Sunday, February 2, 2014

Caught my arrow #29

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




Another week, another book. Guess what I'll be reading in the destist office?


Borrowed from Library


Hollow City by Ransom Riggs


Received from Netgalley


Compilation of short stories



What are you reading this week?

Friday, January 31, 2014

Feature and Follow Friday: Love Poem



Parajunkee Alison Can Read


FEATURE & FOLLOW FRIDAY



Once you answer be sure to leave me your link so I can follow you back



Q: Book Spine Poetry! Take a picture of your book spine spelling out something epic.



You against me
Perfect Chemistry
If I stay
Love me tender
Forever


Thursday, January 30, 2014

Review: Heartbeat


"If there were something I could do to Dan that would hurt him, I'd do it."

Emotions are raw in Elizabeth Scott's latest novel Heartbeat.

Emma's mom died from a complicated pregnancy (over 40) -- a baby that Dan, her stepfather, desired more than anything. It isn't surprising that given the option, Dan would choose to keep his wife on a breathing machine until the baby is ready to survive on its own. 

But Dan fails to understand Emma's internal struggle. How can she accept her mom is gone when she sees her everyday at the hospital. The womb moving as the baby grows. No wonder Emma is angry and filled with resentment. 

Most of the book takes place in the first thirty days following the mother's death, making this quite an emotional read. Bad boy Caleb provides a well needed distraction. And even though Emma is desperately in need of some chemical balance, her attraction to Caleb builds up slowly. 

Love-o-meter theme: Sweet, shows the benefits of straying away from instalove.



Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Top Ten Tuesday: Switcheroo


 




TOP CHARACTERS I'D NEVER TRADE PLACES WITH


Surprisingly, this list was easy to make. There seems to be a lot of characters I would never trade places with, no matter if it meant I'd get to keep the hot male lead.




10. Cassia from Matched

Sure Cassia got Xander as a match -- but who would I get? I don't think I want to take the chance to live in a society where your soul mate is chosen for you.


 9- Violet from The Body Finder

Having a sixth sense can be helpful, unless your sixth sense is communicating with dead bodies. No thank you!
 8- Tana from The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

This book gave a depressing view of vampires. They were mean, ruthless and extremely unsexy. Wouldn't want to walk around among them.
 7- Lena from Delirium

 Two words: Forced Lobotomy.
6- Mary from The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Zombies aren't my thing.
5- Katniss from The Hunger Games

Self-explanatory.
4- Mia from If I Stay

Losing your entire family in a car crash, and seeing it happen is something I don't wish to anyone.
3- Alva Jane from Keep Sweet

Growing up in a cult, and forced to marry an old man when you are in love with someone else. Yucky!
2- Piscine from Life of Pi

No way! I'd rather be in the Hunger Games than be stuck at sea with a lion for so long.
1- Rhine from Wither 

The entire population in Rhine's world dies at 20 to 25 years old. Gah! I'd be dead.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Review: The Dead-Tossed Waves


Bolt down the doors, the Unconcecrated are back!

It's been years since Mary escaped from the Forest of Hands and Teeth, leaving behind love ones without a second thought. She moved inside a lighthouse, where she raised her teenage daughter, Gabry, to fear the zombies that invade the village. But when Gabry and her friends break the boundary everything comes crashing down.
 
It felt awkward at first to see a YA character like Mary grow up in terms of responsabilities, but not within. This time we needed a lead that was going to take the story in a different direction. Thank you Gabry for showing us a conscience at work.

A bitten boyfriend, a secret cult and a weapon against the virus -- Carrie Ryan packs a lot of punch in this sequel. If only it hadn't been stretched out to the max in order to push for a trilogy.