Blog Tour [Review & Giveaway]: Mutilate My Heart by Emily Godwin

Title: Mutilate My Heart
Series: (Mutilate #1)
Author: Emily Godwin
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Paranormal
Rating: 
Review Copy: Blog Tour: Diane @ Oops I Read A Book Again
Book Blurb:

Punk rock band Mutilated Arteries has been seventeen-year-old Becca's world (aka obsession) for the last year. When the band schedules a concert in her hometown, she and her best friend Carli are the first ones in line to buy tickets. The night is everything she expects it to be and more, especially after making friends with the new super-cute bassist, Sketch.

Becca's mom warns her not to fall for a rock star because rock stars are always on the road - or they die in a plane crash, like her mom's favorite band did twenty-something years ago. But after the band's tour bus breaks down and they're stuck hanging out in Roizen Hills for a week, it's hard for Becca not to fall for Sketch and his caricature drawings and toxic green eyes.

Becca knows Sketch is leaving as soon as the bus is fixed, and she can't be his fan-turned-girlfriend anyway because of the lead singer's "No Girlfriends" rule. Plus, there's something strange about the guys that Becca can't quite decipher... like how they won't reveal their real names, their always-changing odd appearances, and the guitarist's obsession with blood and zombies. Still, Becca wants nothing more than for Sketch to mutilate her heart...but it just might not be in a way she expects.

*Once again, Thank you for the opportunity to be one of the tour host for this book. :) * 

Blog Tour [Review & Giveaway]: Death Is But A Dream by Erin Hayes

Title: Death Is But A Dream
Author: Erin Hayes
Genre: Adult, Paranormal, Mythology
Release Date: 29th September 2013
Rating: 
Review Copy: Xpresso Book Tours
Book Blurb:

Caught between life and death, all Callie wants is to live again.

Homicide detective Callie Saunders knows that death isn’t all pearly gates and angels. After being hit by a bus, she finds that it's the ancient gods and goddesses of Greek mythology who are in charge of everything.

So when Hades offers her a deal, she accepts. If she wants to be brought back to life, she’ll have to figure out who is trying to kill his son. But if she fails, both her soul and the world will be destroyed.

With the odds mounting against her, it’ll take everything she has within her to wake up from death. But the rules are constantly changing. And someone wants her to stay dead.

Tour Stop of Death is But A Dream! Thanks to Xpresso Book Tours! Okay... I love anything Greek Myths. I enjoyed reading them. So this one is something up in my alley, never mind that it is an Adult book.

ARC Challenge: WEEK 2

Together with my forever Stalkee, +Deniz of Closet Geeks and Slow Mo, we are doing an ARC Challenge!!! :) Deniz and I were talking about ARCs earlier. I was jealous of her because she got to read her ARCs while I'm reading other books. lol. And I just want to diminish my NetGalley and Edelweiss ARCs before this year ends.

So we came up with this challenge. We will read two ARCs per week. Or one ARC, as long as we read and review one of them. It's good. Come and join us for this challenge! I probably will be continuing this until next year. LMAO. Yeah, that's how huge my Galleys are. >_<

I told you last week that I'll be reading Starglass right?? Um... I have a confession to make. I did not read it. I read a different ARC. >.< I wanted a quick read and I don't think Starglass is a quick read. So I chose to read this one...

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan. Review HERE.

I have this since forever and I didn't honestly think that I'll be reading it. Anyway, that is my ARC for the second week. I've been so busy that I can only managed ONE ARC. Though I did read two other books for Blog Tours.

For this week... um... I'll read Starglass. Hopefully! And another ARC.. I am not sure yet what ARC. But since this Thursday is Thanksgiving, I don't have work that day so I could read more. yay! Will update you soon!!! :)

ARC Review: If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

Title: If You Could Be Mine

Author: Sara Farizan

Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Realistic Fiction

Release Date: 20th August 2013

Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers

Ratings: 

Review Copy: NetGalley

Book Blurb: 

Seventeen-year-old Sahar has been in love with her best friend, Nasrin, since they were six. They’ve shared stolen kisses and romantic promises. But Iran is a dangerous place for two girls in love—Sahar and Nasrin could be beaten, imprisoned, even executed if their relationship came to light.

So they carry on in secret—until Nasrin’s parents announce that they’ve arranged for her marriage. Nasrin tries to persuade Sahar that they can go on as they had before, only now with new comforts provided by the decent, well-to-do doctor Nasrin will marry. But Sahar dreams of loving Nasrin exclusively—and openly.

Then Sahar discovers what seems like the perfect solution. In Iran, homosexuality may be a crime, but to be a man trapped in a woman’s body is seen as nature’s mistake, and sex reassignment is legal and accessible. As a man, Sahar could be the one to marry Nasrin. Sahar will never be able to love the one she wants in the body she wants to be loved in without risking her life. Is saving her love worth sacrificing her true self?

*I received an advance reader's copy from publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Book Trailer: The Replacement by Rachael Wade

Title: The Replacement
Author: Rachael Wade
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 27th January 2014
Book Blurb:

*Contains sexually explicit content and mature subject matter, including language and elements of abuse.*

A gritty New Adult drama about a young woman’s self-destructive quest to find purpose, self-worth, and love in a broken world.

My name is Elise Duchamp. I’m twenty-three years old and I’m known as the town whore.

No, not the kind who exchanges sexual favors for money. The other kind. The kind who gives it all away for free, whenever and however she likes. I am that girl. The one everyone whispers about and the one none of the girls seem to like, because all of their boyfriends either want to sleep with me or already have. Promiscuity is my thing—the kind that slowly, violently turns my insides black, but gives me something I need.

All things considered, I’m not completely reckless. I’m safe, and contrary to popular opinion, I do have a heart. I live in a world of careless choices, and with those choices come careless people. I cannot judge them, because I am one of them. I too bow down to the altar of the self-serving. I am not a good friend. I am not and never could be anyone’s girlfriend. I’m convinced any goodness in me shriveled up and died long ago.

But I am a replacement. That is something I know how to be, and this is a story of the lengths I’d go to in order to keep it that way.

*BOOK TRAILER* 

*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*

Rachael Wade is the Amazon bestselling author of The Preservation Series, The Resistance Trilogy, and the upcoming sci-fi series, The Keepers Trilogy. When she’s not writing, she’s busy learning French, watching too many movies, and learning how to protect animals and the environment. Visit her at www.RachaelWade.com and www.LightsOnOutreach.com, or come chat with her on Twitter via @RachaelWade.

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Book Blast & Giveaway: Something Great by M. Clarke

Title: Something Great

Author: M. Clarke

Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance

Release Date: 15th July 2013
Purchase links: Amazon | B&N | TBD

Book Blurb:

She didn’t know what she was missing…until he found her.

Maxwell Knight was positively trouble, dangerously good-looking, and seductively charming. He was everything Jeanella didn’t need in her life. Only Maxwell didn’t see it that way. His pursuit was relentless, making her even more determined to push him away.

Fresh out of college, life was simple and plain for Jeanella Mefferd. Every part of her life was smooth sailing; her friends, her job, and even the guy she’d started dating. Then one night, while at dinner, she spotted someone who made her feel things she’d never felt before—dangerous, heart pounding and breathless heat. Thinking she would never see him again, she brushed it off, but when she started to run into him unexpectedly, all she could think of was how he made her feel with his sweet flirtations. Everything about Maxwell Knight screamed trouble, especially when she found out he was her new boss’s son. Now, heading to a New York fashion show, would she be able to focus on her career instead of Maxwell, who had been scheduled to attend with her? As much as she tried to forget their encounters, his good looks, smooth words and determination to win her over gravitated her toward him. The next thing she knew, her mind was utterly consumed by him. Would she be willing to ignore all the dangerous signs and jump into his arms? Or would she miss out on the chance of finding something great?

*BOOK TRAILER*

*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*

M. Clarke also known as Mary Ting resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children’s chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Sam Cruz's Infallible Guide to Getting Girls [Review]

 

Title: Sam Cruz's Infallible Guide to Getting Girls
Author: Tellulah Darling
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Romantic Comedy
Release Date: 17th October 2012
Publisher: Te Da Media
Rating: 
Review Copy: Blog Tour: Diane @ Oops I Read A Book Again
Book Blurb:

Why the hell can’t chicks be more like guys?

That question plagues high school senior Sam Cruz. Sam is perfectly happy being a player. He just wishes girls wouldn’t change the game from sex to relationships. It makes him look like an asshole. But when Sam’s best friend, Ally Klinger, gets dumped, she begs him to transform her into someone who can screw around then screw off. No risk of heartbreak that way. It’s Sam’s chance to create the perfect female AND cheer up his best friend. Armed with Sam’s Three Step Guide to Backseat Success, Ally gets the game better than Sam thought she would and before long, Sam has his wish: the female version of himself. Too bad it’s driving him nuts. Told from Sam’s and Ally's alternating POVs, Sam Cruz’s Infallible Guide to Getting Girls is a fast-paced YA romantic comedy that follows these teens as they navigate the minefield of sex, love, and friendship. 

This contemporary teen romance contains strong language, drinking, euphemisms, and lots of “bow chicka wow wow.”

*Once again, Thank you for the opportunity to be one of the tour host for this book. :) *

ARC Challenge: WEEK 1

Hey there! :) So... last week is our first week of the ARC Challenge aka eARC Buddy Read. I said that I will be reading and reviewing two ARCs last week. And hurray! I did managed to read them. :P Here's my review of the two ARCs I've read.

Accidentally In Love With... A God by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Addicted To You by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Have you read the books you are supposed to read? ;) Did you managed to read them all? Or just one? What is it? Share it by linking your post below!  :) 

For this week, I think I'll only read one ARC since I am on a tight schedule this week. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish it. >.< I need a short ARC! lol. Hmmm... *flips through my kindle* Um...

Title: Starglass [Starglass #1]

Series: Starglass

Author: Phoebe North

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopian

Release Date: 23rd July 2013

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Review Copy: Edelweiss

Book Blurb:

In this futuristic, outer space thriller, Terra has to decide between supporting the rebellion she believes in—and saving the life of the boy she loves.

For generations, those aboard the Asherah have lived within strict rules meant to help them survive the journey from a doomed Earth to their promised land, the planet Zehava–which may or may not be habitable, a question whose imperative grows now, in the dwindling months before touchdown.

Sixteen-year-old Terra’s situation is tough. A dead mom. A grieving dad. A bitchy boss, and a betrothed who won’t kiss her no matter how bad she wants it. She’s doing her best to stay afloat, even when she gets assigned a vocation she has no interest in: botany.

But after Terra witnesses the Captain’s guard murder an innocent man, she’s drawn into a secret rebellion bent on restoring power to the people. The stakes are higher than anything she could have imagined. When the rebellion gives Terra an all-important mission, she has to decide where her loyalties lie for once and for all. Because she has started to fall for the boy she’s been sent to assassinate…

ARC Review: Addicted To You by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Addicted To You [Addicted #1]
Series: Addicted Series
Author: Krista & Becca Ritchie
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Abuse
Release Date: 22nd August 2013
Rating:  (4.5 stars)
Review Copy: NetGalley
Book Blurb:

She’s addicted to sex. He’s addicted to booze…the only way out is rock bottom.

No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale’s best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.

But as they sink beneath the weight of their addictions, they cling harder to their destructive relationship and wonder if a life together, for real, is better than a lie. Strangers and family begin to infiltrate their guarded lives, and with new challenges, they realize they may not just be addicted to alcohol and sex.

Their real vice may be each other.

*I received an advance reader's copy from publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Book Blitz [Excerpt and Giveaway] The Thrill of It by Lauren Blakely

Title: The Thrill of It (No Regrets #1)
Author: Lauren Blakely
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Sexy
Release Date: 21st November 2013
Publisher: Lauren Blakely Books
Pre-order at: Amazon | Apple iBookstore
Book Blurb:

A new adult story of Love. Sex. Addiction. Blackmail. And Power...

Some say love can be an addiction. Others say it's the thing that makes life worth living. Let me tell you everything I know about love...Love isn't patient, love isn't kind. Love is a game, a chase. A thrill. Love is wild and war-like, and every man and woman must fight for themselves. At least that's how it was for me. A high-priced virgin call girl by the time I started college, I was addicted to love and to sex. Even though I've never had either. I controlled love, played it, and held the world in the palm of my hands. Then I fell down from those highs, and I'm being blackmailed for all my mistakes, forced to keep secrets from everyone, except the only guy I don't regret.

Trey...

With all the other women, I knew what they were. They were temporary. They were pills, they were bottles, they took away all the pain, and numbed the awful memories that wore down my ragged, wasted heart. Until I met Harley. She's the only girl I ever missed when she walked away. But now she's back in my life, every day, and there are no guarantees for us, especially since I don't know how to tell her my secrets. What happened to my family. All I know is she's the closest I've ever come to something real, and I want to feel every second of it.

How can you love with no regrets when regret is all you know? 

ARC Review: Accidentally In Love With... A God by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

Title: Accidentally In Love With... A God [Accidentally Yours #1]
Series: Accidentally Yours
Author: Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Genre: New Adult, Paranormal Romance
Release Date: 29th October 2013
Publisher: Forever (Grand Central Publishing)
Rating: 
Review Copy: NetGalley
Book Blurb:

Trapped for decades, a powerful god seeks freedom . . . and revenge. But the only thing that can save him is the passion of a woman's touch . . . 

Emma Keane is your average city girl trying to get a date. There's just one thing holding her back: the disembodied male voice speaking to her through her mind. Sound kind of crazy? Maybe. But crazy turns downright deadly when the voice persuades her to travel to the wilds of the Mayan jungle. There she will free his body-his incredibly hot, muscled, naked body.

Humans are so frail, so undisciplined, so susceptible to love. And when this ancient being connects with Emma, the feelings she sparks drive him utterly mad. Protective, keep-her-close, never-let-her-go kind of mad. Which might not be such a bad thing because from the moment the beautiful, passionate Emma unshackles his body, they are hunted at every turn. Now he'll have to do everything in his power to keep her safe. But will it be enough?

*I received an advance reader's copy from publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Book Blitz and Giveaway: Ready to Go by Stephanie Mann

Title: Ready to Go
Author: Stephanie Mann
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Release Date: 12th November 2013
Publisher: Swoon Romance
Book Blurb:

Daniel is sick of his wonderfully boring and predictable life. He dutifully gets up every morning, goes to class, goes to work, and it never changes. He does, says and even wears exactly what others expect of him. He's so predictable that he barely notices just how unhappy he truly is.

One afternoon, everything changes when David meets a girl on the run from her own demons. She doesn't need Daniel's help, but he offers and she accepts--setting a course for an adventure neither will soon forget.

Together, on an impromptu road trip, two strangers become friends and a bit more, all while facing money problems, car problems, and tourist traps and the naked truth: they can't run forever.

Will they finally stop running long enough to discover true and lasting love?

Waiting on Wednesday [#2]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Title: Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3)

Author: Tahereh Mafi

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian

Release Date: 4th February 2014

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pre-Order at: Amazon | B&N | TBD (Hardback)

Book Blurb:

The heart-stopping conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, which Ransom Riggs, bestselling author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, called “a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love.”

With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn’t know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won’t keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life. He promises to help Juliette master her powers and save their dying world . . . but that’s not all he wants with her.

The Shatter Me series is perfect for fans who crave action-packed young adult novels with tantalizing romance like Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Legend by Marie Lu. Tahereh Mafi has created a captivating and original story that combines the best of dystopian and paranormal, and was praised by Publishers Weekly as “a gripping read from an author who’s not afraid to take risks.” Now this final book brings the series to a shocking and satisfying end.

Epic conclusion of the Shatter Me Trilogy!!! I know! I haven't read the others yet (just the first one and first novella). >.< But I'm hoping before this last book comes out, I have already finish it. HOPEFULLY! :)

Cover Reveal: Ungifted by Kelly Oram

One of my favorite author, Kelly Oram, revealed the beautiful cover of Ungifted. :) It is the second book in the Supernaturals series. I think this is a bit of a stand alone. Well, based from the first book, it is. Can somehow be read as a stand alone, I guess? Anyway, here is the cover of Ungifted. :D

Title: Ungifted (Supernaturals #2)

Author: +Kelly Oram

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Supernatural

Release Date: 25th February 2014

Book Blurb:

Even though her father is running for President of the United States, Grace St. Claire is as normal a girl as they come. She’s clumsy, shy, and an outcast among her peers. She even manages to nearly die in a freak accident in front of the entire school. But when Grace survives a vampire attack she quickly learns that she is anything but ordinary.

There’s something about human Grace that has all the supernaturals around her going crazy. Her best friend’s brother suddenly wants to date her. Her worst enemy has sworn to protect her even against her wishes. Someone with very powerful magic wants her dead, and the vampire that attacked her has developed an obsession with making her his eternal mate.

In order to survive—and not as Count Dracula’s undead bride—Grace dives head first into the terrifying world of the supernatural. She teams up with a charming but mysterious warlock who strolled into town causing trouble and spouting stories of a Prophesy and Chosen One that looks exactly like Grace. Together they must figure out why Grace is different, who wants her dead, how she’s connected to the Chosen One, and who they can really trust. 

Blog Tour and Giveaway [Review]: Entanglement by Dan Rix

Title: Entanglement

Author: Dan Rix

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Romance

Release Date: 16th November 2012

Rating: 

Review Copy: Blog Tour: Diane @ Oops I Read A Book Again

Book Blurb from Goodreads:

"...the scientific explanation is quantum entanglement, whereby the boy and girl—even when separated by great distances—react instantaneously to changes in each other's states..." —Dr. Casler Selavio, on the entanglement of halves.

In a world like ours, humans are born in pairs. When a newborn boy takes his first breath in the coastal town of Tularosa, the exact time is noted, recorded in the Registry, and later compared to the birth times of other newborns around the globe. There will be one identical match—his half. They will meet on their eighteenth birthday and they will spend their lives together. Except this time, there is no match.

Hotheaded heartthrob Aaron Harper is scheduled to meet his half in twenty-nine days, and he doesn’t buy a word of that entanglement crap. So what if he and his half were born the same day and share a spooky psychic connection? Big deal. After breaking one too many teenage girls’ hearts, he’ll stick to brawling with the douchebag rugby players any day.

Until the day a new girl arrives at school and threatens everything he takes for granted.

Cold and unapproachable, Amber Lilian hates the growing list of similarities between her and the one boy she can’t read, Aaron: born the same day, both stubborn, both terrified of meeting their halves. . . . All the more reason not to trust him. That she would rather die than surrender herself as her half’s property is none of his damn business. But once lost in Aaron’s dangerous, jet black eyes, she’s already surrendered more than she cares to admit.

Tangled in each other’s self-destructive lives, Aaron and Amber learn the secret behind their linked births and why they feel like halves—but unless they can prove it before they turn eighteen, Aaron faces a lifetime alone in a world where everyone else has a soul mate . . . and he’ll have to watch Amber give herself to a boy who intends to possess not only her body but also a chunk of her soul.

ENTANGLEMENT, a 75,000 word YA thriller, will appeal to readers of Michael Grant's GONE and Ally Condie’s MATCHED.

2014 REVIEW PILE READING CHALLENGE

Welcome to the 2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge, hosted by Rachel @ Fiktshun and Reanna @ Phantasmic Reads!

I was searching for a 2014 Challenge since last week because I have a HUGE pile of ARCs, Requests, Blog Tours, etc. that I sooooo NEED this one to motivate me to read them all. So when I received an email from one of my favorite blogger, Rachel, I was uber happy to sign up! 

So here I am, joining this 2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge. I am aiming for Journeyman [11 - 20] but hopefully I'll go up and at least be on Master level. 

To know more and to sign up, click HERE.

Stacking the Shelves [#2]

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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PAPERBACKS

Two books I have bought last September. I kinda forgot about them now. And I haven't done a post with them yet so here you go. :)

ARC Challenge

Together with my forever Stalkee, +Deniz of Closet Geeks and Slow Mo, we are doing an ARC Challenge!!! :) Deniz and I were talking about ARCs earlier. I was jealous of her because she got to read her ARCs while I'm reading other books. lol. And I just want to diminish my NetGalley and Edelweiss ARCs before this year ends.

So we came up with this challenge. We will read two ARCs per week. Or one ARC, as long as we read and review one of them. It's good. Come and join us for this challenge! I probably will be continuing this until next year. LMAO. Yeah, that's how huge my Galleys are. >_<

Comment below if you'll be joining us. So we could head over your blog and see what you have. ;)

This is what I'm reading this week. :) Already reading Accidentally In Love With... A God for quite some time now. :P

    

I'll update you all every Sunday, like Deniz. And I will also link up her read ARCs and reviews. ;) For this week, I'll be reading this two. :) I'm actually currently reading the other one right now. Lol. :P

LET THE ARC READING CHALLENGE BEGIN!!! :)

GOOD LUCK!!!