Sophomore Reading Challenge 2013 Sign Up and Goals

the Sophomore Reading Challenge 2013 (yeah!) is hosted by Chicks Love Lit, and here are the rules:


What books count towards the SRC?
Any second YA or MG book published by an author in 2013 counts – it can be the second in a series, a new series, or a standalone. The only requirement is that it is the SECOND book the author has published in the YA or MG realm (and it must publish in 2013 in your home country)! There is a Goodreads group for the challenge, which includes a selection of books that would count for the challenge – as you can see, there are probably many many books on that list you are planning on reading already :)

The list will be updated as I’m able, but please feel free to read ANY Sophomore book! It does not have to be the second book in a series, just the second YA/MG book the author has published, period.



When does the challenge run?
Books read before January 2014 count for this challenge. This includes books you may have access to now in ARC form!

Why should I join this challenge?
Reading debut novels is AWESOME. It is by far my favorite challenge – it allows me to find many new authors that I love. What better way to support these authors than to read their next published book?

What are the guidelines of the challenge?
Your challenge is to read 10 sophomore YA/MG novels in 2013. To officially participate, you need a Goodreads account or blog where you post reviews in English.

What should I do if I’m an author coming out with a sophomore novel?
I would love to feature you on my blog! Please e-mail me (shanynlee at gmail.com) and let me know if you’d like to be interviewed, featured, would like to offer a giveaway, etc.

How do I join?
Link your blog or Goodreads account here, and make a list of the sophomore novels you’re looking forward to :)

Ok, so I'll be signing up to read at least 10 Sophomore books in 2013, though I would like to at least have double that number! Some of the ones that I'm looking forward to are

-Everbound by Brodi Ashton
-Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
-Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
-Asunder by Jodi Meadows
-Dark Triumph by R.L. LaFevers
-Fragments by Dan Wells
-Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
-Breaking Point by Kristen Simmons
-Prodigy by Marie Lu
-Deep Betrayal by Anne Greenwood Brown

Yeah, there's some really fantastic books coming out in 2013 that are sophomore books (Probably because there were such fantastic debuts this year :) ) and I can't wait for them to come out! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Week 2 Review: New Girl

From Goodreads:
They call me 'New Girl'... 

Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that's who I am. New girl. Unknown. But not unnoticed—because of her. 

Becca Normandy—that's the name on everyone's lips. The girl whose picture I see everywhere. The girl I can't compare to. I mean, her going missing is the only reason a spot opened up for me at the academy. And everyone stares at me like it's my fault. 

Except for Max Holloway—the boy whose name shouldn't be spoken. At least, not by me. Everyone thinks of him as Becca's boyfriend but she’s gone, and here I am, replacing her. I wish it were that easy. Sometimes, when I think of Max, I can imagine how Becca's life was so much better than mine could ever be. 

And maybe she's still out there, waiting to take it back.

My Review:
Wow. Another great book for Best of 2012! It was so amazing, and it had great characters, with unfairness, and craziness, and spookiness, and a lot of "ness's" and it was just fantastic! Full of obstacles, conflicting  emotions, and danger and intrigue! So great!

This wasn't a typical new girl type of story. Usually the new girl will be accepted right away, and come into the group. Ok, then I guess half of it was typical, at first, with Becca. But for "New Girl" since I didn't actually catch it, and others said that it wasn't mentioned, things were different. New Girl was taking Becca's place, and they didn't like that. And they made her feel like an outcast, especially her roommate, Dana, who believed she was best friends with Becca. And how Dana treated the new girl just because of Becca, well, that just made me really mad. But this was such a wonderful book because of that. Like what Dana did with for Halloween, with hiding new girl's package so she had to wear what she didn't know was Becca's costume the previous year.

There was a creep factor. In which New Girl has strange dreams about being in water, drowning, and a time where she sees Becca, and yeah, that was freaking creepy. Especially since at the beginning, I didn't like Becca, she was mean and manipulative, and didn't know how to express herself, she just had to keep trying to find something better, but as it went along, I started to understand. Still made me mad with how New Girl was treated. And the whole thing with Max, and how he was, well, that made me mad, and wish that they'd get more time together. And if you read the book, you'll find out if they do!

This was a great book, so I hope you guys check it out, I myself will be checking out Paige Harbison's other books, including Here Lies Bridget. Yep.

Author: Paige Harbison
Read: January 9th, 2012
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded amazing! Also a book on my A-Z Book Challenge list. Also Sophomore Challenge!
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Expected Publication: January 31st 2012

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars