Tuesday 31 January 2012

Teaser Tuesday - Catastrophic History of You and Me

Teaser Tuesday 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 (2) “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. * Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

 The Catastrophic History of You and Me - Jess Rothenberg
I kneeled down and told myself to stay calm. Champion diver or not, my head swirled as I pictured myself slipping, falling, and smashing into the San Fransisco Bay at g-force speed, and then straight into the jaws of a great white shark.






Orphans of War - Leah Flemming
He'd ridden it enough times across the battery field as a reward for doing errands and stuff. He liked going up there and watching them scanning the skies for enemy aircraft, oiling their machinery and playing football.

Monday 30 January 2012

It's Monday - 30th January 2012




It's Monday! What are you reading? is a weekly event to celebrate what we are reading for the week hosted at Book Journey. Post the books completed last week, the books you're currently reading, and the books to be read this week. Teach Mentor Texts also hosts an It's Monday for blogs that are predominantly kidlit, from picture books to YA.

Please comment or leave a link to let me know what you're reading this week!

Completed last week



My first completed book of the week was Legend by Marie Lu. You can read my full review here but a quick summary would be "awesome". If you're a fan of dyslit (or even if you aren't) this is a must. I think it's already available in the US and it's released this week over here in the UK.
I also read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins which was a reread for me. I'm a bit caught up in the pre-movie hype at the moment so I wanted to read it again before that comes out. So two great Dystopians made a great reading week.

Currently Reading



I'm about a quarter of the way through The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothernberg, I'm still a little undecided about this one. I think it's one of those books that's actually good but not quite my thing. I started Keeper of the Realms: Crow's Revenge by Marcus Alexander last week but temporarily put it aside as I wasn't quite feeling it, although I don't know why. I'm going to give it another shot this week. Orphans of War by Leah Flemming is my 'out of comfort zone' book which I'm trying to do more of this year.

Up soon



I've had Variant by Robinson Wells on my tbr pile since before Christmas and as it's one of my Amazon Vine reads I want to get to it soon so I can get my review up. Also up soon (when it comes in the library) is The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman. I received The Last Four Things by the same author for review this week and I wanted to read The Left Hand of God first.


Sunday 29 January 2012

In My Mailbox - 29th January 2012




In My Mailbox is a weekly event exploring the books received this week and is hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. What books did you get this week?

For Review (from publisher unless stated)


The Last Four Things - Paul Hoffman (Penguin)
The Flappers: Vixen - Jillian Larkin (Amazon Vine)
Itch - Simon Mayo (Amazon Vine)
The Glovemaker - Stacia M Brown (Amazon Vine)

From Library


It's a while since I've read any Manga so I decided to grab some from the library when I was dropping some books in there.

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Volume 1 - Bryan Lee O’Malley
Missile Happy! Volume 1 - Miki Kiritani
Otomen Volume 1 - Aya Kanno
Otomen Volume 2 - Aya Kanno
Vampire Knight Volume 1 - Matsuri Hino

Friday 27 January 2012

Follow Friday 27th January 2012



Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee. Just click on the banner above to see the rules and to join in.

This week's question is:
Which book genre do you avoid at all costs and why?

I don't really do romance books and I also tend to avoid chick-lit unless it's something that particularly catches my attention. I wouldn't go as far as saying that I hate these kinds of books, they're just not really my cup of tea. I certainly don't object to elements of romance in the books I do read, I just prefer it to be additional to the action, adventure, fantasy, supernatural (or whatever) rather than the main point of the story.

Thursday 26 January 2012

Legend - Marie Lu

Title: Legend
Author: Marie Lu
Series: Legend #1
Format: Uncorrected Proof
Pages: 368
Genre: YA, Dystopian
Published (UK): 2nd Fenruary 2012 (Razorbill)

The United States is gone, along with its flooded coasts. North America's two warring nations, the western Republic and the eastern Colonies, have reached a breaking point. In the midst of this broken continent and dark new world are two teenagers who will go down in history....

Born into the slums of Los Angeles, fifteen-year old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. A mysterious boy with no recorded image or fingerprints. A boy who should no longer exist. A boy who watches over his family until one evening, when the plague patrols mark his family's door with an X--the sign of plague infection. A death sentence for any family too poor to afford the antidote. Desperate, Day has no choice; he must steal it.

Born to an elite family in Los Angeles' wealthy Ruby sector, fifteen-year old June is the Republic's most promising prodigy. A superintelligent girl destined for great things in the country's highest military circles. Obedient, passionate, and committed to her country--until the day her brother Metias is murdered while on patrol during a break-in at the plague hospital.

Only one person could be responsible.

Day.

And now it's June's mission to hunt him down.

The truth they'll uncover will become legend.

Day is thought to be dead by his family, and the government. Instead he lives at large in the slums of Los Angeles, doing whatever he has to to survive ... and causing more than a little chaos along the way. He's the Republic's most wanted criminal, if only because they don't know who he is - there's no records or ID for him and he regularly changes his appearance to throw them off track.

June has had a privileged life. She lives in the rich part of town and thanks to her perfect score in the Trial she graduates from one of the top universities at a younger age than most even start there. Life isn't all great for June though, her parents died when she was young and she's been brought up by her older brother, Metias.

Day and June's destinies meet when Day breaks into the hospital for medicine for his younger brother. Metias is killed and June swears to seek revenge by hunting down Day.

Legend is the first book in what is sure to be a great series. Set in an intriguing world where the USA is divided into the Republic (west) and the Colonies (east), nations at war with each other for so long that the 'United States' as a concept is long forgotten, living on only as rumour. There is so much more I want to know about this story world and as such, I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

Duel narration from the two main characters, Day and June, provides clear insight into both of their personalities and with a combination of a hot, rebellious boy and a strong, intelligent girl, what more could a book need?Well, there's conflict, the obligatory 'bad guy', surprise twists, puzzles and an adorable side-kick in the form of Day's 'adopted' sister, Tess.

My only slight 'bad' point is that as the first book of a series set in a complicated world, it's a little heavy on the explanations at times. However, this is to be expected and even appreciated as it gives a clearer understanding of the setting. On occasion though, I was desperate to get back to the action.

A great start to a series that's surely going to be one of the top dystopians of 2012.

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Teaser Tuesday - Legend




Teaser Tuesday 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 (2) “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.
* Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Legend - Marie Lu

"I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. I make you this promise: your life is mine."

Monday 23 January 2012

It's Monday - 23rd January 2012




It's Monday! What are you reading? is a weekly event to celebrate what we are reading for the week hosted at Book Journey, Post the books completed last week, the books you're currently reading, and the books to be read this week. Please comment or leave a link to let me know what you're reading this week!

My It's Monday today is for the past two weeks as I forgot to post the last one lol.

Completed



Tempest - Julie Cross
Magic to the Bone - Devon Monk
Saving Daisy - Phil Earle

Currently Reading



Legend - Marie Lu
Keeper of the Realms: Crow's Revenge - Marcus Alexander
Orphans of War - Leah Fleming

Up soon



The Catastrophic History of You and Me - Jess Rothenberg
TimeRiders: The Eternal War - Alex Scarrow

Reviews

 

Saving Daisy - Phil Earle
Tempest - Julie Cross
Stolen Away - Alyxandra Harvey

Books Received

In My Mailbox

Disqus for A Trillian Books

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