Waiting on Wednesday: Shiny Broken Pieces

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Title: Shiny Broken Things

Series: Tiny Pretty Things

Author: by Sona Charaipotra, Dhonielle Clayton 

Date Published: July 12th 2016

Publisher: Harper Collins

June, Bette, and Gigi have given their all to dance at Manhattan’s most elite ballet school. Now they are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American Ballet Company. With the stakes higher than ever, these girls have everything to lose…and no one is playing nice.

June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. However, getting what she wants might cost her everything—including the only boy she’s ever loved. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. Even if she returns, though, will she ever regain the spotlight she craves? And Gigi is not going to let Bette—or the other dancers who bullied her—go unpunished. But as revenge consumes her, Gigi may be the one who pays the price.

After years of grueling auditions, torn ribbons, and broken hearts, it all comes down to this last dance. Who will make the cut? And who will lose her dream forever?

I really want to see the madness continue, does that make me a bad person?

Top Ten Books We Enjoyed That Have Under 2000 Ratings

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish.  Each week a new top ten list is posted, and to participate all you have to do is fill in YOUR top ten for the list.

This weeks topic:

Top Ten  Books We Enjoyed That Have Under 2000 Ratings

There are a lot of hidden gems on Goodreads that don't get much recognition, here are my faves: 

Brevity  by Peggy Martinez- 40 ratings

The Baron's Lady: A Gisborne Novel by Charlotte Hawkins-44- ratings

Relic by Gretchen McNeil- 78 ratings

Between Two Kings by Olivia Longueville - 135 ratings

Vampire Origins - Project Ichorous by Riley Banks - 140 ratings

 Secret of the Sevens by Lynn Lindquist - 157 ratings

Girl Last Seen by Heather Anastasiu, Anne Greenwood Brown - 185 ratings

The Foxglove Killings by Tara Kelly -188 ratings

Other Broken Things by Christa Desir - 220 ratings

The Skylighter  by Becky Wallace - 253 ratings

Monday Book Recommendations: Take the Fall by Emily Hainsworth

Monday is the day I choose what new books I’m going to start reading but I have so many books in my To Read Pile that sometimes it’s hard to choose so I have decided that on Monday mornings I’ll recommend some  of  my favorite books.

Title: Take the Fall

Series: -

Author: Emily Hainsworth

Date Published: February 16th 2016

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

WHO KILLED GRETCHEN MEYER?

Fear grips the residents of Hidden Falls the night Sonia Feldman and her best friend, Gretchen Meyer, are attacked in the woods. Sonia was lucky to escape with her life, but Gretchen’s body is discovered at the bottom of a waterfall. Beautiful, popular, and seemingly untouchable, Gretchen can’t be gone. Even as Sonia struggles with guilt and confusion over having survived, the whole town is looking to her for information…could she have seen something that will lead the police to the killer?

At the top of the list of suspects is Gretchen’s ex-boyfriend—and Sonia’s longtime enemy—Marcus Perez. So when Marcus comes to Sonia for help clearing his name, she agrees, hoping to find evidence the police need to prove he’s the killer. But as Gretchen’s many secrets emerge and the suspects add up, Sonia feels less sure of Marcus’s involvement, and more afraid for herself. Could Marcus, the artist, the screwup, the boy she might be falling for have attacked her? Killed her best friend? And if it wasn’t him in the woods that night…who could it have been?

Another book in my murder/mystery list that I've been obsessing for a while now. The ending was pretty amazing in my humble opinion.

Stacking The Shelves (87)

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. It is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends.

June Reading Challenge Update

My first month of vacation has gone by:(  But thanks to no school I've been able to catch up on my reading. I was like two months behind in this years new releases.

The Goodreads Reading Challenge 

I kept this one at 200 books for this year and I think I'll leave it at 200

Young Adult Book Club's Quarterly Challenge #22 

I'm halfway done with this one and still have two months to finish it.

1) Read a book that is a new release published in June, July or August of 2016. 

2) Read a book whose title starts with one of the letters of the word SUMMER: Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw 

3) June 3 is Repeat Day. Re-read a book of your choosing!

4) June 23 is Pink Day. Read a book with your favourite colour on the cover!

5) June 24 is FAIRY DAY!!!!!! Read a book about fairies, fae or a fairy tale retelling: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 

6) July 1 is Canada Day! As a Canadian I'm super proud of my country and would love if you would read a book written by a Canadian author. 

7) July 2 is I Forgot Day and since I forgot to do it for the second year in a row it's belated Spring Cleaning Day! Read a book from the bottom of your TBR pile: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

8) August is Romance Awareness Month. Read a book that either had a great romance or my choice, has no romance: The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood

9) August 9 is Book Lovers Day. Read any book of your choosing or a book recommended by a friend!

10) August 27 is Franchise Appreciation Day. Read a book that is part of a series: Ruined by Amy Tintera 

Waiting on Wednesday: And I Darken by Kiersten White

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Title: And I Darken

Series: The Conquerors Saga #1

Author: Kiersten White

Date Published: July 7th 2016 

Publisher: Corgi Children's

No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwyla likes it that way.

Ever since she and her brother were abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman sultan’s courts, Lada has known that ruthlessness is the key to survival. For the lineage that makes her and her brother special also makes them targets.

Lada hones her skills as a warrior as she nurtures plans to wreak revenge on the empire that holds her captive. Then she and Radu meet the sultan’s son, Mehmed, and everything changes. Now Mehmed unwittingly stands between Lada and Radu as they transform from siblings to rivals, and the ties of love and loyalty that bind them together are stretched to breaking point.

The first of an epic new trilogy starring the ultimate anti-princess who does not have a gentle heart. Lada knows how to wield a sword, and she'll stop at nothing to keep herself and her brother alive. 

I'm not a huge fan of the cover but the blurb has me hooked:)

Top Ten Tuesday: FREEBIE WEEK

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish.  Each week a new top ten list is posted, and to participate all you have to do is fill in YOUR top ten for the list.

This week's topic:

Top Ten Books I Feel Differently About After Time Has Passed  

1) Eve by Anna Carey

 When I first read this series I absolutely loved it but after a re-read I was incredibly annoyed by it.

2) The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater

Like the option above I loved this series back in 2012 but now I couldn't make it past the first book. That being said I still love the book that centers around Cole and Isabel.

3) Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster by Dana Thomas

The first time I read this I found it quite boring but after starting college I found it incredibly interesting.

4) Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer

I will be the first person to admit that I was part of the Twilight craze but now that  I'm older I seriously don't understand why I liked those books so much.