Stacking the Shelves #3

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which we feature all the book goodness that we received, borrowed or purchased during the previous week. All links are to Goodreads.

I didn't do a Staking the Shelves last week since I had family coming from Puerto Rico, so these are two weeks worth of books.  

Purchased / Free for Kindle

Epic Fail by Clair LaZebnik - This book was a bargain in Amazon and I couldn't help but get it.  Have you read it? 

The Vampire's Warden by S.J. Wright - This book was recommended to me in Goodreads (sorry!  I can't remember by whom).

Salt Bride by Lucinda Brant - I saw this historical romance while browsing in Amazon and I liked the description.  A girl needs a little romance once in a while :)

Falling by Shirley Miranda - Another recommendation, I really need to keep track of these...

First Visions  by Heather Topham Wood - This books sounds incredibly good, I found it by browsing reviews from by Goodreads' friends.

Purchased (Physical Books)

Shine by Jeri Smith-Ready - I cannot wait to read the conclusion of the Shade trilogy!

The Irish Duke by Virginia Henley - This romance and the one below were on sale in BAM and as I said, sometimes I need a little romance.

Lord Wraygourne's Betrothed by Ho Beverly - Isn't this a pretty cover?

For Review

Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins - There is something about forbidden love that I really enjoy.

The Goddess Legacy by Aimeé Carter - I love the Goddess Test series and this is a collection of short stories about the characters.  Bound to be good!

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry - This one looks like a great contemporary, and I like this type of books.

Princes Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale - If you haven't read any of Shannon Hale's book, you are missing out on an amazing storyteller.  I adored the first book and can't wait to read the sequel.

Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed and Larkin Reed - Just the fact that the story takes place in Maryland it's enough to make me read it :)

City's Son by Tom Pollok - Doesn't this books loos awesome?

Thank you to Boomsbury, Scholastic, Harlequin Teen, Flux and NetGalley! 

What is stacking your selves this week?

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Feature and Follow Friday

Feature and Follow Friday is an awesome blog-hop hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read

This week's features are Underworld Loving Addiction and Charlotte and Marissa @ Charissa Books this week's question is:

Activity! Dreamcast your current read

I am terrible at this kind of challenge and since classes started last August I feel like I've been disconnected to the movie and TV universe.  I'll try my best: Right now I'm reading A Million Suns by Beth Revis.

Amy:

Jane Levy from the series Suburgatory - she has the right coloring, just needs longer hair.

Elder:

Taylor Lautner from the Twilight movies.  The population on board of the ship Godspeed is supposed to be mono-ethnic, meaning that everyone looks almost the same, dark hear and dark eyes. 

I am curious about your choices!  Please leave a comment and your link so I can visit back :)

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Review: Perception by Kim Harrington (Clarity #2)

Title: Perception by Kim Harrington

Published: March 1^st, 2012 by Scholastic Point

Format: Hardback

Source: Library

Challenge(s): 

Grade rate: A

When you can see things others can't, what do you do when someone's watching you?

Everybody knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from the past.

Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her.

But then someone starts playing with her head . . . and heart. Messages and gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns. Could they be from Gabriel, the gorgeous boy who gets Clare's pulse racing? Or from Justin, Clare's hopeful ex-boyfriend who'd do anything to win her back?

One thing is certain. Clare needs to solve this mystery, and soon. Because the messages are becoming sinister, and a girl in town has suddenly disappeared.

My Review

Perception is the highly awaited sequel to Kim Harrington’s Clarity (at least highly awaited by me!) Without a doubt I loved Clarity and Perception did not disappoint.

If you haven’t read Clarity, I recommend that you do, although you can probably understand the sequel without it.  Clare is a great protagonist, she is funny, witty, brave (even when she is afraid), loving and loyal.  She also comes from a psychic family that has different abilities and Clare’s is to be able to see images of the past when she touches an object. 

Clare’s family is great; they are very close to each other and really enjoy that.  Oh Justin!  I don’t know what happened to you in Perception!  Can I change teams now?  I am officially in team Gabriel now ;) I was disappointed in Justin, he claims to still be in love with Clare (and something I suspected in the previous book, was indeed the truth*hint, hint*), but he doesn’t understands her like Gabriel does.  Other characters old and now were well developed and creepy, odious, or ambivalent.

I love the storyline in this book!  The plot was so well crafted that I did not guess who the culprit was at all.  It seems like trouble is always looking for Clare, is a good thing she is so level headed, right?  Kim Harrington’s writing as easy to read, straight forward and well paced.  I love the humor that makes an appearance at the most unexpected places, interlaced with the mystery that underlines the plot.   I was ecstatic with the ending and I hope we have Clarity #3 soon!

About the cover:  I have to say that I liked the cover of Clarity better than this one, for some reason the airy summer feel (and I liked the model better, and for some reason I don’t think Clare has such long hair) worked better for me.  In Perception, we have Clare looking over her shoulder in the woods, which is very appropriate for the story.  

Waiting on Wednesday: Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine

in which we have the opportunity to let others know about books that we are eagerly waiting for.

Title: Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch

Published by: Scholastic Press

Release date: October 1st, 2012

On one side of the Rift is a technological paradise without famine or want. On the other side is a mystery.
Sixteen-year-old Glenn Morgan has lived next to the Rift her entire life and has no idea of what might be on the other side of it. Glenn's only friend, Kevin, insists the fence holds back a world of monsters and witchcraft, but magic isn't for Glenn. She has enough problems with reality: Glenn's mother disappeared when she was six, and soon after, she lost her scientist father to his all-consuming work on the mysterious Project. Glenn buries herself in her studies and dreams about the day she can escape. But when her father's work leads to his arrest, he gives Glenn a simple metal bracelet that will send Glenn and Kevin on the run---with only one place to go. With MAGISTERIUM, Jeff Hirsch brings us the story of a complex, captivating world that will leave readers breathless until the very last page.

Why I want to read it:  I absolutely love this cover.  It looks so different like a 'bird man', right?  It sounds like a great mystery / paranormal story. 

What are you waiting for this week?

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Top Ten Blogs/Sites You Read That AREN'T about Books

I've been missing in action the last four days or so, but I have good excuses:  I finish my last class on Friday *jumps up and down*, and I had family over this past weekend.  Isn't it funny how nothing gets you in a cleaning frenzy like the prospect of getting visitors?  Well in hubby's case, he went into a remodeling frenzy and found it a good time to tear apart the guest bathroom and then try to put it back together in a week (needless to say it still isn't done!)


And now I have to confess how boring I am, since I hardly do anything that is not related to books, school (thankfully just my practicum is left now), or work.  I do visit Goodreads, NetGalley, Amazon, author's websites and plethora of other book related sites.  I don't think I'll even reach 10, but I'm eager to know what sites / blogs you read.


1. Food Network - I do enjoy cooking and most specially baking, so I get recipes from this site here often.


2. QVC - I love shopping in this site and watch the channel quite often (to my hubby's unending consternation)

3. Vera Bradley - I love anything related to Vera Bradley and have a lot of pieces from her collection. 


4. My son's teachers websites - It is a really good thing that more and more teachers have websites with the homework posted, links to textbooks and more useful links.

I told you I was that boring! I am dying to see what's on your list!

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Bookmark This Week #8

I don't know about you but I probably own a good number of bookmarks.  I think this might be the case of all bookish people, but the problem is that I can never find one when I need it.  I end up using whatever I can find - receipts, post-in notes, ribbon, take out menus - because I really don't like to bend the pages of my books (and I often borrow them from the library.)

I though it would be fun to share with you what exactly I am using as a bookmark every Monday.  Today I'm reading Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris. I'm using one of my business cards as a  bookmark.

Please leave a comment to share your bookmark with me! Oh, and let me know if you like to see this feature every week or even see it as a meme /hop. If you are reading an eBook, please comment about your eReader's cover or on what iinteresting things in your cover or case.

What are you using as a bookmark today?

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