June 10th AWESOMENESS!

Today has been a very stellar day.

  So many things have happened today that I just had to make a post about it. First of all I am officially done with my mechanics class after finishing my exam today, that has nothing to do with books but I'm just happy about finishing that exam aha. Anyway...

   

   Another thing that happened today was the YALLFest authors were announced today! I've been saving up to go to YALLFest since last November. I honestly couldn't control myself in class today when I saw who was going! 61 different YA authors have been confirmed at this point and more keep confirming as we speak! Not to mention the unofficial YA authors just coming to visit!(I heard that Richelle Mead was thinking of stopping by!?!?) AHHHHH, I'm so excited! I have absolutely no clue who I'm more excited to see! 

Here's the link to the current official list of attendees!

   And finally two AMAZING June books released today! Hexed by Michelle Krys and The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings! Happy book birthday to you both!

   Here's their info!

Hexed by Michelle Krys

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Series: Hexed #1

Description from GoodReads:

If high school is all about social status, Indigo Blackwood has it made. Sure, her quirky mom owns an occult shop, and a nerd just won’t stop trying to be her friend, but Indie is a popular cheerleader with a football-star boyfriend and a social circle powerful enough to ruin everyone at school. Who wouldn’t want to be her?

Then a guy dies right before her eyes. And the dusty old family Bible her mom is freakishly possessive of is stolen. But it’s when a frustratingly sexy stranger named Bishop enters Indie’s world that she learns her destiny involves a lot more than pom-poms and parties. If she doesn’t get the Bible back, every witch on the planet will die. And that’s seriously bad news for Indie, because according to Bishop, she’s a witch too.

Suddenly forced into a centuries-old war between witches and sorcerers, Indie’s about to uncover the many dark truths about her life—and a future unlike any she ever imagined on top of the cheer pyramid.

Follow Michelle on Twitter

Order Here:

Chapters Indigo     B&N

The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings

Publisher: Greenwillow Press

Series: The Murder Complex #1

Description from GoodReads:

Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision.

The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family?

Read the prequel to The Murder Complex, The Fear Trials and learn what Meadow's life was like before Zephyr and how Meadow trained to be the master of defence she is.

I was lucky to have received a signed ARC from the author herself, and have reviewed it here on Ohana Reads! If you'd like to check it out here's the link! 

Ohana Reads review of The Murder Complex 

Follow Lindsay on Twitter

Order Here:

Chapters Indigo      B&N   

Don't they sound awesome? I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of Hexed ASAP!

That was my stellar day, how was yours?

May Wrap Up!

Heyyoo:)

   So spring has finally hit my always winter town, and I can't be happier. With school being almost over, that means I'll finally have time to catch up on my reading and of course it'll be bonfire season!

   School has been taking a lot of my time lately so I haven't been as actively blogging and reading the past couple of months. I have a little under 3 more weeks left, until then I'll be doing my best to keep up with life online and in person. Once school is officially over I'm going to get organized finally and start doing weekly/monthly blog posts. For example, stuff like Waiting on Wednesdays, Blog Tours, Book Blast and Vlogs. The last one I'm really excited for:) So I hope you guys stay patient with me, I promise you won't regret it.

   This month was also RT and BEA, I wasn't at either but I hope for you guys who did go that you guys had an awesome time! My time will shine in November at YALLFest:)


Here are the details for this month!

   

Books Read in May:

Ink by Amanda Sun

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

The Warrior by Victoria Scott 
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Branded by Abi Ketner & Missy Kalicicki

Goal: 150 books, 40 out of 150 read. 27% done goal.

June Releases I'm Excited For:

Tiger's Promise by Colleen Houck June 1st, 2014

Hexed by Michelle Krys June 10th, 2014
The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings June 10th, 2014
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo June 17th, 2014

Drowned by Nichola Reilly June 24th, 2014
Rain by Amanda Sun June 24th, 2014

There aren't many YA releases this month, but I can't tell you how excited I am for Rain! I just adored Ink. I've had grabby hands for this one ever since I first heard Rain ARCs were out:)

Book Haul for the Month:

(Top to bottom)

Reborn by C.C Hunter
Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr (ARC)
Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr (ARC)
Desert Tales by Melissa Marr (ARC)
Fairy Tales and Nightmares by Melissa Marr (ARC)
Graveminder by Melissa Marr (ARC Signed)
Conversion by Katherine Howe (ARC)
This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready (ARC)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Randsom Riggs
Made for You by Melissa Marr (ARC)
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (ARC Signed)
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
The One by Kiera Cass
The Selection Stories: The Prince and The Guard by Kiera Cass
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

In the last two months I've gotten more books in each of those months then I've ever gotten in a single past year. I'm utterly blown away from how amazing the blogging community is, and how giving they are. Same goes with authors:)

Library Book Haul:

Heartbeat by Elisabeth Scott

Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

I wasn't able to use my Public Library this month because I had to renew my card, but otherwise I've already read half of my pile;)

Books Reviewed:

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Ink by Amanda Sun

As I said, it's been a slow month. Besides the fact that I only wrote 3 reviews this month, they were some of the longest reviews I've written so far and I'm proud of that:)

That's it for this month people, I hope you guys have a good month ahead and happy readings!

Book Review: The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings

Release Date: June 10th, 2014

Read: April 13-16th, 2014

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Series: The Murder Complex #1

Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages

Source: Author in exchange for an honest review/ book pendants

Description from GoodReads:

Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision.

The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family?

Review:

Count to three. Relax your mind. Now survive.

   I really wanted to like The Murder Complex, but in the end I think I over hyped myself for this book. The comparisons I saw everywhere didn't help either. " It's the next Hunger Games/ Divergent!" The book really DID remind me of Divergent, a little to much if you ask me. The being trained to fight, a group that thinks they are worth more then other people, the trains and finally the murder complex. In the end I just didn't enjoy myself reading it as much as I hoped I would.
   The beginning of the book jumped right into everything. You do not have to wait a single second for the suspense and action to happen. The characters all have their own purpose in their own worlds, but none of them are content there. Each one of them wants something more from their lives, you could continuously feel that vibe through out the book. Especially Meadow, one of the main characters in the book. In every family there is that one person who would do anything for their family and only wants what's best for them. That person is Meadow, because of her families situation she would do anything for Peri. Her sister. I found this admirable and gratifying. Most of the time we say that we'd do anything for family, but when it comes down it it we become cowards. The need to live becomes too strong and over powers the need to protect. This stood out the most for me in the book.
   The Murder Complex is the first novel Lindsay Cummings has written and published, you can find her prequel for The Murder Complex, The Fear Trial out for ebooks on May 27th, 2014 and her second series The Balance Keepers in stores September 23rd, 2014.
   

Rating:

Favourite Quote:

" It'll be quick," I whisper.

Recommend to People Who Enjoy:

Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Thriller