Showing posts with label Simon & Schuster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simon & Schuster. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Waiting on Wednesday #15

This weekly feature is hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine.

My Pick

Synopsis from Goodreads
Vada Bergen is broke, the black sheep of her family, and moving a thousand miles away from home for grad school, but she’s got the two things she loves most: her art, and her best friend and soulmate, Ellis Carraway. Elle and Vada have a friendship so consuming it’s hard to tell where one girl ends and the other begins. It’s intense. It’s a little codependent. And nothing can tear them apart.

Until an accident on an icy winter road changes everything.

Vada is left deeply scarred, both emotionally and physically. Her once-promising art career is cut short. And Ellis pulls away, unwilling to talk about that night. Everything Vada loved is gone.

She’s got nothing left to lose.

So when she meets a smooth-talking lothario who offers to set her up as a cam girl, she can’t say no. All Vada has to do is spend a couple hours each night taking off her clothes on webcam, and the “tips” come pouring in.

It’s all just kinky fun till a client gets serious. “Blue” is mysterious, alluring, and more interested in Vada’s life than her body. Online, they open up to each other intimately. Blue helps her heal. And he pays well, but he wants her all to himself. No more cam shows. She agrees, because she’s starting to fall for him. And when he asks to meet, she says yes. Because she’s dying to know the real man behind the keyboard.

Even if one of his conditions is to bring Ellis. The girl who wants nothing to do with her anymore.

Now Vada must confront the past she’s been running from. A past full of devastating secrets—those of others, and those she’s been keeping from herself…

My Thoughts
Oh my goodness, this book just screams "ME!" I am so excited about this book. It looks exactly like something I will absolutely love. Is it November yet? Plus, look at that stunning cover! You all know I'm a sucker for gorgeous covers.

So what books are you most excited for?

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Stacking the Shelves #72

This weekly feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Hi guys!

This week, I added several books to my shelves & to my Kindle. I had loaned an ARC to a fellow blogger and she generously sent me a gift card as a thank you. Of course I spent it on books!

My pre-order of a highly anticipated book also arrived, so YAY.

I went to Costco this week and picked up one book.

I added one review book to my pile. I requested this book months ago, and this week I got the email that my request was accepted.

Bought
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
Unteachable by Leah Raeder
Infinite Repeat (The Art of Lainey Novella) by Paula Stokes
The Blue Haired Boy (Faking Normal #0.5) by Courtney C. Stevens
Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley

Received for Review
-Edelweiss-
Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young

Hope you all have an awesome week!

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Stacking the Shelves #60

This feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews 

Hi everyone, I am so sorry for the lack of posts lately. I've been in a bit of a reading slump. I've also read a few books that don't come out until 2015, so those reviews are scheduled, but of course won't be posted for awhile.

Let's see what arrived in my mailbox & Kindle this week.


Received for Review

-Edelweiss-
  
Anastasia and Her Sisters by Carolyn Meyer
99 Days by Katie Cotugno

 
Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook
Invincible by Amy Reed
Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke (Prisoner of Night and Fog #2) by Anne Blankman

-NetGalley-
When Joss Met Matt by Ellie Cahill
Rite of Rejection by Sarah Negovetich
Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards

-ARC Tour-
Famous in Love (Famous in Love #1) by Rebecca Serle

Library
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer

I'm really excited about these books and I hope I enjoy all of them. Be sure to leave me the links to your posts and vlogs showing your book hauls for the week. Have a great week everyone!

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Review: Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas

Book Title: Dangerous Boys
Author: Abigail Haas
Publish Date: August 14th, 2014
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Genre: YA Thriller
Standalone
Book Link: Goodreads
Pre-Order Link: The Book Depository 

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Three teens venture into the abandoned Monroe estate one night; hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding; the other is left to burn, dead in the fire. But which brother survives? And is his death a tragic accident? Desperate self-defense? Or murder?

Chloe is the only one with the answers. As the fire rages, and police and parents demand the truth, she struggles to piece together the story of how they got there-a story of jealousy, twisted passion, and the darkness that lurks behind even the most beautiful of faces…

Disclaimer: I received this e-ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Review:
Abigail Haas is a diabolical GENIUS. It's no secret that I loved her previous book, Dangerous Girls. I honestly didn't know what to expect with this book, but I hoped that it could measure up to Dangerous Girls.

And it did just that. Actually I think I enjoyed it more than Dangerous Girls, but I'm not exactly sure why that is. Two completely different ways of telling a story, but they both had the suspense, the mystery and the intrigue. I really loved how the story was told with two separate timelines. One was present day and one was everything leading up to that day. That way seems to be a new way of telling stories and I'm digging it big time. One of my other favorite books of 2014, Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang, also told the story in the same way.

In Dangerous Boys, we meet a girl by the name of Chloe who is living in her own personal hell. She's taking care of her mom who had fallen into a deep depression after her husband left her for his pregnant mistress. I had complicated feelings about this scenario. On one hand, I was frustrated that Chloe didn't go away to college like she planned because she felt like her mom needed her. It was not Chloe's responsibility to take care of her mother. Her mom was an adult for goodness sakes. Yet, I am extremely close to my mom and she went through her own bout of depression 4 years ago and I could never have left her to fend for her own. I would never have forgiven myself for leaving her.

See, what did I tell you. Complicated.

Chloe meets Ethan and his older brother Oliver. Ethan makes her feel safe, protected and adored. Whereas Oliver challenges her, and awakens a part of her that she didn't even know existed. Chloe remains torn on these boys even as her relationship with the younger Reznick brother, grows. She cannot shake the feelings she is having for Oliver.

When something happens to Chloe, she calls Oliver and I think it's because two of them would have handled the incident the same way. If Ethan had been made aware of what had happened, things would have been handled much differently and both Oliver and Chloe realize that.

The ending was amazing, and full of suspense as we, the reader is finally given the full picture of what happened on that night. Which boy survived? Which boy did Chloe leave to die in the burning inferno.Was it murder or self defense or a terrible accident. I can say that I absolutely didn't see so much of this coming. Abigail Haas has definitely earned herself a spot on my auto-buy list. 5 stars for this book full of mind fuckery.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Stacking the Shelves #48

This feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews

Let's keep this short and sweet. Thank you HarperTeen for uploading new books onto Edelweiss. I'm so excited about the ones I picked up. Last week I totally forgot to include my e-ARC of Dangerous Boys so I made sure I included it in this one. I also picked up a couple library books this week.

Here's the book haul!
Bought
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Received for Review

-Edelweiss-
Everything That Makes You by Moira McStay
Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
Little Peach by Peggy Kern

-From the Author-
Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas

Won
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Gifted
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Library Books
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Let know if you are excited for any of these and if you have read any of my library books. Also leave the links to your posts & vlogs so I can stop by and check out what you got this week.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Stacking the Shelves #43

This feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews

Hi guys! I took last week off because I had only gotten one book and that was a finished copy of a book I absolutely adored. But this week I got a huge box of books in the mail. All of them were purchases I made on Book Outlet's online store. And I think I'm in love with this store. I was able to get 13 books for under a $100. That is not possible on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. So YIPEEEEE!

So my book purchases are the only new things I added to my shelf this week. Go check out what purchases I made.

Bought
The Treatment (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young
Find Me (Find Me #1) by Romily Bernard
Under The Never Sky (Under The Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi
Something Strange and Deadly (Something Strange and Deadly #1) by Susan Dennard
Through The Ever Night (Under The Never Sky #2) by Veronica Rossi
A Darkness Strange and Lovely (Something Strange and Deadly #2) by Susan Dennard
 
Parallel by Lauren Miller
3:59 by Gretchen McNeil
Defiance (Courier's Daughter #1) by C.J. Redwine
 
Deception (Courier's Daughter #2) by C.J. Redwine
How To Love by Katie Cotugno
Golden by Jessi Kirby
Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick & Suzanne Young
Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas

Received for Review
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Gifted
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Won
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So let me know if you've read any of these or if you are planning to. Leave me the links to your Stacking the Shelves posts & vlogs.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Stacking the Shelves #41

This feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

This was the week of pre-orders!!!! I got 2 books in the mail that I had pre-ordered in March. So excited they came the day after they officially came out. I'm not usually that lucky. I picked up one Edelweiss book and one Netgalley book. Also, I was incredibly surprised to receive a package from St. Martin's Press. I didn't request anything, but they must have me on an author specific list or something as I got an Adult Thriller book from an author I love. 

Let's check out the books.

Bought
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Received for Review

-Edelweiss-
Behind the Scenes by Dahlia Adler

-Netgalley-
Now I See You: A Memoir by Nicole C. Kear

-From St. Martin's Press-
That Night by Chevy Stevens

Gifted
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Won
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Be sure to let me know if you've read any of these or if you are planning on it. Also leave links to your Stacking the Shelves posts so I can stop by.

Weekly Blog Wrap-Up
Monday- Review of Pointe by Brandy Colbert
Tuesday- Review of Independent Study (The Testing #2) by Joelle Charbonneau
Wednesday- No Post
Thursday- No Post
Friday- Guest Post from YA author Corey Ann Haydu about her writing process
Saturday- Review of Red At Night (an e-novella) by Katie McGarry