Lisa Desrochers' giveaway!

Lisa Desrochers has an AWESOME giveaway that you should go check out! She is giving away IF I FALL and a signed copy of ORIGINAL SIN.

Here is the link: http://lisadesrochers.blogspot.com/2011/05/fourth-of-many-contests-for-no-reason.html ENJOY! :D

Wither by Lauren Destefano (Review)

Genre: Dystopian
Number of Pages: 358
For ages 13+ for EXTREMELY limited sexual content

"What if you knew exactly when you would die?

Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out.

When sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by the Gatherers to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Despite her husband Linden's genuine love for her, and a tenuous trust among her sister wives, Rhine has one purpose: to escape—to find her twin brother and go home.

But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden's eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant Rhine is growing dangerously attracted to, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limited time she has left." -Goodreads

So I read this book about a day after it was published.. yet I am just now reviewing it ;) Yeah. I haven't reviewed in a while and it makes me SAD! But anyways I AM BACK! WOOO!!!! Now, onto the review.

Wither by Lauren Destefano was a book with gorgeous writing. You can't really explain the writing but it was sort of rhythmic. It was like an un-rhyming poem. If you catch my drift, because right now I'm just rambling.

I have started to read more dystopian novels because they have become pretty popular. I wasn't sure I would actually like this book, but my mom told me it was good and usually she's right. (I SAID USUALLY!) But yes, this time my mother was right. That was kind of hard to type.. it took me a while.

I thought that once you got into the book it was REALLY good. I mean I couldn't even put that thing down. I read it in a day. No joke, and that was a school day. So as you can see in my point of view it was pretty amazing.

Rhine, the main character, was a character that you really did connect to in the book. It was pretty hard to think that at 16 she would get married and then by about 20 she would die. I loved going through the whole process with her in this book. Through out the book Rhine had to fight with herself. (Which in seventh grade we learned was self vs. self conflict. Yes, education has helped me in some way shape or form.)

I have to say Gabriel was NOT a swoon worthy boy character. *sniff, sniff* I didn't get the romance I necessarily wanted. I wish he could have been a little more charming. Then again, I have been pampered from books like, Anna and The French Kiss, The Liar's Society, etc. ;D Even though there wasn't a whole lot of romance going on it still was good. I JUST WANTED A SWOON WORTHY CHARACTER!

Some people may not agree with me on this one, and this is only for the people who have actually read the book, but I actually liked Rhine's husband Linden. I'm not going to go into anymore detail in risk of giving away spoilers.

The writing was AMAZING, the characters were great, and it was an all the way good story line. I just wish I could have gotten a little more romance. But you know me, I am a little demanding in that area of books. ;)

I give this book 4 out of 5 diva crowns. I would have given it 5 if Gabriel was a little more charming but, as in the wise words of Yo Gabba Gabba, "You can't always get what you want."

My apologies... BUT A LINK TO AN AWESOME GIVEAWAY!

I am a terrible terrible person who doesn't deserve this blog. I neglected to write a review on Sunday. I am ashamed and I will go sit in a dark corner. (This will be more than punishment because I could have been reading my book from the "Easter Bunny"! ;D )

Since I have neglected you 5 people who read my blog.. (Just Kidding!) I am going to send you all to an AWESOME GIVEAWAY! They are giving away a signed copy of The Liar Society by Lisa and Laura Roecker! If you want to go check out my review on this book you can find it.... ♪hhheerrreeee♪ And this is the link to the giveaway!

So sorry. Again I am atrocious. You probably shouldn't even be reading this post because I am so darn terrible. I LOVE YOU ALL! Okay I need to pull it together. Thanks everyone! THERE WILL BE A REVIEW SUNDAY I PROMISE!

Giveaway Winner!

So instead of just picking a winner and posting it I decided to video tape me choosing the person who won! So please enjoy!

And the winner is......

Allison Smith! You won because you follow me! :)

Thank you all for entering my giveaway! I wish I could give ALL of you a free book, but unfortunately the only job I have is babysitting for $5 an hour so I wouldn't be able to do that. There will definitely be more giveaways to come and keep watching for my reviews every Sunday!

I have already talked to Allison because I know her and she said that she wants Anna and The French Kiss. She wanted it because I have a YA book club and that is the book we are reading next ;) Now she doesn't have to pay for it!

Thanks again to everyone who participated!

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (review)

Genre: Paranormal (obviously ;D)

Pages: 335

For ages 13+

"Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.

But Evie’s about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.

So much for normal." -Goodreads

I had already read Paranormalcy by Kiersten White last year but I thought it would be great to read it again since I loved it so much. It had AWESOME CHARACTERS, romance, and the paranormal aspect. Probably my favorite type of book right there.

Evie, oh.my.word. I LOVE HER! I want her to jump out of that book and hang out with me! I love her quirkiness and humor.

OH MY GOSH! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I STINKING LOVE LEND?! Lend is right up there with Etienne from Anna and the French Kiss. Lend is the love interest in Paranormalcy (if you hadn't already guessed!) Lend is sweet and very different from other male characters. He can change into different people. Some weren't very attractive, but Evie saw passed it!

I loved in the book that when Evie cussed she would say "bleep" instead :) Evie's best friend,Lish, is a mermaid and the only way to that you can communicate is through a translator that speaks in monotone. So when Lish would cuss the translator would say "bleep". I liked that because it was funny and kept the book clean!

I loved this book because it was paranormal but very light. There was lots of humor, which I love! I read this book in less than a day. It really wasn't that hard when you are reading a book this good. I can not wait for the next book in the series, Supernaturally to come out. I wish I had an ARC of it!

Seriously, if you haven't read this book you better be going to get it right now. It is AMAZING! And there is ♪♪ROMMMANNNCCEEE!!♪♪ I think I am in love. No, I know I am in love. I ♥ this book!

I give this book 5 out of 5 diva crowns. Who wouldn't? Crazy people, that's who.

Also, I am reminding everyone about my giveaway. The deadline is next Friday at 9:00 pm CDT. Check it out here :) You could have a chance of winning a book from the list of my favorites! *That giveaway is now closed!*

Giveaway time! *CLOSED*

I decided that since I have been getting more and more people visiting my blog it would be fun to do a giveaway! Some of these people may be coming from my guest review on Carol's blog, carol-in-print. I would also like to say WELCOME NEWCOMERS! :)

I have checked my Goodreads account and saw that so far this year I have read 24 books. Which is pretty awesome! And lately I have been reading a book a day. But now.. I can't find anything to read. So I thought it would be cool if I did a giveaway but also made a way to get book recommendations!

If you win you will get to choose a book from the list of some of my favorite books. But don't worry, there are a lot!

Since you may not be able to read all of them(also some I either can't find or borrowed) the titles are: Love, INC., The Year I Turned Sixteen, Audrey Wait!, The Liar Society, Paranormalcy, The Mermaid's Mirror, Clarity, Life as We Knew It, This World We Live In (sequel to Life As We Knew It), Anna and the French Kiss, The Hunger Games, Catching fire (sequel to HG), Mocking Jay (last book in HG trilogy), Beautiful Creatures, Beautiful Darkness (sequel to BC) , Angelfire, Fallen, Torment (sequel to Fallen), Wither,Hex Hall, Demonglass, Matched, and Across the Universe.

See? I told ya there were a lot! :)

You have three chances to enter. BUT to have a chance to win you have to follow me.

1. Follow me on my blog! (Comment saying you follow moi!)

2. Comment a book recommendation* entry x2

3. Share this post!* entry x3

*Not required

If you want to participate you must comment telling me you are following me, if you are recommending a book comment the book and author, and if you are sharing this post then on that same comment leave me the link! Also leave your email at the end of your comment (unless I know ya!) :)

You have 3 chances to win! (This will be international) The deadline will be next Friday April, 15th 9:00pm CDT! Good luck :)

The Liar Society by Lisa and Laura Roecker (Review)

Genre: Contemporary

Pages: 368

Young Adult

"Kate Lowry didn't think dead best friends could send e-mails. But when she gets an e-mail from Grace, she’s not so sure.

To: KateLowry@pemberlybrown.edu

Sent: Sun 9/14 11:59 PM

From: GraceLee@pemberlybrown.edu

Subject: (no subject)

Kate,

I'm here…

sort of.

Find Cameron.

He knows.

I shouldn't be writing.

Don't tell.

They'll hurt you.

Now Kate has no choice but to prove once and for all that Grace’s death was more than just a tragic accident. But secrets haunt the halls of her elite private school. Secrets people will do anything to protect. Even if it means getting rid of the girl trying to solve a murder" -Goodreads

The Liar Society by Lisa and Laura Roecker is THE PERFECT BOOK! A mystery, a love triangle, and a strong main GIRL character.. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?!? That's right.. nothing!

Kate is a somewhat odd girl. Those are the best! I loved her throughout the whole entire book. She was a believable character and she was strong. She had so much voice!

There were many laugh-out-loud parts in this book. Ask my mom! I could hear her laughing while reading this book from the other room!

What I also loved about this book was that it wasn't predictable like some mystery books. You couldn't guess the killer or anybody who was behind it. There were so many people I was RACKING my brain to figure it out! I know some people haven't read the book but all I have to say is.. I DID NOT SEE THAT ENDING COMING! (Wow I am using a lot of capital words in this review....)

Who doesn't love romance? Well some people might not, but if you have read my other reviews you know I DO! The romance in this book was fantastic! Liam is definitely a swoon worthy character. Well, looks like I can add him to the list of swoon worthy boy characters in books! The love triangle between Kate, Seth, and Liam is pretty intense. (Oh yeah, INTENSE!)

Seth, Kate's neighbor, is definitely the character that lightens the mood in this book. Anytime the book got a little heavy there came in Seth saying something completely hilarious!

I give this book 5 out of 5 diva crowns! Boy, do I love this book?! :D