Waiting on Wednesday #1

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine where each week You share a a book that you've been eagerly waiting on.

 

 This week I'm waiting on . . .

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige due out this April through Harper Teen.

I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero.
But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure, I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There's still the yellow brick road, though—but even that's crumbling.

What happened?
Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.

My name is Amy Gumm—and I'm the other girl from Kansas.
I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.
I've been trained to fight.
And I have a mission:
Remove the Tin Woodman's heart.
Steal the Scarecrow's brain.
Take the Lion's courage.
Then and only then—Dorothy must die!

This sounds AMAZING!!! And there's a rumor floating around that the CW has picked it up for a tv show. WHAT?! Yes, please!

What are you waiting on this week?

Day 4 of the 35 Day Blogger Challenge

We're on day 4 and today's topic is ...

A Book That Made You Happy.

As soon as I read this topic I knew what book choose; This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith. Is that  a little too cliche? Yeah probably, but seriously guys this book is so loveable! I cheesy smiled so many times while reading. You can see my actual review HERE and I'll just  leave you with this. . .

What book made you happy?

Book Blogging Challenge Day 3!

So, I'm already a day behind, almost 2 days behind now, thanks to my laptop dying yesterday. It was such a trooper on Sunday too. We worked all day together and got so much accomplished, but i guess it had had enough of my shenanigans and decided it would rather be a glorified brick. Way to go laptop... but no worries after a sot to the heart and my bank account we're back in business.

So without firther ado, here is Day 3 of the 35 Day Book Blogging Challenge! You can find out all about the challenge by going to the Book Blogging Challenge page.

Today's topic:
What is your favorite series and your favorite book from that series?


Ooo! Topic why you gotta be so picky?! Ugh!
So, one of my favorite series that is actually completed and I have read all the books and they all live happily on my shelf is the Hush, Hush saga by Becca Fitzpatrick.

  

I love this series. I love Nora. I love Patch. Actually, at the moment I can't think of anything I don't like about the series. I'm sure there is, but... I'm drawing a blank. This is one of the few series where I enjoyed every book and it didn't feel like there was a slump in the middle or that any of the books were written for filler (I'm looking at you Origin in the Lux series!)
    The first book has got to be my favorite as is the case with a lot of book series. It's the first, my first love, the one that starts it all so it's naturally my favorite. Hush, Hush is also my favorite out of the four becuase of the relationship (or lack there of) between Patch and Nora. And Patch is such a bad a**, well he's still that way through out the books, but the first he seems a little more... wicked.

What about you? What's your favorite series and your favorite book from that series?

Top Ten Tuesday #1

Hello lovelies, today I decided to participate in Top Ten Tuesday!

 

 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where each week you create a Top Ten list on a bookish topic. This week was a Rewind topic so I decided to go with . . .

 Top Ten Books You Loved But Never Reviewed (. . . Yet)

1. 5th Wave by Rick Yancey - You guys, I don't understand why I haven't reviewed this book yet. It doesn't make any sense because it's seriously my favorite book from last year (as mention in my post on Saturday for the blogging challenge) and quite possible one of my top three favorite books of all time. It's that awesome. READ IT!

2. All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terril - Series book hang over here. I had to keep myself from flipping back to page one after finishing the book instead of moving on to my next read. 

3. Arclight by Josin McQuien - This book is like woah!

4. Unbreakable by Kami Garcia - I enjoyed this book so much. It had a Supernatural vibe all over it (Supernatural as in the CW tv series) complete guns loaded with rock salt and Sam and Dean-esque brothers. Mhmm. I'm dying for book two!

5. The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson - Ok, these kids go to school to learn to battle with chalk drawings that come to life! What?! It' awesome. Definitely worth the read.

6. Angelfall and World After ( book 1 & 2 of the Penryn & the End of Days series) by Susan Ee - Both of these books are awesome. I stumbled across Angelfall at a time where I was just totally over angel books. They kept popping up everywhere. It was like they were the new Vampires of YA. But I gave it a shot and  OH MY GOSH!! They're sooo good!

7. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Maeghan Spooner -  This book was wonderful. At first I was a little worried. I didn't quite get into like I had hoped in beginning and then BAM!! I was sold. There's more to this one than meets the eye. It's not about a girl floating through space in a billowing dress, it's about survival.

8. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer - You guys, it's about girl and her fairy tale prince who talks to her from the pages he's written on! Jshefwirbvual! I want a book character to talk to me!

9. The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross - Actually the whole freaking Steampunk Chronicles series. Love, Love, Love. It's Steampunk, it's got a cute ginger female who is a rocking engineer, a girl who gets scarily angry and super strong she's practically a female Jekyll/Hyde (or a She-Hulk), plus two swoon worthy male leads (ones a duke and ones the "prince" of London's darker side). Amazing books!

10. Losing It by Cora Carmack - I don't always read New Adult, but when I do it's written by Cora Carmack. This woman is a genius. Losing It and Faking It are amazing NA reads. If you like Jennifer Armentrout (Jenn Lynn) then you must read Cora Carmack. I love how her books read like you're watching a movie and more intimate sides of the story aren't all gritty and x-rated, but still hot. And they're just plain fun!

Double Decker Review

Double Decker Reviews is where I review two books in one post. Mainly because those books are in some way connected to each other; sequels, companions, etc. 

This edition of Double Decker Reviews brings you two books by author Jennifer E. Smith, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and This is What Happy Looks Like. Both books are stand alone novels.



The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
By Jennifer E. Smith
Released January 2012
Poppy/ Little, Brown and Co.
Purchased (eBook)

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.

A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?

Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.(From GoodReads)

    I adored this book. It's just a simple, fun and totally cute love story. The kind of story that you just need to escape into once in while. It asks nothing of you and gives you everything in return. Plus, the main guy has an accent! Swoon! Lol. But seriously, if you're looking for a good love story or ever wondered if love at first sight truly exists then TSPoLaFS definitely worth your time.



This is What Happy Looks Like
By Jennifer E. Smith
Released  April 2013
Poppy/ Little, Brown and Co.
Purchased (hardback)

If fate sent you an email, would you answer?

When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds.

Then Graham finds out that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs? (From GoodReads)

    You guys, not to be cliche or anything, but THIS is what happy looks like. Seriously. I loved this book. Once again Jennifer E. Smith takes this crazy-random-happenstance and turns into a simple yet totally adorable love story. I think I loved this one more than Love at First Sight only because it had so many more sweet  "aw scenes" I guess is the best way to put it. You know, those scenes that just make you cheese all over from sheer adorableness. Yeah, those scenes.
 For example, a piece of conversation between our leading lady and her gentleman caller at the beginning of the book.

"Of course. Until tomorrow...
Wait, is that your way of saying good-bye without really saying good-bye?
No. Actually, I'm not quite sure I've finished saying hello yet.
Me neither. Hello.
Hi.
Good Morning.
I already said that one.
Yeah, but it really is."

See? See?! Too cute, right? Maybe you'd have to have been there ... Anyways, if you liked TSPoLaFS then you NEED this book.

 

Good news for Jennifer E. Smith fans, she has another book coming out in this April! Yayyyy!!!

 The Geography of You and Me

Are you excited? Because I am!! I'm seriously loving these covers you guys.

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35 Day Blogging Challenge Day 2!

We're on Day 2 of the the 35 Day Book Blogging Challenge! You can find out more about the challenge on the Book Blogging Challenge Page HERE.

Today's Topic: A book you've read more than 3 times.

There's actually quite a few a of these. I'm going to kinda alter today's topic to comfort reads because tf it makes it past three full re-reads it becomes a comfort read. Whenever I'm in a book slump or don't want to dive into anything new these are my go to books. Here are my top four since i really don't know which book I've read more than the others.

Beastly by Alex Flinn

 I own two copies because I read the first one so many times it's falling apart. I LOVE Beauty and The Beast retelling. I think I love this one so much because its modernized and from the beast's point of view.

Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

I adore Varen and Izzy's chemistry and watching the relationship unfold. What's not to love about the goth and cheerleader falling in love? And the world that Kelly Creagh created that bleeds into the real world from Varen's dreams is just really neat.

The Ghost and the Goth Series by Stacey Kade

I love this whole series. Sometimes I pick up one book depending on my mood and sometimes I'll read through the whole series. Just absolutely adore it. Will and Alona's banter is just great. Again what's not to love about the goth and the popular girl falling in love? Not only that, but it's a ghost story of sorts. Ghosts are one of my favorite reads and this one is really neat in where the story goes. And I'm totally in love with all three covers.

The Summoning (Darkest Powers Trilogy) by Kelley Armstrong 

I'm  not gonna lie. This series I read mainly to revisit Derek and Chloe's relationship. I love watching it change from fear/ dislike to something more. Whenever I reach for this series i always start with book one and read through all three just for Derek and Chloe.

What about you? What books have you read more than 3 times or consider your comfort reads?

Stacking the Shelves

     Stacking the shelves is a weekly Meme hosted by Tynga at Tynga Reviews that's all about sharing the books that are new to your shelves this week.

Books I Acquired this week:

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi 

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

Unremembered by Jessica Brody

Scorched by Mari Mancusi

City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster

What's new to your shelves this week?

Also new this week, I finished up two dolls I was working on.

Repunzel from Tangled and Oracle & Nightwing.

You can see more pictures of the finished projects on my Faceless Fancy Facebook Page.