The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton

Teaser Tuesday-Hourglass

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. 

Here's a sneak peak at what i'm reading currently:

Hourglass (Hourglass #1) 

by Myra McEntire

                                       pg. 113

"Just beyond the register sat a table of teenagers in poodle skirts and letter sweaters. I knew they had to be ripples, because Murphy's Law had slick, modern furniture instead of the leather booth with the Formica table where the couples were seated. They joked with a waitress in a pink nylon dress, a gingham-checked apron tied around her waist."

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Weekly meme hosted by Book Journey. 

Here's where you share what you've recently read, are currently reading, and what you're about to read.

Recently Read:

Heist Society by Ally Carter

Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey

Currently Reading:

Hourglass by Myra McEntire

Going to Read:

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I also went and recently saw FRIGHT NIGHT 3D. Listen here folks! This is a movie i ABSOLUTELY recommend. Downright hilarious and Colin Ferrell is a vampire. What's not to like? What have you been up to lately?

In My Mailbox(7)

This weekly meme is hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren.

IMM is where you can showcase all your goods. This week...

Bought:

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Want To Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman

Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz

   

  

For Review:

The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees

The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen

The Sweetest Thing by Christina Mandelski

Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

What's in your mailbox this week?

REVIEW: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Megan Matson

Pages: 344-US Hardback

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Released: May 4, 2010

My Rating: 4/5

Book Summary: Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew—just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the home she's always known toward her new life. Joining Amy on the road trip is Roger, the son of Amy's mother's old friend. Amy hasn’t seen him in years, and she is less than thrilled to be driving across the country with a guy she barely knows. So she's surprised to find that she is developing a crush on him. At the same time, she’s coming to terms with her father’s death and how to put her own life back together after the accident. Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from the road—diner napkins, motel receipts, postcards—this is the story of one girl's journey to find herself. -goodreads.com

My Thoughts:

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour was an incredibly fun read. Probably more so for myself considering i picked this story up a mere 2 weeks before i headed on a cross-country road trip from Texas to Michigan. 

Amy was such a strong female character who's dealing with the loss of a parent, an issue that none of us want to experience. Between the heartache and guilt Amy faces, she is able to finally see the fun in life again. All thanks to her partner in adventure, Roger. You could also say that Amy finds a little bit of love along the way. OOPS! I've said too much already!

Morgan Matson did an exquisite job of adding tons of fun features to this novel, or should i say it's more along the lines of a travel journal/scrapbook. Although there were a few dull, slow moving chapters she kept you wondering what the end had to hold for the entire cast of characters. 

Waiting on Wednesday(4)

Weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine.

Showcase which books you're going crazy over to be released!

The Name of The Star by Maureen Johnson

Release Date: September 29, 2011

The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it's the start of a new life at a London boarding school. But for many, this will be remembered as the day a series of brutal murders broke out across the city, gruesome crimes mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper events of more than a century ago.

Soon “Rippermania” takes hold of modern-day London, and the police are left with few leads and no witnesses. Except one. Rory spotted the man police believe to be the prime suspect. But she is the only one who saw him. Even her roommate, who was walking with her at the time, didn't notice the mysterious man. So why can only Rory see him? And more urgently, why has Rory become his next target? In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, full of suspense, humor, and romance, Rory will learn the truth about the secret ghost police of London and discover her own shocking abilities

Talk about a fresh new idea in the YA book scene. Jack the Ripper? How cool will this story be. I really can't wait for this new horror from Maureen Johnson!

REVIEW: Starcrossed

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini 
Pages: 514-US Hardback
Publisher: HarperTeen
Released: May 31, 2011
My Rating: 5/5
Book Summary: How do you defy destiny?

Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.

As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart. -goodreads.com

My Thoughts:
Ladies and gents, i have for you Heather's favorite book of 2011. Starcrossed has left me literally breathless.


Josephine Angelini packed this story full of action, mystery, and a completely riveting and fresh take on a greek gods love story. Main characters Helen and Lucas have been through quite a lot together- and it's only the first book! I will zip my mouth on any other further details for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of picking it up and diving in yet. 

There was never a dull moment of reading. Chapter by chapter tugged at my heart strings and played me like a puppet. I will divulge one piece of information though... hold on to your seats during the last few chapters. Choose to read it and you've signed up for quite a ride.