{Top10Tuesday}: 10 People to Follow on Social Media #hosted @brokeandbookish

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Check out this Graphic Novel that is out of this world! Red's Planet: Book 1: A World Away from Home by @redsplanet Check out our {Review} @abramskids

  Red's Planet: Book 1: A World Away from Home by Eddie Pittman Add it to Goodreads Red, a quirky, headstrong 10-year-old, longs to live in her own perfect paradise far away from her annoying foster family. But when a UFO mistakenly kidnaps her, Red finds herself farther away than she could have possibly imagined—across the galaxy and aboard an enormous spaceship owned by the Aquilari, an ancient creature with a taste for rare and unusual treasures. Before Red can be discovered as a stowaway, the great ship crashes on a small deserted planet, leaving her marooned with a menagerie of misfit aliens. With her newfound friend, a small gray alien named Tawee, Red must find a way to survive the hostile castaways, evade the ravenous wildlife, and contend with Goose, the planet’s grumpy, felinoid custodian. Surely this can’t be the paradise she’s looking for.

You will SWOON! In the best way with @juliebuxbaum Debut Book Tell Me Three Things Check out our {Review & Giveaway} Thanks #FirstInLine

What if the person you need the most is someone you’ve never met?

Julie Buxbaum mixes comedy and tragedy, love and loss, pain and elation, in her debut YA novel whose characters will come to feel like friends. Tell Me Three Things will appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven, and E. Lockhart.  
Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago—the closest place she has to something like home—she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?

The thing is, Jessie does need help. It’s been barely two years since her mother’s death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to live in LA with her stepmonster and her pretentious teenage son.

In a leap of faith—or an act of complete desperation—Jessie begins to rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie can’t help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better left unsolved?


"Three Things about this novel: 1. I loved it. 2. No, really, I LOVED it. 3. I wish I could tell every teen to read it. Buxbaum's book sounds, reads, breathes, worries, and soars like real adolescents do." - Jodi Picoult, NYT bestselling author of LEAVING TIME and OFF THE PAGE.

Headstrong Independent Immortal Mine by @cinbennett will knock your socks off! {Giveaway} @lovingthebook

 Niahm (pronounced Neeve) Parker is thoroughly content with her life in the small town of Goshen. Her parents, who travel frequently for their work, have raised a headstrong, independent teen. While her peers can hardly wait for the opportunity to leave, Niahm plans to stay forever.

When Shane Coleman and his nephew Sam move into town, it's the biggest event to happen in as long as anyone can remember. It’s quite remarkable for anyone to move into Goshen rather than out, but when it’s discovered that Sam is 17, it requires some serious burning of the phone lines. All the teen girls are thrilled to have a new hottie in town—all except Niahm. Sam Coleman represents a threat to her perfect way of life.

Sam is drawn to Niahm against his will. He'd prefer to not be bound to this angry, stubborn, unlikeable girl. Unfortunately, he has no choice. However, Sam didn't plan on falling for Niahm. For Immortals, love is not only forbidden, but dangerous for her. He finds himself in a fight not only for Niahm's heart, but to protect her from being harmed by those who seek to destroy Sam and those like him.

Niahm finds herself attracted to the tall, copper-headed boy, who becomes her friend and then her support when tragedy strikes. Soon, she begins to realize that there may be more to Sam than she ever suspected... much more. But what he truly is, she can't begin to imagine

#ThinkTwice #Excerpt Think Twice (Don't Even Think About It #2) by @SarahMlynowski

    More secrets. More scandals. More ESP.

The long-awaited sequel to Don’t Even Think About It! 

We used to be average New York City teenagers. Then, in tenth grade, we got flu shots and developed telepathy. Yes. Telepathy. We could read minds, and it wasn’t always pretty. 

We tried to keep our ESP a secret, but the news spread until everyone knew about our special ability. Our teachers. Our friends. The New York Post. We became C-list celebrities. We even had our own groupies. 

Now, it’s senior year, and with graduation around the corner we have plans—big plans—that involve being telepathic. 

So when one by one we start to lose our ESP, we have to take action. Fast. With the class brainiac on our side, we should be able to save our telepathy before it’s too late. Right? Or will we have to learn how to survive without it once again? 

#BookTube with Subscription Boxes with @whittynovels @emmmabooks @EpicReads

Welcome to this weeks BookTube! So over the past few months Ive been going back and forth on which box I wanted to get.  I knew I wanted to get one but which one do you choose?  I ended up going with Uppercase.  But here are some great unboxing videos from other book subscriptions.   I don't want to make this post long so please click each video and subscribe! 

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1) by Jenny Han #Review

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.

SHIFT (Mackenzie Grey #1) by @TweetsByKarina #Review

Genres: Paranormal  Pages: 342 Source: Author Add it to Goodreads It's hard enough being an undergraduate student, an intern at Downtown Manhattan's police station, and a bouncer at a local bar. Add her now ex-boyfriend who recently dumped her for the school's resident bimbo—oh, and she's a werewolf. 
Mackenzie Grey meets her match when she is kidnapped by the Brooklyn Pack and tossed between Sebastian and Jonah—the Alpha and the Beta. Being a lone-wolf in the city is dangerous, and now that the Pack has found her, so can every supernatural being in the Tri-State area. And not even her sarcastic, smart mouth can get her out of this. 
When a string of kidnappings involves Mackenzie in supernatural politics, she questions her new acquaintances and finds unlikely allies. Can she escape Pack law and keep her freedom—or will she be condemned to an unwanted path?

Let's start this off with some romantic suspense A Chance of Address by @BatesNatalie {Giveaway} @lovingthebook

-->Saved from a traumatic past and successful in her present as a home care nurse, Josselyn Adler’s dream of home ownership in the idyllic town of Unity are dashed to pieces when Dr Ben Parnell, a cancer specialist, shows up on her doorstep claiming to be the rightful owner of the house—and Ben has a will to prove it!  To Josselyn, the house represents a new start in her life. With a stable home, hopefully a much wanted family wouldn’t be far behind.

After a near career-ending allegation is made, Ben has returned home to lick his wounds. But now he must prove Josselyn’s claim to be a fake, that she used her position as a live-in nurse to his sick father to ingratiate herself into his good graces. But as he gets to know her, he can tell by her shy, often standoffish behavior, that Josselyn is a woman who has been deeply hurt in her past. Although he is attracted to the dark haired beauty that has invaded his life, he is still suspicious of her true motives and her past involvement with his father.

Honey is the new currency in this Riveting Dystopian ~ Stung (Stung #1) by @WiggB @bloomsburykids Check out our {Review}

  Stung (Stung #1) by Bethany Wiggins Add it to Goodreads In a world in crisis, children are the future. Part of the cure. Not now. Children are deadly. Marked one to ten. Fiona is a TEN. She just doesn't know it yet . . . She doesn't know her true strength. 

Fiona doesn't remember going to sleep. But she has woken to find her entire world has changed - her house is abandoned and broken, and her neighbourhood is barren and dead. Even stranger is the tattoo on her right wrist that she doesn't remember getting but somehow knows she must cover at any cost. And she's right. When the honeybee population collapsed, a worldwide pandemic occurred and the government tried to bio-engineer a cure. But instead the vaccination turned people into ferocious, deadly beasts. They have been branded as a warning to unvaccinated survivors. Key people needed to rebuild society are protected inside a fortress-like wall. Fiona has awakened branded, alone and on the wrong side of the wall . . .

Just This Night (Exclusive Romance #1) by Mari Madison #Review

  Add it to Goodreads First in a sexy series set in a TV newsroom—from a multi Emmy Award-winning TV producer.

At News 9 San Diego, the hottest stories happen off camera. 

Betrayed and abandoned by his wife and left to raise their young daughter on his own, TV news photographer Jake "Mac" MacDonald has moved to San Diego for a fresh start. He’s sworn off women forever and devoted his life to his little girl. But when his brother-in-law drags him out to a night club, Mac can’t help but be drawn to the cute blonde who asks him to dance. Maybe he can make an exception...for just one night.

A hot fling is exactly what news reporter Elizabeth White had in mind when she brought Mac home. A quick cure to help her get over her ex-boyfriend. But things get awkward when her anonymous hookup turns out to be her newest colleague. Now they must put their attraction behind them and find a way to work together. But when someone starts sabotaging Beth’s career, she realizes Mac is the only one she can trust. And maybe their one night has the makings of an exclusive after all.

3 Books to Watch For with @SJMaas @NotRashKnee @dljensen_

So this week we have three wonderful books that you should totally watching out for!  I recently read the Star-Touched Queen and it was amazing! The others I so can't wait to get a hold of!  A Court of Mist and Fury I REALLY REALLY can't wait for! Im really hoping to meet that author at BEA/BookCon!   And last but def. not least Warrior Witch the last book in the Malediction series and well I havent read book two but I have it and I so can't wait to binge read all three one right after the other! 

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#Supernatural Saturday

Well this Saturday I thought we would talk about Supernatural a little bit.  So this series has been going on for 11 years and well who knows if its going to be renewed for a 12th.  But how long do you think a show can give us quality episodes before it just turns into the next big bad.  Charmed did it in 10 seasons others did it in 8.  When is it time to toss in the towel and give it up.  

For this show I kinda feel like its all over the place. The latest episode (as I'm writing this)  was on March 23rd called Safe House.  I LOVED that episode!  The boy pretty much saved the past and the future and will never really know what they did.  So that was very interesting.  I really love how this show can have small cases and then a larger issue going on all at the same time.  

You can check out the trailer below. 

Want us to chat about another series?  Let us know! 

The Untimely Deaths of Alex Wayfare (Alex Wayfare, #2) by @mgbuehrlen #Review

Add it to Goodreads As Alex's sister loses the fight against cancer, a race for a cure sends Alex traveling back and forth through time, dodging enemy Descenders who seem to know Alex's every move before she does. Realizing her enemies have privileged information, Alex fears there is a traitor hiding within the small band of allies she's grown to trust.
A traitor who might bring Gesh straight to Alex's front door.
While Gesh closes the gap in Base Life, and Blue's true identity surfaces, Alex stumbles upon a secret about her reincarnations that will change her life, or her lives, forever. 

Dreamfever (Dreamfire #2) by Kit Alloway #Review

Genres: Fantasy Pages: 320 Source: Publisher Add it to Goodreads Feodor is dead. But he isn’t gone.

Every night, Josh’s dreams are full of his memories—his life, his inventions, and his descent into madness. With her best friend still in a coma, her boyfriend traumatized by his near-death experience, and her abilities as the True Dream Walker nowhere to be found, the temptation to use Feodor’s ideas to her own advantage is almost irresistible.

As her grandfather schemes to take control of the dream-walker government, Josh and Will join forces with a deposed princess against him. But they’ll need help from both their friends and their enemies to stop Peregrine this time, and ultimately Josh will have to choose between saving the world and saving her relationship with Will.

A Day in the life in April!

Well this past week has been well full!  I had a migraine for three days and it finally went away!  Then my mom calls saying that her truck died so that was fun!  No I'm totally Jellies!  The rental car she ended up with for the weekend if a Dodge Charger lol I told her I so wanted to take a ride before she takes it back.  Its prob the only time ill ever get to ride in one!  The best thing is it has push to start which is totally cool.  Weird though you can't turn the radio off so thats really really odd.  

In other news I was planning on dying my hair this blue for BEA/Bookcon but gave up the pipe dream and just went violet black.  So it looks pretty nice if I do say so my self.  The other thing which  you will see during my weekly mail haul is I did my nails. Found these really neat Kiss Fantasy Nails no smell they are pretty cheap and well they have lasted for the past day lol (well see how long they last) but they are also pretty.  SPARKLES!!!! 

Im still reading like mad!  Were currently up to the 13th. of April.  I so hope to get through some more so I can take a lot with me to the used bookstore in Jacksonville.  Im also hoping to find some stuff that I want.  

I finally took the plunge and signed up for a book subscription. I chose Uppercase.  

I also joined another online bookclub/site you can find here 

http://certifiedbookaddicts.blogspot.com

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All Fixed Up (Ciel Halligan #4) by @linda_grimes #Review #Giveaway #Thanks @TorBooks

Pages: 336 Source: Publisher Add it to Goodreads The hilarious adventures of human chameleon Ciel Halligan continue in the fourth installment of this original urban fantasy series, All Fixed Up.

Ciel Halligan, aura adaptor extraordinaire, has a lot of experience filling in for her clients--as them. A rare genetic quirk gives her the ability to absorb human energy and project it back out in a flawless imitation. She's hard at work, posing as a well-known and celebrated astronaut, about to make a stunning announcement on behalf of the space program...when the photographer documenting the job sees right through her aura. Worse, it soon becomes apparent that he not only knows Ciel’s not who she's supposed to be, but means her harm.

When Ciel's elderly Aunt Helen—also an aura adaptor—is murdered in Central Park, and the same photographer shows up at the funeral, Ciel starts to feel even more exposed. Then more adaptors are killed in the same way, and she becomes terrified her friends and family are being systematically exterminated ... and it's starting to look like she's the ultimate target. She turns to Billy Doyle, her best-friend-turned-boyfriend, for help, but when an unexpected crisis causes him to take off without a word, she's left to rely on her not-so-former crush, CIA agent Mark Fielding.

Staying alive, keeping control of her romantic life, and unraveling the mystery of why adaptors are being pursued becomes a harder balancing act than ever in this new Ciel Halligan adventure from Linda Grimes.

#MonthlyRoundUp! March 2016

Welcome to my Monthly Round Up post.  So March really did come in like a lion!  From bills to kids getting sick again to my husband having issues it was a nightmare!  So this month's round up is going to be a little different.  The disaster of last months video is soon not happening again.  So for the time being these will stay as posts. Its safer that way.  So I hope you enjoy seeing the highlights of last month. 

#TakeControlTBR: Updates with A Thousand Pieces of You

So this past week has been crazy were finalizing things for BEA/Bookcon and I'm trying to get through as many books as I own so I can take the ones I don't want to the used bookstore to sell them off grab some others I might want and well have some extra money for the trip to Chicago. 

Dreamfire (Dreamfire #1) by Kit Alloway #Review

Genres: Fantasy Pages: 368 Source: Purchased Add it to Goodreads Joshlyn Weaver has always lived with a big secret. Ordinary kids spend their free time going to the movies, hanging out with friends, and searching on the internet.  

But for her, an evening at home usually means entering people's dreams. For many generations, her family has been part of a very powerful and very secretive society of dream walkers. Tasked with the responsibility of lowering the world's general anxiety — which only leads to war and strife in the waking world — their job has always been to stop nightmares before they go too far.
By stopping nightmares while sleeping, they help to stop nightmares in real life. 

But when an ancient feud within the dream walker society resurfaces right when a seemingly unconnected series of very strange and very scary events start occurring during her dream walks, Josh finds herself in a race against time. The one true dream walker has never been known. Could she be the one?