Doon (Doon #1) by @LorieLangdon @careycorp @BlinkYABooks #Reread

Published By: Zondervan Release Date: August 20th 2013 Genres:  Fantasy, Romance, Parallel Universe  Pages: 368 Source: Purchased Add it to Goodreads DOON…

Veronica doesn't think she's going crazy. But why can't anyone else see the mysterious blond boy who keeps popping up wherever she goes? When her best friend, Mackenna, invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Veronica jumps at the opportunity to leave her complicated life behind for a few months.

But the Scottish countryside holds other plans.

Not only has the imaginary kilted boy followed her to Alloway, she and Mackenna uncover a strange set of rings and a very unnerving letter from Mackenna's great aunt—and when the girls test the instructions Aunt Gracie left behind, they find themselves transported to a land that defies explanation. Doon seems like a real-life fairy tale, complete with one prince who has eyes for Mackenna and another who looks suspiciously like the boy from Veronica's daydreams. But Doon has a dark underbelly as well. The two girls could have everything they've longed for...or they could end up breaking an enchantment and find themselves trapped in a world that has become a nightmare.

DOON is loosely based on the premise of the musical Brigadoon, with permission from the ALan Jay Lerner Estate and the Frederick Loewe Foundation. Follow the journey at http://www.DoonSeries.com

~Destiny awaits! 

#Top10Tuesday with @brokeandbookish: Top 10 Books we Wish were Movies!

So this week on Top 10 Tuesday it was Freebie week!  So we thought since The 5th Wave etc have come out that it would be a great list to hit up what books we wish were movies!  

List yours in the comments! 

#BookTube with Allegiant

I feel like the white rabbit I'm late I'm late!  

I am so beyond late for this post today.  Totally forgot to post it last week. 

So in lew of trying to hunt down one I thought I would share the new trailer of none other than Allegiant!  I am still pretty ticked off that they are splitting this into two movies. (GAG)  but at I am REALLY hoping that next year when part two comes out it goes further into the future than what the book did.  It would be nice to have a full ending.  

Have a book tube you want us feature?  Let us know in the comments.  

And also what did you think of the new trailer?

Bryce (Scandalous Boys #1) by @AuthorNatDecker @SwoonRomance @XpressoTours

Bryce (Scandalous Boys #1)
by: Natalie Decker

Published by: Swoon Romance
Publication date: February 23rd 2016
Genres: Romance, Young Adult

Bryce Matthews doesn’t do the whole nice boyfriend thing. Chocolates and flowers—girls can forget all that. And he certainly doesn’t care about the gossip and rumors that follow him at school and around town. If anything, the talk amuses him. Bryce isn’t lacking in confidence. He knows himself and he knows his limits.
One of those hard limits is Madison Issac. Bryce can never have her, and he’s perfectly fine with that. Sometimes the fantasy is better than the reality anyway.
Madison Issac thought she was a pretty good judge of character. But she’s surprised at how gentle and comforting resident bad-boy and next-door neighbor Bryce Matthews is when we finds her crying in the park.
Maybe there’s more to Bryce than people think? So Madison begins to wonder.
Can a guy like Bryce ever change his ways?
Can a girl like Madison really be into a guy like Bryce?
With hearts and reputations on the line, this kind of love can be scandalous.

#BookEvents: @careycorp @LorieLangdon @Melissa_Landers @BlinkYABooks @DisneyHyperion

Author and Book events are an awesome way for both bloggers, readers, and authors to share their love of books with others! Its so much fun to see one of your favorite authors! 

#NYNBC: Chat with @TaranMatharu1 #Author of The Novice @FeiwelFriends

  Join us today to chat it up with author Taran Matharu! 
Author of Novice! 
Watch on Youtube!

#Review of The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) by @BrandSanderson & #Giveaway via @tordotcom

Published By: Tor Release Date: January 26th 2016 Genres:  Fantasy, Adult Pages: 336 Source:  Publisher Add it to Goodreads The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns to the world ofMistborn with the follow-up to Shadows of Self.

With The Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a New York Times bestselling spinoff of his Mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America.

Now, with The Bands of Mourning, Sanderson continues the story. The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metalminds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.

#Review of Sara, Lost and Found by Virginia Castleman & #Giveaway via @SimonKIDS

Published By: Aladdin Release Date: February 9th 2016 Genres: Middle Grade Pages: 256 Source:  Publisher Add it to Goodreads
Sisters Anna and Sara must rely on each other for strength as they face being separated by the foster care system in this heartwrenching tale of sisterhood, family, and survival.

Sara and Anna Olsen face an uncertain world. Their mother left home and may—or may not—be coming back. Their father is a drummer in a band and comes home long after the girls go to sleep—if he comes home at all. Too often, ten-year-old Sara and twelve-year-old Anna are left to fend for themselves. Then one night, three loud knocks at the door change everything: their father is in jail and social services has come to take the girls away. Rather than risk being split up, Sara and Anna decide their only option is to run away.

But the girls don’t get very far, and when the authorities catch up with them, Sara and Anna are forced back into the foster care system. Along the way, the girls encounter good people who want to help them but they also meet people who have no patience for mistakes or accidents. As Anna begins to act out or withdraw completely, Sara knows that it’s up to her to take care of her older sister. But what if she can’t anymore? What if she finds a forever home that may not include Anna? Will Sara keep the promise she made to her mother to stay with her sister or will she find the courage to do what’s best for herself?

Inspired by true events, this heartrending and hopeful novel of survival, friendship, and sisterhood, tells the tale of two sisters who must find the strength to face anything that life may throw their way.

#GiveaBook '15: PRH Gives 50,000 Books to First Book

This is via Self Awareness Pro and has been REBLOGGED 

In its second year, #GiveaBook, Penguin Random House's social media and online campaign to promote books as gifts and to give to children in need during the holiday season, was deemed a success: the company said that between November 16 and December 24 last year there were nearly 50,000 uses of the hashtag #GiveaBook on Twitter and in posts to the GiveaBook, Penguin Random House and Givington pages on Facebook. For each use of #GiveaBook as a tweet or post, Penguin Random House donated a book to the literacy nonprofit First Book.

"Through the #GiveaBook effort, book lovers everywhere shared that love with 50,000 children in need," said Kyle Zimmer, president and CEO of First Book. "We are so grateful to Penguin Random House for providing these brand new books for the classrooms and programs we serve, giving a gift that will be treasured throughout the year."

In last year's campaign, the Giving Map was a tool that showed visitors where they could make a donation at a local book retailer or library during the holiday season. The map led online visitors to local book donation programs, driving foot and web traffic to participating retailers across the country.

#TakeControlTBR #Giveaway: Alive with @scottsigler & @chandlerbakerYA

So last week we had RED!  This week I have two book both with the title Alive!  So I thought it would be a great thing to just post these two!  So which one will win?  

@XpressoTours #Blitz The Stone Legacy Series by @TheresaDaLayne

Read it for FREE with Amazon PRIME!

#TakeControlTBR: The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1) by @rahdieh @PenguinTeen

Author: Renee Ahdieh Published By: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Release Date: May 12th 2015 Genres: Fantasy, Retellings Pages: 388 Source: Owned Add it to Goodreads One Life to One Dawn.

In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph's reign of terror once and for all.

Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she'd imagined him to be. This monster is a boy with a tormented heart. Incredibly, Shahrzad finds herself falling in love. How is this possible? It's an unforgivable betrayal. Still, Shahrzad has come to understand all is not as it seems in this palace of marble and stone. She resolves to uncover whatever secrets lurk and, despite her love, be ready to take Khalid's life as retribution for the many lives he's stolen. Can their love survive this world of stories and secrets?

Inspired by A Thousand and One Nights, The Wrath and the Dawn is a sumptuous and enthralling read from beginning to end.

#Review of Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1) by @StDennard @TorTeen

Author: Susan Dennard Published By: Tor Teen Release Date:  January 5th 2016 Genres: High Fantasy Pages: 416 Source: Purchased Add it to Goodreads On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others.

In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well.

Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It’s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires.

Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her—but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi’s hotheaded impulsiveness.

Safi and Iseult just want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and ship’s captain) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.

#BooksBlewOurMinds: with @SEGreenAuthor @amyewingbooks @VictoriaAveyard

Welcome to the new Thursday meme!  This is the first week for books that blew our minds!  Each week well share a few books that blew our minds!  So if you haven't read these you should! 

Have a book that left your mind blown?  Well let us know in the comments! 

*Remember all covers link to amazon so if you can't see them please update your java or check your spam blocker* 

Are you ready? The 5th Wave #Movie is here!

 
The 5th Wave is up to watch tonight in select theaters for a midnight showing (or 7pm if your here) 

#Review #Giveaway of The Tiara on the Terrace (Young and Yang #2) by @kkittscher @HarperChildrens

Author:  Kristen Kittscher  Published By: HarperCollins Release Date: January 5th 2016 Genres: Mystery Pages: 400 Source: Publisher Add it to Goodreads In this funny, clever novel, perfect for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch and Gordon Korman and a companion to The Wig in the Window, tween sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang go undercover at Luna Vista's Winter Sun Festival to catch a murderer before he—or she—strikes again.

Sophie Young and Grace Yang have been taking it easy ever since they solved the biggest crime Luna Vista had ever seen. But things might get interesting again now that everyone is gearing up for the 125th annual Winter Sun Festival—a town tradition that involves floats, a parade, and a Royal Court made up of local high school girls.

When Festival president Jim Steptoe turns up dead on the first day of parade preparations, the police blame a malfunctioning giant s'more feature on the campfire-themed float. But the two sleuths are convinced the mysterious death wasn't an accident.

Young and Yang must trade their high tops for high heels and infiltrate the Royal Court to solve the case. But if they fail, they might just be the next victims.

#Review #Giveaway of The Year We Fell Apart by @thatEmilyMartin @simonteen

Author: @thatEmilyMartin  Published By: Simon Pulse Release Date: January 26th 2016 Genres: Contemporary Romance  Pages: 320 Source: Publisher Add it to Goodreads  In the tradition of Sarah Dessen, this powerful debut novel is a compelling portrait of a young girl coping with her mother’s cancer as she figures out how to learn from—and fix—her past.

Few things come as naturally to Harper as epic mistakes. In the past year she was kicked off the swim team, earned a reputation as Carson High’s easiest hook-up, and officially became the black sheep of her family. But her worst mistake was destroying her relationship with her best friend, Declan.

Now, after two semesters of silence, Declan is home from boarding school for the summer. Everything about him is different—he’s taller, stronger…more handsome. Harper has changed, too, especially in the wake of her mom’s cancer diagnosis.

While Declan wants nothing to do with Harper, he’s still Declan, her Declan, and the only person she wants to talk to about what’s really going on. But he’s also the one person she’s lost the right to seek comfort from.

As their mutual friends and shared histories draw them together again, Harper and Declan must decide which parts of their past are still salvageable, and which parts they’ll have to let go of once and for all.

In this honest and affecting tale of friendship and first love, Emily Martin brings to vivid life the trials and struggles of high school and the ability to learn from past mistakes over the course of one steamy North Carolina summer.

#WOW: Alienated by @Melissa_Landers

This is one of my favorite books! I honestly could read this book a million times and never tire of it. 
One of my favorite quotes is: 
“I won't be your intergalactic booty call.”
I feel like I need this on a shirt.
Or this as a bumper sticker:
“Sexual reproduction and food -- humans' two favorite subjects.” 
Now I'm going to have to read it again. 

@CrimsonTreePub Presents: The Ancient Fire Series by @juliekwetzel

After a wedding filled with werewolves, fay, and vampires, Vicky is looking forward to a nice, quiet honeymoon away from the chaos of Darien’s daily life. But nothing is ever simple with an Ancient Vampire around.

When the Vampire Council of Hawaii finds out Darien and his new bride are coming, they are determined to see that Darien is honored properly. But vampire etiquette isn’t for the faint of heart.

The nights could burn when lines are drawn… and Darien finds himself in a turf war he never intended to start.

#TMIBingeRead #ReadingChallenge: City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by @cassieclare #Shadowhunters

Author: Cassandra Clare Published By: Margaret K. McElderry Books Release Date: March 27th 2007 Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Demon Hunters Pages: 485 Source: Purchases Add it to Goodreads When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know... 

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.