Nick's Book Blog Backup

Hey everyone! How was your guys' March? It went by so fast! I ended my 2nd quarter of my senior year and then I had my one week spring break where I ended up not reading as many books as I wanted to and then I just found out a few weeks ago that I got accepted into 2 prestigious graduate schools! I didn't think it could happen because I don't have that much research experience, but I was over the moon when I read the emails! I have to make a decision where to go next month. I have to choose between cold Boston and sunny LA! If you guys are from either of these 2 cities, please share your thoughts about the cities in general, as in, personalities of people, public transportation, crime rates, etc ... Both schools are great, so I'll have to factor in other aspects to make a good decision. I also started my last quarter of college last week and I'm so excited and nervous at the same time for graduation in June! I'm truly looking forward to what the future holds in ...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things Author : Ann Aguirre Publication Date : April 7th 2015 Publisher : Feiwel & Friends Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Sage Czinski is trying really hard to be perfect. If she manages it, people won’t peer beyond the surface, or ask hard questions about her past. She’s learned to substitute causes for relationships, and it’s working just fine… until Shane Cavendish strolls into her math class. He’s a little antisocial, a lot beautiful, and everything she never knew she always wanted. Shane Cavendish just wants to be left alone to play guitar and work on his music. He’s got heartbreak and loneliness in his rearview mirror, and this new school represents his last chance. He doesn’t expect to be happy; he only wants to graduate and move on. He never counted on a girl like Sage. But love doesn’t mend all broken things, and sometimes life has to fall apart before it can be put back together agai...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Under a Painted Sky Author : Stacey Lee Publication Date : March 17th 2015 Publisher : Penguin Teen Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble A powerful story of friendship and sacrifice, for fans of  Code Name Verity Missouri, 1849: Samantha dreams of moving back to New York to be a professional musician—not an easy thing if you’re a girl, and harder still if you’re Chinese. But a tragic accident dashes any hopes of fulfilling her dream, and instead, leaves her fearing for her life. With the help of a runaway slave named Annamae, Samantha flees town for the unknown frontier. But life on the Oregon Trail is unsafe for two girls, so they disguise themselves as Sammy and Andy, two boys headed for the California gold rush. Sammy and Andy forge a powerful bond as they each search for a link to their past, and struggle to avoid any unwanted attention. But when they cross paths with a band of cowboys, the light-hearted troupe turn ou...

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 everyone! Today I wanted to explore whether book bloggers have an impact on book sales. I've had this conversation with friends in the past before where I've wondered if we, as bloggers, have a huge of an impact in the sense that we can lead to making of sales. Without any real statistics,it's hard for me to imagine if we do have that kind of power.  While the YA blogging community might be a HUGE HUGE community with thousands of people from all over the world, we are also pretty much of an isolated community. We don't really have a solid connection with other readers. That is, what I'm trying to say is that most of our readers and commenters are actually other bloggers, at least in mine and some other friends' cases, this is true. I'm sure there are some other bloggers that actually have a l...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters #3) Author : Becca & Krista Ritchie Publication Date :  April 3rd 2015 Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads    Protect your family. At all costs. It’d take the impossible to hurt Connor Cobalt, even for a moment. Protect your family. At all costs. At twenty-six, his narcissistic tendencies have made room for the people he loves. Protect your family. At all costs. And he loves Rose. But when his love is threatened, when his greatest dreams with her are compromised — what is the cost then? Protect your family. At all costs. Love will guide his choices. For the first time in his life. **AUTHORS' NOTE** It's possible to only read the Calloway Sisters spin-off series without reading the Addicted series, but you MUST read Hothouse Flower (Calloway Sisters #2) before reading Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters #3). It's highly recommended to read the books in the recommended reading order, which is in t...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Shattered Court (A Novel of the Four Arts #1) Author : M.J Scott Publication Date : April 28th 2015 Publisher : Roc Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble First in a new fantasy series from the author of the Novels of the Half-Light City. Entangled in a court ruled by tradition and intrigue, a young witch must come to terms with newfound power and desire—and a choice between loyalty and survival.… The royal witches of Anglion have bowed to tradition for centuries. If a woman of royal blood manifests powers, she is immediately bound by rites of marriage. She will serve her lord by practicing the tamer magics of the earth—ensuring good harvests and predicting the weather. Any magic more dangerous is forbidden. Lady Sophia Kendall, thirty-second in line to the throne, is only days away from finding out if she will be blessed—or perhaps cursed—with magic. When a vicious attack by Anglion’s ancient enemies leaves the kingdom in chaos...

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 : Placebo Junkies Author : J.C Carleson Publication Date : October 27th 2015 Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers Goodreads Going Bovine meets Trainspotting in this gritty portrait of at-risk teens gaming the prescription drug trial system. Meet Audie: Professional lab rat. Guinea pig. Serial human test subject. For Audie and her friends, “volunteering” for pharmaceutical drug trials means a quick fix and easy cash. Sure, there’s the occasional nasty side effect, but Audie’s got things under control. If Monday’s pill causes a rash, Tuesday’s ointment usually clears it right up. Wednesday’s injection soothes the sting from Tuesday’s “cure,” and Thursday’s procedure makes her forget all about Wednesday’s headache. By the time Friday rolls around, there’s plenty of cash in hand and p...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : This Heart of Mine (Whiskey Creek #8) Author : Brenda Novak Publication Date : March 31st 2015 Publisher : Mira Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble First love. Second chance? As the daughter of a hoarder, Phoenix Fuller had a tough childhood. So when the handsome, popular Riley Stinson became her boyfriend in high school, she finally felt as though she had something to be proud of. Phoenix was desperate not to lose him—especially once she found out she was pregnant. Yes, she might have acted a bit obsessive when he broke up with her. But she did not run down the girl he started dating next! Unfortunately, there was no way to prove her innocence. Now, after serving her time in prison, Phoenix has been released. All she wants to do is return to Whiskey Creek and get to know her son. But Jacob's father isn't exactly welcoming. Riley doesn't trust Phoenix, doesn't want her in Jacob's life. He is, however, ready to fin...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Scarlet (Scarlet #1) Author : A.C Gaughen Publication Date : February 14th 2012 Publisher : Walker Childrens Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance. Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in. It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin—whose quick smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her—that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for. Personal Thoughts Why, oh why did I stay away from this book for so long...

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 booknerds! I saw Rachel at  A Perfection Called Books and Danielle at Love at First Page do the Taylor Swift tag and it got me really excited and I wanted to do it as well because I love Taylor Swift and I love books. This took forever to compile, but it wound up being a lot of fun! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Source A Book That You Were Pretty Sure You Were In Love With, But Then Wanted To Break Up With. Both these series are well loved amongst readers, but I wasn't a fan of how they ended. A Book With a Red Cover These are 2 of my favorite red covers! And bonus, the stories are epic as well! I can't wait! A Book That Makes You Feel Nostalgic This book just brings back so many memories. I was a 13 year old in school when I first read this book and I was so in love with. Jane Eyre has one of my bigges...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Chase Me (Broke and Beautiful #1) Author : Tessa Bailey Publication Date : March 17th 2015 Publisher : Avon Impulse Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble College drop-out, Roxy Cumberland, moved to New York with dreams of becoming an actress, but her dwindling bank account is quickly putting the kibosh on that fantasy. To make some quick cash, she signs up to perform singing telegrams. Her first customer is a gorgeous, cocky Manhattan trust-funder if she ever laid eyes on one. And what could be more humiliating than singing an ode to his junk, courtesy of his last one night stand? Maybe the fact that she’s dressed in a giant, pink bunny costume... After a night out to celebrate winning his last case, lawyer Louis McNally II isn’t prepared for the pounding in his head or the rabbit serenading him from the front door. But the sassy wit and sexy voice of the girl behind the mask intrigues him, and one look at her stunning face—followed...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight #1) Author : Melissa Grey Publication Date : April 28th 2015 Publisher : Delacorte Press Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble For readers of Cassandra Clare's City of Bones and Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone , The Girl at Midnight is the story of a modern girl caught in an ancient war. Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from humans. All but one. Echo is a runaway pickpocket who survives by selling stolen treasures on the black market, and the Avicen are the only family she's ever known. Echo is clever and daring, and at times she can be brash, but above all else she's fiercely loyal. So when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it's time to act. Legend has it that there is a way to end the conflict once...

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 : Starborn (The Worldmaker Trilogy #1) Author : Lucy Hounsom Publication Date : April 23rd 2015 Publisher : Tor UK Goodreads   Death and destruction will bar her way... Kyndra's fate holds betrayal and salvation, but the journey starts in her small village. On the day she comes of age, she accidentally disrupts an ancient ceremony, ending centuries of tradition. So when an unnatural storm targets her superstitious community, Kyndra is blamed. She fears for her life until two strangers save her, by wielding powers not seen for an age - powers fuelled by the sun and the moon. Together, they flee to the hidden citadel of Naris. And here, Kyndra experiences disturbing visions of the past, showing war and one man's terrifying response. She'll learn more in the city's subterranean cham...