Nick's Book Blog Backup

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Mean To Be Author : Lauren Morrill Publisher : Delacorte Books Publication Date : November 13th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository Meant to be or not meant to be . . . that is the question. It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the—gasp—wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's queen of following rules and being prepared. That's why she keeps a pencil sharpener in her purse and a pocket Shakespeare in her, well, pocket. And that's also why she's chosen Mark Bixford, her childhood crush, as her MTB ("meant to be"). But this spring break, Julia's rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: to be thrown from a window) when she's partnered with her personal nemesis, class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London. After one wild party, Julia starts receiving romantic texts . . . from an unknown number! Jason promise...

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : So Close To You (So Close To You #1) Author : Rachel Carter Publisher : HarperTeen Publication Date : July 10th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository Lydia Bentley has heard stories about the Montauk Project all her life: stories about the strange things that took place at the abandoned military base near her home and the people who've disappeared over the years. Stories about people like her own great-grandfather. When Lydia stumbles into a portal that transports her to a dangerous and strange new reality, she discovers that all the stories she's ever heard about the Montauk Project are true, and that she's in the middle of one of the most dangerous experiments in history. Alongside a darkly mysterious boy she is wary to trust, Lydia begins to unravel the secrets surrounding the Project. But the truths behind these secrets force her to question all her choices--and if Lydia chooses wrong, she might not save her family but destro...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at   Breaking the Spine to show the  upcoming titles that we're mostly eager for. Summary (from Goodreads) Title : My Life After Now Author : Jessica Verdi Publisher : Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date : April 1st 2013 Goodreads - The Book Depository WHAT NOW? Lucy just had the worst week ever. Seriously, mega bad. And suddenly, it’s all too much—she wants out. Out of her house, out of her head, out of her life. She wants to be a whole new Lucy. So she does something the old Lucy would never dream of. And now her life will never be the same. Now, how will she be able to have a boyfriend? What will she tell her friends? How will she face her family? Now, every moment is a precious gift. She never thought being positive could be so negative. But now, everything’s different…because now she’s living with HIV.     Hi guys! So, it's been a while since I've done a WoW, but I saw this really interest...

The Betrayal Blog Tour was organized by Reading Addiction Blog Tours.   Hi guys! Today I have the "The Betrayal" blog tour stopping by my blog. For my tour stop, the author, Sheila Hendrix wrote a guest post regarding tips for beginner writers. I also have an awesome giveaway for a $15 amazon gift card for you lovely people! Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Betrayal Author : Sheila Hendrix Publisher : Self-Published Publication Date : October 6th 2010 Goodreads One brother races against time to save the other before it's too late. When Matt has a dream, it sends two brothers on a hunt for a cave. Matt doesn't know why they have to go there; he just knows they have to go. When they arrive, Matt finds out that the vision turns out to be a trap. A Darkness like no other wants to control Matt and kill Zack. When a demon asks Zack a question, "How far will you go to save your brother," Zack replies, "As far as I have to." Now something like ...

Summary (Goodreads) Title : Alice in Zombieland (The White Rabbit Chronicles) Author : Gena Showalter Publisher : Harlequin Teen Publication Date : September 25th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever. Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone. Her father was right. The monsters are real…. To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn’t careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies…. Personal Thoughts Alice in Zombieland was one of those books all YA book lovers were anticipating, inc...

    The Undeadly by Michele Vail blog tour is organized by Shane @ Itching for Books Hey guys! Today I have on the blog Michele Vail for a guest post on zombies! I hope you guys enjoy it. Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries #1) Author : Michele Vail Publisher : Harlequin Teen Publication Date : November 20th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository The day I turned 16, my boyfriend-to-be died. I brought him back to life. Then things got a little weird... Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, date hottie Rick and keep her zombie-raising abilities on the down-low. Then the god Anubis chooses her to become a reaper—and she accidentally undoes the work of another reaper, Rath. Within days, she's shipped off to the Nekyia Academy, an elite boarding school that trains the best necromancers in the world. And her personal reaping tutor? Rath. Life at Nekyia has its plusses. Molly has her own personal ghoul, for one. Rick follows her there out of the blue, ...

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Luminosity (The Raven Chronicles #1) Author : Stephanie Thomas Publisher : Entangled Teen Publication Date : November 13th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository My name is Beatrice. When I was born, I was blessed with the Sight. I was immediately removed from my parents and enrolled in the Institution. At the age of twelve, I had my first true vision, earning my raven’s wings. And when I turned seventeen, one of my visions came true. Things haven’t been the same since. The Institution depends on me to keep the City safe from our enemy, the Dreamcatchers, but I’m finding it harder to do while keeping a secret from everyone, including my best friend Gabe. It is a secret that could put us all in danger. A secret that could kill me and everyone close to me. But the enemy has been coming to me in my dreams, and I think I’m falling in love with him. He says they’re coming. He says they’re angry. And I think I’ve already helped them win. Author Spo...

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Greta and The Goblin King (Mylena Chronicles #1) Author : Chloe Jacobs Publisher : Entangled Teen Publication Date : November 13th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository While trying to save her brother from a witch’s fire four years ago, Greta was thrown in herself, falling through a portal to Mylena, a dangerous world where humans are the enemy and every ogre, ghoul, and goblin has a dark side that comes out with the eclipse. To survive, Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does. So good, she’s caught the attention of Mylena’s young goblin king, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her will to escape. But Greta’s not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. An ancient evil knows she’s the key to opening the portal, and with the next eclipse mere days away, every bloodthirsty creature in the realm is after her—including Isaac. If Greta fails, she and the los...

This cover reveal was hosted by Xpresso Tours. Hi guys! I'm really excited to be part of the Pieces cover reveal organized by the awesome Giselle at Xpresso Tours! Without further ado, here's the gorgeous cover  . . . . . Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Pieces Author : Michelle Davidson Argyle Publisher : Rhemalda Publishing Publication Date : February 14th 2013 Goodreads Two years after watching her kidnappers go to prison, Naomi Jensen is still in love with one of them. Jesse will be released in a few years, and Naomi knows college is the perfect distraction while she waits. But when her new friend Finn makes her question what is right and what is wrong, she begins to wonder if Jesse is the one for her … until she discovers he's out on parole. Naomi must sort through her confusion to figure out where love and freedom truly lie—in Finn, who has no connections to her past, or Jesse, who has just asked her to run away with him.   I really like the cover. There's somet...