Hey ya'll! I really am not liking the end of the year right now. I'm in a total slump and just need to read 6 more books! 6! That's all... and I have one day left.
Over the course of this read-a-thon, I haven't read any books because I started this new awesome show that my brother showed me. It's called Death Note... and that's beside the point.
I wish I read more but I didn't. However, I started a few books.
Losing It by Cora Cormack
Walking Dead #15 by Robert Kirkman
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Actually, I did read a book, if a short story counts. I had to read a few for school, and i guess that counts, right?
Crush by Nicole Williams was my definite favourite book this year (other than Twisted Perfection). I loved the story and how in this final installment of the Crash series, we see Lucy and Jude all grown up.
Twisted Perfection was great. I loved Woods and Della together and adored their story. I'd read Abbi Glines first in 2012, but didn't read her again until 2013 and have read all of her other books except for her Existence series. I loved this one just as much as her others and more.
2. Worst Book of 2013
I hated this book. I understand that people do this and it needs to be known but I didn't want to read all that stuff. And it was very obvious their relationship was nothing but physical. This book has ruined countless books for me and I just wish I could un-read it.
3. Favourite New Author
Nicole Williams - AKA the author of all these amazing books I read this year. That includes Crush from above, and the Lost & Found series.
4. Book that surprised you
Fallen Too Far definitely surprised me, but in a great way! I loved this book and can not wait to read more Rush! I just found this book different from Abbi's other books and series.
5. Book that disappointed you
I loved Simone's other series, Perfect Chemistry... well I liked Perfect Chemistry. I didn't like Rules of Attraction much, but I liked it better than this one. I love football (playing not watching) and I understand that it might be hard for Ashtyn, but, I mean come on she isn't gonna be the ONLY girl in the sport. I just expected this book to be different.
Today's challenge for the Last Minute Read-a-thon is the Love It or Hate It challenge.
We pick covers who love and hate and explain why.
Book Covers I Love
I love this cover because it has a quiet, kind of country feel to it. The heart because they are in love and the key for the secret between them.
I like how this book is about how people become obsessed with digital stuff, and on the sides of the container is pixels.
I love this entire series of covers. I love how they all have a type of colour and how it shows their faces. Generally I hate when peoples faces are on books, but I love this one.
I absolutely love this cover. So gorgeous. It is probably one of my favourite's of the year. The heart with prickles makes perfect sense. Although I've never been in love, I know it is hard and can be loving yet hard.
Book Covers I Hate
Actually I love this cover, but I hate the pink tinge to it. It makes "Drew" look weird what with the pinkish face and how it also looks as if hes wearing makeup. I also don't like how their mouths are open. I know people do that and stuff, but it looks awkward here.
I do not like this cover. I wish that it was like them inside snugglingon their make shift bed and maybe a black figure lingering in the window. I just don't like how his shirt is open or how "Sydney" looks in the picture.
I just do not like this cover. It has nothing to do with the book and am not a huge fan of covers where it shows half the face (except for Abbi Glines books).
For this read-a-thon, I have not finished much. I have hardly read, but my goals are still my goals. I'm still going to try to finish them by the time of the 30th.
Today is the rainbow challenge where we take books from our shelves that and put them together. They must be in order of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Today I have my stack. It was very hard to find an orange book but I finally resorted to Pretty Little Liars, which has almost every color.
Today is the start of the Last Minute Read-a-thon hosted by Vonnie's Reading Corner and A Night Dream of Books. Today is the first challenge. I share what I'm hoping to get through over the next five days.
I was suppose to do this post on Christmas Eve, but I was very busy with wrapping and stuff, so I apologize for that. I'm doing the post now. Hosted by: Lovin Los Libros, Starbucks & Books Obsession, and Readers Live A Thousand Lives Jude Ryder is from the CRASH series by Nicole Williams.
Ever since I read CRASH I've had a serious fixation on Jude Ryder. He has it all. He's hot, funny, sweet, romantic, steamy... okay he just has it all. And all the while he just want Lucy Larson to be happy. He outdoes himself as you read on.
Jude is the only one who calls Lucy Luce. I just love that he calls her something no one calls her. That's the only thing he calls her, unless he is completely and utterly upset or broken, then he'll call her Lucy.
Quotes
~1~
“I’ll be here, each day and every day on, as long as you want me to be.”
~2~
“The name’s Jude Ryder, since I know you’re all but salivating like a rabid dog to know, and I don’t do girlfriends, relationships, flowers or regular phone calls. If that works for you, I think we could work out something special.”
~3~
“I’m cancer, Luce. And not the kind that you can kill off with radiation. The kind that kills you in the end.”
~4~
“I’m his girlfriend?” It was meant to be a question to myself, but Taylor couldn’t let it go unanswered.
“You’re the first,” she said, looking at me like I was a puzzle. “You lucky bitch.”
~5~
“And I’m sorry I ruined everything we had before I could admit it to you. Before I could admit it to myself. You didn’t make me a better person, because no one can do that. You made me want to be a better person.”
Not convinced? Then go read CRASH and, believe me you'll be begging for your very own Jude Ryder.
I fell in love with Jude Ryder the first time I read about him on the beach, and that was in June 2013. I still talk about him to this very day and remember the CRASH series like I just finished them.
Merry Christmas everyone! I just need everyone to know that I'm not gonna be posting everyday from now until the end of January. I'm going to be very busy, but I will be participating in the End of the Year Read-a-thon, but I am traveling in January and am getting back in the end of January so I may not be writing as much, but I will try to post once at least everyday. So Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and have a great holiday everyone!
Pages: 342 Release Date: October 1st 2013 Series: Wilds Cards #1 Where I Got It: Chapters Synopsis:After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama. Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain--people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give her the chance to leave. So she pours everything into winning a state championship, until her boyfriend and star quarterback betrays them all by joining their rival team. Ashtyn needs a new game plan, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and win it all?
Simone Elkeles Simone Elkeles is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of novels for teens. Simone’s books have won many awards including being YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, being named to the YALSA Popular Paperbacks and Teens Top Ten lists, and added to the Illinois “Read for a Lifetime” Reading List. Simone also won the coveted RITA award from the Romance Writers of America for her book Perfect Chemistry. Simone is especially proud of the fact that the Illinois Association of Teachers of English named her Author of the Year.
Simone was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, where she still lives today. Simone went to the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and received her Bachelor’s of Science there in Psychology in 1992. She continued her education at Loyola University-Chicago where she received her Master’s of Science degree in Industrial Relations while working for a manufacturing company creating diversity programs for their employees.
She loves animals (she has two dogs – a labradoodle and a German Shepherd), kids (she also has two of those) and her family. In her spare time she’s the Hockey Mom for her kids hockey teams and is an active Girl Scout leader specially trained in outdoor education. She also spends time mentoring other teen and adult authors. (She also loves sushi, which you can probably tell by reading her books.) Simone writes about teens because she was a teen in the 80’s (when spiked hair and blue eye shadow were “rad”) and she loves writing about those exciting teen relationships and romances.
Review
I read this book on October 12th 2013.
Simone Elkeles writes a book about secrets, care and love.
I have many emotions about this book. I know that Simone Elkeles made a "show" on the book (it was actually a prequel to the book) but I didn't watch it. I thought that it was personally stupid to make a show and also, I didn't want to ruin my image of the characters. But, the book was written very well and it had good character development. I still had trouble imagining them because it didn't describe them overly because they often just said "she looked sexy" or "he looked like a thug." It focused so much on the characters Ashtyn and Derek that sometimes it felt as if there was no one else int he book, but it isn't one of those books with no characters but the two main ones. It was a sweet book and Derek was nice and my usual favourite bad boy type but I didn't fall head over heels. He isn't swoon-worthy honestly, for myself. Ashtyn one the other hand reminded me of myself in some ways and in other ways she was completely the oppsoite. It was just difficult to actually figure out who Ashtyn was. But, even though I gave the book 2 stars, it was still really sweet and I wanted to jump up and down at some of the stuff Derek did for Ashtyn. Now, I'm just asking, but did anyone else find it weird that Ashtyn was Derek's step-aunt? I recommend this book for readers who enjoy a chick-lit contemporary romance. Like, if you like contemporary romance, go buy this book now. It is definitely worth the read if you like romance.
You must post a Sign Up Post and put your link on the linky below.
You may put up your post on your blog or Facebook.
Must have host blogs button with links to the hosts' blogs.Once the read-a-thon begins, you must post your launch post with your reading plans/goals.Have fun!There will also be a prize for not one, but two winners!Along with posting the launch post, every challenge completed will be another entry into the Rafflecopter. Here are the challenges: Dec. 26th-Launch post with planned reads/goals (a must!)
Dec. 27th-Rainbow Book Spine....grab books from your shelf that have the following spine colors to make a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, & violet.
Dec. 28th-Love it or Hate it: Post up book covers that you love and hate explaining why.
Dec. 29th-Remembering 2013: Answer the following... 1. Best Book of 2013 2. Worst Book of 2013 3. Favorite New Author 4. Book that surprised you 5. Book that disappointed you
Dec. 30th- Finish up your reads; post your wrap-up towards the end of the day or early the next day.
Hey ya'll! Today is the wrap up for the read-a-thon and I think I actually did pretty well. I didn't read as many books as I hoped I did, but I was pretty close.
Dec 10 Teaser Challenge --Open the current book you are reading to a
random page and post 2 sentences on Twitter or Facebook and leave the
linkHosted by Tanya @ BookLovingHippo Dec 11 Top Ten Books You Read in 2013--make a post, take a pic,
leave links Hosted by Jessica @ Let Me
Tell You A Story Dec 12 Spine Poetry--using any books you've read in 2013--leave a
link of pic Hosted by Lori @
Writing My Own FairyTale Dec 13 Favorite Book-to-Movie Release in 2013--post on Twitter or
Facebook, leave a linkHosted by Emily @
FallingForYA Dec 14 Seasonal Challenge (must be books read in 2013) post links
Recommend a book good for a snow day
Recommend a book good for a rainy day
Recommend a book good for a beach day
Recommend a book good for a spooky night Hosted by Michelle @ Book Briefs Dec 15 Twitter Synopsis Challenge--pick any book read in 2013,
and describe the book using only 166 characters. May do on any social
site, leave link Cindi @ Mommasez Dec. 16 Movie cast challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and
create a real life cast of characters--post linksHosted by Alex @ BookChick (ME) Dec 17 Song Challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and choose a
song(s) that best describes the book. You can even create a playlist if
you want!--post links to songs (youtube, spotify, etc) Hosted by Tanya @ BookLovingHippo Dec 18 Post a Review Challenge--leave a link to any review you
posted for a book read in 2013--any site where review is Hosted by Munira @ In Vogue with Books Dec 19 Spine Poetry--any books read in 2013, but must use titles
that have 4 words or less for this oneHosted by Tressa @Tressa's Wishful Endings Dec 20 Spell it out challenge--Use the first letter in any book
you read in 2013 to spell out a word--can choose first name, initials, your
birthday month, or your zodiac sign. Post links
EX.
J--Just One Day by Gayle Forman
E--Enclave by Ann Aguiree
N--Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
N--Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Y--You Are Mine by Janael Falor
For the letters Q,U,V,X,Y,& Z they can be anywhere in the title
Hosted by Kim @
kimberlyfayereads
Dec 21 Most Anticipated 2014 Releases--post linksHosted
by Alex @ BookChick (ME) Dec. 22--Wrap Up Post Hosted By Dana Square
Title: Frigid Author: J. Lynn Publisher: Spencer Hill Contemporary Pages: 260 Release Date: November 5th 2013 (July 15th 2103) Series: - Where I Got It: Birthday Gift Synopsis:For twenty-one-year-old Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since he pushed her down on the playground and she made him eat a mud pie. Somewhere over the years, she fell for him and fell hard. The big problem with that? Kyler puts the 'man' in man-whore. He's never stayed with a girl longer than a few nights, and with it being their last year in college, Syd doesn't want to risk their friendship by declaring her love. Kyler has always put Syd on a pedestal that was too high for him to reach. To him, she's perfect and she's everything. But the feelings he has for her, he's always hidden away or focused on any other female. After all, Kyler will always be the poor boy from the wrong side of tracks, and Syd will always be the one girl he can never have.
But when they're stranded together at a posh ski resort due to a massive Nor'easter, there's nothing stopping their red-hot feelings for each other from coming to the surface. Can their friendship survive the attraction? Better yet, can they survive at all? Because as the snow falls, someone is stalking them, and this ski trip may be a life-changer in more ways than one.
# 1 New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout Lives in West Virginia.
All the rumors you heard about her state aren’t true.
Well, mostly. When she's not hard at work writing, she spends her time, reading, working out, watching zombie movies, and pretending to write.
Review
I finished this book on December 22nd 2013.
J. Lynn writes an adorable and desirable book with just the right amount of hot and cold! Frigid is about two friends that have had feelings for each other for years but don't give in to the attraction because it could "ruin their friendship". Sydney seemed very fragile and would cry very easily. I am not a crier and just wanted to roll my eyes when she cried so much, but at the same time I loved how emotional she was. She wasn't worried about what people would think about her if they saw her cry. Kyler was exactly as the synopsis described him - a man whore. But he would obviously change for her. I'm asking out of curiosity, do guys actually change their ways for girls? I've never met one who did. But I'm hoping there are guys like that out in the world. The two main characters went together perfectly because everything Sydney lacked, Kyler excelled in. They just complimented each other. I think with the stalker part of the book, it was just the cherry on top. It made the book that much more appealing and I loved that. Although for me the stalker was easy to identify, I enjoyed the fighting scene. I disliked how easily Sydney could just forgive Kyler but also how easily she thought he would do something to her. Kyler obviously had his faults as well, but he was kind of hot so that makes up for that. I recommend this to New Adult fans. It has the right amount of romance and suspense.
Hey ya'll! It is 4 days until Christmas and I'm going to be doing a giveaway to celebrate. I will be putting up random giveaways for the rest of the year to celebrate Christmas and the New Year (2014).
Today I'm hosting the Most Anticipated 2014 Releases. I have a list of the books I'm most excited for. I also have thing were you can add your link.
To join:
- Make a list of books coming out in 2014
- Make sure they are all books YOU are excited for
- They do not need to include all the books others are excited for, but what you are excited for
Here is my list of my most anticipated 2014 releases.
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Release Date: March 18th 2014
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a passionate tale of friendship, betrayal, and romance—and the enchanting music that inspires one young woman to put her life back together.
At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next.
Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…
From the author of the New York Times bestsellers Slammed, Point of Retreat, Hopeless, This Girl, and Losing Hope, Maybe Someday is destined to become another bestseller and long-lasting fan favorite.
Be With Me by J. Lynn
February 4th 2014
Teresa Hamilton is having a rough year—she’s in love with her big brother’s best friend, but he hasn’t spoken to her since they shared a truly amazing, mind-blowing, change-your-life kiss. She got out of a terrible relationship. And now an injury is threatening to end her dance career for good. It’s time for Plan B – college. And maybe a chance to convince Jase that what they have together is real.
Jase Winstead has a huge secret that he’s not telling anyone. Especially not his best friend’s incredibly beautiful sister. Even though he and Teresa shared the hottest kiss of his life, he knows that his responsibilities must take priority. He certainly doesn’t have time for a relationship. But it doesn’t help that all he can think about kissing the one girl who could ruin everything for him.
As they’re thrown together more and more, Jase and Tess can’t keep denying their feelings for each other. But a familiar danger looms and tragedy strikes. As the campus recovers, the star-crossed couple must decide what they’re willing to risk to be together, and what they’re willing to lose if they’re not…
Drew + Fable Forever by Monica Murphy
Release Date: January 14th 2014
Monica Murphy returns with her most beloved characters, Drew and Fable, in this eBook original 40,000-word novella that brings her bestselling New Adult series full circle.
Fantasy. How I ended up with NFL player Drew Callahan, the guy every woman wants, is beyond my wildest dreams. All I know is that once he chose me as his one and only, I sure wasn’t looking back. I had past wounds and he showed patience and concern—even taking responsibility for my messed-up kid brother. Now, once again, he’s found a way to blow my mind: an exotic wedding and honeymoon miles and miles away from home. What else could a girl ever ask for?
Reality. Now the honeymoon’s over. Drew’s football schedule takes him on the road constantly, while I need to stay put and look after my brother until he finishes high school—because God knows our sorry excuse for a mother won’t. I know Drew loves me with all his heart, and I’ll always be over the moon about him. This just isn’t how I imagined our life as newlyweds . . . dealing with the distance, missing him all the time. But we’ve gone through hard times before. We can get through this, too, right? We’re Drew and Fable, together forever. At least I hope so...
Untitled (Sea Breeze #7) by Abbi Glines
Release Date: February 25th 2014
There is no description for this book. It is Krit's book.
Take a Chance by Abbi Glines
Release Date: February 3rd 2014
When Harlow Manning’s rocker father goes on tour, he sends her to Rosemary Beach, Florida, to live with her half-sister, Nan. The problem: Nan despises her. Harlow has to keep her head down if she wants to get through the next nine months, which seems easy enough. Until gorgeous Grant Carter walks out of Nan’s room in nothing but his boxer briefs.
Grant made a huge mistake getting involved with a girl with venom in her veins. He’d known about Nan’s reputation, but still he couldn’t resist her. Nothing makes him regret the fling more than meeting Harlow, who sends his pulse racing. Yet Harlow wants nothing to do with a guy who could fall for her wicked half-sister—even if there are no strings between Grant and Nan.
Grant is desperate to redeem himself in Harlow’s eyes, but did he ruin his chances with her before he even met her.
My Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines
Release Date: 2014
I am so very excited for this book. There is no synopsis yet.
Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: August 5th 2014
In the stunning climax to the bestselling Lux series, Daemon and Katy join forces with an unlikely enemy to ensure the survival of not only their love for each other, but the future of all mankind. Opposition will bring forth a new dawn to the Lux universe, where man must stand with alien to survive, and the future, no matter the outcome, will never be the same.
That's all I have for now, but I'm sure there are many more out there. Add your link and join the giveaway!
December 9
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Total
Number of pages read: 1554
Number of books read: 5
Number of reviews written: 5
Dec 10 Teaser Challenge --Open the current book you are reading to a
random page and post 2 sentences on Twitter or Facebook and leave the
linkHosted by Tanya @ BookLovingHippo Dec 11 Top Ten Books You Read in 2013--make a post, take a pic,
leave links Hosted by Jessica @ Let Me Tell You A Story Dec 12 Spine Poetry--using any books you've read in 2013--leave a
link of pic Hosted by Lori @ Writing My Own FairyTale Dec 13 Favorite Book-to-Movie Release in 2013--post on Twitter or
Facebook, leave a linkHosted by Emily @ FallingForYA Dec 14 Seasonal Challenge (must be books read in 2013) post links
Recommend a book good for a snow day
Recommend a book good for a rainy day
Recommend a book good for a beach day
Recommend a book good for a spooky night Hosted by
Michelle @ Book Briefs Dec 15 Twitter Synopsis Challenge--pick any book read in 2013,
and describe the book using only 166 characters. May do on any social
site, leave link Cindi @ Mommasez Dec. 16 Movie cast challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and
create a real life cast of characters--post linksHosted by Alex @
BookChick (ME) Dec 17 Song Challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and choose a
song(s) that best describes the book. You can even create a playlist if
you want!--post links to songs (youtube, spotify, etc) Hosted by Tanya @ BookLovingHippo Dec 18 Post a Review Challenge--leave a link to any review you
posted for a book read in 2013--any site where review is Hosted by Munira @
In Vogue with Books Dec 19 Spine Poetry--any books read in 2013, but must use titles
that have 4 words or less for this oneHosted by Tressa @ Tressa's Wishful Endings Dec 20 Spell it out challenge--Use the first letter in any book
you read in 2013 to spell out a word--can choose first name, initials, your
birthday month, or your zodiac sign. Post links
EX.
J--Just One Day by Gayle Forman
E--Enclave by Ann Aguiree
N--Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
N--Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Y--You Are Mine by Janael Falor
For the letters Q,U,V,X,Y,& Z they can be anywhere in the title
Hosted by Kim @ kimberlyfayereads Dec 21 Most Anticipated 2014 Releases--post linksHosted by Alex @ BookChick (ME) Dec. 22--Wrap Up Post Hosted By Dana Square
