Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s awesome. Every Tuesday, the lovely folks over at The Broke and the Bookish post a topic so that book lovers like you and me can pour over our shelves and make our own lists. You can check out all the other Top Ten Tuesday’s on their site!
Top Ten Favorite Travel BooksTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s awesome. Every Tuesday, the lovely folks over at The Broke and the Bookish post a top ten list topic so that book lovers like you and me can pour over our shelves and make our own lists. You can check out all the other Top Ten Tuesday’s on their site!
Week of June 1, 2013WHAAAAAT??!? How is it JUNE right now?! I can’t even believe it! It’s been hot as BLAZES in my neck of the woods the past few days, so there’s no better way to cool off inside with all these sweet books! I’ve included some pics of the books I was lucky enough to pick up at BEA on Friday! GET EXCITED FOR FALL, book lovers. There’s some great ones on the way!
Wild Cards: Wild Cards #1 by Simone Elkeles
Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney
Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller
Crown of Midnight: Throne of Glass #2 by Sarah J. Maas
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
The Dream Thieves: The Raven Cycle #2 by Maggie Steifvater
Rose Under Fire: Code Name Verity #2 by Elizabeth Wein
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender
Hero: Woodcutter Sisters #2 by Alethea Kontis
The Witch of Little Italy by Suzanne Palmieri
The School of Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
The 5th Wave: The 5th Wave #1 by Rick Yancey
Under the Empyrean Sky: The Heartland Trilogy #1 by Chuck Wendig
Parasite: Parasitology #1 by Mira Grant
The Bone Season: Scion #1 by Samantha Shannon
Vicious by V. E. Schwab
The Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Son of the Shadows: Sevenwaters #3 by Juliet Marillier
I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland 
For Cricket Thompson, a summer like this one will change everything. A summer spent on Nantucket with her best friend, Jules Clayton, and the indomitable Clayton family. A summer when she’ll make the almost unattainable Jay Logan hers. A summer to surpass all dreams.
Some of this turns out to be true. Some of it doesn’t.
When Jules and her family suffer a devastating tragedy that forces the girls apart, Jules becomes a stranger whom Cricket wonders whether she ever really knew. And instead of lying on the beach working on her caramel-colored tan, Cricket is making beds and cleaning bathrooms to support herself in paradise for the summer.
But it’s the things Cricket hadn’t counted on–most of all, falling hard for someone who should be completely off-limits–that turn her dreams into an exhilarating, bittersweet reality.
A beautiful future is within her grasp, and Cricket must find the grace to embrace it. If she does, her life could be the perfect shade of Nantucket blue.
Top Ten Most Anticipated Next Books in a SeriesTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s awesome. Every Tuesday, the lovely folks over at The Broke and the Bookish post a top ten list topic so that book lovers like you and me can pour over our shelves and make our own lists. You can check out all the other Top Ten Tuesday’s on their site!
Basically the Whole Month of MaySo, it’s been a month since my last Stacking the Shelves post, but friends, my life has been CRAY lately. I was in my cousin’s wedding–YAY!!–but it took up essentially all of my already short supply of free time for things like running errands, reading, blogging, and doing laundry–BOO!! The good news is that I’ve managed to collect quite a stash of books from all over the place in the past month, so without further ado, to the loot!
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (Amazon | Goodreads). Because I ADORED ELEANOR & PARK and am now a super-fan of Rainbow Rowell. And because FANFIC.
Dare You To: Pushing the Limits #2 by Katie McGarry (Amazon | Goodreads). Because PUSHING THE LIMITS was good and pretty hot, so I’ve got high expectations for this companion.
Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts (Amazon | Goodreads). Because the apocalypse is coming, y’all. It’s like Armageddon + Lost, what with the kids living on an island. And because pretty cover. #dying
Rose Under Fire: Code Name Verity #2 by Elizabeth Wein (Amazon | Goodreads). Because, while I didn’t adore CODE NAME VERITY, the fact that Elizabeth Wein is awesome was obvious, and because I’m always down for reading more about women in World War II.
The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal (Amazon | Goodreads). Because, forgive my vulgarity friends, HOLY BALLS IT SOUNDS AWESOME. Scandinavian fantasy with treachery, death, madness, and a seamstress and her mistress getting caught in a web of deceit? Honestly.
Black Spring by Alison Croggon (Amazon | Goodreads). Because it’s a vaguely fantasy-ish sounding retelling of Wuthering Heights, a classic that I have unfortunately never read. And because WITCHES. Sounds creepy.
The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky (Amazon | Goodreads). Because it’s an Aussie author writing a magical realism MG against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. MORE OF THAT IN YA/MG, PLEASE. OMG.
Since You Asked… by Maureen Goo (Amazon | Goodreads). Because it’s a debut with a Korean-American MC who takes her high school newspaper column and straps on her ranty pants.
North of Nowhere by Liz Kessler (Amazon | Goodreads). Because, even though I’ve never read Liz Kessler’s popular Emily Windsnap series, the sound of this book–a MG in a mysterious town where someone has gone missing, plus secrets, WEATHER, family–gets me excited.
Under the Empyrean Sky: The Heartland Trilogy # 1 by Chuck Wendig (Amazon | Goodreads). Because dystopian with CRAZY CORN. I’m not even lying. Also, because the MC is an effing pirate. SO. EXCITED.
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill (Amazon | Goodreads). Because TIME TRAVEL. And because two teens are trapped in a prison, one with a list that she wrote (presumably in the FUTURE) telling her she has to kill her friend and the guy she loves.
The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle: Hero’s Guide #2 by Christopher Healy
Golden by Jessi Kirby
The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein
The Winter of Magic’s Return by Pamela F. Service
Fables, Vols. 1-3 by Bill Willingham
A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire #4 by George R.R. Martin
The Wig in the Window by Kristin Kittscher
Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza
The Son of the Shadows: Sevenwaters #2 by Juliet Marillier
The Sisterhood by Helen Bryan
Leviathan: Leviathan #1 by Scott Westerfeld
Behemoth: Leviathan #2 by Scott Westerfeld, narrated by Alan Cumming
Friends, I’ve just been talking on Twitter about one of my favorite shows of ALL TIME, Supernatural, and it got me thinking: It’s about time I shouted out my love for this show up in here! Because honestly, I’ve never missed a single episode. I watched the first episode of season 1 the night that it first aired, and I’m going to ride it til it dies (which is hopefully NEVER). Other shows have come and gone in the time that I’ve been a Supernatural fan, but it remains a constant in my life. I can’t complain about this EVER because DEAN WINCHESTER (played by Jensen Ackles):
You are welcome. (Source)
Because I ADORE that this show isn’t just about the beasties and demons and angels and witches–it’s also about brothers and family and responsibility and sacrifice. IT IS THE VERY BEST SHOW. I am not lying. There are no two characters on TV right now who are more complicated, screwed up, sad, and wounded than Sam and Dean Winchester, and I just want to squish them both with hugs.
In honor of my love, a few gifs for you:
This is what I do at the end of every–awesome–episode. Before I cry that the episode is over. (Source)
Gotta get some Castiel love up in here because, honestly, Supernatural has always been awesome, but when Castiel showed up in Season 4 it was basically MIND = BLOWN and he’s been hugely important and hilarious and heartbreaking ever since. (Source)
LOOK AT THE FEELS ON THEIR FACES. Listen, life for Dean and Sam Winchester is mostly horrible. They can’t have relationships, people important to them die all the time, they’re constantly on the run from some evil demon or other, and they have the salvation of basically THE WHOLE EARTH on their shoulders. It’s an isolating, bleak life. The one thing that they can rely on (most of the time) is each other, and given that they’re legacies with their feet firmly in the middle of a steaming pile of suck, they have an intense connection. Sam and Dean are “I will always and forever die for you” brothers. It’s FIERCE and usually makes me cry. (Source)
But hey, there are some bright spots, sometimes. One of them is Bobby Singer. He’s a gruff SOB who’s like a father to Sam and Dean. He swears at them, drinks beers, and has an encyclopedic knowledge of demon beasties under his dirty trucker cap. LOVE HIM. (Source)
And honestly, Supernatural wouldn’t be the same without Dean’s baby, his black 1967 Chevy Impala. Guys, Dean and the Impala are LOVEBIRDS. The car is as much a part of Dean and this show as any of the other characters. It’s an icon. For real. (Source)
The bottom line is this: If you don’t watch this show, correct yourself. If the incentives of creepy supernaturals, family drama, and brotherly love aren’t enough for you, Supernatural has a couple of MONEY aces up its sleeves:
I’m only sorry that you’ll have to turn your heads sideways to get the best looks at this not-big-enough picture. Other than that, you are welcome. AGAIN. (Can’t find the source for this one, but I’ll update if any of you can find it!)
So, who’s with me? Lots of SPN fans out there? Newbies that I have brought into the fold? Let’s fangirl together!!
Title: Under the Never Sky
Author: Veronica Rossi (web | twitter)
Series: Under the Never Sky #1
Genre: Science Fiction/Dystopia YA
Amazon | Goodreads
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release date: January 3, 2012
Challenge: Reading Recommendations
Source: Own it
Summary: WORLDS KEPT THEM APART.
DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she’s never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.
Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He’s searching for someone too. He’s also wild – a savage – but might be her best hope at staying alive.
If they can survive, they are each other’s best hope for finding answers.
Top Ten Favorite Covers of Books I’ve ReadTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s awesome. Every Tuesday, the lovely folks over at The Broke and the Bookish post a top ten list topic so that book lovers like you and me can pour over our shelves and make our own lists. You can check out all the other Top Ten Tuesday’s on their site!
Friends, I have to admit to being pretty superficial about book covers sometimes. I’ve read and loved books that had so-so covers, but there’s something really arresting about a book with a pretty/intriguing/different/eye-catching cover, and these are ten of my favorites.
Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts
A novel about the end of days full of surprising beginnings
The world is living in the shadow of oncoming disaster. An asteroid is set to strike the earth in just one week’s time; catastrophe is unavoidable. The question isn’t how to save the world—the question is, what to do with the time that’s left? Against this stark backdrop, three island teens wrestle with intertwining stories of love, friendship and family—all with the ultimate stakes at hand.
Alexandra Coutts’s TUMBLE & FALL is a powerful story of courage, love, and hope at the end of the world.
So this debut is all APOCALYPSE NOW, friends, and I am READY FOR IT. I’ve been seeing it around lately, and it’s been hovering in my brain for a while. It’s like freaking Armageddon, one of THE epic movies of my teenage years, except minus the rough-around-the-edges oil riggers and the astronauts. BUT! They live on an ISLAND!! Like Lost! Yes, please, to all of these things.
Plus, I am always a fan of books that examine things like seizing the day or living life to the fullest or cramming as much STUFF into a short period of time, and HELLO! That is the entire premise of TUMBLE & FALL. This is a debut I’m anticipating like CRAZY. Also, I love this cover. It’s so pretty with the sparkles!
TUMBLE & FALL comes out September 17, 2013 from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. I love it because it is basically a squee-fest where book lovers can choose one book that they are DYING to get their hands on. Check it out!
