Trivia Tuesday (4)

 

Welcome to another Trivia Tuesday! 

 

Here's the answers for last week's questions:

 

Question 1 (Who said it?): “I kiss her every way I can possibly kiss her, because I plan on loving her every way I can possibly love her. Every single time we refused to cave in to our feelings in the past makes this kiss completely worth the sacrifices. This kiss is worth all the tears, all the heartache, all the pain, all the struggles, all the waiting. She’s worth it all. She’s worth more.” [NA, Romance] Ridge, Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Question 2 (Where am I?): I am going shopping for some things needed for a holiday cookout. This place doesn't just sell one thing in particular that I need - they have a few other silly items throughout. Hopefully I don't get confused...the owners are twins. [Fantasty, YA] The Weasley Store, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

 

Question 3 - LARA'S QUESTION (Character Personalities): This male lead has been destined for something since his birth. Luckily he has two loyal friends to help him through all the difficulties he has to face. [Fantasy, YA] Harry Potter

 

 

Here's a reminder of how everything works...The first person to answer ALL three questions correctly will receive a shout-out on social networks and also gets the chance to generate a question for our next Trivia Tuesday. The second person also gets a little something (a shout-out on social media).  

 

This week's questions: 

 

Question 1: (First Lines) "He stopped trying to bring her back. She only came back when she felt like it, in dreams and lies and broken-down deja vu." [YA, Contemporary]

Question 2: (Character Personality) This character isn't from this world, they are loyal and caring but this is hidden underneath a cocky, sarcastic attitude. [YA, Paranormal]

Question 3: (Where Am I) Dawn is approaching and I'm standing in a cage, suspended four or five stories high. From this view I can see several buildings, smoke rising and multicolored lights inside what looks like an old church. To the right-hand side, in back of the gate that seperates this place from humanity, bodies are being laid out in a single row. The cage begins its descend down into the city, where am I? [YA, Paranormal]


Updated: I'm going to be adding in some hints, make of them what you will :)

1. Rainbow
2. Alien
3. Vampires are cold

 

Good luck!

 



Book Review | Amour Amour by Krista and Becca Ritchie

 
 
 
 


Format: Kindle Edition
Source: Purchased
Publication Date: December 12, 2014
My Rating: 6 out of 5 stars

Love is a circus

"Every day,” he says lowly, “I hold a person’s life in my hands. The circus is based one-hundred percent off trust. I give it all to someone, and they give it all to me.”

The best aerial technique won’t land 21-year-old Thora James her dream role in Amour—a sexy new acrobatic show on the Vegas strip. Thora knows she’s out of her element the second she meets Amour’s leading performer. Confident, charming and devilishly captivating, 26-year-old Nikolai Kotova lives up to his nickname as the “God of Russia.”

When Thora unknowingly walks into the crosshairs of Nikolai’s after-show, her audition process begins way too soon. Unprofessional. That’s what Nik calls their “non-existent” relationship. It’s not like Thora can avoid him. For one, they may be partners in the future--acrobatic partners, that is. But getting closer to Nik means diving deeper into sin city and into his dizzying world.

Thora wants to perform with him, but when someone like Nikolai attracts the spotlight wherever he goes—Thora fears that she’s destined to be just background to his spellbinding show.

This sexy and exhilarating New Adult Romance can best be described as Cirque du Soleil meets the steamy, athletic romance of Center Stage.

My Thoughts:

Wow, what can I say about Amour Amour that will do it justice? I feel like no matter what I say in this review, it won't be enough. But I'm going to do my best to tell you how amazing this book is.

This is actually the first circus book that I've read, and going in, I didn't really know what to expect, but I'm happy that I picked this one up and it's going to be hard for other circus books that I read in the future to live up to this one. The authors described everything so perfectly, I felt like I was right there with Thora and Nik, and it was wonderful.

Thora was a great main character, I loved the fact that she never gave up on herself despite the fact that everyone around her was saying she wasn't good enough. Instead of wallowing in self doubt and accepting defeat, she worked harder to prove that she was enough and that she could do it. That right there earned her my respect and she had my support the entire time. Nik *wipes drool off face* Nik is the epitome of what a book boyfriend should be. He was encouraging, supportive, caring, and he was willing to sacrifice his happiness with Thora if that was what it took for her dreams to come true.

I also really loved the supporting characters, Katya, Timo, Luka, and John were wonderful and I can't tell you how many times I cracked up at John and Timo's interactions. Although, I loved most of the supporting characters, there were a few that upset me at times. Shay, Thora's best friend, was one of those. I just didn't like the way that he didn't seem to believe in her. What's the point of a best friend that doesn't support your wild and crazy dreams, that's what they are there for. They should say "you've got this", instead of making you doubt yourself, and I feel like Thora didn't have a lot of support from him.

Overall, Amour Amour was a fantastic read, and my favorite NA book of 2014. It's a surprising, passionate and beautiful read that I highly recommend.  



Sunday Showdown (26)

Today's Sunday Showdown will be featuring all books John Green. Which is your favorite John Green book...NOT cover.

Which John Green book will take the cake [oh how I wish I had actual cake].

Which is your favorite John Green book?

An Abundance of Katherines

The Fault in Our Stars

Looking for Alaska

Paper Towns

 

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Stacking the Shelves (59)

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that allows us to show the books that we have received.

 

Christy's Haul:

Gifted:

The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin - (THANKS, MOM!)

 

Library Kindle Book:

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

For Review:

Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards (Netgalley)

Erica's Haul:

For Review:

Last Stop Klindenspiel by Marta Tandori (Goodreads)

For Kindle:

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste NG (Buddy Read)

We would also like to invite everyone to Join us on New Year's Eve with the Countdown Survey! 

 

Bookish Scramble

Yesterday I hope you guys had a great time with the post Find My Home. Christy and I decided to continue on with the fun and games we are having in the blog. I remember when I was in elementary school I would have loads of fun worksheets around the holidays. Word Scrambles was one those and I would work on it till my little hands couldn't take anymore. Now, it's your guys' turn to have some fun and unscramble our choices of books. Enjoy!

1) noset docl huotc

2)  gurndsoae rilgs

3) vlisre dwsoahs

4) ulrce uybtae

5) enpo drao msuemr

6) reppa otnsw

7) byame yseomad

8) ctaignhc ifer

9) thydoor smut edi

10) het okoetnbo

Countdown Survey - Sign Up Post

Hello everyone and welcome to the sign-ups for the Countdown Survey. Christy has held another survey around July, but we thought it would be awesome to throw another one to end the year with a *BANG*.  All you have to do to sign-up is click the link that we have added to this post. Christy thought to do this so that you guys will have the questions ahead of time and will be able to post with us when we go live.

So, after you guys sign-up with us you will have all the questions and you will create all your lovely posts and set them to be schedule for December 31 (we usually do 12 a.m. but you guys can post whenever you please on that chosen day). When you guys post on the 31st Christy and I will have ours posted and there will be a new link on that post for you guys to click. Doing this will allow your blog post to be directly linked for us to see.

I hope you guys are just as excited as Christy and I to do this countdown. We cannot wait to see all the books that you add to your lists.

Here is how it works:

We are going to countdown from 10 – 1 with topics listed for each number. Whatever the number is, that’s how many things you have to list for that topic. Example: 10 – Books on your wishlist, so I would name ten books that’s on my wishlist…see?? SIMPLE.

Listed below are your questions:

10- 2015 Books You're Excited About
9- Favorite Books of 2014
8- Books You Never Wanted to End
7- Books You'll Re-Read
6- Series You Need To Finish
5- Golden Finds (Unpopular Books You Loved)
4- Books You Wish Were Movies/TV Shows
3 - Books You Never Finished
2 - Favorite Love Doves
1 - Book You Wish You Would Have Gotten Around to Reading in 2014

Find My Home

With Christmas right around the corner Christy and I wanted to bring some fun to the blog. We just want to continue celebrating our new blog name (we will probably do that for a lot longer than we are supposed to, but oh well). As long as you guys enjoy the games Christy and I will keep on a postin'. 

Find My Home is a game where we will name characters, which are not the 'main' characters and you will have to match them up with their homes (the book to which they belong). We will number the characters on the left side (1-20) and then on the right we will have the books (also 1-20). As you can see there will be no doubles/repeats so just go with your gut and match away.

1. Bridgette from Hooters                                            1. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

2. Cam Fisher                                                               2. Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter

3. Madge Undersee                                                      3. With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

4. Indigo                                                                      4. The Spider by Jennifer Estep

5. Grace Tiddle                                                             5. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

6. Luna Lovegood                                                        6. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

7. Patrick                                                                      7. The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

8. Jason Worthington                                                   8. The Clique by Lisi Harrison

9. Mr. H                                                                        9. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

10. Jeffrey Osbourne                                                  10. M or F? by Papademetriou & Tebbetts
11. Holiday                                                                11. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
12. Kenji Kishimoto                                                   12. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
13. Sabine                                                                  13. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
14. Daniel                                                                  14. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Page
15. Finn                                                                     15. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
16. Eddie Castile                                                       16. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
17. America                                                               17. Harry Potter and TOOP by J.K. Rowling
18. Raegan                                                                18. TTYL by Lauren Myracle
19. George                                                                19. Paper Towns by John Green
20. Ashley                                                                 20. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

10 Books We'd Love For Christmas

I'm sure we all have quite a few books on our Christmas wishlist, right?  Erica and I sure do, so today we thought we'd share 10 books that we would love to get for Christmas.

Christy's Christmas Wishlist

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins - I still haven't had the chance to get this book *cries* hopefully Santa will bring it for Christmas :)

Trust Me, I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer - This one sounds like a book that I would love so I wouldn't mind see it under the tree!

The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel - I've heard such amazing things about this one and I can't wait to get my hands on it!

 Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander - This one sounds absolutely amazing!

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover - It's CoHo, need I say more?

Erica's Christmas Wishlist

 My True Love Gave to Me - twelve Christmas stories, how could I go wrong?

Looking for Alaska by John Green - I have been wanting this for a while, but have yet to get it...so Santa?

The Young Elites by Marie Lu - I have heard such great things about this book and would not complain if it ended up under the tree.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner - I just want it--simple as that, hehe.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before  by Jenny Han - I have heard wonderful things about this book and I have been wanting to dive into it.

Trivia Tuesday (3)

Another round of Trivia Tuesday is coming your way. 

Are you ready? I'm ready [insert Spongebob voice here]. Here are the answers to last week's questions.

Question 1 (Who Said It?): “I've been screaming for years and no one has ever heard me.”   [YA, Dystopian]

Juliette from Shatter Me, by Tahereh Mafi

Question 2 (First Line): "Here is everything I know about France: Madeline and Ameilie and Moulin Rouge." [YA, Contemporary]

Anna and the French Kiss 

Question 3 - ROSE'S QUESTION (Character Personalities): This female is strong, rebellious, and isn't afraid to tell the truth.  She has a hard and pressing mother. [YA, Dystopian]

American Singer from The Selection

Lara from The Paperback Palace was the first person to answer all three questions correctly *yayayayay* and gets to generate a question for this week.

I will remind everyone of how it goes down... The first person to answer ALL three questions correctly will receive a shout-out on social networks and also gets the lovely chance to generate a question for our next Trivia Tuesday. The second person also gets a little something (a shout-out on social media).  Now, let's get to Trivia Tuesday.

Question 1 (Who said it?): “I kiss her every way I can possibly kiss her, because I plan on loving her every way I can possibly love her. Every single time we refused to cave in to our feelings in the past makes this kiss completely worth the sacrifices. This kiss is worth all the tears, all the heartache, all the pain, all the struggles, all the waiting. She’s worth it all. She’s worth more.” [NA, Romance] 

Question 2 (Where am I?): I am going shopping for some things needed for a holiday cookout. This place doesn't just sell one thing in particular that I need - they have a few other silly items throughout. Hopefully I don't get confused...the owners are twins. [Fantasty, YA]

Question 3 - LARA'S QUESTION (Character Personalities): This male lead has been destined for something since his birth. Luckily he has two loyal friends to help him through all the difficulties he has to face. [Fantasy, YA]

Let the guessing begin :)

UPDATED: I will be posting hints for the questions (interpret as you please)

1. CoHo.
2. Diagon Alley.
3. Scar. 

Book Review | Eternal by C.C. Hunter

Format: e-ARC
Source: Publisher via Netgalley
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date: October 28, 2014
Series: Shadow Falls: After Dark # 2
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

All her life, Della's secret powers have made her feel separated from her human family. Now, she's where she belongs, at Shadow Falls. With the help of her best friends Kylie and Miranda, she’ll try to prove herself in the paranormal world as an investigator—all the while trying to figure out her own heart. Should she chose Chase, a powerful vampire with whom she shares a special bond? Or Steve, the hot shapeshifter whose kisses make her weak in the knees? When a person with dark connection to her past shows up, it’ll help her decide which guy to choose–and make her question everything she knows about herself.

From bestselling author C.C. Hunter comes Eternal—a must-read for fans of the Shadow Falls series—and the sequel to Reborn.

My Thoughts: 

 

I have been a fan of the Shadow Falls books since I first picked up Born at Midnight a few years ago and even though this book is a spin off of that series, we still get to see all the characters we fell in love with in the Shadow Falls series and I absolutely love that.

 

I think I may have enjoyed Eternal even more than I did Reborn and that's saying a lot. Della has grown so much as a character since we first met her and I love that she's finally letting people in, she has such a good heart and she deserves to be happy. With that in mind, there's a bit of a love triangle in this one, which I'm sure everyone was expecting if they had read Reborn. But I don't know who I'm rooting for at this point. At first I was all Team Steve, then in this installment, I was Team Chase, but after some things are revealed at the end of this book, I'm not sure. Not that they were bad, it's just that we don't know yet because of that freaking cliffhanger. Seriously, Mrs. Hunter, how am I supposed to make it until the next book comes out?
 

One of my favorite things about these books are the characters, like I said above, Della has grown tremendously and the secondary characters are amazing as well. We get some time with Kylie, Miranda, Holiday, Burnett and of course Chase and Steve ;)
 

Overall, Eternal is an action packed, thrilling adventure and it will definitely leave you on the edge of your seat and yelling NO at the end. But if you want to know what you're yelling NO at? Well, you'll have to read and see.