February 14, 2011

Valentines Day Reads

As today is Valentines Day, enjoy reading some romance novels (or not), here is a recap of some great romantic / possibly comedy books that have been reviewed and some that have reviews coming soon...


Already Reviewed Awesome Books 

Kisses for Lula by Samantha Mckintosh
 
Matched by Ally Condie

The Serious Kiss by Mary Hogan

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

The Kiss series by Luisa Plaja

Lament by Maggie Stievfater

The Other Countess by Eve Edwards

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

The Mediator series by Meg Cabot

Tremendous reviews coming soon!
Across the Universe by Beth Revis

A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris—until she meets Étienne St. Claire: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home.
As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near-misses end with the French kiss Anna—and readers—have long awaited?

Dash & Lily's book of Dares Rachel Cohn & David Leviathian

“I’ve left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”

So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

 

February 13, 2011

Day before Valentines Day - Read-a-Palooza

Leading up to Valentines day, I will review or remind you of one book each day that you can read to get in the mood for Valentines Day.

Today, there are many reads for you to enjoy for the day before the Big Day!


Kisses for Lula by Samantha Mckintosh
Can Lula defeat the curse and finally get her first kiss?
 
Matched by Ally Condie
In a time where everything is decided for you, can Cassia overcome the dictatorship of her society and fall in love?

The Serious Kiss by Mary Hogan
Libby Madrigal and her best friend promised that they would each get one serious kiss before they turn fifteen; when Libby is just starting to make progress, her parents move the whole family. To a retirement home no less! Can Libby survive the madcap drama and still get her serious kiss?

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Keenan, the king of the Summer faeries needs a queen. Aislinn isn't to let the faeries know that she sees them. But Keenan is trying to save summer before it ends, but can he persuade Aislinn in time?

The Kiss series by Luisa Plaja
When nerd Jo moves to the US, she automatically feels unaccepted; isolated from her friends, with no one to talk to. When the door to popularity opens, will she follow it, even though she might not want to? The choice is hers, To Kiss or Not To Kiss.

    Have fun reading; your fellow book nerd,

    Isme
    The Book Slooth

    February 11, 2011

    3 Days to Valentine's Day - Book 3 - Lament

    Leading up to Valentines day, I will review or remind you of one book each day that you can read to get in the mood for Valentines Day.

    New novel by best-selling author Maggie Stievfater (Shiver, Linger) comes a dreamlike love story that you will love.
     
    Click here to read the review...

    Lament by Maggie Stievfater

    New novel by best-selling author Maggie Stievfater (Shiver, Linger) comes a dreamlike love story that you will love.


    Deidre Monahaghn is just a reserved, harp-playing prodigy. But when a mystifying guy named Luke befriends her, Dee can't help but fall for him. But something is off about him, something's strange, out of the ordinary. Dee's becoming a Cloverhand, someone who can see fairies & Luke is somehow tied into the equation in a deadly way. Can Dee figure out what it is before it is too late?


    I really enjoyed reading Lament, the writing was detailed, yet easy to understand and not convoluted. 
    I thought the  idea of learning to see fairies instead of being born with a 'magical gift' was an interesting and enjoyable alternative from the usual 'gifted at birth'.

    Filled with sassy, hillarious one-liners, Lament has comedic characters as well as serious characters that provide a good balance between comedy, romance, fantasy and real life.
     I highly reccomend Lament for fans of Maggie Stievfater, or girls aged 13-16.

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    February 10, 2011

    4 Days to Valentines Day - book 2: The Other Countess

    Leading up to Valentines day, I will review or remind you of one book each day that you can read to get in the mood for Valentines Day.

    A Love story in Tudor England is just the right setting for a romance that will  keep you up at night.

     click here to read the review

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