Teaser Tuesday #19

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 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!

Looking for Alaska by John Green

"'Oh, right. Alaska, this is Pudge. Pudge memorizes people's last words. Pudge, this is Alaska. She got her boob honked over the summer.'"

(P.15)











~Happy Reading.

Trailer-The Taker by Alma Katsu

True love can last an eternity . . . but immortality comes at a price. . . .  
On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae—Lanny—walks into his ER, she changes his life forever. A mysterious woman with a past and plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever met. He is inexplicably drawn to her . . . despite the fact that she is a murder suspect with a police escort. And as she begins to tell her story, a story of enduring love and consummate betrayal that transcends time and mortality, Luke finds himself utterly captivated.


The Taker by Alma Katsu is due to hit the shelves tomorrow, and I am VERY excited. I read this book and few weeks ago, and it quickly lurched itself into one of the best books I have read this year.  If you want to know how much I liked it, you can check out my review here.

I am not a huge fan of book trailers. But this one I liked. I think it conveys the essence of the book perfectly.  It's mysterious and chilling all at once.

 So if you're in the mood to do some book shopping (and come on, let's me honest, we're always in the mood to do some book shopping), I would encourage you to pick up The Taker, it will not disappoint.

~Happy Reading Everyone! 

Many Book in a Year: August



Did I ever have a pathetic month. And I have no idea why it was so pathetic. I mean I had the last two weeks of the month off. I worked A LOT before that, but really. I have no excuses. I must have been in such a funk. What I did read though, was so amazingly awesome. So that sort of makes up for my pathetic-ness.  I read six books, which brings me to 60 this year (and I wanted to be at 70 by Sept 7th-yeah right, good luck with that).  I also found that I read more Adult Fiction this month. And, though I love Young Adult. I found that I needed a break from it. So, it was nice.

Anywho...

this is what I did read.

1) Entwined by Heather Dixon (My Thoughts)

2) Falling Under by Gwen Hayes (My Thoughts)

3) Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

4) The Taker by Alma Katsu (My Thoughts)

5) Dangerous Pleasure by Lora Leigh

6) Witchlanders by Lena Coakley (My Thoughts)

So that's what I read. I am back at school on Wednesday, So I will not be able to read as much (cause, you know, I've been reading so much already).  But I have goals (Which I will be posting later this week). 

RAK: August Wrap Up- September Sign up

I know that I said last month (August) was going to be my last month taking part in RAK hosted by the girls over at Book Soulmates. But I changed my mind. I can't not participate. It's to much fun, and I enjoy sending things out way to much.

SO... This month I received one book.

 from the lovely Katherine over at The Lady Critics Library:

An ARC of Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

I was pretty stoked to be getting this book. I haven't read it yet. But I will get to it soon.
Thanks so MUCH Katherine. You are a doll.

Really, my friends, you should all head over to her blog and follow, cause she' wicked awesome!



I sent out a few books in August.

To Ashley over at The Bookish Brunette I sent:

Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

To Katherine  at The Lady Critic's Library I sent:

Witchlanders by Lena Coakley (ARC)
Fury by Elizabeth Miles (ARC)

I attempted to send to Helena over at Helena's Bookshelf Epic Fail by Clair LeZebnik but The Book Depsitory messed up, so I will be resending that one soon.

Please link your wishlists below, so that I can take a look. It's one of my favourite pass times. If you want to see mine, here you go.

~Happy Reading Everyone!

Fall Book Exchange

This summer I took part in the Summer Book Exchange hosted by Ruby over at Ruby's Reads. It was a kinda of secret Santa event but in summer. I had a lot of fun participating in the exchange, and luckily Ruby along with a few others are hosting it again, but this time it's The Fall Book Exchange. 

I am excited to take part again, and have already signed up.  You can can find all the information that you need here. So go over and check it out. It is so totally worth it. And maybe it'll be one of you that I get to buy a book for.

~Happy Reading Everyone!

My Thoughts: Witchlanders by Lena Coakley

High in their mountain covens, red witches pray to the Goddess, protecting the Witchlands by throwing the bones and foretelling the future.

 
It’s all a fake.
 
At least, that’s what Ryder thinks. He doubts the witches really deserve their tithes—one quarter of all the crops his village can produce. And even if they can predict the future, what danger is there to foretell, now that his people’s old enemy, the Baen, has been defeated?
 
But when a terrifying new magic threatens both his village and the coven, Ryder must confront the beautiful and silent witch who holds all the secrets. Everything he’s ever believed about witches, the Baen, magic and about himself will change, when he discovers that the prophecies he’s always scorned—

Are about him

Simon and Schuster Canada sent this book to me a couple months ago. It was another one that I knew nothing about, but am glad that I got to read it. I found the synopsis of this novel is VERY misleading. But don't let that deter you from checking it out. It is WAY better then what the synopsis tells you. A fast past read, that is full of laugh out loud moments, and times where you'll feel annoyed with yourself for not reading faster.

The story is actually about two boys. Ryder; a Witchlander boy who has spent his life away from the coven and the witches that have been ruling his life for as long as he can remember. There is also Falpian, a Baen boy who is mourning the death of his twin brother. These two boys have a connection, and it's discovering what the connection is that makes Witchlanders such a fantastic read. Falpian and Ryder are sworn enemies. Years before there was a war that took place between the Withclanders and The Baens. Now there is a very distinct boarder that separates the Bitterlands (Baen land) and  that of the Witchlanders. And very strict rules that the two peoples are never to meet.

Lena Coakley's debut novel is one of the best books I have read this year.  Witchlanders is pretty high fantasy- which is not a genre that I enjoy reading. Although Withlanders is high fantasy it's not so fantastical that it is unrealistic. It is ultimately a tale about brotherhood and learning to trust yourself. It's totally a coming of age novel, that takes place in a fictional world. It is an amazing adventure. Ryder and Falpian get to know one another, they learn to like each other, but do they learn to trust each other?

One thing that always truly amazes me, is when a person has enough imagination and ability to create a whole new world. A world that has societies, and rules, and a hierarchy. There are so many details involved in creating a such a place, and I find that incredibly fascinating. I have read novels where this is done so poorly you wonder how the book was even published. However, what Coakley created was so intricate and complex you would think it would be impossible to do well. But, she did it. She didn't miss one single thing. There were no holes in her details, and you didn't need to stretch your imagination to much to believe what she was tell you, I was so impressed by this. The world she created wasn't trivial or clichéd, it was majestic and beautiful. I cannot explain how magical it was.


My favourite thing about this novel was the male point of view. Coakley wasn't writing just one male POV, but two. I loved the male perspective. I have sometimes read what was supposed to be a male POV, but found it to be very feminine. This was not something that I experienced with Ryder or Falpian. They were boys, and I never forgot that. I also was never confused when she would switch perspectives. It was always very clear who's mind I was in.

Although the synopsis alludes to a romance, Witchlanders contains none. I had no idea that I was getting sick of paranormal/contemporary romance, until I read this novel. I think that those who NEED a little romance in their books will enjoy this one, because of the way that Ryder and Falpian's relationship (which is TOTALLY platonic) develops. It is so endearing that you won't mind that lack of "sexual tension" that happens between the boy and the girl.

There are a lot more great things I could touch on when it comes to Witchlanders. But I think you need to experience it yourself.  There a few bloggers giving away copies of Witchlanders and I think you should head over to enter. If that's to much work, I think you should just go out and buy the book. It is really a fantastic novel. I can't wait to read more about Ryder and Falpian's adventure.

Witchlander Giveaways:
Bookish
YA Booklover Blog
The Zealous Reader
Rayment's Readings, Rants, and Ramblings


~Happy Reading Everyone!

Teaser Tuesday #18

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 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!

Stolen by Lucy Christopher

"...You had that look in your eyes, as though you wanted something from me, as though you'd wanted it for a long time. No one had ever looked at me like that before, with that kind of intensity."

(P.1)

**This is the first sentence of the novel, I just started this one, and so far it's pretty intense.  I hope you enjoy.