Nick's Book Blog Backup

Hi guys! This is just a short announcement to say that I will not be blogging for the next 3 weeks because of a few things. Firstly, in about a week, I'll be entering finals weeks and that means lots of studying to do. Also, since it will be summer in a couple of weeks, it also means moving out, which is never fun. I have tons of packing and cleaning up to do. And, I'm going back home on June 7th, which I'm very excited about! With all that going on, I sincerely doubt that I will have time to read or blog, so I have decided to take a blogging break. But I should be back around June 10th or so in full swing! I will have plenty of reviews and other good stuff to share with you all. Thank you all for understanding! Nick

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Book of Broken Hearts Author : Sarah Ockler Publication Date : May 21st 2013 Publisher : Simon Pulse Goodreads - Amazon When all signs point to heartbreak, can love still be a rule of the road? A poignant and romantic novel from the author of Bittersweet and Twenty Boy Summer . Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious heartbreakers. She’s seen the tears and disasters that dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath—with candles and a contract and everything—to never have anything to do with one. Now Jude is the only sister still living at home, and she’s spending the summer helping her ailing father restore his vintage motorcycle—which means hiring a mechanic to help out. Is it Jude’s fault he happens to be cute? And surprisingly sweet? And a Vargas? Jude tells herself it’s strictly bike business with Emilio. Her sisters will never find out, and Jude ca

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The End Games Author : T.Michael Martin Publication Date : May 7th 2013 Publisher : Harper Teen Goodreads - The Book Depository It happened on Halloween. The world ended. And a dangerous Game brought it back to life. Seventeen-year-old Michael and his five-year-old brother, Patrick, have been battling monsters in The Game for weeks. In the rural mountains of West Virginia, armed with only their rifle and their love for each other, the brothers follow Instructions from the mysterious Game Master. They spend their days searching for survivors, their nights fighting endless hordes of “Bellows”—creatures that roam the dark, roaring for flesh. And at this Game, Michael and Patrick are very good. But The Game is changing. The Bellows are evolving. The Game Master is leading Michael and Patrick to other survivors—survivors who don’t play by the rules. And the brothers will never be the same. Personal Thoughts The End Games, with it's intriguing cove

  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 : Steelheart (Reckoners #1) Author : Brandon Sanderson Publication Date : September 24th 2013 Publisher : Delacorte Goodreads - The Book Depository Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills. Nobody fights the Epics... nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart—the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning—and he ha

  The St ripped Blog Tour is hosted by YA Bound . Hi guys! Welcome to my tour stop for the Stripped blog tour. As part of my tour stop, I'll be sharing with you guys my review of the book along with a giveaway! Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Stripped Author : Brooklyn Skye Publication Date : May 14th 2013 Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads - Amazon College freshman Quinn Montgomery will do anything to avoid the mistake her sister made—killing herself over a boy. But when she is forced into nude modeling at a local college to support her family after a bankruptcy, she begins to crack, just enough to let Torrin, the university’s top varsity oarsman, see that the real Quinn is not as feisty and unapproachable as she wants everyone to think. But letting someone in comes at a steep cost and, it turns out, Torrin is connected to Quinn’s family in more ways than she could ever imagine. Personal Thoughts Stripped is a book that took me completely by surprise because it ended

The Drowning In You Blog Tour was organized by Giselle @  Xpresso Tours . Hi guys! Welcome to my tour stop for the Drowning In You Blog Tour! As part of my tour stop, I'll be sharing with you all an interview I did with the author. You can also scroll down for a chance to win a copy of the book! Be sure to check out the other tour stops here . Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Drowning In You Author : Rebecca Berto Publication Date : Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads - Amazon Secretly crushing Crushed by a tragedy Charlee May’s been crushing on Dexter Hollingworth since she was fifteen. Five years later, a horrific skiing disaster at Mason’s Ski Lift Resort leaves her millionaire dad critically injured and her mom dead at the hands of Dexter operating the lifts. Charlee is suddenly the sole caretaker for her little brother while their world falls apart. Dexter couldn’t be more different from Charlee. He’s tattooed, avoids exclusive relationships and his Dad has a fair sh

The Lost and Found Blog Tour was organized by AToMR Blog Tours.   Hi guys! Welcome to my tour stop for the Lost and Found Blog Tour. As part of the tour, I'll be sharing with you all my review of the book. You can also scroll down for a giveaway to win some epic prizes. Also, don't forget to check out the rest of the tour stops here ! Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Lost and Found Author : Nicole Williams Publication Date : May 7th 2013 Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads - Amazon There’s complicated. And there’s Rowen Sterling. After numbing pain for the past five years with boys, alcohol, and all-around apathy, she finds herself on a Greyhound bus to nowhere Montana the summer after she graduates high school. Her mom agreed to front the bill to Rowen’s dream art school only if Rowen proves she can work hard and stay out of trouble at Willow Springs Ranch. Cooking breakfast at the crack of dawn for a couple dozen ranch hands and mucking out horse stalls are the last

The Last Academy Blog Tour is hosted by Shane at Itching For Books . Hi guys! Welcome to my tour stop for The Last Academy. I was scheduled for a review but unfortunately the book did not work for me and I ended up DNFing it. Anyways, instead I'm doing an author spotlight. You can scroll down for a chance to win a great prize. Be sure to check out the rest of the tour stops as well! Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Last Academy Author : Anne Applegate Publication Date : April 30th 2013 Publisher : Scholastic Goodreads - The Book Depository What is this prep school preparing them for? Camden Fisher arrives at boarding school haunted by a falling-out with her best friend back home. But the manicured grounds of Lethe Academy are like nothing Cam has ever known. There are gorgeous, preppy boys wielding tennis rackets, and circles of girls with secrets to spare. Only . . . something is not quite right. One of Cam's new friends mysteriously disappears, but the teachers don