Blood,Sweat and Books

Reap Genre: Paranormal, Young Adult Author: Christina Channelle Publication Date: 10/11/13   Summary from Goodreads: Foreign, or rather unfamiliar, would be the word I would use to describe how I felt. Faintly, I could hear the glimmer of voices surrounding me in this dark haze, caressing my ears like skin against silk. I felt like I was in a cocoon of sorts, protectively enveloped, quietly drifting in some far-off place. I wanted to stay that way forever. But we all know that what you want never really seems to happen in the real world. Something’s not right in Mia’s head. The first thing is that her name isn’t Mia. In fact, she has no clue what her name is—who she is. All that she knows is that she’s not like the ones who found her: Dante with his kind blue eyes, Amy with her child-like demeanor, James with his questioning gaze.  And Briggs. The one she cannot decipher no matter how hard she tries. As Mia tries to fi...

  For this weeks From Page To Screen I have decided to cover the book turned film Battle Royale by Koushon Takami. First let's discuss the book. Battle Royale is a novel written by Author Koushon Takami. The book was originally released in April of 1999 by Ohta Shuppan. Battle Royale released to critical acclaim in Japan and quickly flew up the best seller list in Japan that year. In 2003 Viz Media translated the book to English for the first time. An expanded edition with a revised English translation and an afterword by Takami was published on November 17, 2009 by Haikasoru, a division of Viz Media. In 2008 Battle Royale was at the center of controversy when Author Suzanne Collins released The Hunger Games which is strikingly similar to Battle Royale in plot and premise. Suzanne Collins maintained she had never heard of the book until hers was turned in. At the time Takami released a statement saying he appreciated fans "standing up" for his book, but stated tha...

Welcome to my Weekly Wrap Up!! Each week I share My Weekly Wrap Up of everything Book related (reviews,books purchased,won etc..). Each picture is linked for your convenience. All you need do is click on the cover and it will take you to the appropriate page! I'll also be linking my post up to Stacking The Shelves & The Sunday Post . Hello again! This week has been a bit hectic for me which always seems to be the case whenever my husband has days off. I really need to start pre-scheduling posts for those days. Anywho this week I bought a few awesome books on sale for my Kindle and also finally managed to get the Giveaway winners from last month squared away. Let's see, ooo so I was shopping yesterday and I saw a few really awesome bookish T-shirts at some of the stores I went in. I only picked up one but I plan to go back and buy more at some point. When I do should I'll take some photos because I know you all can appreciate the bookish awesomeness. I ...

Authors : Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Series : Starbound #1 Genre : Young Adult, Science Fiction Publisher : Disney Hyperion Expected Publication : December 10, 2013   It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help. Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they ...

Title: Flirting With Chaos Author: Kenya Wright Genre: New Adult Rock Star Erotic Romance Publisher: Omnific Publishing Release Date: November 19, 2013 Synopsis:  Can two mentally unstable best friends have sex and not drown in chaos? Rain's been washing blood off her hands for far too long. After five years, she accepts the fact that she"s still a little crazy but feels as if she's finally gotten it all under control. Parties, drugs, and sex flood Jude's life, and music and scandal run through his veins. He's the son of a rock god and grandson of a jazz legend. It's no surprise that his own star is on the rise, and with so many groupies vying for his attention, his childhood best friend Rain keeps him anchored in reality. She's nothing like him--an art student with no idea of her own beauty, who would rather curl up with a sci-fi novel than party in the spotlight. Everything changes when she asks him for a unique favor: she wants hi...

Welcome to my stop on the Sanctuary blog tour hosted by I Am A Reader.  To follow along with the rest of the tour click the banner below! Buy It Now: Amazon * Barnes & Noble Author: Pauline Creeden Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic Publication Date: September 27,2013 “Left Behind for the Hunger Games Generation” In a heart-racing thriller described as Falling Skies meets The Walking Dead, Jennie struggles to find a safe place for what’s left of her family. But it seems as though there is no place sacred, no place secure. First the aliens attacked the sun, making it dimmer, weaker, and half what it used to be. Then they attacked the water supply, killing one-third of Earth’s population with a bitter contaminate. And when they unleash a new terror on humankind, the victims will wish for death, but will not find it…When the world shatters to pieces around her, will Jennie find the strength she needs to keep going? Review Sanctuar...

  Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly blog post hosted by Breaking The Spine . For this weeks Waiting On Wednesday I chose After the End by Amy Plum. Expected Publication: May 6, 2014 by Harper Children's   "She’s searching for answers to her past. They’re hunting her to save their future." World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They've survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from whoever else might still be out there. At least, this is what Juneau has been told her entire life. When Juneau returns from a hunting trip to discover that everyone in her clan has vanished, she sets off to find them. Leaving the boundaries of their land for the very first time, she learns something horrifying: There never was a war. Cities were never destroyed. The world is intact. Everything was a lie. Now Juneau is adrift in a modern-day wo...