Waiting on Wednesday: Falling for You by Lisa Schroeder

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

Title: Falling for You by Lisa Schroeder

Published by: Simon Pulse

Release date: January 1st, 2013

Rae's always dreamed of dating a guy like Nathan. He’s nothing like her abusive stepfather—in other words, he’s sweet. But the closer they get, the more Nathan wants of her time, of her love, of her...and the less she wants to give.

As Rae’s affection for Nathan turns to fear, she leans on her friend Leo for support. With Leo, she feels lighter, happier. And possessive Nathan becomes jealous.

Then a tragedy lands Rae in the ICU. Now, hovering between life and death, Rae must find the light amid the darkness…and the strength to fight for life and the love she deserves.

Why I want to read it:  Chasing Brooklyn, by the same author is one of my favorite books and the first one I read written in verse.  This seems to be a very serious topic, but I still can't wait to read it. 

What are you waiting for this week?  Do you like books written in verse? Why or why not?  What's your favorite?

Top Ten Books to Read in a Day

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish

My interpretation of this week's Top Ten is books that I've read that were hard to put down, or that I actually read in one day and they have a manageable length (no use of adding a 400+ page book to the list, right?)

1. Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday - Love this book! It's funny, short and great.

2.  The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter - I really enjoy this book (the sequel is not as good, but I have faith in the series ;)

3.  Breathe by Abbi Glines -  I literally devoured this book.

4.  Green Angel / Green Witch by Alice Hoffman - These are very short books, but with a lot of punch.  They have been recently re-published as one book titled Green Heart. 

5. The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa - I love the Iron Fey series and I love Ash even more.  Reading a book from his point of view was an incredible experience. 

6.  Die for Me by Amy Plum - I don't think I actually read this book in a day, but it was close.  I really love it!

7.  Clarity by Kim Harrington - Another quick and very good read!

8.  Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan - I adore this book, it's so funny, light and full of awesome.

9.  Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder - This is the first book that I read written in verse and I love both the book and the experience.

10.  Soulless by Gail Carriger - I don't know why I haven't read any more books from this series (not YA, btw) because I couldn't put this book down!

How about you?  What is in your Top Ten this week?

Top Ten Books I'd Quickly Save If My House Was Going To Be Abducted By Aliens

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish 

 

This is one hard question, because you know that I would love to take ALL my books with me!  Have you seen the movie The Day After Tomorrow?  You know that part where they burn the books to survive the increasing freezing temperatures?, well that part makes me cringe and I told my kids that if something like that happens for real, to please start burning the furniture and leave my books alone!  

Please note that I read a lot of books from the library, so I don’t own a lot of the books that I’ve read.  Also, I excluded series because I can’t choose between the books in a series (like how to choose which Harry Potter or VA or Twilight or Hunger Games or Rot & Ruin or Percy Jackson books I’ll pick!)

1. My Kindle – This is technically not a book, but I have close to a 100 books in it now and I would hate to lose them.

2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – I recently finished this book and LOVED it.  It is such a beautiful and heart breaking story. 

3. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen - This remains my favorite of her books and I would be happy re-reading it again and again.

4. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson – Such a beautifully written book!

5. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen – I would probably try to sneak in the movies as well!

6. Willow by Julia Hoban – I had my doubts when I started reading this book due to the very serious topic, but it ended up being one of my favorites.

7. Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder – The first book I read in verse and it’s a masterpiece!

8. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn – Technically this is a series, but this book remains by far my favorite.  I love Julia Quinn’s books, but if I had to choose I’ll take Penelope and Colin with me.

9. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith – I finished this one about a month ago and I still go and re-read my favorite parts!

10. Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey – Where is the sequel???  This book definitely deserves one, it is THAT good.

Wow!  I didn’t know that finding stand-alone books would be this hard!  I guess there are too many good series around :)

What is in your Top Ten this week?