Stacking the Shelves (21)

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga´s Reviews, which showcases the books we've purchased, won, borrowed and received in the mail.

These are the books in my shelves from the past month.

FOR REVIEW

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Thank you very much to Harlequin Teen, Harper Teen, Edelweiss and Netgalley for the egalleys.

WON

Slammed (Slammed #1) by Colleen Hoover (goodreads) (My review)

Point of Retreat (Slammed #2) by Colleen Hoover (goodreads) (My review)

Thank you very much to Book Pusher and to Colleen Hoover for this amazing books.

I LOVE THEM!

BOUGHT

Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2) by Laini Taylor (goodreads)

The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #2) by Michelle Hodkin (goodreads)

Eve & Adam by Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate(goodreads)

The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #1) by Julie Kagawa (goodreads)

Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg (goodreads)

Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 01 by Bisco Hatori (goodreads)

FOR KINDLE

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FREEBIES

What books did you get?

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December New Release Giveaway Hop - INTL

December New Release Giveaway Hop

Hosted by Book Twirps and Refracted Light Reviews

December 15 - 31, 2012

The giveaway is International.

Win one(1) book of your choice up to $15 Dlls from TBD - Must be a December New Release.

These are just suggestions.

Details

• There will be one winner.
• Win one(1) book of your choice up to $15 Dlls from TBD - Must be a December New Release.
• You must be a follower via GFC.
• International as long as Book Depository delivers to your country, check here.
• Giveaway ends on December 31.
• Winner will be announced on January 7 in this post.

WINNER: Oriana
Congratulations!

The winner have been notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.

Thanks to everyone for participate.

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Book Cover Battle #32

This section or meme is call Book Cover Battle, the first time I saw it was at Books Passion for Life as UK vs US  and  Bookaholics book club as UK vs The World but because I don´t live in the UK, I can´t name it that way, so for now is Book Cover Battle .

This week book cover battle is

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare

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US

Spanish

German

Italian

Bulgarian

Turkish

Czech

Polish

Canadian

Japanese

I have always liked the US cover and still do, but this time I also like the Canadian cover.

What do you think? Which is your favorite? 

Waiting on Wednesday (54) : Taken

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

The book I´m waiting this week is

Taken (Taken #1) by Erin Bowman

Release date: April 16th 2013 

There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone.

They call it the Heist.

Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.

Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?

Which book are you waiting this week?

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a meme hosted by Book Journey.

Each week we spotlight the books we are reading, planning on reading or just finished reading.

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Finished reading

I love them! I cannot wait to read Opal!

Currently reading

What I´m going to read next? 

What are you reading today?

Have a great week! 

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The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

Title: The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2)
Author: Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill
Release date: June 12th 2012

Rating: 4/5

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Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age–old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?

The Golden Lily is the second book in the series Bloodlines, the spin-off of the Vampire Academy series, a series that I LOVE! and is among my favorites. And also the main male character in this series is Adrian Ivashkov! so be prepared because I can fangirl a bit.

Adrian is part of Moroi royalty and he is part of the group that traveled to Palm Springs to keep "hidden"Jill. The best thing about this book is definitely Adrian Ivashkov!, he´s the best part of the book, I laughed with him and I cried for him. Adrian definitely is changing and is more mature, all thanks to the good influence of Sydney and but also because he wants to change, be better (insert sigh). Now about Sydney, she is an alchemist and she almost always follows the rules and has beliefs about Morois, damphirs and magic that are deeply rooted and because of this I sort of understand her to some extent her behavior towards these races and to my Adrian. She is academically smart, but she is too oblivious to everything else and because of the last chapter of this book, she is not my favorite person right now. Without a doubt:  The best part of the book was Adrian Ivashkov!

The Golden Lily is a book for fans (like me) of Vampire Academy and Bloodlines, it has some action, the wonderful sarcasm Adrian, suspense and a little bit of mystery, although it was too obvious who w were the "bad guys" in this book. In this second book we see a little more about the alchemist´s world and how are they "corrected" when they became too friendly with the Moroi and damphirs. And now I have to wait until February to read the next book in the series - The Indigo Spell.

Favorites Quotes

Day 24. Situation is growing worse. My captors continue to find new and horrific ways to torture me. When not working, Agent Scarlet spends her days examining fabric swatches for bridesmaid dresses and going on about how in love she is. This usually causes Agent Boring Borscht to regale us with stories of Russian weddings that are even more boring than his usual ones. My attempts at escape have been thwarted thus far. Also, I am out of cigarettes. Any assistance or tobacco products you can send will be greatly appreciated.
-Prisoner 24601

“He wasn't like anyone I knew. In fact I was fairly certain there was no one in the entire world quite like Adrian Ivashkov.”

Book teaser trailer

My fave scene of this book!

**Spoilers** don´t watch if you haven´t read The Golden Lily

Waiting on Wednesday (53) : OPAL

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

The book I´m waiting this week is

Opal (Lux #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Release date: December 11th 2012

No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well... There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.

But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.

After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger... and they know it.

After finishing reading Onyx, I cannot wait to read Opal! 

Which book are you waiting this week?

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Mini Review: Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Shadows (Lux #0.5)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Release date: February 21st 2012

Rating: 4/5

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The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane. Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable.

Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in. Captivated. Lured. Loved.

Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence…and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.

Shadows is the prequel to Obsidian (you can read my review here), and when I decided to start reading this series, I was undecided of whether to start with Shadows or Obsidian and although it would have been more logical to start with the prequel, I decided to read first Obsidian, because in that order they were published.

Shadows is a short story of 180 pages (according to Goodreads, since I bought the ebook) that tells the story of Dawson Black, he is an alien or Luxen and he´s the twin or triplet of Daemon the main male character in the Lux series. And because I had read Obsidian before reading this book, I already knew how this story would end, but I was not emotionally prepared for that ending ..... I cried and cried .... it was a very sad ending, but the story is really beautiful.

Shadows takes place one or two years before Obsidian and the main characters are Dawson Black and Bethany Williams, they´re sixteen years old and Dawson falls in love at first sight with her and although all the Luxens are against Dawson´s relationship with a human girl, he decides to be with her and ignores all the warnings and they have a very sad ending. The romance is super sweet, cute and definitely of the Black brothers, my favorite so far is Dawson. Ohh! and Dee is hilarious in this story and I really liked the dynamic between Black triplets.

The book is told from the points of view of Dawson, Bethany and Daemon, which I loved because now I understand Daemon to some extent, the why of his negative feelings and resentment towards humans. I really liked this book.

Favorite quote:

"What?" he demanded.
"Did you just....clean a dish?" Dee backed away slowly, blinking. She glanced at Daemon. "The world is going to end. And I´m still a vir-"
"No!" both the brothers yelled in unison
Daemon looked like he was actually going to vomit. "Jesus, don´t ever finish that statement. Actually, don´t ever change that. Thank you."

Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) by Morgan Rhodes

Release date: December 11th, 2012.

A hand grasped hold of hers tightly to pull her above the surface.

“Thank you!”

“Don’t thank me, princess. Beg me not to kill you.”

Her eyes widened as she looked up into the face of the murdered boy’s brother.

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