Here are the books that I acquired this week...

Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.
As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares.
Earlier this year, during my Love Month, another blogger (Dwayne from Girls Without A Bookshelf) listed Nevermore in her top couples or best romantic hero (I'm not entirely sure, sorry Dwayne!) and it's been stuck in my head this entire time, so I thought I should definitely give it a chance. It's a pretty chunky looking book though...
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Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines explores all the friendship, romance, battles and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive - this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone's out for blood.
Everyone has pretty excited about the new series by Richelle Mead! Even I am. I am currently halfway through the Vampire Academy books with the fourth book (hopefully!) on its way to me at the moment. It's been awhile since I've been as addicted to a series as I have been with Vampire Academy, so I have high hopes for this new series.
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This and Bloodlines arrived awhile back and I've already read and reviewed this one. Reading the graphic novel was a great stepping stone into reading this first book in the series and it just sort of snowballed from there. I love the illustrations for this graphic novel!
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I was talking on Twitter the other day to another blogger about how I'd just finished reading Girl, Missing by Sophie McKenzie and how much I was looking forward to reading the sequel. Lovely Phil Earle over-read this conversation and offered to send an ARC of it! How wonderful is he?! Thanks Phil!
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Sounds easy. Sounds wonderful. Except that everything that can go wrong does. Before they can even leave there is a shocking zombie attack in town. But as soon as they step into the Rot & Ruin they are pursued by the living dead, wild animals, insane murderers and the horrors of Gameland –where teenagers are forced to fight for their lives in the zombie pits. Worst of all…could the evil Charlie Pink-eye still be alive?
In the great Rot & Ruin everything wants to kill you. Everything…and not everyone in Benny's small band of travelers will make it out alive.
There was a lovely big parcel filled with Simon and Schuster goodies from Phil, including this one. Funnily enough, I had seen the first book in the series, Rot and Ruin in my local library and very nearly picked it up. Now that I have the sequel, I shall go back for it!
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Desperate to hold on to her humanity and protect her loved ones, Ari must fight back. But Athena’s playing mind games, not just with Ari but with those she cares about most. And Athena has a very special plan for the brooding and sexy Sebastian.
Ari is determined to defeat Athena, but time is running out. With no other options, Ari must unleash the very thing she’s afraid of: herself.
Earlier in the year, I read Darkness Becomes Her and was utterly surprised by it. I was very much excited to recieve this proof copy of the sequel, not due for publication until next year! Wow.
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And again, I'm so thrilled with this one. It was very recently that I read the first book in the series by Caragh O'Brien, and here is the sequel! Very cool. I really like the covers of these books and I can't wait to get stuck in.
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Imagine if she hadn't fogotten the book. Or if there hadn't been traffic on the expressway. Or if she hadn't fumbled the coins for the toll. What if she'd run just that little bit faster and caught the flight she was supposed to be on. Would it have been something else - the weather over the atlantic or a fault with the plane?
Hadley isn't sure if she believes in destiny or fate but, on what is potentially the worst day of each of their lives, it's the quirks of timing and chance events that mean Hadley meets Oliver...
Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.
Here was a lovely surprise! This book came gift-wrapped a long with a heart-shaped calculator, a badge and a lolly. The book isn't due out until next year but it looks utterly sweet and I'm looking forward to reading it.
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Did you guys all love the Debut Summer feature over at Mostly Reading YA? I did. I even won one of the giveaways, and this arrived for me this week. I'm really curious to read it!
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Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul -- her life.
You all know (maybe?) that I often use a book swapping website, ReadItSwapIt, and there are lots and lots of gems to discover there and this week I managed to swap for four fantastic books. Crank is a book that's been on my wishlist for absolutely ages. I'm determined to read all of Ellen Hopkins' books eventually.------------------------------

Earlier in the year I read and absolutely adored Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty and It's Not Summer Without You. I figured while I'm waiting for the UK publication of We'll Always Have Summer, I should her other book, Shug. It looks like it's aimed at a younger audience but could be a really sweet story!
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Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel Kalbi. She was infected with the werewolf curse while trying to save him, and lost her beloved brother in the process.
Desperate to find Jude, Grace befriends Talbot, a newcomer to town. But as the two grow closer, Grace's relationship with Daniel is put in danger - in more ways than one.
Unaware of the dark path she is walking, Grace begins to give into the wolf inside of her - not realizing that an enemy has returned and a deadly trap is about to be sprung.
Bree Despain delivers sizzling romance and thrilling action in the heart-pounding sequel to the The Dark Divine.
Have I mentioned yet that all of my reviews in October will be about paranormal YA? I'm already gearing up to share lots of great books with you, including a review of The Dark Divine which I enjoyed so much I really wanted to read the sequel. Which I now have, YAY!
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I'm a huge fan of Meg Rosoff, and have been dying to read this book since I heard her speak about it earlier in the year. I hope it's as quirky and funny as I've been led to believe!
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And finally we have this gorgeous book. The lovely ladies have already sent over a proof copy of Liesl and Po, with some illustrations, but I was dying to know what the finished book would look like. It's absolutely beautiful. Really well put together. I'm halfway through this very sweet story...
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Thank you to everyone who sent me books this week (and over the last few weeks!) I really appreciate it. Which books have you picked up lately?
You've got a great selection and quite a good mix of genres :)
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Great book haul this week! I received a finished copy of Liesl & Po also. I also have Prized as an eGalley but wish I had the finished (matching) print copy! I only heard of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight but since then I've seen a lot of people talking about it. I've added it to my wishlist1
ReplyDeleteGreat books! I really want to read Sister, Missing and Liesl & Po so bad! Enjoy :)
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WOW, LOTS OF GREAT BOOKS! Hope you enjoy them all
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I've been wanting to read Nevermore for ages, hope you enjoy it! Bloodlines looks amazing too, and The Statistical Probability! Happy reading :).
ReplyDeleteJules - Thank you, I'm looking forward to them all!
ReplyDeletetheprettybooks - I'm really looking forward to Statistical Probability as well, though it isn't out until next year!
Zoe - Thank you!
Laura - I do as well :)
Liz - Nevermore is pretty thick :( I'm put off by chunky books!
I'm super interested in reading Nevermore! I have to look into a few of these books. =)
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Man. You got a lot of awesome new YA books. New follower. Come visit me over at Livre De Amour-Books of Love Blog.
ReplyDeleteAmazing books Clover! Super, super, SUPER jealous!!!
ReplyDeleteSister, Missing is really good! =)
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it and the rest of your books =)
Shanella - I've been really curious about Nevermore for awhile! It sounds good.
ReplyDeleteGrace Fonesca - Thank you for following! And yes, we're pretty big on the YA books around here :)
Cliona - Aww, thanks!
Jodie - I'm glad to hear it, I'm really looking forward to it :)
you got some really great books last week! I like the sound of that Jenny Han book! :D
ReplyDeleteRaimy - Thank you, it's one I'm really looking forward to :)
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