Trailer Reveal: Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry

   Hey Y'all!

   I'm super excited to be able to reveal Nowhere But Here's Book Trailer! I'm super excited and have been dying to get a copy of it since I heard about ARCs being released! So I hope you enjoy!

 Nowwhere But Here is being released on May 26^th, 2015!!

NOWHERE BUT HERE 

Author: Katie McGarry

Publisher: HarlequinTeen

Series: Thunder Road Series

Expected: May 26th, 2015

Description from GoodReads:

   Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it is: doting parents, good friends, good school in a safe neighborhood. Sure, she's curious about her biological father—the one who chose life in a motorcycle club, the Reign of Terror, over being a parent—but that doesn't mean she wants to be a part of his world. But when a reluctant visit turns to an extended summer vacation among relatives she never knew she had, one thing becomes clear: nothing is what it seems. Not the club, not her secret-keeping father and not Oz, a guy with suck-me-in blue eyes who can help her understand them both.

    Oz wants one thing: to join the Reign of Terror. They're the good guys. They protect people. They're…family. And while Emily—the gorgeous and sheltered daughter of the club's most respected member—is in town, he's gonna prove it to her. So when her father asks him to keep her safe from a rival club with a score to settle, Oz knows it's his shot at his dream. What he doesn't count on is that Emily just might turn that dream upside down. 

   No one wants them to be together. But sometimes the right person is the one you least expect, and the road you fear the most is the one that leads you 

   

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NOWHERE BUT HERE!

 

  About Katie McGarry: Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and
remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan. Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON,  BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine's 2012 Reviewer's Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.

   Thanks for stopping by! I can't wait for Nowhere But Here to be released, I hope now you feel the same way!

   

Brief April Hiatus

Hey Everyone,

   Recently I've been out of my mind busy with school, and haven't had the chance to put together any posts for the blog. That's why I'm here today, I just wanted to let you guys know that for the next little bit it'll be a hit and miss when it comes to posts. But otherwise still expect them sort of. 

   So officially it won't really be a Hiatus, but I'm going to somewhat treat it like one?

   Does that make sense?

   I hope you guys understand!

Recommendation Fridays: Need Series by Carrie Jones

   

   A few years ago I came across the Need Series by Carrie Jones and fell in love. I fell in love with it when the first three books had been released, so I had to wait a little over year for the fourth and last book in the series. The wait was definitely worth it though because even today it is one of my favourite reads as well as one of my favourite Pixies reads. I highly recommend giving them a try!

   The series would probably be best for people who like the following books;

Fantasy, Paranormal, Pixies, Fairies, Norse Mythology, Shapeshifters

But it is also a great series for anyone!

Need by Carrie Jones

Release Date: December 23rd, 2008

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Series: Need, #1

Description from GoodReads:

   Pain shoots through my head. Fireworks. Explosions. All inside my brain. The white world goes dark and I know what's about to happen.

   Zara White suspects there's a freaky guy semi-stalking her. She's also obsessed with phobias. And it's true, she hasn't exactly been herself since her stepfather died. But exiling her to shivery Maine to live with her grandmother? That seems a bit extreme. The move is supposed to help her stay sane...but Zara's pretty sure her mom just can't deal with her right now.

   She couldn't be more wrong. Turns out the semi-stalker is not a figment of Zara's overactive imagination. In fact, he's still following her, leaving behind an eerie trail of gold dust. There's something not right - not human - in this sleepy Maine town, and all signs point to Zara.

Captivate by Carrie Jones:

Release Date: January 5th, 2010

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Series: Need, #2

Description from GoodReads:

   He smiles. It's a wicked smile. Kind but not kind. Handsome but dangerous. Feral almost. I can see why Nick nearly killed him, Nick...

I ask again, "Why were you in the road?"

"I was waiting for you."

   Zara and her friends thought they'd solved the pixie problem. And they did - sort of. The pixie's are all locked away, deep in the woods. But the king's needs grow stronger each day that he is in captivity, while his control over his people weakens. And it's enough to draw a new king into town. Astley claims he is different. He claims there are pixies who can live peacefully with humans, that it doesn't have to be all violence and nastiness all the time. Zara wants to believe him...until Astley also claims that she is fated to be his queen.

   There is no way Zara would ever turn pixie. And she's got good friends who will make sure of that. Besides, she and Nick are so in love they're practically inseparable. But when they very thing Zara wants to protect most is exactly what's at risk, she is forced to make choices she never imagined....

Enticed by Carrie Jones

Release Date: December 14th, 2010

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Series: Need, #3

Description from GoodReads:

   Zara and Nick are soul mates, meant to be together forever. But that's not quite how things have worked out. For starters, well, Nick is dead. Supposedly, he's been taken to a mythic place for warriors known as Valhalla, so Zara and her friends might be able to get him back. But it's taking time, and meanwhile a group of evil pixies is devastating Bedford, with more teens going missing every day. An all-out war seems imminent, and the good guys need all the warriors they can find. But how to get to Valhalla? And even if Zara and her friends discover the way, there's that other small problem: Zara's been pixie kissed. When she finds Nick, will he even want to go with her? Especially since she hasn't turned into just any pixie. . . She's Astley's queen.

Endure by Carrie Jones

Release Date: May 8th, 2012

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Series: Need, #4

Description from GoodReads:

   Zara is at the center of an impending apocalypse. True, she’s successfully rescued Nick from Valhalla, but it simply isn’t enough. Evil pixies are ravaging Bedford, and they need much more than one great warrior; they need an army. Zara isn’t sure what her role is anymore. She’s not just fighting for her friends; she’s also a pixie queen. And to align her team of pixies with the humans she loves will be one of her greatest battles yet. Especially since she can’t even reconcile her growing feelings for her pixie king . . .

   Like I said above, it is one of my all time favourites so I hope you all give it a try! And let me know if you do! I'd love to hear what you think of it.

Cover Reveal: Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

   Hey everyone! Today I'm going to show you the NEW COVERS for the Dark Elements series along with the cover for Every Last Breath! You read that right, White Hot Kiss and Stone Cold Touch got new covers! So that's what I have in store for you today! Don't forget to finally see the description for Every Last Breath as well!

Every Last Breath

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Release Date: July 28th, 2015

Publisher: HarlequinTeen

Series: The Dark Elements, #3

Description from GoodReads:

   Some loves will last 'til your dying breath

   Every choice has consequences—but seventeen-year-old Layla faces tougher choices than most. Light or darkness. Wickedly sexy demon prince Roth, or Zayne, the gorgeous, protective Warden she never thought could be hers. Hardest of all, Layla has to decide which side of herself to trust.

  Layla has a new problem, too. A Lilin—the deadliest of demons—has been unleashed, wreaking havoc on those around her…including her best friend. To keep Sam from a fate much, much worse than death, Layla must strike a deal with the enemy while saving her city—and her race—from destruction.


   Torn between two worlds and two different boys, Layla has no certainties, least of all survival, especially when an old bargain comes back to haunt them all. But sometimes, when secrets are everywhere and the truth seems unknowable, you have to listen to your heart, pick a side—and then fight like hell…

Now for the cover!

      I love that they put Layla's necklace on the cover

   If you haven't checked out the first two books in the series, you definitely should now! 

White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Release Date: February 25th, 2014

Publishing: HarlequinTeen

Series: The Dark Elements, #1

Format: Paperback, 392 pages

Description from GoodReads:

   One kiss could be the last 

   Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses. 

   Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe—Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever. 

   Then she meets Roth—a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to—especially when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul. 

   But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, trusting Roth could not only ruin her chances with Zayne…it could brand her a traitor to her family. Worse yet, it could become a one-way ticket to the end of the world.

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentout

Release Date: October 21st, 2014

Publishing: HarlequinTeen

Series: The Dark Elements, #2

Format: Paperback, 446 pages

Description from GoodReads:

   Every touch has its price

   Layla Shaw is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life—no easy task for a seventeen-year-old who’s pretty sure things can’t get worse. Her impossibly gorgeous best friend, Zayne, is forever off-limits thanks to the mysterious powers of her soul-stealing kiss. The Warden clan that has always protected her is suddenly keeping dangerous secrets. And she can barely think about Roth, the wickedly hot demon prince who understood her in ways no one else could.

   But sometimes rock bottom is only the beginning. Because suddenly Layla’s powers begin to evolve, and she’s offered a tantalizing taste of what has always been forbidden. Then, when she least expects it, Roth returns, bringing news that could change her world forever. She’s finally getting what she always wanted, but with hell literally breaking loose and the body count adding up, the price may be higher than Layla is willing to pay…

   How about that cover? And what about the two new covers for the previous books?  What do you think of them? Have you read the first two books in the Dark Elements series? If not, will you be picking them up anytime soon?

Seize the Tuesday: (4)

Seize the Tuesday is a book blogger meme created by myself and the Adi Alsaid Street Team, to share stories about how we’ve seized the Tuesday, with a special focus on the particular book we’re reading. We’ll share our posts online with the hashtag: #LetsAllGetLost. 

   The idea is to share little ways in which you may have embraced Bree’s motto of seizing the Tuesday. To relate it to books, you can talk about what book you’re reading, and how you stole some moments from the day to enjoy reading. It doesn’t have to be about reading, but we all know that a well-read day is a day seized. The idea is not just to help spread the word on LGL, but also to remind people to live fully, even/especially if that means spending a part of your day reading.

   School started back up from break this week, unfortunately. With the 3 day road trip last week it feels like my Spring Break was only really a weekend. So now I'm back to being a sleep deprived kid with lots of homework that I have to deal with daily. 

   So today I'm going to Seize the Tuesday by rereading The Mortal Instruments series, along with its companions The Infernal Devices and The Bane Chronicles. First up is City of Bones. 

  It may not be much for Seizing the Tuesday, but along with everything I have to do today, it'll just have to do. 

   How are you seizing the day? 

A Let's Get Lost Adventure

   Last year I had won a giveaway and received an ARC of Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid. It took me to  last week to finally read it, but I have a reason for it. I wanted to read it when I was on a road trip, which finally happened. 

  My family and I finally went on a road trip because we had purchased a new camper trailer which was located in Monticello, MN. From my home to Monticello it is about a 7 hour drive. So obviously books were needed. 

  That is how I was finally able to read Let's Get Lost.

My sister being a goof

   For us the trip was somewhat of a slow one, all we would do is sit in our truck and either watch movies or read. So I turned it into a bit of a bookish adventure. When I remembered I had brought Let's Get Lost with me, I just knew it was a perfect idea.

   So along the way I read Let's Get Lost, while taking photos with the book along the way.

Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid

Release Date: July 29th, 2014

Read: March 30th-31st, 2015

Publisher: HarlequinTeen

Series: N/A

Format: ARC, 352 pages

Source: Won

Description from GoodReads:

   Five strangers. Countless adventures. One epic way to get lost. 

   Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most. 

   There's HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday—and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings…until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love. 


   Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth— sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way.

Review:

   The day is just hours you're alive for. They can be filled with everything.
   It took me far too long to read this book, I'd gotten Let's Get Lost by winning a giveaway from the author. It was a signed ARC that was raved about, but I just couldn't get myself to read it. The book's main theme was to have an adventure and to get lost in it, so I waited till I could have an adventure of my own. About a year later, I finally had one.
   Let's Get Lost was a book that I found I could relate too in many ways, but mostly with the love of just driving and not having a real destination planned out. I think that's why Bree was my favourite to read about. Even though she was a bit reckless and had a few problems of her own, she just never worried about it, she just let the road take her where it felt like she needed to go. I think people need a little bit of that in their lives, they need to stop worrying about the future and live in the now.
   I also felt a connection to Hudson. Hudson was content with the life he was living, he didn't want much out of life besides the life he was living now. With the interview and his dad, he was under a lot of pressure. I understand that parents want what's best for their kids but why force your kid to become a doctor if that's not what makes them happy? What if being a mechanic was satisfying enough for them? In the book when Lelia asked Hudson why he wanted to be a doctor and he couldn't answer it was because it wasn't what he wanted. His dad had determined that being a doctor was what was best for him. Now a days I think a lot of parents are like that, drilling what they think is best for their kids into their heads without really giving much thought to what the kids want. So I'm glad Hudson missed that interview. He subconsciously did what he thought was best for him rather then what his dad wanted. I am not saying that everyone should do this, but if you want to be a mechanic then be one, if you want to be a doctor then go to school and learn what you need too. Everyone is different and don't need their futures planned ahead for them and Adi got that when writing Let's Get Lost.
   Lelia was everywhere and such a huge part of Let's Get Lost. She was such a helpful and loving person, but I admired her for ability to get lost. She was able to take the bad situation she was in and turn it into an adventure and find multiple treasures along the way. I'd like to be able to do that one day, just take a road trip and find all the little secret treasures that not everyone knows about.
   Let's Get Lost was a heartwarming book where everyone can relate to in some way. Thank you Adi for righting this little treasure that is Let's Get Lost. I just know Never Always Sometimes will be even more of a hit with me. Never Always Sometimes releases August 2015 for everyone looking for another fantastic read like Let's Get Lost.

Rating:

Favourite Quotes:

   "But this was the first time Bree had felt the joy driving could bring, how a car would make it's driver feel powerful, like a beast unleashed." ~ Bree

   "I'd suggest streaking, because I've never done that, and it might be nice to cross another thing off my list while we're celebrating." ~ Lelia

   "According to Legend, the first time you see the lights your path is revealed to you." ~ Lelia

   "You're the surest thing in my life." ~ Hudson

Recommend to People Who Enjoy:

Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Travel, Road Trips, Car Rides



   After the reading the book, the quote "Everyone needs at least one long road trip in their lives"(Walter Pg.37), I couldn't stop thinking about what I would want to do as my dream road trip. After thinking about it for a while, I kind of knew what I would want to do.
   In the last year and a few months I've made so many bookish friends, so my road trip would probably contain multiple stops all over the US making pitstops at all my close friends towns, along with very popular book stores and sights. It might not be much, but it'll be my "one long road trip"and anyone is welcome to join me if they'd like.

   And what completes a road trip better then a playlist? Nothing I don't think. So obviously I made my own. I listened to it while I read Let's Get Lost and even after I finished it.So here you go!

My Let's Get Lost Playlist:

All of Me by Tanlines

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

Clean by Taylor Swift

Come a Little Closer by Cage the Elephant 

Counting Stars by One Republic

Crystals by Of Monster and Men

Dead in the Water by Ellie Goulding 

Dirty Paws by Of Monster and Men

Dream by Imagine Dragons

Drive By by Train

Favourite Record by Fall Out Boy

Halo by Ane Brun & Linnea Olsson

Heal by Tom Odell

Heart's on Fire by Passenger

Ho Hey by The Lumineers

I Know Places by Taylor Swift

King and Lionhearted by Of Monster and Men

Luck by American Authors

Mind by Willamette Stone

On Top of The World by Imagine Dragons

Out of the Woods by Taylor Swift

Ready for Love by Olly Murs

Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran

Today by Willamette Stone

Trouble by Imagine Dragons

What I Wouldn't Do by Serena Ryder

We Are Young by Fun.

Starlight by Taylor Swift

   That was my Let's Get Lost Adventure, it wasn't really much but we still had fun. The people were great, the food was amazing and an phenomenal book kept me company, it was definitely a good time.

   Have you had a Let's Get Lost Adventure? Let me know about your latest adventure, or how you liked Let's Get Lost in the comments!

Waiting on Wednesday (37)

A Court of Thorns and Roses

 Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses #1

Bloomsbury Children's

Expected: May 5th, 2015

Description from GoodReads:

   When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

   As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

   Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

Wy I Want It:

   Well I've actually already read ACOTAR, so really the reason I'm waiting on it is because I am actually dying for you all to read it. It was probably a top ten of the year already.

Why You Should Want It:

   Beauty and the Beast retelling, fairies, Sarah J. Maas, and AHHH perfection. Why shouldn't you want it? Honestly though, you just have to pre-order it.


   That is my Waiting on Wednesday for this week, will you be picking up A Court of Thorns and Roses? What are you waiting on this week?