Caught my Arrow # 7

Caught my Arrow is a meme similiar to In my mailbox and  Stalking the Shelves featuring books that were purchased, borrowed or received that week.

These past weeks have been exhausting. I've had too many business meetings to stop and breathe. Let alone to read. But the sky is clearing, and I see peace ahead. 

                                     

In need of some contemporary, I borrowed God is in the Pancakes by Robin Epstein and Boys, Girls & other Hazardous Materials from the author who gave us the basis for the movie Mean Girls. As well as Between the Lines.

Don't ask me why I stored Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children on the shelf after purchasing it. But it is on my night table now, waiting to be read.  

And I received for review

What are you reading this week?

Top Ten Tuesday: Cupcake Awards

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

Top Ten YA Characters

I can't think of a better way to honor my favorite YA characters than by hosting a cupcake award ceremony. And the cupcake goes to:

Most Couragous

Scarlett from Someone Like You. Cupcake for most courageous. Having a baby when your mom is against it and the father dead takes a different kind of courage than jumping through hoops of fire, but it still deserves its merit.

Best Sister

Katniss from The Hunger Games. Cupcake for best sister. I just love a character who fights for what is right and protects the innocent like Prim and Rue.

Most Gifted

Hermione from the Harry Potter series. Cupcake for most gifted. Not only does she have a gigantic heart but she also makes a gigantic brain look sexy.

4. Regina from Some Girls Are for Best Self-Esteem

5. Cole from The Wolves of Mercy Falls for Best Character Growth

6. Marcelo from Marcelo in the Real World for Honesty and staying true to his beliefs.

Best Friend

Jacob from The Twilight Saga. Cupcake for Best friend. Regardless of what happens with Bella he is always there for her.

Best Girl Power

Rose from the Vampire Academy series. Cupcake for Best Girl Power. Yup, women can fight too.

Most Affectionate

Daniel from the Fallen series. Cupcake for Most Affectionate. Constantly kissing, hand-holding and staring at Luce.








And the last cupcake goes to (drum roll) YOU for Best Commentator :p Eat it while it's warm.

Review: Until I Die

All Kate wants is for Vincent to grow old with her until she dies. Romantic, right? But to accomplish that Vincent has to lend his body to some strange experiments, upsetting Kate beyond belief. And me as well, because Vincent is adorable.

This is the second book of the Revenants series and fans won't be disappointed. Kate has grown since we last saw her, becoming less shy and more eager to live her life. One thing that ruins a series is making the second book stall. But Amy Plum maintains the reader on edge and introduces great new characters, such as two of the oldest revenants to date. How will they react to Kate being human? That is something you have got to see for yourself.

The next installment, If I Should Die will be released in May 2013. As a surprise to her fans, Die for her, an eBook novella from Jules point-of-view will be available in April on Amazon.

Feature and Follow Friday: Miss Scarlett

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FEATURE & FOLLOW FRIDAY

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 Q: Write a letter to your favorite character. Rant, rave or gush ... just pretend that they are real and you just want to let them know "a few things". Activity courtesy of author, Kelly Walker. 

Dear Scarlett O'hara,

I send you this jacket to keep you warm on these cold lonely nights. Loving someone to death and not being able to show them is the hardest thing on the soul. It damages our self-esteem and makes hope seem like a punishment.

Worse, are all those people out there saying get over him, he's not meant for you, he belongs to Melanie. Technically, that is true. They did get married. But it doesn't make it any easier to let him go.

I really do hope the jacket fits you. As God is my witness you will never be cold again!!

                                                    your friend,

                                                    Bookcupid

Review: Looking for Alaska

Miles falls in love with Alaska, a beautiful blonde bombshell, who happens to be a heavy drinker and smoker, influencing Miles to follow along. But why does Alaska hide behind drugs; why does she want to destroy herself so badly when all Miles wants to do is love her?

Looking for Alaska is John Green's big debut. Although I am a huge fan of The Fault in our Stars, this book was a bit of a downer. The characters were all brushed upon, but none dissected. Take The Colonel for example: rough on the exterior, grew up in a trailer park and yet he is the smartest kid in school and so heartbroken when his first girlfriend leaves him that he renounces dating. How can such a tough guy be so sensitive? We will never know.

Perhaps that is what John Green was trying to say, that none of us will ever really know one another. I know I surprise myself sometimes.

Happy Valentine's Day