♥Friday Finds♥

Originally hosted on Should Be Reading.

Friday Finds unveils the books you "found" and added to your Goodreads list-be it on Goodreads itself, at the library, in a bookstore, or even your friend's bookshelf. It can be new, old, used, borrowed; doesn't matter! You found it, let me hear  about it :)

The New:

These are the new titles I found this week. 

♥Teaser Tuesdays♥

Teaser Tuesday is a bookish meme originally hosted by MizB on Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play!

Just do the following:

1. • Grab your current read or previous read
2. • Open to a random page
3. • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
4. • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Just make sure what you share doesn’t give too much away. You wouldn't want to ruin the book for others.)
5. • Share the title and author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers. 

Sounds like fun, right? 

My Teaser:

" If you'll but be mine, your heart will forever be sheltered in my care. Yes, we will quarrel incessantly and fight for dominance. And yes, there will be ravishes of passion, but there will also be gentle lulls. That is who we are together."

♥Kaleidoscope Hearts♥

Kaleidoscope Hearts by Claire Contreras

Synopsis:

He was my older brother's best friend. 

He was never supposed to be mine. 

I thought we would get it out of our system and move on. 

One of us did. 

One of us left. 

Now he’s back, looking at me like he wants to devour me. And all those feelings I’d turned into anger are brewing into something else, something that terrifies me. 

He broke my heart last time. 

This time he'll obliterate it.

♥Simple Sundays♥

Simple Sunday is a bookish meme originally hosted at Books for a Delicate Eternity. It's where you can share your favorite quote of the week; be it from a book, a novella, a short story, a poem, a son-whatever your heart desires!

My Simple Thing:

"All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose to love or to hate...I choose to love."

♥Gif of the Week♥

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words does a gif say?

To be honest there is no logical reason for this post. I did it for fun, that's all. To make you laugh. Or to make you smile.

So sit back and enjoy the ride :)

♥Next Gif of the Week post: March 6♥

♥Until next time♥

 

♥Apprentice♥

Apprentice by Rachel E. Carter

Synopsis:

***Ebook of the 1st in series, First Year, is 99 cents all February 2015 on Amazon, B&N, KOBO, Smashwords, & iTunes to celebrate Apprentice's release this month!***

She survived a trial year at the Academy, but that was just the easy part…

Now sixteen-year-old Ryiah is an apprentice in Combat, her school’s most notorious faction of magic. When she finishes she will be a mage, but in order to do so she has to survive four years with a training master she hates and her old nemesis, Priscilla. 
To make matters worse the unwanted attraction Ry feels for her sometimes-friend-sometimes-rival Prince Darren is at an all time high –even though he is betrothed to the very girl she can’t stand.

Really, the only bright spot to Ryiah’s new life is the time she spends with her friends, including an older apprentice named Ian, who she finds herself thinking about quite often.

Just when things start to get comfortable they take a turn for the worse. An apprentice is killed in a rebel attack and several mages end up dead. Unwittingly, the apprentices find themselves in the midst of a budding unrest between Jerar and its northern neighbor, Caltoth. For Ryiah the impending conflict means many things, but as her apprenticeship draws to a close she finds her biggest problem at home.


Unfortunately for her, Darren’s not going anywhere.

♥The Bad Omen on Writing Reviews♥

In a world where people are constantly interconnected with their ability to broadcast their opinions and thoughts, we find ourselves at a standstill where giving a bad review is often seen as something more than a sin. Something mean or just done out of spite. Lately, I've seen how more and more friends are plagued by trolls or criticized because their opinion is not the same as the masses. 

♥Versatile Blogger Award♥

I'm so excited and immensely-seriously, like ridiculously- honored to be nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award. 

♥Six of Hearts♥

Six of Hearts by L.H. Cosway

Synopsis:

Step right up and meet Jay Fields: Illusionist. Mentalist. Trickster.

I think in triangles. You think in straight lines.

I show you a table and make you believe it’s a chair.

Smoke and mirrors, sleight of hand, misdirection. I trick and deceive.

But most of all, I put on a good show.

The world thinks I killed a man, but I didn’t. Bear with me. It’s all a part of the plan.

Revenge is what I want. I want it for me and I want it for her.

I want it for all six of us.

She doesn’t remember me, but she’s the reason for everything. She’ll be my prize at the end of all this – if I can hold onto my willpower, that is. Maybe I’ll slip up a little, have a taste, just a small one.

So go ahead and pick a card. Come inside and see the show. Look at my hands, look so closely that you can’t see what’s happening while you’re so focused on looking. I’ll be destroying your world from right here in the spotlight.

You’ll never see me coming until it’s too late.

I’ve only got one heart, and after I’ve pulled off my grand deception I’ll hand it right to her.

So, sit back, relax, and let my girl tell you our story. You’re in for one hell of a ride.

♥Moody Mondays♥

Moody Mondays is a bookish meme, originally hosted here, that features books that were able to completely amp up the feels; be it anger, frustration, sadness, glee, joy, elation, anything and everything!

It's quite easy.

Just choose a book you read and jot down the 3 most intense feelings you went through.

It's a new fun way to discuss books.

I look forward to seeing your moods :)

I chose:

♥The Nature of Cruelty♥

The Nature of Cruelty by L.H. Cosway

Synopsis:


Her name is Lana. She wasn’t dealt the easiest cards in life. She wasn’t dealt the hardest. She has an illness, but she doesn’t let it rule her. The first time she laid eyes on her best friend’s twin brother she fell in love at first sight. It didn’t last very long. He was a hateful boy who made her miserable. The happiest day of her life was when he moved away to London six years ago.

His name is Robert. He breaks the ones who love him. He’s always liked to play games with Lana, see how far he could push her. He once thrived on her pain, but no more. Now she’s coming to London to live with his sister for the summer and this time he plans on being her friend instead of her tormentor. But Lana is scarred by his past bullying. She doesn’t trust him, nor does she have any reason to.

When the two find themselves living under the same roof, they call a truce. This summer will change both of their lives, as they put their history aside and learn one another from scratch.

When fear takes over, we use cruelty as a mask. Robert and Lana’s story will see their masks slip away as the love they felt on the inside shows its true face.

 **Not suitable for younger readers. Contains strong language and scenes of a sexual nature.**

♥Friday Finds♥

Originally hosted on Should Be Reading.

Friday Finds unveils the books you "found" and added to your Goodreads list-be it on Goodreads itself, at the library, in a bookstore, or even your friend's bookshelf. It can be new, old, used, borrowed; doesn't matter! You found it, let me hear  about it :)

The New:

♥Fun Book Lovers' Questionnaire!♥

So, I was tagged by Azee from UnderCover Critique

YAY! My first Tag!

♥2015 TBR Smash Challenge♥

♥The Evolution of Mara Dyer: Buddy Read♥

Join us in Book Talk!

♥Until next time♥

 

♥The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer♥

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Synopsis:


Mara Dyer believes life can't get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.

It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her strangely unharmed.

There is.

She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.

She's wrong.

♥Teaser Tuesdays♥

Teaser Tuesday is a bookish meme originally hosted by MizB on Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play!

Just do the following:

1. • Grab your current read
2. • Open to a random page
3. • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
4. • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Just make sure what you share doesn’t give too much away. You wouldn't want to ruin the book for others.)
5. • Share the title & author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers. 

Sounds like fun, right? 

My Teaser:

"I never pegged you for having a dark side," Natalie said, I like it. Goes with your eyes."

♥When Joss Met Matt♥

When Joss Met Matt by Ellie Cahill

Synopsis:


Dating can be fun, but it can leave a nasty taste in your mouth. For Joss, ever since her longtime boyfriend cheated on her, she doesn’t want her last memory of a guy to be that jerk. Enter her college friend, Matt. They come up with a theory: after a bad break-up, a person needs to cleanse the palate with a little sorbet sex. Lovers for a night, but always back to being friends in the morning. The two can handle it because they have a contract: rules they wrote, rules they follow and rules they can sometimes bend. The arrangement works: everyone needs a little sorbet now and again … until it starts to be the only thing you want. And then Joss breaks the one rule they never wrote down: don’t fall in love.

Release Date: February 24, 2015

♥Red Queen♥

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Synopsis:


The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the center of those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

♥Sacrificed: The Last Oracle♥

Sacrificed by Emily Wibberley

Synopsis:


Fifteen-year-old Clio should have never been the Oracle of Sheehan. That power is passed from mother to eldest daughter, and Clio is the youngest of four sisters. But when her entire family is murdered by Mannix, the king's adviser, Clio is left all alone and heir to a power she never wanted and doesn't understand.

Hunted by Mannix, Clio seeks refuge in a foreign city where oracles are absolutely forbidden. If she's found out, she will be sacrificed atop its great pyramid.

Clio has no choice but to win the trust of Riece, an enemy warrior. Despite the growing feelings between them, Clio knows that if he finds out who she really is, he won't hesitate to kill her.

Clio tries to hide her budding powers, but the visions she has of Mannix bringing a barbarian army into Sheehan torture her conscience. She alone has the strength and foresight to stop him, but only if she can embrace her destiny and sacrifice everything.

Release Date: February 13, 2015

♥Simple Sundays♥

Simple Sunday is a bookish meme originally hosted at Books for a Delicate Eternity. It's where you can share your favorite quote of the week; be it from a book, a novella, a short story, a poem, a son-whatever your heart desires!

My Simple Thing:

"You always keep me on my toes.” 

He surprises me by catching me around my waist. “Then I shall have to amend my strategy. My intent was to sweep you off your feet."

♥Where the Road Takes Me♥

Where the Road Takes Me by Jay McLean

Synopsis:


Chloe has one plan for the future, and one plan only: the road. She’s made a promise to herself: don’t let anyone in, and don’t let anyone love her. She’s learned the hard way what happens if she breaks her rules. So she’s focused on being invisible and waiting until she can set out on the road—her dream of freedom, at least for a little while.

Blake Hunter is a basketball star who has it all—everything about him looks perfect to those on the other side of his protective walls. He can’t let anyone see the shattered pieces behind the flawless facade or else all his hopes and dreams will disappear.

One dark night throws Chloe and Blake together, changing everything for Blake. For Chloe, nothing changes: she has the road, and she’s focused on it. But when the so-called perfect boy starts to notice the invisible girl, they discover that sometimes with love, no one knows where the road may lead.

♥First Year♥

First Year by Rachel E. Carter

Synopsis:


Before the age of seventeen the young men and women of Jerar are given a choice -follow tradition, or pursue a trial year in one of the realm's three war schools to study as a soldier, knight or mage...

For 15-year-old Ryiah the choice has always been easy. Become a warrior and leave the boring confines of her lowborn life behind. Set to enroll in the School of Knighthood on the eve of her next birthday, plans suddenly shift when her twin brother discovers powers. Hoping that hers will soon follow, she enrolls with Alex at the Academy instead -the realm's most notorious war school for those with magic.

Yet when she arrives Ry finds herself competing against friend and foe for one of the exalted apprenticeships. Every "first-year" is given a trial year to prove their worth -and no amount of hard work and drive will guarantee them a spot. It seems like everyone is rooting for her to fail -and first and foremost among them Prince Darren, the school prodigy who has done nothing but make life miserable since she arrived.

When an accidental encounter leads Ryiah and Darren to an unlikely friendship she is convinced nothing good will come of it. But the lines become blurred when she begins to improve -and soon she is a key competitor for the faction of Combat... Still, nothing is ever as it seems -and when the world comes crashing down around her, Ry is forced to place faith in the one thing she can believe in -herself. Will it be enough? 

***Ebook is 99 cents all February 2015 on Amazon, B&N, KOBO, Smashwords, & iTunes to celebrate Apprentice's release this month!***

♥Gif of the Week♥

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words does a gif say?

To be honest there is no logical reason for this post. I did it for fun, that's all. To make you laugh. Or to make you smile. 

So sit back and enjoy the ride :)

PS: If you haven't seen the movie you probably won't get it, sorry :P

♥Next Gif of the Week post: Feb. 20♥

♥Until next time♥

 

♥Up and at 'em!♥

As for my very first discussion I've decided for something that I know most people suffer through. I know it's something I personally had to endure when I was younger. It's a teenager's worst nightmare and an adult's bread and butter. It is the hassle we must all encounter in life. Being a morning person.

♥Talking Thursdays Extravaganza♥

Hi pretty people! So I'm here to say a few words:

I hereby declare this Talking Thursdays :D 

Yes, you heard-more like read- me right. Isn't that really our favorite thing to do. Even if we're an introvert. That doesn't take away the desire to chat when it's about something we love.

 So what you may ask are we going to talk about?

How about anything and everything. From favorites to most hated, from fears to dreams, from innocence to experiences. Lets do it all!

♥Until next time♥

♥Ensnared♥

Ensnared by A.G. Howard

 Synopsis:


After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She's determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles . . . and even if the only way to Wonderland, now that the rabbit hole is closed, is through the looking-glass world--a parallel dimension filled with mutated and violent netherling outcasts.

In the final installment of the wildly popular Splintered trilogy, Alyssa and her dad journey into the heart of magic and mayhem in search of her mom and to set right all that's gone wrong. Together with Jeb and Morpheus, they must salvage Wonderland from the decay and destruction that has ensnared it. 

But if they succeed and come out alive, can everyone truly have their happily ever after? 

♥Unhinged♥

Unhinged by A.G. Howard

Synopsis:


Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of.

That would be easier without her mother, freshly released from an asylum, acting overly protective and suspicious. And it would be much simpler if the mysterious Morpheus didn’t show up for school one day to tempt her with another dangerous quest in the dark, challenging Wonderland—where she (partly) belongs.

As prom and graduation creep closer, Alyssa juggles Morpheus’s unsettling presence in her real world with trying to tell Jeb the truth about a past he’s forgotten. Glimpses of Wonderland start to bleed through her art and into her world in very disturbing ways, and Morpheus warns that Queen Red won’t be far behind.

If Alyssa stays in the human realm, she could endanger Jeb, her parents, and everyone she loves. But if she steps through the rabbit hole again, she'll face a deadly battle that could cost more than just her head.

♥Moody Mondays♥

Moody Mondays is a bookish meme, originally hosted here, that features books that were able to completely amp up the feels; be it anger, frustration, sadness, glee, joy, elation, anything and everything!

It's quite easy.

Just choose a book you read and jot down the 3 most intense feelings you went through.

It's a new fun way to discuss books.

I look forward to seeing your moods :)

I chose:

♥January 2015 Wrap up ♥

All the books I read in January!

Total read: 19 books :)
Most Loved: Maybe Not by the lovely CoHo.
Most Hated: Bear, Otter, and the Kid
Recommendation of the Month: Reclaiming the Sand

Feedback? Any questions? Feel free to ask!

♥Until next time♥

 

♥ Splintered ♥

Splintered by A.G. Howard

Synopsis:

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence.

Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.

When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.