Nick's Book Blog Backup

  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 : The Outside (The Hallowed Ones #2) Author : Laura Bickle Publication Date : September 3rd 2013 Publisher : Harcourt Children's Books Goodreads - The Book Depository After a plague of vampires is unleashed in the world, Katie is kicked out of her Amish community for her refusal to adhere to the new rules of survival. Now in exile, she enters an outside world of unspeakable violence with only her two “English” friends and a horse by her side. Together they seek answers and other survivors—but each sunset brings the threat of vampire attack, and each sunrise the threat of starvation. And yet through this darkness come the shining ones: luminescent men and women with the power to deflect vampires and survive the night. But can these new people be trusted, and are they even people at all? In

The Deeper We Fall Blog Tour was organized by Giselle @  Xpresso Tours . Hi guys! Welcome to my tour stop for the Deeper We Fall blog tour hosted by Giselle @ Xpresso Book Tours. As part of my tour stop, I'll be sharing with you all my review of book 1, a guest post and an awesome giveway! You can also check out the other tour stops here . Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Deeper We Fall (Fall & Rise #1) Author : Chelsea Cameron Publication Date : January 24th 2013 Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads - Amazon Two years after her best friend was involved in a car accident that caused a traumatic brain injury, Lottie Anders is ready to start her freshman year of college. Ready to move on. Ready to start forgetting the night that ripped her life apart. Her plans come to a screeching halt when not one, but both brothers responsible for the accident end up back in her life again. Zack is cruel, selfish and constantly rubbing what happened to her friend in Lottie's face. Zan

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Tremble (Denazen #3) Author : Jus Accardo Publisher : Entangled Teen Publication Date : May 7th 2013 Goodreads - The Book Depository Dez Cross has problems. She’s almost eighteen and on the verge of losing her mind thanks to the drug Denazen used to enhance her abilities. People close to her have turned their back on the underground and are now fighting for the wrong side. And then there’s Kale... Things couldn’t get any worse. Until of course, they do. Denazen is about to start a new trial—this one called Domination—and it works. But that means out with the old and in with the new. The order has been given to terminate all remnants of the second trial—including Dez. The good news is that there’s a survivor from the original trial. A woman who’s blood may hold the cure for the second generation of Supremacy kid’s defect. But the underground Sixes aren’t the only ones who know about her…. Cross is willing to throw everything he has to keep D

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin #2) Author : R.L LaFevers Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Books Publication Date : April 2nd 2013 Goodreads - The Book Depository Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. Naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, the convent views Sybella as one of their most dangerous weapons. But those assassin’s skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her father’s rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother’s love is equally monstrous. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for? This heart-pounding sequel to Grave Mercy serves betrayal,

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Boyfriend App Author : Katie Sise Publisher : Balzer + Bray Publication Date : April 30th 2013 Goodreads - The Book Depository In The Boyfriend App by Katie Sise, super-smart, somewhat geeky Audrey McCarthy can’t wait to get out of high school. Her father’s death and the transformation of her one-time BFF, Blake Dawkins, into her worst nightmare have her longing for the new start college will bring. But college takes money. So Audrey decides she has to win the competition for the best app designed by a high schooler—and the $200,000 that comes with it. She develops something she calls the Boyfriend App, and suddenly she’s the talk of the school and getting kissed by the hottest boys around. But can the Boyfriend App bring Audrey true love? Personal Thoughts The Boyfriend App sounded like it offered something fresh in the YA contemporary genre what with the whole app making contest and all. I found myself thoroughly enjoying the first half

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Unbreakable (Unraveling #1) Author : Elizabeth Norris Publication Date : April 23rd 2013 Publisher : Balzer + Bray Goodreads - The Book Depository Four months after Ben disappeared through the portal to his home universe, Janelle believes she’ll never see him again. Her world is still devastated, but life is finally starting to resume some kind of normalcy. Until Interverse Agent Taylor Barclay shows up. Somebody from an alternate universe is running a human trafficking ring, kidnapping people and selling them on different Earths—and Ben is the prime suspect. Now his family has been imprisoned and will be executed if Ben doesn’t turn himself over within five days. And when Janelle learns that someone she cares about—someone from her own world—has become one of the missing, she knows that she has to help Barclay, regardless of the danger. Now Janelle has five days to track down the real culprit. Five days to locate the missing people before

The Showers of Books Giveaway Hop was organized by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer . Hi guys! To show my appreciation to you my lovely followers, I have joined the Showers of Books Giveaway Hop. I'll be giving away 2 prizes to two lucky winners. Both prizes consist of upcoming titles. Scroll down to see what the prizes are! Good luck to all! Prizes : Prize Pack 1 : 1 physical book + 1 ebook of any upcoming YA/NA title Prize Pack 2 : 1 ebook of any upcoming YA/NA title You can choose whatever books you want as long as they are available on The Book Depository and Barnes & Noble/ Amazon. Here are some options : Rules : My only mandatory entry is that you follow my blog . (This will be verified) You can increase your chance of winning my completing the additional entries in the rafflecopter. The prize is for a book from the above list. The giveaway is opened internationally as long as The Book Depository ships to you. No cheating allowed! Simply enter the rafflecopter below a

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : One Week Girlfriend (Drew + Fable #1) Author : Monica Murphy Publication Date : January 10th 2013 Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads - Amazon Temporary. That one single word best describes my life these last few years. I’m working at a temporary job until I can finally break free. I’m my little brother’s temporary mother since our mom doesn’t give a crap about either of us. And I’m that temporary girl all the guys want to get with because I give it up so easily. According to the rumors, at least. But now I’m the temporary girlfriend of Drew Callahan, college football legend and all around golden guy. He’s beautiful, sweet—and he’s hiding way more secrets than I am. He’s brought me into this fake life where everyone seems to hate me. And everyone seems to want something from him. The only thing he seems to want though is… Me. I don’t know what to believe anymore. All I know is, I think Drew needs me. And I want to be there for him. Forever.

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Arclight (Arclight #1) Author : Josin L McQuein Publication Date : April 23rd 2013 Publisher : Greenwillow Books Goodreads - The Book Depository No one crosses the wall of light . . . except for one girl who doesn’t remember who she is, where she came from, or how she survived. A harrowing, powerful debut thriller about finding yourself and protecting your future—no matter how short and uncertain it may be. The Arclight is the last defense. The Fade can’t get in. Outside the Arclight’s border of high-powered beams is the Dark. And between the Light and the Dark is the Grey, a narrow, barren no-man’s-land. That’s where the rescue team finds Marina, a lone teenage girl with no memory of the horrors she faced or the family she lost. Marina is the only person who has ever survived an encounter with the Fade. She’s the first hope humanity has had in generations, but she could also be the catalyst for their final destruction. Because the Fade wil

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : How Zoe Made Her Dreams Come True (Mostly) Author : Sarah Strohmeyer Publication Date : April 23rd 2013 Publisher : HarperTeen Goodreads - The Book Depository From Sarah Strohmeyer, author of Smart Girls Get What They Want , comes this romantic comedy about one girl's summer job from hell. Think The Devil Wears Prada set in Disney World. When cousins Zoe and Jess land summer internships at the Fairyland Kingdom theme park, they are sure they've hit the jackpot. With perks like hot Abercrombie-like Prince Charmings and a chance to win the coveted $25,000 Dream & Do grant, what more could a girl want? Once Zoe arrives, however, she's assigned to serve "The Queen"-Fairyland's boss from hell. From spoon-feeding her evil lapdog caviar, to fetching midnight sleeping tonics, Zoe fears she might not have what it takes to survive the summer, much less win the money. Soon backstabbing interns, a runaway Cinderella, and cutt

  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 : The Clockwork Scarab (Stoker & Holmes) Author : Colleen Gleason Publisher : Chronicle Books Publication Date : December 1st 2013 Goodreads - The Book Depository Two young women of similar age and standing have disappeared: one found dead and the other still missing. The only clue to connect them is a small Egyptian clockwork scarab. Only Miss Stoker and Miss Holmes are well-positioned enough—similar in age and stature as they are to the victims—to investigate. An unlikely pair, the fierce Evaline Stoker and logical Mina Holmes must follow in the footsteps of their infamous families—Miss Holmes has inherited her Uncle Sherlock’s keen investigative skills, while Miss Stoker has accepted her family calling as a hunter of the undead. The partners must find a way to work together, while navigating t

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Ward (The Ward #1) Author : Jordana Frankel Publication Date : April 30th 2013 Publisher : Katherine Tegen Books Goodreads - The Book Depository Sixteen-year-old Ren is a daredevil mobile racer who will risk everything to survive in the Ward, what remains of a water-logged Manhattan. To save her sister, who is suffering from a deadly illness thought to be caused by years of pollution, Ren accepts a secret mission from the government: to search for a freshwater source in the Ward, with the hope of it leading to a cure. However, she never expects that her search will lead to dangerous encounters with a passionate young scientist; a web of deceit and lies; and an earth-shattering mystery that’s lurking deep beneath the water’s rippling surface. Jordana Frankel’s ambitious debut novel and the first in a two-book series, The Ward is arresting, cinematic, and thrilling—perfect for fans of Scott Westerfeld or Ann Aguirre. Personal Thoughts I do

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Apollyon (Covenant #4) Author : Jennifer L Armentrout Publication Date : April 9th 2013 Publisher : Spencer Hill Press Goodreads - The Book Depository Fate isn't something to mess with and now, neither is Alex. Alex has always feared two things: losing herself in the Awakening and being placed on the Elixir. But love has always been stronger than Fate, and Aiden St. Delphi is willing to make war on the gods and Alex herself to bring her back. The gods have killed thousands and could destroy entire cities in their quest to stop Seth from taking Alex's power and becoming the all-powerful God Killer. But breaking Alex's connection to Seth isn't the only problem. There are a few pesky little loopholes in the whole an Apollyon can't be killed theory, and the only person who might know how to stop the destruction has been dead for centuries. Finding their way past the barriers that guard the Underworld, searching for one soul

The Only Exception Book Blitz was organized by Giselle @  Xpresso Tours. Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Only Exception Author : Magan Varnon Publication Date : April 9th 2013 Publisher : Beautifully Broken Books Goodreads - Amazon **Due to sexual content and heavy subject matter, this book is recommended for ages 16+** Fiercely liberal Monica Remy prefers to blend in. Despite her tattoos, piercings, and outspoken personality, she transferred to Central to escape—before she finds out that her next door neighbor is the uber conservative governor's son, Trey Chapman. No matter how hard she tries to avoid Trey, he still finds a way to get under her skin. Monica can’t stand his crisp white shirts or his staunch views on women. But she can’t help counting every freckle on his face and wondering what it would feel like to have him stop talking politics and kiss her. A class debate project forces the unlikely pair to work together, and the political lines are blurred in la

  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 : Isla and the Happily Ever After Author : Stephanie Perkins Publisher : Dutton Publication Date : September 17th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository From the glittering streets of Manhattan to the moonlit rooftops of Paris, falling in love is easy for hopeless dreamer Isla and introspective artist Josh. But as they begin their senior year in France, Isla and Josh are quickly forced to confront the heartbreaking reality that happily-ever-afters aren’t always forever. Their romantic journey is skillfully intertwined with those of beloved couples Anna and Étienne and Lola and Cricket, whose paths are destined to collide in a sweeping finale certain to please fans old and new. Hi guys! Welcome to Waiting on Wednesday! This week I'm waiting on Isla and the Happily Ever After. I love Stephanie P