Stacking the Shelves #17

Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual.

If you're following me on twitter, you've probably saw me tweet about make-overing (is this even a word?) this blog on my own. As you can see, it's slowly coming together. I'm trying to make it as simple, clean and user-friendly as possible and I'm hoping to finish it on or before June 12, which is my 3rd blogoversary. 

Anyway, here's what I received this April and May.  

FOR REVIEW

The Revenge Playbook by Rachel Allen (ARC)

Finding Paris by Joy Preble (ARC)

Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer (ARC)

WON

Not A Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis (PB)

Boomerang by Noelle August (ARC)

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I'm feeling the summer love with all this books. I'm especially excited about Boomerang, which my sister already read and love.
Thank you to Harper Collins International, Eric Smith and Faye of Bibliophile Soprano for this books!

Stacking the Shelves #16

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This is my first Stacking the Shelves post this 2015 and I have to say I've accumulated a dozen awesome titles from the last time I posted here. But before I show you what I got, I just wanted to say how grateful I am to all of you who still find time to visit my blog. I know, I'm not as active as I used to because of work and our crappy internet connection. But I'll try to change that and post, at least, twice a week. In another news, I signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo and I'm excited to start my new YA contemporary novel, today. Anyway, that's it. 

Here's what I received from January to March.

Legend by Marie Lu (Signed)

Of Scars and Stardust by Andrea Hannah (Signed)

A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey (Signed)

Mind Games by Teri Terry (ARC)

Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay (Signed ARC)

The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer (ARC)

Fork-Tongue Charmers (The Luck Uglies #2) by Paul Durham (ARC)

Between the Covers

Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid (Signed HB)

No One Else Can Have You (HB)

After the End by Amy Plum (PB)

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (Signed)

Thanks to Harper Collins International, Hachette UK, Adi Alsaid, Moriah McStay, Alyxandra Harvey, Andrea Hannah, Pauline of Fathomless Reveries, Leslie of Bibliophile Kid, Michelle of The Escapist and Kai of Amaterasu Reads. 

ARC Review: Seven Wonders Journal: The Select + The Orphan

Title: Seven Wonders Journal: The Select + The Orphan
Author: Peter Lerangis
Genre/s: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Action, Adventure, Novella
Released Date: April 22, 2014
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Synopsis:

The Seven Wonders adventures continue in this print bind-up of The Select and The Orphan. The Select tells the story of thirteen-year-old Burt Wenders, the first documented carrier of the G7W gene, and his fated voyage to the island that would eventually come to house the Karai Institute. In The Orphan, learn the story of Daria, orphaned at a young age and enslaved by the Babylonians, and her valiant battle to escape the only city she's ever called home. These titles are together in print for the first time ever.

With key historical details and plenty of backstory surprises, this is a perfect addition to the library of new and continuing fans of the New York Times Seven Wonders series by Peter Lerangis, author of three stories in The 39 Clues series.

Stacking the Shelves #10/ GWIMM #25

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Christmas came EARLY!!!! You don't know how excited I am to receive all this upcoming 2014 books. But sadly, I am currently in a reading ban until I review all or most of the review copies I received this year. You see, I'm a faster reader than I am as a writer so most of the books I finished were piled in the pending-for-review and that's where I'm focusing on right now. So expect a lot reviews this month because I'm eager and extra motivated to end this reading ban.

Anyway here are the books I received this past two weeks.

FOR REVIEW

(ARC) The Almost Girl by Amalie Howard 

(I read The Almost Girl before I enforced the reading ban and it was AMAZING!!!)

(ARC) The Copernicus Legacy: The Forbidden Stone by Tony Abbott

(ARC) Evertrue (Everneath #3) by Brodi Ashton

(ARC) Split Second (Pivot Point #2) by Kasie West

(ARC) Her Dark Curiousity (The Madman's Daughter #2) by Megan Shepherd

(ARC) Frozen (Taken #2) by Erin Bowman

I'd like to THANK Megan of HarperCollins and Caroline of Strange Chemistry for being so awesome and for giving me this books. 

What did you get this week? Leave your links here! I'd love to see them too.

ARC Review: Sick by Tom Leveen

Title: Sick
Author: Tom Leveen
Genre/s: Young Adult, Horror, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic
Released Date: October 1, 2013
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Synopsis:

Breakfast Club meets The Walking Dead as a group of unlikely allies tries to survive a deadly outbreak.

Brian and his friends are not part of the cool crowd. They’re the misfits and the troublemakers—the ones who jump their high school’s fence to skip class regularly. So when a deadly virus breaks out, they’re the only ones with a chance of surviving.

The virus turns Brian’s classmates and teachers into bloodthirsty attackers who don’t die easily. The whole school goes on lockdown, but Brian and his best friend, Chad, are safe (and stuck) in the theater department—far from Brian’s sister, Kenzie, and his ex-girlfriend with a panic attack problem, Laura. Brian and Chad, along with some of the theater kids Brian had never given the time of day before, decide to find the girls and bring them to the safety of the theater. But it won’t be easy, and it will test everything they thought they knew about themselves and their classmates.

Stacking the Shelves #2/GWIMM #17

Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual.

I only received two books for review this week. Here they are:

The Ridge by Nick Hupton

Skulk by Rosie Best (ARC)

Thanks to Strange Chemistry and Mr. Nick Hupton for this books.

What did you get this week? Leave your links here! I'd love to see them too.

Insight Blog Tour: ARC Review + Giveaway

Title: Insight (Beholders #1)
Author: Terron James
Genre/s: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publication Date: June 1, 2013
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Synopsis:

Rumors are surging through Appernysia that a Beholder has been born, the first wielder of True Sight in over a millennium.

Seventeen-year-old Lon Marcs discovers he has been blessed—or cursed—with this gift. He cannot control the power of True Sight and feels it killing him with each passing day. He realizes that the only people who might possess the knowledge to save his life are the sworn enemies of his king. To obtain their help, Lon would have to journey into exile, leaving behind his village, family, and beloved Kaylen.

Although this is the hardest decision Lon has ever made, it is only the first of many that will test his strength and challenge his interpretation of right and wrong.

ARC Review: Gift

Title: Gift 
Author: Andrea Buchanan
Genre/s: Young Adult, Paranormal Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

Synopsis:

Daisy has an electrifying secret that could save her life—or kill her

High school sophomore Daisy Jones is just trying to get by unnoticed. It doesn’t help that she’s the new girl at school, lives in a trailer park, and doesn’t even own a cell phone. But there’s a good reason for all that: Daisy has a secret, unpredictable power—one only her best friend, Danielle, knows about.

Despite her “gift” (or is it a curse?), Daisy’s doing a good job of fitting in, and a gorgeous senior named Kevin even seems interested in her! But when Daisy tries to help Vivi, a mysterious classmate in a crisis, she soon discovers that her new friend has a secret of her own. Now Daisy and her friends must deal with chilling dreams and messages from the beyond. Can Daisy channel the power she’s always tried to hide, before it’s too late?