Spooktacular Giveaway

Hey guys!
I know it has been a long long long time since I have posted, but I wanted to tell you guys about this give away a fellow blogger is having. Check it out @ http://www.abook-loversreview.com/2011/10/trick-or-treat-day-1-spooktacular.html

Book Giveaway!!

Checkout this site to read about the character's from 'Seven Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) ,and about Sarah Mylnowski! (a.k.a author!)  http://agoodaddiction.blogspot.com/2011/08/meet-characters-contest-ten-things-we.html

Lyric Poetry

My parents are in Illinois for a while, and my dad sent me this gorgeous picture of a mosaic he found. So I'm sharing it with you. It is so beautiful!

This White Girl Can't Dance

Hey ya'll! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. All I can say is this white girl can't dance. Haha it's quite commical to watch! (so I'm told) I have read alot of books recently , but I was to lazy to make myself post; that and I was to darn depressed with myself because I'm having writers block which kinda gets you in the glum. But I'm back an revived! So YAY! (happy dances like a flamingo) 

Ok so first off I'm just going to post the book covers and title and such stuff because I'm still alittle on the lazy side and too busy yelling at my younger brother to eat his burger bread; so I can't take too much time. Goddess knows he's capable of burning the house down. It's really unfathomable to me how a 4yr old can be so destructive!

First off we have!! (drumroll inside my head)

Emily the Stange: The Lost Days

I know I said I wasn't going to do a review, but I can't help myself and the little native is ok for now.

I really liked this quirky,mysterious,and full of oddities story. If any of ya'll have figured it out by now I love weird things. :) I was actually told about this book by m close friend Holland, and next time I see her I'll have to give her a big ol' hug cause I really enjoyed reading this book.





By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead



What My Mother Doesn't Know



Ok I loved the story plot and I really love reading from Julie Anne Peters, but I hate the ending cause it leaves you hanging. I can't stand books who leave you hanging and they aren't even a series. Oh well what can ya do. (shrugs shoulders)



Anna and the French Kiss

So This is the first I've heard of Sonya Sones, and reading the title I thought this was to be quite a scandalous read, but I like most times I was dead wrong. :o Shocker I know! I really enjoyed it though so check it out!

OH.MY.WORD!!!! I could literally not put this book down!! I read it in one sitting thats how good it was! Life lessons, Foreign hotties, Drama, Love, and Heartache. What more could I have asked for? Nothing. Although after finishing it I couldn't bring myself to read the Hatelist. It started off so sad I had to put it down after the first couple pages. I didn't want the after feelings of reading this book to wear off. I know I'm a complete nutter! ;)

An thats 'bout it for now. I've read several other books also, but these were the most memorable to me.  I'm still waiting to read Passion! Plus several other books!

Reading Teen

Hey guys,
I found this cool blog called Reading Teen. It has book reviews for teens and parents. They have giveaways, and I really enjoy watching their videos. Check it out :
http://networkedblogs.com/kC1fo

Lemony Snicket

It's only fitting for me to say something about my most favorite booke series. A Series of Unfortunate Events by the ever mysterious Lemony Snicket. It's a dark and morbid story for kids, but thats kind of what draws you in because after awhile we all get sick of happy endings. I love how the beginning of the first book begins. (The Bad Beginning 1#) I love it so much that I'm going to share it with you.

If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. In this book, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle.

Yep I love! :)


 13 books in the series

Fey

Get ready to be sucked into an enchanting world of magic, creatures, and fairies; in the The Iron Fey Series . Its full of adventure, danger, magical creatures, love, fighting, and of course magic!




 The Iron King #1, Julie Kagawa


Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined…

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.




 The Iron Daughter #2, Julie Kawaga


Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.

Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.The Iron Queen #3, Julie Kawaga






My name is Meghan Chase.

I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I'm not sure anyone can survive it.

This time, there will be no turning back.

Vamps,Vikings, and Magic




In the mood for something vampy , and magical? Then sink your teeth into this series from  Katie MacAlister.



Confessions of a Vampires Girlfriend (1-2)


Two Katie MacAlister vampire
novels—Got Fangs? and Circus of
the Darned—now back in print and
together for the first time!

Meet Francesca. She’s in Europe, working in a
traveling faire along with psychics, magicians, and
other really bizarre people. Her life? Not-so-normal.
Her boyfriend, Ben? Not-so-alive. And in these two
novels, it’s up to Francesca to redeem his soul, find
something to wear on their very first date, deal with
her emerging psychic talent, and shake the warring
Viking ghosts she accidentally conjured.

Magic


Rachel Hawkins Hex Hall series is an intriguing magical read that will have you coming back for more. It's no Harry Potter, but its still pretty good!






 Hex Hall # 1

Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father--an elusive European warlock--only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters.






 Demon Glass #2

Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch.

That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth.

Turns out, Sophie’s a demon, one of only two in the world—the other being her father. What’s worse, she has powers that threaten the lives of everyone she loves. Which is precisely why Sophie decides she must go to London for the Removal, a dangerous procedure that will destroy her powers.

But once Sophie arrives she makes a shocking discovery. Her new friends? They’re demons too. Meaning someone is raising them in secret with creepy plans to use their powers, and probably not for good. Meanwhile, The Eye is set on hunting Sophie down, and they’re using Archer to do it. But it’s not like she has feelings for him anymore. Does she?


Be sure to look out for the third installment of the Hex Hall Series 'Spellbound' comes out March 13th 2012
By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tagalong ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.
As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

Okay For Now

This is I think the first in a long time that I enjoyed reading a book from a boys point of view. It was really interesting seeing the way Doug viewed things and how he was able to overcome the struggles he faced with at home, school, and at work. So without further of due I introduce to you 'Okay For Now' by Gary D. Schmidt!

Okay For Now, Gary D. Schmidt

Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boys and The Wednesday Wars, two coming-of-age novels about unlikely friends finding a bond. Okay For Now, his latest novel, explores another seemingly improbable alliance, this one between new outsider in town Doug Swieteck and Lil Spicer, the savvy spitfire daughter of his deli owner boss. With her challenging assistance, Doug discovers new sides of himself. Along the way, he also readjusts his relationship with his abusive father, his school peers, and his older brother, a newly returned war victim of Vietnam.

4th of July Weekend Readz

Although none of these books had anything to do with the 4th of July; I found myself reading these this past week/weekend.

The False Princess, EILIS O'NEAL

Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia has led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when she learns, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the city, her best friend, Kiernan, and the only life she’s ever known.
Sent to live with her only surviving relative, a cold, scornful woman with little patience for her newfound niece, Sinda proves inept at even the simplest tasks. Then she discovers that magic runs through her veins – long-suppressed, dangerous magic that she must learn to control – and she realizes that she will never learn to be just a simple village girl.
Sinda returns to the city to seek answers. Instead, she rediscovers the boy who refused to forsake her, and uncovers a secret that could change the course of Thorvaldor’s history, forever.


To tell you the truth I started reading this book with very low expectations. I thought I had the plot all figured out and that it wasn't going to be that interesting of a book, but like sometimes I was dead wrong!

Shimmer #2 , Alyson Noel

Having solved the matter of the Radiant Boy, Riley, Buttercup, and Bodhi are enjoying a well-deserved vacation. When Riley comes across a young ghost named Rebecca, Riley soon learns Rebecca's not at all what she sees. The daughter of a former plantation owner, she is furious about being murdered during a slave revolt in 1733. Mired in her own anger, Rebecca is keeping the ghosts who died along with her trapped in their worst memories. Can Riley help Rebecca without losing herself to her own nightmarish memories?


This is a really cute, and funny series that branches off from the Immortal series, and is about Ever's sister Riley, their dog Buttercup, and I can't tell you more cause I'll just end up telling you the whole story and that would spoil it for ya!



The Anti-Prom, Abby McDonald

Three unlikely allies team up for a night of rebellion, romance, and revenge…

They’ve spent years at the same high school without speaking a word to one another, but that’s all about to change.
Popular Bliss was having the perfect prom until she found her BFF and boyfriend making out in the back of a limo.
Bad girl Jolene wouldn’t be caught dead at the prom, yet here she is, trussed up in pink ruffles, risking her reputation for some guy.
And shy, studious, über-planner Meg never counted on her date’s standing her up and leaving her idling in the parking lot outside the prom.

What happens when three very different worlds collide? One unforgettable night. Get ready for The Anti-Prom!

This I think was by far my favorite that I read this past week/weekend. It was very different from what you'd think by the title, and cover. I enjoyed reading every little part and big part of it!

Are You Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

Red Riding Hood is sexy, mysterious, darkly intoxicating. I couldn't put it down! It was definitely a good twist for a story I grew up reading. I always imagined it as a dark morbid tale instead of a light happy fairy tale.

   Red Riding Hood - Sarah Blakely-Cartwright, David Leslie Johnson, Cathrine Hardwick

In a time when villages are so small that everyone knows everyone else, one girl struggles to find her own way. After her sister’s violent death, Valerie’s world begins to spiral out of control; a marriage is being forced upon her, her father is the town drunk, her mother wants to control her and her true love wants to run away with her – but where can they run from this small village and it’s big secrets?

For generations, the Wolf has been kept at bay with a monthly sacrifice but now no one is safe. When an expert Wolf-hunter arrives, the villagers learn that the creature lives among them – it could be anyone in town. It soon becomes clear that Valerie is the only one who can hear the voice of the creature. The Wolf says she must surrender herself before the blood moon wanes, or everyone she loves will die.

Who will save her? Or can she save herself?

In this dangerous, riveting new vision of a classic fairy tale, the happy ending may be hard to find.

Fallen Series

This is by far my favorite fallen angel series I have read yet. It's so intense, dark, and the relatioships are just mmm! But you be the judge let me know what you think about this series.

Fallen Series ~ Lauren Kate



 Some Angels are Destined to Fall
There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.
Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce–and goes out of his way to make that very clear–she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.






LOVE NEVER DIES

Lucinda is sure that she and Daniel are meant to be together forever. Now they are forced apart in a desperate bid to save Luce from the Outcasts–immortals who want her dead. As she discovers more about her past lives, Luce starts to suspect that Daniel is hiding something. What if he has lied to her about their shared past? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?








Luce would die for Daniel.

And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .

Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.

Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.

Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames . . . forever.

Adventure Fiction

Another great series I have found is from Maureen Johnson called  Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes,(which is the first book and the second is) The Last Little Blue Envelope. I loved this series because it was unpredictable and the characters are so full of spunk and are sponateous. I also got to learn about other countries which is fascinating for me cause I have always wanted to travel.




 Here’s the deal: Aunt Peg, the New York artist and the person Ginny Blackstone depended on to make her life interesting, took off to Europe without a word three years ago. Aside from a few postcards, Ginny hasn’t heard much. Then she gets a horrible phone call that changes everything.

But the story is only beginning. Soon after, Ginny receives one little blue envelope from Aunt Peg containing a thousand dollars and some very strange instructions…


And with that, she is sent off to pick up a package containing twelve similar envelopes, which she can open one by one, as instructed. Each letter contains a task that Ginny must perform.
Soon, the mild-mannered and quiet Ginny (who’s barely made it out of New Jersey before) finds herself running from London to Paris to Rome, and beyond. Along the way, she collects a number of new friends, including: a manager from Harrods department store who runs errands for the rich and famous, a handsome but maddening thief-turned-playwright, a celebrity painter who tattoos the names of her dead pets on her body, and the angriest vegetable salesman in all of France.
As time goes on, Ginny realizes that her aunt has sent her on a mission, and that there is something big waiting for her in the thirteenth envelope. All she has to do is make it from place to place and complete all of the tasks that have been set before her.
As if life is that easy.





The Last Little Blue Envelope



People would say that it’s impossible to have a private pool in the city, unless you were some sort of mogul and had it on the roof of your penthouse or something. But it’s not illegal to have a really clean dumpster, and if you want to fill it with water, and if you want to get in it… well, that’s your prerogative. People always say they can’t do things, that they’re impossible. They just haven’t been creative enough. This pool is a triumph of imagination. That’s how you win at life, Gin. You have to imagine your way through. Never say something can’t be done. There’s always a solution, even if it’s weird.”

Ginny Blackstone thought that the biggest adventure of her life was behind her. She spent last summer traveling around Europe, following the tasks her Aunt Peg laid out in a series of letters before she died. When someone stole Ginny’s backpack—and the last little blue envelope inside—she resigned herself to never knowing how it was supposed to end.
Months later, a mysterious boy contacts Ginny from London, saying he’s found her bag. Finally, Ginny can finish what she started. But instead of ending her journey, the last letter starts a new adventure—one filled with old friends, new loves, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Ginny finds she must hold on to her wits . . . and her heart.
This time, there are no instructions

Fantasy Fiction Read

Okay Bookaholic Reader's if you are out there. I just finished reading this book from Kristen Cashore called 'Graceling'. It is full of adventure,plots,alittle romance (but not sickingly so) making it great for both guys and girls.




 Graceling - Kristin Cashore
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.

When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace—or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

SteamPunk

Attention: Fellow Steampunkers We have A new Author in our midst! WELCOME KADY CROSS!!

I first discovered Kady Cross on the Nook looking for free ebooks and came across this short story called 'The Strange Case of Finley Jayne'  the first thing that intrigued me about this ebook (low an behold) was the cover. I try not to judge books by their covers but sometimes you just can't help it! You know when you see something and you can just tell that it's going to be great? Well, that's what happened here. 'The Strange Case of Finley Jayne' is actually a Prequel to 'The Girl in the Steel Corset' which just recently came out. The covers of both are posted below with the Synopsis. (weird word always thought so. (laughs to self))





Finley Jayne knows she's not 'normal'. Normal girls don't lose time, or have something inside them that makes them capable of remarkably violent things. Her behavior has already cost her one job, so when she's offered the lofty position of companion to Phoebe, a debutante recently engaged to Lord Vincent, she accepts, despite having no experience. Lord Vincent is a man of science with his automatons and inventions, but Finley is suspicious of his motives where Phoebe is concerned. She will do anything to protect her new friend, but what she discovers is even more monstrous than anything she could have imagined…

(Oooo I just loved it! Not that I'm trying to influence your opinion cause that would be totally wrong of me ;) )




 In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one…except the "thing" inside her.
When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch….
Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets against the wishes of his band of misfits: Emily, who has her own special abilities and an unrequited love for Sam, who is part robot; and Jasper, an American cowboy with a shadowy secret.
Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help—and finally be a part of something, finally fit in.
But The Machinist wants to tear Griff's little company of strays apart, and it isn't long before trust is tested on all sides. At least Finley knows whose side she's on—even if it seems no one believes her.

(Can't wait to read! heehee mental note: find way to earn monaay $$)

I will try and see if I can possibly interview Kady Cross but that might be hard to do.

Summer Readzz

Hi,
I am Megan a Bookaholic Teen. It is summer again which means (drum roll,with electric guitar action) SUMMER READING PROGRAMS!! At your local Library! So if you dont have any idea where to start or if you are looking for some great summer readzz you might want to check out these:








 Along For the Ride- Sarah Dessen

It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.

A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.

It's more of a heavier summer read just to forewarn,but its worth it! I really enjoy reading from Sarah Dessen because her characters seem to be so real and are relatable.






Going Too Far - Jennifer Echols

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO? 

  
All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school. Away from her backwater town. Away from her parents who seem determined to keep her imprisoned in their dead-end lives. But one crazy evening involving a dare and forbidden railroad tracks, she goes way too far...and almost doesn't make it back.


John made a choice to stay. To enforce the rules. To serve and protect. He has nothing but contempt for what he sees as childish rebellion, and he wants to teach Meg a lesson she won't soon forget. But Meg pushes him to the limit by questioning everything he learned at the police academy. And when he pushes back, demanding to know why she won't be tied down, they will drive each other to the edge--and over...




This book, whew! (waves hand in front of face) Ok it definitely has some mystery to it and can be kind of tense.




 Two*Way Street - Lauren Barnholdt



There are two sides to every breakup.

This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going to the same college, and driving cross-country together for orientation.

Then Jordan dumps Courtney -- for a girl he met on the Internet.

It's too late to change plans, so the road trip is on. Courtney's heartbroken, but figures she can tough it out for a few days. La la la -- this is Courtney pretending not to care.

But in a strange twist, Jordan cares. A lot.
Turns out, he's got a secret or two that he's not telling Courtney. And it has everything to do with why they broke up, why they can't get back together, and how, in spite of it all, this couple is destined for each other.



I really enjoyed the banter going back an forth between Courtney and Jordan, and it's a great start off for summer reading.

I hope that this helps your summer reading to kick-off if it hasn't already.