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Add To Goodreads Rating: Author: Jordana Frankel Title: The Ward Genre: Dystopian,Science Fiction Format: E-Book Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Copy Provided By: Edelweiss Expected Publication: 4/30/13 Pre-Order Now: Amazon   Barnes&Noble Sixteen-year-old Ren is a daredevil mobile racer who will risk everything to survive in the Ward, what remains of a water-logged Manhattan. To save her sister, who is suffering from a deadly illness thought to be caused by years of pollution, Ren accepts a secret mission from the government: to search for a freshwater source in the Ward, with the hope of it leading to a cure. However, she never expects that her search will lead to dangerous encounters with a passionate young scientist; a web of deceit and lies; and an earth-shattering mystery that’s lurking deep beneath the water’s rippling surface. Jordana Frankel’s ambitious debut novel and the first in a two-book series, The Ward is arresting, cinematic, a...

Trailer Tuesday is a Weekly Blog Post hosted by me at Blood Sweat and Books. Each week I choose two Book Trailers to showcase. One Trailer will be for an upcoming book and the other will be one that has already been released. This Week I focus my spotlight on Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender and First Kiss by Ann Marie Frohoff Available Now:Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude. When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green sometimes; she uses old-fashioned language; and she even loses track of chunks of time, claiming to know nothing about her strange behavior. Their old house is changing, too. Doors o...

 For this weeks From Page To Screen, I have decided to cover My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.  First, let's discuss the book. Below is the cover.  Now for a little back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the novel.  My Sister's Keeper is a novel written by Author Jodi Picoult. My Sister's Keeper was originally published April 6,2004 by Atria books.  My Sister's Keeper tells the story of 13 year old Anna who was born solely to help her dying sister Kate survive. When the burden of being her sisters savior becomes to much Anna litigates against her parents for medical emancipation. Since initial publication, My Sister's Keeper has become one of the most challenged books in the US due to its views on Sexism, Homosexuality and Religion not to mention the use of profanity, drugs and violence. Let's look at some of the characters now shall we. Main Protagonists Anna Fitzgerald-  Youngest child of the Fitzgerald family. Anna was born with...

Add To Goodreads Author: J.C. Reed Title: Surrender Your Love Genre: Romance, New Adult ,Contemporary Publication Date: March 15, 2013 Meeting Jett was like lightning. Dangerous. Better left untouched. And better forgotten. But lightning always strikes twice. Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, doesn’t do relationships. When she’s sent to a remote estate to finalize a real estate deal, she discovers her new boss is no other than the guy she left naked in bed. Sexy, dangerously handsome, and arrogant Jett Mayfield attracts trouble, and women, like a lightning rod. But the night he meets Brooke he gets more than he bargained for. The green-eyed millionaire playboy isn’t used to taking no for an answer, and he isn’t about to start now. When he proposes two months of no strings sex, Brooke is intrigued and accepts his proposal. Little does she know Jett’s determined to claim the one woman he can’t have, pulling her deeper into his dangerous world. A man who doesn...

  Welcome to my Weekly Wrap Up!! Each week I share My Weekly Wrap Up of everything Book related (reviews,bought,won etc..). So let's get to it shall we! Books Received For Review Storm by Evan Angler Survivor by James Phelan *Thank you to K-Teen and Thomas Nelson.  Books Reviewed   Period 8 by Chris Crutcher   Stung by Bethany Wiggins   Aura by Rebecca Lynn Talley   Books Purchased   After The Ending by Lindsey Farleigh & Lindsey Pogue Gravity by Melissa West Books Won/Gifted  None this week :( Giveaways Check out the Aura blog Tour $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway !! Ends 3/21 Check out the Prophecy Girl E-book Giveaway !! Ends Today ________________________________________  Well I think that about wraps up my Week. Link me to yours (Don't care which meme just like reading them)in the comments below. Have you read any of the books I've mentioned? If so, How ...

Add To Goodreads Author: Fleur Gaskin Genre: Contemporary, Adult, Indie Publication Date: November 25,2012 Buy It Now: Amazon  Kobo Smashwords Everything in Arabelle's life is coming together. She has confidence, great friends, she's even dating Naak, a wealthy Thai socialite. But there are too many models in Bangkok. Arabelle’s broke, she can’t find an agent in New York, and Naak isn’t as wonderful as he first appears. Slowly the Shadows creep back into Arabelle’s mind, bringing with them thoughts of hopelessness and despair. The vile Shadows know something Arabelle’s refusing to remember and, if she’s not careful, they’ll use it to destroy her. Based on a true story, Arabelle’s Shadows takes us on a journey through the struggles of growing up, not quite making it as an international model, and attempting to overcome a crushing depression. Interview With Author Fleur Gaskin   1.For those readers who might not know your work, Can you tell them ...

Luke Newberry as Kieren Walker For this weeks Zurvival Saturday I wanted to talk about In The Flesh coming out of the UK in just a few days time. Haven't heard of In The Flesh yet?? Your in luck! Here's some back story for you. In The Flesh is created and written by director Dominic Mitchell. The Show begins airing on BBC3 at 10 pm on March 17th. Unlike The Walking Dead, In The Flesh follows the Zombies as they try reintegrating into society. Kieren Walker is just one of those Zombies who have been deemed fit to return to his family and is the shows main focus. Without seeing the show from what I've read the Zombies go through intense behavior modification training and also are doped up on all sorts of medication making them docile. Zombie Rehab What I want to see is how these "Zombies" react to not only the memories of eating human flesh but knowing they also are quite feared no matter how normal they appear to be. Also can the rehabilitation fai...