Top Ten Tuesday (49)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish!

This week's theme is: 

Top Ten Romances in Books

1. Four and Tris from the Divergent series - Is there anything else to say? These two are perfect and perfectly romantic.
2. Freda and Nicholas from Painted Faces - This is one of my all time favorite adult titles. These two go through so much and there relationship is just... brilliant.
3. Hazel and Augustus from The Fault in Our Stars - *sigh* These two are such an inspiring and beautiful couple.
4. Jane and Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre - Probably my favorite literary couple ever.
5. Cat and Finn from The Mad Scientist's Daughter - This book broke my heart, but I shipped this relationship from the moment I heard about it.
6. Aria and Perry from the Under the Never Sky series - Swooooon. So much swooningggg.
7. Violet and Jay from The Body Finder - Ms. Derting writes this relationship beautifully. I only hope that they can stick together through the trials ahead of them! (If they break up, my life will be over forever. /dramatics)
8. Alina and Mal from The Grisha series - While I wanted Alina to be with the Darkling during book one, Siege and Storm had me cheering these two on! So much love.
9. Ty and Zane from the Cut & Run series - My first M/M series and one of my favorites! I've been with these two from the beginning and I love them dearly!
10. Anna and Etienne from Anna and the French Kiss - This is one of those books that I just couldn't pick down because the characters drew me in and I was captivated by the romance. I just love these two!

Teaser Tuesday: Losing It (Losing It #1) by Cora Carmack

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading!

To participate all you have to do is:

•Grab your current read

•Open to a random page

•Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page

•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!) 

 Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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"If my mother heard my thoughts, she'd tell me that I needed to be humble, but humility had gotten my nowhere.
Bliss Edwards, you are a freaking catch."
Chapter 1, 1%
Losing It (Losing It #1) by Cora Carmack

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Cover Reveals

Other Great Covers Released Lately:

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Release Date: September 10, 2012

While I wasn't impressed with the last Kiersten White novel I read, the blurb and cover for this book have me too curious to stay away. 

Suddenly You (Jane Austen Academy #4) by Cecilia Gray

Release Date: May 2013

Written by my kidney sista! I absolutely adore this cover and it fits in so well with the others! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy!

Quarantine: The Saints (Quarantine #2) by Lex Thomas

Release: July 9, 2013

I am really curious about this novel. The first book in the series was a terrifying thrill-ride that really took me out of my comfort zone. I am a bit nervous about continuing, but I need to know where these authors are going to take the series next!

Zenn Scarlet by Christian Schoon

via Strange Chemistry

Release Date: May 7, 2013

This sounds fantastic! I'm super impressed with the Strange Chemistry novels I've read. I hope this will be just as fantastic as the others!

What do you think of these? Any look interesting to you?

Cover Reveal: Faking It (Losing It #2) by Cora Carmack

Faking It (Losing It #2) by Cora Carmack

The blurb as seen on Goodreads:
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins

Mackenzie “Max” Miller has a problem. Her parents have arrived in town for a surprise visit, and if they see her dyed hair, tattoos, and piercings, they just might disown her. Even worse, they’re expecting to meet a nice, wholesome boyfriend, not a guy named Mace who has a neck tattoo and plays in a band. All her lies are about to come crashing down around her, but then she meets Cade.

Cade moved to Philadelphia to act and to leave his problems behind in Texas. So far though, he’s kept the problems and had very little opportunity to take the stage. When Max approaches him in a coffee shop with a crazy request to pretend to be her boyfriend, he agrees to play the part. But when Cade plays the role a little too well, they’re forced to keep the ruse going. And the more they fake the relationship, the more real it begins to feel.

VISIT THE AUTHOR:

Goodreads.Twitter.Website.Facebook

FIND THE BOOK:

Goodreads.Amazon.Barnes & Noble

I am currently reading the first novel in this series with my good friend, Jen from The Starry-Eyed Revue! We are both loving it! I am really looking forward to the release of book two! Ms. Carmack writes a fun story and perfectly fantastic boys!

What do you think of the cover? Have you read the first book in this series? If so, what did you think?

ARC Review: Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

The blurb as seen on Goodreads:
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Publisher: Simon Pulse
288 Pages

A gritty, romantic modern fairy tale from the author of Break and Gone, Gone, Gone.

Be careful what you believe in.

Rudy’s life is flipped upside-down when his family moves to a remote island in a last attempt to save his sick younger brother. With nothing to do but worry, Rudy sinks deeper and deeper into loneliness and lies awake at night listening to the screams of the ocean beneath his family’s rickety house.

Then he meets Diana, who makes him wonder what he even knows about love, and Teeth, who makes him question what he knows about anything. Rudy can’t remember the last time he felt so connected to someone, but being friends with Teeth is more than a little bit complicated. He soon learns that Teeth has terrible secrets. Violent secrets. Secrets that will force Rudy to choose between his own happiness and his brother’s life.

VISIT THE AUTHOR:

Goodreads.Twitter.Website.Facebook

FIND THE BOOK:

Goodreads.Amazon.Barnes & Noble

Review:
This review may have minor spoilers.

I don't really know how to review this book. It's so different from anything I've ever read. I originally gave Teeth four stars and then I just thought, "Gosh darn it. All the stars!" And bumped up my rating because this book is pretty much perfect. I lovedalmost everything about it. 

When I think "Hannah Moskowitz," I think of angst and originality. She's an author that thinks outside the box and is not afraid to take chances. Overall, it works really well for her. She became one of my favorite authors after the release of her novel, Gone, Gone, Gone. (It's a beautiful novel. If you haven't read it, I sincerely recommend it.) Teeth was only the second book I read by her and it just enforced my belief that she's utterly brilliant.

Teeth is the story of a boy named Rudy. Rudy's parents brought his family to a magic island in hope that the magic would heal his little brother. Lonely and missing the life he used to have, he turns to a young girl, hidden away by her mother and a fishboy, named Teeth. Rudy learns a lot about this island, the story of the magic fish and the background of this beautiful, creepy, heartbroken fishboy.

Moskowitz excels at writing characters with serious issues. They tug at your heartstrings and are able pull you into their stories. Something I've noticed in the two books that I've read by her is that her characters are extremely gritty. They aren't the unhappy teens we usually read about in young adult fiction, and they are no where near the level of happy teens.

The prose in this novel is beautiful and amazingly unique. I can't think of anyone with whom to compare this style. The author can captivate you in the first sentence and steal your soul by the end of the first page. Kudos, Moskowitz. Ku-dos.

Teeth's ending is really bittersweet. These characters go through so much, and you become so attached to them all that by the end everything will hurt. It broke my heart, but gave me hope, which is what all good novels should do.

Be forewarned. This is not for people who disapprove of cursing. It is also not for those who are easily "squicked" out. There is a lot of sensitive material in this novel that some may find disturbing, others may find offensive. Go into the novel with an open mind.

There isn't a whole lot more that can be said about the book. It's something you need to experience firsthand. So… go! Experience it. Love it. Embrace the weird.

I received an e-copy of this novel for my honest opinion and review from the publisher via Edelweiss.

Follow Friday (51)

Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read.

Q. Happy Mardi Gras! If they were throwing the hottest books off of a Mardi Gras float - what would you do to have them throw to you...? 

A. Uhm, scream really loudly? Dance? Sing (in my horrible off-key voice)? I would do many things, but nothing too scandalous!

What would you do for some of the hottest books?

Cover Reveal: Shooting Scars (The Artists Trilogy #2) by Karina Halle

Shooting Scars (The Artists Trilogy #2) by Karina Halle

Cover designed by Najla Qamber Designs.

The blurb as seen on Goodreads:
Release Date: May 2013
Publisher: Metal Blonde Books

A second chance at first love. 

There are a few things worth risking everything for - even your life. For Camden McQueen, this is one of them.

Shooting Scars is the second book in The Artists Trilogy and is told from the dual POV of Camden and Ellie.

VISIT THE AUTHOR:

Goodreads.Twitter.Website.Facebook

FIND THE BOOK:

Goodreads

What do you think? The prequel to Shooting Scars, Sins and Needles, is next in Emily's queue and she's extremely excited to read it! We've only heard amazing things about this series, we hope to love it as much as its other readers!

Romance is in the Air Giveaway Hop

The Romance is in the Air Giveaway Hop is hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Rachael Anderson and runs from February 8th to February 14th.

It's that time of year again. As Valentine's day gets closer, those without dates (*cough* Emily *cough*) need a little pick-me-up. Those participating want to make the day a little sweeter. That's why we are participating in the Romance is in the Air Giveaway Hop! So as a tribute to those who need a little more romance in their lives, we are offering twenty-five dollars to The Book Depository!

Giveaway Details:

- One winner will receive a $25 credit to The Book Depository

- Open internationally

- One entrant per household

- Cheating results in immediate disqualification

- Winners have 48 hours to respond to notification or a new winner will be chosen

- We are not responsible for lost/damaged packages

- Ends 02/14/2013

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