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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Top Ten Tuesday #6
What would you like to get from Santa?
Monday, December 3, 2012
Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
368 pages, Adult Chick Lit
Synopsis
Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her own mother's warnings, Tessa has recently given up her career to focus on her family and the pursuit of domestic happiness. From the outside, she seems destined to live a charmed life.
Valerie Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old Charlie--a boy who has never known his father. After too many disappointments, she has given up on romance--and even to some degree, friendships--believing that it is always safer not to expect too much.
Although both women live in the same Boston suburb, the two have relatively little in common aside from a fierce love for their children. But one night, a tragic accident causes their lives to converge in ways no one could have imagined.
In alternating, pitch-perfect points of view, Emily Giffin creates a moving, luminous story of good people caught in untenable circumstances. Each being tested in ways they never thought possible. Each questioning everything they once believed. And each ultimately discovering what truly matters most
Valerie Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old Charlie--a boy who has never known his father. After too many disappointments, she has given up on romance--and even to some degree, friendships--believing that it is always safer not to expect too much.
Although both women live in the same Boston suburb, the two have relatively little in common aside from a fierce love for their children. But one night, a tragic accident causes their lives to converge in ways no one could have imagined.
In alternating, pitch-perfect points of view, Emily Giffin creates a moving, luminous story of good people caught in untenable circumstances. Each being tested in ways they never thought possible. Each questioning everything they once believed. And each ultimately discovering what truly matters most
My 2 cents
I did like this book, but the first half was a little dull. The 2nd half picked up quite a bit. I have trouble deciding exactly which genre this should belong to. It is Chick Lit in so many ways, being its woman's fiction...but there wasn't as much silliness as I usually associate with that genre. I'd say its a cross between Chick Lit and Contemporary Romance.
We follow the story between the 2 women who have this very handsome doctor (Nick) in their lives. One is Tessa, Nick's wife, the other is Valerie, the mother of his most recent patient. I don't want to give the whole story away, but you can probably guess what happens and why its set up this way. This is the 2nd time Emily Giffin has shown both sides of an affair. The first was Something Borrowed--we got to see "the other woman," Rachel's side of things. Then she wrote a book called Something Blue and we got to see Darcy, the fiance's side of things. Speaking of Rachel, she and Dex are small bit characters in this book, which was a huge bonus! Anyways, I think its really interesting how this story played out. In the Darcy-Rachel-Dex Triangle, I totally rooted for Rachel, because Darcy was such a B----! But in this book, both Valerie and Tessa have great qualities, and they were both basically good people--so really, I just ended up feeling sorry for them both. In this book, Nick's the A--!
Emily Giffin is great at whipping out her magnifying glass, and really showing us all the hidden agendas in relationships. Not just marriages and affairs, but also friendships and parents and their children. She does it masterfully again here, so even if you are not big on reading a book about an affair, I think you will enjoy this book!
I also really liked the way she handled the affair--unlike Dex and Rachel's affair, this one was a lot less about sex and the physical. I give this book 4 stars!
Once by Anna Carey
GoodReads
368 pages, YA dystopian
Eve #2
Synopsis
When you're being hunted, who can you trust?
For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She's living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from the terrifying fate that awaits orphaned girls in The New America.
But her safety came at a price: She was forced to abandon Caleb, the boy she loves, wounded and alone at the city gates. When Eve gets word that Caleb is in trouble, she sets out into the wild again to rescue him, only to be captured and brought to the City of Sand, the capital of The New America.
Trapped inside the City walls, Eve uncovers a shocking secret about her past--and is forced to confront the harsh reality of her future. When she discovers Caleb is alive, Eve attempts to flee her prison so they can be together--but the consequences could be deadly. She must make a desperate choice to save the ones she loves . . . or risk losing Caleb forever.
In this breathless sequel to "Eve," Anna Carey returns to her tale of romance, adventure, and sacrifice in a world that is both wonderfully strange and chillingly familiar.
My 2 cents
I liked this book much better than the first book, Eve. There is a lot more suspense, if that is even possible, and more secrets of this scary new world come to light.
Eve founds out more secrets of her past after she is captured by the King's Army. These secrets are even worse than she thought! So many things of this world scared me, and the entire world building was fully believable.
There really isn't a lot of character development in this book, other than Eve herself. My only complaint was at times, the book felt like a one-woman show! There were other characters, but other than just a few that we already knew, we didn't know and really understand any of them. The development on the King was very good, and I really despised him by the end of the book!
The story was good, I was on the end of my seat and couldn't put the book down. And BAM! The story left us with a huge cliffhanger, so now I have to wait for the next book! Which I will snap up as soon as its released, as I have to know what happens! I give this book 4.5 stars, and it is definitely worth the read!
Cover of Hover Revealed!
GoodReads, the 2nd book in The Taking series
I've been looking at Gravity forever, mainly because I just LOVE that cover! This cover is even better! I think I need to start reading this series! What do you think?
We don't have a synopsis yet, but I'll give you more info on the first book in the series, Gravity
Synopsis
In the future, only one rule will matter:
Don’t. Ever. Peek.
Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.
Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know — especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.
Don’t. Ever. Peek.
Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.
Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know — especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.
So what do you think, a series worth reading?
Sunday, December 2, 2012
What Are You Reading Monday #9
What Are You Reading Monday is put on by Book Journey, where we list what we read last week, and what we plan to read this upcoming week! Its a great way to plan your week. I read
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Plan to read this week
What are you reading this Monday?
Week Long Read A Thon First Update
You can participate by signing up at Book Drunkard.
So, the first day of my Read-A-Thon went pretty well. I really wanted to get more reading done, but hubby and kids and best friend wouldn't leave me alone for very long today! Oh, well, I don't mind their attentions, especially my kiddos!
I was able to finish 2 books off my list today!
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Daimon by Jennifer L Armentrout
Once by Anna Carey
Outpost by Ann Aguirre
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
The Lost Files by Pittacus Lore
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
Vanquished by Nancy Holder and Debbie Vigue
Echo by Alyson Noel
2013 TBR Pile Reading Challenge
Welcome to the 2013 TRB Pile Reading Challenge!!
6 Bloggers, 12 Mini-Challenges, 24 Books to Win!!!
We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they're gifted to us.. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we'll finally decide to pick them up..
Join us on a quest to dust off your TBR Pile and read all the books you've been telling yourself you'll read next time you'll get a chance.. This is your chance! And we've got PRIZES!!! :D
Challenge Guidelines:
1. This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013.
2. Anyone can enter! You don't have to be a blogger, as long as you review the book you've read!
2. Anyone can enter! You don't have to be a blogger, as long as you review the book you've read!
(On your blog, Amazon or Goodreads/Shelfari!)
3. Any genre, length or format of book counts, as long as it is a book that's been sitting on your shelf for some
3. Any genre, length or format of book counts, as long as it is a book that's been sitting on your shelf for some
time now. Only books released in 2012 and earlier! NO 2013 ARCs and 2013 fresh-off-the-press releases
allowed!
4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them
4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them
as the mood takes you.
5. When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the 2013 TBR PILE Reading
5. When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the 2013 TBR PILE Reading
Challenge.
6. You can move up levels, but no moving down.
7. Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2013, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.
8. On the 20th of each month one of the hosts will post a wrap-up. Every wrap-up will have it's unique theme,
6. You can move up levels, but no moving down.
7. Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2013, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.
8. On the 20th of each month one of the hosts will post a wrap-up. Every wrap-up will have it's unique theme,
a mini-challenge, a giveaway and place for you to link up your reviews from this month. For each review
you link up, you will get one entry in a drawing of one book of choice from Book Depository. It's open to
INTERNATIONALS. The giveaway will be open until the next wrap up post goes up! (i.e. the entire month)
9. If you miss a wrap-up post + giveaway, you can link up your reviews next month. Do not, however, try to link up
9. If you miss a wrap-up post + giveaway, you can link up your reviews next month. Do not, however, try to link up
one review twice - we will be checking ;)
10. December is a wrap-up for the whole year. All the book reviews you linked up January-November + the ones
10. December is a wrap-up for the whole year. All the book reviews you linked up January-November + the ones
you'll link up in December will be entered into a HUGE giveaway - a box of books.
11. You don't have to follow all the hosts to join the challenge, but you do have to follow all of us to be entered in
11. You don't have to follow all the hosts to join the challenge, but you do have to follow all of us to be entered in
giveaways!
Levels:
(how many books you plan to read from your TBR in 2013)
1-10 - A Firm Handshake
11-20 - A Friendly Hug
21-30 - A Sweet Kiss
31-40 - Love At First Sight
41-50 - Married With Children
(how many books you plan to read from your TBR in 2013)
1-10 - A Firm Handshake
11-20 - A Friendly Hug
21-30 - A Sweet Kiss
31-40 - Love At First Sight
41-50 - Married With Children
February 20th: Rachel @ Fiktshun
March 20th: Justin @ Justin's Book Blog
April 20th: Tiffany @ Escaping.. One Book at a Time
May 20th: Bonnie @ Words At Home
June 20th: Justin @ Justin's Book Blog
July 20th: Emily @ Doodle's Book Blog
August 20th: Tiffany @ Escaping.. One Book at a Time
September 20th: Rachel @ Fiktshun
October 20th: Emily @ Doodle's Book Blog
November 20th: Bonnie @ Words At Home
December 20th: This one will be posted on all the blogs. There will also be a huge BOX OF BOOKS giveaway and this time you can link up ALL YOUR TBR Pile REVIEWS you wrote for the entire year!
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I'm going for A Sweet Kiss! I'll keep track of my progress on this post!
1. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi--4.5 stars--My Review
2. Tempest by Julie Cross--5 stars--My Review
3. Across the Universe by Beth Revis--5 stars--My Review
4. Vanquished by Nancy Holder and Debbie Vigue--5 stars--My Review
5. Ruby Red by Kristen Gier--4 stars--My Review
6. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead--5 stars--My Review
7. Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey
8. A Million Suns by Beth Revis--5 stars--My Review
9. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons--4 stars--My Review
10. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep--5 stars--My Review
10. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep--5 stars--My Review
11. Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund--3.5 stars--My Review
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