The Book Junkie

  Title: All the Bright Places Author: Jennifer Niven Genre: Contemporary Publishing Date: January 6th, 2015 Publisher: Knopf Medium Read In: Hardcover  Pages: 388 Rating: 5 stars Why I Read It: I wanted to read a contemporary that deals with a mental illness. Synopsis:  The Fault in Our Stars  meets  Eleanor and Park  in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning! Theodore Finch  is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey  lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclea...

Hey guys! I'm participating in this book blitz hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. So  here is everything you need to know about Compulsion by Martina Boone and how to enter the giveaway!     Compulsion  (The Heirs of Watson Island #1) by  Martina Boone   Release Date: 10/28/14 Narrated by:  Joell A. Jacob Length:  11 hrs and 29 mins  Simon Pulse/Tantor Audio 448 pages Summary from Goodreads: Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse. All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lives with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt’s South Carolina plantation instead--a prison guarded by an ancient spirit who long ago cursed one of the three founding families of Watson Island and gave the others magical gifts that became compulsions. ...

     Title: Moonlands Author:   Steven Savile Genre: Fantasy Publishing Date: April 15th, 2015 Publisher: BadPress Medium Read In: Paperback Pages: 484 Rating: 4 Why I Read It:  I received a review copy from Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:  Ashley Hawthorne thinks of herself as the Cuckoo Girl. No matter where she is it feels like she doesn’t quite belong.   Everything changes when her eccentric aunt, Elspeth Grimm, leaves her the key to a safety deposit box in a bank that was destroyed during the Blitz. That box contains the first part of her true inheritance: an umbrella, a battered old notebook, a pair of aviator’s goggles and a locket. Each of these gifts is a unique part of who she really is.  Elspeth is a Grimm, a descendent of the brothers who purged this world of monsters by trapping them within the Concord. She is the Oracle. A keeper of all the knowledge we...

Title: The Night Dance Author:  Suzanne Weyn Genre: Fairy Tale Retelling Publishing Date: November 22, 2005 Publisher: Simon Pulse Medium Read In: Paperback Pages:  193 Rating: 5 Why I Read It: It's a fairy tale retelling with Arthurian legend! Synopsis:  Under the stars, in a secret world... Rowena, the youngest of twelve sisters, loves to slip out of the castle at night and dance in a magical forest. Soon she convinces her sisters to join her. When Sir Ethan notices that his daughters' slippers look tattered every morning, he is certain they've been sneaking out. So he posts a challenge to all the suitors in the kingdom: The first man to discover where his daughters have been is free to marry the one he chooses. Meanwhile a handsome young knight named Bedivere is involved in a challenge of his own: to return the powerful sword, Excalibur, to a mysterious lake. While looking for the lake, Bedivere meets the beautiful Rowena and falls for her...

Title: Of Beast and Beauty Author: Stacey Jay  Genre: Fairy Tale Retelling Publishing Date: July 23, 2013 Publisher: Delacorte Books (Random House)  Medium Read In: Paperback Pages: 400 Rating: 4 Why I Read It: I really enjoy fairy tale retellings!  Synopsis:  In the city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra is raised to be a human sacrifice. Her death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert, a mutant beast named Gem fights to save his people, known as the Monstrous, from starvation. Neither dreams that, together, they can return balance to their worlds. When Gem is captured for trying to steal Yuan’s enchanted roses, he becomes a prisoner of the city. Isra enlists his help, and soon begins to care for him—and to question everything she has been brought up to believe. Review: I had this book for a while, so I decided that it was about time that I read this. I had no expectations whatsoever when I started, but by the end I was am...

Title: Water So Deep Author: Nichole Giles Genre: Mermaids/ Fantasy Publishing Date: February 2, 2015 Publisher: Jelly Bean Publishing   Medium Read In: Hardcover  Pages: 376 Rating: 4 Why I Read It:  A big thanks to Netgalley and Jelly Bean Press for allowing me to read this in advance in exchange for an honest review. Plus, I need to read more mermaid novels. Synopsis:  Seventeen-year-old Emma Harris is drowning on dry land. No one knows what’s happening to her, and she’d like to keep her evolution from human to mermaid a secret, but the truth is getting harder and harder to hide. From her adoptive family, from her friends, and especially from the irresistible James Phelps. Her time in the ocean is spent dodging a possessive merman, while her time on land is split between caring for her special-needs brother and squeezing in every last possible moment of human life. She soon realizes falling for James is unavoidable when he constantly ...

Hey guys! I wanted to let you know that The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings is now at a discounted price on any e-book device for $1.99. Sale started on April 6th and ends April 20th. So if you haven't already, go get it. If you don't know what it's about, here is some info.   An action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic debut thriller set in a world where the murder rate is higher than the birthrate. For fans of Moira Young’s Dust Lands series, La Femme Nikita, and the movie Hanna. Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision. The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And...

Title: The One (Selection #3) Author: Kiera Cass Genre: Dystopia Publishing Date: May 6th, 2014 Publisher: HarperTeen Medium Read In: Hardcover Pages: 323 Rating: 5 Why I Read It: This was the final book chronicling America and Maxon's love story, so I had to find out how it ended. Synopsis:  The time has come for one winner to be crowned. When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants. Review:  A beautiful conclusion to America and Maxon's love story! I loved all of it! I loved America's compassion and her willingness to fight against the injustice of Maxon's father. I was especially happy to find out what both the ...

Hey guys! I want to apologize for the lack of posts for the last few weeks. There were some things that I need to take care of. But otherwise, I will now be posting like I used to, so there will be daily posts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays! I will also be doing different things on the blog, so look forward to that. So there is the update for the month!