April Wrap-Up!

April was a pretty good reading month, especially considering that I had been reading really slow this past couple of months. I doubt I can keep this pace in May because Finals are coming (Kill me now.) but I hope I can at least finish with the couple of books I got halfway though in April :)

Books Read

Clockwork Princess (Infernal Devices, Book 3) by Cassandra Clare

Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles, Book 2) by Marissa Meyer

Stolen by Lucy Christopher

Everblue by Brenda Pandos (DNF)

Uses For Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt

All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen

Books that I'm still halfway through

The Diviners (The Diviners, Book 1) by Liba Bray 

Walking Disaster (Beautiful, Book 2) by Jamie McGuire

Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, Book 1) by Jamie McGuire (re-read)


Let me know in the comments what books did you read this April, or if you have a blog post leave me a link :D

Book Haul (46)

Books Mentioned

Starglass

The Rules for Disappearing

The Miserable Mill

City of Fallen Angels

Graceling

What did you got this week?

Book Haul (45)

There is no intro song because I'm to lazy to adjust it to my new resolution.... so yeah...

Books Mentioned 

*Every Day by David Levithan
* Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 
*The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 
*Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo
*172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad
*Easy by Tammara Webber
*Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Let me know what YOU got this week :)

Waiting On Wednesday (24)

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I'm Waiting On...

Summary:
You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand…

Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town…until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more? Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery...who makes you want to kiss back. Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.

Blending faded decadence and the thrilling dread of gothic horror, April Genevieve Tucholke weaves a dreamy, twisting contemporary romance, as gorgeously told as it is terrifying—a debut to watch.

Expected publication: August 20th 2013

Why?

Oh dear God I cannot wait for the release of this one! First, the Cover! second, that summary! I want, like NOW.

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Waiting On Wednesday (23)

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I'm Waiting On...

Summary:
She’s been six different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she’s been transplanted to rural Louisiana, she has decided that this fake identity will be her last.

Witness Protection has taken nearly everything from her. But for now, they’ve given her a new name, Megan Rose Jones, and a horrible hair color. For the past eight months, Meg has begged her father to answer one question: What on earth did he do – or see – that landed them in this god-awful mess? Meg has just about had it with all the Suits’ rules — and her dad’s silence. If he won’t help, it’s time she got some answers for herself.

But Meg isn’t counting on Ethan Landry, an adorable Louisiana farm boy who’s too smart for his own good. He knows Meg is hiding something big. And it just might get both of them killed. As they embark on a perilous journey to free her family once and for all, Meg discovers that there’s only one rule that really matters — survival.

Expected publication: May 14th 2013

Why?

I really like the premise and it sounds like something I would really enjoy. A mix of contemporary and mystery and I really hope it is as good as it sounds :)

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What are you waiting on?

Book Haul (44)

Books Mentioned:

*Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

*First Comes Love by Katie Kacvinsky

* Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt

* Out of The Easy by Ruta Sepetys 

Picture Perfect - Alessandra Thomas

Picture Perfect by Alessandra Thomas
Date Released: Published March 26th 2013
Format: ARC
Date Read:  Read from March 22, 2013
Source: Author

Summary:
Fashion design major Cat Mitchell has a closet full of gorgeous clothes - and not a single thing fits. After two years of runway modeling for easy cash, an accident shattered her lower leg bone and her self-esteem in just one swift fall. Ten months of no exercise, prescription steroids, comfort eating and yoga pants meant returning to campus as a size twelve instead of her former size two. 


When her gorgeous long-time friend with benefits sees her for the first time after her accident and snubs her in front of all her friends, Cat’s self-image hits rock bottom. Her sorority sisters all insist that she looks gorgeous, but all Cat sees is the roll of her stomach when she sits down, or the dimpling at the back of her thighs that wasn't there last year. Cat’s therapist prescribes something radical to stop the downward spiral - nude modeling for a nearby college's human form drawing classes. 


When Cat faces her fears and bares it all for the class, she realizes that she's posing naked in front the most gorgeous, buffest guy she's ever seen in her life. He asks her out after the class, and after one steamy night together, Cat's absolutely smitten.


Nate’s pretty close to perfect – he takes Cat rock climbing when he discovers that it makes her feel strong and becomes a great chef after he learns that the perfect pesto sauce makes her swoon. Cat starts to feel like her old self again - confident and beautiful - as long as Nate's around. Even when he discourages her from entering the Real Woman Project, a design competition for plus-sized apparel, she reasons that he's just trying to prevent old body image wounds from splitting wide open again.


But when Cat goes home with Nate for Thanksgiving, she discovers something shocking from his recent past that proves that he hasn’t always been so encouraging of women of all shapes and sizes. Cat has no idea what to think, but she does know one thing - this might destroy their relationship before it's even had a chance to get off the ground. 


Before Cat can figure out whether the real Nate is the sensitive, adoring guy she fell in love with, or an undercover asshole, she'll have to finally feel comfortable in her own skin - even if it means leaving him forever.

(This book contains sex and adult language.)

From Goodreads

My Review:

Picture Perfect was an excellent story, I loved it so so much. When I first read the summary I just knew I had to read that book- had too. When I finally got the book I have to admit that I was actually worried that I wouldn't like it, it sounded like something just too good for me, it's the kind of story I would like to read more ofter, and I was constantly waiting for things to just start going downhill - yeah, such a pessimist.

I am very very Happy to announce that the book didn't went downhill; of course there was conflict, but it was never tedious, or too cliche, and I just loved it! Cat was such an easy character to relate too, because everyone, yes I am daring to say that absolutely everyone has ever had some self-image problems, maybe it's just one day that you stepped out of bed with the wrong foot, but we've all been there. Cat is a girl that for the first time in her life has been there, and it's a bit heartbreaking to see her go through those low moments, especially because personally, I've been there, I've done that and I got the T-shirts. Bottom line is that it was incredibly easy to place myself in the role of Cat, and to sympathize with her and cheer for her.

Nate was just.. *sigh* Nate. If he looks half as good as I pictured him then I will send him a note saying 'Congrats on your face' and one to his parents telling them that they did something good there.

The only, let's say "flaw" with the novel, is that I wish it had been longer in certain parts. Like when Cat goes to therapy, I would have liked to see a much slower process on how she's getting help. Also when she discovers the shocking thing about Nate, I would have like to know more about that situation and the old Nate.

Apart from that it was perfect. 5 stars, loved it, read it, recommend it to: Everyone. Such a good book.

Picture Perfect
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Author Bio:

Alessandra Thomas is a New Adult writer who swears she was in her twenties yesterday. Since she's not, she spends her time looking back on her college years fondly, and writing sexy stories about guys and
girls falling in love and really living life for the first time. When she's not writing, you can find her with a spoonful of ice cream in one hand and the newest New Adult release in the other.

Waiting On Wednesday (22)

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I'm Waiting On...

 Summary:
I looked down at the paper, still touching the tip of my shoe. I reached for it, flipping the page over to look.

Scrawls of ink outlined a drawing of a girl lying on a bench.

A sick feeling started to twist in my stomach, like motion sickness.

And then the girl in the drawing turned her head, and her inky eyes glared straight into mine.

On the heels of a family tragedy, the last thing Katie Greene wants to do is move halfway across the world. Stuck with her aunt in Shizuoka, Japan, Katie feels lost. Alone. She doesn’t know the language, she can barely hold a pair of chopsticks, and she can’t seem to get the hang of taking her shoes off whenever she enters a building.

Then there’s gorgeous but aloof Tomohiro, star of the school’s kendo team. How did he really get the scar on his arm? Katie isn’t prepared for the answer. But when she sees the things he draws start moving, there’s no denying the truth: Tomo has a connection to the ancient gods of Japan, and being near Katie is causing his abilities to spiral out of control. If the wrong people notice, they'll both be targets.

Katie never wanted to move to Japan—now she may not make it out of the country alive.

Expected publication: June 25th 2013

Why?

I think there's a movie similar to this story, where the things the kid draws come to life, and if I do remember well I enjoyed that movie so I really hope I like this book as well. I really like the cover, so here's hoping it's as good as it sounds.

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Catching Jordan Read-a-Long Pages 211 - 281

 

Catching Jordan Discussion, Pages  211 - 281

*SPOILERS* (duh)

I have to say I was really really surprised with the ending of Catching Jordan (meaning the last 70 pages) And by surprised I do not mean that there was a huge spin, it was fairly predictable, but I had practically lost hope with it and was expecting this huge downhill event that would make me want to throw it against the wall before things got fixed. No, that was not the case, after the first three part is slowly started to redeem itself. Jordan started to come to her senses and it wasn't horribly torturous to watch, I actually enjoyed it and I was very satisfied with how things ended. 

I did not love it. I liked it. But I liked it enough to try another of Kenneally's books.

General Thoughts?

I was slightly bothered by how quick things seemed to happen. One minute there was one thing and then another, with how Ty's relationship goes, how it ends, supposedly deep conversations in which I should've felt sad for Jordan, but it all happened so fast that I had no opportunity to actually feel sad. She would start crying and 5 lines later she was all good again! Or like when she looses her virginity, I take it that it wasn't supposed to be a big deal, that the author tried to make it more... like a normal event? I don't know, I just think there could have been better ways to show that 'no big deal' feeling. 

It was a good story, but I think the writing could have been better, and would have helped  A LOT to improve the story.

To anyone who has read Catching Jordan, Yay or Nay :P?