Update May TBR Pile/ June TBR List

May didn't so go well for me, lol! I only read one of the books on my May list.  Or ONE and a Half of the books on that list, I'll be done with Shards and Ashes (by Melissa Marr & Kelley Armstrong) before the day is over with. And the book that I read is a comic book, but I did read other books, they just wasn't books on the list.

Books Read in May:

Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 8 (Dawn of the Arcana #8) by Rei Toma

Chantress (Chantress Trilogy #1)by Amy Butler Greenfield 

Sworn to Raise (Courtlight #1) by Terah Edun 

Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker #1) by Paolo Bacigalupi 

All I Need by Susane Colasanti 

Kin (The Good Neighbors, #1) by Holly Black -Re-read

Kith (The Good Neighbors, #2) by Holly Black -Re-read

Kind (The Good Neighbors, #3) by Holly Black

8 books read, that's not that bad I guess. 

I'm going to have June a Reread month. Some of the books that I picked are rereads. Here's my 

June TBR list:

MG:

Once Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold #1)

by Jean Ferris

&

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 

by J.K. Rowling

YA Paranormal:

Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1)

by Leigh Bardugo 

Manga:

Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, Volume 1 by Ken Akamatsu 

Not Rereads:

Dystopian:

Masque of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death #1) by Bethany Griffin
&
'Til The World Ends (Blood of Eden 0.5)

by Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre, Karen Duvall

Historical Fiction:

Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood #1) by Juliet Marillier

Adult: 

One for The Money (Stephanie Plum #1) by Janet Evanovich

Contemporary:
Dare You To (Pushing the Limits, #2) by Katie McGarry 


Library:
Ashes (Ashes Trilogy #1) by Ilsa J. Bick
&
The Drowned Cities (Ship Breaker #2) by Paolo Bacigalupi


for review:

Ink (Paper Gods #1) by Amanda Sun

&
Viral Nation by Shaunta Grimes 

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Stacking The Shelves 5/26/13

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is just that, it's all about adding  (stacking) to you'r bookshelves.
Since I haven't done a S.t.S. post for this year yet, I could have this whole page filled with books that I have got from January up until now, so I'm only going to post the books that I got in the past couple of weeks.  :)

Library:  

Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2) 
   by R.L. LaFevers 

Ashes (Ashes Trilogy #1)
by Ilsa J. Bick

Bought:

(Physical copies)

'Til The World Ends (Blood of Eden #0.5)

by Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre & Karen Duvall

Obsidian (Lux, #1) 
by Jennifer L. Armentrout



Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1)
by Susan Ee

Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles #1) 
by Melina Marchetta 

The Art of Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein

(Ebooks)

Nobody But Us

by Kristin Halbrook

Life After Theft
by Aprilynne Pike

The Ward (The Ward #1)
by Jordana Frankel

Icons (Icons #1)
by Margaret Stohl

The Beautiful and the Cursed (The Dispossessed #1)
by Page Morgan

The Program (The Program, #1) 

by Suzanne Young

Hidden Wings (Hidden Wings, #1) 
by Cameo Renae 
A 3.99 Kindle book



Eternal Starling (Emblem of Eternity #1)
by Angela Corbett
3.99 for Kindle 




Hopeless (Hopeless #1)
by Colleen Hoover
3.99 for Kindle



Touching Melody (Forever First #1)
by RaShelle Workman 
Kindle book for 2.99

Crossing the Line (Pushing the Limits #1.5)
by Katie McGarry

Only 1.69 as a Kindle  book on Amazon!

 Kindle Freebies!

Beginnings (The Trifectus Series #1)

by Logan Byrne

  Here 

I'm Not Her 
by Janet Gurtler
  Kindle book!




How to Talk to Girls at Parties
by Neil Gaiman
Here!

BeSwitched (BeSwitched #1)
by Molly Snow
Another Kindle freebie!

For Review:

Viral Nation
by Shaunta Grimes 

Ink (Paper Gods #1)

by Amanda Sun

Won:

A Dog's Journey  (A Dog's Purpose #2)
by W. Bruce Cameron
Thank you to Julie at Manga Maniac Cafe! 

Oh My Gosh! I don't know which one to start first, help me please! (=

What did you get?

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Review: All I Need by Susane Colasanti

Title: All I Need

Series: N/A

Author: Susane Colasanti

Publisher: Penguin Group/Viking Children's 

Publication Date: May 21, 2013

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Reading Source: NetGalley

Reading Level: 12+  

Length: 240 pages 

Format: ebook

                             Cover Art: 4/5

                                Overall: 3/5  

                              

Goodreads:

The last night of summer is only the beginning.

Skye wants to meet the boy who will change her life forever. Seth feels their instant connection the second he sees her. When Seth starts talking to Skye at the last beach party of the summer, it’s obvious to both of them that this is something real. But when Seth leaves for college before they exchange contact info, Skye wonders if he felt the same way she did—and if she will ever see him again. Even if they find their way back to each other, can they make a long-distance relationship work despite trust issues, ex drama, and some serious background differences?

Teen favorite Susane Colasanti returns to the alternating-voice style of her beloved debut When It Happens in this Serendipity-inspired story about summer, soul mates, and the moments that change our lives forever.

Review:

I was excited to start this one because the cover looked so adorable and the synopsis sounded cute, I did like it but it didn't live up to my exceptions.

 Told in alternating POV's between Skye and Seth. 

 Skye and Seth meet one summer at a beach party and instantly fall head over heels in love. They part ways after spending just two days together and can't seem to get each other out of their heads for the next few years.

 When they bump into each other things resume as if they didn't go anywhere. 

The characters were a little bit flat. Skye was whiny and annoying.

It was boring in some parts, maybe not boring but slow, it came to a standstill in the middle of the book. Along with the break, a three year time break, that made things a little confusing.

This was the second Susane Colasanti book I have read, the first being Keep Holding On, and while they were very different stories, I could definitely tell they were from the same author. 

I think All I Need is a quick, fun, sweet summer read. Perfect beach read that's for sure! 

Thank Penguin and NetGalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review. 

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