Feature & Follow 4/20/12

Feature & Follow Friday hosted by parajunkee.com and alisoncanread.com

The main idea behind FF is to discover new blogs, and follow the ones you like (and they’ll follow you back!) It’s a total win/win, so take a peek around and follow me!

RULES

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

• (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee &Alison Can Read}
• (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
• Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
• Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
• If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
• Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
• If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
• If you’re new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

Q: Fight! Fight! If you could have two fictional characters battle it out (preferably from books), who would they be and who do you think would win?

A: Elyse from Opression by Jessica Therrien and Helen from Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. I know the question says fight but I would like these two characters to meet. They both have god-like powers and are new to them. If they did fight I think Helen would end up winning because of her strength. 

In My Mailbox 4/15/12

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme, hosted by The Story Siren, held usually on Sundays that encourages bloggers to share what they bought, borrowed, received or won this week.


Only one book last week, the conclusion of the Trylle Trilogy. If you have not checked out this series and you enjoy YA paranormal romance I believe you are missing out on a great one. 
                                                                    Received


Title: Ascend (Trylle Trilogy, #3)
Author: Amanda Hocking Website | Twitter
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (April 24, 2012)
ISBN: 9781250006332 
Available On: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository | Kindle | Nook

Description from GoodReads:

Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn’t surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe. But how can Wendy leave all her friends behind…even if it’s the only way to save them?The stakes have never been higher, because her kingdom isn’t the only thing she stands to lose. After falling for both Finn and Loki, she’s about to make the ultimate choice…who to love forever. One guy has finally proven to be the love of her life—and now all their lives might be coming to an end. Everything has been leading to this moment. The future of her entire world rests in her hands—if she’s ready to fight for it.

* Received from St. Martin's Griffin for an honest review. Thank you!

In My Mailbox 4/8/12

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme, hosted by The Story Siren, held usually on Sundays that encourages bloggers to share what they bought, borrowed, received or won this week.


                                                                    Received


Title: Above
Author: Leah Bobet
Genre: YA Fantasy/Dystopian
ISBN:  9780545296700 
Publisher:  Arthur A. Levine Books (April 1st 2012)
Source: Publisher for honest review
Available On: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository | Kindle | Nook

Description from GoodReads:

An extraordinary debut urban fantasy about dangers outside and in.


Matthew has loved Ariel from the moment he found her in the tunnels, her bee's wings falling away. They live in Safe, an underground refuge for those fleeing the city Above—like Whisper, who speaks to ghosts, and Jack Flash, who can shoot lightning from his fingers.


But one terrifying night, an old enemy invades Safe with an army of shadows, and only Matthew, Ariel, and a few friends escape Above. As Matthew unravels the mystery of Safe's history and the shadows' attack, he realizes he must find a way to remake his home—not just for himself, but for Ariel, who needs him more than ever before.


ABOVE is the debut of an amazing new voice.

Title: Of Poseidon

Author: Anna  Banks

Genre:YA fiction/Mythology

ISBN: 9781250003324

Publisher:  Feiwel & Friends (May 22nd 2012)

Source: Publisher for honest review

Available on: Amazon| Barnes&Noble| TheBookDepository| Kindle| Nook

Description from GoodReads:

Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he’s heard can communicate with fish. Emma is on vacation at the beach. When she runs into Galen—literally, ouch!—both teens sense a connection. But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma’s gifts. Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom . . .
Told from both Emma and Galen’s points of view, here is a fish-out-of-water story that sparkles with intrigue, humor, and waves of romance.

Title: Struck
Author: Jennifer Bosworth

Genre: YA Fantasy/Dystopian
ISBN:  9780374372835

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR (May 8th 2012)
Source: Publisher for honest review
Available On: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository | Kindle | Nook

Description from GoodReads:

Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her.Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger. The beaches become massive tent cities. Downtown is a crumbling wasteland, where a traveling party moves to a different empty building each night, the revelers drawn to the destruction by a force they cannot deny. Two warring cults rise to power, and both see Mia as the key to their opposing doomsday prophecies. They believe she has a connection to the freak electrical storm that caused the quake, and to the far more devastating storm that is yet to come.
Mia wants to trust the enigmatic and alluring Jeremy when he promises to protect her, but she fears he isn’t who he claims to be. In the end, the passion and power that brought them together could be their downfall. When the final disaster strikes, Mia must risk unleashing the full horror of her strength to save the people she loves, or lose everything.

NetGalley

1. Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown GoodReads|Amazon
2. Endure by Carrie Jones GoodReads|Amazon
3. Yesterday by C.K Kelly Martin GoodReads|Amazon
4. Tempest Unleashed by Tracy Deebs GoodReads|Amazon
5. Dark Kiss by Michelle Rowen GoodReads|Amazon
6. The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross GoodReads|Amazon

Purchased

Title: Pandemonium

Author: Lauren Oliver

Genre: YA Fiction/Dystopian

ISBN: 9780061978067

Publisher: February 28th 2012 by Harper Teen

Source: Purchased

Description from Goodreads:

I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do.The old life is dead.But the old Lena is dead too.I buried her.I left her beyond a fence,behind a wall of smoke and flame.

*Thank you to all the publishers! 

What's in your mailbox?

Feature & Follow 4/6/12

Feature & Follow Friday hosted by parajunkee.com and alisoncanread.com

The main idea behind FF is to discover new blogs, and follow the ones you like (and they’ll follow you back!) It’s a total win/win, so take a peek around and follow me!

RULES

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

• (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee &Alison Can Read}
• (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
• Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
• Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
• If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
• Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
• If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
• If you’re new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

This Week’s Question:
Q: Have you ever bought a book BECAUSE of a bad review? 

A: No, I have not purposely purchased a book because of a bad review. I have bought many books with not so good reviews but I base my books on the synopsis and subject matter. If I read a bad review on a book I try to see if we have similar taste. Maybe the things they didn't enjoy I would love. 

Please follow and leave a link to your blog so I can share the love :)

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter

Title: Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test, #2)
Author: Aimee Carter Website | Twitter
Genre: YA Fiction/Mythology
Expected Publication Date: HarlequinTeen (March 27, 2012)
ISBN:   9780373210459 
Pre-Order On: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository | Kindle | Nook

Description from GoodReads:

Kate Winters has won immortality. 

But if she wants a life in the Underworld with Henry, she’ll have to fight for it. 

Becoming immortal wasn’t supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she’s as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he’s becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate’s coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans. 

As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future. 

Henry’s first wife, Persephone

Why I am waiting: I loved the Goddess Test with all of it's interesting characters. I cannot wait to go back into that world and read more of Kate and Henry. 

Top Ten Favorite Covers

Top Ten Tuesday is a list meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. There is a different question every week and all you have to do is answer their question with your top ten results!

Top Ten Favorite Covers

(These are my top ten book covers. I know the first 3 are series but I couldn't choose one from them.)

I would buy these series just because of their covers

1. Hush, Hush Series by Becca Fitzpatrick

2. Fallen Series by Lauren Kate

3. Wicked Lovely Series by Melissa Marr

It might be the red dress but these are wonderful

4. Everneath by Brodi Ashton 

5. Die For Me by Amy Plum

I do love my Greek Mythology

6. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

7. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

These just freaked me out, but they did make me want to read the book

8. Warm Bodies by Isaax Marion

9. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

10. The Cella by A.J Whitten

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Title: Sweet Evil
Author: Wendy Higgins Website | Twitter
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Expected Publication Date: HarperTeen (May 1, 2012)
ISBN:  9780062085610 
Pre-Order On: Amazon | Barnes&Noble | TheBookDepository | Kindle | Nook

Description from GoodReads:

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences? This is life for sons and daughters of fallen angels in Sweet Evil.
Tenderhearted Southern girl, Anna Whitt, was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.
A cross-country trip forces Anna to face the reality that hope and love are not options for her kind. Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

Why I am waiting:

Just look at the cover! The red dress and dark shadowy figure behind her that is whispering in her ear. What can I say I am still in love with young adult paranormal romance and this book cover and blurb scream "read me" to me. 

What are you waiting on?

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books That Broke Your Heart A Little

Top Ten Tuesday is a list meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. There is a different question every week and all you have to do is answer their question with your top ten results!

Top Ten Books That Broke Your Heart A Little

(The Broke and the Bookish is going Anti-Valentine's Day)

 These are the top ten book that made my little heart break.

1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

2. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

3. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

4. Room by Emma Donoghue

5. Delirium by Lauren Oliver

6. My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares

7. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

8. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

9. Atonement by Ian McEwan

10. The Book thief by Markus Zusak

Did any of these make your heart break? Please leave links below to your Top Ten Books that made your heart break so that I can go take a look and hopefully find awesome reads. :)