RECOMMENDATIONS WANTED!!!

I am looking for Thriller recommendations.......Specifically Young Adult Thrillers. But adult thrillers that have a great story line would be awesome also.
Below are some of the thrillers that I did enjoy, and if you have any books that are similar to these, I would love to hear about them! Please leave me a comment below with your recommendations!

   

     

   

To-Be-Read Tag

  This tag was created by Rachel @ A Perfection Called Books and Dana from Dana Square. Thank-you Montana for tagging me!


How do you keep track of your TBR pile? Goodreads! Goodreads is the very best way to keep track of anything book related.

Is your TBR mostly print or e-book? Mostly print, but I do have a few e-books.
    How do you determine which book from your TBR to read next? Whatever I happen to feel like reading! I also tend to try to choose books different from my last few reads.


A Book That's Been On Your TBR List The Longest
Tempest Revealed by Tracy Deebs. I read both Tempest Rising and Tempest Unleashed a while ago, and have pretty much forgotten what was going on :-(.....Also, someone ruined the ending for me........But someday I will get around to this one.


A Book You Recently Added To Your TBR The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. I read The Percy Jackson series and really enjoyed it, but I never got around to reading any other books of his. I hope I will get around to this one soon!


A Book In Your TBR Strictly Because of Its Beautiful Cover Half-Blood by Jennifer L Armentrout. This one I pretty much added because of the gorgeous cover,  I also added it because I had enjoyed Jennifer L Armentrout's Lux Series.....But I will probably never get around to reading this series.





A Book On Your TBR That You Never Plan on Reading I am a big fan of Kimberly Derting's Body Finder Series, but The Taking doesn't seem like my kind of book....


An Unpublished Book on Your TBR That You're Excited For
It is extremely hard to narrow it down to one, but WINTER by MARISSA MEYER!!! (No cover yet though unfortunately)... I can't wait to get my hands on this one!



  A Book On Your TBR That Basically Everyone's Read But You
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi. This one is one that everyone that has read the Shatter Me and Unravel Me has read, and I haven't got around to it yet.



A Book On Your TBR That Everyone Recommends To You
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski. This one is not something that "everyone" has necessarily recommended, but it is one that nearly every one of my Goodreads friends has given a 4-5 star rating. And I have had a few recommendations for it.


A Book On Your TBR That You're Dying To Read
Where She Went by Gayle Forman. I recently read and enjoyed If I Stay and still haven't been able to acquire a copy of Where She Went. 

How many books are on your Goodreads TBR shelf? I only have 375 at the moment(!!!) And I say only because I recently had over 700 and had to get it down to a reasonable amount after realizing that I would never read most of the books I had down as to-be-read.


I Tag: Isabel @ Tween 2 Teen Book Reviews Jessica @ Fly to Fiction Kaitlin @ Reading Is My Treasure Mary @ Mary Had a Little Book Blog   And anyone else who wants to do the tag!      
 

Waiting On Wednesday (21) Willowgrove

 

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is-

Willowgrove

Kathleen Peacock

Expected publication: January 6th 2015 by Katherine Tegen Books

 

I loved Hemlock and Thornhill and I can't wait to see how the story ends!

Ever since Mac's best friend, Amy, was murdered, Hemlock has been a dangerous place. But now that Mac, her boyfriend, Kyle, and Amy's ex, Jason, have investigated a mass breakout from Thornhill, a werewolf "rehabilitation" camp, the danger has only grown. Fear of the infection spreading is now at an all-time high, and anyone with a scar is suspected of being a wolf.

What makes Mac even more afraid, though, are the dark experiments that the warden of Thornhill was performing on wolves in a secret asylum called Willowgrove. Uncovering the truth about what happened may be the only way for Mac to save everyone she loves and end her nightmares for good.

August Wrap Up

August Wrap Up:

 

Currently Reading:

 

Favorite Books Read this Month:

My WOW this month was Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas.....Which is also what I am currently reading.

I reviewed "My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody

I wrote up a post about my ONE  YEAR BLOGOVERSARY!

I interviewed Pauline C Harris....Here

I interviewed Heather Beck........ This post also includes a giveaway!

I talked about why I (almost) never give 5-star reviews.

I interviewed Romily Bernard (again!!!) Including some questions about what we can expect with "Remember Me"...Here

I posted a review for "Rites of Passage" a new contemporary book.

I talked about Immature Characters in YA....Here

 I wrapped up my "Real Book Challenge"....Here.

I posted an interview with Danielle Sibarium along with a giveaway for THREE copies of her book "For Always"......Here

Blogoversary Author Interview + GIVEAWAY: Danielle Sibarium - Day 6

Blogoversary Author Interview: Danielle Sibarium

Author Biography:

 

Danielle Sibarium grew up as an only child of divorced parents in Brooklyn, New York. Her imagination was developed at an early age. Surrounded by stuffed animals and imaginary friends, she transported herself into a fantasy world full of magic and wonder. Books were the gateway between her play world and reality. On any given summer afternoon she became Snow White sweeping and cooking for the dwarfs, or Cinderella waiting for the prince.

 
Danielle always loved dialogue and in elementary school began writing plays and short stories. This is when she began to understand she could not only bring her fantastical world to life for herself, but she could enchant others as well. And so she wrote. She wrote and wrote and wrote.
 
Sadly the first piece she ever sent out for publication of any sort was a letter to the editor of The Home News Tribune. It was a piece thanking the first responders for their bravery and selflessness on Sept 11th. It was chosen as letter of the week.
 
In 2007 Danielle collaborated with Charlotte Doreen Small to write songs for her CD More. Danielle wrote the lyrics for Take My Hand, and Goodbye, while Charlotte contributed the melody.
 In October 2011 Danielle’s debut novel For Always was released. She Has since released Heart Waves and the second book in the Heart Waves series, Breaking Waves. 
Danielle graduated from Farleigh Dickinson University with honors, and currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.

 

 

 

Interview:

 

What are the main genres that you write in?

The two genres that I write in are YA and NA contemporary romance.

 

Would you ever write in another genre?

I have ideas for a dystopian book. I’m just not sure if when I’ll start it and if it will be a stand alone or a series. 

 

What is your all time favorite book (or books)?

I have a few, Dracula and Les Miserables definitely top the list.

 

Are you working on anything in particular right now? Or do you have anything releasing pretty soon that you can tell us about?

Right now I am working on And Forever, a sequel to my first book For Always. It should be releasing in December 2014.  

 

Do you have a favorite of the books you have written?

I think they are all my favorite when I finish them. And it usually takes me a while to move on from one book to the next. It also depends on the mood I’m in, whether I want to have my heart ripped out or not. lol.

 

 

Danielle is the author of many books, which you can check out here. Below I have featured For Always a Young Adult romance. 

 

 

You never really get over your first love. Such is the case for fourteen-year-old Stephanie Barrano, self-proclaimed misfit and death magnet. A freshman in high school, Stephanie is befriended by Jordan Brewer, a hot, in-demand senior, who pulls her from the outer circle of obscurity into the realm of acceptance. Jordan quickly works his way into Stephanie’s heart. He’s her everything. And the only person she trusts with the truth about her father’s death. But he won’t act on the strong feelings he has for her. Stephanie vows to wait for him, knowing in time she’ll win his heart.

Two months before her eighteenth birthday, Jordan serves as an impromptu prom date. After sharing a magical evening, Jordan leaves Stephanie with the promise of a future together. Then tragedy strikes. Jordan not only shuts Stephanie out, he also blames her for what happened. Feeling broken and beaten, will she try one last time to get through to Jordan or will she lose him forever

Follow by e-mail or bloglovin and comment on this post to win an e-copy of For Always! The first three commenters win. E-mail your e-mail address to yalvrofjaneausten (at) gmail (dot) com

 

Real Book Challenge Wrap Up August

Sign Up Post

And I am going for the 50+ - Real Book Queen/King 

 

Books read in August:

 

Blogoversary Post: When There Are Immature Characters In YA Books - Day 5

When There Are Immature Characters In YA Books

 

Ugh. This is one of my biggest bookish pet peeves.....Immature characters in Young Adult books. It doesn't bug me as much if it is a secondary character, but when it is the main character? No. Just NO!

Recently I came across a YA book (and it is not the first time that I have had this problem) which featured a main character that was supposed to be 16-17.....And she acted like she was a middle-grade character that was at least 11-12. Every single choice, every single word out of her mouth, every single action was immature. I could not stand it! If this character had grown up in a sheltered home and was maybe 14 it would not have bothered me so much. But she (apparently) had had a tough life! Yet she still acted like a little kid. To me, this is a completely unrealistic portrait of a teen character.

Lets just say I didn't finish this one.