Sunday, March 25, 2012

In My Mailbox (March 25, 2012)

In My Mailbox credit goes to The Story Siren
 
 
Bought:
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Books 7-9
 
 
For Review:
BZRK by Michael Grant | Goodreads Synopsis
The Reckoning (The Taker, #2) by Alma Katsu | Goodreads Synopsis
419 by Will Ferguson | Goodreads Synopsis

Thank you Random House and Simon & Schuster once again!
Have a great reading week!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking The Spine, to show readers what we are anxiously waiting for!

Expecting to be released on April 10th 2012 by HarperCollins






Maya and her friends--all of whom have supernatural powers--have been kidnapped after fleeing from a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set, and after a terrifying helicopter crash they find themselves pursued by evildoers in the Vancouver Island wilderness.








I cannot wait for this one! It's been ages it seems since I first read The Gathering.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Wanderlove

Today, Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard is released.


I haven't had to chance to read Like Mandarin, Hubbard's debut novel, but it's been on my list to read for sometime now (my local bookstores never have it in stock and I do keep forgetting to order it) But one of these fine days, I will read both of these books.

I do go to Kirsten's blog regularly, and read her posts and throughly enjoy them all. Right now, she's holding an awesome contest on the YA Highway blog. You should enter, the prizes are amazing. If you've read her books, I hope you enjoyed them as much as I hope to and if you haven't read them, then we need to!

The Hunger Games

I've had a copy of The Hunger Games sitting on my shelf for quite some time now. I've been meaning to read it but I just haven't had the chance. But I finally got around to it, and I LOVED it! I loved it so much, that I devoured the book in 2 sittings and then started Catching Fire and finished that too in record time. I've just started Mockingjay recently too!

But as many of you already know, The Hunger Games movie is set to release soon, March 23rd, 2012 to be precise.
Here's the trailer!



I'm really excited to see this movie when it comes out. It looks really great! Stay tuned for my reviews of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking The Spine, to show readers what we are anxiously waiting for!

Expected Publication Date: September 4, 2012 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers



Aries, Clementine, Mason and Michael have survived the first wave of the apocalypse that wiped out most of the world's population, and turned many of the rest into murderous Baggers. Now, they're hiding out in an abandoned house in Vancouver with a ragtag group of surviving teens, and trying to figure out their next move.

Aries is trying to lead, but it's hard to be a leader when there are no easy answers, and every move feels wrong. Clementine is desperate to find her brother Heath, but it's impossible to know where he'd be, even if he is still alive. Michael is still haunted by the memories of his actions during his harrowing struggle to survive. And Mason is struggling with something far worse: the fear that he may be a danger to his friends.

As the Baggers begin to create a new world order, Aries, Clementine, Mason and Michael will have to trust and rely on each other in order to survive.


Here's my review of Dark Inside, it was such a creepy book that I'm hoping book 2 will follow in its steps! I cannot wait!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday

Broke and the Bookish get credit for this fun weekly meme.

This weeks top 10 - Top ten covers (we can be as specific as we want, ie: genres, years, etc)

I was trying to narrow my list to something more specific, like 2012 YA, but I'm just going to go with top ten YA covers. Too hard to narrow it more than that.

In no particular order, just the order in which they came to mind:



That's them! What are your favourite covers?

Monday, March 5, 2012

Book Review: A Million Suns by Beth Revis

Publish Date: January 10, 2012
Publisher: RazorBill
Pages: 386
Series: Across The Universe, Book #2
ISBN: 978-1-59514-398-3
Source: Bought

Goodreads Synopsis:Godspeed was once fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos. It’s been three months. In that time, Amy has learned to hide who she is. Elder is trying to be the leader he’s always wanted to be. But as the ship gets more and more out of control, only one thing is certain: They have to get off the ship.

My Review:


A Million Suns picks up right where Across The Universe ends. We're on the ship Godspeed and we're re-introduced to Amy and Elder. In Beth Revis's second installment of her sci-fi trilogy, Amy and Elder are much more mature, and they ought to be with what they have been left with. Elder, the leader of the ship finds out so much about the ship and previous leaders while Amy now, more than ever is the freak on the ship and has her safety to continue to look out for. The dynamic alone between Amy and Elder is enough to keep the story moving.

A lot has happened since book one and I know readers had a lot of questions (I sure did after reading the first book) and A Million Suns answers some of these for us. Though we have been awared with many more questions that will hopefully be answered in book 3.
There's not much I can say about A Million Suns without giving things away and I definitely don't want to spoil this for anyone. Once again, Revis's writing is phenomenal. She can paint such a clear picture and writes her story with so much detail it's like we're there, part of the ship. Add to this, Revis has included a set of riddles that Amy needs to figure out, and trust me, she won't be the only one picking their brain to find the answer.

So much happens in A Million Suns, we meet new characters, we see the plot thickening and we are introduced to some new mind-bending mysteries. Overall, A Million Suns is a great addtion to the Across The Universe series. Even if you are not a Sci-fi reader, you will throughly enjoy this series, and if you read Across The Universe and haven't picked this one up yet, I highly recommend you do.


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