazon deal)
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Goodreads description--To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.
Out of Breath (Breathing, # 3)
By: Rebecca Donovan
Published: July 2nd 2013 by Skyscape
422 pages
Genre: YA, New Adult, Contemporary
Source: Personal Kindle Library (Currently a $1.99 deal for the month of June)
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Goodreads description--Emma leaves Weslyn and everyone in it behind to attend Stanford University, just as she always intended. A shell of her former self, she is not the same girl. She is broken, and the only way that she’ll be whole again is through forgiveness. Emma must find a way to forgive herself and recognize her own worth before she can receive the love she deserves. This final installment will have readers holding their breath until the very last page.
All Our Yesterdays (All Our Yesterdays, # 1)
By: Cristin Terrill
Publication: September 3rd 2013 by Disney Hyperion (first published August 1st 2013)
360 pages
Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Time Travel
Source: Free Audiobook Sync Download
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Goodreads description--What would you change?Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of the boy in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain.
Only Em can complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of a time machine that will tear the world apart. She holds the proof: a list she has never seen before, written in her own hand. Each failed attempt in the past has led her to the same terrible present—imprisoned and tortured by a sadistic man called the doctor while war rages outside.
Marina has loved her best friend, James, since they were children. A gorgeous, introverted science prodigy from one of America’s most famous families, James finally seems to be seeing Marina in a new way, too. But on one disastrous night, James’s life crumbles, and with it, Marina’s hopes for their future. Marina will protect James, no matter what. Even if it means opening her eyes to a truth so terrible that she may not survive it... at least, not as the girl she once was. Em and Marina are in a race against time that only one of them can win.
All Our Yesterdays is a wrenching, brilliantly plotted story of fierce love, unthinkable sacrifice, and the infinite implications of our every choice.
Very Bad Things (Briarcrest Academy, # 1)
By: Ilsa Madden-Mills
Published: September 9th 2013 by Little Dove Publishing (first published September 7th 2013)
389 pages
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--Born into a life of privilege and secrets, Nora Blakely has everything any nineteen-year-old girl could desire. She’s an accomplished pianist, a Texas beauty queen, and on her way to Princeton after high school. She’s perfect...Leaving behind her million-dollar mansion and Jimmy Choos, she becomes a girl hell-bent on pushing the limits with alcohol, drugs, and meaningless sex.
Then she meets her soulmate. But he doesn’t want her.
When it comes to girls, twenty-five-year-old Leo Tate has one rule: never fall in love. His gym and his brother are all he cares about... until he meets Nora. He resists the pull of their attraction, hung up on their six year age difference.
As they struggle to stay away from each other, secrets will be revealed, tempers will flare, and hearts will be broken.
Welcome to Briarcrest Academy... where sometimes, the best things in life are Very Bad Things.
Cursed Be the Wicked
By: JR Richardson
Published: March 5th 2014 by Soul Mate Publishing
312 pages
Genre: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Source: Won in an ArmchairBEA Giveaway
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Goodreads description--Cooper Shaw lives his life under a pen name and enjoys the anonymity it provides during his journeys across the globe as a seasoned writer for a travel magazine. When his job lands him in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, to cover the famous Festival of the Dead, he soon realizes that he can’t stay invisible forever as he faces ghosts from a past he’s been trying to forget ever since he left.The city represents nothing but bad memories for Coop until he meets Finnley Pierce, a quirky young woman with an old soul and curious insights. While she acts as his tour guide through a town he thought he knew, Finn helps him unearth the truth of his childhood and might even begin to open up his heart.
By unraveling the mystery of his father’s murder, Coop may finally accept who he is, where he came from, and perhaps even realize what he wants for his future.
A Darkness Strange and Lovely (Something Strange and Deadly, # 2)
By: Susan Dennard
Published: July 23rd 2013 by HarperTeen
406 pages
Genre: YA, Steampunk, Science Fiction, Zombies, Horror, Paranormal, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Source: Won in a Reader's Confession Blogiversary Giveaway
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Goodreads description--Following an all-out battle with the walking Dead, the Spirit Hunters have fled Philadelphia, leaving Eleanor alone to cope with the devastating aftermath. But there’s more trouble ahead—the evil necromancer Marcus has returned, and his diabolical advances have Eleanor escaping to Paris to seek the help of Joseph, Jie, and the infuriatingly handsome Daniel once again. When she arrives, however, she finds a whole new darkness lurking in this City of Light. As harrowing events unfold, Eleanor is forced to make a deadly decision that will mean life or death for everyone.
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!
I'm going to start City of Heavenly Fire this week so I will have at least one series ender for June.
ReplyDeleteOh yay! Apparently this is going to be the week of series enders for me. I'll be posting reviews for three enders! :) I hope you enjoy City of Heavenly Fire. Thanks for stopping by Rachael!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I never know if I am going to get up the Sunday Post either. I started to just write it through out the week so when Sunday gets here I'm not panicked trying to get it up. Sounds like you had a fun weekend though. Makes me wish I lived closer to my family.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great week. I've heard great things about The Fault in Our Stars movie but I've yet to read the book. We're heading down to Fort Morgan this week and I'm crossing my fingers that the weather will be nice but it doesn't look like it's going to cooperate so we may be spending some time in the movie theaters as well! I've heard great things about the Jenny Han books and I'm really intrigued by Very Bad Things. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteSorry about the workload but glad you could unwind during the weekend, at least :) I usually build my Sunday post along the week, it's easier than doing it all on one day ! All our yesterdays looks good. Have a great week !
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great week. You got some nice looking books too. Happy reading and I hope the work stress ends soon.
ReplyDeleteI've wanted to start Ten Tiny Breaths for the longest! You look like you have a great plan for the week. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI bought To All the Boys I've Loved Before awhile back and I can't wait to start it. It looks like a great summer read! Great haul this week and thanks for stopping by mine =D
ReplyDeleteYay you got To All the Boys I've Loved Before!! I hope you love it Sandy! Oh my gosh, I need to read All Our Yesterdays so badly. I'm going to download it from Sync, and maybe that'll kick me into gear on that! :D AND I've yet to read A Darkness Strange and Lovely--despite the fact that I've got the third book... Must. Do. Soon. :D
ReplyDeleteI do hope work is calming down for you this week! Have a great one!
Writing it throughout the week is a good idea. I usually keep Saturday post-free and then I get caught up on formatting my posts for the upcoming week that day. It helps me to stay ahead too. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting Angela!
ReplyDeleteOh I would definitely read the book before seeing the movie if you can work that out. Oh wow...we were actually at Fort Morgan exactly. Such a small world. I hope the weather was beautiful for you guys. I really loved To All the Boys I've Loved Before and I'll be reviewing Very Bad Things on Monday so I hope you get to check that out. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting Katherine! Hope you guys had a great trip!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Sometimes that's just the way work is. I like the idea of building your post all week long. I usually leave Saturday free to format all my posts for the upcoming week but since I was out of town this past weekend it just didn't workout for me to do it that way. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy! Work was much better this week, though we've been warned that many more stressful weeks are probably ahead. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVED Ten Tiny Breaths. The book and the series as a whole. I hope you're able to read it soon. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
ReplyDeleteTo All the Boys is definitely a great summer read! I knocked it out on the two days that we were at the beach. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting Becky!
ReplyDeleteI did. I loved it. Finished it while we were at the beach--so before I even did my Sunday Post! HA! I really need to read A Darkness Strange and Lovely too. I also have the third book. So yeah...I really need to bump that up on the list. Thanks for stopping by and commenting Rachel!
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