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FRIDAY STARS – Your Weekly Must Knows 09/16/16

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Life:

Happy Friday!  This past weekend was my sister-in-laws wedding in Temecula, California.  I have never been to that town before, but it was so gorgeous with the wineries nestled in the hills.   The wedding was at one of those wineries on a rolling hill with such pretty views.  I already want to go back there!  And at that winery I discovered a Riesling wine that is now one of my favorite white wines ever, oh it was so good!  I’m regretting that I didn’t buy more bottles of it, but I’m going to search everywhere this week to see if I can find it here!  The day went by smoothly and I’m so grateful I got to stand up there with my sister while she said I Do to her best friend ever.  And the best part, besides our talking while watching cartoons and getting our hair done, ohhhh and the potatoes that were to die for at dinner, was the dancing after dinner.  I love, love, love to dance and while I thought I did a decent job in my wedding dress back in the day, my sister put me to shame.  She was dropping it down to the floor, and doing dance moves that made me question how in the world she did that in her wedding dress, she’s crazy talented.  I’m dying to see the pictures and video, I can’t wait!  I hope you all had a happy weekend too!

So, in case you aren’t familiar with our Friday Star Posts, we like to take a look at what’s happened around here in the last week, what’s coming up that we are excited about and anything else that we may have to share!

♥ Enjoy!

Giveaways:
 
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Just Finished and Loved:

Price of a kissPrice of a Kiss (Forbidden Men #1) by Linda Kage Chelsea’s Review

5 Stars! Sexy and fun and light without being too light, I fell under this book’s spell.

I don’t care what my cousin says; I am not the queen of impossible relationships. I mean, just because my last boyfriend tried to kill me and left a bit of a scar on my neck, then forced me to move across the country and legally change my name to Reese Randall to escape him, does not mean-  Oh, who am I kidding? For a freshman in college, I have to have the worst dating track record ever.  It’s no wonder love is the last thing on my mind when Mason Lowe enters my life. But the chemistry between us is like bam! Our connection defies logic. And he’s just so freaking hot. Being around him makes me feel more alive than I’ve ever felt before. I even like bickering with him. He could be my soul mate…except for one teeny tiny glitch.  He’s a gigolo.  Boy, do I know how to pick them.

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4.5 Star:
Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi→ Jen’s Review

 

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anna and the french kiss stephanie perkinsBOOK REVIEW – Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins
Anna can’t wait for her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a good job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. So she’s not too thrilled when her father unexpectedly ships her off to boarding school in Paris – until she meets Etienne St. Clair, the perfect boy. The only problem? He’s taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her crush back home. Will a year of romantic near-misses end in the French kiss Anna awaits?

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through the ever night veronica rossi Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky, #2) by Veronica Rossi
The 2nd book in this trilogy!  In the first book, Under the Never Sky, Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland—known as The Death Shop—are slim. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He’s wild—a savage—and her only hope of staying alive. A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile—everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria’s help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption.  In alternating chapters told in Aria’s and Perry’s voices, Under the Never Sky subtly and powerfully captures the evolving relationship between these characters and sweeps readers away to a harsh but often beautiful world. Continuing with Through the Ever Night and concluding with Into the Still Blue, the Under the Never Sky trilogy has already been embraced by readers in twenty-six countries and been optioned for film by Warner Bros.

 

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Upcoming Releases:

There aren’t any books releasing in the next week that we are dying to read. But we do have a huge list of books that we are counting down until they are released. You can check them out here → HERE

 

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FRIDAY STARS – Your Weekly Must Knows 09/09/16

FRIDAY STARS – Your Weekly Must Knows 09/09/16

Happy Friday!  I hope everyone in the US had a wonderful 3 day weekend!  We spent it relaxing with family and hanging around the house, which was a much needed break from our traveling lately.  Yummy food, cocktails and sleeping in made for the perfect holiday weekend.  Here’s hoping you all had a fabulous weekend too!

So, in case you aren’t familiar with our Friday Star Posts, we like to take a look at what’s happened around here in the last week, what’s coming up that we are excited about and anything else that we may have to share!

 

♥ Enjoy!

Giveaways:

VT-ForBetterorWorse-LLayne_FINAL(1)Last day to enter to win Five (5) Print Copies of TO HAVE AND TO HOLD (Wedding Belles Book One).  Enter → HERE.

 
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female leadsOnly a few days left to enter 3 different giveaways! Two are featuring our favorite heroines – Meghan from The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (ebook) and Penryn from Angelfall by Susan Ee (ebook). Also enter to win hardback books of The Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand & The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton. Enter → HERE.

 
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the darkestEnter to win The Artists Trilogy (Sins & Needles, Shooting Scars and Bold Tricks) by Karina Halle (ebook). Enter → HERE.
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blogiversary_most torturedEnter to win Anew by Chelsea Fine (ebook). Enter → HERE.
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Just Finished and Loved:

For Better or Worse Lauren LayneFor Better or Worse (The Wedding Belles #2) by Lauren LayneJen’s Review

5 Stars!  From the first chapter alone, I  knew for Better or Worse was going to be a favorite!  I was giddy, smiley and I already had butterflies dancing around in my stomach.

Will a budding wedding planner and her bad boy neighbor stop banging heads and start hearing wedding bells in the sexy second novel in USA TODAY bestselling author Lauren Layne’s irresistible new series that marries Sex and the City with The Wedding Planner? When small-town girl Heather Fowler finally gets promoted from assistant to actual wedding planner, she’s determined to make it as one of Manhattan’s elite Wedding Belles. Unfortunately, her first client demands an opulent black-tie affair at the Plaza…in five months’ time. Heather’s days quickly become a flurry of cake tastings, dress-fittings, RSVP cards, and bridal tantrums. But what she’s really losing sleep over is the live music blaring from her playboy neighbor’s apartment all night. Five years ago, Josh Tanner was an up-and-comer on Wall Street, complete with the penthouse and the migraines. But a grim cancer diagnosis made him realize there is more to life than the corner office. If only he could convince his pretty, workaholic neighbor to let loose, too. As Heather lets down her guard, Josh is surprised when he starts falling for the sweet, vulnerable woman hiding beneath those power suits. Soon, it’s Heather’s turn to convince Josh to take the biggest risk of all: love.

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my heart and other black holesMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine WargaChelsea’s Review

5 Stars!  *Indiscernible noise* Did you hear that? What’s that, you ask? That noise….what is that noise??? Let me tell you what that noise is: That’s the sound of my heart beating, my soul soaring, my spirits shining blindingly bright, my fangirl screeching….That, my lovely friends, is the sound of me falling head over heels in love with yet another book.

Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness. There’s only one problem: she’s not sure she has the courage to do it alone. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel’s convinced she’s found her solution—Roman, a teenage boy who’s haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner. Even though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other’s broken lives. But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. Ultimately, she must choose between wanting to die or trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together.

 

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Price of a kiss Price of a Kiss (Forbidden Men #1) by Linda Kage
I don’t care what my cousin says; I am not the queen of impossible relationships. I mean, just because my last boyfriend tried to kill me and left a bit of a scar on my neck, then forced me to move across the country and legally change my name to Reese Randall to escape him, does not mean-  Oh, who am I kidding? For a freshman in college, I have to have the worst dating track record ever.  It’s no wonder love is the last thing on my mind when Mason Lowe enters my life. But the chemistry between us is like bam! Our connection defies logic. And he’s just so freaking hot. Being around him makes me feel more alive than I’ve ever felt before. I even like bickering with him. He could be my soul mate…except for one teeny tiny glitch.  He’s a gigolo.  Boy, do I know how to pick them.

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unnatural-deeds-cyn-balog Unnatural Deeds by Cyn Balog
Victoria Zell doesn’t fit in, not that she cares what anyone thinks. She and her homeschooled boyfriend, Andrew, are inseparable. All they need is each other. That is, until Zachary Zimmerman joins her homeroom. Within an hour of meeting, he convinces good-girl Vic to cut class. And she can’t get enough of that rush.  Despite Vic’s loyalty to Andrew, she finds her life slowly entwining with Z’s. Soon she’s lying to everyone she knows in an effort to unravel Z’s secrets. Except Z’s not the only one with a past. Victoria’s hiding her own secrets, secrets that will come back to haunt her…and destroy everything in her path.

 

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Upcoming Releases:

There aren’t any books releasing in the next week that we are dying to read. But we do have a huge list of books that we are counting down until they are released. You can check them out here → HERE

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FRIDAY STARS – Your Weekly Must Knows 09/01/16

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I have officially become a soccer mom.  I accepted that I was a baseball mom in the spring, but soccer feels like a completely different animal.  Ironically I have found myself watching my oldest son play yet another sport that I am beyond clueless about.  Rules? *shrugs and goes off to search Google*  Names for when they score a point……ummm it’s clearly not a touchdown…… *again goes off to search Google*  Moments like this are just a reminder that my Goodreads bubble name has some validation lol.  And I have to give a huge shout out to my co-blogger Chelsea.  My husband was in meetings and I had no clue how in the world to do socks and shin guards.  So here I am texting Chelsea, sending pictures and being all HELP ME how does this even work?!  Thankfully she gave me the low-down. ♥  Book friends are the best friends, thank you Chelsea!  But so far it’s been a lot of fun, so I can’t wait to see how the next few months go!

In case you aren’t familiar with our Friday Star Posts, we like to take a look at what’s happened around here in the last week, what’s coming up that we are excited about and anything else that we may have to share!
♥ Enjoy!

Giveaways:
 
the kindestEnter to win a book with one of our Kindest Book Boyfriends – Xander from The Distance Between Us by Kasie West (ebook). Enter → HERE.

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female leadsEnter 3 different giveaways! Two are featuring our favorite heroines – Meghan from The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (ebook) and Penryn from Angelfall by Susan Ee (ebook). Also enter to win hardback books of The Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand & The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton. Enter → HERE.

 
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the darkestEnter to win The Artists Trilogy (Sins & Needles, Shooting Scars and Bold Tricks) by Karina Halle (ebook). Enter → HERE.
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blogiversary_most torturedEnter to win Anew by Chelsea Fine (ebook). Enter → HERE.
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Just Finished and Loved:

There weren’t any books that we fell madly and deeply in love, but we still enjoyed the books we did read in the last week!

4 Stars:
Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It by Kate Harding → Anna’s Review

3.5 Star:
How to Save a Life by Emma Scott → Jen’s Review

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We also had a post about Our Most Tortured BBFs. If you missed it, you can check it out here.

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For Better or Worse Lauren Layne For Better or Worse (The Wedding Belles #2) by Lauren Layne
Will a budding wedding planner and her bad boy neighbor stop banging heads and start hearing wedding bells in the sexy second novel in USA TODAY bestselling author Lauren Layne’s irresistible new series that marries Sex and the City with The Wedding Planner? When small-town girl Heather Fowler finally gets promoted from assistant to actual wedding planner, she’s determined to make it as one of Manhattan’s elite Wedding Belles. Unfortunately, her first client demands an opulent black-tie affair at the Plaza…in five months’ time. Heather’s days quickly become a flurry of cake tastings, dress-fittings, RSVP cards, and bridal tantrums. But what she’s really losing sleep over is the live music blaring from her playboy neighbor’s apartment all night. Five years ago, Josh Tanner was an up-and-comer on Wall Street, complete with the penthouse and the migraines. But a grim cancer diagnosis made him realize there is more to life than the corner office. If only he could convince his pretty, workaholic neighbor to let loose, too. As Heather lets down her guard, Josh is surprised when he starts falling for the sweet, vulnerable woman hiding beneath those power suits. Soon, it’s Heather’s turn to convince Josh to take the biggest risk of all: love.

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my heart and other black holesMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness.  There’s only one problem: she’s not sure she has the courage to do it alone. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel’s convinced she’s found her solution—Roman, a teenage boy who’s haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner. Even though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other’s broken lives. But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. Ultimately, she must choose between wanting to die or trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together.  

 

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Upcoming Releases:

There aren’t any books releasing in the next week that we are dying to read.  But we do have a huge list of books that we are counting down until they are released.  You can check them out here → HERE

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FRIDAY STARS – Your Weekly Must Knows 08/26/16

FRIDAY STARS – Your Weekly Must Knows 08/26/16

Why am I shocked it’s another Friday?!  Well, it probably has something to do with the fact that another week has come and gone and we all haven’t had a lot of time to read.  But it feels like that will be changing very soon!  Fingers crossed!

I swear I’m not always traveling, but this last week I flew to San Diego.  I stayed with a good friend from High School and we both went to the Guns N Roses concert this last Tuesday *jumps up and down while screaming!*.  They are my favorite band of all time!  I’ve been to a lot of concerts, but this one blew all of the others out of the water.  It was so fabulous that we even created some ridiculous hashtags like #SlashIsStillSexy #HowDidHisArmsNotRipThatShirt #AxlsVoiceStillSeducesMe and many more lol!  But in all seriousness, if you have a love for rock and roll or seeing 80’s bands then I highly recommend their concert.  It was 3 hours of absolute perfection in my eyes and now I’m left wanting to travel all over the US and to watch them again and again.  See.  Totally obsessed lol!  I hope you all had a great week too! ♥

So, in case you aren’t familiar with our Friday Star Posts, we like to take a look at what’s happened around here in the last week, what’s coming up that we are excited about and anything else that we may have to share!
♥ Enjoy!

Giveaways:
the fiercestEnter to win a book with one of our Fiercest Book Boyfriends – Zeke from The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (ebook). Enter → HERE.

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the kindestEnter to win a book with one of our Kindest Book Boyfriends – Xander from The Distance Between Us by Kasie West (ebook). Enter → HERE.

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female leadsEnter 3 different giveaways! Two are featuring our favorite heroines – Meghan from The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (ebook) and Penryn from Angelfall by Susan Ee (ebook). Also enter to win hardback books of The Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand & The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton. Enter → HERE.

 
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the darkestEnter to win The Artists Trilogy (Sins & Needles, Shooting Scars and Bold Tricks) by Karina Halle (ebook). Enter → HERE.
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Just Finished and Loved:

rites of passage coverRites of Passage by Joy N. HensleyAnna’s Review

4.5 Stars!  Rites of Passage left me on such a high, I’m jumping around at 5AM like a crazy person when I should have been tucked up in bed like the reasonable adult I’m supposed to be.

Sam McKenna’s never turned down a dare. And she’s not going to start with the last one her brother gave her before he died.  So Sam joins the first-ever class of girls at the prestigious Denmark Military Academy. She’s expecting push-ups and long runs, rope climbing and mud-crawling. As a military brat, she can handle an obstacle course just as well as the boys. She’s even expecting the hostility she gets from some of the cadets who don’t think girls belong there. What she’s not expecting is her fiery attraction to her drill sergeant. But dating is strictly forbidden and Sam won’t risk her future, or the dare, on something so petty… no matter how much she wants him.  As Sam struggles to prove herself, she discovers that some of the boys don’t just want her gone—they will stop at nothing to drive her out. When their petty threats turn to brutal hazing, bleeding into every corner of her life, she realizes they are not acting alone. A decades-old secret society is alive and active… and determined to force her out.  At any cost.  Now time’s running short. Sam must decide who she can trust… and choosing the wrong person could have deadly consequences.

 
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We also had a post about Our Darkest BBFs.  If you missed it, you can check it out here.

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The judge told Carl that one day he’d have to decide exactly what kind of person he would become. But on Phoenix Island, the choice will be made for him.  A champion boxer with a sharp hook and a short temper, sixteen-year-old Carl Freeman has been shuffled from foster home to foster home. He can’t seem to stay out of trouble—using his fists to defend weaker classmates from bullies. His latest incident sends his opponent to the emergency room, and now the court is sending Carl to the worst place on earth: Phoenix Island.  Classified as a “terminal facility,” it’s the end of the line for delinquents who have no home, no family, and no future. Located somewhere far off the coast of the United States—and immune to its laws—the island is a grueling Spartan-style boot camp run by sadistic drill sergeants who show no mercy to their young, orphan trainees. Sentenced to stay until his eighteenth birthday, Carl plans to play by the rules, so he makes friends with his wisecracking bunkmate, Ross, and a mysterious gray-eyed girl named Octavia. But he makes enemies, too, and after a few rough scrapes, he earns himself the nickname “Hollywood” as well as a string of punishments, including a brutal night in the “sweatbox.” But that’s nothing compared to what awaits him in the “Chop Shop”—a secret government lab where Carl is given something he never dreamed of.  A new life…A new body. A new brain. Gifts from the fatherly Old Man, who wants to transform Carl into something he’s not sure he wants to become. For this is no ordinary government project. Phoenix Island is ground zero for the future of combat intelligence.  And for Carl, it’s just the beginning…

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how to save a life emma scott How to Save a Life by Emma Scott
Josephine Clark is trapped. A harrowing past haunts her every time she looks in the mirror, and she can’t escape the violence of her everyday life. More and more, her thoughts turn to Evan Salinger, the boy she knew in high school. The boy they called a mental case. A loner. A freak. The boy who seemed to know things no one could know. For a few short weeks, Jo had found perfect solace in Evan’s company, sneaking every night to meet him at the local pool. In the cool of the water and the warmth of Evan’s arms around her, Jo had tasted something close to happiness.  Cruel circumstances tore them apart, and four years later, the sweet memory of their time together is dissolving under the punishing reality of Jo’s life now. Evan seems like a fading dream…until he reappears at the moment she needs him most. Guided by Evan’s strange intuition, they flee her small Louisiana town, on the run from the police, and Jo begins to suspect there is something more to his sudden return than he admits.  Over twelve days across America’s heartland, deep secrets come to light, buried pasts are unearthed, and the line between dreams and reality is blurred as Evan and Jo fight to hold on to their soul-deep love, and discover that there is more than one way to save a life.

 

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For Better or Worse Lauren Layne For Better or Worse (The Wedding Belles #2) by Lauren Layne (Releases 8/30)
Will a budding wedding planner and her bad boy neighbor stop banging heads and start hearing wedding bells in the sexy second novel in USA TODAY bestselling author Lauren Layne’s irresistible new series that marries Sex and the City with The Wedding Planner?  When small-town girl Heather Fowler finally gets promoted from assistant to actual wedding planner, she’s determined to make it as one of Manhattan’s elite Wedding Belles. Unfortunately, her first client demands an opulent black-tie affair at the Plaza…in five months’ time. Heather’s days quickly become a flurry of cake tastings, dress-fittings, RSVP cards, and bridal tantrums. But what she’s really losing sleep over is the live music blaring from her playboy neighbor’s apartment all night.  Five years ago, Josh Tanner was an up-and-comer on Wall Street, complete with the penthouse and the migraines. But a grim cancer diagnosis made him realize there is more to life than the corner office. If only he could convince his pretty, workaholic neighbor to let loose, too. As Heather lets down her guard, Josh is surprised when he starts falling for the sweet, vulnerable woman hiding beneath those power suits. Soon, it’s Heather’s turn to convince Josh to take the biggest risk of all: love.

 
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a torch against the night sabaa tahir A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) by Sabaa Tahir (Releases 8/30)
The story continues!  In the first book, An Ember in the Ashes, Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.   Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.   It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.   But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.   There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

 
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FRIDAY STARS – Your Weekly Must Knows 08/19/16

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I can’t believe we’re already at Friday again!  This week has gone by in a blur, and it may have something to do with surviving my sister-in-laws bachlorette party last weekend.  Ummmm, well maybe kinda surviving?  Last Saturday it was a high of 113 degrees *thank goodness I thought it was only 108, ha-ha*.  We were in Palm Springs (California) and after hanging out in the pool all day, we went to a yummy dinner and then went out dancing till 2am for the second night in a row.  It was so much fun, and I’m so grateful I was able to go!  The day after I flew home, then my oldest son started Kindergarten *sobs*.  I’m always amazed at how fast time flies and I continually wish there was a way to slow it down.  I’m not ready for this huge step, but he loves his teacher and his best friend is in his class, so I am beyond ecstatic for him!  I have another crazy busy weekend planned but I’m keeping my fingers crossed I can sneak in some reading.  Here’s hoping you had a great week too! ♥

So, in case you aren’t familiar with our Friday Star Posts, we like to take a look at what’s happened around here in the last week, what’s coming up that we are excited about and anything else that we may have to share!
♥ Enjoy!

Giveaways:
the fiercestEnter to win a book with one of our Fiercest Book Boyfriends – Zeke from The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (ebook).  Enter → HERE.

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the kindestEnter to win a book with one of our Kindest Book Boyfriends – Xander from The Distance Between Us by Kasie West (ebook).  Enter → HERE.

 

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female leadsEnter 3 different giveaways!  Two are featuring our favorite heroines – Meghan from The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (ebook) and Penryn from Angelfall by Susan Ee (ebook).  Also enter to win hardback books of The Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand & The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton.  Enter → HERE.

 
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Just Finished and Loved:

This last week we barely had any time to read.  And the books we did pick up, well, we weren’t the hugest fans of.  At all.  But we are keeping our fingers crossed that next weeks books are much, much better!

 

2 Stars:
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover → Chelsea’s Review

1 Star:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky → Anna’s Review

 

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reboot amy tintera Reboot (Reboot #1) by Amy Tintera
In this fast-paced dystopian thrill ride, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Legend, and Divergent, a seventeen-year-old girl returns from death as a Reboot and is trained as an elite crime-fighting soldier . . . until she is given an order she refuses to obey. Wren Connolly died five years ago, only to Reboot after 178 minutes. Now she is one of the deadliest Reboots around . . . unlike her newest trainee, Callum 22, who is practically still human. As Wren tries to teach Callum how to be a soldier, his hopeful smile works its way past her defenses. Unfortunately, Callum’s big heart also makes him a liability, and Wren is ordered to eliminate him. To save Callum, Wren will have to risk it all. Wren’s captivating voice and unlikely romance with Callum will keep readers glued to the page in Amy Tintera’s high-stakes alternate reality.

 
 

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Upcoming Releases:

There aren’t any books releasing in the next week that we are dying to read.  But we do have a huge list of books that we are counting down until they are released.  You can check them out here → HERE

 

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