Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Wishlist Wednesday #111


*Wishlist Wednesday is where you show a book that has been on your wishlist/TBR list for a while, the meme is hosted by Pen to Paper*




Flower by Elizabeth Craft & Shea Olsen

Publisher
Harlequin Teen 
Release DateJanuary 3, 2017
Pages: 320

The Story:

These are the things that I've always wanted: 
To get the top grades in my class. 
To make my grandmother proud. 
And most of all, proof that I could succeed where the rest of my family had not: a Stanford acceptance letter, early admission. 
My mother and my sister were obsessed with boys and love and sex. So obsessed that they lost sight of their futures, of what they wanted. And in the end, they lost everything. 
I'll never let a boy distract me. I promised myself that. 
But that was before Tate. 
Before the biggest pop star on the planet took an interest in me
Before private planes and secret dates and lyrics meant for me alone. 
There's so much I don't know. Like why he left music. Where he goes when we're not together. What dark past he's hiding. But when we kiss, the future feels far away. And now…I'm not sure what I want.

-via Amazon

Meet the Author

Author Bio: Elizabeth Craft is an American television writer/producer and novelist. She has written two young-adult novels with Sarah Fain. Craft is married to producer Adam Fierro and is the sister of writer Gretchen Rubin.

Author Bio: Shea Olsen lives and writes in a small mountain town in Oregon. She works as a producer for a film production company and shares a home with her husband, a dog named Diesel, and two cats.



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Monday, November 28, 2016

New YA Releases : Week of November 28th


Here are some upcoming releases this week. Release dates sources: 
Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.


  

Girls in the Moon by Janet McNally

Avalanche by Melinda Braun

A & B by J.C. Lillis

All in Pieces by Suzanne Young

The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen


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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Wishlist Wednesday #110


*Wishlist Wednesday is where you show a book that has been on your wishlist/TBR list for a while, the meme is hosted by Pen to Paper*




Garden of Thorns by Amber Mitchell

Publisher
Entangled Publishing 
Release DateFebruary 27, 2017

The Story:

After seven grueling years of captivity in the Garden--a burlesque troupe of slave girls--sixteen-year-old Rose finds an opportunity to escape during a performance for the emperor. But the hostage she randomly chose from the crowd to aid her isn't one of the emperor's men--not anymore. He's the former heir to the throne, who is now leading a rebellion against it.
Rayce is a wanted man and dangerously charismatic, the worst person for Rose to get involved with, no matter what his smile promises. But he assumes Rose's attempt to take him hostage is part of a plot to crush the rebellion, so he takes her ashis hostage. Now Rose must prove where her loyalties lie, and she offers Rayce a deal--if he helps her rescue the other girls, she'll tell him all the Garden's secrets.
Except the one secret she's kept for seven years that she'll to take to her grave if she must.

-via Amazon



Meet the Author

Amber Mitchell graduated from the University of South Florida with a BA in Creative Writing. She likes crazy hair styles, reading, D&D, k-dramas, good puns and great food.

When she isn’t putting words on paper, she is using cardstock to craft 3D artwork or exploring new places with her husband Brian. They live a small town in Florida with their four cats where she is still waiting for a madman in a blue box to show up on her doorstep.

Garden of Thorns is her debut novel from Entangled Teen.



Want to see my entire Wishlist? Check it out on Amazon: Books I Dream About

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Monday, November 21, 2016

New YA Releases : Week of November 21st


Here are some upcoming releases this week. Release dates sources: 
Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.






Fate of Flames by 


Shadow Fall by 


Fire and Stars by  


The Hands of Time by 


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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Wishlist Wednesday #109


*Wishlist Wednesday is where you show a book that has been on your wishlist/TBR list for a while, the meme is hosted by Pen to Paper*




Belle by Cameron Dokey

Publisher
Simon Pulse; Reissue edition 
Release DateFebruary 7, 2017
Pages: 208

The Story:

The story of Beauty and the Beast finds new life in this magical and imaginative retelling that’s filled with romance and adventure.

By the time her sixteenth birthday comes around, Belle feels more convinced than ever that she is being called by the wrong name. Unlike her older sisters Celeste and April, whose names suit them perfectly, Belle knows that she is not beautiful. She begs to be called by her given name, Annabelle—or even Anna for short—but to no avail. Her solace is her wood-carving hobby, and she longs to find the Heartwood tree: Legend has it that, when carved by the right hands, it can reveal the face of one’s true love.

One day, during a fierce storm, Belle’s father stumbles upon the fabled tree—only to become ensnarled by it and come face-to-face with a terrifying and lonely Beast, who will set him free on one condition: that Belle carves the Heartwood. Belle agrees, never dreaming that she and the Beast have the same wish: to be seen not with the eyes of the mind, but of the heart.

-via Amazon



Meet the Author

Cameron Dokey is the author of nearly thirty young adult novels. Her other fairy tales include, The Storyteller’s DaughterSunlight and Shadow, and Golden. She has also written the #1 bestselling How Not to Spend Your Senior Year. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and four cats.



Want to see my entire Wishlist? Check it out on Amazon: Books I Dream About

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Monday, November 14, 2016

New YA Releases : Week of November 14th


Here are some upcoming releases this week. Release dates sources: 
Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.





The Nerdy and the Dirty by  

Flashfall by  

The Turncoat's Gambit by 

 


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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Wishlist Wednesday #108


*Wishlist Wednesday is where you show a book that has been on your wishlist/TBR list for a while, the meme is hosted by Pen to Paper*




A Thousand Salt Kisses Later by Josie Demuth


Publisher
Wise Ink
Release DateDecember 5, 2016
Pages: 384

The Story:

The spellbinding sequel to A Thousand Salt Kisses. Four years ago, Crystal White fell in love with Llyr, a prince of the magical mer colony living off the coast of Starfish Island. For one summer, he enchanted her with stories of jeweled palaces and underwater gardens, but then he left, returning beneath the waves with her heart in tow. Now, graduated and with no job in sight, Crystal is forced to go back to the island she thought she had left in the past. By the sea again, she realizes she is far from over her first love, and when an opportunity arises to contact the merfolk, Crystal can’t resist. Once more with the mer, Crystal is forced to come to terms with the fact that Llyr has moved on, and also with her own magical secret that has endangered her life, his throne, and every mer kingdom. Working against all odds, she has to try to save the people she has come to love and—if she can—rekindle the romance of her first summer on Starfish Island.

-via Amazon



Meet the Author

Writer and zine editor… expect the real and the unreal.

Josie loves all things Gothic and magical, but particularly a story which is fun, intriguing and says a little something about the world. She loves to write about weird and wonderful happenings in her home town, London, but also sets her tales in the mystical lands of the Westcountry, England.

Josie’s novella Liggers and Dreamers was published by Thin Man Press in 2015, and was described as ‘beautifully written’ by Heathcote Williams. Meanwhile her YA/NA Salt Kisses series – a new-age ‘mermance’ – has garnered nearly four million reads on story-telling site, Wattpad. The first two books from the series are now published with Wise Ink.

Josie is proud member of the Wattpad Futures Program and appeared on the ‘Wattpad’s most successful authors tell you how to do it’ panel at WattCon, Foyles, SoHo. She is Editor of award-winning alternative news and culture publication La Bouche Zine and has featured on the BBC Today Program on a feature about literary sub-culture.

Josie also writes short stories and articles.



Want to see my entire Wishlist? Check it out on Amazon: Books I Dream About

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Monday, November 7, 2016

New YA Releases : Week of November 7th


Here are some upcoming releases this week. Release dates sources: 
Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.




The Dead Girls' Society by Michelle Krys


Die For You by my Fellner Dominy

Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity by Kristin Elizabeth Clark

Timekeeper by Tara Sim


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Friday, November 4, 2016

Feature Friday ARC Review : Die for You by Amy Fellner Dominy



*Feature Friday is a meme hosted by The Tattered Page to feature YA books that have not yet been released by reviewing them.

*Warning: This review may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.

Publisher
Delacorte Press 
Release DateNovember 8, 2016
Pages: 3o4
Source: ARC

The Story:

Theirs was the perfect love story.
 
After Emma Lorde’s parents’ divorce forces her to move halfway across the state of Arizona to live with her father, Emma must face her senior year in a new school knowing absolutely no one.
Then she meets Dillon Hobbs and something just clicks.
Dillon introduces Emma to friends she can call her own. He provides a refuge from the chaos of her past and the security of a commitment that he promises will last forever. And because circumstances of her messy life forced Emma to put aside her dream of pursuing archaeology, Dillon creates a blueprint for a future together. 
He saves her, over and over, by loving her more than she thought anyone ever would. 
But just when everything seems picture-perfect, Emma is offered an opportunity that will upend the future they’ve planned. Uncertainty grows, and fear spirals into something darker. 
Now Dillon is the one who needs saving. 
But how much do you sacrifice for the one you love? What if saving Dillon means losing herself? 
via Amazon

Rating



My Review

Tag Line:


He will do anything to keep them together.

Opening Line:

"Watch out," Hannah says. "There's a sweaty guy headed your way." 

Plot:

To be honest, I was a little disappointed with Die for You
The premise for the story was just what I was looking for:

Teen girl meets hot boy.

They fall in love.

The Red Thread, destined to be.

College. Careers. Forever. 

They have it all figured out.

Until they don't . . . 

Girl is given opportunity of a lifetime to spend the summer in a faraway place.

Boy's unresolved fear of abandonment bubbles to the surface.

In a dangerous way . . .

Sounds fantastic, right?! The story had so much potential. But it just fell flat for me at the end. So anti-climatic . . .

The pacing of Die for You was perfect for the story. The unfolding of events. I like for romantic thrillers to start off calm and unthreatening . . . then BAMMMM! Shit hits the fan. And I am on the edge of my seat burning through the pages to see what happens. Unfortunately, for me, the big shabam was more like a small screech. 

The characters were alive and believable. The world-building wasn't fantastical but I was still drawn into the story. I wanted to keep reading. All in all, I did enjoy Die for You but there definitely could have been more pizzazz. More crazy. More obsession. More blood and stalking. Something. More.


Here is one of my favorite quotes from 
Die for You: 

"In ancient times, it was said that the gods tie a red string around the ankles of two people who were meant to meet. The two people, connected by the red thread, were destined to be lovers, to find each other no matter the time, place, or circumstances. The red string could be twisted or knotted but never broken so that the two people, upon meeting, would feel the connection." --page 56

Meet the Author:


Amy Fellner Dominy is an advertising copywriter turned playwright turned novelist. Her books for teens and tweens include DIE FOR YOU; A MATTER OF HEART; AUDITION & SUBTRACTION; and OyMG, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. Amy's first picture book, COOKIESAURUS REX will be out Fall, 2017. Amy lives in Phoenix with her hubby, various pets and two children who occasionally stop by for free meals. Visit Amy at www.amydominy.com or find her on Facebook at amyfellnerdominyauthor and twitter at @amydominy.
***Check out Amy Fellner Dominy's website for more information about her and Die for YouHERE

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Wishlist Wednesday #107


*Wishlist Wednesday is where you show a book that has been on your wishlist/TBR list for a while, the meme is hosted by Pen to Paper*




A Thousand Salt Kisses by Josie Demuth


Publisher
P
Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Release DateMay 2, 2016
Pages: 384

The Story:

Seventeen-year-old Crystal White is the new girl on Starfish Island. Dragged to the remote community by her environmental activist father, she is eager to find fun that doesn’t involve touching fish guts or listening to local folklore. 
During a midnight swim with some new friends, Crystal is pulled out to sea by the waves. Convinced she’s going to drown, Crystal is rescued by Llyr, a handsome stranger. As she searches for him in the following weeks, she finds there may be more truth to the Starfish legends than she thought. 
Over a sizzling roller-coaster summer, Llyr introduces Crystal to magic she’d only ever dreamed of. But as Crystal comes to love Starfish Island, it begins to drive her family apart. A nearby power plant is devastating local marine life, and her parents are stuck in the middle. As the magic and mundane parts of Crystal’s life converge, she finds herself risking everything to save Llyr, her family, and herself.

-via Amazon



Meet the Author

Writer and zine editor… expect the real and the unreal.

Josie loves all things Gothic and magical, but particularly a story which is fun, intriguing and says a little something about the world. She loves to write about weird and wonderful happenings in her home town, London, but also sets her tales in the mystical lands of the Westcountry, England.

Josie’s novella Liggers and Dreamers was published by Thin Man Press in 2015, and was described as ‘beautifully written’ by Heathcote Williams. Meanwhile her YA/NA Salt Kisses series – a new-age ‘mermance’ – has garnered nearly four million reads on story-telling site, Wattpad. The first two books from the series are now published with Wise Ink.

Josie is proud member of the Wattpad Futures Program and appeared on the ‘Wattpad’s most successful authors tell you how to do it’ panel at WattCon, Foyles, SoHo. She is Editor of award-winning alternative news and culture publication La Bouche Zine and has featured on the BBC Today Program on a feature about literary sub-culture.

Josie also writes short stories and articles.



Want to see my entire Wishlist? Check it out on Amazon: Books I Dream About

Happy Reading!