50 Follower Giveaway! CLOSED!

YESS! Yes! My 50 Follower Giveaway!:D

Before I even start talking about the rules and the prizes, I just want to say thank you. Thank you all of my followers, no matter how old or how new; thank you sooo much! Without all of your support I wouldn't have made it this far (I know 50 isn't a lot to some, but it's a huge step for me!).

I didn't really know how to really prove to you, so I decided on having a giveaway!(:

YOOOOHOOOOO!

Remember this is my first, so the prizes aren't kindles or a box of books, but I do hope you guys like them and enter to win(: Remember, this giveaway ends on June 30 and is international!.

To enter, fill out this FORM!

But just before you click that awesome FORM button make sure to check out the prizes!(; Here are some pictures...

Prize Pack #1 (Coffee House Angel)

Prize Pack #2 (Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance)

Prize Pack #3 (Nicholas Sparks)

Teaser Tuesday #10: Linger

~ Grab your current read.
~ Open to a random page.
~ Share two "teaser" sentences from that page.
~ BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! You don't want to ruin the book for others!
~ Share the title and author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

The book for this week is Linger, by Maggie Stiefvater. I was sooo excited to read this one! I already finished, and I'll be posting the review this Thursday!(:

#1.) "If the shifting is the disease, it's one thing. If you're shifting because of the disease, it's something else entirely."

#2.) "If you somehow destroy your body's ability to use hot and cold as a trigger, you look cured, but you're not. You're . . . festering."

Everything That Happened This Week (May 23-29)

Before I even begin, let me remind you guys this week was slow! My computer received a virus (my dad's work is fixing, as I type), and finals are coming up! "Excuses, excuses Lisa!"
I know!! But while I wasn't able to get onto my computer, I started planning out my 50 Follower Giveaway!:D
....I only have 48 followers, but close enough! I'll be posting that, right after I finish this(:

Let's get started...

Monday

Book Review: City Of Bones.

Tuesday
Teaser Tuesday: Twenty Boy Summer.

Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday

Thursday

Book Review: Twenty Boy Summer.

Friday

None:/

Saturday

None:/

Sunday

In My Mail Box

In My Mailbox #8

After about four hours of recording and trying to publish my very first vlog, I decided to give up! Yes, give up! Maybe I'll try again next week, I'm not sure yet. Even though I wasn't able to make a video IMM, I'm still reaaaaally excited (Ahhhhh, jumps up and down) for these new books:D I can't to start reading and reviewing them(:



The Devouring, by Simon Holt.

"When Reggie finds an old journal and reads about the Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, she assumes they are just the musings of some lunatic author. But soon, they become a terrifying reality when she begins to suspect that her timid younger brother might be one of their victims.

Risking her life and her sanity, Reggie enters a living nightmare to save the people she loves. Can she devour own her fears before they devour her?"
-Barnes and Noble.

Deadly Little Secret, Laurie Stolarz.

"A supernatural romance about a 16-year old girl's attraction to the hunky, but mysterious new guy in school, whose touch has very unnerving effects -- from the author of the bestselling Blue is for Nightmares series."
-Barnes and Noble.

That Summer, by Sarah Dessen.

"For fifteen-year-old Haven, life is changing too quickly. She's nearly six feet tall, her father is getting remarried, and her sister&150the always perfect Ashley&150is planning a wedding of her own. Haven wishes things could just go back to the way they were. Then an old boyfriend of Ashley's reenters the picture, and through him, Haven sees the past for what it really was, and comes to grips with the future."
-Barnes and Noble.

Stargazer, by Claudia Gray.

"The vampire in me was closer to the surface . . .

Evernight Academy: an exclusive boarding school for the most beautiful, dangerous students of all—vampires. Bianca, born to two vampires, has always been told her destiny is to become one of them.

But Bianca fell in love with Lucas—a vampire hunter sworn to destroy her kind. They were torn apart when his true identity was revealed, forcing him to flee the school.

Although they may be separated, Bianca and Lucas will not give each other up. She will risk anything for the chance to see him again, even if it means coming face-to-face with the vampire hunters of Black Cross—or deceiving the powerful vampires of Evernight. Bianca's secrets will force her to live a life of lies.

Yet Bianca isn't the only one keeping secrets. When Evernight is attacked by an evil force that seems to target her, she discovers the truth she thought she knew is only the beginning. . . . "
-Barnes and Noble.

Crescendo, by Becca Fitzpatrick.

"Nora should have known her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?"
-Barnes and Noble.

The Replacement, by Brenna Yovanoff.

"Mackie Doyle is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. He is a Replacement--left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is fighting to survive in the human world.

Mackie would give anything to live among us, to practice on his bass or spend time with his crush, Tate. But when Tate's baby sister goes missing, Mackie is drawn irrevocably into the underworld of Gentry, known as Mayhem. He must face the dark creatures of the Slag Heaps and find his rightful place, in our world, or theirs."
-Barnes and Noble.

Heist Society, by Ally Carter.

"When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to the Louvre...to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria...to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own--scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected. Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring her back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has good reason: a powerful mobster's art collection has been stolen, and he wants it returned. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat's dad needs her help. For Kat there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in her family's (very crooked) history--and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way."
-Barnes and Noble.

Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins.

"Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year."
-Barnes and Noble.

What did you get in your mail box this week?:D

P.S. Heres last week's IMM!

Book Review #23: Twenty Boy Summer

Title: Twenty Boy Summer.
Author: Sarah Ockler.
Format: Paperback.
Series: Nope.
Publisher: Little Brown.
Publication Date: June 1, 2009.


Summary:

"Don't worry, Anna. I'll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it."
"Okay."
"Promise me? Promise you won't say anything?"
"Don't worry." I laughed. "It's our secret, right?"


According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy ever day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie---she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago."

Cover Opinion: 5/5
I love it, I love how symbolic it is towards the story. The pieces of blue and red are pieces of sea glass. Throughout the story Anna mentions how Matt would always tell her red sea glass was rare and hard to find. And just as Matt would leave a penny on the ground (so others could have some luck), Anna throws the red piece of glass she finds back into the ocean (so others can see it)!(:

Character:
In Twenty Boy Summer, I feel like all the characters are great. None are snobby or selfish. Everyone has their own personalities, every one's dealing with the same thing, but very differently. I really loved each and every character in this book(:

Storyline: 5/5
Just like Jo Knowles (author of Lessons from a Dead Girl) said, "Breaks your heart and puts it back together again." I can easily say this is the first book, where my heart was touched (yeah I did cry a little!).

This book follows a girl through her journey of not only losing one of her best friends but also her very first love. Before he (Matt) passed, Anna promised him not to tell Frankie (Matt's sister, and another of their best friends), so Matt could tell her himself.

A year or so after Matt's death, Frankie's family decides to go on their yearly vacation to the beach. During these three week's Anna, learns to deal with other boys, learning that Matt will never be erased from her mind, he'll always be part of her, she also learns that it's ok to move on.

If you need a good cry, this is the book for you. I really enjoyed it, definitely one of my top ten:D

Waiting On Wednesday #9

Yes its Thursday! But I didn't have time to do a post on Wednesday, and planned on not even doing a Waiting On Wednesday this week, but when I saw this book I just HAD to!!:D


Summer's Crossing, by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey Series #4).

"A Midsummer's Nightmare?Robin Goodfellow. Puck. Summer Court prankster, King Oberon's right hand, bane of many a faery queen's existence—and secret friend to Prince Ash of the Winter Court. Until one girl's death came between them, and another girl stole both their hearts.

Now Ash has granted one favor too many and someone's come to collect, forcing the prince to a place he cannot go without Puck's help—into the heart of the Summer Court. And Puck faces the ultimate choice—betray Ash and possibly win the girl they both love, or help his former friend turned bitter enemy pull off a deception that no true faery prankster could possibly resist."
-Barnes and Noble.

I haven't really seen this book featured on any blogs, but Im SOOOO excited (yaaay yaaay yaaay!), I can't wait!

What are you waiting for this week's Wednesday?

Teaser Tuesday #9: Twenty Boy Summer

~ Grab your current read.
~ Open to a random page.
~ Share two "teaser" sentences from that page.
~ BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! You don't want to ruin the book for others!
~ Share the title and author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!


This week's book is Twenty Boy Summer, by Sarah Ockler. I'm about half way through, and already loving it! I hope to have the review up by Thursday!(:

#1.)"Books line the shelves in no particular order, waiting to be discovered."

#2.)"He smiles and hugs me close, kissing me on the lips and forehead before jogging down the beach, and I catch myself smiling."

Book Review #22: City of Bones

Title: City of Bones.
Author: Cassandra Clare.
Format: Paperback.
Series: The Mortal Instruments.
Publisher: McElderry Books.
Published Date: April 2009.


Summary:

"When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know.... "
-Barnes and Noble.

Cover Opinion: 5/5
I love the SHINY-NESS, and the city scape on the bottom! It just looks really great and ties everything together. When I first saw the book, I thought that they shouldn't have cut the head off and let us see the face. But after reading the book, I came to like it(:

Character-

Favorite:
I'm not exactly sure if this will change throughout the series, but for this book it would either have to be Clary or Simon. When you first meet Clary, she doesn't really have too many friends (actually just Simon) and doesn't fit in, but it's not like she minds it. But during this crazy adventure, you get to see Clary grow; becoming more confident and opening herself up to new and very different things, she becomes strong and brave! Girl Power!:D

On the other side of the universe! You don't really know very much about Simon at the beginning, besides his liking for Isabelle (another shadow hunter). *WARNING SPOILER!*, after reading along a little farther, you find out he was only trying to make Clary jealous, admitting his love for her. Simon isn't playing a huge role in the story, but he does seem like a sweet guy who would do anything for the girl he loves.

Least Favorite:
You would think every one's least favorite character would have to be Valentine, well wrong! Mine is Jocelyn (Clary's mother). How can someone lie to their child's face for fifteen years? How could you just have someone block your own kid's memories?

Storyline: 4/5
Theres only two things I didn't like about the storyline, so let me begin with those. There's was this huge hype (and still is) about this series, but when I first sat down and began reading, it was hard to get into. It just didn't seem to catch my attention, until about seven chapters in. The second thing, was that some parts just dragged on and on, but there was a lot of rockin' awesome action scenes(:

The book starts off at a night club, Clary and her best friend Simon are out in line, trying to get in. When they finally do, Clary happens to spot a man with a knife, dragging a boy she saw earlier into the back room. Not knowing what to do she runs after them, and what she sees changes her whole life.

Clary finds out that not only has her mother been lyng to her but also that she is part Shadow Hunter, her dads is a evil villain, the boy she's been crushing on is her "brother", her best friend is in love with her, and the man who was the closest father figure to her is part werewolf.

Will things ever be the same for her? Well, I guess your just going to have to read the book yourself to find out(;

Everything That Happened This Week (May 16-22)

Monday (May 16)

Book Review: Clarity

Tuesday (May 17)

Teaser Tuesday #8

Wednesday (May 18)

Waiting On Wednesday #8

Thursday (May 19)

Ugh, no posts!:/ Such a dissappointment.

Friday (May 20)

WTB (What The Book?) #8

Saturday (May 21)

Goodreads & Twitter Accounts!

Sunday (May 22)

In My Mailbox #7

In My Mailbox #7

Waking up this morning I wasn't sure if I would have any books for this week. When I went to my local book store, uhhhhh, three days ago I think! They were having a 20% off sale for Memorial Day weekend! Considering the books are always half price (from the cover) this was awesome(:
(*jumps up and down, super excited*) YAAAAAAAAY!:D

Sorry, that this weeks IMM is a little small, but next weeks will be huge!(: La la la

Thanks to Liz, @ The Tealeaf Review!:D


The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, by Heidi W. Durrow.

"Rachel, the daughter of a danish mother and a black G.I., becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy after a fateful morning on their Chicago rooftop.

Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring a constant stream of attention her way. It’s there, as she grows up and tries to swallow her grief, that she comes to understand how the mystery and tragedy of her mother might be connected to her own uncertain identity."
-Barnes and Noble


Keeper, by Kathi Appelt.

"To ten-year-old Keeper, this moon is her chance to fix all that has gone wrong...and so much has gone wrong. But she knows who can make things right again: Meggie Marie, her mermaid mother who swam away when Keeper was just three. A blue moon calls the mermaids to gather at the sandbar, and that's exactly where she is headed -- in a small boat, in the middle of the night, with only her dog, BD (Best Dog), and a seagull named Captain.

When the riptide pulls at the boat, tugging her away from the shore and deep into the rough waters of the Gulf of Mexico, panic sets in, and the fairy tales that lured her out there go tumbling into the waves. Maybe the blue moon isn't magic and maybe the sandbar won't sparkle with mermaids and maybe -- Oh, no..."Maybe" is just too difficult to bear. Kathi Appelt follows up to her New York Times bestseller, The Underneath, with a tale that will pull right at your very core -- stronger than moon currents -- capturing the crash and echo of the waves and the dark magic of the ocean."
-Barnes and Noble.


She's So Dead to Us, by Kieran Scott.

"Ally Ryan would rather be in Maryland. She would rather be anywhere, in fact, than Orchard Hill, site of her downfall. Well, not hers exactly, but when your father's hedge fund goes south and all your friends lose their trust funds, things don't look so sunny for you. So her mother moved them away to flee the shame. But now they're moving back. Back to the country club, new car every year, family came over the Mayflower lifestyle that Ally has outgrown. But there are bright sides. Like gorgeous Jake Graydon. Ally and Jake instantly like each other, but it won't be easy for them to be together-not if his friends (her former friends) have anything to say about it. Is Ally ready to get thrown back into the drama of the life she left behind?"
-Barnes and Noble.

What did you get in that mail box of yours?(;

WTB (What The Book?) #8

This week has been pretty stressful, but tomorrow I have no plans! (Finally!) Besides reading, blogging, sleeping in late, and drinking lots of coffee (of course!). I didn't post my City of Bones review yet, but I hope to do that tomorrow, so look forward to reading that!:D

Sadly this week I only started a book:/

That book is Twenty Boy Summer, by Sarah Ockler.

""Don't worry, Anna. I'll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it."
"Okay."
"Promise me? Promise you won't say anything?"
"Don't worry." I laughed. "It's our secret, right?"

According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy ever day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie---she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago."
-Barnes and Noble.

It ripped my heart apart within the first thirty pages!

Update: Goodreads & Twitter!

Who knew I would ever "tweet" or "goodread"? Honestly, who knew I would ever blog? I'm really good at starting something, finishing half way, and just giving up when things got a little rough. When I started this blog, I was very determined (and still am), but life can get in the way! How cool would it be, if I didn't have to go to school or do chores, and I could just lay in bed all day, read and blog? (In my dreams!)

But anyways! I've had a Goodreads account for a little time now, and just made a Twitter. So if you have either just comment below, I would love to be friends or follow you!:D

Twitter: @TurningPages94

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/turningpages

Waiting On Wednesday #8

The COMPLETELY fantastic book I'm waiting for this week is Chain Reaction, by Simone Elkeles!:D (AHHHHHHHH!!!!)

First it was Alex, than it was Carlos and now finally it's Luis's turn! I love Elkeles's writing, my favorite part is that she actually uses Spanish in the story, it makes the story more "authentic". I'm very excited for August 16! Can you tell!?!?!:D


"Luis Fuentes is a good boy who doesn't live with the angst that his big brothers, Alex and Carlos, have always lived with. Luis is smart, funny, and has big dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when he falls for the wrong girl, Luis enters a dark world he's never known, and just when he thinks he's got life all figured out, learns some disturbing news about his family that destroys his positive outlook on life. Will that Fuentes bad boy streak come out with a vengeance and lure Luis to live on the edge like his new girlfriend and his own father?"
-Thank you Barnes and Noble.

Yaaay, yaaay, yaaaay! (*does a happy dance!*)

Teaser Tuesday #8: City of Bones

Happy Tuesday!:D


~ Grab your current read.
~ Open to a random page.
~ Share two "teaser" sentences from that page.
~ BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! You don't want to ruin the book for others!
~ Share the title and author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!


This week's book, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare.

#1.) "Do you think she'll ever wake up? It's been three days already."

#2.) "Angels, falling and burning. Falling out of the sky."

So don't be afraid to leave me a comment, and give me a tease!:D Have a great day(:

Book Review #21: Clarity

Title: Clarity
Author: Kim Harrington
Format: Hardback
Series: None
Publisher: Point
Published Date: March, 2011.

Summary:

"Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. It's a gift.

And a curse.

When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's ex-boyfriend wants her to help solve the case--but Clare is still furious at the cheating jerk. Then Clare's brother--who has supernatural gifts of his own--becomes the prime suspect, and Clare can no longer look away. Teaming up with Gabriel, the smoldering son of the new detective, Clare must venture into the depths of fear, revenge, and lust in order to track the killer. But will her sight fail her just when she needs it most?"
-Barnes and Noble.

Cover Opinion: 4/5
I love white covers, they just look really clean, neat, bright and happy. While I was reading during school, my friend El John happened to look at the cover. After asking me what it was about, he informed me that I looked exactly like the girl on the cover xD
I'm not sure if I believe that though(:

Character-

Favorite:
Even though Nate isn't in the story much, but when he is, he's a sweetheart. Instead of only having one brother Clare feels that she has two. Nate, has been around ever since Clare was younger, his always there standing up for her, when kids at school picked on her. When Clare hung out with both Perry (her brother) and Nate (his best friend), she never felt like a third wheel, she always felt welcome.

Least:
Tiffany, a girl from school that's been bullying Clare. During a party (yes, there was alcohol) Perry (Clare's brother) hooked up with Tiffany. When Tiffany realized that, that was all Perry wanted, she seeked revenge. The only to hurt Perry was to hurt his little sister. Throughout the whole book (more in the beginning than the end) Tiffany, is just rude and doesn't seem like someone I would want to be friends with.

Storyline: 5/5
Clare believes that she family is a family of freaks; she a psychic (she touches objects, and can see others memories), her mothers a telepath (reads minds, but not in depth) and lastly her brother is a meduim (he can talk to the dead). They live in a small beach town in Cape Cod, and own a psychic business.
When a tourist (Victoria) gets murdered, Clares brother becomes the top suspect. While attempting to help him as much as she can, Clare goes the distance. I've never really read a book about mysteries and murders, but I really enjoyed Clarity! Throughout the book I had a few suspects on who it could be, but I was totally wrong!(:

Ending: 4.5/5
I would have never expected the murderer! I suspected her brother, than Gabriel (the sheriff's son), but never who it truly was. It blew my mind!:D One thing I didn't like, was that Clare didn't get back with her ex-boyfriend (Justin)!:/

Everything That Happened This Week (May 9-15)

This week was just intensly stressful, not only did I have to study for my spanish test, but also blogger went down:/
But tommorow is the beginning of a new week, so I hope this go well!:D

If you don't know yet, this is just a quick meme; givig those comment-less posts another chance(: Comments are very appreciated, so go ahead, its okay, click on a link!(;

Monday (May 9)

Book Review: Troy High

Tuesday (May 10)

Teaser Tuesday: Wake

Wednesday (May 11)

Waiting On Wednesday: Forever

Wish List Wednesday: Captivate

Thursday (May 12)

Blogger Broken?

Book Review: Wake

Friday (May 13)

WTB: Wake & City Of Bones

Saturday (May 14)

Awwww, no post?:/

Sunday (May 15)

In My Mailbox #6

In My Mailbox #6

About two hours ago, I started writing this post. When my dad walked in and said our local Borders was closing, and asked me if I wanted to check it out! I couldn't turn this down, but when we finally arrived, almost everything was gone:/
I was a little disappointed, but a great Half Price book store is located right across the street from Borders, so we went there too(:
I got three awesome books this week!:D

Clarity, by Kim Harrington.


"In Eastport, a tourist town on Cape Cod, lives a family of freaks. My family. I'm a psychic. My brother's a meduim. My mother's a telepath. Tourists love us. Townies scorn us. We live in a grand Victorian house with no permanent ghosts, and we use the first floor for our business: readings. Not the bookstore kind."
-Barnes and Noble.

Faking 19, by Alyson Noel.


"On the surface, seventeen-year-old Alex has it made. She's beautiful and smart, she's best friends with M, the most popular girl in school. Feeling bored with their fancy Orange County suburban town, Alex and M decide to check out L.A.'s glitzy nightlife scene.
Pretending to be nineteen, Alex and M meet Trevor and Connor, two rich older guys. At first, Alex can't believe her luck-she gets to hangout at hip Hollywood house parties and downtown L.A. clubs. These weekend trips into the city become the perfect distraction for Alex, who is secretly struggling with her failing senior-year grades, her absentee father, and her clueless mother.
But after the initial fun wears off for Alex, she is forced to reevaluate her friendship with M, who is hiding some secrets beneath her perfect Burberry-clad exterior..."
-Barnes and Noble.

Once a Witch, by Carolyn MacCullough.


"Tamsin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was supposed to be one of the most Talented among them. But Tamsin's magic never showed up. Now seventeen, Tamsin attends boarding school in Manhattan, far from her family. But when a handsome young professor mistakes her for her very Talented sister, Tamsin agrees to find a lost family heirloom for him. The search—and the stranger—will prove to be more sinister than they first appeared, ultimately sending Tamsin on a treasure hunt through time that will unlock the secret of her true identity, unearth the sins of her family, and unleash a power so vengeful that it could destroy them all. This is a spellbinding display of storytelling that will exhilarate, enthrall, and thoroughly enchant."
-Barnes and Noble.

What did you get in your mail box this week? Leave your link in the comments:D

WTB (What The Book?) #7

We all know that blogger had some technical issues this week, so I'm behind on posts! Heres the list....

X Wish list Wednesday
X Book Review #20 Wake
X WTB


WTB? Simply stands for, What The Book? I host this meme, but anyone can just join in!(: If you do, please leave your link in the comments I would love to read your WTB.

~State the most recent book you've finished or the best book you've read of that week, did you like it? Why or why not?
~You could add a small summary and a picture.
~If you have a review of it, you could also post the link.
~NO spoilers, please!(:
~What book do you plan on reading next, or currently reading?
~Again adding a summary and picture are optional.
~Let us know when or if a review will be up.
~Just copy and paste these rules and the picture above, and make your own WTB?.

Book I Finished: Wake, by Lisa McMann.


"Not all dreams are sweet.

For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.

She can't tell anybody about what she does -- they'd never believe her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control.

Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She is a participant...."
-Barnes and Noble.

Didn't let me down! At first it was confusing, out of nowhere she would just go to "sleep", and get sucked into peoples dreams. Also the book had different types of font, for when she was awake and one for when she was in a dream. After catching on to that, the book was awesome:D

The Book I Started: City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare.


"When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know.... "
-Barnes and Noble.

I just started reading this book, it started off really quick, jumping right into an action scene. So far it hasn't let me down!:D I hope to have the review up by next Thurday! But no promises, I have a science project due that day, so we'll see!:D

Thanks for stopping by, and always remembering to keep turning pages(:

Book Review #20: Wake

Title: Wake.
Author: Lisa McMann.
Format: Paperback.
Series: Wake Trilogy.
Publisher: Simon Pulse.
Published Date: March 4, 2008.


Summary:

"Not all dreams are sweet.


For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.


She can't tell anybody about what she does -- they'd never believe her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control.


Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She is a participant...."

Cover Opinion: 2/5
Honestly? There's a pillow on the cover! Lame. But I liked that the word WAKE, is really large and doesn't fit on the cover all the way(:

Characters-

Favorite:
The person I find really interesting, is Cabel (Janie's "boyfriend", sorta). Being someone totally different than you would think; *WARNING SPOILER* when you first get to know him, his a slacker, who doesn't care about his grades, falls asleep in class, shows up late, if at all and the usual slacker things. But later throughout the book, you find out that he works, almost like a undercover agent. He already has a free ride through college, having excellent grades, living alone, and getting paid BIG bucks. Finding this out I was in complete shock, I would of never predicted this to happen!:O

Least:
Janie's mom! You don't actually get to meet her, but she just doesn't seem like she cares a lot about her own daughter. She doesn't bother to help around the house, so everything is left for Janie to do, the same Janie that has a part time job, and still goes to school!

Storyline: 4/5

Janie has the ability to go into other dreams, but sadly she can't control it. No matter where shes at, wither it's while she's driving, at school, or even while Janie's sleeping she can get sucked into dreams (started when she was about 13). Her first experience was at a sleep over. These dreams are either nightmares, or have sexual content (usually body parts are exaggerated).
When Janie meets Cabel, (after a dance, he kindly gave her a ride home on his skateboard), she gets sucked into a lot of his dreams, and starts to have feelings for him. Building a connection with him, she wants to not only help him but others through their dreams, always reminding them that it's their dream and they can change it to whatever they want(:

Ending Opinion: 5/5

All it did was leave me wanting more. In a way it was a cliff hanger, Janie made the huge decision to start working for the same people Cabel worked for! Also Cabel and Janie's relationship ended on good terms, so that was pretty cute too!:D

Wishlist Wednesday #1

As we all know, blog spot was messing up the last two days? Or was it three? Well anyways, it felt like a year! Since this catastrophe (yes catastrophe!) happened, I have a list of posts that need to be written and published, here it is!

X Wish list Wednesday
_ Book Review #20 Wake
_ WTB
_ Friday Memes

Yeah, good luck to me! And this is the first one(:

Wish list Wednesday

(Another one of this fantastic pictures I edited:D)
This is my first time doing a "Wish list Wednesday", so go easy on me, if I don't follow all the rules(:

Book: Captivate by Carrie Jones.


"Zara and her friends thought they’d solved the pixie problem. And they did — sort of. The pixies are all locked away, deep in the woods. But the king’s needs grow stronger each day that he is in captivity, while his control over his people weakens. And it’s enough to draw a new king into town. Astley claims he is different. He claims there are pixies who can live peacefully with humans, that it doesn’t have to be all violence and nastiness all the time. Zara wants to believe him . . . until Astley also claims that she is fated to be his queen.

There is no way Zara would ever turn pixie. And she’s got good friends who will make sure of that. Besides, she and Nick are so in love they’re practically inseparable. But when the very thing Zara wants to protect most is exactly what’s at risk, she is forced to make choices she never imagined. . . ."
-Barnes and Noble.

Why? I really enjoyed the first book, Need. My review is up, check it out(: I really liked that not only did a cute boy turn into a werewolf, but also other people shifted into different animals (eagles, bears,and tigers), but also at the beginning of every chapter, their was a phobia mentioned (usually containing to whats happening in that chapter)!