Teaser Tuesday 34

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading.

The idea is to:
Grab the book you are currently reading.
Open it up to a random page.
Share two teaser sentences.

Give the name and author of said book.

And remember No Spoilers!

After Obsession by Carrie Jones and Steven E. Wedel.

"Aimee thinks she can push right between them and on toward the school. They move to let her past, but the three of them close around me and I'm convinced we are going to get physical right here and now, until another voice stops everyone."

Page183.

Aimee and Alan have secrets. Both teens have unusual pasts and abilities they prefer to keep hidden. But when they meet each other, in a cold Maine town, they can't stop their secrets from spilling out. Strange things have been happening lately, and they both feel that something-or someone- is haunting them. They're wrong. Despite their unusual history and powers, it's neither Aimee nor Alan who is truly haunted. It's Alan's cousin Courtney who, in a desperate plea to find her missing father, has invited a demon into her life-and into her body. Only together can Aimee and Alan exorcise the ghost. And they have to move quickly, before it devours not just Courtney but everything around her.

I wasn't sure if I was going to like this one or not as I am not a fan of the Need series by Carrie Jones but I absolutely loved her other three books so I thought I might as well give this one a go and I'm glad I did because I am really enjoying it.

That's all for now.

In My Mailbox 34

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.

Books I received this week.

In The Post:

After Obsession - Carrie Jones & Steven E. Wedel
Reading this one at the moment (along with about 20 other books) good so far.

Bloodlines - Richelle Mead
No idea why I bought this seeing as I haven't finished the VA series yet.

One Grave At A Time - Jeaniene Frost
Soooo excited - want to start reading it right now but I can't as I have about 20 books already on the go.

Netgalley:

The Butterfly Clues - Kate Ellison

The Sweetest Thing - Christina Mandelski

The Spy Who Jumped Off The Screen - Thomas Caplan

So this week I seem to be having major reading issues. I'll start reading one book get most of the way through it then abandon it for a new shiny book. I hate when I do this - very annoying. So I now have about five books that I am in the middle of with no real desire to finish any of them. I'm going to try very hard not to start reading a sixth and to at least finish one of the five this weekend.

That's all for now.

Waiting On Wednesday 33

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that highlights an upcoming book release that we are eagerly anticipating.

One Grave At A Time by Jeaniene Frost.
Released 30th August 2011.

The grave is one wrong step away.

Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans' voodoo queen just keeps on giving--leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.

Centuries ago, Heinrich Kramer was a witch hunter. Now, every All Hallows Eve, he takes physical form to torture innocent women before burning them alive. This year, however, a determined Cat and Bones must risk all to send him back to the other side of eternity--forever. But how do you kill a killer who's already long dead?

So today I've decided to go with the book I am most looking forward to at the moment. I freaking love this series and the sixth book comes out in a few days. I have already pre-ordered my copy and I cannot wait to get my hands on it.

That's all for now.

Teaser Tuesday 33

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading.

The idea is to:
Grab the book you are currently reading.
Open it up to a random page.
Share two teaser sentences.

Give the name and author of said book.

And remember No Spoilers!

Finding Sky by Joss Stirling.

"He rested his head against mine. I made a subtle move to retreat but he curled his fingers around my nape, holding me gently to him."

Page 89.

You have half our gifts, I have the other . . .

When English girl Sky, catches a glimpse of bad boy Zed in her new American high school, she can't get him out of her head. He talks to her with his thoughts. He reads her mind. He is the boy she will love for ever. Dark shadows stalk her past but a new evil threatens her future. Sky must face the dark even if it means losing her heart.

I was hoping to have this one finished long before now but I have been doing extra driving practice to get ready for my test. But I am pretty close to finishing and I have loved it so far.

Oh and btw I had my driving test today and I passed!!!

That's all for now.

In My Mailbox 33

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.

Books I received this week.

In The Post:

Shut Out - Kody Keplinger
Already read - loved it.

The Adventurers - Jane Aiken Hodge

Stealing Phoenix - Joss Stirling
Currently reading the first book in the series, Finding Sky, and loving it.

The Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Been waiting for this one for ages hopefully going to read it next.

At The Shops:

Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyers
Thought I had a hardback copy but couldn't find it so I bought the paperback.

Kindle:

How To Talk To A Widower - Jonathan Tropper

The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud - Ben Sherwood

Bought two of my favourite books for my kindle.

Netgalley:

You Are My Only - Beth Kephart

Fatal Destiny - Marie Force

Every Other Day - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Simon & Schuster Galley Grab:

Fake Me A Match - Lauren Barnholdt

Past Perfect - Leila Sales

Virtuosity - Jessica Martinez

So many books this week I wish I had more time to read them all.

That's all for now.

Waiting On Wednesday 32

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that highlights an upcoming book release that we are eagerly anticipating.

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson. Released 8th May 2012.

Taylor's family might not be the closest-knit – everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled – but for the most part, they get along fine. Then Taylor's dad gets devastating news that changes everything. Her parents decide that the family will spend the summer together at their old vacation home in the Pocono Mountains.

Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven’t actually gone anywhere. Her former summer best friend is still around, as is her first boyfriend. . . and he's much cuter at seventeen than he was at twelve.

As the summer progresses, the Edwards become more of a family, and closer than they’ve ever been before. But all of them are very aware that they’re battling a ticking clock. Sometimes, though, there is just enough time to get a second chance – with family, with friends, and with love.

I am so unbelievably excited for this book. I loved Amy and Roger's Epic Detour it was one of my favourite books last year and although this one doesn't involve a road-trip I am sure it's going to be excellent.

That's all for now.

Teaser Tuesday 32

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading.

The idea is to:
Grab the book you are currently reading.
Open it up to a random page.
Share two teaser sentences.

Give the name and author of said book.

And remember No Spoilers!

Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning.

"The black-shrouded specter stood, dark folds rustling, one ghostly hand on the rusted gate, watching me. Its darkness was as enormous as the night."

Page 76.

I used to be your average, everyday girl but all that changed one night in Dublin when I saw my first Fae, and got dragged into a world of deadly immortals and ancient secrets. . . .

In her fight to stay alive, MacKayla must find the Sinsar Dubh—a million-year-old book of the blackest magic imaginable, which holds the key to power over the worlds of both the Fae and Man. Pursued by assassins, surrounded by mysterious figures she knows she can’t trust, Mac finds herself torn between two deadly and powerful men: V’lane, the immortal Fae Prince, and Jericho Barrons, a man as irresistible as he is dangerous.

For centuries the shadowy realm of the Fae has coexisted with that of humans. Now the walls between the two are coming down, and Mac is the only thing that stands between them.

Totally just realised that I hadn't posted a teaser today - very bad of me. So I have just started the second book in the Fever series. The first book wasn't what I was expecting but I did enjoy it lets see how the second book goes.

That's all for now.

In My Mailbox 32

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.

Books I received this week.

In The Post:

Luminous - Dawn Metcalf
So pretty.

Tyger Tyger - Kersten Hamilton
I've heard really good things about this series so I just had to get it.

Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong
I'm not up-to-date with this series at the moment as I have decided to wait and read the Savannah arc all in one go - I hate cliff hangers and waiting between books.

Hooked - Catherine Greenman

Kindle:

Her Best Friend - Sarah Mayberry
Been wanting to try Sarah Mayberry for a while now (mostly because they recommend her over at Breezing Through).

Won:

Blood Magic - Tessa Gratton
Thank you to the very awesome Leanna @ Daisy Chain Book Reviews who went above and beyond in getting this book to me!

Netgalley:

Ladies in Waiting - Laura L. Sullivan

Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink - Stephanie Kate Strohm

Radiate - Marley Gibson

Oh Netgalley why do you keep tempting me with all these lovely books I just can't control myself around you. I'm just going to have to stop checking the site completely until my netgalley tbr pile is a lot smaller.

That's all for now.

Waiting On Wednesday 31

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that highlights an upcoming book release that we are eagerly anticipating.

Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star by Heather Lynn Rigaud. Released 30th September 2011.

Fast music, powerful beats and wild reputations on stage and off have made Slurry the band of the year--and the media's newest bad boys. Described as temperamental by their kindest critics, they've just lost their latest opening act and their red-hot summer tour is on the fast track to disaster.

Fitzwilliam Darcy, Slurry's tall, dark, and enigmatic virtuoso guitarist, knows that this is no time to be picky, but he never expected what was waiting when he, Charles Bingley and Richard Fitzwilliam crashed the Meryton Public House.

Elizabeth Bennet, the fiercely independent and talented lead singer of Long Borne Suffering has serious reservations about joining such a trouble laden tour with the bad boys of Rock and Roll, but the opportunity is just too good to pass up! On the Slurry tour, the music's hot, but backstage is an inferno.

OK so I am a huge fan of Pride and Prejudice continuations and modern re-tellings and this one sounds freaking awesome!

That's all for now.

Teaser Tuesday 31

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading.

The idea is to:
Grab the book you are currently reading.
Open it up to a random page.
Share two teaser sentences.

Give the name and author of said book.

And remember No Spoilers!

Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning.

The Fever series has been on my tbr pile for a long time and as I should be getting the final book in the series at the end of the month I figured now was the time to read them.

"My philosophy is pretty simple - any day nobody's trying to kill me is a good day in my book. I haven't had many good days lately."

Page 1.

OK so I cheated. I didn't go for random lines this time I chose the first two lines of the book cause I loved them. I just hope I'm going to love the rest of the series too.

MacKayla Lane's life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that only breaks down every other week or so. In other words, she's your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman. Or so she thinks . . . until something extraordinary happens. When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death - a cryptic message on Mac's cell phone - Mac journeys to Ireland in search of answers. The quest to find her sister's killer draws her into a shadowy realm where nothing is as it seems, where good and evil wear the same treacherously seductive mask. She is soon faced with an even greater challenge: staying alive long enough to learn how to handle a power she had no idea she possessed - a gift that allows her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm of the Fae . . .

That's all for now.

In My Mailbox 31

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.

Books I received this week.

In The Post:


The Demon Trappers: Forbidden - Jana Oliver
Now that I have the second book I can finally read the first.



He's After Me - Chris Higgins
Sounds kinda mysterious.



Hunting Lila - Sarah Alderson
Oooh can't wait to start this one.





Epic Fail - Claire LaZebnik
Just read this one - very cute - I love Jane Austen re-tellings.



Dreamland Social Club - Tara Altebrando
Wanted this one for ages - finally have it.




Kindle:

It's Always Been You - Victoria Dahl
Love Victoria Dahl's books.





Netgalley:

There You'll Find Me - Jenny B. Jones
I have got to stop requesting books on netgalley.





No photo this week my parents took the camera on holiday. I got some awesome books but I've got to cut down my tbr pile is out of control.

That's all for now.

Six Month Blogoversary Giveaway Winner!

It's time to announce the winner of my six month blogoversary giveaway. OK so it's way past time I should have had this post up almost a week ago but things keep getting away from me.

Thanks to all those who entered. I generated the winner through random.org and the number/name it spat out was:

53 - Jadey!

Congratulations you have won the book of your choice from thebookdepository.co.uk up to the value of £10 an email has been sent to you. You have 48 hours to respond and a week to choose your book.

That's all for now.

Waiting On Wednesday 30

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that highlights an upcoming book release that we are eagerly anticipating.

Stay With Me by Paul Griffin. Released 8th September 2011.

An urban romance that will capture your soul, break your heart, and restore your faith in the human spirit

Fifteen-year-olds Cece and Mack didn't expect to fall in love. She's a sensitive A student; he's a high school dropout. But soon they're spending every moment together, bonding over a rescued dog, telling their secrets, making plans for the future. Everything is perfect. Until. Until. Mack makes a horrible mistake, and in just a few minutes, the future they'd planned becomes impossible. In this stark new reality, both of them must find meaning and hope in the memories of what they had, to survive when the person they love can't stay.

From award-winning writer Paul Griffin, Stay with Me is both heartbreaking and uplifting, filled with characters (both dog and human) that will forever change the way you look at the world.

I love contemporary YA romance and this one sounds perfect - as long as it has a happy ending!

Also be sure to enter my six month blogoversary giveaway to win the book of your choice from The Book Depository. All the info here.

That's all for now.

Teaser Tuesday 30

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading.

The idea is to:
Grab the book you are currently reading.
Open it up to a random page.
Share two teaser sentences.

Give the name and author of said book.

And remember No Spoilers!

I can't believe I'm finally reading Ghost Story by Jim Butcher - it's been such a long wait! I have loved every single book in the Dresden Files series and I'm hoping this one will be no exception. Here's the teaser:

"The living were all kissing hardwood floor as I plunged into the wall of the house. I wasn't worried about the wards keeping me in-no one ever designed their wards so that bad things couldn't leave, only so that they couldn't enter."

Page 104.

Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard PI. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. But he's forgotten his own golden rule: magic - it can get a guy killed. Which didn't help when he clashed with unknown assailants with his murder in mind. And though Harry's continued existence is now in some doubt, this doesn't mean he can rest in peace. Trapped in a realm that's not quite here, yet not quite anywhere else, Harry learns that three of his loved ones are in danger. Only by discovering his assailant's identity can he save his friends, bring criminal elements to justice, and move on himself. It would just be easier if he knew who was at risk. And had a (working) crystal ball. And access to magic. Instead, he is unable to interact with the physical world - invisible to all but a select magical few. He's also not the only silent presence roaming Chicago's alleys. Hell, he put some there himself. Now, they're looking for payback.

Also be sure to enter my six month blogoversary giveaway to win the book of your choice from The Book Depository. All the info here.

That's all for now.

NetGalley Month Wrap Up Post

Emily over at Red House Books declared July NetGalley Month. For those who don't know what netGalley is I suggest you go to the website right now and check it out because it is the greatest thing ever!

Emily created an awesome challenge where you had to try to read as many netGalley books in July as you could. This was perfect for me as I had a huge backlog of netGalley books to read.

Now that July is over it's time to take stock and see how I did.

I managed to read seven netgalley books, which is one more than last time but no where near as many as I wanted to read. Oh well there's always October.

Here they all are:

The Beginning of After - Jennifer Castle
Tris & Izzie - Mette Ivie Harrison
Luck of the Devil - Patricia Eimer
Pregnant Pause - Han Nolan
Good Girls Don't - Victoria Dahl
Never Eighteen - Megan Bostic
Yours To Keep - Shannon Stacey

I was hoping to link to the reviews but I haven't had time to write any yet hopefully I'll start next week.

That's all for now.