Happy Birthday Abbi Glines! + GIVEAWAY!

So Today is Abbi Glines Birthday. Who is Abbi Glines you ask?

Why she is an author that has come a long way and whose works I enjoy. So on this day I would like to wish her 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I want to talk about Abbi and how I got introduced to her and subsequently became a fan.

Abbi was one of the first few authors to contact me with a review request. She requested me to review her novel Breathe on 25th June 2011.

Breathe wasn't Abbi's best work but it was an interesting novel with a nice story.

I decided to keep an eye out for this author. 

Later on I signed up for The Vincent Boys blog tour. The rest as they say, is history!

I loved The Vincent Boys !

I have been a fan since I finished reading that book. 

I had read The Vincent Boys  when it was self published and at that time not many people used to notice a book if it was self published. I wanted The Vincent Boys to get published by a known publisher so that everyone could get their hands on it easily.

I WAS SO HAPPY when the entire series was picked up by Simon and Schuster!

 Now Simon and Schuster is publishing almost all of her books and I couldn't be happier!

I hope you keep writing great stuff Abbi!

Many Happy returns of the day!

GIVEAWAY

As part of this awesome event hosted by ATOMR there is a giveaway!

Prizes are....

1) Print copy of The Vincent Boys - International - shipped from The Book Depository to eligible countries

(1) Print copy of Fallen Too Far - International - shipped from The Book Depository to eligible countries

(5) 'Vintage' Swag Mini-Packs: includes the original promotional bookmarks for Predestined and The Vincent Boys, plus an Existence book plate, all signed by Abbi. - International

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BOOKS BY ABBI

Blogoversary and some changes!

HI GUYS!

If you follow me on twitter you might have seen this message 

So If you want to donate or contribute for my 2nd blogoversary celebrations . Don't hesitate to email me at 

youngreadersathome AT gmail DOT com

Now, Lets get down to business. My book blog is TWO years old!

THAT'S RIGHT YOUNG READERS IS 

TWO YEARS 

OLD!

I had originally started blogging and called my blog krazzyme-krool in 2009 but I had thought about writing a personal blog. That WAS a disaster. I blogged once in 6 months I think but then I decided to do something different....

I joined Goodreads and THAT opened up a whole new world of possibilities. 

At first I used to use the goodreads template on my blog and my focus was on Goodreads and not my blog because nobody knew about my blog.

My FIRST review on the blog  was in my opinion pretty bad :P

People actually started discovering my blog slowly. Meme's like Waiting on Wednesday and my first giveaway hop through I Am A Reader really helped me to get my blog out there.

The fact that I managed to last two years still manages to surprise me.

This is all thanks to you guys! I LOVE YOU ALL . Your support has helped me to keep blogging for so long

 ALL you lovely shameless peeps who're all WHERE'S the giveaway? Well, the giveaways ( THAT'S Right PLURAL!) will be up as part of an EVENT.....

...

MY BLOGOVERSARY EVENT! 

So keep your eyes posted for THAT!

NOW FOR THE CHANGES AND NEW STUFF

First of all I joined Formspring...

Basically if you want to ask me something you can do so now :)

I WILL not be answering some questions that will lead creepy people on the internet to find out my identity or where I live so please try to refrain from asking questions regarding that .

Second,

I'm going to start a few new features... 

I already started one , it's called Draw Out Your Wallets
Another one I am going to start is Classic Thursday ( name might change) in which I will review classics.

In my other feature Try Something New , I post about stuff outside of bookish happenings like music, movies etc. Basically I'll tell you about interesting new things. Some might not be new to you but you get the gist.

Third, 

I'm now open to ORGANIZING blog tours. If you want me to organize a blog tour for you, please email me. Please keep in mind that I will CHOOSE the books that I will be willing to organize a blog tour for as I will not be receiving any compensation for organizing these blog tours. 

Want to receive information regarding tours I will organize. FILL IN THE FOLLOWING FORM

Fourth,

I finally bit the bullet and became an affiliate of Flipkart and Amazon.

This means that if you buy anything via links on this site . I will get a percentage of the amount you spent on the product . YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED extra for this.All the money I make via this programme will be used to sponsor giveaways!

As soon as I manage to make $10 or Rs. 300 I WILL HOLD A GIVEAWAY! 

Fifth,

Recently I haven't been posting much. That is because my exams were going on  but now that they're over I'll be posting more . THANK YOU ALL for hanging in there with me!

LET me say this one more time 

Draw Out Your Wallets! Book Deals and New Releases (1)

SO, I've decided to start a new feature in which I post about book deals and new releases.

I might make this weekly based on the response to this post. 

SO IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE COMMENT and tweet me .

*PRICES ARE SUBJECT to change. Please check prices before buying. I cannot be held responsible if prices have changed. *

KINDLE DEALS( All under $5)

 

Out of all of these EPIC deals . I can't wait to get my hands on Tiger Lily... I adored One Week Girlfriend. You should check it out...

FLIPKART DEALs!

NEW RELEASES!!!!

DID I MISS ANY Deals or New releases that caught your eye?

Comment or tweet me and I'll try my best to add them :) 

Review: But Ira Said

But Ira Said

by Shreya Mathur

 I can predict question papers.

There, I have your attention now. It’s true, I can. My name is Ira Bhatt and I’ve just told you my biggest secret. To be honest, it’s not much of a secret any more. It all started when I sat for an exam once, without studying for it, and got full marks. I wish I could say I’m a prodigy, but I’m not. I’ve just got superpowers.

That’s like the best thing ever. Not. Throw in a gang of friends desperate for help and the evil Five Star chocolate addict who heads the tuition centre, and it’s the perfect set-up for one disaster after the other.

Delicious, hilarious, and uber cool, But Ira Said is the story of a girl everyone would want to be – or would they?

Source: Publisher for review (Thanks HarperCollins!)

Links: 

My Thoughts:

The blurb for this book sparked my curiosity and I couldn't stop myself from requesting this book.

Being able to predict question papers? That’s a superpower I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t mind having . Oh the amount of time I spent fantasising about having this superpower ! What a coincidence that I got this book JUST before my exams ,eh?

But Ira said is a fun and short novel that’s told in a unique Indian style . It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book written by an Indian author and it’s nice to see that some books are being written for the youth.

I loved the whole feel of the novel. The ridiculous characters, interesting concept , the mocking of the tuition centres and the whole unique style of this novel made it a fun read!

The thing is , the slang and the whole ridiculousness of the characters couldn’t actually draw away from the fact that I couldn’t connect or care about the main character and her “friends” and I use the word friends very loosely. Towards the end the book dragged a little as well and became a little preachy towards the end as well but it did manage to get it’s point across.

The concept had a lot of potential and I guess I was a little disappointed with the direction in which the story progressed.

Overall, this was a fun one time read that made me want to get my hands on some Anuja Chauhan real quick. I would borrow this one just because of the concept and the quirky characters. Just don't have very high hopes on this one and you'll enjoy yourself.

My Rating

 3 /5

Needs work but enjoyable.

Review + GIVEAWAY: Drew + Fable Series by Monica Murphy

THIS BOOK IS FOR ADULTS!

GUYS! Second Chance Boyfriend by Monica Murphy is OUT!!!

I ADORED One Week Girlfriend ,which was the first book in the series . The first book is available DIRT CHEAP right now. 

$0.99 ONLY!

(Last Time I checked!)

MORE about Book #1

One Week Girlfriend (Drew + Fable #1)

by Monica Murphy

 Temporary. That one single word best describes my life these last few years. I’m working at a temporary job until I can finally break free. I’m my little brother’s temporary mother since our mom doesn’t give a crap about either of us. And I’m that temporary girl all the guys want to get with because I give it up so easily. According to the rumors, at least.

But now I’m the temporary girlfriend of Drew Callahan, college football legend and all around golden guy. He’s beautiful, sweet—and he’s hiding way more secrets than I am. He’s brought me into this fake life where everyone seems to hate me. And everyone seems to want something from him. The only thing he seems to want though is…

Me.

I don’t know what to believe anymore. All I know is, I think Drew needs me. And I want to be there for him.

Forever.

Source:  Author for review( This did not affect my review in any way.)

My Thoughts: 

I usually give a star rating to books but sometimes it's just to hard to classify a book under a specific rating. I couldn't decide with Divergent and I can't decide with this book as well so I'm not going to give this book a star rating,I'm just going to write my thoughts.

THIS BOOK!

THIS BOOK!

THIS BOOK!

JUST BROKE MY HEART

After reading this book I was roaming around completely depressed for almost a day ! My expression was something like this >

The fact that this book managed to touch my heart and make me count my blessings just shows what an amazing book this is! Yes, this book has it's faults but by the end I was fully invested and completely dejected because I had to wait to load book #2 onto my reading device. To tell you the truth I'm a little scared about what will happen in book #2 .

The characters Drew and Fable are dysfuntional,distressed,dangerous and pretty abnormal. They repress their true feelings and conform to society. When both of them come together , they experience a heavy cocktail of emotions which one of them finds hard to deal with. 

Drew was a character that keeps you guessing. His emotions are bottled up and there's a mysterious air around him. Drew can be a pretty frustrating character but all makes sense in the end. 

What I want to do to Drew

(I'm Sam .a.k.a Jared and the guy who is totally uncomfortable is Drew)

Fable is a character I have mixed feelings about. She's strong and opinionated but I wanted her to stand up for herself and slap some sense into people who kept calling her a slut.Maybe she'll do that in book #2? 

Ms.Murphy make her slap some rude people PLEASE!

You know like this girl here. 

WAIT.... Bella slapped someone??? WOAH!

I can't give too many specifics about the story without giving away spoilers but I'll just say that the story is engaging and there is a twist. 

The stepmom in this book is so creepy that she makes Disney stepmom's look like amazing stepmothers. I really did not like her. It's been a long time since I hated a character so much!

Overall ,I urge everyone to PICK UP THIS BOOK right now (unless, you're not into romance and can't stand a novel that's a little depressing) It's worth the $1.

ABOUT BOOK #2 ( SPOILERS ahead!) 

Second Chance Boyfriend (Drew + Fable #2)

by Monica Murphy 

 Lost. That one single word best describes my life at this very moment. I lost the last games of the season and both my team and my coach blame me. I lost the last two months because I drowned in my own despair like a complete loser. And I lost the only girl who ever mattered because I was afraid being with me would destroy her.

But now I realize how truly lost I am without her. She has become my story…and even though she acts like she’s moved on, I know she still thinks about me just as much as I think about her. She’s beautiful, sweet—and so damn vulnerable, all I want to do is help her. Be there for her.

Love her…

If only I could convince Fable to give me a second chance. Then I wouldn’t feel so lost anymore, and neither would she. We could be found together.

Forever.

Goodreads

Author Bio:

Monica Murphy writes books with boys and kissing in them. She also likes to read books with boys and kissing in them. Writer of new adult contemporary romance-ish stuff. Mom and wife. Native Californian.

Links:

Website,Blog,Twitter,Facebook,Facebook Drew + Fable,Author Goodreads,Amazon author page

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THOUGHTS PEEPS? COMMENT and tell me!

The Host by Stephenie Meyer! CHEAP deal!

SO, I finally bit the bullet and became an Amazon Affiliate Today!

Basically if you go to Amazon using links that I put in my blog,I get some money from Amazon and you don't need to pay any EXTRA money to me or Amazon. If I manage to earn $10  through this, I will throw A GIVEAWAY for you guys!

ANYWAYS!

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