Showing posts with label Young Adult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Young Adult. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Waiting On Wednesday: Unravel Me

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Waiting on Wednesday: Nobody But Us

releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Nobody But Us by Kristin Halbrook
Expected Publication: January 29, 2012
Synopsis:
Bonnie and Clyde meets IF I STAY in this addictively heart-wrenching story of two desperate teenagers on the run from their pasts.
They’re young. They’re in love. They’re on the run.
Zoe wants to save Will as much as Will wants to save Zoe. When Will turns eighteen, they decide to run away together. But they never expected their escape to be so fraught with danger....
When the whole world is after you, sometimes it seems like you can’t run fast enough.
Nobody But Us, told in alternating perspectives from Will and Zoe, is an unflinching novel, in turns heartbreaking and hopeful, about survival, choices, and love...and how having love doesn’t always mean that you get a happy ending. Described as “beautiful, heartbreaking, and exhilarating” by Kody Keplinger, author of The DUFF, Nobody But Us will prove irresistible to fans of Nina Lacour, Jenny Han, and Sara Zarr.
This one has been on my list for a while.
With all the young love and running.
And possible danger, and stuff.
I bet it's going to be amazing :)
Is this on your to be read list?
What are you waiting on?

Saturday, January 12, 2013
Book Review: Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope.
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.
Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart.
My Thoughts:
I suppose I will start at the beginning. I saw this book around goodreads a few times and never really gave it a chance. I didn't even read the synopsis. I just looked at the title and thought "Uh... what?... No". I shouldn't have judged the book by the title....
I first actually paid attention to this book after I had read beautiful disaster by Jaime McGuire and was looking at a list on goodreads about similar books with intense love. And I believe this book was #3 or #4. So I read the synopsis, but still judged. (I've really got to stop doing that).. It sounded interesting but the part that threw me off was the slam poetry thing. The only slam poetry I've seen was on TV & in movies, and it's always been poetry ethnic I'll say. So.. I was thinking this is either going to be ghetto or weird. But it was amazing. I repeat... AMAZING!
Poetry wasn't a huge part of this book like I thought it was gonna be, but it was a very meaningful part. I thought it was going to have a lot of poetry but there were actually only a handful. I thought the best one of all of them was the first one. When Will first takes Lake to slam night and the girls does the poem about being abused. It was like wow!
I really loved how the story played out. I was thinking there's no way.. like what can happen now... but it kept going and going and getting better and better. Layken was a really good character. She'd recently lost her father but was coping pretty well I think. And helping her mom with her little brother. I think it really said a lot about the character she was and grew even more to be. Will was also great, he too had been through some stuff, losing both his parents and now trying to raise his little brother while trying to finish college. I think they were just meant to be. I love when authors write such amazing love stories with such believable characters and true love. Gahhhh!
A few characters that I think need some recognition is Eddie, Caulder & Kel (the little brothers). Eddie was a wonderful best friend, even though she had really been through some shit in her lifetime, her optimism and outlook on life was very refreshing. She was very supportive of everything that Lake was going through. And Kel & Caulder, they made this book fun, when there were really serious moments, I felt like they were there so I wouldn't cry. Haha, I know it sounds weird, but I think it's true. And Halloween was I think the best part that involved the boys, just thinking about that part of the story makes me smile.
The relationship that Lake and Will had was so intense and deep and emotional. It drew me in in every way possible. I really love books like that. It's really inspiring for those looking for love and it's so romantic. There were times I wanted to cry. And times when I was very pissed off, but everything I went through was so worth reading this book.
I hope that you'll give it a change and don't judge it like I did :) I originally gave this book 4 stars and then sat there wondering why I only gave it 4, so I changed it to 5. Because there is nothing I would change about this book. It was perfect! I can't wait to read Point of Retreat and eventually the third book! It can't come fast enough! And I recently discovered another book by Colleen Hoover called Hopeless, I can't wait to get my hands on that either!
Here is the part I was talking about
from their first visit to slam poetry night:
Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Do you hear that?(Her voice lingering on the word hear)That's the sound of my heart beating…(She taps the microphone again)Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Do you hear that? That's the sound of your heart beating.(She begins to speak faster, much louder than before.)It was the first day of October. I was wearing my blue sweater, you know the one I bought at Dillard’s? The one with a double knitted hem and holes in the ends of the sleeves that I could poke my thumbs through when it was cold but I didn't feel like wearing gloves? It was the same sweater you said made my eyes look like reflections of the stars on the ocean.You promised to love me forever that night...and boydid youever!It was the first day of December this time. I was wearing my blue sweater, you know the one I bought at Dillard’s? The one with a double knitted hem and holes in the ends of the sleeves that I could poke my thumbs through when it was cold but I didn't feel like wearing gloves? It was the same sweater you said made my eyes look like reflections of the stars on the ocean.I told you I was three weeks late.You said it was fate.You promised to love me forever that night…and boydid youever!It was the first day of May. I was wearing my blue sweater, although this time the double stitched hem was worn and thestrength of each thread tested as they were pulled tight against my growing belly. You know the one. The same one I bought atDillard’s? The one with holes in the ends of the sleeves that I could poke my thumbs through when it was cold but I didn't feel like wearing gloves? It was the same sweater you said made my eyes look like reflections of the stars on the ocean.The SAME sweater you RIPPED off of my body as you shoved me to the floor,calling me a whore,telling meyou didn't love meanymore.Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Do you hear that? That's the sound of my heart beating.Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Bom Bom...Do you hear that? That's the sound of your heart beating.(There is a long silence as she clasps her hands to her stomach, tears streaming down her face)Do you hear that? Of course you don't. That's the silence of my womb.Because youRIPPEDOFFMYSWEATER!
-Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Have you read Slammed?
Anything by Colleen Hoover?
What's your favorite "intense"
and "angsty" romance book?

Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Waiting On Wednesday: Shades Of Earth

This weeks pick is:
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
#3 in the Across The Universe trilogy
Expected Publication: January 15, 2013
Goodreads - Amazon - B&N
The final book in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Galactica and Prometheus!
Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience.
But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight.
Amy and Elder must race to discover who--or what--else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed--friends, family, life on Earth--will have been for nothing.
FUELED BY LIES.
RULED BY CHAOS.
ALMOST HOME.
Although I haven't read A Million Suns,
I still cannot wait for this one!
Across the Universe was amazing,
I loved every single thing about that book.
If you would like to read my review
for it, you can do that here.
And I can't wait to see what happens with
Godspeed and Amy and Elder.
Hopefully I get to A Million Suns soon.
What are you waiting on?
#3 in the Across The Universe trilogy
Expected Publication: January 15, 2013
Goodreads - Amazon - B&N
The final book in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Galactica and Prometheus!
Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience.
But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight.
Amy and Elder must race to discover who--or what--else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed--friends, family, life on Earth--will have been for nothing.
FUELED BY LIES.
RULED BY CHAOS.
ALMOST HOME.
Although I haven't read A Million Suns,
I still cannot wait for this one!
Across the Universe was amazing,
I loved every single thing about that book.
If you would like to read my review
for it, you can do that here.
And I can't wait to see what happens with
Godspeed and Amy and Elder.
Hopefully I get to A Million Suns soon.
What are you waiting on?

Thursday, January 3, 2013
Cover Reveal: Raksha by Frankie Rose
Raksha by Frankie Rose - Publication date: March 1st, 2013
Cover designed by Chelsea Starling
Add it on Goodreads
She has no name.
She has her knives; her training; her halo.
The first and second give her the tools and the skill to defeat the opponents she is pitted against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be. Everything is as it should be, until…
FearPainAngerHappinessDesireGuilt
Love.
When a newly-named Kit escapes the Sanctuary after killing her best friend, the last thing she needs is another knife in her hand. Or Ryka, the damaged, beautiful blonde boy, who she refuses to let save her. Still learning how to process the onslaught of her new feelings, the sights and sounds of Freetown are overwhelming and strange. There are a hundred differences between her old home and her new one, but one thing remains starkly similar: the matches. Yet where the blood in the Sanctuary landed only on the colosseum floor, Kit will quickly learn that a river of red runs through Freetown’s very streets.
Freed from the oppression of a society who stole her right to feel, the true horror of her old life leaves Kit wondering if she really has been freed at all. Would she be better off without the crippling horror of all the blood on her hands, or is the love of one boy worth living through all the pain?
Raksha is the call of the dead. It is the rumbling chant for fresh blood from the other side, the demand for sacrifice. The colosseum is behind Kit. The fighting pits await.
Author Bio:
Frankie Rose was born in the United Kingdom, but now lives with her husband in sunny Australia. She officially makes things up for a living, and when she's not doing that, she is generally making paper birds out of receipts and old lists or taking photographs that make her smile.
Author Links:
Thank you to Xpresso Book Tours
for letting me be part of this cover reveal.
Is Raksha on your to be read list?
It definitely should be! :)

Book Blitz: I Am Alive by Cameron Jace
I Am Alive (I Am Alive #1)
by Cameron Jace:
May 23rd, 2012
Every girl dies - not every girl really lives.
Sixteen-year-old Decca Tenderstone feels captivated when she meets gorgeous and reckless Leo, who is arrogant, silent, beautiful, and shoots almost every one he meets.
the usual boring girl meets badboy story... hmm... with a twist ...
They live in a dystopian future in Los Angeles where every sixteen-year-old is ranked on a scale from one to ten to determine their future. Outranks, who are considered a danger to society, are forced to attend the Monster Show, a brutal sacrificing ritual that is broadcasted worldwide on live TV, where rebellious teens are labelled Bad Kidz or Monsters and get to fight for their lives in deadly games.
To prove that you're still alive you have to scream I Am Alive every six hours. Lower your voice, and you're dead.
Deccaa doesn't need Leo's company. She has a secret of her own. While they both can't stand each other, she will find out why she doesn't fit into any rank.
Nothing will stand in her way as she has to make choices concerning love, life, staying alive, growing up, and finding out who she really is.
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Excerpt from Chapter 28:The first thing I see when I wake up is a pair of beautiful green eyes. It’s Leo.He is holding a bar of chocolate in his hand, and he doesn’t have a sleeping bag. I crawl sleepily out of mine.“Are you okay?” he asks.“I had a bad dream,” I yawn.“Really? I thought I heard you cry out.”“So? Can’t a girl have some privacy in a bad dream? Why are you awake?” The rest are asleep.“Just checking on you.” He smirks, a little better than usual, with a smile hidden somewhere. “I brought you chocolate,” he offers.I take it abruptly. “You found my weak spot.” I bite hard. The chocolate tastes funny. “So what’s yours?”“Mine?”“Your weak spot.”“I don’t have one,” he says bluntly.“Not even me?”“That, we have to talk about when we get out of here alive.”
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During the blitz, the bundle pack, which is 3 books in 1 including: Nice Day to Die, Wheel of Fortune and Through Your Eyes, is available for Kindle for only 99¢!
Add it on Goodreads!
Buy it here for 99¢
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You can also purchase The Grimm Diaries Prequels bundle including:
Volume 1: Snow White Blood Red,
Volume 2: Ashes to Ashes & Cinder to Cinder,
Volume 3: Beauty Never Dies,
Volume 4: Laddle Rat Rotten Hut,
Volume 5: Mary Mary Quite Contrary,
Volume 6: Blood Apples
For a limited time it's just 99¢!
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AUTHOR BIO:
Wonderlander, Neverlander, Unicorn-chaser, enchanter, musician, survived a coma, & totally awesome. Sometimes I tell stories. Always love the little monsters.
I write young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and science fiction mostly. The Grimm Diaries series is a seven book saga that deals with retellings of fairy tales from a young adult POV - it connects most of the fairy tales together and claims to be the truth about fairy tales.
I live in San Francisco and seriously think circles are way cooler than triangles.
Find Cameron Jace:
Have you read anything
by Cameron Jace?
If not, now is definitely
the perfect time to start!
by Cameron Jace?
If not, now is definitely
the perfect time to start!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Day


Monday, December 17, 2012
Book Blitz: The Boys of Summer
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The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan Book #1 in Summer Series |
Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins. To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.
How did she let her friends talk her into working?
After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.
All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.
It will be a summer she will always remember.
About the Author:
Whether juggling the pressures of a stressful day job, or be it the many realms of mundane reality? C.J has earned a name for her ballistic imagination and witty banter in her blog. Offering an honest, refreshing account with her daily rants of the world and her personal journey in being an Aspiring Author.
Links:
Website
Blog
Goodreads
Author Facebook
Boys of Summer Facebook
Have you read Boys of Summer?
Is it on your to be read list?

Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday: The Darkest Minds


Friday, December 7, 2012
Book Review: The Future of Us by Jay Asher
It's 1996, and Josh and Emma have been neighbors their whole lives. They've been best friends almost as long - at least, up until last November, when Josh did something that changed everything.
Things have been weird between them ever since, but when Josh's family gets a free AOL CD in the mail, his mom makes him bring it over so that Emma can install it on her new computer. When they sign on, they're automatically logged onto their Facebook pages.
But Facebook hasn't been invented yet. And they're looking at themselves fifteen years in the future. By refreshing their pages, they learn that making different decisions now will affect the outcome of their lives later. And as they grapple with the ups and downs of what their futures hold, they're forced to confront what they're doing right - and wrong - in the present.
My Thoughts:
I straight up devoured this book. I couldn't read it fast enough. I actually read this book back in May, around the time I started my blog, but somehow never wrote a review on it. I don't remember all the little things, but I remember how this book made me feel.
It was a really fast read for me. I loved how when I was reading this book, it mad me think about the past and how much things have changed since I was a teen. This is really an original idea. Now days everybody is so into social media sites. Especially Facebook, I only know a few people who don't have one. And I remember what it was like before Myspace and Facebook, and I couldn't even imagine going on my old Windows 95 and finding Facebook.
I loved Josh and Emma. They really were cute together, even though just friends. They seemed like people I would want to be friends with. And I liked that they had known each other their whole lives, instead of just for a few years. It really put more depth into the story. And made their experience with Facebook and their futures more meaningful to explore together.
It did get a little repetitive towards the last third of the book, but it picked back up and didn't bother me much more. I liked their adventure with all of the stuff that went on. I was a really great story. The ending was left a little open. But I'm fine with that, I used my imagination to fill in what I wanted to happen. Or how I think everyone ended up.
Overall this was a great book, I really love Jay Asher, I think he's an amazing author. I gave this book four stars on Goodreads, and I think that everyone should read it!
It was a really fast read for me. I loved how when I was reading this book, it mad me think about the past and how much things have changed since I was a teen. This is really an original idea. Now days everybody is so into social media sites. Especially Facebook, I only know a few people who don't have one. And I remember what it was like before Myspace and Facebook, and I couldn't even imagine going on my old Windows 95 and finding Facebook.
I loved Josh and Emma. They really were cute together, even though just friends. They seemed like people I would want to be friends with. And I liked that they had known each other their whole lives, instead of just for a few years. It really put more depth into the story. And made their experience with Facebook and their futures more meaningful to explore together.
It did get a little repetitive towards the last third of the book, but it picked back up and didn't bother me much more. I liked their adventure with all of the stuff that went on. I was a really great story. The ending was left a little open. But I'm fine with that, I used my imagination to fill in what I wanted to happen. Or how I think everyone ended up.
Overall this was a great book, I really love Jay Asher, I think he's an amazing author. I gave this book four stars on Goodreads, and I think that everyone should read it!
Have you read anything
by Jay Asher before?
Did you read The Future
Of Us? Did you like it?
If not, is it on your tbr list?
Have a fabulous day!

Friday, November 30, 2012
Book Review: Where She Went by Gayle Forman
It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever.
Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend.
When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night.
As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future-and each other.
Told from Adam's point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined If I Stay, Where She Went explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the flame of rekindled romance.
My thoughts:
I can tell this is going to be a review of few words, because this is definitely one of those books when I say- just go read it. But I'll try...
As I said in my review of If I Stay, I listened to Where She Went on audiobook. It only seemed right since I had listened to If I Stay. I knew that it was set a few years after the whole accident thing. And I knew that he had become famous and she had went off to Juilliard. But I wasn't sure exactly where they were going to pick back up.
It was really great hearing about what happened shortly after the accident. And learning why they're not together. And really seeing how things played out. Because when it starts out, you're left in the dark. We thought everything would be all good after she healed, I mean not perfect, but you know? Pretty good.
So it's 3 years later and nobody knows what happened. We don't know why they are broken up. Why they haven't talked in 3 years. And Adam's in New York and he goes to her concert. I really didn't expect that, but I love the way he talks about how her music makes him feel. It really speaks volumes.
One thing I really loved was the lyrics that were in the beginnings of each chapter. And he would say what album and what track. I think it really gave a lot of insight into how he was feeling.
Overall, I loved the first book and really thought the sequel was done really well. I would recommend this to my friends. They're good, quick read. I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads.
Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend.
When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night.
As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future-and each other.
Told from Adam's point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined If I Stay, Where She Went explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the flame of rekindled romance.
My thoughts:
I can tell this is going to be a review of few words, because this is definitely one of those books when I say- just go read it. But I'll try...
As I said in my review of If I Stay, I listened to Where She Went on audiobook. It only seemed right since I had listened to If I Stay. I knew that it was set a few years after the whole accident thing. And I knew that he had become famous and she had went off to Juilliard. But I wasn't sure exactly where they were going to pick back up.
It was really great hearing about what happened shortly after the accident. And learning why they're not together. And really seeing how things played out. Because when it starts out, you're left in the dark. We thought everything would be all good after she healed, I mean not perfect, but you know? Pretty good.
So it's 3 years later and nobody knows what happened. We don't know why they are broken up. Why they haven't talked in 3 years. And Adam's in New York and he goes to her concert. I really didn't expect that, but I love the way he talks about how her music makes him feel. It really speaks volumes.
One thing I really loved was the lyrics that were in the beginnings of each chapter. And he would say what album and what track. I think it really gave a lot of insight into how he was feeling.
Overall, I loved the first book and really thought the sequel was done really well. I would recommend this to my friends. They're good, quick read. I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads.
Have you read If I Stay?
How about Where She Went?
Leave me a comment and tell
me what you thought about them.

Sunday, October 28, 2012
Did a Little Thrift Shopping
This is just a little haul. I did a little shopping at my thrift book store. I had a few credits to use up. I was really surprised that I found Such a Rush for only $5. They usually never have newer books, so I had to grab that. And The DaVinci Code was only $2, even though I haven't read Angels & Demons yet, I had to get it. Eventually I'll get the first and read them.

When I was fourteen, I made a decision. If I was doomed to live in a trailer park next to an airport, I could complain about the smell of the jet fuel like my mom, I could drink myself to death over the noise like everybody else, or I could learn to fly.
Heaven Beach, South Carolina, is anything but, if you live at the low-rent end of town. All her life, Leah Jones has been the grown-up in her family, while her mother moves from boyfriend to boyfriend, letting any available money slip out of her hands. At school, they may diss Leah as trash, but she’s the one who negotiates with the landlord when the rent’s not paid. At fourteen, she’s the one who gets a job at the nearby airstrip.
But there’s one way Leah can escape reality. Saving every penny she can, she begs quiet Mr. Hall, who runs an aerial banner-advertising business at the airstrip and also offers flight lessons, to take her up just once. Leaving the trailer park far beneath her and swooping out over the sea is a rush greater than anything she’s ever experienced, and when Mr. Hall offers to give her cut-rate flight lessons, she feels ready to touch the sky.
By the time she’s a high school senior, Leah has become a good enough pilot that Mr. Hall offers her a job flying a banner plane. It seems like a dream come true . . . but turns out to be just as fleeting as any dream. Mr. Hall dies suddenly, leaving everything he owned in the hands of his teenage sons: golden boy Alec and adrenaline junkie Grayson. And they’re determined to keep the banner planes flying.
Though Leah has crushed on Grayson for years, she’s leery of getting involved in what now seems like a doomed business—until Grayson betrays her by digging up her most damning secret. Holding it over her head, he forces her to fly for secret reasons of his own, reasons involving Alec. Now Leah finds herself drawn into a battle between brothers—and the consequences could be deadly.

While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci—and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Book Review: Easy by Tammara Webber

Easy by Tammara Webber
SYNOPSIS:
When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a breakup. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she’s single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, stalked by her ex’s frat brother, and failing a class for the first time in her life.
Her econ professor gives her an email address for Landon, the class tutor, who shows her that she’s still the same intelligent girl she’s always been. As Jacqueline becomes interested in more from her tutor than a better grade, his teasing responses make the feeling seem mutual. There’s just one problem—their only interactions are through email.
Meanwhile, a guy in her econ class proves his worth the first night she meets him. Nothing like her popular ex or her brainy tutor, Lucas sits on the back row, sketching in a notebook and staring at her. At a downtown club, he disappears after several dances that leave her on fire.
When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a breakup. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she’s single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, stalked by her ex’s frat brother, and failing a class for the first time in her life.
Her econ professor gives her an email address for Landon, the class tutor, who shows her that she’s still the same intelligent girl she’s always been. As Jacqueline becomes interested in more from her tutor than a better grade, his teasing responses make the feeling seem mutual. There’s just one problem—their only interactions are through email.
Meanwhile, a guy in her econ class proves his worth the first night she meets him. Nothing like her popular ex or her brainy tutor, Lucas sits on the back row, sketching in a notebook and staring at her. At a downtown club, he disappears after several dances that leave her on fire.
Review:
This is the first book I've read that was actually labeled "new adult." It's older than young adult but younger than adult, so basically college books. I also don't really read "contemporary" either. But I have to say I loved this book. I cut out about half of the synopsis, because it was very spoiler-ish. It gave away a whole lot...
I thought the characters were great.. They were developed and mature and they continued to grow while I was reading the book. Jacqueline was nice, sweet, caring, fun and very smart. Her best friend/roommate Erin was also very lovable. Ahhh- and the love interests... Fabulous! I can't really say too much or I'll give it away, but i was oo-ing and awww-ing.
The plot was good. Well paced. Love. Fun. Heartbreak. Drama. And a few BIG issues. I wasn't expecting them, but they're done very well. There were a lot of times in the book that I found my self smiling so hard and a few where I was about to cry. Overall I'd say I absolutely loved it! Not perfect, because I wasn't completely and totally drawn in, and I don't know why. I can't really pinpoint what was missing. Needless to say, I gave it 4 stars!
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