Teaser Tuesday (17)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

 

 

 

Title: A Breath of Frost

Author: Alyxandra Harvey

Release date: January 2nd 2014         

Publisher:  Bloomsbury Childrens UK

Page: 24

 

 

 

Emma Day and her two cousins, Gretchen and Penelope, are uninterested in their debutante lives. All the boring balls, tiresome curtsying and polite conversation leave much to be desired. Then a girl is found dead, frost clinging to her lifeless body, and the murder is traced to Emma. As their world is turned upside down, Emma discovers more about herself and her cousins, from her connection to the murders to the secrets of her family legacy. Now the girls must embrace their true Lovegrove inheritance in order to stop the chaos, even if that means risking their lives. Dangerously handsome Cormac Fairfax wants to help Emma – but, with secrets of his own to hide, can she trust him?

 

 

 

 

 

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"The dog licked her nose frantically.  "I don't have biscuits," she said. "You look like a tea cake. Honestly, I'm embarrassed for you. And I hope you bit Lady Pickford for doing that to you," she said conversationally."

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I'm loving Gretchen's character already.

 

What're you reading? :)

 

 

 

Review: Witchstruck

Witchstruck
Author: Victoria Lamb

Publication Date: September 24th 2013        

~A copy was provided by Harlequin Teen, via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.~

If she sink, she be no witch and shall be drowned. If she float, she be a witch and must be hanged.

Meg Lytton has always known she is different; that she bears a dark and powerful gift. But in 1554 England, in service at Woodstock Palace to the banished Tudor princess Elizabeth, it has never been more dangerous to practice witchcraft. Meg knows she must guard her secret carefully from the many suspicious eyes watching over the princess and her companions. One wrong move could mean her life, and the life of Elizabeth, rightful heir to the English throne. With witchfinder Marcus Dent determined to have Meg's hand in marriage, and Meg's own family conspiring against the English queen, there isn't a single person Meg can trust. Certainly not the enigmatic young Spanish priest Alejandro de Castillo, despite her undeniable feelings. But when all the world turns against her, Meg must open her heart to a dangerous choice.



This review has some spoilers, since I couldn't actually write it spoiler free with my issues with it.

You know when you can read the first couple of pages and know you'll like it? You can pretty much tell by the writing and voice of the character, I was indecisive about Witchstruck and Meg for a while, I liked the beginning and I thought eventually it would evolve into something that could have been done really great.

Stacking the Shelves (#18) & Recap

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

 

How's everyone's week been? Mine, book-wise has been pretty good, or not so good, since I spent £25 in store, but...In my defence, one is Educational and the other two were buy one get one half price and one was for my cousin, so naturally, it doesn't count. This is why I'm banned from town. Also, a pre-order came in, yay!

For Review

          

 

 

 

(Prisoner of Night and Fog, The Taking and Fake ID)

Thanks to Balzer + Bray, Harper Teen, Harper Collins and Edelweiss

(Witch Finder, The Academy: Love Match and A Breath of Frost)

Thanks to Hodder Children's (Hachette), and Bloomsbury Childrens UK

Such cover love! Does anybody else keep seeing Prisoner of Night and Frog? Just me? Okay then.

     

Bought

 

• Follow Me Down by one of my favourites Tanya Byrne
• This Wicked Game by Michelle Zink
• The Greek and Roman Myths by Philip Matyszak (It has such a pretty real life cover.)

(Not pictured)

• All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill  -This is the 3rd time I've bought it. But, since I wouldn't let my cousin borrow my copy, I bought it for her instead. ;)

Also, ignore the putty rubber, my art supplies are invading my room now.


What did you get this week? :)

  



 A recap of posts this week

 

• Monday I reviewed  Unbreakable by Kami Garcia
• Teaser Tuesday from The Syndicate by Shelena Shorts
• Waiting on Wednesday: Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
• Friday I reviewed Two Lies and A Spy by Kat Carlton
  

This week I have read:

• Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters #1)  by Kelly Keaton 
• Witchstruck by Victoria Lamb
• The Syndicate by Shelena Shorts (Kind of)

 

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Review: Two Lies and A Spy

Two Lies and A Spy
Author: Kat Carlton

Publication Date: September 3rd 2013        

Publisher: Simon & Schuster  

Kari plunges into the world of espionage on a mission to save her parents while trying to impress the guy she’s been in love with forever.

When sixteen-year-old Kari’s dad sends her an unexpected text, she and her brother immediately go into hiding. Because when your parents are superspies and your dad declares a Code Black, it can only mean something bad. Very bad.

Kari soon discovers that her parents have been disavowed and declared traitors, and she’s determined to clear their names. Breaking into the Agency seems like a reasonable plan, especially with the help of a team that includes her long-time crush, Luke, as well as her two best friends—an expert hacker with attitude and a master martial artist—and Luke’s popular, vindictive twin sister. Oh, and a new guy, who’s as cute as he is complicated.

 

Alright folks, I have 12 words for you.

Two Lies and a Spy rates from cutesy to right out ridiculous.

That pretty much sums  it up perfectly, unfortunately.

I was expecting a cross between Alex Rider and Gallagher girls.

 

What did I get?

A mess, that's what.

 

Waiting on Wednesday (#18)

 

 "Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases.

 

 

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Expected publication: April 1st 2014 by HarperTeen

I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero.
But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure, I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There's still the yellow brick road, though—but even that's crumbling.

What happened?
Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.

My name is Amy Gumm—and I'm the other girl from Kansas.
I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.
I've been trained to fight.
And I have a mission:
Remove the Tin Woodman's heart.
Steal the Scarecrow's brain.
Take the Lion's courage.
Then and only then—Dorothy must die!


I've been seeing it everywhere, and heard so much hype- with good reason, can't wait for this one!

What are you waiting on this week?

Teaser Tuesday (16)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

 

 

 

Title: The Syndicate

Author: Shelena Shorts

Release date: July 9th 2012 by

Publisher:  Lands Atlantic Publishing    

Place:  12% in Kindle.

 

For centuries, the Petrescu family has been protecting society from a danger that moves among the population undetected. Eighteen-year-old Vasi Petrescu has never had a problem carrying out his duty, but, when ordered to eliminate an eighteen-year-old girl, he is immediately taken out of his comfort zone.

The Syndicate has never targeted a female before, yet somehow this one has ended up on more than one hit list. Vasi would like to find out why, but there may not be time.

Now, he'll have to decide whether or not to keep her alive even if it means going against his own family.

The action, mystery, and conspiracy in The Syndicate will take readers on an immersing journey in which decisions are not only life changing, but irreversible.

 

 

 

 

So, I have this little gem for you this time, kind of made me want to throw up in my mouth.

 

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"Feeling a need to relax and get out of my blood-smeared shirt, I pull it over my head. She rolls her eyes. I say, "What? Is it too much hotness for you? Does your boyfriend not have these abs?"

             

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Let me point out, he's saying this to his sister.

 

 

 

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On a separate note, have a safe bonfire night UK bloggers!