Showcase Sunday #9

Showcase Sunday is a meme hosted by Vicki over at Books, Biscuits, and Tea. Showcase Sunday is a chance for us bloggers to share with you, our readers, what we have gotten recently. I don't often get any new books because I have a hard enough time keeping up with ones that I already have, but this week a got a whole lot of new books that I felt I should share. 

Books this week:

Taken by Erin Bowman

Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Anything But Ordinary by Lara Avery

What did you get this week!

Finale T-Shirt Giveaway!

Like I said guys, its going to be a holy guacamole giveaway for the last few months of the year. This giveaway is for an extra large t-shirt that I got from the Becca Fitzpatrick signing at BEA this year. Since this book would never fit me, I figured I would pass it on to someone that would enjoy it in time for the release of the final book. This giveaway is running for just short of 2 weeks so that I can get this in the mail in time for you to wear it on October 23, 2012!

The back!

And the Front!

For the record, this shirt runs small, it says its an XL, but it looks more like a medium, but by all means, no one is restricted from entering. This is open to US citizen only and will run until October 12, 2012.

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Wake

Author: Amanda Hocking
Goodreads Rating: 3.68
My Rating: 3.75 Stars 
Pages: 309
Reviewed by: Nicole

I got this book when I was at BEA because I am a big fan of mermaids. When I was growing up, Ariel was my favorite disney princess, so I like to read all the different mermaid books out there.

Goodreads Synopses:

Fall under the spell of Wake—the first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author Amanda Hocking—and lose yourself to the Watersong.

Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kind of girls you envy; the kind of girls you want to hate. Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone's attention—but it’s Gemma who’s attracted theirs. She’s the one they’ve chosen to be part of their group.

Gemma seems to have it all—she’s carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He’s always been just a friend, but this summer they’ve taken their relationship to the next level, and now there’s no going back. Then one night, Gemma’s ordinary life changes forever. She’s taking a late night swim under the stars when she finds Penn, Lexi and Thea partying on the cove. They invite her to join them, and the next morning she wakes up on the beach feeling groggy and sick, knowing something is different.

Suddenly Gemma is stronger, faster, and more beautiful than ever. But her new powers come with a terrifying price. And as she uncovers the truth, she’s is forced to choose between staying with those she loves—or entering a new world brimming with dark hungers and unimaginable secrets.

The Blessed

Author: Tonya Hurley
Goodreads Rating: 3.24
My Rating: 3.75
Pages: 416
Reviewed by: Nicole

I got this book while I was at BEA12 mostly because the gentleman at Simon Schuster told me that I should read it. 

From the author of the New York Times bestselling ghostgirl series, the start to a captivating and haunting teen trilogy about three girls who become entangled with an enigmatic boy—a boy who believes he is a saint.What if martyrs and saints lived among us? And what if you were told you were one of them?

     Meet Agnes, Cecilia, and Lucy. Three lost girls, each searching for something. But what they find is Beyond Belief.

The Time Will Come # 6

The Time Will Come is a meme hosted by Jodie over at Books for Company. I keep wanting to call this This Too Shall Pass, but alas, that is not the name, but the concept is the same. These are books that I really want to read but just haven't gotten around to.

I won this book during the YA-mazing Race hosted by the Apocalysies. It's a middle grade book, which I don't often read, but I'm still so excited to read this book. I won this book back in March, and its taken me way too long to get to it. She also sent gourmet hot chocolate and a really really delicious chocolate bar that I wish I had saved the label so I could get it again.  

Goodreads Synopses:

In the land of Story, children go to school to learn to be characters: a perfect Hero, a trusty Sidekick, even the most dastardly Villain. They take classes on Outdoor Experiential Questing and Backstory, while adults search for full-time character work in stories written just for them.

In our world, twelve-year-old Una Fairchild has always felt invisible. But all that changes when she stumbles upon a mysterious book buried deep in the basement of her school library, opens the cover, and suddenly finds herself transported to the magical land of Story.

But Story is not a perfect fairy tale. Una’s new friend Peter warns her about the grave danger she could face if anyone discovers her true identity. The devious Tale Keeper watches her every move. And there are whispers of a deadly secret that seems to revolve around Una herself....

With the timeless appeal of books like A Wrinkle in Time and the breathtaking action of Inkheart, Storybound has all the makings of a new classic. Brimming with fantastical creatures, magical adventure, and heart-stopping twists, Storybound will leave readers wishing they too could jump through the pages into this enchanting fairy-tale world.

Tiger Lily

Author: Jodi Lynn Anderson
Goodreads Rating: 4.07
My Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 303
Reviewed by: Nicole

I never was a big Peter Pan fan, but this concept of Tiger Lily really excited me. I was interested to see this whole new take on Tink and Neverland and so many other things that I hadn't thought about since I was probably like 7 years old. Regardless I loved this fairy tale and everything about it.

Goodreads synopses:

Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair. . . .

Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland and immediately falls under his spell.

Peter is unlike anyone she's ever known. Impetuous and brave, he both scares and enthralls her. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. Soon, she is risking everything—her family, her future—to be with him. When she is faced with marriage to a terrible man in her own tribe, she must choose between the life she's always known and running away to an uncertain future with Peter.

With enemies threatening to tear them apart, the lovers seem doomed. But it's the arrival of Wendy Darling, an English girl who's everything Tiger Lily is not, that leads Tiger Lily to discover that the most dangerous enemies can live inside even the most loyal and loving heart.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Peaches comes a magical and bewitching story of the romance between a fearless heroine and the boy who wouldn't grow up.

Alice in Zombieland

Author: Gena Showalter
Goodreads Rating: 4.44
My Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 404
Reviewed by: Nicole

I got this book from BEA thanks to Kristan from Lost Amongst The Shelves who dragged me to the Harlequin booth so we could be one of the first 50 people in line to get a copy. It was so worth it once I got to read this bad boy. Beautiful cover and a beautiful inside too.

Goodreads Synopses:

She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.

Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.

Her father was right. The monsters are real….

To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn’t careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies….


I wish I could go back and do a thousand things differently.
I'd tell my sister no.
I'd never beg my mother to talk to my dad.
I'd zip my lips and swallow those hateful words.
Or, barring all of that, I'd hug my sister, my mom and my dad one last time.
I'd tell them I love them.I wish... Yeah, I wish. 

It's almost hard to talk about how much I really liked this book. I'm a big zombie fan for real, and this book blew my pants off because its an original zombie story, you heard me, ORIGINAL. This Alice isn't like Alice in Wonderland, there are the aspects to questioning her sanity, following white rabbits and our heroine's name is Alice, but the similarities end there.

This Alice isn't timid, she's kick ass and has (if I can borrow the beloved Kat's term) Lady Balls to the max. I loved being in her head because her narration flowed. It was like you were in her head as she met Cole, the dark mysterious boy that she has a super connection with and as she puzzled over her new friend Kat. I even loved her reactions to her quirky grandparents who tried to be hip!

Alrighty, back on track... The reason I say that this book is original is because the zombie's aren't mindlessly wandering down your street waiting for the next person to walk by, they're spirit zombie which means that its not a physical attack, its spiritual. I liked this because I was totally expecting a zombie mad hatter to be eating people on the streets. I liked that there was this totally new aspect to what and who zombies were. (I also totally just had an epiphany about the mad hatter, but you have to read the book to find out!)

I will admit that the book seemed a little preachy at points about pre-marital sex and a tad about the spiritual plane, but that is easily overlooked when you look at just how awesome and kick ass this book is. There's romance and there's ass kicking, and there is no cursing. All of the characters come to life, Kat is just crazy and Cole is just smoldering. I can't wait to get my hands on the second book and I'm so bummed that I have to wait at least a year before I can have it! Another book that I will for sure be buying.

Showcase Sunday #8

Showcase Sunday is a meme hosted by Vicki over at Books, Biscuits, and Tea. Showcase Sunday is a chance for us bloggers to share with you, our readers, what we have gotten recently. I don't often get any new books because I have a hard enough time keeping up with ones that I already have, but this week a got a whole lot of new books that I felt I should share. 

Books this week:

Send Me a Sign by Tiffany Schmidt

Doomed by Tracy Deebs

Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs

Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

If I Stay by Gayle Foreman

Starters by Lissa Price

The Shack by W. Paul Young

PS I Love You by Cecilia Ahern

Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

Fins Are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

And a big thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing for sending me Doomed and Send Me a Sign! You made my mailbox happy!

Waiting on Wednesday #2

Waiting on Wednesdays is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This meme gives bloggers the chance to talk about a book that may not be coming out for a few months, but that they are still excited about.

Etiquette & Espionage

by Gail Carriger

Release Date: February 5, 2013

Goodreads Synopses:

It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school.

Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is the bane of her mother's existence. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper etiquette at tea--and god forbid anyone see her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. She enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.

But little do Sophronia or her mother know that this is a school where ingenious young girls learn to finish, all right--but it's a different kind of finishing. Mademoiselle Geraldine's certainly trains young ladies in the finer arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also in the other kinds of finishing: the fine arts of death, diversion, deceit, espionage, and the modern weaponries. Sophronia and her friends are going to have a rousing first year at school.

First in a four book YA series set 25 years before the Parasol Protectorate but in the same universe.

My Two Cents:

So I'm totally excited for this book because it sounds so bad-ass. Apparently this is sort of part of the Parasol Protectorate, so in the mean time I'm going to have to look to read that while I wait.

So tell me what you're waiting on!


Note: Sorry this is late, apparently blogger doesn't want to post my scheduled posts!

TEN

Author: Gretchen McNeil
Goodreads Rating: 4.29
My Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 304
Reviewed By: Nicole

I was so excited to check out TEN when I heard that it was going to be at BEA, so this was one of my "Must Haves" when I went. Clearly I got a copy, and I was so glad that I did for a few reasons that I'll tell you below.

Goodreads Synopses:

And their doom comes swiftly.

It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school’s most eligible bachelor) and look forward to three glorious days of boys, booze and fun-filled luxury.

But what they expect is definitely not what they get, and what starts out as fun turns dark and twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine.

Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm raging, the teens are cut off from the outside world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn’t scheduled to return for two days. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on each other, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she could ever imagine?

So, I'm really glad I got this in the galley format because had it been hardcover, I think it would have been harder to lay on my bed on the cruise and read it while trying to maneuver my body under the covers without using my hands. No joke, I couldn't stop reading, not even for a pee break. Thats the best endorsement you're ever going to get. Quote that on the book. But in all seriousness, I refused to leave the bed until I knew who the killer was. My logic, of course, was that if I didn't finish the book then the killer was going to get me before I found out who it was.

Logic. 

Anyway, the beginning was a little slow in my opinion, mostly because Meg and Minnie got confusing, and I was being introduced to this whole cast of characters within the first 3 chapters which I can understand why it had to be done, but I found myself confusing a few people as I went. I also think part of that has to do with how little we know about these characters. When the first person was offed my first thought was "I don't remember this person," mostly because they were unmemorable to me. Once you get everyone straight, its super easy to follow.

I won't say who it was, but I had out killer pinned almost from the start but not exactly. I had my suspicions, but then again, as you go through the book, everyone looks suspicious. That was one of the things that I loved about this book was that it made you question even the nicest people in the way of the killer.

The plot was still wonderfully drawn, although from my understanding this book was a re-telling of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None". I have never read this book, and I don't think that I will. I enjoyed TEN for being the suspenseful, edge of my seat book that I wanted it to be. As much as we didn't get a deep characterization for most people, it didn't matter, chances were they were going to bite the dust faster than it takes to sneeze. 

All in all, this book is action packed with suspense and mystery which is all great fun when it comes to teenagers on an island. It was a really quick read (I finished it in a night) and an enjoyable one at that. I found myself on edge while I progressed through the story, and I'm sure you will too.

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Late to The Party

Like I said, I'm a little late to the party (and apparently so oblivious). A chain bookstore has decided to not stock TEN on their shelves, which is not good. Obviously, its their loss for not stocking the book, but its also its a loss for readers who could have discovered this book by chance and its also a loss for Gretchen being able to reach these readers.

So in response, the clever Ms. McNeil decided to start enlisting The Army of TEN. The whole point is that we spread the word and get people interested and want to read this really great book and get it in other stores. There are various prizes you can win for reaching various Ranks. In fact, just for writing this post, I will have become a Lieutenant. Super easy right? 

Tomorrow you can read my blog post about what I thought about this (really great) book. You can check out how to join the ARMY here.

In the mean time, why not check out the synopses and realize that this book is for you.

Goodreads synopses:

And their doom comes swiftly.

It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school’s most eligible bachelor) and look forward to three glorious days of boys, booze and fun-filled luxury.

But what they expect is definitely not what they get, and what starts out as fun turns dark and twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine.

Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm raging, the teens are cut off from the outside world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn’t scheduled to return for two days. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on each other, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she could ever imagine?

Showcase Sunday #7

Showcase Sunday is a meme hosted by Vicki over at Books, Biscuits, and Tea. Showcase Sunday is a chance for us bloggers to share with you, our readers, what we have gotten recently. I don't often get any new books because I have a hard enough time keeping up with ones that I already have, but this week a got a whole lot of new books that I felt I should share. 

Books Mentioned:

No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

The Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox

Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Intertwined by Gena Showalter

Unraveled by Gena Showalter

Twisted by Gena Showalter

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

What did you get this week?!

Tigers in Red Weather

Author: Liza Klaussman

Goodreads Rating: 3.62

My Rating: 4 Stars

Pages: 368

Reviewed by: Nicole

I got this book both from Netgalley and at BEA. I got this when I went to BEA because I sort of hate how Netgalley comes with a time restriction on when you need to read the book by. Regardless of how I got the book though, it was a fabulous read.

Goodreads Synopses:

Nick and her cousin, Helena, have grown up sharing sultry summer heat, sunbleached boat docks, and midnight gin parties on Martha's Vineyard in a glorious old family estate known as Tiger House. In the days following the end of the Second World War, the world seems to offer itself up, and the two women are on the cusp of their 'real lives': Helena is off to Hollywood and a new marriage, while Nick is heading for a reunion with her own young husband, Hughes, about to return from the war.

Soon the gilt begins to crack. Helena's husband is not the man he seemed to be, and Hughes has returned from the war distant, his inner light curtained over. On the brink of the 1960s, back at Tiger House, Nick and Helena--with their children, Daisy and Ed--try to recapture that sense of possibility. But when Daisy and Ed discover the victim of a brutal murder, the intrusion of violence causes everything to unravel. The members of the family spin out of their prescribed orbits, secrets come to light, and nothing about their lives will ever be the same.

Brilliantly told from five points of view, with a magical elegance and suspenseful dark longing, Tigers in Red Weather is an unforgettable debut novel from a writer of extraordinary insight and accomplishment.

Pendragon: Rivers of Zadaa (Book #6)

Author: D.J. MacHale
Goodreads rating: 4.19/5
My rating: 4/5
Pages: 416

Synopsis:
The battle continues. The struggle of good versus evil continues as Bobby Pendragon follows Saint Dane to the territory of Zadaa. Saint Dane's influence has fueled the fire of discontent between two warring tribes: the Rokador and the Batu. This is also the territory where the Traveler Loor lives as a member of the Batu. Together she and Bobby must work to thwart Saint Dane's efforts to destroy Zadaa.

But as Bobby pursues Saint Dane, he begins to notice changes in himself. He is no longer a flip kid looking for excitement. He is a young man beginning to see this quest as more than a series of adventures. He is also learning that as a Traveler, he has powers no normal human should have.

In this latest installment of Bobby Pendragon's battle to save humanity, discovery and danger go hand in hand as D. J. MacHale takes readers on an emotional thrill ride they won't soon forget..

Throne of Glass: Nicole's Review

Author: Sarah J Maas
Goodreads Rating: 4.37
My Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 404
Reviewed By: Nicole

I was so excited for this book for BEA and of all the books that I wanted to get at BEA this was the one that I wanted most. Luckily getting a copy was easy as pie (although waiting in line for her signing was most certainly not), I'm glad to say that I did get a copy and I got to read it. I waited to read this book until I finished the Novella's that took place before the book since that was how it was meant to be enjoyed and I'm so glad that I did.

Goodreads Synopses:

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 kings 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 interest in her... but it’s the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.

Legend

Author: Marie Lu
Goodreads Rating: 4.70
My Rating: 4 .25
Pages: 305
Reviewed by: Nicole

Goodreads Synopses:

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.

Back to School Giveaway!

So I've decided to host a big back to school giveaway on the blog! I know that going back to school can be hard and that it can be hard to stay on top of what you want to read, so I figured getting some shiny new books would be great motivation!

For this giveaway, I have not one, not two, but THREE books for you to get your hands on! Check out how to do that below!

The books:

Eve and Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate
Release date: October 2, 2012

Sixteen-year-old Evening Spiker lives an affluent life in San Francisco with her mother, EmmaRose, a successful geneticist and owner of Spiker Biotech. Sure, Evening misses her father who died mysteriously, but she’s never really questioned it. Much like how she’s never stopped to think how off it is that she’s never been sick. That is, until she’s struck by a car and is exposed to extensive injuries. Injuries that seem to be healing faster than physically possible.

While recuperating in Spiker Biotech’s lush facilities, she meets Solo Plissken, a very attractive, if off-putting boy her age who spent his life at Spiker Biotech. Like Evening, he’s never questioned anything... until now. Solo drops hints to Evening that something isn’t right, and Emma-Rose may be behind it. Evening puts this out of her mind and begins her summer internship project: To simulate the creation of the perfect boy. With the help of Solo, Evening uncovers secrets so big they could change the world completely.

Beta by Rachel Cohn

Release Date: October  16, 2012

In a world constructed to absolute perfection, imperfection is difficult to understand—and impossible to hide.

Elysia is a clone, created in a laboratory, born as a sixteen year old girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from. She is a Beta, an experimental model of teenaged clone. She was replicated from another teenage girl, who had to die in order for Elysia to be created.

Elysia's purpose is to serve the inhabitants of Demesne, an island paradise for the wealthiest people on earth. Everything about Demesne is bioengineered for perfection. Even the air there induces a strange, euphoric high that only the island's workers—soulless clones like Elysia—are immune to.

At first, Elysia's new life on this island paradise is idyllic and pampered. But she soon sees that Demesne's human residents, the most privileged people in the world who should want for nothing, yearn. And, she comes to realize that beneath its flawless exterior, there is an undercurrent of discontent amongst Demesne's worker clones. She knows she is soulless and cannot feel and should not care—so why are overpowering sensations clouding Elysia's mind?

If anyone discovers that Elysia isn't the unfeeling clone she must pretend to be, she will suffer a fate too terrible to imagine. When Elysia's one chance at happiness is ripped away from her with breathtaking cruelty, emotions she's always had but never understood are unleashed. As rage, terror, and desire threaten to overwhelm her, Elysia must find the will to survive.

Jepp, Who Defied The Stars by Katherine Marsh

Release Date: October 9, 2012

FATE:

Is it written in the stars from the moment we are born?

Or is it a bendable thing that we can shape with our own hands?

Jepp of Astraveld needs to know.

He left his countryside home on the empty promise of a stranger, only to become a captive in a strange and luxurious prison: Coudenberg Palace, the royal court of the Spanish Infanta. Nobody warned Jepp that as a court dwarf, daily injustices would become his seemingly unshakeable fate. If the humiliations were his alone, perhaps he could endure them, but it breaks Jepp’s heart to see his friend Lia suffer.

After Jepp and Lia perform a daring escape from the palace, Jepp is imprisoned again, alone in a cage. Now, spirited across Europe by a kidnapper in a horse-drawn carriage, Jepp is unsure where his unfortunate stars may lead him.

Before Jepp can become the master of his own destiny, he will need to prove himself to a brilliant and eccentric new master—a man devoted to uncovering the secrets of the stars—earn the love of a girl brave and true, and unearth the long-buried secrets of his parentage. And he will find that beneath the breathtaking cruelty of the world is something else: the persistence of human kindness.

So are you excited to win these books?! If so enter here: 
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Surprise!

So I will admit that I have been a total tease to you guys for the last day. I've been talking about this big surprise that I have for you guys and here it is! I've also mentioned that I'm going back to school, so this surprise is going to help with that. So check behind the jump to find out what this surprise is!

Showcase Sunday #6

Showcase Sunday is a meme hosted by Vicki over at Books, Biscuits, and Tea. Showcase Sunday is a chance for us bloggers to share with you, our readers, what we have gotten recently. I don't often get any new books because I have a hard enough time keeping up with ones that I already have, but this week a got a whole lot of new books that I felt I should share. 

Ps. I totally hate the screen caps that Youtube picks, they are just awful.

The books:

The Cavendish Home For Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand

Something Like Normal by Trish Dollar

Slide by Jill Hathaway

The Waiting Sky by Laura Zeilin

All These Things I've Done by Gavrielle Zevin

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

Likely Story! by David Van Etten

A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young

The Memory Thief by Emily Colin

How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr

Irises by Francisco X Stork

Survive by Alex Morell

If I Lie by Corrine Jackson

From What I Remember by Stacy Kramer and Valerie Thomas

Mothership by Martin Leicht and Isla Neal

Cold Fury by T. M Goeglein

What did you get this week? Leave a link in the comments!