Waiting on Wednesday -- Pretending to be Erica

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine in which we share upcoming releases!

Pretending to Be Erica by Michelle Painchaud
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Release Date: July 21, 2015

Genre: YA, Contemporary, Thiriller 

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Goodreads Synopsis:
We Were Liars meets Heist Society in a riveting debut!

Seventeen-year-old Violet’s entire life has revolved around one thing: becoming Erica Silverman, an heiress kidnapped at age five and never seen again. Violet’s father, the best con man in Las Vegas, has a plan, chilling in its very specific precision. Violet shares a blood type with Erica; soon, thanks to surgery and blackmail, she has the same face, body, and DNA. She knows every detail of the Silvermans’ lives, as well as the PTSD she will have to fake around them. And then, when the time is right, she “reappears”—Erica Silverman, brought home by some kind of miracle. But she is also Violet, and she has a job: Stay long enough to steal the Silverman Painting, an Old Master legendary in the Vegas crime world. Walking a razor’s edge, calculating every decision, not sure sometimes who she is or what she is doing it for, Violet is an unforgettable heroine, andPretending to be Erica is a killer debut.

Until next time,
xox

Waiting on Wednesday -- Delicate Monsters

Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: June 9, 2015

Genre: YA, Contemporary, Thiriller 

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Goodreads Synopsis:
From the Morris-Award winning author of Charm & Strange, comes a twisted and haunting tale about three teens uncovering dark secrets and even darker truths about themselves.

When nearly killing a classmate gets seventeen-year-old Sadie Su kicked out of her third boarding school in four years, she returns to her family’s California vineyard estate. Here, she’s meant to stay out of trouble. Here, she’s meant to do a lot of things. But it’s hard. She’s bored. And when Sadie’s bored, the only thing she likes is trouble.

Emerson Tate’s a poor boy living in a rich town, with his widowed mother and strange, haunted little brother. All he wants his senior year is to play basketball and make something happen with the girl of his dreams. That’s why Emerson’s not happy Sadie’s back. An old childhood friend, she knows his worst secrets. The things he longs to forget. The things she won’t ever let him.

Haunted is a good word for fifteen-year-old Miles Tate. Miles can see the future, after all. And he knows his vision of tragic violence at his school will come true, because his visions always do. That’s what he tells the new girl in town. The one who listens to him. The one who recognizes the darkness in his past. 

But can Miles stop the violence? Or has the future already been written? Maybe tragedy is his destiny. Maybe it’s all of theirs.

I LOVED Charm & Strange, so I'm super pumped for this new book! Definitely on the top of my to-buy list!

Until next time,
xox


Waiting on Wednesday is a fabulous feature hosted by Breaking the Spine where we feature our most anticipated upcoming releases.

October Creep-Fest

Hey guys! In case you've just woken up from a month-long hibernation, it's FINALLY October! There are a couple of reasons why October is my favorite month- First, it's my birthday month! Whoot! Second, Halloween!!

Two awesome holidays in one month? (Wait, what do you mean my birthday isn't a nationally celebrated holiday????)

Seriously though, Halloween is a great holiday, and the perfect time of the year to knock some creepy reads off our TBRs. So, in celebration of the season, I'll be trying to read at least two creepy reads this month:

 
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski


I'll also be participating in a read-a-long hosted by Jackie's Bookbytes and reading Salem's Lot by Stephen King. You guys should all go check out her blog and join in, even if you don't have the book (Jackie has links to a free version of the book online, either as actual book or audiobook!)

What do you all have planned for this October?

Until next time,
xox

Bout of Books 11 TBR!

Hello fellow book lovers! Guess what? It's that time again! Bout of Books time!

In case you don't know what Bout of Books is, here's a quick blurb, straight from the Bout of Books team:

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team


This is my second time participating in Bout of Books, and let me tell you, I'm super pumped! Bout of Books 11 will be going on during my first week back on campus (thankfully not during classes-I have band camp the 16-22), so I've decided to make a TBR of 3 e-books and 3-physical books- while I do need to cut down my physical TBR, I have an equally massive e-book TBR that needs to be shortened!

So, the books I'll hopefully be finishing/starting this round are:
The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
The Secret History by Donna Tart
Jackaby by William Ritter
Blazed by Jason Myers
The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

I hope to see you all participating if you have the opportunity and I can't wait to check out what you plan on reading!

Until next time,
zoz

Last Blast Readathon Details!

Alright guys, I promised you some details, and here they are!

1- As you may or may not know, I'm hosting a readathon from midnight August 3- midnight August 10.

2- I've got some super fun photo challenges for all of us to do! I think I'm going to have you post them to either Instagram or Twitter under #lilysreadsreadathon

3- I've also decided to take a page out of the Booktubeathon readathon book and have come up with a few reading challenges that I'll post down below!

4- That's really all there is! If you plan on participating, do me a favor and take a picture of you planned stack of reads and tag me on Twitter and/or Instagram @lilysreads

Okay, so here are the reading challenges! I like numbers that end in 0 and 5, so I decided to pick 5 categories, giving you a total of five books to try to complete during this week, which should be totally doable!

1. Read a classic
2. Read a book by an author you've never read before
3. Read a nonfiction book! (A memoir, biography, science textbook, etc.!)
4. Read a book that has fewer than 250 pages
5. Read a book outside your preferred genre

Alrighty! That's all there is! I hope to see at least a few of you participating!

Until next time,
xox

Last Blast Readathon!

Hello everyone! Even though I really didn't get much of a response about the possibility of a readathon, I've decided to host one anyway! Worse case scenario, I'll end up participating by myself. :)

I've decided that it'll be from midnight August 3 to midnight August 10- midnight from whatever time zone you live in. This readathon will give you a week of recovery after the BookTubeAThon, and a week recovery before Boutofbooks.

I'll give more details in the coming week. I do have a few daily challenges lined up, and I really hope you all find them fun!

Until next time,
xox

Weekly Wrap Up #2

Okay, so I'm super bad at keeping up on what I've read through out the week, mostly, again, because of this new job. But, I did manage to finish one book, Teen Angst? Naaah... by Ned Vizzini, which, if you haven't read it yet, is a pretty great book. I also started It's Kind of a Funny Story also by Ned Vizzini, which I'm also loving and anticipating finishing today. So, um, yeah.. That's all I have this week. It's been rough, but I'll hopefully be getting back in the swing of things and knocking down my TBR pile!

Anyway, don't forget to check out the awesome Samantha over at The Book Corner, the originator of this fun thing, and be sure to check on the other awesome bloggers also participating in weekly wrap ups posted at the bottom of her blog!

Until next time,
xox

Summer of Series: Updated

For some stupid reason, I had it in my head that this summer I would marathon a bunch of series' and trilogies and such, but, obviously, that isn't how things are working out at all. So, I've got to renew my 'rules' of the SoS. Here's what's up-

I'm going to attempt to finish at least one series per month, or two trilogies, while also reading one or two stand-alone novels, hopefully effectively knocking my TBR pile down by time September rolls around (this assuming I don't keep buying books...).

This is a much more realistic plan for me, allowing me to attempt to get through some of the series, while also not limiting my reading choices to the same worlds and characters the entire summer.

I'm currently still working on The Hangman's Daughter series, but I've also picked up the Septimus Heap series as well because I was craving Septimus. I think I'll also try to read The Secret History, although that book might rollover into next month. I don't know yet.

Okay, so this is my updated SoS. Less stress, more read, and, most importantly, more fun!!! Stay tuned for more updates guys1

Until next time,
xox

Bout of Books 10.0 Tentative TBR

Hey guys! So, I said I'd get back to you with a TBR for the Bout of Books read-a-thon, and well, I honestly have no idea what I plan on reading! So, I'm just going to pick some books from my SoS pile, and hopefully get through them! But here's what I'm going to try to read during the Bout of Books:

1. The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
2. The Beggar King by Oliver Potzsch
3. The Poisoned Pilgrim by Oliver Potzsch
4. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
5. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
6. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
7. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
8. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
9.The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

It's a hefty pile, and I know I won't get through them all, but I sure as heck will try my hardest!!

What books are you guys planning on reading during Bout of Books?

Until next time,
xox

Summer of Series TBR List

Here are the books I plan to read in the coming summer months. I imagine I won't get to all of these (there are a lot, okay!), but I'll try my hardest to get through as many as I can!

 In no particular order:

1. The Mortal Instruments  by Cassandra Clare- City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, City of Heavenly Fire
2.  The Hangman's Daughter books by Oliver Potzsch- The Hangman's Daughter, The Dark Monk, The Beggar King, The Poisoned Pilgrim
3. A Song of Ice and Fire books by George R. R. Martin- A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons
4. The Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage- Magyk, The Darke Toad, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren, Darke, Fyre, The Magykal Papers
5. The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini- Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance
6. The Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness- The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, Monsters of Men
7. The Wicked Years by Gregory Maguire- Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, Out of Oz
8. The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson- Mistborn- The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages
9. Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor- Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Days of Blood and Starlight, Night of Cake and Puppets, Dreams of Gods and Monsters
10. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein-  The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
11. The Robert Landon books by Dan Brown- Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno
12. The Inkworld series by Cornelia Funke- Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath
13. The Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larson- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Okay, so that's roughly 56 books. Think I can pull this off in three months? Let's see how far I can go. I'll keep you updated on the progress, so stay tuned!

xox

March TBR

So, I'm really bad at sticking to a set schedule of what books I'm going to read in a particular month, but I'm going to try really hard to do this, only because I have SO many books in my 'to be read' pile, mostly due to the fact that I buy books faster than I can read them... So, here's a tentative list of the books I'm going to read this month.

These books are going to be definitive reads for this month. I might add a couple more books to the list, but these are my top priority.

1. The Death Cure by James Dashner

2. War of Wings by Tanner McElroy (Comes out March 21 by Brown Books)

3. The Here and Now by Ann Brashares (Comes out in April by Delacorte Press)

4. The Dark Lady by Irene Adler

Okay, I know this reading list is pretty sparse, but I don't like having a massive to-read pile. I like being able to add books if I need. But, yes, this is what I'll definitely be reading this month. I'll give you guys a little wrap-up at the end of the month on what I actually read.

Alright, I'll see you all soon!
xox