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Friday, July 5, 2013

Indelible by Dawn Metcalf

Some things are permanent.
Indelible.
And they cannot be changed back.
Joy Malone learns this the night she sees a stranger with all-black eyes across a crowded room—right before the mystery boy tries to cut out her eye. Instead, the wound accidentally marks her as property of Indelible Ink, and this dangerous mistake thrusts Joy into an incomprehensible world—a world of monsters at the window, glowing girls on the doorstep, and a life that will never be the same.
Now, Joy must pretend to be Ink’s chosen one—his helper, his love, his something for the foreseeable future...and failure to be convincing means a painful death for them both. Swept into a world of monsters, illusion, immortal honor and revenge, Joy discovers that sometimes, there are no mistakes.
Somewhere between reality and myth lies…
THE TWIXT

I really liked Indelible because I've not read a book quite like it before. The cover really drew me to the story and I had to find out what this book was all about. I think I enjoyed the romance of the book the most. For some reason I was drawn to it because it was the guy who was innocent, in a sense. Ink new nothing about love or anything that's 'human' related, whether it was emotions, looks, etc. So, I found it interesting watching how things developed.

Wishlist Wednesday (43): In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin

Wishlist Wednesday is a book blog hop where we will post about one book per week that has been on our wishlist for some time, or just added (it's entirely up to you), that we can't wait to get off the wishlist and onto our wonderful shelves.
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In the Age of Love and Chocolate
(Birthright, #3)
by Gabrielle Zevin
Releases |October 29th 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)|
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All These Things I’ve Done introduced us to timeless heroine Anya Balanchine, a plucky sixteen year old with the heart of a girl and the responsibilities of a grown woman. Now eighteen, life has been more bitter than sweet for Anya. She has lost her parents and her grandmother, and has spent the better part of her high school years in trouble with the law. Perhaps hardest of all, her decision to open a nightclub with her old nemesis Charles Delacroix has cost Anya her relationship with Win.
Still, it is Anya’s nature to soldier on. She puts the loss of Win behind her and focuses on her work. Against the odds, the nightclub becomes an enormous success, and Anya feels like she is on her way and that nothing will ever go wrong for her again. But after a terrible misjudgment leaves Anya fighting for her life, she is forced to reckon with her choices and to let people help her for the first time in her life.
In the Age of Love and Chocolate is the story of growing up and learning what love really is. It showcases the best of Gabrielle Zevin’s writing for young adults: the intricate characterization of Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac and the big-heartedness of Elsewhere. It will make you remember why you loved her writing in the first place.

Why I'm Wishing...
This series really surprised me. I got the audio of the first book on a whilm from my public library because the cover drew me in. So to stumble across the series and really like it is awesome :)

Other books in the Series

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Shadowlands by Kate Brian

Rory Miller had one chance to fight back and she took it. Rory survived and the serial killer who attacked her escaped. Now that the infamous Steven Nell is on the loose, Rory must enter the witness protection program. Entering the program alongside her, is her father and sister Darcy. The trio starts a new life and a new beginning leaving their friends and family behind without a goodbye.
Starting over in a new town with only each other is unimaginable for Rory and Darcy. They were inseparable as children but now they can barely stand each other. As the sisters settle in to Juniper Landing, a picturesque vacation island, it seems like their new home may be just the fresh start they need. They fall in with a group of beautiful, carefree teens and spend their days surfing, partying on the beach, and hiking into endless sunsets. Just as they’re starting to feel safe again, one of their new friends goes missing. Is it a coincidence? Or is the nightmare beginning all over again?

I really enjoyed this book, even though I am still utterly confused with the ending. This book was a really quick read for me. The pacing and flow of writing the author created for this book was awesome :) And I also really enjoyed the mystery element brought to the story, but this review is so hard for me to write because I am so confused with everything. The characters are what I'm the most confused about thought. We'll get into that later.

June 2013 Wrap Up/July 2013 TBR

Hi Everyone :)

I'm here with my June Wrap Up and my July tbr.
I read 10 books in the month of June, which shocked me because i felt like I was reading super slow lol
But I guess not :) That's about my average.

June 2013 Wrap Up