A Midsummer's Nightmare : Book Review

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Title : A Midsummer's Nightmare

Series :  -

Author : Kody Keplinger

Pages : 304

Release Date : June 5th 2012

Publisher : Poppy / Hachette Book Group Canada

Format : Hardcover

Source :  
* An HC copy was provided by HBG Canada in exchange of an honest review. Thank you!

My Opinion :


At first, when I heard of this book, I though it was the sequel to another that I hadn't really liked. Obviously, I hadn't checked the author's name, otherwise I would have known better. But, when I learned that A Midsummer's Nightmare was written by Kody Keplinger, I laughed at myself and added it to my to-be-read pile. I was really thrilled to get it for review, especially since I am always curious about contemporaries, and this one sounded really special.

A great new and fresh contemporary!


A Midsummer's Nightmare's title was obviously inspired by William Shakespeare's A Midsummer'S Night's Dream, but I'm pretty sure that the story wasn't inspired by it. Hopefully.

The book is about Whitley, who's parents are divorced. But, each summer she goes to her dad's condo and has fun with him. She lives with her mom, who is always bitching about everything on her dad, and she loves spending the summer with her dad. But then, the nightmare begins. Her dad is about to marry someone new, and JACKPOT! the woman's son is the person she... you know, did it with...  at the graduation party. Talk about awkward! But, throughout the book, Whitley learns a few things about her dad. And none of them are pretty.


I had really enjoyed Kody Keplinger's SHUT OUT, but A Midsummer's Nightmare was even better. I think it's because her writing evolved and changed, which I really liked.


The characters were really believable; with real problems and real personalities. At first, I thought Whitley was just a whore, but I just knew there had to be something else to her. And there was.

RATING

4 roses!

Other books by the author :

 

Check out my review of SHUT OUT!

Author Bio : 

''I'm a 19-year-old college student and young adult author. My first book, THE DUFF, debuted on September 7, 2010. I write books for teenagers and strive to be honest and true-to-life. For more info, check out my website. http://kodykeplinger.com ''

WWW(W) Wednesday (15)

 


Alright, so I decided to mix one of my favorite memes (Waiting on Wednesday) and a new and cool-looking meme called WWW Wednesday. It's basically three questions(always the same), but I'll be adding mine : what are you waiting for? So, 
let's get on with it! 

What did you recently finish?

 I FRAGGING LOVED IT! AHHH!

What are you currently reading?

 LOVE.

What do you think you'll be reading next?

 No idea. ONLY THE FUTURE WILL TELL.

Added question: What are you waiting for? 

 DAEEEEEEEEEMON! I NEED YOU! AGHHHHH!

Team Human : Book Review

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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 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 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.

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):

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

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?