Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Waiting on Wednesdays #7

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly Meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. Book bloggers present upcoming books they can’t wait to read and share their enthusiasm about new releases.

What we're waiting for this week:

The Dead of Night (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 3) by Peter LerangisBook Description from Amazon:

The third book in the CAHILLS VS. VESPERS series, the follow up to the worldwide bestseller THE 39 CLUES.

The Vespers have crossed a line. Amy and Dan were devastated when the Vespers kidnapped seven Cahills around the world, holding them hostage until Amy and Dan delivered an impossible ransom. But at least the hostages were Cahills - members of the world's most powerful family, trained to face all odds.
Now the Vespers have gone too far. They've kidnapped Atticus, an innocent 11 year old boy and Dan's only friend. Now Dan and Amy are in the struggle of their lives. Because if they can't outwit the Vespers, the unthinkable will happen . . . Atticus will die.

Whale Unveil: Black City by Elizabeth Richards

Black City by Elizabeth Richards
Add to your shelves: Goodreads
Visit Website


Expected Publication: November 13, 2012 by G.P Putnam's Sons BYR
Book Description:
A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war. In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable--they fall in love. Bonded by a mysterious connection that causes Ash's long-dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if they're caught, they'll be executed--but their feelings are too strong. When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make hard choices that could result in both their deaths.
Elizabeth Richards author of Black City

1. Tell us a little about yourself?
Well, I think it's safe to say my passion in life is writing! I've always wanted to be an author, even as a little girl, and so it's a dream come true to be revealing the cover of BLACK CITY on your blog today! Before becoming an author, I was a journalist, and spent a few years reviewing videogames for a living (yes, people actually paid me to play games all day!), which was a lot of fun. I then briefly moved into travel writing, editing a short breaks and cruise magazine, but I fear that career was pretty much doomed from the start since I'm terrible at geography and suffer from awful sea sickness (not so good when you've got to spend 16 days at sea reviewing a ship). More recently I've worked as a website editor, and for about a year ran my own successful lifestyle magazine for teen girls, which was great fun! I basically got to interview my favourite bands and blagged loads of free swag, and had a blast. It's been a varied and enjoyable few years, that's for sure.

2. What inspired you to write YA Post-Apocalyptic Love Story?
I have to confess, BLACK CITY didn't start life as a post-apocalyptic tale. It was originally a paranormal romance set in contemporary Britain, but over a period of a year the story evolved, as I knew it wasn't right. Sometimes you have an idea in your head about how your book is going to be, and then your characters start whispering to you, telling you this isn't their story. And so I did some serious revisions, and - well, it became BLACK CITY! This was the story I was meant to tell, and I'm really thrilled to be sharing it with the world!  

3. Favorite Starbucks drink? 
Classic hot chocolate with a shot of mint, mmmmm


You want a First Chapter Sneak Peak? 
Do you want to win an ARC and a chance to win a sketch photograph of the main characters made by the author herself?

Whale Giveaway: Black City ARC by Elizabeth Richards (International)

Black City by Elizabeth Richards

Book description from Goodreads:
A dark and tender postapocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war

In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable—they fall in love. Bonded by a mysterious connection, that causes Ash’s long dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if they’re caught they’ll be executed—but their feelings are too strong. When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make hard choices that could result in both their deaths.

One lucky winner will win a ARC of  "Black City" and a chance to win a sketch photograph of the main characters made by the author herself. 
Special Thanks to Penguin Books for Young Readers 

Congrats to Penelope Plessas!! 

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Review ARC: Guardian (Creepy Hollow #1) by Rachel Morgan

                     
Title: Guardian (Creepy Hollow #1)
Author: Rachel Morgan
Published: March 5, 2012
ARC given by the author
Book Description:
1. Receive assignment. 
2. Save a life. 
3. Sleep. 
4. Repeat. 
Protecting humans from dangerous magical creatures is all in a day’s work for a faerie training to be a guardian. Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale knows this better than anyone—she’s about to become the best guardian the Guild has seen in years. That is, until one of her assignments—a human boy who shouldn’t even be able to see her—follows her into the fae realm. Now she’s broken Guild Law, a crime that could lead to her expulsion. 
The last thing Vi wants to do is spend any more time with the boy who got her into this mess, but the Guild requires that she return Nate to his home and make him forget everything he’s discovered of the fae realm. Easy, right? But Nate and Vi are about to land themselves in even bigger trouble—and it’ll take all Vi’s training to get them out alive.
Add to book shelves: Goodreads
Visit Rachel Morgan


Whale Notes: #5


This quote made me smile :D



Monday, February 27, 2012

Review ARC: Breathless by Cole Gibsen

Title: Breathless
Author: Cole Gibsen
Published: March 27th, 2012 by Crescent Moon
ARC given by the author
Book Description:
Obituary-reading emo girl Edith Small is broken - the end result of forcing herself inside a mold that doesn't fit. All she wants is to conform to her strict sergeant stepfather's rules long enough to make it to graduation day. 
But a boat accident threatens to unravel the life Edith has worked so hard to keep. After waking up in a hospital with a lacerated shoulder, Edith fakes amnesia. Because admitting she received her injuries from a blue-haired girl who breathes underwater is all the reason Sir needs to send Edith on the first bus to military school. 
Safe at home, Edith struggles to put the nightmare behind her. But the mysterious creatures that live in the ocean aren't about to let her forget. 
After meeting Bastin - a strange boy with silver hair and black eyes - on a secluded dock, Edith learns about the war raging undersea to end human existence. A war that Edith, unwittingly, has become the key to winning. 
In a world where death is an ever-present shadow and motives are as dark as the bottom of the ocean, Edith must decide if her life is worth risking for a love that can't survive past the shore.



Friday, February 24, 2012

Whale Unveil: Alibi Series by Annie Milles

         Alibi Series by Annie Miles
       Add to your shelves: Goodreads
 Check out the whole Series here: twistliterary

The covers are gorgeous! We are excited to read it.

Review: Article 5 (Article 5 #1) by Kristen Simmons

Title: Article 5 (Article 5 #1)
Author: Kristen Simmons
Published: Jan 31st 2012 by Tor Teen
Book Description:
New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned.
The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes.
There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back.
Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren’t always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it’s hard for her to forget that people weren’t always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It’s hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.
Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow. 
That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings…the only boy Ember has ever loved.


Review: Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices # 2) by Cassandra Clare


Title: Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices #2)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Published: Dec 6th 2011 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
Book Description:
In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends.
With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister's war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move and that one of their own has betrayed them.
Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, though her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will; the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?
As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.

Whale Notes #4


Yay! I bought myself a paperback book today! It's been such a long time since I bought one again since I mostly read ebooks in my kindle. Now I'll have to find a space for this one on my shelves. I can't wait to read this! :D

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #6

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

The book we're waiting for this week is:
Taste by Kate Evangelista
Expected Publication: TBA by Crescent Moon Press
Book Description from Goodreads:
At Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable. He warns her to stay away from his dangerous world of flesh eaters. Unfortunately, the gorgeous and playful Luka has other plans.

When Phoenix is caught between her physical and her emotional attraction, she becomes the keeper of a deadly secret that will rock the foundations of an ancient civilization living beneath Barinkoff Academy. Phoenix doesn’t realize until it is too late that the closer she gets to both Demitri and Luka the more she is plunging them all into a centuries old feud.



You can read the Excerpt HERE
I wanted to read this because first of all, it's a YA book written by a fellow Filipina like myself, and the blurb sounds interesting. It kinda reminded me of the Vampire Knight manga/anime which I loved. I hope I won't be disappointed with it :D
How about you guys? What are you waiting for this week?

Review: The Other Life (The Other Life #1) by Susanne Winnacker

Title: The Other Life (The Other Life #1)
Author: Susanne Winnacker
Published: February 1st 2012 by Usborne
Book Description:

3 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days since I’d seen daylight. One-fifth of my life. 98,409,602 seconds since the heavy, steel door had fallen shut and sealed us off from the world

Sherry has lived with her family in a sealed bunker since things went wrong up above. But when they run out of food, Sherry and her dad must venture outside. There they find a world of devastation, desolation...and the Weepers: savage, mutant killers.

When Sherry's dad is snatched, she joins forces with gorgeous but troubled Joshua - an Avenger, determined to destroy the Weepers.

But can Sherry keep her family and Joshua safe, when his desire for vengeance threatens them all?

Monday, February 20, 2012

Series Review: Pendragon Series (1-10) by D.J MacHale


Title: Pendragon Series ( 1-10)
Author: D.J MacHale
Published: 2002-2009 by Aladdin
Book Description:


Imagine what it would be like to discover you aren’t the person you thought you were.
Bobby Pendragon was living the life of a normal 14 year old guy, until his Uncle Press appeared with a mission: protect all of time and space from a demon named Saint Dane, a cold-blooded villain who wants nothing less than the dismantling of  humanity. The only force standing in Saint Dane’s way is a mysterious group of people called Travelers, and Bobby is surprised to discover that he is one of them.The amazing truth behind this battle for time and space gradually unravels  for Bobby over the course of the Pendragon books. Along the way, he encounters the kind of nail-biting, hairy adventures that he used to love to watch in the movies, but finds that in his new life, they  could not be more real.

Whale Unveil: Taste by Kate Evangelista

                         Taste by Kate Evangelista
                             Link here Goodreads
                          
 We can't wait to read this book, the blurb sounds so interesting and the cover is mesmerizing!


Friday, February 17, 2012

Review: 39 Clues: Cahills vs Vespers #2 A King's Ransom by Jude Watson


Title: A King's Ransom ( 39  Clues: Cahill vs Vespers #2)
Author: Jude Watson
Published: December 6th 2011 by Scholastic Press
Book Description:

Amy and Dan are in a race for their lives . . . and the enemy may be even closer than they think. 
When seven members of their family were kidnapped by a sinister organization known as the Vespers, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, vowed they'd stop at nothing to bring the hostages home. But then the ransom comes in and the Vespers demand the impossible. Amy and Dan have just days to track down and steal an ancient map. The only catch? No one has seen the map for half a century.

Now Amy and Dan are on a desperate search that will lead them to the Nazis, spies, a mad king and some of history's dirtiest secrets. It's the race of their lives . . . and one misstep will mean certain death for the hostages

Whale Giveaways! The Deepest Cut and The Haunted by J.A Templeton

Miss Templeton was kind enough to give away ebook copies of books 1 & 2 of her The Mackinnon Curse series! The ebooks will be given to ONE lucky winner! So what are you waiting for? Join the giveaway now! :D

              OUR REVIEW HERE                     OUR REVIEW HERE


THE WINNER IS NATASHA ! CONGRATS!!


An interviewed  with J.A Templeton can be found here :D
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Interview with Author: J.A Templeton

Interview with Young Adult Author: J.A Templeton
The Author behind the MacKinnon Curse Series



   1.     Tell us a little about yourself? I always loved to read. As a kid I devoured everything I could get my hands on.  I enjoyed escaping to other worlds/places, living in someone else’s skin…for at least a little while.  When I was pregnant with my first child I found romance novels.  I was addicted to the genre, and I started writing my own stories.  In the late 90’s I found young adult novels again. I enjoyed the voices of those characters, and I wrote a novel…that stayed in a file for years.  I published twenty romance novels before publishing my first YA romance.  I love the genre, and now I’m hooked.  Aside from writing and reading, I love history and research, traveling and riding motorcycles with my hubby, who I’ve been with since I was fourteen and he was eighteen. 

   2.    Books you currently have on your shelf? EXISTENCE by Abbi Glines, ANGELFALL by Susan Ee, SWEAR by Nina Malkin, ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD by Kendare Blake, SLUMBER by Samantha Young, UNEARTHLY by Cynthia Hand.

   3.    What inspired you to write YA Paranormal Romance?  As I mentioned above, I’ve been intrigued by YA novels since the late 90’s.  Over the years, and while writing adult romance, I found the paranormal genre and loved writing it.  Seemed like YA and paranormal romance was the perfect combo for my writing.

   4.    Who is your favorite character from your books? That’s such a tough question!   I’d have to say Riley, because I’m living her life as I’m writing from her perspective.  Though I do have a soft spot for Shane…and Milo as well.  See, I can’t pick favorites!  Actually, I’ve come to love most of the characters in The MacKinnon Curse series.     

   5.    Favorite scene/s?  In The Deepest Cut there’s a scene between Shane and Riley, where he confronts her about her cutting.  It was a tough scene to write, but one that was incredibly gratifying.  Strangely, I enjoyed writing most of the creepy scenes with Laria.

   6.    Who would you cast for the leading roles, if your books were being made into a movie? Britt Robinson or AnnaSophia Robb for Riley.  Ian/Kade—does Henry Cavill, Kevin Zegers, or Ben Barnes have any younger brothers? I wrote the book so many years ago, and now all the actors that would have worked for Ian/Kade are pushing thirty.  Who knows, maybe they could play younger?  I’m wondering—who do you think would make a great Ian/Kade?

   7.    Can you give us a sneak peak about what will happen in The Departed (MacKinnon Curse #3)?  I’m actually finding out as I go along.  Normally I’ll plot a book out, but this one only has a skeleton outline and I’ve veering from that outline by the day…so let’s just say the book is surprising me in a lot of ways.  Riley is coming into her own and claiming her abilities.  And Laria—well, we’ll just have to see what happens…  How’s that for being vague!

For more about J.A Templeton and her booksjatempleton.com or  Goodreads

Follow Friday #4

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Its a way to get out there and meet new bloggers and discover new blogs.
This weeks featured blog is Beefcake and Babes!

Q. I like unique name for characters and am looking forward to coming up with some when I start writing. What's the most unique character name you've come across? 

A: I really love it when I come across novels with characters with unique names! So far, the most unique name I remember is Roar from Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. When he was first introduced in the book, Perry shouted "Roar!" and I thought he's only mimicking an animal or something, but it turned out that he was actually calling someone! Now that took me by surprise! :D

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Whale Unveil: Gravity (The Taking #1) by Melissa West

             Gravity (The Taking #1) by Melissa West
                                      Link here: Goodreads

  We are excited for this book to come out. Another book to look out for Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopic lovers!


Review: Fracture by Megan Miranda




Title: Fracture
Author: Megan Miranda
Published: Jan 17th 2012 by Walker Childrens
Book Description:
Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it? 

Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening? 

For fans of best-sellers like Before I Fall and If I Stay, this is a fascinating and heart-rending story about love and friendship and the fine line between life and death



*Spoiler Alert*

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Review: Pure (Pure #1) by Julianna Baggot


Title: Pure (Pure #1)
Author: Julianna Baggott
Published: February 8th 2012 by Grand Central Publishing
Arc taken from netgalley

Book Description:

Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet, she thinks about what is lost--how the world went from amusement parks, movie theaters, birthday parties, fathers and mothers . . . to ash and dust, scars, permanent burns, and fused, damaged bodies.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Review: Beautifully Broken (Spellbound #1) by Sherry Soule




Title: Beautifully Broken (Spellbound #1)
Author: Sherry Soule
Published: August 30th 2011 by Moonlight Publishing
Book Description:
They say every town has its secrets, but that doesn’t even begin to describe Whispering Pines. The townsfolk are a superstitious lot and the mystical disappearance of a local teen has everyone murmuring about a centuries old witch’s curse. 
Sixteen-year-old Shiloh Ravenwolf is a heritage witch from the Broussard family, a family both destined and cursed. When she takes a summer job at Ravenhurst Manor, she discovers a ghost with an agenda. That’s where she meets the new town hottie, Trent Donovan, and immediately becomes spellbound by his charms. Yet she is determined to discover the connection between them before it’s too late. 
Finally, Shiloh's met someone who is supercute and totally into her, but Trent may be the next victim on the supernatural hit list. And Shiloh is the only person with the power to save him. Complicated much? 
It sucks to have a destiny, especially since Shiloh would rather spend her summer being a normal girl who worries about clothes and boys, not the supernatural. But she’s never been 
normal and the stranger things become the more her own magical senses awaken. 

With cryptic messages from a pesky wraith, she will begin to understand the mysterious significance of the strange mark branded on her wrist, and decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to protect the other teenagers in town. 

Unfortunately, for Shiloh, not all ghosts want help crossing over. Some want vengeance

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Trailer Monday: Honalee by Amanda Hocking

By: Amanda Hocking
Book Decription:
  In the small midwestern town of Honalee, Hazel Panning and her best friend Molly Novak are determined to get through her sophomore year in one piece, despite the vicious cheerleaders and Hazel's ridiculous crush on Landon Hooper. 

Life gets more complicated when Hazel realizes that she has a penchant for sorcery, like her aunt. Her plans to stay under the radar take a detour when she and Molly stand up for themselves, and Hazel gets the courage to act on her feelings for Landon. 
Hazel discovers that the sleepy town of Honalee isn't so sleepy, and magic doesn't make high school easier.  
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