It's Monday, What are you reading? (1)

This meme is started by One Persons Journey Through a World of Books.


What I read and reviewed this past week:

One Night That Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater


Currently Reading:

Flawless: A Pretty Little Liars Novel by Sara Shepard

Flawless is the second book in the Pretty Little Liars series. Right now I am a little over halfway finished with it. I plan on having a review up by the end of the week.


Upcoming (To-Read)





Two Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt


A Kiss In Time by Alex Flinn


What are you reading?

Book Review: One Night That Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt

Title: One Night That Changes Everything
Author: Lauren Barnholdt
Pages: 288
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Source: Read online on Pulse It

Summary: Eliza is in a full-blown panic. Her notebook has been stolen—the one that lists everything she wants but is afraid to go after. And the absolute worst person in the world has it: her ex-boyfriend, Cooper.

Like it’s not enough Cooper was lying to Eliza for their entire relationship, now he and his friends are blackmailing her. They’re giving her just one night to complete the most humiliating tasks on her list or they’ll post her secrets online—including the ones that aren’t just about her.

Eliza’s sure of only one thing: she isn’t going down without a fight. Cooper may have what’s left of her dignity, but she’s not the only one with something to hide …

Review: This book was really entertaining. What drew me in was the plot. It sounded really funny. When I read it, I wasn't disappointed. I thought the author, Lauren Barnholdt, developed each of the characters very well. I read this book pretty fast because I was eager to find out what happened next. The main character, Eliza, had written down a list of things in a notebook that she is scared to do. When her ex-boyfriend and his group, the 318's, steal her notebook, they make her do some of the things on her list. If she doesn't listen to them, then they would post that list online. I would hate to be in her situation. Before this happens, she found out that her boyfriend Cooper, was dating her because of a dare. I won't give anything away, but I will say that the ending was really cute. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a good book. I didn't like that there was a lot of language, though. I gave this book four coffee cups. Great book!

Book Review: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

Title: Linger

Author: Maggie Stiefvator

Pages: 360

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Source: Bought

Summary: Their eyes, human eyes in wolf skulls, remind me of water: the clear blue of water reflecting the spring sky, the brown of a brook churning with rainfall, the green of the lake in summer as the algae begins to bloom, the gray of a snow-choked river. It used to be only Sam's yellow eyes that watched me from between the rain-soaked birches, but no, I feel the weight of the entire pack's gaze. The weight of things known, things unsaid.
Sam, who spent most of his life as a werewolf, has undergone an unlikely cure and no longer transitions between fur and skin as the temperature changes from cold to hot. This should be a happy time for Sam and true-love Grace, but just as he begins to trust his new human life, Grace feels her humanity slipping away. Sam's focus is split between worry for Grace and his role as caretaker of the werewolf pack, which for the first time in years includes new members.

Review: I thought the first book (Shiver) was better than this one. Linger didn't have much of a plot. Maggie Stiefvater is a great writer though and she does a great job of being descriptive. I didn't like how the Point of View switched between the four main characters: Sam, Grace, Isabel, and Cole. I got a little bit confused sometimes. I like knowing each person's point of view, but the book switched POV's way too much.

There's a part in the book when Cole attacks a deer in his wolf form, then finishes it off in his human form. I didn't like that part because made me sad, but at the same time it shows what kind of person Cole is. Cole is the "bad boy" in this book. He is handsome, mysterious, but dangerous. Before he turned into a werewolf, he was the main singer in a popular band and he also did drugs and other bad things. When he turned werewolf, he wanted to do anything to stay a werewolf to escape his human life.

The middle of this book went by really slow. Nothing major happened and I was just waiting for Grace to be allowed to see Sam. When she finally sneaks out to hang out with Sam, the book started to get more interesting. I really liked how the book ended. I'm glad that Sam and Grace stayed together the whole book and didn't get in a big fight or break-up. I would recommend this book if you have read Shiver and want to continue reading the series. I thought most of the book was pretty slow but I'm glad that I read it. There was some mild language and mature content. I give this book 3.5 coffee cups.

"Waiting On" Wednesday (1)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am waiting for "Aces up" by Lauren Barnholdt.

Summary: Seventeen-year-old high school senior Shannon Card needs money. And lots of it. She's been admitted to Wellesley, but her dad just lost his job, and somehow she has to come up with a year of tuition herself. But Shannon's dream of making big bucks waitressing at the local casino, the Collosio, disappears faster than a gambler's lucky streak. Her boss is a tyrant, her coworker is nuts, and her chances of balancing a tray full of drinks while wearing high-heeled shoes are slim to none. Worse, time is running out, and Shannon hasn't made even half the money she'd hoped.

When Shannon receives a mysterious invitation to join Aces Up, a secret network of highly talented college poker players, at first she thinks No way. She has enough to worry about: keeping her job, winning the coveted math scholarship at school, and tutoring her secret crush, Max. But when Shannon musters up the nerve to kiss Max and he doesn't react at all, the allure of Aces Up and its sexy eighteen-year-old leader, Cole, is suddenly too powerful to ignore.

Soon Shannon's caught up in a web of lies and deceit that makes worrying about tuition money or a high school crush seem like kid stuff. Still, when the money's this good, is the fear of getting caught reason enough to fold?

This book looks really good! I can't wait to read it.

Teaser Tuesdays (1)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

-Grab your current read
-Open to a random page
-Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
-BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too -much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
-Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teasers:

"I wanted to give them some hope. And I actually thought it might keep the cops from looking so hard for her if they thought it was an annoying almost-legal runaway instead of a possible homicide-kidnapping thing."

-Pg. 51 Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

My First Blogger Award!

Thank you Lost In Y.A. Wonderland, Book Infinity, and From My Nightstand!!

If you have recieved this award:


1.Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award
2.Share 7 things about yourself
3.Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic.
4.Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.


Seven things about me
1. I play the drumset.
2. I aspire to be a Pediatrician and Paramedic
3. My favorite book is Beastly by Alex Flinn
4. I am team Peeta (Hunger Games!!) :))))
5. Titanic is my favorite movie. I also love romantic comedies.
6. I am pretty shy... I don't really talk a lot. Blogging is an easy way to get my thoughts out without really talking.
7. I love Italian food. It is my favorite.

Now I am going to give this award to some of my favorite blogs:

Must Love Books

From My Nightstand

The Book Buzzer

21 Pages

Confessions of a Bookaholic

I stopped at five.

Thanks again Lost In Y.A Wonderland, Book Infinity, and From My Nightstand for giving me this award.

Blog Hop! (3)

Crazy-For-Books is hosting another book blogger hop.

This week's question: Who is your favorite new-to-you author so far this year?

My favorite new-to-me author is Alex Flinn. I read the book Beastly and I really liked it. Beastly is a modern day Beauty and the Beast. I plan on reading more Alex Flinn books. If you haven't read Beastly, you need to read it. Great book!

Join the hop with me!