Review Tuesday – Denim Days Series
The covers for this series really drew me in. I originally liked the simplicity of it and now–having read it–I can appreciate the symbolism. So, this is the three part story (taking place over three summers) of Melody and Duncan. They have been friends forever and planned on going to the same college, but Duncan’s father announces a move and, due to finances, Duncan will have to move as well. This throws their friendship for a loop as Melody realizes she might loose him and considers admitting her feelings for him as...
read moreThe Conclave Playlist
Now that the beta copy of The Conclave (the finale!!) is out, I think it’s time to share my playlist! It was really hard to narrow this list down to ten, but I finally managed. Overall, the music I listened to this round was a lot harder rock. Probably because, as the final book, this one was more intense and so the music followed. Here’s The Conclave’s top ten (and a bonus): #1 My Demons by Starset The panicked, edgy feel of this song is Desiree after everything at The Keep. And hope, there’s some hope in there too!...
read moreReview Tuesday – Cinders
This read was one recommended to me because the main character reminded them of my main character, Desiree. I also love fairy tale retellings, so I downloaded it, read it, and loved it. The book is Cinders by Aaron Finley. This retelling starts with Ella in her youth and gives some great backstory to our heroine. It has all of the classic elements of Cinderella in the end, but the best part of this story is all the history given between the Prince and Ella. This wasn’t love at first sight, but a relationship built over a long period of...
read moreGiveaway Final Days
YAAR’s (YA Author Rendezvous’s) amazing Giveaway is in the final countdown! This Giveaway is HUGE!! There’s a chance to win one of over twenty prizes, including a signed copy of James Patterson’s Witch & Wizard, a $100 Amazon giftcard, or signed paperbacks, eBooks, and audiobooks from some of the uber-talented folks over at YAAR (including yours truly:) ). Enter at YAAR before it...
read moreReview Tuesday – Blinding Beauty
I’m always a little anxious picking up a sequel to a book I really loved. Will it be everything I hoped for? Will the characters from the first book be as I remembered them? Will the story line be as enjoyable? For Blinding Beauty (the second book in Brittany Fichter’s Becoming Beauty trilogy) the answers to each of those questions was a resounding yes. First of all, isn’t that cover amazing? I love it. It matches the the tone of the book perfectly. Unlike a lot of other fairy tale series, this book follows the main...
read moreReview Tuesday – Dear Aubrey
Dear Aubrey by Susan Halter was book recommended to me by a friend. I had read some of Halter’s other short stories, but this is the first YA book I’ve read from her and I adored it. (Goodreads has a different cover for this book, this one is from Amazon) The quick overview is that Poppy is a high schooler who works for the school newspaper. Due to a pact with her best friend, she’s spent her time in high school focusing on grades and avoiding boys, parties, and popularity. When she starts a anonymous column for the school...
read moreReview Tuesday – Dangerous
I’m a huge Shannon Hale fan. When I saw that she had written some YA science fiction, I was pretty excited. Dangerous surprised me in a lot of ways and was something really different from this author. This book spans about a year in time and is the story of Maisie who is sent to a space camp that is much more than what it seems. Now, I’m usually a fan of a prologue (The Convergence originally had a prologue–little trivia there), but I think that this book’s prologue led me to a lot of false assumptions. After reading...
read moreMusic and Edits
As most of you know, I’ve been deep in edits. Making my way through book three for the second time, I keep thinking of the songs and lyrics that helped inspire this series. I’ve made some playlists before, but there is one song I’m a bit obsessed over. I love how it fits the series as a whole and Desiree and Blake’s relationship in particular. Since I listen to this just about every time I sit down to work on these books, I wanted to share it with you. Yes, it’s that song for me. So, for your listening pleasure...
read moreReview Wednesday – Choices
Today I’m moving from Young Adult to New Adult for a review. I found this author through an author group I’m a part of. I don’t usually read New Adult, but wanted to give it a chance. The book is called Choices by Michelle Lynn. Michaela is wealthy debutante-type, raised with those expectations. Become successful, marry wealth, etc. The story starts with her prepping to go into her first year of college and follows her through her journey to discover herself. Michaela is a great character. She is pretty spoiled but somehow...
read moreReview Tuesday – Shine and Shimmer
I do realize it is Monday, but this is a Review Tuesday…on a Monday. Why? Because this releases tomorrow and I want you to get the chance to grab this book now! I’ve been waiting for another story from Shari L. Tapscott for awhile and was pretty excited to get an ARC of Shimmer and Shine. I made the mistake on downloading this late at night. I made another mistake when I started reading it late at night. Around 3 in the morning I forced myself to put in down (due to continued grumbling from the husband). The next morning I got my...
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