Sunday, April 24, 2016

#carcharger ,4 Port Car Charger | Product Review


  • ABSOLUTE RESULT: 5.2 Amp 3 Ports Rapid USB Car Charger allows you to charge 3 devices simultaneously in high speed
  • FAST CHARGING TECHNOLOGY: New innovative Intelligent technology allows charger to identify and provide the highest voltage that the attached devices can adapt to
  • CERTIFIED SAFE: Ensures complete protection for you and your devices. Certified by RoHS, CE and FCC, with protections against Overheating, Over-current, and Overcharging
  • BEST SELLING DESIGN: The latest charger design with LED power indicator helps users to visualize the power status
  • GUARANTEED RESULTS: We provide money-back guarantee if the charger is not working. If you aren't completely satisfied with your orders, just contact us and we will try our best to solve the problems.

IPad Car Mount Universal Headrest Tablet Holer | Product Review



360 Degree Adjustable: Ball in socket head allows 360 degrees rotation of tablet and adjustable tilt to create the best viewing angle of tablet screen
Strong Grappling Hook: Made of durable ABS plastic that holds up to wear and tear. Rubber interior padding protects tablet from scratches and prevents slipping
Universal Compatible: Bracket arms can be adjusted from 4 ¼ inches to 7 ¾ inches height to accommodate most tablets (including 7 " tablets) in landscape position. Compatible with most tablet brands, such as iPad, iPad Mini, Galaxy Tab, ASUS Transformer and Google Nexus. Can be used with most protective cases from Otterbox, Supcase, LifeProof and Others
Tool-Free Installation: All Connection quick release design.
12 month lifetime warranty, risk free. (The goods are guaranteed for 12 months, from date of sale, providing not damaged by the user)

Saturday, April 23, 2016

#ShowSaturday: Outlander

 
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG 

Welcome to this weeks Saturday Shows.  With Shadowhunters gone its all downhill with Outlander now!  And let me tell you if your not watching this show you need to! This one picks up 3 years later and Clare is now back in her own time.  Its 1948 and she has been gone for 2-3 years.  And well it was SO AMAZING! I cried twice and just I don't know it was so good!!  

I know by the time that this posts well have 1 more episode but really you need to watch this!! By the time this posts I should be reading book one! 

Have you read the books or watched the show or well done both?  Let us know what you think of Outlander in the comments! 








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#YAReadsTour: Romancing the Nerd (Nerd, #2) by: @LeahR_Miller

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The Summer I Became A Nerd (Nerd, #1): Synopsis: On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl’s body isn’t just unknown, it’s anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.   Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become…and the more she risks losing Logan forever.


Creepy and Mysterious Asleep by @KrystalWade @BlazePub

 
 
"To cure fear, you must use fear." 

Rose Briar claims no responsibility for the act that led to her imprisonment in an asylum. She wants to escape, until terrifying nightmares make her question her sanity and reach out to her doctor. He’s understanding and caring in ways her parents never have been, but as her walls tumble down and Rose admits fault, a fellow patient warns her to stop the medications. Phillip believes the doctor is evil and they’ll never make it out of the facility alive. Trusting him might be just the thing to save her. Or it might prove the asylum is exactly where she needs to be.
 

Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1) by Kiersten White #Review

 
 
Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.

But Evie’s about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.

So much for normal.

#TakeControlTBR: May 2016 #Giveaway VOTE NOW!



Well its time to see who won for April and Start voting for May!  

Since ill be driving to BEA/BookCon I will only be choosing the top 4 books total!  Also there is now only 1 video to watch vs. two but you can vote here as well as on youtube and get extra points!  

You can see what books won and what commenters won here 

Friday, April 22, 2016

A Need So Beautiful (A Need So Beautiful #1) by Suzanne Young #review

 
 
We all want to be remembered. Charlotte's destiny is to be forgotten.

Charlotte's best friend thinks Charlotte might be psychic. Her boyfriend thinks she's cheating on him. But Charlotte knows what's really wrong: She is one of the Forgotten, a kind of angel on earth who feels the Need - a powerful, uncontrollable draw to help someone, usually a stranger.

But Charlotte never wanted this responsibility. What she wants is to help her best friend, whose life is spiraling out of control. She wants to lie in her boyfriend's arms forever. But as the Need grows stronger, it begins to take a dangerous toll on Charlotte. And who she was, is, and will become - her mark on this earth, her very existence - is in jeopardy of disappearing completely.

Charlotte will be forced to choose: Should she embrace her fate as a Forgotten, a fate that promises to rip her from the lives of those she loves forever? Or is she willing to fight against her destiny - no matter how dark the consequences?

Liv, Forever by Amy Tarkington Sometimes killing off the MC doesnt make the book better! #Review

 
 
When Liv Bloom lands an art scholarship at Wickham Hall, it’s her ticket out of the foster system. Liv isn’t sure what to make of the school’s weird traditions and rituals, but she couldn’t be happier. For the first time ever, she has her own studio, her own supply of paints. Everything she could want.

Then she meets Malcolm Astor, a legacy student, a fellow artist, and the one person who’s ever been able to melt her defenses. Liv’s only friend at Wickham, fellow scholarship kid Gabe Nichols, warns her not to get involved, but life is finally going Liv’s way, and all she wants to do is enjoy the ride.

But Liv’s bliss is doomed. Weeks after arriving, she is viciously murdered and, in death, she discovers that she’s the latest victim of a dark conspiracy that has claimed many lives. Cursed with the ability to see the many ghosts on Wickham’s campus, Gabe is now Liv’s only link to the world of the living. To Malcolm.

Together, Liv, Gabe, and Malcolm fight to expose the terrible truth that haunts the halls of Wickham. But Liv must fight alone to come to grips with the ultimate star-crossed love.
 

#TakeControlTBR : The Beautiful and the Cursed (The Dispossessed, #1) by Page Morgan


Well this one just didn't work out for me.  I felt that the writing was just ugh and the book was a fluff book.  DNFed around 40 pages. 


Next up is I am Number Four! 


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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Legacy of the Clockwork Key (The Secret Order #1) by Kristin Bailey #Review

 
 
When a fire consumes Meg’s home, killing her parents and destroying both her fortune and her future, all she has left is the tarnished pocket watch she rescued from the ashes. But this is no ordinary timepiece. The clock turns out to be a mechanical key—a key that only Meg can use—that unlocks a series of deadly secrets and intricate clues that Meg is compelled to follow.

Together with the handsome stable hand she barely knows but hopes she can trust, Meg is swept into a hidden world of deception, betrayal, and revenge, uncovering evidence of an elite secret society and a dangerous invention that some will stop at nothing to protect.

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is Choppy at best #Review

 
 
Winter, 1945. Four teenagers. Four secrets.

Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies…and war.

As thousands of desperate refugees flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom.

Yet not all promises can be kept.

Inspired by the single greatest tragedy in maritime history, bestselling and award-winning author Ruta Sepetys (Between Shades of Gray) lifts the veil on a shockingly little-known casualty of World War II. An illuminating and life-affirming tale of heart and hope.

#BookTalks: Content in YA Should they have ratings? – (@CleanTeenPub)

This week were talking about Content in YA. Just like movies books are for a variety of ages.  Well just like movies shouldnt books have a rating system for their content?  One publisher thinks so.  

Clean Teen Publishing has created a wonderful easy way to know if a book is right for you.  With a wonderful system they call Content Disclosure.  And well I have to say that I LOVE IT!! 

Here is how their ratings work:

How our ratings are configured:

We rate our books by using a 5-point scale in four different categories.  The categories are as follows: Language, Romance, Violence, and Drugs/Alcohol/Smoking.  On the back of the book, you will see one of the trees above with the following ratings:
  • YAe | Deemed appropriate for everyone including advanced readers 12 and under.
  • YA | Appropriate for the average Young Adult audience, which is usually 13 and up.
  • YAm | This book is written for the mature young adult audience. 
*If any of the material in the book maxes out on our 5-point scale in any category, then the book will automatically be rated YAm.


The total rating is determined when the scores for each category are added and divided by 4 to find the average score for the book.

  • If the average rating is between 0-1, then the book will be labeled YAe.
  • If the book is between 2-3, then the book will be labeled YA.
  • If the book has a rating between 4-5 or if any category is maxed out with 5 points, it will be rated YAm.  
The leaves of the tree give you a short glimpse as to how the book received its rating.
If you would like more details on why a category was scored a certain way, you can check out the QR code on the back of the book or simply visit our website. The QR code will take you directly to our site, where you will find a detailed content disclosure for the book. If you purchase the book in ebook format, the tree and the QR code will be located within the first three pages of the book.

  • We’ve worked tirelessly to put together a non-subjective rating system for the YA genre.  We know that everyone’s values are different.  If you find that you don’t agree with the order in which something was put under a category, then we encourage you to go to the page by using the QR code so that you can access the book’s detailed information. We know our rating system may not be perfect for everyone; that is why we try and give you as much information about the book’s content as we can..
  • Please note that we are only human and while our rating system is not subjective, we can’t guarantee that we won’t ever miss a major event that could have affected the rating
  • Our rating system is a work in progress.  Check back frequently for new info.


You can check out their Content Disclosure here 


I really love this rating system!  So what do you think, do you think that more publishers should adopt something like this? Let us know in the comments!


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