Top Ten Tuesday (#2)

Well, hello there! Long time no see. It's been a while and I have no one to blame but myself. Thank you, Nicole for being a co-blogger with the patience of a saint.

I love book recs (especially the anticipation of books I truly MUST read) and I love lists, so posting this particular TTT was a no-brainer. And of course, I'm really curious to see what other books made it to your Top Ten Tuesdays. Can't wait to discuss!

Thanks to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting!

Top Ten Books People Have Been Telling Me That I  MUST Read

I intern at Bloomsbury and I  am still fifty pages in. 

This was on my Summer TBR list.  I just bought it. Gaby made me. 

Bad writer. Bad reader. 

The whole world pretty much told me to read it. 

I kind of feel guilty for never having read this in school.

I get yelled at whenever I tell a fellow blogger I haven't read this. 

I'll get to it eventually....

Nicole, Hannah and Gaby recc'd this to me. 

I LOVED Scorpio Races so reading her other books is a given, right?

Kind of kicking myself in the butt for not having read this. 

A Keeper of The Archive

Hey friends! I'm not sure if you heard, but I was selected to be a part The Archive, AKA Victoria Schwab's street team for The Archived. My goal? To spread the word about this really awesome book. Unfamiliar with The Archived? Read more about it below:

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.

Doesn't that book sound wicked good? I know it does so you don't even have to tell me. Interested in my thoughts on the book? You can go here. I loved it and thats all you have to know. Anyway, so you're asking yourself. Why do I care that you're a Keeper? What does this have to do with me? And I don't blame you, but I have one reason why you should care:

Swag.

Thats right friends, I have swag and lots of it to giveaway. In order to do that I'm hosting a giveaway for a SIGNED Tote bag, a sticker and 10 bookmarks. How do you enter? This one is going to be a little different then usual. There will be no rafflecopter, but instead an email entry.

You'll need to send an email to: thearchivedkeeper@gmail.com with a photograph of an interesting door or a key and then I will add it to this Pinterest board where I will then ask a special secret panel to vote on their favorite keys/doors. So what are you waiting for? Also, When you send me that photo of that Key/door, and your a blogger, include a link to your review of The Archived or a post where you mentioned it! We want to get word out about the book the best we can! This contest will end on February 7, 2013.

Go and ENTER.

NOW.

The Archived

Author: Victoria Schwab
Goodreads Rating: 4.45
Pages: 336
Format: Signed! ARC from NYCC12

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.

Waiting on Wednesday #5

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. 

The Archived 
by Victoria Schwab
Release date: January 22, 2012

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.
I really just wanted to leave it with the first line. I mean, how great does that sound?! I was also completely drawn to this book because I used to want to be an Archivist for my big kid job, and all I can think is maybe if this was the job, then maybe I would have stuck with it.