Quick Book Review: 7 Clues To Winning You by Kristin Walker

Title: 7 Clues To Winning You
Author: Kristin Walker
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Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: April 26th 2012
Format: Paperback
Pages: 317
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Summary from Goodreads:

When a humiliating picture of Blythe goes viral, she's instantly the target of ridicule at her new school. To salvage her reputation, Blythe teams up with Luke to win the Senior Scramble scavenger hunt. But Luke is an unlikely ally and potentially can't be trusted.

Perhaps it's his Shakespearean witticisms that reel Blythe in despite her better judgment . . . or maybe she just craves the thrill of the game. But as the hunt progresses, their relationship heats up. Soon their madcap mischief spirals out of control. Blythe is faced with arrest and expulsion, among other catastrophes - until Luke shows her what the Scramble (and love) is really about.

Rating:
3.5/5.0

Pledged Excerpt

EXCERPT TWO: Meet Jared and Sophia . . .

Cover for Pledged by Gwynneth White

Look a that cover.. gorgeous isn't it? I love the necklace! :D
Here's the summary of this book which is to be released September 1st:
Everyone has a soul mate. But what do you do when your soul mate would rather give his soul to the demons than be with you? 
Seventeen-year-old Erin has a problem. Seth has been hers forever, but now an ancient promise is tearing him away. And Reuel, the demon to whom the promise was made, will stop at nothing to force Seth to forsake Erin and to worship him.
How can Erin win against a pledge so binding that it has damned countless others to the same fate she and Seth will face if Reuel wins – an eternity alone?
The answer lies in the past. To find it, Erin and Seth must risk all, travelling back in time to a dangerous world where love is forbidden, and life – and death – hang on a promise. 
Follow Erin and Seth as they travel to ancient Shenaya to break the pledge that has plagued their families for millennia. Caught in a war between the Angelic Guardians and the Gefallen, the disembodied dead, they must fight to keep their souls in tact and their love untainted.

Top Ten Tuesday: Switching Spots

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke & the Bookish because they like lists ^.^
This week's topic is one I couldn't pass by so here it is:
Top Ten Eight Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With For 24 Hours ( in no particular order.)

 I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You's Cammie.
Reason: She has so many cool abilities and I'd love to go to a school like that. :D

 Anna and The French Kiss's Anna because hello? St. Clair, Paris, St. Clair..

 If I Stay's Mia.. except not when this story takes place.. maybe before, because of Adam. 

 Anyone in the Iron Fey series, preferably Meghan because.. of Puck and Ash *winks*

 I believe my reason for putting this is really because I've been wanting to reread it. This book has a feel to it so any character really. *shrugs*

I love Pizza, Love, & Other Stuff That Made Me Famous's Sophie's love for cooking and I'd love to experience the world through her eyes.

 Any character from Seraphina just because the world building is amazing!

The Hunger Games's Katniss because I'd love to use the bow and arrow without getting hurt :P
Oh, and Hermione from Harry Potter. (x

Book Review: Hear by Jacqueline Abelson

Title: Hear
Author: Jacqueline Abelson
Publication Date: May 19th 2012
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Summary from Goodreads;
Lots of people can hear, but how many really listen?
At the age of 17, Charlotte Goode has issues. Serious issues. Despite countless surgeries, her parent's panic attacks, and a well-meaning oncologist, a rare genetic disorder means Charlotte must live with recurring tumors. Life isn’t supposed to be this way.
And just as Charlotte is learning to cope, she gets some devastating news: Tumors are growing on her auditory nerves. But, the necessary surgery will leave her completely deaf.
With the operation scheduled in a month, Charlotte prepares herself for a world without sound. A world without the violin she loves, without her best friend’s laugh, and even without her boss’s irksome tone. Charlotte's on a mission to take it all in, while trying to hire a band to play a benefit concert. Will it be The Bond Boys or Lennox?
Counting down the days until everything goes silent, The Bond Boys’ lead singer, Ron Cam, sweeps Charlotte off her feet. He’s pure charisma. Then there’s Matthew Lovelace of Lennox , who captures Charlotte’s attention with his music and “that” voice. What will she do?
Time is running out. Charlotte must find a way to leave the hearing world on a high note without missing a beat.
Rating:
3.0/ 5.0 stars

Book Review: Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous by Kathryn Willams

Title: Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous [ excerpt ]
Author: Kathryn Williams
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Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication Date: August 21st 2012 
Format: Arc
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Summary from Goodreads:

Can a spot on a teen reality show really lead to a scholarship at an elite cooking school AND a summer romance?

Sixteen-year-old Sophie Nicolaides was practically raised in the kitchen of her family’s Italian-Greek restaurant, Taverna Ristorante. When her best friend, Alex, tries to convince her to audition for a new reality show, Teen Test Kitchen, Sophie is reluctant. But the prize includes a full scholarship to one of America's finest culinary schools and a summer in Napa, California, not to mention fame. 

Once on-set, Sophie immediately finds herself in the thick of the drama—including a secret burn book, cutthroat celebrity judges, and a very cute French chef. Sophie must figure out a way to survive all the heat and still stay true to herself. 

Rating:
3.0/5.0

Book Review: Saving June by Hannah Harrington

Title: Saving June
Author: Hannah Harrington
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Publisher: Harlequin
Publication Date: November 22nd 2011
Source: Harlequin Teen Panel
Format: Paperback
Pages: 322
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Summary from Goodreads:

‘If she’d waited less than two weeks, she’d be June who died in June. But I guess my sister didn’t consider that.’
Harper Scott’s older sister has always been the perfect one so when June takes her own life a week before her high school graduation, sixteen-year-old Harper is devastated. Everyone’s sorry, but no one can explain why.
When her divorcing parents decide to split her sister’s ashes into his-and-her urns, Harper takes matters into her own hands. She’ll steal the ashes and drive cross-country with her best friend, Laney, to the one place June always dreamed of going, California.
Enter Jake Tolan. He’s a boy with a bad attitude, a classic-rock obsession and nothing in common with Harper’s sister. But Jake had a connection with June, and when he insists on joining them, Harper’s just desperate enough to let him. With his alternately charming and infuriating demeanour and his belief that music can see you through anything, he might be exactly what she needs.
Except June wasn’t the only one hiding something. Jake’s keeping a secret that has the power to turn Harper’s life upside down again.
Rating:
4.5/5.0