Follow Friday #24 and TGIF #8

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Rachel of Parajunkee and Alison of Alison Can Read!


Q: Jumping Genres: Ever pick up a book from a genre you usually don't like and LOVE it? Tell us about it and why you picked it up in the first place. 

A: I have done this with both High Fantasy and Contemporary Romance.  In High Fantasy I picked up Candlewax by C. Baily Sims. The book was so magical to me and I fell in love  after just a few pages. The book was offered on Netgalley and after reading a part in the synopsis about a giant talking cat, I figured I needed to see what it was all about. It was such a great read. On Contemporary Romance side it was a few that really dug deep into my heart. The most memorable one was How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles. I picked this one up because the title just made me giggle and the synopsis sounded fun. It was a very fun book, but surprise, very emotional and deep too. I have learned to not judge a book by it's genre and just read everything! 

Candlewax by C. Baily Sims                  How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles

   

    

                

TGIF is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger at GReads

Q: Comfort Reads: Which books do you go to for comfort & familiarity? Is there a type of book you seek out when you're needing that extra bit of comfort in your life?

A: Twilight will always be my books of familiarity, they are easy reads for me. I can start and stop anytime since I know the story so well. When I just want to read but don't want to get too involved, I can pick one up. Although that does not happen much. There is way too much to read there.

Books of comfort would be anything light and fluffy. A cute love story, or a book that just keeps me laughing like Diary of a Wimpy kid.

I read just about anything, but when entering a book store, I go straight for the YA paranormal first. 

Weekly recap for June 29th - July 5th 

Reviews:


Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mylnowski 


Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan


Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross 
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Blog Tours: 


Spectral by Shannon Duffy 


Silent Song by Ron C. Nieto


Features: 


Shelf Candy Saturday


Mailbox Monday 


Teaser Tuesday and Top Ten Tuesday


Waiting on Wednesday and W.W.W. Wednesday.


Giveaways:


Summer Reads Giveaway Hop


Silent Song Ebook


Giveaway Winners Announced:


Unsacred Gift b C.S. Dorsey- Entry #32Lisa A.

Kindle Keepsake: Camille and Heart of a Huntress by Tess Oliver- Entry #7Christina M.

Giveaway Hop #2 Summer Reads Giveaway Hop

1. US only please.


2. Must be 13 years or older

3. I will send out an email to the winnner. 
Please respond within 72 hours with your mailing address.








 Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten.  


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Nina was beautiful, wild, and adored by her younger sister, Ellie. But one day, Nina disappeared. 2 years later, everyone has given up hope that Nina will return, but Ellie knows her sister is out there. If only Ellie had a clue where to look.Then she gets one, in the form of a mysterious drawing. Determined to find Nina, Ellie takes off on a crazy, sexy cross-country road trip with the only person who believes she's got a chance - her hot, adventurous new crush. Along the way, Ellie finds a few things she wasn't planning on. Like love. Lies. And the most shocking thing of all: the truth.


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Waiting on Wednesday # 23 W.W.W. #9

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine,

 that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. 


This week I am waiting on: 


Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin  (Birthright #2)


September 18th 2012


I am really looking forward to this one. I read the first one and loved it. I still need to review it! 





“Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in.”- Michael Corleone,The Godfather



Since her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants her with a gun possession charge on her rap sheet. Plus, all the people in her life have moved on: Natty has skipped two grades at Holy Trinity, Scarlet and Gable seem closer than ever, and even Win is in a new relationship.But when old friends return demanding that certain debts be paid, Anya is thrown right back into the criminal world that she had been determined to escape. It’s a journey that will take her across the ocean and straight into the heart of the birthplace of chocolate where her resolve--and her heart--will be tested as never before.

and 

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) 

September 25th 2012

This just looks awesome. Alice and Zombies- what a great mixture. An the cover is so beautiful. 

She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.

Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.

Her father was right. The monsters are real….

To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn’t careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies….


I wish I could go back and do a thousand things differently.
I'd tell my sister no.
I'd never beg my mother to talk to my dad.
I'd zip my lips and swallow those hateful words.
Or, barring all of that, I'd hug my sister, my mom and my dad one last time.
I'd tell them I love them.
I wish... Yeah, I wish.

W...W...W.. Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by should Be Reading.... 

Last week I had someone ask if there was three of me reading. I thought that was kind of funny. So in case anyone wonders why I have three books listed, it is because I always have at least three going, one audio, one kindle, and one physical book. Sometimes i have more. I do have a bit of Book ADD, but for the most part I have three going at one time. 

What are you currently reading?

Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson            What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor

           

Empyreal Fate by Rachel Hunter 

What did you recently finish reading? 

Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry     The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting

              

Spectal by Shannon Duffy 

What do you think you’ll read next?

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare   The Little Woods by McCormick Templeman

                   

Something Like Normal by Trish Dollar 

     

What's your Wednesday?

Teaser Tuesday #16 and Top Ten #6

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading. Bloggers choose two sentences 

out our current read to peak others' curiosity. 

Gone at Zero Hundred 00:00 by C.R. Hiatt





"I'm not busting your chops," I said. At the same time I was thinking how weird was that i was involved in something so crazy in the first place.  




What I didn't Say by Keary Taylor




"You look like a mime or something when you do that, " James said, his tone totally series. "Your body tries to laugh, but nothing comes out."

Top Ten is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish that features 

a great bookish top ten every week.

This weeks top ten is "top ten recommended  if you like X author"

I am not good at comparing authors but I will list my top favorite series and then 5 other favorites.. 

My top favorite series are Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, The Named by Marianne Curley and Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr.

Here is a list of the ten that come very close  to my top favorites. 

1.  Darkest Powers by Kelly Armstrong  2. 

2. Books of Faerie by Maggie Steifvater

3. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer  

4. Dead is By Marlene Perez 

5. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting   

Mailbox Monday #22

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


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Bought: 



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