Top Ten Tuesday (12) + Tune In Tuesday (8)

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

Top Ten Books I Would Save From A Natural Disaster

1. Harry Potter Series by J.k. Rowling

I would never be able to part with these books! I've had them since 3rd/4th grade (and you can tell it too). These would probably be one of the first things that I would grab.

2. All My Ellen Hopkins Books

I love her books and I have a few of them signed so I would be able to part with these either.

3. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

This was one of the first books that really got me back into reading in high school; because in middle school I didn't have a good selection so I kind of slacked off but this book brought me back in. Also Wes is in the number one spot on my fictional character crush list!!

4. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

I read this book in high school and I loved it! It quickly became one of my favorite books and now all I need to do is read Lord of the Rings 1-3.

5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

This book is probably my favorite "classic" book! I absolutely adore it and I would not be able to leave this book behind.

6. The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques

This is one of my favorite book series from when I was in middle school and I have read them over and over so many times!

7. The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

This book was a recent purchase and I didn't expect to love it as much as I did but now I could not possibly bear to leave it behind. Plus it's signed!!!

8. The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld

This series is one of my favorites and I absolutely love it.

9. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

This book quickly became one of my favorites in a very short amount of time, so I wouldn't be able to leave it behind either. Plus, need I say anything other than: Cricket!! <3

10. Any Other Signed Book on My Book Shelf

I have a couple of other signed books on my book shelf that I definitely would not be able to part with, so I would be grabbing those as well.

A weekly feature hosted by Ginger at GReads! that showcases music!!

Tighten Up by The Black Keys

Boston by Augustana

Ain't No Reason by Brett Dennen

Happy Tuesday! Oh and I have 50 Followers!! Yay!

<3 Shannon

January TBR 2012

Books Read in December 2011:
-Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
-Across the Universe by Beth Revis
-Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
-Looking For Alaska by John Green

Books Going to be Read in January 2012:
-Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
-The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
-The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
-Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
-The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker
-Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
-Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
-The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkein

<3 Shannon

December TBR

Books Read in November:
-The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
-The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
-The Bronze and the Brimstone by Lory S. Kaufman
-Divergent by Veronica Roth

Books Going To Be Read In December:
-Across The Universe by Beth Revis
-Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
-Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
-The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
-Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
-Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
-Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
-Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
-Specials by Scott Westerfeld
-Extras by Scott Westerfeld

<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday (10) + Tune In Tuesday (6)

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

Top Ten Authors I Want At My Thanksgiving Dinner

These are basically all of my favorite authors and that is why that I would want them at my Thanksgiving Dinner!
1. J.K. Rowling

2. Ellen Hopkins

3. Cassandra Clare

4. David Levithan

5. Sarah Dessen

6. Scott Westerfeld

7. Cinda Williams Chima

8. Beth Revis

9. John Green

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser:

"Measure the hope of that moment, that feeling. Everything else will be measured against it."
-pg. 3 "The Lover's Dictionary" by David Levithan

"These kinds of fights can never be won -- even if you're the victor, you've hurt the other person, and that has to be some loss associated with that."
-pg. 8 "The Lover's Dictionary" by David Levitathan

A weekly feature hosted by Ginger at GReads! that showcases music!!

Cmon Talk by Bernhoft

Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People

 What You Know by Two Door Cinema

Happy Tuesday!
<3 Shannon

In My Mailbox (5)

 

In My Mailbox is a meme created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! It is a list of what books you have received over the previous week, either for review, from the library, from the bookstore, or from trades.

 

 

Books From The Y'all Fest:

Across the Universe by Beth Revis (new book from Lilly @ Lilly Road)

Perfect by Ellen Hopkins (new book)

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (new book)

The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan (new book)

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

Books I Bought:

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Books I Won In A Contest:

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (from Jamie @ The Perpetual Page Turner)

So the reason that I have been so MIA from this blog is because school and NaNoWriMo are kicking my butt. However, in December I should be back in full force!!

<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday (7) + Tune In Tuesday (3)

Top Ten Book Endings That Left Me With My Mouth Hanging Open 

*I'm just going to list the titles and not give any descriptions so that it won't ruin any endings

1. City of Fallen Angles by Cassandra Clare

2. The Giver by Lois Lowry

3. Burned by Ellen Hopkins

4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

5. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

7. Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld

8. Identical by Ellen Hopkins

9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling

10. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser:

"But she doesn't recognize herself. Maybe her face isn't any different, but the look in her eyes. Worse than dead, their expression is simply blank."

-pg. 25 "Willow" by Julia Hoban

A weekly feature hosted by Ginger at GReads! that showcases music!!

For the month of October Tune in Tuesday will be featuring songs from soundtracks.

This week I am picking songs from Across the Universe (a movie where they took a bunch of Beatles songs and made a movie around them), and since it's one my favorite movies and I could probably spend the whole month on it I am going to put my top 5 favorites

Revolution
(my favorite from the soundtrack!)

I've Just Seen A Face

(my 2nd favorite!)

Hey Jude

All You Need Is Love

With A Little Help From My Friends

Happy Tuesday everyone!
<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday (6) + Tune In Tuesday (2)

Top Ten Books I Want To Reread

1. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

 This is one of the series that I love to read over and over and over again! It will probably always be my favorite!

2. The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld

 This is my favorite series of his and I have read this series a lot as well! I enjoy reading his books and I'm constantly looking for ways to get my hands on his books that I don't currently own.

3. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

 Out of all of her books this one is probably my favorite! I've been dying to reread this one for awhile now but I just haven't found the time yet :(

4. Saints at the River by Ron Rash

 I was assigned to read this book for my Eng 102 class and I did not have high hopes for it because of the cover or the synopsis. It just wasn't in the genre that I was reading at the time. However, when reading this book I fell in love with it. Ron Rash is a local writer and his book takes place in Tamassee, SC (I went to a track meet at their high school). This is a fantastic book and I would definitely recommend it for you to read.

5. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkein

Love! Love! Love! I absolutely love this book!!

6. Burned by Ellen Hopkins

 This book is probably my second favorite book of hers. If I remember correctly the male protagonist is totally crush worthy and not many books of her's have that element. I also did not expect the way that she ended the book AT ALL! Total shocker for me!! This is probably one of her saddest books :(

7. The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

 This series is probably one of my favorite high fantasy genre books and I enjoy going back and rereading it every so often. Also the fourth and final book is coming out in November so I am definitely due for a reread!!

8. Mad Kestrel by Misty Massey

I read this book about three years ago for my school's SCYABA contest and I enjoyed it a lot! It was one of my favorite books from that year's list! The last two weeks I have had this urge to reread it so that is why it is on the list!

9. The Host by Stephenie Meyer

This is on my list of favorite books and it's obviously my favorite book by the author :P! I was really skeptical when I was first told to read but I'm really glad that I did. It definitely has a slow start but when it gets going it really takes off.

10. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

 This is my second favorite book by Sarah Dessen (The Truth About Forever is my favorite) and all of her books are must reads! All of the guys will have you in love with them before the book is even halfway done. They are just simply fantastic!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser:

"If someone were to look carefully, the angry red marks underneath the fine cotton of her blouse would be clearly visible. But nobody ever does look carefully."

-pg. 26 "Willow" by Julia Hoban

A weekly feature hosted by Ginger at GReads! that showcases music!!

This week I went with songs from The Beatles and John Lennon :) <3

Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles
(my all time favorite Beatles song!)

Blackbird by The Beatles

Imagine by John Lennon

Well that is my Tuesday, now off to bed I go :)!

<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday (4)

Top Ten Book Crushes

This week is a freebie week and we could post about anything and I didn't get to do the top ten book crushes one and so I decided to do it this week :)

1. Wes from The Truth About Forever

Oh my gosh major Sa-woon! Every since time, it never fails! Somebody please find someone like Wes and send him my way please!!

2. Jace from The Mortal Instruments Series

I absolutely love how witty he is and just him in general :)

3. Peeta from The Hunger Games Trilogy

Who says the nice guys never win?? Not that Gale isn't but Peeta is the epitome of a nice guy.

4. Zane from the Uglies Series

I haven't read this series in a while so I can't name why i love him off the top of my head, I just remember that I LOVED Zane!

5. Finnick from The Hunger Games Trilogy

He was such a sweetheart underneath his cocky exterior and it broke my heart when he died in Mockinjay! I literally just sat there and cried for about 5 minutes :(

6. Jack/Seph/Jason from the Heir Series

I can't choose just one!! I love all of her main male protagonist characters from those three books! The each have something amazing about them.

Jack- he's simple, down to earth, and does what's right

Seph- he's exotic, fluent in french, and much more

Jason- the classic bad boy with a heart ;)

7. Fred or George from Harry Potter

I'm a sucker for any guy who can make me laugh!

8. Fang from the Maximum Ride Series

I've always been a Fang fan!

9. Noah from The Notebook

Who can read this book and not fall in love with Noah?

10. Ethan from Burned

It's been a while since I've read this book as well but I remember crushing on Ethan big time!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser: 

"I thought about something Rahim Khan said just before he hung up, almost as an afterthought. There is a way to be good again."

-pg. 2 "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Slow reading pace once again! :( I'm only on page 59 and I start school tomorrow but I can do this!

<3 Shannon

On My Wishlist

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you list all the books that you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.

 The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
The Heir Chronicles #1
Publication: April 1st, 2007
Genre: Fantasy
Goodreads

Summary: Before he knew about the Roses, 16-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high-schoolers. Then one day Jack skips his medicine. Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before. And it feels great until he loses control of his own strength and nearly kills another player during soccer team tryouts. Soon, Jack learns the startling truth about himself: He is Weirlind; part of an underground society of magical people who live among us. At the head of this magical society sit the feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is determined by playing The Game. A magical tournament in which each house sponsors a warrior to fight to the death, The winning house ruling the Weir. As if his bizarre magical heritage isn't enough, Jack finds out that he s not just another member of Weirlind, he's one of the last of the warriors at a time when both houses are scouting for a player. Jack's performance on the soccer field has alerted the entire magical community to the fact that he's in Trinity. And until one of the houses is declared Jack's official sponsor, they'll stop at nothing to get Jack to fight for them. 

 Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent Trilogy #1

Publication: May 3rd, 2011

Genre: Dystopian

Goodreads

Summary: Beatrice "Tris" Prior has reached the fateful age of sixteen, the stage at which teenagers in Veronica Roth's dystopian Chicago must select which of five factions to join for life. Each faction represents a virtue: Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. To the surprise of herself and her selfless Abnegation family, she chooses Dauntless, the path of courage. Her choice exposes her to the demanding, violent initiation rites of this group, but it also threatens to expose a personal secret that could place in mortal danger. Veronica Roth's young adult Divergent trilogy launches with a captivating adventure about love and loyalty playing out under most extreme circumstances.

 Perfect by Ellen Hopkins

Companion Novel to Impulse

Publication: September 13th, 2011

Genre: Contemporary (?)

Goodreads

Summary: Everyone has something, someone, somewhere else that they’d rather be. For four high-school seniors, their goals of perfection are just as different as the paths they take to get there. Cara’s parents’ unrealistic expectations have already sent her twin brother Conner spiraling toward suicide. For her, perfect means rejecting their ideals to take a chance on a new kind of love. Kendra covets the perfect face and body—no matter what surgeries and drugs she needs to get there. To score his perfect home run—on the field and off—Sean will sacrifice more than he can ever win back. And Andre realizes to follow his heart and achieve his perfect performance, he’ll be living a life his ancestors would never understand.
Everyone wants to be perfect, but when perfection loses its meaning, how far will you go? What would you give up to be perfect? A riveting and startling companion to the bestselling Impulse, Ellen Hopkins's Perfect exposes the harsh truths about what it takes to grow up and grow into our own skins, our own selves.

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Publication: September 27th, 2011
Genre: Paranormal (?)
Goodreads

Summary: Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. It can. She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed. There is. She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love. She's wrong.

I did a book that was published a couple of years ago that I want, a book that is out now that I want, and a book (two this time) that isn't published yet that I want!! All of these books are/sound amazing and I want them so bad!

 <3 Shannon

Book Blogger Hop

The Book Blogger Hop is a weekly event hosted by Crazy For Books in which a question is asked and an answer is given! This week's question/topic is:

“What is the one ARC you would love to get your hands on right now?”

My Answer:

 

Perfect by: Ellen Hopkins

It comes out on September 13th and I cannot wait to read it! I love all of her books and I have read them multiple times.  She also writes all of her books in poetry form so that is also something to look forward to! I have no idea how I am going to survive waiting for this book to come out!

  

If you couldn't tell I'm really excited for this book, since I also mentioned it in my WoW post (waiting on wednesday)! Just a little over a month to go...hopefully I can make it. Also my review of City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare should be posted within the next few days, so look for that.

<3 Shannon

Waiting on Wednesday

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

From Goodreads: 

Everyone has something, someone, somewhere else that they’d rather be. For four high-school seniors, their goals of perfection are just as different as the paths they take to get there. Cara’s parents’ unrealistic expectations have already sent her twin brother Conner spiraling toward suicide. For her, perfect means rejecting their ideals to take a chance on a new kind of love. Kendra covets the perfect face and body—no matter what surgeries and drugs she needs to get there. To score his perfect home run—on the field and off—Sean will sacrifice more than he can ever win back. And Andre realizes to follow his heart and achieve his perfect performance, he’ll be living a life his ancestors would never understand.
Everyone wants to be perfect, but when perfection loses its meaning, how far will you go? What would you give up to be perfect?  

I absolutely cannot wait to read Perfect by Ellen Hopkins!!! I love every single one of her books and I have no doubt that I will love this one as well. Also the fact that this is the companion novel to Impulse makes me want to read it even more! The books take place during the same time so I'm going to have to reread Impulse because I haven't read it since it came out.
It hits shelves on September 16th and there's no way that I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback, so that it's cheaper, I'm definitely going to find a bookstore the day it comes out and buy it!

<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday (2)

Top Ten Books That Tackle Tough Issues

1. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Anorexia

2. Crank Series by Ellen Hopkins
-Drugs

3. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
-Rape

4. Night by Elie Wiesel
-The author's account of the Holocaust.

5. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
-Suicide

6. There Are No Children Here by Alex Katlowitz
-A true story about two brothers growing up
on Chicago's West Side.

7. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
-Grief/Loss

8. Push (Precious) by Sapphire
-Rape/Incest

9. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
-Abusive relationship and drugs

10. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
-Racism

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser:

  

"In theory, when you're done with training, you should be able to kick a hole in a wall or knock out a moose with a single punch."

"I would never hit a moose," said Clary. "They're endangered."

-pg. 79 "City of Fallen Angles" by Cassandra Clare

 

<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday

Top Ten Books That Should Be Required Reading For Teens:

10. Shakespeare

9. Any book by Sarah Dessen

8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by: Stephen Chbosky

7. The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

6. To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee

5. Speak by: Laurie Halse Anderson

4. The Giver by: Lois Lowry

3. Any book by Ellen Hopkins

2. Thirteen Reasons Why by: Jay Asher

1. Harry Potter  by: J.K. Rowling

This series is first because it is simply magnificent! J.K. Rowling manages to create a story that transcends any age group. This series will always be my favorite and I will never be ashamed to say that I have read this series!

Like Stephen King said: 

"Harry Potter is all about confronting fears, finding inner strength, and doing what is right in the face of adversity." (the rest of the quote is bashing twilight and not really relevant)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and s.hare two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser:

"Maybe he's changed his mind," Simon suggested. "you know how he is. Moody. Fickle."

"I wouldn't know. I haven't really seen him since that time I threatened to kill him with a candelabra. He took it well, though. Didn't flinch."
"Fantastic," Simon says.

-pg. 11 "City of Fallen Angels" by Cassandra Clare

I kind of cheated and did more than two sentence but I'm on page 203 and this is by far my favorite quote so far and I couldn't bear the thought of not putting all of it.

<3 Shannon