Nick's Book Blog Backup

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) Author : Sarah J Maas Publisher : Bloomsbury Children's Publication Date : August 7th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince.  Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.  Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating.  But she's bored stiff by court life.  Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show inter...

Hi everyone! Today, I'm really glad to be part of the Whispers in Autumn Blog Tour. For my tour stop, I will be sharing with you all my review and an excerpt from the book. Also, Trisha is on the blog with a guest post on TV shows. Sounds awesome, right ? I hope you guys enjoy it! :) Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Whispers in Autumn (The Last Year #1) Author : Trisha Leigh Publisher : Self-Published Publication Date : July 24th 2011 Goodreads - Amazon In 2015, a race of alien Others conquered Earth. They enslaved humanity not by force, but through an aggressive mind control that turned people into contented, unquestioning robots. Except sixteen-year-old Althea isn’t content at all, and she doesn’t need the mysterious note inside her locket to tell her she’s Something Else. It also warns her to trust no one, so she hides the pieces that make her different, even though it means being alone. The autumn she meets Lucas, everything changes. Althea and Lucas are immune to the ...

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. Book Haul The Unloved by Jennifer Snyder The Wild Ones by M.Leighton Throne of Glass by Sarah J Mass Survive by Alex Morel Rift by Andrea Cremer Hello everyone! :) I hope you guys had a great week! Time seems to be flying so fast these days. I didn't get a lot of books this week, compared to last week, but I'm very happy with my haul. First of all, I got The Unloved from Enchanted Book Promotions. The Unloved is one book I've been pining to read ever since I saw the cover reveal on Amy's @ Book Loving Mom blog. The New Adult Genre is a genre that I'm really enjoying lately. I managed to snag a spot on the blog tour for that book. My tour stop in on September 3rd. The Wild Ones has been popping all over my blogger reading list, so I thought I needed to have a copy to see what it was all about. I couldn't not get a copy of Throne of Glass when nearly everyone I know gave it a 4 stars or 5 s...

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal.  It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 13th and runs through Sunday, August 19th in whatever time zone you are in.  Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week.  There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional.   For all Bout of Books 5.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. -From the Bout of Books 5.0 team Hi guys! So, I'm really really really excited to be participating in my first ever read-a-thon. I will be mostly free this coming week, so I thought why not. I've seen some of my friends participate in read-a-thons and they sound like so much fun. I hope it's going to be an awesome experience for me. MY GOALS Read at least 350 pages in a day for the whole week. Read a min...

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Gathering Storm (Katerina Trilogy #1) Author : Robin Bridges Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date : January 10th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888. As she attends a whirl of glittering balls, royal debutante Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, tries to hide a dark secret: she can raise the dead. No one knows. Not her family. Not the girls at her finishing school. Not the tsar or anyone in her aristocratic circle. Katerina considers her talent a curse, not a gift. But when she uses her special skill to protect a member of the Imperial Family, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue. An evil presence is growing within Europe's royal bloodlines—and those aligned with the darkness threaten to topple the tsar. Suddenly Katerina's strength as a necromancer attracts attention from unwelcome sources . . . including two young men—George Alexandrovich, the tsar's ...

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Glitch (Glitch #1) Author : Heather Anastasiu Publisher : St Martin's Press Publication Date : August 7th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network. When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers. As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselv...

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 : Toxic (Denazen #2) Author : Jus Accardo Publisher : Entangled Publishing Publication Date : September 11th 2012 Goodreads - The Book Depository When a Six saved Kale’s life the night of Sumrun, she warned there would be consequences. A trade-off. Something taken for the life they gained. But Dez never imagined she’d lose the one thing she’d give anything to keep… And as if it’s not enough Dez finds her immunity to Kale fading, the Six brought in to help Kale learn to control his killer touch starts drooling on him the moment they meet. Worse than that? Jade can touch Kale. But bimbo Barbie is the least of Dez's problems. After Dez and Kale got away at Sumrun, her father lost not only his most powerful weapon but an important piece of the Supremacy project. Forced by Denazen to remedy the s...