Review: Don't Even Think About It

Don't Even Think About It
Author: Sarah Mlynowski

Publication Date: May 1st 2014    

 

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This is the story of how we became freaks. It's how a group of I's became a we.

When Class 10B got their flu shots, they expected some side effects. Maybe a sore arm. Maybe a headache. They definitely didn't expect to get telepathy. But suddenly they could hear what everyone was thinking. Their friends. Their teachers. Their parents. Now they all know that Tess has a crush on her best friend, Teddy. That Mackenzie cheated on Cooper. That Nurse Carmichael used to be a stripper. Some of them will thrive. Some of them will break. None of them will ever be the same.

A smart and funny story about friendship, first love and surviving high school from the bestselling author of Ten Things We Shouldn't Have Done.

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I would be the first person to complain about the way it was written. I have mixed feelings about first person and second person, and always comes down to each and every book whether I like it or not and if it works for me. The way Don't Even Think About It was completely new to me. It's kind of third person mixed with first, completing a collective "we". I thought I would hate it, but I didn't. I did get a confused a little in the beginning for the first few chapters until I got into it and then I got hooked and it just really flowed well.  I don't think it will work for everyone, but it worked for me.

Review: Deep Blue & Giveaway

Deep Blue
Author:  Jennifer Donnelly

Publication Date:  May 1st 2014       

 

 

 

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Waterfire Saga is an epic new series set in the depths of the ocean where six mermaids seek to save their world.

 

Written by Carnegie Medal winning author of A Gathering Light, Jennifer Donnelly.

When Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, awakens on the morning of her betrothal, her biggest worry should be about reuniting with handsome Prince Mahdi, her childhood crush. Instead she finds herself haunted by strange dreams foretelling the return of an ancient evil, and dealing with the deaths of her parents as assassins storm the betrothal ceremony, plunging the city into chaos.

Led only by her shadowy dreams and pursued by the invading army, Serafina and her best friend Neela embark on a quest to avenge her parents' death and prevent a war between the mer nations. In the process they discover a plot that threatens their - and our - world's very existence.

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So, Mermaids don't float my boat. You know, I wasn't really all that into The Little Mermaid, and Ariel in Once Upon a Time annoys the hell out of me. So yeah, I can't say I like or read about them much. That being said, Deep Blue just had something that completely captivated me.

Stacking the Shelves (#42) & Recap

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

How was everybody's week? So... it's that time again. Yup, the Harper Collins edition.

 I do have some others too (including a new approval and an auto-approval), but I'll leave them for next time because this is going to be long enough as it is.  I really tried to only download a few. Honest.

 

For Review

Edelweiss:

 

 

 

 

                   

                 

 

 

   Even in Paradise  Blackbird, Forbidden, Get Even, Kiss Kill Vanish,  On the Edge,  Snow Like Ashes, Beware the Wild, Stray, and Exquisite Captive.
(Thanks to HarperTeen, Katherine Tegen Books, Harper Collins, Balzer + Bray, Greenwillow Books and Edelweiss)

 

  What did you get this week? :)

   



 A recap of posts this week

• Monday I reviewed: Tease by Amanda Maciel 
• Tuesday I reviewed: The Break-Up Artist by Philip Siegel
• Waiting on Wednesday: Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
• Thursday: Blogger Blast: Meet the Characters of Deep Blue & Giveaway
• Friday: Blog Tour: Don't Even Think About It: Mini Q&A with Sarah Mlynowski

Blog Tour: Don't Even Think About It

Don't Even Think About It
Author: Sarah Mlynowski

Publication Date: May 1st 2014    

Publisher: Orchard Books

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This is the story of how we became freaks. It's how a group of I's became a we.

When Class 10B got their flu shots, they expected some side effects. Maybe a sore arm. Maybe a headache. They definitely didn't expect to get telepathy. But suddenly they could hear what everyone was thinking. Their friends. Their teachers. Their parents. Now they all know that Tess has a crush on her best friend, Teddy. That Mackenzie cheated on Cooper. That Nurse Carmichael used to be a stripper. Some of them will thrive. Some of them will break. None of them will ever be the same.

A smart and funny story about friendship, first love and surviving high school from the bestselling author of Ten Things We Shouldn't Have Done.

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      Welcome to my stop on the Don't Even Think About It blog tour. I have read Don't Even Think About It, and loved it. You can find my review for it on Tuesday, with thanks to the wonderful Books with Bite team. Today, we have a little Q&A with Sarah Mlynowski. #3 totally needs to be a superpower.

 

 

Q&A

Meet the Characters of Deep Blue & Giveaway

 

 

 

 

 

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Waterfire Saga is an epic new series set in the depths of the ocean where six mermaids seek to save their world.

 

Written by Carnegie Medal winning author of A Gathering Light, Jennifer Donnelly.

When Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, awakens on the morning of her betrothal, her biggest worry should be about reuniting with handsome Prince Mahdi, her childhood crush. Instead she finds herself haunted by strange dreams foretelling the return of an ancient evil, and dealing with the deaths of her parents as assassins storm the betrothal ceremony, plunging the city into chaos.

Led only by her shadowy dreams and pursued by the invading army, Serafina and her best friend Neela embark on a quest to avenge her parents' death and prevent a war between the mer nations. In the process they discover a plot that threatens their - and our - world's very existence.

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Happy Release Day to Jennifer Donnelly and of course the wonderful Deep Blue that is published in the UK by Hodder Children's. I've already read (and loved) Deep Blue, which I'll be posting my review on Monday, but here's your chance to win a copy with some other gorgeous (and tasty!) goodies. If you make it to the end of this post, you'll see how you can win...

 

Now, let's....

Waiting on Wednesday (#42) #LGBTApril

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

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

Expected publication:  September 30th 2014 by Harlequin Teen

 

 

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In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever.

Sarah Dunbar is one of the first black students to attend the previously all-white Jefferson High School. An honors student at her old school, she is put into remedial classes, spit on and tormented daily.

Linda Hairston is the daughter of one of the town’s most vocal opponents of school integration. She has been taught all her life that the races should be kept “separate but equal.”

Forced to work together on a school project, Sarah and Linda must confront harsh truths about race, power and how they really feel about one another.

Boldly realistic and emotionally compelling, Lies We Tell Ourselves is a brave and stunning novel about finding truth amid the lies, and finding your voice even when others are determined to silence it.
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I have a feeling this is just going to be one of those. You know, the ones that everyone should read.


What're you waiting on?

 

LGBT Month is hosted by Cayce at Fighting Dreamer and Laura at Laura Plus Books. It runs throughout April and it’s here to celebrate LGBT readers, LGBT authors and of course LGBT books!