Book Review: There's Wild, Then There's You by M. Leighton

Title: There's Wild, Then There's You (The Wild Ones #3)Author: M. LeightonPublication Date: June 3, 2014Publisher: BerkleyPages: 336Add to Goodreads I received this book as part of a giveaway! Violet Wilson is a wallflower. Shy, serious, and accident-prone, she’s got a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The night she’s forced to pose with her friend might just be the worst time of all—that’s when she meets Jet Blevins. She knows better than to get involved with someone like him, but he touches her in ways she never expected, never wanted before. On the outside, Jet is a typical rocker, an arrogant lead guitarist...

Spine-tingling Saturday #1: Life in the Machine

Title: The Life in the Machine Author: unpatriotic Posted on: May 27, 2012 Location: Reddit A few nights ago I was sitting in bed reading Reddit instead of my current book for review. As I was finishing a particularly interesting story on Reddit's r/nosleep, it occurred to me that I spend nearly as much time reading scary stories online (usually on Reddit) as I do reading the books I review here. As a result I'm going to try something new: a Saturday review of my favorite internet horror story (or stories) for the week. Because online authors need love too! My very first feature for Spine-tingling Saturdays is The Life in the Machine by unpatriotic...

Feature & Follow #4

Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week's Question:  Post a photo of your favorite coffee mug (or mugs if you can’t choose just one). Well, this one is going to be a little difficult... I'm living in Maryland for the summer. My husband is a Merchant Marine and he's here for training. So I packed up myself and the dogs along with a couple movies and a few books and here we are! Since I don't have any of my mugs with me, how about I post the mug...

"Waiting on" Wednesday #3

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week's "can't wait to read" is: 

Rooms

by Lauren Oliver
Publication Date: September 23, 2014

Blurb: 

The New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy makes her brilliant adult debut with this mesmerizing story in the tradition of The Lovely Bones, Her Fearful Symmetry, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—a tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead intersect in shocking, surprising, and moving ways

Wealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family—bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna—have arrived for their inheritance.

But the Walkers are not alone. Prim Alice and the cynical Sandra, long dead former residents bound to the house, linger within its claustrophobic walls. Jostling for space, memory, and supremacy, they observe the family, trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives. Though their voices cannot be heard, Alice and Sandra speak through the house itself—in the hiss of the radiator, a creak in the stairs, the dimming of a light bulb.

The living and dead are each haunted by painful truths that will soon surface with explosive force. When a new ghost appears, and Trenton begins to communicate with her, the spirit and human worlds collide—with cataclysmic results.

Elegantly constructed and brilliantly paced, Rooms is an enticing and imaginative ghost story and a searing family drama that is as haunting as it is resonant.

I would LOVE to get my hands on an ARC of this book (somebody hook it up)! It's a different kind of ghost story than I usually read, but I think it's going to be brilliant!

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

Teaser Tuesday #3

There's Wild, Then There's You M. Leighton Blurb:  Violet Wilson is a wallflower. Shy, serious, and accident-prone, she’s got a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The night she’s forced to pose with her friend might just be the worst time of all—that’s when she meets Jet Blevins. She knows better than to get involved with someone like him, but he touches her in ways she never expected, never wanted before. On the outside, Jet is a typical rocker, an arrogant lead guitarist who unapologetically lives a wild lifestyle. But on the inside, he’s battling demons and using the stage to escape the troubles of his past...

Book Review: SilverMoonLight by Marah Woolf

Title: SilverMoonLight (MondLichtSaga #1) Author: Marah Woolf Publication Date: February 22, 2014 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Pages: 161 Add to Goodreads "Even the very first time I saw you, I had the feeling that you wouldn’t be good for me." Not even Emma’s worst nightmares could have prepared her for the dramatic change that takes place in her life. After the sudden death of her mother, she has no choice but to go and live with her Uncle and his family on the sleepy town of Portree on the Scottish Isle of Skye. The last thing she expects is to fall in love there. From the very first moment she meets Calum, his mysterious...

Feature & Follow #3

Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week's Question:  What are your favorite books of 2014 so far? Okay, so... do they have to be books that were published in 2014? Because I might be out of luck there since I've only got one under my belt. Just so I have something to write about, I'm going to post my top three favorite reads from the year, regardless of publication date, from almost-favorite to ohmygodyoumustreadthis! Unfortunately, I've only...

Giveaway Goodies!

A couple of weeks ago I started to integrate into the book blogging community and one of the first blogs I came across was Readers Live a Thousand Lives. As it happened, there was a giveaway in progress. Despite my history of horrible luck I decided to enter. Imagine my surprise when I received an email announcing that I'd won! The giveaway was for There's Wild Then, There's You by M. Leighton.  All of the goodies were so much more than I'd expected!  I am so excited to start this book just as soon as I finish my current read (and mid-terms)! As it turns out, it's the third in a series. I haven't read the other two,...

"Waiting on" Wednesday #2

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week's "can't wait to read" is: 

The Jewel

by Amy Ewing
Publication Date: September 2, 2014

Blurb: 

The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Not just any kind of servitude. Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate for the royalty—because in the Jewel the only thing more important than opulence is offspring.

Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath the Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her existence... and try to stay alive. But then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman hired as a companion to the Duchess’s petulant niece. Though his presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained for.

This looks so good! I just love a good forbidden love read! Hurry up, September!

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

Liebster Award Nominations!

So there's this thing called the Liebster Award and I had no idea it existed! Imagine my surprise when both Booksniffer Book Reviews and Please Feed the Bookworm nominated me for just such an award within 24 hours of each other! Here are the rules! You must... List 11 facts about yourself.  Answer the 11 questions asked by whoever nominated you.  Nominate 9 bloggers with less than 300 followers and leave them a comment saying they've been nominated.  Ask 11 new questions for your chosen nominees.  You cannot re-nominate the blog that nominated you. 11 Facts About Me: Disney World is my happy place. My...

Teaser Tuesday #2

Silver Moon Light Marah Woolf Blurb:  "Even the very first time I saw you, I had the feeling that you wouldn’t be good for me." Not even Emma’s worst nightmares could have prepared her for the dramatic change that takes place in her life. After the sudden death of her mother, she has no choice but to go and live with her Uncle and his family on the sleepy town of Portree on the Scottish Isle of Skye. The last thing she expects is to fall in love there. From the very first moment she meets Calum, his mysterious aura captivates her. He casts a spell on her, and even his seeming disinterest does little to change this. His contradictory...

Book Review: Baby Talk (1 & 2) by Mike Wells

Title: Baby Talk (1 & 2) Author: Mike Wells Publication Date: May 19, 2011; November 2, 2011 Publisher: Mike Wells Pages: 189 Add to Goodreads I received this book from the author  in exchange for an honest review.  In this creepy horror novel, Neal Becker is convinced that his 5 month old baby daughter can talk. But that's impossible...isn't it? Except that Neal didn't really want to get married in the first place and pushed his wife for an abortion. And now, Baby Natasha knows it. She's out to get Neal, or so he believes. Join the two in a terrifying battle for survival that will make your blood run cold! Baby Talk...

Feature & Follow #2 - Feature Blog!

Happy Friday! Today is my second time participating in Feature & Follow Friday and (who could've guessed?) I'm this week's feature blog for Parajunkee! I feel... honored. Everything's happening so fast! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week's Question:  Armchair Travel! Tell us about your favorite  book in a setting you’d like to visit. I could be cheating by writing about a location I've already visited (is this cheating?), but my favorite book in my favorite setting is Down and...

"Waiting on" Wednesday #1

Welcome to my first ever "Waiting on" Wednesday! This week's pre-publication that I absolutely can't wait for is:

The Fever

by Megan Abbott
Publication Date: June 17, 2014

Blurb: 

The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community. 

The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown into chaos when Deenie's best friend is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure in class. Rumors of a hazardous outbreak spread through the family, school and community. 

As hysteria and contagion swell, a series of tightly held secrets emerges, threatening to unravel friendships, families and the town's fragile idea of security. 

A chilling story about guilt, family secrets and the lethal power of desire, The Fever affirms Megan Abbot's reputation as "one of the most exciting and original voices of her generation." 

This book looks amazing! And lucky for me, I have less than a week to wait before I can read it!

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

Teaser Tuesday #1

Baby Talk: Book 2 Mike Wells Blurb:  In this creepy horror novel, Neal Becker is convinced that his 5 month old baby daughter can talk. But that's impossible...isn't it? Except that Neal didn't really want to get married in the first place - the pregnancy was the result of a one-night stand, and he preferred an abortion. Now, Baby Natasha knows it, and she's out to get him! Or so Neal believes...join the two in a terrifying battle for survival that will make your blood run cold. My teaser:  "Neal felt a little more relaxed - at least she seemed happy about being fed. But with the hawk-like way she was watching him, he would...

Book Review: A.I. Apocalypse by William Hertling

Title: A.I. Apocalypse (Singularity #2) Author: William Hertling Publication Date: May 24, 2012 Publisher: Liquididea Press Pages: 262 Add to Goodreads Leon Tsarev is a high school student set on getting into a great college program, until his uncle, a member of the Russian mob, coerces him into developing a new computer virus for the mob’s botnet - the slave army of computers they used to commit digital crimes. The evolutionary virus Leon creates, based on biological principles, is successful -- too successful. All the world’s computers are infected. Everything from cars to payment systems and, of course, computers and smart phones stop...

Feature & Follow #1

Happy Friday and welcome to the first ever Feature & Follow Friday at Cornerfolds! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. Sounds like a lot of fun! This Week's Question:  What are your non-book guilty pleasures?  Like TV shows, food, websites, hobbies, etc. My non-book guilty pleasure is gaming. Okay, so semi-gaming. I say semi because, well, I suck at it. I'm terrible at games, to be honest. I tend to only choose games that have an "easy" mode and...

Reading Challenges 2014

Reading challenges - not just for elementary school! Who knew? I'm new to the world of book blogging and I'm learning more every day. Today I learned that there are challenges across the blogging community! Unfortunately, I'm six months late to the party, so I'll only be choosing a couple to participate in. The Witches and Witchcraft Reading Challenge just sounds like a lot of fun! Since there are actually a few books sitting on my "to read" shelf that would qualify, I figured, what the heck! Here are a couple I plan to read for this challenge: A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness Witchful Thinking, by H.P. Mallory The James...

Book Review: The story of her holding an orange by Milos Bogetic

Title: The story of her holding an orange Author: Milos Bogetic Publication Date: March 13, 2013 Publisher: Inaaace Press Pages: 73 Add to Goodreads "When I was 17 and living in Europe, strange woman started following me. She would find me everywhere. And every time she'd find me, she'd only want one thing: for me to take the orange. After a year of being constantly stalked, I moved to America. 10 years later, she found me again. This is the true story of her, the woman holding an orange."  I first read The story of her holding an orange by Milos Bogetic (better known as Inaaace) on Reddit’s r/nosleep over a year ago. It pulled me...