Swoon Thursday – The Weight of Souls by Bryony Pearce and Daughter of Isis by Kelsey Ketch
It’s SWOON Thursday, hosted by the awesome authors over at YA bound. Here’s how it works:
From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog. We want to know!
This week is an Egyptian/British theme going on. I’m SWOONING over:
The Weight of Souls by Bryony Pearce
His eyes glazed for a moment, then flickered up to meet mine.
For a moment there seemed to be something deeper than the usual disdain in the rich brown of them, and I pictured him as I always secretly saw him, a Victorian poet dumped into the wrong era. Justin was almost, but not quite, too thin; his uniform always clean and pressed, but not like a dork, more…
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Wild Cards
Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles
Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain–people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give her the chance to leave. So she pours everything into winning a state championship, until her boyfriend and star quarterback betrays them all by joining their rival team. Ashtyn needs a new game plan, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and win it all? (Goodreads)
The Story:
Ok, so Derek is kicked out of his hoity toity prep school for being a douchy, arrogant little prankster (the school didn’t actually put it that way, but you get the idea). His military dad is deployed, which means Derek has no choice but to live with his air-headed but sweet stepmother as she prepares to move…
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Manic Monday: Weekly Sum Up (50)
Books I Reviewed:
Books I Read (Reviews to Come):
- The Liberator (Dante Walker #2) by Victoria Scott
Books I Purchased:
- The Weight of Souls by Bryony Pearce
Books I Received:
- The Darkest Part (Living Heartwood #1) by Trisha Wolfe (Paperback)
Giveaways:
- {Flirt Squad} Ketch’s Time Travel Survival Kit and Giveaway (US Only) – Open until 12:01 AM, August 21th.
- Coming this Week: Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop (INT) – August 20th – 27th.
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Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop!
Welcome to the Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer! For the hop, one lucky winner will receive:
Here are the Rules:
- You must be 13 years or older to participate. Giveaway is open internationally.
- Fill in your name and email in the form below (one entry per person, please – duplicates will be deleted).
- The Summer Giveaway will close at 12:01 AM, August 28th.
- No following or retweeting required, but much appreciated. Also feel free to leave a comment below if you would like, I love meeting new people!
Good Luck!!
This Giveaway is now Closed. 🙂
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I Have Book Lust & I Cannot Lie
~post by Julie W.
Feast your eyes on this, book lovers – Junot Diaz’s bestselling short story collectionThis Is How You Lose Her is receiving the Deluxe treatment this Fall. Back where I come from (a little land called Strong Island), when you order a “deluxe” burger at a diner, it comes with lettuce, tomato, pickles and cole slaw (and onion rings, if you go super deluxe, depending on the diner). The Deluxe edition of TIHYLH is serving up what I will call the book lust equivalent of such delights: Comic artist Jaime Hernandez has created original full page illustrations to accompany each story AND the whole thing comes in a snazzy slipcase. And perhaps other wonders. I want to shake Penguin’s hand for being straight up in their description of this one: “Just in time for the holidays….” I’m going to put it out there right now…
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Creative Writing School 