Hello everyone and Happy Saturday!!!

This Week In Book's is a weekly feature from Alea of Pop Culture Junkie in which we share all the awesome bookish related items we got "this week"!

YouTube is still giving me a lot of problems. It has officially become my arch nemisis! *scowls* So no vlog this week. Instead just some still's. Thankfully, I had a much smaller week in books. But what I did get was pure awesome!

On a side note, I will be going on vacation starting next week. Eek! I am so pumped! I haven't been on an actual vacation in over 2 years, so it is long over due! I will be gone for just under 2 weeks, so I may or may not schedule out a This Week In Books for next weekend. It is vacation after all! 

My good blogger friend Rebecca loaned me Erasing Time by C.J. Hill which I have been pining for. Eeek! Thanks Rebecca! Make sure you check out her blog HERE She is a total sweet heart!

Lyndsey from Strangemore and I did a little switcher-ooo. She sent me Something Strange and Deadly and also Counting Backwards. Both books I have been stalking. Thanks so much Lyndsey! You can check out her blog HERE

For the first time in several months, I broke my book buying ban. And ohhhh it felt soooo good! haha I'm a girl on a serious budget, but I just could not say no to this one! I purchased Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales the Barnes and Nobel Leather Bound Classics collection. I have to say...it is a beauty!

Even the spine and the back of the book are to die for gorgeous! 

 The illustrations in this book are to die for! They are spread all through out the book. The pages are gilded in gold and are stunning! With over 700 pages in this book, it will keep me entertained for a very long time! I've found myself reading in it every night. Who says your too old for bed time stories?

That's it for me this week! I had a much smaller week but still epic none the less. I'd love to know what you got this week so let me know in the comments or leave me a link to your post. 

Happy Reading! 

Love In Bloom Giveaway Hop

Hello Lovelies!

I am super excited to be participating in my first ever giveaway hop! And this is one hop that I am really excited for! What's better than flowers in bloom and a good summer fling? Finding your one true love? *sighs*

Okay now on to the giveaway!

I will be giving away a finished copy of your choice of the following. The winner can choose either a physical book or an ebook. It's your choice!

This giveaway is open internationally to anywhere the book depository ships. Check out the rafflecopter below to enter the contest and don't forget to stop by some of the other blogs participating in the hop.

Review: Miracle

Miracle by Elizabeth Scott

Release Date: June 5, 2012
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 224
Buy The Book: Amazon

Megan survived the plane crash—but can she survive the aftermath? An intense, emotional novel from the author of The Unwritten Rule and Between Here and Forever.

Megan is a miracle. At least, that’s what everyone says. Having survived a plane crash that killed everyone else on board, Megan knows she should be grateful just to be alive. But the truth is, she doesn’t feel like a miracle. In fact, she doesn’t feel anything at all. Then memories from the crash start coming back.

Scared and alone, Megan doesn’t know whom to turn to. Her entire community seems unable—or maybe unwilling—to see her as anything but Miracle Megan. Everyone except for Joe, the beautiful boy next door with a tragic past and secrets of his own. All Megan wants is for her life to get back to normal, but the harder she tries to live up to everyone’s expectations, the worse she feels. And this time, she may be falling too fast to be saved....

Oh gosh! Where to start on this one... *sigh* I loved the premise of this book, and was really interested in reading it. The story progressed slowly, and I kept sticking with it, hoping it would grow on me. Halfway through it became apparent that this just wasn't for me, but I wanted to stick with it until the end. Hoping that along the way something phenominal would happen and I'd grow to really love it! Sadly, that didn't happen for me.

The main character Megan was okay. I didn't like her or dislike her. I did however, feel really sorry for her. She went through a terrible accident, and was the only survivor. Naturally, she's really confused and extremely shaken up.

Then came in Joe. *sigh* I really liked Joe! These two character's really bonded and understood each other in a way that no other two people could. There was no insta-love or warm my insides love between them. I think I would've liked a little more in the romance department between these two. Just a little bit of the warm fuzzies would've been nice! I'm a girl, what can I say! haha

I think what really bothered me throughout this entire book, is how obvious it is that Megan  is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Yet no one, not her family, her friends, her teachers, her therapist, or even her guidance counselor at school, tells her this. Seriously guys??? Ugh! I really wanted to desperately write myself into the story, and say "Hey! Megan, you have PTSD! THAT is what is wrong with you!"

Overall the story was okay. I didn't hate, but I didn't love it either. It was just so-so for me. I've heard this author's other work is really great, and I will definitely check out her other future endeavors!

Waiting On Wednesday (23)

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

Every Day by David Levithan

Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl. 
Every morning, A wakes in a different person’s body, a different person’s life. There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.
It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.
With his new novel, David Levithan has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A’s world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day.

Umm...can I just first say that David Levithan is AMAZING! Seriously! If you have not read any of his books, stop everything you are doing right this second, and go fix this!

Okay now, umm...holy cow! Who wouldn't want to read this book is more of the question. I am so looking forward to this book's release it could very well be considered stalker-ish. I am for sure going to make sure I buy a copy of this when it releases on August 28,2012.

Does anyone else think the cover is very similar to Tempest by Julie Cross? Anyhoo...I'd  love to know what books your eagerly looking forward to! Leave me a comment and a link to your WoW if you have one.

Happy Reading!

Review: Reunited

Publisher: Reunited by Hillary Weisman Graham
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Buy The Book:  Amazon

1 Concert
2000 Miles
3 Ex-Best Friends

Alice, Summer, and Tiernan are ex-best friends.

Back in middle school, the three girls were inseparable. They were also the number one fans of the rock band Level3.

But when the band broke up, so did their friendship. Summer ran with the popular crowd, Tiernan was a rebellious wild-child, and Alice spent high school with her nose buried in books.

Now, just as the girls are about to graduate, Level3 announces a one-time-only reunion show.

Even though the concert’s 2000 miles away, Alice buys three tickets on impulse. And as it turns out, Summer and Tiernan have their own reasons for wanting to get out of town. Good thing Alice’s graduation gift (a pea-green 1976 VW camper van known as the Pea Pod) is just the vehicle to get them there.

But on the long drive cross-country, the girls hit more than a few bumps in the road. Will their friendship get an encore or is the show really over?

I love road trip books! I think it's the inner traveler in me crying out for adventure! Reunited was a book I could seriously dig into and identify with. There were so many things about this book that I loved. Where to start? *sighs* Okay first off, a road trip to Texas? Ohhh yeah! I am a Texas girl so this really made me smile! I think Texas is a must for road tripping! You can find some seriously interesting character's as well as some of the most random places on earth. Which is exactly what happens in the book!

I really identified with the story of the girls. Sometimes no matter how close to someone you are, you still drift apart. Life happens, people change, sometimes there aren't any big reasons for it. It just happens. That's the case with our 3 main character's. They've drifted apart, but are brought together by the band Level3 and start their journey on an unforgettable road trip!

I'm not sure what it is about  music that is so essential to our lives, especially as teens. But it is true. Music unites us! That's exactly what it did for me as a teen, and it's what draws these 3 friends back together again. I loved reading about their crazy adventures and their friendship. It reminded me so much of my teenage years and I couldn't help but smile and laugh as I read along.

The writting is well done and even though the book is told from each girl's point of view, it never got confusing. The pace moved along and it was easy to devour this book in just a few hours. I really enjoyed this book and the journey these 3 ex best friends went on! It left me smiling, laughing and digging around for my old Boy Band cd's.

If your a fan of road trip books or the Sisterhood of The Traveling pants series, then this is a book for you!

Bout of Books Read-a-thon 4.0

Eeek! It's that time of year! I am so pumped! This is my fourth time participating in Bout Of Books Read-a-thon and I absolutely LOVE it! The last two times things went from bad to worse on my end. haha And there may have been a broken shower involved. This time I shall try my best and just have FUN!




My Goals

• Have FUN! No stressing this time about how many books I have read towards my goal. The point is to read more than I would, meet new people and have fun READING!
• Meet at least 2 new bloggers.
• Catch up on writting my reviews. To date I am 4 behind.
• Actively cheer on and encourage other participants. 

Books To Read

This is the part where I always get in trouble. I list books and then am not in the mood to read them. So then I throw other books into the list and then feel depressed when I only read 2 of the 20 books listed. So this time...No list!

• I am shooting for reading 2 to 4 books. Not naming specifics as this tends to work against me. The goal is just to READ and have fun~

Updates


5/14
Number of books I’ve read today:
 read 25 pages of Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown
read 24 pages in Grimms Complete Fairy Tales B&N Leather bound classic
Total number of books I’ve read:0
Books: ( see above )

5/15
Number of books I’ve read today:  none
Total number of books I’ve read: none
Books: 0


5/16
Number of books I’ve read today: 1 ( YAY!!!)
Total number of books I’ve read: 1
Books: Lies Beneath and 24 pages in Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales


5/17
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5/18
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5/19
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5/20
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Will you be participating in Bout of Books 4.0? If so leave me a link to your updates post and I will come and cheer you on! :)

Happy Reading!

This Week In Books (1)

Hello everyone and Happy Saturday!!!

Welcome to my very first ever, This Week In Books! This Week In Book's is a weekly feature from Alea of Pop Culture Junkie in which we share all the awesome bookish related items we got "this week"!

Just as a side note, I have decided not to participate in In My Mailbox anymore. After much research I am now participating in This Week In Books. If you are curious as to why, or what I found in my research, shoot me an email and I'll be happy to explain!

This Week In Books definitely came in with a bang! YouTube has been giving me serious issues so I haven't been able to do one in a while. So keep in mind this is 2 weeks worth of books!!! Hence the ridiculously HUGE pile of books! So let's get started!

Okay as you can see, STILL having serious YouTube issues. UGH! So sorry about that guys! If anyone knows of another great site for uploading and sharing videos that actually WORKS, pleeeease let me know in the comments!!!

ARC Tour Books

My Life Next Door

My Life In Black and White

Swapped

Wentworth Hall

Once

Don't Turn Around

For Review

Wake

Blind Spot

Altered

Trinkets

Winter White

How To Rock Break Up's and Make Up's

The Cat's of Tangle Wood Forest

What Happens Next 

When We Wake

Catherine 

Fathomless

The Time Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette

Iron Hearted Violet

Return To Me

The Last Dogs the Vanishing

Ask The Passengers

Adaptation

The Diviners

Etiquette and Espionage

Waiting

The Treachery of Beautiful Things

Big thank you to St. Martin's Press, Harcourt, and Hachette/Little Brown/Poppy. And also a big thanks to Lena of Addicted 2 Novels and Rebecca. You girls are awesome!!!

I hope you guys had a fantastic week in books. I know I did! Leave me a link to your IMM, Mail Box Monday, etc and I will stop by and check it out. I hope you are having a phenominal weekend!

Happy Reading!

XOXO