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Waiting on Wednesday  "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Rise (Eve #3) by Anna Carey Publication: April 2, 2012 By: HarperCollins    From Goodreads...   The fate of The New America rests with Eve in this stunning finale to the Eve trilogy. Eve is trapped in the City of Sand, married to a man of her father’s choosing, but she can’t forget her love for Caleb—or her passion for the rebel cause. When rebel armies invade the city, Eve uses her position as princess for the ultimate act of rebellion—to kill her father, the king. Then tragedy strikes, and Eve must choose who to leave behind, who to save, and who to fight in this final battle for freedom. Is it April yet? Is it?! Is it?! IS IT?!  I am DYING to know what happens to Caleb! I loved Eve and Once - SO.VERY.HARD and can NOT wait to see how it all ends! (click the book tit...

Author: Dan Krokos Publication: August 14, 2012 By: Hyperion 5 STARS! A MUST READ! ROSES are red  a warning to you False Memory; a sci-fi adrenaline rush and Dan Krokos, I *hearts* YOU! (in a purely, "you wrote an awesome book" kind of way) Thank you to Netgalley and Disney/Hyperion for this FANTASTIC read!  I have a self-imposed rule that I try to follow which is similar to a customer service recording you might hear:  "Your book will be read and reviewed in the order in which it was received, thank you. *beep*"    Why, do I have this rule?  Fairness, really. Plus, it's very easy for me to get lured away from homeschooling, and ALL THE THINGS that need to be done, by a good book *as it flirts with me from my TBR pile*. ;) Having said that, I have been know to break the rules, on occasion, which is EXACTLY what happened when I picked up False Memory.   I only intended to "peek" at it and before I knew it, I was 6 chapters i...

Author: Patty Blount Publication: August 1, 2012 By: Sourcebooks Fire 3.75 Stars! Cool cover. To keep his secrets, all he has to do is listen to the voice in his head and just walk away... On his first day at his new high school, Dan stops a bully from beating up a kid half his size. He didn't want to get involved. All he wants out of his senior year is to fly under the radar. But Dan knows what it's like to be terrorized by a bully-he used to be one. Now the whole school thinks he's some kind of hero, except Julie Murphy, the prettiest girl on campus. She looks at him like she knows he has a secret. Like she knows his name isn't really Daniel. Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for this ARC. This book deals with some important topics and has left me emotionally drained but it's well worth the read. Dan's experience is a heartbreaking one for everyone involved and while I'm all for crime and punishment, the punishment is nu...

Author: Courtney Cole Publication: June 24, 2012 By: Lakehouse Press 3.75 Stars! I have spent every summer since I was ten years old with my father in London. Every summer, since I was ten years old, has been uneventful and boring. Until this year. And this year, after a freak volcanic eruption strands me far from home, I have learned these things:   1. I can make do with one outfit for three days before I buy new clothes. 2. If I hear the phrase, “You’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto,” even one more time, I might become a homicidal maniac. 3. I am horribly and embarrassingly allergic to jellyfish. 4. I am in love with Dante Giliberti, who just happens to be the beautiful, sophisticated son of the Prime Minister of a Mediterranean paradise. 5. See number four above. Because it brings with it a whole slew of problems and I’ve learned something from every one of them. Let’s start with the fact that Dante’s world is five light-years away from mine. He ...

Author: Nancy Grossman Publication: July 17, 2012 By: Disney-Hyperion 3.5 STARS A summer of firsts Sixteen-year-old Eliza Miller has never made a phone call, never tried on a pair of jeans, never sat in a darkened theater waiting for a movie to start. She's never even talked to someone her age who isn't Amish, like her.   A summer of good-byes  When she leaves her close-knit family to spend the summer as a nanny in suburban Chicago, a part of her can't wait to leave behind everything she knows. She can't imagine the secrets she will uncover, the friends she will make, the surprises and temptations of a way of life so different from her own.   A summer of impossible choice   Every minute Eliza spends with her new friend Josh feels as good as listening to music for the first time, and she wonders whether there might be a place for her in his world. But as summer wanes, she misses the people she has left behind, and the plain life she o...

I'm guest posting today over at luv ya for Bria's "Month of Kisses".  I'll be chatting about what goes through my head when I'm reviewing a kissing scene, Olympic Medals and animal crackers. You should stop by, it'll be fun! ;)

Waiting on Wednesday  "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.     Sever (The Chemical Garden #3) by Lauren DeStefano Publication: February 12, 2013 By: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers   From Goodreads : What if you knew exactly when you would die? In the not-too-distant future, genetic engineering has turned every newborn into a ticking time bomb—males only live to age 25 and females only live to age 20. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out. When 16-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by "the Gatherers" to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Rhine has only one purpose after she has been married to her new husband, Linden: to escape and find her twin brother. But Rhine has more to contend with than losi...