Hello loverlies! It’s the end of the fifth month of the 2013 SC! We’re almost halfway through, can you believe it? How did you all do?! Sadly, I only read one this month: I put my link in the linky widget, feel free to link add your sequel reviews for the month :) *If you have more than one to enter, just refresh the page to enter a new link.
The Last Academy by Anne Applegate Published by Point (4.30.2013)eARC, 320 pages Source: NetGalley (for tour) Goodreads What is this prep school preparing them for? Camden Fisher arrives at boarding school haunted by a falling-out with her best friend back home. But the manicured grounds of Lethe Academy are like nothing Cam has ever known. There are gorgeous, preppy boys wielding tennis rackets, and circles of girls with secrets to spare. Only . . . something is not quite right. […]
After seeing all the glowing reviews for this book, I was sure I was going to love it; yet at the same time, afraid I wouldn’t. But love it I did! I usually feel kinda blah about alien stories, but this was one of the best ones I’ve ever read! I was hooked right from the very first chapter with the owl, which reminded me of the movie The Fourth Kind (only way, waaaay better). Rick Yancey’s prose is engaging […]
I started this feature here at ASR in order to know your fellow bloggers a little better! If you are interested in being featured please fill out the form. Meet Lexxie!Lexxie is 42, lives in Switzerland, but is originally from Norway! How long have you been blogging? What made you want to start a book blog? I started blogging on June 2nd 2012 – I loved reading other people’s blogs, and just asked myself – why not me? I read lots […]
“Often it is the choices that seem inconsequential that uproot us.” I love books that make you think. And Parallel was definitely one of those books! To be honest, my enjoyment of this book didn’t come from the characters, or the prose, but from the idea of it. The concept of a parallel universe is mind boggling – even more so when two realities collide and intertwine. The story was told from alternating points of view: Abby’s perspective in the present, […]
This is my replacement for IMM. For Review:PODs by Michelle Pickett (hated it, see my review HERE) Bought:The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (loved it, review coming Wednesday)Falling Kingdoms by Morgan RhodesLegend by Marie Lu (see my review HERE) Gifted:Touch by Jus Accardo, signed**HUGE thanks to Grace @ Books of Love for getting it signed for me! *glomps Grace* Won:Every Other Day and Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes**Thank so much to Justin @ Justin’s Book Blog for hosting […]