Waiting on Wednesday: Stolen Nights by Rebecca Maizel

 

For those of you who don't know "Waiting On" Wednesday is an event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to let others know which book you are anticipating and can't wait till it comes out to read it.

 

Stolen Nights by Rebecca Maizel (Vampire Queen #2)

Paperback, 303 pages

Expected publication: January 29th 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin

 

 

Synopsis:

 

Lenah Beaudonte should be dead. But having sacrificed herself to save another, she finds herself awakening with strange powers that are neither vampire nor human—and a new enemy on her trail. In her vampire life, Lenah had thought that being human was all she ever wanted; but the human heart suffers pain, heartbreak and loss.

With her new powers growing and the dark force of the Nex after her soul, Lenah faces a choice: between the mortal love of gorgeous Justin, whose passion fed her human soul, and taking a different path to become the mistress of her own destiny, wherever that may lead...

 

Why I am Waiting:

 

I got this book for review from the publisher and I can't wait to read it. I haven't read the first book in this series yet but I will very soon. Hope it lives up to all my expectations. =]

 

 

Link me up in the comments to your WoW pick. =]

 

Thanks for visiting and Happy Reading.

-Michael

 



Happy Book Birthday to The Archived by Victoria Schwab + Swag Giveaway

Happy Book Birthday to Victoria Schwab for The Archived.

 

Today, The Archived by Victoria Schwab comes out for everyone to enjoy.

 

I haven't read it yet and I can not wait to get my preorder in the mail.

 

Here is a bit about it if you haven't heard of it:

 

Hardcover, 336 pages

Expected publication: January 22nd 2013 by Hyperion

(Check out of my Review of The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab)

 

Synopsis:

 

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.

Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.

Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.

In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.

 

 

Now that you have read about the awesomeness of The Archived.

 

I hope you go an order your copy today.

 

Here are some links to buy the book:

Barnes and Noble

Amazon

 

Anyway lets get back to the reasons why I am talking about this today.

 

Victoria Schwab is one of my favorite authors and I am giving away 8 signed The Archived Bookmarks plus two people get The Archived Stickers with their bookmarks.

 

Giveaway Info and Rules:

 

You don't have to be a follower to enter, but I would love it if you did, and you get extra entries if you do. =]

This is a US Only Giveaway.

This giveaway will last for one week.

 

Ends Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Midnight =]

Winner has 48 hours to respond to prize notification email. If winner fails to respond, a new winner will be selected.

Winner will be selected by Rafflecopter.

I am not responsible for loss or damage of prize while in transit. 

 



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Thanks so much for visiting

 

and

Happy Reading. =]

-Michael

Shades of Earth by Beth Revis + Swag Giveaway

Hi Everyone,

Today I am giving away a Hardback Copy of Shades of Earth by Beth Revis with some Swag included.

 

Hardcover, 369 pages

Published January 15th 2013 by Razorbill

Check out my Review of Across the Universe by Beth Revis (Book 1)

Check out my Review of A Million Suns by Beth Revis (Book 2)

 

Synopsis:

 

The final book in the  New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Galactica and Prometheus!

Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience.

But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight.

Amy and Elder must race to discover who--or what--else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed--friends, family, life on Earth--will have been for nothing.

FUELED BY LIES.
RULED BY CHAOS.
ALMOST HOME.
 

You don't have to be a follower to enter, but I would love it if you did, and you get extra entries if you do. =]

This is a US Only Giveaway.

This giveaway will last for two weeks.

 

I had preordered a copy of Shades of Earth a while back because if they got enough preorders that exceeded both the Across the Universe and A Million Suns preorders Penguin was going to send Across the Universe into space. Which they did.

 

Check out that here:

 

 

Anyway, like a week ago I won a signed copy of Shades of Earth from Beth Revis herself. So I decided that I was going to keep my preorder and turn it into a giveaway for the followers of my blog.

 

Hope you guys enjoy this giveaway, Have Fun and Go Enter the Giveaway. =]

 

 

Giveaway Info and Rules:

 

Must be 13 years or older.
***Since this is a Two ARCs Giveaway, if you win you must at least plan/try to read and review the book you win either on your blog, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble or any other book related site that allows you to review it.
***US Only Giveaway, Sorry international fans I don't have the fund to be able to email this to you.
Ends Monday, February 4, 2013 at Midnight =]
Winner has 48 hours to respond to prize notification email. If winner fails to respond, a new winner will be selected.
Winner will be selected by Rafflecopter.
I am not responsible for loss or damage of prize while in transit.
 



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Thanks so much for visiting

 

and

 

Happy Reading. =]

 

-Michael

Follow Friday(30)

 

Follow Friday is a weekly blog hop event hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.

 

This week's Question is:    

Q: Who is your favorite villain from a book?

I would have to go with Voldemort and Bellatrix also because they are such great villains, you love to hate them.
President Snow from The Hunger Games is another great villain, you can't believe that he would support the Hunger Games and hate Katniss so much.
I am sure there are a ton more villains that I just can't think of right now.
So link me up to yours.


P.S.
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Link me up to your Follow Friday's and I will be sure to follow you back. =]
 Also Don't Forget to Enter my Two ARC's Giveaway of Tempest by Julie Cross and The Fox Inheritance by Mary Pearson.   Thanks for Visiting and Happy Friday =]

-Michael

Two ARC's Giveaway

Hi Everyone,

 

Today I am giving away two copies of ARC's that I acquired and have read and reviewed for my blog.

 

You don't have to be a follower to enter, but I would love it if you did, and you get extra entries if you do. =]

 

If you win, I am asking though that you at least attempt to read and review the book considering that they are both ARCs. You don't have to have a blog to enter. You can review it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Goodreads, etc...

This is a US Only Giveaway.

 

This giveaway will last for two weeks and I am giving away twos ARCs to two lucky winners.

 

Want to know what ARCs I am giving away?

 

Well here they are:

 

An ARC of Tempest by Julie Cross

 

Here is a link to my Review of Tempest

Here is my Review of Vortex (Tempest #2)

 

and

 

An ARC of The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson


Here is a link to my Review of The Fox Inheritance
Here is a link to my Review of The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Book 1)

Giveaway Info and Rules:

Must be 13 years or older.
***Since this is a Two ARCs Giveaway, if you win you must at least plan/try to read and review the book you win either on your blog, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble or any other book related site that allows you to review it.
***US Only Giveaway, Sorry international fans I don't have the fund to be able to email this to you.
Ends Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Midnight =]
Winner has 48 hours to respond to prize notification email. If winner fails to respond, a new winner will be selected.
Winner will be selected by Rafflecopter.
I am not responsible for loss or damage of prize while in transit.

Hope you guys enjoy this giveaway, Have Fun and Go Enter the Giveaway. =]



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Waiting on Wednesday: Inferno by Dan Brown

 

For those of you who don't know "Waiting On" Wednesday is an event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to let others know which book you are anticipating and can't wait til it comes out to read it.

 

Inferno by Dan Brown

 

Synopsis:

 

In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date. In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces . . . Dante’s Inferno.

Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust . . . before the world is irrevocably altered.

 

Why I am Waiting:

 

Dan Brown is one of my all time favorite authors. I love is Robert Langdon series and this one just sounds awesome. I can't wait for it and it has been forever since he has written a book. Getting really excited about this. =]

Not much info is release yet about it, so I can't wait to find out more. =]

Link me up in the comments to your WoW pick. =]

Thanks for visiting and Happy Reading.

-Michael

Review: Vortex by Julie Cross (Tempest #2)

Vortex by Julie Cross

Hardcover, 352 pages

Expected publication: January 15th 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin
 *Received an Advanced Copy from the publisher for a fair and honest review*
Warning: Contains some spoilers from Tempest for those who haven't read it yet.

 

Synopsis:

 

Julie Cross's Vortex is the thrilling second installment of the Tempest series, in which the world hangs in the balance as a lovelorn Jackson must choose who to save.

Jackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However, after an accidental run in with Holly—the girl he altered history to save—Jackson is once again reminded of what he's lost. And when Eyewall, an opposing division of the CIA, emerges, Jackson and his fellow agents not only find themselves under attack, but Jackson begins to discover that the world around him has changed and someone knows about his erased relationship with Holly, putting both their lives at risk all over again.

My Thoughts/Review

I now know why this book was named Vortex. It took me on a backwards and forwards journey through time that is still making my head spin. Vortex starts off right where Tempest left off and the whirlwind adventure continues to even more towering heights. I can’t believe that Julie Cross has added even more twists and turns to this already face-paced story. If you guys remember at the end of the first book Jackson completely alters the events that happened to him and Holly by going back in time and changing the day they met. After that he decides to jump right into Tempest to get away from everything he is feeling. Then the story gets more complex and things get more and more disastrous for Jackson and the new and old people in his life.

I loved how this sequel starts and how it dives right into the story. Jackson’s whole world has turned upside down and now he needs something to occupy himself. Of course he would jump right into tempest agent training. I really liked the Tempest Agent Training Diary that Jackson writes to Adam and it was the perfect way to get the book started. It really adds to how Jackson had to grow over time and deal with his feelings and how he decided to cope with them. Learning to be an agent with Jackson was one of my favorite parts of the story. I loved learning about the different divisions of Tempest and how all of the skills they were learning would come into play later in the book. His adventure from beginning to end had me wanting for a happy ending but knowing that anything could happen at any time. Jackson’s life as an agent is definitely different from the first book and in the end you don’t know if Jackson will survive everything he has had to go through.

Jackson is one of my all time favorite male character points of view. You don’t really see that many male perspectives in YA and I appreciate Julie Cross for creating this amazing universe through his perception. I really feel a connection to Jackson, that in some ways we are a lot alike, and that is one of the main reasons I have loved this series so far. All of his mental struggles with his abilities, friendships, and love interest are relatable in so many ways. You can really tell that his love for Holly will be forever, no matter how many times he changes things and that is something to draw you in to this story.

The introduction to some new characters in this book was something I really enjoyed getting to read about. Lily Kendrick, who is Jackson’s partner, is one of my favorite characters from this series. She was so relatable to me and was one of the realest characters I have ever read about. I loved her genius and how she cared about other people, but could really kick ass at the same time. All of the agents in Tempest have horrible pasts and I really liked getting to know some of them, to really get a sense of the background to all of their characters.  

Overall, I really loved reading Vortex and all of the new elements and twists and turn that added to the complexity of the story. I have no idea what is going to happen next in the third book of this story because that ending was definitely a wicked cliffhanger. Julie Cross put all of the characters in a real sticky situation that I really hope everything turns out all right for everyone in the end, but who knows, anything can happen with time travel.

Even though I thoroughly enjoyed the book there were still some flaws I can’t help but mentioning. I did get confused sometimes during the book because you really have to remember a lot of the details of the story to pay attention to the plot and some of the places Jackson time travels to. That is why I recommend rereading Tempest before you read Vortex. When the third book comes out I plan on rereading all three together to complete the story for me. Also this book is very fast-paced that for some readers they might not be able to keep up with it. I like my books somewhat fast paced and I was able to understand for the most part everything that happened. So really it is your discretion if you think you can handle this amazingly adventurous book.  

I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of fast paced thrilling reads who can handle some science fiction thrown there way. If you read Tempest then you have got to get this book and read it immediately, your head will spin at the amount of things that are contained within its pages. Julie Cross is an amazing writer who has an amazing talent at spinning up an adventure filled book at every turn of the page. She puts another thank you paragraph to her fans and readers in her acknoledgements and I just love that she does that. So I want to take the time now to thank her for writing such an amazing book series so far. Definitley check this book series out, you don't know what your missing. =]

 

Overall, I give this book:

Spectacular, adventurous and magical is what sums up this awesome book. I am so happy that I got the chance to read this book before it comes out in April. Hippocampus really takes you on an adventure that you don't want to leave once the book ends. As you read you learn about Trey Atlas and what happens to him thoughout his journey. You get to learn all about the lost city of Atlantis and all the wonders it has to hold. The one negative about thi

 

"An adventure filled thrilling vortex of a read that will keep your head spinning, in a good way." =]
5 out of 5 Stars

 

Links to Check it Out:

 

 

Barnes and Noble

Amazon

 

Thanks for Visiting

 

and

 

Happy Reading. =]

 

-Michael