IMM is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It is a way for book bloggers to post what they have received for review, borrowed from a friend, bought at the bookstore, or picked up at the library!
So I keep telling myself: Do not buy books. Do not download cheep nook books. Do not accept ANY MORE review requests. But I like to ignore myself quite a bit. At least this was true over the past week. Here’s what I got:
My Thoughts: I am more than halfway through this and I am loving it so far! This is technically a Dystopian novel but with a very heavy Sci-Fi influence and I’ve been long over-due for a book like this!
My Thoughts:I am part of the Forbidden Mind tour later this month so I just HAD to be a part of the Forbidden Fire tour in November. I can’t wait to get started on this one!
My Thoughts: I had a coupon to use up from Barnes & Noble at the end of last month so I had a very tough decision. This book has been getting awesome reviews, I loved My Life Undecided by Jessica, and it sounded like JUST the type of book I need right now so in the end I am very happy I went with this book!
My Thoughts: It did not take me very long to finish this book at all! It was an intense read, full of amazing chemistry between the two main characters, DRAMA, and there was a bad boy with a beautifully broken heart. What’s not to love?
My Thoughts: I am not going to lie, the cover drew me in and the price (FREE!) convinced me that I needed this book.
Well that’s it for my books this week! Have you read any of these titles? If so, what did you think? I hope you all have a lovely Sunday & happy reading!
IMM is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It is a way for book bloggers to post what they have received for review, borrowed from a friend, bought at the bookstore, or picked up at the library!
So technically, I am on a self-enforced book buying ban BUT I still managed to snag some pretty awesome books this past week. Check it out below!
My Thoughts: I knew this book was coming but I still squealed when it actually showed up. I loved Sophie & Carter by Chelsea, and I know for a fact this one is going to be wayyyyy different, but I’m still stoked to read it!
My Thoughts: The title is adorable, the summary was super intriguing, the book trailer pulled me in. Basically, I am just super pumped to read this one. Right now it is sort of reminding me of My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody but that’s totally okay because I LOVED that book!
Bought:
The Glassheart Chronicles by Courtney Cole, Fisher Amelie, J.L. Bryan, Wren Emerson, Amy Maurer Jones, Tiffany King, Nicole Williams (e-book)
My Thoughts: I know what you guys are thinking, “Kate, you just said you were on a book buying ban yet you have a whole slew of “bought” books. This makes no sense!” But I am here to tell you, I stuck to the rule, I didn’t buy any…THESE WERE ALL FREE! I love running into awesome deals on Barnes & Noble!!! These all sound super great and I cannot wait to read them!
Won/Gifted:
The Black Sheep by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout (signed)
My Thoughts: Back in November, the lovely Ashely hosted a blog event called Just Contemporary Month. You might have heard of it? Anyways the event was AWESOME and hosted some of my favorite authors, including these two. I was just so busy being a little Comment Queen, I had no idea I even entered a giveaway! When Ashley e-mailed and said I won a book, I jumped all around the house. It was rather embarrassing BUT totally understandable because Yvonne and Sandy rock my socks off!
So that’s it for the books this week! I think for being on a ban, that is a pretty awesome haul! Don’t forget to 1)add the books on Goodreads by clicking the titles 2) let me know what you think and of course 3) leave a link to your blog so I can check out your IMM as well!
Source: I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest and thoughtful review
PLEASE READ THIS! MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!
Okay, maybe that was a bit melodramatic, but I’m sorry, I’m feeling a bit melodramatic at the moment.
Here’s the deal. My name is Brooklyn Pierce, I’m fifteen years old, and I am decisionally challenged. Seriously, I can’t remember the last good decision I made. I can remember plenty of crappy ones though. Including that party I threw when my parents were out of town that accidentally burned down a model home. Yeah, not my finest moment, for sure.
But see, that’s why I started a blog. To enlist readers to make my decisions for me. That’s right. I gave up. Threw in the towel. I let someone else be the one to decide which book I read for English. Or whether or not I accepted an invitation to join the debate team from that cute-in-a-dorky-sort-of-way guy who gave me the Heimlich Maneuver in the cafeteria. (Note to self: Chew the melon before swallowing it.) I even let them decide who I dated!
Well, it turns out there are some things in life you simply can’t choose or have chosen for you—like who you fall in love with. And now everything’s more screwed up than ever.
But don’t take my word for it, read the book and decide for yourself. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll scream in frustration. Or maybe that’s just me. After all, it’s my life. (Summary from Goodreads.com)
This is a book that reminds me of the days when I really started getting into Y.A. books. It is exactly like the fun, light-hearted books that carried simple, beautiful messages with them. Jessica Brody creates a fun character and a kind of crazy (yet totally believable and possibly real) storyline in My Life Undecided!
Brooklyn “Brooks” Pierce is a girl who is always getting in to trouble. Whether it is intentional or not, she always seems to be in the center of some tiny disaster. You know, one of those people who are always in the wrong place at the wrong time. Except for Brooks it may be attributed to her poor decision making skills. She does first, thinks later in nearly every situation. This is certainly the case when she agrees to have a party in her mom’s model home. She didn’t think it was a bad idea until AFTER the place burnt down. The story follows Brooks as she tries to be more conscious of the decisions she is making. In an attempt to make better choices, she enlists the help of blog readers. She posts a poll every time she has to make up her mind about something. How crazy is that!?!
I loved Brooklyn! She is a true teenage girl in this book. She tries hard to fit in, stay popular, but all the wrong choices and mistakes she has made are finally taking a toll on her. Once she loses all her friends and her parents are pretty angry at her (HELLO, she burnt down their model home!) she tries so extremely hard to make good decision. I love the drive that Brooks has to be better. She tells her blog readers exactly what choices she is faced with and she stays true to whatever they pick out for her. Some may not be the most fun options, no to a date with a super hot guy, and yes to the debate team, but by choosing these, Brooks gets to try a whole slew of new activities that allow her to grow as a person.
This book is also filled with side characters (you know I LOVE a good side character!) that bring this whole book to life. Heimlich….uh I mean Brian (Heimlich is the name Brooks gives him on her blog due to a HILARIOUS situation in the book); fellow debate team member is such a sweet guy! He is the one that is there for Brooks when all of her friends abandon her. He stays by her side and always pushes her to do better. You can tell there is an attraction between them, even if he is a bit nerdy but also kind of cute, yet Brooks has her heart set on Rhett Butler (his blog name) otherwise known as Hunter.
I kind of loved that Jessica Brody created two great guys. The whole time reading this, I kept expecting to hate Hunter. I just had this feeling that he would do something to hurt Brooks but this is not the case. Hunter is kind and pays attention to Brooks, there is just something missing, no chemistry between them. You hardly see two really good guys in a book which makes for a really hard decision on Brooks’ end!
Mrs. Moody, a woman who really takes after her last name is such a great small character. She is an old, cranky woman that Brooks reads to for community service hours. She doesn’t make things easy for Brooks and she certainly makes feeling welcome awfully hard but Brooks really learns a lot from her! She learns about compassion, patience, and how giving to people without something in return is truly rewarding. When Brooks first starts reading to Mrs. Moody she hates every minute of it but near the end she looks forward to her time with her. I <3 that!
This was definitely a cute book! I loved the characters and how well-rounded and real they were. I love that the Brooks spends the whole book trying to become a better person. I love that she asks blog readers to help her out! I love that every situation she is put in, ultimately has a hilarious ending. My Life Undecided is a book that will make you laugh and cringe with all of Brooks’ mistakes but also make you love her to death when she finally learns that sometimes you just have to choose what is best for YOU!
IMM is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It is a way for book bloggers to post what they have received for review, borrowed from a friend, bought at the bookstore, or picked up at the library. The past couple weeks have been a bit crazy (as in I ordered a crap ton of books and most of them have finally come on the mail.)
**Sidenote: I am now an affiliate for Schuler Books & Music, an Independent bookstore in Lansing, MI. If any of these books catch your eye, make sure you click the picture and it will directly lead you to Schuler’s website!**
My Thoughts: Every time I read a review on this book or look over the summary on Goodreads, I am left with a feeling of I NEED TO READ THIS BOOK! Now I finally have a copy so I can do just that.
My Thoughts: I am SO FREAKING PUMPED! I cannot wait to fall in love with Lola and Cricket because I know already from reviews of this book that it will be an insta-favorite!
My Thoughts: I have the second book in this series coming shortly in the mail so I figured what better time to read the first book? It sounds super great!
My Thoughts: I have had this book recommended to me SEVERAL times by Ashley. It is safe to say that I trust her opinion completely so I’m excited to read it!
My Thoughts: I can’t believe it has taken me this long to finally buy the book. After hearing how absolutely brilliant this novel is by several different people, how could I not want it?
That is it for the books I got this week. Let me know what you think and of course leave the link to your IMM post so I can be sure to check it out!
There once was an awesome blogger named Ginger and she decided to create a super fun feature where fellow bloggers would answer fabulous questions via blog posts every Friday. TGIF was born and we all have Miss Ginger at GReads! to thank for that! This week’s question is:
To-Be-Read’s:
How big is your pile? Which book keeps getting pushed down the stack, but you keep meaning to read it?
Oh how I love the easy questions! You fellow book nerds are the only people I feel completely comfortable telling my true number of TBR books. The pile grows and multiplies over night so I can only give you a good estimate as to how many books I have in my pile!
First I have my general TBR pile from Goodreads.com. Right now the amount of books that I want to read is at 1,636. I am pretty sure it would take me a lifetime to read all of those books! For books that I own and haven’t read yet, it is at about 140. With the amount I am getting each week, it is hard to keep that number low. Now for the To-be-read-soon-or-so-I-hope pile. This pile is the books I receive for review or books that hold a special place in my heart (<3 the author, <3 the series, or maybe a bit of both) that I hope to read sooner rather than later. Right now there are 13 books that I am trying to read at super human speeds and it just isn’t happening. I have been dying to read a lot of the new 2011 releases but have not got a chance to even pick one up. I’ve recently decided to give myself a review request break for the month of November so I can try to lower the amount of books on my TBR shelves.
So tell me, is my TBR pile bigger than yours? Or is yours way bigger than mine? Let me know or leave me a link in the comments section and I will be sure to check out your TGIF post!
I was so excited to get an e-mail the other day letting me know about being able to host a My Life Undecided book trailer release + giveaway! The author of this book is Jessica Brody and let me just say, this book looks absolutely adorable! I can’t believe I actually have the chance to give one of you lucky readers a chance to win it! Yeah!
Okay, maybe that was a bit melodramatic, but I’m sorry, I’m feeling a bit melodramatic at the moment.
Here’s the deal. My name is Brooklyn Pierce, I’m fifteen years old, and I am decisionally challenged. Seriously, I can’t remember the last good decision I made. I can remember plenty of crappy ones though. Including that party I threw when my parents were out of town that accidentally burned down a model home. Yeah, not my finest moment, for sure.
But see, that’s why I started a blog. To enlist readers to make my decisions for me. That’s right. I gave up. Threw in the towel. I let someone else be the one to decide which book I read for English. Or whether or not I accepted an invitation to join the debate team from that cute-in-a-dorky-sort-of-way guy who gave me the Heimlich Maneuver in the cafeteria. (Note to self: Chew the melon before swallowing it.) I even let them decide who I dated!
Well, it turns out there are some things in life you simply can’t choose or have chosen for you—like who you fall in love with. And now everything’s more screwed up than ever.
But don’t take my word for it, read the book and decide for yourself. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll scream in frustration. Or maybe that’s just me. After all, it’s my life.
Now that you know a little bit about this book, let’s take a look at the book trailer!
Umm… I freaking love this trailer, like A LOT! It is adorable and I think it gives us a great sense on what the book and characters are all about! Now on to the giveaway!
GIVEAWAY:
Rules are simple this time!
-Must leave a comment letting us know what you think about the book trailer!
-Must leave your name and valid e-mail address!
-Must be a resident of the US or Canada!
-Giveaway ends a week from today on 10/12
-Sharing won’t gain any extra points but it is greatly appreciated!!!
