Waiting on Wednesday (#21)

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

 

 

Landry Park by Bethany Hagen

Expected publication: February 4th 2014 by Dial

 ORDER, ELEGANCE, PROSPERITY.
The words might as well be branded on seventeen-year-old Madeline Landry herself. Here in the future United States, ruled by the lavish gentry, very little is left to choice—and even less is left to Madeline. Gentry decorum and Madeline’s domineering father insist that she must marry, like a good Landry woman, and run the family estate. But as she steps outside the decadent walls of her world, Madeline begins to question everything she has ever learned. In her desperation, she turns to the only person who seems to understand: handsome, beguiling avid Dana.

Soon, rumours of war and rebellion start to spread, and Madeline finds herself and David at the centre of it all. Ultimately, she must make a choice between her duty—the family and estate she loves dearly—and her desire.




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No specific reason this week, other than it sounds and looks amazing.

So, what're you waiting on?

Teaser Tuesday (19)

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

 

 

 

Title: Fake ID

Author: Lamar Giles

Release date: January 21st 2014 by

Publisher:  Amistad / Harper Collins

Place: 37%

 

 

Debut author Lamar Giles takes readers on a wild and dark ride in this contemporary Witness Protection thriller. Fake ID is a compelling story full of twists and turns—sure to appeal to fans of James Patterson, Harlan Coben, and John Grisham.

Nick Pearson is hiding in plain sight. In fact, his name isn't really Nick Pearson. He shouldn't tell you his real name, his real hometown, or why his family just moved to Stepton, Virginia. And he definitely shouldn't tell you about his friend Eli Cruz and the major conspiracy Eli was uncovering when he died. About how Nick had to choose between solving Eli's murder with his hot sister, Reya, and "staying low-key" like the Program said to do.

But he's going to tell you—unless he gets caught first.

 

 

 

 

 

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"I'll call you tonight," I said, more as a comforting gesture than a promise. If things had really hit the fan- and that's what it sounded like- come nightfall, Nick Person might be a fading memory.

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Oh man, this is so good, and really addicting and funny. Triple win.
 

What're you reading? :)

 

Review: Revel

Revel
Author: Maurissa Guibord 

Publication Date: February 12th 2013        

Publisher:  Delacorte Books for Young Readers       





There’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map.

Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders. Seventeen-year-old Delia grew up in Kansas, but has come here in search of her family and answers to her questions: Why didn’t her mother ever talk about Trespass Island? Why did she fear the open water? But Delia’s not welcome and soon finds herself enmeshed in a frightening and supernatural world where ancient Greek symbols adorn the buildings and secret ceremonies take place on the beach at night.

Sean Gunn, a handsome young lobsterman, befriends Delia and seems willing to risk his life to protect her. But it’s Jax, the coldly elusive young man she meets at the water’s edge, who finally makes Delia understand the real dangers of life on the island. Delia is going to have to fight to survive. Because there are monsters here. And no one ever leaves Trespass alive.

Revel, Revel, Revel. What am I going to do with you? You were not what I was expecting, at all. But, you were so good I don't freaking care.

I had started to read Revel a while ago but gave up, probably because of the mood I was in, so I didn't want to not read it a second time, and I didn't. So. Good.

Stacking the Shelves (#20) & Recap

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

 

So, I've had a pretty bad reading week. I only bought one physical book, but I'll leave that until next week, but I bought some for my kindle. None for review this week, either. I haven't seen Catching Fire yet! Eek. Hopefully this week. But, anyone seen the trailer for Vampire Academy that came out this week? I'm not passing judgement over it until I've seen the whole film, but it does look funny.

 

Bought

 

 

 

 

• Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
• Reboot by Amy Tintera

 

 

I'm also participating in 4th Annual Broke & the Bookish Secret Santa, so have bought a couple of books for that, which I can't say what books, but one of them is one of my favourites.

 

 

So that's it! What did you get this week? :)

  



 A recap of posts this week

 

• Monday I reviewed  The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine 
• Teaser Tuesday from A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey
• Waiting on Wednesday: Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff
• Friday I reviewed The Syndicate by Shelena Shorts 

 

This week I have read:

• A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey

 

DNF Review: The Syndicate

The Syndicate
Author: Shelena Shorts 

Publication Date: July 9th 2012         
Publishers: Lands Atlantic Publishing 

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.

I can't believe I tortured myself with The Syndicate for so long. It started off bad, but somewhere between the bad and 30% I started to enjoy it, BUT, past that 30%, it welcomed back the bad with welcoming hands. My initial percentage for books I'm not enjoying is always 50%, but it's safe to say I didn't get there. I managed 42%, and there is a specific reason as to why I stopped there.

1) The Syndicate has never heard of feminism.

2) It's never learnt of pacing, either.

Waiting on Wednesday (#20)

 

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

 

 

Fiendish  by Brenna Yovanoff

Expected publication: June 26th 2014 by Razorbill, Penguin Putnam




Clementine DeVore spent ten years trapped in a cellar, pinned down by willow roots, silenced and forgotten.

Now she’s out and determined to uncover who put her in that cellar and why.

When Clementine was a child, dangerous and inexplicable things started happening in New South Bend. The townsfolk blamed the fiendish people out in the Willows and burned their homes to the ground. But magic kept Clementine alive, walled up in the cellar for ten years, until a boy named Fisher sets her free. Back in the world, Clementine sets out to discover what happened all those years ago. But the truth gets muddled in her dangerous attraction to Fisher, the politics of New South Bend, and the Hollow, a fickle and terrifying place that seems increasingly temperamental ever since Clementine re-emerged.



I have yet to read The Replacement but I've read The Space Between and Paper Valentine, and enjoyed them well enough...and really, how good does it sound?

What are you waiting on?