Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Team Human : Book Review


Team Human
      
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Title : Team Human
Series :  -
Author : Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan
Pages : 344
Release Date : July 3rd 2012
Publisher : HarperTeen / Harper Collins Canada
Format : ARC
Source :  
*A big thank you to HCC for sending me an ARC in exchange of an honest review*






My Opinion :


Team Human is a hilarious book that will make you snort very-unladylike. 


Team Human is written by two hilarious authors that formed a great duo. I would definitely read another book by them. They use A LOT (and when I say a lot, it's A LOT) of sarcasm in Team Human (which, I'm not complaining about :D)

A great relaxing summer read you DON'T want to miss!

Team Human is about Mel, who's Cathy's best friend. And, Cathy has fallen in love with a vampire (because in Mel's world, vampires are known to the world). But, Mel wants to save her friend. But, as she begins to fall slowly in love with the son of a vampire (don't ask, just read the book!), she finds out that maybe it'S not too bad of a thing...

As I mentioned before, Team Human is written with a little A LOT of wittiness. I laughed and snorted and giggled A LOT. But, Team Human is not just a funny book, but also a bit of a mystery book, because one of the characters is having a hard time with something that is kind of a mystery.

I am SO glad it's a standalone, because I don't know how the authors could pull off a sequel qwithout stretching the story too much.

Mel (which, her complete name is NOT Melanie :D) is the most funny of all the characters, followed closely by Kit.

And even though Francis is a bit cold, I think that's what is funny about him.

Team Human is a book you REALLY need to read.



RATING

4 roses!

(Weird) Book Trailer :




Author Bio : 

Justine LarbalestierJustine Larbalestier is an Australian young-adult fiction author. She is best known for the Magic or Madness trilogy: Magic or Madness, Magic Lessons and the newly released Magic's Child. She also wrote one adult non-fiction book, the Hugo-nominated The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction (Best Related Book, 2003), and edited another, Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century.


Larbalestier was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She now alternates living between Sydney and New York City.


In 2001, Justine married fellow author Scott Westerfeld




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Sarah Rees BrennanSarah Rees Brennan is Irish and currently lives in Dublin. For a short stint, she lived in New York and became involved with a wide circle of writers who encouraged and supported her, including Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. She has developed a wide audience through her popular blog, mistful.livejournal.com, where she writes movie parodies, book reviews and some stories.

Monday, July 02, 2012

July 2012 TBR



Here are the TWENTY books I have/want to read in July! Great books this month!


  1. Wake by Amanda Hocking
  2. Spookygirl : Paranormal Investigator by Jill Baguchinsky
  3. Erasing Time by C. J. Hill
  4. Shut Up by Anne Tibbets
  5. Snow White and the Huntsman
  6. Ladies in Waiting by Laura L. Sullivan
  7. Radiate by Marley Gibson
  8. The Spingsweet by Saundra Mitchell
  9. Catherine by April Lindner
  10. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
  11. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
  12. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
  13. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
  14. 13 to Life by Shannon Delany
  15. Born at Midnight by C. C. Hunter
  16. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
  17. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
  18. Eve by Anna Carey
  19. Die for Me by Amy Plum
  20. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
So... that's it. 0.0 *faints*

June 2012 Wrap-Up + Book(s) of the Month



Hey everyone! So this month was a really good month in reading! And, now it's summer, so that means more reading! Yay! I read 29 books! I reread a few books, and although they are some of my favorite books, I won't put them in my top 3, because that would be 'unfair' to the author books.

Books in the order that I loved them (first four books that aren't in the Top 3 are rereads):

Soulbound
City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5)Knee Deep



The Host (The Host, #1)Obsidian (Lux, #1)One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, #2)Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2)The Mating (Law of the Lycans, #1)Article 5 (Article 5, #1)Croak (Croak, #1)Scribbler of DreamsA Midsummer's NightmareAu Revoir, Crazy European ChickThe Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld,  #3)Lemonade MouthThe VindicoFalling Under (Falling Under, #1)Team HumanReVamped (Angel Creek, #1)First Comes LoveThe Calling (Darkness Rising, #2)The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)Wicked Jealous: A Love StoryThe Vespertine (The Vespertine, #1)Never EighteenShaman, Friend, Enemy (Olivia Lawson, Techno-Shaman, #2)Spark (Sky Chasers, #2)The Dark Heart Series: Book 1-Torn Love


And the books that didn't make it this month from last month's TBR :


  • Chameleon and Unfurl by Cidney Swanson
  • Ladies in Waiting by Laura L. Sullivan 
  • The Springsweet by Saundra Mitchell
  • Enchanted by Alethea Kontis (tried reading, and couldn't get into it)
  • Catherine by April Lindner

Sunday, July 01, 2012

Just a Book Haul (21) 'I am Crazy' Edition





 I have decided to make a post like In My Mailbox. It's called Just a Book Haul... because that's what it is!


This was inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! All the credit goes to her!


So, you can leave your links below to any meme that's the same (anything that's like an IMM)


I got 34 books this week (yup, I am crazy!), and some swaggy thingies!! This will be in three 'parts'.




Part 1 : Bought from Jessica (I only paid for the shipping!)

-3 swaggy thingies
- The Temptation by Alisa Valdes, (ARC)
- Invisible Sun by David Gill, (ARC)
- The Calling by Kelley Armstrong, (ARC)
*read and awesome!*
- Boys That Bite, Stake That! & Girls that Growl by Mari Mancusi, (PBs)
- Future Imperfect by K. Ryer Breese, (PB)
- The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti, (PB)
- Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty, (PB)
- Ashes by Lisa J. Bick, (HC)
- Swoon by Nina Malkin, (HC)

Part 2 : Bought from Book Close Outs

- 2 Bookmarks
-Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, (HC)
- On the Bright Side, I am Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God,
Knocked Out by my Nunga-Nungas &
Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennion, (HCs)
- Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, (PB)
- Avalon High by Meg Cabot, (PB)
- Lemonade Mouth by Mark Hughes, (PB)
*currently reading!*
- Black Hole Sun by David Gill, (PB)
- 13 to Life by Shannon Delany, (PB)
- Born at Midnight by C. C. Hunter, (PB)
- Rampant by Diana Peterfrund, (HC)
- Infinity and Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon, (HCs)
- Secrets of my Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita, (HC)
- Wayfarer by R. J. Anderson, (HC)
- Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs, (HC)
- Eve by Anna Carey, (HC)
- Die for Me by Amy Plum, (HC)

Part 3 :

(Won)
- 1 Never Enough bookmark, thanks to Julia

(For a Bookish Team)

-Daemon's Dream Team t-shrit, thanks to Amanda

(From the Library)
- One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
*reread and love!*

(For Review)

-Erasing Time by C. J. Hill, (ARC) thanks to HaperCollins Canada
- Venom by Fiona Paul, (ARC) thanks to Penguin Canada
- Black City by Elizabeth Richars, (ARC) thanks to Penguin Canada


So, what did you get?

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Day 12 : Choice of book (US & CA)

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Alright, so I thought it would be fun to add this. You have to guess what's the book. And, just so you know, it's really easy! And please, no cheating! Please!

Win of the three following books!

CatherineThe Diviners (The Diviners, #1)Spell Bound (Hex Hall, #3)
  ARC         \      ARC      /      Hardcover

US AND CANADA ONLY!


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Friday, June 29, 2012

Day 11 : Win one of the FIVE swag packs (US & CA)

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You have the chance to win one of the following swag packs! (I will be the one sending random ones to people.)







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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Bookended by Beauty Queens Tour Stop!


Hey guys! Today, I'm hosting a tour stop/promo post for Bookended by Beauty Queens to celebrate the release of the audiobook! There's an excerpt!

Bookended By Beauty QueensTitle: Bookended by Beauty Queens
Author: Victoria Marshal
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Angie Palmer likes her life just the way it is–private. She has no desire to entangle herself in complex friendships, and her relationship with her two beauty queen sisters is safely distant.

Unfortunately, life doesn’t always go as planned.

When disaster strikes her Grandmother, Angie takes her into her home. A life with Grandma comes a world full of changes, and new friends, including Val, a drag queen with hopes of being the next US-Gay Beauty Pageant winner. Angie is determined to keep Val at a distance. Val has an instinct for knowing what is in Angie heart.

Just as Angie gets comfortable with Grandma living with her, a budding friendship with Val, and a new romantic interest, everything takes an unexpected turn.

Val becomes the victim of a violent crime and ends up in a coma. Angie begins a struggle against Val’s family who wants to remove their son from life support.

Suddenly her private life becomes very public, and her world becomes a media circus. Angie is caught in a clash between religious beliefs and gay rights.

Through many twists and turns, Angie discovers a new appreciation for family, friends, and love.

In the end, Angie learns that a life filled with people to care about is never too crowded.

 Buy on Amazon (Paperback)


Author Bio
Victoria Marshal lives and writers in Northern Minnesota where she lives with her husband and her children. Bookended By Beauty Queens if her first book. You can find her on her website: http://victoriamarshal.com


Excerpt :

“My sisters haven’t even called to see how grandma’s doing. They haven’t offered to help her look for an apartment or take her shopping for new clothes. Nothing.”
“Did they spend a lot of time with her before the fire?” Val asked.
“No.”
“Did you?”
Angie felt Val’s point as sharp as the point of a fine tipped pen. “No.”
“So they’re going about their lives like they always have?”
Angie didn’t respond.
“If Anne’s apartment hadn’t burned you wouldn’t have been calling her to see how she was doing, would you?”
“No, but this is different.”
“Is it?”
“Yes, if grandma were staying with Jess or Shay I would call to see how she was doing.”
Val folded his fingers together. “Then you should feel good about that.”
Angie felt sick to her stomach. She dropped her spoon on the table and wiped her fingers on a paper napkin.
“Well, I did until you put it that way.”
Angie sank down in her seat and shredded the edge of the napkin.
“You’re the middle child right?” Val asked.
Angie nodded.
“Then you should be used to this by now. Let me guess, you’ve always been the responsible one. Everyone always came to you with their problems because you’re close in age to your older sister and your younger sister.”
Val had hit the nail on the head. Angie had been the confidant for both Jess and Shay growing up. Not that she enjoyed the role; they forced it on her.
“So why are your panties in such a bunch?” Val gave her an exaggerated pout. “Feeling sorry for yourself?”
“Yes, damn it!” Angie slapped her palms onto the tabletop. “I have the right to feel sorry for myself every once in awhile.”
“Agreed,” Val said. “You go ahead and have your pity-party.”
Angie felt suddenly deflated. She’d expected an argument, or a pep-talk of some kind.
“What?”
“Everyone gets twenty-four-hours to feel sorry for themselves.” Val glanced at the clock. “I’d say you have eighteen left, so wallow all you want. After that honey, go buy yourself a new dress, or a new pair of shoes, or whatever you need to do to pick yourself back up. Then get on with your life.”