Friday, July 27, 2012

On Vacation + To Be Read Pile + Weekly Wrap Up!

Hello everyone! I just want to let you guys know that I'm going on vacation tomorrow until August 5th. I don't want people to think I'm dead or anything. I'm planning on reading some books when I'm there. I probably won't read all these books because I also want to have fun.




Weekly Wrap Up:
Reviews:
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins


Memes:
Teaser Tuesday (9)
Waiting on Wednesday (18)
WWW Wednesdays (12)
What's Next? (4)
Feature & Follow (5) | TGIF (6)

Giveaways:
6 Month Anniversary Giveaway
300 Followers Giveaway

Others:
Versatile Blogger Award

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Feature & Follow (5) | TGIF (6)

Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Allison Can Read.

Q: Summer Reading: What was your favorite book that you were required to read when you were in school?




A: I actually have two that I really like. The books are Unwind by Neal Shusterman and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Both of them are amazing! I would recommend you reading them!


TGIF is a meme hosted by Ginger over at GReads! Every week there's a question you can answer.

Q: Christmas in July: If Santa were to come down your chimney in the middle of summer, which books would you want him to leave for you under the tree?

A: I probably would want Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake, Team Human, Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh, and lots more! I probably have lists full of books that I want. 



Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Title: Pushing the Limits 
Author: Katie McGarry
Pages: 384
Date of Published: July 31st 2012
Format: eARC, Net Galley
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Buy/Information: Goodreads | B&N | Amazon
Author: Goodreads 


"I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?" No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.

So wrong for each other...and yet so right.

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.



Review:
Well, I got this for review and I couldn't wait to read this! Weeks pasts by and I kept seeing bloggers posting reviews of this book. All of them were 5 stars reviews. I knew I was going to love the book.

They started off talking about Echos's and Noah's problem. Echos almost got killed by her mom but she still believes that her mom didn't mean to. Noah's mom and dad got killed in a fire. He's trying to get his brothers back. They both go to Mrs. Collins for help. They met each other because Echos have to tutor Noah. Noah wanted to get his brothers back so he needs to get good grades and go to college.

Echos and Noah started liking each other. They both have problems in their lives. Echos feels like he's the only one who understands her. You knew they had the connection in the beginning. I don't know what to say about their relationship. It's just any normal couple at high school.

Let's talk about Luke. Luke was Echos's boyfriend before her mother tried to kill her. He was probably the perfect boyfriend. He's the popular guy. Before this all happened Echos was popular too. Luke kept pushing her to have sex, but Echos was never ready. Luke just kept pushing her. I personally think Luke needs help too. I didn't like him from the beginning.

Echos always thought it was her dad's and step mom's fault that made her mom fall apart. The way her dad and step mom talked made me believe they did. If both of them comfort her after the accident maybe she wouldn't be so broken inside.

Noah thought that Tyler and S's foster parents were hurting them. He wanted to be the best brother they'll ever have. He would do anything for them.

In the end, everyone was wrong. The ending was perfect. I don't know what else to tell you guys because this book is amazing! You guys probably know that everyone love this book. I would recommend everyone reading this book! I read this book in one day!

What's Next? (4)

It's a new meme hosted by Iceybooks. If you can't decide on what to read, ask your followers. By listing a few books that you want to read next! Also give information about each book.



Salvation has its price.


The words stunned Adrian for a moment, but he kept going. "You're lying. What you're describing is impossible. There's no way to save a Strigoi. When they're gone, they're gone. They're dead. Undead. Forever." Robert's next words weren't directed at Adrian. They were spoken to me. "That which is dead doesn't always stay dead...." 


After a long and heartbreaking journey to Siberia, Dimitri’s birthplace, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s — and to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir. It's graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives outside of the Academy’s cold iron gates to finally begin. But even with the intrigue and excitement of court life looming, Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri. He's out there, somewhere.

It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology.

Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family's estate over love. Since then the world has changed: a new class of Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress, and Elliot's estate is foundering, forcing her to rent land to the mysterious Cloud Fleet, a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain Malakai Wentforth--an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliot wonders if this could be their second chance, Kai seems determined to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she let him go.

But Elliot soon discovers her old friend carries a secret--one that could change their society . . . or bring it to its knees. And again, she's faced with a choice: cling to what she's been raised to believe, or cast her lot with the only boy she's ever loved, even if she's lost him forever.

A threat from the past could destroy the future. And the clock is ticking...

Kaleb Ballard's relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, timeslips in and attacks before disappearing just as quickly. But Kaleb has never before been able to see time travelers, unlike many of his friends associated with the mysterious Hourglass organization. Are Kaleb's powers expanding, or is something very wrong?

Then the Hourglass is issued an ultimatum. Either they find Jack and the research he's stolen on the time gene, or time will be altered with devastating results. 

Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their unusual powers to find Jack. But where do they even start? And when? And even if they succeed, it may not be enough...

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

WWW Wednesdays (12)


WWW Wednesdays is a weekly Meme hosted by Mizb @ Should Be Reading. To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions:  

  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you'll read next?

What are you currently reading? I'm currently reading Pushing the Limits by Matie McGarry. I started this book yesterday and I'm already 85% done. I'll probably be done today and write the review after that. Please go back and check out the review! All I gotta tell you is go buy the book!







What did you recently finish reading? I just finish reading Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins. This is the third and finally book in the Hex Hall Trilogy. I love this trilogy! I recommend everyone picking up Hex Hall, Demonglass, and Spell Bound! It's totally worth your money and time. Here's my review.







What do you think you'll read next? I'm going to read The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross. I heard amazing things about this book! This is going to be my first steam punk book. Hopefully I'll love this book! If I like this book, I might start on the second book. I'll probably start on this book today. 

Versatile Blogger Award

This is the first award I got nominated. I want to thank Alisa from Mzalisakay for nominating me! I was really surprised to get this award.

Rules:
1. Nominate 15 fellow bloggers who are relatively new to blogging
2. Let the nominees know that they've been nominated
3. Share 7 random facts about yourself
4. Thank the blogger who nominated you
5. Add the Versatile Blogger award picture to your post


7 Facts About Myself:
1. I played the violin since I was in 5th grade. I have a purple violin.
2. I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
3. After summer, I'm going to be a freshman in high school. I'm very excited about meeting new people!
4. I've been wearing my braces for a year and a half now. I still have 6 more months to go.
5. I'm known as the quiet asian at school, but if you know me, I'm very funny and outgoing.
6. I love listening to music especially Korean music. I'm not Korean though.
7. I love traveling to different places.

The Nominees:
1. Becky from A Reader's Devotion
2. Beverley from A Reading Daydreamer
3. Em from Book Angel
4. Jess & Chrystina from Book Liaison
5. Carmen from Book Me!
6. Kat & Jess from Book and Sensibility
7. Booksmartie
8. Karen from Cheerful Book Reviews
9. Ash from Typing Tiara
10. Toni from One Chocolate Box
11. Nick from Nick's Book Blog
12. Angelica from Life is Reading
13. Michelle from Michelle Chew Writes
14. Markella from It's A Hardcover Life
15. My Precious

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Waiting On Wednesday (18)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Title/Author: Witch Born (Witch Song #2) by Amber Argyle
Pages: 330
Published: Starling Publishing (September 5th, 2012)

Brusenna thought it was finished. 

She defeated the Dark Witch, saving the Haven Witches from imprisonment and death. She found love and a place to belong. 

She was wrong. 

Haven is not the sanctuary it appears to be. Even love is in danger of slipping away like water through cupped hands. 

Some things can't be saved. 

A new threat merges with the old as the Witches’ dark history begins to catch up with them. Only Brusenna knows the extent of the danger and how to stop it, though doing so might cost her everything.

Including her life. 

Will Brusenna be required to make the ultimate sacrifice?



Title/Author: The Gathering Dark
Pages: 352
Publisher: Simon Pulse (February 12th, 2013)

Keira’s hallucinating. First it’s a door hovering above the road; then it’s a tree in her living room. But with her parents fighting and her best friend not speaking to her, Keira can’t tell anyone about her breakdown. Until she meets Walker. They have an electric connection—and somehow it’s as if he can see the same shadowy images.


The more Keira slowly confides in Walker, the more intense—and frightening—her visions become. Trusting him may be more dangerous than Keira could have ever imagined. Because Walker is not what he appears to be—and neither are her visions