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Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #1) Author :Amy Engel Publication Date : November 11th 2014 Publisher : Entangled Teen Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble After a brutal nuclear war, the United States was left decimated. A small group of survivors eventually banded together, but only after more conflict over which family would govern the new nation. The Westfalls lost. Fifty years later, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the losing side to the sons of the winning group in a yearly ritual. This year, it is my turn. My name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill the president’s son—my soon-to-be husband—and restore the Westfall family to power. But Bishop Lattimer is either a very skilled actor or he’s not the cruel, heartless boy my family warned me to expect. He might even be the one person in this world who truly understands me. But there is no escape from my fate. I am the only one who can res

Nick's Random Gibberish is a weekly post here at Nick's Book Blog where I, Nick, will talk about random topics from personal posts to discussion posts. Hi guys! I hope you all in the US had a great thanksgiving and the rest of you had awesome weeks as well. Mine was pretty great as well and I still feel stuffed! :) Today I'll be talking about how I personally think ebooks are superior to hard copies. Wait, wait! Don't throw your shoes at me yet. I know a lot of you probably like reading hard copies much better, but while I used to be among those, I've found that I'm no longer as fond of hard copies as I previously. Source Here are some reasons why I love ebooks better:  1. Cost of ebooks v/s hard covers  We all know that ebooks cost a lot less than hard covers and you can even often many ebooks on sale. For a college student who is on a tight monthly budget, this is just amazing because it still allows me to buy books and not feel like I have to give up my di

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Next Breath Author : Laurel Osterkamp Publication Date : August 11th 2014 Publisher : PMI Books Goodreads - Amazon   I kiss him, choosing love over honesty, which is a choice nobody should ever have to make…" Robin loves sweet, responsible Nick, with his penchant for Beethoven and Ben Folds Five. But she also still loves her college boyfriend Jed, an irreverent playwright plagued with cystic fibrosis. Now Robin is struggling to reveal her secrets and confront her past, as she finally performs in the play that Jed wrote for her, eleven years ago. Will Robin have the strength to keep her promise and stay true to her heart? Alternating between present-day scenes, college flashbacks, and segments from Jed’s play, this tear-jerking yet uplifting tale illustrates how life is finite but love is infinite, and the road to recovery begins with the next breath. Guest Post  Why Cystic Fibrosis? I knew very little about cystic fibrosis before I

Hi guys! I'm participating in the Black Friday Bonanza Giveaway Hop today hosted by Kim at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Bookshelfery. You can win a $10.00 Gift Card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Just enter the rafflecopter below!! Happy holidays! :) a Rafflecopter giveaway Also be sure to check out the other blogs participating in this blog hop here . EDIT : Winner was Martha D. Email Sent.

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Until You Find Me (Until You Find Me #1) Author : Amber Hart Publication Date : November 11th 2014 Publisher : Random House Flirt Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble In this steamy, electrifying novel, Amber Hart pushes contemporary romance to its wildest limits as a young woman travels halfway across the globe—and discovers the place where her heart belongs. Raven has no idea what to expect when she travels to Africa in search of answers about her family’s past. A twenty-year-old college student from Michigan, she’s never seen anything like the beautiful, treacherous jungles of Cameroon. But nothing takes her breath away like Jospin. As soon as Raven meets the charismatic and intense young hunter, she’s instantly hooked. Clever, rugged, and fearless, Jospin makes his living from the perils of the jungle. But falling in love with Raven could be the most dangerous thing he’s ever done. The heir to a powerful poaching empire, he holds th

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 : Wrong About the Guy Author : Claire LaZebnik Publication Date :  April 21st 2015 Publisher : Harper Teen Goodreads   Claire LaZebnik's latest twist on a beloved classic asks the age old question: Could the girl who knows everything be wrong about the guy? As the stepdaughter of a TV star, Ellie Withers has it all: an amazing house in LA, a devoted friend who loved her before she even knew who Ellie’s stepfather was, and a burgeoning romance with handsome Aaron Marquand. But Ellie isn't the kind of person who’s content with simply having it all—the people in her life have to be equally happy. And, of course, she knows exactly what they need. When Ellie’s plans for her family, her friends, and even her love life don’t turn out the way she imagined, she begins to wonder if maybe she could

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy #2) Author : Marie Rutkoski Publication Date : March 3rd 2015 Publisher : Farrar Straus Giroux Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Book two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love. The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement…if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of deceit: an anonymous spy passing information to Herran, and close to uncovering a shocking secret. As Arin enlists dangerous allies in the struggle to keep his country’s freedom, he can’t fight the suspicion that Kestrel knows more than she shows. In the end, it might not be a dagger in th

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Captive (The Blackcoat Rebellion #2) Author : Aimee Carter Publication Date : November 25th 2014 Publisher : Harlequin Teen Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble For the past two months, Kitty Doe's life has been a lie. Forced to impersonate the Prime Minister's niece, her frustration grows as her trust in her fake fiancé cracks, her real boyfriend is forbidden and the Blackcoats keep her in the dark more than ever. But in the midst of discovering that her role in the Hart family may not be as coincidental as she thought, she's accused of treason and is forced to face her greatest fear: Elsewhere. A prison where no one can escape. As one shocking revelation leads to the next, Kitty learns the hard way that she can trust no one, not even the people she thought were on her side. With her back against the wall, Kitty wants to believe she'll do whatever it takes to support the rebellion she believes in—but is she prepared t

Nick's Random Gibberish is a weekly post here at Nick's Book Blog where I, Nick, will talk about random topics from personal posts to discussion posts. Hi guys! Today I'm here to talk about book endings can change my opinion of the entire story.  So can a book's ending ruin the book for me? Simple answer? YES!  Source I know, I know. It may seem a little over the top, but unfortunately, if a book doesn't end on a good note for me, I'm left feeling betrayed and just plain frustrated. It's not that I don't read books that have sad endings. I do, and I have read many books in the past, but when it comes to YA a sad ending has the tendency to destroy me. I just don't know why.  Source I wish it weren't the case, but I'm the sort of reader who NEEDS a HEA. By HEA, I don't mean everything in the book has to end positively, but I do NEED the couple to remain together and alive at the end. Why do you think I never read The Fault In Our Stars ?

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Wild (The Ivy Chronicles #2) Author : Sophie Jordan Publication Date : November 18th 2014 Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks  Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble A good girl goes fabulously bad in the final book in New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s sexy New Adult romance series, in which three Ivy League suite-mates seek higher knowledge of just how far they can go. Months after her boyfriend dumped her, Georgia can still hear the insults he hurled at her. Boring. Predictable. Tame. Tired of feeling bad, she’s ready to change her image, and go a little wild. What better way to prove her ex wrong than a hot night of sexual adventure at the secret campus kink club? In the shadowy den of the kink club, she unexpectedly runs into Logan Mulvaney, her friend’s little brother. A player extraordinaire too hot for his own good, he may be younger, but the guy is light years ahead when it comes to sexual experience. Now he’s te

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Under Different Stars (Kricket #1) Author : Amy A. Bartol Publication Date : December 9th 2014 Publisher : 47North Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble All she wants is a home, but can she find one...UNDER DIFFERENT STARS Kricket Hollowell is normally not one to wish upon stars; she believes they’re rarely in her favor. Well versed at dodging caseworkers from Chicago’s foster care system, the past few years on her own have made Kricket an expert at the art of survival and blending in. With her 18th birthday fast approaching, she dreams of the day when she can stop running and find what her heart needs most: a home. Trey Allairis hates Earth and doubts that anyone from his world can thrive here. What he’s learning of Kricket and her existence away from her true home only confirms his theory. But, when he and Kricket lie together under the stars of Ethar, counting them all may be easier than letting her go. Kyon Ensin’s secrets number the

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 : Three Day Summer Author : Sarvenaz Tash Publication Date :  May 19th 2015 Publisher : Simon & Schuster Goodreads   Boy meets Girl…at the most amazing concert the world has ever seen. It’s the summer of 1969, and Michael is a directionless 18-year-old music fan struggling with an uncertain future in a time of cultural and military upheaval. Cora is the obedient candy-striper daughter of an ultra-conservative father who likes her ex-boyfriend, Ned, so much he still shows up for Sunday dinners despite their break-up months earlier. When Michael and Cora meet at the medical tent at the Woodstock Music Festival, their lives will never quite be the same.   This s ounds really interesting. I've read many YA contemporaries but never one that was set in the past. Also, they meet at a concert. Obv

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Whatever Life Throws At You Author : Julie Cross Publication Date : October 7th 2014 Publisher : Entangled Teen Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Life loves a good curveball… Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas's life is completely upended the moment her dad returns to the major leagues as the new pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Now she's living in Missouri (too cold) , attending an all-girls school (no boys) , and navigating the strange world of professional sports. But Annie has dreams of her own—most of which involve placing first at every track meet…and one starring the Royals' super-hot rookie pitcher. But nineteen-year-old Jason Brody is completely, utterly, and totally off-limits. Besides, her dad would kill them both several times over. Not to mention Brody has something of a past, and his fan club is filled with C-cupped models, not smart-mouthed high school “brats” who can run the pants off every player on

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Chaos (Guards of Shadowland #3) Author : Sarah Fine Publication Date : October 7th 2014 Publisher : Amazon Children's Publishing Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble With Juri in control and everything in absolute chaos, Lela plunges into the depths of hell to free Malachi from creatures that have waited decades to exact their revenge. But the Judge has her own way of doing things, and Lela must work with Ana, the new Captain, who has a very personal mission of her own. Together, they infiltrate the most horrifying realm either has yet encountered in the Shadowlands—the bitter landscape ruled by the Mazikin. The stakes could not be higher, and Lela must accept the help—and love—of people she barely knows or trusts. As alliances and loyalties shift and she realizes the soul she came to save isn’t the only one in need of rescue, can Lela summon the strength to see the fight through to the very end? Personal Thoughts  Chaos was such a

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Addicted After All (Addicted #1) Author : Becca & Krista Ritchie Publication Date : October 31st 2014 Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Two addicts. One epic love story. Prepare for the worst. That’s what Lily and Lo try to do when Jonathan Hale schedules an “important” meeting. The problem: after being swept into the public eye and battling their addictions, they’re not sure what the worst is anymore. In a sea of many changes—including Ryke & Daisy living with them—Lily realizes that the best part of her fluctuating hormones might just be the worst. Her sex drive is out of control. Loren knows that she’s insatiable, but he’s not giving up on her. She’s too much a part of him. And as he carries more and more responsibility, some of the people that he loves doubt his resolve. In the conclusion to their love story, Lily & Lo stand side-by-side to fight, one last time, for their happily ever after.

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Stone Cove Island Author : Suzanne Meyers Publication Date : November 11th 2014 Publisher : Soho Teen Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble The Stepford Wives meets Stephen King in this debut mystery: a sleepy New England beach town is wrecked by a hurricane that reveals an unthinkable 30-year-old secret. When a catastrophic hurricane devastates Stone Cove Island, a serene New England resort community, everyone pulls together to rebuild. Seventeen-year-old Eliza Elliot volunteers to clean out the island’s iconic lighthouse and stumbles upon a secret in the wreckage: a handwritten, anonymous confession to a thirty-year-old crime. Bess Linsky’s unsolved murder has long haunted the island, and the letter turns the town inside out. Everyone who knew Bess is suddenly a suspect. Soon Eliza finds herself in the throes of an investigation she never wanted or asked for. As Stone Cove Island fights to recover from disaster, Eliza plunges the lo