Waiting on Wednesday #20

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Keeping the Castle
by Patrice Kindl
June 14th, 2012

Seventeen-year-old Althea is the sole support of her entire family, and she must marry well. But there are few wealthy suitors--or suitors of any kind--in their small Yorkshire town of Lesser Hoo. Then, the young and attractive (and very rich) Lord Boring arrives, and Althea sets her plans in motion. There's only one problem; his friend and business manager Mr. Fredericks keeps getting in the way. And, as it turns out, Fredericks has his own set of plans . . . This witty take on the classic Regency--Patrice Kindl's first novel in a decade--is like literary champagne!

Madly
By M. Leighton
June 2011

 Madly is your average nearly-eighteen year old girl—for a princess, that is.

Madly James is thoroughly enjoying her internship in the small town of Slumber when the unthinkable happens—there’s a prison break in Atlas, the magically-protected home of Madly’s race. A traitor has set free eight Lore, the spirits of what humans know as fairy tales, and they are making their way to Slumber to awaken their descendants.

In order to save her home, the lives of her family, and all of humanity, Madly must learn to wield her exceptional powers and recapture the Lore before it’s too late and all is lost. But Madly’s only help are her two best friends and the Sentinel, Jackson Hamilton, that threatens both her heart and her destiny. Madly has loved Jackson as long as she can remember, but he is the one thing even a princess can’t have. Can she resist love to become the queen she was fated to be? Or can she find a way to have both?

Top Ten Tuesday: Summer TBR Books

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Top 10 Books on My Summer TBR List

#1 Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver


I got this book practically the day it came out!
....But I still haven't read it.
I know, I know, shame on me! 
But I promise I will read this soon!
And from what I've heard about this book, I have a feeling I won't be able to put this down once I start!

#2 Once (Eve #2) by Anna Carey


I read the first book, and I thought it was OK. Pretty nice--like it more than some of the other dystopians. I just hope this one expands the story more--more character development, more action!
And hey... I wouldn't mind some more romance....just saying.

#3 The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus #2) by Rick Riordan


I'm a die-hard Percy Jackson fan. 
That said, I didn't actually love The Lost Hero as much as I hoped I would. 
BUT NOW, PERCY IS BACK!!!! 
Please still let him be as lovable and funny as ever!

#4 A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin


This series has pretty much taken the literary world by storm! Everyone I know who's read/watched the series has LOVED it.
...naturally, I am now super curious.

#5 If I Die (Soul Screamers #5) by Rachel Vincent


This book has been sitting on my shelf for months. I kid you not. I just haven't really had motivation to read it..... but I hear it's the best one in the series by far!

#6 Bloodlines by Richelle Mead


Because I loved VA and--more importantly-- ADRIAN IVASHKOV!!!!!

#7 The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) by Richelle Mead


More Adrian goodness?
Um. YES.

#8 Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta


The only book/series by Melina Marchetta (Aussie writer extraordinaire) that I have not yet read.
Must be remedied.

#9 Storm by Brigid Kemmerer


I've been hearing TONS of raving reviews for this book!
And.... also, I hear there's a whole smorgasbord of swoon-worthy guys so.... yeah.
















#10 SUMMER READING.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Hardball by Chris Matthews
The U.S. Constitution (yes, really. Darn you AP Gov't)
L'etranger by Albert Camus

In My Mailbox (2)

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From the Library

Five Flavors of Dumb


I read the synopsis for this book a while ago and was immediately snagged. It's about a girl who becomes the manager of a band called Dumb. But here's the thing: she's deaf. She can't actually hear any of their music, which is kinda bad when one must book gigs and convince others of said band's awesomeness.
I flipped out when I found out my library had this book--super psyched to start reading!




Insurgent


Easily one of the most anticipated novels of the year. I liked Divergent--maybe not loved it as much as many others, but definitely enough to read the sequel.
Though I must admit.... more Four/Tobias is a big incentive for me.

I've already read a couple of chapters, and I gotta say, it's better than the first book!

Devil in Winter
This isn't like my usual romantic YA pick, but a couple of weeks ago, the male lead of A Devil in Winter, Sebastien St. Vincent, was a rather popular book boyfriend, so I just had to get this book from the library to see if he's really as swoon-worthy as everyone thinks he is.

The Immortal Rules
Julie Kagawa!!! I fell in love with her Iron Fey series--and I've actually already finished this book! (I got it on Wednesday...)
Let's just say that Kagawa does NOT disappoint.

PS: Thank you Ms. Kagawa for not making your vampires sparkle.

Finnikin of the Rock

This is not a closely guarded secret, but I'm obsessed with all things Melina Marchetta. The woman can do no wrong. I've read all of her contemporary novels and am quite psyched to see how she tackles fantasy/adventure/i-don't-really-know-how-to-categorize-this-book





Bought

Pride and Prejudice

Soooo......*mumble mumble*... For all my talk of loving fictional boys, I've never actually read this book--with the male lead that makes most women swoon.
That's right. Mr. Darcy. 
AKA The original swoon-worthy male character.
This is actually my summer reading assignment so I'm quite glad I now have a legitimate reason and force myself to read old-timey language and meet the much-beloved Mr. Darcy

Wuthering Heights


This, too, is part of my summer reading.... which is good for me because a lot of people rave about this book, but let's just say it's not something I would choose to read in my free time.
I don't know why--honestly, I don't!--but I'm just not a fan of old books! (also, I have a rather tight definition of what constitutes as "old" books...)

So, in short, thank you AP English for making me read this book. I'm sure it will be useful for further book blogging references...

A Tale of Two Cities


Again, not really my ideal reading choice--and this is NOT required summer reading. BUT Barnes and Noble was having the buy 2 get the 3rd classic free sale, and I chose this as my third book because.....
well...
because I wanted to write Will's inscription to Tessa in it.....
Is that terribly nerdy of me??




So what new books did YOU get this week?
Leave a link in the comments for me and I'll be sure to check it out!

I imagine this is the duck chasing Will Herondale....

I know I am rather obsessed with Will Herondale. 
I'm sure you know that I'm rather obsessed with Will Herondale.
ALL OF MY FRIENDS know that I'm rather obsessed with Will Herondale.


As such, one of my friends showed me this video....

And (of course) I thought: WILL HERONDALE!!!
Well, more accurately, I thought of a duck chasing Will... 


BTW... if this post makes absolutely NO SENSE and you think I'm totally bonkers... then I'd advise you to go read the Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare.... AND to read the Why Will Hates Ducks story available here 

Symbolism.....

Anyone else ever feel this way?

Shadowhunter madness

One of my new life goals is to go to BEA.....

Pretending Certain Scenes Don't Exist....

Probably the main reason why I did not enjoy Mockingjay as much as the other 2 books...