Taste Test by Kelly Fiore
Publish Date: August 27, 2013
Publisher: Walker Childrens
*I love to cook and haven't seen enough food-heavy YA novels.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Waiting on Wednesday: Taste Test by Kelly Fiore
Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine!
*I love to cook and haven't seen enough food-heavy YA novels.
*I love to cook and haven't seen enough food-heavy YA novels.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Blog Tour: Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Here's How to Buy the Book!
Summary
Sawyer Dodd has it all. She's a star track athlete, choir soloist, and A-student. And her boyfriend is the handsome all-star Kevin Anderson. But behind the medals, prom pictures, and perfect smiles, Sawyer finds herself trapped in a controlling, abusive relationship with Kevin. When he dies in a drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved. She's free. Until she opens her locker and finds a mysterious letter signed by "an admirer" and printed with two simple words: "You're welcome."
I'm honored to present an excerpt of Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne today! Thanks so much to Sourcebooks Fire.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Manga Mondays #152: Swan vol. 10 by Kyoko Ariyoshi
Manga Mondays Meme
I've been doing Manga Mondays every week since I started my blog 3 years ago. It started out as a personal feature, but I decided to turn it into a meme last year. There are quite a few people who do Manga Mondays. I don't claim by any means that I owned or created the idea of Manga Mondays - it's an obvious choice given the alliteration. I think a meme is a great way for everyone to publicize their own Manga Mondays and get a little more publicity.
The linky will be below my review.
Swan vol. 10 by Kyoko Ariyoshi
Round 2 of the World Ballet Competition is about to begin. Masumi is still shaken by the news regarding Kusakabe, the dancer she loved, yet she must now put her pain behind her and dance the performance of a lifetime. Aoi, her loyal and dedicated dance partner will certainly be there to support her, but what role might the mysterious Leonhardt Von Christ come to play in the young ballerina's life? (courtesy of Goodreads)
Review
*Warning: Potential spoilers. My manga reviews tend to be more of a summary than a review. I find it hard to review manga in the same way I do regular books.
Hijiri and Aoi give an incredible performance in the pairs part of the Tokyo World Ballet Competition. But talk about a love triangle...Hijiri's inspiration is her heartache over Kusakabe. Aoi's inspiration is his heartache over Hijiri. Whatever it takes...
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Feature and Follow Friday #152
Welcome to the Feature & Follow
Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers -- but you have to know -- the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.
The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!
How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools -- keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!
What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Who is our Feature today? Find out below. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow our Features and you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read) as a courtesy. How do you follow someone? Well, if you have a preference, state it in your #FF post. A lot of blogs are transitioning to Wordpress in which they do not have the luxury of GFC, so an RSS subscription is appreciated or if you choose an email subscription. If you don't have GFC please state in your post how you would like to be followed.
GIVEAWAY! - Blog Tour: Goddess by Josephine Angelini - Author Interview
Have you read the Starcrossed series yet? If not, you really should. Even if - like me - you're not a big fan of Greek mythology, the story will sweep you in. Forbidden romance. Paranormal creatures (aka gods/demi-gods). A fascinating mythological world.
Get the series!
Starcrossed: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound
Dreamless: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound
Starcrossed City (novella prequel to Starcrossed): Goodreads | exclusively on Josephine's website
Goddess: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound
Release Date: May 28, 2013
Publisher: HarperTeen
After accidentally unleashing the gods from their captivity on Olympus, Helen must find a way to re-imprison them without starting a devastating war. But the gods are angry, and their thirst for blood already has a body count.
To make matters worse, the Oracle reveals that a diabolical Tyrant is lurking among them, which drives a wedge between the once-solid group of friends. As the gods use the Scions against one another, Lucas’s life hangs in the balance. Still unsure whether she loves him or Orion, Helen is forced to make a terrifying decision, for war is coming to her shores.
In Josephine Angelini’s compelling conclusion to the masterfully woven Starcrossed trilogy, a goddess must rise above it all to change a destiny that’s been written in the stars. With worlds built just as fast as they crumble, love and war collide in an all-out battle that will leave no question unanswered and no heart untouched.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Rules of Summer by Joanna Philbin
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Publisher: Poppy
Source: Publisher
Summary
THE RULES OF SUMMER is about two 17 year-old girls living in the same beachfront mansion in East Hampton for the summer, one “upstairs” (the daughter of a very blue-blooded family) and one “downstairs” (the niece of the family’s housekeeper.) Isabel is the privileged daughter who’s used to having guys fall at her feet. Rory is the no-nonsense girl from a small New Jersey town who’s always been the friend, never the girlfriend. Besides becoming each other’s unlikely allies, both Rory and Isabel have a summer romance that will change their lives. (courtesy of Goodreads.)
Review
I love Joanna Philbin's Daughters series. I was sad to see it end, but thrilled to see what she had in store for us next. Like the Daughters books, Rules of Summer is a feel-good, light read featuring the lives of wealthy (and not-so-wealthy) teens.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Manga Mondays #151: Swan vol. 9 by Kyoko Ariyoshi
Manga Mondays Meme
I've been doing Manga Mondays every week since I started my blog 3 years ago. It started out as a personal feature, but I decided to turn it into a meme last year. There are quite a few people who do Manga Mondays. I don't claim by any means that I owned or created the idea of Manga Mondays - it's an obvious choice given the alliteration. I think a meme is a great way for everyone to publicize their own Manga Mondays and get a little more publicity.
The linky will be below my review.
Swan vol. 9 by Kyoko Ariyoshi
As the only exception to the Japan Ballet Association's scholarship program, underdog dancer Hijiri Masumi trains hard every day with other students who have all won the right to train under the best dance instructors. Because Masumi's technique leaves much to be desired, master instructor and genius dancer Alexei Sergeiev demands that she return to the basics to improve her technique. Masumi practices diligently, so that she will be chosen as one of three student performers in the Japan Ballet Company's special performance in Moscow. Eventually, some of the ballet students depart for various destinations around the world to further their dance careers. As Alexei leaves for Moscow, he reminds her once again to master the basics, because her journey has just begun. Hearing this heartening message, Masumi vows to work hard, and returns to the ballet studio to practice, only to find a handsome new foreign student has arrived. Will this newcomer support her in her quest to develop as a dancer, or will romantic entanglements become an obstacle? (courtesy of Goodreads)
Review
*Warning: Potential spoilers. My manga reviews tend to be more of a summary than a review. I find it hard to review manga in the same way I do regular books.
This volume is all about the Tokyo World Ballet Competition. In that way, it's a little dull, because it's just dance after dance after dance. On the other hand, we get to visit a lot of characters we met in previous volumes and meet a few new ones.
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