Reading in the Corner

23 December 2011

December 2011 SSC - 2012 Is Almost Here!

We're just days away from the start of 2012 and I wanted to write up a quick post thanking those who have already signed up for the 2012 Sensational Seconds Challenge! I'm really excited to do this challenge this year and I hope that those of you who are participating in the challenge are excited to get started! I wanted to share a few things in preparation for January...

January Sequel Releases:
*Books you can consider reading for the challenge!

Hallowed (Unearthly #2) by Cynthia Hand
A Million Suns (Across the Universe #2) by Beth Revis
Jessica Rules the Dark Side (Jessica #2) by Beth Fantaskey
Dreaming Awake (Falling Under #2) by Gwen Hayes
Darkness Falls (Immortal Beloved #2) by Cate Tiernan
Truth (XVI #2) by Julia Karr
Havoc (Deviants #2) by Jeff Sampson
Black Moon (Silver Moon #2) by Rebecca Rogers
Angel Fire (Angel Trilogy #2) by L.A. Weatherly
Fool's Silver (Mortal Kiss #2) by Alice Moss

Early Reviews for 2012 Sequels:
*from SSC participants

A Million Suns by Beth Revis (from Kaye @ The Paper Reader)
A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford (from Heather @ Proud Book Nerd)
Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton (from me)
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (from Chelsey @ Sarry Sky Books)
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (from Chelsey @ Starry Sky Books)

Also, I have the first SSC giveaway coming at you! I'm giving away my copy of A Million Suns by Beth Revis! One lucky participant has the opportunity to win this January sequel--just fill out the Rafflecopter form below! Haven't signed up for the challenge yet? You can do that HERE! There are lots of levels that you can participate at--pick whatever you're comfortable committing to! :)

Also, if you've been blogging for six months or longer, you can consider joining Around the World ARC Tours. They have been posting quite a few 2012 sequels lately, and I'm sure that the trend will continue into the new year!

Anyway, the giveaway is International, although I'm sure that my wallet is going to protest that fact. :) (Note: International winner MAY receive a Book Depot order instead, depending on $$) Also, maybe you haven't had a chance to read Across the Universe? Well, then here's the deal, if you would prefer, I'm totally willing to get you a paperback copy of that instead. I mean, you can't read the sequel unless you've read the first one, right? So....enter away!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

22 December 2011

Cover Reveal: Chosen Ones by Tiffany Truitt

When Entangled Publishing sent out an e-mail about an upcoming cover release, I jumped at the chance to be involved. I've read two YA novels from Entangled this month and I can definitely say that I'm impressed and excited for their future releases! So, without further ado...

Waiting on Wednesday (42)

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where book bloggers discuss the books that they are most anxiously waiting for! (And this fabulous button was designed by my dear blogger friend Lindsay at The Violet Hour)

This week I'm waiting on...

Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
© 17 January 2012 by HarperCollins

For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend, Tucker, Clara struggles to make sense of what she was supposed to do the day of the fire. And, as she is drawn further into the world of part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: Someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning.

A Million Suns by Beth Revis

© 10 January 2012 by Razorbill

It's been three months since Amy was unplugged. The life she always knew is over. And everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the spaceship Godspeed. But there may just be hope: Elder has assumed leadership of the ship. He's finally free to enact his vision - no more Phydus, no more lies.

But when Elder discovers shocking news about the ship, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on Godspeed. They must work together to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion hundreds of years earlier, unable to fight the romance that's growing between them and the chaos that threatens to tear them apart.

ARC YA Book Review: Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg

Release Date: 21 February 2012

Publisher: Dial (Penguin)
Format: ARC
Source: Around the World ARC Tours

Goodreads description:

Dying of a broken heart is just the beginning.... Welcome to forever.

BRIE'S LIFE ENDS AT SIXTEEN: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart—literally.

But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her best friend has been keeping a secret about Jacob, the boy she loved and lost—and the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul . . . who just might hold the key to her forever after.

With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages of grief before she's ready to move on. But how do you begin again, when your heart is still in pieces?

My Thoughts...

(ARC) YA Book Review: Fracture by Megan Miranda

Release Date: 17 January 2012
Publisher: Walker & Company
Source: Around the World ARC Tours
(also received a copy via NetGalley & the publisher)

Goodreads description:

Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine--despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?

Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?

My Thoughts...

In My Mailbox (22)

"In My Mailbox" is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren where we can show some love to all the books that we got in the mail or otherwise!

Hello, my lovelies!!! Welcome back for another edition of In My Mailbox!! I got a few exciting things in the past three weeks--check them out!! :)

For Review: