Friday, 30 May 2014

DNF Review: Paranoia

Paranoia
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Publication Date:  June 8th 2014        
~A copy was provided by Flux and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review~




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In the aftermath of the events that nearly killed him, Parker Chipp is trying to learn to cope better with life as a Watcher. And it seems to be working...until he wakes up in jail with a hangover and 12 hours of missing time. Darkness has somehow taken control and Parker doesn't have a clue how to stop him. He finds an unlikely ally in Jack, the mysterious guy in the motorcycle jacket who offers to help Parker master his abilities as a Watcher. But even as they practice, the darkness inside Parker is getting more and more powerful, taking over Parker’s body and doing everything he can to destroy Parker's life.

When Jack reveals that there is another kind of Night Walker, known as a Taker, Parker starts to wonder if the strange things happening in Oakville are more than just a coincidence. After all, people are more than just sleepwalking. They're emptying their savings accounts with no memory of doing so, wandering into strange parts of town and disappearing, they're even killing other people--all in their sleep. If Parker wants to find out what's happening or have any hope of seeing his father again, he’ll have to defy Jack and put his own life in danger...because the more he learns about these other Night Walkers, the more certain he becomes that his life isn't the only one that could be lost.

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You can read my review of Insomnia here. Though, I wouldn't, it was one of the first I ever reviewed and it is awfully written.



Oh, Insomnia, I did like you, but sorry Paranoia. It is not happening.
This one I really am so disappointed on, as I said, I did like the first, Insomnia. But where I wasn't too bothered about the believability and found relatable in Insomnia, I found really unbelievable and annoying in Paranoia.

Thursday, 29 May 2014

Blog Tour: Rain

 
 
 
 
 
 
      Welcome to my stop on the Rain blog tour. Firstly, thank you to Christie for inviting me along, unfortunately due to my schedule I couldn't review Rain, so we came up with a guest post for today! So, I asked Christie what ten books that she thought everyone should read or have on theirs, and ones that would be on her bucket list.
 

Top Ten Book Bucket List

Top Ten Books on my bucket list:
1.       A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
2.       Stolen by Kelly Armstrong
3.       The Year of Chasing Dreams by Lurlene McDaniel
4.       The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
5.       Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
6.       Breakable by Tammara Webber
7.       Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
8.       Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts
9.       Opposition by Jennifer Armentrout
10.   Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

 




Now, my question to you guys is...
Q: What would be on yours?


 

 

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Author:

Buy Rain: Amazon

Publication Date:  May 6th 2014 by Christie Cote (first published May 3rd 2014)
 


 
 
 
 
 

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Taylor Sullivan took her life for granted until she received news that would change her life forever. In a state of denial she met Kyle, who didn’t end up being what she expected. She wasn’t able to escape her new reality, but with his friendship, just maybe she could survive it.
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About the Author:

 


Christie Cote resides in Vermont with her Husband and their dog. When she isn’t reading, writing, or dreaming up her next story, she can be found shooting targets with her bow, drawing or baking.
Rain is her first book.
 
Christie writes Young Adult Realistic Fiction, Fiction, and New Adult novels.
 
 
 


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Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Waiting on Wednesday (#46)

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






 
 



 
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Ares, God of War, is leading the other dying gods into battle. Which is just fine with Athena. She's ready to wage a war of her own, and she's never liked him anyway. If Athena is lucky, the winning gods will have their immortality restored. If not, at least she'll have killed the bloody lot of them, and she and Hermes can die in peace.

Cassandra Weaver is a weapon of fate. The girl who kills gods. But all she wants is for the god she loved and lost to return to life. If she can't have that, then the other gods will burn, starting with his murderer, Aphrodite.

The alliance between Cassandra and Athena is fragile. Cassandra suspects Athena lacks the will to truly kill her own family. And Athena fears that Cassandra's hate will get them ALL killed.

The war takes them across the globe, searching for lost gods, old enemies, and Achilles, the greatest warrior the world has ever seen. As the struggle escalates, Athena and Cassandra must find a way to work together. Because if they can't, fates far worse than death await.

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Ugh, fuck you redesign. Now my hardback won't match. :(

 

 
Why Tor Teen, whyyyyy?
 

What're you waiting on?

Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Review: After the End

After the End
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Publication Date:  May 6th 2014  
~A copy was provided by HarperTeen and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review~




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She’s searching for answers to her past. They’re hunting her to save their future.

World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They've survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from whoever else might still be out there.

At least, this is what Juneau has been told her entire life.

When Juneau returns from a hunting trip to discover that everyone in her clan has vanished, she sets off to find them. Leaving the boundaries of their land for the very first time, she learns something horrifying: There never was a war. Cities were never destroyed. The world is intact. Everything was a lie.

Now Juneau is adrift in a modern-day world she never knew existed. But while she's trying to find a way to rescue her friends and family, someone else is looking for her. Someone who knows the extraordinary truth about the secrets of her past.

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After The End was an average read for me, which is so disappointing because I enjoyed the Revenant series and was so looking forward to something new from Amy Plum. With the synopsis, and what you think is a pretty interesting one, and what I thought would end up being a good conspiracy story ended up being like a homeopathic 101. 

Monday, 26 May 2014

Review: We Were Liars (Yes, that one.)


We Were Liars
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Publication Date:  May 15th 2014        
Publisher: Hot Key Books
~A copy as provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review~










 
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A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.

We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.
 
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So, I've been wanting to read We Were Liars for ages, but waited. The first time I read it was with the #liarsliveread on twitter, and reactions really are everything. And emotions are everything, and those hours were well spent. We had to post our reactions to certain pages.

 

Sunday, 25 May 2014

Stacking the Shelves (#45) & Recap

STSmallStacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

How was everybody's week? Mine's been pretty slow, but I've checked a few books of my schedule, so yay! I've also been in Once Upon a Time withdrawals (the finale, people!) so I started watching Haven and it's weird, but my kind of weird. It's good.


 
For Review
Edelweiss:


 

 

 

 

 
(Sky Pony Press and Edelweiss)
 
 

Poor things all on it's own.

What did you get this week? :)

   

 A recap of posts this week