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Review: Eleanor and Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry

Eleanor & Grey, an all-new beautiful and emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is available now! Greyson East left his mark on me. As the young girl who first fell for him, I didn’t know much about life. I did know about his smiles, though, and his laughs, and the strange way my stomach flipped when he was near. Life was perfect…until it wasn’t, and when we were forced to go our separate ways, I held on to our memories, let go of my first crush, and wished for the day I’d find him again. When my wish came true, it was nothing like I imagined. I couldn’t have known when I took the nanny position that it would be his children I looked after, that my new boss would be that boy I used to know, that boy who was now a man—a cold, lonely, detached man. The smile and laugh I had loved so much were gone, now distant memories. Every part of him was covered in a fresh pain. When he realized who I was, he made me promise to do my job and my job only. He made me promise not to try to ge

The Secret

From the Library {Friday edition}

The Archived by Victoria Schwab Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often—violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. Being a Keeper isn’t just dangerous—it’s a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da’s death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberate

Reason to Breathe Review

Reason to Breathe (Barely Breathing #1) by Rebecca Donovan ★★★★★ Release Date: June 2012 Age: Mature YA Genre: Drama, Contemporary Romance, Abuse, Family, Friendship, Format: Paperback Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon |  Barnes and Noble "No one tried to get involved with me, and I kept to myself. This was the place where everything was supposed to be safe and easy. How could Evan Mathews unravel my constant universe in just one day?" He knows there’s something more to the girl sitting in the back of the class the moment he sees her. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and athletic – but she slips quietly through the crowded halls, trying not to exist. Determined to get to know the elusive girl, Evan soon discovers… Emma Thomas is hiding a terrible a secret. Reason to Breathe is an electrifying page turner from start to finish, a unique tale of life-changing love, unspeakable cruelty, and one girl’s fragile grasp of hope. I am still in awe with this story. I love everything about

What I'm reading with my son

I thought I'd share the books that my 6 year old son is asking me to read. He is on his way to learning to read himself but of course still needs me to read him his bedtime stories. Not that I mind. The illustrations are just beautiful in this one and  he loved the story because it is told from the perspective of a little boy who saves the babies. The protagonist reminds me a little of my son since my son refers to his little sister as Baby. The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathmann  What a lovely day at the fair. Children lining up for pony rides . . . moms and dads in a pie-eating contest . . . babies chasing butterflies . . . babies heading for the trees . . . I SAY! Where are those babies GOING? Only a small boy sees them leaving and follows as the babies chase butterflies in trees, frogs in a bog, even bats in a cave, ignoring pleas to come back. But not to worry, our hero saves the day, making sure that all the babies get home safely from their appealing a

Son by Lois Lowry (Giver Quartet #4) (audio)

After something went wrong with the birth of her product, Claire is sent to work in the fish hatchery. But a slip-up of an official allows her to know that the baby was a boy assigned the number 36. Claire finds herself becoming attached to the baby. So when Jonas, a young boy in the village, takes the baby, Claire sets out to find her son. This follow-up to The Giver and companion to Messenger and Gathering Blue follows Claire through her life in the Community and beyond on her quest to find Gabriel. It's interesting because you get to see more of life in the Community from an adult's point of view (relative term because Claire is only 15) and more about Gabriel and Jonas' father. It's been a while since I read The Giver so I don't remember all of the story, just the major plot points. But still I got along fine. I liked Claire and how strong and determined she is. I enjoyed seeing her grow from a young girl to a woman. It was nice to see Jonas again and see how

Save the Pearls Part One: Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt

Synopsis from Goodreads:  Eden Newman must mate before her 18th birthday in six months or she'll be left outside to die in a burning world. But who will pick up her mate-option when she's cursed with white skin and a tragically low mate-rate of 15%? In a post-apocalyptic, totalitarian, underground world where class and beauty are defined by resistance to an overheated environment, Eden's coloring brands her as a member of the lowest class, a weak and ugly Pearl. If only she can mate with a dark-skinned Coal from the ruling class, she'll be safe. Just maybe one Coal sees the Real Eden and will be her salvation her co-worker Jamal has begun secretly dating her. But when Eden unwittingly compromises her father's secret biological experiment, she finds herself in the eye of a storm and thrown into the last area of rainforest, a strange and dangerous land. Eden must fight to save her father, who may be humanity's last hope, while standing up to a powerful beast-man s

Top Ten Tuesday #20

Check out all the info  here  at The Broke and The Bookish's website! May 28: Top Ten Tuesday Freebie!  I decided to Top Ten Books I want to read this summer 1. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger 2. The Stand by Stephen King 3. Matched trilogy by Ally Condie 4. Divergent by Veronica Roth 5. Finish the Percy Jackson series 6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusack 7. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut  8. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 9. Finish the Marked series by P.C. and Kristen Cast 10. The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James  What's on your list? Let me know in the comments! See you soon!

Weekly Round-Up 5/28

Weekly Round-Up is my wrap-up of last week's activities and includes what I'm reading this week, reviews I've posted, books in the mail and anything else of interest plus From the Library, my weekly listing of what I've checked out from the library. Somehow I missed yesterday. Must have been the long weekend. This week I'm reading Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) by Sarah Mlynowski and listening to Son by Lois Lowry, read by Bernadette Dunn No reviews posted last week. I'm slacking in the reading department right now.

Top Ten Tuesday: Freebie

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish This week was a freebie week which means that I got to pick a top ten to post about. Since I seek out books with a lot of action, some romance, and a heroine that doesn't take crap from anyone I thought I'd focus on some of my favorite tough as nails girls. These books feature characters to look up to. Top Ten Books with brilliantly tough leading ladies ! The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Graceling by Kristin Cashore * Darkhouse by Karina Halle Defiance by C.J. Redwine Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi Divergent by Veronica Roth Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder *all are pretty much YA titles except the Darkhouse series, which I love . It is an adult series and Perry is one of those main characters that I have grown to absolutely love. I recommend this series to those 17+.

Ashes by Kathryn Lasky

Synopsis from Goodreads:  Thirteen-year-old Gabriella Schramm's favorite pastime is reading. With Adolf Hitler slowly but unstoppably rising to power, Gaby turns to her books for comfort while the world around her changes dramatically: The streets become filled with soldiers, Gaby's sister's boyfri end raises his arm in a heil Hitler salute, and the Schramms' family friend Albert Einstein flees the country. When Gaby's beloved books come under attack, she fears she may have to leave behind the fiction - and the life - she has always cherished. Number of pages: 318 My review: What an incredible novel. Reading about the Holocaust and the time period of World War II and historical fiction really interests me so this book was perfect and fit all three categories.  Even though Gaby and her family are fictional characters they fit real enough that I could imagine a different child in Germany during this time period to go through the same conflicting thoughts and emotions

Stacking the Shelves #13

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews. Stacking the Shelves is a way to show off what books you have received throughout the week (whether they be for review, from the library, etc.) This week: May 19th-May 26th So I haven't posted one of these in a while because I've been so busy with school ending, so some of these books I got in past weeks.  Received from paperbackswap.com: Fruits Basket 2 and 3 by Natsuki Takaya Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler Gossip Girl the Carlyles: Love the One You're With by Cecily von Ziegesar I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar Received for review: Saving the Pearls Part One: Revealing Eden and Saving the Pearls Part Two: Adapting Eden by Victoria Foyt (Found a lot of controversary over these books so I can't wait to read them and see what's up for myself. She did autograph them for me though which was super nice!) That's all for now! Leave a comment below and I'll come check o

Giveaway: Starcrossed & Lost and Found Signed

I'm leaving for London this morning , but before I go and abandon ship for two weeks (don't worry I have a few  posts scheduled) I wanted to giveaway two great, and very different, books!!!! GIVEAWAYS Lost and Found by Nicole Williams see my review here. a Rafflecopter giveaway Thank you thank you thank you to Nicole for giving me this copy to giveaway! She is very freaking awesome!! Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini see my review here a Rafflecopter giveaway

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