See? I read books and ebooks alike in the comfort of my own bed.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Favorite Place To Read
My favorite place to read is definitely on my bed right next to the window. It's bright and cozy and the sunlight is so nice.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Waiting on Wednesday #5-Rebel Belle
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine,
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!
Rebel Belle
Written by: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Release date: April 8, 2014
Pages: 384
Genres: YA, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Romance, Southern, Magic, Supernatural
From Goodreads:
Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts.
Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him--and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth.
With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more.
Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him--and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth.
With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more.
I am a huge of Rachel Hawkins's first series, Hex Hall. I also recently read her spinoff of it, a single book called School Spirits, not one of my favorites but it really did make me crave some more Hawkins. I also really hope this has a better ending than the Hex Hall series, which was slightly disappointing, so I have high hopes for this one.
--Black&Lime
Monday, February 10, 2014
YA Weekend
So, yes I am indeed horrible person who didn't do a single post last week, but this week will not be the same, well as long as everything follows the schedule. Now I have happily read 4 YA novels this weekend! Wow, that's a lot of books you say, not really it's only 400 pages from Unhinged, 550 from Cress (YES I FINALLY READ CRESS!!!!), 352 from Alienated (I love the cover!), and 384 from Uninvited, coming to a total of 1,686 pages. All in all not that many, and no I promise I'm not trying to brag. I literally stayed up until 4 A.M. reading. So in light of what I have dubbed YA Weekend I will be posting reviews on said books (and books prior to them in the series) this entire week (starting tomorrow) with a goal of posting everyday. So keep coming back for awesome reviews, rants and gushing (and maybe a giveaway!) I still have a few details to work out but I promise to do my best! Also, if I wasn't obvious no Movie Monday today, but I will do WoW and Feature Follow.
--Black&Lime
--Black&Lime
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Waiting on Wednesday #4-Panic
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine,
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!
Panic
Written by: Lauren Oliver
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release date: March 4, 2014
Pages: 416
Genres: YA, Contemporary, Dystopia
From Goodreads:
Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.
Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.
Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.
For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.
Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.
Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.
For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.
Honestly, it's not the summary that's intrigued me as much as the fact that it's by Lauren Oliver. Her Delirium series is amazing and if I can't say I like the ending very much, the series is just something else in a good way, and I have high hopes for Panic. I'll read anything by Lauren Oliver and Panic is no exception.
Also, totally in irrelevant news The Fault in our Stars official trailer was released today see it here. My review is here and my Movie Monday post on it is here.
--Black&Lime
Monday, January 27, 2014
Movie Monday #3-Divergent
I am certain you guys hate me now, for not posting Friday Randomness, which I actually have decided to discontinue in favor of Feature Follow hosted by Parajunkee and Alison can Read. I will be starting this Friday...I hope...
Before I get into this weeks movie post I would like to point out from last weeks post, Vampire Academy I said the release date is February 14, but it has in fact been moved up to February 7 as said on the TV ad.
So, today's Movie Monday is about...DIVERGENT! I know you guys have been waiting for this one and here it is:
First off the official website here.
Release Date: March 21
Rating: NR
Novel by Veronica Roth
Writers: Evan Daugherty & Vanessa Taylor
Director: Neil Burger
Cast:
Shailene Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
Theo James as Four
Kate Winslet as Jeanine Matthews
Zoe Kravitz
Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Will
Miles Teller as Peter
Movie Trailers here and clip here.
Review to the books coming soon.
--Black&Lime
Before I get into this weeks movie post I would like to point out from last weeks post, Vampire Academy I said the release date is February 14, but it has in fact been moved up to February 7 as said on the TV ad.
So, today's Movie Monday is about...DIVERGENT! I know you guys have been waiting for this one and here it is:
First off the official website here.
Release Date: March 21
Rating: NR
Novel by Veronica Roth
Writers: Evan Daugherty & Vanessa Taylor
Director: Neil Burger
Cast:
Shailene Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
Theo James as Four
Kate Winslet as Jeanine Matthews
Zoe Kravitz
Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Will
Miles Teller as Peter
Movie Trailers here and clip here.
Review to the books coming soon.
--Black&Lime
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Waiting on Wednesday #3-Murder of Crows (The Others #2)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine,
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!
Murder of Crows (Others #2)
Written by: Anne Bishop
Publisher: Roc
Release date: March 4, 2014
Pages: 448
Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Romance, Magic
After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.
The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murders of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard—Lakeside's shape-shifting leader—wonders whether their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or of a future threat.
As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.
This is the sequel to Written in Red find it on goodreads here. My review will be added here. I'll link it as soon as I post said review.
I am super excited for this one! I discovered The Others book one: Written in Red through goodreads, it was one of the nominees for Best Paranormal Fantasy and made it into the top ten. I didn't get to read it in time to vote for it and it didn't even win, but I still absolutely loved it! Written in Red is thought out and well written, switching POVs to whichever character necessary to let the reader know things before the main characters figure it out, adding to the excitement, the main perspective is of coarse of the main character, Meg but with the perspective of Simon Wolfgard a close second, you see how the terra indigene see things as well and understand why they do such horrible things, even if it isn't right. If you have read Written in Red, the excerpt for Murder of Crows is here. I re-read it at least twenty times when I first discovered it.
--Black&Lime
After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.
The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murders of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard—Lakeside's shape-shifting leader—wonders whether their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or of a future threat.
As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.
This is the sequel to Written in Red find it on goodreads here. My review will be added here. I'll link it as soon as I post said review.
I am super excited for this one! I discovered The Others book one: Written in Red through goodreads, it was one of the nominees for Best Paranormal Fantasy and made it into the top ten. I didn't get to read it in time to vote for it and it didn't even win, but I still absolutely loved it! Written in Red is thought out and well written, switching POVs to whichever character necessary to let the reader know things before the main characters figure it out, adding to the excitement, the main perspective is of coarse of the main character, Meg but with the perspective of Simon Wolfgard a close second, you see how the terra indigene see things as well and understand why they do such horrible things, even if it isn't right. If you have read Written in Red, the excerpt for Murder of Crows is here. I re-read it at least twenty times when I first discovered it.
--Black&Lime
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Apologies
Okay, so it's kind of obvious that I've been sort of negligent of my blog for the past week and apologies don't seem appropriate...but really there's nothing I can do to prove the sincere-ness of my apology, so to make up for it I give you guys a link to a few giveaways well, it's really a link to the links of the Cress blog tour, but there is giveaway(s) for paperbacks of Cinder and Scarlet, a hardback for Cress and a Cress comb.
I know that not only did I miss Friday Randomness and weekend reviews I promised but also the regular Movie Monday...this week though (at least the rest of it) I promise to keep up, or at least do my best to do so...
That's really all I have today, an apology...btw in case you haven't noticed the poll results were inconclusive (even though technically one of those 'no' votes was a non-reader trying to spite me)
--Black&Lime
I know that not only did I miss Friday Randomness and weekend reviews I promised but also the regular Movie Monday...this week though (at least the rest of it) I promise to keep up, or at least do my best to do so...
That's really all I have today, an apology...btw in case you haven't noticed the poll results were inconclusive (even though technically one of those 'no' votes was a non-reader trying to spite me)
--Black&Lime
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