Sneak Peek Saturday (7)

I've decided to host a brand new meme called Sneak Peek Saturday (similar to Teaser Tuesday hosted by Should Be Reading only this one's on Saturday, obviously lol).

The premise is much the same: Just grab your current read and share 1-2 sentences from a random (or not) page with us along with the title and author. This will give us an interesting sneak peek into whatever book you are currently reading. And, if you like the sneak peek enough, maybe you'll find some new books to add to your TBR list. Be careful not to ruin the book by being too spoiler-y!
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My Sneak Peek:

"'You're all right with this? Stealing from the Institute?' 

'If it means finding Jace,' Isabelle said. 

Alec nodded. 'Whatever it takes.'" 

Pg 38, City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

 What's your sneak peek? Link it in the comments!

Feature & Follow Friday (25)

Feature & Follow Friday is a meme hosted by Parajunkiee's View & Alison Can Read. Check out their blogs and the two Featured Bloggers of the week! This is great for finding amazing new blogs to follow and for gaining followers yourself!

This weeks question is: 

"If you could unread a book, which one would it be? Is it because you want to start over and experience it again for the first time? Or because it was THAT bad?" 

My answer: 

I think I'd unread all of Twilight just because when I read them I was in 7th or 8th grade. I basically became obsessed with them and am extremely embarrassed of that fact. I'd probably read them now since they wouldn't have the same effect. 

What about you? Leave your answer to this weeks question in the comments below.

Waiting on Wednesday (12)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we can not wait to read! This meme is the perfect way to add books to your TBR list. Along with upcoming releases, I sometimes include books that I have not had the chance to read or buy even if they have already come out. 

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The book I am anxiously awaiting is...

Title: Between the Lines

Author: Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer
Release Date: June 26, 2012

What happens when happily ever after…isn’t?

Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah.

And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to freedom.

Delilah and Oliver work together to attempt to get Oliver out of his book, a challenging task that forces them to examine their perceptions of fate, the world, and their places in it. And as their attraction to each other grows along the way, a romance blossoms that is anything but a fairy tale.

I've only read one book by Jodi (Change of Heart), but I loved it and can't wait to see what she does with this one for teens. I'll definitely be picking it up!

Review (31): The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen by Andrea Cefalo

The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen

by Andrea Cefalo

Series: The Fairytale Keeper series

Other Reviewed Titles: None
Release Date: June 1, 2012

Publisher: Scarlet Primrose Press

Pages: 280

Source: ARC from Author

Challenge: None

Author Website 

My Review: 
Avenging the Queen is book one in the new series by Andrea Cefalo. At first I thought it would only be a retelling of the classic Snow White, but the more I read, the more Grimm characters started to pop up. I don’t want to give away which character is who, but I will say that there are appearances by Snow White (obviously), Cinderella, the Shoemaker from The Elves and the Shoemaker, and a few others. They are woven so well into the story and I loved when new backgrounds were introduced. 

But anyways, on to the actual book. Adelaide, nicknamed ‘Snow White’ by her mother due to her snowy complexion, dark hair and bright red lips, must bury her mother after she passes away from the fever that has upset their home in Cologne. Thousands more have been taken, but few are given the Last Rites they deserve which is why Adelaide’s father must bribe the local parish priest to make sure his wife has a proper burial. However, the ceremony goes horribly wrong which prompts thoughts of revenge in Adelaide’s mind. She gets herself and the people she loves into quite a bit of trouble as the story progresses. The beginning was a little slow for me and it took a while to get into the story, but by the middle I couldn’t seem to put the book down! 

Adelaide has to deal with things normal 15 year olds wouldn’t even dream of and she handles it all extremely well. Considering the time period, she is also very outspoken and refuses to bow down to what people tell her to do when she knows they are wrong. She was smart, clever and very brave which I liked a lot. Ivo, her best friend and love interest, was also a great character. He was so sweet and caring that I couldn’t stop myself from constantly going “awww”. Both had their own set of problems, but together seemed to strengthen each other. 

I love the cover of the book, it would have definitely caught my attention had I seen it on the shelves of my local bookstore. And the fact that it was designed by the author herself just makes it that much better!

I am very excited for the second book in the series. I can’t wait to see what happens next to Adelaide and what prompts her to become the Snow White we know and love today.

Rating: * * * *

Click here to read the 1st chapter!

Click here to read Andrea Cefalo’s author interview!

And thank you to the author for sending me a copy for review.

Sneak Peek Saturday (6)

I've decided to host a brand new meme called Sneak Peek Saturday (similar to Teaser Tuesday hosted by Should Be Reading only this one's on Saturday, obviously lol).

The premise is much the same: Just grab your current read and share 1-2 sentences from a random (or not) page with us along with the title and author. This will give us an interesting sneak peek into whatever book you are currently reading. And, if you like the sneak peek enough, maybe you'll find some new books to add to your TBR list. Be careful not to ruin the book by being too spoiler-y!
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My Sneak Peek:

"I don't want the nice lady to die,' Poppet says, tugging gently at Celia's skirt.

Celia stops walking, putting out a hand to keep Widget, who is oblivious to anything other than his popcorn, from continuing along in front of her. 

'What do you mean, dearest?' she asks Poppet.

'They're going to put her in the ground,' Poppet explains. 'I think that's sad."

Pg 125, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.  

 What's your sneak peek? Link it in the comments!

Feature & Follow Friday (24)

Feature & Follow Friday is a meme hosted by Parajunkiee's View & Alison Can Read. Check out their blogs and the two Featured Bloggers of the week! This is great for finding amazing new blogs to follow and for gaining followers yourself!

This weeks question is: 

"Happy Father's Day! Who is your favorite dad character in a book and why?" 

My answer: 

Oh gosh, this is as hard as the Mother's Day question. I really have no idea! Unfortunately it's easier to remember books with absent mothers and fathers than books with great ones. Maybe Luke from The Mortal Instruments books? He was a good father figure to Clary. Or maybe Ron Weasley and his father. He had great parents.

What about you? Leave your answer to this weeks question in the comments below.

Waiting on Wednesday (11)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we can not wait to read! This meme is the perfect way to add books to your TBR list. Along with upcoming releases, I sometimes include books that I have not had the chance to read or buy even if they have already come out. 

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The book I am anxiously awaiting is...

Title: Wake (Wake, #1)

Author: Lisa McMann
Release Date: March 4, 2008

For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.

She can't tell anybody about what she does they'd never believe her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can’t control.

Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She is a participant.

This week I chose a book that's been out for a while. This book has been on my TBR list for YEARS! I really need to find some time to read this trilogy, it seems really, really good and dark.