Oh My Books!

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales From the author of This Song Will Save Your Life comes a funny and relatable book about the hazards of falling for a person you haven't met yet. Seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley is recklessly loyal. Taking care of her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose in her life and makes her feel like she matters. But she's tired of being loyal to people who don't appreciate her—including her needy best friend and her absent mom. Arden finds comfort in a blog she stumbles upon called "Tonight the Streets Are Ours," the musings of a young New York City writer named Peter. When Peter is dumped by the girlfriend he blogs about, Arden decides to take a road trip to see him. During one crazy night out in NYC filled with parties, dancing, and music—the typ...

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by www.brokeandbookish.com . I've been participating some weeks at my other blog Historias Imaginarias , but I also want to share my picks with you :) This week's topic is: Ten Books I've Recently Added To My To-Be-Read List Looking for Alaska by John Green I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Persepolis: The story of a childhood by Marjene Satrapi Rumbo a la Libertad Travelling to Infinity by Jane Hawking A Creature of Moonlight by Rebecca Hahn The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter Claimed by the Laird by Nicola Cornick No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean Have you read one of these? Have you recently added new books to your to-be-read list? I want to know! :)

So, you know I like memes but I'm awful participating in them all weeks. But I find this cool feature at Guiltless Reading and wanted to show you all my pretty bookmarks hehe. If you want to join this week, just go here . I got this pretty bookmark at Chile. It was crafted by artisans from Puerto Varas. I've never seen other like this, so it's unique! Did you like it? Do you have pretty bookmarks I can admire? Let me know in the comments, I want to know if I'm the only one obsessed with these beauties. :)

Infinite by Jodi Meadows Newsoul #3 Published January 28th 2014 by Katherine Tegen Books DESTRUCTION The Year of Souls begins with an earthquake—an alarming rumble from deep within the earth—and it’s only the first of greater dangers to come. The Range caldera is preparing to erupt. Ana knows that as Soul Night approaches, everything near Heart will be at risk. FLIGHT Ana’s exile is frightening, but it may also be fortuitous, especially if she can convince her friends to flee Heart and Range with her. They’ll go north, seeking answers and allies to stop Janan’s ascension. And with any luck, the newsouls will be safe from harm’s reach. CHOICE The oldsouls might have forgotten the choice they made to give themselves limitless lifetimes, but Ana knows the true cost of reincarnation. What she doesn’t know is whether she’ll have the chance to finish this one sweet life with Sam, especially if she returns to Heart to stop Janan once and for all. With gorgeous romance and thril...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon This innovative, heartfelt debut novel tells the story of a girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more. My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I'm allergic to the world.I don't leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He's tall, lean and wearing all black--black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He c...

Phoenix Overture by Jodi Meadows New Soul #2.5 Published September 3rd 2013 by Katherine Tegen Books This breathtaking and lyrical novella captures a thrilling and momentous decision for a young man and the people he loves. Told from the perspective of Sam, the sensitive musician from Jodi Meadows’s Incarnate series, lifetimes before he meets Ana, Phoenix Overture is a story of love and loss, strength and courage, and facing the consequences of the hardest of decisions. Phoenix Overture offers existing fans a deeper insight into a favorite character and the intriguing history of Heart, while new readers will find a stunning introduction to this rich world and the romantic, captivating fantasy of the Incarnate series. In the wilds around the Community where Sam and his family have taken shelter, life is dangerous. Dragons, trolls, centaurs, and other monsters fill the world. The word comes from the council that everyone must leave and journey to rescue their leader, Ja...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick:  Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler Mina is seventeen. A virgin. And pregnant. Mina is top of her class, girlfriend to the most ambitious guy in school, able to reason and study her way through anything. But when she suddenly finds herself pregnant—despite having never had sex—her orderly world collapses. Almost nobody believes Mina’s claims of virginity. Her father assumes that her boyfriend is responsible; her boyfriend believes she must have cheated on him. As news of Mina’s story spreads, there are those who brand her a liar. There are those who brand her a heretic. And there are those who believe that miracles are possible—and that Mina’s unborn child could be the greatest miracle of all. Well, I usually don't read about religion but I'm really curious. Expected publication: May 26th 2015 by Vikin...