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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: Summary from Goodreads Sherry and her family have lived sealed in a bunker in the garden since things went wrong up above. Her grandfather has been in the freezer for the last three months, her parents are at each other’s throats and two minutes ago they ran out of food. Sherry and her father leave the safety of the bunker and find a devastated and empty LA, smashed to pieces by bombs and haunted by ‘Weepers’ - rabid humans infected with a weaponized rabies virus. While searching for food in a supermarket, Sherry’s father disappears and Sherry is saved by Joshua, a boy-hunter. He takes her to Safe-haven, a tumble-down vineyard in the hills outside LA, where a handful of other survivors are picking up the pieces of their ‘other lives’. As she falls in love for the first time, Sherry must save her father, stay al...

In My Mailbox is a weekly bookish meme hosted @ The Story Siren Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs Not much, but wow, I won it from the author and want to read it so much! :) What did you get this week?

Welcome to the Banned Books Week Hop giveaway! Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and I Read Banned Books . I don't believe in banning books (or anything at all). I believe that we are capable of thinking for ourselves and we are able (and have the right) to choose what we want to read/see/think/believe. The Banned Books Week is basically a week where readers decide to defend their right to read whatever they want. It's the perfect week to decide four yourself it you want to read read that book some people is tying to challenge or ban... Intellectual freedom—the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular—provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.  More information about the Banned Books Week here. I'm sure there is a lot to say abo...

The Perfect Play Author: Jaci Burton Series: Play by Play #1 Release Date: February 1st 2011 Publisher: Berkley Age: Adult Football pro Mick Riley is an all-star, both on the field and in the bedroom. But a sexy, determinedly single mom just might be the one to throw him off his game… For years Mick has been taking full advantage of the life available to a pro athlete: fame, fortune, and a different girl in every city. But when he meets and beds confident, beautiful event planner Tara Lincoln, he wants much more than the typical one-night stand. Too bad Tara’s not interested in getting to know football’s most notorious playboy any better. As the single mother of a teenage son, the last thing Tara needs is the jet-set lifestyle of Mick Riley; even though their steamy and passionate one-night stand was unforgettable. Tara’s life is complicated enough without being thrust into the spotlight as Mick’s latest girl du jour. Tara played the game of love once and lost big, and sh...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: Summary from Goodreads : Meet Josephine Foster, or Zo Jo as she’s called in the biz. The best pint-sized photographer of them all, Jo doesn’t mind doing what it takes to get that perfect shot, until she’s sent on an undercover assignment to shoot Ned Hartnett—teen superstar and the only celebrity who’s ever been kind to her—at an exclusive rehabilitation retreat in Boston. The money will be enough to pay for Jo’s dream: real photography classes, and maybe even quitting her paparazzi gig for good. Everyone wants to know what Ned’s in for. But Jo certainly doesn’t know what she’s in for: falling in love with Ned was never supposed to be part of her assignment. Shooting Stars by Allison Rushby February 28th 2012 by Walker & Co Sounds cute!

The Read Your Own Books Read-A-Thon is over! Thanks to  ww.bibliophilicbookblog.com  for hosting it :) My goal was to read 3 books....I fail. :/ The only day I could really read was Saturday, and I read 1 book. But still, I'm glad I finally read Divergent by Veronica Roth . It has been on my TBR pile for so long! I also managed to read a couple of pages from Going Bovine by Libba Bray . It was my goal to finish it, but I guess it will have to be in another time :) Anyway, did you meet your goal?

The Girl of Fire and Thorns Author: Rae Carson Series: Fire and Thorns #1 Release Date: September 20th, 2011 Publisher: Harper Collins Age: Young Adult Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can’t see how she ever will. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess. And he’s not the only one who seeks her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake. Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the p...

Look what I found at EW.com ! Do you like it? Insurgent is the sequel of Divergent, by Veronica Roth. I have only read amazing revies about this book, and it's on my list to read for the Read Your Own Books Read-A-Thon ! What do you think? Here is the cover of Divergent, in case you want to compare it:

The Read Your Own Books Read-A-Thon is starting now! - Hosted by:  The Bibliophilic Book Blog - Runs from 9pm on Thursday the 15th (EST) until Sunday the 18th at 9pm (EST). - Twitter hashtag:  #SIRYOBM My goal: Read 3 of my own books! :) -  Divergent by Veronica Roth - ?? - ?? I must read Divergent, everybody keeps saying it's fantastic! But for the other two books, how about random books? I just want to grab one and read it :) Here is my IMM shelf , feel free to make recommendations! Oh, and I also should finish reading Going Bovine by Libba Bray !

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: Summary from Goodreads : Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance. Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in. It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin—whose quick smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her—that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for. Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen February 14th 2012 by Walker & Co ...

Since I started working, I have found it is very difficult to balance my time between work / enjoy with my family & boyfriend / read! But I know that when I'm participating on a read-a-thon, I really try to read. Maybe because I don't like failing. Anyway, here is another read-a-thon! This time it's the Read Your Own Books Read-A-Thon, hosted by The Bibliophilic Book Blog : So...it's time for another iteration of the Read Your OWN books read-a-thon. A lot of bloggers get wrapped up in reviewing and forget all about the lovely books they own or bought for themselves, it's time to show them some love. So...the particulars: - Read Your OWN books - Runs from 9pm on Thursday the 15th (EST)...some of my posts might be a bit off since I am 11 hours ahead of EST in KST. Sorry for that...anyway it will run until Sunday the 18th at 9pm (EST). This should give everyone some time to participate. - GIVEAWAYS (DUH!?!) I personally am giving away a Nook original...

Tittle: SEALed Forever Author: Mary Margret Daughtridge Series: SEALed #4 Release Date: May 1st 2011 Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated Age: Adult He's got a living, breathing dilemma... In the midst of running an undercover CIA mission, Navy SEAL Lt. Garth Vale finds an abandoned baby, and his superiors sure don't want to know about it. The only person who can help him is the beautiful new doctor in town, but she's got another surprise for him... She's got a solution...at a price... Dr. Bronwyn Whitescarver has left the frantic pace of big city ER medicine for a small town medical practice. Her bags aren't even unpacked yet when gorgeous, intense Garth Vale shows up on her doorstep in the middle of the night with a sick baby... But his story somehow doesn't add up, and Bronwyn isn't quite sure who she's saving-the baby, or the man... SEALed forever is the story of Garth, a Navy SEAL and Bronwyn, a young doctor. Garth, while ...

In My Mailbox is a weekly bookish meme hosted @ The Story Siren This week I got: Shut Out by Kody Keplinger Dark Predator by Christine Feehan What did you get this week? Remember to enter my 800 followers giveaway ! You can win an ARC of A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford.

Title: Falling in Love with English Boys Author: Melissa Jensen Release Date: October 28th 2010 Publisher: Speak Age: Young Adult Sixteen-year-old Catherine Vernon has been stranded in London for the summer—no friends, no ex-boyfriend Adam the Scum (good riddance!), and absolutely nothing to do but blog about her misery to her friends back home. Desperate for something—anything—to do in London while her (s)mother’s off researching boring historical things, Cat starts reading the 1815 diary of Katherine Percival her mom gives her—and finds the similarities between their lives to be oddly close. But where Katherine has the whirls of the society, the parties and the gossip over who is engaged to who, Cat’s only got some really excellent English chocolate. Then she meets William Percival—the uber-hot descendant of Katherine—and things start looking up . . . Catherine is a sixteen years old girl whose mother is an expert of antique things. It's because of that rea...

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF TIME by Ally Carter With more than a million Gallagher Girls books sold, a legion of fans have fallen in love with the New York Times best-selling spy-girl series, and the fifth book delivers the most nerve-wracking, high-stakes adventure yet. The last thing Cammie Morgan remembers is leaving the Gallagher Academy to protect her friends and family. But when Cammie wakes up in an alpine convent and discovers months have passed, her memory is a black hole. The only traces left of Cammie’s summer vacation are the bruises on her body and dirt under her nails. All she wants is to go home. But even the Gallagher Academy now holds more questions than answers as Cammie and her friends face their most difficult challenge yet. With only their training and a few clues to guide them, the girls go in search of ans...

Title: Vanish Author: Sophie Jordan Series: Firelight #2 Release Date: September 6th, 2011 Publisher: HarperTeen Age: Young Adult To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone. Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again...

The Dog Who Knew Too Much Author: Spencer Quinn Series: A Chet and Bernie Mystery #4 Release Date: September 6th, 2011 Publisher: Atria Books The fourth entry in the irresistible New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring canine narrator Chet and his human companion Bernie—"the coolest human/pooch duo this side of Wallace and Gromit" (Kirkus Reviews), marks a triumphant return in a tale that's full of surprises. Bernie is invited to give the keynote speech at the Great Western Private Eye Convention, but it's Chet that the bigshot P.I. in charge has secret plans for. Meanwhile Chet and Bernie are hired to find a kid who has gone missing from a wilderness camp in the high country. The boy's mother thinks the boy's father—her ex—has snatched the boy, but Chet makes a find that sends the case in a new and dangerous direction. As if that weren't enough, matters get complicated at home when a stray puppy that looks suspiciously like Chet shows ...

In My Mailbox is a weekly bookish meme hosted @ The Story Siren This week I got: A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove #1) by Tessa Dare Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby From NetGalley: By Grace Possessed (The Three Graces #2) by Jennifer Blake What did you get this week?

August is over. Wow, I can't believe it's already September! Anyway, this month was good for me. I found a good job and also read 9 books! Sea by Heidi R. Kling Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen To Scotland, With Love by Karen Hawkins SEALed Forever by Mary Daughtridge A Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Spencer Quinn Falling in Love with English Boys by Melissa Jensen Also reviewed this month: Fins are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter How to Abduct a Highland Lord by Karen Hawkins The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison WINNER: The winner of my +750 followers giveaway is Adele ! Congratulations! I'm sending you an email right now :)