jueves, 6 de octubre de 2016

Reading Challenge Update July-September 2016

Publicado por Lina Jiménez en 21:30 0 comentarios


Life has been absolutely hectic and if that weren't enough I lost my blogging notebook that had a bunch of my planned posts and once again I'm behind schedule on the year's new releases,  but life goes on so here is how I'm doing when it comes to the reading challenges I set for myself.

The Goodreads Reading Challenge 

I left this at 200 and I've gone over it so yay!! Plus I'm only 15 behind what I read last year so I think it's pretty safe to say that I'll surpass my 2015 reads.

Young Adult Book Club's Quarterly Challenge #22 

I barely managed to finish this one thanks to the Canadian author only to realize I had already read it but didn't know the author was canadian.

1. New Release: Order of the Wicked by Danielle Paige
2. Book that starts with the letters of the words SUMMER: Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw 
3. Re-read: Zero Day by Jan Gangsei
4. Fav Colour: Winning by Lara Deloza
5. Fairy Day:A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
6. Book Written by a Canadian author: Warrior Witch by Danielle L. Jensen
7. Spring Cleaning: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
8. Romance: The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood
9. Book Lovers:With Malice by Eileen Cook
10. Series: Ruined by Amy Tintera 

      Young Adult Book Club's Quarterly Challenge #23

New quarterly Challenge and 10 new requirements for future reads, I'm doing good so I'll probably able to finish on time

Rules:

Duration: September 1, 2016 – November 30, 2016

We are a YA Book Club, so all books should be young adult (unless otherwise noted). 

You have 3 months to read 10 YA books that satisfy following requirements:


1) Read a book that is a new release published in SeptemberOctober or November of 2016. If you have difficulties obtaining these new books, you can read a release from the same months in 2015:  

2) Read a book whose title starts with one of the letters of the word AUTUMN or FALL:

3) September 13 is Roald Dahl Day. Read a book written for children or a book you read as a child:


4) September 27 is Tourism Day. Read a book written in a foreign country or set in a foreign country:

5) October 6 is Mad Hatter Day. Read a re-telling of anything. Examples include fairy tales, classic novels, Shakespeare etc:

6) October 11 is Coming Out Day. Read a book with a LGBTQ character or that promotes or educates about LGBTQ issues:

7) Read a scary, supernatural or horror book for Halloween, October 31.

8) November is National Novel Writing Month AKA NaNoWriMo. Read whatever you want! Also let us know if you're participating in NaNoWriMo because that is super cool.:

9) November 11 is Remembrance Day. Read a historical fiction or non-fiction book:

10) November 19 is Men's Day so just to be contrary I decided we should read a book written by a female author. Another option is to read a book written by a male but with a strong, well written female protagonist:



viernes, 30 de septiembre de 2016

Weekly Book Haul (September 26th-October2nd)

Publicado por Lina Jiménez en 21:30 0 comentarios

As usual school has been interfering with my reading time and book shopping so my haul is pretty small.



martes, 27 de septiembre de 2016

Waiting on Wednesday: Brother by Ania Ahlborn

Publicado por Lina Jiménez en 21:30 0 comentarios

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


Title: Nemesis
Author:  Anna Banks
Series: Nemesis #1
Date Published: October 4th 2016 
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

From the bestselling horror author of Within These Walls and The Bird Eater comes a brand-new novel of terror that follows a teenager determined to break from his family’s unconventional—and deeply disturbing—traditions.

Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it’s served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don’t knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing as to what’s buried in the Morrows’ backyard.

But nineteen-year-old Michael Morrow isn’t like the rest of his family. He doesn’t take pleasure in the screams that echo through the trees. Michael pines for normalcy, and he’s sure that someday he’ll see the world beyond West Virginia. When he meets Alice, a pretty girl working at a record shop in the small nearby town of Dahlia, he’s immediately smitten. For a moment, he nearly forgets about the monster he’s become. But his brother, Rebel, is all too eager to remind Michael of his place… 


I've seen some positive reviews from the people that received ARC's of this, I just hope they change the cover.

domingo, 25 de septiembre de 2016

Monday Book Recommendations: With Malice by Eileen Cook

Publicado por Lina Jiménez en 21:30 0 comentarios


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.




For fans of We Were Liars and The Girl on the Train comes a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about a teenage girl who cannot remember the last six weeks of her life. 

Eighteen-year-old Jill Charron's senior trip to Italy was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. And then the accident happened. Waking up in a hospital room, her leg in a cast, stitches in her face, and a big blank canvas where the last 6 weeks should be, Jill comes to discover she was involved in a fatal accident in her travels abroad. She was jetted home by her affluent father in order to receive quality care. Care that includes a lawyer. And a press team. Because maybe the accident...wasn't an accident. Wondering not just what happened but what she did, Jill tries to piece together the events of the past six weeks before she loses her thin hold on her once-perfect life.


Eileen Cook has never disappointed me with her books and this was no exception.

martes, 20 de septiembre de 2016

Waiting on Wednesday: Bright Smoke, Cold Fire (Untitled #1) by Rosamund Hodge

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


Title: Bright Smoke, Cold Fire 
Series: Untitled #1
Author: Rosamund Hodge
Date Published: September 27th 2016 
Publisher:  Balzer + Bray
When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched.

The heirs of the city’s most powerful—and warring—families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou share a love deeper than duty, honor, even life itself. But the magic laid on Juliet at birth compels her to punish the enemies of her clan—and Romeo has just killed her cousin Tybalt. Which means he must die.

Paris Catresou has always wanted to serve his family by guarding Juliet. But when his ward tries to escape her fate, magic goes terribly wrong—killing her and leaving Paris bound to Romeo. If he wants to discover the truth of what happened, Paris must delve deep into the city, ally with his worst enemy . . . and perhaps turn against his own clan.

Mahyanai Runajo just wants to protect her city—but she’s the only one who believes it’s in peril. In her desperate hunt for information, she accidentally pulls Juliet from the mouth of death—and finds herself bound to the bitter, angry girl. Runajo quickly discovers Juliet might be the one person who can help her recover the secret to saving Viyara.

Both pairs will find friendship where they least expect it. Both will find that Viyara holds more secrets and dangers than anyone ever expected. And outside the walls, death is waiting. . . 



I love Rosamund Hodge writing style plus I'm looking for new series to start.

lunes, 19 de septiembre de 2016

10 songs I love

Publicado por Lina Jiménez en 21:30 0 comentarios



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 Songs that I love

1) As long as you love me by The Backstreet Boys

This has been my favorite song since I'm 4 years old and it's still in my top 25 most played songs.

2) Shut up and Dance by Walk the Moon

My brother and I played this on a loop during our trip to New York to recharge our energy.

3) Say you love me by Jesse Ware

I love the lyrics of the song.

4) Sunday Girl by Florrie Arnold

I heard this song in some perfume commercial and became obessed with it.

5) Explosive by Bond

This is my get pumped song, so I can prepare myself to face the day

6) Never let you go by Jakaranda

This is due to the scene in Parent Trap when Lindsey Lohan goes to her mom's studio to take pictures.

7) As the World Falls Down by David Bowie

I loved the ball scene in the movie labyrinth and the song just amazing.

domingo, 18 de septiembre de 2016

Monday Book Recommendations: Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten

Publicado por Lina Jiménez en 21:30 0 comentarios

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: Beware That Girl

Series: - 
Author: Teresa Toten
Date Published: May 31st 2016
Publisher: Delacorte Press

For fans of We Were Liars, The Girl on the Train, and Gone Girl, this powerful psychological thriller with multiple mysteries is set against the backdrop of the megawealthy elite of New York City. Toten delves into the mesmerizing yet dysfunctional world of those who manipulate but seem ever so charming. With its gripping pace and Hitchcockian twists, Beware That Girl will keep readers guessing until the very last line.


The Haves. The Have-Nots. Kate O’Brien appears to be a Have-Not. Her whole life has been a series of setbacks she’s had to snake her way out of—some more sinister than others. But she’s determined to change that. She’s book smart. She’s street-smart. Oh, and she’s also a masterful liar.

As the scholarship student at the Waverly School in NYC, Kate has her work cut out for her: her plan is to climb the social ladder and land a spot at Yale. She’s already found her “people” among the senior class “it” girls—specifically in the cosseted, mega-wealthy yet deeply damaged Olivia Sumner. As for Olivia, she considers Kate the best friend she’s always needed, the sister she never had. 

When the handsome and whip-smart Mark Redkin joins the Waverly administration, he immediately charms his way into the faculty’s and students’ lives—becoming especially close to Olivia, a fact she’s intent on keeping to herself. It becomes increasingly obvious that Redkin poses a threat to Kate, too, in a way she can’t reveal—and can’t afford to ignore. How close can Kate and Olivia get to Mark without having to share their dark pasts? 


When I started to  read this I was expecting some Gossip Girl type of book and this certainly wasn't it. I was pretty pleased with it.

 

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