November 2012 ~ Well Read Novel

Friday, November 30, 2012

November Wrap Up/ December TBR List

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Books that I read in November

Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin

Here's the list for December

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Speechless by Hannah Harrington

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Darkness before Dawn by J.A. London

to finish:

The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
&
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr

What happened in November, I don't know. I only read one book.... ':}

Wishlist Wednesday & Waiting on Wednesday 11/28/12

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Wishlist Wednesday, hosted by Dani at Pen to Paper & Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine to post books that you have been really wanting for a long time.

Title: Orleans

Author: Sherri L. Smith

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Release Date: 03/07/13

First came the storms.

Then came the Fever.

And the Wall.

After a string of devastating hurricanes and a severe outbreak of Delta Fever, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined. Years later, residents of the Outer States are under the assumption that life in the Delta is all but extinct… but in reality, a new primitive society has been born.

Fen de la Guerre is living with the O-Positive blood tribe in the Delta when they are ambushed. Left with her tribe leader’s newborn, Fen is determined to get the baby to a better life over the wall before her blood becomes tainted. Fen meets Daniel, a scientist from the Outer States who has snuck into the Delta illegally. Brought together by chance, kept together by danger, Fen and Daniel navigate the wasteland of Orleans. In the end, they are each other’s last hope for survival.

Sherri L. Smith delivers an expertly crafted story about a fierce heroine whose powerful voice and firm determination will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

Why I need it:

Another dystopian, I know I can't help it, lol. Just a couple of words made me want to read it, fight for survival and quarantined. The cover is pretty amazing too. The people on Goodreads who have read it have given it 4 out of 5 stars.

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Top Ten Tuesday and Teaser Tuesday 11/27/12

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke & The Bookish

Top Ten Books Most Anticipated Books for 2013!:

1) Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer

I absolutely loved Cinder and can not wait for this one!

2) Taken (Taken #1) by Erin Bowman

This sounds and looks amaaaziing!

3) Shadowlands by Kate Brian

4) The Essence (The Pledge #2) by Kimberly Derting

5) Level 2 (The Memory Chronicles, #1) by Lenore Appelhans

6) My Chemical Mountain by Corina Vacco

7) The Archived (The Archived, #1) by Victoria Schwab

8) Fragments (Partials Sequence #2) by Dan Wells

No Covers Yet =(

9) Sunrise (Ashfall #3) by Mike Mullin

10) The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden, #2) by Julie Kagawa

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab you'r current read

Open the book to a random page

Share with us two (2) "teasers" sentences form that page

Be careful not to include spoilers! (make sure what you share doesn't give away too much! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the title of the book so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR pile if they'd like

Today my teaser comes from...

Darkness Before Dawn (Darkness Before Dawn, #1)

Fear assaults me. My stomach sinks to the floor. I know what his veiled threat means. He'll kill her.

Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London

~page 71

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Winner!

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The Winner of the Clear Your Shelf Giveaway is....

Kassandra F

Congrats!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my followers (those of us who celebrate Thanksgiving ) enjoy all the food and family time!
Today is a day of thanks, and I am thankful to my family, friends and my followers here on the blog.

Wednesday Wishlist & Waiting on Wednesday 11/21/12

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Wishlist Wednesday, hosted by Dani at Pen to Paper & Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine to post books that you have been really wanting for a long time.

Title: The Darkest Minds

Author: Alexandra Bracken

Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Release Date: 12/18/12

When Ruby wakes up on her tenth birthday, something about her has changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the mysterious disease that's killed most of America's children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.

Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.

When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she's on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her--East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can't risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.

When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.

Why I need it:

The story has really intrigued me. A deadly disease and strange abilities, it's only natural that I want to read it! I love post apocalyptic, dystopians. This one is definitely going on my Christmas list. Hurry up and get here December!

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke & The Bookish

Top Ten Books books authors we are thankful for!:

1) J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter series.

2) Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments & The Inferno Devices series

3) Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games serise

4) Stephenie Meyers: Twilight series

5) Kristin Cashore: Graceling series

6) Marissa Meyer: Lunar Chronicles

7) Jackson Pearce: Fairytale Retellings

8) The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

9) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

10) The library, I am so grateful that I am able to check out books, I feel a little selfish because I go to three different libraries. I'm very thankful that they all let me get books from them. I like libraries because I can get books and if I don't like them, I've lost no money, if I like them then I can buy them. Sometimes if I like the book in the beginning then I normally stop and just buy the book that way I have time to read it.

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab you'r current read

Open the book to a random page

Share with us two (2) "teasers" sentences form that page

Be careful not to include spoilers! (make sure what you share doesn't give away too much! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the title of the book so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR pile if they'd like

Today my teaser comes from...

...I look at her, really look at her, and notice she'd lost weight, maybe 10 pounds. The thing is we're all losing weight so it's easier not to notice. It's kind of like the moon: If I don't look I can pretend it's still the same.

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

~page 67

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Top Ten Tuesday & Teaser Tuesday 11/13/12

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke & The Bookish

Top Ten Books Books I'd Want On A Deserted Island!:

1) The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

2) Harry Potter series by JK Rowling

3) Cinder by Marissa Meyer

4) The Iron Fey series by Julie Kawaga

5) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

6) Anna and the French Kiss OR Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

7) Graceling by Kristin Cashore

8) Dawn of the Arcana series by Rei Toma (Manga)

9)Legacy series by Cayla Kluver

10) Throne of Glass by Sarah J.Maas

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab you'r current read

Open the book to a random page

Share with us two (2) "teasers" sentences form that page

Be careful not to include spoilers! (make sure what you share doesn't give away too much! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the title of the book so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR pile if they'd like

Today my teaser comes from...

The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)

I look at the book again, flip thru the pages. Dozens of them, dozen upon dozens, all with more words in every corner, all saying nothing to me at all, no answers of any kind.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

~page 109

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