Stacking the Shelves #16

 

Staking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

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!

\Bought.
Since the signed copy of Until I die (that I won from Amy Plum) got lost in the mail, I orderer my own copy and it finally came yesterday.

 For review.
ARC thanks to the publisher, for the blog tour.

 

Borrowed 

I borrowed these books from my cousin when she came to the country. 

I already finished A need so beautiful and Meant to be (liked both) and I'm reading now The iron witch.

   

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*Blog tour, Review & Giveaway* Submerged by Nicole Sobon

Hello there!

Welcome to my stop in the Submerged by Nicole Sobon's blog tour.

Addison has a wonderful review to share with you. I hope you check out this book, and don't forget to stop by the other blogs by stopping for the schedule post on Itching for books.

Submerged.
Series: Outbreak #1
Author: Nicole Sobon
Goodreads AVG Rating: 3.50
Source: ARC provided for review
My rating: 4 roses
Summary: / Add to your pile

After a mysterious virus makes its way into the United States, the government demands that states seal themselves off from one another and do their best to protect their surviving residents. When the state of Florida is bordered off from the surrounding states, Taylen Fincher, a seventeen-year-old girl with a yearning for her former life finds herself wondering how much of what they’ve been told is true.

When Troum took control of the state, he told the residents that the other states had fallen to the virus and that he wouldn’t allow the same thing to happen to them. But Taylen doesn’t believe it. She insists that there is still life outside of the state, and she is going to do whatever it takes to prove it… but her actions will cost her more than she ever expected.

Troum kidnaps Taylen’s sister, Penelope, in hopes of coaxing her into behaving – into being a submissive resident, much like the others. But Taylen isn’t one to give in that easily.

Eager to rescue her sister, Taylen will set out on an adventure that’ll force her to open her heart to the unexpected and to uncover secrets that will change everything.

SUBMERGED is the first book in a YA dystopian duology.

Review by Addison.

First off, as a dystopian reader I have to say that I’m ALWAYS looking for original “dystopian worlds” so, the first thing I notice when I read a book like this is the way the author created the world. Submerged told the story of a nation infected for a terrible virus, living people inside a state divided into sectors. Where everybody has to follow the orders of Troum, a man that promises to save them.
This leads us to the main character: Taylen, a fierce girl that only wants freedom until the day her sister is taken, because of her apparently.

This is the twist the book needed to set off the action. After this, SUBMERGED became the book I was pining for. Full of action, twists, amazing characters and unexpected turns.
The first chapters were a little confusing it took me a while to really understand the way the way the world was created, anyways after that it was really clear and perfectly described.
Taylen is a true heroine. I loved her strength, the way to see the life, how she acts, and how she express herself.
Glate is a sweetheart! I was really happy to met him, though I can say I’m wasn’t really happy that Lex was left behind. Glate was what Tay needed in that moment, and I thing he was so necessary in the story.
I don’t know if this will be weird, but my favorite character was Lex: Tay’s childhood best friend. He is the first thing that leaves me longing for more. I found in Lex something I was looking for in dystopian characters, he is really different. I hope the author gives him a chance in the next book, which, by the way, I’m dying to read.
Another thing I have to emphasize  of this book was: the names. It makes the story even more original. I think that if someday I have a baby girl, she will be named Taylen, that name is just so cool!
However, I have to say once more. If you love dystopian books, then you will love SUBMERGED. Nicole Sobon created an amazing story for us, dystopian fans. It will worth the time you spend reading it. And let me tell you, it will be a little time because the writing is so addictive that you won’t be able to put it down.

-Addi

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My fictional boyfriend #21 Gansey from The Raven Boys

My fictional boyfriend is a weekly meme inspired in My book boyfriend that was hosted by Missie at The Unread reader. Sadly, that meme stopped but I loved it enough to follow it here at The reader lines.

My fictional boyfriend of this week is the smart, cute and awesome Gansey from The raven boys by Maggie Stiefvter.
I know, Gansey is not the normal "hot guy" that I use to love. But he has something different that makes me swoon!

“My words are unerring tools of

destruction, and I’ve come unequipped with the ability to disarm them.” 

*****

“You are being self-pitying."

"I'm nearly done. You don't have much more of this to bear."

"I like you better this way."

"Crushed and broken," Gansey said. "Just the way women like 'em.” 

*****

“They were always walking away from him. But he never seemed able to walk away from them.” 

*****

“In the end, he was nobody to Adam, he was nobody to Ronan. Adam spit his words back at him and Ronan squandered however many second chances he gave him. Gansey was just a guy with a lot of stuff and a hole inside him that chewed away more of his heart every year.” 

*****

"Okay, I'm ready" Gansey's voice caught, just a little. "Blue, kiss me."

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My never-ending booknotes: Days of blood and starlight by Laini Taylor

 

My Never-ending Booknotes is a weekly meme created by my awesome friend April @ Books 4 Juliet  where we can share our favorites quotes or conversation from a book.

If you want to join, just go HERE and have fun.

Today my never-ending booknotes are taken from the book DAYS OF BLOOD AND STARLIGHT by Laini Taylor. 

To be honest, every quote of this book is magic. It's so beautiful! It is very hard to pick just two or three favorites notes. Anyway. I show you here the best quotes ever!

I hope you can read this book soon because it's UH-MAZING!

“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a new way of living—one without massacres and torn throats and bonfires of the fallen, without revenants or bastard armies or children ripped from their mothers’ arms to take their turn in the killing and dying. 

Once, the lovers lay entwined in the moon’s secret temple and dreamed of a world that was a like a jewel-box without a jewel—a paradise waiting for them to find it and fill it with their happiness. 

This was not that world.” 

 ***********

"Let's see. You know how, at the end of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet wakes up in the crypt and Romeo's already dead? He thought she was dead so he killed himself right next to her?"...

"Well, imagine if she woke up and he was still alive, but..." She swallowed, waiting out a tremor in her voice. "But he had killed her whole family. And burned her city. And killed and enslaved her people.”

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What's new? #4 May releases.

I'm so thrilled to see how many amazing books will be published this month. So, I want to share them with you. Maybe you're waiting for a sequel or a stunning debut because I've heard all those books are amazing!

       

The 5th wave by Rick Yancey.

If I should die (Die for me #3) by Amy Plum

       

 Of Triton (Of Poseidon #2) by Ana Banks

Goddess (Starcrossed #3) by Josephine Angelini

       

Dare you to (que sigue a Pushing the limits) by Katie McGarry

Icons by Margaret Stohl

  

Golden by Jessi Kirby

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Book review: Scapemaker by Steve V. Cypert

Scapemaker
Series: Scapemaker #1
Author: Steve V. Cypert
Pages: 466
Goodreads AVG Rating: 3.85

My rating: 4 Stars.
Summary: / Add to your TBR pile

Matthew is the son of Mr. Nicholas Namely, a local high school teacher. But unbeknownst to Matthew, his father is a dreamscaper whose classroom is connected to the dream-world. From his classroom, his students enter the halls of Scapemaker, a dream-world high school for young dreamscapers.

Following a couple of heartfelt tragic events, Matthew is compelled to investigate the unbelievable mysteries surrounding those events and is propelled into a whole new world. Matthew and his mother, Mae, are soon coerced into moving across the country for his father's strange medical needs. While attending his new school, Matthew comes to know the secrets that Daedree, an annoying girl from his former high school, has locked away. Matthew also meets Amber, a beautiful enigmatic girl who leads him to Mr. Xoner's classroom. While there, he learns the art of dreamscaping (which has been in the Namely bloodline for thousands of years).

Matthew will come to know of Nox Celare, otherwise known as The Sandman, who is after a special element called Magineum. Neck deep in skinwalkers, sandsleepers, zombies, soul feeders, ghosts, dream-world criminals known as “night terrors” and more, Matthew learns he is in over his head. Matthew must not only solve the mysteries surrounding those tragic events, but he will also have to protect the Magineum with his life and find a way to be with the one girl of his dreams. Filled with secrecy, mystery and a forbidden tangle of young love, this new life will lead Matthew to unbelievable characters with the most extraordinary abilities he could never have imagined.

Scapemaker will keep you grounded in the real world while at the same time make the fantastical world around it that much more possible and enduring. This tale of young adult paranormal fantasy will keep you guessing and wanting more

My thoughts

Scapemaker is a pretty good read, with a powerful plot that will keep readers very close to every scenario.

The magic, the writing and the world created by the author is magnificent and unique.

I wish I just can find the way to describe how much I loved this book. Well, I think I really could tell you but by that, I would have to spoil some things, which I’m not going to do. So, the very hard part here is try to tell you why and what I loved about Spacemaker without ruin all the fun.

To be honest, for the first 50 pages (so so) I wasn’t that thrilled about this book. In fact, I was a little bored and wondering if I ever could like it. Then, the awesomeness hit me!

To say it in a better way, the problem was that the first chapters were too slow for me, but I’m so glad I kept reading because when the action begins it never stops.

The people in this book are so cool. Their role is perfect for each one of them and “their titles” are absolutely great. “The sandman” “Dream-scapers” “Non-scapers” “Night walkers”… etc. It can sound so silly, but every character in this book was needed and well created and their description and what they can do, is magical and fantastical.

My favorite part above everything were the mysteries. The read was so addictive that I couldn’t stop thinking until I have the chance to read again. I needed to know what will happen next, I needed to discover the true, I needed to know a lot more!

Now, what I wished more was to have a full romantic relationship. The romance was “tiny” and the fact that this was a triangle: 1boy-2girls was so really fresh and charming.

Yet, I still want to meet Matthew as a book boyfriend.

The writing is simple which makes so easy to understand the world of Scapemaker, still it is well explained and perfectly fitting!

On a side note: Lis and I use to judge books by their covers, and though, Scapemakers's is not that bad it would be more "catching" if the cover was a bit different. I mean, the font on the title is really bad, so is the girl profile... so, I really wish that the sequel has a more thoughtful cover. So readers like us won't judge bad just for it!

-Belem

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Cover Reveal: Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Hello hello!

I'm so glad to share with you the COVER REVEAL of JLA's new book Obsession.

And the best is, that you don't have to read the Lux series to read this one, because let me tell you, this is +18, understand, right?

Check it out!

The book will be releasing on 5/31/2013 with Entangled's Covet line.

Summary.

He’s arrogant, domineering, and… To. Die. For.

Hunter is a ruthless killer. And the Department of Defense has him firmly in their grasp, which usually doesn’t chafe too badly because he gets to kill bad guys. Most of the time he enjoys his job. That is, until he’s saddled with something he’s never had to do before: protect a human from his mortal enemy. 

Serena Cross didn’t believe her best friend when she claimed to have seen the son of a powerful senator turn into something…unnatural. Who would? But then she witnesses her friend’s murder at the hands of what can only be an alien, thrusting her into a world that will kill to protect their secret. 

Hunter stirs Serena’s temper and her lust despite their differences. Soon he’s doing the unthinkable—breaking the rules he’s lived by, going against the government to keep Serena safe. But are the aliens and the government the biggest threats to Serena’s life…or is it Hunter?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins...  Find her on her Website, Facebook, Twitter.

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