Review: Touch (Denazen #1)

Title: Touch (Denazen #1)
Author: Jus Accardo
Publisher: 251
Pages: Entangled Publishing
Source: Own

My Rating: 

When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home. Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.

Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe. A secret Kale will kill to protect. -summary from goodreads.com

Dez is probably one of the most kick butt heroines I have read about this year! I LOVED Kale.... so cute and innocent :) he literally made me laugh out loud. People at work probably think I'm a random laughing freak! His new found knowledge about our way of living actually made me appreciate the little things in my life, like shoes :)haha! The way he wears shoes in the shower, Haaaaaa!

The plot was super crazy! Big twist that I was not expecting. Dez's father; OMG! I wanted to strangle the man! I loved the whole idea of sixes, kinda reminded me of I am Number Four. Can't wait to pick up the next book and see what happens next.

My only complaint; in all honest I felt that Dez fell for Kale a little too fast, for my taste. She was way too trusting and she didn't even know him all that well. He could have been some psycho killer, and this girl is letting him into her house! Don't get me wrong, I'm usually all for falling for the cute mysterious boy, BUT not running away with him.... You know what I mean? But then again.... With the way Kale is described (especially if he was shirtless), I don't think any one of us would dare kick him out.... So I guess you can say Dez's actions are justified, haha.

Spring Cleaning Giveaway... Sort of!

Hi guysssssss *waves*

So, I've been away from the book blogging community for too long. Student Teaching has been kicking my ass and I haven't been in the mood for anything lately. I just recently found out that Lauren Oliver's, Delirium, is going to be made into a TV Show?

*OMG! Please excuse me while I run outside to scream my lungs out in ecstasy!*

How flippin' amazing is that? Cannot wait! Love Alex! Whoever they cast for his character, I call dibs on him NOW!


Anywayyyy.... back to the blog post.

Last night ago I went on a massive book buying spree.... We're talking all of last months paycheck, massive.... but I felt good! The problem came afterwards.... I quickly thought to myself,

"Where the hell am I going to put these books?"

Sooooo, after tweeting about it and getting some feedback (thanks, Kelly!), I decided it'd be best to do a giveaway and clear up some room on my bookshelves :) This way, not only will I get a bit more traffic onto the blog, but I'll also be motivated to get back into the rhythm of things (more posts, reply to comments, keep things UPDATED!, etc.)and thus keep my little blog alive!!!!

So, 

WELCOME to my 

Semi-spring cleaning/Make room on bookshelf  

giveaway! 

Yay! *throws confetti in the air*

:D

Here's what you can win:
A BOX, yes that's right, of ARC's! Titles include:

 

Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon

Dreamland Social Club by Tara Altebrando

A Mortal Touch by Leach Clifford

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

After Obsession by Carrie Jones

Trail by Fire by Jennifer L. Barnes

Mercy by Rebecca Lim

Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey

Glow by Amy Ryan

Don't stop now by Julie Halpern

The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab

What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen

Legend by Marie Lu

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey

Warm Bodies by Issac Marrion

(That's a total of 16 ARC's all together!)

These books are all in great condition. The only reason I want to pass them on is either because I already have the finished version of the ARC, or simply because I need room on my shelves! I am aware that these are some old titles, but I'm just trying to get these books onto a new home ;D

So if you're interested, please fill out the Rafflecoopter below. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Contest ends April 15th.
For more information about my contest 
please visit my Review/Contest Policy page.

:) Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

It's Monday...

Another day, another $... hahaha. Jk! I'm at home while I type this 😂😂😂

BUT, All jokes aside... Thanks to the awesome Ash (Aka SMASH) over at Smash Attack Reads, I have now FINALLY started Delirium by Lauren Oliver. 

Ash was my secret Santa last year and she got me a copy of this 

(so far) awesome book. I feel like I am the LAST person on Earth to read Delirium, but better late then never (I always say....)

About the book: 

THEY SAY that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie.

In My Mailbox #12

First IMM post of the year, hooray! Haven't had much time for reviewing, but I have been reading a ton lately. I had some xmas gift cards left over so I decided to take a quick trip down to my local B&N. I love that place.... So relaxing. 

Picked up a copy of:

Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson

I'm super excited about all three books, in particular- The Lost Code, it's not very often we get a male YA author. Can't wait to get started! What did you get in your mailbox? Share your link.

Review: Destined

Title: Destined
Author: Jessie Harrell
Publisher: Mae Day Publishing
Pages: 368
Challenge: None
Source: Own 
Buy the Book: Amazon

My Rating:

When Psyche receives a prophecy gone horribly wrong, she learns that even the most beautiful girl in Greece can have a hideous future. Her fate? Fall in love with the one creature even the gods fear. As she feels herself slipping closer into the arms of the prophecy, Psyche must choose between the terrifyingly tender touch she feels almost powerless to resist and the one constant she's come to expect out of life: you cannot escape what is destined.  --summary from goodreads.com

Such a remarkable retelling of Eros and Psyche! I made the HUGE error of staring this at 10pm; I devoured it in one sitting... Wasn't done til 3AM -ish. Gosh, SO GOOD!

In DESTINED we follow Psyche, a young girl whose beauty attracts Aphrodite's attention. When a misunderstanding happens, Psyche ends up offending Aphrodite, and she is cursed to fall in love with a terrible a monster. Enter Eros; hot, gorgeous, delicious, Eros. He ends up pricking himself with an arrow and ends up falling in love with Psyche. Now, I know what you're thinking, "Classic retelling, why read the book?"... Because I said so -_- ! No, I'm only messing, DESTINED was such a beautiful and romantic tale, fans of Greek mythology will not want to miss this adventure.
 
I loved how the author told the story from two points of view: Psyche and Eros's. Harrell sure did work the point of views to her advantage, she would switch at just the right moment, leaving us hanging with suspense! I loved Psyche, she was very easy to relate too... You know, in personality, not the whole "most beautiful face" fact. I admired how she never gave up and fought for what she wanted. Eros *fans self*, LOVED HIM! I'll admit, he was a jerk in the beginning, but he definitely won me over with his romantic side.

Overall, I can almost assure that if you're a fan of classic Greek re-tellings, you will devour DESTINED in one sitting, I know I did. I was so sad when the book ended, I wanted MORE! This is a must read, folks. Seriously up there with my favorite books of all time. If you haven't had a chance to get your hands on it, you are missing out!

Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Title: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Publisher: Little Brown
Pages: 236
Source: Own

My Rating:

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.

A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more? Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it. -Summary from goodreads.com

I bought the book, read it, enjoyed it, put it back on the bookshelf, and that was it. It was a really cute read, but that was all it was, cute. I didn’t give it much thought until I sat down to write this review.

I’m a hopeless romantic, and let me tell you that the romance in this one wasn’t all that great. Sure we had our fun, meaningful, and even thoughtful moments, but it didn’t leave a lasting impression. I thought maybe the dialogue would save this one for me, Oliver is quite the charmer, but I just wasn’t feeling it.

I am always quick to fall for the main guy lead, but there was something about Oliver I just didn’t like. SPOILER!* The way he acts with Hadley when she finally finds him… ugh. He was so indifferent! I mean I am aware of the situations and they are at a funeral, but still. This chick just spent the last few hours searching for you, the least you can do is give her some attention. He DOES make up for it later, but still! END* I always thought I was a fan/believer of the whole insta-love (don’t judge me) but this book proved me otherwise.

Now, the book wasn’t completely bad, we had our funny moments that had me smiling from ear to ear. Not to mention all the family drama, very good back story. Very deep and real. I’ve seen what a divorce does to a family, and this book was enough to have me keep reading till the end just to see how things would work out.

Movie Monday (2)

Just a meme I came up with that should help me look forward to posting on Mondays because if there's anything I love more than books, it's movies :)

This week's Topic

10 books I’d like to see made into movies

1. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting- I love this series! Particularly Jay, he is just awesome! I don’t know what actor I’d chose to portray him because now that I think about it, we don’t get much physical description. I’m guessing the author did that on purpose just so we can all imagine our own Jay, but either way, I’d love to see this series on the big screen!

2. Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck- From what I hear this one is already in the works :) But I’m still adding it to my list just because I can :)haaa! They better stay true to the book and mess the movie up…. *cough* Percy Jackson *cough*. This book has so much movie potential. Can not wait!

3. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick- Do I even need an explanation?... I do? Ok…. PATCH <3 There you have it.

4. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks- I was lucky enough to receive an arc of this book and let me tell you, it is amazinggg! Seriously, one of the best mermaid books I’ve read in a while. Legit. I would be curious to see how a director would incorporate it onto the big screen…. It’d be a challenge, but it’d be worth it.

5. Creatura by Nely Cab- Indie writer/ phenomenal author. Everyone denies having enjoyed Twilight at some point, myself included. But when I was in need of a twilight fix (I didn't know what to read next, nothing satisfied me), I came across CREATURA and was blown away. It was everything I needed and more. Yes, it's very twilighty, but it's such a unique story in itself. If you haven't yet, you should add this to your reading pile!


6. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin- I have no idea how this movie would even begin, but I do know one thing; they better cast the most gorgeous man alive to play Noah<3 I'm not much of a movie-release-campout sort of gal, but if they ever made Mara into a movie, I'M THERE!

7. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han- One of my favorite contemporary novels. I think I have a mini girl crush on Jenny Han. I would LOVE to see this story on the big screen.

8. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White- Wouldn't this be such a fun, cute, yet action packed movie? A pink taser, vampires, fairies and water spirits... Um, yes please!

9. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins- The mother of YA book humor. I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much while reading a book... I can only imagine how much funnier a movie would be :) I would pay be money to see this book come to life!

10. Die For Me by Amy Plum- maybe it's the french atmosphere, or maybe its just the cute french boys, BUT this book really needs to be optioned for a film. Mrs. Plum did such an amazing job at bringing her story to life... <3 it's pretty magical. I loved it and would add this one to my very short "movie midnight camp out" list.