Book Trailer - Insurgent

Insurgent - Veronica Roth

Release Date: May 1, 2012

(Goodreads/Amazon)

TRAILER:

Oh my goodness FINALLY! I've been waiting for this book to come out since last year! And I'm sure that is also the case for many of you guys as well. But do not fear, its almost here! Hehe :) But there is one whole month to go. So until then we can check out this gorgeous cover and trailer! 

SO EXCITED 

^_^

Book Trailer - Ladybird, Ladybird

Ladybird, Ladybird - Abra Ebner
Release Date: September 15, 2011
(Goodreads/Amazon)


 

Trailer

Yes this one has been out for a while now but I haven't heard much about it and I find that saddening because I find this one to look like a really good read. I personally haven't read it yet but boy am I intrigued. The trailer is probably my favourite book trailer yet! If you read it let me now I would like to know what you thought of it!

Happy reading ^_^

In My Mailbox (18)

Welcome to this weeks IMM!

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren.

 

Devoted - Hilary Duff (Goodreads/Amazon)

I only got one book this week and this one is from the library. I'm hoping to focus more on school for the next 2 weeks. But I can't focus right unless I have a few books :) So I picked up this one. It should be a lighter read.. at least I hope so. I enjoyed the first book it was an okay, 4 star read. So I hope I enjoy it!

What did you guys get in your IMM this week? 

Book Review: Shatter Me

Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Publisher: Harper Collins
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 338
Buy the Book: Amazon

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. 
The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. 
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war-- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now. 
Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior. 
In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting asThe Hunger Games and a superhero story as thrilling as The X-Men. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, Shatter Me is a fresh and original dystopian novel—with a paranormal twist—that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel. 

Summary taken from Goodreads.   

My Review:
Oh man! Here goes another gushy review. I just can't help myself, Shatter Me is nothing if not totally gush worthy. Anyways lets get on with the review.

The book revolves around Juliette Ferrars who has been locked up by The Reestablishment, a militaristic government of the future, because of her ability to kill a grown man with the simple touch of her hands. For 264 days Juliette has been alone in her cell, deprived of another humans touch. Until, one day she gets a cell mate. And not just any cell mate, its a boy, he is about her age, named Adam and she could have sworn that she'd known him before. 

The story picks up from there and soon enough you are sent on a crazy whirlwind of adventures. You meet new character of whom, some you just absolutely love and others that you despise. I personally loved Warner, who was the antagonist of the story. He was just truly evil and epic. He is one of those character that one loves to hate and is a thrill to read about.

Juliette, wow! She is strong, intelligent, beautiful and independent. I absolutely loved her! She was anything but the damsel in distress. In fact she was the exact opposite. Juliette could give a lot of those male hero's a run for their money and I love that about her.

As for Adam. I LOVE Adam. He is one of the sweetest, most caring and amazing male protagonist in YA. Absolutely incredible. He just proves that the good boys don't always finish last. Overall, Shatter Me was a complete character hit. I loved the characters in this book. They were all very well developed and round characters that I just gobbled up!

Something else that really stood out in this book besides the fantastic plot and characters, was Tahereh Mafi's writing. Oh my goodness, it was beautiful, poetic and just magnificent. I have to admit there was one or two phrases in the book that I found a bit cheesy but the rest was AMAZING. Hands down Tahereh you are awesome!

To conclude, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is another one of those epic dystopians that you just can't help but add to your ever growing pile of book you would like to marry! So definitely pick this one up and give it a go. Especially if you are a dystopian fan!

Cover Reveal - Reached

Reached - Ally Condie

(Matched #3)

Date of Publication: November 13th, 2012

Publisher: Dutton Childrens Book

(Goodreads/Amazon)

I haven't read this series and to tell you the truth the mixed reviews I got for Matched kind of made me postpone reading it. But since the very beginning I loved the covers for this series! Very simple with a dash of colour and I love the glass ball! 

What Do You Guy Think?

Book Trailer - A Touch Morbid

A Touch Morbid - Leah Clifford

Released: February 28, 2011

(Goodreads/Amazon)

Trailer 1:

Trailer 2:

I've been meaning to check out A Touch Lethal for a long time but just never got around to it. So hopefully I do soon :) These trailers make me want to know more about the series!

What do you guys thing?

In My Mailbox (17)

Welcome to this weeks IMM!

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren.

This week I got:

Fever - Lauren DeStefano (Goodreads/Amazon)

Fracture - Megan Miranda (Goodreads/Amazon)

A Spy In The House - Y.S. Lee (Goodreads/Amazon)

Soo excited about these books!!! (Aren't I always ;D) I've been waiting to read Fever for almost a year know. Ever since I finished Wither last year and I am so glad to finally have it! I'm just finished reading it and my goodness next books please!!!! Also, I have to say there is a lot of beautiful covers in this IMM! Love them all and can't wait to read them ^_^

What did you guys get in your IMM this week?

Teaser Tuesday (17)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teasers:

I will hunt you down. I will scour the streets of Los Angeles for you. Search every street in the Republic if I have to. I will trick you deceive you, lie, cheat and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run, I make you this promise: you life is mine.

Legend - Marie Lu

Page 45

Memorable Monday

Memorable Monday is a new meme held at Escape In A Book!

How to Participate:
1. Share a quote that has captured your interest lately in a Memorable Monday post on your blog.
2. Leave the link to your post in the inlinkz widget at Escape by Book.
3. It would be nice if you visited one or two of the other participants.
4. If you tweet your posts then feel free to use the hastag #MemorableMonday


I recently read the Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and utterly loved it. But besides that I found loads of quotes within the book that I found so sweet and meaningful!


1. 

"You know what they say," Dad said. "If you love something, set it free." "What if he doesn't come back?" "Some things do, some things don't," he said, reaching over to tweak her nose. "I'll always come back to you anyway." "You don't light up," Hadley pointed out, but Dad only smiled. "I do when I'm with you."

2.

"But Hadley understood. It wasn't that she was meant to read them all. Maybe someday she would, but for now, it was more the gesture itself. He was giving her the most important thing he could, the only way he knew how. He was a professor, a lover of stories, and he was building her a library in the same way other men might build their daughters houses."

The Probability Of Love At First Sight - Jennifer E. Smith

TAG! I'm It

Okey dokey! First off I want to thank Laura @ Colorimetry for tagging me for this awesome tag :) And at the same time apologize for taking soo long to answer them... my excuse is my laziness. I know not a good one but without further ado lets get to the questions!

THE RULES

1. You must post the rules.
2. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you’ve tagged.
3. Tag eleven people and link to them on your post.
4. Let them know you’ve tagged them!

1. Do you have an all-time favorite book? Which one?

Oh man! I am one of those people who loves everything I read (well almost everything :D) But if I have to choose, it will have to be Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles. I absolutely love that book and reread it every year... sometimes more than once a year :)

2. If you could move into a book, which book would it be? (Your favorite?)

Move in... I will say Harry Potter. I mean who doesn't want to be a witch at Hogwarts? I sure do!

3. Is there a scene burned on your memory? Do share!

Hard one.. there are too many scenes burned into my memory but the one that just came to mind is the scene between Rose and Dimitri in the end of Blood Promise by Richelle Mead ! Uh heart wrenching!

4. Is there an author that you own (almost) all of their books? Who?

No... *looks down in shame* I have more of a variety of books from different authors. But one author that I have more books by then others is Stephen King. I am starting to get more into his books!

5. What question would you ask any author?

Um... where do they get their incredible ideas and how do they manage to come up with such intricate plots? (I know... I am a very boring person)

6. What book did you rate the highest in the past month or two? Why?

Uh oh! 2012 hasn't served as the best reading year for me so far.. at least that's what my Goodreads says, as I am apparently 7 books behind on my 100 books challenge. But out of the 6 books I've read so far I've rated five of them as 5 stars. So I will list them!

-Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (Why? One word, Will!)

-Epic Fail by Claire Lazebnik (This one was a great read, really enjoyable and fast paced.. also Pride and Prejudice retelling!)

-Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (AMAZING! The action, suspense, romance ahh!)

-Legend by Marie Lu (Ahh! Another epic dystopian. One thing you should know about me is, I am a sucker for anything dystopian!)

-The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (The sweetest thing ever!)

7. Have you pre-ordered a book for 2012? Which one(s) can't you wait to get?

I am actually banned from purchasing anymore books... as I have a tendency off going over board when it comes to books :D But one that I know I will be standing outside the books store to get this year is Insurgent by Veronica Roth. Eek! So excited.

8. I'm looking for a great read... what book do you recommend? 

The Statistical Probabilty of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith. This one is great for a fun read and its quick!

9. What would you like to see more of in books?

Strong female protagonists. I know this one is becoming more common and I am really glad for it as there is nothing worse for me then a books where the female protagonist has no backbone. 

10. Describe to me what sort of person YOU would be in a book!

That is a great question! Of course I would like to be a kick-ass heroine. I would love some kind of cool ability like time traveling or invisibility. Ohh and I must have awesome moves.. karate? Hehe I am getting ahead of myself XD

My Questions:

1. What is your favourite 2012 read so far?
2. What is your most awaited sequel of 2012?
3. What book can you read over and over again and never get tired off?
4. Favourite book to movie or TV show adaptation? Which one?
5. Do you have a reading ritual? Something you do before/after/while your reading?
6. Top 5 hottest male characters?
7. First book you ever remember reading?
8. Favourite classic?
9. Zombies or unicorns? Why?
10. Vampires or werewolves? Why?
11. Any awesome books you've read recently and would recommend?

And now, for the moment we have all been waiting for! 

I spy the following bloggers:

Mag @ Geek Chic

Jennifer @ A Reader's Journey

Kelly @ Dandelion Dreams

Stepping Out of the Page

Manda @ Girl with the Books

Anna @ Literary Exploration

 You my booky friends are tagged! Answer my questions and leave a link to your post in the comments below! I hope you all enjoy and play along! 

Happy Reading ^_^

Waiting On Wednesday (15)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Bitterblue

Kristin Cashore

Release Date: May 1, 2012

  

Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck’s reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle—disguised and alone—to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past. Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck’s reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn’t yet identified, holds a key to her heart. 

Summary taken from Goodreads.

I just couldn't hold it off any longer!
It will be an understatement to say that I CAN'T WAIT for this book to come out because I'm dying for it to come out. The first two in the series Graceling and Fire are two of my favourite books of all time. When I was going into them I had no Idea what they were about but once I started reading I just couldn't stop. You guys know what I mean, as I find myself among the last people to have read this series and those who still haven't, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!! Anyways back to Bitterblue! I LOVE the cover and the synopsis sound fantastic! What more can a girl as for?!

So, What Are You Waiting For?

Teaser Tuesday (16)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teasers:

It's a home, a center for troubled youth, for neglected children from broken families, a safe house for the psychologically disturbed. It's a prison.

Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi

Page 14

Memorable Monday

Memorable Monday is a new meme held at Escape In A Book!
How to Participate:
1. Share a quote that has captured your interest lately in a Memorable Monday post on your blog.
2. Leave the link to your post in the inlinkz widget at Escape by Book.
3. It would be nice if you visited one or two of the other participants.
4. If you tweet your posts then feel free to use the hastag #MemorableMonday

"I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction."

Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi 

Teaser Tuesday (15)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teasers:

"Gracious, that's a lot of bosom you're showing," Magnus went on blithely, gesturing towards Tessa with the burning tip of his cigar. "Tout le monde sur le balcon, as they say in French," he added, miming a vast terrace jutting out from his chest. "Especially apt, as we are now, in fact, on a balcony."

Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare
Page 294 

Love Magnus!!

In My Mailbox (16)

Welcome to this weeks IMM!
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren.

This week I got:
Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare (Goodreads/Amazon)

In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends.With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister's war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move and that one of their own has betrayed them.
Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, though her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will; the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?
As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.

Carrier of the Mark - Leigh Fallon (Goodreads/Amazon)

From the moment she sets foot at her new school in Ireland, Megan is inexplicably drawn to the darkly handsome Adam DeRis. But Megan soon discovers that her feelings for Adam are tied to a supernatural fate that was sealed long ago—and that the passion and power that unites them could be their ultimate destruction

I just finished Clockwork Prince earlier today and I am just amazed at the pure awesomeness! All I can say is that I want Clockwork Princess... NOW!! As for Carrier of the Mark, I am so excited to read this one. I love the fact that it was on Inkpop and that is where Leigh Fallon got her book deal. So awesome, can't wait to read the book :D

What did you guys get in your IMM this week?

Goodreads Reading Challenge

Sorry for such a late update and the lack of posts lately. 2012 has not been very good for reading so far with my exams coming up. But, hopefully it will pick up and I will also try to be more active on my blog! So please hang in there!!!

2011 Reading Challenge

Mariym has completed her goal of reading 70 books in 2011!

83 of 70 (118%)

I'm so proud to have read 83 book in 2011. My goal was to read 70 book and I read 13 more so I am really happy about that!

2012 Reading Challenge

Mariym has read 1 book toward her goal of 100 books.

1 of 100 (1%)

For 2012, I hope to read 100 books! This a huge step for me as a reader. I have always wanted to read 100 books in a just one year. But according to Goodreads I am not off to a great start as I am 2 books behind. Eeek!!! Wish me luck everybody :)

So, what's your reading challenge for 2012?