Waiting on Wednesday (6)

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

My picks this week are...

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.
Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines explores all the friendship, romance, battles and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive—this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone’s out for blood.

Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien

In the thrilling follow up to Birthmarked, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone has fled
from the Enclave and now must fight for her baby sister’s survival in the matriarchal society of Sylum.
Striking out into the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her, 16-year-old midwife Gaia Stone survives only to be captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where women rule the men who drastically outnumber them, and a kiss is a crime. In order to see her sister again, Gaia must submit to their strict social code, but how can she deny her sense of justice, her curiosity, and everything in her heart that makes her whole?

Review: Shift - Jeri Smith Ready

Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse (May 3, 2011)

Aura’s life is anything but easy. Her boyfriend, Logan, died, and his slides between ghost and shade have left her reeling. Aura knows he needs her now more than ever. She loves Logan, but she can’t deny her connection with the totally supportive, totally gorgeous Zachary. And she’s not sure that she wants to.
Logan and Zachary will fight to be the one by her side, but Aura needs them both to uncover the mystery of her past—the mystery of the Shift.
As Aura’s search uncovers new truths, she must decide whom to trust with her secrets…and her heart.

If I could climb a tall building and sing the praises of this book I would!  I really enjoyed Shade, but in my opinion it pales in comparison to Shift.  It was a non-stop, sometimes shocking, sometimes heart wrenching read.  I still really liked Aura she was just as great as in the first book.  Our hot boys were both great and frustrating.  I had said in my review for Shade that I hoped we learned more about the shift, and Jeri Smith Ready delivered.  There was quite a bit I never expected but this is what makes it great!  I have so many ideas and theory's  that I can't wait for the next book just to see how wrong they all were, since all my ideas for Shade got blown out of the water.  I think this series has become on of my favorites and I hope that all of you take the time to give it a try! You won't be disappointed! I give this one 5 stars!

Teaser Tuesday (6)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week mt teaser is from...

Gone by Michael Grant

"You seem like a nice girl Astrid" Diana said. "I'll bet you're one of those brainy, Lisa Simpson types, all full of great ideas and worried about saving the planet or whatever.  But things have changed.  This isn't your old life anymore.  It's like...you know what it's like? Its like you use to live in a really nice neighborhood, and now you life in a really tough neighborhood.  You don't look though, Astrid"

Cover Crazy (6)

Cover Crazy is a weekly mem hosted by Tawni over at The Book Worms

My pick this week is...

I desperately want to know where this girl in the gorgeous dress is running to, or who/what she is running from...I can't wait for this one to come out!!

What covers are all of you crazy for?

In My Mailbox (6)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren

I had a GREAT book week this week!!

all links go to goodreads =o)

Review:

Enclave - Ann Aguirre

Bought:

Jenny Pox - JL Bryan

After - Amy Efaw

Gone - Michael Grant

Hunger - Michael Grant

Lies - Michael Grant

Plague - Michael Grant

Oh. My. Gods. - Tera Lynn Childs

Goddess Boot Camp - Tera Lynn Childs

If I Stay - Gayle Forman

Where She Went - Gayle Forman

Timeless - Alexandra Monir

A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness

Review: Slice of Cherry - Dia Reeves

Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse (January 4, 2011)

Kit and Fancy Cordelle are sisters of the best kind: best friends, best confidantes, and best accomplices. The daughters of the infamous Bonesaw Killer, Kit and Fancy are used to feeling like outsiders, and that’s just the way they like it. But in Portero, where the weird and wild run rampant, the Cordelle sisters are hardly the oddest or most dangerous creatures around.

It’s no surprise when Kit and Fancy start to give in to their deepest desire—the desire to kill. What starts as a fascination with slicing open and stitching up quickly spirals into a gratifying murder spree. Of course, the sisters aren’t killing just anyone, only the people who truly deserve it. But the girls have learned from the mistakes of their father, and know that a shred of evidence could get them caught. So when Fancy stumbles upon a mysterious and invisible doorway to another world, she opens a door to endless possibilities….

I want more! There is something enthralling about having crazy people as our main characters. I thought Hannah was bad but wow Kit and Fancy take the cake. At first I thought Kit was the worse of the two but somewhere along the way I think Fancy stole the show. Only in a town like Portero could two crazy sisters meet two crazy brothers and manage not to destroy the cosmic balance of the universe. I really can't say too much without giving stuff away but I can that that this book was bloody, gruesome, and at times down right creepy. I really hope Dia Reeves keeps writing about Portero and its crazy citizens because these books are awesome in a train wreck kinda way. You know you should look away but you just can't. If you liked Bleeding Violet you will like this one as well. If you haven't read Bleeding Violet what are you waiting for? Go to the library or a book store and pick up a copy of each...You won't be disappointed. 5 stars from me!

Friday Blog Hop (6) Follow Friday (5)

Friday Blog Hop is hosted by Jenn at Crazy-For-Books.   It is a weekend long Book Party giving bloggers a chance to get to know each other and access to new blogs that we all might enjoy! If you haven't stopped by to give the hop a look I highly suggest that you do! Also every week there is a new question posted for us at answer this weeks question is...

"Pick a character from a book you are currently reading or have just finished and tell us about him/her."

I just finished Starcrossed by  Josephine Angelini , Helen is the name of the main female character in this book.  She is a not so normal teenaged girl.  She doesn't want to be popular or stand out she just wants to float by under the radar hoping that no one notices the things about her that are a little different.  She seems to have a great relationship with her father and has a great friend named Claire.  Her life gets turned a little upside down when a new family moves to the island that she lives on. From then on there is love, hate, excitment and danger in her future, and she faces it all pretty well in my opinion.  But instead of reading this you should be trying to get a copy of Starcrossed and be meeting Helen for yourself, I'm sure you will like her and that you will love her story.  Now go...quirt reading this and go introduce yourself to Helen! lol

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee, every week we all get together to answer a question and find new blogs that we enjoy. This weeks question is

Q. Do you have anyone that you can discuss books with IRL? Tell us about him/her.

I am very luck to have a close friend who is just as addicted to reading as I am, She never goes anywhere with out her Nook or a book, and at any given point in time I am pretty sure I could pop open the trunk of her car and enter a mini library lol.  We have gone to book signings together and we enjoy the same genres so it is nice to be able to discuss a book or laugh at stupid quotes and such with someone. Although no matter the reason either one of us calls the other for we always end up talking about books in the end.  We have helped each other find some pretty good books through out the years and I'm sure we will continue to throw books at each other and say "read this now!!" 

I can't wait to hop around and read everyone elses answers =o)