Friday, August 28, 2009

Friday Finds (3)


I found some good books that I have been looking for, for awhile! I really need to kick up my reading now because my TBR pile is so big =) So these are my finds for the week, enjoy!





Seeing

On election day in the capital, it is raining so hard that no one has bothered to come out to vote. The politicians are growing jittery. Should they reschedule the elections for another day? Around three o’clock, the rain finally stops. Promptly at four, voters rush to the polling stations, as if they had been ordered to appear. But when the ballots are counted, more than 70 percent are blank. The citizens are rebellious. A state of emergency is declared. But are the authorities acting too precipitously? Or even blindly? The word evokes terrible memories of the plague of blindness that hit the city four years before, and of the one woman who kept her sight. Could she be behind the blank ballots? A police superintendent is put on the case.






Vamped

Gina Covello's Perks and Pitfalls
of Vamp Life
1. Hello?! Eternal youth and beauty!

2. Free. Designer. Clothes.

3. My hot new boyfriend Bobby went from chess dud to vamp stud.

4. No reflection! First order of business: turn my own stylist to stop the downward spiral from chic to eek.

5. Vampire vixen Mellisande has taken an interest in my boyfriend, and is now transforming the entire high school into her own personal vampire army. If anyone's going to start their own undead entourage it should be me.

I guess I'll just have to save everyone from fashion disasters and other fates worse than death.





What did you Find?

Happy Reading!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Moving Soon


Sorry guys I haven't been posting so much lately, mainly because I will be moving out of Pittsburgh and back to Ohio (Safety reasons). Yep had an incident today that was very scary however I will not get into it lol.

So I will be living in Ohio from now on and traveling 2 and a half hours one day a week to Pittsburgh for class to finish my degree =) So I just wanted to let you all know that for the next 3 weeks I might not be as talkative as usual because of packing and moving =( However when ever I have free time I will update you all on our favorite topic.....Books!




Happy Reading!

Monday, August 24, 2009

Mail Box Monday (7)


So I just got back from visiting my family in Ohio and now I am back in Pittsburgh (probably should be sleeping for school tomorrow at 5 am ha ha) and I open my mail box and what do I find??? Oh yes some awesome ARC's for me to read and review, I love surprises =) I also splurged a little and bought some yummy reads here is what I got...

For Review



Hush, Hush

For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along.

With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.







Shiver

For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human . . . until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human--or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.


Received from Scholastic Publishing




Water Witch
Dunny knew from an early age what it meant to be an outsider. Her special abilities earned her many names, like freak and water witch. So she vowed to keep her powers a secret. But now her talents may be the only hope of two missing children. A young boy and girl have vanished, feared lost in the mysterious bayous of Louisiana. But they didn't just disappear; they were taken. And amid the ghosts and spirits of the swamp, there is a danger worse than any other, one with very special plans for the children -- and for anyone who dares to interfere.


Received from FSB Media




Bought




Bite Me!
AJ Ashe isn't your typical seventeen-year-old vampire—as if there is such a thing! She's stuck in the middle of a huge fight between her two BFFs. Her ex-boyfriend—whom she's still totally in love with, by the way—is now her stepbrother. A former classmate—who, um, she may or may not have turned into a vampire—is stalking her. And now, apparently, the fate of humankind lies in her little undead hands. What ever happened to the good old days, when all a vampire girl had to worry about was the occasional zit and hiding her taste for blood?





Evernight
Bianca wants to escape.

She's been uprooted from her small hometown and enrolled at Evernight Academy, an eerie Gothic boarding school where the students are somehow too perfect: smart, sleek, and almost predatory. Bianca knows she doesn't fit in.

Then she meets Lucas. He's not the "Evernight type" either, and he likes it that way. Lucas ignores the rules, stands up to the snobs, and warns Bianca to be careful—even when it comes to caring about him.

"I couldn't stand it if they took it out on you," he tells Bianca, "and eventually they would."

But the connection between Bianca and Lucas can't be denied. Bianca will risk anything to be with Lucas, but dark secrets are fated to tear them apart . . . and to make Bianca question everything she's ever believed.




What did you get?

Happy Reading!

Saturday, August 22, 2009

My Current Art Work

So most of you know I am a student studying Graphic Design ( I graduate with my bachelors in 7 months YAY!) and I have been working on a illustration and I wanted to know what you all think? You guys were basically my inspiration for this so I thought I would show you all =) Please tell me what you think!


© Rachel Schaffer 2009™

Eventually one day I would love to make book covers =)


Happy Reading!

Friday, August 21, 2009

Omg Thank You Again!


I know I already posted my 2 BBAW nominations however I just received 2 more!!!! You guys are so unbelievably awesome I can not thank you enough! So I decided to have another post just to thank you again! My 2 new nominations are Best New Blog and Best Blog Name, I am so excited and thankful just to be nominated I can not even tell you guys! So to wrap it up these are the four nominations I have recieved:

- Best New Blog
- Best Blog Name
- Most Eclectic taste
- Most Humorous/Funniest Blog


So to sum up.... Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, and many more!


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