All American Girl

All-American Girl (All-American Girl #1)

by Meg Cabot

BLURB:

 TOP TEN REASONS

Samantha Madison
IS IN DEEP TROUBLE

10. Her big sister is the most popular girl in school

9. Her little sister is a certified genius

8. She's in love with her big sister's boyfriend

7. She got caught selling celebrity portraits in school

6. And now she's being forced to take art classes

5. She's just saved the president of the United States from an assassination attempt

4. So the whole world thinks she is a hero

3. Even though Sam knows she is far, far from being a hero

2. And now she's been appointed teen ambassador to the UNAND THE NUMBER-ONE REASON
Sam's LIFE IS OVER?

1.The president's son just might be in love with her

MY THOUGHTS:

 I really enjoyed this book.Even though this book was a little silly and very predictable I fell in love with it.Sometimes you just want to curl up in a corner and have a good laugh and this book is perfect for that and this book was so much fun !

I read this book when I was in 8TH grade and I read it much before I read The Princess Diaries.Frankly I think this was my  first Meg Cabot book .I picked this up from the library and the rest as they say is history.

I love Meg Cabot's writing , though a lot of people think her books don't have a  good story and are overrated I really like her books.

I loved Samantha's lists.They were hilarious.I also loved her relationship with her sister.It's so much like my relationship with mine.(Why can't she leave my things alone?)I really connected with Samantha.

I also loved .... The president's son! *Swoons*

This guy was so down to earth that I kept on forgetting that he's supposed to be the PRESIDENT'S SON!


I would recommend this book to everyone who loves a fun lighthearted read.People who hate Meg Cabot might want to avoid this one,though!


My Rating:

(I'M IN LOVE WITH MEG'S WRITING!)

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Giveaway: The Chosen(INT!)

The Chosen (The Chosen Chronicles #1)

Synopsis: Kaia’s entire life has erupted in flames after an assassin appears and burns her village down. She’s rescued by a god from another planet who requests her help because she’s the descendant of their last savior. Together with Reeze — the only other survivor from her village and her appointed guardian — they set off on a quest to find the treasures of the gods in hopes of preventing a dire prophesy.

Kaia and Reeze quickly meet the Tueors, a group of people many thought extinct, who are searching specifically for Kaia. Their intention: to protect the truth. As Kaia discovers more about the truth and her family’s past, she also learns of the Tueors’ bloody secret. Will Kaia be the savior the gods have been waiting for? Or will she let the prophesy come true?

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You can check out the excerpt that I posted yesterday.

The Author

Basic Bio

A neek at heart, Sheenah Freitas has a love for the whimsical and magical. She looks to animated Disney movies and Studio Ghibli films for inspiration because of the innovative twists on fairytales, strong story structures, and character studies. When not writing, you might find her in a forest where she’s yet to find any enchanted castles.

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Waiting on Wednesday(15)

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine to highlight upcoming releases we're anxiously awaiting! This week I am waiting on...

The Predicteds

by Christine Seifert

Daphne is the new girl in town and is having trouble fitting in. At least she has Jesse... sort of. He wants to be more than "just friends," but there's something he's not telling her about his past. Something dangerous. When a female student is brutally attacked, police turn to PROFILE, a new program that can predict a student's capacity for drug use, pregnancy, and violent behavior, to solve the case. As the witch hunt ensues, Daphne is forced to question her feelings for Jesse-and what she will do if her first love turns out to be a killer.

Expected Publication:1 September 2011

I'm really excited about this book.

Isn't the cover different?Isn't it amazing?

The summary also reminds me of the movie Minority Report,a movie which had a really good concept but I did not enjoy.Let's hope this book makes use of the concept well! Plus,this book is focused on teens that movie revolved around adults!

Pre-order Links:AMAZON(I'm not an associate!)

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING ON?

Chosen Blog tour: Exerpt

The Chosen (The Chosen Chronicles #1)

Synopsis:Kaia’s entire life has erupted in flames after an assassin appears and burns her village down. She’s rescued by a god from another planet who requests her help because she’s the descendant of their last savior. Together with Reeze — the only other survivor from her village and her appointed guardian — they set off on a quest to find the treasures of the gods in hopes of preventing a dire prophesy.

Kaia and Reeze quickly meet the Tueors, a group of people many thought extinct, who are searching specifically for Kaia. Their intention: to protect the truth. As Kaia discovers more about the truth and her family’s past, she also learns of the Tueors’ bloody secret. Will Kaia be the savior the gods have been waiting for? Or will she let the prophesy come true?

Links:AMAZON,SMASHWORDS

If you like what you read come back tomorrow as I will be holding a giveaway of an ecopy of this book!


Excerpt is from Chapter One:

While trying desperately to remember the words to the song she had been humming earlier, Kaia began to notice smoke rising high above the trees. The wind blew a heavy scent of burning leaves toward her and she broke into a full run, spilling the blackberries across the path and tossing the bucket aside in frustration. Crackles and splitting wood rang throughout the forest, nearly drowning out the bloodcurdling screams and mournful cries that rose above the hellish flames.

Smoke and tears blurred her vision. Kaia slowed down, exhausted from her sudden sprint. She coughed out the smoke that threatened to suffocate her lungs and the heat almost unbearable point here at the perimeter of the growing flames: her village.

There was nothing she could do except watch it burn away, yet her brain continued to race, trying desperately to think of a way she could extinguish the massive flames. She came up with nothing. With her mind numb, she meekly called out, "Mom?"

Kaia's voice went unheard with the anguish shout of the blaze. It inched closer with every passing second. Her heart began racing and she shouted, "MOM!" while running recklessly toward the fire. Two arms shot out from behind and embraced her, halting her body.

"Let go! Let go! I need to see my mom!" She thrashed and threw her body against them until her body grew limp from exhaustion. The arms loosened around her slowly; her body slumped down into a heap. As she sobbed, a hand rested tentatively on her shoulder sending a shiver down her spine. Hesitantly, Kaia lifted her eyes to see who had stopped her from rescuing her mother.

She expected to see the face of someone much older, but was surprised to find a teenager of around 17--an adult to her village's standards. His eyes were mysterious and glued her eyes to his. They penetrated her, appearing to see every thought and secret. His hair, like hers, was an unusual color, though his was a light indigo. He kept his hair a bit longer than most males, but wore it tied back. The glow of the fire caused his face to seem hard, which only frightened her more since he showed no sign of friendliness. Whatever he was to her, she wished he would stop looking at her.

After what felt like an eternity, he finally spoke. His voice was tough, straining to sound friendly, but failed and came out commanding, "Go to the shrine. It's safe there."

"Why?" she asked, tentatively, her voice barely a whisper.

"There's no time to explain. Just do it!"

She still didn't move and just as she was about to question him again they heard a noise. In a nearby tree, the spotted a man standing on a sturdy branch. Dressed in black, he held a box of matches and had a sword at his side. He tossed the box up and down, up and down, and then suddenly stopped. He looked down at them and feigned surprise. Casually, he threw the box into the inferno and gave a sinister smirk.

"It would appear that I missed two," he said, gracefully unsheathing his sword and directing it at them. "Now, who should I kill first? Her--or you?"

The man looked over Kaia and her face scrunched up in revulsion as the man smirked and licked his lips slowly as he clutched the hilt of his sword. The teenage boy's eyes hardened and he stepped closer toward Kaia.

As she took a few tentative steps back to distance herself from the man and the steadily approaching flames, the teenager said, "I don't think you'll be killing us. Or anyone else for that matter."

She looked quickly at the teenager, but his face was still without emotion. The man in the tree laughed, turning Kaia's attention back to him.

"And why won't I be killing anymore?" he bellowed.

"I'll tell you why," the teenager said, his voice rising with anger, "because I'm going to put a stop to it!"

Kaia saw that the had a sword of his own. He agilely unsheathed it and pointed it toward the man in black. The man only laughed. "You're barely out of diapers, and you think you can take me on?"

The teenager said nothing, but coldly stared back. More quickly than she could follow, the man jumped down from his perch. Kaia squeaked and moved behind the teenager. The teenager, however, didn't flinch. He seemed steadfast and sure of himself. The man in black also noticed his demeanor and his grin vanished.

"What's your name?" the man suddenly asked.

"The name's Reeze," he answered coolly. "And yours?"

The man gave a wolfish grin. "You can call me Tipton."

Kaia closed her eyes for a split second, wishing desperately that everything was just a dream. Opening her eyes, she found Reeze right in front of her holding back an attack. Sweat glistened on his forehead as he strained to push Tipton back, while Tipton was again grinning.

"Go!" Reeze yelled at her. Reluctantly, she scrambled up and mustered enough energy to get up and sprint toward the shrine, never looking back.

The Author

Basic Bio

A neek at heart, Sheenah Freitas has a love for the whimsical and magical. She looks to animated Disney movies and Studio Ghibli films for inspiration because of the innovative twists on fairytales, strong story structures, and character studies. When not writing, you might find her in a forest where she’s yet to find any enchanted castles.

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Review: Forgive My Fins

Forgive My Fins (Fins #1)

by Tera Lynn Childs


Blurb:Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush. 

Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.

When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned

Source: RAK from LunaMoth 

Thank you LunaMoth for being so awesome!

Cover:It's Pretty!

My thoughts:  I really enjoyed this book.It was quite predictable but It's a great fun read.

If you haven't noticed by now I love reading books that are lighthearted and cheer me up.Even if the story is not  complicated it should be interesting and not very predictable.This book was a perfect pick-me-up.

I loved the writing and I could really connect with Lily.I loved her sarcasm and ocean analogies.She made me laugh a lot.I also loved Quince.

Let me say it again

I love Quince.

Brody.....

GO DIE.

Quince  was so real and well.....adorable.(I'm going to stop now before I start mumbling and ranting aimlessly)

Even though this book is no literary classic (eg.The Hunger Games) I would recommend everyone to read this when they're upset or just looking for a good romantic and adorable book.

My Rating: 

(VERY GOOD)

Links:AMAZON

Have You Heard(1): The Trouble with Spells

A feature on this blog in which I highlight books that 

 people have never heard of.They could be by  Indie authors or just books that were released but didn't leave a mark.They could even be books that are yet to be released.

My first feature is on.....................

The Trouble With Spells (Of Witches and Warlocks #1)

by Lacey Weatherford 

Blurb: Portia Mullins had always lived the life of a normal teenager, up until her sixteenth birthday. She is then informed by her grandma that she is actually a witch who is a descendant of a long line of witches and warlocks. After overcoming her disbelief she finds that being a member of the coven comes with one great perk in the form of the school's handsome bad boy, Vance Mangum. Vance and Portia have an immediate connection as a budding romance begins, only to be threatened by turbulent skies on the horizon as Vance's checkered past rears its ugly head to haunt them. Portia is forced to use her untried powers in defense of everything she loves in a desperate attempt to hold on to the one thing that really matters in her life. 

Source:Blog Tour

FTC Disclosure:I received an ecopy from the tour coordinator . This did not affect my review in any way.

Note: Younger Readers cautioned.

Links: Smashwords,Amazon,BN

My thoughts:

This book really surprised me.I had pretty high expectations because the tour coordinator kept on gushing about this book but I really didn't think I would enjoy this book so much.

I really liked the prologue of this book  as it was from Vance's POV.Unfortunately I kept on thinking that there will be more chapters from his POV(point of view) but there weren't(cries).

I really liked this book.Vance was so swoon worthy.Of course there were times when I thought that he was too intense,but I kind of understood his intense love for Portia.The one thing that I found a little creepy was how Portia instantly fell in love with Vance,but I forgive her for that because Vance is totally crush-worthy.

I really liked the story too.It was entertaining and interesting.I loved the twists and turns and  the ending makes you beg for more!

One thing I really liked about this book was the fact that the parents were supportive and clued into what was happening with their teenager.Usually the parents and family are conveniently absent from the story.

Also younger readers are cautioned because there is a LOT of kissing and talks about more...

Overall,I would suggest you buy this book NOW! It is totally worth the .99 cents .If you don't like it well... you're  only loosing a dollar.Vance is amazing and the book  manages to keep you on your toes.I can't wait for Book 2!

Pssttt... I'll be giving away the third book in the series this month i.e August 27.(I know! how awesome is that!)

My Rating:                                                         4/5

Very Good