It's Monday! What Are You Reading #301, March 13th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #300
Teaser Tuesday #308
WWW Wednesday #308
WOW #305
Will the Time Come #299
Third Sentence Thursday #290
Random Reads #276
First Lines Friday #295
The Reward Challenge Update #286
Follow Friday #278
How Well I Stuck to It #129
Wrote that Review Update #135

Week 10 Reviews:
Middle Ground
Still Point
Silence
Touch
Grave
Alien Education

Random:
Evelyn Skye Author Page
We Have the Cover of Dark Carpathian #31!!!!
Thea Harrison Author Page
We Have the Cover of Warcross #1!!!!
We Have the Cover of A Line in the Dark!!!!

OK, so I got 20 posts in 7 days, so a shorter list, but yeah, it was a pretty great week! Can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Birthright, A Face Like Glass, Follow Me Back, Lost Rider, Undeclared, and The Unlikeable Demon Hunter.

How do you live with yourself when you decide who dies?

Ava Parks would have killed for an iPod for her sixteenth birthday. Anything would have been better than coming into her birthright of being a seeker for the Grim Reaper, an arrangement made by her fallen angel ancestor in exchange for his re-admittance to heaven. And she isn't just any seeker—she finds souls that have the potential for becoming angels and sentences them to death. A year and two souls into her role as a seeker with her conscience overflowing with guilt, Ava comes up with a plan to thwart the system. When it goes awry, she is forced to submit the name of a classmate, Cole Fowler, an ornery, rough around the edges guy who always seems to come to her rescue, whether she likes it or not. Her feelings for Cole prompt her to intervene, and she saves him from death, upsetting the Grim Reaper's agenda.

While Ava schemes to find a way to save Cole, she learns he has some secrets of his own. She lets him believe he is protecting her, and not the other way around, until a final showdown with the Grim Reaper forces Ava to make choices Cole may never forgive.

In the underground city of Caverna, the world’s most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare—wines that remove memories, cheeses that make you hallucinate, and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as they slit your throat. On the surface, the people of Caverna seem ordinary, except for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned, and only the famous Facesmiths can teach a person to express (or fake) joy, despair, or fear—at a steep price. Into this dark and distrustful world comes Neverfell, a girl with no memory of her past and a face so terrifying to those around her that she must wear a mask at all times. Neverfell's expressions are as varied and dynamic as those of the most skilled Facesmiths, except hers are entirely genuine. And that makes her very dangerous indeed . . .

Tessa Hart's world feels very small. Confined to her bedroom with agoraphobia, her one escape is the online fandom for pop sensation Eric Thorn. When he tweets to his fans, it's like his speaking directly to her...
Eric Thorn is frightened by his obsessive fans. They take their devotion way too far. It doesn't help that his PR team keeps posting to encourage their fantasies.

When a fellow pop star is murder at the hands of a fan, Eric knows he has to do something to shatter his online image fast—like take down one of his top Twitter followers. But Eric's plan to troll @TessaHeartsEric unexpectedly evolves into an online relationship deeper than either could have imagined. And when the two arrange to meet IRL, what should have made for the world's best episode of Catfish takes a deadly turn...

Told through tweets, direct messages, and police transcripts, this thriller for the online generation will keep you guessing right up to the shocking end.

In Lost Rider, the first Western romance in New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Harper Sloan's Coming Home series, an injured rodeo star encounters an old flame but will she be just what he needs to get back in the saddle?

Maverick Austin Davis is forced to return home after a ten-year career as a rodeo star. After one too many head injuries, he's off the circuit and in the horse farming business, something he's never taken much of a shine to, but now that it’s his late father's legacy, familial duty calls. How will Maverick find his way after the only dream he ever had for himself is over?

Enter Leighton Elizabeth James, an ugly duckling turned beauty from Maverick's childhood—his younger sister's best friend, to be exact, and someone whose heart he stomped all over when she confessed her crush to him ten years back. Now Leighton is back in Maverick's life, no longer the insecure, love-stricken teen—and Maverick can't help but take notice. Sparks fly between them, but will Leighton be able to open her heart to the one man who broke it all those years ago?

Written in the vein of Diana Palmer and Lindsay McKenna, this Texas-set series is filled with sizzle, heart, and plenty of cowboys!

Kellan McVey is Burnham College's most prolific athlete, partier, and ladies' man—and that's just how he likes it. Returning to reign for his third year, he wants nothing to change. Then Andrea Walsh shows up.

It wasn't too long ago that Andi and Kellan were lifelong friends, mortal enemies, and, for one hot summer, more. Then Kellan left and Andi stayed behind.

Kellan thought he'd moved past that last summer's heartbreak, but with Andi sitting next to him in class, befriending his friends, and battling for the same once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity, he's starting to remember why he hated her…and why he loved her.

Kellan has a long list of reasons that falling for Andi again is a terrible idea, though every new moment together challenges that theory. But Andi's all too familiar with Kellan's love 'em and leave 'em approach—and she's found someone else to get serious about.

Burnham's campus king has never had to fight for a girl, but if he wants Andi to give him another chance, he'll have to do the one thing he's never had the nerve to do: admit it.

Bridesmaids meets Buffy with a dash of the seven deadly sins.

The age-old story of what happens when a foul-mouthed, romance impaired heroine with no edit button and a predilection for hot sex is faced with her worst nightmare–a purpose.

Ari Katz is intelligent, driven, and will make an excellent demon hunter once initiated into the Brotherhood of David. However, this book is about his twin Nava: a smart-ass, self-cultivated hot mess, who is thrilled her brother is stuck with all the chosen one crap.

When Nava half-drunkenly interrupts Ari’s induction ceremony, she expects to be chastised. What she doesn’t expect is to take her brother’s place among the–until now–all-male demon hunters. Even worse? Her infuriating leader is former rock star Rohan Mitra.

Too bad Rohan’s exactly what Nava’s always wanted: the perfect bad boy fling with no strings attached, because he may also be the one to bring down her carefully erected emotional shields. That’s as dangerous as all the evil fiends vying for the bragging rights of killing the only female ever chosen for Demon Club.

Odds of survival: eh.

Odds of having a very good time with Rohan before she bites it: much better.

Week 10 Reviews: Middle Ground, Still Point

From Goodreads:
For four weeks Maddie has been living in Los Angeles, trying to be good. But no matter how hard she tries, something inside her won't be sated. She can't live a life of half-truths and false pretenses. So one night, she says how she really feels.

That's all it takes. One night. One bad decision, and Maddie is thrown into a detention center where she's forced to undergo secretive treatment meant to squash her rebellious streak. The powers that be call it rehabilitation. Maddie calls it torture.

Alone, Maddie will not survive. But if she can find something to hold on to - an image of Justin, their love - maybe she can fight. And if she's really lucky, maybe she'll even win.

From Goodreads:
In the final installment to the trilogy begun with Awaken, Maddie returns home to make her final stand against Digital School, and uncovers deeply guarded secrets about her family and new truths about herself.

My Review:
These books were so great! I was only meaning to read Middle Ground, but then it ended like it did, and I had to read Still Point, which I think is a good thing, otherwise, who knows how long it would've taken me to read it, otherwise! I'm really bad sometimes, at finishing series that I like and enjoy!

The detention center was pretty horrible! It didn't push my captive button, which I'm glad of, because that made it so easy to read Middle Ground, it was so easy and quick and then I needed to read more! And yeah, the new characters were really great to meet!

So Jax, the guy from the novella, the one that drew the image that became Maddie's tattoo, is back in this book! And yeah, he was an interesting guy, who had connections to Maddie's group of rebels! So that was a very interesting dynamic!

I really enjoyed the places that these characters were in by the end. There's choice again, and there's change and there was also loss. And I didn't expect that change in romance, though I think I should've when he was brought back! Great end to the series!

Absolutely loved these books, they were so fantastic to read!

Author: Katie Kacvinsky
Series: Awaken #2, 3
Read: March 7th, 7th, 2017
Source: Ebook.bike, NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing, and they're 2017 Dystopia Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2017 Books! And Still Point is a End of Series 2017 Book and a WTC Book!
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: November 20th 2012, September 2nd 2014

Middle Ground:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Still Point:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

WWW Wednesday #308, March 8th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme!

I'm currently reading Silence, and yeah, it so awesome, and yeah, can't wait to read more!

I read Still Point, and it was so fantastic, and I enjoyed it so much! So great!

I'm going to be reading Touch, and I can't wait because her books are amazing!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Teaser Tuesday #308, March 7th

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia of The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser comes from Middle Ground by Kate Kacvinsky, page 36.

"I decided not to verbalize this small detail. I didn't want to send him into cardiac arrest."

Yeah, that's a wise decision, given what that small detail is! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Will the Time Come #265, June 30th

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!

Want to Join?

-Pick a book you have been meaning to read

-Do a post telling us about the book    

-Link the post up in the linky  

-Visit the other blogs

From Goodreads:

In the final installment to the trilogy begun with "Awaken, " Maddie returns home to make her final stand against Digital School, and uncovers deeply guarded secrets about her family an new truths about herself.

Why the time hasn't come yet...
I haven't read Middle Ground yet! But I'm hoping to, and soon! I love Weaken, and I want to read more of this series! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #223, September 14th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #222
Teaser Tuesday #230
WWW Wednesday #230
WOW #227
Will the Time Come #223
Third Sentence Thursday #213
Random Reads #198
First Lines Friday #217
The Reward Challenge Update #208
Follow Friday #200
LLFL Reading Challenge Update 59
How Well I Stuck to It #52
Wrote that Review Update #57

Week 37 Reviews:
Widow's Web
Deadly Sting
Kiss of Venom
Heart of Venom
The Spider
Poison Promise
Black Widow
Spider's Trap
Maddie's Tattoo
Awaken
Anne & Henry
Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes
Pretty Girls
Cast in Honor
Rowan
Firewalker
Dark Metropolis
Glittering Shadows
Shallow Graves

Tours:
On the Wings of Accidental Wings, For the Memory of Dragons: Reviews

Random:
We Have the Cover of Sigma Force #11!!!!
A Few Random Thoughts

OK, so I got 22 posts in 7 days,  and I read a good deal, so yeah, I'm happy with this week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!

Week 37 Reviews: Maddie's Tattoo, Awaken

From Goodreads:
A prequel to AWAKEN, this provocative short story explains the history behind Maddie's tattoo, and sets up events in the final instalment of the trilogy.

From Goodreads:
Maddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it's to go to school or on a date, people don't venture out of their home. There's really no need. For the most part, Maddie's okay with the solitary, digital life—until she meets Justin. Justin likes being with people. He enjoys the physical closeness of face-to-face interactions. People aren't meant to be alone, he tells her. 

Suddenly, Maddie feels something awakening inside her—a feeling that maybe there is a different, better way to live. But with society and her parents telling her otherwise, Maddie is going to have to learn to stand up for herself if she wants to change the path her life is taking. 

In this not-so-brave new world, two young people struggle to carve out their own space.

My first review of Awaken
My Review:
Reading Awaken again, that was really great! I enjoyed everything that happened in them, because I just really want to read more of this series! Because I know more is going to happen-I want to know what it's going to be!

Maddie's Tattoo, I hadn't read before. But I'm so glad that I did, because like the synopsis says, it tells the story of her tattoo, obviously, and it sets up events for the rest of the series, including, apparently, the last book in the trilogy, which is freaking awesome!

I really enjoyed her and Justin together! She has a brain, but she's been trying to conform herself to society's standards-which isn't her. And it comes out in what she says. While Justin has a similar, but on the opposite side of the situation, problem, that she helps him deal with, while he helps her. That was just fantastic!

Yeah, so fantastic to read these books, and I have to read more of this series soon-it's so great!

Author: Katie Kacvinsky
Series: Awaken #0.5, 1
First Read: December 27th-30th, 2011
Read: September 8th, 8th, 2015
Source: Tuebl
Reason Why: Rereading! And I got the 3rd book from NetGalley! And they're 2015 Dystopia Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2015 Books!
Publisher: Hougton Mifflin Books for Children
Published: December 27th 2013, May 23rd 2011

Maddie's Tattoo:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Awaken:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

WWW Wednesday #230, September 9th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme!

Today, this post is a mix of the beginning of the day, and the end of it. Which is why I'm currently reading Anne & Henry, and knowing how it historically ended, and how the author modernized the ending, I need to read the middle!

I read Awaken, so great to read it again, and now I just really want to read more of the series!

I wanted to read Dark Metropolis next, but it didn't quite work out that way, but I still want to read it pretty soon!

I really, really, really, really, really want to read Cast in Honor! And I am, as of writing this, reading it because I just need to, because I just got it, and I needs it!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Teaser Tuesday #230, September 8th

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser comes from Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky, page 109.

"'We're not asking you to pick us over them,' Justin said quietly. 'But you are.'"

Yeah, they were. Basically, a sucky situation! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Katie Kacvinsky Author Page

The Story: People were talking about Awaken, so yeah, I just had to read it, and I just can't wait to read more!

Website

Series: Awaken, First Comes Love.

Awaken: Maddie's Tattoo and my review, Awaken and her site, my review, my reread, Middle Ground and her site, my review, Still Point and her site, my review.

First Comes Love: First Comes Love and her site, my review, Second Chance and her site, my review, Finally, Forever and her site, my review.

Emergency Review-a-Thon Part 2 Update 6

So I've written the review for Awaken, and next I want to review Tithe. And only 6 more reviews to write before 2011 is done, and I only have 2012 to week 10 of 2014!

Reviewed Part 2: The French Executioner, Inheritance, Bonnie, The Thirteen Hollows, Beauty Queens, Awaken.

Reviewed All: Rebel Spring, Sacrifice, Cast in Shadow, Cast in Courtlight, Cast in Secret and Cast in Fury, Cast in Silence, Cast in Chaos, Cast in Ruin, Cast in Peril and Cast in Sorrow, Up From the Grave, Magic Graves, This Side of the Grave, One Grave at a Time, Home for the Holidays, Once Burned and Twice Tempted, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Phantom of the Night, Size 12 is Not Fat, Size 14 Is Not Fat Either, Big Boned, The French Executioner, Inheritance, Bonnie, The Thirteen Hollows, Beauty Queens, Awaken.

Emergency Review-a-Thon Part 2 Update 5

So I've written the review for Beauty Queens, and next I want to review Awaken. Pretty quick to write this review, but netflix is slow, so I can concentrate more of the reviews. Yep.

Reviewed Part 2: The French Executioner, Inheritance, Bonnie, The Thirteen Hollows, Beauty Queens.

Reviewed All: Rebel Spring, Sacrifice, Cast in Shadow, Cast in Courtlight, Cast in Secret and Cast in Fury, Cast in Silence, Cast in Chaos, Cast in Ruin, Cast in Peril and Cast in Sorrow, Up From the Grave, Magic Graves, This Side of the Grave, One Grave at a Time, Home for the Holidays, Once Burned and Twice Tempted, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Phantom of the Night, Size 12 is Not Fat, Size 14 Is Not Fat Either, Big Boned, The French Executioner, Inheritance, Bonnie, The Thirteen Hollows, Beauty Queens.

Waiting on Wednesday #61, July 4th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!

Middle Ground by Katie Kacvinsky
Expected Publication: November 20th 2012
From Goodreads:
In the sequel to Awaken, seventeen-year-old Maddie is in LA, is trying to stay out of trouble. But she can't quell the fire that rages within her against the digital life, and one night, a seemingly small act of rebellion lands Maddie in the place she fears the most: a detention center. Here, under the guise of rehabilitation, patients are reprogramed to accept the digital life. When Maddie discovers what goes on here, her fight shifts. She's no longer just fighting against the digital life. She's fighting for her mind, her soul, and her life. Once again, Katie Kacvinsky paints a disturbing picture of what the future holds if we're not careful.

I can't wait to read this one! I loved Awaken, and it was so good! Must read this one! What about you guys? Happy reading!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #30, January 2nd

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #29
Teaser Tuesday #38
WWW Wednesday #38
WOW #34
Will the Time Come #29
Third Sentence Thursday #21
Random Reads #5
First Lines Friday #26
A-Z Reading Challenge Update #26
A-Z Book Challenge Start Up
Follow that Blurb Reading Challenge Update #27
The Reward Challenge Round 18
Follow Friday #8
In My Mailbox #30
I Have An Update #28

Week 52 Reviews:
Lament
Ballad
Bonnie
The Thirteen Hallows
Beauty Queens
Awaken
Tithe
Mercy
Exile
Conflicted
The Power of Six
Beautiful Chaos
Speak No Evil
Night of the Living Dead Christian

End of 2011:
What I Wanted to Read in 2011

2011 Reviews

Happy New Years!
Best Books Read in 2011
2012 Challenges I've Signed Up For

 Tours:
Coexist; Review and Giveaway
The Public Pretender; Guest Post

Random:
2012 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge Sign Up
NetGalley Month Declaration January
My Day-Driving, Book Shopping, and Movie

Ok, so I got 37  posts in 7 days, so I'm happy with that. It's the second day of the new year, and I'm hoping that next year's new year will be just as good!

I want to read Possessions, The Evil Within, Inside, Shatter Me, Untraceable, On A Dark Wing, Pure, Hide From Evil, The Demon Lover, Saving June, Crave, Need You Now, The Merchant's Daughter, The Burn, and Farsighted. Plus everything else. I need to get these e-books read!!

Currently Listening To: At the Beginning from Anastasia
Currently Reading: On a Dark Wing by Jordan Dane
Currently Watching: Terra Nova

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war-- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

16 year old Grace was reared in the wilderness. Her first pet was a bear named Simon. Her first potty, an oak tree. And, her first swing, a forest vine. Grace has lived in the Smokies her whole life, patrolling with her forest ranger father who taught her everything he knew about wildlife, tracking, and wilderness survival. But when Grace's dad goes missing on a routine patrol, unlike everyone in her sleepy mountain town, she refuses to believe he’s dead. When a Cheetos bag and stolen government file materialize, Grace is convinced she’s one step closer to proving all the non-believers wrong.

Then one day while out tracking clues, Grace is rescued from imminent danger by Mo, a hot guy with an intoxicating accent, that’s definitely not from her neck of the woods, and a secret. Grace has never felt a connection like this before, certainly not with her ex-boyfriend, the adoring, but decidedly unrugged Wyn.

Now with renewed confidence, Grace travels deeper into the wilderness that has always been her refuge only to learn that her father's disappearance is not a mere coincidence. Soon she’s enmeshed in a web of conspiracy, deception, and murder. And it’s going to take a lot more than a compass and a motorcycle (named Lucifer) for this kickass heroine to emerge from an epidemic that’s spreading like wild fire, threatening everything and everyone she’s ever loved.

The choices I had made led to the moment when fate took over. I would learn a lesson I wasn't prepared for. And Death would be my willing teacher.

Five years ago, Abbey Chandler cheated Death. She survived a horrific car accident, but her "lucky" break came at the expense of her mother's life and changed everything. After she crossed paths with Death—by taking the hand of an ethereal boy made of clouds and sky—she would never be normal again.

Now she's the target of Death's ravens and an innocent boy's life is on the line. When Nate Holden—Abbey's secret crush—starts to climb Alaska's Denali, the Angel of Death stalks him because of her.

And Abbey finds out the hard way that Death never forgets.

We know you are here, our brothers and sisters . . .

Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet behind the rubble of an old barbershop where she lives with her grandfather, 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. And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run.

Burn a Pure and Breathe the Ash . . .

There are those who escaped the apocalypse unmarked. Pures. They are tucked safely inside the Dome that protects their healthy, superior bodies. Yet Partridge, whose father is one of the most influential men in the Dome, feels isolated and lonely. Different. He thinks about loss-maybe just because his family is broken; his father is emotionally distant; his brother killed himself; and his mother never made it inside their shelter. Or maybe it's his claustrophobia: his feeling that this Dome has become a swaddling of intensely rigid order. So when a slipped phrase suggests his mother might still be alive, Partridge risks his life to leave the Dome to find her.

When Pressia meets Partridge, their worlds shatter all over again.

Like a chess master, he carefully weighs his next move . . . advancing slowly until he is sure he can capture his helpless pawn. For in his mind, there's no way to . . .HIDE FROM EVIL

Sean Flynn should feel lucky he's alive. But a betrayal by a close friend-and two years on death row-has left him feeling only numb. When his conviction was overturned, Sean retreated to a quiet woodland cabin, far away from prying eyes. There, he believed, the past couldn't come back to haunt him . . . until she showed up.

Overcome with guilt, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Krista Slater can't forgive herself for convicting an innocent man. But when another brutal murder reveals chilling, new facts about his case, she must turn to Sean for help. She's ready to face his anger, but the desire in his eyes ignites a need she's never felt before. Shadowed by danger, Sean and Krista uncover a twisted maze of deception and betrayal-all under the dangerous gaze of a cunning mastermind who will do whatever it takes to keep his evil secrets safe.

I gasped . . . or tried to. My mouth opened, but I couldn’t draw breath. . . . His lips, pearly wet, parted and he blew into my mouth. My lungs expanded beneath his weight. When I exhaled he sucked in my breath and his weight turned from cold marble into warm living flesh.

Since accepting a teaching position at remote Fairwick College in upstate New York, Callie McFay has experienced the same disturbingly erotic dream every night: A mist enters her bedroom, then takes the shape of a virile, seductive stranger who proceeds to ravish her in the most toe-curling, wholly satisfying ways possible. Perhaps these dreams are the result of writing her bestselling book, The Sex Lives of Demon Lovers. After all, Callie’s lifelong passion is the intersection of lurid fairy tales and Gothic literature—which is why she finds herself at Fairwick’s renowned folklore department, living in a once-stately Victorian house that, at first sight, seemed to call her name.

But Callie soon realizes that her dreams are alarmingly real. She has a demon lover—an incubus—and he will seduce her, pleasure her, and eventually suck the very life from her. Then Callie makes another startling discovery: He’s not the only mythical creature in Fairwick. As the tenured witches of the college and the resident fairies in the surrounding woods prepare to cast out the incubus, Callie must accomplish something infinitely more difficult—banishing this demon lover from her heart.

When her older sister commits suicide and her divorcing parents decide to divide the ashes, Harper Scott takes her sister's urn to the one place June always wanted to go: California. On the road with her best friend, plus an intriguing guy with a mysterious connection to June, Harper discovers truths about her sister, herself and life.

Savannah Colbert has never known why she's so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It's as if he's a magnet, pulling her gaze, her thoughts, even her dreams. Her family has warned her to have nothing to do with him, or any members of the Clann. But when Tristan is suddenly everywhere she goes, Savannah fears she's destined to fail.

For years, Tristan has been forbidden to even speak to Savannah Colbert. Then Savannah disappears from school for a week and comes back…different, and suddenly he can't stay away. Boys seem intoxicated just from looking at her. His own family becomes stricter than ever. And Tristan has to fight his own urge to protect her, to be near her no matter the consequences….

Abe Cushman, the evil genius behind a sixty-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, has killed himself and taken his secrets to the grave.

For Patrick Lloyd, a young Wall Street advisor at the world's largest Swiss bank, Cushman's fall has unexpected-and deadly-repercussions. His girlfriend, Lilly, is directly tied to billions of dollars in losses suffered by Cushman's most dangerous "victims," a group of powerful investors whose identities and dirty finances are shrouded in secrecy. What Lilly knows can get her-and Patrick-killed, and now the pair are in a run for their lives that leads to the heart of secret operation, and to a cabal of powerful government officials determined to keep their agenda secret from the public.

With no place to turn and no one to trust, Patrick and Lilly must uncover the truth before they become collateral damage in a "financial war" where casualties are no longer measured in dollars and cents.

An unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice. Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and beastly. Her circumstances are made even worse by the proximity of Lord Ranulf's bailiff---a revolting man who has made unwelcome advances on Annabel in the past.Believing that life in a nunnery is the best way to escape the escalation of the bailiff's vile behavior and to preserve the faith that sustains her, Annabel is surprised to discover a sense of security and joy in her encounters with Lord Ranulf. As Annabel struggles to confront her feelings, she is involved in a situation that could place Ranulf in grave danger. Ranulf's future, and possibly his heart, may rest in her hands, and Annabel must decide whether to follow the plans she has cherished or the calling God has placed on her heart.

The Burn is full of nuclear fallout, roving gangs, anarchy, unreliable plumbing. That's what Terra's father tells her. She has lived her whole life in comfort in a colony at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. She hates it. And she would pay any price to leave. But when Terra finally escapes the colony, she finds out her father is right.

She finds a group of survivors that quickly become friends, and every day with them is a race for survival. When she witnesses and commits unspeakable acts, she has to decide where her loyalty lies: with the colony she despises or The Burn, where every day is filled with nightmares.

Alex Kosmitoras’s life has never been easy. The only other student who will talk to him is the school bully, his parents are dead-broke and insanely overprotective, and to complicate matters even more, he's blind. Just when he thinks he'll never have a shot at a normal life, a new girl from India moves into town. Simmi is smart, nice, and actually wants to be friends with Alex. Plus she smells like an Almond Joy bar. Yes, sophomore year might not be so bad after all. 

Unfortunately, Alex is in store for another new arrival—an unexpected and often embarrassing ability to “see” the future. Try as he may, Alex is unable to ignore his visions, especially when they begin to suggest that Simmi is in danger. With the help of the mysterious psychic next door and new friends who come bearing gifts of their own, Alex must embark on a journey to change his future.

Week 52 Review: Awaken

From Goodreads:
Maddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it's to go to school or on a date, people don't venture out of their home. There's really no need. For the most part, Maddie's okay with the solitary, digital life—until she meets Justin. Justin likes being with people. He enjoys the physical closeness of face-to-face interactions. People aren't meant to be alone, he tells her. 

Suddenly, Maddie feels something awakening inside her—a feeling that maybe there is a different, better way to live. But with society and her parents telling her otherwise, Maddie is going to have to learn to stand up for herself if she wants to change the path her life is taking. 

In this not-so-brave new world, two young people struggle to carve out their own space.

My Review:
Oh, I loved this book, such a great idea behind it, and the questions it posted, and yeah, it's a scary future to consider, because it's just plain scary! That taking away in person human interactions, never leaving houses, just using a machine to communicate? Even with the ability to not have to, and to the point that it's basically against the law? Scary!

But they are fighting back, which was awesome, and great, because humans, as a whole, can't exist that like. In small does, and small portions of the community, it's fine. But when the majority of human contact is online, well, humans suffer, even if they don't know it.

Maddie slowly discovers herself in this book, growing out of the person who the DS wanted her to be, and what her dad wanted her to be, to become her own person, and yeah, that was pretty incredible to read, someone growing into their-selves.

Her and Justin, I loved them together, they were pretty awesome, and they were a pretty great couple, and yeah, with the way things left off, I want to have more of their story!!!

This was a great novel, and I can't wait to read more!!!

Author: Katie Kacvinsky
Series: Awaken #1
Read: December 27th-30th, 2011
Source: Library
Reason Why: Looked interesting! And I got it from NetGalley, but they archived it before I could read it!
Publisher: Hougton Mifflin Books for Children
Published: May 23rd 2011

5/5 Hearts

4.5/5 Books

5/5 Stars