Bout of Books 12 [Day 2]

The Bout of Books Read-A-Thon began yesterday and I think I'm doing a great job for now. I participate in yesterday challenges and here will be posted the one for today.

Currently Reading:

• The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey [page 331]

Day Two Challenge!

by: Trees of Reverie

The Challenge: 

You’ve just started to work at a bookstore (or library) - what are your top ten go-to book recommendations?

Prompts:

• You may select any TEN BOOKS of your choice. These books can be from a specific genre, or you may like to choose a few books from various genres.
• Make a list of the TEN BOOKS that you’ve selected. Make sure to include the title and author of each book.

Extra Prompts:

• Why did you choose these books?
• What would you say about each of these books when recommending them to a customer or library patron?
• What would be close favourites for book recommendations that didn’t make it onto your list?
• Is there anything else that you’d like to mention about the books you’ve chosen to include on this list?

My Top Ten Book Recomendations!

#01

More Than This

by: Patrick Ness

#02

Red Queen

by: Victoria Aveyard

#03

Shatter Me

by: Tahareh Mafi

#04

The Darkest Minds

by: Alexandra Braken

#05

Angelfall

by: Susan Ee

#06

Cinder

by: Marissa Meyer

#07

The Knife of Never Letting Go

by: Patrick Ness

#08

Legend

by: Marie Lu

#09

The Selection

by: Kiera Cass

#10

The Program

by: Suzanne Young

My Extra Prompts:

I guess that I don't have any special bond with these books, which are a few of my favorites, but its really good to recommend them. No matter which are your likes everybody likes something about them. May be the writing, the dystopian theme, the way they end, the author, the romance, the characters, the action or even because it may turns out a movie someday. These books has things in common that only if you read them all will understand. I love each one of them and I will recommend them forever. I would put in this list the Divergent trilogy, but it turns out that the end wasn't like these and that made the difference between them. I do recommend them, but just the first two books. 

If you want something girly, but has a lot of war (meaning real war, but meaning war like love triangle), I recommend you The Selection & Red Queen. If you want something bigger than you, to understand how humans work and why they do what they do, I recommend you The Program & More Than This. If you want a war that you didn't expect, I recommend you Legend & The Knife of Never Letting Go. If you want to fight against everyone just to be what you are and what you want to be, I recommend Shatter Me & The Darkest Minds. If you want to help yourself and help others while dealing with a constant war and terrible secrets, I recommend you Cinder & Angelfall. 

In all stories: the world is ending; you will always be the rebel; you will want to scream at the characters because of stupid decisions; you will fall in love with the romance; you will fight against anything and anyone just to be in the winning side; and you will cry tears of joy when the journey ends. 

I kid you not, you will love these!

Which ones you recommend to me?

Teaser Tuesday [1]

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 “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!); and share the title & author, too, so that other people can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

FIRST TIME DOING THIS! I love teasers, so why the hell not give a couple by month? Starting the meme this week with:

The 5th Wave

by: Rick Yancey 

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker.

Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.

My Teaser:

"Because if I am the last one [human on Earth], then I am humanity.And if this is humanity's last war, then I am the battlefield." (p. 101)

Let me read your teaser!

TTT [6]

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join! This week Top Ten is...

Top Ten Most Anticipated  Debut Novels For 2015

#10

No Parking at the End Times

by: Bryan Bliss

#09

Annie & Henry

by: Dawn Inus

#08

Love Fortunes and Other Disasters

by: Kimberly Karalius

#07

I Am Her Revenge

by: Meredith Moore

#06

Magonia

by: Maria Dahvania Headley

#05

Under the Painted Sky

by: Stacey Lee

#04

Hello, I Love You

by: Katie M. Stout

#03

The Night We Said Yes

by: Lauren Gibaldi

#02

Mosquitoland

by: David Arnold

#01

The Red Queen

by: Victoria Aveyard

Which are your Top Ten?

Bout of Books 12 [Day 1]

The Bout of Books Read-A-Thon began and I'm so happy! Sooo... I'm going to participate in some "games" they are hosting, which are daily, plus posting sort of a wrap-up post every day to tell y'all how well, or not, I'm going.

Currently Reading:

• The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey [page 112]

Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt!

by Caught Read Handed

My Results Are:

1. Find an author with the same initials as you.

Not that there aren't around, but I don't know any with the same initals as me, which are SR. Instead of breaking my brain thinking I choose Lola and the Boy Next Door, because Stephanie Perkins has my same name and Fangirl of Rainbow Rowell, because her last name begins with R. Makes sense?

2. Find a book with the color yellow in it.

As you can see there are two, but my pick was Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Renninson.

3. Find an author name with the letter "S" in it.

Aswell, you see two, but my pick was Susan Ee that wrote the book called Angelfall (great book!).

4. Find a book with a female protagonist.

That isn't very hard to find. My pick is If I Stay, by Gayle Forman.

5. Find the longest book you own.

City of Heavely Fire, by Casandra Clare! That book is enormous! Do you know how my friend call it whenever he saw it? The bible. And just like that they had the same weight. It was worth reading it!

6. Find a book with a map in it or on it.

Does Paper Towns count? Because it has part of a map just in the cover.

7. Find a book with a face on it.

Requiem, by Lauren Oliver. She is peeking at you, as you can see.

Bonus: Find something on your shelf that isn't a book.

That doll, which I forgot the name I called her because is wasn't exactly mine. Someone gave that doll to my mom when she graduated from elementary school and when I was little she gave it to me, so basically that thing has more years than me and maybe you. Why is it in my bookshelf? No clue, I should ask mom, because what a mother doesn't know, is not real.

New Year's Resolutions!

by The Book That...

I don't have any resolutions, but I dunno what I want and hopefully do and change this year (2015). First, I will try all these challenges and at the end be triumphant. Second, I will give my best in university because I want better grades that the ones I had last semester, which weren't that bad, but comm'on. Third, save money for next year of university (meaning august), because hopefully I will receive the letter saying that I can the student exchange I always wanted, so I need the money for everything (mostly food and where I'll live). Fourth, but not least, maybe reduce some (a lot) of pounds from my body, just for health and staying fit.

I want to know how went your Scavenger Hunt and which are your Resolutions?!

5th Annual End of Year Book Survey – 2014 Edition!

It’s that time of year when Jamie of The Perpetual Page-Turner puts together the best (and longest) end of the year survey! It gives you a chance to look back on the year and re-experience those books that made you laugh, cry, sob and rage. It’s also an awesome way to see what cool things you did and what awesome things you plan to do. So how about we jump right on in?!

Number of Books You Read: 152
Number of Re-Readings: 3?
Genre You Read the Most From: Contemporary

1. Best Book You Read in 2014?
I don't know! YOU can't make me choose!
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going to Love More but Didn't?
The Testing Trilogy, by Joelle Charbonneau
3. Most Surprising (in a good way or bad way) Book You Read in 2014?
Ignite Me, by Tahareh Mafi
4. Book You "Pushed" the Most People to Read (and They Did) in 2014?
Don't Look Back, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
5. Best Series You Started in 2014? Best Sequel of 2014? Best Series Ender of 2014?
Lunar Chronicles, by Marissa Meyer; Into the Fae, by Quinn Loftis; City of Heavenly Fire, by Cassandra Clare
6. Favorite New Author You Discovered in 2014?
Not exactly new, but Susan Ee
7. Best Book from a Genre You Don't Typically Read?
Dear Girls Above Me, by Charlie McDowell (Non-Fiction)
8. Most Action-Packed/Thrilling/Unputdownable Book of the Year?
Opposition, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
9. Book You Read in 2014 that You are Most Likely to Re-Read Next Year?
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, by Holly Black
10. Favorite Cover of a Book You Read in 2014?
Beautiful Oblivion, by Jamie McGuire
11. Most Memorable Character of 2014?
Simon Lewis (The Mortal Instruments Series)
12. Most Beautifully Written Book Read in 2014?
Unmade, by Sarah Rees Brennan
13. Most Thought-Provoking/Life-Changing Book of 2014?
I don't know! The only book life changing for me was Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell
14. Book You Can't Believe You Waited UNTIL 2014 to finally read?
Angelfall, by Susan Ee
15. Favorite Passage/Quote From a Book You Read in 2014?
I don't know! YOU can't make me choose
16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read in 2014?
One Hundred Steps, by Susan Ee; City of Heavenly Fire, by Cassandra Clare
17. Book That Shocked You the Most
Graduation Day, by Joella Charbonneau
18. OTP OF THE YEAR
Jace Herondale & Clary Fray (The Mortal Instuments Series)
19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship of the Year?
Josie & Kate - Love and Other Foreign Words, by Eric McCahan
20. Favorite Book You Read in 2014 from An Author You've Read Previously?
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
21. Best Book You Read in 2014 That You Read Based Solely on a Recommendation from Somebody Else/Peer Pressure?
Just One Day, by Gayle Forman
22. Newest Fictional Crush from a Book You Read in 2014?
Prince Cal - The Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard
23. Best 2014 Debut you Read?
I don't know!
24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read this Year?
The Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard
25. Book That Put A Smile on Your Face/Was the Most FUN to Read?
Anna & the French Kiss, by Stephanie Perkins
26. Book that Made You Cry or Nearly Cry in 2014?
Hollow City, by Ransom Riggs
27. Hidden Gem of the Year?
I don't know!
28. Book that Crushed Your Soul?
Skinny, by Ibi Kaslik
29. Most Unique Book You Read in 2014?
In the Afterlight, by Alexandra Bracken
30. Book that Made You the Most Mad?
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, by Gabrielle Zevin

1. New Favorite Book Blog You Discovered in 2014?
I cannot say... TONS!
2. Favorite Review That You Wrote in 2014?
Lux Series, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
3. Best Discussion/Non-Review Post You Had on Your Blog?
I did not do, because time
4. Best Event That You Participated in?
Reading Challenges
5. Best Moment of Bookish/Blogging Life in 2014?
I don't know! My year blogging sucked!
6. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog?
I don't know how to search for that, but I ain't famous.
7. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?
Any of my reviews
8. Best Bookish Discover?
Book Outlet & Book Depository
9. Did you comple any Reading Challenges or Goals set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
2014 TBR Pile Reading Challenge & 2014 Series Challenge

1. One Book You Didn't Get To in 2014 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2015?
Georgia Nicholson Series
2. Book You Are Most Anticipating for 2015 (non-debut)?
Winter, by Marissa Meyer
3. 2015 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?
I don't know... TONS!
4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2015?
End of Days, by Susan Ee
5. One Thing You Hope to Accomplish or Do in Your Reading/Blogging Life in 2015?
To review ALL the books I haven't review.
6. A 2015 Release You've Already Read & Recommend to Everyone?
The Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard

Let me see your Bookish Survey!

[R] Love and Other Foreign Words, by: Erin McCahan

Love and Other Foreing Words
by: Ein McCahan

5 stars

Can anyone be truly herself--or truly in love--in a language that's not her own?

Sixteen-year-old Josie lives her life in translation. She speaks High School, College, Friends, Boyfriends, Break-ups, and even the language of Beautiful Girls. But none of these is her native tongue -- the only people who speak that are her best friend Stu and her sister Kate. So when Kate gets engaged to an epically insufferable guy, how can Josie see it as anything but the mistake of a lifetime? Kate is determined to bend Josie to her will for the wedding; Josie is determined to break Kate and her fiancé up. As battles are waged over secrets and semantics, Josie is forced to examine her feelings for the boyfriend who says he loves her, the sister she loves but doesn't always like, and the best friend who hasn't said a word -- at least not in a language Josie understands.

[R] Red Queen, by: Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen
(Red Queen Trilogy #1)
by: Victoria Aveyard

5 stars

The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

TTT [5]

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join! This week Top Ten is...

Top Ten Books  I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing This Year

#10

The Bane Chronicles

by: Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan & Maureen Johnson

#09

Between the Devil and the deep Blue Sea

by: April Genevieve Tucholke

#08

Across the Universe

by: Beth Revis

#07

Days of Blood & Starlight

by: Laini Taylor

#06

Blue Lily, Lily Blue

by: Maggie Stiefvater

#05

The Infinite Sea

by: Rick Yancey

#04

The F-- It List

by: Julie Halpern

#03

No Place to Fall

by: Jaye Robin Brown

#02

Rooms

by: Lauren Oliver

#01

Dangerous Creatures

by: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

[R] World After, by: Susan Ee

World After
(Penryn & the End of the Days #2)
by: Susan Ee

5 of 5 stars

In this sequel to the bestselling fantasy thriller, Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world.

When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

[R] Angelfall, by: Susan Ee

Angelfall
(Penryn & the End of the Days #1)
by: Susan Ee

4.5 stars

It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.

Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.

Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.

Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her sister and he'll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.

[R] Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, by: David Levithan & Rachel Cohn

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
by: Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

★★★★★

“I’ve left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”

So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have written a love story that will have readers perusing bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.