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.
Tuesday was my first day back at work. Wednesday I put in my two week notice. Friday ended up being my last day at work. I'M GOING TO BE A STAY AT HOME MOM! I'm so thankful that this option is open to me. God has really blessed us! It was super hard to be away from Baby Girl during the day. In other news, I can't believe Christmas is this week. I just finished my shopping and spent all day Saturday wrapping presents. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
Monday: Review of The Key (True Reign, # 1) by Jennifer Anne Davis (4 Stars)
Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Read in 2015
Wednesday: Waiting on The Natural History of Us (The Fine Art of Pretending, # 2) by Rachel Harris
Thursday: Review of Red (True Reign, # 2) by Jennifer Anne Davis (4.5 Stars)
Monday: Review of War (True Reign, # 3) by Jennifer Anne Davis
Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Want From Santa
Wednesday: 2015 Series Enders Reading Challenge - December Wrap Up
Thursday: No Post
Friday: Merry Christmas! (no blog post)
The sign up for the 2015 Series Enders Reading Challenge are now closed! But don't worry, we'll be back with the 2016 Series Enders Reading Challenge!
Yes, we will be returning in 2016 with the Series Enders Reading Challenge. Right now, we're just waiting on my husband to make a new button for the challenge.
A Walk in the Sun
By: Michelle Zink
Published: May 3rd 2016 by HarperTeen
336 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--In this Bridges of Madison County for teens, Michelle Zink weaves a magnetic tale about summer love that stays with you long after the seasons change.Rose Darrow never wanted to spend her life working on her family’s farm. But when her family is rocked by an unexpected tragedy she has no choice but to put her plans for the future—and dreams of escaping her small town—on hold.
Bodhi Lowell left home as a kid and hasn’t looked back. Years of working farm jobs has given him the one thing he wants most: freedom to travel without answering to anyone. He’s already looking past his job at Darrow Farm and plans on leaving in September—until he meets Rose.
Neither Rose nor Bodhi can deny the sparks flying between them, but with the end of summer looming, they must decide if it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all....
Night Speed
By: Chris Howard
Published: May 3rd 2016 by Katherine Tegen Books
416 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Thriller
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--“Full of high-octane action and gut-punching emotion, Night Speed will make your heart race, break it into a million pieces, and then put it back together again.” (Kass Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of The 100)“Tighten up that seatbelt, kids, because Chris Howard has his foot on the pedal and doesn’t let up, from page one to the end. This is superpower made real, made consequential, with characters you care about and a story that is pure adrenaline. An absolute must-read.” (Michael Grant, bestselling author of the Gone series).
Only those young enough can survive the pulse-pounding rush of tetra, a dangerous and addictive new drug that fuels a nine-minute burst of superhuman strength and speed. Alana West has been trained to use the drug so she can pursue the young criminals who abuse its power—criminals like the breakneck who nearly killed her kid brother.
On tetra, Alana is unstoppable. The rush makes her an explosive blur as she surges through New York City, battling to bring down breaknecks before they leave more people dead or injured in their wake. But with the clock ticking down to her eighteenth birthday, Alana will soon be too old for the rush...when just one more dose will prove deadly.
Supported only by her strong and steady handler, Tucker, Alana goes undercover, infiltrating an elite gang of breaknecks to stop the supply of their drug. But when Alana gets trapped on the wrong side of the law, she learns the breaknecks are not quite what they seem—especially Ethan, the artistic boy whose bottomless brown eyes seem to see the truth inside her. With her own dependency on tetra increasing, Alana must decide where her loyalties lie before the rush ends. Forever.
My Lady Jane
By: Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, & Brodi Ashton
Published: June 7th 2016 by HarperTeen
512 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Retelling
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--For fans of The Princess Bride comes the comical, fantastical, romantical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey.Lady Jane Grey, sixteen, is about to be married to a total stranger—and caught up in an insidious plot to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But that’s the least of Jane’s problems. She’s about to become Queen of England. Like that could go wrong.
Autofocus
By: Lauren Gibaldi
Published: June 14th 2016 by Harper Teen
352 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--From the author of The Night We Said Yes comes a fun and heartfelt YA contemporary tale. When Maude decides to search for information about her birth mother, she finds out more than she expected. Perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Susane Colasanti.Family. It’s always been a loaded word for Maude, whose birth mother died after giving her up for adoption. With her best friend, Treena, in college in the same town where her birth mother grew up, Maude decides to visit and explore her past. But when Maude arrives, she quickly discovers that Treena doesn’t seem to have time for her—or for helping with her search. Enter Bennett, a cute guy who lives in Treena’s dorm. He understands Maude’s need to find her mother. And as Bennett helps Maude, she starts to realize that her mother’s past doesn’t have to define her own future.
Ruby Red (Ruby Red Trilogy, # 1)
By: Kerstin Gier
Published: May 10th 2011 by Henry Holt (first published January 6th 2009)
330 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Source: Christmas gift from my friend Paula
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Goodreads description--Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era!Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon--the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust.
Sapphire Blue (Ruby Red, # 2)
By: Kerstin Gier
Published: October 30th 2012 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (first published January 5th 2010)
368 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Source: Christmas gift from my friend Paula
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Goodreads description--Gwen's life has been a rollercoaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time-travelers and asking for a bit of their blood (gross!), she's been trying to figure out what all the mysteries and prophecies surrounding the Circle really mean.At least Gwen has plenty of help. Her best friend Lesley follows every lead diligently on the Internet. James the ghost teaches Gwen how to fit in at an eighteenth century party. And Xemerius, the gargoyle demon who has been following Gwen since he caught her kissing Gideon in a church, offers advice on everything. Oh, yes. And of course there is Gideon, the Diamond. One minute he's very warm indeed; the next he's freezing cold. Gwen's not sure what's going on there, but she's pretty much destined to find out.
Emerald Green (Ruby Red Trilogy, # 3)
By: Kerstin Gier
Published: October 8th 2013 by Henry Holt and Co. (first published December 8th 2010)
464 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Source: Christmas gift from my friend Paula
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Goodreads description--Gwen has a destiny to fulfill, but no one will tell her what it is. She’s only recently learned that she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, and since then nothing has been going right. She suspects the founder of the Circle, Count Saint-German, is up to something nefarious, but nobody will believe her. And she’s just learned that her charming time-traveling partner, Gideon, has probably been using her all along. Emerald Green is the stunning conclusion to Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red Trilogy, picking up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.
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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